Inventors list

Assignees list

Classification tree browser

Top 100 Inventors

Top 100 Assignees


Greene

Aaron K. Greene, Seattle, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120066180FILE-BACKED IN-MEMORY STRUCTURED STORAGE FOR SERVICE SYNCHRONIZATION - Providing synchronization to a local system. Embodiments may include downloading a batch of changes in a heterogeneous batch. The batch of changes is correlated to an anchor affiliated with a synchronization service. The anchor is a reference point indicating time or relative order. The batch of changes and the anchor are serialized to a non-volatile storage medium as a heterogeneous set. After serializing the batch of changes to a non-volatile storage medium as a heterogeneous set, entities in the batch of changes are parsed out into entities in in-memory representations. Similarly, embodiments may receive user input modifying a plurality of data entities, store on a non-volatile storage medium a serialized heterogeneous representation of the modified data entities, and upload the serialized heterogeneous representation to a synchronization service.03-15-2012

Amy Greene, Burnaby CA

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120064578CHROMOSOME-BASED PLATFORMS - Artificial chromosomes, including ACes, that have been engineered to contain available sites for site-specific, recombination-directed integration of DNA of interest are provided. These artificial chromosomes provide tractable, efficient and rational engineering of the chromosome for a variety of applications.03-15-2012

Anne Greene, Calgary CA

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110020467Inhibition of Biogenic Sulfide Production Via Biocide and Metabolic Inhibitor Combination - Biogenic sulfide production is synergistically inhibited by treating sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) with a biocide and a metabolic inhibitor. The biocide directly kills a first portion of the SRB. The metabolic inhibitor inhibits sulfate-reducing growth of a second portion of the SRB without directly killing the second portion of the SRB. The treatment of SRB with both a biocide and a metabolic inhibitor provides effective biogenic sulfide inhibition at significantly lower concentrations than would be required if the biocide or metabolic inhibitor was used alone.01-27-2011

Arthur Lewis Greene, Cutler Bay, FL US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120037083Pet Kennel - A pet kennel having a lower compartment with a bottom, a rear wall, a front wall and two side walls, and an upper compartment having a fixed section and a swingable section. The fixed section of the upper compartment is removably attached to the lower compartment, and the swingable section is removably attached to the lower compartment and swingably attached to the fixed section. Access to the pet kennel is provided when the swingable section is swung to an open position.02-16-2012

Barry R. Greene, Dublin IE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110153545MONITORING VELOCITY AND DWELL TRENDS FROM WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK DATA - A system and method of processing one or more sensor logs includes receiving a sensor log and identifying a set of entries in the sensor log having a predefined sequence of sensor identifiers. The set of entries may define a velocity event. The method can also provide for calculating an in-home gait velocity for the velocity event. In one example, the method also provides for identifying another set of entries in the sensor log having a sensor identifier that corresponds to a dwell sensor mounted in a doorway, wherein the other set of entries define a dwell event. The method may also provide for calculating an in-home dwell time for the dwell event.06-23-2011
20110288811WIRELESS SENSOR BASED QUANTITATIVE FALLS RISK ASSESSMENT - Methods and systems may provide for a plurality of kinematic sensors to be coupled to a corresponding plurality of shanks of an individual, a processor, and a memory to store a set of instructions. If executed by the processor, the instructions can cause the system to calculate a timed up and go (TUG) time segment based on angular velocity data from the plurality of kinematic sensors. The instructions may also cause the system to calculate a derived parameter based on the angular velocity data, and generate a falls risk assessment based on at least one of the TUG time segment and the derived parameter.11-24-2011

Damien Greene, Newcastle Upon Tyne GB

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110009748TRANSPERINEAL PROSTATE BIOPSY SYSTEM AND METHODS - Method and systems for performing ultrasound guided transperineal prostate biopsies. A template having a plurality of apertures and attached to a transrectal ultrasound probe is used for planning and guiding the biopsy. The template is placed against the patient's perineum and transverse ultrasound images having a projected template image are displayed. Planned biopsy locations are marked on the projected aperture image and biopsy samples are obtained through the corresponding template apertures. Sagittal ultrasounds may be viewed to ensure the correct depth of the biopsy needle during the biopsy. Information about the location of the biopsy sample can be recorded by identifying the template aperture through which the biopsy was obtained. Stored biopsy location information can be used for planning later treatments which can use a template having the same set of apertures.01-13-2011

Darrell F. Greene, Bradford CA

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120097496BALL RAMP CLUTCH - An electromagnetic clutch includes a rotatable input member and a rotatable output member. A clutch plate is fixed for rotation with one of the input member and the output member. An armature plate is axially moveable relative to the other of the input member and the output member. A self-energizing actuator converts rotary motion of the input member to linear movement of the armature plate. The actuator includes a biasing member urging relative rotation between the one of the input member and the output member and the armature plate to initially engage the armature plate and the clutch plate. The self-energizing actuator provides an additional clutch engagement force once the input member is driven and also includes an electromagnet to axially translate the armature plate and disengage the armature plate and the clutch plate.04-26-2012

Eric Greene, Annapolis, MD US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120098642Luggage Tag With Bi-State Display - A batteryless luggage tag having UHF and RFID capabilities and a bi-state display. The luggage tag has a housing, a processor, a near-field antenna, a UHF antenna and a bi-state display. The processor and the bi-state display are powered by energy received through the near-field antenna.04-26-2012

Geoffrey Byron Greene, Memphis, TN US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120031093Large water turbine - This invention captures hydrokinetic energy to do work such as produce electricity. The hydrokinetic flow exerts a torque on a turbine wheel. The wheel causes a set of tanks to rotate around a horizontal centerline. Working fluid drains from tanks near the top of the wheel to drive a conventional turbine before draining into lower tanks. Although a mechanical power transmission driven by the turbine wheel is simpler in concept, scale up to large slowly rotating wheels encounters increasingly difficult design problems: transmission of 1 kW at 1 rpm requires 6,959 ft-lb. In contrast, the conventional turbine of the fluid drive system provides mechanical power for use at a much higher speed than the turbine wheel. Therefore, very large engines can be built without a step-up transmission or components that must withstand extremely large torque loads. One unit can produce reliable 24/7 utility-scale base-load electrical power.02-09-2012

Gregory Greene, Westmeath IE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100043897CHEMICAL-INJECTION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - An apparatus that includes a chemical-injection management system. The chemical-injection management system may include a tree interface configured to couple the chemical-injection management system to a tree and a positive-displacement flow meter.02-25-2010

James L. Greene, Kansas, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110278428TRAILER/DOLLY ABS SYSTEM MODULE - An apparatus and method for mounting a trailer/dolly air brake system module onto a mounting surface of a trailer/dolly using a mounting element. More particularly, a trailer/dolly air brake system module is mounted to an I-beam or C-channel of the trailer/dolly via welding methods, fasteners, or clamps. This allows the trailer/dolly air brake system module to be easily removable and replaceable, minimizing trailer/dolly down time as well as diagnostic troubleshooting/repair time. More particularly, the system module is for a trailer/dolly air brake system module. The method allows for continued use of a trailer/dolly vehicle.11-17-2011

James Wallace Greene, Pasadena, TX US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110279110Electronic probe housing for steam turbine - An inner chamber in a housing surrounding a first end of a drive shaft upon which the turbine blades are mounted, a gear ring within the inner chamber fixedly attached to the first end of the drive shaft, the gear ring having a plurality of spaced, ferrite extensions, two magnetic pickup sensors mounted within the inner chamber of the housing in near proximity to the spaced extensions providing indicia of rotating speed as the gear ring revolves with the drive shaft while the magnetic pickup devices remain stationary within the housing, and providing further that during operation, the electronic probe housing automatically sends electric signals to an electronic governor which causes the RPM of the steam turbine to increase, decrease or remain constant.11-17-2011

Jason Greene, Madison, WI US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110264687CONCURRENT LINKED HASHED MAPS - An apparatus and a method for forming a concurrent linked hash map is described. Doubly linked nodes of a linked list are formed in a data container of a networked memory. A hash table is generated from the doubly linked nodes. A parent node is located in the hash table to update a reference of a node in the data container. The parent node is processed in a forward direction of the linked list.10-27-2011

Jason E. Greene, Hickory, NC US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110268449Sectorization in Distributed Antenna Systems, and Related Components and Methods - Embodiments disclosed provide sectorization in distributed antenna systems, and related components and methods. The antenna units in the distributed antenna systems can be sectorized. In this regard, one or more radio bands distributed by the distributed antenna systems can be allocated to one or more sectors. The antenna units in the distributed antenna systems are also allocated to one or more sectors. In this manner, only radio frequency (RF) communications signals in the radio band(s) allocated to given sector(s) are distributed the antenna unit allocated to the same sector(s). The bandwidth capacity of the antenna unit is split among the radio band(s) allocated to sector(s) allocated to the antenna unit. The sectorization of the radio band(s) and the antenna units can be configured and/or altered based on capacity needs for given radio bands in antenna coverage areas provide by the antenna units.11-03-2011

John Greene, Portland, OR US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110225145METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND/OR APPARATUSES FOR USE IN SEARCHING FOR INFORMATION USING COMPUTER PLATFORMS - Embodiments of methods, systems or apparatuses relating to data processing and more particularly to methods, systems, and/or apparatuses for use in searching for information are disclosed.09-15-2011
20110252060METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TOPIC-BASED BROWSING - Disclosed is a method and system for navigating, by a browser executing on the computing device, to a web page; transmitting by a client-side module executing on the computing device to a server computer over a network a request to the server computer for topics associated with the web page; receiving, by the computing device, a set of (one or more) topics associated with the web page from the server computer; displaying by the browser in a first content area the web page; and displaying by the browser in a second content area the received set of topics associated with the web page.10-13-2011

Kieran Greene, County Clare IE

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100206941COATED DIAMOND - The invention relates to a coated diamond comprising a diamond substrate; a primary carbided layer of a carbide forming element; a secondary layer of a high melting point metal selected from W, Mo, Cr, Ni, Ta, Au, Pt, Pd or any combination or alloy thereof, the secondary layer being substantially free of carbide forming element from the primary layer; and an overcoat of Ag, Ni, Cu, Au, Pd, Pt, Rh, Os, Tr, Re, any combination or alloy thereof, the metal of the secondary layer being different to the metal of the overcoat. The invention further relates to methods for producing such coated diamonds and abrasive-containing tools including such coated diamonds.08-19-2010
20100213247COATED CBN - The invention relates to a coated boron or nitrogen containing superhard abrasive material selected from cBN, boron suboxide and boron carbide comprising: cBN, boron suboxide and/or boron carbide superhard abrasive material substrate; a primary layer of a carbide/nitride/boride forming metal, such metal preferably being Ti and preferably being substantially in the form of the carbide, nitride or boride; a secondary layer of a high melting point metal selected from W, Mo, Cr, Ni, Ta, Au, Pt, Pd and alloys thereof; and an overcoat of Ag, Ni, Cu, Au, Pd, Pt, Rh, Os, Ir, Re, combinations and alloys thereof such as bronze (Cu/Sn), silver/bronze and silver/tin, the metal of the secondary layer being different to the metal of the overcoat. The invention further relates to methods for the manufacture of such material, use of such materials in tools and tools including such material.08-26-2010

Kyle Greene, Edmonton CA

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090178967FLOW THROUGH WASTEWATER TREATMENT APPARATUS - An apparatus for treating liquid includes a tank having a water inlet for receiving water, a treated water outlet for outputting treated water and a flow path between the inlet and the outlet. An injection section of the tank is located along the flow path of the tank with an outlet toward a bottom of the tank. Ozonated liquid containing ozone microbubbles is injected through an injection manifold positioned within the injection section of the tank. The ozone microbubbles adsorb to impurities in the ozonated water. A separation section of the tank is positioned downstream of the outlet of the injection section. The separation section has a contact surface such that the ozonated water travels upward to contact the contact surface and such that at least a portion of the ozone microbubbles adsorb to the contact surface.07-16-2009
20120039780HEADSPACE GAS TREATMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD - An apparatus for treating headspace gas has a production water tank, a shource of at least one of oxygen and ozone, a diffuser, and a reaction tank. The production water tank contains a headspace gas and a headspace gas outlet. At least a portion of the headspace gas is a sulfide gas. The diffuser diffuses a mixture of the at least one of oxygen and ozone and headspace gas from the production water tank via the headspace gas outlet into a liquid solvent. The at least one of oxygen and ozone oxidizes at least a portion of the sulfide gas as they pass through the diffuser. The reaction tank for receives the liquid solvent.02-16-2012

Nancy Greene, Outremont CA

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100077057File Transfer in Conference Services - Systems, methods, devices and software according to these exemplary embodiments provide techniques for transferring files in a conference. Upon receiving a request for a file transfer to multiple endpoints, media descriptions associated with those endpoints can be modified and used to transmit invitations to those endpoints for the file transfer. Based on the responses to the invitations, the file transfer may then proceed.03-25-2010

Nancy M. Greene, Outremont CA

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110080905METHOD AND INTERNET PROTOCOL SHORT MESSAGE GATEWAY (IP-SM-GW) FOR PROVIDING AN INTERWORKING SERVICE BETWEEN CONVERGED IP MESSAGING (CPM) AND SHORT MESSAGE SERVICE (SMS) - A method and an IP-SM-GW for providing an interworking service between CPM and SMS are provided. The method comprises the steps of receiving a chat session invitation, in a IP-SM-GW, the chat session invitation originating from a CPM UE and being sent toward an SMS enabled UE. Assigning an identifier with the chat session in the IP-SM-GW and sending an invitation acknowledgement from the IP-SM-GW to the CPM UE. Receiving a message containing data, within the chat session, in the IP-SM-GW, from the CPM UE and being sent to the SMS enabled UE, formatting the message into an SMS message, wherein the identifier assigned to the chat session is inserted as a sender of the SMS message to ensure that an SMS response is sent back to the IP-SM-GW and forwarding the formatted SMS message to the SMS enabled UE.04-07-2011

Nancy Margaret Greene, Montreal CA

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110134843METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MESSAGE ROUTING IN IMS AND CIRCUIT SWITCHED NETWORKS - Method and gateway unit for registering a user terminal (06-09-2011

Phillip Brent Greene, Jackson, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110203525COATED CLUMPING LITTER - A clumping animal litter is disclosed which includes non-swelling particles and a swelling agent coated on the non-swelling particles. In one embodiment, the non-swelling particles are manufactured by agglomerating clay fines.08-25-2011
20120103270COATED CLUMPING LITTER - A clumping animal litter is disclosed which includes non-swelling particles and a swelling agent coated on the non-swelling particles. In one embodiment, the non-swelling particles are manufactured by agglomerating clay fines.05-03-2012

Richard Greene, Winchester GB

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100185939THREE-DIMENSIONAL MARK-UP STYLE SHEET PROVISION FOR VIRTUAL WORLDS - A method and system for changing three-dimensional virtual world style. The method includes creating a three-dimensional style sheet by adding a plurality of mark-up tags to a body of data describing a virtual world environment, the mark-up tags including a plurality of modifiers, and modifying the plurality of modifiers to change the style of the virtual world environment according to at least one mark-up instruction.07-22-2010
20100185959METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DIVIDING THREE DIMENSIONAL SPACE INTO LOCATION BASED VIRTUAL PACKETS - The invention provides a method and system for three-dimensional virtual world pattern positioning. The method includes creating a three-dimensional pattern for a virtual world environment, sub-dividing the pattern into a plurality of sub-divisions each having a vector relative to a center of the pattern, creating a transform including a description of the pattern and shape information for each sub-division, creating a portion of a virtual world environment by positioning the pattern and sub-divisions, and storing the transform for reusing the pattern and sub-divisions in another virtual world environment.07-22-2010

Sean Edward Greene, Kent GB

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100018037APPARATUS FOR ASSEMBLING A CORE FOR RECEIVING WOUND SHEET MATERIAL - Apparatus (01-28-2010

Stephen Greene, St. John'S CA

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090077474Method and Software for Enabling N-Way Collaborative Work Over a Network of Computers - Method, software, and system for efficiently enabling n-way collaborative work using common software over a network of computers. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, each participant in a collaborative session starts up a common software application, which includes a collaboration component. This collaboration component is used to establish a common session that includes all interested parties. The collaboration component replicates operations performed on any one instance of said application to all other instances participating in the same session, so the effect is as if all members of the session were sharing a single instance of the application on a single computer. In one aspect, the collaboration component also supports broadcast of audio and video over a computer network, to enable session participants to see and/or hear each other, and further includes other features that support collaborative work.03-19-2009
20110320936METHOD AND SOFTWARE FOR ENABLING N-WAY COLLABORATIVE WORK OVER A NETWORK OF COMPUTERS - Method, software, and system for efficiently enabling n-way collaborative work using common software over a network of computers. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, each participant in a collaborative session starts up a common software application, which includes a collaboration component. This collaboration component is used to establish a common session that includes all interested parties. The collaboration component replicates operations performed on any one instance of said application to all other instances participating in the same session, so the effect is as if all members of the session were sharing a single instance of the application on a single computer. In one aspect, the collaboration component also supports broadcast of audio and video over a computer network, to enable session participants to see and/or hear each other, and further includes other features that support collaborative work.12-29-2011

Terry Greene, Las Vegas, NV US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120032408Stable Shop and Field Welding Cart - A portable hand cart particularly suited for carrying a welding system is provided. The cart includes a bottom platform carried by a rectangular bottom frame; a back frame extending upward from the bottom frame and including an angled handle; a top platform carried by a rectangular top frame that is somewhat narrower than the bottom frame; a front frame extending upward from the front sides of the bottom frame; two front wheels; two back pneumatic wheels; a lower tank frame extending rearward from the back bottom frame and supporting a tank platform; and an upper tank cradle extending rearward from the back of the top frame. The cart is stable and balanced both in a shop and in the field when loaded with a welding system and with or without a compressed gas cylinder.02-09-2012

Terry Greene, Scarborough CA

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080289311Multi-purpose maintenance machine - A multi-purpose maintenance machine having interchangeable units to perform different maintenance functions such as: lawn mowing; lawn aerating; dethatching; lawn seeding and/or fertilizing; salt spreading; and snow blowing/throwing. The machine has a frame on four wheels and an exchangeable maintenance component has arms which are slidably received in slots. Different maintenance components perform different maintenance functions. A drive shaft is inserted in an axial bore of the component to engage the component and a sun gear so that rotates the component. The sun gear is rotated by an electric motor.11-27-2008

Thomas W. Greene, West Des Moines, IA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120117681SOYBEAN MARKERS LINKED TO SCN RESISTANCE - This disclosure concerns compositions and methods for identifying the SCN resistant phenotype in soybean. In some embodiments, the disclosure concerns methods for performing marker-assisted breeding and selection of plants carrying one or more determinants of SCN resistance in soybean.05-10-2012

Thomas W. Greene, Wes Des Moines, IA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120090047MAIZE CYTOPLASMIC MALE STERILITY (CMS) C-TYPE RESTORER RF4 GENE, MOLECULAR MARKERS AND THEIR USE - This disclosure concerns high-resolution mapping and candidate gene cloning of Rf4, a maize restorer of fertility gene that restores fertility to C-type cytoplasmic male sterility. The disclosure also relates to molecular markers that are tightly-linked to, or reside within, the Rf4 gene. In some embodiments, methods are provided whereby hybrid seeds may be produced from crosses of a male plant comprising nucleic acid molecular markers that are linked to or that reside within the Rf4 gene and a female plant carrying C-type CMS.04-12-2012

Timothy D. Greene, Reno, NV US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110214651ARM PITCHING MACHINE HAVING A LEAD TIMING ARM - A pitching machine for pitching a ball to a batter positioned in a first batting location. The pitching machine including a frame, a drive assembly coupled to the frame, a pitching arm and a lead timing arm. The pitching arm is coupled to drive assembly and rotatable in a first direction about a first axis. The pitching arm includes a forward side configured to contact and project the ball during a portion of the rotation of the pitching arm about the first axis. The pitching arm is configured to project the ball at least a first ball release position with respect to the first axis. The lead timing arm includes a marker. The lead timing arm is coupled to the pitching arm such that the marker is visible to the batter positioned in the first batting location prior to the pitching arm reaching the first ball release position.09-08-2011
20110214652ARM PITCHING MACHINE HAVING IMPROVED BALL DELIVERY ASSEMBLY AND PITCHING ARM - A pitching machine including a frame, a ball feed trough coupled to the frame, a ball acquisition structure coupled to the frame, and a ball cup coupled to the frame. The trough is configured to retain at least three of the balls. The cup is positioned at the lower end of the trough and is adjacent the acquisition structure. The trough is sloped to allow for gravity feed of the balls to the cup. The cup has a curved wall defusing a ball opening sized for receiving and dispensing the one of the balls. The cup is rotatable about a ball cup axis such that, during use, the cup receives one of the balls when the ball opening of the cup rotates to meet the lowest ball in the trough and the curved wall inhibits more than one ball from entering the cup, and as the cup continues to rotate.09-08-2011

Walter Greene, Houston, TX US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120085544MARINE SUBSEA FREE-STANDING RISER SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A free-standing riser system connects a subsea source to a surface structure. The system includes a concentric free-standing riser comprising inner and outer risers defining an annulus there between. A lower end of the riser is fluidly coupled to the subsea source through a lower riser assembly (LRA) and one or more subsea flexible conduits. An upper end of the riser is connected to a buoyancy assembly and the surface structure through an upper riser assembly (URA) and one or more upper flexible conduits, the riser also mechanically connected to a buoyancy assembly that applies upward tension to the riser. The riser may be insulated for flow assurance, either by a flow assurance fluid in the annulus, insulation of the outside of the outer riser, or both. The system may include a hydrate inhibition system and/or a subsea dispersant system. The surface structure may be dynamically positioned.04-12-2012

Wesley O. Greene, Asheville, NC US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110318817COMPACT AIR PURIFIER - An air purifier with a tub capable of containing a liquid. Reactor plates are in the tub wherein the reactor plates provide a curvilinear path for air flow with abrupt directional change. A pump is situated to distribute the liquid onto the reactor plates to form a moist surface. An air inlet brings contaminated air into contact with biocatalyst on the moist surface thereby forming purified air. An air outlet discharges said purified air from the air purifier.12-29-2011

William S. Greene, Fairview, TX US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110213859METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REALIZING AN AVATAR IN A MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS CENTER IMPLEMENTED IN A GLOBAL ECOSYSTEM OF INTERRELATED SERVICES - A data processing system may be implemented as a program product embodied on a processing system readable medium for implementing a method for using mobile code for implementing a service in a global ecosystem of interrelated services in an enterprise. The enterprise may include a group of network domains, where each of the network domains further includes a group of servers; at least one service container running on each of the servers; and a group of interrelated services, where each of the interrelated services may run on any of the at least one service container. The program product may include instructions for loading mobile service code for implementing a service on a code server, where the code server is accessible to at least some of the servers in the enterprise; instructions for determining information related to the service, where the information related to the service includes configuration information and a proxy reference for the service, the proxy reference including a codebase containing an address for a code server holding the mobile service code of a proxy for the service; and instructions for launching the service in a network domain.09-01-2011