Patents by Inventor The Casey

The Casey 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).

  • Suspension assemblies with bump steer control
    Patent number: 8136824
    Abstract: A suspension assembly for an agricultural machine, adapted to reduce bump steering. The suspension assembly includes a strut shaft, a hollow tube, a cushioning mechanism, and a force control pad. The strut shaft can have an elongated body having a first end, a second end, and a middle portion, the middle portion defining a cutout. A wheel support can extend from the strut shaft and can be adapted to carry a wheel. The hollow tube can be at least partially disposed around the strut shaft and can be adapted to allow longitudinal motion of the strut shaft. The cushioning mechanism can cushion the longitudinal motion of the strut shaft. The force control pad, which can be connected to the hollow tube, can be engageable to the flat area of the strut shaft. The force control pad can impart or resist rotational force when engaged to the strut shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: AGCO Corporation
    Inventors: Casey Steffensen, Eric Michels, James E. Kleven
  • Constraint generation for use in image segregation
    Patent number: 8139850
    Abstract: In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an automated, computerized method is provided for processing an image. According to a feature of the present invention, the method comprises the steps of providing an image, organizing spatio-spectral information for the image in a matrix equation expressed by: [A][x]=[b], wherein [A] expresses values determined by a constraining relationship imposed upon the spatio-spectral information, [b] expresses recorded information for the image, and [x] expresses an unknown material/illumination component of the image, and utilizing the matrix equation in an image segregation operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Inventors: Bruce Allen Maxwell, Casey Arthur Smith, David Allen Tolliver, James Andrew Bagnell, Andrew Neil Stein, Iljung Samuel Kwak, Kristin Jean Dana, Steven Joseph Bushell, Timothy King Rodgers, Jr., Bartholomeus Christianus Leonardus Nabbe, Milan Diebel, Richard Mark Friedhoff
  • Tag syndicates
    Patent number: 8140583
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to social bookmarking and provide a method, system and computer program product for tag syndicates in a social bookmarking system. In an embodiment of the invention, a tag syndicate method can be provided. The method can include establishing different tag syndicates, each tag syndicate providing a specified set of users of a social bookmarking system. The method further can include selecting at least one tag syndicate for use in conducting a content operation, and performing a content operation utilizing the social bookmarking system based upon the selected tag syndicate or syndicates. In this regard, the content operation can be a visible operation such as a type ahead operation, or a logical operation such as sorting content search results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Muller, Andrew L. Schirmer, Casey Dugan, Jennifer Thom-Santelli, Suzanne O. Minassian
  • Transistor device comprising an asymmetric embedded semiconductor alloy
    Patent number: 8138050
    Abstract: Transistor characteristics may be adjusted on the basis of asymmetrically formed cavities in the drain and source areas so as to maintain a strain-inducing mechanism while at the same time providing the possibility of obtaining asymmetric configuration of the drain and source areas while avoiding highly complex implantation processes. For this purpose, the removal rate during a corresponding cavity etch process may be asymmetrically modified on the basis of a tilted ion implantation process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc.
    Inventors: Vassilios Papageorgiou, Jan Hoentschel, Robert Mulfinger, Casey Scott
  • RECESSED MEMORY CELL ACCESS DEVICES AND GATE ELECTRODES
    Publication number: 20120061751
    Abstract: Recessed access transistor devices used with semiconductor devices may include gate electrodes having materials with multiple work functions, materials that are electrically isolated from each other and supplied with two or more voltage supplies, or materials that create a diode junction within the gate electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Jasper S. Gibbons, Darren V. Young, Kunal R. Parekh, Casey Smith
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTE PRESENTATION PROVISION
    Publication number: 20120063743
    Abstract: A method of receiving and playing a composite video, wherein the composite video includes at least a video asset and a non-video asset in separate files. The method comprising: receiving the non-video asset; receiving at least a portion of the video asset; buffering the at least a portion of the video asset in a buffer; delaying playback of the composite video until (a) the non-video asset is downloaded and (b) the at least a portion of the video asset received is sufficient under existing conditions that the video asset can be played in real time without emptying the buffer before the end of the video asset; and playing, after the delaying, the composite video.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: LIGHTSPEED VT LLC
    Inventors: Vince G. Bratton, Casey C. Corcoran, Bradley M. Lea, Keith M. Levenson, Jason C. Straub
  • Production of vinylidene-terminated and sulfide-terminated telechelic polyolefins via quenching with disulfides
    Patent number: 8133954
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods for preparing vinylidene-terminated polyolefins. Further, provided herein are novel sulfide-terminated polyolefins of the formula: wherein R1 is a polyolefin group and R2 is hydrocarbyl; and methods for producing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Chevron Oronite Company LLC
    Inventor: Casey D. Stokes
  • List-based selection system and methods for using the same
    Patent number: 8135629
    Abstract: A system and methods for enabling a user to create a list of items on a portable computing device, to communicate with external devices to locate each of the items available on the list within a geographically limited area, to provide users with visual or aural cues as to the location of items on the list, to progress through the list of items as each item is selected or rejected, and providing discounts toward, information about, or alternatives to the available items on the list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Jacquelyn Fuzell-Casey, Timothy Daniel Casey
  • Active pilot inceptor with self warm-up
    Patent number: 8134328
    Abstract: An active pilot inceptor system includes a pilot inceptor, a multi-phase motor, and a motor control. The pilot inceptor is configured to receive user input and is operable, in response to the user input, to move to a control position. The multi-phase motor is coupled to the pilot inceptor to selectively supply haptic feedback thereto. The motor control is operable to selectively energize the multi-phase motor in a manner that causes the multi-phase motor to generate torque and supply the haptic feedback to the inceptor, and to selectively energize the multi-phase motor in a manner that the multi-phase motor does not generate torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Casey Hanlon, Shmuel Ezran, Don Christensen
  • BACK-TO-BACK SOLID STATE LIGHTING DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20120056219
    Abstract: Solid state lights (SSLs) including a back-to-back solid state emitters (SSEs) and associated methods are disclosed herein. In various embodiments, an SSL can include a carrier substrate having a first surface and a second surface different from the first surface. First and second through substrate interconnects (TSIs) can extend from the first surface of the carrier substrate to the second surface. The SSL can further include a first and a second SSE, each having a front side and a back side opposite the front side. The back side of the first SSE faces the first surface of the carrier substrate and the first SSE is electrically coupled to the first and second TSIs. The back side of the second SSE faces the second surface of the carrier substrate and the second SSE is electrically coupled to the first and second TSIs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2010
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Cem Basceri, Casey Kurth, Kevin Tetz
  • IMPROVED METHOD FOR EXTRACTING SHAPED FOAM ARTICLES FROM A FORMING MOLD CAVITY
    Publication number: 20120056346
    Abstract: The invention relates to an improved method of extracting a shaped foam article from a mold cavity after being formed, specifically by imparting a vacuum sufficient enough to hold the shaped foam article to one side of the mold, preferably the core half of the mold, when the mold opens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2010
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Inventors: Myron J. Maurer, Matthew D. Mittag, Saman R. Teli, Casey R. Fiting
  • SOLID STATE LIGHTING DIES WITH QUANTUM EMITTERS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS OF MANUFACTURING
    Publication number: 20120056206
    Abstract: Solid state lighting dies and associated methods of manufacturing are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a solid state lighting die includes a substrate material, a first semiconductor material, a second semiconductor material, and an active region between the first and second semiconductor materials. The second semiconductor material has a surface facing away from the substrate material. The solid state lighting die also includes a plurality of openings extending from the surface of the second semiconductor material toward the substrate material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2010
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Cem Basceri, Casey Kurth, Thomas Gehrke, Kevin Tetz
  • Implantable Punctal Plug
    Publication number: 20120055490
    Abstract: A punctal plug is disclosed, wherein the punctal plug includes a body portion and a retaining portion. The body portion is defined by an open distal end, an open proximal end and a wall portion. The wall portion further includes at least one window extending therethrough. The retaining flange is configured to have an outer periphery that is larger than the outer periphery of the body portion. A method of delivering a therapeutic agent to a patient using a punctal plug is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2010
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Inventors: Robert Joseph Sanchez, JR., Casey Jean Lind
  • EXPANDABLE SPACE-OCCUPYING TISSUE RETRACTORS
    Publication number: 20120059225
    Abstract: This document provides methods and materials for retracting tissue during a minimally invasive surgical procedure (e.g., an endoscopic surgical procedure). For example, methods and materials for using an expandable space-occupying tissue retractor during an endoscopic surgical procedure such as a laparoscopic cholecystectomy procedure or a NOTES procedure are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    Inventors: Christopher J. Gostout, Juliane Bingener-Casey, Eduardo Aimore Bonin
  • Methods, photomasks and methods of fabricating photomasks for improving damascene wire uniformity without reducing performance
    Patent number: 8129095
    Abstract: A method of improving damascene wire uniformity without reducing performance. The method includes simultaneously forming a multiplicity of damascene wires and a multiplicity of metal dummy shapes in a dielectric layer of a wiring level of an integrated circuit chip, the metal dummy shapes being dispersed between damascene wires of the multiplicity of damascene wires; and removing or modifying those metal dummy shapes of the multiplicity of metal dummy shapes within exclusion regions around selected damascene wires of the multiplicity of damascene wires. Also a method of fabricating a photomask and a photomask for use in improving damascene wire uniformity without reducing performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Casey Jon Grant, Jude L. Hankey
  • Parental controls
    Patent number: 8127982
    Abstract: Various techniques are provided for establishing financial transaction rules to control one or more subsidiary financial accounts. In one embodiment, a financial account management application stored on a processor-based device may provide an interface for defining financial transaction rules to be applied to a subsidiary account. The financial transaction rules may be based upon transaction amounts, aggregate spending amounts over a period, merchant categories, specific merchants, geographic locations, or the like. The device may update the financial transaction rules associated with a subsidiary account by communicating the rules to an appropriate financial server. Accordingly, transactions made using the subsidiary account by a subsidiary account holder may be evaluated against the defined rules, wherein an appropriate control action is carried out if a financial transaction rule is violated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Brandon J Casey, Gary Wipfler, Erik Cressall
  • Flexible stent with torque-absorbing connectors
    Patent number: 8128679
    Abstract: Disclosed is a stent with a highly flexible structure that is configured to provide an elevated degree of vessel scaffolding and to absorb torque applied on the stent. The stent may include an essentially tubular body formed by a web structure that is composed of a plurality of longitudinally adjacent web rings, each including a plurality of web elements that are disposed circumferentially around the longitudinal axis of the stent and that are adjoined one to the other by a junction bend. Each junction bend in a first web ring is coupled to another junction bend in a neighboring ring by a connector having a step-wise configuration, in which a central segment of the connector is disposed essentially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the stent and may become twisted to absorb torque imposed on the stent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories Vascular Enterprises Limited
    Inventor: Brendan J. Casey
  • MULTIPLE MEASURING POINT CONFIGURATION FOR A CHROMATIC POINT SENSOR
    Publication number: 20120050722
    Abstract: A dual beam assembly is provided for attachment to a chromatic confocal point sensor optical pen. The optical pen provides a single source beam having a measurement range R in the absence of the dual beam assembly. The dual beam assembly includes a first reflective element that is positioned in the source beam and divides it into a first measurement beam and a second measurement beam. The dual beam assembly outputs the first and second measurement beams along first and second measurement axes to different workpiece regions and returns workpiece measurement light arising from the first and second measurement beams back to the optical pen. A second reflective element may be included and configured to deflect the second measurement beam along a desired direction. An offset may be provided between the measuring ranges of the first and second measurement beams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: MITUTOYO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Casey Edward Emtman, Yong Xie
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVED MOTIOIN CAPTURE
    Publication number: 20120051596
    Abstract: An apparatus includes an acquisition module, an area definition module, a comparison module and a rendering module. The acquisition module is configured to receive a first position datum and a second position datum associated with a position of an object at a first time and a second time, respectively. The area definition module is configured to set an area surrounding a first object position associated with a focal point of the first position datum as a dead-zone. The comparison module is configured to determine whether a focal point of the second position datum is within that area. If yes, the rendering module is configured to maintain a position on a display of a graphic. Otherwise, the area definition module is configured to set an area surrounding a second object position associated with the first object position and the focal point of the second position datum as the dead-zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: Activate Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Casey Darnell, Jia-Chi Wu
  • Abdominal exercise device
    Patent number: D655357
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Fitness Brands 2, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Casey, David Brodess