Patents by Inventor Richard Collins

Richard Collins 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).

  • Publication number: 20100179839
    Abstract: A system and method for generating and administering an insurance product e.g., an insurance policy and/or rider, via. a computer system, that reimburses a policy holder for the cost of health insurance administered under COBRA, by providing benefits that reimburse a policy holder for all or a portion of a policy holder's COBRA insurance premiums for a period of time. The policy holder may receive health benefits under their original group plan at his or her original employer-sponsored, group health plan rate, and have a portion of the cost reimbursed through the insurance product, or the policy holder may elect to receive individual/family health insurance coverage, where the policy holder is instead reimbursed for all or a portion of the premiums for that coverage for a period of time by the insurance product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2010
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Inventors: Richard A. Collins, Steve L. Pollack, Darrell S. Richey
  • Publication number: 20090222425
    Abstract: A computer-implemented approach for organizing input listings from various sources of input listings. Input listings are organized by mapping the input listings to consolidated listing that correspond to the input listings. The mapping of the input listings are based on various techniques such as a Stock Keeping Unit item-listing-to-consolidated-listing matching technique, a name/title item-listing-to-consolidated-listing matching technique, and a model item-listing-to-consolidated-listing matching technique.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2009
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Applicant: Invenda Corporation
    Inventors: Xiang Chen, Dmitri Pavlovski, Arkady Borkovsky, Richard Collins
  • Patent number: 7542964
    Abstract: A computer-implemented approach for organizing input listings from various sources of input listings. Input listings are organized by mapping the input listings to consolidated listing that correspond to the input listings. The mapping of the input listings are based on various techniques such as a Stock Keeping Unit item-listing-to-consolidated-listing matching technique, a name/title item-listing-to-consolidated-listing matching technique, and a model item-listing-to-consolidated-listing matching technique.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: Invenda Corporation
    Inventors: Xiang Chen, Dmitri Pavlovski, Arkady Borkovsky, Richard Collins
  • Publication number: 20080072820
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and apparatus for processing semiconductor substrates. Particularly, the present invention provides a modular processing cell to be used in a cluster tool. The modular semiconductor processing cell of the present invention comprises a chamber having an inject cap, a gas panel module configured to supply one or more processing gas to the chamber through the inject cap, wherein the gas panel module is position adjacent the inject cap. The processing cell further comprises a lamp module positioned below the chamber. The lamp module comprises a plurality of vertically oriented lamps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2007
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Inventors: Brian Burrows, Craig Metzner, Dennis Demars, Roger Anderson, Juan Chacin, David Carlson, David Ishikawa, Jeffrey Campbell, Richard Collins, Keith Magill, Imran Afzal
  • Publication number: 20060228500
    Abstract: A panel comprises two confronting glass sheets 12, 14 that are hermetically sealed together by a solder glass 10, with the hermetic seal 18 comprising remelted solder glass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2006
    Publication date: October 12, 2006
    Applicant: The University of Australia
    Inventor: Richard Collins
  • Publication number: 20060196421
    Abstract: An integrated deposition system is described that is capable of vaporizing low vapor pressure liquid precursors and conveying the vapor to a processing region to fabricate advanced integrated circuits. The integrated deposition system includes a heated exhaust system, a remote plasma generator, a processing chamber, a liquid delivery system, and a computer control module that together create a commercially viable and production worthy system for depositing high capacity dielectric materials from low vapor pressure precursors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2006
    Publication date: September 7, 2006
    Inventors: Bobby Ronsse, Craig Metzner, Richard Collins
  • Publication number: 20060175767
    Abstract: A gasket (10) is provided for an evacuation head assembly (20) to evacuate a chamber (104) defined by two glass sheets (101, 102). The gasket (10) may be made from a metal foil such as aluminium and has opposite sealing surfaces (14, 15, 19) that are profiled with a series of fine grooves (17) and wherein the variation in thickness between the sealing surfaces is less than 1 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2004
    Publication date: August 10, 2006
    Inventors: Richard Collins, Kwok Ng
  • Publication number: 20060113444
    Abstract: A safety latch for supporting a post in a post driver while the post is being driven into the ground. A post-engaging roller is mounted on a lever arm that is pivotally attached to the post driver and moveable between a released position for positioning of a post in the post driver and a working position where the roller is in supporting engagement with the post. A spring biases the roller to maintain supporting engagement with the post while it is driven. In a preferred embodiment, the spring is part of an over-center device for biasing the safety latch to both the released and working positions depending on which side of center the lever arm is positioned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2005
    Publication date: June 1, 2006
    Inventors: Edwin Parsons, Richard Collins, Bruce Masters
  • Publication number: 20050257102
    Abstract: In current real-time debug systems, debug messages are transmitted through a limited bandwidth port (18) from an integrated circuit (10) to an external development system (25). As some integrated circuits (10) become even more densely packed with multiple bus masters (11, 12) and/or multiple busses (16) capable of generating messages, it is becoming more and more difficult for the limited bandwidth port (18) to sufficiently support the volume of debug messages that are to be transmitted from an integrated circuit (10) to an external development system (25). A plurality of masks (70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150) and masking circuitry (36) may be used to selectively mask portions (41-45, 51-55) of debug messages (40, 50) in order to significantly improve bandwidth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2004
    Publication date: November 17, 2005
    Inventors: William Moyer, Richard Collins
  • Publication number: 20050241384
    Abstract: A portable system (20) for testing an electro-optical guidance assembly (22) includes an electro-optical test unit (40) with at least two sources of electromagnetic energy at different wavelengths for selectively illuminating the guidance assembly. The electro-optical test unit (40) is mounted within a frame (56) that can be part of a wheeled cart (50). The system (20) further includes one or more of: an adjustable fixture (84) for supporting a guidance assembly (22) for testing, a processor unit (42) for controlling the electro-optical test unit (40), a power supply unit (44) for providing electrical power to the electro-optical test unit (40) and the guidance assembly (22), and a leak test unit (46) for generating a vacuum in the guidance assembly (22) or for pressurizing the guidance assembly (22) with an inert gas to test for leaks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2004
    Publication date: November 3, 2005
    Inventors: Clark Stephens, Jessie Nichols, Bryan Nichols, Ryan Peters, Richard Collins, David Drew, Jon Boyd, Richard Dotson, Scott Zibrat
  • Publication number: 20050187951
    Abstract: A computer-implemented approach for organizing input listings from various sources of input listings. Input listings are organized by mapping the input listings to consolidated listing that correspond to the input listings. The mapping of the input listings are based on various techniques such as a Stock Keeping Unit item-listing-to-consolidated-listing matching technique, a name/title item-listing-to-consolidated-listing matching technique, and a model item-listing-to-consolidated-listing matching technique.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2004
    Publication date: August 25, 2005
    Applicant: e-centives, Inc.
    Inventors: Xiang Chen, Dmitri Pavlovski, Arkady Borkovsky, Richard Collins
  • Publication number: 20050184166
    Abstract: A data card is reduced in size from the conventional standard size credit card. Accessibility of the card is enhanced because the card may be stored in a separate location from conventionally sized cards, such as on a key-chain or similar device. The card of the present invention has a means for storing information, such as a magnetic stripe or computer chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2005
    Publication date: August 25, 2005
    Applicant: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Jamily Pentz, Emmet Burns, Richard Collins, R. Montgomery, A. Kendle
  • Publication number: 20050138484
    Abstract: A system and method time orders events that occur in various portions of the system (10) where different time domains (12, 22, 32) exist. Timestamping circuitry (e.g. 40) is provided in each of a plurality of functional circuits or modules (14, 24, 34). The timestamping circuitry provides a message that indicates a point in time when a predetermined event occurs. An interface module (70) is coupled to each of the plurality of functional circuits (14, 24, 34). The interface module (70) provides control information to the plurality of functional circuits (14, 24, 34) to indicate at least one operating condition that triggers the predetermined event, and to optionally specify a message format. The interface module (70) provides a timestamping message from one, several or all time domains at a common interface port (90).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2003
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Inventors: William Moyer, Richard Collins, Michael Fitzsimmons, Jason Nearing
  • Publication number: 20050080721
    Abstract: Financial transaction and due diligence management convergence platforms, systems, methods and articles of manufacture to retrieve, analyze, validate and communicate a community of users' data records (or workspace templates). Specifically, methods for real time managing of information and records related to users' content created, edited, modified and housed in unique, disparate or federated holdings in centralized or distributed environments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2004
    Publication date: April 14, 2005
    Inventors: Victor Kearney, Richard Collins, Chris Scheuble
  • Patent number: 6853996
    Abstract: A computer-implemented approach for organizing input listings from various sources of input listings. Input listings are organized by mapping the input listings to consolidated listing that correspond to the input listings. The mapping of the input listings are based on various techniques such as a Stock Keeping Unit item-listing-to-consolidated-listing matching technique, a name/title item-listing-to-consolidated-listing matching technique, and a model item-listing-to-consolidated-listing matching technique.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2005
    Assignee: E-Centives, Inc.
    Inventors: Xiang Chen, Dmitri Pavlovski, Arkady Borkovsky, Richard Collins
  • Publication number: 20040072385
    Abstract: Devices for manipulating, receiving and dispensing diced semiconductor materials, in which the semiconductor material is diced to provide partially connected dice in linear aggregations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2002
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Inventors: Donald G. Bauer, Michelle D. Bryden, Richard A. Collins, Richard H. Spedden
  • Patent number: 6531833
    Abstract: A discharge lamp circuit includes a power source for creating a current flow. A ballast is electrically connected to the power source and controls the current flow produced by the power source. A capacitor is electrically connected in the ballast. At least one discharge lamp is connected in series with the capacitor. The current flow passes through the discharge lamp during normal operation of the discharge lamp circuit. The ballast includes a switching circuit, electrically connected to the capacitor and the discharge lamp. The switching circuit provides an alternate path for the current flow during a starting operation of the discharge lamp circuit. The switching circuit provides the alternate path in accordance with a charge associated with the capacitor. The charge associated with the capacitor increases when the current flow passes through the alternate path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2003
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: John Henry Backs, Byron Richard Collins
  • Publication number: 20030036249
    Abstract: Devices for manipulating, receiving and dispensing diced semiconductor materials, in which the semiconductor material is diced to provide partially connected dice in linear aggregations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2002
    Publication date: February 20, 2003
    Inventors: Donald G. Bauer, Michelle D. Bryden, Richard A. Collins, Paul B. Rasband, Richard H. Spedden
  • Publication number: 20020140377
    Abstract: A discharge lamp circuit includes a power source for creating a current flow. A ballast is electrically connected to the current source and controls the current flow produced by the current source. A capacitor is electrically connected in the ballast. At least one discharge lamp is connected in series with the capacitor. The current flow passes through the discharge lamp during normal operation of the discharge lamp circuit. The ballast includes a switching circuit, electrically connected to the capacitor and the discharge lamp. The switching circuit provides an alternate path for the current flow during a starting operation of the discharge lamp circuit. The switching circuit provides the alternate path in accordance with a charge associated with the capacitor. The charge associated with the capacitor increases when the current flow passes through the alternate path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2001
    Publication date: October 3, 2002
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: John Henry Backs, Byron Richard Collins
  • Patent number: 6364409
    Abstract: A folding chair includes collapsible rungs in a backrest and seat permitting folding in two directions. Stability is further enhanced by the upholstery which further forces the top rung of the chair downward and the center rung rearward, making the chair rigid in the open position. Siderails and back supports slide freely along the chair's rear legs creating a folding mechanism that folds the seat upwards while also pulling the rear leg upwards in the same direction resulting in greater stability without increasing the height of the folded package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: The Coleman Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Robert Saul, Duane Michael Perpich, David Emil Harnadek, David Richard Collins