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Aaron Hightower, Hayward, CA US
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| 20100113115 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF VEHICLE COMPETITION WITH ENHANCED GHOSTING FEATURES - A system and method for computerized competition useful for rewarding a player. The system and method may be utilized in arcade games, personal computer games, dedicated video games, networked games, and simulators. The method may include selecting a target reward level or threshold such as by selecting a score from a list of past scores, and dynamically adjusting the reward level according to the ability of the players of the system. The method may further include adjusting the playback of a previous competition sequence according to the adjusted reward level. In one embodiment, a previous vehicle race sequence is stored and played back as a ghost or phantom vehicle simultaneously with a present vehicle of a player. | 05-06-2010 |
Aaron Hightower, Las Vegas, NV US
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| 20120122557 | CARD READER - A card reader may be configured for reading a bar code on a card, regardless of whether the bar code is on a first side of the card or a second side of the card. The card reader may be implemented in a wager gaming machine or in another context. If a card has a bar code printed on the first side and decorative material printed on the second side, the card reader may be configured to read the bar code regardless of the card's orientation. The bar code may be a two-dimensional bar code. A controller of the card reader may be configured for determining whether the bar code contains player tracking account information and/or other information regarding a person associated with the card. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120122569 | RECONFIGURABLE GAME MACHINE - A reconfigurable game machine consists of an electronic game machine supported by an adjustable frame. A control system is configured to automatically adjust the elevation of a main display of the electronic game machine from a first elevation associated with a first angle associated with a first game to a second elevation associated with a second angle associated with a second game. The control system may automatically adjust a respective position of the user interface panel. The electronic game machine may be configured to offer a game selected from any of a plurality of games, and the control system is configured to automatically position the adjustable frame so as to support the main display at an angle and an elevation appropriate to the selected game. | 05-17-2012 |
Charles D. Hightower, Minneapolis, MN US
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| 20120123539 | MOLDABLE CUSHION FOR IMPLANTS - Custom moldable cushions for covering medical implants fastened to a bone are provided. Such cushions inhibit irritation of the surrounding soft tissue by covering the bone-implant interface and by reducing friction caused by movement of soft tissue adjacent the implant. Such cushions may also be employed to spread and absorb forces reducing patient discomfort and risk of injury and infection associated with such implants. | 05-17-2012 |
Charles H. Hightower, San Clemente, CA US
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| 20110073150 | DIODELESS TERRESTRIAL PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR POWER ARRAY - A method and device are disclosed for diodeless terrestrial photovoltaic solar power arrays. In one or more embodiments, the method and device involve a solar power array device without blocking diodes and/or without bypass diodes. The method comprises providing a solar module, a solar array tracker, a power bus, a controller, and an inverter. In one or more embodiments, the method further comprises providing a circuit breaker and/or a bi-position switch. When the controller senses that the solar module power is below a threshold level, the controller commands the solar tracker to vary the solar module's pointing until the solar module is operating at its maximum power point for the solar module's level of illumination. In some embodiments, when the controller senses that the solar module power is less than a minimum bypass threshold level, the controller commands a bi-position switch to bypass current around the solar module. | 03-31-2011 |
David Hightower, Freemont, CA US
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| 20090106531 | FIELD PROGRAMMABLE GATE ARRAY AND MICROCONTROLLER SYSTEM-ON-A-CHIP - A system-on-a-chip integrated circuit has a field programmable gate array core having logic clusters, static random access memory modules, and routing resources, a field programmable gate array virtual component interface translator having inputs and outputs, wherein the inputs are connected to the field programmable gate array core, a microcontroller, a microcontroller virtual component interface translator having input and outputs, wherein the inputs are connected to the microcontroller, a system bus connected to the outputs of the field programmable gate array virtual component interface translator and also to the outputs of said microcontroller virtual component interface translator, and direct connections between the microcontroller and the routing resources of the field programmable gate array core. | 04-23-2009 |
Jeffery Elijah Hightower, Elkton, KY US
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| 20120073102 | Hightower's Big Truck Brake Drum Handler - A device for providing manual removal and installation of brake drums on tractor trailers and can be adapted to use on other vehicles. The handler is used to manually lift the brake drum either taking off the wheel assembly or putting it back on. It provides easier handling and more safely manipulation of heavy brake drum. | 03-29-2012 |
Jeffrey R. Hightower, Bothell, WA US
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| 20100042564 | TECHNIQUES FOR AUTOMATICALLY DISTINGUSIHING BETWEEN USERS OF A HANDHELD DEVICE - Various embodiments for automatically distinguishing between users of a handheld device are described. An embodiment includes collecting sensor data from a user interacting with a handheld device, where the sensor data is collected via embedded sensors in the handheld device. The embodiment further includes distinguishing the user from other users of the handheld device via the collected sensor data, at least one embedded machine learning algorithm and a profile for the user. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 02-18-2010 |
Michael Hightower, San Jose, CA US
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| 20080259932 | Method and System for Facilitating a First and Second Protocol Between a Data Processing System and an ISP - An access unit ( | 10-23-2008 |
Peter C. Hightower, Belvidere, IL US
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| 20100326089 | METHOD AND SYSTEMS FOR BLEED AIR SUPPLY - A method and system for an integrated ejector valve assembly is provided. The integrated ejector valve assembly includes a first valve assembly configured to control a flow of relatively lower pressure fluid from a first inlet port, a second valve assembly configured to control a flow of relatively higher pressure fluid from a second inlet port, a first actuation chamber configured to close the first valve assembly, a second actuation chamber configured to close the second valve assembly, and a third actuation chamber configured to open the second valve assembly. | 12-30-2010 |
Robert C. Hightower, High Point, NC US
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| 20100295432 | Inset Undermounted Bracket for Drawer and Tray Slides in Cabinetry - A bracket for mounting a sliding drawer or tray to a frame includes: a main panel; a front panel connected and generally normal to the main panel; a floor panel connected and generally normal to the main panel; a front lip connected to the front panel and extending generally parallel to the main panel; and a floor lip connected to the front panel and extending generally parallel to the main panel. In this configuration, the bracket can facilitate precise but simple mounting of the drawer. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100295434 | Inset Undermounted Bracket for Drawer and Tray Slides in Cabinetry - A bracket for mounting a sliding drawer or tray to a frame includes: a main panel; a front panel connected and generally normal to the main panel; and a front lip connected to the front panel and extending generally parallel to the main panel. The main panel includes a slot, and a fastener receiving member is configured to slide relative to the slot, the fastener receiving member including a pin that is received in the slot. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20110234072 | Bracket Assembly for Undermounted Drawer and Tray Slides in Cabinetry - A bracket assembly for mounting a drawer slide on a cabinet includes: a mounting bracket having a main panel, the mounting bracket being adapted for mounting to a wall or frame of a cabinet, the mounting bracket including a main panel and receptor mounting structure attached to the main panel; and a slide receptor having a mounting portion that is configured to interact with the receptor mounting structure of the mounting bracket and enable the slide receptor to move horizontally relative to the mounting bracket, the slide receptor also including a receiving portion that is configured to receive a drawer slide. | 09-29-2011 |