Patents by Inventor Robert L. Patterson

Robert L. Patterson 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: 11313999
    Abstract: An optical system is disclosed that can include a focal plane. The optical system can also include a primary mirror located in front of the focal plane and having a hole operable to allow light to pass through the primary mirror. The optical system can further include a secondary mirror located in front of the primary mirror and operable to direct light through the hole to the focal plane. The optical system can still further include an intermediate field baffle located at least partially in front of the focal plane. In addition, the optical system can include a shutter mechanism located in front of the baffle. An integrated baffle and shutter device is also disclosed that can include a shutter mechanism having a paddle and an actuator operable to selectively move the paddle between an open position that allows light past the shutter mechanism and a closed position that blocks light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Keith Carrigan, Robert L. Patterson, Jonathan Tong
  • Publication number: 20200371276
    Abstract: An optical system is disclosed that can include a focal plane. The optical system can also include a primary mirror located in front of the focal plane and having a hole operable to allow light to pass through the primary mirror. The optical system can further include a secondary mirror located in front of the primary mirror and operable to direct light through the hole to the focal plane. The optical system can still further include an intermediate field baffle located at least partially in front of the focal plane. In addition, the optical system can include a shutter mechanism located in front of the baffle. An integrated baffle and shutter device is also disclosed that can include a shutter mechanism having a paddle and an actuator operable to selectively move the paddle between an open position that allows light past the shutter mechanism and a closed position that blocks light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Keith Carrigan, Robert L. Patterson, Jonathan Tong
  • Publication number: 20190163715
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of a system and method for the dynamic provisioning of static content. In one embodiment, information presented on a content delivery system can be refreshed based on information published on a content management system. One embodiment can interface the content delivery system and the content management system at the page level. More specifically, content dependencies across pages employing the same content or portion(s) thereof can be tracked in a timely, accurate manner. Upon receiving a notification of a change to the content or a portion thereof from the content management system, a content generation system may operate to determine, based on the dependencies, what pages are affected by the change and, based on the determination, dynamically regenerate any and all affected pages. The regenerated pages may then be stored and/or pushed to the web tier for delivery to end users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Newton Isaac Rajkumar, Mark McCalister, Expeditus Bolanos, Peter Hale, Mark Martin, Richard Nemec, Puhong You, Daun DeFrance, Ching-Fu Chang, Priya Reddy, Ladislav Kis, Robert L. Patterson, Tony Zgarba, Jeffrey M. Collins, Michael C. Tulkoff, Miles Chaston, Dean Moses, John Petersen, Ian Stahl, Lara Long
  • Patent number: 10235471
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of a system and method for the dynamic provisioning of static content. In one embodiment, information presented on a content delivery system can be refreshed based on information published on a content management system. One embodiment can interface the content delivery system and the content management system at the page level. More specifically, content dependencies across pages employing the same content or portion(s) thereof can be tracked in a timely, accurate manner. Upon receiving a notification of a change to the content or a portion thereof from the content management system, a content generation system may operate to determine, based on the dependencies, what pages are affected by the change and, based on the determination, dynamically regenerate any and all affected pages. The regenerated pages may then be stored and/or pushed to the web tier for delivery to end users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Open Text SA ULC
    Inventors: Newton Isaac Rajkumar, Mark McCalister, Expeditus Bolanos, Peter Hale, Mark Martin, Richard Nemec, Puhong You, Daun DeFrance, Ching-Fu Chang, Priya Reddy, Ladislav Kis, Robert L. Patterson, Tony Zgarba, Jeffrey M. Collins, Michael C. Tulkoff, Miles Chaston, Dean Moses, John Petersen, Ian Stahl, Lara Long
  • Patent number: 9686374
    Abstract: A system and method for provisioning dynamically generated content. One embodiment can interface a content delivery system and a content management system at the fragment level. Depending upon how a page is organized, a fragment may refer to a block within the page, a portion of the page, or a content item presented on the page. When a content item is updated and published onto the content management system, one embodiment can operate to track dependencies of managed pages and invalidate/validate fragment(s) affected by the change(s) accordingly. The updated fragment(s) may then be dynamically assembled on-the-fly or on-demand. The updated fragment(s) may or may not be cached. In this way, changes made to a piece of content can be reflected in all pages which utilize this content almost simultaneously with the changes to the content itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Open Text SA ULC
    Inventors: N. Isaac Rajkumar, Mark McCalister, Expeditus Bolanos, Peter Hale, Mark Martin, Richard Nemec, Puhong You, Daun DeFrance, Ching-Fu Chang, Priya Reddy, Ladislav Kis, Robert L. Patterson, Tony Zgarba, Jeffrey M. Collins, Michael C. Tulkoff, Miles Chaston, Dean Moses, John Petersen, Ian Stahl, Lara Long
  • Publication number: 20160241668
    Abstract: A system and method for provisioning dynamically generated content. One embodiment can interface a content delivery system and a content management system at the fragment level. Depending upon how a page is organized, a fragment may refer to a block within the page, a portion of the page, or a content item presented on the page. When a content item is updated and published onto the content management system, one embodiment can operate to track dependencies of managed pages and invalidate/validate fragment(s) affected by the change(s) accordingly. The updated fragment(s) may then be dynamically assembled on-the-fly or on-demand. The updated fragment(s) may or may not be cached. In this way, changes made to a piece of content can be reflected in all pages which utilize this content almost simultaneously with the changes to the content itself.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: N. Isaac Rajkumar, Mark McCalister, Expeditus Bolanos, Peter Hale, Mark Martin, Richard Nemec, Puhong You, Daun DeFrance, Ching-Fu Chang, Priya Reddy, Ladislav Kis, Robert L. Patterson, Tony Zgarba, Jeffrey M. Collins, Michael C. Tulkoff, Miles Chaston, Dean Moses, John Petersen, Ian Stahl, Lara Long
  • Patent number: 9338045
    Abstract: A system and method for provisioning dynamically generated content. One embodiment can interface a content delivery system and a content management system at the fragment level. Depending upon how a page is organized, a fragment may refer to a block within the page, a portion of the page, or a content item presented on the page. When a content item is updated and published onto the content management system, one embodiment can operate to track dependencies of managed pages and invalidate/validate fragment(s) affected by the change(s) accordingly. The updated fragment(s) may then be dynamically assembled on-the-fly or on-demand. The updated fragment(s) may or may not be cached. In this way, changes made to a piece of content can be reflected in all pages which utilize this content almost simultaneously with the changes to the content itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Open Text S.A.
    Inventors: N. Isaac Rajkumar, Mark McCalister, Expeditus Bolanos, Peter Hale, Mark Martin, Richard Nemec, Puhong You, Daun DeFrance, Ching-Fu Chang, Priya Reddy, Ladislav Kis, Robert L. Patterson, Tony Zgarba, Jeffrey M. Collins, Michael C. Tulkoff, Miles Chaston, Dean Moses, John Petersen, Ian Stahl, Lara Long
  • Publication number: 20150095762
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of a system and method for the dynamic provisioning of static content. In one embodiment, information presented on a content delivery system can be refreshed based on information published on a content management system. One embodiment can interface the content delivery system and the content management system at the page level. More specifically, content dependencies across pages employing the same content or portion(s) thereof can be tracked in a timely, accurate manner. Upon receiving a notification of a change to the content or a portion thereof from the content management system, a content generation system may operate to determine, based on the dependencies, what pages are affected by the change and, based on the determination, dynamically regenerate any and all affected pages. The regenerated pages may then be stored and/or pushed to the web tier for delivery to end users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Newton Isaac Rajkumar, Mark McCalister, Expeditus Bolanos, Peter Hale, Mark Martin, Richard Nemec, Puhong You, Daun DeFrance, Ching-Fu Chang, Priya Reddy, Ladislav Kis, Robert L. Patterson, Tony Zgarba, Jeffrey M. Collins, Michael C. Tulkoff, Miles Chaston, Dean Moses, John Petersen, Ian Stahl, Lara Long
  • Patent number: 8924411
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of a system and method for the dynamic provisioning of static content. In one embodiment, information presented on a content delivery system can be refreshed based on information published on a content management system. One embodiment can interface the content delivery system and the content management system at the page level. More specifically, content dependencies across pages employing the same content or portion(s) thereof can be tracked in a timely, accurate manner. Upon receiving a notification of a change to the content or a portion thereof from the content management system, a content generation system may operate to determine, based on the dependencies, what pages are affected by the change and, based on the determination, dynamically regenerate any and all affected pages. The regenerated pages may then be stored and/or pushed to the web tier for delivery to end users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Open Text S.A.
    Inventors: N. Isaac Rajkumar, Mark McCalister, Expeditus Bolanos, Peter Hale, Mark Martin, Richard Nemec, Puhong You, Daun DeFrance, Ching-Fu Chang, Priya Reddy, Ladislav Kis, Robert L. Patterson, Tony Zgarba, Jeffrey M. Collins, Michael C. Tulkoff, Miles Chaston, Dean Moses, John Petersen, Ian Stahl, Lara Long
  • Publication number: 20140201615
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of a system and method for the dynamic provisioning of static content. In one embodiment, information presented on a content delivery system can be refreshed based on information published on a content management system. One embodiment can interface the content delivery system and the content management system at the page level. More specifically, content dependencies across pages employing the same content or portion(s) thereof can be tracked in a timely, accurate manner. Upon receiving a notification of a change to the content or a portion thereof from the content management system, a content generation system may operate to determine, based on the dependencies, what pages are affected by the change and, based on the determination, dynamically regenerate any and all affected pages. The regenerated pages may then be stored and/or pushed to the web tier for delivery to end users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Inventors: N. Isaac Rajkumar, Mark McCalister, Expeditus Bolanos, Peter Hale, Mark Martin, Richard Nemec, Puhong You, Daun DeFrance, Ching-Fu Chang, Priya Reddy, Ladislav Kis, Robert L. Patterson, Tony Zgarba, Jeffrey M. Collins, Michael C. Tulkoff, Miles Chaston, John Petersen, Ian Stahl, Lara Long
  • Publication number: 20130232227
    Abstract: A system and method for provisioning dynamically generated content. One embodiment can interface a content delivery system and a content management system at the fragment level. Depending upon how a page is organized, a fragment may refer to a block within the page, a portion of the page, or a content item presented on the page. When a content item is updated and published onto the content management system, one embodiment can operate to track dependencies of managed pages and invalidate/validate fragment(s) affected by the change(s) accordingly. The updated fragment(s) may then be dynamically assembled on-the-fly or on-demand. The updated fragment(s) may or may not be cached. In this way, changes made to a piece of content can be reflected in all pages which utilize this content almost simultaneously with the changes to the content itself.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2013
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: Open Text S.A.
    Inventors: N. Isaac Rajkumar, Mark McCalister, Expeditus Bolanus, Peter Hale, Mark Martin, Richard Nemec, Puhong You, Daun DeFrance, Ching-Fu Chang, Priya Reddy, Ladislav Kis, Robert L. Patterson, Tony Zgarba, Jeffrey M. Collins, Michael C. Tulkoff, Miles Chaston, Dean Moses, John Peterson, Ian Stahl, Lara Long
  • Patent number: 8433724
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of a system and method for the provisioning of dynamically generated content. One embodiment can interface a content delivery system and a content management system at the fragment level. Depending upon how a page is organized, a fragment may refer to a block within the page, a portion of the page, or a content item presented on the page. When a content item is updated and published onto the content management system, one embodiment of the invention can operate to track dependencies of managed pages and invalidate/validate fragment(s) affected by the change(s) accordingly. The updated fragment(s) may then be dynamically assembled on-the-fly or on-demand. The updated fragment(s) may or may not be cached. In this way, changes made to a piece of content can be reflected in all pages which utilize this content almost simultaneously with the changes to the content itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Open Text S.A.
    Inventors: N. Isaac Rajkumar, Mark McCalister, Expeditus Bolanus, Peter Hale, Mark Martin, Richard Nemec, Puhong You, Daun DeFrance, Ching-Fu Chang, Priya Reddy, Ladislav Kis, Robert L. Patterson, Tony Zgarba, Jeffrey M. Collins, Michael C. Tulkoff, Miles Chaston, Dean Moses, John Petersen, Ian Stahl, Lara Long
  • Publication number: 20120303765
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of a system and method for the provisioning of dynamically generated content. One embodiment can interface a content delivery system and a content management system at the fragment level. Depending upon how a page is organized, a fragment may refer to a block within the page, a portion of the page, or a content item presented on the page. When a content item is updated and published onto the content management system, one embodiment of the invention can operate to track dependencies of managed pages and invalidate/validate fragment(s) affected by the change(s) accordingly. The updated fragment(s) may then be dynamically assembled on-the-fly or on-demand. The updated fragment(s) may or may not be cached. In this way, changes made to a piece of content can be reflected in all pages which utilize this content almost simultaneously with the changes to the content itself.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Inventors: N. Isaac Rajkumar, Mark McCalister, Expeditus Bolanus, Peter Hale, Mark Martin, Richard Nemec, Puhong You, Daun DeFrance, Ching-Fu Chang, Priya Reddy, Ladislav Kis, Robert L. Patterson, Tony Zgarba, Jeffrey M. Collins, Michael C. Tulkoff, Miles Chaston, Dean Moses, John Petersen, Ian Stahl, Lara Long
  • Patent number: 8260802
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of a system and method for the provisioning of dynamically generated content. One embodiment can interface a content delivery system and a content management system at the fragment level. Depending upon how a page is organized, a fragment may refer to a block within the page, a portion of the page, or a content item presented on the page. When a content item is updated and published onto the content management system, one embodiment of the invention can operate to track dependencies of managed pages and invalidate/validate fragment(s) affected by the change(s) accordingly. The updated fragment(s) may then be dynamically assembled on-the-fly or on-demand. The updated fragment(s) may or may not be cached. In this way, changes made to a piece of content can be reflected in all pages which utilize this content almost simultaneously with the changes to the content itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Open Text S.A.
    Inventors: N. Isaac Rajkumar, Mark McCalister, Expeditus Bolanos, Peter Hale, Mark Martin, Richard Nemec, Puhong You, Daun DeFrance, Ching-Fu Chang, Priya Reddy, Ladislav Kis, Robert L. Patterson, Tony Zgarba, Jeffrey M. Collins, Michael C. Tulkoff, Miles Chaston, Dean Moses, John Petersen, Ian Stahl, Lara Long
  • Publication number: 20110022947
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of a system and method for the provisioning of dynamically generated content. One embodiment can interface a content delivery system and a content management system at the fragment level. Depending upon how a page is organized, a fragment may refer to a block within the page, a portion of the page, or a content item presented on the page. When a content item is updated and published onto the content management system, one embodiment of the invention can operate to track dependencies of managed pages and invalidate/validate fragment(s) affected by the change(s) accordingly. The updated fragment(s) may then be dynamically assembled on-the-fly or on-demand. The updated fragment(s) may or may not be cached. In this way, changes made to a piece of content can be reflected in all pages which utilize this content almost simultaneously with the changes to the content itself.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2010
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Inventors: N. Isaac Rajkumar, Mark McCalister, Expeditus Bolanus, Peter Hale, Mark Martin, Richard Nemec, Puhong You, Daun DeFrance, Ching-Fu Chang, Priya Reddy, Ladislav Kis, Robert L. Patterson, Tony Zgarba, Jeffrey M. Collins, Michael C. Tulkoff, Miles Chaston, Dean ` Moses, John Petersen, Ian Stahl, Lara Long
  • Patent number: 7860820
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of a system and method for the provisioning of dynamically generated content. One embodiment can interface a content delivery system and a content management system at the fragment level. Depending upon how a page is organized, a fragment may refer to a block within the page, a portion of the page, or a content item presented on the page. When a content item is updated and published onto the content management system, one embodiment of the invention can operate to track dependencies of managed pages and invalidate/validate fragment(s) affected by the change(s) accordingly. The updated fragment(s) may then be dynamically assembled on-the-fly or on-demand. The updated fragment(s) may or may not be cached. In this way, changes made to a piece of content can be reflected in all pages which utilize this content almost simultaneously with the changes to the content itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Vignette Software, LLC
    Inventors: N. Isaac Rajkumar, Mark McCalister, Expeditus Bolanos, Peter Hale, Mark Martin, Richard Nemec, Puhong You, Daun DeFrance, Ching-Fu Chang, Priya Reddy, Ladislav Kis, Robert L. Patterson, Tony Zgarba, Jeffrey M. Collins, Michael C. Tulkoff, Miles Chaston, Dean Moses, John Petersen, Ian Stahl, Lara Long
  • Patent number: 5633622
    Abstract: A truck driver logging device including a display adapted to depict a time log graph. The time log graph comprises a plurality of rows each corresponding to a duty pertinent to the daily activities of a truck driver. The time log graph further comprises a multiplicity of columns with vertically aligned tick marks depicted thereon. Each tick mark corresponds to a specific time within a twenty-four hour period. A plurality of duty buttons are adapted to graph a line within the corresponding row between two of the tick marks thus displaying the specific time of the day allotted to the corresponding duty. The beginning of a specific line in a row is defined merely by pressing duty key at the beginning of the time allotted to the associated duty and the end thereof is afforded by the subsequent depression of a different duty key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 27, 1997
    Inventor: Robert L. Patterson
  • Patent number: 5321756
    Abstract: A stereophonic loudspeaker system which includes at least two channel loudspeakers and a centrally located feedback control loudspeaker. Each channel loudspeaker incorporates an electrically driven low frequency electrosonic transducer and a sonically driven electrosonic transducer sonically coupled together to form a sonic oscillator. The sonically driven transducer responds to sound and sonic vibrations produced by the electrically driven transducer to produce sounds and an electrical output signal. The feedback control amplifier includes a plurality of electrosonic transducers interconnected sonically and electrically. The transducers of the feedback control loudspeaker respond to the electrical signals from the sonically driven transducers of the channel loudspeakers to interactively enhance the production of aurally pleasing low frequency sound from the loudspeaker system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 14, 1994
    Inventors: James K. Patterson, Jr., Robert L. Patterson
  • Patent number: D335474
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1993
    Inventors: James K. Patterson, Jr., Robert L. Patterson
  • Patent number: D335497
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1993
    Inventors: James K. Patterson, Jr., Robert L. Patterson