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Andrew Caine, Portland, OR US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080307676Article of Footwear with Shock Absorbing Heel System - An article of footwear with a shock absorbing heel system is disclosed. The heel system includes a lower heel plate, a set of support members, and an upper heel plate. Also, the heel system includes a heel cover configured to hide the upper heel plate from view. The lower heel plate is associated with a cantilever portion that supports the upper heel plate laterally. As force is applied to the heel system, the support members may compress slightly and the cantilever portion may lower, absorbing energy and or shocks applied by the ground.12-18-2008
20100170108Footwear With A Sole Structure Incorporating A Lobed Fluid-Filled Chamber - A fluid-filled chamber for an article of footwear and a method for manufacturing the chamber are disclosed. The chamber may be incorporated into a sole structure of the footwear and includes a central area and a plurality of lobes extending outward from the central area. The lobes are in fluid communication with the central area and are formed from a first surface, a second surface, and a sidewall. The sidewall joins with the first surface with the second surface to seal the fluid within the chamber, but no internal connections are generally utilized to join interior portions of the first surface with interior portions of the second surface. The fluid within the chamber may be air at a pressure that is approximately equal to an ambient pressure.07-08-2010
20100170110Footwear With A Sole Structure Incorporating A Lobed Fluid-Filled Chamber - A fluid-filled chamber for an article of footwear and a method for manufacturing the chamber are disclosed. The chamber may be incorporated into a sole structure of the footwear and includes a central area and a plurality of lobes extending outward from the central area. The lobes are in fluid communication with the central area and are formed from a first surface, a second surface, and a sidewall. The sidewall joins with the first surface with the second surface to seal the fluid within the chamber, but no internal connections are generally utilized to join interior portions of the first surface with interior portions of the second surface. The fluid within the chamber may be air at a pressure that is approximately equal to an ambient pressure.07-08-2010
20100251578Traction Elements - Traction elements for an article of footwear can include stabilizer elements. An extendable traction element for an article of footwear can include an elongatable extender attached to another portion of a sole structure. An actuator can rest within the extender and cause elongation of the extender in response to a force from the foot of a wearer.10-07-2010
20100299961Article of Footwear With A Shape Correcting Member - An article of footwear with a shape correcting member is disclosed. The shape correcting member includes an inner surface associated with a portion of a foot and an outer surface disposed opposite of the inner surface. The inner surface is pre-shaped to fit the contours of a portion of the foot and the outer surface is substantially non-protruding. With this arrangement, the outer surface may facilitate accurate kicking.12-02-2010
20100299967Article Of Footwear With Ball Control Portion - A ball control portion for an article of footwear is disclosed. The ball control portion includes a plurality of protrusions that are configured to bend to provide increased surface contact between an upper and a ball, such as a soccer ball. The plurality of protrusions are arranged in an arc-like configuration on the upper that generally corresponds to the curvature of a ball.12-02-2010
20110239490Article of Footwear With Shock Absorbing Heel System - An article of footwear with a shock absorbing heel system is disclosed. The heel system includes a lower heel plate, a set of support members, and an upper heel plate. Also, the heel system includes a heel cover configured to hide the upper heel plate from view. The lower heel plate is associated with a cantilever portion that supports the upper heel plate laterally. As force is applied to the heel system, the support members may compress slightly and the cantilever portion may lower, absorbing energy and or shocks applied by the ground.10-06-2011

Patent applications by Andrew Caine, Portland, OR US

Bill Caine, Fremont, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110022437ENABLING COLLABORATION ON A PROJECT PLAN - Systems, methods, and software applications for enabling the collaboration on a project plan are described in the present disclosure. A computer readable medium is configured to store instructions that are executable by a processing device. According to one embodiment, among many, the computer readable medium includes logic adapted to enable a member of a project team to submit a proposal for modifying a current project plan to a project manager. The computer readable medium also includes logic adapted to enable the project manager to accept or reject the proposal for modifying the current project plan. Various team members make changes to a single shared copy of the project plan. The changes can be to a respective team member's section of the plan01-27-2011

Ernie J. Caine, Santa Barbara, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110233709SUB-PIXEL NBN DETECTOR - A method of making a two-dimensional detector array (and of such an array) comprising, for each of a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns of individual detectors, forming an n-doped semiconductor photo absorbing layer, forming a barrier layer comprising one or more of AlSb, AlAsSb, AlGaAsSb, AlSb, AlGaPSb, and HgZnTe, and forming an n-doped semiconductor contact area.09-29-2011
20120001288SUB-PIXEL NBN DETECTOR - A method of making a two-dimensional detector array (and of such an array) comprising, for each of a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns of individual detectors, forming an n-doped semiconductor photo absorbing layer, forming a barrier layer comprising one or more of AlSb, AlAsSb, AlGaAsSb, AlPSb, AlGaPSb, and HgZnTe, and forming an n-doped semiconductor contact area.01-05-2012

George Eccles Caine, Salt Lake City, UT US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100112229Magnesium Oxychloride Cement - Magnesium oxychloride cement is formed by mixing a magnesium chloride (MgCl05-06-2010

Holden Caine, Boulder, CO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100060924METHOD, SYSTEM, AND DRIVER FOR VIRTUAL FULFILLMENT - A system for virtual fulfillment is also disclosed. The system has one or more distributed fulfillment devices. The system also has one or more fulfillment controllers coupled to the one or more distributed fulfillment devices. The system further has a client and a virtual fulfillment driver installed on the client. The virtual fulfillment driver is configured to: a) render a document; b) bundle the rendered document into an order for later communication to the one or more fulfillment controllers; and c) communicate the order to the one or more fulfillment controllers. A related method, virtual fulfillment driver, and machine executable instructions embodied on a machine readable medium are also disclosed.03-11-2010
20110007357Method of Scheduling Photograph Print Jobs - A system and method of scheduling print jobs is provided. In particular, photograph print jobs at a printing facility are scheduled by a scheduling application program which takes into account at least one parameter of each print order as the orders are received, including the time that the order is to be filled and the type of paper to be used.01-13-2011
20110197123System and Method for Linking Images Between Websites to Provide High-Resolution Images From Low-Resolution Websites - A system and method that combines features of existing websites to link images between websites to create products with high-resolution images from sites that support only low-resolution data is provided. Even further, a system and method are provided for an integrated account management, image storage and product ordering means to upload images to multiple sites at once.08-11-2011
20110251914System and Method for Providing Scalable and Customized Product Offerings to Customers - The present invention is directed to a data driven methodology to construct software configurations and product catalogs. A system and method are provided for tracking and maintaining large numbers of groupings of data and their interrelationships and thereby providing scalable and customized product offerings to customers. In particular, the present invention relates to a product catalog tagging methodology for specifying and making available specific product items from a catalog of products, to individual customers or locations. Such product offering of related data items include, product availability information, product descriptions and graphics, associated pricing, shipping/delivery options, product specifications (e.g., image sizes in the case of a photography related implementations), mappings of orderable products to fulfillment instructions, and specifications for centralized/common data files that may be relevant to particular fulfillment locales.10-13-2011

Patent applications by Holden Caine, Boulder, CO US

Holden R. Caine, Boulder, CO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100174643SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTEGRATING BILLING INFORMATION FROM ALTERNATE ENERGY SOURCES WITH TRADITIONAL ENERGY SOURCES - The method and system of the present invention provides for data gathering of energy systems, calculation of billing information for the energy systems to include both traditional energy sources and renewable energy sources, and creation of various outputs to include various user interfaces applicable to overall management of the energy systems. The user interfaces can include integrated, real-time billings to a consumer that measure the cost of the primary energy as well as savings provided by renewable energy sources. The present invention also provides predictive analysis for various aspects of energy use in order to better manage particular facilities that may incorporate renewable energy sources. The gathered data and the various user interfaces enables a user to modify or adjust the use of the renewable energy sources at selected sites to maximize their impact on reducing the cost of the primary energy bill.07-08-2010
20110289484Method and System for Script Processing for Web-Based Applications - A system is provided for creating and deploying script for web-based applications. The user can enter and edit the contents of a script package via a web application. During development, the script package may be sent to the server to be compiled and checked for errors. A simulated run-time environment can be generated on the server that can execute the script under a set of predefined conditions. The simulated run-time environment can allow the script to be tested before deployment. The results of the compile and execution tasks are sent back to the client so that the user can debug and perfect the script. The script package may then be stored in a database for continued development and/or editing and eventual deployment to a web server.11-24-2011

John C. Caine, Ivoryton, CT US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090271290SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING A TRANSACTION BY MATCHING SELLER INFORMATION AND BUYER INFORMATION - Systems and methods are provided to facilitate a transaction between a seller and a buyer. According to one embodiment, seller offer information is received at a controller. The seller offer information is associated with an item, such as a secondary market item, being offered for sale by a seller. Buyer offer information, associated with a buyer offering to make a purchase, is also received. An evaluation rule is determined, and the seller offer information and the buyer offer information are matched based on the evaluation rule. It is then arranged for the seller to sell the item to the buyer.10-29-2009

Patent applications by John C. Caine, Ivoryton, CT US

Laura Caine, Bear, DE US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120010937Consolidating and Leveraging Features of a Loyalty Program - Aspects of the present disclosure relate to a computer assisted method for consolidating reward points or monetary rewards associated with one or more financial accounts which may include electronically receiving information regarding a financial transaction in a first financial account, determining an amount of reward points or monetary rewards based on the financial transaction in the first account, and crediting a reward points or monetary rewards account associated with the first account with the amount of reward points or monetary rewards based on the transaction with the first financial account. Further, the method may include electronically receiving information regarding a transaction in a second financial account, determining an amount of reward points or monetary rewards based on the financial transaction in the second financial account and crediting the reward points or monetary rewards account with the amount of reward points or monetary rewards based on the transaction with the second financial account. Further, the first financial account may be a credit card account and the second financial account may an account associated with a debit card.01-12-2012

Michael Edward Caine, Needham, MA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110049918Utensil handle - A handle for a kitchen utensil or the like includes a hand gripping section having a rearward push/pull valley with a varying, substantially elliptical cross-section that forms a floor, a push slope tapering up and forward from the floor, and a pull slope tapering up and back from the floor. The radial cross-sectional area of an end of the pull slope and a radial cross-sectional area of an end of the push slope each are substantially larger than a radial cross-sectional area of the floor. The handle section further includes a ring stop section disposed forward of the push/pull valley with one or more concentric rings extending above a surface of the handle member. The kitchen utensil includes a blade mating section disposed forward of the handle section and configured to receive a blade.03-03-2011

Thomas Alfred Caine, San Jose, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100074389Replacement basket, a system using the replacement basket, and a method for loading the replacement basket - Provided is a replacement basket configured to house a pellet bed through which fluid may pass. The flow direction of the fluid prevents the bed of pellets from fluidizing within the replacement basket. Provided also is a system using the replacement basket and a method of providing pellets in the replacement basket. According to example embodiments, a replacement basket may include a top surface portion, a bottom, and at least one vertical wall with a hole. The hole is configured to allow a flow of fluid to enter the replacement basket. A plenum, below the pellet bed, may allow a flow of fluid to proceed through the pellet bed in a downward direction. A central pipe may be provided in the replacement basket to allow the flow of fluid in the basket to exit the replacement basket.03-25-2010

Patent applications by Thomas Alfred Caine, San Jose, CA US