Patents by Inventor Robert A. Erickson

Robert A. Erickson 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: 20030056223
    Abstract: Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) video data is separated into first data and second data. A first signal is formed based on the first data. A second signal is formed based on the second data. The first signal is transported via a first Optical Carrier 3 (OC-3) channel. The second signal is transported via a second OC-3 channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2001
    Publication date: March 20, 2003
    Inventors: Pierre Costa, John Robert Erickson, Ahmad Ansari
  • Publication number: 20030044246
    Abstract: A face hobbing cutter including a cutter body having a top surface and a bottom surface and a side surface extending between the top surface and the bottom surface. A plurality of slots are formed within the cutter body extending from the top surface inward into the cutter body. The slots are adapted to receive cutting blades wherein each cutting blade is fixed in position in the respective slot by a wedge clamping assembly. The wedge clamping assembly includes a wedge block and a wedge screw for operatively securing the wedge block within the respective slot. The wedge block includes an outwardly facing locking surface for engaging a side of the cutting blade. The face hobbing cutter further includes an adjustable stop. The adjustable stop is in communication with the slot to support the cutting blade at the desired height from the top surface of the face hobbing cutter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2001
    Publication date: March 6, 2003
    Inventors: Robert A. Erickson, Paul A. Brown
  • Publication number: 20030043915
    Abstract: A method comprises determining a plurality of time intervals Tp and Tn within a variable bit rate (VBR) representation of an image sequence. The time intervals Tp are those in which a number of blocks of information per unit time is greater than a baseline value. The time intervals Tn are those in which a number of blocks of information per unit time is less than the baseline value. A second representation of the image sequence is created in which some blocks of information Bp are removed from the time intervals Tp and interlaced with blocks of information Bn in the time intervals Tn to reduce a variation in a number of blocks of information per unit time between the time intervals Tp and Tn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2001
    Publication date: March 6, 2003
    Inventors: Pierre Costa, Ahmad Ansari, John Robert Erickson
  • Patent number: 6525142
    Abstract: The invention herein relates to unsaturated monohydroxylated polydiene polymers which are comprised of at least two polymerizable ethenically unsaturated hydrocarbon monomers wherein at least one is a diene monomer which yields unsaturation suitable for epoxidation. The invention also encompasses partially hydrogenated and/or epoxidized derivatives of these novel monohydroxylated polydiene polymers. The preferred monohydroxylated polydiene polymer of the present invention has a structural formula (HO)x—A—Sz—B—(OH)y wherein A and B are polymer blocks which may be homopolymer blocks of conjugated diolefin monomers, copolymer blocks of conjugated diolefin monomers, or copolymer blocks of diolefin monomers and monoalkenyl aromatic hydrocarbon monomers. These polymers may contain up to 60% by weight of at least one vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon, preferably styrene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2003
    Assignee: Kraton Polymers U.S. LLC
    Inventors: James Robert Erickson, David John St. Clair, Michael Alan Masse
  • Patent number: 6519754
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for designing an integrated circuit. In one example of a method, a hardware description language (HDL) code is compiled to produce a technology independent RTL (register transfer level) netlist. A portion of an area of the IC is allocated to a specific portion of the technology independent RTL netlist. In a typical implementation of this method, the allocation restricts circuitry created from the specific portion to the portion of the IC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2003
    Assignee: Synplicity, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth S. McElvain, Robert Erickson
  • Publication number: 20030024131
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for aligning a clamping unit and a toolholder to facilitate proper positioning of a cutting tool with respect to a workpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2002
    Publication date: February 6, 2003
    Inventors: Robert A. Erickson, Kenneth R. Mullins
  • Patent number: 6506003
    Abstract: A separable rotary cutting tool is disclosed. The tool comprises a shank and a head. The shank has a receiver comprised of a shank guide at a trailing end of the receiver, opposing shank drive keys at a leading end of the receiver, and a shank locator located axially between the shank guide and the shank drive keys. The shank drive keys each comprises an axially extending shank drive key radial stop surface that is disposed at an angle relative to a plane extending through a central axis of the receiver. The head has a connector comprised of a head guide at a trailing end of the connector, opposing head drive keys at a leading end of the connector, and a head locator located axially between the head guide and the head drive keys. The head drive keys each comprises an axially extending head drive key radial stop surface that is disposed at an angle relative to a plane extending through a central axis of the connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2003
    Assignee: Kennametal Inc.
    Inventor: Robert A. Erickson
  • Publication number: 20030007841
    Abstract: A cutting insert has an insert body with at least one pair of cutting regions. Each cutting region is comprised of a cutting edge and the cutting edges in a pair are diametrically opposed to one another about a pair axis. Each cutting edge of a pair faces a single rotary direction along a pair circle, and for each pair of cutting regions the cutting edges have cutting profiles that are not identical to one another. In a toolholder assembly utilizing this arrangement, the cutting edges of a pair protrude beyond the perimeter of the toolholder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2001
    Publication date: January 9, 2003
    Inventors: Robert A. Erickson, John G. Hale
  • Publication number: 20020194572
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for designing a plurality of integrated circuits (ICs) from a language representation of hardware. In one example of a method, a technology independent RTL (register transfer level) netlist is partitioned between representations of a plurality of ICs. In a typical example of the method, a hardware description language (HDL) code is written and compiled without regard to splitting the design among multiple ICs. After compilation, a partition of the technology independent RTL netlist, obtained from the compilation, is performed among the multiple ICs. After a partition, the technology independent RTL netlist is mapped to a particular target technology (e.g. a particular IC vendor's architecture for implementing logic circuitry), and place and route tools may be used to create the design in multiple ICs (e.g. field programmable gate arrays).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2002
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Applicant: Synplicity, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth S. McElvain, Robert Erickson
  • Publication number: 20020170063
    Abstract: A system for transporting content to subscriber premises includes a centralized content repository, a subscriber unit, and a network connecting the subscriber unit and repository. The content can be video, image, or other files and the network can include a digital subscriber line (DSL) link. The repository stores higher quality parts of decomposed content files. The subscriber unit locally stores lower quality parts of the content files corresponding to the higher quality parts in the repository. The lower quality parts can be downloaded to the subscriber unit during off-peak hours. During operation, a subscriber selects a locally stored file. In response to the selection, the repository downloads at least one of the higher quality parts corresponding to the selected file to be combined with one of the lower quality parts stored by the subscriber unit for real-time presentation of the content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2001
    Publication date: November 14, 2002
    Applicant: SBC Technology Resources Inc
    Inventors: Ahmad Ansari, John Robert Erickson, Pierre Costa, Brad Allen Medford
  • Patent number: 6438735
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for designing a plurality of integrated circuits (ICs) from a language representation of hardware. In one example of a method, a technology independent RTL (register transfer level) netlist is partitioned between representations of a plurality of ICs. In a typical example of the method, a hardware description language (HDL) code is written and compiled without regard to splitting the design among multiple ICs. After compilation, a partition of the technology independent RTL netlist, obtained from the compilation, is performed among the multiple ICs. After a partition, the technology independent RTL netlist is mapped to a particular target technology (e.g. a particular IC vendor's architecture for implementing logic circuitry), and place and route tools may be used to create the design in multiple ICs (e.g. field programmable gate arrays).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: Synplicity, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth S. McElvain, Robert Erickson
  • Patent number: 6415696
    Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for releasably holding a toolholder shank having a lockable surface and a releasable surface utilizing an actuating bolt with an associated threaded actuating nut. When the actuating bolt is rotated in a locking direction, the actuating nut is drawn onto the bolt thereby clamping against the lockable surfaces of the toolholder shank. When the actuating bolt is rotated in the releasing direction, a releasing segment acts upon the toolholder thereby ejecting it from the tool support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2002
    Assignee: Kennametal PC Inc.
    Inventors: Robert A. Erickson, William M. Long
  • Publication number: 20020032286
    Abstract: An epoxidized low viscosity polydiene polymer which has the structural formula
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2001
    Publication date: March 14, 2002
    Inventors: James Robert Erickson, Michael Alan Masse, David John St.Clair
  • Publication number: 20020013411
    Abstract: A crosslinkable composition comprising from 50 to 98 percent by weight of an epoxidized monohydroxylated polydiene polymer which is comprised of at least two polymerizable ethenically unsaturated hydrocarbon monomers wherein at least one is a diene monomer which yields unsaturation which is suitable for epoxidation, and from 50 to 2 percent by weight of an amino resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2001
    Publication date: January 31, 2002
    Inventors: David John St. Clair, James Robert Erickson
  • Patent number: 6270293
    Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for releasable holding a toolholder shank having a lockable surface and a releasable surface utilizing an actuating bolt. The actuating bolt is reciprocally movable along an axis to engage one side of the shank for locking the toolholder within the support member and an opposing side of the shank for releasing the toolholder from the tool support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2001
    Assignee: Kennametal PC Inc.
    Inventors: Robert A. Erickson, William M. Long
  • Patent number: 6255364
    Abstract: A crosslinkable waterborne dispersion of an epoxidized polydiene block polymer composition which comprises: (a) 10 to 65% w of a polydiene block polymer containing at least five olefinic epoxy groups per molecule which are sterically hindered, (b) 0.2 to 25% w of a compatible aminoplast, (c) 0.1 to 10% w of a surfactant which is nonionic or anionic and has a volatile cation, and (d) the balance water. The invention also describes a water-continuous process and an inversion processes for making such dispersions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2001
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: David John St. Clair, James Robert Erickson
  • Patent number: 6248810
    Abstract: A crosslinkble waterborne dispersion useful as a coating on metal substrates of an epoxidized polydiene block polymer composition which comprises: (a) 10 to 65% by weight of a polydiene block polymer containing at least five olefinic epoxy groups per molecule which are sterically hindered, (b) 0.2 to 25% by weight of a compatible aminoplast, (c) 0.1 to 10% by weight of a surfactant which is nonionic or anionic and has a volatile cation, and (d) the balance water. A water-continuous process and an inversion process for making a dispersion are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2001
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: David John St. Clair, James Robert Erickson
  • Patent number: D448631
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2001
    Inventor: Robert Erickson
  • Patent number: D457193
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2002
    Assignee: Eleven Engineering Incorporated
    Inventors: Marc Brulotte, Robert Erickson, Kip Hampson, John Sobota, Hee-Jong Yu
  • Patent number: D459741
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2002
    Assignee: Kennametal Inc.
    Inventor: Robert A. Erickson