John T Randall

US Patent:

39444155, Mar 16, 1976

Filed:

Mar 5, 1975

Appl. No.:

5/555489

Inventors:

John M. Randall - El Cerrito CA
Earl Hautala - Martinez CA
Anthony C. Waiss - Pinole CA
Judith A. Kuhnle - Alameda CA

Assignee:

The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of
Agriculture - Washington DC

International Classification:

C22B 4300
C22B 1500
C22B 2300

US Classification:

75101BE

Abstract:

Heavy metal ions are removed from water by contact with formaldehyde-modified nut waste or tree bark.

US Patent:

58247920, Oct 20, 1998

Filed:

Mar 6, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/611928

Inventors:

Jewel M. Payne - Davis CA
M. Keith Kennedy - Racine WI
John Brookes Randall - Racine WI
Henry Meier - Racine WI
Heidi Jane Uick - Racine WI
Luis Foncerrada - San Diego CA
H. Ernest Schnepf - San Diego CA
George E. Schwab - Encinitas CA
Jenny Fu - San Diego CA

Assignee:

Mycogen Corporation - San Diego CA

International Classification:

C12N 1532
C07K 14325

US Classification:

536 2371

Abstract:

Novel Bacillus thuringiensis toxins with hymenopteran activity are described.

US Patent:

60779373, Jun 20, 2000

Filed:

Oct 16, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/173891

Inventors:

Jewel M. Payne - Davis CA
M. Keith Kennedy - Racine WI
John Brookes Randall - Racine WI
Henry Meier - Racine WI
Heidi Jane Uick - Racine WI
Luis Foncerrada - San Diego CA
H. Ernest Schnepf - San Diego CA
George E. Schwab - Encinitas CA
Jenny Fu - San Diego CA

Assignee:

Mycogen Corporation - San Diego CA

International Classification:

C07K 100
C07H 2104
G01N 3300
A61K 3800

US Classification:

530350

Abstract:

Novel Bacillus thuringiensis toxins with hymenopteran activity are described.

US Patent:

55960715, Jan 21, 1997

Filed:

Nov 24, 1993

Appl. No.:

8/158232

Inventors:

Jewel M. Payne - Davis CA
M. Keith Kennedy - Racine WI
John B. Randall - Racine WI
Henry Meier - Racine WI
Heidi J. Uick - Racine WI
Luis Foncerrada - San Diego CA
H. Ernest Schnepf - San Diego CA
George E. Schwab - Encinitas CA
Jenny Fu - San Diego CA

Assignee:

Mycogen Corporation - San Diego CA

International Classification:

C07K 14325
C12N 120

US Classification:

530350

Abstract:

Novel Bacillus thuringiensis toxins with hymenopteran activity are described.

US Patent:

59783745, Nov 2, 1999

Filed:

Apr 3, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/826632

Inventors:

Gihad Ghaibeh - Berkeley CA
John Randall - Fremont CA

Assignee:

Ericsson, Inc. - Menlo Park CA

International Classification:

H04B 7212
H04H 100

US Classification:

370395

Abstract:

A data transmission protocol for use in an ATM-based point-to-multipoint passive optical network having a headend facility and a plurality of downstream network units, wherein downstream data is transmitted in serial data frames comprising one hundred eighty, fifty-four byte downstream slots, including two framing slots and one hundred seventy-eight ATM cell slots, which are transmitted every 125. mu. sec for an overall downstream bit rate of 622. 08 Mbps. Upstream data transmission is provided on a "permit" basis controlled by the headend based on monitoring ATM cell queue sizes at respective network units, wherein each downstream frame slot includes a one byte MAC overhead header field for transmitting upstream transmission permits allocated over twenty bit permit fields, for a total of seventy-two upstream permits allocated per downstream frame. Upstream data is transmitted from an individual network units in five hundred forty bit upstream data slots, each upstream slot having a preamble portion and a payload portion,--i. e. , with seventy-two upstream slots are transmitted every 125. mu.

US Patent:

63050196, Oct 16, 2001

Filed:

Jul 16, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/116759

Inventors:

Bradley L. Dyer - Dublin CA
Dwight Wesley Fronsdahl - San Jose CA
Michael S. Gill - Burlingame CA
Christopher Goode - Menlo Park CA
John Mark Randall - Fremont CA
Steve Zack - Burlington NJ

Assignee:

DIVA Systems Corporation - Redwood City CA

International Classification:

H04N 7173

US Classification:

725 91

Abstract:

An interactive information distribution system includes service provider equipment for generating an information stream that is coupled to an information channel and transmitted to subscriber equipment. The service provider also generates a command signal that is coupled to a command channel and transmitted to the subscriber equipment. The service provider also receives information manipulation requests from the subscriber via a back channel. A communication network supporting the information channel, command channel and back channel is coupled between the service provider equipment and the subscriber equipment. The service provider equipment contains two geographically distributed components: central server equipment and a remote video session manager. The central server equipment provides information streams to the remote video session manager in response to information manipulation commands. The remote video session manager monitors and controls distribution of the information stream's substreams to a plurality of subscriber terminals.

US Patent:

59264780, Jul 20, 1999

Filed:

Apr 3, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/826633

Inventors:

Gihad Ghaibeh - Berkeley CA
John Randall - Fremont CA

Assignee:

Ericsson, Inc. - Menlo Park CA

International Classification:

H04L 12403
H04H 102

US Classification:

370395

Abstract:

A data transmission protocol for use in an ATM-based point-to-multipoint passive optical network having a headend facility and a plurality of downstream network units, wherein downstream data is transmitted in serial data frames comprising one hundred eighty, fifty-four byte downstream slots, including two framing slots and one hundred seventy-eight ATM cell slots, which are transmitted every 125. mu. sec for an overall downstream bit rate of 622. 08 Mbps. Upstream data transmission is provided on a "permit" basis controlled by the headend based on monitoring ATM cell queue sizes at respective network units, wherein each downstream frame slot includes a one byte MAC overhead header field for transmitting upstream transmission permits allocated over twenty bit permit fields, for a total of seventy-two upstream permits allocated per downstream frame. Upstream data is transmitted from an individual network units in five hundred forty bit upstream data slots, each upstream slot having a preamble portion and a payload portion, i. e. , with seventy-two upstream slots are transmitted every 125. mu.

US Patent:

42953332, Oct 20, 1981

Filed:

Jul 11, 1979

Appl. No.:

6/056652

Inventors:

Wayne M. Camirand - Albany CA
John M. Randall - El Cerrito CA
Earl Hautala - Martinez CA

Assignee:

The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of
Agriculture - Washington DC

International Classification:

F03G 704

US Classification:

606416

Abstract:

Fresh water and mechanical energy are obtained from melting of icebergs. Warm surface seawater is contacted with a fluid, which is vaporized. The resulting vapor is used to generate mechanical energy and then is condensed by contacting it with cold melt water from the iceberg. The fluid is regenerated with a concomitant elevation in the temperature of the melt water. The warmer melt water is cycled to the body of the iceberg to facilitate its melting and produce additional cold melt water, which is apportioned as fresh water and water cycled to condense the aforesaid vapor. In an alternate embodiment of the invention warm seawater is evaporated at reduced pressure. Mechanical energy is generated from the vapor, which is then condensed by direct and intimate contact with cold melt water from the iceberg. The resultant fresh water is a mixture of condensed vapor and melt water from the iceberg and has a temperature greater than the cold melt water. This fresh water mixture is contacted with the body of the iceberg to further melt it; part of the cold melt water is separated as fresh water and the remainder is cycled for use in condensing the vapor from the warm surface seawater.