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  • High pressure quick connect and production process therefor
    Patent number: 6113151
    Abstract: A high pressure quick connector is disclosed for use in connecting brake lines of a vehicle, particularly to a brake junction for an anti-lock brake system. The connector includes a housing for receiving a tube retainer. The tube retainer has a lower cylindrical portion that is positively attached to enclose a flared end form to provide a fluid seal. Retaining means in the form of a snap ring works in conjunction with a pop top to provide a low force and a positive insertion indicator. The snap ring has ears that are compressed together and inserted up inside a slot in the pop top. Upon installation of the tube retainer and retaining means into a central bore of the housing, an end portion of the housing makes contact with the pop top so that the pop top slides up the tube. As the pop top slides up the tube, the snap ring ears are released from the pop top slot. The snap ring expands upon release into a final latching position with the housing and tube retainer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2000
    Assignee: ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventor: Bruce A. Beans
  • High pressure quick connect for use in automotive brake system application
    Patent number: 5711549
    Abstract: A high pressure quick connector is disclosed for use in connecting brake lines of a vehicle, particularly to a brake junction for an anti-lock brake system. The connector includes a housing for receiving a tube retainer. The tube retainer has a lower cylindrical portion that is positively attached to enclose a flared end form to provide a fluid seal. Retaining means in the form of a snap ring works in conjunction with a pop top to provide a low force and a positive insertion indicator. The snap ring has ears that are compressed together and inserted up inside a slot in the pop top. Upon installation of the tube retainer and retaining means into a central bore of the housing, an end portion of the housing makes contact with the pop top so that the pop top slides up the tube. As the pop top slides up the tube, the snap ring ears are released from the pop top slot. The snap ring expands upon release into a final latching position with the housing and tube retainer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Assignee: ITT Automotive, Inc.
    Inventor: Bruce A. Beans
  • PERFORMANCE COMPUTER NETWORK METHOD
    Publication number: 20070261004
    Abstract: A method for a computer network includes a plurality of customer web servers, each of the customer web servers storing a web page, using a POP DNS server to determine a customer web server from the plurality of customer web servers, the customer web server having a traffic load lower than traffic loads of other customer web servers in the plurality of customer web servers, requesting the web page from the customer web server, the web page including static content represented by an embedded URL, resolving the URL to a POP DNS server within a POP server network, using the POP DNS server to determine a web cache from a plurality of web caches to provide static content for the URL.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2007
    Publication date: November 8, 2007
    Applicant: Akamai Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Swildens, Ajit Gupta, Richard Day
  • Performance computer network method
    Patent number: 7225254
    Abstract: A method for a computer network includes sending a first request from a web client for resolving a first web address of a web page to a client DNS server, sending the first request from the client DNS server to a POP DNS server within a POP server network, using a probe server in the POP server network to determine traffic loads of a plurality of customer web servers, each of the customer web servers storing the web page, using the POP DNS server to determine a customer web server from the plurality of customer web servers, the customer web server having a traffic load lower than traffic loads of other customer web servers in the plurality of customer web servers, requesting the web page from the customer web server, the web page including static content represented by an embedded URL, sending the web page from the customer web server to the web client, sending a second request from the web client for resolving the URL to the client DNS server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2007
    Assignee: Akamai Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Sven-Johan Swildens, Ajit K. Gupta, Richard David Day
  • PERFORMANCE COMPUTER NETWORK METHOD
    Publication number: 20090228588
    Abstract: A method for a computer network includes a plurality of customer web servers, each of the customer web servers storing a web page, using a POP DNS server to determine a customer web server from the plurality of customer web servers, the customer web server having a traffic load lower than traffic loads of other customer web servers in the plurality of customer web servers, requesting the web page from the customer web server, the web page including static content represented by an embedded URL, resolving the URL to a POP DNS server within a POP server network, using the POP DNS server to determine a web cache from a plurality of web caches to provide static content for the URL.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2009
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Applicant: AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Eric Sven-Johan Swildens, Ajit K. Gupta, Richard David Day
  • EXERCISE MACHINE WITH MULTI-FUNCTION WHEEL BRAKE ACTUATOR AND OVER CENTER LOCKING MECHANISM
    Publication number: 20180207468
    Abstract: An exercise machine, such as indoor cycle, includes a multi-function wheel brake actuator. A braking force is induced on a wheel by finely or coarsely adjusting the brake actuator. The brake actuator may include a knob whereby a user may finely adjust the braking force on the wheel and a lever to actuate interval settings whereby the brake actuator provides set positions of braking resistance. The lever may include a spacer to reduce friction of the lever. The exercise machine may further include a pop-pin assembly with an over-center cam mechanism to clamp members together. The pop-pin assembly also includes a fine adjustment to adjust the clamping force. Implementations of the pop-pin assembly may be arranged to apply the clamping force by pivoting a lever of the pop-pin assembly either toward or away from the members being fixed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Applicant: Foundation Fitness, LLC
    Inventor: Eric Golesh
  • Performance computer network method
    Patent number: 7539757
    Abstract: A method for a computer network includes a plurality of customer web servers, each of the customer web servers storing a web page, using a POP DNS server to determine a customer web server from the plurality of customer web servers, the customer web server having a traffic load lower than traffic loads of other customer web servers in the plurality of customer web servers, requesting the web page from the customer web server, the web page including static content represented by an embedded URL, resolving the URL to a POP DNS server within a POP server network, using the POP DNS server to determine a web cache from a plurality of web caches to provide static content for the URL.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: Akamai Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Sven-Johan Swildens, Ajit K. Gupta, Richard David Day
  • Exercise machine with multi-function wheel brake actuator and over center locking mechanism
    Patent number: 10112067
    Abstract: An exercise machine, such as indoor cycle, includes a multi-function wheel brake actuator. A braking force is induced on a wheel by finely or coarsely adjusting the brake actuator. The brake actuator may include a knob whereby a user may finely adjust the braking force on the wheel and a lever to actuate interval settings whereby the brake actuator provides set positions of braking resistance. The lever may include a spacer to reduce friction of the lever. The exercise machine may further include a pop-pin assembly with an over-center cam mechanism to clamp members together. The pop-pin assembly also includes a fine adjustment to adjust the clamping force. Implementations of the pop-pin assembly may be arranged to apply the clamping force by pivoting a lever of the pop-pin assembly either toward or away from the members being fixed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: Foundation Fitness, LLC
    Inventor: Eric Golesh
  • Alternative presentation of occluded high-presence material within an ecommerce environment
    Patent number: 10656773
    Abstract: In an electronic shopping mall system (1), a receiving unit (1302) receives a content containing a higher-precedence material sent by a sending unit (1301). A display controller (1303) displays the content received by the receiving unit (1302) on a screen. The display controller (1303) displays, in response to an occurrence of an event, a pop-up on the screen in a manner superimposed on the content. In addition, when the higher-precedence material displayed on the screen is hidden by the pop-up, the display controller (1303) disposes an alternative material within the pop-up, and displays the alternative material on the screen. An executing unit (1305) executes a process associated with the higher-precedence material or the alternative material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Rakuten, Inc.
    Inventor: Rei Kashima
  • DESKTOP ADS AND MESSAGE DISPLAY PROCESS
    Publication number: 20120209693
    Abstract: How can one be sure that marketing ads displayed on a PC are seen by the end user and not blocked by any internet pop-up blocker? How can one distribute prompt messages across an enterprise network without using email or internet explorer pop-ups? The desktop ads and messages display process concerns displaying ads of messages on the end user's desktop, detecting end user activity, and responding the various local events on the PC. The process will allow marketing ads to run on a computer without using internet pop-up windows. It will also allow display ads based on contextual information, like specific time of day or a specific PC end user action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Inventors: Marc Duthoit, Helene Duthoit, Eric Eva-Candela
  • Method of data structure extraction for computer systems operating under the ANSI-92 SQL2 outer join protocol
    Patent number: 5625812
    Abstract: A method for determining data structure by analyzing an outer join protocol statement used to access the data by sequentially parsing, identifying and storing each token on a push-pop stack. These steps are repeated until a join condition token is identified. The top three data are popped from the push-pop stack and represent a right database root structural node token, a join type token (left or right), and a left database structural root node token. The right and left node structures represented by the popped root node data are linked into one structure using the join type specification and the structural node points specified by the current join condition token. A root node datum representative of the resulting node structure is pushed back onto the push-pop stack. When all tokens have been processed, the node data represented by the resulting root node on the push-pop stack is ordered in accordance with the contained hierarchial data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 29, 1997
    Inventor: Michael M. David
  • Stick-on microchip recording and reproducing apparatus temporarily fastenable in selectable locations for message conveyance-, audio mail-, product promotion-, or self-reminder purposes
    Patent number: 5903869
    Abstract: A stick-on audio microchip recorder/playback product for message conveyance-, audio mail-, product promotion and self-reminder purposes. The product enables a user to record a personal (or business-oriented) message or self-reminder, and non-permanently fasten the recorder upon surfaces such as household doors, walls, mirrors; compatible (carry-able) objects such as appointment books or notebooks; or upon interiors of mailing-, packaging- or shipping vessels, in desired temporary locations where the intended recipient would be most likely to encounter it. The recorder is easily removable by the end-user, and reusable. A microchip recording/playback circuit, microphone, speaker, battery and record/playback controls, are secured in a housing. Preferably, the housing has on its underside an attached stick-on fastener, including a stack of "pressure sensitive" peel-off adhesive stickers, each having on their undersurface a medium adhesion substance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1999
    Assignee: Eric C. Jacobson
    Inventors: Eric C. Jacobson, Bernard A. Hallman
  • SHEET DISPENSING CARTON
    Publication number: 20130228588
    Abstract: A dispensing carton for interfolded sheets is disclosed. The carton has integral stationary means for enabling dispensing of the sheets through a single dispensing opening in a stationary wall portion of the carton to provide substantially droop-free pop-up dispensing of one sheet at a time. The carton has top, front, rear, bottom and end walls. The means for dispensing has means for defining a “T”-shaped dispensing opening having an elongate head portion which is centrally disposed in the top wall of the carton and which has a linear back edge, a stem portion that extends downwardly through a medial portion of the front wall of the carton, and a flared portion having arcuate edges disposed intermediate the head portion and the stem portion. The opening is configured to be sufficiently constrictive to enable substantially droop-free pop-up dispensing of one sheet at a time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2012
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Inventor: Eric Joseph Biegger
  • REGISTRATION PROCESS
    Publication number: 20140351084
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computing system for defining a domain name for purchase. A purchaser for the domain name is defined. An online presence is automatically generated at the domain name. A trial period for the online presence is defined. The online presence is maintained during a trial period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: Pop! Online, LLC
    Inventor: ERIC BROWN
  • Internal drain hair and debris straining assembly
    Patent number: 11142897
    Abstract: Various embodiments for a drain debris straining assembly are described, where the drain debris straining assembly can be positioned inside a drain to collect hair and other debris. A drain debris straining assembly in accordance with an embodiment of the present application includes a basket assembly. The basket assembly includes a basket body surrounding a hollow core and at least one opening configured to filter fluid to entrap debris. The basket assembly further includes a flexible rib configured to compress against an internal diameter of a drain flange to form a seal between the basket assembly and the drain flange. The drain debris straining assembly may also include a pop-up assembly having an interference ridge sized and positioned to contact at least one inner wall of the basket assembly to retain a vertical position of the pop-up assembly relative to the basket assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Danco, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael J. Schuster
  • REGISTRATION PROCESS
    Publication number: 20140351097
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computing system for defining a domain name for purchase. A purchaser is defined for the domain name. Validating information is defined for the purchaser. The authenticity of the purchaser is confirmed based, at least in part, upon the validating information. An online presence is automatically generated at the domain name.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: Pop! Online, LLC
    Inventor: ERIC BROWN
  • EXERCISE MACHINE WITH MULTI-FUNCTION WHEEL BRAKE ACTUATOR AND OVER CENTER LOCKING MECHANISM
    Publication number: 20160263416
    Abstract: An exercise machine, such as indoor cycle, including a multi-function wheel brake actuator. A braking force is induced on a wheel, such as through eddy currents or frictionally, by finely or coarsely adjusting the brake actuator. The brake actuator may thus include a knob whereby a user may finely adjust the braking force on the wheel and a lever to actuate interval settings whereby the brake actuator provides set positions of braking resistance. The exercise machine may further include a pop-pin assembly with an over-center cam mechanism to clamp members together. The pop-pin assembly also includes a fine adjustment to adjust the clamping force. So, for example, the seat stem may be clamped to the seat tube, or the handlebar stem clamped to the head tube, with a lever actuating the over center mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: Foundation Fitness, LLC
    Inventor: Eric Golesh
  • Pop up strainer
    Patent number: D357306
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 11, 1995
    Inventor: Bruce E. Lenox
  • Pop-up sprinkler head
    Patent number: D757896
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Inventors: Peter Carl Aquilina, Eric Matthew Djordjevic
  • Tabletop tent
    Patent number: D826359
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Privacy Pop, LLC
    Inventor: Eric Mear
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