Patents by Inventor Stephen Hobbs

Stephen Hobbs 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: 10977915
    Abstract: A life safety system for mitigating injuries and fatalities to occupants of a multi-zone structure comprising a plurality of controllers, and coupled to at least one of said controllers, one or more event sensor devices and one or more locking mechanisms, the foregoing communicatively connected to a main controller and to an intelligent analysis system for identifying the nature of an event. The life safety system further comprises at least one monitoring location physically removed from at least one of said controllers and from at least one of said locking mechanisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Intrusion Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Rehfeld, Stephen Hobbs, Daniel Mathena
  • Patent number: 10614687
    Abstract: A life safety system for mitigating injuries and fatalities to occupants of a multi-zone structure comprising a plurality of controllers, and coupled to said controller, a plurality of digital imaging devices, a plurality of locking mechanisms, a plurality of dispersion points for the dispersion of at least one dispersible substance, and optionally a plurality of thermostatic members, the foregoing communicatively connected to an intelligent video analysis system. The life safety system further comprises at least one monitoring location physically removed from at least one of said controllers and from at least one of said dispersion points and from at least one of said locking mechanisms and from at least one of said thermostatic members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Intrusion Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Rehfeld, Stephen Hobbs, Daniel Mathena
  • Publication number: 20190139382
    Abstract: A life safety system for mitigating injuries and fatalities to occupants of a multi-zone structure comprising a plurality of controllers, and coupled to said controller, a plurality of digital imaging devices, a plurality of locking mechanisms, a plurality of dispersion points for the dispersion of at least one dispersible substance, and optionally a plurality of thermostatic members, the foregoing communicatively connected to an intelligent video analysis system. The life safety system further comprises at least one monitoring location physically removed from at least one of said controllers and from at least one of said dispersion points and from at least one of said locking mechanisms and from at least one of said thermostatic members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Michael Rehfeld, Stephen Hobbs, Daniel Mathena
  • Patent number: 10157525
    Abstract: A life safety system for mitigating injuries and fatalities to occupants of a multi-zone structure comprising a plurality of controllers, and coupled to said controller, a plurality of digital imaging devices, a plurality of locking mechanisms, a plurality of dispersion points for the dispersion of at least one dispersible substance, and a plurality of thermostatic members. The life safety system further comprises at least one monitoring location physically removed from at least one of said controllers and from at least one of said dispersion points and from at least one of said locking mechanisms and from at least one of said thermostatic members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: INTRUSION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Rehfeld, Stephen Hobbs, Daniel Mathena
  • Publication number: 20180040214
    Abstract: A life safety system for mitigating injuries and fatalities to occupants of a multi-zone structure comprising a plurality of controllers, and coupled to said controller, a plurality of digital imaging devices, a plurality of locking mechanisms, a plurality of dispersion points for the dispersion of at least one dispersible substance, and a plurality of thermostatic members. The life safety system further comprises at least one monitoring location physically removed from at least one of said controllers and from at least one of said dispersion points and from at least one of said locking mechanisms and from at least one of said thermostatic members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: Intrusion Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Rehfeld, Stephen Hobbs, Daniel Mathena
  • Patent number: 9741221
    Abstract: A life safety system for mitigating injuries and fatalities to occupants of a multi-zone structure comprising a plurality of controllers, and coupled to said controller, a plurality of digital imaging devices, a plurality of locking mechanisms, a plurality of dispersion points for the dispersion of at least one dispersible substance, and a plurality of thermostatic members. The life safety system further comprises at least one monitoring location physically removed from at least one of said controllers and from at least one of said dispersion points and from at least one of said locking mechanisms and from at least one of said thermostatic members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Intrusion Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Rehfeld, Stephen Hobbs, Daniel Mathena
  • Patent number: 8411969
    Abstract: Systems and methods for processing satellite imagery include a satellite, a processor, a database of vessel position data and a computer readable storage medium. The methods process satellite imagery by fusing the imagery with information from the database to automatically identify ships. The methods include the steps of defining an Area of Interest (AOI) and Time of Interest (TOI) for the image and enlarging the AOI according to a time window that brackets the TOI and an assumed vessel maximum speed. Vessel position data from the database for all vessels within the enlarged AOI and the time window is accessed, and fused to imagery position data using Chi-Squared probability analysis. If the analysis meets predetermined probability threshold criteria, the vessel position is assigned to the satellite image to identify the vessel. Otherwise, the operator is alerted that imaged vessels do not correlate to vessel reporting data, or vice versa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Erin Joslin, Matthew Waller, Heidi Buck, Jerry Fu, Stephen Hobbs
  • Patent number: 8170272
    Abstract: Methods for processing overhead imagery of a vessel include the step of determining an initial classification and classification probability based on the vessel length and length-to-width ratio. Next, mutually exclusive deck features can be extracted from the image. For several embodiments, the extracted deck features that can be spherical tanks, hatches and containers that are stored on deck. The initial classification probability is then weighted using the results of the deck feature extraction step to yield a posterior classification probability for the ship image. If the posterior classification probability is above a predetermined value, the image is assigned a posterior classification. If the posterior probability is below the predetermined value, the vessel image is classified as unknown, and the gross tonnage of the vessel is calculated using the length and width of the vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Erin Joslin, Heidi Buck, Jason Cole, Daniel Garcia, Stephen Hobbs, John Stastny
  • Patent number: 7502790
    Abstract: A method for implementing a front-end user sort request includes receiving a list request, decomposing the list request and creating a sort entry object using a list of column values initially retrieved from a data storage medium. A sort routine is performed on at least a first column of the list of column values in the sort entry object, wherein a compare function of the sort routine is dependent upon information obtained from decomposing the list request. The list request is rebuilt in accordance with the completion of the sort routine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Peter F Cipriano, Robyn Focazio, Stephen Hobbs, Kumar Marappan, Brent R Phillips
  • Patent number: 7499920
    Abstract: A method for implementing a web-based, front-end user request includes receiving a list request from a front-end user, and receiving user characteristics associated with the list request. Data corresponding to the list request is retrieved from a data storage medium, and the retrieved data is configured in accordance with the user characteristics. The configured data is returned to the front-end user in accordance with the user characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Peter F Cipriano, Robyn Focazio, Stephen Hobbs, Kumar Marappan, Brent R Phillips
  • Publication number: 20080133527
    Abstract: A method for implementing a front-end user sort request includes receiving a list request, decomposing the list request and creating a sort entry object using a list of column values initially retrieved from a data storage medium. A sort routine is performed on at least a first column of the list of column values in the sort entry object, wherein a compare function of the sort routine is dependent upon information obtained from decomposing the list request. The list request is rebuilt in accordance with the completion of the sort routine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2008
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Peter F. Cipriano, Robyn Focazio, Stephen Hobbs, Kumar Marappan, Brent R. Phillips
  • Publication number: 20080133528
    Abstract: A method for implementing a web-based, front-end user request includes receiving a list request from a front-end user, and receiving user characteristics associated with the list request. Data corresponding to the list request is retrieved from a data storage medium, and the retrieved data is configured in accordance with the user characteristics. The configured data is returned to the front-end user in accordance with the user characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2008
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Peter F. Cipriano, Robyn Focazio, Stephen Hobbs, Kumar Marappan, Brent R. Phillips
  • Patent number: 7363303
    Abstract: A method for implementing a front-end user sort request includes receiving a list request, decomposing the list request and creating a sort entry object using a list of column values initially retrieved from a data storage medium. A sort routine is performed on at least a first column of the list of column values in the sort entry object, wherein a compare function of the sort routine is dependent upon information obtained from decomposing the list request. The list request is rebuilt in accordance with the completion of the sort routine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Peter F. Cipriano, Robyn Focazio, Stephen Hobbs, Kumar Marappan, Brent R. Phillips
  • Patent number: 7356525
    Abstract: A method for implementing a web-based, front-end user request includes receiving a list request from a front-end user, and receiving user characteristics associated with the list request. Data corresponding to the list request is retrieved from a data storage medium, and the retrieved data is configured in accordance with the user characteristics. The configured data is returned to the front-end user in accordance with the user characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Peter F. Cipriano, Robyn Focazio, Stephen Hobbs, Kumar Marappan, Brent R. Phillips
  • Publication number: 20070183534
    Abstract: An improvement for a phasor fragmentation engine and method, whereby a phasor flipping algorithm is applied when determining fragment phasors for a non-constant envelope modulation signal (e.g. OFDM). The phasor flipping algorithm avoids sharp phase transitions for the fragment phasors, which cause an increase in bandwidth, by performing a comparison of the phasor angle separation between the prior and current time samples. This comparison corresponds to a determination of whether the modulation signal V has passed near or through zero.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2006
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Inventors: Kevin Parker, Stephen Hobbs, Jean-Paul DeCruyenaere
  • Publication number: 20070163390
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing razor blades from a strip material includes reducing the thickness of a lengthwise-extending blade edge region of the strip material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2005
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventors: Stephen Hobbs, Cheng-Jih Li, Nicolae Neamtu
  • Publication number: 20070089567
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing razor blades from a strip material including reducing the thickness of the strip material by at least 10% and converting the strip material into razor blades.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2005
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Inventors: Cheng-Jih Li, Stephen Hobbs, Nicolae Neamtu
  • Publication number: 20070089568
    Abstract: A method of making razor blades from a strip material includes offsetting and flattening steps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2005
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Inventors: Stephen Hobbs, Cheng-Jih Li
  • Publication number: 20050278305
    Abstract: A method for implementing a web-based, front-end user request includes receiving a list request from a front-end user, and receiving user characteristics associated with the list request. Data corresponding to the list request is retrieved from a data storage medium, and the retrieved data is configured in accordance with the user characteristics. The configured data is returned to the front-end user in accordance with the user characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2004
    Publication date: December 15, 2005
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Peter Cipriano, Robyn Focazio, Stephen Hobbs, Kumar Marappan, Brent Phillips
  • Publication number: 20050278327
    Abstract: A method for implementing a front-end user sort request includes receiving a list request, decomposing the list request and creating a sort entry object using a list of column values initially retrieved from a data storage medium. A sort routine is performed on at least a first column of the list of column values in the sort entry object, wherein a compare function of the sort routine is dependent upon information obtained from decomposing the list request. The list request is rebuilt in accordance with the completion of the sort routine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2004
    Publication date: December 15, 2005
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Peter Cipriano, Robyn Focazio, Stephen Hobbs, Kumar Marappan, Brent Phillips