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Andrew Allen, Seattle, WA US
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| 20110025980 | PERSPECTIVE VISION TUNNEL - Devices and methods for testing a subject's visual ability are provided. More specifically, the device may include a perspective vision tunnel comprised of plurality of low reflectance walls with one or more mirrors arranged within the perspective vision tunnel. Visual indicia for administering the test of a subject's visual ability are displayed into a first portion of the perspective vision tunnel. The one or more mirrors are arranged to reflect the visual indicia out of the first portion such that visual indicia may be visually perceived by the subject. In accordance with the invention, a subject may be tested utilizing the perspective vision tunnel and input may be received from the individual. The received input may then, for example, be used to compute data related to the user's visual ability. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110028800 | COMPACT MOTION-SIMULATING DEVICE - A reaction-testing system is provided to simulate motion to an individual. Generally, the reaction-testing system includes a motion-simulating device, a reflective device, a control unit, and an input device that is activated by an individual In exemplary embodiments, the motion-simulating device includes a beam that accommodates a first and second plurality of light sources capable of, at least, alternating between an active and idle condition. These light sources are arranged amongst occlusion features in a mounting pattern such that light emitted from the first plurality is directly viewable by an individual and light emitted from the second plurality is indirectly viewed by the individual through the reflecting surface. The control unit is configured to sequentially activate the light sources sequentially to generate pulses of light on that, when perceived by the individual, appear as a light moving along a vector. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110072344 | COMPUTING SYSTEM WITH VISUAL CLIPBOARD - A visual clipboard system and method are provided, in which drag-and-release operations are employed to move copies of a displayed object onto and off of a predefined clipboard area. When a copy of a displayed object is placed on the predefined clipboard area, the displayed object is visually modified to indicate that the visually-modified copy is docked on the predefined clipboard area, and thus eligible for use in a copy operation. When a copy is removed from the predefined clipboard area and placed in a desired target location, the original appearance of the displayed object is restored. | 03-24-2011 |
Andrew S. Allen, Seattle, WA US
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| 20110191704 | CONTEXTUAL MULTIPLEXING GESTURES - Techniques involving gestures and other functionality are described. In one or more implementations, the techniques describe gestures that are usable to provide inputs to a computing device. A variety of different gestures are contemplated, including bimodal gestures (e.g., using more than one type of input) and single modal gestures. Additionally, the gesture techniques may be configured to leverage these different input types to increase the amount of gestures that are made available to initiate operations of a computing device. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110191718 | Link Gestures - Techniques involving gestures and other functionality are described. In one or more implementations, the techniques describe gestures that are usable to provide inputs to a computing device. A variety of different gestures are contemplated, including bimodal gestures (e.g., using more than one type of input) and single modal gestures. Additionally, the gesture techniques may be configured to leverage these different input types to increase the amount of gestures that are made available to initiate operations of a computing device. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110191719 | Cut, Punch-Out, and Rip Gestures - Techniques involving gestures and other functionality are described. In one or more implementations, the techniques describe gestures that are usable to provide inputs to a computing device. A variety of different gestures are contemplated, including bimodal gestures (e.g., using more than one type of input) and single modal gestures. Additionally, the gesture techniques may be configured to leverage these different input types to increase the amount of gestures that are made available to initiate operations of a computing device. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110285638 | Computing Device Notes - Computing device note techniques are described. In implementations, an input is recognized as selecting at least one object displayed in a user interface by a display device of a computing device. Responsive to the recognition, an indication is displayed on the display device that is selectable. Responsive to selection of the indication, a portion is displayed by the computing device that is configured to accept one or more inputs as a note to be associated with the at least one object. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110285639 | Computing Device Writing Implement Techniques - Computing device writing implement techniques are described. In implementations, a user interface is output that includes representations of writing implements, one or more of the representations being associated with characteristics of the corresponding writing implement to be applied to lines detected as being drawn using touchscreen functionality of the computing device; and lines detected as being erased using touchscreen functionality of the computing device. Responsive to a selection of at least one of the representations, the corresponding characteristics are applied to at least one input received via the touchscreen functionality. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110289462 | Computing Device Magnification Gesture - Computing device magnification gesture techniques are described. In implementations, a first input is recognized as a magnification gesture to initiate magnification of at least a portion of a user interface displayed by a display device of a computing device. The magnified portion is displayed in the user interface as at least partially encompassed by an unmagnified portion of the user interface. A second input is recognized as specifying a modification to be made to data included in the magnified portion of the user interface, the second input recognized as occurring during provision of the first input. Responsive to recognition that the first input is no longer being provided, the display of the magnified portion ceases in the user interface. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110302530 | JUMP, CHECKMARK, AND STRIKETHROUGH GESTURES - Techniques involving gestures and other functionality are described. In one or more implementations, the techniques describe gestures that are usable to provide inputs to a computing device. A variety of different gestures are contemplated, including an activate gesture, a fill gesture, a level gesture, a jump gesture, a checkmark gesture, a strikethrough gesture, an erase gesture, a circle gesture, a prioritize gesture, and an application tray gesture. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110304556 | ACTIVATE, FILL, AND LEVEL GESTURES - Techniques involving gestures and other functionality are described. In one or more implementations, the techniques describe gestures that are usable to provide inputs to a computing device. A variety of different gestures are contemplated, including an activate gesture, a fill gesture, a level gesture, a jump gesture, a checkmark gesture, a strikethrough gesture, an erase gesture, a circle gesture, a prioritize gesture, and an application tray gesture. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110307840 | ERASE, CIRCLE, PRIORITIZE AND APPLICATION TRAY GESTURES - Techniques involving gestures and other functionality are described. In one or more implementations, the techniques describe gestures that are usable to provide inputs to a computing device. A variety of different gestures are contemplated, including an activate gesture, a fill gesture, a level gesture, a jump gesture, a checkmark gesture, a strikethrough gesture, an erase gesture, a circle gesture, a prioritize gesture, and an application tray gesture. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110310031 | STYLUS SETTINGS - Stylus settings techniques are described. In implementations, an input is recognized as selecting at least one object displayed in a user interface by a display device of a computing device. Responsive to the recognition, an indication is displayed on the display device that is selectable. Responsive to selection of the indication, a portion is displayed by the computing device that is configured to accept one or more inputs as a note to be associated with the at least one object. | 12-22-2011 |
Betty Mae Allen, Burien, WA US
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| 20090315350 | COLLECTION AND STORAGE POCKET AND METHODS OF USE - The disclosure relates to a carrier comprising a sleeve and a liner that can be used to collect and transport items. The carrier may be used in connection with the collection and disposal of waste items, including but not limited to, animal waste. The apparatus of the present disclosure combines the usefulness of a carrier or bag to hold items or products with features that assist in acquiring the items themselves. Thus, the apparatus may serve as an apparatus for collecting waste and other items and as an extra “pocket” for storing the waste and personal items. The present invention further provides a way to carry waste and other potentially unsanitary items away from contact with the person picking up the waste, as well as providing an extra layer of protection when picking up waste. | 12-24-2009 |
Bradley K. Allen, Redmond, WA US
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| 20110025495 | TELEMATICS SYSTEM WITH LOCAL NETWORK - A telematics system includes a central system, a telematics server unit, and a telematics local unit. The central system receives and processes information relating to a plurality of pieces of equipment located remotely from the central system, and provides services relating to the information to an end user. The telematics server unit includes a telecommunications device for wirelessly communicating with the central system. The telematics local unit installs at a piece of equipment and includes an input for receiving a condition of the piece of equipment. The telematics local unit further includes a local communications device for wirelessly communicating with the telematics server unit. The telematics server unit provides and facilitates communication between the telematics local unit and the central system. | 02-03-2011 |
Brent Charles Allen, Bothell, WA US
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| 20110314475 | RESOURCE ACCESS CONTROL - Various embodiments can control access to a computing resource (e.g., a memory resource) by detecting that a high priority activity is accessing the resource and preventing a lower priority activity from accessing the resource. The lower priority activity can be allowed access to the resource after the high priority activity is finished accessing the resource. Various embodiments enable memory operations to be mapped to account for changes in data ordering that can occur when a lower priority activity is suppressed. For example, when an activity requests that data be written to a logical memory region, a mapping is created that maps the logical memory region to a physical memory region. The data can then be written to the physical memory region. | 12-22-2011 |
Danny A. Allen, Sammamish, WA US
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| 20090004997 | Portable emergency call center - A generic portable PSAP comprises a field satellite link, a network element, an Internet Protocol (IP) based PSAP switch, and customer premises equipment. The generic portable PSAP is an end-to-end portable emergency call center that local and VoIP carriers can use to connect to a new “temporary” PSAP in emergency situations where a given PSAP is unable to function in its normal facility. The portable emergency call center routes and receives emergency services events from landline, voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), and/or wireless carriers without need for customization from a given network architecture. The generic portable PSAP enables local management of emergency event acquisition and dispatch in the case of a major disaster, or some other reason for use of a mobile PSAP. | 01-01-2009 |
David L. Allen, Kent, WA US
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| 20090121866 | Systems and Methods for Handling Information From Wireless Nodes, Including Nodes for Communication with Aircraft - Systems and methods for handling information from wireless nodes, including nodes for communication with aircraft, are disclosed. A system in accordance with one aspect of the invention includes a sensor configured to sense information corresponding to a characteristic of a wireless node. The wireless node can be one of a plurality of wireless nodes configured to transmit and receive wireless signals. The wireless nodes can also be linked to a non-wireless network portion. The system can further include a transmitter configured to transmit the information via the network, and a receiver operatively coupled to the transmitter to receive the information via the network. Accordingly, the system can be used to automatically identify and track diagnostic information corresponding to the state of one or more wireless nodes. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20100041342 | SCHEDULED SYNCHRONOUS DATA TRANSMISSION FOR SCHEDULED MOBILE PLATFORMS - A system for automatically synchronizing and communicating data between a mobile platform and a remote system, where the remote system has a backoffice repository and a scheduler application controlled by an entity operating said platform, includes: a backoffice interface manager for interfacing with said repository and said application, to communicate scheduling information between said platform and said application; and a computer controlled support system located remote from said platform and in communication with said backoffice interface manager, and further including a common data store system for holding said data and synchronizing the communication of said data between at least one mobile subsystem on said application, to ensure communication of said data between said mobile subsystem and said remote system within a predetermined time of executing an operational procedure with said platform. | 02-18-2010 |
Gary Thomas Allen, Dupont, WA US
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| 20090145312 | Portable Trash Compactor - A portable trash compactor (FIG. | 06-11-2009 |
James M. Allen, Seattle, WA US
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| 20110064763 | LENTIVIRAL VECTORS PSEUDOTYPED WITH A SINDBIS VIRUS ENVELOPE GLYCOPROTEIN - Lentiviral vector particles comprising a Sindbis virus E2 glycoprotein variant and a lentiviral vector genome comprising a sequence of interest are provided. A lentiviral vector particle comprising: (a) an envelope comprising a Sindbis virus E2 glycoprotein variant; and (b) a lentiviral vector genome comprising a sequence of interest; wherein the E2 glycoprotein variant facilitates infection of dendritic cells by the lentiviral vector particle, and wherein the E2 glycoprotein variant has reduced binding to heparan sulfate compared to a reference sequence (HR strain). | 03-17-2011 |
| 20120039932 | Lentiviral Vectors Pseudotyped with a Sindbis Virus Envelope Glycoprotein - Lentiviral vector particles comprising a Sindbis virus E2 glycoprotein variant and a lentiviral vector genome comprising a sequence of interest are provided. A lentiviral vector particle comprising: (a) an envelope comprising a Sindbis virus E2 glycoprotein variant; and (b) a lentiviral vector genome comprising a sequence of interest; wherein the E2 glycoprotein variant facilitates infection of dendritic cells by the lentiviral vector particle, and wherein the E2 glycoprotein variant has reduced binding to heparan sulfate compared to a reference sequence (HR strain). | 02-16-2012 |
James R. Allen, Pullman, WA US
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| 20100036633 | Method and apparatus for calibrating wood testing machine - This improved method of calibrating wood testing machines includes improved test bars, shim and software to direct the operator through the steps of calibration, storing interim results and calculating new calibration factors based on values read when the test bars are placed in the wood testing machine. This method avoids a number of problems in previous methods and apparatus. It properly corrects for changes in deflection in the measurement apparatus and changes in straightness of the test bars. The result is a more stable and reliable calibration that is referenced to precise measurement of the EI product for the test bar. | 02-11-2010 |
Jan Allen, Shoreline, WA US
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| 20110289992 | Unturned Covered Aerated Static Pile Composting System and Method - A method of unturned aerated static pile composting includes providing organic matter having oversized particles and forming a pile of the organic matter on a surface. The surface has a plurality of compost pipes. The method further includes covering at least a portion of the pile with an organic and particulate layer and then providing air flow through the compost pipes such that a negative air pressure is formed through the pile causing air and fluid to be withdrawn from the pile into the compost pipes. The method further includes inserting a spike in the pile at designated areas and times in order to form air shafts in the pile. The composting system includes a compost enclosure surrounding a plurality of compost pipes, each compost pipe having an air flow control valve, and at least one fan, each fan having an air intake and an air outlet. The air intake is in fluid communication with the plurality of compost pipes. The system also includes a biofilter system in fluid communication with the air outlet of the fan(s) and a spike configured for insertion into the compost pile in order to form air shafts in the compost pile. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20120064562 | Subterranean Alternating Digester System and Method - An alternating anaerobic and aerobic digestion system and method of forming same includes a subterranean enclosure configured to hold organic matter. The enclosure has a plurality of conduits in a bottom surface of the enclosure. The digestion system further includes an irrigation system configured to dispense a liquid from a top portion of the enclosure and to recover a percolated liquid from a bottom portion of the enclosure, a ventilation system configured to provide air flow to the bottom portion of the enclosure, and a gas-tight membrane cover configured to cover the enclosure. | 03-15-2012 |
Jason E. Allen, Tacoma, WA US
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| 20100039002 | OVERDRIVE GENERATOR - A motor includes a first layer including a first circular conductive winding having a first center portion and mounted to a first plurality of dowel rods connected to the first center portion of the first winding, a second layer including a center-piece element, a spindle, and an outside drive element, the outside drive element including at least one magnet, and a third layer including a second circular conductive winding having a second center portion and mounted to a second plurality of dowel rods connected to the second center portion of the second winding. | 02-18-2010 |
John Allen, Kirkland, WA US
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| 20080208958 | RISK ASSESSMENT PROGRAM FOR A DIRECTORY SERVICE - Testing and evaluating a directory service of a distributed computing environment. Information related to the directory service is collected and a ruleset is executed to identify one or more problem issues as a function of the collected information. The identified problem issue includes a corresponding solution that may be applied to the directory service. A report representative of the identified problem issue and corresponding solution is generated and provided to a directory service administrator or a service engineer. | 08-28-2008 |
Joshua Allen, Kirkland, WA US
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| 20090132551 | Web Address Converter for Dynamic Web Pages - A Web address converter helps dynamic Web sites get the attention of spiders of Internet search engines. With the Web address converter, requests from Web browsers using static addresses access corresponding dynamic Web pages and requests from search engines generate an instance of a Web page having links with static addresses pointing to corresponding dynamic Web pages. The Web address converter performs both Dynamic-to-Static (D-to-S) address conversion and Static-to-Dynamic (S-to-D) address conversion. D-to-S address conversion is done when generating a spider-friendly main page for a spider of a search engine to crawl. S-to-D address conversion is used when a browser uses a static address to access a corresponding dynamic Web page. The static address that the browser uses was originally created when the spider-friendly main page was generated. | 05-21-2009 |
Levi C. Allen, Warden, WA US
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| 20080220166 | Silicon Spout-Fluidized Bed - Polysilicon is formed by pyrolytic decomposition of a silicon-bearing gas and deposition of silicon onto fluidized silicon particles. Multiple submerged spout fluidized bed reactors and reactors having secondary orifices are disclosed. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20110117729 | FLUID BED REACTOR - Fluidized bed reactor systems for producing high purity silicon-coated particles are disclosed. A vessel has an outer wall, an insulation layer inwardly of the outer wall, at least one heater positioned inwardly of the insulation layer, a removable concentric liner inwardly of the heater, a central inlet nozzle, a plurality of fluidization nozzles, at least one cooling gas nozzle, and at least one product outlet. The system may include a removable concentric sleeve inwardly of the liner. In particular systems the central inlet nozzle is configured to produce a primary gas vertical plume centrally in the reactor chamber to minimize silicon deposition on reactor surfaces. | 05-19-2011 |
Nicholas Allen, Redmond, WA US
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| 20120084635 | PARAMETERIZED TEMPLATE COMPRESSION FOR BINARY XML - Compression and decompression of XML and other structured documents uses parameterized templates. A region of a serialized document is nominated as a template, information units are annotated as fixed or parameter values, and the template is recorded with a template identifier. A template invocation represents the nominated records. Nominated regions can be nested, and they do not necessarily correspond to XML elements or other well-formed portions of the original document. Templates may be defined on the fly, after compression has started. | 04-05-2012 |
Nocholas A. Allen, Redmond, WA US
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| 20100036859 | Message Exchange Pattern Rendezvous Abstraction - A rendezvous abstraction that is used to correlate messages within message exchange. The rendezvous abstraction may be instantiated to correlate messages regardless of the type of message exchange pattern, and regardless of the underlying protocols used to communication message. Messages exchanges of primitive protocols are modeled as unilateral message exchanges. The rendezvous abstraction is used to correlate messages of the unilateral message exchange, and serves as an abstraction that is used to represented the rendezvous point where the message of the message exchange pattern are handled. Accordingly, instead of focusing on the protocol-specific mechanisms for correlation, if even available, the application author may simply work with a standard rendezvous abstraction. | 02-11-2010 |
Paul C. Allen, Kirkland, WA US
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| 20100281173 | DELEGATED ADMINISTRATION FOR REMOTE MANAGEMENT - A remote administration system is described herein that provides varying permissions to invoke administrative commands to multiple users. An application host provisions users of different organizations and defines one or more commands that the users can invoke remotely. The system associates the commands with users and/or groups to specify the users and/or groups that are authorized to execute the commands. When the remote administration system receives a remote request to perform a command, the system determines a user associated with the command and whether the user is authorized to execute the command. The system also creates an execution context for each connected user that defines the roles and access privileges associated with the user and that isolates the user from other users. Thus, the remote administration system provides remote administration of hosted applications in a way that is easy for administrators of the hosted service to manage. | 11-04-2010 |
Paul G. Allen, Mercer Island, WA US
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| 20090010612 | REMOTE CONTROL DEVICE WITH INTEGRATED DISPLAY SCREEN FOR CONTROLLING A DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER - A remote control for a digital video recorder includes an integrated display screen configured to display a recording list including programs scheduled to be recorded. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20100122290 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FOCUSED NAVIGATION WITHIN A USER INTERFACE - A method for navigation of television program listings within a user interface includes successively displaying a first set of visual cards in a first area of the user interface. Each visual card of the first set of visual cards represents a corresponding broadcast time slot associated with a graphically represented first card characteristic. Selection by a user of a particular visual card of the first set of visual cards is enabled in order to view a television program corresponding to the time slot represented by the selected visual card. In an embodiment, a transition from display of a first visual card of the first set of visual cards to display of a second visual card of the first set of visual cards occurs automatically at the conclusion of a first time period. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20110173658 | Remote Control Device with Integrated Display Screen for Controlling a Digital Video Recorder - A remote control for a digital video recorder includes an integrated display screen configured to display a recording list including programs scheduled to be recorded. | 07-14-2011 |
Paul L. Allen, Redmond, WA US
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| 20090119746 | GLOBAL POLICY APPARATUS AND RELATED METHODS - A method of implementing requirements applicable to systems of an enterprise includes modeling the requirements as contents of policies applicable to target domains of the enterprise. The policy contents are integrated into a policy model. The policy model is adapted to obtain representations of domain-specific requirements corresponding to target systems in the target domains. The representations are integrated with the corresponding target systems to implement the domain-specific requirements. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090281977 | CHECKING RULE AND POLICY REPRESENTATION - A computer-performed method of examining policies for a target system of an enterprise system domain. The policies are represented as policy rules, each rule including a condition having binary operator expression(s), each expression referring to one or more policy attributes. For a pair of expressions, the computer(s) obtain sets of sample values sufficient to represent all values assumable by the policy attribute(s) referred to in the pair. The sample values are combined in a mixed-radix enumeration in which each attribute is represented in a corresponding position of each sample value combination and of the enumeration. Using the enumeration, the computer(s) evaluate each expression of the pair relative to each of the sample value combinations to obtain a truth table. Based on the truth table, a relationship between the pair is detected and the user may be notified as to an anomaly in the rules. | 11-12-2009 |
Peter B. Allen, Seattle, WA US
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| 20080283385 | SPECTRALLY TUNABLE PHOTOLYSIS OF A CAPSULE CONTAINING AN ACTIVE MATERIAL - Capsules that include a shell, a sensitizer, and an active material. Methods for using the capsules to spatiotemporally deliver active material. Representative shells include vesicles, polymers, and inorganic materials. Representative active materials include small molecules and proteins. | 11-20-2008 |
Phillip Allen, Kirkland, WA US
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| 20100185973 | Visual Creation Of Computer-Based Workflows - Embodiments are provided for creating and executing a custom action in a workflow generated by an application program executing on a computer system. The application program may receive a selection of a custom action to execute in the workflow in a user interface generated by the application program. The application program may translate the custom action into a user interface button for executing the custom action in the workflow. The application program may display the button for executing the custom action in the workflow. The application program may also resolve references to external content in a shared workflow document by communicating with a workflow engine to register a callback function for receiving a location of the shared workflow document on a remote computer system. The workflow engine may send the location of the shared workflow document to the application program to enable access to the external content. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100242013 | User Code Workflow Activities - A front-end computing system initializes an instance of a workflow. The workflow contains a plurality of activities. The plurality of activities includes a shim activity. When the front-end computing system executes the workflow instance, the front-end computing system performs the shim activity. When the front-end computing system performs the shim activity, the front-end computing system sends a custom activity assembly to a sandbox computing system. The custom activity assembly is not fully trusted. The sandbox computing system executes the custom activity assembly. The sandbox computing system is isolated from the front-end computing system such that unexpected behavior of the sandbox computing system does not cause the front-end computing system to perform unexpected behavior. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20110307856 | WORKFLOW VISUALIZATION - A mechanism is provided for saving workflow execution state and mapping the execution state to graphical elements overlaid on a graphical drawing representing the workflow generated by a separate application. The graphical drawing may be a flowchart drawing corresponding to one or more paths of the workflow and the graphical elements may provide status information associated with individual steps or groups of steps of the workflow execution. | 12-15-2011 |
Phillip D. Allen, Kirkland, WA US
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| 20100241990 | RE-USABLE DECLARATIVE WORKFLOW TEMPLATES - A server computing system stores at least one workflow template and at least one workflow customization table. The workflow template includes activity elements that indicate activities included in the workflow. The activity elements include attributes associated with input properties of the indicated activities. At least one of the activity elements includes an attribute associated with an input property, the attribute specifying a variable name, not particular data. The workflow customization table includes an entry associating the variable name with particular data. When the server computing system initializes a workflow instance based on the workflow template, the server computing system binds the input property to the particular data specified by the workflow customization table. Thus, by storing different workflow customization tables, the same workflow template can be used to initialize workflow instances having different behavior. | 09-23-2010 |
Phillip David Allen, Kirkland, WA US
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| 20090222277 | DEFINING AND IMPLEMENTING CUSTOM TASK PROCESSES - Concepts and technologies are provided herein for defining and implementing custom task processes. An authoring tool provides a user interface for defining a custom task process that encompasses one or more task instances. New workflow logic can be applied to both the task action and the encompassed task instances. Once a task process has been defined using the authoring tool, a workflow that includes the task process is submitted to a collaborative application for execution. The defined task action and task instances are executed by the collaborative application to implement the defined task process. Through the execution of the task process, assignments are made to the defined participants, and additional workflows, actions, and behaviors may be triggered and executed based upon the defined task action and task instances. | 09-03-2009 |
Robert M. Allen, Greenacres, WA US
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| 20110090040 | SAFETY SYSTEM - A safety system for detecting the presence of an undesired object in a safety area may include a first pair of distance measuring sensors disposed on opposed sides of the conveying path, the pair of distance measuring sensors defining a sensor field between said pair of distance measuring sensors, and an electronic control device operatively coupled to the sensors. The electronic control device may be configured to initiate a machine-stopping sequence based at least in part on signals received from the distance measuring sensors. | 04-21-2011 |
Terry Kenneth Allen, Otis Orchards, WA US
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| 20110074112 | Target positioning system - Target positioning system with a rectangular flat table top member having downwardly disposed side walls and three primary legs to support the table top member. Two primary legs are hingedly attached to the left and right rear corners of the table top member. One primary leg is hingedly attached under the center front portion of the table top member. Each leg has a telescoping secondary leg member that is capable of being affixed to the to the primary leg member to adjust the height of the primary leg member. The table top member left and right side walls include slots for receiving a strap. The strap can be adjusted in length to hold a standard archery target cube. The flat table top member includes upwardly facing flange located at the rear edge of the table top to prevent the target block from being thrust backward during target practice. | 03-31-2011 |
Timothy Van Allen, Kirkland, WA US
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| 20090193039 | DATA DRIVEN SYSTEM FOR DATA ANALYSIS AND DATA MINING - A process for automating data mining operations by defining data objects including one or more database table objects and storing the data objects in a metadata store maintained in a computer storage. Data manipulation operations on the meta data objects are defined and descriptions of the data manipulation operations associated with the data objects as metadata stored in the metadata store. A data execution component accesses the data manipulation operations and sequentially performs data manipulations operations on data within the database tables corresponding to the database table objects. | 07-30-2009 |
Todd W. Allen, Duvall, WA US
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| 20100195611 | Wireless Bandwidth Aggregation - Methods and apparatus are disclosed for dynamic bandwidth expansion for wireless clients of a wireless wide-area network (WWAN), wherein each client has an allocated bandwidth for communicating over the WWAN and the clients are within wireless signal reception of each other. The WWAN clients may voluntarily or in a predetermined manner join a pool of bandwidth-sharing clients. A wireless aggregation server and a wireless pool boss work in cooperation to utilize unused transmit and receive bandwidth from each of the pool members. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100316028 | Systems and Methods for Dynamic Aggregation of Bandwidth - Systems and methods are presented for the dynamic aggregation of communications network bandwidth. Communication devices are bonded in a community in which the communication resources of a bonded device can be used to transfer data on behalf of another bonded device. In an exemplary embodiment, communication devices are bonded wirelessly to share wireless wide area network communication channels. Bandwidth aggregation is performed dynamically based on user communication requirements and the current states of the bonded communication devices. Methods are presented by which communication devices can be automatically bonded when a predetermined bonding condition is satisfied. The methods and systems of the invention optimize utilization of communication resources in a cost-effective manner that provides a user high quality service as well as location mobility. | 12-16-2010 |
W. Lloyd Allen, Vancouver, WA US
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| 20100159084 | Tree Fruit Postharvest Chemical Sensor - An electrochemical sensor for organic molecules such as ethylene includes an electrochemical cell, gas sample inlet means and means for detecting current produced by the oxidation of the organic molecule at the anode of the cell. The sensor is capable of sensing multiple organic molecules in some embodiments. A voltage is applied to the anode of the cell to provide energy to drive the oxidation reaction and produce a corresponding current. The sensor of the invention can be made as a small, hand-held unit that is capable of real-time detection of various organic species. | 06-24-2010 |