Patents by Inventor Scott A. Field

Scott A. Field 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: 11865570
    Abstract: A longitudinally adjustable flow divider situated in the particulate material path of a spinner spreader between the bin and the rotatable disc divides the particulate material so that the particulate material is dischargeable on to the upper surface of the rotatable disc on first and second laterally spaced apart longitudinally oriented drop lines. An actuator operably connected to the flow divider adjusts a longitudinal position of the flow divider to longitudinally adjust drop points on the drop lines at which the particulate material is dischargeable on to the rotatable disc. Longitudinal adjustment of the drop points along laterally spaced apart drop lines on one spinner disc permits control over spread pattern to help achieve uniform distribution of the particulate material on a ground surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Salford Group Inc.
    Inventors: Geof J. Gray, Joshua Scott Fields, Steven Ray Owenby, Richard Hagler, Russell Mcever, Brian Hobson
  • Publication number: 20230302349
    Abstract: A math game that requires choice and strategic thinking in the practice of multiplication. Play takes place on a game board which consists of a grid of randomly arranged multiplication products. Players are given a “hand” of three or more numbered cards, with each number representing a factor in a multiplication problem. Players take turns choosing two of the factors in their hand to create a product which they mark on the game board. The first player to obtain the required number of marked products in a row, horizontally, vertically, or diagonally, wins the game. By choosing which factors they multiply, players can make offensive or defensive moves in their attempt to be the first to mark the required number of products in a row.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventor: Nancy Scott Field
  • Patent number: 11660633
    Abstract: A method of controlling spread pattern of a particulate material broadcasted by a spinner spreader involves permitting particulate material to flow through a plurality of sluices situated in a particulate material path between a bin and a rotatable disc of a spinner spreader. Each sluice receives a portion of the particulate material and delivers the portion of particulate material to a radial and/or angular position on the rotatable disc. The radial and/or angular position on the rotatable disc to which the portion of particulate material from at least one of sluices is delivered is adjusted by longitudinally translating the at least one independently moveable sluice independent of all other sluices of the plurality of sluices to change position of the at least one independently moveable sluice relative to the rotating disc thereby changing the spread pattern of the particulate material broadcasted by the rotatable disc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Salford Group Inc.
    Inventors: Geof J. Gray, John Mark Averink, Bradley William Baker, Jesse Abram Dyck, Joshua Scott Fields, Steven Ray Owenby
  • Publication number: 20220055064
    Abstract: A method of controlling spread pattern of a particulate material broadcasted by a spinner spreader involves permitting particulate material to flow through a plurality of sluices situated in a particulate material path between a bin and a rotatable disc of a spinner spreader. Each sluice receives a portion of the particulate material and delivers the portion of particulate material to a radial and/or angular position on the rotatable disc. The radial and/or angular position on the rotatable disc to which the portion of particulate material from at least one of sluices is delivered is adjusted by longitudinally translating the at least one independently moveable sluice independent of all other sluices of the plurality of sluices to change position of the at least one independently moveable sluice relative to the rotating disc thereby changing the spread pattern of the particulate material broadcasted by the rotatable disc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicant: Salford Group Inc.
    Inventors: Geof J. GRAY, John Mark AVERINK, Bradley William BAKER, Jesse Abram DYCK, Joshua Scott Fields, Steven Ray Owenby
  • Publication number: 20210402427
    Abstract: A longitudinally adjustable flow divider situated in the particulate material path of a spinner spreader between the bin and the rotatable disc divides the particulate material so that the particulate material is dischargeable on to the upper surface of the rotatable disc on first and second laterally spaced apart longitudinally oriented drop lines. An actuator operably connected to the flow divider adjusts a longitudinal position of the flow divider to longitudinally adjust drop points on the drop lines at which the particulate material is dischargeable on to the rotatable disc. Longitudinal adjustment of the drop points along laterally spaced apart drop lines on one spinner disc permits control over spread pattern to help achieve uniform distribution of the particulate material on a ground surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2019
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicants: Salford Group Inc., Salford Group Inc.
    Inventors: Geof J. GRAY, Joshua Scott FIELDS, Steven Ray OWENBY, Richard HAGLER, Russell MCEVER, Brian HOBSON
  • Patent number: 11198149
    Abstract: An apparatus for spreading particulate material has a bin for holding particulate material, a rotatable disc for broadcasting the particulate material to a ground surface, a conveyor for conveying the particulate material in a particulate material path from the hopper to the rotatable disc, and a plurality of sluices situated in the particulate material path between the bin and the rotatable disc. Each sluice receives a portion of the particulate material and delivers the portion of particulate material to a radial and/or angular position on the rotatable disc. At least one of the sluices is independently moveable to adjust the radial and/or angular position on the rotatable disc to which the portion of particulate material from the at least one independently moveable sluice is delivered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Salford Group Inc.
    Inventors: Geof J. Gray, John Mark Averink, Bradley William Baker, Jesse Abram Dyck, Joshua Scott Fields, Steven Ray Owenby
  • Patent number: 10979290
    Abstract: The subject disclosure relates to techniques for monitoring contextual and performance information of a device for anticipatorily sending update information to the device. An interface component can receive, from the client, contextual information indicating an operating environment of the client and performance information that is associated with one or more operations being performed by the client based on the operating environment, and send, based on correlation information, update information to the client. Further, a service component can to infer a relationship between the contextual information and the performance information to obtain the correlation information. In other embodiments, a client can populate a cache with portion(s) of the contextual information to obtain cached information, and send at least a portion of the cached information to a system including one or more aspects of the service component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Edward Reus, Mario Goertzel, Scott Field, Michael Joseph Healy, Joseph Dadzie, David Kays, John Douceur, Henricus Johannes Maria Meijer
  • Publication number: 20200384496
    Abstract: An apparatus for spreading particulate material has a bin for holding particulate material, a rotatable disc for broadcasting the particulate material to a ground surface, a conveyor for conveying the particulate material in a particulate material path from the hopper to the rotatable disc, and a plurality of sluices situated in the particulate material path between the bin and the rotatable disc. Each sluice receives a portion of the particulate material and delivers the portion of particulate material to a radial and/or angular position on the rotatable disc. At least one of the sluices is independently moveable to adjust the radial and/or angular position on the rotatable disc to which the portion of particulate material from the at least one independently moveable sluice is delivered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicant: Salford Group Inc.
    Inventors: Geof J. GRAY, John Mark AVERINK, Bradley William BAKER, Jesse Abram DYCK, Joshua Scott FIELDS, Steven Ray OWENBY
  • Patent number: 10699011
    Abstract: A system and method for efficiently determining that a received file is not malware is presented. In operation, when a file is received at a computing device, an evaluation is made as to whether the file includes user-modifiable, or superficial, data areas, i.e., areas of the file that by their nature do not typically carry or embed malware. If the file includes superficial data areas, those superficial data areas are filtered out and a file signature is generated based on the remaining portions of the received file. The file can then be compared to a list of know malware to determine if the file is malware. Alternatively, the file can be compared to a list of known, trusted files to determine whether the file is trustworthy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Mihai Costea, Scott Field, Damodharan Ulagaratchagan
  • Patent number: 10204241
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for adding security to client data by maintaining keys providing access to the client data remotely from the client data. In some circumstances, the systems encrypt a cluster of data using an encryption key, associate the cluster of encrypted data with a unique identifier and send the unique identifier and the decryption key to a server for storage. The decryption key is then received from the server and is used to decrypt the cluster of encrypted data. A server can also perform policy checks or trigger additional authentication such as SMS, phone, or email notification before allowing access to a key. Furthermore, in some instances, the server can also prevent access to the stored keys in response to anomalies, such as decommissioning and other asset management events.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Scott A. Field, Aravind N. Thoram, John Michael Walton, Dayi Zhou, Alex M. Semenko, Avraham Michael Ben-Menahem
  • Patent number: 10200194
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for adding security to client data by maintaining decryption keys at a server that provide access to encrypted keys that are maintained at a client system with encrypted client data. A specialized protocol is utilized for accessing the decryption keys from the server. Once obtained, the decryption key is used to decrypt the encrypted key at the client and then the newly decrypted decryption key is used to decrypt the encrypted data. A server can also perform policy checks or trigger additional authentication such as SMS, phone, or email notification before allowing access to the server decryption key. Furthermore, in some instances, the server can also prevent access to the server decryption keys in response to anomalies, such as decommissioning and other asset management events.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Scott A. Field, Aravind N. Thoram, John Michael Walton, Dayi Zhou, Alex M. Semenko, Avraham Michael Ben-Menahem
  • Publication number: 20190007204
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for adding security to client data by maintaining decryption keys at a server that provide access to encrypted keys that are maintained at a client system with encrypted client data. A specialized protocol is utilized for accessing the decryption keys from the server. Once obtained, the decryption key is used to decrypt the encrypted key at the client and then the newly decrypted decryption key is used to decrypt the encrypted data. A server can also perform policy checks or trigger additional authentication such as SMS, phone, or email notification before allowing access to the server decryption key. Furthermore, in some instances, the server can also prevent access to the server decryption keys in response to anomalies, such as decommissioning and other asset management events.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Scott A. Field, Aravind N. Thoram, John Michael Walton, Dayi Zhou, Alex M. Semenko, Avraham Michael Ben-Menahem
  • Publication number: 20190005274
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for adding security to client data by maintaining keys providing access to the client data remotely from the client data. In some circumstances, the systems encrypt a cluster of data using an encryption key, associate the cluster of encrypted data with a unique identifier and send the unique identifier and the decryption key to a server for storage. The decryption key is then received from the server and is used to decrypt the cluster of encrypted data. A server can also perform policy checks or trigger additional authentication such as SMS, phone, or email notification before allowing access to a key. Furthermore, in some instances, the server can also prevent access to the stored keys in response to anomalies, such as decommissioning and other asset management events.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Scott A. Field, Aravind N. Thoram, John Michael Walton, Dayi Zhou, Alex M. Semenko, Avraham Michael Ben-Menahem
  • Publication number: 20180307836
    Abstract: A system and method for efficiently determining that a received file is not malware is presented. In operation, when a file is received at a computing device, an evaluation is made as to whether the file includes user-modifiable, or superficial, data areas, i.e., areas of the file that by their nature do not typically carry or embed malware. If the file includes superficial data areas, those superficial data areas are filtered out and a file signature is generated based on the remaining portions of the received file. The file can then be compared to a list of know malware to determine if the file is malware. Alternatively, the file can be compared to a list of known, trusted files to determine whether the file is trustworthy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Mihai COSTEA, Scott FIELD, Damodharan ULAGARATCHAGAN
  • Patent number: 10043008
    Abstract: A system and method for efficiently determining that a received file is not malware is presented. In operation, when a file is received at a computing device, an evaluation is made as to whether the file includes user-modifiable, or superficial, data areas, i.e., areas of the file that by their nature do not typically carry or embed malware. If the file includes superficial data areas, those superficial data areas are filtered out and a file signature is generated based on the remaining portions of the received file. The file can then be compared to a list of know malware to determine if the file is malware. Alternatively, the file can be compared to a list of known, trusted files to determine whether the file is trustworthy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Mihai Costea, Scott Field, Damodharan Ulagaratchagan
  • Patent number: 10043072
    Abstract: Methods for providing relevance-based, image centric information are provided. The methods may include receiving an image. The methods include linking each received image to an appropriate selected standard format. The selection may be based on a greatest degree of relevance between the image and the selected format. The methods include converting each image into a linked standard format. The methods include loading the converted images into a database. The methods include searching the database utilizing a query. The methods include returning a plurality of resultant images in response to the query. The methods include determining a search relevance result value for each resultant image. The search relevance result value being based on the level at which the document fits the query. The methods include ordering the resultant images based on the search relevance result values. The methods include arranging the images and associated metadata on a four-regioned user interfacing display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: John E. Scully, Scott A. Field, Jennifer N. Wheat, Anup Vappala, Brittany S. Abisambra
  • Publication number: 20180053047
    Abstract: Methods for providing relevance-based, image centric information is provided. The method may include receiving the image. Methods may include linking each received image to an appropriate selected standard format. The selection may be based on a greatest degree of relevance between the image and the selected format. Methods may include converting each image into a linked standard format. Methods may include loading the converted into a database. Methods may include searching the database utilizing a query. Methods may include returning a plurality of resultant images in response to the query. Methods may include determining a search relevance result value for each resultant image. The search relevance result value being based on the level at which the document fits the query. Methods may include ordering the resultant images based on the search relevance result values. Methods may include arranging the images and associated metadata on a four-regioned user interfacing display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventors: John E. Scully, Scott A. Field, Jennifer N. Wheat, Anup Vappala, Brittany S. Abisambra
  • Publication number: 20170099185
    Abstract: The subject disclosure relates to techniques for monitoring contextual and performance information of a device for anticipatorily sending update information to the device. An interface component can receive, from the client, contextual information indicating an operating environment of the client and performance information that is associated with one or more operations being performed by the client based on the operating environment, and send, based on correlation information, update information to the client. Further, a service component can to infer a relationship between the contextual information and the performance information to obtain the correlation information. In other embodiments, a client can populate a cache with portion(s) of the contextual information to obtain cached information, and send at least a portion of the cached information to a system including one or more aspects of the service component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Inventors: Edward Reus, Mario Goertzel, Scott Field, Michael Joseph Healy, Joseph Dadzie, David Kays, John Douceur, Henricus Johannes Maria Meijer
  • Patent number: 9531588
    Abstract: The subject disclosure relates to techniques for monitoring contextual and performance information of a device for anticipatorily sending update information to the device. An interface component can receive, from the client, contextual information indicating an operating environment of the client and performance information that is associated with one or more operations being performed by the client based on the operating environment, and send, based on correlation information, update information to the client. Further, a service component can to infer a relationship between the contextual information and the performance information to obtain the correlation information. In other embodiments, a client can populate a cache with portion(s) of the contextual information to obtain cached information, and send at least a portion of the cached information to a system including one or more aspects of the service component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Edward Reus, Mario Goertzel, Scott Field, Michael Joseph Healy, Joseph Dadzie, David Kays, John Douceur, Henricus Johannes Maria Meijer
  • Patent number: 9500643
    Abstract: Ectoparasite infestation of a substrate like bedding is detected by contacting a sample from the substrate with a polyclonal ectoparasite antibody generated from a whole ectoparasite immunogen, under conditions wherein the antibody specifically binds ectoparasite antigen in the sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: SRI International
    Inventors: Rajeev Vaidyanathan, Joseph Perrone, Ellen Beaulieu, Scott Fields