Patents by Inventor Richard Karl
Richard Karl 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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Patent number: 8206792Abstract: A method for forming a ceramic containing composite structure is proposed comprising the steps of (a) feeding a ceramic component that sublimes and a metallic or semi-conductor material that does not sublime into a thermal spray apparatus, (b) spraying the ceramic component and the metallic or semi-conductor material onto a substrate, whereby the ceramic component and the metallic or semi-conductor material deposit on the surface of the substrate, and (c) keeping the metallic or semi-conductor material on the substrate surface plastic during spraying at least in the region where the metallic or semi-conductor material actually strikes the surface.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2006Date of Patent: June 26, 2012Assignee: Sulzer Metco (US) Inc.Inventors: David S. Gollob, Thomas H. Piquette, James Derby, Omar Basil Al-Sabouni, Richard Karl Schmid, Jacobus Cornelis Doesburg
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Publication number: 20120141043Abstract: A software implemented system and method for algorithmic correction of systematic image distortions within fingerprint imaging systems. The system and method may implement a three dimensional geometric model of a fingerprint imaging system to discover where a configuration prescribed by a conceptual fingerprint imaging system and an actual configuration of a manufactured fingerprint imaging system differ. By describing this difference using the geometric model, images captured by the manufactured fingerprint imaging system can be rectified in operational use to generate rectified images with relatively low amounts of distortion present.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2011Publication date: June 7, 2012Applicant: IDENTIFICATION INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventor: Richard Karl Fenrich
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Patent number: 8141091Abstract: An apparatus, program product and method in which application program-specified resource allocation and allocation strength preferences are used to allocate hardware resources from a computer for that application program. The resource allocation preference is used to allocate hardware resources for the application program, while the allocation strength preference is used to determine whether to allocate alternate hardware resources when the resource allocation preference specified by the application program cannot be met.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2007Date of Patent: March 20, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Lynn Keat Chung, Chistopher Francois, Richard Karl Kirkman, Henry Joseph May, Patrick Joseph McCarthy, Don Darrell Reed, Kenneth Charles Vossen
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Patent number: 8126877Abstract: Search engine results arranged according to one or more first criteria (e.g., relevancy) are obtained. The results are assigned groups within chosen or calculated relevancy ranges. The results are then resorted within each group according to one or more second criteria (e.g., payment). The groups maintain original placement relative to each other during resorting. A list of at least some of the resorted results is then created for various uses, including search or further manipulation.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2008Date of Patent: February 28, 2012Assignee: GlobalSpec, Inc.Inventors: Richard Karl Hansen, Kevin D. Carey, Nilanjana De, Mark Richard Gaulin
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Patent number: 8068646Abstract: A software implemented system for algorithmic correction of systematic image distortions within fingerprint imaging systems. The system may implement a three dimensional geometric model of a fingerprint imaging system to discover where a configuration prescribed by a conceptual fingerprint imaging system and an actual configuration of a manufactured fingerprint imaging system differ. By describing this difference using the model, images captured by the manufactured fingerprint imaging system can be rectified to generate rectified images with relatively low amounts of distortion present.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2006Date of Patent: November 29, 2011Assignee: Identification International, Inc.Inventor: Richard Karl Fenrich
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Patent number: 8065283Abstract: Synonyms for a term to be indexed are dynamically generated by applying one or more rules (e.g., splitting, deletion or addition of characters, and concatenation of portions) to the term, each synonym generated either including only a portion and not all of the term or differing from the term by at least one additional character in a position between a first character and a last character (i.e., not at either end of the term). The term and some or all of the synonyms are then indexed for subsequent searching.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2008Date of Patent: November 22, 2011Assignee: GlobalSpec, Inc.Inventors: Nilanjana De, Richard Karl Hansen
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Patent number: 8042114Abstract: An apparatus, program product and method in which application program-specified resource allocation and allocation strength preferences are used to allocate hardware resources from a computer for that application program. The resource allocation preference is used to allocate hardware resources for the application program, while the allocation strength preference is used to determine whether to allocate alternate hardware resources when the resource allocation preference specified by the application program cannot be met.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2007Date of Patent: October 18, 2011Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Lynn Keat Chung, Chistopher Francois, Richard Karl Kirkman, Henry Joseph May, Patrick Joseph McCarthy, Don Darrell Reed, Kenneth Charles Vossen
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Patent number: 7986400Abstract: A fingerprint imaging system configured to capture an image of a friction ridge pattern of a subject (e.g., a fingerprint, a palm print, a hand print, a footprint, etc.). The system may include one or more components that reduce the impact of ambient light on the performance of the system. In some implementations, the system may reduce the impact of ambient light without requiring additional power (e.g., to generate an increased amount of radiation) and without including “external” hoods and/or covers designed to block ambient light prior to the ambient light entering system. Instead, the system may reduce the impact of ambient light on performance by blocking ambient light internally within the system along an optical path of radiation used to electronically capture an image of the friction ridge pattern.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2011Date of Patent: July 26, 2011Assignee: Identification International, Inc.Inventors: Richard Karl Fenrich, Lin Li
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Publication number: 20110156847Abstract: An overload relay trip mechanism includes a housing, a reset button, a leaf spring, a test button, a coil spring, and an actuator. The reset button can be actuated from a normal position to a reset position to cause the leaf spring to transition from a first position to a second position, which causes a reset actuator-engaging element to move the actuator from a tripped position to a closed position. The test button can be actuated from a normal position to a test-stop position to cause a first test actuator-engaging element to move a moveable contact from an electrically connected position to an electrically disconnected position. The test button can further be moved from the test-stop position to the test-trip position to cause a second test actuator-engaging element to move the actuator from the closed position to the tripped position.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2009Publication date: June 30, 2011Applicant: Schneider Electric USA, Inc.Inventors: Jackie C. Sullivan, Richard Karl Weiler, Stanley H. Edwards, JR.
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Publication number: 20110141456Abstract: A fingerprint imaging system configured to capture an image of a friction ridge pattern of a subject (e.g., a fingerprint, a palm print, a hand print, a footprint, etc.). The system may include one or more components that reduce the impact of ambient light on the performance of the system. In some implementations, the system may reduce the impact of ambient light without requiring additional power (e.g., to generate an increased amount of radiation) and without including “external” hoods and/or covers designed to block ambient light prior to the ambient light entering system. Instead, the system may reduce the impact of ambient light on performance by blocking ambient light internally within the system along an optical path of radiation used to electronically capture an image of the friction ridge pattern.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2011Publication date: June 16, 2011Applicant: Identification International, Inc.Inventors: Richard Karl FENRICH, Lin Li
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Patent number: 7957415Abstract: A system for reducing the cost of network management by using a proxy agent and subchannel communications so fewer SNMP licenses and fewer protocol stacks are needed. Subchannel communication is achieved in a plurality of different embodiments. Embodiments having single subchannel transceivers, multiple transceivers, single multiplexer and multiple multiplexers are disclosed. An NMS process using routing table CRC to automatically detect when the NMS topology information is incorrect and automated topology discovery is disclosed. A process for automated discovery of redundant cables during automated topology discovery is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2004Date of Patent: June 7, 2011Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Kim K. Banker, Christopher Alan Del Signore, Gavin Bowlby, Richard Karl Feldman, Farivar Farzaneh, Michael Timothy Kauffman
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Publication number: 20110056396Abstract: An offset printing press is provided. The offset printing press includes an image cylinder, a blanket cylinder having an axially convex outer surface, and a printing blanket disposed over the axially convex outer surface, the printing blanket including a carrier sleeve layer having at least one axially convex surface. An axially profiled shim is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2010Publication date: March 10, 2011Applicant: Goss International Americas, Inc.Inventors: James Brian Vrotacoe, Richard Karl Weiler, James Richard Belanger
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Patent number: 7903242Abstract: A fingerprint imaging system configured to capture an image of a friction ridge pattern of a subject (e.g., a fingerprint, a palm print, a hand print, a footprint, etc.). The system may include one or more components that reduce the impact of ambient light on the performance of the system. In some implementations, the system may reduce the impact of ambient light without requiring additional power (e.g., to generate an increased amount of radiation) and without including “external” hoods and/or covers designed to block ambient light prior to the ambient light entering system. Instead, the system may reduce the impact of ambient light on performance by blocking ambient light internally within the system along an optical path of radiation used to electronically capture an image of the friction ridge pattern.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2010Date of Patent: March 8, 2011Assignee: Identification International, Inc.Inventors: Richard Karl Fenrich, Lin Li
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Publication number: 20110013174Abstract: A fingerprint imaging system configured to capture an image of a friction ridge pattern of a subject (e.g., a fingerprint, a palm print, a hand print, a footprint, etc.). The system may include one or more components that reduce the impact of ambient light on the performance of the system. In some implementations, the system may reduce the impact of ambient light without requiring additional power (e.g., to generate an increased amount of radiation) and without including “external” hoods and/or covers designed to block ambient light prior to the ambient light entering system. Instead, the system may reduce the impact of ambient light on performance by blocking ambient light internally within the system along an optical path of radiation used to electronically capture an image of the friction ridge pattern.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2010Publication date: January 20, 2011Applicant: Identification International, Inc.Inventors: Richard Karl FENRICH, Lin Li
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Patent number: 7844781Abstract: An operating system kernel includes an attach mechanism and a detach mechanism. In addition, processes are tagged with an access attribute identifying the process as either a client process or a server process. Based on the access attribute, the operating system kernel lays out the process local address space differently depending on whether the process is a client process or a server process. A server process can “attach” to a client process and reference all of the client process' local storage as though it were its own. The server process continues to reference its own process local storage, but in addition, it can reference the other storage, using the client process' local addresses. When access to the other storage is no longer needed, the server process can “detach” from the client process. Once detached, the other storage can no longer be referenced.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2006Date of Patent: November 30, 2010Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Michael J. Corrigan, Paul LuVerne Godtland, Richard Karl Kirkman, Wade Byron Ouren, George David Timms, Jr.
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Patent number: 7832334Abstract: A printing blanket includes a carrier sleeve layer having at least one axially convex surface and a print layer disposed over the carrier sleeve layer. A blanket cylinder with a convex outer surface and a convex shim is also provided. An offset printing press is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2006Date of Patent: November 16, 2010Assignee: Goss International Americas, Inc.Inventors: James Brian Vrotacoe, Richard Karl Weiler, James Richard Belanger
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Patent number: 7812936Abstract: A fingerprint imaging system configured to capture an image of a friction ridge pattern of a subject (e.g., a fingerprint, a palm print, a hand print, a footprint, etc.). The system may include one or more components that reduce the impact of ambient light on the performance of the system. In some implementations, the system may reduce the impact of ambient light without requiring additional power (e.g., to generate an increased amount of radiation) and without including “external” hoods and/or covers designed to block ambient light prior to the ambient light entering system. Instead, the system may reduce the impact of ambient light on performance by blocking ambient light internally within the system along an optical path of radiation used to electronically capture an image of the friction ridge pattern.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2007Date of Patent: October 12, 2010Assignee: Identification International, Inc.Inventors: Richard Karl Fenrich, Lin Li
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Patent number: 7799388Abstract: A mechanical seal structure and a method for manufacture that employs at least one ceramic seal face prepared by a thermal spray process.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2007Date of Patent: September 21, 2010Assignee: Sulzer Metco Venture, LLCInventors: Omar Sabouni, Jacobus Doesburg, Richard Karl Schmid, Thomas H. Piquette, David Gollob
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Patent number: 7799111Abstract: The invention relates to a thermal spray feedstock composition that employs free flowing agglomerates formed from (a) a ceramic component that sublimes,(b) a metallic or semi-conductor material that does not sublime and (c) a binder. The invention also relates to a method for preparing the agglomerates and a method for preparing ceramic containing composite structures from the agglomerates.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2005Date of Patent: September 21, 2010Assignee: Sulzer Metco Venture LLCInventors: David S. Gollob, Thomas H. Piquette, James Derby, Omar Basil Al-Sabouni, Richard Karl Schmid, Jacobus Cornelis Doesburg
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Publication number: 20100229177Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus, method, and program product for identifying and grouping threads that have interdependent data access needs. The preferred embodiment of the present invention utilizes two different constructs to accomplish this grouping. A Memory Affinity Group (MAG) is disclosed. The MAG construct enables multiple threads to be associated with the same node without any foreknowledge of which threads will be involved in the association, and without any control over the particular node with which they are associated. A Logical Node construct is also disclosed. The Logical Node construct enables multiple threads to be associated with the same specified node without any foreknowledge of which threads will be involved in the association. While logical nodes do not explicitly identify the underlying physical nodes comprising the system, they provide a means of associating particular threads with the same node and other threads with other node(s).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2009Publication date: September 9, 2010Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Lynn Keat Chung, Mark Robert Funk, Richard Karl Kirkman, Angela Mae Newton, Don Darrell Reed