Patents by Inventor Robert Torres

Robert Torres 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: 20080211118
    Abstract: A method of storing and dispensing a fluid includes providing a vessel configured for selective dispensing of the fluid therefrom. The vessel contains an ionic liquid therein. The fluid is contacted with the ionic liquid for take-up of the fluid by the ionic liquid. There is substantially no chemical change in the ionic liquid and the fluid. The fluid is released from the ionic liquid and dispensed from the vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2008
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Applicant: Matheson Tri-Gas, Inc.
    Inventors: Carrie L. Wyse, Robert Torres, Tadaharu Watanabe, Joseph V. Vininski
  • Publication number: 20080210633
    Abstract: A method of storing and dispensing a fluid includes providing a vessel configured for selective dispensing of the fluid therefrom. The vessel contains an ionic liquid therein. The fluid is contacted with the ionic liquid for take-up of the fluid by the ionic liquid. There is substantially no chemical change in the ionic liquid and the fluid. The fluid is released from the ionic liquid and dispensed from the vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2008
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Applicant: Matheson Tri-Gas, Inc.
    Inventors: Carrie L. Wyse, Robert Torres, Tadaharu Watanabe, Joseph V. Vininski
  • Patent number: 7388869
    Abstract: An approach for routing over a radio network is provided. A terminal receives a packet over the radio network, which supports meshed connectivity, wherein the packet is destined for a destination host. The terminal determines whether the destination host is reachable by a communication interface based upon a route table, and selectively redirects the packet over the radio network according to the route table. A route server is provided to collect routes from the terminal as well as other terminals within the radio network. The route server then disseminates the collect routes to the terminals for updating of their respective route tables. The present invention has particular applicability to a fully meshed satellite network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2008
    Assignee: Hughes Network Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Butehorn, John Border, Patrick Stevens, Robert Torres, Dennis Conti, Vaibhav Kumar, Deepak Aryee, Mangala Kannan
  • Patent number: 7387663
    Abstract: A fluid purifying apparatus that includes a manifold that includes a first branch and a second branch, a first check valve coupled to the first branch of the manifold, and a purifier unit that includes a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is coupled to the second branch of the manifold. Also, a fluid purifying apparatus that includes a vessel that includes a first interior compartment for containing a purifier material and a second interior compartment for containment of a fluid containing impurities, wherein the first interior compartment is separated from the second interior compartment by a fluid permeable support, and a rupturable seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2008
    Assignee: Matheson Tri-Gas, Inc.
    Inventors: Tadaharu Watanabe, Robert Torres, Jr., Joseph Vininski
  • Publication number: 20080060421
    Abstract: According to the invention, an apparatus to characterize leaks in a fluid storage container is disclosed. The apparatus may include a valve coupler, a gas manifold and a processor. The valve coupler may couple the apparatus with a closed valve on the fluid storage container. The gas manifold may be coupled with the valve coupler and may include a first branch connected with a gas monitoring device. The gas monitoring device may scan for a plurality of gases that may be emitted by the closed valve of the fluid storage container. The processor may be operable to receive gas monitoring device data representing masses for one or more of the plurality of gases detected by the monitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2006
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Applicant: Matheson Tri-Gas
    Inventors: Stuart Muller, Robert Torres
  • Patent number: 7314506
    Abstract: A system and method for processing a matrix fluid to remove one or more impurities (such as moisture from a process gas). The purifier includes a pre-cooler that receives the matrix fluid and cools the matrix fluid to a second, lower temperature. A container is provided to contain a purifier element made up of a high surface area material. The container includes an inlet for receiving the matrix fluid from the pre-cooler and an outlet for outputting the matrix fluid after it is forced to flow through the purifier element. The purifier includes a cooler in thermal contact with an outer surface of the container to cool the outer surface of the container to a purifying temperature, which is selected to be below the ambient temperature and above a phase change point of the matrix fluid and is typically in the range of about 0 to ?200° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: Matheson Tri-Gas, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph V. Vininski, Robert Torres, Jr., Virginia H. Houlding, Harold Spicer
  • Publication number: 20070175905
    Abstract: A method of coating an interior of a gas storage container, where the method includes supplying a chemical vapor precursor to the storage container, and forming a metal coating on the interior surface of the container, where the coating is formed from the chemical vapor precursor. Also, a gas storage container that includes a gas storage vessel with an interior surface that has a liner formed on the interior surface of the storage vessel. The liner may include tungsten metal with a purity of about 99%, by weight, or more. Additionally, a system for making a metal lined gas storage container that may include a chemical vapor precursor generator, and a precursor injection assembly for transporting the precursor into a gas storage vessel. The system may also include an exhaust outlet for removing gaseous deposition products from the gas storage vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2006
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Applicant: Matheson Tri-Gas, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Torres, Lawrence Wagg, Joseph Vininski
  • Publication number: 20070143094
    Abstract: Systems, methods and media for an integrated experimental planning, design, and analysis framework are disclosed for describing an experimental design in a data processing system. The framework includes a collection of structured experimental state inputs for organizing possible experimental information. A configurable table structure is simultaneously displayed along with the collection of structured experimental state inputs . A user is provided with the ability to cause automatic setup of the configurable table structure based on user's selection of one of a plurality of experimental techniques. The configurable table structure may be further modified using direct or drag and drop operations. Once the user has completed the modification of entries in the configurable table structure, selected processing of experiments are carried. Outputs from the executed experiments are stored and integrated into the configurable table structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2005
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Inventors: Robert Torres, James Rudd
  • Publication number: 20070124506
    Abstract: Systems, methods and media for dynamically generating a portal site map, including portlets of the portal site map, are disclosed. Embodiments may include determining a root node of a navigational construct of a portal site, where the root node has one or more child nodes. Embodiments may further include recursively crawling through the one or more child nodes of the root node to discover a composition subtree for at least one of the child nodes, the composition subtree comprising information relating to one or more portlets associated with at least one of the child nodes. Embodiments may further include generating a portal site map having an indication of the one or more child nodes and an indication of the one or more portlets associated with at least one of the child nodes. Further embodiments may include generating a portlet response based on the generated portal site map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2005
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Inventors: Douglas Brown, James Rudd, Robert Torres
  • Publication number: 20060262724
    Abstract: An approach for providing flow control in a radio communication system is disclosed. A request from a non-satellite system specific side of a transport interface is made to a system specific side of the transport interface for a flow control allocation that specifies an amount of data to be stored in a queue of the system specific side of the transport interface. The system specific side supports a signaling function that is based on a transmission characteristic of the radio communication system. The flow control allocation is generated based upon availability of the queue, wherein the destination address is a link layer address of the satellite communication system. This arrangement has particular applicability to a satellite network (e.g., Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) network) that provides data communication services.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2005
    Publication date: November 23, 2006
    Inventors: Daniel Friedman, Robert Torres, Patrick Stevens, Craig Schweinhart, Mangala Kannan, Deepak Arur, Peter Lin, Matthew Butehorn, Ken Burrell
  • Publication number: 20060250360
    Abstract: A method and implementing system are provided for enabling selection and transfer of snippets of data, including graphics and file level objects, among computer systems. In an exemplary embodiment, a wireless, universal serial bus (USB) or other portable mouse-type device includes its own flash memory and software to allow a user to transfer on-screen snippet and file level data, via the mouse device, from one computer to another by using “Select”, “Cut”, “Copy”, “Paste” and other features of the operating system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2005
    Publication date: November 9, 2006
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Joel Goodwin, James Rudd, Robert Torres
  • Publication number: 20060226072
    Abstract: A method of storing and dispensing a fluid includes providing a vessel configured for selective dispensing of the fluid therefrom. The vessel contains an ionic liquid therein. The fluid is contacted with the ionic liquid for take-up of the fluid by the ionic liquid. There is substantially no chemical change in the ionic liquid and the fluid. The fluid is released from the ionic liquid and dispensed from the vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2005
    Publication date: October 12, 2006
    Inventors: Carrie Wyse, Robert Torres, Tadaharu Watanabe, Joseph Vininski
  • Publication number: 20060226074
    Abstract: A method of storing and dispensing a fluid includes providing a vessel configured for selective dispensing of the fluid therefrom. The vessel contains an ionic liquid therein. The fluid is contacted with the ionic liquid for take-up of the fluid by the ionic liquid. There is substantially no chemical change in the ionic liquid and the fluid. The fluid is released from the ionic liquid and dispensed from the vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2005
    Publication date: October 12, 2006
    Inventors: Carrie Wyse, Robert Torres, Tadaharu Watanabe, Joseph Vininski
  • Publication number: 20060226073
    Abstract: A method of storing and dispensing a fluid includes providing a vessel configured for selective dispensing of the fluid therefrom. A solvent mixture comprising an ionic liquid and a cosolvent is provided within the vessel. The fluid is contacted with the solvent mixture for take-up of the fluid by the solvent mixture. The fluid is released from the ionic liquid and dispensed from the vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2005
    Publication date: October 12, 2006
    Inventors: Carrie Wyse, Robert Torres, Joseph Vininski
  • Patent number: 7101415
    Abstract: A continuous method of producing a process fluid gas from a feed stream that includes the process fluid and impurities. The method includes: (a) providing a first and second vessel, each vessel containing one or more regenerable purifier materials for removing at least one of the impurities from the feed stream; (b) removing at least one of the impurities by passing the feed stream through one or the other of the vessels to provide a purified process fluid gas, with the vessel being maintained at a first temperature during the removal of impurities; and (c) regenerating the purifier materials in the vessels at a second temperature and during the time when it is not purifying the feed stream by flowing a portion of the purified process fluid or the feed stream or a separate source of the process fluid gas therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignee: Matheson Tri-Gas, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Torres, Jr., Joseph Vivinski, David Lawrence
  • Publication number: 20060171994
    Abstract: The invention concerns a medicinal tablet to be sucked made with boiled sugar of solid consistency designed to dissolve in the buccal cavity, comprising at least an active principle. The invention is characterised in that it further comprises at least a matrix agent for slowing down the release of the active principle(s) which therefore remain in prolonged contact with the region of the mouth and the pharynx the dissolving time in the buccal cavity being at least 15 minutes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2002
    Publication date: August 3, 2006
    Inventors: Pierre Dupinay, Robert Torres, Capon Christine
  • Publication number: 20060086247
    Abstract: A system and method for processing a matrix fluid to remove one or more impurities (such as moisture from a process gas). The purifier includes a pre-cooler that receives the matrix fluid and cools the matrix fluid to a second, lower temperature. A container is provided to contain a purifier element made up of a high surface area material. The container includes an inlet for receiving the matrix fluid from the pre-cooler and an outlet for outputting the matrix fluid after it is forced to flow through the purifier element. The purifier includes a cooler in thermal contact with an outer surface of the container to cool the outer surface of the container to a purifying temperature, which is selected to be below the ambient temperature and above a phase change point of the matrix fluid and is typically in the range of about 0 to ?200° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2005
    Publication date: April 27, 2006
    Inventors: Joseph Vininski, Robert Torres, Virginia Houlding, Harold Spicer
  • Publication number: 20050289561
    Abstract: A Modeling and Analysis Program (MAP) having a modeler, an estimator, and an evaluator is disclosed. The MAP guides the user through the design process. The modeler takes the user's input of a process diagram and creates a model organized by pages. An estimator is applied to the model to calculate the performance along the pages on each path in the model. The performance is compared to criteria. If the performance is not within a range acceptable to the user, then an evaluator is invoked. The evaluator makes recommendations for modifications to the model to improve performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2004
    Publication date: December 29, 2005
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Torres, Fitzgerald Steele
  • Publication number: 20050186123
    Abstract: Novel uses and methods of use for inorganic and macroreticulate polymer bonding to metals to control moisture and oxygen in OLED, and other like devices, are provided. Materials having color change capacity are also provided for the removal of moisture from an OLED, where the material changes color upon reaching its capacity and thereby signals the user that the OLED is no longer protected from moisture damage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2004
    Publication date: August 25, 2005
    Inventors: Robert Torres, Tadaharu Watanabe, Joseph Vininski
  • Publication number: 20050160910
    Abstract: A fluid purifying apparatus that includes a manifold that includes a first branch and a second branch, a first check valve coupled to the first branch of the manifold, and a purifier unit that includes a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is coupled to the second branch of the manifold. Also, a fluid purifying apparatus that includes a vessel that includes a first interior compartment for containing a purifier material and a second interior compartment for containment of a fluid containing impurities, wherein the first interior compartment is separated from the second interior compartment by a fluid permeable support, and a rupturable seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2005
    Publication date: July 28, 2005
    Inventors: Tadaharu Watanabe, Robert Torres, Joseph Vininski