Patents by Inventor Terry A. Barber

Terry A. Barber 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).

  • Publication number: 20160335905
    Abstract: Systems and methods are presented herein for facilitating impactful learning in a corporate environment. The system may include a server that communicates with computing devices, allowing users to access and participate in a learning hierarchy of programs, levels, quests, challenges, and participation items. Users may incorporate actual work tasks into the learning environment, and author new quests that other users participate in. Challenges, tasks, collaboration, and encouragement may be scored to gamify the learning and working experience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Terry Barber, Lawrence Mohl
  • Patent number: 8302230
    Abstract: A bedding article for reflux babies and/or other infants or children having a medical condition that requires an inclined sleeping position has anti-rotation features. These features include multiple securements or fasteners between a sling and a base or mattress. These features can include removable blocks (e.g. foam or the like) that are removably attachable to the sling on one or both sides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Inventors: Keith A. Jarrett, Jr., Terry Barber Jarrett
  • Patent number: 6433959
    Abstract: A magnetic tape head assembly with enclosed through slots to eliminate an air bearing at high tape speeds and lower operating tape tensions is provided. In one embodiment of the present invention, the magnetic tape head comprises a recording gap, containing read/write elements, across the width of the head and slots exposed to the tape head surface that faces the plane of the tape. These slots run through the head approximately perpendicular to the plane of the tape and are open to ambient pressure at a tape head surface other than the surface facing the plane of the tape. These slots are aligned with the read/write elements along the recording gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: Storage Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Anand V. Lakshmikumaran, Joseph E. Torline, Ramesh Sundaram, Terry Barber, Ken Nosek
  • Patent number: 5169529
    Abstract: Modules for use in fluid separations, especially contained liquid membrane separations, exhibit minimal effective membrane thickness. The modules have a module case and bundle of a dense plurality of hollow fiber membranes contained in the case. One set of the fiber membranes in the bundle constitutes feed-fibers while another set of the fiber membranes in the bundle constitutes strip-fibers for use in contained liquid membrane separations. The feed-fibers and strip-fibers are disposed within the elongate module case in opposite generally wave-like paths such that the feed-fibers and strip-fibers converge at generally lengthwise-separated crossing regions within the module. This disposition of the feed-fibers and the strip-fibers minimizes the effective membrane thickness value of the module as compared to conventional contained liquid membrane modules thereby enhancing the efficacy of fluid separations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1992
    Assignee: Hoechst Celanese Corporation
    Inventors: Robert H. Carroll, Terry A. Barber, Bradley W. Reed