Inventors list

Assignees list

Classification tree browser

Top 100 Inventors

Top 100 Assignees


Christopher Charles

Christopher Charles Backert, Arlington, VA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090179071Systems and methods for secure voting - Methods, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for conducting an election. In one exemplary embodiment, there is provided a method for ensuring integrity of an electronic ballot. The method can include creating electronic ballots for voters based on votes received from the voters; digitally signing the electronic ballots; storing the signed electronic ballots; retrieving the signed electronic ballots from storage; verifying the digital signatures on the retrieved electronic ballots; and presenting the voters with validation pages derived from the retrieved electronic ballots, the validation pages including a user interface element for the voters to confirm that the retrieved electronic ballots accurately reflect their vote.07-16-2009

Christopher Charles Cucchiara, Statesville, NC US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090156334FOOTBALL GOALPOST ROTATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - Embodiments of the present invention provide a system, apparatus, and method that allow a football goalpost to be rotated about a substantially vertical axis. In an exemplary embodiment of the invention, the football goalpost has a gooseneck-type post adapted to fit within a sleeve in the ground. The sleeve generally has one or more positioning members positioned near an upper end of the sleeve. A rotation collar is movably coupled to the post and has one or more grooves for cooperating with the one or more positioning members of the sleeve. The rotation collar is configured to move between a secured position, where the at least one groove engages the at least one positioning member to prevent the post from rotating within the sleeve, and a rotating position, where the at least one groove is disengaged from the at least one positioning member to permit the post to rotate within the sleeve.06-18-2009
20110091281DRAINAGE SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD - Embodiments of the invention provide a drainage system for draining surface liquids from a first surface adjacent to one side of a drainage channel and for providing a transition from the first surface on one side of the drainage channel to a synthetic turf surface or other thick surface material on the other side of the drainage channel.04-21-2011
20110269580ROTATING FOOTBALL GOALPOST AND METHOD OF RETROFITTING AN EXISTING FOOTBALL GOALPOST - A rotatable football goalpost is provided comprising a mounting structure; a gooseneck, the gooseneck comprising an outer tubular member having first and second portions, each of the first and second portions of the outer tubular member having first and second ends, the first end of the first portion of the outer tubular member being secured to the mounting structure, the second end of the first portion of the outer tubular member releasably engaging the first end of the second portion of the outer tubular member such that the second portion of the outer tubular member is structured to rotate relative to the first portion of the outer tubular member; a cross bar attached to the second end of the second portion of the outer tubular member; and a pair of upright members extending from the cross bar.11-03-2011

Christopher Charles Dacombe, Ellicott City, MD US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090052413INVOKING MULTIPLE SIP BASED SERVICES DURING A SINGLE COMMUNICATION SESSION USING RESOURCE LISTS - The present invention discloses use of resource lists to invoke multiple services in an IMS environment. More specifically, SIP clients can exchange XML content with each other and/or with SIP servers that includes an XCAP resource list. A list entry can exist for each service that is to be included within a communication session. Each service specifying entry can include sub-attributes for the service, which comprise attribute-value pairs able to be read using standard conventions. Use of the resource lists alleviates a need to define a schema and write custom code each time a new service is developed. In one embodiment, additional nested XCAP resource lists can be used to define content that is to be shared among multiple services. For example, a resource list can be used to define a participant list, which is shared as common input data across the multiple services.02-26-2009
20110010159ENABLING END-TO-END TESTING OF APPLICATIONS ACROSS NETWORKS - End-to-end testing of applications across networks is enabled. To test the application and the infrastructure subsystems, an application server connected to the network contains an application under test. A response simulator is connected to the other end of the network. A test module is accessible to the application and to the simulator and contains a test message to be transmitted to the simulator, and an expected response message from the simulator. The application transmits each test message and compares a response message from the simulator to an expected response message. The simulator obtains the response to each test message from the test module.01-13-2011

Christopher Charles Detering, Ann Arbor, MI US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080291625DIRECT COOLING SYSTEM - A direct cooling system is used for cooling one or more heat sources, such as electronic components within an enclosure. A supply air duct is coupled to an existing HVAC register and directed to the enclosure. A vented duct within the enclosure is coupled to the supply air duct and carries cool air directly to the vicinity or vicinities of the one or more heat sources. Vented ducts may be flexible and may contain provisions for future coupling of additional vented ducts for cooling additional heat sources within the enclosure.11-27-2008
20100050207System and Method of Providing Access to Content of an Interrupted Digital Broadcast Signal - A system and method of providing access to content of an interrupted digital broadcast is disclosed. A digital broadcast connection is established between a digital broadcast provider and at least one receiver. The digital broadcast connection is monitored and upon detecting an interruption in the digital broadcast connection, content of the interrupted digital broadcast signal is stored. A message is sent to the at least one receiver to indicate that the content of the interrupted digital broadcast signal is available.02-25-2010
20100148747Traceable fiber optic jumpers - An optical fiber jumper cable includes a single tracing conductor for tracing the jumper cable through a fiber cross-connect facility such as a central office. An electrical locating tone is impressed on the conductor so that the conductor radiates an electromagnetic field along the length of the fiber jumper cable. A locating tone detector is used to trace the fiber jumper cable along its length by monitoring a presence-indicating signal emitted by the locating tone detector.06-17-2010

Christopher Charles Driffield, New Castle Upon Tyne GB

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110152160METHOD OF MAKING GRANULAR DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING AMPHIPHILIC GRAFT COPOLYMERS - A process of making a granular detergent composition comprising amphiphilic graft copolymer. The granular detergent composition may have an L-3b value of at least about 73.5.06-23-2011
20110152161GRANULAR DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING AMPHIPHILIC GRAFT COPOLYMERS - A granular detergent composition comprises greater than about 1.5% of amphiphilic graft copolymer. The amphiphilic graft copolymer in turn comprises a graft copolymer of polyethylene, polypropylene or polybutylene oxide with vinyl acetate in a weight ratio of from about 1:0.2 to about 1:10. The granular detergent composition has an L−3b value of at least about 73.5.06-23-2011

Christopher Charles Kirchen, Edmonton CA

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080312511ANIMAL HEALTH MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD - The invention provides a real-time method and computer-implemented system of monitoring animal health comprising sensing at least one physical characteristic by means of an active physical sensor attached to the animal, and sensing at least one activity of the animal by means of an activity sensor attached to the animal; positioning an active activity signal generator in the environment, such that the activity signal generator is associated with an activity, gathering physical characteristic data and activity data, and wirelessly transmitting all such data to a network receiver/converter, in real-time; converting all such data if necessary, and transmitting all such data over a computer network to one or more users, in real-time.12-18-2008

Christopher Charles Kirchen, Sherwood Park CA

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110230806Apparatus and Method for Monitoring and Active Correction of Orthosis to Body Pressure Inside of An Orthosis - A system and method is provided for monitoring and controlling the pressure inside of an orthosis or orthotic brace. The system can measure the pressure inside of the brace using a force sensor and then, using an air bladder placed between the outside wall of the orthotic brace and the body of the person wearing the brace, deflate or inflate the air bladder as required to maintain a constant pressure between the brace and the body.09-22-2011

Christopher Charles Stimson, Oxfordshire GB

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120040952AZETIDINES AS HISTAMINE H3 RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS - The invention relates to compounds of formula (I), wherein R, R02-16-2012