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David Kier, Annandale, VA US
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20150310041 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMMERSIVE BACKGROUNDS - An immersive interactive system includes a platform with specialized panel(s) supporting placement of a static background scene and one or more displays; a play area proximal to the platform; an object recognizer to detect one or more items of interest on or near the play area; one or more sensors to detect one or more user activities on the platform; and a processor coupled to the one or more displays, wherein the processor correlates and serves video and optional audio to the one or more displays based on detected object activities and sensor data. | 10-29-2015 |
Lemont B. Kier, Richmond, VA US
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20110060578 | COMPREHENSIVE MODELING OF THE HIGHLY NETWORKED COAGULATION-FIBRINOLYSIS-INFLAMMATORY-IMMUNE SYSTEM - An agent-based modeling system (ABMS) is employed to quantitatively analyze individual components of each system of the coagulation-immune/inflammatory-fibrinolysis system at every point of simulation. ABMS is a dynamic modeling and simulation tool that allows the study of dynamic non-linear networked systems. ABMS represents a non-reductionist approach of studying the biologic process as a whole, while retaining information at the level of an individual component. | 03-10-2011 |
Mathew P. Kier, Arlington, VA US
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20090184889 | Method and apparatus for displaying - Aspects of the disclosure provide a display system. The display system can include a display module having a configurable optical characteristic that varies from substantially transmissive to substantially reflective, at least one data capturing device configured to capture data to form a display image, and at least a first projector configured to project the display image to the display module. Therefore, the display image can be overlaid with a real image according to an optical configuration of the display module. | 07-23-2009 |
Matthew Kier, Arlington, VA US
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20150310041 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMMERSIVE BACKGROUNDS - An immersive interactive system includes a platform with specialized panel(s) supporting placement of a static background scene and one or more displays; a play area proximal to the platform; an object recognizer to detect one or more items of interest on or near the play area; one or more sensors to detect one or more user activities on the platform; and a processor coupled to the one or more displays, wherein the processor correlates and serves video and optional audio to the one or more displays based on detected object activities and sensor data. | 10-29-2015 |
Ryan James Kier, Salt Lake City, UT US
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20120032829 | DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTER WITH CODE INDEPENDENT OUTPUT CAPACITANCE - A Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC) with code independent output capacitance includes circuitry configured to convert a digital input signal to an analog output signal in a manner such that at least one output terminal of the DAC exhibits a constant capacitance value for up to all received values of the digital input signal. A method for converting a digital signal to an analog signal with a DAC includes converting a digital input signal to an analog output signal in a manner such that at least one output terminal of the DAC exhibits a constant capacitance value for up to all received values of the digital input signal. | 02-09-2012 |
20130120066 | REFERENCE BUFFER AMPLIFIER - A reference buffer amplifier within an integrated circuit includes a first output terminal connected to a first bond pad, the first bond pad being connected to a first external pin of the integrated circuit chip, the first external pin to allow an external capacitance to be connected to the output terminal. The reference buffer further includes a variable, settable resistance sub-circuit connected to a second bond pad, the second bond pad also being connected to the first external pin. The resistance sub-circuit is configured to be set to exhibit a resistance value to critically dampen a response of the reference buffer amplifier. | 05-16-2013 |
20130141261 | TIME-INTERLEAVED ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER BANDWIDTH MATCHING - A time-interleaved Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) includes a set of sub-ADC circuits. Each sub-ADC circuit comprises a sample-and-hold circuit. Each sample-and-hold circuit includes a bootstrap circuit for maintaining a constant voltage level between an input terminal of a switch and a gate terminal of the switch, the switch for switching between a sample mode and a hold mode. Each sample and hold circuit also includes a capacitor bank associated with the bootstrap circuit such that a setting of the capacitor bank affects an ON state intrinsic resistance of the switch by affecting the voltage level. | 06-06-2013 |
20130234870 | PIPELINED ADC STAGE FILTERS - A pipelined Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) stage includes a main sampling path having a first filter in series with a first sample and hold circuit and a sub-ADC sampling path having a second filter in series with a second sample and hold circuit driving a sub-ADC connected to a sub-Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC). The frequency response of the main sampling path is matched to a frequency response of the sub-ADC sampling path such that a residue signal of the pipelined ADC stage stays within range. | 09-12-2013 |
20130265182 | TIME-INTERLEAVED ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER BANDWIDTH MATCHING - A time-interleaved Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) includes a set of time multiplexed sub-ADC circuits, each sub-ADC circuit comprising a sample-and-hold circuit. Each sample-and-hold circuit includes a bootstrap circuit for maintaining a constant voltage level between an input terminal of a switch and a gate terminal of the switch, the switch for switching between a track mode and a hold mode, and a capacitor bank associated with the bootstrap circuit such that a setting of the capacitor bank affects the voltage level. | 10-10-2013 |
20140152477 | Time Interleaving Analog-to-Digital Converter - A time interleaving Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) comprises a plurality of ADCs; a timing generator that generates a clock signal for each of the ADCs such that edges of said clock signals trigger sampling of an input signal by the ADCs; and a timing adjustment circuit to receive and adjust the clock signals before the clock signals are received by the ADCs such that samplings of said input signal are spaced in time and occur at a rate of 1/N times a desired sampling rate; and circuit for adjusting the bandwidth of the plurality of ADCs. | 06-05-2014 |
20140152478 | RANDOMIZED TIME-INTERLEAVED SAMPLE-AND-HOLD SYSTEM - A time interleaving Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) comprises a plurality of ADCs; a timing generator that generates a dock signal for each of the plurality of ADCs such that edges of said clock signals trigger sampling of an input signal by the plurality of ADCs; and a timing adjustment circuit to receive and adjust the dock signals before the dock signals are received by the ADCs such that samplings of said input signal are spaced in time and occur at a rate of 1/N times a desired sampling rate; and a random number generator to pseudo randomly select which ADC samples the input signal; and a circuit for adjusting the bandwidth of the plurality of ADCs. | 06-05-2014 |
Scott Kier, San Francisco, CA US
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20150310041 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMMERSIVE BACKGROUNDS - An immersive interactive system includes a platform with specialized panel(s) supporting placement of a static background scene and one or more displays; a play area proximal to the platform; an object recognizer to detect one or more items of interest on or near the play area; one or more sensors to detect one or more user activities on the platform; and a processor coupled to the one or more displays, wherein the processor correlates and serves video and optional audio to the one or more displays based on detected object activities and sensor data. | 10-29-2015 |
Thomas Kier, Sunnyvale, CA US
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20140007105 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A TASK BASED OPERATING FRAMEWORK | 01-02-2014 |
Thomas Kier, Scotts Valley, CA US
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20100322409 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACCESSING A CONTACTS DATABASE AND TELEPHONE SERVICES - Embodiments described herein provide a method and technique for operating a computing device. An interface is displayed for enabling the computing device to control a voicemail system. The interface includes one or more display objects, wherein each display object is selectable by a user to enter a command input assigned to that display object. A selection is detected of any one of the one or more display objects, and the command input assigned to the display object is identified. A signal tone is generated corresponding to the command input. The signal input may be transmitted across a network to the voicemail system to communicate a command to the voicemail system. | 12-23-2010 |
Thomas A. Kier, Narberth, PA US
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20140335493 | TRAINING MANNEQUIN FOR USE IN SPARRING, SELF-DEFENSE, LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND COMBAT SPORTS TRAINING - A humanoid mannequin with jointed, positionable, and realistic reactive limbs. The mannequin is used in connection with sparring, self-defense, law enforcement, and combat sports training. The mannequin is constructed with a jointed endoskeleton frame that permits the mannequin limbs to be positioned in various training postures, and to realistically hold such positions against external forces exerted by a combatant. The mannequin skeleton also includes a series of elastic elements that allow the skeleton to be forced from its preset posture, and to recover that posture once the disturbing force is removed. The mannequin skeleton is covered by a durable flexible elastomer skin filled with a resilient supporting foam. This housing material provides the external anatomical features of a human body as well as the padding required to protect combatant users from the internal rigid skeletal components. | 11-13-2014 |
Tom Kier, Sunnyvale, CA US
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20100162105 | ACCESS AND MANAGEMENT OF CROSS-PLATFORM CALENDARS - A system is disclosed for users to manage calendars in mobile computing devices. The system retrieves calendar entries from multiple calendars of distinct calendar platforms, extracts event information from the retrieved calendar entries, and aggregates extracted event information. The system can simultaneously display calendar entries extracted from multiple calendars of distinct platforms. The system provides various features for users to operate the calendars, such as (1) hiding calendar entries from some calendars and visually distinguishing the time scheduled for the hidden entries from free time; (2) compressing the display of extended free time periods; and enabling users to (3) navigate time as a scrolling list not subject to the limitations of arbitrary calendar units (e.g., month, week). | 06-24-2010 |