Patents by Inventor Christopher Moore

Christopher Moore 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).

  • FAIL-SAFE ELECTROMECHANICAL ACTUATOR
    Publication number: 20160312867
    Abstract: An electromechanical actuator (“EMA”) is provided with redundant load paths for driving the actuator stroke. The EMA includes a rotatable screw, a nut mated with the screw and having an external toothed surface, and a rotatable spline member having a splined surface engaging the external toothed surface of the nut. An actuator rod is coupled to the nut for linear movement with the nut. A first motor is operable to rotate the screw relative to the nut to cause the nut to travel linearly along the screw, and a second motor is operable to rotate the spline member and nut such that the nut travels linearly along the screw. Consequently, the actuator rod moves linearly by operation of the first motor alone, by operation of the second motor alone, and by simultaneous operation of the first and second motors. A no-back device may be incorporated into each load path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2015
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventors: Lowell Van Lund Larson, Christopher A. Moore
  • PATTY-FORMING APPARATUS WITH BOTTOM FEED AND BOTTOM FILL PLUNGER
    Publication number: 20160255846
    Abstract: A food product forming machine is provided. In one aspect, the food product forming machine includes a manifold including a manifold inlet and an outlet passageway, and a plunger channel positioned below the manifold. The plunger channel opens into a bottom of the manifold and is in fluid communication with the manifold. The food product forming machine also includes a fill plunger positioned below the manifold and the fill plunger is configured to reciprocate, at least partially within the plunger channel, between a retracted position and an extended position. In one aspect, the food product forming machine may include two plunger channels positioned below the manifold and two fill plungers configured to reciprocate, at least partially, within respect plunger channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Scott A. Lindee, Paul R. Taylor, Christopher Moore, E. William Wight, Thomas C. Wolcott, James E. Pasek
  • FILTER CARTRIDGE AND A METHOD FOR FORMING A FILTER MEDIUM
    Publication number: 20160090313
    Abstract: A method for forming a filter medium includes mixing activated carbon and nitrogen enriched plastic binder. The activated carbon and nitrogen enriched plastic binder are heated in order to bind the activated carbon to the nitrogen enriched plastic binder and form a filter medium block. A related filter cartridge is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Timothy Scott Shaffer, Brian Christopher Moore, Doo Young Kim
  • LIGHTING SYSTEM FOR PROTECTING CIRCADIAN NEUROENDOCRINE FUNCTION
    Publication number: 20160023017
    Abstract: Lighting systems, methods, and devices for protecting human circadian neuroendocrine function during night use are described. Suitable lighting conditions can be provided for a working environment while protecting the circadian neuroendocrine systems of those occupying the illuminated workplace during the night. Lighting systems, methods, and devices can provide substantive attenuation of the pathologic circadian disruption in night workers. Lighting systems, methods, and devices can attenuate the specific bands of light implicated in circadian disruption. LED lighting systems, methods, and devices can provide increased intensity at a different portion of the spectrum than conventional LEDs, providing a useable white light even when unfavorable portions of the wavelength are attenuated by a notch filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Applicant: CIRCADIAN ZIRCLIGHT INC.
    Inventors: Martin Christopher MOORE-EDE, Rebecca Mary CHACKO, Anneke Marlies HEITMANN, Robert Frederic CASPER, Robert Frank KARLICEK, JR., Doros PLATIKA, Udo TRUTSCHEL
  • Personal fatigue risk management system and method
    Patent number: 9241658
    Abstract: A system and method for personal fatigue risk management, performed using a smartwatch including a digital processor, associated memory, and an accelerometer for measuring acceleration in X, Y, and Z axes. A signal is received from the accelerometer indicating a movement of the smartwatch, and the value of the signal is stored in association with indicia of the time at which the signal was received in a time-stamped bin. The stored movement values are analyzed using a state algorithm to determine sleep, wake, and off-wrist state values. Fatigue risk values are determined from the sleep and wake state values, using a state algorithm. The probable relative risk of errors and incidents as compared to average risk, for the wearer of the watch, are then calculated. A warning is issued when the fatigue risk data indicates that one of the thresholds has been exceeded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Inventor: Martin Christopher Moore-Ede
  • PRESSURE CASTING APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20160009001
    Abstract: The invention comprises a pressure casting machine comprising a support and a casting cell, wherein the casting cell is attached to the support such that the casting cell can, in use, be rotated, while at least a portion of the support remains stationary, the machine further comprising a releasable retainer to retain the casting call at a user-desired rotated position. The invention also comprises a method of pressure casting comprising the steps, in this order, of filling a mould, with slip for the purpose of producing a casting when the mould is orientated at a first angle, rotating the mould so that it is orientated at a second angle; and draining the mould. The invention is best illustrated by FIG. 1 of the diagrams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Applicant: PCL Ceramics Limited
    Inventor: Christopher Moore
  • Motion Pattern Classification and Gesture Recognition
    Publication number: 20150355721
    Abstract: Methods, program products, and systems for gesture classification and recognition are disclosed. In general, in one aspect, a system can determine multiple motion patterns for a same user action (e.g., picking up a mobile device from a table) from empirical training data. The system can collect the training data from one or more mobile devices. The training data can include multiple series of motion sensor readings for a specified gesture. Each series of motion sensor readings can correspond to a particular way a user performs the gesture. Using clustering techniques, the system can extract one or more motion patterns from the training data. The system can send the motion patterns to mobile devices as prototypes for gesture recognition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2015
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Christopher Moore, Xiaoyuan Tu, William Matthew Vieta
  • Patty-Forming Apparatus with Bottom Feed and Rotary Pump
    Publication number: 20150351418
    Abstract: The food product machine with a food supply, a rotary food pump connected to the food supply, a molding mechanism having a mold plate and a knockout drive, and a the mold plate configured to be driven to reciprocated between a fill and a discharge position. The knockout drive is reciprocating a knockout plunger to discharge molded food products from a cavity in the mold plate, the mold plate being reciprocated by a mold plate drive between a cavity fill position and a cavity discharge position. The machine further includes a manifold connected an outlet of the food pump and having an outlet passageway connected to an inlet of the molding mechanism for filling the cavity of the mold plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Scott A. Lindee, Paul Taylor, Christopher Moore, E. William Wight
  • Techniques for bypassing circuits during tests
    Patent number: 9203412
    Abstract: A circuit includes first and second signal networks, a driver circuit, and a bypass circuit. The driver circuit generates a first signal based on a second signal during a normal mode. The second signal is received from the first signal network. The bypass circuit is coupled to the driver circuit to provide a third signal generated based on the first signal to the second signal network during the normal mode. The bypass circuit receives a fourth signal from the first signal network during a test mode. The bypass circuit generates a fifth signal based on the fourth signal. The fifth signal is provided to the second signal network during the test mode. The bypass circuit prevents the driver circuit from driving a signal to the second signal network during the test mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: Altera Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Moore, Simardeep Maangat
  • Patty-Forming Apparatus with Top Feed and Rotary Pump
    Publication number: 20150320059
    Abstract: The food product machine with a food supply, a rotary food pump connected to the food supply, a molding mechanism having a mold plate and a knockout drive, and a mold plate reciprocating between a fill and a discharge position. The knockout drive reciprocates a knockout plunger to discharge molded food products from the mold plate, the mold plate being reciprocated between a cavity fill position and a cavity discharge position. The machine includes a manifold connected an outlet of the food pump and having an outlet passageway connected to an inlet of the molding mechanism for filling the cavity of the mold plate. The machine can further include a fill plunger system for increasing the fill pressure of the food mass prior to filling the mold cavities. Plungers extend into the manifold to displace food mass volume and increase the pressure in the manifold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Scott A. Lindee, Paul Taylor, Christopher Moore, E. William Wight
  • Storage sub-system for a computer comprising write-once memory devices and write-many memory devices and related method
    Patent number: 9152562
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for a solid state non-volatile storage sub-system of a computer is provided. The storage sub-system may include a write-many storage sub-system memory device including write-many memory cells, a write-once storage sub-system memory device including write-once memory cells, and a page-based interface that is adapted to read and write the write-once and write-many storage sub-system memory devices. Numerous other aspects are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: SanDisk 3D LLC
    Inventors: Roy E. Scheuerlein, Randhir Thakur, Christopher Moore
  • Adaptive frame rate control
    Patent number: 9142003
    Abstract: Displaying frames on an electronic display. Each frame is characterized by a time. Determining a characteristic of data related to each element of a first set of frames, each frame characterized as within a first time period. Determining a rate of change over time of the characteristic. Determining a frame rate based on the determined rate of change. Displaying a second set of frames at the frame rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Moore, Seejo K. Pylappan
  • Patty-forming apparatus with bottom feed and rotary pump
    Patent number: 9113638
    Abstract: The food product machine with a food supply, a rotary food pump connected to the food supply, a molding mechanism having a mold plate and a knockout drive, and a the mold plate configured to be driven to reciprocated between a fill and a discharge position. The knockout drive is reciprocating a knockout plunger to discharge molded food products from a cavity in the mold plate, the mold plate being reciprocated by a mold plate drive between a cavity fill position and a cavity discharge position. The machine further includes a manifold connected an outlet of the food pump and having an outlet passageway connected to an inlet of the molding mechanism for filling the cavity of the mold plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: FORMAX, INC.
    Inventors: Scott A. Lindee, Paul Taylor, Christopher Moore, E. William Wight
  • Motion pattern classification and gesture recognition
    Patent number: 9110510
    Abstract: Methods, program products, and systems for gesture classification and recognition are disclosed. In general, in one aspect, a system can determine multiple motion patterns for a same user action (e.g., picking up a mobile device from a table) from empirical training data. The system can collect the training data from one or more mobile devices. The training data can include multiple series of motion sensor readings for a specified gesture. Each series of motion sensor readings can correspond to a particular way a user performs the gesture. Using clustering techniques, the system can extract one or more motion patterns from the training data. The system can send the motion patterns to mobile devices as prototypes for gesture recognition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Moore, Xiaoyuan Tu, William Matthew Vieta
  • Patty-forming apparatus with top feed and rotary pump
    Patent number: 9095171
    Abstract: The food product machine with a food supply, a rotary food pump connected to the food supply, a molding mechanism having a mold plate and a knockout drive, and a mold plate reciprocating between a fill and a discharge position. The knockout drive reciprocates a knockout plunger to discharge molded food products from the mold plate, the mold plate being reciprocated between a cavity fill position and a cavity discharge position. The machine includes a manifold connected an outlet of the food pump and having an outlet passageway connected to an inlet of the molding mechanism for filling the cavity of the mold plate. The machine can further include a fill plunger system for increasing the fill pressure of the food mass prior to filling the mold cavities. Plungers extend into the manifold to displace food mass volume and increase the pressure in the manifold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: FORMAX, INC.
    Inventors: Scott A. Lindee, Paul Taylor, Christopher Moore, E. William Wight
  • Sensor fusion
    Patent number: 9069339
    Abstract: Accurate and reliable techniques for determining a current status of an accessory device in relation to an electronic device are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Michael A. Cretella, Jr., Venu Madhav Duggineni, Michael Man-Cheung Eng, Ronald Keryuan Huang, Christopher Moore, Christopher T. Mullens
  • Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface
    Patent number: D739859
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Mikio Inose, Tiffany Jon, Christopher Moore, Marcel van Os, Emanuele Vulcano, Eleanor Cady Wachsman
  • Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface
    Patent number: D743438
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Mikio Inose, Christopher Moore, Marcel van Os, Eleanor Cady Wachsman
  • Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface
    Patent number: D763876
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Mikio Inose, Christopher Moore, Marcel van Os, Eleanor Cady Wachsman
  • Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface
    Patent number: D769324
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Mikio Inose, Christopher Moore, Marcel van Os, Eleanor Cady Wachsman