Robert W Hyers, Age 53117 Highland Ave, Winchester, MA 01890

7758896, Jul 20, 2010

Apr 15, 2005

11/107066

Robert Hyers - Amherst MA, US
Michael SanSoucie - Turners Falls MA, US

University of Massachusetts - Boston MA

A61K 33/42
A61F 2/28

424602, 424423, 424484, 623 2356, 623 2361

A porous composition comprising a hydroxyapatite material, as can be made from a mixture of calcium phosphate, calcium oxide and a removable inorganic porogen. In other embodiments, the present invention provides a method of making such a porous hydroxyapatite material or using a ternary system to prepare a two-phase composition enroute to a biomimetic bone material.

2002002, Mar 7, 2002

Sep 7, 2001

09/954310

Robert Hyers - Huntsville AL, US
Larry Savage - Central SC, US
Jan Rogers - Grant AL, US

G01B011/24

356/614000

An apparatus and method for optically detecting the position of an object wherein an incandescent light source is used for illuminating the object. Condensing and collimating optics are provided for illuminating the object with a highly spatially uniform beam of substantially collimated light. Focusing optics focus the shadow of the object onto a light-sensitive position detector that produces an output signal indicative of the position of the shadow on the detector.

5870444, Feb 9, 1999

Apr 23, 1996

8/636670

Thomas M. Mynett - Lilburn GA
Ali R. Kobari - Lawrenceville GA
Robert C. Hyers - Tucker GA

Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. - Norcross GA

H04L 700

375368

The present invention discloses a method and apparatus for providing very fast message synchronization of synchronous serial data streams by reducing system reliance on complex and highly computational synchronization schemes. The benefits of the instant invention are realized by performing most of the computational effort during message design, rather than during real-time detection. The synchronization pattern preceding the data stream is constructed in accordance with predetermined rules and compared using multiple bit segment compares rather than performing comparisons bit-by-bit. The synchronization pattern is further provided with an index that is used to access a lookup table that contains information for providing true alignment of the data stream once synchronization has been detected.

4853839, Aug 1, 1989

Sep 29, 1988

7/251665

Steven R. Nichols - Duluth GA
Robert C. Hyers - Tucker GA
Walter M. Stovall - Atlanta GA
Charles D. Trawick - Doraville GA

Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. - Atlanta GA

G05B 1502
G05D 320

36416701

Apparatus and methods for tracking a positioning system for antennas and other devices. Hardware of the invention contains circuitry which when given velocity information, changes its output position information at a specified rate. The hardware may also be triggered to capture a sample of such output position information to provide feedback to the firmware of the invention, which implements a position tracking algorithm. The algorithm utilizes two consecutive input position samples, the time between those samples and the feedback information corresponding to the last position input sample to calculate the velocity to be applied to the position tracking hardware until a new position input sample is available. When the new sample is available, a new velocity is calculated and applied to the hardware and the process is repeated. Between position input samples, the hardware updates the output position to correspond to the motion of the positioning system.

2019018, Jun 20, 2019

Feb 11, 2019

16/272399

- Woburn MA, US
Robert Wyatt Hyers - Winchester MA, US

F27B 3/08
C25C 7/02

Methods of manufacturing a current collector assembly may include iteratively solving a model on a computer. The model may utilize received inputs including a variable number and arrangement of conductive elements to determine as an output a heat distribution within a hypothetical current collector assembly. The methods may also include identifying as a solution to the model a number and arrangement of conductive elements coupled with a current collector that produces a contained heat distribution within the hypothetical current collector assembly. The methods may also include manufacturing the current collector assembly, and the current collector assembly may include a defined plurality of apertures within a refractory base of the current collector assembly in a pattern configured to receive the number and arrangement of conductive elements identified as the solution to the model.