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Andrew Neil Craddock, Northhampton GB
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| 20100008606 | SLIDING SUPPORT ASSEMBLY - The present invention relates to sliding support assemblies and particularly sliding supports having two (or more) elongate members, which slide one within the other. The invention addressed the problem of shearing between a pair of such sliding supports used on an article which may be subjected to forces from several directions and which may cause one or both of the supports to jam. The problem is addressed by the arrangement of the elongate members on a sliding support assembly. The invention also provides a locking mechanism for locking an article being supported by the sliding support assembly in place relative to a base of the assembly. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100164341 | SLIDING SUPPORTS - The present invention relates to sliding supports and particularly sliding supports having two elongate members of channel section which slide one within the other. The invention address the problem of using such sliding supports in an orientation where the channels of the elongate members open vertically rather than horizontally. The sliding support preferably includes a damping mechanism for resisting relative sliding movement of the elongate members. The sliding support also preferably includes a mechanism for defining one or more intermediate positions between extended and shortened positions of the sliding support. | 07-01-2010 |
Carl Warren Craddock, San Francisco, CA US
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| 20110180693 | PHOTODIODE FRONT END WITH IMPROVED POWER SUPPLY REJECTION RATIO (PSRR) - An area effective system and method for improving power supply rejection ratio (PSRR) in an optical sensor front end, is provided. Moreover, low pass filter (LPF) that enables the reference voltage in the front end of the optical sensor, to be referred to the same substrate as that employed by the sensor. In one example, the LPF includes a capacitor, implemented using a Deep-N-Well (DNW) depletion capacitor, which is utilized to connect the reference voltage to the same substrate. Additionally, the DNW allows an area efficient realization of the LPF. The system and method disclosed herein improves the PSRR by a factor of around 40 dB for 5 MHz modulation. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110181254 | DIRECT CURRENT (DC) CORRECTION CIRCUIT FOR A TIME OF FLIGHT (TOF) PHOTODIODE FRONT END - A system and method that compensates for the effects of ambient light in a time of flight (TOF) sensor front end is provided. Moreover, a direct current (DC) correction loop is utilized at the front end, which removes a DC component from a current generated by the TOF sensor and accordingly prevents saturating the front end. The DC correction loop attenuates the DC component without adding significant thermal noise at a modulation frequency and provides a corrected signal to the front end circuitry. The corrected signal is processed and utilized to detect a position of an object within the optical field of the sensor. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110181892 | AUTOMATIC CALIBRATION TECHNIQUE FOR TIME OF FLIGHT (TOF) TRANSCEIVERS - A system and method for automatically calibrating a Time-of-Flight (TOF) transceiver system for proximity/motion detection, is provided. Moreover, the system comprises a component that senses a signal (e.g., current or voltage) at an light emitting diode (LED), an attenuator, a signal injector at a sensor and a switching circuit that toggles between a normal mode (e.g., when signal from the sensor is input to the sensor front end) and a calibration mode (e.g., when signal from the attenuator is input to the sensor front end). During the calibration mode, the sensor front end identifies the phase delay error within the signal path, including board and/or package parasitic, and accounts for the phase delay error during proximity/motion detection in the normal mode. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110249134 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH CONDUCTIVE TRENCHES TO CONTROL ELECTRIC FIELD - An imaging system, semiconductor device, and method of manufacture of a photo-detector device are disclosed. For example, an imaging system is disclosed, which includes a photo-detector unit including a plurality of conductive trenches formed within the photo-detector unit, and a plurality of electrical contacts, each electrical contact connected to a respective conductive trench. The imaging system further includes a light data processor unit coupled to an output of the photo-detector unit to convert an analog signal received from the photo-detector unit to a digital signal, a processing unit coupled to an output of the light data processor unit to generate a control signal in response to the digital signal, and a display unit coupled to an output of the processing unit to vary the intensity of an image displayed in response to the control signal. | 10-13-2011 |
Dale A. Craddock, Great Bend, KS US
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| 20100147392 | Process and apparatus for thawing jelled diesel fuel - Jelled diesel fuel from a truck or the like is pumped into a heating tank where is it heated by hot propylene glycol that has been heated by a burner and that is circulated through heat exchangers in the heating tank. The fuel is heated to a preselected temperature and then returned to the truck's fuel tanks. The fuel filter is removed and a similar shaped shell installed in place of the fuel filter and is pressurized with compressed air to blow jelled fuel out of the fuel lines and a new fuel filter is installed, preferably before the hot fuel is returned to the truck's tanks. | 06-17-2010 |
Henry Craddock, Kirriemuir Angus GB
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| 20080272342 | Chemical Composition Useful as Corrosion Inhibitor - The present invention relates to a chemical composition comprising (a) a glycoside component A comprising at least one glycoside of the formula R(OG)x wherein R is an aliphatic hydrocarbon radical having 1 to 25 carbon atoms or is a radical of formula R | 11-06-2008 |
Ian James Craddock, Bristol GB
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| 20110022325 | Methods and Apparatus for Measuring the Contents of a Search Volume - A method of measuring the contents of a search volume. The method includes: energising one or more transmitters so as to transmit electromagnetic wave energy into the search volume; detecting the effect of the search volume on the passage of the electromagnetic wave energy by recording two or more signals, each signal being associated with a different propagation path (typically either a monostatic or bistatic path) within the search volume; aligning the signals in order to generate two or more aligned signals which are synthetically focused on a desired voxel in the search volume, each aligned signal being associated with a different propagation path (typically either a monostatic or bistatic path) within the search volume; calculating a quality factor by processing the aligned signals to generate two or more data values, and processing the data values to generate a quality factor, the quality factor being indicative of a degree of coherence in the aligned signals; summing the aligned signals to generate a summed signal; and processing the summed signal to generate an output which is indicative of the internal structure of the search volume at the location of the desired voxel, the output varying in accordance with the quality factor. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110263961 | Antenna for Investigating Structure of Human or Animal - A system for investigating the internal structure of a human or animal body. The system comprises one or more antennas for transmitting and/or receiving electromagnetic energy into or from the body, each antenna comprising a slot formed in a conductive element, the slot having an external boundary defined by a substantially closed internal edge of the conductive element. A receiver is configured to detect the effect of the body on the passage of the electromagnetic energy by recording one or more signals. A processor is configured to process the signal(s) in order to generate an output indicative of the internal structure of the body. The antenna slot is a continuous slot with no internal boundary, the boundary of the slot being completely defined by the internal edge of the conductive element. Each antenna may further comprise two or more conductive feed lines, each feed line coupling energy to and/or from a respective part of the slot. | 10-27-2011 |
Julian Craddock, Madeira Park CA
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| 20110276706 | CONTENT MANAGEMENT ACROSS SHARED, MOBILE FILE SYSTEMS - A content management system and method are disclosed having one or more shared file systems located on one or more networks having a firewall. The content management system includes an explorer client, a mounting client, and a gateway. The gateway is in communication with both the explorer client and the mounting client. The explorer client forms a profile of a user device by determining the characteristics of the user device. The mounting client determines the capabilities of the one or more file systems and where content resides on each of the one or more file systems. The gateway then creates a virtual abstraction layer based on the profile of the user device and the capabilities of the one or more file systems. | 11-10-2011 |
Rachel M. Craddock, Cambridge GB
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| 20090286238 | Methods to Monitor, Diagnose and Identify Biomarkers for Psychotic Disorders - A stimulated or non-stimulated T-cell sample can be used to diagnose or monitor a psychotic disorder, to identify a biomarker, or as to test a considerate as a potential therapeutic agent. | 11-19-2009 |
Rebecca G. Craddock, Shasta Lake, CA US
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| 20100201233 | Portable medicine cabinet - Disclosed is an innovative, space-saving article for the medical industry . . . an organizing container for medication bottles, which allows for transport and convenient safekeeping of pharmaceutical and over the counter medication regimens. The inventive device also allows the user to create an arrangement of medicine bottles serving the users regimen needs. | 08-12-2010 |
Richard S. Craddock, San Francisco, CA US
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| 20100199338 | ACCOUNT HIJACKING COUNTER-MEASURES - A method for providing an additional layer of authentication prior to accessing a user's account even though the user's credentials have previously been verified. User accounts are often accessed via a sign-in page that verifies the user's credentials. Upon detecting a device accessing the sign-in page, an identifier associated with the device is obtained. One such type of identifier is the IP address assigned to the device. Based on the identifier, it is determined whether the device is trusted or not. Even thought the user's credentials are verified via the sign-in page, if the device is not trusted, a second authentication page is presented to the user prior to proceeding to the account. The second authentication page presents at least one security question. The security question is based on information contained in the user's account (e.g., contact information, event information, electronic messages, etc.). The user is required to correctly answer the security question in order to access the account. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20110179362 | INTERACTIVE EMAIL - A system and method are disclosed for providing an extensible email having rich, interactive browser capabilities. The system includes a service provider for receiving extensible emails from a third party platform and presenting the emails to a user's computing device. The extensible email includes URL metadata which allows a mail user agent to fetch and run code from a third party server in order to generate the extensible email. A secure sandbox ensures that the third party code does no damage to the service provider system or the user's computing system. | 07-21-2011 |
Russell Craddock, Leicestershive GB
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| 20100073123 | MINIATURE PRESSURE TRANSDUCER - A miniature pressure transducer is disclosed which is able to operate at high temperatures. The pressure transducer is provided on a substrate comprising an elongate silicon base portion with one or more contact areas formed at one end and a diaphragm formed at the opposite distal end. A plurality of piezoresistive elements are provided on the diaphragm, preferably in a Wheatstone Bridge arrangement, and connected to the contact areas using interconnects. The diaphragm extends across substantially the entire effective width of the elongate base portion providing a compact width whilst still maintaining a sensitive pressure sensing capability. | 03-25-2010 |
Warren Craddock, Alameda, CA US
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| 20100110288 | CABLE EQUALIZATION LOCKING - Provided herein are methods and systems that provide automatic compensation for frequency attenuation of a video signal transmitted over a cable. In accordance with an embodiment, a system includes an equalizer and a compensation controller. The equalizer receives a video signal that was transmitted over a cable, provides compensation for frequency attenuation that occurred during the transmission over the cable, and outputs a compensated video signal. The compensation controller automatically adjusts the compensation provided by the equalizer based on comparisons of one or more portions of the compensated video signal to one or more reference voltage levels. The compensating is selectively locked and reset in response to specific conditions being detected, e.g., a locking condition and a reset condition. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100110299 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CABLE EQUALIZATION - Provided herein are methods and systems that provide automatic compensation for frequency attenuation of a video signal transmitted over a cable. In accordance with an embodiment, a system includes an equalizer and a compensation controller. The equalizer receives a video signal that was transmitted over a cable, provides compensation for frequency attenuation that occurred during the transmission over the cable, and outputs a compensated video signal. The compensation controller automatically adjusts the compensation provided by the equalizer based on comparisons of one or more portions of the compensated video signal to one or more reference voltage levels. | 05-06-2010 |
Warren Craddock, San Francisco, CA US
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| 20110180709 | SERIAL-CHAINING PROXIMITY SENSORS FOR GESTURE RECOGNITION - A system and method for identifying a position of a moving object, utilizing a serial chain of sensors is provided. The serial chain reduces the power needed for the motion detection system, allowing implementation of the motion detection system on a low-power computing device, such as a microcontroller. The serial chain can provide automatic address assignment without dedicated pins. The serial chain can also provide automatic sequencing of access to a shared LED. The serial chain can also provide automatic time correlation of data from multiple sensors in the motion detection system. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110182519 | GESTURE RECOGNITION WITH PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANAYSIS - A system and method for identifying a position of a moving object, utilizing sensors arranged in any arbitrary configuration, is provided. A pre-processing method is applied to permit implementation on a low power computing device, such as a microcontroller. The preprocessing creates a set of training data corresponding to different gestures, based on different positions of moving objects. Accordingly, utilizing the training data, different types of gestures can be classified by comparing a sensed signal to the set of training gestures. | 07-28-2011 |
William R. Craddock, Radnor, PA US
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| 20080313542 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WITNESS TESTIMONY COLLECTION - A witness testimony collection system may include a storage medium configured to store one or more documents. An interactive pen display device may be configured to transmit, in real time, digital ink markings on a document selected from the one or more documents. A high definition camera may be configured to transmit an image in real time. A mixer may be configured to receive input from the camera, the interactive pen display device and the storage device. The mixer may combine the input from the camera, the interactive pen display device and the storage device into a single output. A screen may be configured to receive input from the mixer. The screen may display an image of the digital ink markings on the selected document and the image from the camera on a single screen. | 12-18-2008 |