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Albert Anthony Luna, Redwood City, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100006648Mobile Table for Implementing Clamshell-to-Case Association - Systems and methods are provided for associating traceability codes on clamshells with unique identifiers on containers in which the empty clamshells are packed for later use. In various methods, the clamshells are marked with traceability codes and stacked together, one traceability code is read from one of the clamshells in each stack, a unique identifier is read from a container, and the stack,is placed in the container. The traceability code is stored in association with the unique identifier for later retrieval. An exemplary table for making clamshell-to-container associations comprises a scanner for reading traceability codes and rails for positioning stacks of clamshells proximate to the scanner. The table can also comprise a second scanner positioned to read unique identifiers from containers placed proximate thereto. The table can further comprise a computing system to make and store the associations.01-14-2010

Amjad Luna, Irvine, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090304073Systems and Methods for the Bandwidth Efficient Processing of Data - The present invention is directed towards an improved method and system for compressing video images. In one embodiment, the system of present invention performs compression of digital video by converting pixels from the red, green and blue (RGB) color space to the luminance color, blue color difference and red color difference (YCbCr) color space, quantizing each Y, Cb, and Cr value into a specified number of bits each, and rearranging the Y, Cb, and Cr values into Cb, Cr, Y to create a word. The system of present invention further involves computing a pair of distinct characteristic code values for each word, which are coded and concatenated to produce the final bitstream.12-10-2009

Antonio Albesa Luna, Irvine, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080234061Golf ball teeing system - A golf ball teeing system which comprises of a golf tray for holding a plurality of golf balls, a teeing mechanism, a means for guiding the golf balls on the golf tray onto the teeing mechanism, and a separate means for fetching the golf balls on the golf tray onto a mat or ground without going through the teeing mechanism. The golf ball teeing machine allows golfers to cherry pick the golf balls to suit their clubs in use. It also allows golfers to easily move golf balls on the golf tray on a mat or ground with the use of their clubs.09-25-2008

Dennis Luna, Winnebago, IL US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090003967LOBULAR DRIVE SYSTEM WITH INTERFERENCE FIT AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FABRICATING SAME - A fastener which includes a recess that includes a plurality of alternating lobes and recesses, where each of the flutes and lobes is twisted or angled. The fastener can be driven using a conventional multi-lobular driver. Alternatively, a driver which also has angled or twisted flutes and lobes can be used to engage the recess and drive the fastener. A punch pin includes a head that has a plurality of alternating lobes and recesses that are twisted or angled. The head of the punch pin is configured to punch the recess into the head of the fastener. A device retains the punch pin such that the punch pin can rotate out of the recess after the punch pin punches the recess into the head of the fastener.01-01-2009

Eleanor Luna, Chicago, IL US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090184025MICROWAVEABLE NESTED TRAYS - One embodiment includes a package system containing a main container with a smaller container nested in it. The smaller container is filled with a secondary food item designed to be mixed into the primary food item. The smaller container is placed within the main container. The area of the main container not occupied by the smaller container includes a main food item. Both containers are sealed with one film. Before consumption, a consumer will place the package in a microwave to heat. Once heated, the smaller container is removed from the main container, creating space in the main container previously occupied by the smaller container. The main food item in the main container will re-position creating space between the top of the main food item to the edge of the main container. The secondary item can be added into the main container without overflowing out of the main container.07-23-2009
20090186131READY-TO-EAT FOOD TRAY AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME - A sterilised ready-meal food package comprising: a main container, defining a main volume and having a first opening at the upper part; a main food product held inside at least part of such main volume; at least one secondary container defining a secondary volume and having a second opening at the upper part; at least one secondary food product held inside at least part of the secondary volume; removable covering means arranged to occlude the first and the second opening. The main and secondary food products occupy at least 80% of the free volume available therefor; furthermore, the secondary container is associated in a removable manner inside the main container, in such a manner to occupy part of the main volume and reduce the free volume available for the main food product to a portion of the main volume. The finding also comprises a method for preparing the ready-meal food package.07-23-2009

Eleanor Luna, San Francisco, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100282636MICROWAVEABLE NESTED TRAYS - One embodiment includes a package system containing a main container with a smaller container nested in it. The smaller container is filled with a secondary food item designed to be mixed into the primary food item. The smaller container is placed within the main container. The area of the main container not occupied by the smaller container includes a main food item. Both containers are sealed with one film. Before consumption, a consumer will place the package in a microwave to heat. Once heated, the smaller container is removed from the main container, creating space in the main container previously occupied by the smaller container. The main food item in the main container will re-position creating space between the top of the main food item to the edge of the main container. The secondary item can be added into the main container without overflowing out of the main container.11-11-2010

Eleanor Elizabeth Luna, Chicago, IL US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110258058SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A RESTAURANT ORDER ON A WIRELESS MOBILE PERSONAL COMPUTER - A wireless mobile personal computer is provided for enabling a customer to generate a restaurant order on the wireless mobile personal computer. The wireless mobile personal computer includes a restaurant order generating application configured to generate restaurant item selecting interface screens for generating the restaurant order comprising at least one restaurant item, to generate a machine-readable representation of the generated restaurant order, a processor for executing the restaurant order generating application, a memory for storing the restaurant order generating application and selectable restaurant items, and a display for displaying the restaurant item selecting interface screens, and the at least one restaurant item.10-20-2011

Gonzalo Luna, Lake Orion, MI US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100213682VEHICLE SUSPENSION WITH X-LINKAGE - A vehicle suspension includes an X-linkage with a central body, a first set of legs extending outwardly from the central body in one direction, and a second set of legs extending outwardly from the central body in an opposite direction to form an X-shape. The first set of legs is rigidly attached to an axle and the second set of legs is pivotally connected to a frame with frame hangers.08-26-2010

Gozalo Luna, Lake Orion, MI US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100044991TUBULAR AXLE BEAM SUSPENSION MOUNT - A suspension mount for a vehicle axle includes first and second mount components that are positioned on opposing sides of the axle. A spring is supported by the first and second mount components. The axle is comprised of a tubular beam body that encloses a cavity. The tubular beam body has a fore wall, an aft wall, a top wall, and a bottom wall that bound the cavity. The first mount component is positioned adjacent the fore wall and the second mount component is positioned adjacent the aft wall. At least one fastener extends through the cavity and through the fore and aft walls to secure the first and second mount components to the tubular beam body.02-25-2010

Isaias Luna, Avondale, AZ US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110191972BASEBOARD CLEANING APPARATUS - A baseboard cleaning apparatus for cleaning a baseboard of a wall extending upright along the wall with respect to a floor includes a cleaning head and a block positioned in either side of a skid plate, and which are connected by a connector that extends through a slot formed in the skid plate. The skid plate has a lower extremity formed with a skid, and the connector is movable along the slot between lowered positions of the baseboard cleaning head and the fixture toward the skid formed in the lower extremity of the skid plate, and raised positions of the baseboard cleaning head and the fixture away from the skid formed in the lower extremity of the skid plate.08-11-2011

Jesus Isaac Luna, Merced, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120129209ALIGNING CELLS ON WRINKLED SURFACE - A method is provided for preparing an aligned cell population comprising the culturing one or more cells on a surface having a texture, which texture has an average height of from about 100 nanometers to about 5 micrometers, thereby forming an aligned cell population on the textured surface. Also provided is a method to prepare the surface which method comprises the steps of: a) depositing a metal onto an unstressed or pre-stressed thermoplastic material; b) reducing the surface area of the receptive material by at least about 60%; and c) preparing the surface via lithography.05-24-2012

Joseph L. Luna, Spring, TX US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090222361DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A data management system may include computer code to receive data that may include financial data and related data. The computer code may store the data in a database. The financial data may include data not tracked by a general ledger, such as contractual commitments, operating leases, head count, environmental incidents, lost time, disposal of operations, etc. The financial data may be applicable to different business units. The computer code may be configured to permit access to, entry of, and sign-off on the data only by users granted authority to do so. The financial data may include different data categories, and the data management system may be configured to use a different workflow to manage the data based on the data category of the financial data. The computer code may generate reports from the data retrieved from the database.09-03-2009

Joseph M. Luna, Spring, TX US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080319769Activity Manager - An operations instance is created in an operations environment, and an activity item is created related to the operations instance. An initialization level for the activity item is identified and one or more parameters associated with the activity item are initialized based on the initialization level, wherein one of the parameters comprises an escalation parameter. An escalation report is generated based on the escalation parameter.12-25-2008
20100064358APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING INFORMATION - A method and apparatus are provided for managing system identification information for workforce members such as employees, contractors and consultants that are affiliated with a business entity such as a corporation. The method and apparatus provide for the association of system identification information of a workforce member with each such workforce member in memory and further provides a review process of the same information by the relevant workforce member and one or more of the workforce member's supervisors. The review process allows each of the workforce member and the applicable supervisor(s) to confirm and, in some instances, reject the system identification information as being valid or not valid. The method and apparatus further maintains the review status of the workforce member and the applicable supervisor(s) and in one embodiment, provides for an audit of the same so that any discrepancies in the reviews are brought to light.03-11-2010

Leah G. Luna, Longmont, CO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090258341Compositions and Methods for Detecting Bacteria - Genetically modified bacteriophage and methods of using the same to detect bacterial types of interest are provided.10-15-2009

Leah G. Luna, Atlanta, GA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110201039IMPROVED VIRAL PROTEIN QUANTIFICATION PROCESS AND VACCINE QUALITY CONTROL THEREWITH - A process of quantifying proteins in a complex mixture is provided. The invention has utility in quantifying proteins in a complex preparation of uni- or multivalent commercial or research vaccine preparations.08-18-2011

Manuel Sanchez Luna US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110125010INCUBATOR FOR NON-IONISING RADIATION IMAGING - An incubator for imaging with non-ionising radiation adapted for the care of newborn babies, which integrates a system projective or tomographic imaging system, or both simultaneously, which makes use of non-ionising radiation in the band of the electromagnetic spectrum included between ultraviolet light and far infrared, a system which can be used to view a subject (05-26-2011

Marie Elizabeth Luna, Appleton, WI US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100108554Gender-specific, disposable absorbent articles - Disposable absorbent articles product designs tailored to the differing needs and preferences of males and females are disclosed. In particular embodiments, an array of gender-specific, disposable, absorbent articles comprises a package of first disposable absorbent articles, the package bearing indicia indicating that the articles therein are adapted to be worn by females, and a package of second disposable absorbent articles, the package bearing indicia indicating that the articles therein are adapted to be worn by males. The first disposable absorbent articles differ from the corresponding second disposable absorbent articles in any of a variety of aspects to customize the products for each gender. In certain embodiments, the array includes one product adapted for use by one gender, and a unisex product adapted for use by either gender.05-06-2010

Michael Luna, San Jose, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100075644DELIVERY OF CALLER IDENTIFICATION DATA TO A MOBILE DEVICE USING APPLICATION DIRECTED SHORT MESSAGING SERVICE - Caller name (CNAM) query results obtained from a traditional CNAM service are sent during call processing on a carrier network to the subscriber's mobile handset over a Short Message Service (SMS) channel on a mobile carrier network. A call page is received at a network carrier associated with a recipient of the received call page. A caller name (CNAM) query is performed, and the result of the performed CNAM query is sent to the recipient device before sending the call page to the recipient device. The CNAM query result is displayed on a display of the recipient device.03-25-2010
20110214131SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ENABLING ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS OR SERVICES OF DEVICE BY USE OF TRANSPARENT GATEWAY OR PROXY - A system, apparatus, or method for enabling an application developer to access the events, data and functionality of a device, such as a mobile phone, without being limited by the API provided by the device manufacturer. In some embodiments, the present invention utilizes a transparent gateway as a proxy that is inserted into the device stack to enable an application developer to access features and functions of the device beyond those exposed by the manufacturer provided API. For example, the transparent gateway may be inserted into the wireless stack of a mobile phone, in between the Bluetooth stack and the device's API. The transparent gateway may be installed in the mobile phone via an over the air provisioning or another suitable method.09-01-2011
201102469503D MOBILE USER INTERFACE WITH CONFIGURABLE WORKSPACE MANAGEMENT - Systems and methods of a 3D mobile user interface with configurable workspace management are disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, which may be implemented on a system, of a three-dimensional, multi-layer user interface of a mobile device in a mobile network. User environment may include one or more layers or levels of applications, services, or accounts that are all easily accessible to and navigable by the user. For example, an indicator can be used to access a workspace in 3D representing a category or grouping of services or applications for the user. The user can customize or create a unique, non-mutually exclusive grouping, aggregation, or category of applications, services, accounts, or items. The grouping of indicators can be used to swiftly and efficiently navigate to a desired application, service, account or item, in a 3D-enabled user environment.10-06-2011
20120023190MOBILE NETWORK TRAFFIC COORDINATION ACROSS MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS - Systems and methods for mobile network traffic coordination across multiple applications are disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a distributed proxy and cache system, including, a local proxy on a mobile device for intercepting a data request made via a mobile device, and a proxy server coupled to the mobile device and a content server to which the data request is directed. One embodiment includes, delaying transfer of a first data transfer request initiated by a first application until another data transfer request initiated by a second application is detected on the mobile device and transferring, the first data transfer request of the first application and the other data transfer request of the second application a single transfer operation over the network.01-26-2012
20120023226PREDICTION OF ACTIVITY SESSION FOR MOBILE NETWORK USE OPTIMIZATION AND USER EXPERIENCE ENHANCEMENT - Systems and methods for prediction of activity session for mobile network use optimization and user experience enhancement are disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, which may be implemented on a system for enhancing user experience with a mobile application on a mobile device including, using user activity characteristics at a mobile device and server activity characteristics of a host server to anticipate a future activity session at the mobile device and transferring impending content from the host server the mobile device to pre-cache content on the mobile device to support predicted data activity for the future activity session that has been predicted.01-26-2012
20120023236DISTRIBUTED IMPLEMENTATION OF DYNAMIC WIRELESS TRAFFIC POLICY - Systems and methods for distributed implementation of dynamic wireless traffic policy are disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a system for optimizing resources in a mobile network having a local proxy on a mobile device to aggregate client-side parameters and a proxy server to aggregate server-side parameters. The local proxy and the proxy server can each communicate the client-side parameters and the server-side parameters, respectively, to the other component, to formulate a policy for traffic control in the mobile network between the mobile device and the server. The policy can be jointly implemented by the local proxy and the proxy server and dynamically adjusted in real-time.01-26-2012
20120108225MOBILE TRAFFIC CATEGORIZATION AND POLICY FOR NETWORK USE OPTIMIZATION WHILE PRESERVING USER EXPERIENCE - Systems and methods of mobile traffic categorization and policy implementation for network use optimization are disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, which may be implemented on a system, of detecting an activity state of an application on a mobile device to which traffic is originated from or directed to, detecting a time criticality of data contained in the traffic to be sent between the mobile device and the host server, determining a timing with which to allow the traffic to pass through, based on the activity state or the time criticality and/or controlling radio use on the mobile device based on the timing with which the traffic is allowed to pass through. The method may further include selecting a network configuration in the wireless network for use in passing traffic to and from the mobile device.05-03-2012
20120110109CACHING ADAPTED FOR MOBILE APPLICATION BEHAVIOR AND NETWORK CONDITIONS - Systems and methods for caching adapted for mobile application behavior and network conditions are disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, which may be implemented on a system, of determining cacheability of content received for a client on a mobile device by tracking requests generated by the client at the mobile device to detect periodicity of the requests generated by the client, tracking responses received for requests generated by the client to detect repeatability in content of the responses, and/or determining whether the content received for the client is cacheable on the mobile device based on one or more of the periodicity in the requests and the repeatability in the content of the responses.05-03-2012
20120110110REQUEST AND RESPONSE CHARACTERISTICS BASED ADAPTATION OF DISTRIBUTED CACHING IN A MOBILE NETWORK - Systems and methods of request and response characteristics based adaptation of distributed caching in a mobile network are disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, which may be implemented on a system, of collecting information about a request or information about the response received for the request, the request being initiated at the mobile device, using the information about the request or the response, determining cacheability of the response, caching the response by storing the response a cache entry in a cache on the mobile device in response to determining the cacheability of the response, and/or serving the response from the cache to satisfy a subsequent request. The response in the cache entry can be verified by an entity physically separate from the mobile device to determine whether the response stored in the local cache still matches a current response at a source which sent the response.05-03-2012
20120110111CACHE DEFEAT DETECTION AND CACHING OF CONTENT ADDRESSED BY IDENTIFIERS INTENDED TO DEFEAT CACHE - Systems and methods for cache defeat detection are disclosed. Moreover, systems and methods for caching of content addressed by identifiers intended to defeat cache are further disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, which may be implemented on a system, of resource management in a wireless network by caching content on a mobile device. The method can include detecting a data request to a content source for which content received is stored as cache elements in a local cache on the mobile device, determining, from an identifier of the data request, that a cache defeating mechanism is used by the content source, and/or retrieving content from the cache elements in the local cache to respond to the data request.05-03-2012
20120110112DISTRIBUTED SYSTEM FOR CACHE DEFEAT DETECTION AND CACHING OF CONTENT ADDRESSED BY IDENTIFIERS INTENDED TO DEFEAT CACHE - Systems and methods for cache defeat detection are disclosed. Moreover, systems and methods for caching of content addressed by identifiers intended to defeat cache are further disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a system for optimizing resources in a mobile network, by for example performing one or more of, identifying a parameter in an identifier used in multiple polling requests to a given content source; means for, detecting that the parameter in the identifier changes for each of the polling requests; determining whether responses received from the given content source are the same for each of the multiple polling requests; and/or caching the responses on the mobile device in response to determining that the responses received for the given content source are the same.05-03-2012
20120110118DISTRIBUTED CACHING IN A WIRELESS NETWORK OF CONTENT DELIVERED FOR A MOBILE APPLICATION OVER A LONG-HELD REQUEST - Systems and methods for distributed caching in a wireless network of content delivered for a mobile application over a long-held request are disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, which may be implemented on a distributed proxy and cache system, including, in response to determining that a cached response is available on a cache of the mobile device for an outgoing request from the mobile device, the outgoing request being one to request the persistent connection with the content server, responding to the outgoing request using the cached response on the cache of the mobile device timed to correspond to a manner in which the content server would respond to the outgoing request.05-03-2012
20120110171APPLICATION AND NETWORK-BASED LONG POLL REQUEST DETECTION AND CACHEABILITY ASSESSMENT THEREFOR - Systems and methods for application and network-based long poll request detection and cacheability assessment therefore are disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, which may be implemented on a distributed proxy and cache system, including, determining relative timings between a first request initiated by the application, a response received responsive to the first request, and a second request initiated subsequent to the first request also by the application, and/or using the relative timings to determine whether requests generated by the application are long poll requests. The relative timings can be used to determine whether the second request is immediately or near-immediately re-requested after the response to the first request is received. The relative timings can also be compared to request-response timing characteristics for other applications to determine whether the requests of the application are long poll requests.05-03-2012
20120110173DISTRIBUTED MANAGEMENT OF KEEP-ALIVE MESSAGE SIGNALING FOR MOBILE NETWORK RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND OPTIMIZATION - Systems and methods for distributed management of keep-alive message signaling for mobile network resource conservation and optimization are disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, which may be implemented on a system, of monitoring rates of data communications with a mobile device, sending a periodic message to indicate operational state to the mobile device in response to a decrease in the rates of data communications with the mobile device, sending subsequent periodic messages to indicate operational state to the mobile device at increasing intervals between the subsequent periodic messages to decrease a number of periodic messages sent over the wireless network, and acknowledging to the mobile device that the subsequent periodic messages will be sent at increased intervals, or in a manner that conserves use of the mobile network.05-03-2012
20120131095OPTIMIZATION OF RESOURCE POLLING INTERVALS TO SATISFY MOBILE DEVICE REQUESTS - Systems and methods for optimizing a polling interval to capture new or changed content at an application server in a wireless network are disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, which may be implemented on a system, for polling the application server using a first polling interval, monitoring responses received from the polling of the application server, adjusting the first polling interval to a second polling interval for polling the application server and/or using the second polling interval for polling another resource delivering same or similar content as the application server.05-24-2012
20120131184ALIGNING DATA TRANSFER TO OPTIMIZE CONNECTIONS ESTABLISHED FOR TRANSMISSION OVER A WIRELESS NETWORK - Systems and methods for aligning data transfer to optimize connections established for transmission over a wireless network are disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, which may be implemented on a system, for aligning data transfer to a mobile device to optimize connections made by the mobile device in a cellular network. The method includes batching data received in multiple transactions directed to a mobile device for transmission to the mobile device over the cellular network such that a wireless connection need not be established with the mobile device every time each of the multiple transactions occurs. For example, the data received in the multiple transactions for the mobile device can be sent to the mobile device, in a single transaction over a single instantiation of wireless network connectivity at the mobile device.05-24-2012

Patent applications by Michael Luna, San Jose, CA US

Oscar Luna, Chula Vista, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110053257Photo-bioreactor with Particle Separation and Water Recovery System - The Photo-bioreactor with Particle Concentration and Water Recovery System is a bioreactor system designed to propagate algae under fully closed, controlled conditions. The system is highly efficient and has a reduced turnaround time compared to similar photo-bioreactors. The system has an integrated, gravity-flow biomass harvest and water recovery system that allows the operator to simultaneously harvest the cell concentrate and recycle the water used in the growth media. The bioreactor's scale can range from a single bench-top unit to multiple, large-scale commercial units in a manifold type array, and can utilize sunlight or artificial light.03-03-2011