John Joseph Bird

US Patent:

7123939, Oct 17, 2006

Filed:

Dec 23, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/890391

Inventors:

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

Assignee:

InterDigital Technology Corporation - Wilmington DE

International Classification:

H04M 1/00

US Classification:

455561, 455422, 455523

Abstract:

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.

US Patent:

7155257, Dec 26, 2006

Filed:

Jul 11, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/179083

Inventors:

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

Assignee:

InterDigital Technology Corporation - Wilmington DE

International Classification:

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

US Classification:

455561, 455 14, 4554221

Abstract:

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.

US Patent:

20070245916, Oct 25, 2007

Filed:

Apr 19, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/406811

Inventors:

John Bird - Weston CT, US
Warren Bird - Westport CT, US
Peter Goeben - DePere WI, US
Jack Roberts - Neenah WI, US

Assignee:

The Diagnostic Group - Neenah WI

International Classification:

B41F 23/00

US Classification:

101416100

Abstract:

A flexographic printing system for printing flat corrugated sheets using radiation curable inks. An ultraviolet curing unit is positioned after each of the printing stations. The ink applied at each station is partially cured before a different color ink is applied at the next printing station.

US Patent:

48950700, Jan 23, 1990

Filed:

Jul 11, 1988

Appl. No.:

7/217412

Inventors:

John W. Bird - Westport CT

Assignee:

Birow, Incorporated - Westport CT

International Classification:

B41L 2300

US Classification:

101148

Abstract:

A liquid transfer assembly is shown which transfers a predetermined thickness of liquid to a moving surface, the assembly employing a shearing action to achieve the predetermined thickness. The system includes a supply means for providing a source of the liquid; a first arcuately shaped surface which moves at a first speed and is adapted to contact the supply means so as to obtain a coating of liquid on its surface. A second surface is juxtaposed to the first surface but not in contact therewith, moves at a second speed different from the first speed; and the distance between the two surfaces is sufficiently close that the liquid on the first surface comes in contact with the second surface at their nearest point of proximity. Thus, by virtue of the different surface velocities, the liquid is subjected to a shearing action at the nearest point of proximity with a determined amount thereof being transferred to the second surface.

US Patent:

47965568, Jan 10, 1989

Filed:

Jun 24, 1987

Appl. No.:

7/065954

Inventors:

John W. Bird - Westport CT

Assignee:

Birow, Inc. - Westport CT

International Classification:

B05C 1100

US Classification:

118 46

Abstract:

An offset lithographic printing machine having a plurality of in-line liquid application stations, at least one of which is an ink image printing station for printing lithographic ink images onto suitable receptive copy sheets, and the final downstream liquid-application station being a coating application station for printing a protective, and/or aesthetic coating over selected portions of, or over the entire ink image-printed surface of the copy sheets. The coating application station comprises a plate cylinder adapted to print liquid coating composition onto predetermined selected areas of the ink image-printed copy sheets by offset-transfer to an intermediate blanket cylinder, a said blanket cylinder adapted to receive said liquid coating composition from the plate cylinder for retransfer onto predetermined selected image-printed areas of the image-printed copy sheets, and also adapted to receive a continuous liquid coating composition for retransfer as a continuous overall coating over the image printed areas of the image printed copy sheets. An adjustable coating-application carriage is supported for movement into coating association with either the plate cylinder blanket cylinder desired, for the application of a printed coating over either preselected limited areas or over the entire image-printed surface of the copy sheets.

US Patent:

49399926, Jul 10, 1990

Filed:

Apr 11, 1989

Appl. No.:

7/336219

Inventors:

John W. Bird - Westport CT

Assignee:

Birow, Inc. - Westport CT

International Classification:

B41F 524

US Classification:

101183

Abstract:

A straight line flexographic printing method and machine having a plurality of in-line liquid application stations, at least one of which is an upstream ink image-printing stations for printing ink images on a succession of cardboard copy sheets, and at least one of which is a final downstream liquid-application station which may be a coating application station for printing a protective, and/or aesthetic coating over selected portions of, or over the entire ink image-printed surface of each cardboard copy sheet. The present method and apparatus involves the placement of a forced hot air drying station between each of the liquid application stations to evaporate volatile solvent/diluent from the ink images applied at each inking or coating station before the application of additional ink images or coatings thereover at the next downstream liquid application station.

US Patent:

48419036, Jun 27, 1989

Filed:

Jun 24, 1987

Appl. No.:

7/065914

Inventors:

John W. Bird - Westport CT

Assignee:

Birow, Inc. - Westport CT

International Classification:

B05C 1100

US Classification:

118 46

Abstract:

An offset lithographic printing method and machine having a plurality of in-line liquid application stations, at least one of which is an ink image-printing station for printing lithographic ink images on a suitable receptive copy sheet, and at least the final downstream liquid-application station is a coating application station for printing a protective, and/or aesthetic coating over selected portions of, or over the entire ink image-printed surface of the copy sheet. The present method and apparatus involves the placement of a drying station between liquid application stations to evaporate volatile solvent or vehicle from the ink images and/or to solidify the liquid coating applied at upstream stations before the application of a continuous or spot coating thereover at the next downstream coating station.