Patents by Inventor Raymond To

Raymond To 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).

  • ELECTRICAL INSULATION CONFIGURATION FOR AN ELECTRICAL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20140001382
    Abstract: An electrical insulation configuration for an electrical device having a power circuit includes a first insulation device to provide a level of basic insulation between the power circuit and a user, and an additive insulation device in series with the first insulation device, the additive insulation device to increase the level of basic insulation to a level of double insulation or reinforced insulation between the power circuit and the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Inventors: Michael Loth, Daniel L. Stewart, Raymond Sladky, Daniel Pixler
  • METHOD OF DETERMINING COATING UNIFORMITY OF A COATED SURFACE
    Publication number: 20140004255
    Abstract: A method for applying a coating includes: obtaining a subject cylindrical part including an inner subject coated surface applied using a spraying device at a first operating condition, the inner subject coated surface including a longitudinal axis and a cross-section, the cross-section intersecting the longitudinal axis at a center point and including end points located on an outer perimeter; measuring the inner subject coated surface to obtain subject coating data including distance values, each being a distance between the center point and one of the end points; comparing the subject coating data to standard coating data to obtain comparison data; and adjusting the spraying device based on the comparison data to have a second operating condition different from the first operating condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Rodney G. Whitbeck, Benjamin T. Tower, David Alan Stephenson, Keith Raymond Bartle
  • Method and Apparatus for Attaching Elastic Components to Absorbent Articles
    Publication number: 20140000798
    Abstract: A first substrate advances in the first direction and a second substrate advances in the second direction. The first substrate advances onto an outer circumferential surface of a drum in a stretched state. The first substrate may be cut into discrete lengths of elastic substrate. The drum may be configured with vacuum to hold the discrete length of elastic substrate in a stretched state. The second substrate may advance in the second direction by a conveyor. The conveyor includes a roller having a curved outer surface that deforms the second substrate so as to define a curve in the first direction. A tamper apparatus intermittently displaces a deformed portion of the second substrate into contact with a discrete length of elastic substrate on the outer circumferential surface of the drum. The discrete length of elastic substrate bonds with the second substrate and is removed from the drum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Inventors: Mark Mason Hargett, Paul Anthony Kawka, Raymond Scott Hamilton, Bradley Edward Walsh, Terry Howard Thomas, Jon Kevin McLaughlin, David Carlton Ordway
  • PROVIDING NOTIFICATIONS OF WIRELESS DATA CONSUMPTION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20140004818
    Abstract: A wireless communication device communicates with a data network in response to data access operations generated by a plurality of applications operating within the wireless communication device. The wireless communication device displays a plurality of framed icons based on icons individually associated with each of the applications and monitors the applications to determine a data throughput for the data access operations on a per-application basis. The wireless communication device processes the data throughput to select frame colors on a per-application basis, and directs the wireless communication device to display the framed icons with the selected frame colors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Jason N. Ward, Tuan Q. Tran, Raymond Emilio Reeves
  • EXERCISE APPARATUS AND METHOD WITH SLIDING HANDLE ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20140005009
    Abstract: Exercise apparatus and method including a slidable handle assembly. In one embodiment, a support arm structure, pivotally mounted on an upright frame, enables alternatively fixed positioning of a rod at various vertical distances above a ground plane, in a generally horizontal orientation. A pair of left and right handle bracket assemblies are sildably mounted on the rod, and can be engaged by a user for moving the slidable handle bracket assembly across the rod while overcoming a resistance established by an adjustable resistance mechanism (e.g., weight stack). In one embodiment, the apparatus and method are used for developing muscles used during trunk rotation of a user in a standing position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: Cybex International, Inc.
    Inventor: Raymond Giannelli
  • DEVICES AND METHODS FOR PREVENTING TRACHEAL ASPIRATION
    Publication number: 20140000622
    Abstract: Devices and methods for preventing tracheal aspiration as described where a cuff assembly having an inflatable member with an inflation tube fluidly coupled may be placed over a proximal end of an endotracheal tube or laryngeal mask and inserted into the patient trachea with the endotracheal tube or separately after the endotracheal tube has already been positioned. In either case, the inflatable member may be positioned distal (or inferior) to the vocal cords and proximal to the endotracheal balloon via a delivery instrument which automatically positions the balloon in proximity to the vocal cords.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Dan E. AZAGURY, Mary K. GARRETT, David GAL, Raymond BONNEAU
  • FORCE ENHANCED INPUT DEVICE
    Publication number: 20140002113
    Abstract: Methods and devices are described for operating an input device for an electronic system which includes a housing. The input device includes an input surface and a first substrate having a first plurality of sensor electrodes configured to sense input objects proximate the input surface, and a pair of force sensing electrodes on the bottom of the first substrate. The input device includes a second substrate having a planar spring plate including a perimeter region surrounding an interior region, the perimeter region including a leaf spring coupled to the housing, and a spacing layer configured to physically couple the interior region of the second substrate to the first substrate. A force applied to the input surface deflects the first substrate and the interior region relative to the perimeter region, changing a variable capacitance formed between the force sensing electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: SYNAPTICS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Richard R. Schediwy, Oscar Ayzenberg, Raymond Chin, Lin-Hsiang Hsieh, Robert Kin Hung Lee, Chris Rehn, Joseph Kurth Reynolds, Yeh-Cheng Tan
  • METHODS FOR USING REBAUDIOSIDE C AS A FLAVOR ENHANCER
    Publication number: 20140004053
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to the use of one or more rebaudioside C polymorphs, or stereoisomers thereof, to enhance the sweet taste of a flavoring, such as glucosylated steviol glycoside, rebaudioside A, ammoniated glycyrrhizin, neohespherdin dihydrochalcone or thaumatin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
    Inventors: Mark L. Dewis, Kenneth J. Kraut, Debra Merritt, Raymond F. Salemme
  • Apparatus and Method for Making a Layered Elastic Substrate
    Publication number: 20140000795
    Abstract: A method for making a layered elastic substrate includes advancing a first substrate layer and a second substrate layer in a machine direction. An elastic material is advanced in the machine direction in a stretched state. The elastic material may be bonded to the first substrate layer and the second substrate layer in a stretched state to form a layered elastic substrate. The layered elastic substrate may advance through a first metering device at speed, V1, and through a second metering device at speed, V2, subsequent to advancing through the first metering device, wherein V1 is greater than V2. As a result, the elastic material, and thus the layered elastic substrate, may be stretched to a first elongation at the first metering device and relaxed to a second elongation at the second device. The layered elastic substrate is cut and bonded to a continuous length of web material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Inventors: Raymond Scott Hamilton, Mark Mason Hargett, Tina Brown
  • ALUMINUM ALLOYS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20140000768
    Abstract: Heat treatable aluminum alloy strips and methods for making the same are disclosed. The heat treatable aluminum alloy strips are continuously cast and quenched, with optional rolling occurring before and/or after quenching. After quenching, the heat treatable aluminum alloy strip is neither annealed nor solution heat treated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: Alcoa Inc.
    Inventors: Ralph R. Sawtell, John M. Newman, Thomas N. Rouns, Raymond J. Kilmer
  • Electric motor clutch/brake assembly
    Patent number: 8615976
    Abstract: A clutch/brake assembly is provided which includes a coil plate non-rotatably captured between the upper housing and the lower housing and having affixed thereon a ring shaped coil, a clutch rotor rotatably secured to the shaft and having a groove configured to accommodate therein the ring shaped coil, and a clutch output assembly having a clutch/brake disc and a clutch output shaft. The clutch/brake disc and the clutch output shaft are attached to one another by a plurality of springs. The clutch/brake assembly may be mounted on a deck of a lawnmower to drive a blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Hydro-Gear Limited Partnership
    Inventors: Raymond Hauser, Michael L. Bennett
  • Phage antibodies to radiation-inducible neoantigens
    Patent number: 8617521
    Abstract: A method for identifying a molecule that binds an irradiated tumor in a subject and molecules identified thereby. The method includes the steps of: (a) exposing a tumor to ionizing radiation; (b) administering to a subject a library of diverse molecules; and (c) isolating from the tumor one or more molecules of the library of diverse molecules, whereby a molecule that binds an irradiated tumor is identified. Also provided are therapeutic and diagnostic methods using targeting ligands that bind an irradiated tumor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Vanderbilt University
    Inventors: Dennis E. Hallahan, Raymond Mernaugh
  • Request based logging
    Patent number: 8621285
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with event logging are described. One example method includes collecting request-based event log data associated with processing a request and temporarily storing the event log data in a memory. In the event of an error, the event log data is transferred to a storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Parthiban Thilagar, Richard J. Anderson, Jr., William A. Wright, Joseph E. Errede, Patrick H. Fry, Raymond L. Pfau, Michael J. Skarpelos, Shu Ling
  • Columnar air moving devices, systems and method
    Patent number: 8616842
    Abstract: A columnar air moving device can comprise separately formed modular stator vanes in a stator vane assembly. The stator vanes can be arranged in a radial pattern, and can direct air in an axial direction. The modular stator vanes, as well as other components of the stator vane assembly, can be replaced, adjusted, and/or removed from the columnar air moving device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Airius IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventor: Raymond B. Avedon
  • Method and apparatus for modifying notification settings on a mobile electronic device
    Patent number: 8620295
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for modifying notification settings on a mobile electronic device is provided, the mobile electronic device comprising a processing unit, a display, a memory, an input device, and at least one notification device. It is determined that the at least one notification device has been activated using a given notification setting. A menu list is responsively changed to include a notification setting change option, the menu list associated with the input device and stored in the memory, such that when the input device is activated, the display is controlled by the processing unit to provide a representation of the menu list such that the notification setting option can be selected and the given notification setting changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Raymond Paul Vander Veen, David P. Yach, Michael T. Hardy
  • Stimulus indicating device employing polymer gels
    Patent number: 8619507
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a stimulus-indicating device. More particularly, the present invention relates to an apparatus and method for evidencing when a product has been exposed to a designated stimulus for a certain period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Prasidiux, LLC
    Inventors: Rel S. Ambrozy, Jade Litcher, Raymond C. Jones, Srinivasa R. Raghavan, Bani H. Cipriano
  • Multi-alloy article, and method of manufacturing thereof
    Patent number: 8616851
    Abstract: An article includes a first section extending from an outer periphery to a predetermined surface located inward from the outer periphery. The first section comprises a nanostructured ferritic alloy. The article includes a second section extending from an inner periphery to the predetermined surface located outward from the inner periphery. The second section comprises at least one other alloy different from the nanostructured ferritic alloy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Richard DiDomizio, Matthew Joseph Alinger, Samuel Vinod Thamboo, Raymond Joseph Stonitsch
  • Manufacturing and assembly of roofing components
    Patent number: 8617699
    Abstract: A method includes dispensing a first polymer or predominantly polymer material foam precursor and allowing the precursor to rise and at least partially set to form a foam core layer for an insulation board, the foam core layer having a first density. The method further comprises dispensing a second polymer or predominantly polymer material foam precursor and allowing the second precursor to rise and set to form a core layer for a cover board, the core layer for the cover board having a second density greater than the first density. The second foam precursor may include polyisocyanurate. The method may also include feeding facer materials over the precursors to form facers on the core layers. Such insulation boards and cover boards may be cut to length and installed on a roof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Inventors: Duane Paradis, Christopher J Griffin, Raymond C Swann, Joel Evan Hazy, Brad C Burdic
  • Devices for dispensing objects useful in system and method for dispensing
    Patent number: 8616409
    Abstract: A device for singulating open-ended objects includes: a housing configured to retain a plurality of open-ended objects, the housing having an open lower end; an outer ring positioned below the housing; a drum positioned within the outer ring to form a drum assembly, the drum including a hub having a substantially circular wall and a plurality of wings that extend radially outwardly from the wall to contact the outer ring, the hub, wings and outer ring forming a plurality of gaps; a mounting structure with an exit aperture fixed relative to the housing; and a rotary drive unit mounted to the drum that rotates the drum about an axis of rotation. The presence of the wings can enable the device to singulated caps more consistently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Parata Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Demetris P. Young, Jody DuMond, George Raymond Abrams, Matthew P. Daniels
  • Dip stick
    Patent number: D696619
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Inventors: Raymond T. Ryan, Alice Ryan