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Eric Johnson
Eric Johnson, Sugar Land, TX US
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| 20100096187 | THROUGH DRILLSTRING LOGGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to methods and systems for logging through a drillstring. In one embodiment, a method of logging an exposed formation includes drilling a wellbore by rotating a cutting tool disposed on an end of a drillstring and injecting drilling fluid through the drillstring; deploying a BHA through the drillstring, the BHA including a logging tool; forming a bore through the cutting tool; inserting the logging tool through the bore; longitudinally connecting the BHA to the drillstring; and logging the exposed formation using the logging tool while tripping the drillstring into or from the wellbore. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20110048742 | Downhole Safety Valve Having Flapper and Protected Opening Procedure - A downhole valve has a closure device (e.g., one or more flappers) for closing off the valve. A no-go actuation mechanism protects the flappers from damage. When the flappers are closed, the mechanism prevents a tool from passing into the valve and causing damage to the flappers. Yet, the mechanism may open the valve's flappers when the tool string is forced into the valve. When the valve has successfully opened, then the mechanism moves out of the way of the toolstring so it can pass through the valve. For the mechanically operated valves, operators use a shifting profile in the valve only in the upward direction to return the valve to the closed position. For hydraulic actuated valves, hydraulic pressure may be used or exhausted, depending on the design, to allow the flappers to go closed. Once the flappers have closed, the no-go mechanism is once again realized. | 03-03-2011 |
Eric Johnson, Woodside, CA US
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| 20090306704 | SPIRAL SHAPED FILTER - In one embodiment of the present invention there is provided a filter having a first spiral support member having a first end and a second end, a second spiral support member positioned adjacent the first spiral support member to form an open loop between the first end and the second end of the first spiral support member; and a filtering structure attached to the open loop. In another embodiment of the present invention there is provided a filter having a first spiral support member having a first end and a second end; a second spiral support member positioned adjacent the first spiral support member to form a loop between the first end and the second end; a material covering a portion of the first and the second spiral support members; and a structure attached to the loop. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20100324590 | METHODS FOR MAINTAINING A FILTERING DEVICE WITHIN A LUMEN - In one embodiment of the present invention there is provided a method of filtering blood flow in a lumen by positioning an open loop filter support structure within a lumen; maintaining a position of the open loop filter support structure within the lumen using radial force generated by the open loop filter support structure; and filtering blood flow in the lumen using a filter supported by the open loop filter support structure. In one aspect, there is also applying radial force generated by the open loop filter support structure along the axial dimension of the lumen. In another embodiment of the present invention there is provided a method of providing a filter across a lumen flow path by providing a filter support structure having a first end, a crossover section, and a second end; and fixing the position of the filter support structure within the lumen by positioning the first end against a first portion of the lumen and positioning the second end against a second portion of the lumen; and using the filter support structure to provide a filter across the lumen flow path. In one aspect, the ends do not pierce the lumen surface. | 12-23-2010 |
Eric Johnson, Longmont, CO US
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| 20100223099 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A MULTI-DIMENSIONAL OFFER OPTIMIZATION (MDOO) - A Multi-Dimensional Offer Optimization™ (MDOO) process is provided that may be defined generally as an offer simulation engine that matches an offer most likely to be accepted to the customer most likely to accept it. In general terms, the present offer simulation engine is defined as a form of predictive analytics used to make informed decisions about how to best spend scarce marketing dollars. Predictive analytics encompasses a variety of techniques from analytical statistics to traditional data mining that examines current and historical data to make predictions about future events. More specifically, the MDOO process uses predictive analytics to make decisions concerning customer optimization to include, by way of example, new customer acquisition, customer loyalty, customer retention and customer profitability. | 09-02-2010 |
Eric Johnson, Ottawa CA
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| 20080268822 | BITMAP ARRAY FOR OPTIMALLY DISTRIBUTING MAP DATA CONTENT TO WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES - A method of distributing map data from a map server to a wireless communications device entails generating a bitmap array representative of the vector map data for a given zoom level, computing attributes of the bitmap array to determine which map features to retain and which map features to suppress, and then transmitting to the wireless device only the map data for the map features to be retained. By counting the number of bitmap cells representing a polygonal map feature such as a park, lake, or island, the approximate area is quickly estimated. If the area falls below a threshold, the map data for the small polygon is discarded. Similarly, if a polyline map feature overlaps (or is too proximate to) another polyline map feature, one of the polyline map features is discarded. The map data actually transmitted is thus reduced, thereby economizing bandwidth without unduly sacrificing map detail. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20090143079 | MOBILE TRACKING - A method of tracking a first wireless communications device using another computing device, such as a second wireless communications device, includes obtaining current position data for the first wireless communications device and obtaining one or more of speed data, time data, and path data for the first wireless communications device. The first wireless device then transmits the current position data and at least one of the speed data, time data and path data to the second wireless communications device or other computing device. In addition to current position data, the speed, path and time data facilitate tracking of the first wireless communications device. When a first mobile user wants a second mobile user to follow him, the first mobile user can put his device in “follow me” (tracking) mode. This is particularly useful when the first and second mobile users are traveling in respective cars or other vehicles. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20100211916 | NAVIGATION OF AN N-DIMENSIONAL HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURE USING A 2-DIMENSIONAL CONTROLLER - A system and method for navigating a multi-hierarchical menu system using a two-dimensional controller, comprising displaying an N | 08-19-2010 |
| 20110167392 | Methods And Apparatus For Retrieving And Displaying Map-Related Data For Visually Displayed Maps Of Mobile Communication Devices - A cellular telephony device operatives to receive map data via a cellular network map data, and causes a region of a map having one or more selectable map elements to be displayed in a display in accordance with the map data. The cellular telephony device then causes selectable map element information to be displayed in the display in response to detecting a selection of one of the selectable map elements. In response to detecting a selection of the selectable map element information, the cellular telephony device sends, to a private network file server via the cellular network, a request for an electronic file document associated with the selectable map element information. The cellular telephony device then receives, via the cellular network, the file contents information corresponding to the request for the electronic file document, and causes at least a portion of the electronic file document to be displayed in the display. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110275390 | Method For Stitching Multiple Converging Paths - A method of stitching converging path segments to aesthetically label Y-intersections, path bifurcations or splits in roads or the like entails determining which pair of adjacent path segments subtend the largest angle. The path segments subtending the largest angle are reconstructed (stitched together) and a single instance of the label is then rendered along the reconstructed path. Although this stitching can be performed on the client device, pre-stitching server-side is even more efficient in terms of economizing over-the-air bandwidth and onboard processing resources. | 11-10-2011 |
Eric Johnson, Temecula, CA US
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| 20100191315 | INNER AND OUTER TELESCOPING CATHETER DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method of delivering a payload to a destination vessel branching from a coronary sinus of a patient's heart. The method comprises inserting a catheter assembly into a right atrium of the patient's heart. The catheter assembly comprises an outer catheter and an inner catheter movably disposed within the open lumen of the outer catheter. The inner and outer catheters are operable to be rotated and translated relative to one another such that the distal end of the outer catheter can assume a selectable plurality of shapes appropriate for accessing the coronary sinus. The method further comprises locating and cannulating the patient's coronary sinus by adjusting a relative orientation or longitudinal position of the inner catheter relative to the outer catheter, longitudinally sliding the outer catheter over the distal end of the inner catheter to deep seat the outer catheter within the patient's coronary sinus, and delivering a payload to the destination vessel through the outer catheter or the inner catheter. | 07-29-2010 |
Eric Johnson, Salina, KS US
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| 20100150652 | VEHICLE-MOUNTED POTHOLE PATCHING APPARATUS - A material dispensing vehicle broadly includes a material hopper supported by the vehicle and a swing auger with inlet and outlet ends. The swing auger is coupled to the vehicle for shifting into and out of an extended operating position where the inlet end is disposed to receive material from a discharge opening of the hopper and the outlet end can be outboard of the vehicle. From the operating position, the swing auger is shiftable into a compact storage position where the inlet end is spaced from the discharge opening and the outlet end is inboard of its outboard position. | 06-17-2010 |
Eric Johnson, Hudsonville, MI US
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| 20100007190 | Chair back - An office chair ( | 01-14-2010 |
Eric Johnson, Wood Village, OR US
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| 20090274330 | Microphone Mount for a Cabinet - A microphone mount for mounting a microphone adjacent a speaker housed in a cabinet is defined by an elongate body having gripping fingers on opposite ends. The body is extendable and an elastic cord housed in the body normally pulls the gripping fingers together so that the mount may be extended and retained on a cabinet. A microphone interface is attached to one end of the body, which allows the user to position the microphone in any desired position relative to the speaker. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20110168492 | LADDER LEVELER AND STABILIZER - A ladder leveler and stabilizer that combines both ladder leveling and ladder stabilization. In particular, the ladder leveler and stabilizer levels a ladder on sloping or uneven ground, significantly broadens the ladder base for stability, retrofits to existing ladders without ladder modification, and furthermore is fast to attach/remove, easy to adjust by a single user, readily portable, and compliant with ANSI ladder design standards. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110226551 | QUICK-RELEASE LADDER STABILIZER AND LEVELER - A quick-release ladder stabilizer and leveler that is fast and easy to use. The combined ladder stabilizer and leveler levels a ladder on sloping, uneven, or stepped surfaces, significantly broadens the ladder base for stability, retrofits to existing ladders without ladder modification, and in addition is fast to attach/remove, easy to adjust by a single user, and readily portable. | 09-22-2011 |
Eric Johnson, Pinella Park, FL US
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| 20090116126 | SURFACE CASTING ONTO A POLYCARBONATE PHOTOCHROMIC SUBSTRATE - A system and method for providing photochromic segmented multifocal optical lenses. A latex primer formulation is provided for effectuating adhesion of a surface casting composition onto a lens having a photochromic coating. The method provides efficient, cost effective production of durable photochromic segmented lenses, via secure adhesion of a surface casting layer onto a photochromic substrate while maintaining desirable optical characteristics. A composite optical lens is advantageously formed having a photochromic base lens, a primer composition bonded to a convex surface of said base lens, and a cured casting composition bonded to said primer composition layer. The cured casting formulation includes a segment region to impart multifocal qualities onto the resultant composite optical lens. | 05-07-2009 |
Eric Johnson, Knoxville, TN US
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| 20090032478 | Rotatable Article Display Device and Method for Use - A rotatable article display device for displaying an article such as a piece of jewelry or the like includes a platen defining a display surface. The platen is configured to rotate about a first axis substantially perpendicular to the display surface and a second axis parallel to the displays surface. First and second drive mechanisms, together with suitable connectors, are provided to mechanically rotate the platen about the perpendicular and parallel axes. In a method for use, at least one article of jewelry is positioned on the display surface and viewed while the platen is rotated about at least one of the perpendicular and parallel axes. | 02-05-2009 |
Eric Johnson, San Francisco, CA US
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| 20110182441 | INTERACTION OF SOUND, SILENT AND MUTE MODES IN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - This is directed to controlling the output of audio based on the mode of an electronic device. In particular, this is directed to an electronic device having a sound mode, silent mode, and mute mode controlling the output of audio along different audio output routes. In the sound mode, all audio can be output, while only registered or authorized audio can be output in the silent mode. In the mute mode, no audio can be output. The sound and silent modes can be enabled using an interface of the device (e.g., a switch having two possible states), while the mute mode can be enabled using an accessory coupled to the device. To disengage the mute mode, a user can provide a corresponding instruction using the accessory, or providing an instruction on the device related to volume control. For example, a user can change the device volume using an on-device interface, or toggle a sound/silent switch to a sound mode. | 07-28-2011 |
Eric Johnson, Vail, AZ US
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| 20110197855 | Apparatus and Method For Recovering Fuel - A new and useful apparatus and method for recovering fuel is provided, that is particularly useful for recovering fuel from a vehicle fuel system in which fuel is normally pumped to the vehicle engine. In a method and apparatus according to the principles of the present invention, fuel is recovered from a fuel supply system (e.g. a vehicle fuel system) in which fuel is normally directed, under pressure from a fuel pump to an engine (generally via a fuel rail that is connected directly to a fuel supply line). The fuel is recovered by connecting a drain conduit that comprises a single fluid conduit directly to the fuel line in a manner that provides a connection to only one point in the fuel line (and bypasses the fuel rail and the engine), initiating operation of the fuel pump (without starting the engine), to cause the fuel pump to pump fuel in the fuel line directly to the drain conduit. Thus, fuel is drained to the drain conduit, by operating the fuel pump without starting the engine, and draining fuel through the single conduit, while bypassing the fuel rail and the engine. | 08-18-2011 |
Eric Johnson, San Marcos, CA US
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| 20110201911 | RECEIVERS FOR ANALYZING AND DISPLAYING SENSOR DATA - This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus for processing, transmitting and displaying data received from an analyte sensor, such as a glucose sensor. The system may include a display device with at least one input device. In response to movement of or along the input device, the display device may change a glucose data output parameter and update an output of the display device using the changed output parameter. | 08-18-2011 |
Eric Johnson, Greene, NY US
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| 20110248177 | TEST EQUIPMENT FOR VERIFICATION OF CRYSTAL LINEARITY AT HIGH-FLUX LEVELS - A method and device that provides independent temperature control of x-ray detector crystals, either singly or in small groups. In addition to a thermal control network for the crystals, electronic devices are associated with each detector crystal and are independently cooled using Peltier devices so that lifetime and reliability are maximized. In most operating environments the ambient temperature is less than the operating temperature of the detector crystals. In these situations, the heat removed from the electronics can be used to heat the detector crystals, resulting in efficient operation. | 10-13-2011 |
Eric Johnson US
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| 20110279562 | SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTING FLUID AND GAS WITHIN PRINTER - A system for distributing fluid and gas within a printer is provided having a fluid container having three fluid ports, a first fluid path connecting the first fluid port to a printhead of the printer, a second fluid path connecting the second fluid port to the printhead, and a third fluid path connecting the third fluid port to a gas vent. The first and second fluid ports are configured so that fluid from the fluid container flows between the first and second fluid paths via the printhead and the third fluid port is configured so that gas flows between the fluid container and gas vent. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110279563 | SEPTUM ASSEMBLY FOR FLUID CONTAINER - A septum assembly for a fluid container is provided having a first septum having a membrane which is piercable by a septum needle sealingly located within a fluid port of the fluid container which communicates with a fluid reservoir of the fluid container, and a second septum having a slit through which the septum needle passes sealingly located within the fluid port of the fluid container adjacent the first septum so that the septum needle passes through the slit of the second septum before piercing the first septum. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110279564 | SYSTEM FOR VENTING GAS AT INK CONTAINERS - A system for venting gas at ink containers which supply inks to a multi-channel inkjet printhead is provided having a plurality of ink containers for supplying fluids to a printhead having a plurality of ink channels, and a gas vent assembly having a plurality of gas vents. Each ink container has an ink port connected to a corresponding one of the ink channels of the printhead and a gas port. Each gas vent is connected to a corresponding one of the gas ports of the ink containers. The gas vents of the gas vent assembly are in fluid communication with the external atmosphere. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110279590 | FLUID CONTAINER HAVING THREE FLUID PORTS - A fluid container for a printing system is provided having a body defining a fluid reservoir, a first fluid port for connecting the fluid reservoir to a first fluid path of a printhead of the printing system, a second fluid port for connecting the fluid reservoir to a second fluid path of the printhead, and a third fluid port for connecting the fluid reservoir to a third fluid path to a gas vent. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110279591 | SYSTEM FOR REDUCING INK COLOR MIXING EFFECTS IN PRINTER - A system for reducing ink color mixing effects in a printer is provided having a printhead having multiple ink color channels mounted to a housing of the printer at a first level, and a plurality of ink supply cartridges mounted to the printer housing so as to be fluidically connected to the printhead and stacked in an array having a plurality of rows defining a plurality of levels which are lower than the first level. The plurality of ink supply cartridges include at least one black ink supply cartridge which supplies black colored ink to a black ink color channel of the printhead. The black ink supply cartridge is disposed at the lowest level defined by the array. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110279593 | MULTI-CHANNEL GAS VENT APPARATUS FOR INK CONTAINERS - A multi-channel gas vent apparatus for venting gas at ink containers which supply inks to a multi-channel printhead is provided having a body having a sidewalls and an interior surface, discrete chambers defined on one side of the interior surface by internal sidewalls and being sealed within the body, and a compartments defined on the opposite side of the interior surface by internal sidewalls and being sealed within the body. Each chamber is for connection to a gas port of a corresponding one of the ink containers. Each ink container has an ink port connected to a corresponding one of the ink channels. Each compartment is in fluid communication with the external atmosphere. The interior surface in each chamber has a recess in which apertures connect the chambers with one of the compartments through the interior surface. | 11-17-2011 |