Greg Smith
Greg Smith, Toronto CA
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20110019006 | SYSTEM FOR EMBEDDED VIDEO TEST PATTERN GENERATION - In accordance with some embodiments of the invention, a video processing circuit can include a synchronization generator to generate a clock signal from an input video stream; and a test pattern generator coupled to receive the clock signal provided by the synchronization generator and to generate a test pattern over a number of cycles. In accordance with some embodiments of the present invention, a video processing system may include an video input capture circuit; a video input processing circuit including a synchronization generator and a test pattern generator; a video scaling circuit; a video merging circuit to recombine the video signals provided by the video scaling circuit into one video signal; and a video output circuit including a cyclical redundancy check circuit. | 01-27-2011 |
20110019096 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTION AND ENHANCEMENT OF VIDEO IMAGES - A method and a system for adaptive image enhancement are provided for measuring the image quality of a pixel region in a frame, performing an image classification based on the image quality measurement, and enhancing image quality by applying operations according to image classification of the region. Also provided is a method as above including the steps of dividing a frame into P pixel regions; and for each one of the pixel regions measuring the image quality; assigning an image quality class; and enhancing the image. Also provided is a system for adaptive image enhancement including a circuit to measure the image quality of a pixel region in a frame in a source video image; a circuit to perform an image classification of the region based on the image quality measurement; and a circuit to enhance the image quality of the region in the source video image a by applying operations based on the image classification of the frame. | 01-27-2011 |
Greg Smith, Geneva, IL US
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20090174130 | Apparatus and method for attaching vane to shaft - An apparatus and method for attaching a vane with respect to a shaft of an arrow or a crossbow bolt. The vane is attached to a sleeve that is positionable over an outer surface of the shaft. The sleeve has an inner surface and the shaft has an outer surface. In an attached position of the vane with respect to the shaft, an adhesive, such as a phase change adhesive, is positioned between and contacts at least a portion of the inner surface of the sleeve and at least a portion of the outer surface of the shaft. | 07-09-2009 |
20110015009 | Apparatus and method for attaching vane to shaft - A method for attaching a vane with respect to a shaft of an arrow or a crossbow bolt. The vane is attached to a tube or sleeve that is positionable over an outer surface of the shaft. The sleeve has an inner surface and the shaft has an outer surface. In an attached position of the vane with respect to the shaft, an adhesive is sprayed onto the inner surface or is otherwise positioned between and contacts at least a portion of the inner surface of the sleeve and at least a portion of the outer surface of the shaft. | 01-20-2011 |
Greg Smith, Sunderland CA
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20100270853 | REMOVABLE WHEEL COVER - A universal wheel cover assembly for covering a variety of different vehicle's wheels. The universal wheel cover assembly comprises: (a) a covering disc sized to cover the vehicle's wheel, (b) a universal bolt pattern plate, said universal bolt pattern plate including (i) a series of sections, each of said sections having a plurality of engagement means, wherein said sections are adapted for matching a pattern of bolts disposed on the vehicle's axel hubs used for attaching the vehicle's wheel, and (ii) a retaining system for connecting the universal bolt pattern plate to the covering disc, and (c) a spring biasing base comprising of a plurality of coil units, each coil unit for coupling one bolt in the pattern of bolts to the engagement means of the universal bolt pattern plate. The removable wheel cover assembly may be used in a variety of different vehicle tire rims and is aesthetically pleasing. | 10-28-2010 |
Greg Smith, Poway, CA US
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20100253081 | In-pipe hydro-electric power system and turbine - A generally spherical turbine configured to rotate transversely within a cylindrical pipe under the power of fluid flowing either direction therethrough is operatively coupled with a rotating machine or generator to produce electricity. In one embodiment, the blades of the spherical turbine curve in an approximately 180 degree arc in a plane that is at an inclined angle relative to the rotational axis of a central shaft. In another embodiment, a deflector is provided upstream of the spherical turbine and within the cylindrical pipe to control flow through the spherical turbine by shielding a part thereof. The blades of the spherical turbine are airfoil in cross section to optimize hydrodynamic flow, to minimize cavitation, and to maximize conversion from axial to rotating energy. | 10-07-2010 |
20100253083 | In-pipe hydro-electric power system, turbine and improvement - A helical turbine configured to rotate transversely within a cylindrical pipe under the power of fluid flowing either direction therethrough is operatively coupled with a rotating machine or generator to produce work or electricity. The twisted blades of the turbine define a right circular cylinder when the shaft mounting them rotates under the influence of fluid flow through the pipe. In one embodiment, baffles are provided at least upstream of the cylindrical turbine and within the cylindrical pipe to control flow through the cylindrical turbine. The twisted blades of the helical turbine are airfoil in cross section, as are the radial struts or spokes that mount the twisted blades to the rotatable shaft, thereby to optimize hydrodynamic flow, to minimize cavitation, and to maximize conversion from axial to rotating energy. | 10-07-2010 |
20110204640 | IN-PIPE HYDRO-ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM AND TURBINE - A generally spherical turbine configured to rotate transversely within a cylindrical pipe under the power of fluid flowing either direction therethrough is operatively coupled with a rotating machine or generator to produce electricity. In one embodiment, the blades of the spherical turbine curve in an approximately 180 degree arc in a plane that is at an inclined angle relative to the rotational axis of a central shaft. In another embodiment, a deflector is provided upstream of the spherical turbine and within the cylindrical pipe to control flow through the spherical turbine by shielding a part thereof. The blades of the spherical turbine are airfoil in cross section to optimize hydrodynamic flow, to minimize cavitation, and to maximize conversion from axial to rotating energy. | 08-25-2011 |
20130292945 | IN-CONDUIT TURBINES AND HYDROELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS - Inventive systems (e.g., turbines) for harnessing hydroelectric energy are described. The turbines include: (1) a central longitudinal shaft configured to mount and to rotate on a central axis perpendicular to a direction of fluid flow; (2) a plurality of substantially circularly arcing blades designed to couple to the shaft, each of the substantially circularly arcing blades having defined at one end one or more blade apertures; and (3) a fastening sub-assembly including fasteners, the fastening sub-assembly used for coupling the circularly arcing blades to the shaft. | 11-07-2013 |
Greg Smith, Indianapolis, IN US
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20100059466 | Storage System and Locking System Therefor - A storage system comprises a support assembly, a shelf assembly supported by the support assembly, and a drive system controllable by a user to raise and lower the shelf assembly. The shelf assembly includes a storage platform and panels that are removable from the storage platform. In some embodiments, the size of the storage platform is adjustable. In some embodiments, a single-point locking system is employed that includes a cam for engaging a sliding carriage that moves as the platform rises and lowers. A cam spring urges the cam towards a locking position, where the cam prevents the sliding carriage from moving in a platform-lowering direction. | 03-11-2010 |
Greg Smith, Emmetsburg, IA US
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20090304447 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BROADCAST SEDIMENT CAPPING - Sub-aquatic sediment is covered with capping material by a capping system comprising a template barge and a spreader barge. While the spreader barge is distributing capping material, the template barge guides the spreader barge as it systematically moves over a pre-defined sediment capping region. The spreader barge comprises a spreader pool in which a broadcast spreader accurately and evenly distributes capping material within the pool, which then sinks to the sediment. The capping material is distributed with minimal disturbance to the sediment. | 12-10-2009 |
Greg Smith, Bellevue, WA US
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20090222412 | FACET VISUALIZATION - A system described herein includes a receiver component that receives a dataset and defined relationships amongst data in the dataset, wherein the relationships are indicative of identities of a plurality of facets in the dataset, wherein each facet includes an item, and wherein items in a facet have a common attribute. The system further includes a renderer component that renders a first facet in the plurality of facets on a graphical user interface, wherein the first facet is rendered as a selectable graphical icon. Concurrently with rendering the first facet, the renderer component renders a second facet in the plurality of facets on the graphical user interface, wherein the second facet is rendered with respect to a linear attribute. | 09-03-2009 |
20110173556 | System and method for managing software applications in a graphical user interface - A system and method for managing software application windows in a graphical user interface having a desktop and taskbar display area are provided. Each instantiated program is represented as one or more graphical windows in the desktop and as a control tile in the taskbar. Control tiles are grouped into control tile groups that facilitate organization and single access control. Project control tile groups allow the grouping of multiple software applications. Additionally, minimized control tile group layout and state may be preserved and previewed prior to being restored. | 07-14-2011 |
20150015504 | INTERACTIVE DIGITAL DISPLAYS - The description relates to an interactive digital display. One example includes a display device configured to receive user input and recognize commands relative to data visualizations. The system also includes a graphical user interface configured to be presented on the display device that allows users to interact with the data visualizations via the user commands. | 01-15-2015 |
Greg Smith, Milwaukee, WI US
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20080301848 | Collar Tape System - A collar protecting tape apparatus and dispensing system for protecting the interior surface of a garment collar, comprising a semi-visible adhesive strip of dimensions to protect a collar. | 12-11-2008 |
Greg Smith, Mountain CA
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20080201402 | Method and system for providing instructions and actions to a remote network monitoring/management agent during scheduled communications - A method and system for sending configuration and action-related instructions to a remote network monitoring agent. The invention accomplishes this through an entity referred to as a web service. The remote network monitoring agent initiates a connection to a controlling management unit and acquires configuration instructions and actions to be performed on network devices and systems such as computers, routers and switches. | 08-21-2008 |
Greg Smith, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL US
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20120101528 | SPINOUS PROCESS IMPLANT AND METHOD OF FIXATION - A spinous process fixation assembly and method for securing adjacent spinous processes. The assembly includes one or more lateral plates engageable with one or more insertion plates, respectively. The one or more lateral plates may include a material collection zone for insertion of biologic material prior to implantation. One lateral plates may be rotatable with respect to an adjacent lateral plate. One lateral plates may be movable with respect to an adjacent lateral plate between an extended and a compressed position. A single fixation device may be used to secure spinous processes across two or more levels and promote distraction at each level. | 04-26-2012 |
Greg Smith, Flower Mound, TX US
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20120254457 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ADAPTIVE TRANSPORT OF MULTIMEDIA DATA - Network-based content distribution is improved by controlling the flow of multimedia data and streaming characteristics to ensure real-time, consistent delivery. An adaptive media distribution system includes at least one original source of a media channel, a plurality of content playback devices, and one or more stream controllers disposed between the original sources and the playback devices. Each media channel provides audio and/or video content on one or more switchable streams, each stream being encoded with different characteristics such as bitrate. The stream controllers receive streams and determine how the streams should be allocated to the playback devices so as to provide consistent delivery of the content in accordance with playback demand and the stream attributes or information. | 10-04-2012 |
20130111058 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REAL-TIME ADAPTATION OF MULTIMEDIA DATA | 05-02-2013 |
Greg Smith, Wexford, PA US
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20120330757 | DIGITAL ADVERTISING TRADE AMPLIFIER - In accordance with one example embodiment of a Digital Advertising Trade Amplifier system, the system comprises a processing engine and content server for dynamically generating digital ad content relating to trade events or trade promotions from ad copy and images for a product and/or a service sold through a retail business, a database for storing the ad copy, the images, and the trade event digital ad content, and an administrative tool for inputting the ad copy and images into the database and configuring programs and for facilitating functionality between the database and the processing engine and content server in order to create, modify, and disseminate the trade event digital ad content. The trade event digital ad content is used to create a trade-specific digital ad based on at least one of an event location, an event date, and contextual placement of the trade event digital ad content. | 12-27-2012 |
Greg Smith, Naperville, IL US
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20130159084 | LOYALTY AND REWARD PROGRAM AND METHOD TO INCENT PARTICIPANTS - A method of providing rewards to a first party is shown and described. The method may include, the steps of providing a loyalty award Internet website, purchasing a plurality of promotional codes, where the plurality of promotional codes are redeemable from a plurality of merchants, storing the plurality of promotional codes within the loyalty award website, and allowing an award to be granted to the first party by a second party through the loyalty award website, the award having a preselected amount, wherein the first party may obtain at least one of the promotional codes stored in the loyalty award website, whereby an amount of the promotional code obtained is related to the amount of the award. The method may also include the steps of automatically generating a notification to the first party from the loyalty award website, where the notification includes a link to the award, and allowing redemption of at least a portion of the amount of the promotional code through the loyalty and award program. | 06-20-2013 |
Greg Smith, Virginia Beach, VA US
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20160035465 | CABLE HAVING SYNTHETIC TENSILE MEMBERS - A cable includes a core and a braided synthetic tensile material. The tensile material is adapted to form a tensile member so as to longitudinally support the core when the cable is used in vertical applications. The tensile member may generally surround the core or be part of the core. | 02-04-2016 |
Greg Smith, Norton, MA US
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20160045495 | ARIPIPRAZOLE PRODRUG COMPOSITIONS - Described is a composition comprising (a) a population of particles of an aripiprazole prodrug having a volume based particle size (Dv50) of less than 1000 nm and (b) at least one surface stabilizer comprising an adsorbed component which is adsorbed on the surface of the aripiprazole prodrug particles and a free component available for solubilisation of the aripiprazole prodrug. The surface stabilizer to prodrug ratio provides the optimal quantity of free surface stabilizer for the purposes of producing a lead-in formulation. Also described are methods of treatment using the aforementioned composition. | 02-18-2016 |