Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090031412 | GLOBAL NETWORK COMPUTERS - Embodiments useful for a network of computers are presented. In an embodiment, microchip includes a plurality of dies. Each die is made by a separate fabrication process and assembled into a package with the separate die sections connected directly. | 01-29-2009 |
20090168329 | Devices with faraday cages and internal flexibility sipes - A computer or microchip comprising an outer chamber and at least one inner chamber inside the outer chamber. The outer chamber and the inner chamber being separated at least in part by an internal sipe, and at least a portion of a surface of the outer chamber forming at least a portion of a surface of the internal sipe. The internal sipe has opposing surfaces that are separate from each other and therefore can move relative to each other, and at least a portion of the opposing surfaces are in contact with each other in a unloaded condition. The outer chamber including a Faraday Cage. A computer, comprising a semiconductor wafer having a multitude of microchips. The multitude of microchips forming a plurality of independently functioning computers, each computer having independent communication capabilities. | 07-02-2009 |
20090183387 | DEVICES WITH INTERNAL FLEXIBILITY SIPES, INCLUDING SIPED CHAMBERS FOR FOOTWEAR - Devices with internal flexibility sipes, such as slits, provide improved flexibility, improved cushioning to absorb shock and/or shear forces, and improved stability of support. Siped devices can be used in any existing product that provides or utilizes cushioning and stability. These products include human and other footwear, both soles and uppers, as well as orthotics; athletic, occupational and medical equipment and apparel; padding or cushioning, such as for equipment or tool handles, as well as furniture; balls; tires; and any other structural or support elements in a mechanical, architectural, or any other product. | 07-23-2009 |
20090199429 | DEVICES WITH INTERNAL FLEXIBILITY SIPES, INCLUDING SIPED CHAMBERS FOR FOOTWEAR - The present invention attempts to replicate in footwear, orthotics, and other products the naturally effective anatomical structures like a bare foot that provide superior flexibility, cushioning, and stable support compared to existing products. More specifically, the invention relates to a device for such products including a unitary internal sipe component, said internal sipe providing increased flexibility for said device. Even more specifically, the invention relates to footwear, orthotic or other products with an outer chamber and at least one inner chamber inside the outer chamber; the outer chamber and the inner chamber being separated at least in part by an internal sips; and the internal sipe providing increased flexibility, cushioning, and stability. | 08-13-2009 |
20090200661 | Devices with faraday cages and internal flexibility sipes - A computer or microchip comprising an outer chamber and at least one inner chamber inside the outer chamber. The outer chamber and the inner chamber being separated at least in part by an internal sipe, and at least a portion of a surface of the outer chamber forming at least a portion of a surface of the internal sipe. The internal sipe has opposing surfaces that are separate from each other and therefore can move relative to each other, and at least a portion of the opposing surfaces are in contact with each other in a unloaded condition. The outer chamber including a Faraday Cage. A computer, comprising an undiced semiconductor wafer having a multitude of microchips. The multitude of microchips on the wafer forming a plurality of independently functioning computers, each computer having independent communication capabilities. | 08-13-2009 |
20110225645 | BASIC ARCHITECTURE FOR SECURE INTERNET COMPUTERS - Hardware or firmware-based firewalls or other access barriers are disclosed. The firewalls or access barriers establish one or more private units disconnected from a public unit that is connected to the Internet. One or more of the private units have a connection to one or more secure non-Internet connected private networks. | 09-15-2011 |
20110231926 | BASIC ARCHITECTURE FOR SECURE INTERNET COMPUTERS - A method or apparatus for a computer or microchip with one or more inner hardware-based access barriers or firewalls that establish one or more private units disconnected from a public unit having connection to the Internet, and one or more of the private units have a connection to one or more secure non-Internet-connected private networks for personal and/or local administration. The hardware-based access barriers include a single out-only bus and/or another in-only bus with a single on/off switch and/or both buses, each with a single on/off switch. The hardware-based access barriers can be positioned successively between an outer private unit, an intermediate more private unit, an inner most private unit, and the public unit, and each private unit can be configured for a separate connection to a separate network of computers that excludes the Internet. | 09-22-2011 |
20120042372 | GLOBAL NETWORK COMPUTERS - A microchip for a computer configured to connect to a one network of computers, the microchip comprising: a first internal hardware-based firewall, the first internal hardware-based firewall configured to deny access to a portion of the microchip from the network; a general purpose microprocessor including at least two general purpose cores or general purpose processing units; a first core or processing unit is located inside of the first internal hardware-based firewall; a second core or processing unit is located outside of at the first internal hardware-based firewall; the second core or processing unit is separate from the first internal hardware-based firewall; and a memory component located inside of a second internal hardware-based firewall that is located between said memory component and a core or processing unit with which said memory component is associated. The microchip can also include a plurality of dies. | 02-16-2012 |
20120096537 | BASIC ARCHITECTURE FOR SECURE INTERNET COMPUTERS - A method of securely controlling through a private network a computer protected by a hardware-based inner access barrier or firewall and optionally configured to operate as a general purpose computer connected to the Internet, comprising: two separate network connections separated by an inner hardware-based access barrier or inner hardware-based firewall protecting a private network connection configured for connection to a private network of computers but not protecting a public network connection configured for connection to a public network configured to include the Internet, the method including the step of controlling at least one operation of the computer, the control being provided through the private network and the operation involving data and/or code transmitted to the public network. Another method includes the step of controlling an operation of a second or third private protected unit of the computer, the control being provided through a second or third private network, respectively. | 04-19-2012 |
20120155002 | DEVICES WITH FARADAY CAGES AND INTERNAL FLEXIBILITY SIPES - A computer or microchip comprising an outer chamber and at least one inner chamber inside the outer chamber. The outer chamber and the inner chamber being separated at least in part by an internal sipe, and at least a portion of a surface of the outer chamber forming at least a portion of a surface of the internal sipe. The internal sipe has opposing surfaces that are separate from each other and therefore can move relative to each other, and at least a portion of the opposing surfaces are in contact with each other in a unloaded condition. The outer chamber including a Faraday Cage. A computer, comprising an undiced semiconductor wafer having a multitude of microchips. The multitude of microchips on the wafer forming a plurality of independently functioning computers, each computer having independent communication capabilities. | 06-21-2012 |
20120174434 | Devices With Internal Flexibility Sipes, Including Siped Chambers For Footwear - Devices with internal flexibility sipes, such as slits, provide improved flexibility, improved cushioning to absorb shock and/or shear forces, and improved stability of support. Siped devices can be used in any existing product that provides or utilizes cushioning and stability. These products include human and other footwear, both soles and uppers, as well as orthotics; athletic, occupational and medical equipment and apparel; padding or cushioning, such as for equipment or tool handles, as well as furniture; balls; tires; and any other structural or support elements in a mechanical, architectural, or any other product. | 07-12-2012 |
20120175752 | DEVICES WITH FARADAY CAGES AND INTERNAL FLEXIBILITY SIPES - A computer or microchip comprising an outer chamber and at least one inner chamber inside the outer chamber. The outer chamber and the inner chamber being separated at least in part by an internal sipe, and at least a portion of a surface of the outer chamber forming at least a portion of a surface of the internal sipe. The internal sipe has opposing surfaces that are separate from each other and therefore can move relative to each other, and at least a portion of the opposing surfaces are in contact with each other in a unloaded condition. The outer chamber including a Faraday Cage. A computer, comprising a semiconductor wafer having a multitude of microchips. The multitude of microchips forming a plurality of independently functioning computers, each computer having independent communication capabilities. | 07-12-2012 |
20120210603 | Devices With Internal Flexibility Sipes, Including Siped Chambers For Footwear - Devices with internal flexibility sipes, such as slits, provide improved flexibility, improved cushioning to absorb shock and/or shear forces, and improved stability of support. Siped devices can be used in any existing product that provides or utilizes cushioning and stability. These products include human and other footwear, both soles and uppers, as well as orthotics; athletic, occupational and medical equipment and apparel; padding or cushioning, such as for equipment or tool handles, as well as furniture; balls; tires; and any other structural or support elements in a mechanical, architectural, or any other product. | 08-23-2012 |
20120224819 | Devices With Internal Flexibility Sipes, Including Siped Chambers For Footwear - Devices with internal flexibility sipes, such as slits, provide improved flexibility, improved cushioning to absorb shock and/or shear forces, and improved stability of support. Siped devices can be used in any existing product that provides or utilizes cushioning and stability. These products include human and other footwear, both soles and uppers, as well as orthotics; athletic, occupational and medical equipment and apparel; padding or cushioning, such as for equipment or tool handles, as well as furniture; balls; tires; and any other structural or support elements in a mechanical, architectural, or any other product. | 09-06-2012 |
20120226353 | Devices With Internal Flexibility Sipes, Including Siped Chambers For Footwear - Devices with internal flexibility sipes, such as slits, provide improved flexibility, improved cushioning to absorb shock and/or shear forces, and improved stability of support. Siped devices can be used in any existing product that provides or utilizes cushioning and stability. These products include human and other footwear, both soles and uppers, as well as orthotics; athletic, occupational and medical equipment and apparel; padding or cushioning, such as for equipment or tool handles, as well as furniture; balls; tires; and any other structural or support elements in a mechanical, architectural, or any other product. | 09-06-2012 |
20120311690 | METHOD OF USING A SECURE PRIVATE NETWORK TO ACTIVELY CONFIGURE THE HARDWARE OF A COMPUTER MICROCHIP - A method for a computer or microchip with one or more inner hardware-based access barriers or firewalls that establish one or more private units disconnected from a public unit or units having connection to the public Internet and one or more of the private units have a connection to one or more non-Internet-connected private networks for private network control of the configuration of the computer or microchip using active hardware configuration, including field programmable gate arrays (FPGA). The hardware-based access barriers include a single out-only bus and/or another in-only bus with a single on/off switch. | 12-06-2012 |
20120317634 | Method of securely controlling a computer or microchip with a master or central controller connected by a secure control bus to networked microprocessors or cores - A method of securely controlling a computer or microchip through a private network. The computer or microchip includes a secure private unit protected by an inner hardware-based access barrier or firewall; an unprotected public unit including at least one network connection configured to connect to a network; a separate private network connection located in the secure private unit a microprocessor, core or processing unit configured for general purposes, in the unprotected public unit and separate from the access barrier or firewall; a master or central controlling device located in the secure private unit; and a secure control bus configured to connect the master or central controlling device with the microprocessor, core or processing unit. The secure control bus is isolated from input from both the network and components of the unprotected public unit. The method includes securely controlling an operation executed by the microprocessor, core or processing unit. | 12-13-2012 |
20120324563 | MICROCHIPS WITH MULTIPLE INTERNAL HARDWARE-BASED FIREWALLS AND DIES - Embodiments useful for a network of computers are presented. In an embodiment, microchip includes a plurality of dies. Each die is made by a separate fabrication process and assembled into a package with the separate die sections connected directly. | 12-20-2012 |
20130146407 | DEVICES WITH INTERNAL FLEXIBILITY SIPES - Devices with one or more internal flexibility sipes, such as slits, to provide improved flexibility, improved cushioning to absorb shock and/or shear forces, and improved stability. An internal sipe is formed by at least a portion of two opposing internal surfaces that can move relative to each other in a sliding sideways motion. Siped devices can be used in most existing products, including footwear; orthotics; athletic, occupational and medical equipment and apparel; padding and cushioning, such as for equipment or tool handles, as well as furniture; balls; tires; and other structural or support elements in mechanical, architectural, or other products. | 06-13-2013 |
20130152282 | DEVICES WITH INTERNAL FLEXIBILITY SIPES, INCLUDING IN A HELMET AND/OR A HELMET LINER - Devices with one or more internal flexibility sipes, such as slits, to provide improved flexibility, improved cushioning to absorb shock and/or shear forces, and improved stability. An internal sipe is formed by at least a portion of two opposing internal surfaces that can move relative to each other in a sliding sideways motion. Siped devices can be used in most existing products, including helmets and/or helmet liners. | 06-20-2013 |
20130153346 | Devices With Internal Flexibility Sipes - Devices with one or more internal flexibility sipes, such as slits, to provide improved flexibility, improved cushioning to absorb shock and/or shear forces, and improved stability. An internal sipe is formed by at least a portion of two opposing internal surfaces that can move relative to each other in a sliding sideways motion. Siped devices can be used in most existing products, including footwear; orthotics; athletic, occupational and medical equipment and apparel; padding and cushioning, such as for equipment or tool handles, as well as furniture; balls; tires; and other structural or support elements in mechanical, architectural, or other products. | 06-20-2013 |
20130157003 | DEVICES WITH INTERNAL FLEXIBILITY SIPES - Devices with one or more internal flexibility sipes, such as slits, to provide improved flexibility, improved cushioning to absorb shock and/or shear forces, and improved stability. An internal sipe is formed by at least a portion of two opposing internal surfaces that can move relative to each other in a sliding sideways motion. Siped devices can be used in most existing products, including footwear; orthotics; athletic, occupational and medical equipment and apparel; padding and cushioning, such as for equipment or tool handles, as well as furniture; balls; tires; and other structural or support elements in mechanical, architectural, or other products. | 06-20-2013 |
20130160106 | BASIC ARCHITECTURE FOR SECURE INTERNET COMPUTERS - A method of securely controlling through a private network a computer protected by a hardware-based inner access barrier or firewall and optionally configured to operate as a general purpose computer connected to the Internet, comprising: two separate network connections separated by an inner hardware-based access barrier or inner hardware-based firewall protecting a private network connection configured for connection to a private network of computers but not protecting a public network connection configured for connection to a public network configured to include the Internet, the method including the step of controlling at least one operation of the computer, the control being provided through the private network and the operation involving data and/or code transmitted to the public network. Another method includes the step of controlling an operation of a second or third private protected unit of the computer, the control being provided through a second or third private network, respectively. | 06-20-2013 |
20130160322 | Devices With Internal Flexibility Sipes - Devices with one or more internal flexibility sipes, such as slits, to provide improved flexibility, improved cushioning to absorb shock and/or shear forces, and improved stability. An internal sipe is formed by at least a portion of two opposing internal surfaces that can move relative to each other in a sliding sideways motion. Siped devices can be used in most existing products, including footwear; orthotics; athletic, occupational and medical equipment and apparel; padding and cushioning, such as for equipment or tool handles, as well as furniture; balls; tires; and other structural or support elements in mechanical, architectural, or other products. | 06-27-2013 |
20130174245 | METHOD OF SECURELY CONTROLLING A COMPUTER OR MICROCHIP WITHA MASTER OR CENTRAL CONTROLLER CONNECTED BY A SECURE CONTROL BUSTO NETWORKED MICROPROCESSORS OR CORES - A method of securely controlling a computer or microchip through a private network. The computer or microchip includes a secure private unit protected by an inner hardware-based access barrier or firewall; an unprotected public unit including at least one network connection configured to connect to a network; a separate private network connection located in the secure private unit a microprocessor, core or processing unit configured for general purposes, in the unprotected public unit and separate from the access barrier or firewall; a master or central controlling device located in the secure private unit; and a secure control bus configured to connect the master or central controlling device with the microprocessor, core or processing unit. The secure control bus is isolated from input from both the network and components of the unprotected public unit. The method includes securely controlling an operation executed by the microprocessor, core or processing unit. The secure control is provided by the master or central controlling device through the separate private network to the separate private network connection via the secure control bus. | 07-04-2013 |
20130179963 | COMPUTERS AND MICROCHIPS WITH MULTIPLE INTERNAL HARWARE FIREWALLS - An apparatus for a network of computers is presented. A plurality of inner firewalls operate within a personal computer. The personal computer operates in a network of computers and includes at least one microprocessor and at least two memory components. The plurality of inner firewalls deny access to a first memory component of the personal computer by another computer through a network connection with the personal computer during a shared operation. The plurality of inner firewalls also allow access to a second memory component of the personal computer by the other computer through the network connection with the personal computer during the shared operation. | 07-11-2013 |
20130201623 | DEVICES WITH FARADAY CAGES AND INTERNAL FLEXIBILITY SIPES - A computer or microchip comprising an outer chamber and at least one inner chamber inside the outer chamber. The outer chamber and the inner chamber being separated at least in part by an internal sipe, and at least a portion of a surface of the outer chamber forming at least a portion of a surface of the internal sipe. The internal sipe has opposing surfaces that are separate from each other and therefore can move relative to each other, and at least a portion of the opposing surfaces are in contact with each other in a unloaded condition. The outer chamber including a Faraday Cage. A computer, comprising an undiced semiconductor wafer having a multitude of microchips. The multitude of microchips on the wafer forming a plurality of independently functioning computers, each computer having independent communication capabilities. | 08-08-2013 |
20130232564 | Method of using a secure private network to actively configure the hardware of a computer or microchip - A method for a computer or microchip with one or more inner hardware-based access barriers or firewalls that establish one or more private units disconnected from a public unit or units having connection to the public Internet and one or more of the private units have a connection to one or more non-Internet-connected private networks for private network control of the configuration of the computer or microchip using active hardware configuration, including field programmable gate arrays (FPGA). The hardware-based access barriers include a single out-only bus and/or another in-only bus with a single on/off switch. | 09-05-2013 |
20130278435 | SMARTPHONE-CONTROLLED ACTIVE CONFIGURATION OF FOOTWEAR INCLUDING WITH CONCAVELY ROUNDED SOLES - A smartphone or other mobile computer device, general purpose or specialized, wherein the smartphone device is configured to actively control the configuration of one or more bladders, compartments, chambers or internal sipes and one or more sensors located in either one or both of a sole or a removable inner sole insert of the footwear of the user and/or located in an apparatus worn or carried by the user, glued unto the user, or implanted in the user. The one or more bladders, compartments, chambers, or sipes, and one or more sensors are configured for computer control. A sole and/or a removable inner sole insert for footwear, including one or more bladders, compartments, chambers, internal sipes and sensors in the sole and/or in a removable insert; or on an insole; all being configured for control by a smartphone or other mobile computer device, general purpose or specialized. | 10-24-2013 |
20130278436 | SMARTPHONE-CONTROLLED ACTIVE CONFIGURATION OF FOOTWEAR INCLUDING WITH CONCAVELY ROUNDED SOLES - A smartphone or other mobile computer device, general purpose or specialized, wherein the smartphone device is configured to actively control the configuration of one or more bladders, compartments, chambers or internal sipes and one or more sensors located in either one or both of a sole or a removable inner sole insert of the footwear of the user and/or located in an apparatus worn or carried by the user, glued unto the user, or implanted in the user. The one or more bladders, compartments, chambers, or sipes, and one or more sensors are configured for computer control. A sole and/or a removable inner sole insert for footwear, including one or more bladders, compartments, chambers, internal sipes and sensors in the sole and/or in a removable insert; or on an insole; all being configured for control by a smartphone or other mobile computer device, general purpose or specialized. | 10-24-2013 |
20140013411 | SURGICALLY IMPLANTABLE DEVICES WITH A COMPUTER, A FARADAY CAGE AND AT LEAST ONE INTERNAL FLEXIBILITY SIPE - A surgically implantable device comprising at least a part of an electronic and/or electromechanical device, at least one outer chamber, compartment, or bladder, at least one inner chamber, compartment, or bladder inside said outer chamber, compartment, or bladder, at least one internal sipe separating at least a part of said outer chamber, compartment, or bladder and at least a part of said inner chamber, compartment, or bladder, at least one Faraday cage; and a computer configured to connect to at least one network of computers, said computer comprising at least a first internal hardware firewall configured to deny access to at least a first protected portion of said computer from said network. At least a portion of an outer surface of said outer chamber, compartment, or bladder is proximate to an outer surface of said surgically implantable device. | 01-09-2014 |
20140089374 | GLOBAL NETWORK COMPUTERS - A computer that is configured for connection to a network including the Internet, including, but not limited to the following. A microchip including a microprocessor, the microprocessor including a master control unit and at least two processing units and wherein the master control unit is configured to control the processing units. The computer also includes a Faraday Cage substantially surrounding the microchip. The Microchip further includes a firewall being configured with hardware to make the master control unit inaccessible from the network including the Internet when the computer is connected to the network including the Internet. The fire wall is further configured in a manner that permits access by another computer in the network including the Internet to at least one of the processing units of the microprocessor for an operation with another computer when the computer is connected to the network including the Internet. | 03-27-2014 |
20140144049 | SHOE SOLE ORTHOTIC STRUCTURES AND COMPUTER CONTROLLED COMPARTMENTS - This invention relates generally to footwear with a shoe sole, including at least one insertable midsole orthotic. The insertable midsole orthotic is removably inserted within the shoe upper, the sides of which hold it in position. The shoe sole includes a concavely rounded side or underneath portion, which may be formed in part by the insertable midsole orthotic. The insertable midsole orthotic may extend the length of the shoe sole or may form only a part of the shoe sole and can incorporate cushioning or structural compartments or components. The insertable midsole orthotic permits replacement of midsole material which has degraded or has worn out in order to maintain optimal characteristics of the shoe sole and allows customization for the individual wearer to provide tailored cushioning or support characteristics for the purpose of orthopedic, podiatric, corrective, prescriptive, therapeutic and/or prosthetic purposes. | 05-29-2014 |
20140258437 | INTERNAL FIREWALLS FOR MICROCHIPS - A computer or microchip including protected and network portions controlled by a microprocessor that is a master controlling device; an internal hardware firewall between the protected portion and the network portion, and hardware communications components in the network portion. The protected portion is protected by the internal hardware firewall, and the network portion has a connection for a network of computers including the World Wide Web and/or the Internet. The internal hardware firewall denies access to the protected portion from the network. One or more microprocessors that are not hardware network communications components are located in the network portion and are separate from the internal hardware firewall. The location of the internal hardware firewall permits unrestricted access by the network of computers to the network portion so that processing operations, other than network communications and firewall operations are executed by one or more of the microprocessors in the network portion. | 09-11-2014 |
20140282998 | METHOD OF USING A SECURE PRIVATE NETWORK TO ACTIVELY CONFIGURE THE HARDWARE OF A COMPUTER OR MICROCHIP - A microchip comprising one or more buffer zones each excluding integrated circuitry; two or more zones each including integrated circuitry; and the one or more buffer zones forming one or more boundaries separating the zones with integrated circuitry. The zones can include a public unit connected to the Internet and at least one protected private unit that is not connected to the Internet. Alternatively, a computer motherboard comprising one or more buffer zones each excluding circuitry; two or more zones each including circuitry; the one or more buffer zones forming one or more boundaries separating the zones with circuitry; and the zones include a public unit connected to the Internet and at least one private unit that is not connected to the Internet. | 09-18-2014 |
20140285311 | FOOTWEAR SOLES WITH ONE OR MORE CHAMBERS, COMPARTMENTS, BLADDERS OR INTERNAL SIPES CONTROLLED BY A SMARTPHONE - A sole and/or a removable inner sole insert for footwear. The sole and/or removable insert includes one or more bladders, compartments, chambers, or internal sipes located in the sole and/or the removable inner sole insert, one or more sensors located in or on the sole and/or in the removable inner sole insert and/or located in or on an insole; and one or more of the bladders, compartments, chambers, or internal sipes. The one or more sensors are configured for control by a smartphone or other mobile computer device, general purpose or specialized; and the control is conducted through a wired or a wireless connection. | 09-25-2014 |
20140325633 | COMPUTER OR MICROCHIP WITH ITS SYSTEM BIOS PROTECTED BY ONE OR MORE INTERNAL HARDWARE FIREWALLS - A computer or microchip, comprising at least one protected portion, at least one network portion a system BIOS located in a first protected portion, and at least one internal hardware firewall located between the first protected portion and a first said network portion. The first protected portion being protected by at least a first internal hardware firewall, said first network portion having a connection for a network of computers including the World Wide Web and/or the Internet; the first internal hardware firewall denies access to at least said first protected portion of said computer or microchip from the network. The computer or microchip also includes hardware network communications components located in the first network portion and one or more microprocessors that are not hardware network communications components, located in the first network portion and are separate from the at least one internal hardware firewall. The location of at least the first internal hardware firewall permits unrestricted access by the network to the first network portion so that processing operations other than network communications and firewall operations conducted by said computer or microchip with the network are executed by one or more of said microprocessors in said first network portion. | 10-30-2014 |
20140331305 | A COMPUTER OR MICROCHIP WITH A SECURE SYSTEM BIOS AND A SECURE CONTROL BUS CONNECTING A CENTRAL CONTROLLER TO MANY NETWORK-CONNECTED MICROPROCESSORS AND VOLATILE RAM - A computer or microchip including a system BIOS located in flash memory which is located in a portion of the computer or microchip protected by an inner hardware-based access barrier or firewall, a central controller of the computer or microchip having a connection by a secure control bus with other parts of the computer or microchip, and a volatile random access memory located in a portion of the computer or microchip that has a connection for a network. The secure control bus is isolated from input from the network, and provides and ensures direct preemptive control by the central controller over the volatile random access memory, the control including transmission to or erasure of data and/or code in the volatile random access memory and control of a connection between the central controller, the volatile random access memory and at least one microprocessor having a connection for the network. | 11-06-2014 |
20140331307 | METHOD OF USING A SECURE PRIVATE NETWORK TO ACTIVELY CONFIGURE THE HARDWARE OF A COMPUTER OR MICROCHIP - A computer or microchip including a network connection for connection to a public network of computers including the Internet, the network connection being located in a public unit; and an additional and separate network connection for connection to a separate, private network of computers, the additional network connection being located in a protected private unit. An inner hardware-based access barrier or firewall is located between and communicatively connects the protected private unit and the public unit; and the private and public units and the two separate network connections are separated by the inner barrier or firewall. The protected private unit includes at least a first microprocessor and a system BIOS located in flash memory. The public unit includes at least a second or many microprocessors separate from the inner barrier or firewall. The inner barrier or firewall comprises a bus with an on/off switch controlling communication input and output. | 11-06-2014 |
20140331523 | FOOTWEAR SOLES INCLUDING AN ELECTRONIC CONTROL SYSTEM CONTROLLINING THE FLOW RESISTANCE OF A MAGNETORHEOLOGICAL FLUID IN COMPARTMENTS WITH INTERNAL FLEXIBILITY SIPES BETWEEN INNER AND OUTER COMPARTMENTS - Devices with one or more internal flexibility sipes, such as slits, to provide improved flexibility, improved cushioning to absorb shock and/or shear forces, and improved stability. An internal sipe is formed by at least a portion of two opposing internal surfaces that can move relative to each other in a sliding sideways motion. Siped devices can be used in most existing products, including footwear; orthotics; athletic, occupational and medical equipment and apparel; padding and cushioning, such as for equipment or tool handles, as well as furniture; balls; tires; and other structural or support elements in mechanical, architectural, or other products. | 11-13-2014 |
20140345163 | FOOTWEAR SOLE SECTIONS INCLUDING BLADDERS WITH INTERNAL FLEXIBILITY SIPES THEREBETWEEN AND AN ATTACHMENT BETWEEN SIPE SURFACES - A shoe or other footwear, including a footwear or orthotic sole, including a sole section with an outer bladder having a uppermost surface curved concavely in a U-shape relative to an intended wearer's foot location in the device, as viewed upright and unloaded in a frontal plane. The outer bladder forms a component of the sole section. An inner bladder includes a gas located inside and is substantially surrounded on at least the top, bottom and sides by the outer bladder. The outer bladder and inner bladder are separated by an internal sipe. The sipe is formed by an inner surface of the outer bladder and an outer surface of the inner bladder. An attachment is provided between the surfaces of the sipe and located in an upper, central portion of the sipe between sidemost extents of the outer surface of the inner bladder, viewed in a frontal plane cross-section. | 11-27-2014 |
20150013183 | SHOE SOLES AND ORTHOTICS WITH PROGRESSIVE CORRECTIONS USING CAD/CAM - A footwear sole or an orthotic or combinations of both including a set of incrementally different inserts forming a progressive sequence. The progressive sequence includes inserts having corrective structures that are incrementally closer to a final corrective structure than a corrective structure of a previous insert in the sequence. The corrective structure of the inserts may change in one or more of shape, thickness and firmness of at least one portion of the at least one insert as compared to the previous insert in the sequence. Each of the inserts of the set is worn for a period of time in order of the progressive sequence as part of the footwear sole and/or orthotic. | 01-15-2015 |
20150055280 | MICROCHIP WITH FARADAY CAGES AND INTERNAL FLEXIBILITY SIPES - A computer or microchip comprising an outer chamber and at least one inner chamber inside the outer chamber. The outer chamber and the inner chamber being separated at least in part by an internal sipe, and at least a portion of a surface of the outer chamber forming at least a portion of a surface of the internal sipe. The internal sipe has opposing surfaces that are separate from each other and therefore can move relative to each other, and at least a portion of the opposing surfaces are in contact with each other in a unloaded condition. The outer chamber including a Faraday Cage. A computer, comprising an undiced semiconductor wafer having a multitude of microchips. The multitude of microchips on the wafer forming a plurality of independently functioning computers, each computer having independent communication capabilities. | 02-26-2015 |
20150137935 | Configurable footwear sole structures controlled by a smartphone app algorithm using sensors in the smartphone and the soles - A smartphone or other mobile computer app that causes a smartphone or another mobile computer device to actively control a configuration of footwear structural elements located in both footwear of a device user. Sensors are located in both footwear soles and in the device of the user. The footwear structural elements are configured for computer control by the device. Instructions of the app cause the device to: first, control the footwear structural elements by establishing a first configuration of the footwear structural elements for a first device user locomotion test; second, control the footwear structural elements by establishing a second, different configuration of the footwear structural elements; third, process sensor measurement data from the first and second tests; fourth, compare the test data with a preferred data set; fifth, select and establish a configuration of the footwear structural elements from the test data closest to matching the preferred data set. | 05-21-2015 |
20150189062 | Smartphone App Control of Footwear With Computer Controlled Structural Elements - A smartphone app that when executed by a smartphone (or other mobile computer device, general purpose or specialized) causes the smartphone to actively control by a wired or wireless connection a configuration of one or more footwear structural elements with computer control located in both footwear soles of a smartphone user. One or more sensors are located in both footwear soles of the smartphone user. The one or more footwear structural elements are configured for computer control by the smartphone when the smartphone app is operating on the smartphone. The smartphone app configures the smartphone to process measurement data received from the one or more sensors of both footwear soles and to use the processed measurement data to cause alteration of the configuration of one or more of the footwear structural elements by the smartphone. | 07-02-2015 |
20150189063 | FOOTWEAR SOLE STRUCTURES CONTROLLED BY A WEB-BASED CLOUDCOMPUTER SYSTEM USING A SMARTPHONE DEVICE - A computer system comprising a Web site and/or a cloud array of computers wherein the system is configured to have a connection to a smartphone or other mobile computer device and the system is configured to use the device to control a configuration of: computer-controlled footwear structural elements located in footwear soles of a device user, and sensors located in footwear soles of the device user and a sensor including a gyroscope and/or an accelerometer in the device. The system is further configured to control the configuration of footwear structural elements and sensors by using the device and the connection to: transmit data to the system for storage and/or shared or independent processing and/or analysis: process data received from the sensors located in footwear soles of the device user and the sensor in the device; and use the processed data to alter a configuration of the footwear structural elements. | 07-02-2015 |
20150189944 | MICROPROCESSOR CONTROL OF BLADDERS IN FOOTWEAR SOLES WITH INTERNAL FLEXIBILITY SIPES - A shoe or other footwear which includes a sole section and a bottom sole that includes at least a portion of rubber material. The sole section includes at least two inner bladders each of which contains a fluid, and at least a part thereof is located in a single frontal plane cross-section of the sole. The sole section also includes a duct and/or valve providing fluid communication between the inner bladders, an electronic control system including a microprocessor that controls the fluid communication and an outer bladder. The inner bladders are inside the outer bladder and separated from the outer bladder at least in part by an internal sipe formed by a portion of an inner surface of said outer bladder and a portion of an outer surface of each of said inner bladders. The surface portions of the sipe oppose each other and can slide relative to each other. | 07-09-2015 |
20150195248 | Computer or microchip controlled by a firewall-protected master controlling microprocessor and firmware - A computer or microchip including a master controlling microprocessor and firmware, network communication components, one or more microprocessors and RAM, and an internal hardware firewall located between a protected portion that is protected by the internal hardware firewall and a network portion. The internal hardware firewall denies access to at least the protected portion of the computer or microchip from the network. The firewall permits unrestricted access by the network to the network portion so that processing operations conducted with the network are executed by microprocessors and RAM in the network portion. The master controlling microprocessor and at least a part or all of the firmware are located in the protected portion of the computer or microchip. The master controlling microprocessor has preemptive control of the microprocessors and RAM in the network portion including erasure of the random access memory (RAM) prior to the use of the network portion. | 07-09-2015 |
20150250250 | Microprocessor control of magnetorheological fluid in helmets and/or helmet liners with bladders and internal flexibility sipes - A helmet and/or helmet liner including at least one compartment, chamber or bladder. The at least one compartment, chamber, or bladder includes a media with at least one magnetorheological fluid. The helmet and/or helmet liner also includes at least one electronic control system that controls the flow resistance of the magnetorheological fluid included in the at least one inner compartment, chamber or bladder. The helmet and/or helmet liner may also include a second compartment, chamber or bladder surrounding another compartment, chamber or bladder, with an internal sipe located between surfaces of the first and second compartments, chambers or bladders. | 09-10-2015 |
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20160037855 | Bladders, Compartments, Chambers or Internal Sipes Controlled by a Web-Based Cloud Computer System Using a Smartphone Device - A computer system including a Web site and/or a cloud array of computers. The system is configured to have a connection to a smartphone or other mobile computer device and to use the device to control a configuration of computer-controlled bladders, compartments, chambers and/or internal sipes in footwear soles of a device user. The system is further configured to control the configuration of the bladders, compartments, chambers and/or internal sipes by using the device and the connection to: transmit data to the system for storage and/or shared or independent processing and/or analysis: process data received from the sensors in the footwear soles, a sensor including a gyroscope and/or an accelerometer in the device and a sensor including a gyroscope and/or an accelerometer located in, on, or near a head of the device user; and use the processed data to alter a configuration of the bladders, compartments, chambers and/or internal sipes. | 02-11-2016 |
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20110118089 | DUAL DIRECTION EXERCISE TREADMILL WITH MOMENT ARM RESISTANCE - An exercise treadmill for simulating a dragging or pulling action, having an endless moveable surface looped around rollers or pulleys to form an upper run and a lower run, with an exercise surface for walking or running on while operating the treadmill; and a moment arm weight resistance means for simulating the dragging or pulling of a load. | 05-19-2011 |
20110118090 | EXERCISE TREADMILL FOR SIMULATING PUSHING AND PULLING ACTIONS AND EXERCISE METHOD THEREFOR - An exercise treadmill having an endless exercise surface for walking or running while exercising, a resistance mechanism for providing a resistance for simulating the pushing or pulling of a load, wherein the resistance can be adjusted and set to a specific resistance setting. A movable pushing and pulling means is or are operatively attached to the resistance mechanism to transfer the load to the user. The resistance mechanism applies a constant and static force to the pushing and pulling means only in the same direction the endless movable surface moves and opposite a pushing or pulling direction such that operating the treadmill simulates the pushing or pulling of a load by a combination of gripping and pushing or pulling the pushing and pulling means forward or backwards while walking or running forward or backwards. | 05-19-2011 |
20110281691 | EXERCISE TREADMILL FOR SIMULATING PUSHING AND PULLING ACTIONS AND EXERCISE METHOD THEREFOR - An exercise treadmill having an endless exercise surface for walking or running while exercising, a resistance mechanism for providing a resistance for simulating the pushing or pulling of a load, wherein the resistance can be adjusted and set to a specific resistance setting. A movable pushing and pulling means is or are operatively attached to the resistance mechanism to transfer the load to the user. The resistance mechanism applies a constant and static force to the pushing and pulling means only in the same direction the endless movable surface moves and opposite a pushing or pulling direction such that operating the treadmill simulates the pushing or pulling of a load by a combination of gripping and pushing or pulling and moving the pushing and pulling means forward or backwards while walking or running forward or backwards. | 11-17-2011 |
20110312474 | EXERCISE TREADMILL FOR SIMULATING A PUSHING ACTION AND EXERCISE METHOD THEREFOR - An exercise treadmill having an endless exercise surface for walking or running while exercising, a resistance mechanism for providing a resistance for simulating the pushing of a load, wherein the resistance can be adjusted and set to a specific resistance setting. A movable pushing handle or handles is or are operatively attached to the resistance mechanism to transfer the load to the user. The resistance mechanism applies a constant and static force to the pushing handle(s) only in the same direction the endless movable surface moves and opposite a pushing direction such that operating the treadmill simulates the pushing of a load by a combination of gripping and pushing the pushing handle(s) forward while walking or running forward. | 12-22-2011 |
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20130331238 | ABDOMINAL MUSCLE EXERCISE MACHINE - A machine for exercising at least a user's abdominal muscles, the machine having a base having front and back ends; an arm lever mounted to the base near the front end of the base; a user platform moved by a user and/or by the arm levers, the user platform slidably and pivotably mounted to the base; and a linkage mechanism operatively connecting the arm lever to the user platform so that when the arm lever is moved towards the user platform, the user platform is moved towards the arm lever and a front end of the user platform is moved upwards, pivoting the user platform into an angled configuration, and when the arm lever is moved away from the user platform, the user platform is moved away from the arm lever and the front end of the user platform is moved downwards, pivoting the user platform into a horizontal configuration. | 12-12-2013 |
20140121070 | ABDOMINAL MUSCLE EXERCISE MACHINE - A machine for exercising at least a user's abdominal muscles, the machine having a base having front and back ends, an arm lever mounted to the base, a user platform moved by a user and/or by the arm lever, the user platform slidably and pivotably mounted to the base, and a linkage mechanism operatively connecting the arm lever to the user platform so that when the arm lever is moved towards the user platform, the user platform is moved towards the arm lever and a front end of the user platform is moved upwards, pivoting the user platform into an angled configuration, and when the arm lever is moved away from the user platform, the user platform is moved away from the arm lever and the front end of the user platform is moved downwards, pivoting the user platform into a horizontal configuration. | 05-01-2014 |
20140371036 | MULTI-FUNCTIONAL EXERCISE MACHINE - A machine for concurrently exercising one or more of a user's muscle groups, the machine having a base having front and back ends, one or more linear slide rails, a user support and an engagement member for the user's hands or feet. The user support slides while pivoting during the exercise motion such that the location and angle of the user support is dictated by the linkage mechanism that positions and connects the user support relative to the other parts of the machine. The user support can be caused to move by the engagement member being acted upon by the user's feet only, by the user's hands only or a combination of the user's feet and hands concurrently during the exercise. | 12-18-2014 |
20150151158 | UPPER AND LOWER BODY PRESS EXERCISE MACHINE - A machine for concurrently or independently performing pressing motions with the hands and feet, the machine having a base having front and back ends, two or more linear slide rails, a lower body user support with an engagement means for the user's feet and an upper body user support with an engagement means for the user's hands. The upper body user support and lower body user support slide on the linear rails that are located proximally on opposing ends of the base frame and the upper body user supports and the lower body user supports cooperate with one another to move in opposing converging and diverging sloping linear movement patterns during operation of the machine. | 06-04-2015 |
20150367173 | UPPER AND LOWER BODY MULTI-PRESS EXERCISE MACHINE - A machine for concurrently performing pressing motions with the hands and feet, the machine having a base having front and back ends, two or more user supports, at least one lower body user support with an engagement means for the user's feet and at least one upper body user support with an engagement means for the user's hands. The upper body user support and lower body user support move fore and aft on opposing ends of the base frame and at least one of the upper body user supports and at least one of the lower body user supports cooperate with one another to move in opposing fore and aft movement patterns during operation of the machine. | 12-24-2015 |