Michael F Braitberg

6516192, Feb 4, 2003

Jun 5, 2000

09/588282

Charles W. Spaur - Boulder CO
Patrick J. Kennedy - Boulder CO
Michael F. Braitberg - Boulder CO
Kenneth J. Klingenstein - Longmont CO

Cellport Systems, Inc. - Boulder CO

H04B 700

455422, 455507

A communications system is provided for sending and receiving information relative to a mobile unit in which a number of network channels are available through which the information can be transferred. The system includes a link selector for selecting an acceptable network channel using application requirements for the particular channel, together with channel operating parameter values. When such a channel does not become available, the link selector is also involved with recovery procedures. These network channel operating parameters include bandwidth, information transfer costs and information transfer packet loss, latency and jitter. Weighting vectors are also utilized with such channel operating parameters in determining suitability values associated with the available network channels. The link selector communicates with a link scheduler that has responsibility for determining when information should be transferred including when there should be a change in the timing of the information transfer. The link selector also receives data from a controller/monitor that obtains such dynamic data associated with selected network channel operation in connection with determining whether a switch should be made from the currently selected network channel to different network channel.

6580683, Jun 17, 2003

Mar 17, 2000

09/527982

Michael F. Braitberg - Boulder CO
Steven B. Volk - Boulder CO
Daniel R. Zaharris - Longmont CO
David H. Davies - Boulder CO

DataPlay, Inc. - Boulder CO

G11B 724

3692753, 3692752, 713193

An optical medium uses a single structure or format (such as identical materials, layers and the like) for both a region for holding mastered data and a writeable area. In one aspect, a writeable region of a medium with mastered content is used in connection with paying, collecting or accounting for usage or royalties for proprietary intellectual property embodied in or associated with the content. In one embodiment, the (preferably write-once) writeable area can be used for storing later-written information such as annotations, highlighting, reordering, remixing, modifications, supplements, collections, additions, bookmarks, cross references, hypertext or hyperlinks and the like. Preferably, annotations and similar materials can be associated, by the user, with particular portions or content of the mastered data.

6631359, Oct 7, 2003

Sep 10, 1999

09/393150

Michael F. Braitberg - Boulder CO
Steven B. Volk - Boulder CO

DPHI Acquisitions, Inc. - Boulder CO

G06F 1760

705 50, 705 51, 705 57, 705400

An optical medium uses a single structure or format (such as identical materials, layers and the like) for both a region for holding information content-mastered data and a writeable area. In one aspect, a writeable region of a medium with information content-mastered data is used in connection with paying, collecting or accounting for usage or royalties for proprietary intellectual property embodied in or associated with the content. In one embodiment, a key permitting access to some or all content, preferably when combined with a disk serial number, is stored in the writeable area, which is preferably user-inaccessible.

6830004, Dec 14, 2004

Aug 19, 2002

10/223665

Tony W. Mears - Longmont CO
Nicolae Toderica - Longmont CO
Valerica Grigore - Longmont CO
Richard S. Coate - Fort Collins CO
Michael Braitberg - Boulder CO

FloatLogic, Inc. - Boulder CO

B63C 904

114 68, 114123, 114360

A flotation device for maintaining a watercraft in a floating condition is provided. The flotation device comprises a mounting plate mounted to the watercraft with the mounting plate having a first cover channel, a second cover channel, a first bladder-retaining slot, and a second bladder-retaining slot. A first collapsible tubing is receivable within the first cover channel. An elongated cover is receivable in the cover channels with the first collapsible tubing positioned between the mounting plate and the first edge. A space is defined between the mounting plate and the cover with a directional bladder and a flotation bladder receivable within the space. At least a portion of the directional bladder is receivable within the first bladder-retaining slot and at least a portion of the flotation bladder is receivable within the second bladder-retaining slot. An inflation mechanism inflates the first collapsible tubing and the directional bladder and flotation bladder such that upon inflation of the first collapsible tubing and the directional bladder, the first edge of the cover is released from the first cover channel allowing the directional bladder and the flotation bladder to substantially inflate.

6914868, Jul 5, 2005

Mar 31, 2000

09/540657

Ian Redmond - Boulder CO, US
Bernard Bell - Lafayette CO, US
David L. Blankenbeckler - Longmont CO, US
Michael F. Braitberg - Boulder CO, US
Robert D. Freeman - Erie CO, US

DPHI Acquisitions, Inc. - Boulder CO

G11B007/00

36911201, 369120

An optical head of a type useable in a optical disk reader/writer is provided. The optical head has a low profile, e. g. , in a vertical direction parallel to the disk spin axis, such as less than about 5 mm preferably less than about 3 mm. Substantially all components of the optical system, including a laser source, objective lens, intervening optics and photo detector are provided in the optical head and mounted in a fixed position with respect to one another. Substantially all optical components of the optical head are moved as a unit, e. g. , during tracking and/or focusing. Preferably, the optical head is fabricated using wafer scale and/or stacking technologies, e. g. , stacking substantially planar components to achieve the final optical head configuration.

6962668, Nov 8, 2005

Nov 6, 2002

10/290116

Brian S. Medower - Boulder CO, US
Michael F. Braitberg - Boulder CO, US
David H. Davies - Boulder CO, US

DPHI Acquisitions, Inc. - Boulder CO

B29D011/00

264 133, 264 25

A digital optical information disk contains content and/or non-content information on both sides of a single substrate produced by a process that embosses the surfaces of both sides substantially simultaneously. Simultaneous molding substantially eliminates the need for lamination when two or more data layers are to be provided. Preferably, the disk is relatively small, such as less than 50 mm in diameter and can replicate marks or features with a z-dimension magnitude of about 80 mm or more. The disk remains within a specified opto-mechanical range of an optical transducer and has little, if any, non-planarity (warp) or other distortion. The disk can be used for reading pre-written or mastered content, e. g. , in a user's device, and/or can include information or features that permits or supports utility functions, allowing the user to record data thereon such as tracking, sector, location, timing, synchronization features or combinations thereof. Preferably, the disk is formed by an injection-only technique, although it is possible to provide suitable disks by an injection-compression technique as well.

6980652, Dec 27, 2005

Nov 21, 2000

09/721587

Michael F. Braitberg - Boulder CO, US
Steven B. Volk - Boulder CO, US
Daniel R. Zaharris - Longmont CO, US
David H. Davies - Boulder CO, US

DPHI Acquisitions, Inc. - Boulder CO

H04N007/167

380201, 380205, 380231, 380232, 282100, 282232, 705 50, 705 51, 705 52, 705 59

An optical medium uses a single structure or format (such as identical materials, layers and the like) for both a region for holding mastered data and a writeable area. In one aspect, a writeable region of a medium with mastered content is used in connection with paying, collecting or accounting for usage or royalties for proprietary intellectual property embodied in or associated with the content. In one embodiment, the (preferably write-once) writeable area can be used for storing later-written information such as annotations, highlighting, reordering, remixing, modifications, supplements, collections, additions, bookmarks, cross references, hypertext or hyperlinks and the like. Preferably, annotations and similar materials can be associated, by the user, with particular portions or content of the mastered data.

7110982, Sep 19, 2006

Aug 27, 2001

09/940083

Timothy R. Feldman - Louisville CO, US
Lane W. Lee - Lafayette CO, US
Michael F. Braitberg - Boulder CO, US
Douglas M. Rayburn - Denver CO, US
Gary G. Kiwimagi - Loveland CO, US

DPHI Acquisitions, Inc. - Boulder CO

G06F 17/60

705 51, 705 59, 380227, 380228, 380229, 380230, 380202, 380203, 380204

A secure electronic content system and method is provided. The system includes a controller including an interface component, a host system coupled to the controller, the host system configured to present content under predetermined conditions, the host system operable with a navigation protocol, the host system further including a system manager operable with an associations component configured to be at least partially run by the host system, a translator configured to provide meanings and generate commands within the host system at least a first digital rights management (DRM) component configured to provide encoding and access rules for the content; and a file system component including a file system application programming interface (API) configured to provide a logical interface between a plurality of components.