Patents by Inventor Robert Sproull

Robert Sproull 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: 8978342
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include methods of radiant heat rejection, and structures for use in same, where Aluminet® is provided in a roof or an attic of a building structure. The Aluminet® material is installed by providing a structure for the material to breathe, that is, the material is provided so that an air space surrounds it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Auburn University
    Inventors: David Pascoe, David Hinson, Robert Sproull, Ryan Salvas, John L. Locker
  • Patent number: 8117443
    Abstract: Universal Unique Identifiers (UUIDs) are generated using a variety of algorithms and these algorithms are themselves encoded into the UUID. Each UUID includes two parts: a first part that is an identifier, which is unique to the second part. The second part identifies the algorithm that was used to generate the identifier. Thus, the uniqueness of the identifier is based on how the identifier was created not the entity that created it. The identity of two UUIDs is determined by comparing both the generator algorithm ID and the relative ID.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Oracle America, Inc.
    Inventors: James H. Waldo, Timothy Blackman, Robert Sproull
  • Publication number: 20070226758
    Abstract: Location-independent references include a live reference containing a location of a remote object and a universally unique identifier (UUID) which provides a unique global reference to that remote object. If a method call to the remote object using the live reference fails, the UUID is used to obtain a new reference to the remote object and the new reference is then used to make another method call. A new reference can be obtained from an identifier directory that contains a mapping between UUIDs and location-independent references. When a remote object is first created, or when a remote object is moved from one location to another, the remote object registers with any and all such directories that it can find in its environment. These registrations are leased; that is, if they are not occasionally refreshed by the remote object which registered them, they are dropped from the directory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2006
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Applicant: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: James Waldo, Timothy Blackman, Daniel Ellard, Robert Sproull, Jane Loizeaux, Michael Warres
  • Patent number: 4485472
    Abstract: The interface circuit is intended to be connected between a module terminal and a module itself and provides means for stimulating and sensing signals between the module and its terminal. The interface circuit comprises a decoupling section which connects or disconnects the interface circuit from the module, a test data section for receiving test data from outside sources, an inside section which connects the test data section with the interior of the module and an outside section which connects it with the terminal. A monitor section is also included to allow a terminal to be monitored while it is connected to from its module. The control section requires only four connections and generates the various control signals necessary to control the operation of the interface circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1982
    Date of Patent: November 27, 1984
    Assignee: Carnegie-Mellon University
    Inventors: Robert Sproull, Edward H. Frank