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C. Scott Huddleston, Beaverton, OR US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110145678DATA LINE STORAGE AND TRANSMISSION UTILIZING BOTH ERROR CORRECTING CODE AND SYNCHRONIZATION INFORMATION - Methods and apparatuses for including synchronization data to be used for parallel processing in a block of data having error correcting code symbols. The block of data is encoded using an error correcting code. The resulting encoding includes three check symbols per 32 data symbols. At least one synchronization symbol corresponding to the data symbols is generated. The data symbols, the check symbols and the at least one synchronization symbol are combined. The combined data symbols, the check symbols and the at least one synchronization symbol are transmitted.06-16-2011

David E. Huddleston, Lakewood, OH US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120023585Method and Systems for Computer Security - A method for computer security, includes intercepting an incoming communication, placing the communication into a quarantine queue, selecting a communication from the quarantine queue, determining whether the selected communication contains undesirable code, determining whether a quarantine time for the selected communication has lapsed if the selected communication does not contain undesirable code and placing the selected communication back in the quarantine queue if the quarantine time has not elapsed.01-26-2012

Herbert D. Huddleston, Encino, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090030385Disposable apparatus that includes a shutoff valve mechanism and a hose anchoring mechanism for suction devices and the like - A disposable shutoff valve apparatus used in conjunction with a surgical suction device having a suction nozzle for stopping the suction action and muffling the noise from the suction device during surgery. The apparatus includes an upper portion, a base portion and a flexible member. The base portion can be securely attached to a surgical drape around a patient during surgery or other stationary object. The suction nozzle of the suction device can be inserted into and through the open end of the suction chamber and passes through the upper retaining member such that the suction nozzle pulls the flexible member toward itself, and thereby the flexible member stops the suction action of the suction nozzle and muffles the noise from the suction nozzle of the suction device and further simultaneously grips the suction device within the suction chamber.01-29-2009
20090182275Disposable shutoff valve apparatus for suction devices and the like - A disposable shutoff valve apparatus used in conjunction with a surgical suction device having a suction nozzle for stopping the suction action and muffling the noise from the suction device during surgery. The apparatus includes an upper portion, a base portion and a flexible member. The base portion is provided with pressure sensitive adhesive material and covered by a peel-off cover which can be peeled off so that the adhesive material can be securely attached to a surgical drape around a patient during surgery or other stationary object. The suction nozzle of the suction device can be inserted into and through the open end of the suction chamber and passes through the upper retaining member such that the suction nozzle pulls the flexible member toward itself, and thereby the flexible member stops the suction action of the suction nozzle and muffles the noise from the suction nozzle of the suction device and further simultaneously grips the suction device within the suction chamber. The apparatus further includes an upper portion and a base portion. Once the two portions are attached together, a suction chamber is formed. The flexible member is installed and disposed within the suction chamber and secured thereto by two retaining members. The first end of the flexible member is held within the lower retaining member while the second end of the flexible member encompasses the upper retaining member and press-fitted and held by the two spaced apart transverse grooves respectively.07-16-2009

Jeremy Huddleston, Charlotte, NC US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090290833Optical device including at least one replicated surface and associated methods - An optical device includes a substrate. a non-planar transparent structure on a first surface of the substrate, the non-planar transparent structure being made of a first material, and a molded refractive surface on the first surface of the substrate adjacent the non-planar transparent structure, the molded refractive surface being made of a second material, different from the first material.11-26-2009
20110222171RECESSED OPTICAL SURFACES - An optics block includes a substrate having first and second opposing surfaces, the substrate being a first material, a plurality of through holes extending in the substrate between the first and second opposing surface, a second material, different than the first material, filling a portion of the through holes and extending on a portion of the first surface of the substrate outside the through holes, and a first lens structure in the second material and corresponding to each of the through holes.09-15-2011

Jeremy Huddleston, Concord, NC US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110002053WAFER LEVEL OPTICAL ELEMENTS AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - The present invention provides wafer level optical elements that obviate a substrate wafer or a portion thereof disposed between optical structures or optical surfaces of the element.01-06-2011

Keith Huddleston, Austin, TX US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100175554COOLING SYSTEM WITH DEBRIS FILTERING - A cooling system includes a fan chassis housing a fan. A fluid outlet is defined by the fan chassis and located adjacent the fan such that a fluid flow path is defined from the fan, through the fluid outlet, and out of the fan chassis. A filter coupling wall is located in the fan chassis and adjacent to the fluid flow path. A debris filter is located along the filter coupling wall and adjacent to at least a portion of the fluid flow path.07-15-2010

Marcus Huddleston, Southfield, MI US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120036021SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DELIVERING ADVERTISMENTS AS RINGBACK TONES - A system and method of delivering an advertisement as a ringback tones (RBT) for telephone, mobile phone, or voice over internet protocol (VOIP) systems may include providing data exchanging means between a telephone exchange system or a mobile switching center through use of an web service coded in extendable markup language (XML), simple object access protocol (SOAP), or binary data for playing of the advertisement as ringback tones, reconciliation against an advertising campaign, and payment to subscribers of the advertisement as ringback tones. A subscriber may sign up for delivery of the advertisement as ringback tones, may choose one or more types of the advertisement as a ringback tone, and may place and enable the one or more types of the advertisement as a ringback tone in a jukebox or a playback lineup. The subscriber can store any of the advertisements as ringback tones, whereby calling parties placing calls to the subscriber hear the advertisements as a ringback tone.02-09-2012

Marcus L. Huddleston, Inglewood, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100274651APPLICATION ENABLING A SHORT MESSAGE SERVICE (SMS) MESSAGE WITH AN ADVERTISEMENT TO BE SENT FROM THE MOBILE PHONE DEVICE USING A PULL-AND-PUSH METHOD - A method of SMS message advertising using an mobile device application, the method includes providing the application the ability to download at least one advertisement, giving a sender the choice to select the advertisement to be attached to a SMS message, and then account for the advertisement sent by the sender so that a credit is applied to the sender.10-28-2010

Matthew J. Huddleston, Blacklick, OH US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100049320APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR TENDON OR LIGAMENT REPAIR - Apparatus and methods for repairing damaged tendons or ligaments. Various repair apparatus include an elongate tensile member and a pair of anchor assemblies connected for movement along the tensile member on either side of a repair site, such as a tear or laceration. The anchor assemblies or structures may take many forms, and may include barbed, helical, and crimp-type anchors. In the preferred embodiments, at least one anchor structure is movable along the elongate tensile member to assist with adjusting a tendon segment to an appropriate repair position and the anchor structure or structures are then lockable onto the elongate tensile member to assist with affixing the tendon at the repair position. Tendon and/or ligament-to-bone repair apparatus and methods employ similar concepts.02-25-2010
20100129859APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED HANDLING AND EMBEDDING OF TISSUE SAMPLES - An automated machine for handling and embedding tissue samples contained on microtome sectionable supports. The machine includes an input member configured to hold a plurality of the microtome sectionable supports prior to a tissue embedding operation. An output member is configured to hold a plurality of the microtome sectionable supports after the tissue embedding operation. A cooling unit is configured to hold at least one of the microtome sectionable supports during the tissue embedding operation. A motorized carrier assembly is mounted for movement and configured to hold at least one of the microtome sectionable supports. The carrier assembly moves the support from the input member to the cooling unit and, finally, to the output member. A dispensing device dispenses an embedding material onto the microtome sectionable support and at least one tissue sample carried by the microtome sectionable support during the embedding operation.05-27-2010

Matthew J. Huddleston, Galena, OH US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080294161Electrical cautery device - An electrical surgical cautery device for delivering thermal energy to cauterize and provide hemostasis to a bleeding tissue comprises an electrically powered flexible thermal delivery element having a substantially planar resistive coil embedded in a thermally conductive material. The thermally conductive material comprises a tissue contact surface and a non-tissue contact surface. A power source is connected to the resistive coil of the thermal delivery element and provides an electrical current to heat the thermal delivery element being pressed against the tissue. A method for providing hemostasis to a bleeding tissue surface comprises providing and pressing an electrical cautery device having a thermal delivery element, against the hemorrhaging tissue at a predetermined temperature for an interval sufficient to cauterize the tissue and provide hemostasis.11-27-2008
20080319266DEVICE FOR MAINTAINING VISUALIZATION WITH SURGICAL SCOPES - The present application discloses several embodiments of a devices for maintaining visualization with a surgical scope. The embodiments of the device are adapted to shield, defog or clean the lens of the surgical scope while the surgical scope is being used to perform a surgical procedure within a patient's body. In one embodiment, a view optimizer is provided that is adapted to deliver at least one fluid to the objective lens of the laparoscope to clean and/or defog the objective lens of the laparoscope without the need to remove the laparoscope from the surgical field. In additional embodiments, a view optimizer is provided that is adapted to create leakage or venting of gas from the body cavity so as to ensure continuous gas flow from an insufflator.12-25-2008
20100168520VIEW OPTIMIZER AND STABILIZER FOR USE WITH SURGICAL SCOPES - The present application discloses several devices for maintaining visualization with a surgical scope. The embodiments of the device are adapted to shield, defog or clean the lens of the surgical scope while the surgical scope is being used to perform a surgical procedure within a patient's body. In some embodiments, the view optimizer is provided in multiple parts enabling separation of one or more operator control features from engagement with the surgical scope. In some embodiments, the view optimizer features stabilization means for securement and positioning with the surgical scope.07-01-2010
20100198014Systems and methods for optimizing and maintaining visualization of a surgical field during the use of surgical scopes - Systems and methods make use of a view optimizing assembly having a deflector assembly with critical physical, pneumatic, and optical characteristics that make possible intra-operative defogging, surgical debris deflection, and cleaning of a laparoscope lens during minimally invasive surgery, while also maintaining visualization of the surgical site. The view optimizing assembly can incorporate a quick exchange feature, which makes possible a surgical method for maintaining clear visualization that includes the ability to make a quick exchange of laparoscopes having different operating characteristics (e.g., laparoscopes with different tip angles, lengths, or diameters) entirely on the sterile operating field and without interference with the preexisting surgical set-up on the sterile operating field. The view optimizing assembly integrates with the existing suite of minimally invasive instrumentation. It does not interfere with the surgical set-up, and it requires minimal change in the process or practice of a surgical operating room (OR) team.08-05-2010

Rick Huddleston, Gassville, AR US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080216731Latch for a Boat Storage Compartment Cover - A latch assembly includes a housing assembly having a thru-bore, a handle assembly selectively pivotally engaged with the thru-bore of the housing assembly, wherein the handle assembly includes a handle and a base portion; and a catch assembly selectively engaged with the handle assembly, wherein the handle assembly selectively rotates about the catch assembly to latch and unlatch the latch assembly when the latch assembly is in a closed position.09-11-2008
20090050406BOARDING LADDER - A boarding ladder includes an upper step having a first and second collar, a lower step having a left and right side selectively slidably engaged with the first and second collar, respectively, with the lower step selectively slidable between raised and lowered positions. Left and right extensions are pivotally engaged with the left and right sides, respectively, with the left and right extensions pivoting between folded and extended positions. The left and right extensions are selectively slidably engaged with the first and second collars, respectively, in the extended position. A method of lowering a boarding ladder includes pivoting a left and right extension of a lower step to an extended position, disengaging a retention member from an upper step and the lower step, and lowering the lower step from the upper step until a stop on each of the left and right extensions abuts the upper step.02-26-2009
20090117791MOTOR LIFT ASSEMBLY - A motor lift assembly having a first side plate and a second side plate oppositely disposed from the first side plate. The motor lift assembly further includes a motor mount that is selectively moveable relative to the first and second side plates and a ladder assembly disposed on at least one of the first and second side plates. A method of extending a ladder assembly includes the step of pulling the ladder assembly from a motor lift assembly where the ladder assembly is engaged with the motor lift assembly.05-07-2009
20090267381TRAILER ASSEMBLY WITH COVER AND LIFT MECHANISM - A trailer assembly includes a cover assembly having a cover and a frame assembly engaged with the cover assembly. The frame assembly includes a frame and a lifting arm having a first end engaged to the frame and a second end engaged to the cover. The lifting arm is selectively laterally extendable from the frame.10-29-2009

Samuel M. Huddleston, Mesquite, NV US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080289243SUPPORT DEVICE FOR A FISHING LURE OR BAIT - A device for supporting a soft-bodied lure or bait includes a brace with a connector and a stop. Optionally, the brace is formed from a loop of wire. In such an optional embodiment, the connector may be formed by the loop. A stop may be sized and weighted to form weights. In an optional embodiment, the device may be received into an open-ended channel in the body of a lure or bait. In one such embodiment, the connector protrudes through one end of the channel and the stop protrudes through another end of the channel. A fishing line may be connected to the connector through a hook or the like received by the connector.11-27-2008
20090126255FISH LURE WITH VORTEX TAIL - A system for fishing using one of a plurality of rates of fall. Each of the rates of fall provides a different depth for delay between a cast and retrieval. The system includes a plurality of swim bait fishing lures. Each of the swim bait fishing lures includes an elongated body having a head and a rear along a longitudinal axis, a reduced tail portion flexible in a lateral direction and tapered laterally toward the rear, and an enlarged tail flaring from the reduced tail portion. The enlarged tail can have a tapered top and a tapered bottom, each formed from two intersecting faces. Each of the faces is characterized by a contour extending from the reduced tail portion on each of the faces to cause a vortex within a vicinity of each of the faces from a flowing fluid. Each of the swim bait fishing lure includes a weighted insert proximate the head. The system provides the plurality of rates of fall characterized by the respective weighted insert.05-21-2009
20100115822WEEDLESS FISHING LURE DEVICE AND RELATED METHOD - A weedless fishing lure device. The device has a single piece soft bodied lure material having a first end and a second end. An air ballast formed by at least one cavity region provided within one or more portions of the single piece soft bodied lure material and extending from a vicinity of the first end of the single piece soft bodied lure material toward the second end of the single piece soft bodied lure material. The device has a lower portion of the soft bodied lure member bordering a lower portion of the cavity region and an upper portion of the single piece soft bodied lure member bordering an upper portion of the cavity region. An outer region is formed from the single piece soft bodied lure material. An opening is within the upper portion of the single piece soft bodied lure member. The device also has hook member having an eyelet and a shank, which extends from the eyelet to at least one bend section configured in an annular manner and having at least one portion extending back toward a direction of the eyelet and terminating at a point. The hook member is substantially enclosed within the outer region of the single piece soft bodied lure member. The shank is embedded within the lower portion of the single piece soft bodied lure member, and the point is substantially snag proof or weedless.05-13-2010

Patent applications by Samuel M. Huddleston, Mesquite, NV US

Scott Huddleston, Redmond, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090319913MANAGING UNIFIED COMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCES VIA CATEGORIES - A conference management system is described for administering large numbers of conferences in an organization. The conference management system receives a hierarchical set of categories from a system administrator and configuration settings for each category. When a user requests to create a new conference, the conference management system creates the conference and assigns the new conference to a category. The conference takes on the settings of the category to which it belongs, which eliminates individual configuration of each conference. Administrators can also delegate authority to manage conferences to others in the organization.12-24-2009
20100312836TRAVERSING BETWEEN ELECTRONIC MAIL AND REAL TIME COMMUNICATIONS - Users are enabled to traverse seamlessly between electronic mail and real time communications such as text messaging, group chats, and similar forms. A context of communications such as a history of the email exchange, attached or related documents, links, trail of exchanged text messages, and comparable information is used to automatically determine addressees for the communication form after the traverse and to provide context information.12-09-2010

Scott Huddleston, Beaverton, OR US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100169739Poison bit error checking code scheme - In one embodiment, a method provides determining one of an occurrence and a non-occurrence of an event, the one of the occurrence and the non-occurrence resulting in an event determination; and processing a code having an event bit, said processing in accordance with the determination and the code, by determining if the event bit corresponds to the event determination, and if the event bit does not correspond to the event determination, encoding the code to generate a poison bit that corresponds to the event determination.07-01-2010

Scott A. Huddleston, Redmond, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100306317REAL-TIME DIRECTORY GROUPS - Groups within an organizational directory are set up as real-time groups enabling subscribers of those groups to receive incoming content via feeds or to interact with the group through real-time chat sessions. Subscribers are enabled to switch between interaction modes, employ different real-time communication modalities for chat sessions, and access stored records of incoming content, discussions, and similar data.12-02-2010

Scott Alan Huddleston, Redmond, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090319912DISTINGUISHING CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS - Technologies are described herein for distinguishing between conference participants associated with different groups. A communication is received from a participant during a conference. The participant's group affiliation is determined and a representation attribute corresponding to the group is used to render the communication within the conference. As a result, the communications from participants of like groups are displayed with like representation attributes to visually distinguish the communications according to group affiliations. An administrator may designate the representation attributes so that all of the communications from participants of the same group are similarly distinguished without action from the participants. Participants may filter the communications as desired according to the groups and corresponding representation attributes.12-24-2009
20090327419Management of Organizational Boundaries in Unified Communications Systems - In general, this disclosure describes techniques of controlling communications occurring in a unified communications system. As described herein, a directory is established at a server system that hosts the unified communications system. The directory includes a plurality of hierarchically-organized categories. Each category specifies a set of users. One or more conferences may be associated with each of the categories. All communications occurring in the unified communications system occur within the context of one of the conferences. A user can only communicate within a conference if the conference is associated with the category that specifies a set of users that includes the user. By appropriately structuring the categories in the directory and the sets of users specified by the categories, the techniques of this disclosure may serve to prevent a user from using the unified communications system to communicate with certain other individuals.12-31-2009
20100205664Management of Organizational Boundaries in Unified Communications Systems - In general, this disclosure describes techniques of controlling communications occurring in a unified communications system. As described herein, a directory is established at a server system that hosts the unified communications system. The directory includes a plurality of hierarchically-organized categories. Each category specifies a set of users. One or more conferences may be associated with each of the categories. All communications occurring in the unified communications system occur within the context of one of the conferences. A user can only communicate within a conference if the conference is associated with the category that specifies a set of users that includes the user. By appropriately structuring the categories in the directory and the sets of users specified by the categories, the techniques of this disclosure may serve to prevent a user from using the unified communications system to communicate with certain other individuals.08-12-2010

William Huddleston, San Deigo, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110238598Waste Recycling Systems, Processes, and Methods - The present invention refers to a system, process, and method of collecting, handling and processing paperboard based fast food service items for the production of pulp suitable for reuse into paper or paperboard and the contemporaneous recovery of the waterproofing film for the production of energy.09-29-2011

William Huddleston, San Diego, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110056952Waste Collection Device, and Waste Recycling System - A waste collection device configured to shred, treat waste with disinfectant, and/or remove water from the waste, and a waste recycling system.03-10-2011
20110060451Waste recycling system using tagged, bar coded or other distinctively marked containers, method of recycling, and container device - A waste recycling system and method for collecting, maintaining the custody of, and tracking targeted waste from collection to recycling. The system and method utilizes tagged containers, preferably electronically tagged plastic bags containing the targeted waste to allow sorting of the targeted waste from a general waste stream or recyclable waste stream.03-10-2011

Wyatt A. Huddleston, Allen, TX US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090108053Solder Ball Placement Vacuum Tool - The invention provides apparatus, systems, and methods for positioning solder balls in a desired arrangement on a surface. In preferred embodiments of the invention, a vacuum head body is configured to direct a vacuum force through a vacuum chamber wherein a permeable vacuum plate encloses the vacuum chamber. A stencil adjacent to the vacuum plate includes solder ball niches configured to capture solder balls. The vacuum head may be used to pick up solder balls within the solder ball niches by way of vacuum force, and may be caused to release the solder balls from the solder ball niches by relaxing the vacuum force. According to particular preferred embodiments, the permeable vacuum plate is a porous metallic plate, such as a plate of sintered metal. Preferred embodiments also disclose interchangeable stencils for use with the permeable vacuum plate.04-30-2009

Patent applications by Wyatt A. Huddleston, Allen, TX US