Patents by Inventor Robert Parks
Robert Parks 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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Publication number: 20120116579Abstract: A medicament dispensing cabinet includes a frame, at least one controller, and a plurality of drawers each movably carried by the frame and each defining a plurality of dispensing cells. A plurality of dispensing devices is provided with each one carried by one of the dispensing cells. Each of the dispensing cells further comprises a motor for providing rotary motion to one of the removable dispensing devices in response to the controller, a sensor operating in conjunction with the controller for counting medicament dispensed from one of the removable dispensing devices, a chute for receiving medicament dispensed from one of the removable dispensing devices and a chute gate for controlling access to the chute. The cabinet may additionally comprise a chute gate release responsive to the controller for controlling the chute gate and a chute gate sensor connected to the controller and responsive to the position of the chute gate.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2011Publication date: May 10, 2012Inventors: Paul Randall Shows, Robert Parks, Ryan Kaintz, Eric Lamont Holmes, Matthew Goodworth, Stuart Morgan, Matthew Stuart Beale, Michael A. Bergeron, Stan Jankowski
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Patent number: 8172263Abstract: An example airbag arrangement includes an airbag moveable between an expansion-constrained position and an expanded position. The airbag includes a contact face. A tether has a first tether end connected adjacent an upper portion of the contact face and a second tether end anchoring the tether. The tether holds the contact face in a substantially vertical position.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2008Date of Patent: May 8, 2012Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd.Inventors: Peter L. Vigeant, Robert A. Parks, David L. Geyer, Tanja Kryzaniwskyj
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Patent number: 8172172Abstract: A system and method for docking various types of aircraft is disclosed. An aerodynamic lifting structure docking mechanism for docking two or more aircraft is provided comprising an aerodynamic lifting structure. The aerodynamic lifting structure includes a first and second airflow adjustment mechanism. The aerodynamic lifting structure further includes a first hard docking mechanism, and a second hard docking mechanism, and still further includes a soft docking mechanism. The first and second airflow adjustment mechanisms are configured to substantially remove any aerodynamic lifting structure vortices around each of the aerodynamic lifting structure tip areas. The soft docking mechanism is configured to soft dock a first aerodynamic lifting structure with a second aerodynamic lifting structure. The first hard docking mechanism is configured to hard dock with the second hard docking mechanism, thereby temporarily attaching the first aerodynamic lifting structure with the second aerodynamic lifting structure.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2011Date of Patent: May 8, 2012Assignee: Aurora Flight Sciences CorporationInventors: Martin L. Gomez, Robert Parks, Adam J. Woodworth
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Publication number: 20120091267Abstract: An adaptive aircraft tail assembly includes a tail boom, and a tail structure. The tail structure has a plurality of control surfaces configured to alter or maintain flight characteristics of the aircraft. The tail structure also has at least (i) one or more photovoltaic cells, or (ii) at least one or more solar thermal collection cells, or (iii) both photovoltaic cells and solar thermal collection cells. The tail structure also includes a rotational pivot configured to rotationally attach the tail structure to the tail boom. Preferably, the plurality of control surfaces are configured so as to be manipulatable to rotate the tail structure about a central axis of the tail boom via the rotational pivot.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2011Publication date: April 19, 2012Applicant: AURORA FLIGHT SCIENCES CORPORATIONInventor: ROBERT PARKS
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Publication number: 20120091263Abstract: A system and method for assembling and operating a solar powered aircraft, composed of one or more modular constituent wing panels. Each wing panel includes at least one hinge interface that is configured to rotationally interface with a complementary hinge interface on another wing panel. When a first and second wing panel are coupled together via the rotational interface, they can rotate with respect to each other within a predetermined angular range. The aircraft further comprises a control system that is configured to acquire aircraft operating information and atmospheric information and use the same alter the angle between the wing panels, even if there are multiple wing panels. One or more of the wing panels can include photovoltaic cells and/or solar thermal cells to convert solar radiation energy or solar heat energy into electricity, that can be used to power electric motors.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2011Publication date: April 19, 2012Applicant: AURORA FLIGHT SCIENCES CORPORATIONInventor: ROBERT PARKS
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Publication number: 20120061505Abstract: A system and method for docking various types of aircraft is disclosed. An aerodynamic lifting structure docking mechanism for docking two or more aircraft is provided comprising an aerodynamic lifting structure. The aerodynamic lifting structure includes a first and second airflow adjustment mechanism. The aerodynamic lifting structure further includes a first hard docking mechanism, and a second hard docking mechanism, and still further includes a soft docking mechanism. The first and second airflow adjustment mechanisms are configured to substantially remove any aerodynamic lifting structure vortices around each of the aerodynamic lifting structure tip areas. The soft docking mechanism is configured to soft dock a first aerodynamic lifting structure with a second aerodynamic lifting structure. The first hard docking mechanism is configured to hard dock with the second hard docking mechanism, thereby temporarily attaching the first aerodynamic lifting structure with the second aerodynamic lifting structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2011Publication date: March 15, 2012Applicant: AURORA FLIGHT SCIENCES CORPORATIONInventors: MARTIN L. GOMEZ, ROBERT PARKS, ADAM J. WOODWORTH
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Publication number: 20120061506Abstract: A system and method for docking various types of aircraft is disclosed. An aerodynamic lifting structure docking mechanism for docking two or more aircraft is provided comprising an aerodynamic lifting structure. The aerodynamic lifting structure includes a first and second airflow adjustment mechanism. The aerodynamic lifting structure further includes a first hard docking mechanism, and a second hard docking mechanism, and still further includes a soft docking mechanism. The first and second airflow adjustment mechanisms are configured to substantially remove any aerodynamic lifting structure vortices around each of the aerodynamic lifting structure tip areas. The soft docking mechanism is configured to soft dock a first aerodynamic lifting structure with a second aerodynamic lifting structure. The first hard docking mechanism is configured to hard dock with the second hard docking mechanism, thereby temporarily attaching the first aerodynamic lifting structure with the second aerodynamic lifting structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2011Publication date: March 15, 2012Applicant: AURORA FLIGHT SCIENCES CORPORATIONInventors: MARTIN L. GOMEZ, ROBERT PARKS, ADAM J. WOODWORTH
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Patent number: 8118743Abstract: A sterile cover for an ultrasound guidance system. The sterile cover may be included as part of a sterile kit for an ultrasound probe. The kit includes the sterile cover and a needle guide for use with the sterile cover. The sterile cover includes a shell and a sheath connected to the shell. The shell receives the head of the probe and the needle clip. The sheath covers the remainder of the probe.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2007Date of Patent: February 21, 2012Assignee: Ultrasound Ventures, LLCInventors: Robert Park, Theodore J. Mosler
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Publication number: 20120042080Abstract: Systems 100, 1000, methods, and machine-interpretable programming or other instruction products for the management of data processing by multiple networked computing resources 106, 1106. In particular, the disclosure relates to the synchronization of related requests for processing of data using distributed network resources.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2011Publication date: February 16, 2012Inventors: Daniel AISEN, Bradley Kabuyama, Robert Park, John Schwall, Richard Steiner, Allen Zhang, Thomas L. Popejoy
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Publication number: 20120032429Abstract: An exemplary airbag assembly includes an airbag and a duct having an duct opening for venting gas. The duct has a first position and a second position. The duct is configured to direct less gas out of the airbag when in the second position than when in the first position. A tether kinks about the duct to move the duct from the first position to the second position. The inflating causes the tether to kink about the duct.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2011Publication date: February 9, 2012Inventors: Robert A. Parks, David L. Geyer, Peter L. Vigeant, Joseph Mannino
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Patent number: 8090471Abstract: A medicament dispensing cabinet is comprised of a frame, at least one controller, and a plurality of drawers each movably carried by the frame and each defining a plurality of dispensing cells. A plurality of removable dispensing devices is provided with each one carried by one of the dispensing cells. Each of the dispensing cells further comprises a motor for providing rotary motion to one of the removable dispensing devices in response to the controller, a sensor operating in conjunction with the controller for counting medicament dispensed from one of the removable dispensing devices, a chute for receiving medicament dispensed from one of the removable dispensing devices and a chute gate for controlling access to the chute. The cabinet may additionally comprise a chute gate release responsive to the controller for controlling the chute gate and a chute gate sensor connected to the controller and responsive to the position of the chute gate.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2010Date of Patent: January 3, 2012Assignee: Parata Systems, LLCInventors: Paul Randall Shows, Robert Parks, Ryan Kalntz, Eric Lamont Holmes, Matthew Goodworth, Stuart Morgan, Matthew Stuart Beale, Michael A. Bergeron, Stan Jankowski
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Patent number: 8061646Abstract: A system and method for docking various types of aircraft is disclosed. An aerodynamic lifting structure docking mechanism for docking two or more aircraft is provided comprising an aerodynamic lifting structure. The aerodynamic lifting structure includes a first and second airflow adjustment mechanism. The aerodynamic lifting structure further includes a first hard docking mechanism, and a second hard docking mechanism, and still further includes a soft docking mechanism. The first and second airflow adjustment mechanisms are configured to substantially remove any aerodynamic lifting structure vortices around each of the aerodynamic lifting structure tip areas. The soft docking mechanism is configured to soft dock a first aerodynamic lifting structure with a second aerodynamic lifting structure. The first hard docking mechanism is configured to hard dock with the second hard docking mechanism, thereby temporarily attaching the first aerodynamic lifting structure with the second aerodynamic lifting structure.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2008Date of Patent: November 22, 2011Assignee: Aurora Flight Sciences CorporationInventors: Martin L. Gomez, Robert Parks, Adam J. Woodworth
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Patent number: 8061734Abstract: An example airbag assembly includes an airbag having an airbag opening and a duct adjacent the airbag opening. A tether is configured to move the duct between a first position and a second position. The duct communicates a first flow from the duct through the airbag opening in the first position. The duct communicates a second flow from the duct through the airbag opening in the second position. The first flow is greater than the second flow.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2011Date of Patent: November 22, 2011Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd.Inventors: Robert A. Parks, David L. Geyer, Peter L. Vigeant, Joseph Mannino
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Patent number: 8060470Abstract: An administration server in a database management system retrieves log files in a plurality of formats from a plurality of clients through helper programs running on the clients. The plurality of clients can include Web servers, application servers, and database servers. The log files can be generated by software modules on the clients. An administration engine converts log entries in the log files into a unified format for display. The converted log entries can be stored in a log database. Upon a user request, the administration server presents the log entries to the user in a log viewer. The log viewer can display log entries originated from heterogeneous software modules in a unified view.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2008Date of Patent: November 15, 2011Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Mark Davidson, Erwin Hom, Robert Parks
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Publication number: 20110226174Abstract: A combined submersible vessel and unmanned aerial vehicle preferably includes a body structure, at least one wing structure coupled to the body structure, at least one vertical stabilizer structure coupled to the body structure, and at least one horizontal stabilizer structure coupled to the body structure. A propulsion system is coupled to the body structure and is configured to propel the flying submarine in both airborne flight and underwater operation. Preferably, the propulsion system includes a motor, a gearbox coupled to the motor and configured to receive power generated by the motor and provide variable output power, a drive shaft coupled to the gearbox and configured to transfer the variable output power provided by the gearbox, and a propeller coupled to the drive shaft and configured to accept power transferred to it from the drive shaft. The propeller is further configured to rotate and propel the flying submarine in both an airborne environment and in an underwater environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2009Publication date: September 22, 2011Applicant: AURORA FLIGHT SCIENCES CORPORATIONInventor: ROBERT PARKS
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Patent number: 8007004Abstract: An example airbag arrangement includes an airbag that is moveable to an expanded position. The airbag has a contact area. A panel is secured exclusively to the airbag. A portion of the airbag extends through an aperture in the panel when the airbag is in the expanded position. The panel alters expansion of the contact area.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2010Date of Patent: August 30, 2011Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd.Inventors: Tanja Kryzaniwskyj, Robert A. Parks
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Patent number: 8001764Abstract: A vibration isolation engine mount system and method for ducted fan aircraft, such as ducted fan vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft, includes an engine for driving the ducted fan. The system includes an engine support structure for supporting the engine within the ducted fan. A rotor of the ducted fan is coupled to an engine shaft of the engine via a rotor hub. The system includes a plurality of vibration isolators configured to mount the engine to the engine support structure. Each of the plurality of vibration isolators is substantially concentrically oriented along a surface of a sphere. A center of the sphere is located at a center of the rotor hub.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2005Date of Patent: August 23, 2011Assignee: Aurora Flight Sciences CorporationInventors: Robert Parks, Jean-Charles Ledé
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Publication number: 20110121549Abstract: An example airbag assembly includes an airbag having an airbag opening and a duct adjacent the airbag opening. A tether is configured to move the duct between a first position and a second position. The duct communicates a first flow from the duct through the airbag opening in the first position. The duct communicates a second flow from the duct through the airbag opening in the second position. The first flow is greater than the second flow.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2011Publication date: May 26, 2011Inventors: Robert A. Parks, David L. Geyer, Peter L. Vigeant, Joseph Mannino
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Patent number: 7931298Abstract: An example airbag assembly includes an airbag and a duct. The duct has a duct opening for venting gas. The duct is moveable between a first position where the duct opening is outside the airbag and a second position where the duct opening is inside the airbag. Inflating the airbag moves the duct between the first position and the second position. The airbag is configured to be inflated by a first stream of gas moving from the duct opening to an interior of the airbag and by a second stream of gas moving from an airbag inflator to the interior of the airbag. The first stream of gas is separate from the second stream of gas.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2010Date of Patent: April 26, 2011Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd.Inventors: Robert A. Parks, David L. Geyer, Peter L. Vigeant, Joseph Mannino
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Patent number: D640537Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2010Date of Patent: June 28, 2011Assignee: Tollgrade Communications, Inc.Inventors: Robert Parks, Matthew Cimbala, Joy Cottrill, Steven Day, Ryan Kaintz, Regis J. Nero, Jr., Jeffrey Allan Gibala