Patents by Inventor A. A. M. Hart
A. A. M. Hart has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11982232Abstract: A turbine engine heat exchanger has: a manifold having a first face and a second face opposite the first face; a plurality of first plates along the first face, each first plate having an interior passageway; and a plurality of second plates along the second face, each second plate having an interior passageway. A first flowpath passing through the interior passageways of the first plates, the manifold, and the interior passageways of the second plates.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2023Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: RTX CorporationInventors: James F. Wiedenhoefer, Russell J. Bergman, William P. Stillman, Patrick M. Hart
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Publication number: 20240155665Abstract: Techniques for delegated peer-to-peer scheduling are provided. A first peer-to-peer device determines one or more wireless channels allocated for peer-to-peer communication, and receives a request indicating a set of transmission characteristics from a second peer-to-peer device that uses the first peer-to-peer device as a communications proxy. The first peer-to-peer device schedules wireless resources of the one or more wireless channels to a plurality of peer-to-peer devices based at least in part on the set of transmission characteristics, and performs peer-to-peer communications with the second peer-to-peer device in accordance with the scheduled wireless resources.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2023Publication date: May 9, 2024Inventors: Brian D. HART, Malcolm M. SMITH, Pooya MONAJEMI, Jerome HENRY, Robert E. BARTON
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Publication number: 20240155710Abstract: Techniques for improved peer-to-peer communication are provided. A set connectivity metrics among a set of wireless devices on a plurality of wireless channels in a wireless network is collected, and a wireless channel of the plurality of wireless channels is identified, based on the set of connectivity metrics, to use for peer-to-peer communication. A request is received, from a peer-to-peer device, for peer-to-peer communications, and the wireless channel is indicated to the peer-to-peer device, where the peer-to-peer device uses the first wireless channel for peer-to-peer communications in response to the indication.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2023Publication date: May 9, 2024Inventors: Brian D. HART, Malcolm M. SMITH, Pooya MONAJEMI, Jerome HENRY, Robert E. BARTON, Matthew A. SILVERMAN
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Patent number: 11950848Abstract: An example system for microvascular assessment of a patient can include: a fundus imaging device including: a camera configured to capture one or more images of an eye of the patient; and at least one light source; and a microvascular assessment computing device including: a processor; and memory encoding instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the system to: activate the light source to direct light at a fundus of the eye of the patient; capture, with the camera, one or more images of the fundus of the patient, the fundus comprising a plurality of blood vessels; and analyze with the microvascular assessment computing device, the one or more images to determine a microvasculature health index for the patient.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2021Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Welch Allyn, Inc.Inventors: Stacey A. Fitzgibbons, Allen R. Hart, David L. Ribble, Craig M. Meyerson, Heather Whitt, Gene J. Wolfe
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Patent number: 11926684Abstract: A cast film inducing a bimodal ethylene-based polymer having a high density fraction (HDF) from 3.0% to 10.0%, an I10/I2 ratio from 5.5 to 7.0, a short chain branching distribution (SCBD) less than or equal to 10° C., a density from 0.910 g/cc to 0.920 g/cc, and a melt index (I2) from 1.0 g/10 mins to 8.0 g/10 mins.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2019Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Kyle E. Hart, Mehmet Demirors, Timothy W. Gambrel, Philip P. Fontaine, Vivek Kalihari, Hrishikesh R. Munj, Jon W. Hobson, Rajen M. Patel
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Patent number: 11920517Abstract: A turbine engine heat exchanger has an array of heat exchanger plates mounted to an inner case wall for providing heat transfer from a bleed flowpath to a bypass flowpath. Each plate has: first and second faces along the bypass flowpath; a proximal edge mounted to the inner case wall; an inlet along the proximal edge; an outlet along the proximal edge; and a branch segment of the bleed flowpath passing from the inlet to the outlet.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2022Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: RTX CorporationInventors: James F. Wiedenhoefer, Russell J. Bergman, William P. Stillman, Patrick M. Hart
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Patent number: 11885573Abstract: A heat exchanger for providing thermal energy transfer between a first flow along a first flowpath and a second flow along a second flowpath has at least one plate bank having a plurality of plates, each plate having: a first face and a second face opposite the first face; a leading edge along the second flowpath and a trailing edge along the second flowpath; a proximal edge having at least one inlet port along the first flowpath and at least one outlet port along the first flowpath; and at least one passageway along the first flowpath. An inlet manifold has a first face to which the plurality of plates are mounted along their respective proximal edges. An inlet plenum has at least one inlet port and at least one outlet port. An outlet plenum has at least one outlet port and at least one inlet port.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2023Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: RTX CorporationInventors: Patrick M. Hart, William P. Stillman, Russell J. Bergman
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Patent number: 11723362Abstract: Compositions comprising synergistic blends of organic acids and hydrazones and methods of reducing bacterial and fungal contamination using the blends are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2020Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignees: -The United States of America, as represented by The Secretary of Agriculture, Method Products, PBCInventors: William M. Hart-Cooper, William J. Orts, Anna C. Kundmann, Diana M. Franquivillanueva, Kaj Johnson, Dirk Develter, James D. McManus
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Patent number: 11680636Abstract: A transmission system has a housing including a wall and a gear support extending from the wall. The gear support has an outer surface and an inner surface defining a passage. The outer surface includes a seal receiving portion and a seal support axially spaced from the seal receiving portion. A seal is positioned about the gear support at the seal receiving portion. A sleeve is arranged on the outer surface of the gear support between the wall and the seal and a pump drive gear is mounted on the gear support and is supported by the sleeve. The pump drive gear includes an outer toothed surface, an inner surface, and a bushing arranged on the inner surface, the bushing extending about the sleeve.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2021Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Clinton E. Carey, James M. Hart, Daryl A. Wilton
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Publication number: 20230160641Abstract: A heat exchanger for providing thermal energy transfer between a first flow along a first flowpath and a second flow along a second flowpath has at least one plate bank having a plurality of plates, each plate having: a first face and a second face opposite the first face; a leading edge along the second flowpath and a trailing edge along the second flowpath; a proximal edge having at least one inlet port along the first flowpath and at least one outlet port along the first flowpath; and at least one passageway along the first flowpath. An inlet manifold has a first face to which the plurality of plates are mounted along their respective proximal edges. An inlet plenum has at least one inlet port and at least one outlet port. An outlet plenum has at least one outlet port and at least one inlet port.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2023Publication date: May 25, 2023Applicant: Raytheon Technologies CorporationInventors: Patrick M. Hart, William P. Stillman, Russell J. Bergman
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Publication number: 20230160342Abstract: A turbine engine heat exchanger has: a manifold having a first face and a second face opposite the first face; a plurality of first plates along the first face, each first plate having an interior passageway; and a plurality of second plates along the second face, each second plate having an interior passageway. A first flowpath passing through the interior passageways of the first plates, the manifold, and the interior passageways of the second plates.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2023Publication date: May 25, 2023Applicant: Raytheon Technologies CorporationInventors: James F. Wiedenhoefer, Russell J. Bergman, William P. Stillman, Patrick M. Hart
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Publication number: 20230064218Abstract: A transmission system has a housing including a wall and a gear support extending from the wall. The gear support has an outer surface and an inner surface defining a passage. The outer surface includes a seal receiving portion and a seal support axially spaced from the seal receiving portion. A seal is positioned about the gear support at the seal receiving portion. A sleeve is arranged on the outer surface of the gear support between the wall and the seal and a pump drive gear is mounted on the gear support and is supported by the sleeve. The pump drive gear includes an outer toothed surface, an inner surface, and a bushing arranged on the inner surface, the bushing extending about the sleeve.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2021Publication date: March 2, 2023Inventors: Clinton E. Carey, James M. Hart, Daryl A. Wilton
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Patent number: 11585605Abstract: A heat exchanger for providing thermal energy transfer between a first flow along a first flowpath and a second flow along a second flowpath has at least one plate bank having a plurality of plates, each plate having: a first face and a second face opposite the first face; a leading edge along the second flowpath and a trailing edge along the second flowpath; a proximal edge having at least one inlet port along the first flowpath and at least one outlet port along the first flowpath; and at least one passageway along the first flowpath. An inlet manifold has a first face to which the plurality of plates are mounted along their respective proximal edges. An inlet plenum has at least one inlet port and at least one outlet port. An outlet plenum has at least one outlet port and at least one inlet port.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2020Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: Raytheon Technologies CorporationInventors: Patrick M. Hart, William P. Stillman, Russell J. Bergman
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Patent number: 11585273Abstract: A turbine engine heat exchanger has: a manifold having a first face and a second face opposite the first face; a plurality of first plates along the first face, each first plate having an interior passageway; and a plurality of second plates along the second face, each second plate having an interior passageway. A first flowpath passing through the interior passageways of the first plates, the manifold, and the interior passageways of the second plates.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2020Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: Raytheon Technologies CorporationInventors: James F. Wiedenhoefer, Russell J. Bergman, William P. Stillman, Patrick M. Hart
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Publication number: 20230046525Abstract: A heat exchanger for providing thermal energy transfer between a first flow along a first flowpath and a second flow along a second flowpath has a plate bank having a plurality of plates, each plate having: a first face and a second face opposite the first face; a leading edge along the second flowpath and a trailing edge along the second flowpath; a proximal edge having at least one inlet port along the first flowpath and at least one outlet port along the first flowpath; and at least one passageway along the first flowpath. An inlet manifold has at least one inlet port and at least one outlet port. An outlet manifold has at least one outlet port and at least one inlet port. The first flowpath passes from the at least one inlet port of the inlet manifold, through the at least one passageway of each of the plurality of plates, and through the at least one outlet port of the outlet manifold.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2020Publication date: February 16, 2023Applicant: Raytheon Technologies CorporationInventors: James F. Wiedenhoefer, Patrick M. Hart, Russell J. Bergman, William D. Blickenstaff, William P. Stillman, Scott D. Virkler
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Patent number: 11526993Abstract: A method and an apparatus for automatic muscle segmentation are provided. The method includes receiving a high-resolution three-dimensional (3D) image obtained by a magnetic resonance imaging (MM) system and splitting the high-resolution 3D image into high-resolution 3D sub-images. Furthermore, the method includes acquiring low-resolution 3D sub-images of the high-resolution 3D sub-images and determining a boundary box within each corresponding low-resolution 3D sub-image. Moreover, the method includes determining a crop box for each boundary box, cropping each high-resolution 3D sub-image based on its corresponding crop box, and segmenting at least one muscle from the cropped box high-resolution 3D sub-image.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2019Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: Springbok, Inc.Inventors: Xue Feng, Renkun Ni, Anudeep Konda, Silvia S. Blemker, Joseph M. Hart, Craig H. Meyer
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Patent number: 11525506Abstract: A transfer case pump includes an oil pump, a cover assembly, and a torque transfer mechanism. The oil pump has a pump shaft, and is configured to pressurize a lubricant in response to a rotation of the pump shaft. The pump shaft rotates around a pump axis. The pump axis is parallel to a rear axis of a rear shaft. The pump axis is offset from the rear axis. The cover assembly has a channel configured to transfer the lubricant from the oil pump to the rear shaft. The cover assembly extends around the rear shaft and around the pump shaft. The torque transfer mechanism is configured to transfer a torque from the rear shaft to the pump shaft.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2021Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: James M. Hart, Daryl A. Wilton, Clinton E. Carey, Robert B. Parrish, William M. Modisett, Keith W. Noser, Mark D. Kieliszewski
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Publication number: 20220373263Abstract: A heat exchanger plate provides heat transfer between a first flow along a first flowpath and a second flow along a second flowpath. The heat exchanger plate has a substrate having: a first face and a second face opposite the first face; a leading edge along the second flowpath and a trailing edge along the second flowpath; a proximal portion having a plurality of inlet ports along the first flowpath and a plurality of outlet ports along the first flowpath; and a plurality of passageways along the first flowpath. Each passageway extends between a respective associated said inlet port of the plate and a respective associated said outlet port of the plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2021Publication date: November 24, 2022Applicant: Raytheon Technologies CorporationInventors: James F. Wiedenhoefer, Russell J. Bergman, Patrick M. Hart
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Publication number: 20220372914Abstract: A turbine engine heat exchanger has an array of heat exchanger plates mounted to an inner case wall for providing heat transfer from a bleed flowpath to a bypass flowpath.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2022Publication date: November 24, 2022Applicant: Raytheon Technologies CorporationInventors: James F. Wiedenhoefer, Russell J. Bergman, William P. Stillman, Patrick M. Hart
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Patent number: 11448132Abstract: A turbine engine heat exchanger has an array of heat exchanger plates mounted to an inner case wall for providing heat transfer from a bleed flowpath to a bypass flowpath. Each plate has: first and second faces along the bypass flowpath; a proximal edge mounted to the inner case wall; an inlet along the proximal edge; an outlet along the proximal edge; and a branch segment of the bleed flowpath passing from the inlet to the outlet.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2020Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: Raytheon Technologies CorporationInventors: James F. Wiedenhoefer, Russell J. Bergman, William P. Stillman, Patrick M. Hart