Patents by Inventor Robert J. Mason
Robert J. Mason 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: 11917097Abstract: Methods and systems described in this disclosure allow customers to quickly be authenticated. In some embodiments, a device and a user verifier are associated with a user profile. When a call is received from the device, the user may be requested to input the user verifier. After verifying that the device is unique to the user and that the user verifier matches the user verifier associated with the user profile, the user may be authenticated to the call or activity.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)Inventors: Patricio H. Garcia, Amanda Jean Segovia, Hector J. Castillo, Susan Cass Mason, Robert Craig Korom
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Patent number: 10824387Abstract: A playback device for automatically switching between audio content received from a plurality of media devices may include at least one speaker configured to emit first audio content corresponding to video content received from a first media device. The playback device may also include a wireless transceiver configured to receive data from a second media device and a processor. The processor may be configured to receive an indication of an event at the second media device based on the data, the event indicative of second audio content to be played from the second media device, and instruct the at least one speaker to mute playback of the first audio content and to initiate playback of the second audio content without discontinuing playback of the video content at the first media device.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2018Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: Harman International Industries, IncorporatedInventors: Sean F. Barton, Robert J. Mason
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Publication number: 20180307460Abstract: A playback device for automatically switching between audio content received from a plurality of media devices may include at least one speaker configured to emit first audio content corresponding to video content received from a first media device. The playback device may also include a wireless transceiver configured to receive data from a second media device and a processor. The processor may be configured to receive an indication of an event at the second media device based on the data, the event indicative of second audio content to be played from the second media device, and instruct the at least one speaker to mute playback of the first audio content and to initiate playback of the second audio content without discontinuing playback of the video content at the first media device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2018Publication date: October 25, 2018Inventors: Sean F. BARTON, Robert J. MASON
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Patent number: 10031719Abstract: A playback device for automatically switching between audio content received from a plurality of media devices may include at least one speaker configured to emit first audio content corresponding to video content received from a first media device. The playback device may also include a wireless transceiver configured to receive data from a second media device and a processor. The processor may be configured to receive an indication of an event at the second media device based on the data, the event indicative of second audio content to be played from the second media device, and instruct the at least one speaker to mute playback of the first audio content and to initiate playback of the second audio content without discontinuing playback of the video content at the first media device.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2016Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: Harman International Industries, IncorporatedInventors: Sean F. Barton, Robert J. Mason
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Patent number: 9793086Abstract: An ion implanter has a coating of low resistivity silicon carbide on one or more of the conductive surfaces that are exposed to ions. For example, ions are generated in an ion source chamber, and the interior surfaces of the walls are coated with low resistivity silicon carbide. Since silicon carbide is hard and resistant to sputtering, this may reduce the amount of contaminant ions that are introduced into the ion beam that is extracted from the ion source chamber. In some embodiments, the extraction electrodes are also coated with silicon carbide to reduce the contaminant ions introduced by these components.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2016Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc.Inventors: Robert J. Mason, Shardul S. Patel, Robert H. Bettencourt, Timothy J. Miller
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Publication number: 20170060526Abstract: A playback device for automatically switching between audio content received from a plurality of media devices may include at least one speaker configured to emit first audio content corresponding to video content received from a first media device. The playback device may also include a wireless transceiver configured to receive data from a second media device and a processor. The processor may be configured to receive an indication of an event at the second media device based on the data, the event indicative of second audio content to be played from the second media device, and instruct the at least one speaker to mute playback of the first audio content and to initiate playback of the second audio content without discontinuing playback of the video content at the first media device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2016Publication date: March 2, 2017Inventors: Sean F. BARTON, Robert J. MASON
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Publication number: 20160293378Abstract: An ion implanter has a coating of low resistivity silicon carbide on one or more of the conductive surfaces that are exposed to ions. For example, ions are generated in an ion source chamber, and the interior surfaces of the walls are coated with low resistivity silicon carbide. Since silicon carbide is hard and resistant to sputtering, this may reduce the amount of contaminant ions that are introduced into the ion beam that is extracted from the ion source chamber. In some embodiments, the extraction electrodes are also coated with silicon carbide to reduce the contaminant ions introduced by these components.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2016Publication date: October 6, 2016Inventors: Robert J. Mason, Shardul S. Patel, Robert H. Bettencourt, Timothy J. Miller
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Patent number: 9384937Abstract: An ion implanter has a coating of low resistivity silicon carbide on one or more of the conductive surfaces that are exposed to ions. For example, ions are generated in an ion source chamber, and the interior surfaces of the walls are coated with low resistivity silicon carbide. Since silicon carbide is hard and resistant to sputtering, this may reduce the amount of contaminant ions that are introduced into the ion beam that is extracted from the ion source chamber. In some embodiments, the extraction electrodes are also coated with silicon carbide to reduce the contaminant ions introduced by these components.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2013Date of Patent: July 5, 2016Assignee: Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc.Inventors: Robert J. Mason, Shardul S. Patel, Robert H. Bettencourt, Timothy J. Miller
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Publication number: 20150090897Abstract: An ion implanter has a coating of low resistivity silicon carbide on one or more of the conductive surfaces that are exposed to ions. For example, ions are generated in an ion source chamber, and the interior surfaces of the walls are coated with low resistivity silicon carbide. Since silicon carbide is hard and resistant to sputtering, this may reduce the amount of contaminant ions that are introduced into the ion beam that is extracted from the ion source chamber. In some embodiments, the extraction electrodes are also coated with silicon carbide to reduce the contaminant ions introduced by these components.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2013Publication date: April 2, 2015Applicant: Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc.Inventors: Robert J. Mason, Shardul S. Patel, Robert H. Bettencourt, Timothy J. Miller
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Patent number: 5857542Abstract: A step member for being removably secured to a fence post to facilitate a person climbing over a fence. The step member includes a generally integral structure having a protruding lug, including a lug recess. The integral structure of the step member further includes a structural recess wherein a portion of a fence post may removably lodge. The fence post includes a wire stop for being removably lodged within the lug recess. Instead of a generally integral structure, the step member may include a generally hollow step body wherein a step extender slidably lodges. A catch or latch member is secured to the hollow body for positioning the step extender in an affixed relationship with respect to the hollow body. A method for climbing over a fence including removably securing a step member to a wire stop of a fence post, such that the step member may receive the foot of a person who wishes to climb over a fence.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 1997Date of Patent: January 12, 1999Inventor: Robert J. Mason
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Patent number: 4937940Abstract: A razor cleaning implement (10) used to remove the accumulated debris between the blades (102) of a twin bladed razor (100) wherein the implement (10) includes a cleaning head element (21) mounted on a shaft (22) which is attached to an enlarged gripping member (13).Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 1989Date of Patent: July 3, 1990Inventor: Robert J. Mason
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Patent number: 4409566Abstract: A coaxial transmission line to waveguide transition is formed of two waveguide portions disposed on opposing sides of, and enclosing a portion of, a flat plate structure. The enclosed portion of the flat plate structure includes a tapered slot extending through the flat plate structure leaving portions of the flat plate structure protruding into the waveguide as loading ridges which provide impedance matching (transformation) between the coaxial line and the unloaded waveguide. The flat plate structure has a hollow therein and an inner conductor passing therethrough forming a coaxial line. The inner conductor crosses the tapered slot within the waveguide enclosure.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 1981Date of Patent: October 11, 1983Assignee: RCA CorporationInventors: Willard T. Patton, Robert J. Mason
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Patent number: D310947Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 1988Date of Patent: October 2, 1990Inventor: Robert J. Mason
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Patent number: D409887Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 1998Date of Patent: May 18, 1999Inventor: Robert J. Mason