Donald L Woodward

US Patent:

6345493, Feb 12, 2002

Filed:

Jun 4, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/325984

Inventors:

Arthur Ramsden Smith - Telford PA
Donald Winston Woodward - New Tripoli PA

Assignee:

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. - Allentown PA

International Classification:

F02C 1310

US Classification:

60 3902

Abstract:

An integrated gas turbine and air separation process and system having an air separation unit integrated with a gas turbine-driven air compression system which operates using fuel as the primary energy source. Feed air for the air separation unit is provided by two separate compressors driven by the gas turbine expander wherein one compressor provides air to the air separation unit and to the gas turbine combustor, and the other compressor provides feed air to the air separation unit. The ability to control an integrated air separation/gas turbine process during off-design or turndown conditions is improved by the use of two air compressors in the present invention compared with the usual single compressor gas turbine system. In the design of the integrated gas turbine and air separation system, the power requirement for a given air compression duty can be matched more readily to the power output of an available expansion turbine when two air compressors are used rather than a single air compressor.

US Patent:

20020044762, Apr 18, 2002

Filed:

Oct 26, 2001

Appl. No.:

10/013930

Inventors:

Anthony Wood - Palo Alto CA, US
Donald Woodward - Los Altos CA, US
Doug Shannon - Sunnyvale CA, US

International Classification:

H04N005/91

US Classification:

386/068000

Abstract:

A method and apparatus providing for “instant replays” and “quick skip” functionality in a media playback device. In the case of an instant replay, under user control, the media playback moves temporally backwards. In the case of quick skip, under user control, the media playback moves temporally forward. In one embodiment, the temporal movement is based on a predetermined time (e.g., move back 5 seconds, move forward 30 seconds). In another embodiment, the temporal movement is based on scene change analysis.

US Patent:

20020057893, May 16, 2002

Filed:

Mar 3, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/262144

Inventors:

ANTHONY WOOD - PALO ALTO CA, US
SPENCER SHANSON - MOUNTAIN VIEW CA, US
MATTHEW SELF - REDWOOD CITY CA, US
DONALD WOODWARD - LOS ALTOS CA, US
DOUG SHANNON - SUNNYVALE CA, US
MARK NUDELMAN - EL GRANADA CA, US
KARL TOWNSEND - LOS ALTOS CA, US

International Classification:

H04N005/76
H04N005/781

US Classification:

386/046000, 386/125000

Abstract:

Apparatus and corresponding methods for storing video information. The apparatus includes a means for receiving video information, a means for converting the received video information into digital video information, and a means for storing the digital video information. Converting the received video information into digital video information can include converting it into an MPEG-compatible digital format. The apparatus can include an MPEG-compatible digital encoder, which can include separate audio and video MPEG encoders. The digital video information can be stored on an electromagnetically writable disk drive with an optimized MPEG file system (OMFS) configured to receive the digital video information and store the digital video information on the disk drive, where the OMFS is configured to divide the received digital video information into one or more packets, each packet having the same number of bytes as a sector on a disk in the disk drive. The OMFS can first accumulate one of the packets of digital video information in a cache memory. The OMFS, upon filling the cache memory with a completed packet of digital video information, then stores the completed packet on a single one of the sectors of the disk drive.

US Patent:

20050047752, Mar 3, 2005

Filed:

Mar 11, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/386585

Inventors:

Anthony Wood - Palo Alto CA, US
Donald Woodward - Los Altos CA, US
Edward Kessler - Los Gatos CA, US
Douglas Shannon - MTN View CA, US
Spencer Shanson - Mountain View CA, US
Karl Townsend - Los Altos CA, US

International Classification:

H04N005/76
G06F003/00
G06F013/00

US Classification:

386083000, 725058000

Abstract:

A video data recordable having integrated channel guides allowing a user to control recording and storage of television signals into personal channels for later playback and viewing. In the described embodiment, the user may specify criteria for recording of shows from an input source such as a broadcast signal and shows are then selected based on the user specified criteria and recorded for later playback. Storage of the shows may be organized into personal channels in order to facilitate later playback, e.g., the user may specify a channel of action movies, a channel of nature programming, a channel for sports, etc. The shows to be recorded may also have a predefined format which may be used to ease playback of recorded programming by allowing the user to easily locate and playback sections of programming of interest.

US Patent:

20050062888, Mar 24, 2005

Filed:

Sep 19, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/665978

Inventors:

Anthony Wood - Palo Alto CA, US
Donald Woodward - San Mateo CA, US
Douglas Shannon - Mountain View CA, US
Daniel Sletten - Redwood City CA, US
Patrick Ellis - Redwood City CA, US
Gregory Garner - Springdale AR, US
Michael Kobb - Belmont CA, US

International Classification:

H04N011/00

US Classification:

348553000, 348552000

Abstract:

An exemplary HD media player device and a method for presenting HD images to a user, according to a specific embodiment, include a controller configured to manage the processing of HD video signals to present images with a resolution similar to at least the 1080 format. In one embodiment, the HD media player detects the presence of portably-stored content and then automatically performs a slideshow or any other multimedia performance. In another embodiment, HD media player includes a screen saver module.

US Patent:

20050232591, Oct 20, 2005

Filed:

Jun 13, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/152752

Inventors:

Anthony Wood - Palo Alto CA, US
Donald Woodward - Los Altos CA, US
Edward Kessler - Los Gatos CA, US
Douglas Shannon - Mountain View CA, US
Spencer Shanson - Mountain View CA, US
Karl Townsend - Los Altos CA, US

International Classification:

H04N005/783

US Classification:

386069000, 386070000

Abstract:

A video data recordable having integrated channel guides allowing a user to control recording and storage of television signals into personal channels for later playback and viewing. In the described embodiment, the user may specify criteria for recording of shows from an input source such as a broadcast signal and shows are then selected based on the user specified criteria and recorded for later playback. Storage of the shows may be organized into personal channels in order to facilitate later playback, e.g., the user may specify a channel of action movies, a channel of nature programming, a channel for sports, etc. The shows to be recorded may also have a predefined format which may be used to ease playback of recorded programming by allowing the user to easily locate and playback sections of programming of interest.

US Patent:

20060253547, Nov 9, 2006

Filed:

Jan 6, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/327180

Inventors:

Anthony Wood - Palo Alto CA, US
Michael Kobb - Belmont CA, US
Gregory Garner - Springdale AR, US
Daniel Sletten - Redwood City CA, US
Donald Woodward - Monte Sereno CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709217000

Abstract:

A computer readable medium, system, method and universal music apparatus are disclosed for unifying access over a network to multiple specialized music servers. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a universal music apparatus can include a universal discovery module to discover specialized music servers responsive to one or more discovery protocols, an object manager to determine music server processes for serving music files in accordance with one or more communication protocols, and a number of interfaces each being configured to exchange data with an associated music server process using one or more communication protocols that the universal music apparatus can implement. The generalized music server functions enable the universal music apparatus to communicate with any of the discovered music servers, which typically require music players to perform only the proprietary, unique functions of a specialized music server. In one embodiment, a universal music player provides for fast browsing of music libraries, among other things.

US Patent:

49360990, Jun 26, 1990

Filed:

May 19, 1989

Appl. No.:

7/354173

Inventors:

Donald W. Woodward - New Tripoli PA
Rakesh Agrawal - Allentown PA

Assignee:

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. - Allentown PA

International Classification:

F25J 302

US Classification:

62 24

Abstract:

The present invention is an improvement to a two distillation column, cryogenic air separation process which produces nitrogen-rich and oxygen-rich products. The improvement to the process is condensing at least a portion of the nitrogen overhead from the high pressure column in a reboiler/condenser against a crude liquid oxygen stream and in an intermediate reboiler/condenser located in the low pressure column against internal low pressure column streams. The condensed nitrogen overhead is fed either to the low pressure or high pressure columns as reflux. The vaporized portion of the crude liquid oxygen stream is work expanded to provide some or all of the refrigeration required for the process.