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Andy Roberts, Granbury, TX US
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20130167225 | GRAPHICAL IMAGE PASSWORD AUTHENTICATION METHOD - A method for secure authentication is provided which includes having a user who wishes to gain access to a computer or computer network select from among a plurality of randomly displayed images, having different background colors, the correct image and background color which correspond to the user's computer account. In one advantageous form, in addition to selecting the correct image, the user must first enter a username and password. In an alte rnative form, if a user is seeking access to a computer network by using a preapproved access point or computer having an approved IP address, a user is allowed to gain access to the computer network without being prompted to select a correct image. | 06-27-2013 |
Anna M. Roberts, Dallas, TX US
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20100077032 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ENHANCED MATCHING BASED ON QUESTION RESPONSES - In one example embodiment, an apparatus is provided that includes a central website that interfaces with one or more end users to establish a profile for each of the end users to be used in matching the end users to each other for a potential relationship. Information is provided in the profile and the information includes relevant characteristics of corresponding end users. A first end user is asked one or more questions after their profile is established, the questions being posed to a second end user whose respective profile has also been established and whose profile has already been matched to the first end user's profile. Answers for the questions from the first and second end users are compared and a subsequent message is sent to the first end user if the answers provided by the first end user and the second end user are compatible. | 03-25-2010 |
20120226991 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ENHANCED MATCHING BASED ON QUESTION RESPONSES - In one example embodiment, an apparatus is provided that includes a central website that interfaces with one or more end users to establish a profile for each of the end users to be used in matching the end users to each other for a potential relationship. Information is provided in the profile and the information includes relevant characteristics of corresponding end users. A first end user is asked one or more questions after their profile is established, the questions being posed to a second end user whose respective profile has also been established and whose profile has already been matched to the first end user's profile. Answers for the questions from the first and second end users are compared and a subsequent message is sent to the first end user if the answers provided by the first end user and the second end user are compatible. | 09-06-2012 |
Braden A. Roberts, South Padre Island, TX US
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20120272564 | Fishing Rig and Method of Assembling Same - A fishing rig for use in catching fish is described herein. The fishing rig includes a leader that extends between a first end and a second end, and a plurality of bait elements that are coupled to the leader. The plurality of bait elements includes a first bait element that is coupled to the leader and is oriented between the leader first end and the leader second end. At least one second bait element is coupled to the leader and oriented downline of the first bait element along the leader such that the first and second bait elements display a schooling-type action to facilitate attracting fish to the fishing rig. | 11-01-2012 |
Brain Roberts, Frisco, TX US
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20100008490 | Phone Dialer with Advanced Search Feature and Associated Method of Searching a Directory - A method of retrieving a directory listing includes steps of storing a plurality of directory listings, each listing searchable by a plurality of keys, each of the keys comprising a plurality of symbols selected from a subset of an alphabet; receiving a sequence of inputs each designating a plurality of the symbols; identifying a number of the directory listings having at least one of the keys consistent with the sequence of inputs; displaying candidate ones of the directory listing having the at least one of the keys consistent with the sequence of inputs; and selecting one of the candidate directory listings to be contacted. | 01-14-2010 |
Branden Roberts, South Padre Island, TX US
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20120204471 | BAIT CLIP FOR JIG HEAD - A bait clip may be used with a fishing lure. The fishing lure has a weighted body. The weighted body includes a groove which extends at least partly around the weighted body. The fishing lure is adapted to be inserted into bait. The bait clip includes a clip portion and a face portion. The clip portion has a first leg and a second leg extending from one end of the clip portion. The face portion is rigidly fixed to the one end of the clip portion. The face portion has a surface which outwardly presents an image. The face portion defines a plane. The plane is generally perpendicular to the first and second legs. The clip portion is configured to be inserted around or through the bait pinning at least a portion of the bait within the groove. | 08-16-2012 |
20120204472 | FISHING LURE JIG HEAD - A fishing lure includes a weighted body, a first eye hook, a second eye hook, and a fish hook. The weighted body has a first end and a second end. The first eye hook is coupled near the first end of the weighted body. The second eye hook is coupled near the second end of the weighted body. The fish hook has an eyelet formed at one end. The eyelet is coupled to the second eye hook allowing the fish hook to freely move about the eyelet. | 08-16-2012 |
Brian Roberts, Dallas, TX US
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20110028221 | CONTENT SCHEDULING FOR FANTASY GAMING - An exemplary method includes a media program scheduling facility 1) retrieving data associated with a fantasy game, the data representing players of interest engaged in a real-life competitive activity that forms a basis for the fantasy game, 2) determining, based on the data representing the players of interest and on media program listing data associated with a plurality of media programs, one or more of the media programs that are associated with the players of interest, and 3) providing a scheduling screen for display, the scheduling screen containing listing information for each of the one or more media programs determined to be associated with the players of interest. Corresponding systems and methods are also disclosed. | 02-03-2011 |
20120271959 | FEATURE SET BASED CONTENT COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An exemplary method includes an access device 1) transmitting a profile request signal to a profile management subsystem over a network, the profile request signal representing a request for profile data representative of a feature set corresponding to an additional access device, 2) receiving the profile data from the profile management subsystem in accordance with the profile request signal, 3) storing the profile data within a data store included within the access device, 4) using the stored profile data to display one or more graphics representing the feature set corresponding to the additional access device, and 5) establishing, based on the stored profile data and after the one or more graphics representing the feature set corresponding to the additional access device are displayed, a communications channel between the access device and the additional access device. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed. | 10-25-2012 |
Brian F. Roberts, Frisco, TX US
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20090172746 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING EXPANDED DISPLAYABLE APPLICATIONS - An approach is provided for presenting, via a set-top box, a widget. The widget includes content retrieved over a data network and augmented content. | 07-02-2009 |
20100145608 | NAVIGATION BASED ON POPULAR USER-DEFINED PATHS - A device receives, from one or more user devices, one or more user-defined paths associated with a starting point and a destination point, and receives, from the one or more user devices, information associated with the one or more user-defined paths. The device also aggregates the one or more user-defined paths and the associated information, and determines one or more popular paths based on the aggregation of the one or more user-defined paths and the associated information, where the one or more popular paths are capable of being utilized by the one or more user devices for selection of a path for navigation. | 06-10-2010 |
20100157742 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RADIAL DISPLAY OF TIME BASED INFORMATION - In certain embodiments, a radial configuration of time based information and a graphical object representative of an event are displayed together in a graphical user interface. A position of the graphical object relative to the radial configuration of time based information in the graphical user interface is configured to indicate a relationship between the event and the time based information. In certain embodiments, the radial configuration of time based information includes a visual representation of an analog clock face, and the graphical object includes a tab positioned along a perimeter of the analog clock face. In certain embodiments, the radial configuration of time based information includes a visual representation of a timeline spirally disposed about at least one axis point, and the graphical object is positioned along a section of the timeline. | 06-24-2010 |
20100159994 | COMMUNICATIONS CONVERGENCE AND USER INTERFACE SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES, AND METHODS - In an exemplary method, communications data representative of communication instances of distinct types is converged and a graphical user interface (“GUI”) including a set of listings representative of a grouping of the communication instances of distinct types is displayed. In certain embodiments, at least one of the communication instances represented in the set of listings includes a voice type communication instance. In certain embodiments, a user selection of one of the listings displayed in the GUI is detected, the selected listing associated with a contact, and another set of listings representative of another grouping of converged communication instances of distinct types is displayed in response to the user selection. In certain embodiments, each of the communication instances in the other grouping is associated with the contact. In certain embodiments, the other set of listings is displayed as a subset within the set of listings in the GUI. | 06-24-2010 |
Brian H. Roberts, Frisco, TX US
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20100144392 | ACCESSORY DEVICES FOR MOBILE PHONES - Implementations described herein relate to accessories for mobile phones. In one implementation, an accessory may include, a display to present information received from a mobile phone to a user of the accessory. The accessory may connect with the mobile phone to form a link to the mobile phone. The accessory may include a clothing attachment component to attach the accessory to the user or to clothing of the user. | 06-10-2010 |
Clive Roberts, Allen, TX US
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20100248860 | ADVANCED HYBRID IRON TYPE GOLF CLUB - The present invention is a unique advanced hybrid iron type golf club. The club is characterized by a long blade length with a long heel blade length section, while having a small club moment arm, Zcg, and volume, and producing a high moment of inertia. The golf club incorporates the discovery of unique relationships among key club head engineering variables that are inconsistent with merely striving to obtain a high moment of inertia using conventional golf club head design wisdom. | 09-30-2010 |
20140213390 | ADVANCED HYBRID IRON TYPE GOLF CLUB - The present invention is a unique advanced hybrid iron type golf club. The club is characterized by a long heel blade length section, while having a small club moment arm, Zcg, and volume. The golf club incorporates the discovery of unique relationships among key club head engineering variables. | 07-31-2014 |
Colin Roberts, Longview, TX US
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20100113221 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DRIVING AND CONTROLLING PNEUMATIC AND HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS - The present invention relates generally to systems and methods of driving and controlling pneumatic and hydraulic devices and, more particularly, to a system and method of driving a hydraulic pump via one output shaft of a motor, and driving a pneumatic compressor via another output shaft of the motor via a clutch. When a user control is engaged, a control system causes the motor to operate at a higher speed, driving the hydraulic pump faster to produce additional hydraulic pressure. When a low air pressure condition is sensed in the pneumatic system, the control system causes the motor to operate at the higher speed and engages the clutch, allowing the pneumatic compressor to supply additional air pressure. | 05-06-2010 |
Colin A. Roberts, Longview, TX US
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20090173311 | ENGINE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR INCREASED VEHICLE FUEL ECONOMY - An engine control system comprises a driver input module, a cylinder actuation module, and an active fuel management (AFM) module. The driver input module generates a fuel saver mode (FSM) signal having a first state based upon a driver input. The cylinder actuation module selectively disables at least one of a plurality of cylinders of an engine based upon a deactivation signal having a first state. The AFM module generates the deactivation signal based on at least one engine parameter and at least one threshold. The at least one threshold is modified when the FSM signal has the first state. | 07-09-2009 |
Daniel Alan Roberts, Arlington, TX US
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20110053698 | GOLF CLUBS AND GOLF CLUB HEADS HAVING DIGITAL LIE AND/OR OTHER ANGLE MEASURING EQUIPMENT - Golf club heads having sensors configured to measure one or more swing parameters are provided. The golf club head may include several gyroscopes and accelerometers. In one embodiment, the club head contains three gyroscopes that measure angular rate data along different orthogonal axes. At least one gyroscope may an analog gyroscope. Accelerometers may provide data regarding the three orthogonal axes associated with the gyroscopes. The club head may further include software and/or hardware that perform computer-executed methods for determining one or more swing parameters. Exemplary club heads may include a display device for displaying an output of the swing parameter(s). Further aspects of the invention relate to novel methods and algorithms for calculating measurements relating to the swing parameters. | 03-03-2011 |
20120329568 | GOLF CLUBS AND GOLF CLUB HEADS HAVING DIGITAL LIE AND/OR OTHER ANGLE MEASURING EQUIPMENT - Golf club heads having sensors configured to measure one or more swing parameters are provided. The golf club head may include several gyroscopes and accelerometers. In one embodiment, the club head contains three gyroscopes that measure angular rate data along different orthogonal axes. At least one gyroscope may an analog gyroscope. Accelerometers may provide data regarding the three orthogonal axes associated with the gyroscopes. The club head may further include software and/or hardware that perform computer-executed methods for determining one or more swing parameters. Exemplary club heads may include a display device for displaying an output of the swing parameter(s). Further aspects of the invention relate to novel methods and algorithms for calculating measurements relating to the swing parameters. | 12-27-2012 |
Darrell D. Roberts, Flower Mound, TX US
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20110235786 | VOICE OVER IP TELEPHONE RECORDING ARCHITECTURE - A method and system is disclosed for on-demand recording of a voice session by a telephone recording device in a telecommunication network. After establishing a voice session between the telephone recording device and at least one communication device, a user of the telephone recording device may instruct it to store voice data during the voice session so long as the voice session has not been terminated. During the voice session, the telephone recording device processes and transmits the voice data to and saved at a storage server without going through a centrally located exchange device, wherein the saved voice data is available for on-demand replay. | 09-29-2011 |
David L. Roberts, Keller, TX US
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20080216598 | Coupling shaft adaptor for harmonic balancer - An adaptor that may be installed on a harmonic balancer to enable temporary stopping of the belts on the pulley connected to the harmonic balancer when a substantial increase in power is desired, but which can then enable the belts to be functional again. | 09-11-2008 |
David Neil Roberts, Leander, TX US
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20120296951 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO EXECUTE STEPS OF AN APPLICATION FUNCTION ASYNCHRONOUSLY - There is provided a method that includes (a) receiving a first request message and a second request message, (b) instantiating a first message handler and instantiating a second message handler, and (c) concurrently processing (i) the first request message via the first message handler to yield a first response message, and (ii) the second request message via the second message handler to yield a second response message. There is also provided a system that employs the method, and a storage medium that contains instructions that cause a processor to perform the method. | 11-22-2012 |
20120303602 | UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE KIT FOR SEARCH ENGINES - The present disclosure provides for a universal language converter for search engines. In this regard there is proved a method that includes (a) receiving application criteria from an application, (b) converting the application criteria into a search expression that is compatible with a search engine, and (c) transmitting the search expression to the search engine. There is also provided a system that employs the method, and a storage medium that contains a program that controls a processor to perform the method. | 11-29-2012 |
Doke Evan Roberts, Lucas, TX US
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20110269097 | Method and system for comprehensive evaluation of orthodontic care using unified workstation - A method and system for orthodontic treatment planning, evaluation and quality measurement is provided comprising a workstation having computing platform, a graphical user interface, a processor and a computer storage medium containing digitized records pertaining to a patient. The digitized records include image and other types of data. The computer storage medium further includes a set of software instructions providing graphical user interface tools for providing a user with access to the digitized records for planning orthodontic treatment of a patient. Also provided are reference databases for aiding in the decision process during treatment selection, treatment planning and treatment delivery and progress monitoring and evaluation. Also provided are parameter or criteria measurement techniques and generally acceptable thresholds, which can be updated through learning process and through acquisition of patient data. Once the treatment is planned, the virtual dentition model of the patient in the proposed treatment set-up or the target state is evaluated using several virtual model evaluation features and criteria. | 11-03-2011 |
Douglas R. Roberts, Austin, TX US
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20090279226 | THIN-FILM CAPACITOR WITH A FIELD MODIFICATION LAYER - A method for forming a capacitor includes providing a metal-containing bottom electrode, forming a capacitor insulator over the metal-containing bottom electrode, forming a metal-containing top electrode over the capacitor insulator, and forming a dielectric-containing field modification layer over the capacitor insulator and at least partially surrounding the metal-containing top electrode. Forming the dielectric-containing field modification layer may include oxidizing a sidewall of the metal-containing field modification layer. A barrier layer may be formed over the capacitor insulator prior to forming the metal-containing top electrode. | 11-12-2009 |
Duane R. Roberts, League City, TX US
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20090105411 | AQUEOUS NON-IONIC HYDROPHILIC POLYURETHANE DISPERSIONS, AND A CONTINUOUS PROCESS OF MAKING THE SAME - The instant invention is an aqueous non-ionic hydrophilic polyurethane dispersion, and a continuous process for making the same. The aqueous non-ionic hydrophilic polyurethane dispersion according to instant invention includes the reaction product of a non-ionic hydrophilic prepolymer, water, optionally an external surfactant, and optionally a chain-extending reagent. The non-ionic hydrophilic prepolymer includes the reaction product of a first component and a second component. The first component is selected from the group consisting of an aromatic polyisocyanate, an aliphatic polyisocyanate, and combinations thereof. The second component is a hydrophilic alkylene oxide polyol, a non-ionic hydrophilic alkylene oxide monol, or combinations thereof. The continuous process for producing the non-ionic hydrophilic aqueous polyurethane dispersion includes the following steps: (1) providing a disperse phase liquid stream having a flow rate R | 04-23-2009 |
Dwight Roberts, Humble, TX US
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20100242323 | Device for Retaining a Placard Within a Placard Holder, and Methods and Systems Thereof - A retaining device for improving the functionality of placard holders when the placard holder is subject to transient atmospheric conditions. The retaining device includes a member used in conjunction with a placard holder to more fully secure a placard with the placard holder when transient atmospheric conditions are encountered. The retaining device may be adapted to use with many designs of placard holders, including, but not limited to, U.S. Department of Transportation approved hazardous material information placard holders. | 09-30-2010 |
Edwin K. Roberts, Benbrook, TX US
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20130058193 | Apparatus and Method for Measuring the Acoustic Impedance of Wellbore Fluids - An ultrasonic scanner tool employs a transducer that excites a target plate at a known distance from the transducer. One side of the target plate forms a chamber that in operation is filled with wellbore fluid. On the other side of the target plate, a chamber is formed containing a vacuum or a fluid with a significantly lower acoustic impedance than the wellbore fluid and the target plate, allowing an improved measurement of the acoustic impedance of the wellbore fluid. | 03-07-2013 |
Elizabeth A. Roberts, North Richland Hills, TX US
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20130125286 | Interactive Garment System - An interactive garment system comprises a garment comprising at least one graphic design on an outer surface of the garment. A first appliqué is joined to the garment over a portion of the graphic design. The appliqué comprises a flap having an open position and a closed position. A child's toy is configured to be removably joinable to the appliqué and covered by the flap in the closed position in which a child may interact with the child's toy. | 05-23-2013 |
Erin D. Roberts, Austin, TX US
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20090176570 | CAMERA CONTROL FOR THIRD-PERSON CONSOLE VIDEO GAME - In a third-person shooter video game, the viewing perspective is smoothly transitioned between an “explorer” viewpoint and a “ready” viewpoint as game conditions change. In the “explorer” viewpoint, scenes are depicted from a camera positioned behind and removed from a character. The explorer viewpoint offers a wide angle of view of the surrounding combat area, enabling the game player to scout the terrain. In the “ready” viewpoint, scenes are depicted from the camera as it is repositioned close to the character. The ready viewpoint provides a narrower angle of view to facilitate better aiming when the character is engaged in armed combat. The transition between the explorer and ready viewpoints tracks a non-linear path. | 07-09-2009 |
Geoffrey Dorming Roberts, Houston, TX US
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20130233809 | WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A Water Treatment System wherein liquid that is taken from one or more of the component parts through a device that can treat the liquid to form a supersaturated oxygenated fluid. The oxygenated fluid can then be introduced into an aeration basin or other part of a Water System where organic solids are treated with the supersaturated oxygen content liquid, that is sufficient to raise the DO in the application to a sufficient level needed or required. | 09-12-2013 |
Glive Roberts, Allen, TX US
Gregory D. Roberts, Austin, TX US
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20140070841 | LATCH ARRAY UTILIZING THROUGH DEVICE CONNECTIVITY - A circuit for implementing latch array functions on an integrated circuit. Portions of the logic devices included in the implementation of the latch array functions that are controlled by a common signal, may be arranged in a particular alignment. A single layer uni-directionally conductive material may connect the common signal to the logic devices. | 03-13-2014 |
Howard Roberts, Austin, TX US
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20090309620 | TANDEM HANDLER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCED INDEX TIME - A system for testing with an automated test equipment (ATE) includes a tester having at least one test resource, a tandem handler, and a mux relay that switchably connects the test resource, via parallel connections, to either one of dual sockets at each instant of testing. The handler has first and second manipulator arms. Each arm operates as to a particular one of the respective sockets, to retrieve a next device to be tested and position the device in the socket (while testing is performed on a device in the other socket), to disposition the device from the socket once testing is completed as to the device in the socket, and thereafter repeat until all staged devices for testing have been tested (or an interruption of testing otherwise occurs). The mux relay switches between sockets in response to the tandem handler acting as a master and the tester as slave. Upon completion of testing via the test resource as to an applicable pin of one socket, the test resource is switchably connected via the mux relay to a functionally same applicable pin of the other socket. The tandem handler controls the mux and test commencement by test result/end-of-test signals. The tandem handler logically and mechanically operates itself, the mux relay, and the tester logically and functionally for the dual socket arrangement. Control/master of the tester by the tandem handler allows for negligible index time and reduced downtime of testing. Certain handler elements, such as transports, stages, and so forth, are duplicated along dual test progression paths for respective sockets. Other elements, including logic and control, are common for the dual paths. | 12-17-2009 |
20110193584 | UNIVERSAL MULTIPLEXING INTERFACE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system for communicatively connecting devices for testing to respective test pins of a test head of an automatic test equipment (ATE). The system includes a tester interface device for communicative connection to the test pins of the ATE. The tester interface device includes a first connector and a second connector. The first connector is communicatively connected by the tester interface device to a first group of the test pins and the second connector is communicatively connected by the tester interface device to a second group of the test pins. The first group and the second group can be different test pins, same test pins, or combinations of some same and some different test pins. A first pogo pin block device of the system is communicatively connected to the first connector, and a second pogo pin block device communicatively connected to the second connector. A first device interface board (DIB) with test sockets for devices is communicatively connected to the first pogo pin block device, and a second device interface board with test sockets for same or other devices is communicatively connected to the second pogo pin block device. During testing, devices (DUTs) for testing are transferrable (by one or more handlers) to the respective test sockets of the first DIB and the second DIB for respective tests by the ATE, in accordance with test resources of the ATE provided via the first group of test pins or the second group of test pins, respectively. More than one handler can be multiplexed via the system, or more than one manipulator of a single handler can be multiplexed via the system. Conventional or unmodified DIBs can be employed for testing if the first pogo pin block and the second pogo pin block include conventional or applicable DIB connections. | 08-11-2011 |
20110204914 | MUXING INTERFACE PLATFORM FOR MULTIPLEXED HANDLERS TO REDUCE INDEX TIME SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system for connecting a test pin of automatic test equipment (ATE) to devices for testing includes a first handler for manipulating a first portion and a second handler for manipulating a second portion of devices. A first wire connected to first socket(s) and a second wire connected to second socket(s) are connected to a relay connected to the test pin. The first handler connects first portion devices to the first socket. The second handler connects second portion devices to the second socket. A controller connects the first handler, second handler, and relay, for switching the relay to the first wire for testing in first socket if the first handler has connected any first portion device, and to the second wire for testing in second socket if the second handler has connected any second portion device. The controller multiplexes two handlers, or dual manipulators, asynchronously for immediate switch of testing. | 08-25-2011 |
Ian Roberts, Houston, TX US
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20140087637 | Abrasive Waterjet Cutting System For Subsea Operations - An abrasive entrainment waterjet cutting system capable of cutting objects located underwater, particularly in deep subsea environments, wherein the abrasive system is comprised of an abrasive component suspended in a hydrophobic matrix component. | 03-27-2014 |
James Andrew Roberts, Krum, TX US
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20080279754 | Induced electrical property changes in single walled carbon nanotubes by electromagnetic radiation - In the apparatus and process of the present invention, it is possible to fabricate CNTs with specific diameters and morphologies. The morphology selection can yield samples of pre-selected diameter configurations making it possible to take a sample of SWNTs produced by any synthesis technique and induce a morphology change that causes the sample to be either all conductive, all narrow band gap semiconductive or wide band gap semiconductive, within a given nanotube rope. | 11-13-2008 |
James M. Roberts, Houston, TX US
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20090114305 | CORROSION RESISTANT SHEET METAL JACKETING - A corrosion resistant jacket for insulated pipes comprising an outer polymeric layer, an inner polymeric layer, and a sheet metal layer disposed between the outer and the inner polymeric layers. Also disclosed is a method of making a corrosion resistant sheet metal jacket. | 05-07-2009 |
20090250136 | CORROSION RESISTANT SHEET METAL JACKETING - A corrosion resistant jacket for insulated pipes and components includes an outer polymeric layer film, an inner polymeric layer and a core layer of a lesser stainless steel material disposed between the outer polymeric layer film and the inner polymeric layer. | 10-08-2009 |
James W. Roberts, Allen, TX US
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20120294604 | OPTICAL PROTECTION AND SWITCH ENABLED OPTICAL REPEATING - An optical transmission system or its constituent repeater disposed optically between two terminals. The system includes at least two parallel optical paths between a first node and the repeater (one optical path being used as a backup for another), and another at least two parallel optical paths between a second node and the repeater (again, one optical path being used as a backup for another). The first nodes may, but need not, be terminals, but could also be repeaters, or other optical elements. For a signal traveling from the first terminal to the second terminal, the optical switching mechanism detects which of the at least two parallel optical paths an optical signal is being received from the first node, and channels the optical signal to at least one of the parallel optical paths leading from the repeater to the second node. | 11-22-2012 |
Jason Paul Roberts, North Richland Hills, TX US
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20100324960 | Predicative Recruitment Reporting and Management - Methods, computer-readable media, and apparatuses process data for an employee requisition, in which a contracted company may assume responsibility for supporting portions of the requisition process by filtering candidates. Consequently, only qualified candidates for a specified job assignment are interviewed by the contracting company (client). By looking at requisitions that are in process and focusing on whether or not they have achieved an expected threshold of activity, a requisition system can predict bottlenecks in the process before the requisition is filled. An interprocess report organizes and acts on data to provide a management team a prediction of how a recruitment team will perform by individual recruiter and requisition level. In addition, actions are identified that the manager can initiate to correct issues early in the requisition process in order to reduce an impact on the client as per a service level agreement. | 12-23-2010 |
John D. Roberts, Austin, TX US
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20100207080 | Staple remover - The staple remover is a device that effectively removes staples, especially staples that have already been partially removed. The device includes top and bottom jaws that are pivotally connected in pliers-like fashion. A conventional spring biases the jaws apart. Each jaw is provided with a toothed or serrated-like inner surface. The outer surface of each jaw is padded to enhance ergonomic dexterity and comfort. An elongate prong extends from the front surface of the bottom jaw. | 08-19-2010 |
Jonathan Roberts, Frisco, TX US
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20110266937 | System and Method for an Automatically Adjusting Force Engine and Assisted Storage - A force engine operable to counterbalance a load. The force engine includes one or more energy reservoirs operable to store energy. The one or more energy reservoirs are operable to generate a force to balance the load through the displacement in an operating mode. A traveling member is hingedly connected to the one or more energy reservoirs. The force generated by the one or more energy reservoirs is transferred to the load through the traveling member and an associated linkage. A variable member is coupled to the one or more energy reservoirs. In the adjusting mode the variable member is displaced to configure an operating relationship between the one or more energy reservoirs and the traveling member. A release interacts with the variable member to fix a position of the variable member. | 11-03-2011 |
20140260735 | COUNTERBALANCE SYSTEM FOR ASSISTING A USER - A counterbalance system and lifting system for assisting a user. The system includes one or more arms, such as lift arms, that by user input from a user may be operated to raise and lower a load carried by a tray. The system further includes a counterbalance mechanism connected to the one or more arms configured to assist raising and lowering the loaded tray. The counterbalance mechanism may be configured to adjust to a force provided by the counterbalance system in response to the load changing. The system further includes a release for engaging the counterbalance mechanism to assist the user in raising or lowering the tray. | 09-18-2014 |
20140263122 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING AND USING ASSISTED STORAGE - A storage system and associated method of assembling the storage system. The storage system includes one or more rails for attaching the storage system to a structure. The storage system further includes one or more arms attached to the one or more rails. The storage system further includes a counterbalance mechanism attached to the one or more arms configured to provide a force to assist lifting or lowering a load applied to the one or more lift arms. The storage system further includes a release for engaging the counterbalance mechanism to assist a user in raising or lowering the one or more lift arms. | 09-18-2014 |
Jonathan Mark Roberts, Frisco, TX US
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20130184616 | MOBILITY DEVICE - Mobility devices are provided that enable a user to walk when the user's lower leg is in a non-functioning condition. A mobility device includes a main body, a lower leg support, an upper leg support, and a foot. The main body can be secured to a lateral side of the user's upper leg with the upper leg support. The lower leg support is connected to the main body and supports the user's lower leg. The foot is connected to a lower end of the main body and is configured to engage the ground. The foot may have a split foot configuration with a first portion and a second portion. The first portion of the foot is positioned rearward of the main body and the second portion of the foot is positioned forward of the main body. Each of the first and second foot portions may have an arcuately shaped profile. | 07-18-2013 |
20130226058 | MOBILITY DEVICE - Mobility devices are provided that enable a user to walk when the user's lower leg is in a non-functioning condition. A mobility device includes a main body, a lower leg support, an upper leg support, and a foot. The main body can be secured to a lateral side of the user's upper leg with the upper leg support. The lower leg support is connected to the main body and supports the user's lower leg. The foot is connected to a lower end of the main body and is configured to engage the ground. The foot may have a split foot configuration with a first portion and a second portion. The first portion of the foot is positioned rearward of the main body and the second portion of the foot is positioned forward of the main body. Each of the first and second foot portions may have an arcuately shaped profile. | 08-29-2013 |
Joseph H. Roberts, Houston, TX US
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20110163733 | Method for locating sub-surface natural resources - A method for locating sub-surface natural resources. The method utilizes lightning data to discern relatively likely locations for finding the sub-surface natural resources. | 07-07-2011 |
Katy Roberts, Dallas, TX US
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20130042388 | Feminized Baseball Caps - A feminized baseball cap may include a cap having a crown that may be worn on a user's head, the cap having a front and a rear as well as a circumference. A band may be placed around the circumference of the cap. A band also may be placed across an extending visor at a lower portion of the crown covering a seam where the extending visor and the crown meet. At least one feather may be included on the cap, and a brooch-like component may be affixed to the at least one feather. | 02-21-2013 |
Kevin L. Roberts, Spring, TX US
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20110056694 | Methods For Removing Paraffinic Hydrocarbon Or Bitumen In Oil Producing Or Disposal Wells - Disclosed is an improved process for removing heavy oil, bitumen and/or paraffinic materials in oil production or storage wells including onshore and offshore petroleum wells, petroleum residual disposal wells and Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) or Cyclic Steam Stimulation (CSS) producing wells used in the oil sands industry. This process helps restore the operating efficiency of organically contaminated hydrocarbon producing wells in a safe, fast and effective manner without the need to insert any equipment to mechanically remove organic contaminants. Used is a heated terpene-based chemical injected with or without steam following a hot water or steam pre-heat to create a very effective cleaning process. | 03-10-2011 |
Loren P. Roberts, Humble, TX US
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20100332176 | ONLINE SOURCELESS ENERGY CALIBRATION OF MULTIPLE SPECTRAL DETECTORS - An instrument for performing measurements downhole includes: a neutron source; at least one gamma ray detector equipped for discriminating an energy of an incident gamma photon; and an energy calibration target disposed relative to the neutron source and the at least one gamma ray detector. A method and computer program product for calibrating the instrument is provided. | 12-30-2010 |
20110024613 | MATERIALS FOR USE AS STRUCTURAL NEUTRON MODERATORS IN WELL LOGGING TOOLS - An instrument for performing measurements downhole, includes: a neutron source; and a neutron moderating material exhibiting high compressive strength and high performance for moderation and shielding of neutrons, the shielding disposed proximate to the neutron source. A method for fabricating the instrument is provided. | 02-03-2011 |
20110049345 | SOURCELESS GAMMA RAY PRODUCTION SYSTEM AND METHODS - An apparatus for performing an operation in a borehole penetrating the earth includes a carrier and a neutron source that emits neutrons and is disposed in the carrier. The apparatus also includes a target disposed in the carrier and that produces gamma rays as a result of interactions between neutrons produced by the neutron source and at least one material forming the target. The apparatus also includes a gamma ray detector that detects the gamma rays produced by the target and is disposed in the carrier. | 03-03-2011 |
20110180697 | TIME DEPENDENT MEASUREMENT OF FORMATION PROPERTIES USING PULSED NEUTRON GENERATORS - An apparatus and method for estimating at least one parameter of interest of an earth formation including an estimation of the parameter of interest using a time-dependent ratio of information obtained from at least one neutron detector through the exposure of the earth formation to a radiation source, particularly a pulsed nuclear source. The apparatus includes a processor and storage subsystem with a program that, when executed, implements the method. Also, an apparatus and method for estimating at least one parameter of interest of an earth formation including an estimation of the parameter of interest using a first component and a second component of an information set obtained using a single radiation detector. | 07-28-2011 |
20110191030 | APPARATUS AND ALGORITHM FOR MEASURING FORMATION BULK DENSITY - The present disclosure relates to borehole logging methods and apparatuses for estimating formation properties using nuclear radiation, particularly an apparatus and method for estimating bulk density of a formation. The method may include using gamma ray count rate information to model bulk density. The method may include using time-dependent ratios with a pulsed radiation source. The method may also include dividing gamma ray information by time and/or by energy window. The apparatus includes a processor and storage subsystem with a program that, when executed, implements the method. | 08-04-2011 |
20110198489 | LITHOLOGY PAIR RATIO: A RATIO-BASED LITHOLOGY INDICATOR USING PAIR PRODUCTION - The present disclosure relates to borehole logging methods and apparatuses for estimating formation properties using nuclear radiation, particularly an apparatus and method for estimating a formation lithology parameter. The method may include using gamma ray count or count rate information to estimate a formation lithology parameter that may be one of, but not limited to: Z | 08-18-2011 |
20110213555 | TIME DEPENDENT NEUTRON-GAMMA SPECTROSCOPY - An apparatus and method for estimating at least one parameter of interest of an earth formation including an estimation of the parameter of interest using a time-dependent ratio of information obtained from at least one neutron detector through the exposure of the earth formation to a radiation source, particularly a pulsed nuclear source. The apparatus includes a processor and storage subsystem with a program that, when executed, implements the method. Also, an apparatus and method for estimating at least one parameter of interest of an earth formation including an estimation of the parameter of interest using a first component and a second component of an information set obtained using a single radiation detector. | 09-01-2011 |
Loren Patrick Roberts, Humble, TX US
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20120312994 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR DETECTION OF RADIATION INCLUDING NEUTRONS AND GAMMA RAYS - A scintillation detector includes: a photodetector; a scintillating material configured to emit light in response to exposure to ionization particles; an optically transparent material having a light absorption coefficient that is less than a light absorption coefficient of the scintillating material, the optically transparent material optically coupled to a surface of the scintillating material and configured to transmit the emitted light; and a reflective material at least partially surrounding the scintillating material and the optically transparent material, the reflective material configured to reflect the emitted light and direct the emitted light toward the photodetector. | 12-13-2012 |
Mark A. Roberts, Houston, TX US
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20110228638 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF 3D SALT FLANK VSP IMAGING WITH TRANSMITTED WAVES - According to a preferred aspect of the instant invention, there is provided herein a system and method for imaging complex subsurface geologic structures such as salt dome flanks using VSP data. In the preferred arrangement, a receiver wave field will be downward continued through a salt flood model and a source wave field will be upward continued through a sediment flood model until they “meet” at the subsurface locations of the VSP receivers. The source and receiver wave fields will be cross correlated as an imaging condition at each depth interval. | 09-22-2011 |
Martyn David Roberts, Houston, TX US
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20110065973 | DOUBLE TRANSITION JOINT FOR THE JOINING OF CERAMICS TO METALS - The invention is directed to effective means for joining materials having dissimilar coefficients of thermal expansion, such as advanced ceramics with metallic compounds. Moreover, the present invention relates to furnace tubes and methods of fabricating a joint between two different materials, which is compositionally graded to provide a substantially graded coefficient of thermal expansion between the joint materials. | 03-17-2011 |
Meghan Ann Roberts, Houston, TX US
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20140020154 | PANTS FOR CHILDREN WEARING DIAPERS - A child's legged garment for use with cloth diapers, the garment having a discontinuous waist portion having at least one fastening portion with a plurality of free fastening ends that at least partially define a slit, and having an open position and a closed position, the discontinuous waist portion operably placed in the closed position by a plurality of fasteners positioned on the at least one fastening portion. The garment also includes a crotch portion, two leg portions, and two side portions interposed between the waist portion and the crotch portion, the slit separating the plurality of free fastening ends, extending substantially from a point between the crotch portion and the upper edge of the waist portion on at least one of the first side portion and the second side portion to the upper edge of the waist portion. | 01-23-2014 |
Michael C. Roberts, Mckinney, TX US
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20120320074 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LAYERED OVERVIEW IN VISUALIZATION OF LARGE ENTERPRISE IT ENVIRONMENT - A method for layered overview visualization of an IT environment having nodes and links related to the nodes, comprising initializing the layered overview visualization by establishing a number of hierarchical levels, combining the nodes and the links related to the nodes into a plurality of elements based on one of function and type, for each hierarchical level, assigning one or more of the plurality of elements to the level in accordance with one of the function and the type and determining overlap of the assigned elements. The method further comprises navigating the layered overview visualization by selecting a view, selecting a level of the hierarchical levels within the selected view, choosing the overlap of one or more of the assigned elements in the selected level and highlighting the chosen elements, and displaying on a screen the selected level and the highlighted chosen elements in the selected level. | 12-20-2012 |
Michael J. Roberts, Austin, TX US
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20090307514 | System and Method for Managing Power Supply Units - Systems and methods for power management in an information handling system are disclosed. A method may include determining a power requirement of resources configured to receive power from a plurality of power supply units including one or more online power supply units, one or more redundant power supply units, and one or more standby power supply units. The method may also include determining a power capacity of the one or more online power supply units. The method may additionally include determining if the power capacity of the one or more online power supply units exceeds the power requirement of the resources. The method may further include transitioning at least one of the power supply units based on such determining steps. | 12-10-2009 |
20090323553 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ENABLING A TRANSPARENT ETHERNET SWITCH - A system and method of enabling a transparent Ethernet switch are disclosed. According to an aspect, a network switch is disclosed. The network switch can include a plurality of physical ports configured to communicate data via a network. The network switch can further include a memory configured to store a first forwarding database, and a plurality of aggregate zone entries within the first forwarding database. The aggregate zone entries can also include a port identifier of first port of the plurality of physical ports to be used as a transparent port within a first aggregate zone. | 12-31-2009 |
20100332873 | Power Supply Engagement and Method Therefor - An information handling system includes a plurality of power supply units (PSUs) to supply power to one or more system components. For each PSU of the plurality of PSUs, a power conversion efficiency profile for the PSU is determined using a power management control module of the information handling system. The power conversion efficiency profile represents a power conversion efficiency of the PSU for each of one or more power outputs capable of being supplied by the PSU. The power management control module determines a total amount of power to be supplied to a load of the information handling system, and engages a select number of PSUs to provide the total amount of power based on the total amount of power and the power conversion efficiency profiles of the PSUs. | 12-30-2010 |
20120182989 | System and Method of Enabling a Transparent Ethernet Switch - A system and method of enabling a transparent Ethernet switch are disclosed. According to an aspect, a network switch is disclosed. The network switch can include a plurality of physical ports configured to communicate data via a network. The network switch can further include a memory configured to store a first forwarding database, and a plurality of aggregate zone entries within the first forwarding database. The aggregate zone entries can also include a port identifier of first port of the plurality of physical ports to be used as a transparent port within a first aggregate zone. | 07-19-2012 |
Michael Jon Roberts, Austin, TX US
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20090296359 | Optimized Two-Socket/Four-Socket Server Architecture - An information handling system is set forth which includes a fully connected 4S topology that can also be populated with two processors and two link modules (e.g., two passive “slugs”) to implement a fully connected 2S topology. More specifically, the link module is a printed circuit board that implements a loopback connection between certain links of the architecture. In certain embodiment, the link module includes no electrical components. The link module merely includes a set of electrical connections (e.g., copper traces) connecting pads (e.g., gold plated pads) on a thick printed circuit board (PCB) dielectric material that is shaped to fit the processor socket. The link module is used to carry user data when the information handling system is configured in a 2S topology. The link module includes proper lane assignment that allows the module to be passive without performance reduction. | 12-03-2009 |
20100146592 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING SESSION CONTINUITY ACROSS A CHASSIS MANAGEMENT CONTROLLER FAILOVER - A method for maintaining a continuous authenticated session in an information handling system including first and second chassis management controllers (CMCs) is provided. The first CMC receives user authentication information from a user, authenticates the user for a communication session based on the received user authentication information, generates session information regarding the communication session based at least on the received user authentication information, and stores the session information in memory accessible to the second CMC. Upon a failover from the first CMC to the second CMC, the second CMC automatically accesses the session information from the memory and uses the accessed session information to continue the communication session. | 06-10-2010 |
Patricia L. Roberts, Pearland, TX US
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20100298515 | ETHYLENE/ALPHA-OLEFIN BLOCK COPOLYMERS - Embodiments of the invention provide a class of ethylene/α-olefin block interpolymers. The ethylene/α-olefin interpolymers are characterized by an average block index, ABI, which is greater than zero and up to about 1.0 and a molecular weight distribution, M | 11-25-2010 |
20110015354 | PROPYLENE/ALPHA-OLEFIN BLOCK INTERPOLYMERS - Embodiments of the invention provide a class of mesophase separated propylene/α-olefin block interpolymers with controlled block sequences. The propylene/α-olefin interpolymers are characterized by an average block index, ABI, which is greater than zero and up to about 1.0 and a molecular weight distribution, M | 01-20-2011 |
20110015363 | PROPYLENE/A-OLEFIN BLOCK INTERPOLYMERS - Embodiments of the invention provide a class of propylene/α-olefin block interpolymers. The propylene/α-olefin interpolymers are characterized by an average block index, ABI, which is greater than zero and up to about 1.0 and a molecular weight distribution, M | 01-20-2011 |
20110032621 | ETHYLENE/ALPHA-OLEFIN BLOCK INTERPOLYMERS - Embodiments of the invention provide a class of mesophase separated ethylene/α-olefin block interpolymers with controlled block sequences. The ethylene/α-olefin interpolymers are characterized by an average block index, ABI, which is greater than zero and up to about 1.0 and a molecular weight distribution, M | 02-10-2011 |
20110060103 | BUTENE/A-OLEFIN BLOCK INTERPOLYMERS - Embodiments of the invention provide a class of mesophase separated butene/α-olefin block interpolymers with controlled block sequences. The butene/α-olefin interpolymers are characterized by an average block index, ABI, which is greater than zero and up to about 1.0 and a molecular weight distribution, M | 03-10-2011 |
Phillip Roberts, Katy, TX US
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20120134234 | Declination Compensation For Seismic Survey - In seismic survey for icy waters, streamers are towed behind a vessel under the water's surface to avoid ice. GPS readings may not be consistently obtained because the ice prevents a tail buoy with a GPS receiver from trailing from streamer at the surface. Instead, a device tows on the streamer under the water's surface. The streamer's absolute position is tracked by intermittently bringing the towed device toward the surface so GPS readings can be obtained. The streamer's absolute position can then be used in conjunction with compass readings and can correlate various seismic sensor signals obtained along the streamer during the survey. The compass readings can be corrected for declination using declinometer readings, which can be compensated for iron effects from the vessel or other device carrying the declinometer. | 05-31-2012 |
Randall Craig Roberts, Lewisville, TX US
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20120207296 | Method for Authenticating Client Devices for a Conference Call - A method for authenticating client devices from a conference call server, wherein the conference call server includes a memory for storing conference call scheduling information with respect to scheduled conference call sessions, and wherein the conference call server is in communication with an enterprise server. The method includes receiving in the conference call server a communication from a client device with respect to a scheduled conference call session, and determining whether the client device is associated with the enterprise server, and if so authenticating the client device with respect to the scheduled conference call session. | 08-16-2012 |
Randy Roberts, Lewisville, TX US
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20100153207 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING CONSUMER SERVICES WITH A TELEMATICS SYSTEM - A telematics unit monitors location information and a vehicle information bus for diagnostic and other vehicle information and a request for services command initiated with hardware coupled to the telematics unit, remotely from another device, or automatically upon the occurrence of a vehicle trigger. The telematics unit composes a request message that includes vehicle location information and an indicator of a type of services requested, and transmits the message to a telematics server. The server performs a table lookup to find entries containing information of requested services available within a predetermined range of the vehicle. The server transmits a response message to the telematics unit, or other device, for presentation of the requested information. The response message may include a file containing promotional information relative to the service provider(s). The TCU may transmit a message that includes metrics relative to how a user played the promotional information file. | 06-17-2010 |
Rebeeca Lynn Roberts, Austin, TX US
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20090030813 | Read-Only User Access for Web Based Auction - A networked computer arrangement and method in which a manufacturer or service provider may communicate to a plurality of traders the items, including goods and/or services, which may be available for purchase, the quantities of those available items, and any other conditions to be met for the purchase of the available items. Traders may apply guest bidder profiles or entitlement schema to the available goods lists to produce offerings for a plurality of guest brokers. Only bid-relevant product information is presented to each guest broker as needed in order to protect the offering party's overall position on the offered good(s). Guest broker profiles or entitlement schema may be based on perspective contractual arrangements between potential brokers, traders, and a manufacturer or service provider. Offerings are presented to the guest brokers, who are restricted from participating in the bidding process. | 01-29-2009 |
Rick Roberts, Deer Park, TX US
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20120266889 | Breathing Air Production and Distribution System - A breathing air production and filtration system has an air generation assembly and a distribution assembly. The generation assembly has a compressor and filtration components to generate breathing air. The distribution assembly has collection pots with multiple connections for manifolds. For their part, the manifolds have multiple connectors for the respirators of end users. The system uses a monitoring control system with various wireless sensors to monitor operation of the system and the quality of breathing air produced. These sensors include an in-line sensor detecting constituents or contaminants in the breathing air. The sensors also include pressure, temperature, and flow sensors monitoring the operation of the system. An automatic switchover is provided for switching the system to a back-up supply of high-pressure reserve air if needed. | 10-25-2012 |
20150068518 | BREATHING AIR PRODUCTION AND FILTRATION SYSTEM - A method of producing breathing air includes receiving intake air from an ambient air source, collecting the intake air in one or more collection pots of a distribution system, and distributing the intake air from the one or more collection pots to one or more breathing hoses. The method further includes continuously monitoring the intake air communicated to the one or more collection pots for one or more parameters and periodically recording readings of the continuous monitoring communicated wirelessly in the distributed system. | 03-12-2015 |
Ronald C. Roberts, Fort Worth, TX US
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20110219563 | SIZE-ADJUSTABLE WINDSHIELD WIPER ASSEMBLY - A size-adjustable windshield wiper assembly includes a flexible vertebra, a wiper strip, and a curved spline. The flexible vertebra has scores on an upper side of the flexible vertebra for enabling a user to size the flexible vertebra to a desired size. The wiper strip may include grooves for connecting the wiper strip to the flexible vertebra. The curved spline is inserted into a cavity between the underside of the flexible vertebra and the wiper strip, thereby causing the flexible vertebra to form a curve shape such that the wiper strip is capable of closely hugging a surface of a windshield. | 09-15-2011 |
Steven E. Roberts, Houston, TX US
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20120254048 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REGULATORY SECURITY COMPLIANCE MANAGEMENT - A system and method for managing regulatory security compliance at facilities regulated by the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS). In one embodiment, a method includes storing security records related to the facility in a security documentation storage system. Compliance fields of the security records are identified. The compliance fields contain information related to compliance with a security standard applied to the facility. The information is compared to predetermined values indicative of compliance with the security standard. An indicator signifying whether the facility is in compliance with the security standard is generated. The state of the indicator is based on a result of the comparing. | 10-04-2012 |
Steven L. Roberts, Cedar Park, TX US
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20080215874 | System and Method for Masking a Boot Sequence by Providing a Dummy Processor - A system and method for masking a boot sequence by providing a dummy processor are provided. With the system and method, one of the processors of a multiprocessor system is chosen to be a boot processor. The other processors of the multiprocessor system execute masking code that generates electromagnetic and/or thermal signatures that mask the electromagnetic and/or thermal signatures of the actual boot processor. The execution of the masking code on the non-boot processors preferably generates electromagnetic and/or thermal signatures that approximate the signatures of the actual boot code execution on the boot processor. One of the non-boot processors is selected to execute masking code that is different from the other masking code sequence to thereby generate a electromagnetic and/or thermal signature that appears to be unique from an external monitoring perspective. | 09-04-2008 |
20080229051 | Broadcasting Instructions/Data to a Plurality of Processors in a Multiprocessor Device Via Aliasing - A mechanism for broadcasting instructions/data to a plurality of processors in a multiprocessor device via aliasing is provided. In order to broadcast data to a plurality of processors, a control processor writes to the registers that store the identifiers of the processors and sets two or more of these registers to a same value. The control processor may write the desired data/instructions to be broadcast to a portion of memory corresponding to the starting address associated with the processor identifier of the two or more processors. When the two or more processors look for a starting address of their local store from which to read the two or more processors will identify the same starting address, essentially aliasing the memory region. The two or more processors will read the instructions/data from the same aliased memory region starting at the identified starting address and process the same instructions/data. | 09-18-2008 |
20090055640 | Masking a Hardware Boot Sequence - One of the processors of a multiprocessor system is chosen to be a boot processor. The other processors of the multiprocessor system execute masking code that generates electromagnetic and/or thermal signatures that mask the electromagnetic and/or thermal signatures of the actual boot processor. Such masking may involve running the same boot code as the boot processor but without obtaining access to security information, such as the security key for accessing the system. The electromagnetic and/or thermal signatures generated by the execution of the masking code preferably approximate the electromagnetic and/or thermal signatures of the actual boot code executing on the boot processor. In this way, it is difficult to distinguish which processor is the actual boot processor. | 02-26-2009 |
20110016181 | Reducing Errors in Sending File Attachments - The claimed subject matter comprises a technology to scan a document for file attachments, generate alternative file names corresponding to a particular attachment, determine whether or not the particular file attachment is the latest version of a file or has a name and/or file path that could be confused with the name and/or path of another file. In the event one of the above conditions are met, the technology provides the means for a user to verify that the file attachment is the desired file and, if necessary, to select an alternative file for attachment. | 01-20-2011 |
20130013624 | Reducing Errors in Sending File Attachments - The claimed subject matter comprises a technology to scan a document for file attachments, generate alternative file names corresponding to a particular attachment, determine whether or not the particular file attachment is the latest version of a file or has a name and/or file path that could be confused with the name and/or path of another file. In the event one of the above conditions are met, the technology provides the means for a user to verify that the file attachment is the desired file and, if necessary, to select an alternative file for attachment. | 01-10-2013 |
20140310486 | DYNAMIC RESERVATIONS IN A UNIFIED REQUEST QUEUE - A unified request queue includes multiple entries for servicing multiple types of requests. Each of the entries of the unified request queue is generally allocable to requests of any of the multiple request types. A number of entries in the unified request queue is reserved for a first request type among the multiple types of requests. The number of entries reserved for the first request type is dynamically varied based on a number of requests of the first request type rejected by the unified request queue due to allocation of entries in the unified request queue to other requests. | 10-16-2014 |
20140310487 | DYNAMIC RESERVATIONS IN A UNIFIED REQUEST QUEUE - A unified request queue includes multiple entries for servicing multiple types of requests. Each of the entries of the unified request queue is generally allocable to requests of any of the multiple request types. A number of entries in the unified request queue is reserved for a first request type among the multiple types of requests. The number of entries reserved for the first request type is dynamically varied based on a number of requests of the first request type rejected by the unified request queue due to allocation of entries in the unified request queue to other requests. | 10-16-2014 |
Steven Leonard Roberts, Cedar Park, TX US
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20080307278 | APPARATUS FOR EFFICIENTLY LOADING SCAN AND NON-SCAN MEMORY ELEMENTS - The present invention provides a method and apparatus for efficiently loading values into scan and non-scan memory elements. First, the network used to distribute control signals to the memory elements is cleared. Second, the desired values are loaded into the scan memory elements. Third, the values from the scan memory elements are propagated to the non-scan memory elements. | 12-11-2008 |
Tara U. Roberts, Austin, TX US
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20100114691 | MANAGING A MARKETING TEMPLATE USED IN AN E-MAIL MARKETING CAMPAIGN - Embodiments of systems, methods, and software applications, which are configured to manage marketing templates that are to be used in e-mail marketing campaigns, are described in the present disclosure. According to one embodiment, among many, a computer readable medium is configured to store instructions that are executable by a processing device. The computer readable medium includes logic adapted to enable a user to create a marketing template and logic adapted to enable the user to publish the marketing template on one or more social networks. The computer readable medium also includes logic adapted to enable the user to incorporate the marketing template into an e-mail marketing campaign. Furthermore, the computer readable medium comprises logic that is adapted to track statistics related to recipients' responses to the e-mail marketing campaign. | 05-06-2010 |
20100114985 | MANAGING THE CONTENT OF SHARED SLIDE PRESENTATIONS - Systems, methods, and software applications for managing slide presentation content are described in the present disclosure. According to one embodiment, among many, a computer readable medium is configured to store instructions that are executable by a processing device. The computer readable medium comprises logic adapted to disassemble a plurality of slide presentations into a plurality of individual files, wherein each individual file corresponds to a single slide of a respective slide presentation. The computer readable medium also includes logic adapted to extract information from each slide and logic adapted to compare the extracted information from each slide and consolidate groups of slides that are substantially similar. | 05-06-2010 |
20100114991 | MANAGING THE CONTENT OF SHARED SLIDE PRESENTATIONS - Systems, methods, and software applications for managing slide presentation content are described in the present disclosure. According to one embodiment, among many, a computer readable medium is configured to store instructions that are executable by a processing device. The computer readable medium comprises logic adapted to enable a user to enter one or more search terms via a graphical user interface, the one or more search terms being used to initiate a text search of individual slides disassembled from one or more slide presentations and stored in an external database. Additional logic is adapted to display results of the text search on the graphical user interface, which displays a visual representation of a plurality of the individual slides resulting from the text search. The computer readable medium also includes logic adapted to enable a user to select one or more of the individual slides displayed on the graphical user interface. | 05-06-2010 |
20140257921 | SOCIAL INFLUENCERS METHOD AND SYSTEM - Disclosed is an approach for implementing a system, method, and computer program product for providing a more complete approach to analyzing the commercial importance of individuals on interactive websites. Person of high commercial importance can be identified even where those individuals are not themselves directly spending high monetary amounts on personal purchases. | 09-11-2014 |
Terry M. Roberts, Allen, TX US
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20100059219 | INSPECTION TOOL, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR DOWNHOLE OBJECT DETECTION, SURVEILLANCE, AND RETRIEVAL - A downhole inspection tool for observing conditions in the harsh environment of a well bore. An embodiment of the tool comprises a high frequency camera, which operates in the millimeter wave frequency range with the capability of seeing through opaque environments. In use, the tool system provides pictures of conditions downhole for use by operators attempting to repair and/or remove broken downhole equipment by being able to observe the actual downhole conditions that exist. Furthermore, the system can be used to inspect the inside of a well casing or tubing for the presence of cracks, frac holes, slots, slits, protruding structures, stuck hardware, environmental conditions, etc. | 03-11-2010 |
Thomas David Roberts, Grapevine, TX US
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20080281050 | MALEATED HIGH ACID NUMBER HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYPROPYLENE OF LOW COLOR - A process for the manufacture of maleated polypropylenes having an acid number greater than 6, a yellowness index color of no greater than 76, and a number average molecular weight of at least 20,000. The process for making the maleated polypropylenes includes forming a mixture of molten polypropylene and molten maleic anhydride in a reactor, introducing a free radical initiator into the molten mixture to produce a product having maleic anhydride grafted onto the polypropylene, and recovering a high acid number, high molecular weight maleated polypropylene of low color from the reactor. | 11-13-2008 |
Timothy E. Roberts, Rockwell, TX US
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20090097191 | PROTECTIVE ENCLOSURE FOR MODEL VEHICLE - The present invention provides for a protective enclosure comprising a base comprising a first continuous mating surface and at least one conveyance aperture, a cover comprising a second continuous mating surface, wherein the second continuous mating surface is configured to form a seal with the first continuous mating surface, and a clamp, wherein at least a portion of the clamp is coupleable to the base, wherein a mouth of the clamp is configured to be offset from the aperture when the clamp is coupled to the base, wherein the clamp comprises a first sealing layer, and wherein the clamp is configured to seal the aperture against contaminants. The protective enclosure may be configured for use in a remotely controllable model vehicle to protect a control module. | 04-16-2009 |
Timothy E. Roberts, Rockwall, TX US
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20100093482 | LOCKING DIFFERENTIAL ASSEMBLY FOR A MODEL VEHICLE - A locking differential assembly for use in a toy model vehicle. This is accomplished by mounting a locking clutch assembly on an output shaft of a differential gear carrier having an external face. The locking clutch assembly includes a slider member that may be configured to move along the output shaft to engage the external face to disable a differential action of the differential gear carrier. | 04-15-2010 |
Tom Roberts, Magnolia, TX US
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20120193149 | DRILL BIT WITH ENHANCED HYDRAULICS AND EROSION-SHIELD CUTTING TEETH - Disclosed is a rolling cone drill bit with inner row cutting teeth having portions shielded with an erosion-resistant material that differs in material properties from the tooth's core portion that is more impact resistant. The tooth includes shielding on at least a portion of the upstream end and along portions of the flanking surfaces. It includes shield-free portions on the flanks between the root and the tooth crest. Most of the tooth's perimeter is made of the core material and is free of shielding. Gage row teeth may be angled and form a channel to direct drilling fluid from the gage region of the borehole to locations where the inner row teeth are generating most cuttings. Nozzles are provided with non-uniform orientations. | 08-02-2012 |
Tom Scott Roberts, Magnolia, TX US
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20120211282 | ROCK BIT AND CUTTER TEETH GEOMETRIES - A rolling cone drill bit for cutting a borehole comprises a rolling cone cutter mounted on a bit body and adapted for rotation about a cone axis. Further, the bit comprises a tooth extending from the cone cutter. The tooth includes a base at the cone cutter and an elongate chisel crest distal the cone cutter. The crest extends along a crest median line between a first crest end and a second crest end and includes an elongate crest apex. The tooth also includes a first flanking surface extending from the base to the crest, and a second flanking surface extending from the base to the crest. The first flanking surface and the second flanking surface taper towards one another to form the chisel crest. Moreover, the tooth includes a first raised rib extending continuously along the first flanking surfaces and across the chisel crest to the second flanking surface. | 08-23-2012 |
20140076639 | Rock Bit and Cutter Teeth Geometries - A rolling cone drill bit for cutting a borehole comprises a rolling cone cutter mounted on a bit body and adapted for rotation about a cone axis. Further, the bit comprises a tooth extending from the cone cutter. The tooth includes a base at the cone cutter and an elongate chisel crest distal the cone cutter. The crest extends along a crest median line between a first crest end and a second crest end and includes an elongate crest apex. The tooth also includes a first flanking surface extending from the base to the crest, and a second flanking surface extending from the base to the crest. The first flanking surface and the second flanking surface taper towards one another to form the chisel crest. Moreover, the tooth includes a first raised rib extending continuously along the first flanking surfaces and across the chisel crest to the second flanking surface. | 03-20-2014 |
Travis Roberts, Spring, TX US
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20140116785 | Turbodrill Using a Balance Drum - A turbodrill using a balance drum. The turbodrill may include a housing having an upper end that is configured to be coupled to a drill string. The turbodrill may also include a rotatable shaft having a lower end configured to be coupled to a drill bit. The turbodrill may further include a balance drum assembly coupled to the shaft within the housing. In addition, the turbodrill may include a compliant mounting disposed between the balance drum assembly and the housing, where the compliant mounting is configured to allow displacement of the balance drum assembly within the housing. | 05-01-2014 |
William M. Roberts, Tomball, TX US
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20080264627 | PERMANENT ANCHORING DEVICE - An anchoring device to secure a packer assembly within a casing, including a frangible ring having a plurality of grips on an outer circumference, wherein a first end of the frangible ring includes a plurality of circumferentially spaced slots, and an expansion ring having a plurality of castellations configured to engage the slots of the first end of the frangible ring is disclosed. A method to secure a packer assembly in a casing, including engaging a plurality of arcuate segments of a segmented ring with a plurality of slots in a first end of a frangible ring, engaging a plurality of castellations of an expansion ring with the plurality of slots on a second end of the frangible ring, and moving the expansion ring in an axial direction towards the frangible ring and splitting the frangible ring into a plurality of slip segments, thereby radially extending the plurality of slip segments and segmented ring into the casing is also disclosed. | 10-30-2008 |
20080308266 | DRILLABLE BRIDGE PLUG - A drillable bridge plug comprising a mandrel, a sealing element disposed around the mandrel, a plurality of backup rings adjacent the sealing element, a lower slip assembly disposed around the mandrel, an upper slip assembly disposed around the mandrel, an upper cone adjacent the upper slip assembly and engaged with the mandrel with at least one axial locking apparatus and at least one rotational locking apparatus, and a lower cone adjacent the lower slip assembly and engaged with the mandrel with at least one axial locking apparatus and at least one rotational locking apparatus. A drillable bridge plug comprising a mandrel and at least one slip assembly at least partially made of a material having less than 10% elongation. | 12-18-2008 |
20100084146 | BALL SEAT SUB - A downhole tool for providing a pressure differential between sub-assemblies, the downhole tool including an elongated body, a tubular assembly disposed within the elongated body, the tubular assembly including a central flowbore with an inner diameter and a central longitudinal axis, a camming device, an actuator member located below the tubular assembly, having a dual-bore configuration, the actuator member including a first bore, a second bore, and a concave seating surface formed within the second bore for receiving a obstructing device, wherein the first bore and the second bore are oriented 90 degrees to one another so that fluid may flow through the actuator while it is in either a first or a second position, and a stationary sleeve concentrically disposed between the actuator member and the elongated body is disclosed. | 04-08-2010 |
20100326650 | DRILLABLE BRIDGE PLUG - A downhole tool for isolating zones in a well, the tool including a mandrel, a sealing element disposed around the mandrel, an upper cone disposed around the mandrel proximate an upper end of the sealing element, an upper slip assembly disposed around the mandrel adjacent a sloped surface of the upper cone, a lower cone disposed around the mandrel proximate a lower end of the sealing element, a lower slip assembly disposed around the mandrel adjacent a sloped surface of the lower cone, two element end rings, a first element end ring disposed adjacent the upper end of the sealing element and a second element end ring disposed adjacent the lower end of the sealing element, and two element barrier assemblies, each assembly disposed adjacent one of the two element end rings is disclosed. | 12-30-2010 |