John Bird

7155257, Dec 26, 2006

Jul 11, 2005

11/179083

John Bird - Huntington Station NY, US
Leonid Kazakevich - Plainview NY, US

InterDigital Technology Corporation - Wilmington DE

H04M 1/00
H04B 3/36
H04Q 7/20

455561, 455 14, 4554221

A wireless communications systems employing code-division multiple access information transmission techniques includes a transmission facility having ground-based transmission and reception electronic equipment, a remotely located RF power amplifier, an antenna, and an RF cable connecting the ground-based equipment with the remotely located RF power amplifier. Power level detectors in the ground-based equipment and in the remotely located RF power amplifier measure the signal level at each end of the RF cable. A microcontroller compares these measurements and adjusts a variable attenuator in the transmission signal path and a variable attenuator in the received signal path to compensate for signal level variability due to variations in signal loss.

7381014, Jun 3, 2008

Nov 8, 2004

10/983272

John M. Bird - Ithaca NY, US
George W. Putman - Saratoga Springs NY, US

C09K 17/02

405263

A method of chemically and physically treating unconsolidated soils, over burden, fill and certain waste materials (the “ground”), or partly consolidated materials that can be excavated and broken up by normal earth moving and soil mixing equipment. This treatment results in the reduction of permeability in the ground, and as a result permits the prevention or control of contaminant migration from a site containing ground wastes of various types, thereby isolating these wastes.

6435086, Aug 20, 2002

May 4, 1995

08/435798

Ronald M. Rendleman - Dallas TX
Howard W. DeMoore - Dallas TX, 75220
John W. Bird - Carrollton TX

Howard W. DeMoore - Dallas TX

B41F 516

101177, 101185, 10135201

A retractable in-line inking/coating apparatus selectively applies either spot or overall ink/coating to a blanket or flexographic plate on a blanket cylinder or spot coating or overall ink/coating to a flexographic printing plate on a plate cylinder in a rotary offset printing press. The inking/coating apparatus is pivotally mounted on the tower of a printing unit or dedicated coating unit, and is extended into and retracted out of inking/coating engagement by a carriage assembly which is pivotally coupled to the printing unit tower. Because of the pivotal support provided by a cantilevered support arm, the inking/coating apparatus can be raised and lowered through a Ferris wheel arc movement between adjacent printing units. The aqueous component of the printing ink or coating is evaporated by a high velocity, hot air interstation dryer and a high performance heat and moisture extractor so that the ink on a freshly printed sheet is dry before the sheet is printed on the next printing unit. Thus, flexographic ink or coating applied at the first printing unit can immediately be overprinted on subsequent printing units.

7461152, Dec 2, 2008

Mar 31, 2004

10/815235

John Joseph Bird - Rochester MN, US
Bob Richard Cernohous - Rochester MN, US
Christopher Thomas Gloe - Rochester MN, US
Franklin A. Gruber - Vestal NY, US
Scott Jon Prunty - Rochester MN, US

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

G06F 15/16

709227, 370331, 370338, 370401

An apparatus and method for sharing a resource (such as a modem or virtual private network) allow virtualizing the shared resource in a simple and efficient manner that allows both accepting and initiating virtual or physical connections through the shared resource across logical partitions or systems. An L2TP tunnel is established between the server that owns the shared resource and the client that desires to use the shared resource. Messages are defined that allow the client to initiate an outgoing connection through the shared resource, and that allow the client to accept an incoming connection received from the shared resource. Once the connection is made, the client and ultimate destination communicate through the shared resource via point-to-point communications.

7472854, Jan 6, 2009

Jul 11, 2005

11/179017

John T. Bird - Greenville SC, US

BB&F Enterprises, LLC - Spartanburg SC

B02C 17/02

241 92, 241225

A brush chipper includes a mechanical coupling arrangement for connecting a motor output shaft to a feed wheel shaft of the same machine. The coupling arrangement includes a mechanical coupler, a motor output shaft, a feed wheel shaft, and a tapered bushing. The arrangement is configured to securely and removeably connect the motor output shaft to the feed wheel shaft.

6484766, Nov 26, 2002

Aug 27, 2001

09/940108

Daniel R. Falatok - Moore SC
John T. Bird - Greenville SC

BBF Enterprises, LLC - Spartanburg SC

A01G 2306

144 2412, 37302, 144218, 144235, 144241, 144334, 241291, 299103

A stump grinding wheel includes a wheel member having a plurality of receiving brackets. Each receiving bracket includes a cutting tool channel. A cutting tool is received in each of cutting tool channel. Each cutting tool includes an elongated shaft having a base end and a distal end, and a cutting tip at the distal end. A stop is defined on the elongated shaft between the base end and the distal end and is configured so that it permits gauging of the distance between each receiving bracket and a respective cutting tip.

7488525, Feb 10, 2009

Apr 7, 2006

11/279069

Elouise R. Bird - Sandy UT, US
John C. Bird - Sandy UT, US

Sof' Solutions, Inc. - Bluffdale UT

E01C 13/04

428 44, 472 92

A system and method of providing a wheelchair accessible path through a variety of impact attenuating surfaces including loose fill materials. The combination of a tarmac and loose fill material provides an ASTM compliant impact attenuating surface for playgrounds and other activities. The modular tarmac is also used in wet conditions to improve the traction and impact attenuation over traditional materials used in water parks, and also for reducing wear to park patrons' feet.

7711830, May 4, 2010

Apr 16, 2008

12/103802

John Joseph Bird - Rochester MN, US
Bob Richard Cernohous - Rochester MN, US
Christopher Thomas Gloe - Rochester MN, US
Franklin A. Gruber - Vestal NY, US
Scott Jon Prunty - Rochester MN, US

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

G06F 15/16

709227, 370331, 370338, 370401

An apparatus and method for sharing a resource (such as a modem or virtual private network) allow virtualizing the shared resource in a simple and efficient manner that allows both accepting and initiating virtual or physical connections through the shared resource across logical partitions or systems. An L2TP tunnel is established between the server that owns the shared resource and the client that desires to use the shared resource. Messages are defined that allow the client to initiate an outgoing connection through the shared resource, and that allow the client to accept an incoming connection received from the shared resource. Once the connection is made, the client and ultimate destination communicate through the shared resource via point-to-point communications.