Humphrey
Alan Eugene Humphrey, Reno, NV US
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20140338698 | WORKING SURFACE CLEANING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A cleaning film designed to remove foreign matter and particulates from working surfaces of cleaning wafers used in semiconductor processes. These processes include wafer sort test for cleaning of probe card pins and FEOL tooling for cleaning during wafer handling equipment and wafer chucks. The debris collected on the cleaning wafer working surfaces is removed by the particle removal film allowing the debris and foreign matter to be discarded. The use of the cleaning film allows the operator to refresh the cleaning wafer without use of an outside vendor and eliminates wet washing and the use of solvents in the cleaning process. | 11-20-2014 |
Ben Humphrey, Farmington, UT US
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20140125702 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING AN IMMERSIVE VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT USING REAL-TIME AUGMENTATION OF GEO-LOCATION INFORMATION - A system and method for generating an immersive virtual environment using real-time augmentation of geo-location information. | 05-08-2014 |
Benjamin Humphrey, Farmington, UT US
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20140208239 | GRAPHICAL AGGREGATION OF VIRTUALIZED NETWORK COMMUNICATION - Techniques are described for aggregating information from multiple network-accessible service providers (such as multiple social networking service providers) using virtual objects to represent information, media and services in a plurality of rendered virtual environments, each of which may be associated with one or more users of the multiple service providers. A virtual environment associated with one or more particular users may be presented as any of a variety of internal or external spaces. Users may be represented in the room by virtual avatars, which may move or otherwise operate within one or more of the provided virtual environments. Virtual environments, virtual objects and avatars may be displayed as two- or three-dimensional. | 07-24-2014 |
C. Scott Humphrey, Eagle, ID US
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20130190882 | Humeral Head Prosthesis - A humeral head prosthetic device including a chassis and a head attached or attachable to the chassis. In the preferred embodiment, the chassis includes a tapered and multifaceted anchor element attached to and projecting distally from a base element, the configuration of the tapered and multifaceted anchor element adapted to counter rotation of the chassis once it is impacted into the humeral head. The preferred embodiment of humeral head prosthetic device also includes one or more blind holes each of the blind holes or slots being defined in part by a penetrable wall, each of the blind holes including a wall that may be readily penetrated in order permit insertion of a tool to aid in removal of the prosthesis where such removal is required. | 07-25-2013 |
20130289738 | Prosthesis Having a Metaphyseal Element and Methods for Achieving a Press-Fit and Removal of the Prosthesis - The present invention is directed to a prosthesis for an arthroplasty in a long bone and a methods for achieving a press fit of the metaphyseal element of the prosthesis into a metaphysis of the long bone and the extraction of the prosthesis when indicated. The prosthesis includes a metaphyseal element attached at a proximal end of a stem, the metaphyseal element of the prosthesis is configured to optimize placement of bone marrow about, and in some embodiments, within the metaphyseal element to achieve a press-fit in the metaphysis of the long bone. The prosthesis also includes one or more apertures formed in the joint base member of the prosthesis. Preferably each slot includes a frangible wall which is readily penetrated to accommodate passage of an osteotome of other tool to break the metaphyseal element free from bony in-growth that occurs against the metaphyseal element. | 10-31-2013 |
20140163623 | PROXIMAL HUMERUS FRACTURE REPAIR PLATE AND SYSTEM - Devices and systems for repairing bone fractures and more specifically a fracture repair plate that provides for fixation of a metaphysis to the diaphysis of a long bone, for instance a fracture between the proximal humerus and the diaphysis of the humerus. The fracture repair system includes an implantable repair fracture repair plate and a bone anchor for fixing the fracture repair plate to a bone. In one embodiment, the fracture repair plate may also be adapted to serve as an anchor for a suture. The fracture repair system may also include a fracture reduction mechanism attachable to the fracture repair plate for imparting a controlled translational movement between two bone segments along a plane that lies substantially parallel to the surface of the bone to which the fracture repair plate is attached and substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the bone shaft. | 06-12-2014 |
20150250601 | INSTRUMENTS AND TECHNIQUES FOR ORIENTING PROSTHESIS COMPONENTS FOR JOINT PROSTHESES - The present invention is directed to a modular assembly for an arthroplasty in a long bone and methods for achieving an anatomically accurate reconstruction. A modular arthroplasty assembly includes the components of: a convertible offset coupler bounded on a first side by an implant surface adapted to receive an implant component, and bounded on an opposite second side by a bone anchor engagement surface, prosthesis component and a bone anchor configured to be inserted in bone and adapted for engagement with the convertible offset coupler. Together, the components of the system, including the array of selectable engagement orientations of the components, enables adaptation to the existing anatomy of the patient and the ability to most closely achieve the native anatomy of the healthy shoulder joint so as to provide the patient with the most natural use of the joint. The system also provides a solution for reverse arthroplasty and conversion from anatomically correct to reverse that avoids a boney procedure on revision and minimizes humeral distalization. | 09-10-2015 |
David Humphrey, Tullamarine, Victoria AU
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20140147691 | WOOD PRESERVATIVE FORMULATION - The present invention relates to a preservative formulation for use in treating wood or other cellulosic materials, said formulation comprising: at least one biocidal metal compound; at least one preservative; and an aqueous carrier, wherein the preservative formulation has an uptake in the sapwood of less than about 220 l/m | 05-29-2014 |
David Humphrey, Victoria AU
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20110039031 | CARRIER, FORMULATION AND METHOD FOR THE TREATMENT OF TIMBER - According to the present invention there is provided a carrier composition for migration and/or redistribution of a preservative formulation within wood or engineered wood products, said carrier system comprising a drying oil and/or a semi-drying oil and an extender. There is also provided a preservative formulation comprising such a carrier composition and a method of treating wood comprising the step of applying such a preservative formulation to the wood or engineered wood product. | 02-17-2011 |
David Humphrey, Carlingford AU
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20110286505 | MEASUREMENT OF TIME OF ARRIVAL - Disclosed is a method of measuring time of arrival of a signal transmitted from a transmitter ( | 11-24-2011 |
20120314751 | Channel Estimation In A Multi-User MIMO-OFDM System In The Presence Of User Terminal Symbol-Specific Phase Offsets - Disclosed is an OFDM wireless communication system comprising an access point, and a plurality of remote user terminals. The access point receives one or more training symbols transmitted by the user terminals, each training symbol comprising pilot symbols associated with phase offset estimation OFDM sub-carriers of said training symbol, the phase offset estimation sub-carriers comprising subsets of sub-carriers associated with respective user terminals, wherein each subset is used exclusively by the associated user terminal during channel estimation, and further symbols associated with channel estimation OFDM sub-carriers of said training symbol, wherein the channel estimation sub-carriers are used by all user terminals. The access point estimates, for each user terminal, symbol-specific phase offsets specific to the user terminal using the received pilot symbols associated with the user specific subset of the phase offset estimation sub-carriers; and estimates the uplink channel using the user-terminal-symbol-specific phase offset estimates and the received further symbols. | 12-13-2012 |
David Humphrey, Tullamarine AU
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20140031424 | REDUCED DRYING CARRIER FORMULATION - According to the present invention there is provided a carrier formulation adapted to operatively support a preservative or preservative mixture within a material for treating wood, said carrier formulation comprising water and one or more water-miscible, water-soluble or water-emulsifiable compounds wherein said carrier formulation provides for preservative penetration and substantial preservative retention within the treated wood; and wherein the treated wood requires relatively little post-treatment drying. The carrier formulation provides for substantially complete or envelope penetration of the preservative within the treated wood. | 01-30-2014 |
20140370320 | WOOD PRESERVATIVE - According to the present invention there is provided a preservative formulation for use in treating wood or other cellulosic formulations, said formulation comprising: at least one biocidal metal compound; at least one organic compound; and a carrier. Preferably, the preservative formulation is copper/(tebuconazole/propiconazole) in a ratio of about 1:3 w/w; the carrier is preferably aqueous or spirit-based. | 12-18-2014 |
David Burton Humphrey, Vancouver CA
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20120330947 | Name-Search System and Method - A computer-implemented method is disclosed. The method may include receiving a portion of a personal name and converting the portion to a normalized portion by reducing the one or more characters to their simplest equivalents. The method may further include searching a typographical index tree and a phonetic index tree to identify one or more keys matching the normalized portion. The method may further include compiling, ranking, and presenting a plurality of suggested matches identified during the searching. | 12-27-2012 |
David Eric Humphrey, Carlingford AU
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20110188389 | Wireless Localisation System - Disclosed is method of computing a round trip delay between a pair of nodes, the method comprising transmitting at least one beacon at a known transmit time from each of the nodes; measuring the times-of-arrival of the beacons at other of the nodes; and estimating a round trip delay between the nodes from the measured times-of-arrival and the transmit times; and correcting the round trip delay for either or both of a frequency offset between the nodes and relative motion between the nodes. | 08-04-2011 |
David Kent Humphrey, Reno, NV US
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20140116112 | METHODS FOR DETERMINING THE PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF CONTAMINANTS IN A SAMPLE - Methods are provided for rapidly determining the presence or absence of large numbers of contaminants in a test sample, such as a raw material intended for use in the preparation of a nutraceutical. The disclosed methods employ gas chromatography-mass spectrometry techniques together with the specific use of software in combination with a database to analyze data collected after ionization of the sample and determine the presence or absence of the contaminants in the sample. | 05-01-2014 |
Denver Humphrey, Broughshane GB
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20080252393 | Balun circuit suitable for integration with chip antenna - A balun including a single-ended port, a differential port and first and second sets of coupled transmission line sections. Each set has three coupled transmission line sections. The signal carrying terminal of the single-ended port is connected to an inner end of a third coupled transmission line sections in one of the sets, and the terminals of the differential port are connected to a respective outer end of a respective first transmission line. The balun is fabricated in a multi-layer insulating substrate with the single-ended port located on an upper surface of the substrate and the differential port located on a lower surface of the substrate. The balun is suitable for connection to a chip antenna mounted on a common carrier substrate. | 10-16-2008 |
20090243937 | Two-tier wide band antenna - A two-tier wideband antenna comprising a chip of a dielectric material with an upper radiating structure and a lower radiating structure, the dielectric chip being mounted on an insulating carrier substrate which includes a feed-line to connect the antenna to a transceiver device. The lower radiating structure comprises two side elements which have a large aspect ratio so as to reduce the frequency of the lower band edge of the frequency response of the antenna when compared with the frequency response of a monopole patch antenna fabricated on a similar dielectric chip. The antenna of the present invention is suitable for operation over an ultra wideband, e.g. a frequency range extending from 3.1 to 10.6 GHz | 10-01-2009 |
Denver Humphrey, Ballymena GB
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20090243940 | Feed-point tuned wide band antenna - A wideband chip antenna which is capable of receiving and transmitting signals from an ultra wideband system, where the ultra wideband system comprising a plurality of band groups, and where the response of the antenna can be tuned at the design stage so that a zero in the response of the antenna falls so that its peak is at a particular given frequency, and so that the zero occurs inside an unwanted band group of the ultra wideband system. | 10-01-2009 |
Douglas Edward Humphrey, Laurel, MD US
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20150026062 | PAYMENT COLLECTION, AGGREGATION AND REALIZATION APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS - The payment collection, aggregation and realization apparatuses, methods and systems receive a communication message including a payment indication to transfer a payment amount to a payee; determine the communication message is originated from a user compute device before the user has registered with the payment system; obtain, from the communication message, a reference identifier referencing the user; generate a temporary profile including the reference identifier and information relating to the payment indication; receive, subsequent to receiving the communication message, payment account information of the user after registration of the user with the payment system; and automatically initiate a payment transaction for the payment indication from the temporary profile based on the payment account information. | 01-22-2015 |
Eric Humphrey, Brooklyn, NY US
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20140019390 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUDIO FINGERPRINTING - Apparatus and method for fingerprinting an audio signal utilizes programmed machine to identify overlapping windows in a time domain representation of the audio signal, establish a frequency domain representation of the overlapping windows, convolve a set of two-dimensional kernels with the frequency domain representation to thereby provide a convolutional layer as an output stage, reduce dimensionality of the convolution layer to provide one or more further output stages, and perform further processing so as to output a decision in regard to a plurality of the overlapping windows comprising either a specific content id that matches to the audio signal or a failure-to-match indication. | 01-16-2014 |
Eric Humphrey, Laval CA
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20110005806 | HIGH PERFORMANCE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CABLE - A telecommunications cable comprising four twisted pairs of conductors and a separator spline comprised of a principal dividing strip and a first subsidiary dividing strip attached longitudinally along a first side of the principal dividing strip and a second dividing strip attached longitudinally along a second side of the principal dividing strip, the spline separating the four twisted pairs such that they are arranged in a staggered configuration. A method for reducing cross talk between adjacent cables in a telecommunications system, the method comprising the steps of, for each of the cables, providing a plurality of twisted pairs of conductors, winding an elongate filler element around the twisted pairs and covering the twisted pairs and the element with a cable jacket, the element introducing a visible distortion into an outer surface of the jacket. | 01-13-2011 |
George Humphrey, Merrimack, NH US
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20140055115 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DC-DC CONVERTER HAVING DITHERED SLOPE COMPENSATION - Methods and apparatus for a circuit including a DC-DC converter comprising: a boost converter to provide a DC voltage output from a DC input voltage, the DC output voltage configured to connect with a first load terminal, a feedback module configured to connect with a second load terminal, a switching module having a switching element coupled to the boost converter, and a control circuit coupled to the switching module to control operation of the switching element, the control circuit coupled to the feedback module, wherein the control circuit includes a slope generator to generate a ramp signal having a slope that can vary cycle to cycle. | 02-27-2014 |
George P. Humphrey, Merrimack, NH US
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20150244353 | DUTY CYCLE CONTROLLER - In one aspect, a duty cycle controller includes a first port configured to receive a voltage bias signal, a second port configured to receive an input voltage signal, a third port configured to provide an output signal of the duty cycle controller having a duty cycle and a n-bit digital-to-analog converter (DAC) configured to receive the voltage bias signal and to provide a DAC output signal to a comparator. The DAC output signal has a peak value. The duty cycle controller also includes the comparator configured to compare the DAC output signal from the n-bit DAC with the input voltage signal to provide a comparator output signal. The comparator output signal is used to provide the output signal of the duty cycle controller and the duty cycle changes with changes to the input voltage signal. | 08-27-2015 |
20160049939 | Switch Driver Circuit And Associated Methods - A driver circuit for driving a switch includes a high output impedance driver circuit portion having a high impedance output node coupled to the control terminal of the transistor and a low output impedance driver circuit portion having a low impedance output node also coupled to the control terminal of the transistor. The slew rate of the control signal is established by at least one of the high impedance driver circuit portion and the low impedance driver circuit portion. | 02-18-2016 |
Guy Humphrey, Hillsborough, NJ US
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20130274463 | PROCESS AND INTERMEDIATES FOR PREPARING MACROLACTAMS - The present invention relates to macrolactam compounds, intermediates useful in the preparation of macrolactams, methods for preparing the intermediates, and methods for preparing and modifying macrolactams. One use of the compounds and methods described herein is in the production of macrolactam compounds able to inhibit HCV NS3 protease activity. An example of an HCV inhibitory compound that can be synthesized using the procedures described herein is Compound A and derivative thereof. | 10-17-2013 |
20130331597 | AMIDATION PROCESS - This invention describes an amidation process whereby perfluorinated amino acids can be activated and treated with an amine in the presence of a coupling agent and a pyridine derivative to yield amides, without loss of optical purity. | 12-12-2013 |
20140200343 | PROCESS AND INTERMEDIATES FOR PREPARING MACROLACTAMS - The present invention includes compounds useful as intermediates in the preparation of macrolactams, methods for preparing the intermediates, and methods for preparing macrolactams from the intermediates. One use of the methods and intermediates described herein is in the production of macrolactam compounds able to inhibit HCV NS3 protease activity. HCV NS3 inhibitory compounds have therapeutic and research applications. | 07-17-2014 |
20140243519 | METHODS AND INTERMEDIATES FOR PREPARING MACROLACTAMS - The present invention includes compounds useful as intermediates in the preparation of macrolactams, methods for preparing the intermediates, and methods for preparing macrolactams. One use of the methods and intermediates described herein is in the production of macrolactam compounds able to inhibit HCV NS3 protease activity. HCV NS3 inhibitory compounds have therapeutic and research applica | 08-28-2014 |
20150080598 | ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS FOR PREPARING FLUOROLEUCINE ALKYL ESTERS - The instant invention describes a novel asymmetric synthesis of fluoroleucine alkyl esters which utilizes a phase transfer catalyst and a solid additive. | 03-19-2015 |
20160075645 | AMIDATION PROCESS - This invention describes an amidation process whereby perfluorinated amino acids can be activated and treated with an amine in the presence of a coupling agent and a pyridine derivative to yield amides, without loss of optical purity. | 03-17-2016 |
Guy Humphrey, Fort Collins, CO US
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20140355359 | CONTINUOUS TUNING OF PREAMBLE RELEASE TIMING IN A DOUBLE DATA-RATE MEMORY DEVICE INTERFACE - Preamble release training in a double data-rate dynamic random access memory interface uses feedback from read operations to adjust the preamble release signal so that the preamble release signal continues to be activated close to the middle of the preamble. A first signal, and then a second signal, are generated in response to an initiation of a read operation. The first and second signals are characterized by a delay from the initiation of the read operation of one or more clock cycles plus a fine delay contributed by an adjustable delay circuit. The first signal is provided to a data strobe parking circuit that uses it to release or un-park the data strobe signal lines. The second signal is phase-compared with the data strobe signal associated with incoming data during the read operation. The adjustable delay circuit is adjusted in response to the result of the comparison. | 12-04-2014 |
Guy R. Humphrey US
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20150299167 | Regioselective N-2 Arylation of Indazoles - A novel process is provided for the efficient preparation of an asymmetric compound of structural formula I: | 10-22-2015 |
Ian Peter Humphrey, Foxboro, MA US
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20150156463 | Long-Range Image Reconstruction Using Measured Atmospheric Characterization - A method corrects a captured image and includes the steps of determining an effect of atmosphere and a distance from an image capture device which is spaced relatively far from an area of interest. The method utilizes a transmission and reception device to identify the effect on a transmitted and reflected signal due to the atmosphere and distance. An image of the area of interest is captured. The image is corrected based upon the effect of the distance and atmosphere on the transmitted and reflected signal. An apparatus programmed to perform the method is also disclosed. An apparatus for capturing an image from a distance is also disclosed. | 06-04-2015 |
20150358522 | Stabilization Of Gyro Drift Compensation For Image Capture Device - An image capture system comprises an image capture device driven by a motor to a desired angle. A gyro senses a rate and a system senses an angle of the image capture device relative to a surface. A control removes a gyro bias error estimated by the system in real time for correcting a position of the image capture device. | 12-10-2015 |
Jackie Dudley Humphrey, Riverview, FL US
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20130233134 | APPARATUS FOR EXTENDING THE EFFECTIVE LENGTH OF TOOL SHANKS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING - An apparatus for providing an increased moment of applied force to a tool. An elongated member extends the effective length of tool shanks. The elongated member has tool support to fit a range of tools, such as wrenches, to the elongated member which increases the distance from the fastener to the point of applied force, thereby increasing the moment of the applied force. | 09-12-2013 |
James Richard Humphrey, Hull GB
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20130237672 | Novel Oligoester - Novel polyglycerol oligoesters derived from reaction of polyglycerol with a mixture of mono and diacids and also combinations of these novel polyglycerol oligoesters with known polyol monoesters, particularly known polyglycerol monoesters are disclosed. The use of these novel polyglycerol oligoesters and combination of esters as emulsifiers, solubilisers and/or thickeners especially in personal care formulations is also disclosed. | 09-12-2013 |
James Richard Humphrey, Yorkshire GB
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20150133553 | EMULSION COMPRISING POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS - An emulsion contains 50 to 90% by weight of an aqueous phase and 10 to 50% by weight of an oil phase containing 30 to 90% by weight of a diluent oil, and at least 10% by weight of at least one polyunsaturated fatty acid and/or derivative thereof. The emulsion has improved stability and/or organoleptic properties and can be used as a dietary supplement, particularly when packaged in a sachet or ‘stick shot’. | 05-14-2015 |
Jeffrey M. Humphrey, Seattle, WA US
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20130182872 | COMPUTING DEVICE DOCKING TRAY FOR AUDIO MIXER - An audio mixer ( | 07-18-2013 |
Kerry Lyn Humphrey, Edmonton CA
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20090123619 | SHORTENINGS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THEREOF - Described herein are shortenings with improved properties such as increased hardness, minimal trans fat, and reduced saturated fats. Methods for preparing the shortenings involve the use of one or more structural enhancers in a vegetable oil followed by processing and tempering the admixture. The shortenings can be used to produce food products with reduced saturated fats and increased hardness as well as minimal trans fats. | 05-14-2009 |
Kevin E. Humphrey, Owensboro, KY US
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20150183003 | Aerosol Particle Separation and Collection - A contactor is positioned coaxially with and substantially within at least one separator, and otherwise is configured to receive aerosolized target particles of interest as a sample. The use of a plurality of separators that are coaxial with each other and the contactor increases the number of separations involving target particles and other constituents of air at a sampling point, whereby in some embodiments the separators are rotatably configurable relative to each other and to the contactor. | 07-02-2015 |
Leslie D Humphrey, Harlow GB
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20080310546 | Method for Adapting Digital Data Transmission Parameters to Measured Repetitive Noise - Following a transmission comprising a plurality of symbols, an error measurement is generated for each symbol, so that one may distinguish between symbols having a relatively low error and symbols having a relatively high error. A bit rate to be used for subsequent transmission is determined as a function of error measurements of those symbols that have relatively low error and as a function also of the proportion of symbols having a relatively high error, such that the bit rate reduces as the proportion increases. Measurement of the error rate and/or the durations of high and low error conditions may also be used to set other transmission parameters such as error-correcting code and interleaver settings. | 12-18-2008 |
Leslie Derek Humphrey, London GB
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20130163732 | SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING TELEPHONY AND DATA SERVICES - A system to provide telephony and data services includes a termination unit having a connector portion to a corresponding termination unit to modem connector containing at least three conductors. The termination unit provides a good electrical connection between two conductors that carry data signals between the access network and a user modem, and insulates the other conductor or conductors from the incoming pair of conductors. A user modem connects to the termination unit to modem connector and is operable to transmit data signals onto and to receive data signals from the data carrying conductors as well as telephony signals onto and from a pair of modem-side telephony signal carrying conductors. A cross-connection unit has a connection portion that connects with a telephone connector. | 06-27-2013 |
20130251114 | SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING TELEPHONY AND DATA SERVICES - A telephone on-hook/off-hook state communication system. The system includes a first part, for example in the form of an In-Line Analog POTS presentation Adapter, which is operable to interconnect between a telephone apparatus and a pair of conductors, and a second part operable to interconnect between the pair of conductors and a telephone adapter unit, the first part including a variable impedance and means for changing the impedance of the variable impedance such that a property of the impedance at a predetermined frequency (f) greater than zero changes in response to the telephone apparatus transitioning between an on-hook state and an off-hook state, the second part including a detector for detecting the change in the impedance of the variable impedance of the first part via the pair of conductors. | 09-26-2013 |
20150381236 | METHOD AND APPARATUS IN A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - The present invention provides a method of training a DSL link whilst transmitting data over a powerline connection. If the powerline connection causes interference on the DSL link then this will be present during the line training, giving a more robust set of line parameters. | 12-31-2015 |
Leslie Derek Humphrey, Ipswich GB
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20110064212 | POWER BACKUP SYSTEM - An electrically powered node of a telecommunications system has a battery power backup associated with its power control unit. Under normal conditions it is maintained fully charged by means of trickle currents from the mains power feeds to each of a number of mains—connected customer equipments, by way of the “final drop” to the distribution point. These trickle currents are controlled by the respective power control units to prevent overcharging. Using an electrical copper connection provided in parallel with the fibre connection, a battery backup can also be maintained in nodes further towards the exchange. The feeds are reversible, so that if a power outage removes the power supply from the customer premises, a “lifeline” plain telephone service between the exchange and the telephone handset is maintained using the local battery backup in the remote nodes. By limiting the service to simple telephony, the battery power can be sufficient to maintain the service for a reasonable duration. The power management systems can be used to transfer charge from one battery to another over the network according to the usage, or remaining life, of each battery. | 03-17-2011 |
20120250744 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATING A DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER LINE ARRANGEMENT - A digital subscriber line arrangement includes a downstream modem, an upstream modem and a copper pair connection between the modems. Each modem includes electrical length estimation function code means which causes the respective modem to measure the attenuation of signals transmitted by the other modem at a plurality of different frequencies, and to combine these measurements, or functions thereof, together to form a combined attenuation measure and to use this combined measure to form an electrical length estimation, KL0bis. The downstream modem is operable to transmit its electrical length estimation to the upstream modem, and the upstream modem is operable to generate a definitive electrical length estimation in dependence upon both the received estimation from the downstream modem and the estimation made by the upstream modem. Having generated a definitive electrical length estimation, the upstream modem is operable to transmit this to the downstream modem. Finally, the downstream modem includes Upstream Power Back Off mask generation function code means which causes the downstream modem to use the received definitive electrical length estimation to generate an upstream power back off mask for use in controlling the amount of power used when transmitting upstream signals over the copper pair connection to the upstream modem in one or more upstream transmission bands. | 10-04-2012 |
Malcolm Humphrey, West Sussex GB
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20130003080 | Position detection - Apparatus for location-detection of an object within a region comprising a reflective element mountable on the object, a scanning light source adapted to issue a beam of light in a scanning pattern illuminating a point that moves over the region, a detector for light reflected from the reflective element and a control unit adapted to report the position of an object based on the point in the scanning pattern at which the detector detects light returned from the reflective element relative to at least one point in the scanning pattern at which the detector detects light returned from a reflective object. | 01-03-2013 |
Malcolm Humphrey, Horsham GB
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20120039152 | Sensor Array - There is provided a sensor array, comprising a pair of transducers, a first transducer, configured to transmit pressure waves; and a second transducer, acoustically coupled to the first transducer, configured to detect pressure waves incident upon the sensor array from the environment. The array further comprises control circuitry, coupled to the first and second transducers, configured to: control the first transducer to transmit pressure waves; simultaneously control the second transducer to monitor the transmission of said pressure waves; and verify correct operation of the array in the event that said pressure waves are detected. The invention therefore provides a sensor array with a failsafe mechanism. | 02-16-2012 |
20150098549 | Radiography Imaging System - Apparatus for radiography is disclosed, which includes a scintillator having a first surface for being exposed to radiation and a second surface for emitting visible light in response, and an associated imaging system. The imaging system includes a plurality of scanning mirrors, each associated with a respective sub-region of the scintillator second surface, each scanning mirror being mounted and controlled so as to re-direct light from along a predetermined scan path within the respective sub-region towards a respective optical channel. A photodetector is associated with each scanning mirror and optical channel for receiving the re-directed light and generating an electrical signal representing light intensity. A processor receives the electrical signal from each photodetector and the corresponding position of each mirror to generate therefrom a reconstructed two-dimensional image. | 04-09-2015 |
20150265853 | Position Determination - An apparatus for position-detection of an object within a region is disclosed. The apparatus includes first and second target elements mounted on an object and having a known separation distance between the two. A scanning light source is configured to issue a beam of light along a substantially one-dimensional scanning path, which illuminates a point that moves over the first and second target elements. A detector is provided for detecting light reflected from, or received by, the first and second target elements. A processing system is configured to determine the position of the object within the region based on first and second points in the scanning path at which the detector detects light returned from, or received by, the first and second target elements and the known separation distance between the two reflective elements. | 09-24-2015 |
Malcolm George Humphrey, Horsham GB
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20130239329 | Patient Support - Standby power supplies for patient tables need frequent replacement of the lead-acid batteries on which they depend. We propose to feed the emergency power direct to the drive motors, subsequent to the control circuitry. This will reduce the load on the standby power system, allowing greater design freedom to select longer-lasting or less expensive energy stores. | 09-19-2013 |
Pamela A. Humphrey, Windsor, CT US
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20130183145 | HYBRID INNER AIR SEAL FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINES - A turbine section has a turbine rotor carrying turbine blades. The turbine blades include seal members at a radially inner location. A vane section is formed of a plurality of circumferentially spaced vane components, each of which has an airfoil extending radially outwardly of a platform. A first seal member is fixed to the platform, and is positioned to be adjacent a seal from a blade which is positioned in one axial direction relative to the first seal member. A second seal member extends circumferentially beyond at least a plurality of the vane components and is positioned to be adjacent a seal member of a blade on an opposed axial side from the first blade. A vane component is also disclosed and claimed. | 07-18-2013 |
Patrick G. Humphrey, Lincoln, NE US
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20150029207 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SETTING INITIAL DISPLAY SETTINGS - A method for applying a filter to data to improve data quality and/or reduce file size. In one example, a region of interest of an image is identified. A histogram is generated of pixel intensity values in the region of interest. The histogram is iteratively updated to focus (zoom) in on the highest peak in the histogram. A Gaussian curve is fitted to the updated histogram. A bilateral filter is applied to the images, where parameters of the bilateral filter are based on the parameters of the Gaussian curve. | 01-29-2015 |
20150030248 | ADAPTIVE NOISE FILTER - A method for applying a filter to data to improve data quality and/or reduce file size. In one example, a region of interest of an image is identified. A histogram is generated of pixel intensity values in the region of interest. The histogram is iteratively updated to focus (zoom) in on the highest peak in the histogram. A Gaussian curve is fitted to the updated histogram. A bilateral filter is applied to the images, where parameters of the bilateral filter are based on the parameters of the Gaussian curve. | 01-29-2015 |
20160104271 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SETTING INITIAL DISPLAY SETTINGS - A method for applying a filter to data to improve data quality and/or reduce file size. In one example, a region of interest of an image is identified. A histogram is generated of pixel intensity values in the region of interest. The histogram is iteratively updated to focus (zoom) in on the highest peak in the histogram. A Gaussian curve is fitted to the updated histogram. A bilateral filter is applied to the images, where parameters of the bilateral filter are based on the parameters of the Gaussian curve. | 04-14-2016 |
Paul Humphrey, Malaga ES
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20090321503 | Foldable Container for Picnics - A foldable container ( | 12-31-2009 |
Richard Humphrey, West Midlands GB
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20090294578 | AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR STEERING SYSTEM - An aircraft landing gear steering system comprising a turning member that is operably coupled to a landing gear leg through a harmonic drive mechanism. The landing gear steering system may be electrically driven. Additionally, the landing gear system has various advantages, including the provision of a safe failure mode should the harmonic drive mechanism fail. | 12-03-2009 |
Robert Humphrey, Boulder, CO US
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20160047093 | Pavement Marking Tape with Widely-Distributed, Multi-Edged Relief Features for Improved Retroreflectivity - A pavement marking tape has raised, irregular polygonal relief features with retroreflective elements covering a portion of the surface of the tape. The form of the relief features minimizes shadowing effects. Raised relief features are shaped to increase the visible number of vertical faces and edges of the relief features, which are the most reflective structures, and are oriented toward incident light from an approaching observer to maximize retroreflectivity. | 02-18-2016 |
Scott D. Humphrey, Wethersfield, CT US
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20150310758 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING CUSTOMIZED VIRTUAL REALITY EXPERIENCES - Systems, apparatus, methods, and articles of manufacture provide for generating customized virtual reality experiences based on information associated with a user or other entity, including, for example, distraction information associated with a previous driving session of a user. | 10-29-2015 |
Stephen H. Humphrey, Lynnwood, WA US
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20130003383 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING THE RE-DISTRIBUTION OF LIGHT EMITTED FROM A LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE - A system for re-distributing light emitted from a light source using an optical element is described. The optical element is manufactured using a bulk matrix material, and diffusing particles and/or scattering particles are embedded within the bulk material. The optical element is coupled to the light source to capture emitted light and redistribute the light in a desired angular distribution pattern depending on the ratio of total weight of diffusing particles to total weight of scattering particles. | 01-03-2013 |
Stephen M. Humphrey, Livonia, MI US
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20160113043 | Vehicle Gateway Module Configured to Provide Wireless Hotspot - A vehicle gateway module is configured to communicate over vehicle networks connected to the gateway module with vehicle devices connected to the vehicle networks. The gateway module has a cellular data link which provides a direct connection from the gateway module to the Internet and a wireless data link which provides a direct connection from the gateway module to an area within the vehicle whereby the cellular data link in conjunction with the wireless data link establish an Internet hotspot for a mobile device within the vehicle. | 04-21-2016 |
Steven Humphrey, Warsaw, IN US
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20160113645 | IMPLANT WITH SUTURE ANCHOR FIXATION CAPABILITY - An implantable device and various systems and methods related to the device are disclosed. The implantable device has a bone implant component configured to be secured to at least one bone of a patient with at least one recess therein. The bone implant component is configured to allow a suture anchor to be disposed within the recess and has a restriction therein that is engageable by the suture anchor to retain the suture anchor within the bone implant component. Methods for implanting a suture anchor in the implantable device are also disclosed. | 04-28-2016 |
Stewart Humphrey, Jersey GB
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20100206874 | CLOSURE DEVICE FOR A FLUID VESSEL - A closure device ( | 08-19-2010 |
Stewart Humphrey, St. Quen GB
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20150090714 | CLOSURE DEVICE FOR A FLUID VESSEL - A closure device for a fluid vessel can comprise a bistable valve arrangement which includes first and second valve rim portions and a valve member engageable with either of the rim portions respectively to define an open position in which fluid can exit the vessel and a closed position in which fluid is substantially prevented from exiting the vessel The valve can be arranged to close automatically when an impulse is exerted against the valve member. This can occur for example when the vessel is knocked over and the fluid therein exerts pressure against the valve member. | 04-02-2015 |
Thane Humphrey, Wasilla, AK US
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20140356504 | Food Press Systems, Devices, Components and Methods - Disclosed are various embodiments of a food press that utilizes mechanical devices, such as lever arms, inclined planes, cams, and/or rollers to increase the force applied to food by a ratio of two to one or more in comparison to the force applied by a human operator to the device. High compression forces are particularly important when working with low fat foods such as low-fat hamburger, game meat, flaked or ground fish or ground vegetable products. The various embodiment of food presses described and disclosed herein may also be used to produce stuffed food products. | 12-04-2014 |
Thomas J. Humphrey, Reno, NV US
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20140087844 | GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A SKILL-BASED GAME - In various embodiments, the gaming system and method disclosed herein provides a primary game in which the gaming system provides monetary awards to a player and a secondary game in which the gaming system provides non-monetary skill units to the player. In one such embodiment, the gaming system initiates the play of the skill-based secondary game in response to a triggering even associated with a primary game of the gaming system, and forms a score for the player based on zero, one or more inputs made by the player during the play of the skill-based secondary game. The gaming system determines an amount of non-monetary skill units to provide the player based on the score, and provides the player with the non-monetary skill units. The player redeems any amount of non-monetary skill units for one or more virtual goods offered via a virtual marketplace. | 03-27-2014 |
20140256399 | GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD PROVIDING A KENO GAME IN WHICH NUMBERS CAN BE SELECTED MORE THAN ONCE - The present disclosure is directed to a gaming system and method providing a game in which symbols can be selected more than once. In one embodiment, the gaming system initiates a play of the game, displays a plurality of different symbols, and receives a selection of at least one of the symbols to form a player symbol set. The gaming system randomly selects a designated quantity of the symbols to form a gaming system symbol set. Each of the symbols can be selected more than once. The gaming system determines any awards based on a comparison of the player symbol set with the gaming system symbol set, and provides any determined awards. If an additional award opportunity triggering event associated with the gaming system symbol set including a plurality of instances of a same one of the symbols occurs, the gaming system provides an additional award opportunity. | 09-11-2014 |
20150080109 | GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD PROVIDING A GAME HAVING A PLURALITY OF ACTIVATABLE AWARD INDICATORS - Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a gaming system and method providing a game having a plurality of activatable award indicators. Generally, in various embodiments, the gaming system enables a player to play any of a plurality of different games, each of which is associated with a different activatable award indicator of an award generator that is associated with a plurality of awards. For each different game, when a particular award indicator activation event occurs during play of that game, the gaming system activates the award indicator associated with that game. When an award determination triggering event occurs, the gaming system indicates a different award of the award generator for each active award indicator and provides the indicated awards to the player. The gaming system of the present disclosure thus enables the player to activate different award indicators through play of different games. | 03-19-2015 |
20150087380 | CHAIN REACTION KENO - Gaming systems and methods for providing a keno game during which matches from a previous keno game are carried over to the keno game are described herein. A keno board is displayed having a set of available numbers and a first set of one or more matches identified between player selected numbers and drawn numbers from a previous keno game. A first set of drawn numbers from the set of available numbers is selected. The number of the first set of drawn numbers is modified by number of matches in the first set of matches. The payout to the player is calculated based on the first set of matches and a second set of matches between the first set of drawn numbers and the player selected numbers. | 03-26-2015 |
20150254923 | 3D KENO BOARD - Methods and systems are provided for keno game play. A keno board is displayed having a plurality of spots. A player selection of a plurality of player spots is received. One or more modifications to a three-dimensional structure of the keno board are determined, with the one or more modifications including changes in position of one or more spots from the plurality of spots. The display of the keno board is updated with the one or more modifications to the three-dimensional structure of the keno board. A plurality of draws are determined and displayed on the keno board. Three dimensional movement of a draw, from the plurality of draws, landing on a spot included in the one or more spots whose positions changed is displayed. | 09-10-2015 |
20150254925 | KENO BOARD BALL REDUCTION AND REEL KENO - Methods and systems are provided keno game play. A keno board is displayed showing a set of available spots. A player selection of a plurality of player selected spots is received. A set of removed spots to be removed from play is determined from the set of available spots. A plurality of drawn spots is selected from at least some of the set of available spots, where the plurality of drawn spots exclude the set of removed spots. | 09-10-2015 |
20150287276 | GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD PROVIDING A MULTIPLAYER SECONDARY GAME HAVING AN OUTCOME DETERMINED BASED ON PLAY OF A PRIMARY GAME OF AT LEAST ONE, BUT NOT ALL, OF THE MULTIPLAYER SECONDARY GAME PLAYERS - Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a gaming system and method providing a multiplayer secondary game having an outcome determined based on play of a primary game of at least one, but not all, of the secondary game players. In various embodiments, play of a primary game of a designated one of a plurality of players of a secondary game controls play of the secondary game independent of any play of any primary games of the other players of the secondary game. Put differently, play of the secondary game depends on play of the primary game of the designated player and does not depend on any play of any primary games of the other. Thus, while multiple players participate in the secondary game and may concurrently play individual primary games, play of the primary game of one, but not all, of those players controls play of the secondary game. | 10-08-2015 |
Thomas W. Humphrey, Glendale, OH US
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20140266853 | Radar False Alert Reduction - A radar detector suppresses alerts from vehicle guidance systems, by sweeping for a consistent radar signal; the center frequency of the signal is stored and the detector suppresses warnings of radar signals near that frequency. The detector uses an enhanced method for suppression of signals near a known location of a false signal source; in the event the detector detects a radar signal and finds a matching stored false signal, the detector will first compare the strength of the received signal to a threshold strength that is computed based upon the distance of the detector from the stored false signal, and will only suppress signals below threshold. The detector includes a camera directed to the road in the vicinity of the vehicle. Image data from the camera is processed to identify police vehicles as identified by flashing lights, a profile including a rooftop light bar and/or highly contrasting colored panels. | 09-18-2014 |
Timothy L. Humphrey, Centerville, OH US
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20130138692 | METHODS FOR SEMANTICS-BASED CITATION-PAIRING INFORMATION - A computer-implemented method of semantically linking, by a computing device, a citing document to a cited document in a corpus of documents includes locating at least one citation present in the citing document, determining a reason-for-citing for at least one citation, and determining a cited-text-area present in the cited document, wherein the cited-text-area corresponds with the reason-for-citing. The method further includes populating a citation entry of a citation-pairing metadata file with a citing-document identifier, a reason-for-citing identifier, a cited-document identifier, and a cited-text-area identifier. The citation-pairing metadata file includes a plurality of citation entries and is stored separately from the citing document and the cited document. | 05-30-2013 |