Patents by Inventor Todd Bates

Todd Bates 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: 20070257124
    Abstract: A hydronic radiant flooring heating system includes a pipe having pipe sections, and a grid of a thermally conductive material. The pipe sections are arranged substantially parallel to one another along a first axis, where there is a second axis perpendicular to the first axis. The pipe is to carry a heated liquid to radiantly heat a flooring under which the pipe is situated. The grid is situated relative to the sections. A portion of the grid is positioned substantially parallel to the second axis, and has an increased gauge to provide for lateral heat flow from the sections along the second axis. Heating of the flooring under which the pipe and the grid are situated is substantially uniform at least partially due to the increased gauge of the portion of the grid positioned substantially parallel to the second axis, while permitting wider spacing between adjacent of the pipe sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2006
    Publication date: November 8, 2007
    Inventor: Todd Bates
  • Publication number: 20050131854
    Abstract: A method and system for communicating with a managed object. An operator utilizes a user interface tool to initiate communication with the managed object through a server in communication with the managed object. A syntax tree pertaining to the meta data file of the managed object is created in real-time. The syntax tree informs the operator of the required syntax for a command, and parses data entered by the operator for appropriate formatting and presentation. Accordingly, the user interface enables dynamic communication of syntax and response formatting between the operator and the managed object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2003
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ted. Slupesky, Robert Grant, Todd Bates, Martine Wedlake