Patents by Inventor Robert Moores

Robert Moores 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).

  • PRINTING INTEGRATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20090146371
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a printing integration system. Specifically, this disclosure provides a means to integrate one or more pairs of substantially vertically aligned marking engines using an intersection transport. The intersection transport includes a media sheet input intersection transport, a single horizontal transport, and a media sheet output intersection transport.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2007
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicant: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Barry Paul Mandel, Steven Robert Moore, Martin Krucinski
  • ROOFING SHINGLES AND METHODS OF MAKING AND AFFIXING SAME
    Publication number: 20090139175
    Abstract: A roofing shingle (20) comprises a web (22) having a shingle major dimension (24) and a shingle minor dimension (26). The web (22) in turn comprises a headlap portion (30) and plural tabs (32). The headlap portion (30) extends along a web first edge (34) which is parallel to the shingle major dimension. The plural tabs (32) are formed along a web second edge (36) which is parallel to the web first edge. Adjacent ones of the plural tabs (32) are separated by a cut out (40). The cut out (40) extends in the shingle minor dimension (26). As formed, each of the plural tabs (30) has a greater extent along the shingle minor dimension (26) than along the shingle major dimension (24).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2007
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicant: Atlas Roofing Corporation
    Inventors: William E. TODD, Robert MOORE, John LYTLE, Kevin WILKIE
  • Closed loop scuffer for sheet handling
    Patent number: 7527260
    Abstract: This is a paper-handling system using a motor driven frictional drive element to push a paper sheet into a compiling tray. The tray has a registration wall where a paper sheet is abutted to align a paper stack. The system uses a sensor to convey relevant information to the motor and drive element as to the location of the top paper sheet vis-à-vis the registration wall. By instructing the motor and drive element on the top sheets location, better and more consistent paper-stacking alignment is accomplished.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventor: Steven Robert Moore
  • Graphics system interface
    Patent number: 7522170
    Abstract: An interface for a graphics system includes simple yet powerful constructs that are easy for an application programmer to use and learn. Features include a unique vertex representation allowing the graphics pipeline to retain vertex state information and to mix indexed and direct vertex values and attributes; a projection matrix value set command; a display list call object command; and an embedded frame buffer clear/set command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Vimal Parikh, Robert Moore, Howard Cheng
  • Hip and ridge shingle, method and apparatus for making, and method of using same
    Publication number: 20090038257
    Abstract: A web of roofing material (20) is perforated for segmentation into plural trapezoidal-shaped shingles (22). In view of the perforation (24) of the web (20), the trapezoidal-shaped shingles (22) are pre-configured for use as hip and ridge shingles advantageously having edges pre-shaped to align upon installation to present an essentially straight line of edges of contiguous shingles. The hip and ridge shingles are detachable from the web at the perforation to facilitate use of the shingles on a roofing obliquity (40).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicant: Atlas Roofing Corporation
    Inventors: Ed Todd, Robert Moore, John Lytle
  • Series-resonant tuning of an LWD receiver
    Patent number: 7482812
    Abstract: A loop antenna useful, for example, in investigation of earth formations. Embodiments of the invention provide a loop antenna circuit comprising a loop antenna disposed to generate, in response to an electromagnetic wave, a pick-up signal on an output node. Loop antenna circuit further includes a tuning network coupled to the loop antenna. The tuning network is disposed to provide simultaneous tuning at a plurality of interrogation frequencies. Further embodiments include a preamplifier circuit coupled to the loop antenna. The preamplifier circuit is disposed to receive the pick-up signal on an input node and provide a high impedance load to the loop antenna for a first of the plurality of interrogation frequencies to reduce the secondary radiation from the loop antenna to below a predetermined value at the said first interrogation frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: PathFinder Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert A Moore
  • Rudder trailer hitch cover
    Patent number: 7455311
    Abstract: A Rudder Hitch Cover that simulates a sailboats rudder assembly in appearance and motion. The Rudder Hitch Cover attaches to a vehicles trailer hitch in such a way as to be easily removable. The rudder blade bracket (24) may swing side to side in response to the vehicles motion. The rudder blade (30) may rotate up if contacted by a fixed object such as a curb or speed bump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Inventor: Frederick Robert Moore
  • Logging while drilling tool for obtaining azimuthally sensitive formation resistivity measurements
    Publication number: 20080284440
    Abstract: An apparatus for making azimuthally sensitive resistivity measurements of a subterranean formation is disclosed. The apparatus includes a magnetically permeably ring deployed about an electrically conductive tool body. An AC voltage supply is coupled to the tool body on opposing sides of the magnetically permeable ring, with at least one connecting conductor crossing outside the ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2008
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Applicant: PathFinder Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert A. Moore
  • Well logging apparatus for obtaining azimuthally sensitive formation resistivity measurements
    Patent number: 7436184
    Abstract: An apparatus for making azimuthally sensitive resistivity measurements of a subterranean formation is disclosed. The apparatus includes a magnetically permeably ring deployed about an electrically conductive tool body. An AC voltage supply is coupled to the tool body on opposing sides of the magnetically permeable ring, with at least one connecting conductor crossing outside the ring. Exemplary embodiments of this invention may further include one or more current sensing electrodes deployed in and electrically isolated from an outer surface of the tool body and may be utilized to make azimuthally resolved formation resistivity measurements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: PathFinder Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert A Moore
  • Closed loop scuffer for sheet handling
    Publication number: 20080246212
    Abstract: This is a paper-handling system using a motor driven frictional drive element to push a paper sheet into a compiling tray. The tray has a registration wall where a paper sheet is abutted to align a paper stack. The system uses a sensor to convey relevant information to the motor and drive element as to the location of the top paper sheet vis-à-vis the registration wall. By instructing the motor and drive element on the top sheets location, better and more consistent paper-stacking alignment is accomplished.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2007
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventor: Steven Robert Moore
  • SYSTEMS FOR AND METHODS OF CHARACTERIZING REACTIONS
    Publication number: 20080243309
    Abstract: An automated and computerized system for characterizing kinetic activities is disclosed. The system includes an optical unit with a controller chip. The controller chip has multiple reaction cells for simultaneously reacting samples of the catalyst under a range of reaction conditions and for optically monitoring the kinetic activity within each of the reaction cells. The system also preferably includes a temperature controller in thermal contact with the controller chip and an actuation device coupled to the controller chip for injecting and mixing samples of the catalyst with reagents into each of the reaction cells to form a product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicants: Auburn University, Pukyong National University
    Inventors: Jong Hong, Douglas Goodwin, Eduardus Duin, Sachin Jambovane, Robert Moore, Taek-Jeong Nam, Se-Kown Kim
  • Printing system with inverter disposed for media velocity buffering and registration
    Patent number: 7421241
    Abstract: Parallel printing systems and methods incorporate inverter assemblies for not only inverting media during transport through the system but also to register the media or provide a velocity buffer transports with different drive velocities. The inverter assemblies can include the capability to optionally deskew the media and provide lateral registration corrections. The inverter assembly nip rollers are sufficiently spaced from process drive nip rollers to decouple a document in the inverter assembly from the highway paths. The method comprises combining the inverting function selectively with either the registering or the velocity buffering functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Joannes N. M. deJong, Lloyd A. Williams, Barry Paul Mandel, James L. Giacobbi, Steven Robert Moore, Stan Alan Spencer, Carlos Manuel Terrero, Ming Yang, Carl B. Lewis, Lisbeth S. Quesnel
  • Measurement tool for obtaining tool face on a rotating drill collar
    Patent number: 7414405
    Abstract: An apparatus for obtaining tool face angles on a rotating drill collar in substantially real time is disclosed. In one exemplary embodiment the apparatus includes a magnetoresistive magnetic field sensor deployed in a tool body. The apparatus further includes a programmed processor configured to calculate tool face angles in substantially real time from the magnetic field measurements. The programmed processor may optionally further be configured to correlate the calculated tool face angles with logging while drilling measurements for use in borehole imaging applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2008
    Assignee: PathFinder Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert A Moore
  • Series-resonant tuning of a downhole loop antenna
    Patent number: 7388379
    Abstract: A loop antenna useful, for example, in investigation of earth formations. Embodiments of the invention provide a loop antenna circuit comprising a loop antenna disposed to generate, in response to an electromagnetic wave, a pick-up signal on an output node. Loop antenna circuit further includes a tuning network coupled to the loop antenna. The tuning network is disposed to provide simultaneous tuning at a plurality of interrogation frequencies. Further embodiments include a preamplifier circuit coupled to the loop antenna. The preamplifier circuit is disposed to receive the pick-up signal on an input node and provide a high impedance load to the loop antenna for a first of the plurality of interrogation frequencies to reduce the secondary radiation from the loop antenna to below a predetermined value at the said first interrogation frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2008
    Assignee: PathFinder Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert A Moore
  • Azimuthally sensitive receiver array for an electromagnetic measurement tool
    Patent number: 7385400
    Abstract: An azimuthally sensitive logging while drilling tool is disclosed. The tool may be suitable, for example, to measure azimuthal variations of electrical properties of a subterranean formation. The tool includes at least one transmitter disposed to transmit electromagnetic energy and a longitudinally spaced receiver array. The receiver array includes a plurality of discrete magnetic field sensors deployed about a circumference of the tool body. In one exemplary embodiment, the tool includes six or more magnetic field sensors selected from either giant magnetoresistive sensors or anisotropic magnetoresistive sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignee: PathFinder Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert A Moore
  • Battery Cooling System
    Publication number: 20080102355
    Abstract: A cordless power tool has a housing which includes a mechanism to couple with a removable battery pack. The battery pack includes one or more battery cells as well as a vent system in the battery pack housing which enables fluid to move through the housing. A mechanism is associated with the battery pack to dissipate heat from the battery pack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2007
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Applicant: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Moores, Rouse Bailey, Robert Bradus, John Cochran, Lee Ramstrom, Douglas Kreiser
  • Spell checker with arbitrary length string-to-string transformations to improve noisy channel spelling correction
    Patent number: 7366983
    Abstract: A spell checker based on the noisy channel model has a source model and an error model. The source model determines how likely a word w in a dictionary is to have been generated. The error model determines how likely the word w was to have been incorrectly entered as the string s (e.g., mistyped or incorrectly interpreted by a speech recognition system) according to the probabilities of string-to-string edits. The string-to-string edits allow conversion of one arbitrary length character sequence to another arbitrary length character sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Eric Brill, Robert Moore
  • COMPUTERIZED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HAZARDOUS MATERIAL RELEASE EVENT RESPONSE
    Publication number: 20080071396
    Abstract: Tools are provided for allowing ready access to information relevant to events associated with the release of hazardous materials. The tools also facilitate characterization of the events and determination of appropriate emergency responses for the events. When an indication of a hazardous material release event is received, data including information associated with the transportation of hazardous materials may be accessed to characterize the hazardous material release event. Based on the characterized hazardous material release event, appropriate responses are determined that are tailored the specifics of the hazardous material release event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2006
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Applicant: HNTB HOLDINGS LTD
    Inventors: Charles H. Quandel, Douglas Wayne Morrison, Jeffrey L. Siegel, W. Robert Moore, Glen Arthur Herman, Alex Kavanagh, Jason Thomas Daihl, Robert J. Marros
  • METHOD FOR JOINING MULTI-LAYERED PIPE
    Publication number: 20080048439
    Abstract: A multi-layered pipe includes at least an outer and an inner layer of thermoplastic material and a coupling comprising a thermoplastic material. A method for joining the multi-layered pipe to the coupling includes providing a coupling including a recess for receiving an end of a multi-layered pipe, the recess being configured, in use, to permit the coupling to contact the inner and outermost layers of a multi-layered pipe received in the recess; fitting an end of the multi-layered pipe into the recess R of the coupling; introducing heat to both the coupling sufficient to cause local melting at the interface between the coupling and either the inner layer alone or both the inner and outer layers of the multi-layered pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2007
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Applicant: GLYNWED PIPE SYSTEMS LIMITED
    Inventors: Paul ROBERTS-MOORE, Michael BULL
  • Shingled roof surface with shadowline
    Patent number: D574972
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignee: Atlas Roofing Coporation
    Inventors: Ed Todd, Robert Moore, John Lytle