Gordon P Hampton

US Patent:

20120292852, Nov 22, 2012

Filed:

May 11, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/469336

Inventors:

Gordon Preston Hampton - Hampstead NC, US

International Classification:

A63F 3/00

US Classification:

273236

Abstract:

The game consists of several boards, containing a large square divided into 16 smaller squares, in a 4×4 pattern. The result being: 4 columns, 4 rows and 4 quadrants of 4 squares. Included are several 4 different colored chips. Each board has some squares precolored. The remaining blank squares only have one possible way to satisfy the playing requirements of all 4 colors in each row, column and quadrant. The chips define the color of each of the remaining blank squares. The game can be played by any number of players who compete to complete their board first and thus score a point. If any other player believes the board is not correct he may challenge. If the challenger was correct he gets a point. Some boards are easier to complete then others. As a player's score goes up he must choose more difficult boards.

US Patent:

59865393, Nov 16, 1999

Filed:

Jun 8, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/093964

Inventors:

Fritz H. Johansson - Mesa AZ
Gordon P. Hampton - Cupertino CA

Assignee:

Ultracision, Inc. - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

H04M 1104

US Classification:

34031001

Abstract:

A powerline communication system comprises a master and slave configuration in which the master provides both operating power and control commands to the slave over a single pair of wires. The slave, in turn, is able to communicate its status to the master with a return communications channel on the same pair of wires. Each sender impresses its signals on the power lines with an isolation transformer coupled to the gate of a power MOSFET transistor that shunts the power lines. Each receiver samples the signals from the sender with an isolation transformer that has its primary winding placed in series with the power lines. The master initiates a synchronizing pulse and places data in various timeslots. The slave follows with an initiating sync pulse followed by data in a group of timeslots. Edge-detection, rather than level-detection is used at the receivers for added immunity to supply and load changes.

US Patent:

47700122, Sep 13, 1988

Filed:

Apr 17, 1986

Appl. No.:

6/852580

Inventors:

Fritz H. Johansson - San Jose CA
Gordon P. Hampton - Cupertino CA

Assignee:

Intelock Corporation - San Ramon CA

International Classification:

E05B 4900

US Classification:

70278

Abstract:

An electronic digital combination lock including a frame supported within the interior of a door; a bolt mechanism which moves in relation to the frame to be retracted from a door jamb to open the door; a logic circuit which generates a control signal in response to entry of a predetermined combination signal, including push button switches which are housed within the door interior and produce bits when selectively depressed; and, a rotatable handle member which is coupled to the frame from the outside surface of the door to activate the bolt mechanism, including a tube that is coupled adjacent the push button switches and is selectively rotatable to depress each of the switches to generate the predetermined combination signal. The handle member including the tube has only limited rotational movement until the correct combination signal is entered, at which time an electromagnetic and lever mechanism is energized to release the handle member for extended rotation to retract the bolt mechanism.

US Patent:

47942380, Dec 27, 1988

Filed:

Oct 9, 1987

Appl. No.:

7/107565

Inventors:

Gordon P. Hampton - Cupertino CA

Assignee:

Ultracision, Inc. - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

G06K 710

US Classification:

235462

Abstract:

An apparatus and method for reading a bar code marked on a surface of an item, such as a semiconductor wafer, an improved method for marking the surface and an easily decipherable bar code system are disclosed. The apparatus comprises a collimated light source, a beamsplitter, a first lens system, a second lens system, an image screen and a detector. The method comprises the steps of illuminating the bar code by directing the collimated light perpendicular to the surface, magnifying the coaxial reflected beam, projecting the reflected beam on the image screen and reading the projected image with the detector. The improved method for making the bar code marks on the surface comprises the steps of rotating a diamond impregnated nickel blade, decreasing the relative distance between the surface and the blade until the blade contacts the surface, increasing the relative distance between the surface and the blade, and repeating this process until the desired number of bars are obtained. The easily decipherable bar code system includes characters comprised of wide and narrow bars and spaces patterned after the Roman numeral system.

US Patent:

58947116, Apr 20, 1999

Filed:

Jul 11, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/891529

Inventors:

James P. Davidson - Aptos CA
Andrew Paul Lunday - San Mateo CA
Gordon P. Hampton - Cupertino CA
James C. Lenk - O'Fallon MO
Gary L. Anderson - St. Ann MO
Larry W. Shive - St. Peters MO

Assignee:

MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. - St. Peter MO

International Classification:

B65B 6900
B65B 2300
B65B 728
B65B 3102

US Classification:

53432

Abstract:

A box handling apparatus having particular application in the packaging of semiconductor wafers, includes a box opening assembly which can unlatch a lid from a bottom of the box and separate the lid from the bottom. Arms can grip an article, such as a wafer cassette, in the bottom of the box and lift it out. The cassette can be loaded, or wafers already in the cassette unloaded. The apparatus can replace the loaded cassette in the bottom of the box and latchingly re-engage the lid.

US Patent:

41671740, Sep 11, 1979

Filed:

Dec 8, 1977

Appl. No.:

5/858719

Inventors:

Gordon P. Hampton - Cupertino CA
Matheus D. Pennings - Los Altos CA

Assignee:

General Signal Corporation - Stamford CT

International Classification:

B28D 104

US Classification:

125 13R

Abstract:

A method and apparatus for aligning the streets of a semiconductor wafer for sawing or scribing with a single motion control switch. One end of a street is first aligned with a reticle in the Y-direction with this motion control switch. The wafer is then moved in the X-direction while the operator with the same control switch, controls the rotation of the wafer so as to align the street with the reticle. Automatic Y-direction alignment is provided during this rotation by determining the Y-direction misalignment which occurs from the rotation, and by automatically moving the wafer saw blade assembly in the Y-direction to provide the necessary compensation.

US Patent:

44571488, Jul 3, 1984

Filed:

May 27, 1981

Appl. No.:

6/267813

Inventors:

Fritz H. Johansson - Mesa AZ
Gordon P. Hampton - Cupertino CA

International Classification:

E05B 4900

US Classification:

70278

Abstract:

An electronic digital combination lock including a frame supported within the interior of a door; a bolt mechanism which moves in relation to the frame to be retracted from a door jamb to open the door; a logic circuit which generates a control signal in response to entry of a predetermined combination signal, including push button switches which are housed within the door interior and produce bits when selectively depressed; and, a rotatable handle member which is coupled to the frame from the outside surface of the door to activate the bolt mechanism, including a tube that is coupled adjacent the push button switches and is selectively rotatable to depress each of the switches to generate the predetermined combination signal. The handle member including the tube has only limited rotational movement until the correct combination signal is entered, at which time an electromagnetic and lever mechanism is energized to release the handle member for extended rotation to retract the belt mechanism.