Patents by Inventor Ronald Lloyd
Ronald Lloyd 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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Patent number: 6568116Abstract: A security mount and system for protecting a firearm. The base of the firearm is placed in a receptacle in the mount to hold the firearm. A switch in the bottom of the receptacle is activated when the firearm is removed from the mount. The mount may be connected directly to an alarm or to a premises security system which sounds the alarm when the switch is activated. The premises security system may also report an alarm condition to a monitoring center via a wireline connection or a wireless link when the switch is activated.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2001Date of Patent: May 27, 2003Inventor: Ronald Lloyd Hathaway
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Publication number: 20020188254Abstract: A thoracentesis device having a hypersensitive dual spring indication mechanism for alerting the user of any contact to internal body organs by the blunt tip distal end of the thoracentesis device once the device has been inserted inside a patient's body. The thoracentesis device includes a handle and an outer needle fixedly attached thereto. The outer needle forms a sharp distal end adapted for penetrating the chest cavity wall and a longitudinal conduit that is in fluid flow communication with a cavity defined inside the handle. A spring-loaded inner needle is slidably disposed inside the conduit of the outer needle with the proximal portion of the inner needle operably engaged with a large spring that imparts a sufficient distal spring force to fully extend the blunt tip distal end of the inner needle beyond the sharp distal end of the outer needle.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2002Publication date: December 12, 2002Applicant: Sherwood Services, AGInventors: Gregory Alan Steube, Alan Ranford, Ronald Lloyd
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Publication number: 20020144447Abstract: A security mount and system for protecting a firearm. The base of the firearm is placed in a receptacle in the mount to hold the firearm. A switch in the bottom of the receptacle is activated when the firearm is removed from the mount. The mount may be connected directly to an alarm or to a premises security system which sounds the alarm when the switch is activated. The premises security system may also report an alarm condition to a monitoring center via a wireline connection or a wireless link when the switch is activated.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2001Publication date: October 10, 2002Inventor: Ronald Lloyd Hathaway
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Patent number: 6447483Abstract: A thoracentesis device for removing fluid from a cavity includes a hypersensitive dual spring indication mechanism for alerting the user of any contact to internal body organs. The thoracentesis device includes a handle and an outer needle fixedly attached to the handle. The outer needle forms a sharp distal end and a spring-loaded inner needle, including a blunt tip distal end, is slidably disposed inside the conduit of the outer needle. A first spring has a first spring force that urges the inner needle into a fully extended position and a second spring has a second spring force that acts on the inner needle in opposition of the first spring force. A first and second opposite colored indicators are arranged in contact with the springs so as to alert the user to any initial contact made by the thoracentesis device.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2000Date of Patent: September 10, 2002Assignee: Sherwood Services, AGInventors: Gregory Alan Steube, Alan Ranford, Ronald Lloyd
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Patent number: 6379466Abstract: The temperature controlled gas distribution plate of the present invention includes a liquid cooling passage, with inlet and outlet ports, that is formed within the gas distribution plate. In the preferred embodiment, the plate is formed with an upper passage cover and a lower base having a liquid passage channel formed within the side walls thereof. The cover and base are welded together to form a sealed liquid passage within the plate through which the liquid coolant flows.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 1994Date of Patent: April 30, 2002Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: Turgut Sahin, Salvador Umotoy, Avi Tepman, Ronald Lloyd Rose
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Patent number: 6357870Abstract: A method of printing uses a liquid applicator to apply a coating solution ontaining polyvinyl pyrrolidone or a polyvinyl pyrrolidone copolymer to an intermediate transfer medium. An image is printed onto the intermediate transfer medium using an ink jet printing device. The coating solution contains an organic solvent, which is preferably a glycol solvent or a diol solvent. Suitable solvents include trimethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, propylene glycol, di propylene glycol, tri propylene glycol, 1,2 butane diol, 2 pyrrolidone, gamma butyrolactone and glycerol. The coating solution is applied in an amount of 0.01 to 10 mg/cm2. The coating solution may contain 0.01 to 20 wt. % of polyvinyl pyrrolidone or a polyvinyl pyrrolidone copolymer, 5-95 wt. % of an organic solvent and 5-95 wt. % water. More preferably, the coating solution contains 0.01 to 15 wt. % of polyvinyl pyrrolidone or a polyvinyl pyrrolidone copolymer, 5-95 wt. % of an organic solvent and 5-95 wt. % water.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2000Date of Patent: March 19, 2002Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.Inventors: Bradley Leonard Beach, David Starling MacMillan, Jean Marie Massie, Ronald Lloyd Roe
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Patent number: 6150025Abstract: A roller for electrophotography is made from a mixture of polyurethane, polydiene, polyether diol, a first conductive filler and a second conductive filler which catalyzes oxidation of the polydiene. The first conductive filler comprises hexahalogenated acetylacetonates. The roller has a very high outer surface electrical resistance from baking the roller to oxidize the polybutadiene. The charge roller is achieved at low production cost and functions well with charging by a DC potential and AC overlay.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 1999Date of Patent: November 21, 2000Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.Inventors: Ronald Lloyd Roe, Edward Wayne Weidert
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Patent number: 6064957Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and system for improving speech recognition. In this invention, there is a training phase where text data generated from a speech recognition system is collected and aligned with a corresponding true transcription of the speech recognition text data. A preliminary set of correction rules are generated and observed against a corpus of fully verified text data. Rules that are applicable are validated, while invalid rules are updated. The updated rules are then applied to the parallel sample of speech recognition text data and corresponding text data, as well as the corpus of text data. The rules are examined again to determine their validity. This process continues until all of the rules have been validated or until no further progress is made. The finalized correction rules are then put into a production phase.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 1997Date of Patent: May 16, 2000Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Ronald Lloyd Brandow, Tomasz Strzalkowski
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Patent number: 5874172Abstract: An electrophotographic developer roller is made by casting urethane prepolymer mixed with a polybutadiene, a trifunctional curative, ferric chloride powder, and an antioxidant. After curing, the roller is baked, which oxidizes the outer surface. The oxidized surface layer is electrically resistive, which is desirable in a developer roller. An excellent developer roller is achieved at low production cost. The antioxidant provides stable electrical characteristics over extended time periods.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 1997Date of Patent: February 23, 1999Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.Inventors: Bradley Leonard Beach, Jean Marie Massie, Johnny Dale Massie, II, Ronald Lloyd Roe
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Patent number: 5808626Abstract: A method for selecting tie point locations within a series of overlapping images. Initially the series of images are ordered to maximize the potential for successful phase correlations between adjacent images. Adjacent pairs in the ordered images are then phase correlated to determine the translational offsets between adjacent pairs. The overlapping regions in adjacent pairs are assessed for normalized cross correlation and initial candidate tie points are selected within the regions at a reduced resolution. The initially selected tie points are then phase correlated at full resolution and any surviving candidate tie point locations are further refined to sub-pixel accuracy.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 1997Date of Patent: September 15, 1998Assignee: E-Systems, Inc.Inventors: Fenton Lynwood Givens, Ronald Lloyd Bowden
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Patent number: 5804114Abstract: An electrophotographic developer roller is made by casting urethane prepolymer mixed with a butadiene, a trifunctional curative and ferric chloride powder. After curing, the roller is baked, which oxidizes the outer surface. The oxidized surface layer is electrically resistive, which is desirable in a developer roller. An excellent developer roller is achieved at low production cost.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 1997Date of Patent: September 8, 1998Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.Inventors: Todd Lucas Janes, Johnny Dale Massie, II, Joan Marie Massie, Ronald Lloyd Roe, Donald Wayne Stafford
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Patent number: 5724496Abstract: A method for selecting tie point locations within a series of overlapping images. Initially the series of images are ordered to maximize the potential for successful phase correlations between adjacent images. Adjacent pairs in the ordered images are then phase correlated to determine the translational offsets between adjacent pairs. The overlapping regions in adjacent pairs are assessed for normalized cross correlation and initial candidate tie points are selected within the regions at a reduced resolution. The initially selected tie points are then phase correlated at full resolution and any surviving candidate tie point locations are further refined to sub-pixel accuracy.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 1996Date of Patent: March 3, 1998Assignee: E-Systems, Inc.Inventors: Fenton Lynwood Givens, Ronald Lloyd Bowden
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Patent number: 5707743Abstract: An electrophotographic developer roller is made by casting urethane prepolymer mixed with a butadiene, a trifunctional curative and ferric chloride powder. After curing, the roller is baked, which oxidizes the outer surface. The oxidized surface layer is electrically resistive, which is desirable in a developer roller. An excellent developer roller is achieved at low production cost.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 1996Date of Patent: January 13, 1998Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.Inventors: Todd Lucas Janes, Johnny Dale Massie, II, Jean Marie Massie, Ronald Lloyd Roe, Donald Wayne Stafford
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Patent number: 5374258Abstract: A tampon for hygienic use which comprises an absorbent core of general cylindrical shape having a liquid pervious cover layer is disclosed. The cover layer is a plastics material which comprises parallel ribs in one direction interconnected by a plurality of fibrillated strands in the transverse direction. The ribs of the cover layer lie in a direction which is in a direction parallel to the main axis of the tampon.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 1990Date of Patent: December 20, 1994Assignee: Smith & Nephew plcInventors: Ronald Lloyd, Karen A. Stringer
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Patent number: 4846829Abstract: A pad for protecting female undergarments from light vaginal discharges is described in which pad a body liquid impermeable layer of pressure sensitive adhesive serves to prevent transmission of body liquids through the pad and also serves to adhere the pad to the undergarment.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 1984Date of Patent: July 11, 1989Assignee: Smith and Nephew Associated Companies LimitedInventor: Ronald Lloyd
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Patent number: 4540408Abstract: A disposable applicator for placing a pharmacologically active agent in contact with a moist body surface, especially the eye is in the form of an elongate strip disposed at one end of which is a soluble matrix element containing the pharmacologically active agent so that on contact with the moist body surface the matrix element separates from the remainder of the strip. In a preferred form the matrix element is attached to the remainder of the strip by a thin water soluble membrane which rapidly dissolves in body fluid thereby releasing the matrix element to the body surface. Processes for the preparation of the disposable applicators are also described.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 1982Date of Patent: September 10, 1985Assignee: Smith and Nephew Associated Companies LimitedInventor: Ronald Lloyd
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Patent number: 4475908Abstract: An adhesive mount for adhesively attaching an ostomy bag about the stoma of a patient which comprises a layer of moisture vapor transmitting plastics foam and a layer of moisture vapor transmitting pressure sensitive adhesive in juxtaposition therewith and an ostomy bag device having an adhesive mount bonded about an aperture thereof is described.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 1981Date of Patent: October 9, 1984Inventor: Ronald Lloyd
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Patent number: 4455337Abstract: A film of synthetic polymer is profiled with a pattern of thick and thin areas so that it can split on stretching into a net; additionally the thin areas are likewise profiled so that either the strands of main net split clearly apart or the orifices of main net are covered by an integral fine net arising from the minor profile. Profiles based on the intersection of sets of parallel grooves on opposite surfaces are preferred for both major and minor profiles.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 1981Date of Patent: June 19, 1984Inventors: Ronald Lloyd, Albert G. Patchell
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Patent number: 4452845Abstract: A moisture vapor transmitting film comprising a blend of polyurethane and an incompatible polymer characterized in that the incompatible polymer forms a discrete phase within a continuous matrix of polyurethane and that said film contains voids and processes for the manufacture thereof.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 1983Date of Patent: June 5, 1984Assignee: Smith and Nephew Associated Companies LimitedInventors: Ronald Lloyd, Peter J. Metcalfe
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Patent number: 4245630Abstract: A composite strip material comprising at least a backing layer, an adhesive layer on a surface thereof, and a removable protective layer over and contacting and peelably adherent to at least part of the adhesive layer; wherein each layer is finger-tearable and wherein at least one layer is cleanly finger-tearable from any point along its length in a predetermined transverse direction, thereby to influence and facilitate transverse tear of any other layers present in a like cleanly finger-tearable manner to provide clearly defined separate units of any desired size.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 1979Date of Patent: January 20, 1981Assignee: T. J. Smith & Nephew, Ltd.Inventors: Ronald Lloyd, Brian W. Walter