Patents by Inventor Robert Snider

Robert Snider 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: 11920869
    Abstract: An energy-moving device (EMD) transfers heat between a low-temperature-rated device (LTRD) and a high-temperature-rated device (HTRD), wherein the LTRD is thermally separated from the HTRD such that the LTRD is not stacked above the HTRD. A temperature-controlling device (TCD) actively transfers heat between the LTRD and the EMD. An air-moving device (AMD) generates an air stream for transferring heat from the EMD to ambient air. A controller receives temperature information about the ambient air, the LTRD, and the HTRD; determines when heat should be removed from the LTRD, when heat should be added to the LTRD, and when no heat needs to be transferred to or from the LTRD; and determines a first voltage for the TCD and a second voltage for the AMD based on the received temperature information. And a neural network updates the voltage values based on how effectively the voltage values have performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Pozdal, Tony Asghari, Casey Szewc, Israel Cruz, Thomas Brey, James Snider
  • Publication number: 20050165717
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for improving efficiency of file receipt in a communication program by redirecting a file received as the result of a file request to a mail server is disclosed. A communication program sends a request for a first file to a file server. The communication program then waits a length of time to receive that first file. If the set length of time for waiting for the first file expires before the first file is received, the user interface of the communications program is released to request additional files while a background process waits for the first file. Then, once the background process receives the first file, the background process encapsulates the first file in a message and transmits the message to a target address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2004
    Publication date: July 28, 2005
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corp.
    Inventors: Vijaylaxmi Chakravarty, Oltea Herescu, Claudia Salzberg, Robert Snider
  • Publication number: 20050165746
    Abstract: A system, apparatus and method of pre-fetching data are provided. When a first piece of information is being displayed to a user, the system, apparatus and method determine whether a second piece of information is data-intensive. If the second piece of information is data-intensive, it is pre-fetched into a cache. To implement the invention, however, the application program used to display the information to the user is first parsed for embedded database query calls. If the application program provides the information to the user in a number of succeeding panels, each piece of code representing a panel will be individually parsed. Each query call is identified as selectable or un-selectable. A selectable query call is a call that is used to fetch a piece of data-intensive information; whereas an un-selectable query call is a call that is used to fetch non-data-intensive information. Each selectable call is entered in its respective panel in a table, which is divided into the same number of panels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2004
    Publication date: July 28, 2005
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Vijaylaxmi Chakravarty, Oltea Herescu, Claudia Salzberg, Robert Snider
  • Publication number: 20050160373
    Abstract: A method and device for executing multiple operations on different files displayed on a graphical user interface. A pre-defined combination of keys is assigned a particular operation, such as “Delete,” “Copy,” “Move,” etc. As a first combination of keys is engaged, one or more files are selected, using a pointing device such as a mouse. The selected files are color-coded, indicating a first operation to be performed on the selected files. A second combination of keys is then engaged, and a second operation is assigned to other selected files. When satisfied that the selected operations are correct for all of the selected files, a user then executes the operations by depressing the “Enter” or similar key. By viewing different operations for different files before the operations are executed, a user is given an overview of all operations to be applied to all selected files, thus improving file management.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2004
    Publication date: July 21, 2005
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Vijaylaxmi Chakravarty, Oltea Herescu, Claudia Salzberg, Robert Snider
  • Patent number: 4502731
    Abstract: A one-piece seat frame structure having a plurality of parallel curvilinear slots which demarcate cantilever-action spring segments. A thin-walled, hollow, molded plastic body, or a similar body of another suitable relatively rigid material having resilient characteristics, has a pair of side walls, a rear wall, a front wall and a positively bowed top. A plurality of parallel curvilinear slots are provided through the top to demarcate a plurality of parallel curvilinear spring segments. In response to a typical load created by a seat occupant, the spring segments are deflected downward in a cantilever manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 1984
    Date of Patent: March 5, 1985
    Inventor: Robert A. Snider