John P Busch, 66Austin, TX

7346736, Mar 18, 2008

Oct 3, 2005

11/243353

Ilya Gluhovsky - Mountain View CA, US
David Vengerov - Sunnyvale CA, US
John R. Busch - Cupertino CA, US

Sun Microsystems, Inc. - Santa Clara CA

G06F 12/00

711118, 711133, 711134, 714701, 714702, 714704, 714718, 702108, 702119, 702120

One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that selects bases to form a regression model for cache performance. During operation, the system receives empirical data for a cache rate. The system also receives derivative constraints for the cache rate. Next, the system obtains candidate bases that satisfy the derivative constraints. For each of these candidate bases, the system: (1) computes an aggregate error E incurred using the candidate basis over the empirical data; (2) computes an instability measure I of an extrapolation fit for using the candidate basis over an extrapolation region; and then (3) computes a selection criterion F for the candidate basis, wherein F is a function of E and I. Finally, the system minimizes the selection criterion F across the candidate bases to select the basis used for the regression model.

7736928, Jun 15, 2010

Dec 1, 2006

11/566205

Sergey Lopatin - Morgan Hill CA, US
John O. Dukovic - Palo Alto CA, US
David Eaglesham - Livermore CA, US
Nicolay Y. Kovarsky - Sunnyvale CA, US
Robert Bachrach - Burlingame CA, US
John Busch - San Jose CA, US
Charles Gay - Westlake Village CA, US

Applied Materials, Inc. - Santa Clara CA

H01L 21/20

438 48, 438 49, 438 52, 438 55, 438 57, 257E21101, 257E21122, 257E21131, 257E21134, 257E21175, 257E25007, 257E31033, 257E31039, 257E31126, 257E33008, 117 89, 117 92, 117 93, 117 97

Embodiments of the invention contemplate the formation of a low cost solar cell using a novel electroplating apparatus and method to form a metal contact structure having metal lines formed using an electrochemical plating process. The apparatus and methods described herein remove the need to perform the often costly processing steps of performing a mask preparation and formation steps, such as screen printing, lithographic steps and inkjet printing steps, to form a contact structure. The resistance of interconnects formed in a solar cell device greatly affects the efficiency of the solar cell. It is thus desirable to form a solar cell device that has a low resistance connection that is reliable and cost effective. Therefore, one or more embodiments of the invention described herein are adapted to form a low cost and reliable interconnecting layer using an electrochemical plating process containing a common metal, such as copper. Embodiments of the invention may provide an apparatus and method of forming a solar cell device that utilizes a reusable masking device during one or more electrochemical deposition steps.

8621155, Dec 31, 2013

Jan 3, 2011

12/983754

John Busch - Cupertino CA, US
Darpan Dinker - Union City CA, US
Darryl Ouye - Aptos CA, US

Sandisk Enterprise IP LLC - Milpitas CA

G06F 12/00

711133

Approaches for an object store implemented, at least in part, on one or more solid state devices. The object store may store objects on a plurality of solid state devices. The object store may include a transaction model means for ensuring that the object store performs transactions in compliance with atomicity, concurrency, isolation, and durability (ACID) properties. The object store may include means for providing parallel flushing in a write cache maintained on each of the solid state devices. The object store may include means for maintaining one or more double-write buffers, for the object store, at a location other than the solid state devices. The object store may optionally comprise means for maintaining one or more circular transaction logs, for the object store, at a location other than the solid state devices. The object store may operate to minimize write operations performed on the solid state devices.

2008013, Jun 5, 2008

Dec 1, 2006

11/607527

Ilya Gluhovsky - Daly City CA, US
David Vengerov - Santa Clara CA, US
John Busch - Cupertino CA, US

G06Q 10/00
G06F 17/10

705 10

One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that models customer behavior in a multi-choice service environment. The system constructs a probability density function f to represent probabilities of service-level choices made by customers, wherein the probability density function is a function of functional variables u(d) and p(d); u(d) is a utility function for a specific customer type indexed by vector θ; p(d) is a given price curve which specifies a relationship between service levels offered by a service provider and corresponding prices for the offered service levels; and u(d) and p(d) are both functions of the offered service levels d. The system then obtains a distribution function π(θ) which specifies a probability distribution of different customer types θ. Next, the system obtains a service level-choice distribution for a population of customers as a function of a given price curve based on the probability density function f and π(θ).

2013008, Apr 4, 2013

Sep 26, 2012

13/627398

LET'S GEL INCORPORATED - Austin TX, US
John P. Busch - Austin TX, US
Ira L. Rush - Austin TX, US
Scott D. Robertson - Austin TX, US
Derric C. Hobbs - Austin TX, US

LET'S GEL INCORPORATED - Austin TX

B32B 3/04
B32B 3/26
B32B 3/06
B32B 3/02
B32B 3/14
B32B 3/24

428 33, 428 68, 428138, 428 71

An anti-fatigue mat provides a “dual mode” feature wherein the anti-fatigue mat includes a resilient cushioning member that may be removed to enable cleaning of the remainder of the mat and/or the resilient cushioning member. The anti-fatigue mat includes a wear element having a wear surface on which a user may stand. The resilient cushioning member is situated adjacent the wear element in a receiver that is attached to the wear element. The receiver receives the resilient cushioning member via an aperture through which the resilient cushioning member may be installed and removed. The receiver may include multiple apertures to facilitate installation and removal of the resilient cushioning member. The anti-fatigue mat also provides a “dual friction” feature wherein the interior surface of the wear element may exhibit high friction with respect to the resilient cushioning member, and the receiver exhibits sufficiently high friction to reduce slippage on a floor.

5771742, Jun 30, 1998

Sep 11, 1995

8/526715

Michael D. Bokaie - Fremont CA
John D. Busch - San Jose CA
A. David Johnson - San Leandro CA
Bruce Petty - Dunsmuir CA

TiNi Alloy Company - San Leandro CA

B25G 318

74 2

A release mechanism employing an actuating element of a shape memory alloy material. When the actuating element is heated through its phase-change transition temperature it applies a force which moves a latch to a position which activates the higher energy stored in a drive spring for moving a retaining element out of engagement with a structure. A detent when in a captured position releasably holds the retaining element in its locked position, and the detent is moved from a captured position to a retracted position to release the retaining element when the latch is moved by the actuating element.

5008976, Apr 23, 1991

Mar 3, 1989

7/318575

John P. Busch - Austin TX

Dell Corporate Services Corporation - Austin TX

E05D 1104
E05C 1764

16276

A hinge assembly has a plurality of rollers which are pressed against an elastic washer by a shaft. The rollers and elastic washer are contained within a cylindrical retainer which is held in a fixed position relative to a first bracket, while the shaft is held in a fixed position relative to a second bracket so that, when either or both the first and second brackets are moved relative to each other, the roller move around the outside diameter of the shaft resisted by the elastic washer, providing a smooth resistance to the movement of the first bracket and/or second bracket relative to the other. An electronic digital device, having a display section with an adjustable viewing angle utilizing the improved hinge assembly, is shown in which the hinge assembly provides a smooth resistance for the movement of the display section relative to the base of the device.

5309031, May 3, 1994

Apr 22, 1991

7/689419

Gregory N. Stewart - Austin TX
John P. Busch - Austin TX

Dell USA, L.P. - Austin TX

H02J 904

307 66

A battery-powered lap-top computer has a main battery for ordinarily supplying power to the computer circuitry. A reserve battery is connected through a manual switch to the circuitry. When the main battery starts to lose its charge, the manual switch is operated to connect the reserve battery to the circuitry prior to removal of the main battery. A new main battery is installed and the switch is operated to disconnect the reserve battery from the circuitry. Provision is made for the main battery to slowly charge the reserve battery.