Patents by Inventor Raymond King
Raymond King 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).
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Publication number: 20180059787Abstract: A strain measurement ring measures strain information describing deformation of a strain-sensitive element included in the strain measurement ring due to movement of a user's finger. The strain measurement ring includes a semi-rigid band coupled to a deformable band, which together encompass a portion of the user's body. The semi-rigid band includes two coupling ends each coupled to a respective coupling end of the deformable band. The deformable band includes the strain-sensitive element. The strain measurement ring may include an emitter to transmit strain information to a virtual reality/augmented reality (VR/AR) console. The strain measurement ring may include an actuator to change the tension of the deformable band in response to haptic command signals from a VR/AR console. As a result, the strain measurement ring may apply pressure to the user's skin to simulate contact with a virtual object.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2016Publication date: March 1, 2018Inventors: Sean Jason Keller, David R. Perek, Tristan Thomas Trutna, Garett Andrew Ochs, Nicholas Roy Corson, Raymond King
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Publication number: 20170350148Abstract: The invention is directed to an integrated, multi-level airport terminal system with a plurality of cells disposed in an adjoining relation to one another. Each of the plurality of cells have a plurality of levels. At least one ramp member is disposed through each of the plurality of cells. The ramp member is disposed through an internal environment of each of the plurality of cells for transiting at least one aircraft through at least one cell of the plurality of cells in a sequential arrangement. Each of the plurality of cells are disposed in the adjoining relation to one another to define at least one row. At least one row is further disposed in a corresponding relation to at least another row. The invention is also related to a method of transiting at least one aircraft arriving in and departing out of the integrated, multi-level airport terminal system.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2016Publication date: December 7, 2017Inventor: Raymond King
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Patent number: 9741216Abstract: A sensor records information about skin stretch perceived by a user based on an interaction with a real object. The sensor includes a mechanical housing configured to be worn on a finger of a user, and a mechanism coupled to the mechanical housing. The mechanism includes a first bearing that rotates in a first direction in response to an interaction with a surface. The mechanism also includes a second bearing coupled to the first bearing, such that rotation of the first bearing causes the second bearing to rotate in a direction opposite to the first direction. The second bearing is in contact with a portion of the finger, and includes a feedback surface that simulates a force associated with the interaction with the surface. The sensor includes a controller configured to monitor rotation of the second bearing and record skin stretch information responsive to the interaction with the surface.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2016Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: Oculus VR, LLCInventors: Sean Jason Keller, David R. Perek, Tristan Thomas Trutna, Garett Andrew Ochs, Nicholas Roy Corson, Raymond King
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Publication number: 20170199229Abstract: An interconnect device includes a body portion with conductors passing through the body portion. An energy harvesting device, a power controller device and a rechargeable DC power source are configured such that the power controller device includes instructions programmed thereon for controlling the flow of power between the energy harvesting device, the DC power source, and a microcontroller. Sensor devices are in electrical communication with the microcontroller. The sensors are arranged to detect parameters associated with the interconnect device and communicate the parameters to the microcontroller. An output device communicates data from the microcontroller associated with the at least one sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2016Publication date: July 13, 2017Inventors: Alexander Raymond KING, Mohammad Siddique AHMED, Raymond Howard KOHLER, Ganesh Shivaram BHATT, Robert Joseph BARAGONA
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Publication number: 20170185152Abstract: An input interface configured to be worn on a portion of a user's body includes tendons coupled to various sections of the glove. A tendon includes one or more activation mechanisms that, when activated, prevent or restrict a particular range of motion. Additionally, a tendon may be coupled to a plate that is coupled to one or more additional tendon, so when an activation mechanism included in the tendon is activated, the one or more additional tendons coupled to the plate that are also coupled to the tendon move, stiffening the additional tendons as well as the tendon.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2016Publication date: June 29, 2017Inventors: Sean Jason Keller, Tristan Thomas Trutna, Nicholas Roy Corson, Garett Andrew Ochs, Raymond King
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Publication number: 20170176261Abstract: Sensing elements and sensing processes are disclosed. The sensing element includes a conductive composite. The conductive composite has an observable property corresponding to an external condition. The sensing element is positioned for changes in the external conditions to be identifiable in a system in response to monitoring of the observable property of the conductive composite by at least a portion of the system. The sensing process includes providing the sensing element having the conductive composite, and monitoring the observable property of the conductive composite corresponding to the external condition. This observable property may be monitored either while the change in external condition is taking place or measured later in the case of a composite material with memory. The sensing element is positioned for changes in the external condition to be identifiable in a system in response to the monitoring of the observable property of the conductive composite by at least a portion of the system.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2015Publication date: June 22, 2017Inventors: Alexander Raymond KING, Quentin Francis POLOSKY, Mohammad Siddique AHMED, Richard Bruce LLOYD, Robert Joseph BARAGONA, Ganesh Shivaram BHATT
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Publication number: 20170168576Abstract: Embodiments relate to a system and a method for providing haptic feedback to a user by controlling an area of a surface of a haptic assembly in touch (directly or indirectly) with a user. The haptic assembly can be actuated such that a surface area of the haptic assembly in contact with a user can be adjusted. An area of the haptic assembly in contact with a user can be changed by modifying a shape of the haptic assembly. Hence, by changing the shape of the haptic assembly, a user touching a virtual object in a virtual space with a particular rigidity can be emulated.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2016Publication date: June 15, 2017Inventors: Sean Jason Keller, Tristan Thomas Trutna, Nicholas Roy Corson, Garett Andrew Ochs, Raymond King, Elia Gatti
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Publication number: 20170131769Abstract: An input interface configured to be worn on a portion of a user's body includes tendons coupled to various rigid cuffs in the input interface. The tendons include one or more activation mechanisms that, when activated, retract the tendons, which repositions a rigid cuff into a position relative to the user's body that restricts or prevents some form of movement of the user's body. Various activation mechanisms may be included in the tendons in various embodiments.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2016Publication date: May 11, 2017Inventors: Sean Jason Keller, Tristan Thomas Trutna, Garett Andrew Ochs, Nicholas Roy Corson, Raymond King
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Publication number: 20170053762Abstract: An electro-mechanical relay with at least one pair of switchable electrical contacts includes a wireless communications control function. The wireless communications control function may be a receiver or a transceiver and may be within a relay housing. A cloud server may be connected, via the Internet or wirelessly via a router, in data communication with one or more process locations. Each process location comprises one or more relays capable of receiving wireless communications from a router. The router/wireless interface in wireless communication with a local plant system to transmit control signals from the building management system to the local plant system for controlling the operation of equipment within the local plant. The relays are configured to wirelessly receive operational instructions and to provide operational feedback information to the building management system.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2016Publication date: February 23, 2017Inventors: Alexander Raymond KING, Annie Hanna CHANG
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Patent number: 8015244Abstract: A preferred embodiment of the present invention can accept an indication of a domain name or set of domain names from interested entity. The desired domain names are names that an interested entity desires to register through a domain name registration system or systems, such as that operated by a registry-accredited registrar. The system can closely monitor the domain name registry or registrar databases used to provide domain name resolution or registration over a distributed network, such as the Internet, and determine the expiration or availability of the name or names supplied by the interested entity. When a desired domain name appears to be available, the system can register or re-register the domain name through a domain registration service. If there is more than one interested entity for a domain name, the system can also facilitate an auction for the domain name.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2009Date of Patent: September 6, 2011Assignee: SnapNames.com, Inc.Inventors: Raymond King, Ron Wiener, Len Albert Bayles
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Patent number: 7904898Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention reliably effect successive registrations of a domain name through implementing a backorder system (504) integrated with the registry (520) maintaining the current registration for the domain name. Because the backorder system (504) is directly integrated with the registry (520), a successful new registration can be achieved following the lapse of the current registration. The registry can employ modified registration control logic and new and modified registry commands (324). These modifications to the standard registration system enable a registry (520) to limit successive registrations of the domain name to an entity, such as a registrar (500), that employs the backorder service (504).Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2003Date of Patent: March 8, 2011Assignee: Snapnames. Com, Inc.Inventors: Raymond King, Len Bayles, Blake Biesecker
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Patent number: 7752260Abstract: A preferred embodiment of the present invention can accept an indication of a domain name or set of domain names from interested entity. The desired domain names are names that an interested entity desires to register through a domain name registration system or systems, such as that operated by a registry-accredited registrar. The system can closely monitor the domain name registry or registrar databases used to provide domain name resolution or registration over a distributed network, such as the Internet, and determine the expiration or availability of the name or names supplied by the interested entity. When a desired domain name appears to be available, the system can register or re-register the domain name through a domain registration service. If there is more than one interested entity for a domain name, the system can also facilitate an auction for the domain name.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2006Date of Patent: July 6, 2010Assignee: SnapNames.com, Inc.Inventors: Raymond King, Ron Wiener, Len Albert Bayles
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Publication number: 20100115043Abstract: A method for identifying a registered domain name as auctionable is provided. The registered domain names may be pulled from a database of desired domain names, such as a collection of domain names that one or more interested entities have requested to register using a domain name registration system. Requesting a domain name may be probative of demand for the domain name. Accordingly a domain name receiving a threshold level of interest may be tagged as auctionable. For example a domain name may be tagged as auctionable when a total number of interested entities is at least equal to a minimum threshold of interested entities. Tagged domain names may be acquired by an escrow agent when a current registration expires and auctioned among interested entities. In addition, the owner of a tagged domain name may be notified to see whether the domain name can be auctioned before expiration.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2009Publication date: May 6, 2010Applicant: SnapNames.Com, Inc.Inventors: Raymond King, Ron Wiener, Len Albert Bayles
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Patent number: 7627628Abstract: A method for identifying a registered domain name as auctionable is provided. The registered domain names may be pulled from a database of desired domain names, such as a collection of domain names that one or more interested entities have requested to register using a domain name registration system. Requesting a domain name may be probative of demand for the domain name. Accordingly a domain name receiving a threshold level of interest may be tagged as auctionable. For example a domain name may be tagged as auctionable when a total number of interested entities is at least equal to a minimum threshold of interested entities. Tagged domain names may be acquired by an escrow agent when a current registration expires and auctioned among interested entities. In addition, the owner of a tagged domain name may be notified to see whether the domain name can be auctioned before expiration.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2006Date of Patent: December 1, 2009Assignee: SnapNames.com, Inc.Inventors: Raymond King, Ron Wiener, Len Albert Bayles
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Patent number: 7620725Abstract: A system and method for collecting internet publisher data is disclosed in which metadata pertaining to the internet publisher is acquired in the context of a trusted relationship with the internet publisher to increase reliability of metadata utilized in the presentation of internet search engine results. In a preferred embodiment, metadata collected by an internet domain registrar incident to registration of an internet domain name is included among metadata acquired in the trusted relationship.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2005Date of Patent: November 17, 2009Assignee: About Us, Inc.Inventors: Raymond King, Paul Stahura, Jay Westerdal
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Patent number: 7606858Abstract: A preferred embodiment of the present invention can accept an indication of a domain name or set of domain names from interested entity. The desired domain names are names that an interested entity desires to register through a domain name registration system or systems, such as that operated by a registry-accredited registrar. The system can closely monitor the domain name registry or registrar databases used to provide domain name resolution or registration over a distributed network, such as the Internet, and determine the expiration or availability of the name or names supplied by the interested entity. When a desired domain name appears to be available, the system can register or re-register the domain name through a domain registration service. If there is more than one interested entity for a domain name, the system can also facilitate an auction for the domain name.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2006Date of Patent: October 20, 2009Assignee: SnapNames.com, Inc.Inventors: Raymond King, Ron Wiener, Len Albert Bayles
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Publication number: 20090240812Abstract: A preferred embodiment of the present invention can accept an indication of a domain name or set of domain names from interested entity. The desired domain names are names that an interested entity desires to register through a domain name registration system or systems, such as that operated by a registry-accredited registrar. The system can closely monitor the domain name registry or registrar databases used to provide domain name resolution or registration over a distributed network, such as the Internet, and determine the expiration or availability of the name or names supplied by the interested entity. When a desired domain name appears to be available, the system can register or re-register the domain name through a domain registration service. If there is more than one interested entity for a domain name, the system can also facilitate an auction for the domain name.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2009Publication date: September 24, 2009Applicant: SNAPNAMES.COM, INC.Inventors: Raymond King, Ron Wiener, Len Albert Bayles
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Patent number: 7551705Abstract: A method and device to repair nuclear fuel assembly structural defects in the top nozzle to guide thimble connection, wherein the device includes a repair sleeve comprising tendons configured to deflect to allow establishment of a structural connection between a projection on each tendon and a dimple area of a guide thimble.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2003Date of Patent: June 23, 2009Assignee: Areva NP, Inc.Inventors: George S. Pabis, Anthony A. Pugh, Raymond A. King, Darel R. Clark
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Patent number: 7490124Abstract: A preferred embodiment of the present invention provides for transfer fulfillment or reassignment of an expired internet domain name registration to a new registrant before the registration is purged from the registry. In one example, the method calls for first identifying a registered domain name of interest, for example through expressions of interest by users of a web site; or receiving backorders from interested entities for a new registration of the domain name. Second, auctioning the expiring domain name among the interested entities. And finally, before the registration is purged from the registry, reallocating the domain name registration to the winner of the auction so that the domain name registration is not deleted by the registry.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2006Date of Patent: February 10, 2009Assignee: SnapNames.com, Inc.Inventors: Raymond King, Ron Wiener, Len Albert Bayles
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Publication number: 20090027876Abstract: A portable lighting device comprising a body with a battery storage, a lamp cap fixed on the body, a circuit board deposited inside the lamp cap, a first LED lamp and a relevant reflection base fixed on the circuit board, an optical diffuser rotatablely connected on the lamp cap as a dispersion lens of the first LED lamp, and a switch fixed on the body to control the on/off of the lighting device. The device has a simple structure and a small size so as to be portable and easily carried; the optical diffuser is rotatable, swiveling to the front of the first LED lamp for close quarters lighting and to the front of the second LED lamp for long-distance lighting. The device includes a clip on the body to attach the device on another object.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2007Publication date: January 29, 2009Applicant: QUANTUM LIGHTING PRODUCTS LIMITEDInventor: Raymond King Wai Yu