Patents by Inventor Allen An

Allen An 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).

  • Patent number: 11987453
    Abstract: A method of automatically moving a dolly apparatus from an initial location to a downstream location is provided. The method includes engaging a component being carried along an elevated conveyor with a synchronization arm of a dolly apparatus such that the dolly apparatus moves with the component. The dolly apparatus includes a base frame and an actuation member movably mounted to the base frame. A synchronization arm is movably mounted to a top of the base frame. The actuation member is operatively connected to the synchronization arm such that actuating the actuation member lowers the synchronization arm to a disengaged position. The actuation member is actuated thereby lowering the synchronization arm to a disengaged position and releasing the component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignees: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Scottie L. Foster, Bradley J. Garcia, Lloyd R. Holland, Michael C. Greenlee, Annetta L. Allen, Johnny O. Boarman, IV, Jeffrey L. James
  • Patent number: 11988445
    Abstract: A system and process that are configured to prepare incoming hydrocarbon feedstocks for storage. For incoming ethane gas, the embodiments can utilize a plurality of vessels to distill the incoming feedstock to vapor and liquid ethane that is suitable for storage. The embodiments can direct the vapor to a demethanizer column that is downstream of the vessels and other components. The process can include stages for distilling an incoming feedstock at a plurality of vessels to form a vapor and a liquid for storage; directing the vapor to a demethanizer column; and circulating liquid from the demethanizer column back to the plurality of vessels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: GE Oil & Gas, Inc.
    Inventors: David Allen Kennedy, Mark Mulherin Salamon, Christopher Scott Yount
  • Patent number: 11987486
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides a system for processing containers. The system may include an apparatus for processing sealed plastic containers having a first headspace pressure. The apparatus may include: an open entry port or tunnel for continuously receiving containers; a sanitizer configured to sanitize outside surfaces of the received containers; a perforator configured to perforate or open a cap or seal of the containers within the apparatus; a sealer configured to seal the perforation or opening formed in the cap or seal of the containers; an open exit port or tunnel for continuously exiting the processed containers; and a conveyor system configured to transport or convey the containers. The system may further include a production line including a filler for filling empty blow-moulded containers with a heated liquid to pasteurize inside surfaces of the containers and a capper for sealing the filled blow moulded containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: DAVID MELROSE DESIGN LIMITED
    Inventors: David Murray Melrose, Campbell Melrose-Allen
  • Patent number: 11988496
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for measuring the width of a strip or the widths of multiple strips being conveyed longitudinally through a sensing region of a gauge. The apparatus includes a correction bar that has very highly accurately machined edges and includes a laser point displacement sensor that traverses across the sensing region of the gauge of the invention. The method of the invention uses the correction bar by sensing its edge distance positions and using the data for the sensed edge distance positions and data for its highly accurately known edge distance positions to generate corrections for all distance positions continuously across the entire sensing region. Corrections are then made to sensed edge distance positions of a strip or strips being sensed by the gauge, regardless of the positions of the strip edges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Advanced Gauging Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Todd Allen, Nick Hunkar, John Bihn
  • Patent number: 11987761
    Abstract: An additive composition for a diesel fuel, the additive composition comprising: (i) a first additive comprising one or more of: (a) the reaction product of a polycarboxylic acid having at least one tertiary amino group and a primary or secondary amine; (b) the reaction product of an ?, ? dicarboxylic acid or a derivative thereof and a primary amine; and (c) the reaction product of a polyamine and a fatty acid; and (ii) a second additive which is a terpolymer obtained by reacting monomers of: (x) an ?-olefin; (y) an ester of an unsaturated alcohol; and (z) a third monomer different to (x) and (y) comprising an alkene functional group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Innospec Fuel Specialties LLC
    Inventors: Jason Allen Lennon, David Arthur Daniels
  • Patent number: 11991643
    Abstract: Generally, the described techniques provide for efficiently transmitting uplink signals to a base station using shared antennas associated with different power classes. A first device may be in communications with a base station using local antennas and may identify a second device having auxiliary antennas available for transmitting uplink signals to the base station. The local and auxiliary antennas may be associated with different power classes, and the first device may transmit a message to a base station indicating that the first device is capable of transmitting using antennas associated with different power classes. The first device may then receive configurations from a base station of different transmit powers to transmit on the antennas associated with the different power classes, and the first device may transmit uplink signals to the base station in accordance with the different transmit power configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Yi Huang, Prashanth Haridas Hande, Jay Kumar Sundararajan, Gokul Sridharan, Wei Yang, Wanshi Chen, Krishna Kiran Mukkavilli, Allen Minh-Triet Tran, Joseph Patrick Burke, Naga Bhushan
  • Patent number: 11989783
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method and an interactive computer system has a user interface with computer software application tool(s) for retirement planning purposes. The user interface is generally referred to herein as an income dashboard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Chad Allen Yarbrough, Christopher J. Healey, Jeff Timmermann
  • Patent number: 11991873
    Abstract: Embodiments herein describe techniques for a semiconductor device including a substrate, a first inter-level dielectric (ILD) layer above the substrate, and a second ILD layer above the first ILD layer. A first capacitor and a second capacitor are formed within the first ILD layer and the second ILD layer. A first top plate of the first capacitor and a second top plate of the second capacitor are formed at a boundary between the first ILD layer and the second ILD layer. The first capacitor and the second capacitor are separated by a dielectric area in the first ILD layer. The dielectric area includes a first dielectric area that is coplanar with the first top plate or the second top plate, and a second dielectric area above the first dielectric area and to separate the first top plate and the second top plate. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Travis W. Lajoie, Abhishek A. Sharma, Van H. Le, Chieh-Jen Ku, Pei-Hua Wang, Jack T. Kavalieros, Bernhard Sell, Tahir Ghani, Gregory George, Akash Garg, Julie Rollins, Allen B. Gardiner, Shem Ogadhoh, Juan G. Alzate Vinasco, Umut Arslan, Fatih Hamzaoglu, Nikhil Mehta, Yu-Wen Huang, Shu Zhou
  • Patent number: 11991638
    Abstract: Managing aggregated node group power states. A reflected energy device may transmit energy to one of multiple aggregated node groups. Each aggregated node group includes multiple device nodes. The aggregated node group may be moved from one location to another. The transmitted energy is reflected to detect occurrence of a state change condition. A communication device such as the reflected energy device or an anchor node then instructs device node(s) of the aggregated node group to enter a high power state and to enter a low power state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Qiwei Wang, Tyler Sims, William Allen
  • Patent number: 11988919
    Abstract: A backlight includes a substrate, a plurality of light sources, a reflective layer, a first diffuser plate, a second diffuser plate, and a color conversion layer. The plurality of light sources are proximate the substrate. The reflective layer is proximate the substrate. The first diffuser plate is over the plurality of light sources. The color conversion layer is between the first diffuser plate and the second diffuser plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Kirk Richard Allen, Songfeng Han, Pamela Arlene Maurey, Xiang-Dong Mi, Andrii Varanytsia
  • Patent number: 11991239
    Abstract: Systems and methods for location-based online content sharing using unique identifiers are provided. A server and a plurality of clients may be connected to one or more networks. A first client may send a shared content to the server. The first client may also send a first location of the first client as well as a unique identifier for the shared content. The server may store the shared content. A second client may request the shared content, and the request may include the unique identifier and a second location of the second client. The server may determine that the second location is within a predefined distance from the first location. Upon such determination, the server may send the shared content to the second client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Q Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Marcus Allen Thomas
  • Patent number: 11989081
    Abstract: An information handling system includes a processor and a Compute express link (CXL) device. The CXL device is coupled to the processor by a Peripheral Component Interface-Express (PCIe)/CXL link. The processor initiates a link training on the PCIe/CXL link, determines that the PCIe/CXL link failed to train to a first data rate, trains the PCIe/CXL link to a second data rate in response to determining that the PCIe/CXL link failed to train to the first data rate, and operates the CXL device in a CXL mode in response to training the PCIe/CXL link to the second data rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Isaac Q. Wang, Stuart Allen Berke, Jordan Chin
  • Patent number: 11989565
    Abstract: A device including first firmware of a first type and second firmware of a second type different from the first type. The first firmware configures the device to be installed into a first information handling system associated with the first type. The second firmware configures the device to be installed into a second information handling system associated with the second type. The device is configured to receive a firmware commit command that command includes either a first indication to commit the first firmware, or a second indication to commit the second firmware, but not both indications. The device further determines that the firmware commit command includes the first indication and locks the device to use the first firmware and not the second firmware, and determines that the firmware commit command includes the second indication and locks the device to use the second firmware and not the first firmware.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Frank Widjaja Yu, Gregory M. Allen
  • Publication number: 20240159039
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to a structural frame member which includes a brace member that is used to absorb energy when the structural frame is subjected to loadings such as seismic, wind and gravity loads. The brace member is coupled to a restraining member that increases the buckling capacity of the brace member so that the brace member has approximately the same load axial capacity in compression as in tension. Embodiments of the invention also relate to the design, construction and assembly of the connection of the brace member that couples the brace member to a gusset plate which is coupled to the beam and column in the structural frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2024
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: DBM GLOBAL INC.
    Inventors: Clayton J. Allen, Ralph M. Richard, Rudolph E. Radau, JR.
  • Publication number: 20240159165
    Abstract: A turbine shroud segment, e.g. for a gas turbine engine, which is coolable by a supply of cooling air, e.g. from a gas turbine engine compressor. The turbine shroud segment has a segment casing that has a radially outer surface and a radially inner surface. The segment casing houses a main plenum, a first layer of impingement chambers, a second layer of impingement chambers, and a plurality of effusion passages. The first layer of impingement chambers fluidly communicates with the main plenum via transfer passages that are formed in the segment casing. The second layer of impingement chambers fluidly communicates with the first layer of impingement chambers via impingement passages that are formed in the segment casing. The effusion passages run between impingement chamber core surface, which is a radially inner surface of an impingement chamber, and the radially inner surface of the segment casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: Rolls-Royce plc
    Inventors: Rupert J. Taylor, Ngungunyana Mhlanga, Grant Mathieson, Ryan R. Allen, James Revell, Dinesh Perumalsamy, Carlos Javier Diaz Rodriguez
  • Publication number: 20240158379
    Abstract: Novel benzofurans, benzothiophenes and indoles useful as inhibitors of tau oligomer formation, useful for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases and related conditions are disclosed. The invention also relates to the pharmaceutically acceptable salts of said compounds, processes for the preparation of said compounds, intermediates used in the preparation of said compounds, and pharmaceutical compositions containing said compounds. The invention further relates to methods of use of said compounds, salts of said compounds, and said compositions in treating neurodegenerative diseases and related conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Eliot J. Davidowitz, James G. Moe, Allen B. Reitz, Haiyan Bian, Charles Gluchowski, James Hendrix, Albert S. Yehaskel, Mark E. McDonnell, H. Marie Loughran
  • Publication number: 20240160212
    Abstract: One or more simulated capture paths through a physical environment may be determined for a robot based on an environment navigation model of the physical environment. A plurality of simulated object parameter values may be determined for an object type. Simulated sensor data for a plurality of simulated instances of the object type may be determined based on the one or more simulated capture paths, the environment navigation model, and the simulated object parameter values. An object recognition model to recognize an object corresponding with the object type based on the simulated sensor data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: Robust AI, Inc.
    Inventors: Mohamed R. Amer, Sebastian Koch, Rodney Allen Brooks, Anthony Sean Jules
  • Publication number: 20240158013
    Abstract: An energy absorbing system includes a structural member and a composite energy absorber including a first member arranged within the structural member. The first member has a first repeating geometric pattern extending in a first direction along a first length, a first width in a second direction transverse to the first direction, and a first height in a third direction transverse to the first and second directions. The first member is made of a composite material including first reinforcing fibers and a first polymer matrix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Selina Xinyue ZHAO, Bradley Allen Newcomb, Bhavesh Shah, Erik Brandon Golm
  • Publication number: 20240160210
    Abstract: An initial environment navigation model for a physical environment may be determined based on sensor data collected from a mobile enrollment device. The sensor data may include data collected from a first one or more cameras at the mobile enrollment device. The initial environment navigation model may be sent to a robot via a communication interface. The robot may be instructed to autonomously navigate the physical environment based on the initial environment navigation model and additional sensor data collected by the robot. An updated environment navigation model for the physical environment may be determined based on the initial environment navigation model and the additional sensor data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: Robust AI, Inc.
    Inventors: Mohamed R. Amer, Mathieu Labbe, Rodney Allen Brooks, Anthony Sean Jules
  • Patent number: D1028005
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: ELI LILLY AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Korey Allen Clements, Christopher Todd Collins, Lela White Feldmeier, K. Shanté Freeman, Jerome Joseph Hodapp, III, Carol Liao, Joshua David Littlejohn