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Charles D. Bauman, Sammamish, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090070470Priority Based LDAP Service Publication Mechanism - A method and system are provided for directing a client to a preferred service instance. At creation of a service instance, the service binding attribute of the created instance is extended to include assigned domains and associated priorities. There are then two phases to directing a client to the preferred service instance. The first phase is compilation of a list of domains and priorities for the service in response to a query. Upon completion of the first phase, a second phase is executed to determine a preferred service for the client by comparing fully qualified domain name entries and assigned priority entries.03-12-2009
20110055406Maintaining session states within virtual machine environments - Sessions states within virtual machine (VM) environments are maintained. Each VM environment hosts a guest operating system (OS) and one or more application programs running. The guest OS and the application computer programs of each VM environment constitute a session. A connection broker maintains a state machine as to states of the sessions and permits transitions among the states in response to messages, commands, and internal decisions. Different types of agents may send the messages, and the commands. The states of the sessions may include a pending state and a number of other states. The pending state is an interim state that indicates a session is being transitioned from one of the other states to another of the other states. These other states may include an offline state, an online-down state, an online-up state, a suspended state, an active state, an idle state, a disconnected state, and a failed state.03-03-2011
20110161736Debugging module to load error decoding logic from firmware and to execute logic in response to an error - A computing device includes a processor, firmware, a hardware component, and a debugging module. The firmware stores error decoding logic particular to the computing device. The hardware component detects an error in the computing device, and responsively issues an interrupt and halts the processor such that the processor cannot execute any more computer-readable code. The debugging module loads the logic from the firmware at reset and executes the logic responsive to the interrupt. The debugging module does not use the processor to execute the logic, the firmware is not part of the debugging module, and the debugging module is not part of the hardware component. The firmware may also store a mapping between registers of the hardware component and field-replaceable hardware units of the computing device, which the debugging module loads at reset and uses when executing the error decoding logic to determine which unit has caused the error.06-30-2011

Patent applications by Charles D. Bauman, Sammamish, WA US

Joseph H. Bauman, Vancouver, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090027439Non-volatile memory data integrity validation - The present disclosure relates to a replaceable printing component for use in a printing system including print mechanism configured to receive the replaceable printing component. The replaceable printing component includes an electrical storage device responsive to printing system control signals for selectively storing information received from the print mechanism, the electrical storage device includes a storage portion containing data associated with the replaceable printing component, and first and second validation fields configured to store error detection codes relatable to the data contained in the storage portion to determine whether the data is valid. Wherein the electrical storage device is configured, prior to a first transfer of data from the print mechanism to the storage portion, to receive and store in one of the first and second validation fields an error detection code related to the data currently contained in the storage portion, and the electrical storage device is configured to receive and store in the other of the first and second validation fields an error detection code related to the data that will be contained in the storage portion after the first data transfer.01-29-2009

Joseph H. Bauman, Brush Prairie, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110187771PARTITION MAP - An imaging material supply cartridge uses a partition map to identify access modes and encryption attributes.08-04-2011

J. Scott Bauman, Fall City, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110096455METHOD OF SURFACE CHARGE DISTRIBUTION - A lightning strike protection system for protecting composite structures, an improved lightning strike appliqué (LSA) for such a lightning strike protection system, and a method of protecting composite structures, such as an aircraft fuselage. The LSA is electrically connected to adjacent conductive surfaces, e.g., by a fuzz button or a wire bond inserted in the bottom of the LSA. An adjacent conductive surface may be another LSA, a lightning diverter overlay, or a current return network. Charge, e.g., from a lightning strike to the LSA, flows to the conductive layer through the electrical connector.04-28-2011

Mark A. Bauman, College Place, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090314862Irrigation system with smart hydrants and related method - An irrigation system is composed of a mobile sprinkler cart; a system water supply pipe supporting a plurality of hydrants adapted to be engaged by the mobile sprinkler cart and to supply water to a sprinkler supported on the cart; and an addressable electronic ID tag mounted on each hydrant. A main controller is programmed to control operation of the mobile sprinkler cart, and the ID tag is adapted to send at least hydrant identifying data to the main controller to thereby enable the main controller to move the mobile sprinkler cart to the hydrant.12-24-2009
20100288846CONTINUOUS-FEED LINEAR IRRIGATOR WITH SEPARATE OR INTEGRATED DOCKING DEVICES AND RELATED METHOD - A linear irrigation system includes a linear irrigator movable in a first direction along a path of travel and including plural towers supporting a truss assembly extending laterally in a direction substantially perpendicular to the path of travel. The truss assembly carries a plurality of sprinklers connected to a water supply pipe. A plurality of hydrants are spaced along the water supply pipe, each hydrant having a valve, and a pair of laterally adjacent trolleys are mounted on an elongated frame for movement in two opposite directions, each trolley having a docking station and hydrant valve actuator, the docking stations resiliently suspended from said trolleys for movement in at least three mutually perpendicular directions and adapted to engage and disengage, successively, the plurality of hydrants on the supply pipe extending below and between the pair of trolleys. The trolleys and docking stations may be carried on a mobile cart or incorporated into the linear irrigator11-18-2010

Patent applications by Mark A. Bauman, College Place, WA US

Richard F Bauman, Bellingham, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100174129HIGH THROUGHPUT PROPYLENE FROM METHANOL CATALYTIC PROCESS DEVELOPMENT METHOD - A catalytic process development apparatus and method for simulating a commercial scale methanol and/or DME to propylene catalytic conversion system that includes a plurality of series-connected plug-flow reactors. The method involves simulating the operation of the series-connected plug-flow reactors by operating a series of multistage series-connected laboratory scale plug-flow reactors, the stages of which each containing a zeolite catalyst bed, each of the laboratory scale reactors corresponding to a separate one of the commercial scale series-connected reactors. Fresh feed, including methanol and/or DME, is supplied to the first of the laboratory scale reactor stages, and selected ones of steam, methanol and/or DME, contaminants and reaction products are supplied to selected ones of the laboratory scale reactor stages. The simulation is repeated at different sets of operating conditions and catalyst characteristics.07-08-2010
20100317907HIGH THROUGHPUT CLEAN FEED HYDROPROCESSING DEVELOPMENT METHOD - A method for determining a set of operating parameters for a commercial scale plug flow catalytic process and reactor system for hydroprocessing clean feedstocks in the presence of hydrogen, comprises the steps of: supplying a clean hydrocarbon feedstock to the inlet of a composite multistage series-connected laboratory scale plug flow reactor, the stages of said laboratory scale reactor each containing a catalyst suitable for the hydroprocessing of said feedstock; hydrocracking and isomerizing hydrocarbon molecules; sampling and measuring the concentration of reactants and catalytic process products and byproducts in the effluents of each of said reactor stages of said laboratory scale reactor for determining the nature of the catalytic reactions taking place in each such stage.12-16-2010
20100320121HIGH THROUGHPUT DEVELOPMENT METHOD FOR CATALYTIC HYDROPROCESSING OF DIRTY FEEDSTOCKS - A method for determining a set of operating parameters for a commercial scale plug flow catalytic process and reactor system for hydroprocessing dirty feedstocks, comprises the steps of: feeding selected partial pressures of said feedstock and hydrogen to the inlet the first reactor stage of a first composite multi-stage series-connected laboratory scale plug flow reactor including at least three reactor stages, the catalyst beds of each of said reactor stages including catalyst particles capable of catalyzing the removal by hydrogen of heteroatoms from said heterocyclic molecules; sampling the effluents of each of said reactor stages; measuring the concentration of heterocyclic molecules in said dirty feedstock in the concentrations of heterocyclic molecules and intermediate and final products and by products of the catalytic reaction in the effluents of each of said reactor stages.12-23-2010
20100323449HIGH THROUGHPUT CATALYTIC PROCESS DEVELOPMENT METHOD - A method for investigating longitudinally dependent properties of the composite catalyst bed of a laboratory scale plug flow reactor, comprises the steps of: supplying fresh reactant feed to the inlet of said composite catalyst bed; sampling and measuring the amounts of fresh reactant feed and amounts and characteristics of reaction products and byproducts at a plurality of positions along the length of said catalyst bed; based on the amounts of fresh reactant feed and amounts and characteristics of reaction products and byproducts at said plurality of positions, determining information concerning longitudinal gradients occurring in the composite catalyst bed of said plug flow reactor.12-23-2010
20100324157HIGH THROUGHPUT FISCHER-TROPSCH CATALYTIC PROCESS DEVELOPMENT METHOD - A method for determining a set of operating parameters for developing a commercial-scale Fischer-Tropsch catalytic plug flow process comprising the steps of: selectively feeding fresh feed gas to the inlet the first laboratory scale plug flow reactor stage of a composite multi-stage series-connected reactor, said reactant feed gas including CO and H12-23-2010

Ronald Lee Bauman, Kenmore, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090078182Lithium pellets coated with fluorinated oil - Lithium fuel pellets are coated with a fluorinated oil, rather than a fluorinated polymer or telomer. The lithium pellets are coated by placing the pellets inside the lithium reaction vessel and then pouring a fluorinated oil into the reaction vessel. The reaction vessel is rotated in order to evenly coat the lithium pellets. The oil adheres to the lithium pellets and does not settle to the low point of the boiler cavity.03-26-2009

Scott Bauman, Fall City, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100134945ELECTRICAL CONNECTS FOR CHARGE DISTRIBUTION APPLIQUE - A lightning strike protection system for protecting composite structures, an improved lightning strike appliqué (LSA) for such a lightning strike protection system, and a method of protecting composite structures, such as an aircraft fuselage. The LSA is electromechanically connected to adjacent conductive surfaces, e.g., by a fuzz button or a wire bond inserted in the bottom of the LSA. An adjacent conductive surface may be another LSA, a lightning diverter overlay, or a current return network. Charge, e.g., from a lightning strike to the LSA, flows to the conductive layer through the electromechanical connector.06-03-2010

Thomas R. Bauman, Redmond, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080244444CONTEXTUAL COMPUTER WORKSPACE - A contextual computer workspace feature provides users with a mechanism to capture and output a state of a contextual computer workspace so that the user may continue working on a computer-based task as though no interruptions occurred. A state of a contextual computer workspace, including the window views and content thereof, is captured. Upon capturing a state of a contextual computer workspace, an indication to access the contextual computer workspace is received. The state of the contextual computer workspace is restored and the restored state is then output to communicate the contextual computer workspace to the user.10-02-2008
20090006111EVENT NEGOTIATION - A method for negotiating details of an event is disclosed. A user interface provides a set of widgets adapted to define details of the event, and at least one widget adapted to create a poll for a detail of the event. When the widget to create a poll is selected, at least one data field is provided to receive options regarding the event detail. Once the event is saved, it is published to a web page, and invitations are sent electronically to guests. If a poll has been created, then the published web page includes voting buttons that may be selected by the guests when they visit the web page such that preferences may be accommodated in scheduling the event. Further, the event web page is modified each time a vote button is selected such that tallies of the votes for each option are displayed.01-01-2009
20100180333Communication Abuse Prevention - Communication abuse prevention techniques are described. In an implementation, a reputation level for a communication is determined based on relation information for a sender and an intended recipient of the communication. A challenged is invoked that is to be completed by the sender before the communication is sent. The challenge is selected based on the reputation level for the communication.07-15-2010

Patent applications by Thomas R. Bauman, Redmond, WA US

Thomas Robert Bauman, Redmond, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080301137COLLECTION BIN FOR DATA MANAGEMENT AND TRANSFORMATION - An electronic collection bin is provided for assisting users in managing their personal information. The electronic collection bin provides a common location for collecting and organizing a user's information. The electronic collection bin may receive information items of varying data types and from disparate sources. After receiving an information item, the electronic collection bin analyzes the item to determine a suggested treatment, which may include conversion of the item to a new data type located at another location. A user may access the electronic collection bin, sort through the information items, and select placement of the information items. The user may view the suggested treatments of information items in the electronic collection bin and choose whether to accept the suggested treatments.12-04-2008

Tim Bauman, Mercer Island, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110066664SPORTS COLLABORATION AND COMMUNICATION PLATFORM - A sports management system is described herein that provides a platform and social network for those associated with youth and other sports to simplify common tasks, unify related participants, and enhance the activities surrounding playing sports. The system brings together players, parents, and coaches into an integrated experience centered on the information each is interested in. The system is not tied to any one sport, but rather can unify information from multiple sports, so families that have multiple children playing, for example, soccer, football, basketball, and baseball can follow information about their players and teams throughout the year. Thus, the sports management system provides a one-stop location for all parties related to youth and other sports to gather and share information.03-17-2011