Patents by Inventor R. Patterson

R. Patterson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 7929017
    Abstract: A unified approach, a fusion technique, a space-time constraint, a methodology, and system architecture are provided. The unified approach is to fuse the outputs of monocular and stereo video trackers, RFID and localization systems and biometric identification systems. The fusion technique is provided that is based on the transformation of the sensory information from heterogeneous sources into a common coordinate system with rigorous uncertainties analysis to account for various sensor noises and ambiguities. The space-time constraint is used to fuse different sensor using the location and velocity information. Advantages include the ability to continuously track multiple humans with their identities in a large area. The methodology is general so that other sensors can be incorporated into the system. The system architecture is provided for the underlying real-time processing of the sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: SRI International
    Inventors: Manoj Aggarwal, Harpreet Sawhney, Keith Hanna, Rakesh Kumar, Tao Zhao, David R. Patterson, David Kalokitis
  • Patent number: 7896899
    Abstract: The invention provides for vaso-occlusive coils comprising fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Micro Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: William R. Patterson, Earl Slee, Tom Wilder, Thomas McCarthy, Brian Strauss, Herman Monstadt, Hans Henkes
  • Patent number: 7851971
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a low frequency quartz resonator includes metalizing a top-side of a quartz wafer with a metal etch stop, depositing a first metal layer over the metal etch stop, patterning the first metal layer to form a top electrode, bonding the quartz wafer to a silicon handle, thinning the quartz wafer to a desired thickness, depositing on a bottom-side of the quartz wafer a hard etch mask, etching the quartz wafer to form a quartz area for the resonator and to form a via through the quartz wafer, removing the hard etch mask without removing the metal etch stop, forming on the bottom side of the quartz wafer a bottom electrode for the low frequency quartz resonator, depositing metal for a substrate bond pad onto a host substrate wafer, bonding the quartz resonator to the substrate bond pad, and removing the silicon handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: HRL Laboratories, LLC
    Inventors: David T. Chang, Randall L. Kubena, Frederic P. Stratton, Pamela R. Patterson
  • Publication number: 20100280005
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of Formula I, wherein the R, R1, R2, R3, X, Y, A, Q, E, and G are defined herein. These compounds bind to aspartic proteases to inhibit their activity and are useful in the treatment or amelioration of diseases associated with aspartic protease activity. Also disclosed are methods of use of the compounds of Formula I for ameliorating or treating aspartic protease related disorders in a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2008
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Inventors: Jonh J. Baldwin, Salvacion Cacatian, David Claremon, Lawrence W. Dillard, Patrick T. Flaherty, Bahman Ghavimi-Alagha, John Gleason, Alexey V. Ishchenko, Brian Lawhorn, Gerard McGeehan, Jaclyn R. Patterson, Simon F. Semus, Robert D. Simpson, Suresh B. Singh, Colin Tice, Tritin Tran, Zhenrong Xu, Jing Yuan, Wei Zhao
  • Publication number: 20100271012
    Abstract: Magnetic tracking systems and methods for determining the position and orientation of a remote object. A magnetic tracking system includes a stationary transmitter for establishing a reference coordinate system, and at least one receiver. The remote object is attached to, mounted on, or otherwise coupled to the receiver. The transmitter can include a set of three mutually perpendicular coils having a common center point, or a set of three coplanar coils with separate centers. The receiver can include a set of three orthogonal coils. The position and orientation of the receiver and the remote object coupled thereto is determined by measuring the nine mutual inductances between the three transmitter coils and the three receiver coils. The magnetic tracking system provides reduced power consumption, increased efficiency, digital compensation for component variation, automatic self-calibration, automatic synchronization with no connections between transmitter and receiver, and rapid low-cost implementation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2010
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Inventors: William R. Patterson, Harvey F. Silverman, Kenneth J. Silverman
  • Patent number: 7820102
    Abstract: A device generates a gas-enriched physiologic fluid and combines it with a bodily fluid to create a gas-enriched bodily fluid. The device may take the form of a disposable cartridge. The cartridge may include a fluid supply chamber for delivering physiologic fluid under pressure to an atomizer. The atomizer delivers fluid droplets into a gas-pressurized atomization chamber to enrich the physiologic fluid with the gas. The gas-enriched physiologic fluid is delivered to a mixing chamber in the cartridge where the gas-enriched physiologic fluid is mixed with a bodily fluid, such as blood, to create a gas-enriched bodily fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: TherOx, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen E. Myrick, Gregory P. Watson, William R. Patterson, Paul J. Zalesky
  • Patent number: 7813093
    Abstract: An output driver in an integrated circuit includes a driver circuit operable by a power supply voltage and coupled to an output pad, and a driver power conditioner configured to generate a fractional pad voltage in response to a voltage on the output pad and to provide the fractional pad voltage to at least one transistor of the driver circuit as a protected supply voltage in response to an absence of the power supply voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Analog Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel T. Boyko, Stuart R. Patterson
  • Patent number: 7802356
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a resonator is presented in the present application. The method includes providing a handle substrate, providing a host substrate, providing a quartz substrate comprising a first surface opposite a second surface, applying interposer film to the first surface of the quartz substrate, bonding the quartz substrate to the handle substrate wherein the interposer film is disposed between the quartz substrate and the handle substrate, thinning the second surface of the quartz substrate, removing a portion of the bonded quartz substrate to expose a portion of the interposer film, bonding the quartz substrate to the host substrate, and removing the handle substrate and the interposer film, thereby releasing the quartz substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: HRL Laboratories, LLC
    Inventors: David T. Chang, Randall L. Kubena, Pamela R. Patterson
  • Publication number: 20100205445
    Abstract: Various improvements relating to digital watermarking and related technologies are detailed, including methods that enhance security and functionality, and new articles including watermarked puzzles and marked DNA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2010
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Inventors: Hugh W. Anglin, Hugh L. Brunk, Jeremy Cattone, William C. Hein, III, Eric C. Hudson, Kevin C. Jones, Kenneth L. Levy, Tyler J. McKinley, Philip R. Patterson, Burt W. Perry, Geoffrey B. Rhoads, Phillip Andrew Seder, Steven W. Stewart
  • Publication number: 20100179109
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of Formula (I) wherein the R, R1, R2, R3, X, Y, A, Q, E, and G are defined herein. These compounds bind to aspartic proteases to inhibit their activity and are useful in the treatment or amelioration of diseases associated with aspartic protease activity. Also disclosed are methods of use of the compounds of Formula I for ameliorating or treating aspartic protease related disorders in a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2008
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Inventors: Jonh J. Baldwin, Salvacion Cacatian, David Claremon, Lawrence W. Dillard, Patrick T. Flaherty, Bahman Ghavimi-Alagha, Damiano Ghirlanda, Alexey V. Ishchenko, Lara S. Kallander, Brian Lawhorn, Colin A. Leach, Qing Lu, Gerard McGeehan, Jaclyn R. Patterson, Robert D. Simpson, Suresh B. Singh, Patrick Stoy, Lamont R. Terrell, Colin Tice, Zhenrong Xu, Jing Yuan, Catherine C. K. Yuan, Jing Zhang, Wei Zhao
  • Publication number: 20100168535
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a blood analyte measurement system for the procurement of blood samples for measurement of blood properties such as analyte concentration or analyte presence. A blood access system can be coupled with a measurement system such as an electrochemical sensor, and can also be used with other measurement modalities. Embodiments of the present invention can facilitate accurate measurement of blood glucose by the clinician in a sterile manner. Embodiments of the present invention can also enable the calibration of the sensor at one or more calibration points. One desired analyte of measurement is glucose for the effective implementation of glycemic control protocols. Embodiments of the present invention can also be used for the measurement of other analytes such as arterial blood gases, lactate, hemoglobin, potassium and urea.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: Mark Ries Robinson, William R. Patterson, Richard P. Thompson, Shonn Hendee, James H. Macemon
  • Publication number: 20100094113
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and apparatuses that can provide measurement of analytes such as glucose with a variety of sensors in connection with hemodynamic monitoring. Some embodiments of the present invention enable the use of a single arterial access site for automated blood glucose measurement as well as hemodynamic monitoring. Some embodiments of the present invention can reduce or eliminate nuisance hemodynamic alarms. Some embodiments of the present invention can provide hemodynamic monitoring during an automated analyte measurement process. An example apparatus according to the present invention comprises a blood access system, adapted to remove blood from a body and infuse at least a portion of the blood back into the body. Such an apparatus also comprises an analyte sensor, mounted with or integrated into the blood access system such that the analyte sensor measures the analyte in the blood that has been removed from the body by the blood access system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Inventors: Mark Ries Robinson, Mike Borrello, William R. Patterson
  • Patent number: 7681664
    Abstract: A percussion drill, and methods of using the same, including a shank in mechanical alignment with a piston-hammer and a valve in fluid communication with the piston-hammer. The percussion drill further includes an internal hydraulic dampening system for reducing the velocity of the piston-hammer when the shank is forward of a power position relative to the velocity of the piston-hammer when the shank is in a power position. Preferably, the internal hydraulic dampening system includes mechanical alignment of a portion of the piston-hammer with a port in fluid communication with the valve, operable to reduce fluid flow into an area surrounding the valve when the piston-hammer is forward of its position relative to its normal operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Inventors: William N. Patterson, Glenn R. Patterson
  • Publication number: 20100033062
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a low frequency quartz resonator includes metalizing a top-side of a quartz wafer with a metal etch stop, depositing a first metal layer over the metal etch stop, patterning the first metal layer to form a top electrode, bonding the quartz wafer to a silicon handle, thinning the quartz wafer to a desired thickness, depositing on a bottom-side of the quartz wafer a hard etch mask, etching the quartz wafer to form a quartz area for the resonator and to form a via through the quartz wafer, removing the hard etch mask without removing the metal etch stop, forming on the bottom side of the quartz wafer a bottom electrode for the low frequency quartz resonator, depositing metal for a substrate bond pad onto a host substrate wafer, bonding the quartz resonator to the substrate bond pad, and removing the silicon handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2009
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Applicant: HRL LABORATORIES, LLC
    Inventors: David T. CHANG, Randall L. KUBENA, Frederic P. STRATTON, Pamela R. PATTERSON
  • Patent number: 7647688
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a low frequency quartz resonator includes metalizing a top-side of a quartz wafer with a metal etch stop, depositing a first metal layer over the metal etch stop, patterning the first metal layer to form a top electrode, bonding the quartz wafer to a silicon handle, thinning the quartz wafer to a desired thickness, depositing on a bottom-side of the quartz wafer a hard etch mask, etching the quartz wafer to form a quartz area for the resonator and to form a via through the quartz wafer, removing the hard etch mask without removing the metal etch stop, forming on the bottom side of the quartz wafer a bottom electrode for the low frequency quartz resonator, depositing metal for a substrate bond pad onto a host substrate wafer, bonding the quartz resonator to the substrate bond pad, and removing the silicon handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignee: HRL Laboratories, LLC
    Inventors: David T. Chang, Randall L. Kubena, Frederic P. Stratton, Pamela R. Patterson
  • Publication number: 20090238403
    Abstract: The presently claimed invention relates to deriving or extracting information from audio, images and video. One claim recites a method of operating a network filter. The network includes a plurality of network nodes, the network filter is for filtering video or audio. The method includes: monitoring video or audio traffic to a particular network node; identifying a first video or audio at the particular network node through deriving identifying data from data representing the first video or audio, the deriving utilizes at least one programmed multi-purpose computer processor; determining additional information associated with the first video or audio based at least in part on the identifying information; and notifying the network node of the presence of the additional information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2009
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventors: Geoffrey B. Rhoads, Neil E. Lofgren, Philip R. Patterson
  • Publication number: 20090234019
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel T type calcium channel inhibitors of formula (I), the use thereof in the treatment of a disease or condition in a mammal associated with influx of extracellular calcium via T type calcium channels, wherein R1 is C1-C4 alkyl, hydroxy, or C1-C4 alkoxy; Z is NH, NCH3, O, S, or CH2; Y is NH, O, or CH2 with the proviso that Y and Z are not the same; R2 is H, halo, NH2, C1-C4 alkyl, hydroxy, or C1-C4 alkoxy; m and n are independently selected from integers ranging from 1-5 with the proviso that m+n=an integer ranging from 2-9; and R3 is H, halo, NH2, C1-C4 alkyl, hydroxy, or C1-C4 alkoxy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2005
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Inventors: Lloyd S. Gray, Timothy L. MacDonald, Doris M. Haverstick, Jaclyn R. Patterson, William F. McClamont
  • Patent number: 7502490
    Abstract: The present invention relates to systems and methods for managing images or video and related information. In one embodiment, geographic information system (GIS) layer information is registered or aligned to an image or video using digital watermark information embedded within the image or video. Other embodiments are provided as well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: Digimarc Corporation
    Inventors: Geoffrey B. Rhoads, Neil E. Lofgren, Philip R. Patterson
  • Publication number: 20080250735
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling energy from a skylight of a structure including a plurality of vanes positioned beneath the skylight and angularly adjustable to control solar radiation entering the structure through the skylight. The vanes are substantially S-shaped. A first light sensor is disposed proximate the skylight side of the vanes for providing a signal over time representative of changing incident solar radiation at the skylight side of the vanes, and a second light sensor disposed proximate the structure side the vanes for providing a signal over time representative of changing incident solar radiation at the structure side of the vanes. A control assembly is operably connected to the vanes for automatically controlling the angle of each of the vanes in response to the signals of the first and second light sensors which signals vary due to changes in incident solar radiation over time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2008
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Inventor: James R. Patterson
  • Publication number: 20080230100
    Abstract: A nozzle assembly for use in cleaning tubular members of a tube-type heat exchange having a protective coating. A metal nozzle core for communicating with a source of high-pressure water is covered at an exterior portion thereof with a plastic nozzle sleeve for engagement with the heat exchanger. A circumferential ridge of the nozzle core disposed in a circumferential groove of the nozzle sleeve prevents separation of the nozzle core and nozzle sleeve during use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2007
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventors: Daniel R. Patterson, Jeremy A. Watt