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).
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Patent number: 11865570Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 22, 2019Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Salford Group Inc.Inventors: Geof J. Gray, Joshua Scott Fields, Steven Ray Owenby, Richard Hagler, Russell Mcever, Brian Hobson
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Publication number: 20230302349Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2022Publication date: September 28, 2023Inventor: Nancy Scott Field
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Patent number: 11660633Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 4, 2021Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Salford Group Inc.Inventors: Geof J. Gray, John Mark Averink, Bradley William Baker, Jesse Abram Dyck, Joshua Scott Fields, Steven Ray Owenby
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Publication number: 20220055064Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2021Publication date: February 24, 2022Applicant: Salford Group Inc.Inventors: Geof J. GRAY, John Mark AVERINK, Bradley William BAKER, Jesse Abram DYCK, Joshua Scott Fields, Steven Ray Owenby
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Publication number: 20210402427Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2019Publication date: December 30, 2021Applicants: Salford Group Inc., Salford Group Inc.Inventors: Geof J. GRAY, Joshua Scott FIELDS, Steven Ray OWENBY, Richard HAGLER, Russell MCEVER, Brian HOBSON
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Patent number: 11198149Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 6, 2018Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignee: Salford Group Inc.Inventors: Geof J. Gray, John Mark Averink, Bradley William Baker, Jesse Abram Dyck, Joshua Scott Fields, Steven Ray Owenby
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Patent number: 10979290Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 19, 2016Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Edward Reus, Mario Goertzel, Scott Field, Michael Joseph Healy, Joseph Dadzie, David Kays, John Douceur, Henricus Johannes Maria Meijer
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Publication number: 20200384496Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2018Publication date: December 10, 2020Applicant: Salford Group Inc.Inventors: Geof J. GRAY, John Mark AVERINK, Bradley William BAKER, Jesse Abram DYCK, Joshua Scott FIELDS, Steven Ray OWENBY
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Patent number: 10699011Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 28, 2018Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Mihai Costea, Scott Field, Damodharan Ulagaratchagan
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Patent number: 10204241Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 30, 2017Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Scott A. Field, Aravind N. Thoram, John Michael Walton, Dayi Zhou, Alex M. Semenko, Avraham Michael Ben-Menahem
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Patent number: 10200194Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 30, 2017Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Scott A. Field, Aravind N. Thoram, John Michael Walton, Dayi Zhou, Alex M. Semenko, Avraham Michael Ben-Menahem
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Publication number: 20190007204Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2017Publication date: January 3, 2019Inventors: Scott A. Field, Aravind N. Thoram, John Michael Walton, Dayi Zhou, Alex M. Semenko, Avraham Michael Ben-Menahem
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Publication number: 20190005274Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2017Publication date: January 3, 2019Inventors: Scott A. Field, Aravind N. Thoram, John Michael Walton, Dayi Zhou, Alex M. Semenko, Avraham Michael Ben-Menahem
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Publication number: 20180307836Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2018Publication date: October 25, 2018Inventors: Mihai COSTEA, Scott FIELD, Damodharan ULAGARATCHAGAN
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Patent number: 10043008Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 29, 2004Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Mihai Costea, Scott Field, Damodharan Ulagaratchagan
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Patent number: 10043072Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 2, 2017Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: Bank of America CorporationInventors: John E. Scully, Scott A. Field, Jennifer N. Wheat, Anup Vappala, Brittany S. Abisambra
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Publication number: 20180053047Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 2, 2017Publication date: February 22, 2018Inventors: John E. Scully, Scott A. Field, Jennifer N. Wheat, Anup Vappala, Brittany S. Abisambra
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Publication number: 20170099185Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2016Publication date: April 6, 2017Inventors: Edward Reus, Mario Goertzel, Scott Field, Michael Joseph Healy, Joseph Dadzie, David Kays, John Douceur, Henricus Johannes Maria Meijer
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Patent number: 9531588Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 16, 2011Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Edward Reus, Mario Goertzel, Scott Field, Michael Joseph Healy, Joseph Dadzie, David Kays, John Douceur, Henricus Johannes Maria Meijer
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Patent number: 9500643Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 16, 2015Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: SRI InternationalInventors: Rajeev Vaidyanathan, Joseph Perrone, Ellen Beaulieu, Scott Fields