Patents by Inventor Tim Allen
Tim Allen 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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Publication number: 20230090159Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for computerized methods and systems for processing transaction disputes and processing transactions associated with compromised accounts. According to one exemplary method, a server receives, from a user device, an instruction for disputing a transaction associated with a user account. The server can initiate, based on a record of the transaction, a dispute investigation, and issue provisional credit to the user account for the transaction. Based on a transaction history associated with the user account, the server can determine a plurality of expected transactions associated with the user account and cause the determined expected transactions to be displayed on the user device. After receiving a transaction authorization for at least one of the plurality of expected transactions, the server can process payments for the at least one of the plurality of expected transactions, and generate a notification indicating a status of the dispute investigation.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2022Publication date: March 23, 2023Inventors: Luis MARTINEZ-GUARNEROS, Marc-Edwin Sebastian RIGAUD, Brian R. BEZANSON, William A. RICKARD, Timothy Bryan INNES, Tim Allen PRIEBE, Eric Vincent LITTLE
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Patent number: 11544716Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for computerized methods and systems for processing transaction disputes and processing transactions associated with compromised accounts. According to one exemplary method, a server receives, from a user device, an instruction for disputing a transaction associated with a user account. The server can initiate, based on a record of the transaction, a dispute investigation, and issue provisional credit to the user account for the transaction. Based on a transaction history associated with the user account, the server can determine a plurality of expected transactions associated with the user account and cause the determined expected transactions to be displayed on the user device. After receiving a transaction authorization for at least one of the plurality of expected transactions, the server can process payments for the at least one of the plurality of expected transactions, and generate a notification indicating a status of the dispute investigation.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2020Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: Fidelity Information Services, LLCInventors: Luis Martinez-Guarneros, Marc-Edwin Sebastian Rigaud, Brian R. Bezanson, William A. Rickard, Timothy Bryan Innes, Tim Allen Priebe, Eric Vincent Little
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Patent number: 11422090Abstract: A phase plate for high precision wavelength extraction can include a planar substrate which has a point spread function engineered profile formed of a tessellation of regions. The point spread function engineered profile transforms a point spread function of a light source to form a wavelength dependent geometric pattern. The geometric pattern can also preserve spatial location information of the light source. Such a phase plate permits extracting three-dimensional position and the wavelength of a point emitter.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2019Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: University of Utah Research FoundationInventors: Jason Martineau, Jordan Gerton, Erik Jorgensen, Tim Allen
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Publication number: 20210390545Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for computerized methods and systems for processing transaction disputes and processing transactions associated with compromised accounts. According to one exemplary method, a server receives, from a user device, an instruction for disputing a transaction associated with a user account. The server can initiate, based on a record of the transaction, a dispute investigation, and issue provisional credit to the user account for the transaction. Based on a transaction history associated with the user account, the server can determine a plurality of expected transactions associated with the user account and cause the determined expected transactions to be displayed on the user device. After receiving a transaction authorization for at least one of the plurality of expected transactions, the server can process payments for the at least one of the plurality of expected transactions, and generate a notification indicating a status of the dispute investigation.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2020Publication date: December 16, 2021Inventors: Luis MARTINEZ-GUARNEROS, Marc-Edwin Sebastian RIGAUD, Brian R. BEZANSON, William A. RICKARD, Timothy Bryan INNES, Tim Allen PRIEBE, Eric Vincent LITTLE
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Patent number: 10684232Abstract: Methods and apparatus for evaluating the quality of an environment or process by measuring light emitted from a bioluminescent sample containing ATP, ADP, or alkaline phosphatase. The apparatus comprises a sample collection and analysis system used to collect a sample, mix reagents, react the sample, and collect it in a measurement chamber. The system includes an instrument having a photon detection assembly for use with the sample testing device and one or more probe assemblies that optically cooperate with the instrument. The instrument includes a dark chamber with a reflective interior surface which may be concave or preferably spherical, and a photon detection sensor such as a multi-pixel photon counter sensor. A substantially transparent portion of the probe assembly, and liquid contained therein, focus bioluminescence toward the photon detection sensor.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2016Date of Patent: June 16, 2020Assignee: BIOCONTROL SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Marc Warren Gordon, Jon Keith Perrin, Alexander Michael Diener, David Oscar Iverson, Kyle Stuart Johnson, Garet Glenn Nenninger, John Russell Murkowski, Kristin Marie Will, Chad Austin Brinckerhoff, Phillip T. Feldsine, Tim Allen Kelly
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Publication number: 20200110030Abstract: A phase plate for high precision wavelength extraction can include a planar substrate which has a point spread function engineered profile formed of a tessellation of regions. The point spread function engineered profile transforms a point spread function of a light source to form a wavelength dependent geometric pattern. The geometric pattern can also preserve spatial location information of the light source. Such a phase plate permits extracting three-dimensional position and the wavelength of a point emitter.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2019Publication date: April 9, 2020Inventors: Jason Martineau, Jordan Gerton, Erik Jorgensen, Tim Allen
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Publication number: 20170030841Abstract: Methods and apparatus for evaluating the quality of an environment or process by measuring light emitted from a bioluminescent sample containing ATP, ADP, or alkaline phosphatase. The apparatus comprises a sample collection and analysis system used to collect a sample, mix reagents, react the sample, and collect it in a measurement chamber. The system includes an instrument having a photon detection assembly for use with the sample testing device and one or more probe assemblies that optically cooperate with the instrument. The instrument includes a dark chamber with a reflective interior surface which may be concave or preferably spherical, and a photon detection sensor such as a multi-pixel photon counter sensor. A substantially transparent portion of the probe assembly, and liquid contained therein, focus bioluminescence toward the photon detection sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2016Publication date: February 2, 2017Inventors: Marc Warren Gordon, Jon Keith Perrin, Alexander Michael Diener, David Oscar Iverson, Kyle Stuart Johnson, Garet Glenn Nenninger, John Russell Murkowski, Kristin Marie Will, Chad Austin Brinckerhoff, Phillip T. Feldsine, Tim Allen Kelly
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Publication number: 20160282165Abstract: The compressed gas cylinder (1) is suitable for use in delivering medical gas therapy to ambulatory patients. The compressed gas cylinder (1) has a hollow main body (2) in which therapeutic gas is stored under pressure; a cylinder head (3); a gas outlet (4); and a display (6). The display (6) provides estimates of the time remaining before full depletion of the gas within the cylinder (1). Estimates of the time remaining are based upon estimates of the amount of gas remaining in the gas cylinder (1). However, temperature variation and fluctuations in actual measurements can cause substantial errors when estimating the amount of gas remaining. The improved gas cylinder (1) reduces these errors by calculating time remaining based upon two values for the amount of gas remaining that differ by at least a predetermined minimum.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2014Publication date: September 29, 2016Inventor: Tim Allen
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Patent number: 9446406Abstract: Methods and apparatus for evaluating the quality of an environment or process by measuring light emitted from a bioluminescent sample containing ATP, ADP, or alkaline phosphatase. The apparatus comprises a sample collection and analysis system used to collect a sample, mix reagents, react the sample, and collect it in a measurement chamber. The system includes an instrument having a photon detection assembly for use with the sample testing device and one or more probe assemblies that optically cooperate with the instrument. The instrument includes a dark chamber with a reflective interior surface which may be concave or preferably spherical, and a photon detection sensor such as a multi-pixel photon counter sensor. A substantially transparent portion of the probe assembly, and liquid contained therein, focus bioluminescence toward the photon detection sensor.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2012Date of Patent: September 20, 2016Assignee: BioControl Systems, Inc.Inventors: Marc Warren Gordon, Jon Keith Perrin, Alexander Michael Diener, David Oscar Iverson, Kyle Stuart Johnson, Garet Glenn Nenninger, John Russell Murkowski, Kristin Marie Will, Chad Austin Brinckerhoff, Phillip T. Feldsine, Tim Allen Kelly
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Patent number: 8977531Abstract: A system for designing a circuit, which includes a module, uses a computer. A user may program or adapt the computer to perform computer-aided design functions. The computer obtains a description of the module from the user. The computer parses the description of the module to identify a port of the module, and to obtain information about the port. The computer presents to the user the information that it has obtained about the port.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2013Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: Altera CorporationInventors: James M. Brown, Tim Allen, Mike Fairman, Jeffrey O. Pritchard
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Publication number: 20140004548Abstract: Methods and apparatus for evaluating the quality of an environment or process by measuring light emitted from a bioluminescent sample containing ATP, ADP, or alkaline phosphatase. The apparatus comprises a sample collection and analysis system used to collect a sample, mix reagents, react the sample, and collect it in a measurement chamber. The system includes an instrument having a photon detection assembly for use with the sample testing device and one or more probe assemblies that optically cooperate with the instrument. The instrument includes a dark chamber with a reflective interior surface which may be concave or preferably spherical, and a photon detection sensor such as a multi-pixel photon counter sensor. A substantially transparent portion of the probe assembly, and liquid contained therein, focus bioluminescence toward the photon detection sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2012Publication date: January 2, 2014Applicant: BIOCONTROL SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Marc Warren Gordon, Jon Keith Perrin, Alexander Michael Diener, David Oscar Iverson, Kyle Stuart Johnson, Garet Glenn Nenninger, John Russell Murkowski, Kristin Marie Will, Chad Austin Brinckerhoff, Phillip T. Feldsine, Tim Allen Kelly
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Patent number: 8606558Abstract: A system for designing a circuit, which includes a module, uses a computer. A user may program or adapt the computer to perform computer-aided design functions. The computer obtains a description of the module from the user. The computer parses the description of the module to identify a port of the module, and to obtain information about the port. The computer presents to the user the information that it has obtained about the port.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2012Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: Altera CorporationInventors: James M. Brown, Tim Allen, Mike Fairman, Jeffrey O. Pritchard
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Publication number: 20130268171Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for controlling an electric park brake, including: receiving shift-command data related to operator shift commands; receiving transmission-operating-gear data related to a transmission mode of operation; comparing shift-command data and transmission-operating-gear data; and actuating an electric park brake when shift-command data fails to match transmission-operating-gear data.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2012Publication date: October 10, 2013Inventors: Tim Allen Huls, Mark Edward Zyskowski, William Russel Goodwin, Rich Reynolds Hathaway, Jeffrey James Tumavitch, Brian J. Deurloo, Todd Curtis Spaulding
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Publication number: 20130000693Abstract: An apparatus for positioning an object, for example, a solar energy capture device, can include a frame, the object, a joint, and at least two linear actuators. The joint connects the object to the frame and allows the object to rotate relative to the frame. The first and second linear actuators are coupled to the object. When the first and second actuators are actuated in combination, the object rotates about a pitch axis. When the first and second actuators are actuated differentially, the object rotates about a roll axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2011Publication date: January 3, 2013Applicant: Google Inc.Inventors: Tamsyn Peronel Waterhouse, Jonathan Peter Switkes, John Stuart Fitch, Tim Allen, Ross Koningstein
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Patent number: 8234101Abstract: A system for designing a circuit, which includes a module, uses a computer. A user may program or adapt the computer to perform computer-aided design functions. The computer obtains a description of the module from the user. The computer parses the description of the module to identify a port of the module, and to obtain information about the port. The computer presents to the user the information that it has obtained about the port.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2011Date of Patent: July 31, 2012Assignee: Altera CorporationInventors: James M. Brown, Tim Allen, Mike Fairman, Jeffrey O. Pritchard
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Patent number: 8156455Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for implementing parameterizable processor cores and peripherals on a programmable chip. An input interface such as a wizard allows selection and parameterization of processor cores, peripherals, as well as other modules. The logic description for implementing the modules on a programmable chip can be dynamically generated, allowing extensive parameterization of various modules. Dynamic generation also allows the delivery of device driver logic onto a programmable chip. The logic description can include information for configuring a dynamically generated bus module to allow connectivity between the modules as well as connectivity with other on-chip and off-chip components. The logic description, possibly comprising HDL files, can then be automatically synthesized and provided to tools for downloading the logic description onto a programmable chip.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2005Date of Patent: April 10, 2012Assignee: Altera CorporatonInventors: Tim Allen, Michael Fairman, Jeffrey Orion Pritchard, Bryan Hoyer
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Patent number: 8132132Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for implementing parameterizable processor cores and peripherals on a programmable chip. An input interface such as a wizard allows selection and parameterization of processor cores, peripherals, as well as other modules. The logic description for implementing the modules on a programmable chip can be dynamically generated, allowing extensive parameterization of various modules. Dynamic generation also allows the delivery of device driver logic onto a programmable chip. The logic description can include information for configuring a dynamically generated bus module to allow connectivity between the modules as well as connectivity with other on-chip and off-chip components. The logic description, possibly comprising HDL files, can then be automatically synthesized and provided to tools for downloading the logic description onto a programmable chip.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2006Date of Patent: March 6, 2012Assignee: Altera CorporationInventors: Tim Allen, Michael Fairman, Jeffrey Orion Pritchard, Bryan Hoyer
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Patent number: 8082378Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for providing a first master component with access to a first slave component while a second master component is accessing a second slave component in a system. The system may include a processor core and peripherals implemented on an integrated circuit. A slave side arbitrator corresponding to a single slave component and coupled to multiple master components can be used to provide a master component access to a slave component.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2010Date of Patent: December 20, 2011Assignee: Altera CorporationInventors: Jeffrey Orion Pritchard, Tim Allen
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Patent number: 8060742Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for a trusted service provider (TSP) which assists with the secure exchange of data across the public switched telephone network. Communications are routed via a TSP, which uses cryptographic techniques to conceal the identities (e.g., telephone numbers) of the call initiator and call recipient, thereby preventing traffic analysis attacks. The TSP also performs cryptographic handshakes with the call initiator and call recipient to authenticate callers. The TSP further provides cryptographic keying material which communicants may use to help protect communications and to directly authenticate and identify each other. Although the TSP is trusted to negotiate the connection and is involved in the process, the communicants can perform their own key agreement and authentication for protecting data routed via the TSP.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2010Date of Patent: November 15, 2011Assignee: Synectic Design, LLCInventors: Michael J. Horgan, Tim Allen, Michael Gardiner, Terri McGill
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Patent number: D907564Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2019Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: The Raymond CorporationInventors: Curtis Donald Richards, Tim Allen Schoelier