CHRISTOPHER JOHN KIMBLE
Pilots at 2 St, Pine Island, MN

2006021, Sep 28, 2006

Mar 23, 2006

11/387417

Christopher Kimble - Pine Island MN, US
Russell Bruhnke - Rochester MN, US

E03D 9/04

004211000

An automatic control system for an exhaust fan of a room having a water dispensing conduit is disclosed. The system includes a control module that controls delivery of electricity to the exhaust fan to activate and deactivate the exhaust fan, and a sensor suitable for mounting on the water dispensing conduit. The sensor senses temperature of the water dispensing conduit and when a temperature above a predetermined temperature value is reached on the water dispensing conduit, the sensor transmits a control signal to the control module. The temperature increase is due to hot water flowing though the water dispensing conduit (e.g., a shower pipe). Upon receipt of the control signal, the control module activates the exhaust fan for a user selectable time period.

6763320, Jul 13, 2004

Aug 15, 2002

10/219559

Christopher John Kimble - Pine Island MN

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

G06F 300

702182, 710 8

A simulated keyboard data input device for a user with limited hand function comprises a hand-worn glove having multiple sensors capable of detecting minute motion of the fingers, the minute voluntary motion being significantly less than typically required for keystrokes in a conventional keyboard. A sensor interpreter is individually configured to recognize a users finger movements as respective keys of a keyboard. The user “types” text on the simulated keyboard by repeating those combinations of minute finger motion of which the user is capable to produce keyboard characters from the sensor interpreter. Preferably, the sensor interpreter comprises a virtual keystroke detector and a key decoder, both of which are individually calibrated.

6430692, Aug 6, 2002

Sep 25, 1998

09/160242

Christopher John Kimble - Pine Island MN
Steven William Steele - Rochester MN

International Business Machines, Corporation - Armonk NY

G06F 126

713300, 307 66, 307 75, 320 16, 320117, 320120, 320121, 320122, 320124, 320136, 320139, 320162

A battery backup system has a number of batteries and number of switches interconnecting the batteries to either a high-power load or a low-power load. The batteries are selectively connected in series with each other, or in parallel with each other by the switches. When the batteries are in the parallel configuration they are also connected to power the low-power load, and when in series, to power the high-power load. Between switching from the high-power series configuration to the low-power parallel configuration, a transition phase is provided during which a transition battery powers the low-power load.

6154791, Nov 28, 2000

Jun 10, 1997

8/871945

Christopher John Kimble - Pine Island MN
Thomas J. Osten - Rochester MN
Paul Gary Reuland - Rochester MN
Daniel Guy Young - Rochester MN

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

G06F 1130

710 19

A communication system for an array of DASD includes a plurality of loop resiliency circuits and a plurality of selection circuits. The DASD array includes a plurality of DASD slots. Each DASD slot may receive a DASD, and each DASD receives power from a regulator. The loop resiliency circuits form at least a first communication path. Each loop resiliency circuit is associated with one of the DASD slots and selectively includes the associated DASD slot in the first communication path based on a selection signal. The plurality of selection circuits are also associated with one of the DASD slots; and therefore, are also associated with one of the plurality of loop resiliency circuits. Each selection circuit is connected to the associated DASD slot and receives output from the regulator in the associated DASD slot. Based on the regulator output, or a lack thereof, the selection circuit generates a selection signal for the associated loop resiliency circuit.

5659208, Aug 19, 1997

Jul 14, 1995

8/503075

Christopher J. Kimble - Pine Island MN
Patrick K. Egan - Rochester MN

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

H02M 721

307 82

A method of operating a redundant power supply is disclosed wherein two or more converters are separately connected to a common output node through separate diodes to isolate the converters and allow the outputs to be separately tested for diagnostic purposes. The diodes are selectively bypassed by connecting drain-to-source paths of P-channel MOS field-effect transistors separately across the diodes. During the diagnostic mode of operation, a controller shuts off the MOS transistors, so the diodes are effective in isolating the converters. During the bypass mode of operation, the transistors are turned on by the controller so the diodes are bypassed and their forward voltage drop does not appear in the circuit and so power dissipation is reduced. It is noted that the P-channel MOS transistor is connected such that it's intrinsic PN-junction diode conducts in a forward direction in parallel with the isolation diode, so that isolation during the diagnostic mode is not cancelled. The controller switches from the diagnostic mode to the bypass mode after a delay allowing the diagnostics routine to complete.

6031531, Feb 29, 2000

Apr 6, 1998

9/056045

Christopher John Kimble - Pine Island MN

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

G06F 300

345348

A method and system for assisting physically challenged users in positioning cursor objects at desired icons displayed within a graphic interface of a computer system. Icons are displayed within the graphic interface, such that an icon, when graphically selected by a user, facilitates a particular application function. Icon domains are established about each icon, wherein each icon domain is larger than the icon itself. The cursor object may thereafter be automatically positioned at the center of a particular icon, in response to moving the cursor object into an icon domain associated with that particular icon, thereby assisting physically challenged users in efficiently positioning the cursor object at the icon in order to graphically select a particular function associated with the icon. According to this method and system, the icons are thereby graphically magnetized, such that a cursor object is immediately snapped toward a desired icon when entering a graphically magnetized domain surrounding the desired icon, eliminating the need for positioning the cursor object precisely on the icon or other graphical object to be selected.

2002019, Dec 19, 2002

Jun 19, 2001

09/884379

Christopher kimble - Pine Island MN, US

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

G06F017/60

705/026000

A method for prohibiting predetermined categories of online purchases, the method including the steps of generating a database of user specific preferences, generating a categorized database of web sites offering online purchases, and receiving an online purchase request from a user. The method further includes determining if the online purchase request corresponds to an entry in the categorized database of web sites offering online purchases, and prohibiting the online purchase request if a corresponding entry is found in the categorized database of web sites offering online purchases and if the user specific preferences indicate that that the online purchase request corresponds to a type of purchases to be prohibited. The method may generally be implemented through an Internet service provider, through a credit card authorization process, or through additional software configured to cooperatively operate with a user's browser program at the personal computer level.

7038803, May 2, 2006

Dec 11, 2001

10/015157

Christopher John Kimble - Pine Island MN, US

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

G06F 15/00, G06F 17/30, B41J 5/30

358 115, 707 1, 400 61

A method and apparatus for affixing labels on printed output medium for separating print jobs. The method and apparatus include spooling at least one print file to a print queue. A print label program is executed to identify a first page of each print job in the print queue. A label application device coupled to a printer automatically affixes a label on the first page of each print job.

7935066, May 3, 2011

Aug 30, 2006

12/064271

Thomas C. Shives - Rochester MN, US
Christopher J. Kimble - Pine Island MN, US
Joel L. Kuhlmann - Rochester MN, US
Tyler S. King - Byron MN, US

Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research - Rochester MN

A61F 5/00

602 13, 602 14

An improved inflatable compression dressing () for use in controlling swelling and promoting healing to wounds subsequent to surgery while allowing visual inspection of the wound during healing is provided. The dressing comprises a bladder () formed by an outer wall () secured to an inner wall () to define an elongated, cup-shaped cavity for receiving an appendage (); an air supply delivering air to the bladder; and a sensor monitoring air pressure within the bladder and indicating said air pressure to an air pressure control (). The air pressure control provides air to the bladder at a rate which substantially matches air leaked from the bladder. Thus, the air supply inflates the bladder so as to provide uniform air pressure to the appendage, wherein the appendage is an arm or a leg.