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Chris J. Novak, Gilroy, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090009350HOUSING FOR A COMPUTING DEVICE - An improved housing for a computing device is disclosed. The improved housing is provided with one of an illuminable connector, a touch pad arrangement, and a palm rest stiffening plate. Normally, the illuminable connector and the touch pad arrangement are provided on external portions of a housing of the computing device such that they are available for user interaction. The palm rest stiffening plate is provided internal to a housing to provide stiffness or rigidity to a palm rest region of the housing.01-08-2009

Curt A. Novak, Corona, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090156998CATHETER HAVING TRANSITIONING SHAFT SEGMENTS - A catheter having shaft segments which are joined together by a strong bond providing a low profile shaft section with a flexibility transition and/or a compositional transition. A balloon catheter embodying features of the invention has a distal tip member and a coupling band member surrounding a junction of an inner tubular member of the shaft, and has a gradual change in bending stiffness along a distal end section of the shaft which extends distally from a location within the balloon interior. Another catheter embodying features of the invention has shaft segments joined together by a diagonal seam.06-18-2009

Frank Novak, Los Angeles, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090270011Novelty Drinking Vessel With Impact Activated Sound Effects - Described herein is a drinking vessel which incorporates a seismic or impact-actuated sound generating circuit which produces a “Clink” sound that emulates the sound made by a glass, crystal, or ceramic drinking vessel making contact with a hard surface such as another drinking vessel during a toast. As actuation switch, is located on or in the vessel which is responsive to seismic or impact-type events.10-29-2009

Guy R. Novak, San Diego, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120256750DIMENSIONALLY-SENSITIVE MOISTURE SENSOR AND AN ALARM SYSTEM FOR AN ABSORBENT ARTICLE - An apparatus and method for detecting moisture in a diaper is disclosed. A moisture sensor apparatus is comprised of a housing made of material dimensionally-sensitive to moisture, such that the housing will expand or contract. Electrically conductive contacts disposed on/in the housing, are selectively coupled to, or decoupled from, each other based on a dimensional change of the sensor device when it comes into contact with moisture. An electrical signal routable through the electrically conductive contacts detects a change in state, e.g., from open to closed, and activates a local or remote alarm to indicate the presence of moisture. The consumable low-cost sensor and the optional non-metallic leads and contacts, that are at least partially biodegradable, are coupled via a convenient slidable brush connector to a resusable alarm system having optional low duty cycle transmitting capability to a receiver base station, thereby providing a cost-effective, eco-friendly and user-friendly system.10-11-2012

Jasmine Novak, Mountain View, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090157651Method and Apparatus for Detecting and Explaining Bursty Stream Events in Targeted Groups - A method and apparatus are provided for detecting and explaining bursty stream events in targeted groups. In one example, the method includes receiving validated bursty events, finding explanatory data sources having relevant bursty events that are relevant to the validated bursty events, wherein the explanatory sources explain the presence of the validated bursty events, correlating the validated bursty events to the relevant bursty events of the explanatory data sources to obtain burst results, and sending the burst results to a burst database that is accessible to an end user.06-18-2009

Patent applications by Jasmine Novak, Mountain View, CA US

Jasmine Novak, Redwood City, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100318533ENRICHED DOCUMENT REPRESENTATIONS USING AGGREGATED ANCHOR TEXT - A system and method for aggregating anchor text over the web graph and using the aggregated anchor text to enrich document representations. For a target page, its internal inlinks, which point to the target page and are within the site containing the target page, are identified first. Then external anchors that point to the internal inlinks from pages outside of the site are identified. Anchor text of the external anchors are collected, weighted, stored, and used to enrich document presentations. The method not only reduces the number of pages with no anchor text, but also adds lines of anchor text to URLs.12-16-2010

Jerome Novak, Aliso Viejo, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110288384SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACQUIRING CALIBRATION DATA USABLE IN A PULSE OXIMETER - The present disclosure includes a pulse oximeter attachment having an accessible memory. In one embodiment, the pulse oximeter attachment stores calibration data, such as, for example, calibration data associated with a type of a sensor, a calibration curve, or the like. The calibration data is used to calculate physiological parameters of pulsing blood.11-24-2011

Jerome J. Novak, Aliso Viejo, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120041316PULSE AND CONFIDENCE INDICATOR DISPLAYED PROXIMATE PLETHYSMOGRAPH - According to some embodiments of the present invention, a display is used to show an indication of the signal's quality. This indication of the signal's quality may be provided in a number of ways, including audibly or visually.02-16-2012

Matthew W. Novak, San Jose, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090177990Method and System for Setting Alert Thresholds in the Context of a Real-Time Dashboard Chart - A method of setting alert thresholds in the context of a real-time dashboard chart. An application program displays a graphical user interface (GUI) and dynamically updates a chart of real-time event data. The chart includes an event threshold bar displayed concurrently with the real-time event data. If the real-time event data has exceeded an event threshold value that corresponds to a position of the event threshold bar, the application program executes a pre-defined response function. If a click and drag input is received while a cursor is located over a graphically-textured handle located on an end of the event threshold bar, the application program moves the event threshold bar to a new location and updates a numerical threshold value that corresponds to the position of the event threshold bar. The numerical threshold value and a unique identification symbol are displayed in close proximity to the graphically-textured handle.07-09-2009
20090177998Method and System for Efficiently Adjusting a Timeline in a Time Window - A method of efficiently adjusting a timeline in a time window. An application program displays a window that includes a graphical user interface (GUI), at least a portion of time-based data, a timeline, and a slider bar. If a click and drag occurs while a cursor is over the slider bar, the application moves the slider bar and changes a position of data displayed in the window by an amount corresponding to the movement. The application increases the timeline scale if the slider bar reaches an edge of the timeline. If a click and drag occurs while the cursor is over a handle on an edge of the slider bar, the application resizes the slider bar and adjusts the timeline scale to correspond to the slider bar scale. If additional time-based data is available and is not displayed, the application displays an indicator on a corresponding edge of the timeline.07-09-2009

Matthew Wayne Novak, San Jose, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090100440DISPLAY OF DATA USED FOR SYSTEM PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS - Method, system, and computer program product for displaying data used to analyze system performance are provided. The method, system, and computer program product provides for determining an alert was triggered in a system at a point in time, identifying an alert type associated with the alert that was triggered in the system at the point in time, and displaying data concerning the system based on the alert type identified, the data displayed comprising a subset of a plurality of types of data available concerning the system, the subset being selected based on the alert type identified.04-16-2009
20090113248COLLABORATIVE TROUBLESHOOTING COMPUTER SYSTEMS USING FAULT TREE ANALYSIS - Embodiments of the invention provide techniques for troubleshooting of computer systems using a fault tree analysis. In one embodiment, data parameters describing a status of a system may be monitored to determine the existence of a fault. In the event of a fault, fault tree analysis metadata may be evaluated to attempt to determine a root cause of the fault. If a root cause can be automatically determined, it may be presented to a user in a troubleshooting console, or may be used to trigger an automated corrective action. Alternatively, if a root cause cannot be automatically determined, the user may be presented with additional fault tree analysis metadata and any relevant data parameters in the troubleshooting console, so that the user may determine the root cause of the fault event.04-30-2009

M. Kathrina Novak, Hayward, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100205092Pre-Funding System and Method - A method for pre-funding is disclosed. The method includes sending a plurality of pre-fund authorization requests to a buyer financial institution, and then receiving a plurality of responses to the pre-fund authorization requests from the buyer financial institution, where each response either accepts or declines a pre-fund authorization request. A funds transfer request is sent to the buyer financial institution, where the funds transfer request corresponds to a total value of the accepted pre-fund authorization requests. Notification that funds have transferred from the buyer financial institution in response to the funds transfer request is received. Then, the sending of the funds to a supplier financial institution is authorized.08-12-2010

Peter Novak, Carlsbad, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120278231SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HEDGING CURRENCY FLUCTUATIONS - An unspecified, variable bonus amount of phone card time (or some other product whose delivered value can be varied) is provided with a with a topup, where the topup amount has a fixed delivered amount in local currency and the topup is sold in other territories where foreign exchange rate fluctuations provide for a fluctuating cost of the fixed topup amount. The bonus amount may be applied to a bonus, such as a bonus phone card, that provides a hedge against exchange rate fluctuations by being a variable amount of bonus phone card time, for example, associated with the topup.11-01-2012

Thomas W. Novak, Hillsborough, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110164152IMAGE SEGMENTATION FROM FOCUS VARIED IMAGES USING GRAPH CUTS - A system for providing an adjusted image of a scene includes an optical assembly, a capturing system coupled to the optical assembly, and a control system. The optical assembly is adjustable to alternatively be focused on a first focal area and a second focal area that is different than the first focal area. The capturing system captures a first frame of the scene when the optical assembly is focused at the first focal area, and a second frame of the scene when the optical assembly is focused at the second focal area. The first frame includes a plurality of first pixels and the second frame includes a plurality of second pixels. The control system analyzes the first frame and the second frame and utilizes graph cuts techniques to assign a depth label to at least a portion of the first frame.07-07-2011

W.thomas Novak, Hillsborough, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100091257Optical Imaging System and Method for Imaging Up to Four Reticles to a Single Imaging Location - A catadioptric optical imaging system and method is provided, in which up to four (4) reticles are imaged to a single imaging location (e.g. for imaging substrates), in a manner designed to provide high throughput, with a relatively high resolution, and with substrates whose size may approach 450 mm.04-15-2010