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Herman Remon Hicks, Laveen, AZ US
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| 20090276306 | UTILIZING AN ELECTRONIC PAYMENT SYSTEM TO IMPLEMENT REBATE PROGRAMS - Some example embodiments described herein relate a system and method for utilizing an electronic payment system to implement rebate programs. The system includes a communication module that receives at an electronic payment system a request from a first party for making a rebate payment to a second party. The system further includes a processor that is connected to the communication module and a transaction module that deposits the rebate payment into an account of the second party that exists with the electronic payment system after receiving instruction from the processor. The method includes receiving a request at an electronic payment system for a first party to make a rebate payment to a second party and using the electronic payment system to make the rebate payment into an account of the second party that exists with the electronic payment system. | 11-05-2009 |
Jay Hicks, Tucson, AZ US
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| 20080268973 | Golf Practice System - A golf practice system including a containment structure and a mechanically driven golf ball-return unit coupled to the containment structure, with a sloped portion or channel directing a struck golf ball to the return unit such that the golf ball is mechanically projected back to the golfer. A berm device for chipping practice and other uses also is disclosed. | 10-30-2008 |
Jim R. Hicks, Tucson, AZ US
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| 20090250597 | OPTICAL FIBER ASSEMBLY WRAPPED ACROSS ROLL-NOD GIMBAL AXES IN A DIRCM SYSTEM - A control mechanism pins an optical fiber assembly on and off gimbal and between gimbals to route the assembly from an off-gimbal optical source across the gimbal axis/axes to an on-gimbal optical element so that the fiber assembly moves with the rotation of the gimbals. To accommodate a relatively large range of motion, the control mechanism is suitably configured to route the fiber assembly in a “U-shaped” loop with one end pinned off-gimbal in a stationary guide track and the other end pinned on-gimbal point in a rotating guide track so that the loose fiber assembly is constrained in the concentric tracks on and off gimbal. As the gimbal rotates, the loop seats onto one guiding track and peels off of the other guiding track while always maintaining its U shape. To accommodate a relatively small range of motion in other gimbal configurations, the control mechanism is suitably configured to pin one end of the fiber assembly off-gimbal and pass the fiber assembly directly over the gimbal where it is pinned on the other side of the gimbal. In a multi-gimbal pointer, the fiber assembly preferably exhibits different mechanical stresses as it crosses the different gimbals. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20110005238 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DEWAR AND COLD SHIELD ASSEMBLIES - A Dewar apparatus includes a focal plane array (FPA) component coupled to an FPA carrier, and a cold bridge coupled to the FPA carrier. A cold shield is aligned with the optical axis and coupled to the cold bridge (e.g., via a direct-metal bond), and at least one cryostat enclosure is similarly coupled to the cold bridge such that it has an axis that is noncollinear with the optical axis. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110084195 | OFF-AXIS REFLECTIVE TRANSMIT TELESCOPE FOR A DIRECTED INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES (DIRCM) SYSTEM - An off-axis reflective transmit telescope for a DIRCM system is mounted on the gimbal along a transmit-axis offset laterally from the optical axis of the receive telescope but nominally aligned with the line-of-sight of the receive telescope to transmit a laser beam. The telescope comprises an optical port optically coupled to a laser to receive and direct the laser beam away from the dome and a reflective optical assembly that reflects the laser beam through the dome. The reflective optical assembly comprises an off-axis mirror segment and a second optical element that together precompensate the laser beam for dome aberrations induced by the lateral offset of the transmit telescope's transmit axis from the optical axis. The off-axis mirror segment comprises a segment of a parent mirror having an aspheric curvature (e.g. parabolic, elliptical or higher-order asphere) about an axis of symmetry. The segment is offset so that it is not centered on the axis of symmetry of the parent mirror. The use of the off-axis mirror segment allows the optical port and any folding mirror to be positioned so that they do not obscure the reflected laser beam. The second optical element may be a segment of a dome corrector parent lens, a prism or a refractive lens formed on the front surface of the off-axis minor segment. | 04-14-2011 |
Kelly Louise Hicks, Tucson, AZ US
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| 20090222733 | Zoning of Devices in a Storage Area Network with LUN Masking/Mapping - Host port information is pulled directly from the switch before zoning is performed and is organized by chassis as an assist for mapping and masking an entire chassis. A graphical user interface allows a user to select storage by chassis to map and to select servers by chassis to map. The user then applies that mapping such that all servers selected are mapped to all storage selected. The user may repeat this mapping for another set of storage and servers. In a mixed environment, an icon may be shown in the graphical user interface to represent the mix. When the LUN mapping/masking is done, the LUN mapping/masking may be provided to the SAN manager to perform zoning. The LUN mapping/masking defines which host ports see which storage ports. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090231350 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING A PHYSICAL VIEW OF A DEVICE - An apparatus and methods are disclosed for displaying a physical view of a monitored device. The apparatus for displaying a physical view of a device is provided with a plurality of modules configured to functionally execute the steps of displaying a physical representation of a device, generating a plurality of grid lines in association with a predetermined portion of the physical representation of the device, and displaying an icon configured to convey information regarding a status of the device, wherein the icon is displayed within an area defined by the plurality of grid lines. These modules in the described embodiments include a rendering module, a grid module, and a status module. | 09-17-2009 |
Steven B. Hicks, Tucson, AZ US
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| 20100292996 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ENHANCED CLIENT RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT - The apparatus and methods disclosed herein provide a convenient and efficient computer-based process methodology for identifying and qualifying people for different solutions and outcomes and enrolling and/or registering people in appropriate programs as they are identified. The most preferred embodiments of the present invention comprise one or more structured computerized databases comprising: a set of outcomes, each with a corresponding set of appropriately-expressed eligibility requirements; a set of applications or forms and their corresponding necessary and unique named data elements, or variables, which may or may not relate to the aforementioned set of outcomes; a set of questions corresponding to the set of variables, each question relating to one or more variables; a set of question scripts corresponding to the set of questions, with one script per question; a set of question help prompt scripts corresponding to the set of questions, with one help prompt per question; a set of interview constructs that semantically relate sets of questions; and a subject definition comprised of named locations used to store variables and their corresponding values. Given the database and elements described above, the most preferred embodiments of the present invention comprise a system that performs: eligibility determination; data acquisition; and forms or application completion using collected data elements. | 11-18-2010 |