Patents by Inventor Richard F. Long

Richard F. Long 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: 7979360
    Abstract: The result of a first calculation may be determined by one of two alternative calculations. Each of the alternative calculations has an error associated therewith (due to factors such as measurement imprecision, rounding, etc.), and these errors propagate to the first calculation. However, there may also be error in the first calculation due to uncertainty about which of the alternative calculations applies. Such error can be taken into account based on the respective probabilities that the first and second calculations will apply, as well as the difference in the results produced by the two calculations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Accenture Global Services Limited
    Inventor: Richard F. Long
  • Publication number: 20080301066
    Abstract: The result of a first calculation may be determined by one of two alternative calculations. Each of the alternative calculations has an error associated therewith (due to factors such as measurement imprecision, rounding, etc.), and these errors propagate to the first calculation. However, there may also be error in the first calculation due to uncertainty about which of the alternative calculations applies. Such error can be taken into account based on the respective probabilities that the first and second calculations will apply, as well as the difference in the results produced by the two calculations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2007
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Applicant: GESTALT LLC
    Inventor: Richard F. Long
  • Patent number: 7427078
    Abstract: A wheelchair swing away system for providing a wheelchair operator multiple joystick control locations. The wheelchair swing away system includes a first mounting rod attached to a wheel chair by a mounting bracket, a second mounting rod rotatably connected to the first mounting rod through a first pivot pin and a control mount rotatably connected to the second mounting rod through a second pivot pin. The mounting bracket attaches to existing structure of the wheelchair and allows the first mounting rod to slide and rotate within the mounting bracket. The second mounting rod is comprised of a second rod that is rotatably connected to a first rod, with the rods fixed together by a fastener when a desired orientation is obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2008
    Inventors: Donald L. Humble, Richard F. Long