John E Conrad

US Patent:

7394939, Jul 1, 2008

Filed:

Dec 17, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/740147

Inventors:

John Conrad - Auburn WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

H04N 5/228

US Classification:

382232, 3482084, 34821111, 3482201, 3482291, 34820813, 382236

Abstract:

An image capturing device is capable of capturing and encoding image data so as to output a streaming media file from the device. Vector information derived from the captured image data may be altered to change, i. e. , the frame capture rate of subsequent image data, according to frame resolution requirements.

US Patent:

7627808, Dec 1, 2009

Filed:

Jun 13, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/461222

Inventors:

William Thomas Blank - Bellevue WA, US
John B. Deutscher - Sammamish WA, US
Brian D. Honey - Auburn WA, US
Tyler V. Davis - Issaquah WA, US
John Conrad - Auburn WA, US
Andrew D. Rosen - Woodinville WA, US
Sunit Gogia - New Delhi, IN

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 17/00

US Classification:

715200, 715716, 709208, 709248

Abstract:

A media synch player includes a time control module, a digital data storage and retrieval device coupled to and responsive to the time control module and an audiovisual data signal output configured to supply audiovisual data to a display by playing a first media file from the digital data storage and retrieval device in response to commands from a system controller. The time control module is configured to request a system time from an external time server, reset the time control module in accordance with the system time, lock to a master clock contained in the external time server and resynchronize the first time control module in response to predetermined criteria being met.

US Patent:

20130077675, Mar 28, 2013

Filed:

Sep 23, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/243241

Inventors:

Andrew D. Rosen - Redmond WA, US
John Conrad - Auburn WA, US

Assignee:

MICROSOFT CORPORATION - Redmond WA

International Classification:

H04N 7/30
H04N 7/26

US Classification:

37524003, 37524002, 375E07126, 375E07139, 375E07226

Abstract:

Various embodiments are disclosed herein that relate to quality-based video encoding. For example, one disclosed embodiment provides a video compression system configured to compress a video item at a constant average quality to form compressed video data. Further, the system is configured to compare a bit rate of each portion of a plurality of portions of the compressed video data to a threshold bit rate, and if a bit rate of a selected portion of the compressed video data meets or exceeds the threshold bit rate, then adjust a compression process variable while compressing a segment of the video item corresponding to the selected portion of the compressed video data to reduce the bit rate of the portion of the compressed video data.

US Patent:

39947807, Nov 30, 1976

Filed:

Oct 17, 1975

Appl. No.:

5/623416

Inventors:

Donald L. Klass - Barrington IL
Sambhunath Ghosh - Homewood IL
John R. Conrad - Downers Grove IL

Assignee:

Institute of Gas Technology - Chicago IL

International Classification:

C12B 100

US Classification:

195 13

Abstract:

An improved anaerobic digestion of organic biomass by rupturing cells of microorganisms present in a digested biomass or untreated biomass fraction undergoing digestion to obtain a treated biomass fraction having liberated indigenous enzymes in place; and contacting such treated biomass fraction with an untreated biomass fraction so the combined fractions undergo improved anaerobic digestion. The cells in the untreated biomass portion are ruptured by conventional means such as sonication, and about equal volumes of the fractions are preferably combined under conditions of conventional anaerobic digestion.

US Patent:

42083877, Jun 17, 1980

Filed:

Aug 20, 1976

Appl. No.:

5/716160

Inventors:

Donald L. Klass - Barrington IL
John R. Conrad - Downers Grove IL

Assignee:

Institute of Gas Technology - Chicago IL

International Classification:

C01B 1700

US Classification:

423243

Abstract:

Sulfur dioxide is removed from waste gases such as stack gases by contacting the gas stream with free tertiary amines having basic strengths greater than about pK 5 to form a coordinate covalent complex of the amine and the sulfur dioxide. The sufficiently stable complex is than thermally regenerated to liberate the sulfur dioxide in one stream, to provide the residual gases in another stream, and to provide the regenerated tertiary amine for collection and reuse in a subsequent sulfur dioxide cleanup step. The coordinate covalent complex reacts with even very small concentrations of sulfur dioxide to effectively reduce the sulfur dioxide to detectable zero levels. The presence of carbon dioxide in waste gas streams does not interfere with the efficient cleanup because the selected tertiary amine does not react with the carbon dioxide.

US Patent:

46305300, Dec 23, 1986

Filed:

May 9, 1984

Appl. No.:

6/608382

Inventors:

William R. Eckstrom - Dolton IL
John R. Conrad - Westlake Village CA

Assignee:

Travel-Aire, Inc. - Dolton IL

International Classification:

B60H 306

US Classification:

98 211

Abstract:

A filtering unit for a bus, the unit comprising one outer housing of a size to fit between the row of seats in the bus and a forwardly facing wall of a bus lavatory behind the seats, the housing having air inlet and air outlet openings for communication with ducts opening in upper and lower portions of the lavatory. The housing comprises a main housing body with an interior horizontal passageway of consistent cross sectional shape extending parallel to the rear of the outer housing, the main housing body having a horizontally facing opening at the outer end thereof which is covered by a panel which is movable to expose said opening, and a drawer unit slidable into or removable from said passageway through said opening. The drawer contains at least an air filter for removing at least lavatory odor-causing gaseous and particle materials from the air stream passing therethrough and an air circulating fan and drive motor therefor.