Walston, US
Allen Walston, Sandy Springs, GA US
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20090222700 | Providing System Reset Information To Service Provider - Methods for collection of device reset history from a network communication device comprising: (a) determining whether a reset condition is triggered by software or hardware, (b) for a software triggered reset: (i) upon a software exception, retrieving related reset information, (ii) upon an operator initiation, retrieving related reset information, (iii) allocating space in non-volatile memory, (iv) storing retrieved current reset information together with a corresponding reset time, and (v) adding the current reset information to historical reset information, (c) proceeding with the reset, (d) executing startup code during reboot, (e) upon a hardware triggered reset; (i) retrieving hardware registry and other residual hardware information still present, (ii) allocating space in non-volatile memory, (iii) storing the current retrieved reset information together with a current time that corresponds approximately to the reset and (iv) adding the reset information to historical reset information, and (f) continuing with normal operation of the device. | 09-03-2009 |
20090222810 | Preventing Overwrite Of Nonessential Code During Essential Code Update - Systems and methods are provided for downloading updated software from a head end to a cable modem that writes to flash memory an updated operating system code without overwriting the preexisting application code portion and also without overwriting the preexisting operating system code portion. Updated application code is not written until the updated operating system code has been verified as error-free. | 09-03-2009 |
20090282134 | AUTOMATED DOUBLE FIRMWARE UPGRADE - A method of upgrading the software load of a device includes receiving a configuration file and checking if a device software load matches load information (EE) of the configuration file. If the device software load does not match the EE of the configuration file, a check is made to determine if the device software load matches new load information (NE) of the configuration file. | 11-12-2009 |
20130091347 | AUTOMATED DOUBLE FIRMWARE UPGRADE - A downstream network device is booted into a final provisioned state by retrieving a configuration file a first time from an upstream network device, and checking if a currently booted software load of the downstream device matches a first software load (EE) described by the configuration file. If the currently booted software load of the downstream device does not match the EE, the downstream network device checks if the configuration file includes a description of a second software load (NE), and if so, the downstream network device checks if the currently booted software load matches the NE, and if not, the downstream network device downloads the first software load, boots the first software load, and retrieves the configuration file a second time. | 04-11-2013 |
Bryan Walston, Perry, UT US
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20110049848 | INTEGRATED AIRBAG CLOSING AND INFLATOR MOUNTING MEMBERS FOR INFLATABLE AIRBAG ASSEMBLIES - Inflatable airbag cushions are filled with inflation gas by inflators. The inflators can be coupled in fluid communication with the airbag and are typically mounted within a vehicle structure by a coupling and closing member. The coupling and closing member can be an elongated piece of a flexible material that wraps around an inflator attachment feature on the airbag. The coupling and closing member can also have structures for fixedly attaching the member to a vehicle structure. | 03-03-2011 |
20130187368 | AIRBAG FOR A VEHICLE - An airbag for a vehicle comprising an inflatable portion and lugs arranged at the periphery of the inflatable portion. The airbag is made of a one-piece-woven technology having a structure made of warp threads and weft threads. The airbag further comprises a marking for enabling a detection of an incorrect attachment of the airbag at the vehicle. The marking is realized by a coded weaving structure in at least one lug. | 07-25-2013 |
20150191141 | COST-EFFECTIVE USE OF ONE-PIECE WOVEN FABRIC FOR CURTAIN AIRBAGS - An airbag assembly may include an inflatable curtain airbag with a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration. The inflatable curtain may have a first chamber and a second chamber that inflates forward of the first chamber. The second chamber may have a height above the height of the first chamber so that a bottom of the second chamber is pressed downward adjacent to a door of the vehicle. A plurality of airbag assembly components may be integrally formed with a non-inflating peripheral region surrounding the first and second chambers. Such components may include a front or rear tether cut from the front or rear of the non-inflating peripheral region, a top tether cut from the top of the non-inflating peripheral region to control deployment of the second chamber, and a fabric shield cut from the top to at least partially wrap around the stowed inflatable curtain airbag. | 07-09-2015 |
20150343981 | COST-EFFECTIVE USE OF ONE-PIECE WOVEN FABRIC FOR CURTAIN AIRBAGS - An airbag assembly may include an inflatable curtain airbag with a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration. The inflatable curtain may have a first chamber and a second chamber that inflates forward of the first chamber. The second chamber may have a height above the height of the first chamber so that a bottom of the second chamber is pressed downward adjacent to a door of the vehicle. A plurality of airbag assembly components may be integrally formed with a non-inflating peripheral region surrounding the first and second chambers. Such components may include a front or rear tether cut from the front or rear of the non-inflating peripheral region, a top tether cut from the top of the non-inflating peripheral region to control deployment of the second chamber, and a fabric shield cut from the top to at least partially wrap around the stowed inflatable curtain airbag. | 12-03-2015 |
Bryan Lavon Walston, Perry, UT US
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20100264630 | INFLATABLE CURTAIN AIRBAGS WITH EXPANDED-VOLUME LOWER PORTIONS FOR EJECTION MITIGATION - An inflatable curtain airbag can be used to cushion an occupant during a vehicle collision as well as retaining the occupant within the vehicle during a rollover event. Curtain airbags that do not extend to the vehicle's waist line may allow the occupant to fit between the bottom of the curtain airbag and the waistline, and thereby be ejected from the vehicle. This risk is increased with vehicles that do not have vertical pillars between the doors and windows of the vehicle. Increasing an inflation gas volume capacity of a lower portion of the airbag, may mitigate the risk of occupant ejection, if the increased volume portion of the curtain overlaps the vehicle pillars. The lower portion of the curtain airbag may have a first chamber and a separate second chamber. | 10-21-2010 |
Carol Walston, Lagrange, GA US
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20150041015 | Block-Off Plate Assembly for Carburetor Float Bowl - A block-off plate assembly for preventing gasoline leakage near the outer surface of a carburetor bowl of the type used on motorbikes and all-terrain vehicles, comprising two components, the first being a custom-machined plate fabricated from a suitable rigid material. The plate further comprises a smooth, inner planar surface, a parallel, planar outer surface, and a circular channel, machined to a specific depth, into the inner surface. Left and right apertures, both equally sized, are through-drilled into the left shoulder and right shoulder, respectively, of the block-off plate to accommodate the insertion of a machine screw through each aperture. The second component comprises an elastomeric O-ring having dimensions corresponding to the circular channel, thereby serving to provide effective fluid-tight sealing of an orifice in the carburetor bowl. | 02-12-2015 |
Jeff Walston, Gig Harbor, WA US
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20140251747 | Compact Pulse Vacuum Live Spindle Hub LocK - A pulse vacuum hub lock system for selectively engaging a wheel hub to an axial shaft includes a cartridge housing assembly received in a bore in the wheel hub. The cartridge housing assembly supports a clutch ring for movable engagement between splines in the wheel hub and directly on the axle shaft. A diaphragm is connected to a piston assembly and is responsive to a vacuum pressure to activate the piston assembly to engage or disengage a latch mechanism that holds the clutch ring in an engaged or disengaged position. A piston spring and a helper spring are provided between primary and secondary pistons of the piston assembly and allow for separation in the vacuum levels required to activate the latch mechanism. The vacuum hub lock system is compact so as to be disposed inboard of an opening in the exterior surface of a wheel rim. | 09-11-2014 |
20140252286 | Remote Winch Clutch System - A winch is provided including a rotatable drum and a gear train drivingly connecting a motor to the rotatable drum. The gear train includes a clutch that is operable to be disengaged to allow the rotatable drum to free spool. A clutch actuator is provided for disengaging the clutch and the clutch includes a pivoting pawl having a first end that engages a clutch dog of a planetary ring gear and the clutch actuator includes an electro-magnetic solenoid having a plunger that engages a second end of the pivoting pawl. | 09-11-2014 |
20140257631 | Multi-Mode Radio Frequency Winch Controller - A wireless remote forms a two-way radiofrequency (RF) communication network with a winch control module that allows the wireless remote to control both the winch and additional vehicle accessories through the winch control module. Further accessory control modules allow the control of more accessories utilizing the wireless remote by way of RF communication. Feedback from either the winch control module or the accessory control module is sent back to the wireless remote to allow the operator to view the current operating conditions of the winch or accessories. | 09-11-2014 |
Jeff Walston, Atascadero, CA US
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20100326226 | Auxiliary gear box adapted for use with the transmissions of off-road vehicles - The Auxiliary Gear Box includes an Adapter Gear Housing, and a Transfer Case Adapter. The Adapter Gear Housing includes a Transmission Interface Surface, and a Posterior Surface. The Posterior Surface is in communication with the Transfer Case. | 12-30-2010 |
Jeffrey A. Walston, Indianapolis, IN US
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20160101561 | DUAL-WALLED CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITE (CMC) COMPONENT WITH INTEGRAL COOLING AND METHOD OF MAKING A CMC COMPONENT WITH INTEGRAL COOLING - A dual-walled ceramic matrix composite (CMC) component comprises: a CMC core having a hollow shape enclosing at least one interior channel; and a CMC outer layer overlying and spaced apart from the CMC core by a ceramic slurry-cast architecture positioned therebetween. Each of the CMC core and the CMC outer layer comprises ceramic fibers in a ceramic matrix. The CMC core further includes a plurality of through-thickness inner cooling holes in fluid communication with the at least one interior channel. The ceramic slurry-cast architecture defines a cooling fluid path over an outer surface of the CMC core that connects the interior channel(s) to an external environment of the dual-walled CMC component. The CMC outer layer may also include a plurality of through-thickness outer cooling holes in fluid communication with the cooling fluid path, thereby extending the cooling fluid path through the CMC outer layer. | 04-14-2016 |
Jeremy D. Walston, Baltimore, MD US
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20130121961 | TREATMENT MODALITIES TO PREVENT OR TREAT LOSS OF CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION IN AGING HUMANS - Provided herein are methods for treating, preventing or reducing age related vascular stiffness and impaired cardiovascular function in a subject comprising administering to the subject a therapeutic amount of IL-10 or an IL-10 agonist or pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same. Also included herein are methods for determining whether a biologically active agent can treat, prevent or reduce age related vascular stiffness and impaired cardiovascular function using an in vitro model in a IL-10 knockout IL-10(tm/tm) mouse which lacks IL-10 function. | 05-16-2013 |
20140057955 | NOVEL, PROTECTIVE, ANTI-INFLAMMATORY RECEPTOR AND ITS USE IN PRESERVATION OF MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTION, WOUND HEALING AND REPAIR - Provided herein is a novel mitochondrial Angiotensin II type 1 and type 2 AT | 02-27-2014 |
20150238465 | NOVEL, PROTECTIVE, ANTI-INFLAMMATORY RECEPTOR AND ITS USE IN PRESERVATION OF MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTION, WOUND HEALING AND REPAIR - Provided herein is a novel mitochondrial Angiotensin II type 1 and type 2 AT | 08-27-2015 |
Richard D. Walston, Guilford, CT US
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20130239496 | Stair System - A stair system ( | 09-19-2013 |
Robert Allen Walston, Sandy Springs, GA US
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20110167463 | Fast Initialization of Multi-Mode Devices - Systems and methods for initializing a dual mode device can use a network type flag to determine whether a network type is set. The dual mode device can initialize using a network type corresponding to the network type flag. In some implementations, if the network type is incorrect, the dual mode device can update the network type flag and restart the dual mode device. | 07-07-2011 |
Sean E. Walston, Fremont, CA US
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20130304396 | ONLINE STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF NEUTRON TIME INTERVALS USING BAYESIAN PROBABILITY ANALYSIS - Embodiments for providing rapid characterization of an unknown nuclear source are described. A sequential Bayesian particle filter is used to analyze in real time the neutron inter-arrival times to estimate the multiplication of the source, the mass of the spontaneously fissioning isotope, the neutron detection efficiency, and the neutron lifetime. A method defines an array of trial solutions, each specifying a combination of fissile parameters characterizing the source; determines a first time interval between a first neutron and a second neutron detected by the neutron detector; calculates a probability distribution of an array of the parameter values; determines additional time intervals between each subsequent successive pairs of neutrons detected by the neutron detector; and refines the probability distribution based on the additional time intervals using a recursive Bayesian process to estimate the most probable combination of parameter values. | 11-14-2013 |
Wesley Walston, Huntington Beach, CA US
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20100174849 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING THE PERFORMANCE OF NON-VOLATILE MEMORY OPERATIONS - Disclosed herein are systems and methods that recognize and recapture potentially unused processing time in typical page program and block erase operations in non-volatile memory (NVM) devices. In one embodiment, a characterization module within a controller executes a characterization procedure by performing page program and block erase operations on one or more NVM devices in an array and storing execution time data of the operations in a calibration table. The procedure may be executed at start-up and/or periodically so that the time values are reflective of the actual physical condition of the individual NVM devices. A task manager uses the stored time values to estimate the time needed for completing certain memory operations in its task table. Based on the estimated time for completion, the task manager assigns tasks to be executed during page program and/or block erase cycles, so that otherwise unused processing time can be utilized. | 07-08-2010 |
William Scott Walston, Cincinnati, OH US
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20080305264 | THERMAL BARRIER COATING AND PROCESS THEREFOR - A thermal barrier coating and deposition process for a component intended for use in a hostile thermal environment, such as the turbine, combustor and augmentor components of a gas turbine engine. The TBC has a first coating portion on at least a first surface portion of the component. The first coating portion is formed of a ceramic material to have at least an inner region, at least an outer region overlying the inner region, and a columnar microstructure whereby the inner and outer regions comprise columns of the ceramic material. The columns of the inner region are more closely spaced than the columns of the outer region so that the inner region of the first coating portion is denser than the outer region of the first coating portion, wherein the higher density of the inner region promotes the impact resistance of the first coating portion. | 12-11-2008 |