Patents by Inventor Robert Summers

Robert Summers 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).

  • Publication number: 20050060337
    Abstract: A persistent federated folder within a federated content management system saves the result of a search or selection of items stored in various heterogeneous datastores. The federated folder can be used to save federated search results, to act as a container in a workflow process, or a container for a set of documents or folders with similar characteristics. The search result may be shared by several application programs without performing a separate search for each application. The federated folder and its associated storage structure have the capability to save its instances persistently. The federated folder operations can selectively create, retrieve, update, and/or delete an instance of a federated folder in addition to adding, retrieving updating and deleting its parts and its members. Seamless integration with the federated query is provided to operate on the federated folder transparently regardless of the locality of the user or the datastores the user is searching.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2003
    Publication date: March 17, 2005
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kehsing Chou, Basuki Soetarman, Robert Summers, Mimi Vo, Alan Yaung
  • Patent number: 6856487
    Abstract: A disk drive suspension having a minimized 2nd torsion characteristic includes a load beam having a given side profile and centerline rotation axis. The load beam has a base portion, a spring portion, and a beam portion. The beam portion has a distal section supporting a flexure having a tongue. There is a dimple between the tongue and the load beam, and a slider carried on the tongue for gimballing movement about the dimple. The dimple has a given height that displaces said beam portion so that the beam portion side profile is biased from said centerline rotation axis. A bend is placed in the beam portion distal section of a size and location to offset the displacement of the beam portion by the dimple while maintaining the beam portion before said distal section straight. Thus, the beam portion side profile registers with the centerline rotation axis and its 2nd torsion characteristic is minimized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2005
    Assignee: Magnecomp Corporation
    Inventors: Shijin Mei, Robert Summers, Warren Coon
  • Patent number: 6797966
    Abstract: A quick-install irradiation unit for irradiating a surface includes an adapter that accepts a frame for supporting an ultraviolet lamp with a reflector or a lens for focusing the radiation on the surface. The unit may include a housing secured to one end of the frame containing a drive motor and a cam assembly which oscillate the reflector, if the radiation is focused on a predefined area of the surface at any given time. The unit can be quickly installed in any orientation on practically any flat surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2004
    Assignee: Engineering Dynamics, Ltd.
    Inventors: George Robert Summers, Forwood Cloud Wiser, III
  • Patent number: 6785685
    Abstract: A method and system for transforming XML documents to and from data objects in an object oriented framework includes: importing the XML document; parsing the XML document; building a DOM tree from the parsed XML document; constructing at least one DDO or at least one XDO based on the DOM tree; and storing the DDO or XDO in a datastore. The present invention provides a transformation bridge connecting the XML world and the object world, allowing conversions from XML documents to data objects and vice versa to be performed seamlessly. It enhances the existing framework with a feature to process XML documents utilizing the existing framework facilities. Application developers can thus exploit the key advantages of XML representation as well as object orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2004
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Basuki Soetarman, Robert Summers, Subodh Monica, Larry An, James Lin
  • Publication number: 20040144254
    Abstract: An integrated air filtration unit includes a support structure for mounting a V-shaped filter bank to an air passage of an air handling system. The V-shaped filter bank may be moved from a working position in which the air is filtered to a service position in which a pair of filter pads in the filter bank can be accessed for service or replacement. The integrated air filter unit may include an ultraviolet irradiation system for destroying airborne micro-organisms trapped by the pair of filter pads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2003
    Publication date: July 29, 2004
    Applicant: Engineering Dynamics Ltd.
    Inventors: Forwood Cloud Wiser, George Robert Summers
  • Patent number: 6738225
    Abstract: Problems aligning a slider with a dimple post in manufacture of head gimbal assemblies for disk drive suspensions are obviated by defining left and right optically readable indicia that are visible when the dimple post is not and that serve as a reference for positioning apparatus rather then the dimple post itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2004
    Assignee: Magnecomp Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Summers, Daniel Vera
  • Patent number: 6703767
    Abstract: PZT crystals are peripherally coated in manufacture by cutting a series of intersecting first kerfs in a wafer comprising a plurality of PZT crystal precursors, filling the kerfs with a coating resin, and cutting a second, narrower kerf in the locus of the first kerfs to separate the crystals while providing them a peripheral coating of the coating resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2004
    Assignee: Magnecomp Corporation
    Inventor: Robert Summers
  • Publication number: 20040018469
    Abstract: A dental implant impression confirmation system utilizes one or more telescoping crossbrace members. Each crossbrace links one coping to an adjacent coping. The ends of the telescoping crossbraces include tubular eyelets or collars which each attach to a coping by snap-fit. The crossbraces further include articulated joints at each end to accommodate attachment between copings which are not parallel. The crossbrace members are preferably composed of a semi-rigid material such as plastic which permits resilience of the confirmation system to allow for the withdrawal of the copings from the implants while supplying sufficient rigidity to enhance the accuracy of the impression.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2002
    Publication date: January 29, 2004
    Inventor: Robert Summers
  • Publication number: 20040010606
    Abstract: Technology is disclosed for identifying dynamic groups that correspond to a user of a system. A system partitions a set of dynamic groups into multiple test sets of dynamic groups. The system selects a test set and determines whether the user corresponds to the test set. In one implementation, the system combines the filters for the dynamic groups in each test set into a single test set filter. The test set filter is satisfied if the filter of any dynamic group in the test set is satisfied. This allows the system to perform a single comparison between the resulting test set filter and the user's profile to determine whether the user is a member of any dynamic group in the test set. If the user is not a member of any dynamic group in the test set, the system eliminates all of the test set's dynamic groups from consideration, based on the single comparison. Otherwise, the dynamic groups in the test set remain in a list of groups that may include the user. This process is repeated for each test set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2002
    Publication date: January 15, 2004
    Inventors: Shawn P. Delaney, Robert Summers
  • Publication number: 20030126556
    Abstract: A method and system for transforming XML documents to and from data objects in an object oriented framework includes: importing the XML document; parsing the XML document; building a DOM tree from the parsed XML document; constructing at least one DDO or at least one XDO based on the DOM tree; and storing the DDO or XDO in a datastore. The present invention provides a transformation bridge connecting the XML world and the object world, allowing conversions from XML documents to data objects and vice versa to be performed seamlessly. It enhances the existing framework with a feature to process XML documents utilizing the existing framework facilities. Application developers can thus exploit the key advantages of XML representation as well as object orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2001
    Publication date: July 3, 2003
    Inventors: Basuki Soetarman, Robert Summers, Subodh Monica, Larry An, James Lin
  • Patent number: 6574123
    Abstract: A power supply for an electrostatic air filtration unit includes an input stage, an isolation stage and an output stage. The isolation stage electrically isolates the output stage from the input stage. The output stage includes an output amplifier driven through the isolation stage by the oscillator. The output stage further includes a voltage regulator to inhibit the output voltage from exceeding a predetermined maximum voltage. The output of the power supply is insensitive to over-voltage swings in the input power to inhibit spark-over induced damage to the power supply. The power supply is encased in a resin to extend the operational life of the power supply by inhibiting tampering and intrusion of water, and enhancing resistance to corrosion and microbial damage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2003
    Assignee: Engineering Dynamics LTD
    Inventors: Forwood Cloud Wiser, III, George Robert Summers
  • Publication number: 20030012039
    Abstract: A power supply for an electrostatic air filtration unit includes an input stage, an isolation stage and an output stage. The isolation stage electrically isolates the output stage from the input stage. The output stage includes an output amplifier driven through the isolation stage by the oscillator. The output stage further includes a voltage regulator to inhibit the output voltage from exceeding a predetermined maximum voltage. The output of the power supply is insensitive to over-voltage swings in the input power to inhibit spark-over induced damage to the power supply. The power supply is encased in a resin to extend the operational life of the power supply by inhibiting tampering and intrusion of water, and enhancing resistance to corrosion and microbial damage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2001
    Publication date: January 16, 2003
    Inventors: Forwood Cloud Wiser, George Robert Summers
  • Patent number: 6469870
    Abstract: Problems aligning a slider with a dimple in manufacture of head gimbal assemblies for disk drive suspensions are obviated by defining optically readable indicia that serve as a reference for positioning apparatus rather than the dimple.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Assignee: Magnecomp Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Summers, Daniel Vera
  • Publication number: 20020100878
    Abstract: A quick-install irradiation unit for irradiating a surface includes an adapter that accepts a frame for supporting an ultraviolet lamp with a reflector or a lens for focusing the radiation on the surface. The unit may include a housing secured to one end of the frame containing a drive motor and a cam assembly which oscillate the reflector, if the radiation is focused on a predefined area of the surface at any given time. The unit can be quickly installed in any orientation on practically any flat surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2001
    Publication date: August 1, 2002
    Inventors: George Robert Summers, Forwood Cloud Wiser
  • Patent number: 6393681
    Abstract: PZT crystals are peripherally coated in manufacture by cutting a series of intersecting first kerfs in a wafer comprising a plurality of PZT crystal precursors, filling the kerfs with a coating resin, and cutting a second, narrower kerf in the locus of the first kerfs to separate the crystals while providing them a peripheral coating of the coating resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2002
    Assignee: Magnecomp Corp.
    Inventor: Robert Summers
  • Patent number: 6392844
    Abstract: A single piece suspension and actuator arm includes a load beam having an integrated flexure and hinge each formed of the same web as the load beam, the flexure being foldable at the hinge to lie over the load beam engaged therewith to secure the flexure in its folded over condition. The load beam defines an additional attachment structure that attaches to cooperating attachment structure on the actuator arm, with one or more of the attachment structures comprising a tab and slot arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Magnecomp Corp.
    Inventor: Robert Summers
  • Patent number: 6385014
    Abstract: Excessive capacitive coupling in a wireless disk drive suspension having minimum dielectric film thickness for better mechanical properties is reduced by removing a portion of the wireless conductor immediately opposite the suspension conductors only to obtain reduced capacitive coupling and thus better electrical properties without sacrifice of mechanical properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Magnecomp Corp.
    Inventors: Gustavo Nuno, Robert Summers
  • Patent number: 6360426
    Abstract: Disk drive suspension load beam and flexible circuit components are juxtaposed and properly located relative to each other before welding by a series of areally distributed locator structures that intersect across the common plane between the components in aligning relation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2002
    Inventors: Robert Summers, Amanullah Khan
  • Patent number: 6333837
    Abstract: A disk drive suspension comprising a flexible circuit electrical connector and a steel load beam has a second dielectric layer free of conductive traces and not part of the flexible circuit positioned and maintained between the flexible circuit and the load beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2001
    Assignee: Magnecomp Corporation
    Inventor: Robert Summers
  • Patent number: D453215
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Assignee: Engineering Dynamics Ltd.
    Inventors: George Robert Summers, Forwood Cloud Wiser, III