Patents by Inventor Drew Edwards
Drew Edwards 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: 11973233Abstract: A catalyst structure includes: (1) a substrate; (2) a catalyst layer on the substrate; and (3) an adhesion layer disposed between the substrate and the catalyst layer. In some implementations, an average thickness of the adhesion layer is about 1 nm or less. In some implementations, a material of the catalyst layer at least partially extends into a region of the adhesion layer. In some implementations, the catalyst layer is characterized by a lattice strain imparted by the adhesion layer.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2020Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignees: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, Volkswagen AktiengesellschaftInventors: Friedrich B. Prinz, Shicheng Xu, Yongmin Kim, Thomas Jaramillo, Drew C. Higgins, Maha Yusuf, Zhaoxuan Wang, Kyung Min Lee, Marat Orazov, Dong Un Lee, Tanja Graf, Thomas Schladt, Gerold Huebner, Hanna-Lena Wittern, Jonathan Edward Mueller
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Patent number: 11936051Abstract: A catalyst structure includes: (1) a substrate; (2) a catalyst layer on the substrate; and (3) an adhesion layer disposed between the substrate and the catalyst layer. In some implementations, an average thickness of the adhesion layer is about 1 nm or less. In some implementations, a material of the catalyst layer at least partially extends into a region of the adhesion layer. In some implementations, the catalyst layer is characterized by a lattice strain imparted by the adhesion layer.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2019Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignees: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, Volkswagen AktiengesellschafInventors: Friedrich B. Prinz, Shicheng Xu, Yongmin Kim, Thomas Jaramillo, Drew C. Higgins, Maha Yusuf, Zhaoxuan Wang, Kyung Min Lee, Marat Orazov, Dong Un Lee, Tanja Graf, Thomas Schladt, Gerold Huebner, Hanna-Lena Wittern, Jonathan Edward Mueller
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Publication number: 20210142346Abstract: Purchasing data from a variety of sources such as consumer panels, loyalty cards, and retailer point of sale data, are fused to estimate purchasing behavior by loyalty card users. As a significant advantage, the techniques described herein permit accurate imputation, on a household level, of unreported purchases in loyalty card data, and can thus facilitate accurate estimates of total spending behavior by loyalty card households beyond those venues for which loyalty program data is collected.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2020Publication date: May 13, 2021Inventors: Drew Edward Swartz, Abhishek Ashok Parab
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Patent number: 10324291Abstract: A display system includes a display alignment tracker configured track the position of a first signal and the position of a second signal. The display alignment tracker optically multiplexes a portion of a first signal and a portion of the second signal into a combined optical signal and measures a differential between the first signal and the second signal.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2016Date of Patent: June 18, 2019Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Steven John Robbins, Drew Edward Steedly, Michael Edward Samples, Zhiqiang Liu, Andrew K. Juenger
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Patent number: 10248191Abstract: An apparatus for dynamically determining a displacement of a target sensor in an electronic system is disclosed. The apparatus can comprise a non-line-of-sight sensor rigidly mounted on or proximate to the target sensor and configured to measure a parameter that varies with the displacement of the target sensor. The apparatus further can comprise at least one processor coupled to the non-line-of-sight sensor and configured to compute the displacement of the target sensor based on the parameter, and to compute an adjustment value based on the computed displacement.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2016Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Nicholas Damien McGee, Quentin Simon Charles Miller, Lev Cherkashin, Michael Samples, Drew Edward Steedly
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Patent number: 10216263Abstract: A display system includes a display alignment tracker configured track the position of a first signal in a first waveguide and the position of a second signal in a second waveguide. The display alignment tracker optically multiplexes a portion of a first signal and a portion of the second signal into a combined optical signal and measures a differential between the first signal and the second signal. The differential is used to adjust the position, dimensions, or a color attribute of the first signal relative to the second signal.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2016Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Steven John Robbins, Drew Edward Steedly, Michael Edward Samples, Zhiqiang Liu, Andrew K. Juenger
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Patent number: 10209052Abstract: Apparatus and tools for constructing cakes are described herein. In various embodiments, an apparatus for use in cake construction may include a frame. In various embodiments, the frame may include a first end, a second end, a top, and a bottom. In various embodiments, a vertical post may pass through the top and the bottom. At least one arm may be rotatably connected to the post, such that the at least one arm is rotatable circularly about a longitudinal axis of the post. In various embodiments, the post may be positionable at a center of a circle coincident with a circular cake such that the at least one arm is rotatable about the post to demarcate a circumference of the circle.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2016Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Inventors: Adrianne Keen, Lukus Holt Guhy, Drew Edward Miller, Greg Hickerson, Nicholas David Courtwright, David A. Ward
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Publication number: 20180297295Abstract: A method and apparatus for forming a composite filler. A composite ply is folded. The composite ply comprises fibers arranged at an angle relative to a central axis of the composite ply such that the composite filler has a varying cross-sectional orientation of fibers. A force is applied to the folded composite ply after folding to form a desired shape for the composite filler.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2018Publication date: October 18, 2018Inventors: Derek Paul Vetter, Drew Edward Sommer
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Patent number: 10065366Abstract: A method and apparatus for forming a composite filler. A composite ply is folded. The composite ply comprises fibers arranged at an angle relative to a central axis of the composite ply such that the composite filler has a varying cross-sectional orientation of fibers. A force is applied to the folded composite ply after folding to form a desired shape for the composite filler.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2014Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Derek Paul Vetter, Drew Edward Sommer
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Patent number: 10029413Abstract: A method and apparatus for forming a composite filler. A composite ply is folded. The composite ply comprises fibers arranged at an angle relative to a central axis of the composite ply such that the composite filler has a varying cross-sectional orientation of fibers. A force is applied to the folded composite ply after folding to form a desired shape for the composite filler.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2014Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Derek Paul Vetter, Drew Edward Sommer
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Publication number: 20180164878Abstract: An apparatus for dynamically determining a displacement of a target sensor in an electronic system is disclosed. The apparatus can comprise a non-line-of-sight sensor rigidly mounted on or proximate to the target sensor and configured to measure a parameter that varies with the displacement of the target sensor. The apparatus further can comprise at least one processor coupled to the non-line-of-sight sensor and configured to compute the displacement of the target sensor based on the parameter, and to compute an adjustment value based on the computed displacement.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2016Publication date: June 14, 2018Inventors: Nicholas Damien McGee, Quentin Simon Charles Miller, Lev Cherkashin, Michael Samples, Drew Edward Steedly
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Publication number: 20180074317Abstract: A display system includes a display alignment tracker configured track the position of a first signal and the position of a second signal. The display alignment tracker optically multiplexes a portion of a first signal and a portion of the second signal into a combined optical signal and measures a differential between the first signal and the second signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2016Publication date: March 15, 2018Inventors: Steven John Robbins, Drew Edward Steedly, Michael Edward Samples, Zhiqiang Liu, Andrew K. Juenger
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Publication number: 20180074578Abstract: A display system includes a display alignment tracker configured track the position of a first signal in a first waveguide and the position of a second signal in a second waveguide. The display alignment tracker optically multiplexes a portion of a first signal and a portion of the second signal into a combined optical signal and measures a differential between the first signal and the second signal. The differential is used to adjust the position, dimensions, or a color attribute of the first signal relative to the second signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2016Publication date: March 15, 2018Inventors: Steven John Robbins, Drew Edward Steedly, Michael Edward Samples, Zhiqiang Liu, Andrew K. Juenger
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Patent number: 9851195Abstract: Apparatus and tools for constructing cakes are described herein. In various embodiments, an apparatus for use in cake construction may include a frame. In various embodiments, the frame may include a first end, a second end, a top, and a bottom. In various embodiments, a vertical post may pass through the top and the bottom. At least one arm may be rotatably connected to the post, such that the at least one arm is rotatable circularly about a longitudinal axis of the post. In various embodiments, the post may be positionable at a center of a circle coincident with a circular cake such that the at least one arm is rotatable about the post to demarcate a circumference of the circle.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2015Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Inventors: Adrianne Keen, Lukus Holt Guhy, Drew Edward Miller, Greg Hickerson, Nicholas David Courtwright
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Publication number: 20160144558Abstract: A method and apparatus for forming a composite filler. A composite ply is folded. The composite ply comprises fibers arranged at an angle relative to a central axis of the composite ply such that the composite filler has a varying cross-sectional orientation of fibers. A force is applied to the folded composite ply after folding to form a desired shape for the composite filler.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2014Publication date: May 26, 2016Applicant: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Derek Paul Vetter, Drew Edward Sommer
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Patent number: 8933925Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for reconstruction a three-dimensional scene from a collection of two-dimensional images are provided. A computerized reconstruction system executes computer vision algorithms on the collection of two-dimensional images to identify candidate planes that are used to model visual characteristics of the environment depicted in the two-dimensional images. The computer vision algorithms may minimize an energy function that represents the relationships and similarities among features of the two-dimensional images to assign pixels of the two dimensional images to planes in the three dimensional scene. The three-dimensional scene is navigable and depicts viewpoint transitions between multiple two-dimensional images.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2009Date of Patent: January 13, 2015Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Sudipta Narayan Sinha, Drew Edward Steedly, Richard Stephen Szeliski
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Patent number: 8837811Abstract: Described is a linear structure from motion technique that is scalable, parallelizable, treats images equally, and is robust to outliers, without requiring intermediate bundle adjustment. Camera rotations for images are estimated using feature point correspondence and vanishing points matched across the images. The camera rotation data is fed into a linear system for structure and translation estimation that removes outliers and provides output data corresponding to structure from motion parameters. The data may be used in further optimization e.g. with a final non-linear optimization stage referred to as bundle adjustment to provide final refined structure from motion parameters.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2010Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Sudipta Narayan Sinha, Drew Edward Steedly, Richard S. Szeliski
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Patent number: 8619083Abstract: Providing high frame rate image rendering using multiple image layers per frame. A plurality of image layers having different resolutions are arranged in order of increasing resolution. Beginning with the image layer having the lowest resolution, the image layer is upsampled to a resolution of a next image layer having a higher resolution. The upsampled image layer is blended with the next image layer. The upsampling and blending continues for each of the image layers to produce a blended image. The blended image is provided for display as a frame of video. Aspects of the invention produce a high-resolution composite image during animated navigation across zoom and pan states.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2009Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Radoslav Petrov Nickolov, Lutz Gerhard, Ming Liu, Raman Narayanan, Drew Edward Steedly
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Publication number: 20110311104Abstract: Described is a linear structure from motion technique that is scalable, parallelizable, treats images equally, and is robust to outliers, without requiring intermediate bundle adjustment. Camera rotations for images are estimated using feature point correspondence and vanishing points matched across the images. The camera rotation data is fed into a linear system for structure and translation estimation that removes outliers and provides output data corresponding to structure from motion parameters. The data may be used in further optimization e.g. with a final non-linear optimization stage referred to as bundle adjustment to provide final refined structure from motion parameters.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2010Publication date: December 22, 2011Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Sudipta Narayan Sinha, Drew Edward Steedly, Richard S. Szeliski
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Patent number: D830780Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2016Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Inventors: Adrianne Keen, Lukus Holt Guhy, Drew Edward Miller, Greg Hickerson, Nicholas David Courtwright, David A. Ward