Elwha LLC

The Invention Science Fund I LLC

William David Duncan

Roderick A Hyde

Lowell L Wood, Jr

Jordin T Kare

Clarence T Tegreene

Alistair K Chan

Tony S Pan

David Bazeley Tuckerman

Muriel Y Ishikawa

Thomas A Weaver

Nathan P Myhrvold

Robert C Petroski

Victoria Y H Wood

Jesse R Cheatham, Iii

Edward K Y Jung

Charles Whitmer

William Henry Gates, Iii

Hon Wah Chin

Bran Ferren

John Latham

Robert W Lord

Richard T Lord

Elizabeth A Sweeney

Eric Leuthardt

Michael Baym

W Daniel Hillis

Yaroslav Aleksandrovich Urzhumov

Jeffrey A Bowers

Geoffrey Frank Deane

Stephen L Malaska

Kenneth G Caldeira

Stephen Hugh Salter

Max Nathan Mankin

Eun Young Hwang

Wayne R Kindsvogel

Philip Andrew Eckhoff

Paul G Allen

Mahalaxmi Gita Bangera

Ehren Brav

Mark A Malamud

Royce A Levien

David R Smith

Ruopeng Liu

John Brian Pendry

David Schurig

Nathan Kundtz

Daniel A Gerrity

Keith David Rosema

Bruce Marshall McWilliams

Daniel A Roberts

Edward Stuart Boyden

Nicholas W Touran

Thomas M McWilliams

Richard Glen Ellenbogen

Philip V Bayly

Anthony Vinson Smith

Raul Radovitzky

David Lozoff Brody

Steven Nabil Bathiche

Thomas J Nugent, Jr

Daniel B Cook

Pablos Holman

Paul D Holman

Jaron Zepel Lanier

Ozgur Emek Yildirim

John L Manferdelli

Paul Duesterhoft

Michael Allan Schneider

Tom Driscoll

Peter L Hagelstein

Russell J Hannigan

Sean Patrick Murphy

Edward Stephen Lowe

Joshua Robert Buesseler

Marc Singer

3ric Johanson

Elizabeth L Schubert

Elizabeth E Nugent

Sean Gregory McBeath

Aren Anders Kaser

Carole McClellan

G Scott Bright

The present disclosure provides systems and methods associated with an antenna system comprising a tension member configured to be towed by an aerial platform. In some embodiments, a first end of the tension member may be secured to the aerial platform and the second end may extend unsecured from the aerial platform at a different elevation than the first end. A plurality of antenna assemblies, each comprising at least one antenna, may be secured to and spaced along the length of the tension member. Each of the plurality of antennas may be adapted for use with a particular frequency or frequency bandwidth. For example, each of the plurality of antennas may be adapted or tuned for one or more frequencies useful for synthetic aperture radar (SAR). In some embodiments, a receiving system, a communication link, and/or an antenna location system may be utilized.

Multi-elevational antenna systems and methods of use

A system and associated methods of operation for regulating an environmental variable (such as ambient room temperature) within a target zone. The system includes an occupancy sensor configured to monitor the target zone and determine a number of inhabitants present within the zone. The occupancy sensor generates an occupancy signal communicating the number of detected inhabitants to an environmental control system. Upon receiving the occupancy signal, the environmental control system regulates an environmental variable within the zone based on the number of inhabitants present in the zone.

Systems and methods for regulating an environmental variable within a target zone having multiple inhabitants

Provided is a reflective article including a first reflecting material and a second retro reflecting material; where sunlight that is photosynthetically active is at least partially reflected by the article and sunlight that is not photosynthetically active is at least partially retro reflected by the article. Also provided is a method for growing a plant, where the method includes placing the reflective article under, around, or in the proximity of the plant.

Reflective articles and methods for increasing photosynthesis

A computationally implemented system and method that is designed to, but is not limited to: electronically determining positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals said one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals originating from a portable electronic device; and electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization. In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.

Portable electronic device directed audio emitter arrangement system and method

A computationally implemented system and method that is designed to, but is not limited to: electronically providing audio output information to one or more portions of a portable electronic device to be outputted from said portable electronic device via one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals; and electronically outputting, said one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals to be demodulated into one or more acoustic audio signals containing one or more portions of said audio output information at one or more locations spaced from said portable electronic device based at least in part according to said one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals and based at least in part according to one or more portable electronic device ultrasonic emitter arrangements. In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.

Portable electronic device directed audio system and method

A system for detecting and responding to an intruding camera. The system includes an electronic media display device having a screen configured to display content, a sensor, and a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to obtain information from the sensor, analyze the information to determine a presence of a camera, and edit any displayed content in response to the presence of the camera.

Unauthorized viewer detection system and method

An electronic game feedback system includes a display device, a sensor system, and a feedback device. The display device is configured to provide a display of a virtual environment associated with an electronic game to a user. The display device at least partially obstructs the view of the user of a physical environment surrounding the user. The sensor system is configured to acquire object data regarding an object located within the physical environment. The feedback device is configured to provide feedback to the user based on the object data and indicative of a location of the object relative to the user.

Feedback for enhanced situational awareness

A soil detection and planting apparatus. The apparatus includes a vehicle and a controller coupled to the vehicle. The apparatus further includes a planting device coupled to the vehicle, the planting device configured to plant seeds or plants into a soil material. The apparatus includes a ground penetrating radar sensor coupled to the vehicle. The ground penetrating radar soil sensor is configured to scan the soil material up to a designated depth beneath a surface of the soil material, wherein the ground penetrating radar soil sensor is further configured to provide a sensor feedback signal to the controller with respect to an intrinsic characteristic of the soil material. The controller is configured to instruct placement of a seed or a plant into the soil material based on the feedback signal.

Systems and methods for detecting soil characteristics

A system for capturing an image of a user includes a mobile device for requesting capture of the image of the user and a camera. The mobile device further includes a communications device configured to broadcast a request, a user input device, and a processing circuit structured to instruct the communications device to broadcast the request in response to an input received via the user input device. The camera is configured to receive the broadcasted request, determine the location of the user, and capture an image of the user.

Mobile device for requesting the capture of an image

An apparatus for forming a water storage material from a biomass input material using supercritical or subcritical fluid processing, the water storage material capable of absorbing a liquid and releasing the liquid. The apparatus utilizes supercritical fluid processing, subcritical fluid processing, charring, or a combination thereof. The apparatus includes a controller configured to control the apparatus. The apparatus further including a processing station configured to hold the biomass input material, and to use the biomass input material for processing into the water storage material.

Biomass storage system

A method of pumping an optical resonator includes directing light generated by a pumping light at the optical resonator, exciting a propagating surface state of the optical resonator at an interface of the optical resonator, and changing a propagating frequency of the light proximate the interface, where the changed frequency corresponds to a propagation frequency of the surface state. The optical resonator includes a photonic crystal and a material, where the interface is formed between the photonic crystal and the material.

Method and system for pumping of an optical resonator

A helmet testing apparatus including a movable member, a sensor coupled to the movable member and configured to acquire compliance data regarding a liner disposed within a shell of a helmet through engagement of the sensor with the liner, and a processing circuit configured to determine a rating for the helmet based on the compliance data and predetermined compliance parameters for the helmet.

Systems and methods for helmet liner evaluation

A computationally implemented system and method that is designed to, but is not limited to: electronically modulating two or more acoustic ultrasonic signals according to output information to be transmitted as two or more acoustic ultrasonic signals from two or more portable electronic device emitters of a portable electronic device; and electronically projecting said two or more acoustic ultrasonic signals from said portable electronic device emitters to produce a first set of one or more acoustic audio signals from a first set of said two or more acoustic ultrasonic signals at a first location and to produce a second set of one or more second acoustic audio signals from of a second set of said two or more acoustic ultrasonic signals at a second location. In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.

Portable electronic device directed audio targeted multiple user system and method

A system for predicting and warning of impacts includes a sensor located remote from a user and configured to acquire user data regarding motion of the user and object data regarding motion of the object; and a processing circuit configured to predict a potential impact between the user and the object based on the user data and the object data; and control operation of a user-wearable warning device to provide a warning output to the user in advance of a predicted time of the potential impact.

System and method for impact prediction and proximity warning

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William David Duncan