Patents by Inventor Scott Meredith
Scott Meredith 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: 11654340Abstract: A hitting practice device allows a batter to swing the bat, make contact with the device, and then to follow-through with the swing while maintaining contact with the device. In embodiments, the hitting practice device includes a pivoting base, a post connected to the base, a pad attached at the upper portion of the post, and a stopper that prevents the base from pivoting beyond a recovery angle. In other embodiments, the base includes a base plate and stabilization plate connected by a hinge. In embodiments, a pad and dampener absorb most of the initial impact of the hit, pausing the swing for analysis. The pivoting base then allows the batter to continue, follow-through and complete the swing.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2021Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Inventor: Alan Scott Meredith
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Publication number: 20210299536Abstract: A hitting practice device allows a batter to swing the bat, make contact with the device, and then to follow-through with the swing while maintaining contact with the device. In embodiments, the hitting practice device includes a pivoting base, a post connected to the base, a pad attached at the upper portion of the post, and a stopper that prevents the base from pivoting beyond a recovery angle. In other embodiments, the base includes a base plate and stabilization plate connected by a hinge. In embodiments, a pad and dampener absorb most of the initial impact of the hit, pausing the swing for analysis. The pivoting base then allows the batter to continue, follow-through and complete the swing.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2021Publication date: September 30, 2021Inventor: Alan Scott Meredith
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Patent number: 10987561Abstract: A hitting practice device allows a batter to swing the bat, make contact with the device, and then to follow-through with the swing while maintaining contact with the device. In embodiments, the hitting practice device includes a pivoting base, a post connected to the base, a pad attached at the upper portion of the post, and a stopper that prevents the base from pivoting beyond a recovery angle. In other embodiments, the base includes a base plate and stabilization plate connected by a hinge. In embodiments, a pad and dampener absorb most of the initial impact of the hit, pausing the swing for analysis. The pivoting base then allows the batter to continue, follow-through and completing the swing.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2018Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Inventor: Alan Scott Meredith
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Patent number: 10092888Abstract: A linear reciprocating actuator for mixing, agitating, separation, continuous sampling and/or harvesting or filtration, gas mixing, and various other applications. The actuator may have a housing closed on one end, and attached to a vessel in a hermetically-sealed manner such that it is part of the fluidic envelope of the vessel. An agitation device may be attached to a shaft which is partially surrounded by the housing, or the agitation device may surround the housing where the housing protrudes into the vessel. The actuator enables agitation of the contents of a hermetically-sealed vessel without mechanical coupling from outside the fluidic envelope of the process. The agitation device is solely acted upon by a magnetic field, is contained entirely within the fluidic envelope of the process, and is not attached to the vessel in any way. The magnetic flux which drives the agitation device passes through the housing.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2015Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: Genesis Technologies, LLCInventors: Scott Meredith Barksdale, Lawrence Anthony Sasso, Jr.
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Publication number: 20170333857Abstract: A linear reciprocating actuator for mixing, agitating, separation, continuous sampling and/or harvesting or filtration, gas mixing, and various other applications. The actuator may have a housing closed on one end, and attached to a vessel in a hermetically-sealed manner such that it is part of the fluidic envelope of the vessel. An agitation device may be attached to a shaft which is partially surrounded by the housing, or the agitation device may surround the housing where the housing protrudes into the vessel. The actuator enables agitation of the contents of a hermetically-sealed vessel without mechanical coupling from outside the fluidic envelope of the process. The agitation device is solely acted upon by a magnetic field, is contained entirely within the fluidic envelope of the process, and is not attached to the vessel in any way. The magnetic flux which drives the agitation device passes through the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2015Publication date: November 23, 2017Inventors: Scott Meredith BARKSDALE, Lawrence Anthony SASSO, JR.
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Patent number: 8887111Abstract: Technology for translating a behavioral description of a circuit into a structural description of the circuit is disclosed. The behavioral description may describe the circuit in terms of the behavior, or other functionality, of multiple circuit portions, with at least some of the multiple circuit portions having multiple components. The technology includes determining components across the multiple circuit portions of the behavioral description that have commonalities, and synthesizing the structural description with a description of a shared circuit portion instead of individual structural descriptions of the components having the determined commonality. The synthesized structural description may be organized according to a different hierarchical structure than that of the behavioral description.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2013Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: C2 Design AutomationInventors: Michael Scott Meredith, Stephen B. Sutherland
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Publication number: 20140280220Abstract: A method of determining a storage device on which to store received data is provided. Data is received. A score indicating a value associated with the received data is computed. A storage device is determined from a plurality of types of storage devices on which to store the received data based on the computed score. The received data is sent to the determined storage device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: SAS Institute Inc.Inventors: Gary Spakes, Scott Meredith Chastain, Bryan Christopher Harris
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Publication number: 20140053119Abstract: Technology for translating a behavioral description of a circuit into a structural description of the circuit is disclosed. The behavioral description may describe the circuit in terms of the behavior, or other functionality, of multiple circuit portions, with at least some of the multiple circuit portions having multiple components. The technology includes determining components across the multiple circuit portions of the behavioral description that have commonalities, and synthesizing the structural description with a description of a shared circuit portion instead of individual structural descriptions of the components having the determined commonality. The synthesized structural description may be organized according to a different hierarchical structure than that of the behavioral description.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2013Publication date: February 20, 2014Applicant: C2 Design Automation dba Forte Design SystemsInventors: Michael Scott MEREDITH, Stephen B. Sutherland
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Patent number: 7587682Abstract: The concept of a specialized task identifier is disclosed to indicate the content of a file within a computer-implemented system for providing help content to a user. In one embodiment, the specialized task identifier includes at least one element selected from a controlled vocabulary. In another embodiment, the specialized task identifier is arranged in accordance with a predetermined structure of organizational elements. In yet another embodiment, the specialized task identifier is utilized as a basis to at least semi-automatically categorize within a taxonomic organization scheme.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2004Date of Patent: September 8, 2009Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventor: Scott Meredith
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Publication number: 20050203934Abstract: A method and apparatus for compressing query logs is provided. Multiple levels of user-specifiable compression include character-based compression, token-based compression, and subsumption. An efficient method for performing subsumption is also provided. The compressed query logs are then used to train a statistical process such as a help function for a computer operating system.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2004Publication date: September 15, 2005Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Scott Meredith, Peter Leonard, Hsiao-Wuen Hon
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Publication number: 20050203880Abstract: The concept of a specialized task identifier is disclosed to indicate the content of a file within a computer-implemented system for providing help content to a user. In one embodiment, the specialized task identifier includes at least one element selected from a controlled vocabulary. In another embodiment, the specialized task identifier is arranged in accordance with a predetermined structure of organizational elements. In yet another embodiment, the specialized task identifier is utilized as a basis to at least semi-automatically categorize within a taxonomic organization scheme.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2004Publication date: September 15, 2005Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventor: Scott Meredith