Patents by Inventor James Eckert
James Eckert 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: 11997455Abstract: In an example, the present technique provides a method for processing signals from a human user in connection with a sleep state. Preferably, the method includes using information from the signals for digital cognitive behavioral therapy to improve a sleep state of the human user. In an example, the method generally includes sensing of human activities, processing information from such sensing, outputting a task to the user, monitoring a reaction from the user, and adjusting any one of the aforementioned, to improve a sleep state of the user.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2021Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Koko Home, Inc.Inventors: Itay Cnaan, Eben James Bitonte, Rosaria Mannino, Saurabh Gupta, Bradley Michael Eckert
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Patent number: 8511739Abstract: A control system for use with a vehicle's dual hinged door assembly is provided, the control system including a door switch, upper and lower door portions, primary and secondary door drive systems and a controller. The upper door portion pivots about a primary axis formed by its juncture with a structural member in the roof while the lower door portion pivots about a secondary axis formed by its juncture with the upper door portion. Primary and secondary drive systems provide independent powered motion of the upper and lower door portions. The controller monitors door switch activation and determines whether activation corresponds to a door open or door closed command; performs preset door opening and closing sequences using the drive systems; and modifies the preset door opening and closing sequences based on data from proximity sensors, pinch sensors, latch sensors, drive system motor speed and the current draw by the drive systems.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: Tesla Motors, Inc.Inventors: Matthew Lee Brown, Franz von Holzhausen, Peter Dore Rawlinson, Nicholas John Sampson, Michael James Eckert, David Lemire, Axel Boris Vollmer
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Patent number: 8511738Abstract: A dual hinged door assembly for a vehicle is provided, the assembly including an upper door portion and a lower door portion. The upper door portion, which may include a window, pivots about a primary axis formed by its juncture with a structural member in the roof. The lower door portion, which may include a window, pivots about a secondary axis formed by its juncture with the upper door portion. Primary and secondary drive systems may be used to provide independent powered motion of the upper and lower door portions. Each drive system may include a powered strut, e.g., a hydraulic strut, and a non-powered strut, e.g., a gas strut.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: Tesla Motors, Inc.Inventors: Matthew Lee Brown, Franz von Holzhausen, Peter Dore Rawlinson, Nicholas John Sampson, Michael James Eckert, David Lemire, Axel Boris Vollmer
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Patent number: 8449015Abstract: A method of controlling the operation of a vehicle's dual hinged door assembly is provided, where the dual hinged door assembly includes a first door portion hingeably coupled to a structural member within the vehicle's roof such that it pivots about a primary axis formed by its juncture with the structural roof member, a second door portion hingeably coupled to the first door portion such that it pivots about a secondary axis formed by its juncture with the first door portion, a primary drive system providing powered motion for the first door portion about the primary axis, a secondary drive system providing powered motion for the second door portion about the secondary axis, and a controller coupled to the drive systems that provides independent motion control of the first and second door portions via the primary and secondary drive systems.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: May 28, 2013Assignee: Tesla Motors, Inc.Inventors: Matthew Lee Brown, Franz von Holzhausen, Peter Dore Rawlinson, Nicholas John Sampson, Michael James Eckert, David Lemire, Axel Boris Vollmer
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Publication number: 20130097940Abstract: A method of controlling the operation of a vehicle's dual hinged door assembly is provided, where the dual hinged door assembly includes a first door portion hingeably coupled to a structural member within the vehicle's roof such that it pivots about a primary axis formed by its juncture with the structural roof member, a second door portion hingeably coupled to the first door portion such that it pivots about a secondary axis formed by its juncture with the first door portion, a primary drive system providing powered motion for the first door portion about the primary axis, a secondary drive system providing powered motion for the second door portion about the secondary axis, and a controller coupled to the drive systems that provides independent motion control of the first and second door portions via the primary and secondary drive systems.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2012Publication date: April 25, 2013Applicant: TESLA MOTORS, INC.Inventors: Matthew Lee Brown, Franz von Holzhausen, Peter Dore Rawlinson, Nicholas John Sampson, Michael James Eckert, David Lemire, Axel Boris Vollmer
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Publication number: 20130099523Abstract: A dual hinged door assembly for a vehicle is provided, the assembly including an upper door portion and a lower door portion. The upper door portion, which may include a window, pivots about a primary axis formed by its juncture with a structural member in the roof. The lower door portion, which may include a window, pivots about a secondary axis formed by its juncture with the upper door portion. Primary and secondary drive systems may be used to provide independent powered motion of the upper and lower door portions. Each drive system may include a powered strut, e.g., a hydraulic strut, and a non-powered strut, e.g., a gas strut.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2012Publication date: April 25, 2013Applicant: TESLA MOTORS, INC.Inventors: Matthew Lee Brown, Franz von Holzhausen, Peter Dore Rawlinson, Nicholas John Sampson, Michael James Eckert, David Lemire, Axel Boris Vollmer
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Publication number: 20130099524Abstract: A control system for use with a vehicle's dual hinged door assembly is provided, the control system including a door switch, upper and lower door portions, primary and secondary door drive systems and a controller. The upper door portion pivots about a primary axis formed by its juncture with a structural member in the roof while the lower door portion pivots about a secondary axis formed by its juncture with the upper door portion. Primary and secondary drive systems provide independent powered motion of the upper and lower door portions. The controller monitors door switch activation and determines whether activation corresponds to a door open or door closed command; performs preset door opening and closing sequences using the drive systems; and modifies the preset door opening and closing sequences based on data from proximity sensors, pinch sensors, latch sensors, drive system motor speed and the current draw by the drive systems.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2012Publication date: April 25, 2013Applicant: TESLA MOTORS, INC.Inventors: Matthew Lee Brown, Franz von Holzhausen, Peter Dore Rawlinson, Nicholas John Sampson, Michael James Eckert, David Lemire, Axel Boris Vollmer
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Patent number: 8405875Abstract: A visibly-coded medication label and an associated method, apparatus and computer program product for providing a visibly-coded medication label are provided. A label having an attachment portion and an informational portion may be provided. The informational portion includes a plurality of regions having different visible indicia, such as different colors. Information may be imprinted upon the informational portion that is related to the medication with which the label is to be associated. At least one region that has visible indicia representative of the associated medication may be identified. At least one of the regions other than the region that has been identified to have visible indicia representative of the associated medication may then be overprinted and at least partially obscured. However, the region that has been identified to have visible indicia representative of the associated medication remains visible following the overprinting.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2009Date of Patent: March 26, 2013Assignee: McKesson Automation Inc.Inventors: Robert James Eckert, Lloyd Lockerman
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Patent number: 7842731Abstract: Wax emulsions useful for manufacture of a composite board are described which include water; a lignosulfonic acid or a salt thereof; and at least one wax selected from the group consisting of slack wax, paraffin wax and montan wax. Such emulsions are useful in composite board formulations and methods for making composite boards such as oriented strand boards.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2006Date of Patent: November 30, 2010Assignee: Henry CompanyInventors: James Eckert, John Burns
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Publication number: 20100241446Abstract: A visibly-coded medication label and an associated method, apparatus and computer program product for providing a visibly-coded medication label are provided. A label having an attachment portion and an informational portion may be provided. The informational portion includes a plurality of regions having different visible indicia, such as different colors. Information may be imprinted upon the informational portion that is related to the medication with which the label is to be associated. At least one region that has visible indicia representative of the associated medication may be identified. At least one of the regions other than the region that has been identified to have visible indicia representative of the associated medication may then be overprinted and at least partially obscured. However, the region that has been identified to have visible indicia representative of the associated medication remains visible following the overprinting.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2009Publication date: September 23, 2010Applicant: McKesson Automation Inc.Inventors: Robert James Eckert, Lloyd Lockerman
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Publication number: 20060264519Abstract: Wax emulsions useful for manufacture of a composite board are described which include water; a lignosulfonic acid or a salt thereof; and at least one wax selected from the group consisting of slack wax, paraffin wax and montan wax. Such emulsions are useful in composite board formulations and methods for making composite boards such as oriented strand boards.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2006Publication date: November 23, 2006Applicant: Henry CompanyInventors: James Eckert, John Burns
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Patent number: 6137282Abstract: A user input device is disclosed adapting the electronic components of a time-domain reflectometry material level sensor to replace traditional user input devices such as push-buttons, control knobs, and variable sliders. An electrical conductor is arrayed beneath an input panel, such that when a high permittivity or high conductivity material is placed in proximity to the conductor, the characteristic impedance of the conductor is altered at that point, reflecting electronic pulses transmitted through the conductor. The reflected electronic pulse is received by the associated electronics, and the position of the material along the conductor subsequently determined. By segmenting the conductor into virtual regions, each corresponding to an individual "button", discrete input may be received by the device based upon the placement of the material within specific virtual regions.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 1998Date of Patent: October 24, 2000Assignee: BECS Technology, Inc.Inventors: David C. Macke, Sr., Theodore James Eckert, John C. Bell, Timothy L. Bell