Patents by Inventor David A. Bryan

David A. Bryan 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).

  • Publication number: 20220371393
    Abstract: An air management system for a vehicle having a first pneumatic circuit and a second pneumatic circuit, in which the first and second pneumatic circuits are pneumatically connected in a neutral position via a cross-flow mechanism. The first pneumatic circuit is configured to independently adjust air pressure of a first side of the vehicle. The second pneumatic circuit is configured to independently adjust air pressure of a second side of the vehicle. The system is configured to establish pneumatic communication between the first and second pneumatic circuits when the air management system is not independently adjusting the adjust air pressure of the first side of the vehicle and the air pressure of the second side of the vehicle in the cross-flow mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Applicant: BASE Air Management Limited
    Inventors: Matthew VAUGHAN, David Bryan LEWIS, Joseph CALAWAY, George ARRANTS
  • Patent number: 11496675
    Abstract: A teleconferencing system, comprising: a camera, wherein the camera is configured to capture an image data stream comprising one or more image data frames in accordance with one or more image-capture parameters; and a processor coupled to the camera, wherein the processor is configured to: receive the image data stream from the camera; determine a region of interest within an image data frame of the image data stream; identify a sub-portion of the image data frame corresponding to the region of interest; evaluate a quality of image data corresponding to the sub-portion; determine that the quality of the image data corresponding to the sub-portion is below one or more predetermined quality thresholds; update one or more of the image-capture parameters of the camera, responsive to determining that the quality of the image data corresponding to the sub-portion is below the one or more predetermined quality thresholds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: PLANTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: David A. Bryan, Kui Zhang, Varun Ajay Kulkarni
  • Patent number: 11495117
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and software for monitoring and controlling a security system for a structure are provided herein. An exemplary method may include receiving sensor data from at least one first peripheral, the sensor data associated with at least one of activity inside and activity outside of a structure; determining a critical event based in part on the sensor data; creating an alert based in part on the critical event; getting user preferences associated with at least one of a user and a base unit; determining a response based in part on the alert and user preferences; and activating at least one of a second peripheral and a service based in part on the response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Ooma, Inc.
    Inventors: Tobin E. Farrand, William M. Gillon, Kevin D. Snow, William T. Krein, David A. Bryan
  • Patent number: 11477393
    Abstract: A method of view selection in a teleconferencing environment includes receiving a frame of image data from an optical sensor such as a camera, detecting one or more conference participants within the frame of image data, and identifying an interest region for each of the conference participants. Identifying the interest region comprises estimating head poses of participants to determine where a majority of the participants are looking and determining if there is an object in that area. If a suitable object is in the area at which the participants are looking, such as a whiteboard or another person, the image data corresponding to the object will be displayed on a display device or sent to a remote teleconference endpoint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: PLANTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: David A. Bryan, Wei-Cheng Su, Stephen Paul Schaefer, Alain Elon Nimri, Casey King
  • Publication number: 20220329727
    Abstract: A teleconferencing system, comprising: a camera, wherein the camera is configured to capture an image data stream comprising one or more image data frames in accordance with one or more image-capture parameters; and a processor coupled to the camera, wherein the processor is configured to: receive the image data stream from the camera; determine a region of interest within an image data frame of the image data stream; identify a sub-portion of the image data frame corresponding to the region of interest; evaluate a quality of image data corresponding to the sub-portion; determine that the quality of the image data corresponding to the sub-portion is below one or more predetermined quality thresholds; update one or more of the image-capture parameters of the camera, responsive to determining that the quality of the image data corresponding to the sub-portion is below the one or more predetermined quality thresholds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: David A. BRYAN, Kui ZHANG, Varun Ajay KULKARNI
  • Patent number: 11465462
    Abstract: An air management system for a vehicle having a first pneumatic circuit and a second pneumatic circuit, in which the first and second pneumatic circuits are pneumatically connected in a neutral position via a cross-flow mechanism. The first pneumatic circuit includes a first leveling valve configured to adjust independently the height of a first side of the vehicle. The second pneumatic circuit includes a second leveling valve configured to adjust independently the height of a second side of the vehicle. The first and second leveling valves are configured to establish pneumatic communication between the first and second pneumatic circuits when the first leveling valve is not independently adjusting the height of the first side of the vehicle and the second leveling valve is not independently adjusting the height of the second side of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Base Air Management Limited
    Inventors: Matthew Vaughan, David Bryan Lewis, Joseph Calaway, George Arrants
  • Publication number: 20220292801
    Abstract: A videoconferencing endpoint determines if there is a whiteboard and if a presenter is near the whiteboard. If there is no whiteboard in view or the presenter is not near the whiteboard, any content from a camera focused on the whiteboard is continued and any presenter framing is done normally. If the presenter is in front of the whiteboard, any whiteboard content is ended, and appropriate portions of the whiteboard are included in the main video stream framed with the presenter. If the whiteboard is empty, framing is done without reference to the whiteboard. If the whiteboard is full or has writing away from the presenter, the entire whiteboard and the presenter are framed together. If the whiteboard only has writing near the presenter, only the relevant portion of the whiteboard is framed with the presenter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Stephen Paul Schaefer, David A. Bryan, Rommel Gabriel Childress, JR.
  • Publication number: 20220212783
    Abstract: A multimode clutch assembly is positioned in a powertrain of a rotorcraft. The clutch assembly includes a freewheeling unit having a driving mode in which torque applied to the input race is transferred to the output race and an overrunning mode in which torque applied to the output race is not transferred to the input race. A bypass assembly has an engaged position that couples the input and output races of the freewheeling unit. An actuator assembly shifts the bypass assembly between engaged and disengaged positions. An engagement status sensor is configured to determine the engagement status of the bypass assembly. In the disengaged position, the overrunning mode of the freewheeling unit is enabled such that the clutch assembly is configured for unidirectional torque transfer. In the engaged position, the overrunning mode of the freewheeling unit is disabled such that the clutch assembly is configured for bidirectional torque transfer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicant: Textron Innovations Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Andrew Goodwin, David Andrew Prater, Eric Stephen Olson, David Bryan Roberts, Chia-Wei Su, Michael David Trantham, Charles Eric Covington
  • Publication number: 20220188609
    Abstract: Resources of an embedded system, such as RAM utilization and available processor cycles or bandwidth are monitored. Neural network models of varying size and computational load for given neural networks are utilized in conjunction with this resource monitoring. The neural network model used for a particular neural network is dynamically varied based on the resource monitoring. In one example, neural network models of varying precision are stored and the best model for the available RAM and processor cycles is loaded. In one example, neural network model weight values are quantized before being loaded for use, the level of quantization being based on the available RAM and processor cycles. This dynamic adaption of the neural network models allows other processes in the embedded system to operate normally and yet allows the neural network to operate at the maximum capability allowed for a given period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Yong YAN, David A. BRYAN
  • Publication number: 20220172597
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and software for provisioning consumer appliance devices and security systems are provided herein. An exemplary method may include provisioning a consumer application device associated with various interactions of a user with the appliance device to generate an signal, such as a panic signal, causing various forms of security systems to escalate the signal to obtain help. Another exemplary method involves allowing the device, when placing the panic signal, to involve back end systems related to the security system to provision access to an emergency service provider (i.e., 911 provider) “just in time,” eliminating the need for costly pre-provisioning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Douglas E. Hart, Tobin E. Farrand, David A. Bryan
  • Patent number: 11345548
    Abstract: A magnetic fastener and wear liner combination for use with material processing equipment for processing aggregate material, where a reverse taper counter bore hole of the wear liner is made to couple and decouple from a magnetic fastener which has a urethane cap, with a urethane cap reverse taper side. The magnetic fasteners are re-useable on replacement liners as the liners need replacement. The attachment and detachment of the magnetic fasteners is made to be simple and secure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Terex USA, LLC
    Inventor: David Bryan Stroup
  • Publication number: 20220147940
    Abstract: Collaborative platforms that allow for the creation, updating, maintenance of capture of effective dynamic workflow documents are disclosed. Embodiments of such collaborative platforms may allow effective workflow documents to be generated for an organization in the context of management of geographically distributed outlets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Charlotte Aveline Louise Mattier, Taylor Michael Coppock, Herschel Sanjay Kulkarni, Ryan James Stevens, Jason Marks, Margarita S. Tijerino, David Bryan Portillo, Sarah Torres
  • Patent number: 11330100
    Abstract: Systems and methods for augmenting an appliance device with an intelligent personal assistant. Exemplary methods include: receiving, by the appliance device, an identifier for a called party; initiating a voice call using the received identifier; monitoring audio of the voice call; determining the monitored audio includes a predetermined wake word; beginning communications with the intelligent personal assistant, the communications including at least a portion of the monitored audio, the portion of the monitored audio comprising a request for the intelligent personal assistant; receiving a result from the intelligent personal assistant, the result being responsive to the request; receiving indicia that the voice call is over from at least one of the called party and a calling party; and terminating the voice call using the indicia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Ooma, Inc.
    Inventors: Thaddeus White, Karl Osterlund, Tobin E. Farrand, Arvind Vasudev, Douglas Hart, David A. Bryan, William M. Gillon
  • Patent number: 11316974
    Abstract: Cloud-based assistive services for use in telecommunications and on premise devices are disclosed herein. An example method includes: operating in a monitoring state to actively monitor for a first predetermined action, receiving an audio stream based on communications between a first party and a second party, identifying the first predetermined action, establishing one- or two-way communications with any of the first party or the second party in response to the first predetermined action, determining a request for the intelligent personal assistant service in the one- or two-way communications, generating a result by the intelligent personal assistant service, the result being responsive to the request, providing the result to any of the first party and the second party, receiving a second predetermined action from any of the first party and the second party, and returning the intelligent personal assistant service to the monitoring state based on the second predetermined action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Ooma, Inc.
    Inventors: Thaddeus White, Karl Osterlund, Tobin E. Farrand, Arvind Vasudev, Douglas E. Hart, David A. Bryan, William M. Gillon
  • Patent number: 11315405
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and software for allowing interaction between consumer appliance devices and security systems are provided herein. An exemplary method may include allowing various interactions of a user with a consumer appliance device to generate n signal, such as a panic signal, causing various forms of security systems to escalate the signal to obtain help. Another exemplary method involves allowing the device, when placing the panic signal, to involve back end systems related to the security system to provision access to an emergency service provider (i.e., 911 provider) “just in time,” eliminating the need for costly pre-provisioning. Another exemplary method involves various sensors of the security system to communicate with consumer appliance devices to improve the performance, usability, or efficiency of the consumer appliance device or related systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Ooma, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas E. Hart, Tobin E. Farrand, David A. Bryan
  • Patent number: 11305316
    Abstract: A support structure for vibrating screening machine with either a flat screen deck or a crowned screen deck which use a coped and then capped variation of the same prefabricated rectangular tubular cross-member but in rotated orientations. The machine further providing support for a crowned screen media without using a crowned cross-member by providing stringers with differing vertical heights with the centermost stringer having the most height above a flat top cross-member. A plurality of crown straps coupled to a top surface of a cross-member, where the crown straps have a C-shaped portion at one end which has a portion thereof coupled to a top surface of a cross-member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Terex USA, LLC
    Inventors: Ryan Anthony Mumm, Alexander Evan Ross, Michael Peter Stemper, Nicholas Samuel Grady, Josh Edward Ellis, David Bryan Stroup
  • Publication number: 20220081724
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods of detecting and treating checkpoint inhibitor responsive cancers comprising calculating, determining, or obtaining PD-L1 expression, CD8A expression, and tumor content from a cancer specimen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Daniel Reed Rhodes, Scott Arthur Tomlins, David Bryan Johnson
  • Publication number: 20220068110
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and software for allowing interaction between consumer appliance devices and security systems are provided herein. An exemplary method may include allowing various interactions of a user with a consumer appliance device to generate a signal, such as a panic signal, causing various forms of security systems to escalate the signal to obtain help.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Douglas E. Hart, Tobin E. Farrand, David A. Bryan
  • Patent number: 11261831
    Abstract: An air cleaner assembly including a tray including a cleat receptacle at a back side of the assembly and a cover including a cleat at the back side. The assembly further includes guide features arranged at a front side of the assembly. The guide feature are designed to contact one another continuously and guide the cover rearward, from an unseated position to a fully seated position where the cleat is seated within the cleat receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Morton, David Bryan McGeary, Roger Joseph Khami, Robert Boyer, Scott Allen Schaffer
  • Patent number: 11250687
    Abstract: Methods and systems for remediation of jammed networks are provided. Exemplary methods include determining by a base unit of a jammed network and if outside connectivity available. The connectivity can include wired and wireless broadband networks. If connectivity is available, at least one external service is notified. Further, a user device can be notified. A local alert can be generated in the form of a phone call or test message. Also, a local action can be taken. Information associated with the jammed network is stored for later delivery if connectivity is not available where the base unit is located in a residence. Further, an alert can be issued in response to the detected network jamming, the alert being at least one of: sounding an audible alarm, showing a visual alarm indication, communicating with law enforcement, and communicating with an alarm monitoring station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Ooma, Inc.
    Inventors: William T. Krein, David A. Bryan, Arvind Vasudev