Winter, WA
Andrew E. Winter, Bellevue, WA US
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20150227207 | Input Device Haptics and Pressure Sensing - Input device haptics and pressure sensing techniques are described. An input device includes an outer surface, a pressure sensor and haptic feedback mechanism, and a pressure sensing and haptic feedback module. The outer surface is configured to receive an application of pressure by an object. The pressure sensor and haptic feedback mechanism has one or more piezos configured to detect and quantify an amount of the application of the pressure to the outer surface by the object, the one or more piezos configured to output a signal indicating the quantified amount of the pressure. The pressure sensing and haptic feedback module is configured to receive the signal from the one or more piezos indicating the quantified amount of the pressure and control the haptic feedback of the pressure sensor and haptic feedback mechanism. | 08-13-2015 |
20150277508 | Mechanical Attach and Retention Feature - A mechanical attach and retention feature is described. An apparatus may include a cover portion that is configured to cover at least a portion of a display device of a computing device having a mobile form factor that is configured to be held by one or more hands of a user. The apparatus includes, a first mid-spine that is rotationally connected to the cover portion, a second mid-spine that is rotationally connected to the first mid-spine, and a connection portion that is rotationally connection to the second mid-spine. The connection portion is configured to form a removable physical coupling to the computing device using a projection that is configured to be disposed within a channel formed in a housing of the computing device and a protrusion disposed on the projection, the protrusion configured to be received within a cavity formed as part of the channel. | 10-01-2015 |
Dale B. Winter, Maple Valley, WA US
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20080297967 | LIGHTNING PROTECTION SYSTEM FOR AN AIRCRAFT COMPOSITE STRUCTURE - An apparatus comprises a wall, an internal structure, and a fastener. The wall has a conductive surface and a countersunk hole. The countersunk hole passes through the internal structure. The fastener has an interference fit within the countersunk hole. | 12-04-2008 |
20100020461 | Lightning Protection System for Aircraft Composite Structure - A lightning-protected conductive composite fuel tank includes a conductive material arrayed on an outer surface to at least partially cover a fastener centerline. Through holes extend along the fastener centerline through the conductive material and the underlying fuel tank shell. These through holes are countersunk into the fuel tank shell to a depth such that a fastener in a through hole will avoid electrical continuity or communication with the conductive material on the fuel tank outer surface. The gap in the countersunk through holes, between the fastener heads and the coextensive outer surface of the fuel tank, is filled with a dielectric or nonconductive material. | 01-28-2010 |
Daniel K. Winter, Monroe, WA US
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20110016141 | Web Traffic Analysis Tool - A log file may include a line corresponding to a request received at a web server. A rules file may include rules that are applied in a specified order. The rules may include a first rule associated with a first request identifier and a second rule associated with a second request identifier. A determination is made as to whether the line matches the first rule. If the line matches the first rule, then identification data is updated to associate the first request identifier with the line. If the line does not match the first rule, then a determination is made as to whether the line matches the second rule. If the line matches the second rule, then the identification data is updated to associate the second request identifier with the line. If the line does not match the second rule, additional rules in the rules may be similarly applied | 01-20-2011 |
20120084433 | WEB TEST GENERATION - Technologies are described herein for generating a suite of web tests that are then combined into a load test. A log file is received. The log file may contain one or more requests received at a web server. Relevant information is extracted from the log file into a data file. A web test template is retrieved. The web test template is populated with the relevant information from the data file to generate the web test. | 04-05-2012 |
Jeff Winter, Seattle, WA US
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20140324805 | USER-GENERATED CONTENT OF ENTITY-SPECIFIC SEARCH - Architecture that enables users to contribute their knowledge and add content to entities in a search context. The architecture provides the capability for users to add content to entities in a search context, display the knowledge assimilated from a user base for entities in a search context, validate (algorithmic, editorial or crowd-based) user-generated content to ensure correctness and filter spam, and rank the user-generated facts (whether algorithmic or crowd-sourced) to display most relevant facts in the user interface (as part of the user experience (UX)). To address user motivation and provide incentives, users can be given rewards (e.g., points, recognition, etc.) for a validated submission. | 10-30-2014 |
Jeffrey Winter, Seattle, WA US
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20110246216 | Online Pre-Registration for Patient Intake - Described herein are techniques for enabling a patient to pre-register for a medical visit to a healthcare facility (e.g., a hospital) online. Also described herein are techniques that enable a hospital staff to pre-process a patient's pre-registration intake forms before the patient arrives for the medical visit at the healthcare facility. With some of the described techniques, the patient's pre-registration intake forms may have been customized to match the needs and desires of the healthcare facility, its departments, and/or the healthcare providers (e.g., nurses, physicians, etc.) taking care of the patient during the visit. | 10-06-2011 |
20110246231 | ACCESSING PATIENT INFORMATION - A connection component generates a user interface for display to a patient computing device. The user interface provides the patient computing device with access to hospital visit records of the patient maintained in a hospital database. The user interface may further receive selection of a care provider by the patient for granting the care provider electronic access to the patient's hospital visit records. | 10-06-2011 |
Jeremy Winter, Redmond, WA US
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20160065616 | Multi Cloud Policy Enactment via Organizations to Cloud-Provider Partnerships - A method includes acts for establishing a subscription for an entity. The method includes receiving, at a cloud service provider, a request from an entity to establish a subscription. The request includes credentials for the entity that are not proper credentials for an organization associated with the entity that the entity should use to access services for the organization. The method further includes performing a corrective action based on detecting one or more factors to determine that the entity is associated with the organization. The method further includes providing services based on the corrective action. | 03-03-2016 |
John D. Winter, Seattle, WA US
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20080255713 | Dynamic Adjustment of Wing Surfaces for Variable Camber - The movable surfaces affecting the camber of a wing are dynamically adjusted to optimize wing camber for optimum lift/drag ratios under changing conditions during a given flight phase. In a preferred embodiment, an add-on dynamic adjustment control module provides command signals for optimum positioning of trailing edge movable surfaces, i.e., inboard flaps, outboard flaps, ailerons, and flaperons, which are used in place of the predetermined positions of the standard flight control system. The dynamic adjustment control module utilizes inputs of changing aircraft conditions such as altitude, Mach number, weight, center of gravity, vertical speed and flight phase. The dynamic adjustment control module's commands for repositioning the movable surfaces of the wing are transmitted through the standard flight control system to actuators for moving the flight control surfaces. | 10-16-2008 |
20100152926 | DYNAMIC ADJUSTMENT OF WING SURFACES FOR VARIABLE CAMBER - The movable surfaces affecting the camber of a wing are dynamically adjusted to optimize wing camber for optimum lift/drag ratios under changing conditions during a given flight phase. In a preferred embodiment, an add-on dynamic adjustment control module provides command signals for optimum positioning of trailing edge movable surfaces, i.e., inboard flaps, outboard flaps, ailerons, and flaperons, which are used in place of the predetermined positions of the standard flight control system. The dynamic adjustment control module utilizes inputs of changing aircraft conditions such as altitude, Mach number, weight, center of gravity (CG), vertical speed and flight phase. The dynamic adjustment control module's commands for repositioning the movable surfaces of the wing are transmitted through the standard flight control system to actuators for moving the flight control surfaces. | 06-17-2010 |
Mark Winter, Seattle, WA US
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20090042537 | SUBSCRIBER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR A COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A subscriber management system for a communication system having a radio access network coupled to by a gateway node to a packet switched network. The system consolidates three prior art subscriber management system components, a DPI device, a QoS Policy Manager | 02-12-2009 |
20120146672 | Performance monitor with memory ring oscillator - Disclosed is a monitoring system that includes at least one performance monitor integrated into a semiconductor die. The performance monitor comprises at least one ring oscillator that includes a plurality of stages. Each stage comprises at least one memory device. In one embodiment, the performance monitor may also include a setting circuit that has a burn-in input and an enable input. The setting circuit is capable of setting an input signal of the at least one ring oscillator to a reference voltage level. The performance monitor is configured to produce a ring delay that is characterized by a performance of the at least one memory device. The ring delay may be utilized to scale an operating voltage of the at least one memory device on the semiconductor die. | 06-14-2012 |
20120147643 | System for reducing power consumption and increasing speed of content-addressable memory - According to one disclosed embodiment, a content addressable memory (CAM) system configured for reduced power consumption and increased speed includes a plurality of bit cells implementing a stacked architecture. Each bit cell comprises a pair of stacked storage elements in a first column and a compare circuit, coupled to the pair of stacked storage elements and a matchline of the CAM system, situated in a second column. The stacked architecture results in a reduced matchline length, thereby reducing CAM system power consumption and increasing CAM system speed. In a further embodiment, a content addressable memory (CAM) system configured for reduced power consumption and increased speed includes storing encoded data in a pair of stacked storage elements. | 06-14-2012 |
20130250642 | Low Power Content-Addressable Memory - According to one disclosed embodiment, a content addressable memory (CAM) system configured for reduced power consumption and increased speed includes a plurality of bit cells implementing a stacked architecture. Each bit cell comprises a pair of stacked storage elements in a first column and a compare circuit, coupled to the pair of stacked storage elements and a matchline of the CAM system, situated in a second column. The stacked architecture results in a reduced matchline length, thereby reducing CAM system power consumption and increasing CAM system speed. In a further embodiment, a content addressable memory (CAM) system configured for reduced power consumption and increased speed includes storing encoded data in a pair of stacked storage elements. | 09-26-2013 |
20150146476 | PASSIVE SRAM WRITE ASSIST - Passive write assist passively improves SRAM performance (e.g., write margin speed) while reducing manufacturing costs (e.g., die area, packaging) and operating costs (e.g., power consumption, cooling) associated with active write assist schemes. Passive write assist may be implemented in peripheral circuitry or embedded in an SRAM array or even in each array cell or bitcell. For example, one or more memory cells may be converted to provide passive write assist to a plurality of other memory cells. As another example, each memory cell may independently implement passive write assist using one or more high resistive contacts to couple to the array power supply, resulting in the array voltage level being changed by different amounts in different memory cells according to cell variations. | 05-28-2015 |
Mark Adrian Winter, Seattle, WA US
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20080232272 | EXTENSIBLE MICRO-MOBILITY WIRELESS NETWORK ARCHITECTURE - A network having an access service network (“ASN”) configured to provide full mobility to mobile stations located within a service area. The ASN includes a Layer 2 or data link layer network that is larger, incorporates more nodes, or carries more data communications than Layer 2 networks incorporated in prior art ASNs. Data communications to and from the mobile stations are routed inside the ASN across the Layer 2 network which transports the data communication using a Layer 2 protocol. If the network includes another ASN located adjacent to the first ASN, the two ASNs may communicate directly with one another over a Layer 2 connection. If the network includes another ASN that is not adjacent to the first, Mobile Internet Protocol components may be included in the ASNs and configured to provide mobility between ASNs. | 09-25-2008 |
Mark Jon Winter, Seattle, WA US
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20160093399 | ALL VOLTAGE, TEMPERATURE AND PROCESS MONITOR CIRCUIT FOR MEMORIES - A device for monitoring process variations across memory bitcells includes a bitcell inverter that provides an output voltage to be used for identifying skewed corners of the memory bitcells. A first comparator compares the output voltage with a first reference voltage, and a second comparator compares the output voltage with a second reference voltage. The first and the second comparators generate a corner code based on comparison results. | 03-31-2016 |
Oren Winter, Kirkland, WA US
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20090013061 | CUSTOM OPERATING SYSTEM VIA A WEB-SERVICE - Operating systems can be constructed through working “in the clouds” without dependence on a specific piece of hardware. Over the Internet, an operating system is constructed based on received requests. Received requests disclose modules that are to be added to the operating system and these modules are added. A constructed operating system can be tested in context of a web server and then downloaded to an electronic device. The electronic device boots the operating system from virtual hard disk by utilization of bare metal deployment and/or non-metal deployment. | 01-08-2009 |
20090217259 | Building Operating System Images Based on Applications - Example systems and methods for creating an operating system image for an embedded device. In one example, the system includes an operating system base module including an operating system for the embedded device, a software application module, the software application module including one or more software applications that are programmed to execute on the embedded device, and an analysis program module programmed to identify dependencies in the one or more software applications. The system also includes a components module including one or more components that are added to the operating system base, and a mapping module programmed to map the dependencies to one or more components from the components module. Methods for creating an operating system image for an embedded device using an integrated development system are also described. | 08-27-2009 |
20090271776 | DYNAMIC MANAGEMENT OF OPERATING SYSTEM RESOURCES - A method for dynamically managing operating system resources of a computing device. Each of the operating system resources have one or more data elements. The method includes: at an observer module of the operating system, monitoring stability and/or usage of the one or more data elements of each of the operating system resources, selecting an unused and/or unstable operating system resource data element; and removing a selected operating system resource data element. | 10-29-2009 |
20100064284 | Satisfying Missing Dependencies on a Running System - A method for satisfying loader dependencies on a running embedded computing device is provided. When a software application is loaded on a running embedded computing device, one or more binary files are identified that need to be loaded in order to run the software application. A determination is made as to whether the identified binary files are stored on the embedded computing device. If one or more of the identified binary files are missing from the embedded computer device, one or more file storage devices are identified that contain the missing binary files. The missing binary files are obtained from the one or more file storage devices during runtime and used to complete the load of the software application. | 03-11-2010 |
20110035697 | AUTONOMOUS DISPLAY MANAGEMENT OF GRAPHICAL INTERFACES - A method of autonomously managing selective display of graphical interfaces displayable by a computing device is provided. The method includes detecting creation of an application window or dialog box attempting to be displayed by the computing device. The method includes obtaining display characteristics for a created application window or dialog box. The display characteristics include display configuration parameters and displayable contents of the created application window or dialog box. The method includes identifying the display characteristics from different display characteristics linked to corresponding display management actions. The method includes performing a display management action that corresponds to the display characteristics to selectively display the application window or dialog box or performing a display management action that is not directly associated with display of the application window or dialog box. | 02-10-2011 |
Scott E. Winter, Gig Harbor, WA US
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20140342653 | RIM JOIST VENT - A vent including: a flange forming an outer periphery of the vent and having a substantially rectangular shape; an extruded portion extending outwardly from an inner portion of the flange; and a louvered section disposed in an area inside the extruded portion, the louvered section including a plurality of louvers each having an angled section disposed at an angle with respect to the flange, wherein the flange, the extruded portion, and the louvered section are formed as a single unitary piece. | 11-20-2014 |
Steven Winter, Everett, WA US
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20080252424 | Stochastic Communication Protocol Method and System For Radio Frequency Identification (Rfid) Tags Based on Coalition Formation, Such as For Tag-To-Tag Communication - Data carriers (such as RFID tags) are formed into clusters of data carriers. Each cluster has at least one bridge data carrier that can communicate with a bridge data carrier of another cluster, thereby allowing data carriers in each cluster to communicate directly or indirectly with each other using a stochastic communication protocol method. Direct tag-to-tag communication capability is provided between data carriers in each cluster and/or between clusters. The data carriers can backscatter and modulate a carrier wave from a source, thereby using the backscattered and modulated carrier wave to convey data to each other. | 10-16-2008 |
20120229259 | STOCHASTIC COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID) TAGS BASED ON COALITION FORMATION, SUCH AS FOR TAG-TO-TAG COMMUNICATION - Data carriers (such as RFID tags) are formed into clusters of data carriers. Each cluster has at least one bridge data carrier that can communicate with a bridge data carrier of another cluster, thereby allowing data carriers in each cluster to communicate directly or indirectly with each other using a stochastic communication protocol method. Direct tag-to-tag communication capability is provided between data carriers in each cluster and/or between clusters. The data carriers can backscatter and modulate a carrier wave from a source, thereby using the backscattered and modulated carrier wave to convey data to each other. | 09-13-2012 |
Steven Winter, Stanwood, WA US
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20090058634 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND DEVICES FOR COLLECTING DATA FROM WIRELESS SENSOR NODES - A data request from a requesting device is received at a network of wireless sensor nodes. The data request is then forwarded through the network of wireless sensor nodes to a source wireless sensor node, where data responsive to the data request is generated. A reply including the responsive data is then forwarded along at least two communication paths through the network of wireless sensor nodes back to the requesting device. | 03-05-2009 |
20090059842 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES THAT DYNAMICALLY ESTABLISH A SENSOR NETWORK - A wireless sensor network includes a network sink node and a plurality of cluster nodes. The cluster nodes are configured to pass communications upstream and downstream. Each cluster node has a communication range, or coverage area. A cluster node is configured to communicate with sensor nodes within the coverage area of cluster node. The sensor nodes are configured to register with at least one cluster node. The cluster nodes are configured to register with the network sink. Identifiers for the sensor nodes may be dynamically generated. Identifiers for the cluster nodes may be dynamically generated. | 03-05-2009 |
Steven J. Winter, Arlington, WA US
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20090303045 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STEALTH TRACKING - A shipping and tracking system has a number of tracking stations that are geographically distributed. The tracking stations gather information from shipping items processed by the shipping and tracking system. The shipping and tracking system provides an enhanced level of security for selected shipping items. The enhanced level of security for the selected shipping items is based at least on the information gathered at the tracking stations. The enhanced security is provided in such a way that personnel of the shipping and delivery system cannot physically discern whether or not a shipping item is being shipped with enhanced security. | 12-10-2009 |
20120319845 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STEALTH TRACKING - A shipping and tracking system has a number of tracking stations that are geographically distributed. The tracking stations gather information from shipping items processed by the shipping and tracking system. The shipping and tracking system provides an enhanced level of security for selected shipping items. The enhanced level of security for the selected shipping items is based at least on the information gathered at the tracking stations. The enhanced security is provided in such a way that personnel of the shipping and delivery system cannot physically discern whether or not a shipping item is being shipped with enhanced security. | 12-20-2012 |
William Winter, Seattle, WA US
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20120084641 | SECURELY RENDERING ONLINE ADS IN A HOST PAGE - One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for rendering online ads on a webpage. A first inter-frame communication channel is created, which comprises a first communication channel between a first cross-domain frame and a host page, such as the webpage. The first cross-domain frame comprises content from a domain that is different than that of the host page domain. A second inter-frame communication channel is created comprising a second communication channel between the first cross-domain frame and a second cross-domain frame in the host page. | 04-05-2012 |