Patents by Inventor Joshua D. Brown
Joshua D. Brown 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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Publication number: 20240160800Abstract: The disclosed simulation environment, methods, and system support simultaneous design and analysis of assemblies with unified computer aided design (CAD) and finite element analysis (FEA). The system provides a simulation environment that is unified with the architecture of the assembly environment, which significantly reduces the amount of time it takes to set up structural simulations as compared to prior simulation tools. The system enables CAD designers to obtain accurate mechanical guidance such as strength and rigidity early and often in the design process, seeing the structural impact of CAD modifications at the sketch, part, and configuration level. Such guidance can be particularly helpful when CAD engineers are determining product fit and form, defining dimensions, and shaping the overall weight and volume of designs.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2024Publication date: May 16, 2024Inventors: Christopher L. Gromek, Joseph B. Alford, Gregory D. Brown, Adam Chacon, Jonathan D. Hiller, George R. Hudetz, Tej Kumar, Joshua A. Natarajan, K Evan Nowak, James Olliff
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Patent number: 11985734Abstract: A cooking system positionable on a support surface includes a housing having a hollow chamber including an internal cooking chamber for receiving a food item, at least one radiative heating element arranged within the hollow interior and operable to heat said cooking chamber and a convection heater disposed within the hollow chamber and operable to heat the cooking chamber. The cooking system is operable in a convection cooking mode and during the convection cooking mode, the at least one radiative heating element is selectively energized.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2021Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: SharkNinja Operating LLCInventors: Ethan S. Kramer, Abhilash Shah, Ethan T. Brown, Joshua D. Anthony, Linden Zlotea
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Publication number: 20240116717Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses for shifting, orienting, organizing, and/or routing objects including parcels and packages. In different aspects, the systems can shift objects, re-orient the objects, e.g., based on dimensions and/or geometries, and then can deposit the objects into transport receptacles used for additional shifting, organizing, and/or routing. In one aspect, an object-orienting mechanism includes a pivot-assembly having a plurality of pivoting-extensions, e.g., that can be independently rotated into different positions, e.g., to manipulate a package. In another aspect, a bin for holding objects includes a base, a plurality of sidewalls extending from the base, and a releasing mechanism that is adjustable into different configurations. In another aspect, a method of re-orienting objects onto a side of smallest dimension or cross-section is provided. This can be used to increase the efficiency of processing objects, e.g., in a logistics network operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2022Publication date: April 11, 2024Inventors: Stephens B. Woodrough, JR., Joshua D. Brown
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Publication number: 20240095938Abstract: A system comprises a computer including one or more processors and memory. The memory includes instructions such that the one or more processors are programmed to receive at least one of Red-Green-Blue (RGB) image data or infrared (IR) image data from one or more cameras communicatively connected to the one or more processors, where the RGB image data and the IR image data represents an environment including at least one individual disposed along a support surface. The one or more processors receive annotated depth image data that corresponds to the RGB image data and the IR image data. The one or more processors train a neural network with at least one of the RGB image data and the IR image data corresponding to the annotated depth image data, where the neural network is trained to predict when the individual is exiting the support surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Joshua M. Brown-Kramer, Steve Kiene, Benjamin D. Rush, Lucas A. Sabalka, Jacob Williams
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Publication number: 20220061536Abstract: An access system includes a laterally extending frame, a carriage in operative connection with the laterally extending frame and including a drive to move the carriage laterally on the frame, a seat support attached to the carriage including a seat assembly interface and a lift to raise and lower the seat assembly interface within a range of positions, a seat assembly attached to the seat assembly interface, a controller in operative connection with the drive of the carriage and the lift of the seat support via which the position of the seat support is controllable, and a controller interface in operative connection with the controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2021Publication date: March 3, 2022Inventors: Rory Alan Cooper, Michael A. Shulock, Joshua D. Brown, Garrett G. Grindle, Benjamin Todd Gebrosky, Sayeedur Rahman, Sivan Almosnino, Lisa Garamella, Daniel Robin
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Patent number: 10690774Abstract: A pathway measurement system hereof includes a rigid frame and a mobility system attached to the frame. The mobility system includes at least one movable element which is adapted to contact a surface of a pathway via which the frame may be moved relative to the pathway. The pathway measurement system further includes at least one sensor adapted to measure at least one characteristic of a pathway. The pathway measurement system has a first mode of operation in which the mobility system moves the frame along the pathway to move the at least one sensor relative to the pathway. The at least one sensor is connected to the pathway system such that a distance between the at least one sensor and an axis of rotation of one of the moveable elements remains constant in the first mode of operation. In general, the at least one sensor is isolated from any compliance or suspension system.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2018Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignees: University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, The United States Government as represented by the Department of Veterans AffairsInventors: Jonathan L. Pearlman, Eric Joseph Sinagra, Jonathan Aaron Duvall, Joshua D. Brown, Dianna Rae Stuckey, Tianyang Chen, Ian Patrick McIntyre, Rory Alan Cooper
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Publication number: 20190064360Abstract: A pathway measurement system hereof includes a rigid frame and a mobility system attached to the frame. The mobility system includes at least one movable element which is adapted to contact a surface of a pathway via which the frame may be moved relative to the pathway. The pathway measurement system further includes at least one sensor adapted to measure at least one characteristic of a pathway. The pathway measurement system has a first mode of operation in which the mobility system moves the frame along the pathway to move the at least one sensor relative to the pathway. The at least one sensor is connected to the pathway system such that a distance between the at least one sensor and an axis of rotation of one of the moveable elements remains constant in the first mode of operation. In general, the at least one sensor is isolated from any compliance or suspension system.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2018Publication date: February 28, 2019Inventors: Jonathan L. Pearlman, Eric Joseph Sinagra, Jonathan Aaron Duvall, Joshua D. Brown, Dianna Rae Stuckey, Tianyang Chen, Ian Patrick McIntyre, Rory Alan Cooper
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Patent number: 10101454Abstract: A pathway measurement system hereof includes a rigid frame and a mobility system attached to the frame. The mobility system includes at least one movable element which is adapted to contact a surface of a pathway via which the frame may be moved relative to the pathway. The pathway measurement system further includes at least one sensor adapted to measure at least one characteristic of a pathway. The pathway measurement system has a first mode of operation in which the mobility system moves the frame along the pathway to move the at least one sensor relative to the pathway. The at least one sensor is connected to the pathway system such that a distance between the at least one sensor and an axis of rotation of one of the moveable elements remains constant in the first mode of operation. In general, the at least one sensor is isolated from any compliance or suspension system.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2015Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignees: University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, The United States of America as represented by the Department of Veterans AffairsInventors: Jonathan L. Pearlman, Eric Joseph Sinagra, Jonathan Aaron Duvall, Joshua D. Brown, Dianna Rae Stuckey, Tianyang Chen, Ian Patrick McIntyre, Rory Alan Cooper
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Patent number: 9623875Abstract: A system for evaluation of an operator of a vehicle including a steering system under observation of an evaluator within the vehicle includes a steering sensor system adapted to measure intervention of the evaluator in operating the steering system. A method for evaluating vehicle control of a driving entity of a vehicle under observation of an evaluator in the vehicle includes providing at least one sensor system adapted to measure intervention of the evaluator in operating the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2015Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignees: University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, The United States of America as represented by the Department of Veterans AffairsInventors: Nahom Minassie Beyene, Amy Karas Lane, Rory Alan Cooper, Joshua D. Brown
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Publication number: 20150360698Abstract: A system for evaluation of an operator of a vehicle including a steering system under observation of an evaluator within the vehicle includes a steering sensor system adapted to measure intervention of the evaluator in operating the steering system. A method for evaluating vehicle control of a driving entity of a vehicle under observation of an evaluator in the vehicle includes providing at least one sensor system adapted to measure intervention of the evaluator in operating the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2015Publication date: December 17, 2015Inventors: Nahom Minassie Beyene, Amy Karas Lane, Rory Alan Cooper, Joshua D. Brown
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Publication number: 20150198440Abstract: A pathway measurement system hereof includes a rigid frame and a mobility system attached to the frame. The mobility system includes at least one movable element which is adapted to contact a surface of a pathway via which the frame may be moved relative to the pathway. The pathway measurement system further includes at least one sensor adapted to measure at least one characteristic of a pathway. The pathway measurement system has a first mode of operation in which the mobility system moves the frame along the pathway to move the at least one sensor relative to the pathway. The at least one sensor is connected to the pathway system such that a distance between the at least one sensor and an axis of rotation of one of the moveable elements remains constant in the first mode of operation. In general, the at least one sensor is isolated from any compliance or suspension system.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2015Publication date: July 16, 2015Inventors: Jonathan L. Pearlman, Eric Joseph Sinagra, Jonathan Aaron Duvall, Joshua D. Brown, Dianna Rae Stuckey, Tianyang Chen, Ian Patrick McIntyre, Rory Alan Cooper
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Patent number: 5917174Abstract: A device and related method are provided for assisting visually impaired persons obtain verbal information from consumer product bar codes. The devices includes a scanner unit, a processing unit, a power unit and a voice synthesizer. The method involves the person scanning the bar code of the product with the scanner unit to provide a first signal which is communicated to the processing unit for locating, retrieving and outputting product information corresponding to the bar code in a form for the voice synthesizer to generate a verbal output to convey the information to the person. The bar code may be raised to assist the visually impaired person in locating the exact location of the bar code to facilitate scanning thereof. The device and the method provide the visually impaired person with a level of information that about the product that is not normally obtained without the assistance of another person.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 1997Date of Patent: June 29, 1999Inventors: Michael C. Moore, Joshua D. Brown, Kevin M. Milliken, Brian R. Cerullo, Gary W. Smith, Martin W. Betchy