Patents by Inventor Nicholas Foley

Nicholas Foley 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: 20210095978
    Abstract: Systems and methods for repositioning light electric vehicles are provided. A method can include obtaining, by a computing system, sensor data from one or more sensors located onboard an autonomous light electric vehicle, determining, by the computing system, one or more navigational instructions to reposition the autonomous light electric vehicle based at least in part on the sensor data, and causing, by the computing system, the autonomous light electric vehicle to initiate travel based at least in part on the one or more navigational instructions. The one or more navigational instructions can be one or more navigational instructions associated with repositioning the autonomous light electric vehicle at a light electric vehicle designated parking location, a light electric vehicle charging station, a light electric vehicle collection point, a light electric vehicle rider location, or a light electric vehicle supply positioning location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Nicholas G. Letwin, Eric Meyhofer, Sean Hyde, Michael Beckmann, Jahan Khanna, Sylvia Wu, Zoran Martinovic, Nicholas Foley, Lucie Zikova
  • Publication number: 20210049930
    Abstract: A device (10) for simulating the dispensing of a medication into the nasal passage. The device includes a device body (12), the device body defining an extending portion (14) for inserting into the nasal passage of a user. An activation mechanism (16) movable from a start position to a dispensed position can be returned to the start position by manipulation of part of the device. Manipulation may be by rotation of a main part of the device body (12) relative to the extending portion (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Applicant: SHORE PRODUCT GROUP LIMITED
    Inventors: Iain Robert MORTIMER, Ian SCRIMGEOUR, James Donald MCLUSKY, Nicholas FOLEY, William Jeremy DAVIES
  • Publication number: 20210035032
    Abstract: This disclosure generally relates to a light electric vehicle. More specifically, this disclosure describes how to limit or restrict access to a light electric vehicle based on determined or anticipated environmental conditions. The disclosure also describes how to change one or more capabilities or operating parameters of the light electric vehicle based on determined and/or anticipated environmental conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Applicant: Uber Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas FOLEY, Michael BECKMANN
  • Publication number: 20200291250
    Abstract: Colored coating compositions comprising a polymer binder and a sphere selected from porous metal oxide spheres formed from metal oxide particles and having an average porosity of from 0.10 to 0.90; polymer spheres formed from a multimodal distribution of polymer particles; or mixtures thereof, wherein the colored coating composition when dried, exhibits visible light absorbance at a wavelength range from 400 nm to 800 nm. The sphere has an average particle size diameter of from 1 micron to 5 microns, or from 3 microns to 5 microns and exhibits a structural color which may be angle-dependent or angle-independent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Nicholas A. Foley, Christopher J. Valovic, Rupa Hiremath Darji
  • Publication number: 20200291241
    Abstract: Coating compositions comprising a polymer binder and a sphere selected from porous metal oxide spheres formed from metal oxide particles and having, e.g., an average porosity of from 0.10 to 0.90; polymer spheres formed from a multimodal distribution of polymer particles; or mixtures thereof, are described herein. The sphere enhances the reflective characteristics of the coating compositions with respect to electromagnetic radiation. In particular, the coating compositions when dried, can exhibit UV reflectance, visible light reflectance, IR reflectance, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Nicholas A. Foley, Christopher J. Valovic, Jack Royce Johnson, Brandon C. Achord, Jeremy J. Funk, Rupa Hiremath Darji
  • Publication number: 20200258425
    Abstract: A training device (10) for training a user in the operation of an auto-injector that dispenses a medicament is described. The training device (10) comprises a housing (13), an actuation assembly (22) located within the housing (13), the actuation assembly (22) comprising a plunger (24) and a guide member (26), the plunger and the guide member defining, and connected by, a complementary first male profile and a first female profile. The plunger (24) is movable with respect to the guide member (26) along a first path defined by at least a portion of the first male or the first female profiles, the plunger (24) moving linearly between a start position and a finish position. The first path extends in a direction non-parallel to the linear movement of the plunger (24).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Applicant: SHORE PRODUCT GROUP LIMITED
    Inventors: Nicholas FOLEY, Gavin Fraser MCDOUGALL, James Donald MCLUSKY, William Jeremy DAVIES
  • Publication number: 20200212510
    Abstract: This disclosure generally relates to one or more safety mechanisms of a rechargeable battery for light electric vehicles. The rechargeable battery may include a housing containing a battery management system and at least one battery cell, and a communication system communicatively coupled to the battery management system, where the communication system wirelessly communicates information received from the battery management system to a device external to the rechargeable battery. The rechargeable battery may include a housing formed of a first clamshell member and a second clamshell member. The rechargeable battery may include a first protrusion portion extending from an interior surface of the first clamshell member and a second protrusion portion extending from the interior surface of the second clamshell member toward the first protrusion portion such that the first and second protrusion portions physically contact one another when a force is applied to an external surface of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Mason Holden, Nicholas Foley, Andrew Titus, Ashley Cooper
  • Publication number: 20200180718
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a controller for a light electric vehicle. The controller may include a user interface that includes one or more visual indicators and selectable buttons. The visual indicators may be used to convey various status indicators and/or alerts to an individual that is riding the light electric vehicle. The selectable buttons may be used to alter an operating state of the light electric vehicle and/or to provide operating status information about the light electric vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventor: Nicholas Foley
  • Publication number: 20200054838
    Abstract: Disclosed is a device for the parenteral delivery of a medication, such as a drug. The device includes upper and lower housings in which the upper housing is configured to move relative to the lower housing as a result of application of an external force to permit the user of the device to control the rate at which the drug is administered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Lorin P. Olson, Peter Krulevitch, James Glencross, Jingli Wang, Nicholas Foley, Mingqi Zhao
  • Publication number: 20200054840
    Abstract: A device configured to administer a medication can comprise a lower housing that includes a housing latch. The device can further comprise a needle guard that is movable relative to the lower housing along a first direction from a first position to a second position so as to expose a needle, and an upper housing supported relative to the lower housing. The upper housing can be configured to move with respect to the lower housing along a second direction from a pre-use position to a dispensed position. The housing latch can releasably interfere with the upper housing when the upper housing is in the pre-use position so as to prevent the upper housing from moving toward the dispensed position, and the movement of the needle guard toward the second position, causes the interference to be removed, thereby allowing the upper housing to move toward the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Lorin Olson, Vaclav Vojan, Juergen E. Pfrang, Peter Krulevitch, Jingli Wang, Nicholas Foley, Mingqi Zhao, Paul Tashjian
  • Patent number: 10500348
    Abstract: A device configured to administer a medication can comprise a lower housing that includes a housing latch. The device can further comprise a needle guard that is movable relative to the lower housing along a first direction from a first position to a second position so as to expose a needle, and an upper housing supported relative to the lower housing. The upper housing can be configured to move with respect to the lower housing along a second direction from a pre-use position to a dispensed position. The housing latch can releasably interfere with the upper housing when the upper housing is in the pre-use position so as to prevent the upper housing from moving toward the dispensed position, and the movement of the needle guard toward the second position, causes the interference to be removed, thereby allowing the upper housing to move toward the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Janssen Biotech, Inc.
    Inventors: Lorin Olson, Vaclav Vojan, Juergen Ernst Pfrang, Peter Krulevitch, Jingli Wang, Nicholas Foley, Mingqi Zhao, Paul Tashjian
  • Patent number: 10485931
    Abstract: Disclosed is a device for the parenteral delivery of a medication, such as a drug. The device includes upper and lower housings in which the upper housing is configured to move relative to the lower housing as a result of application of an external force to permit the user of the device to control the rate at which the drug is administered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Janssen Biotech, Inc.
    Inventors: Lorin P. Olson, Peter Krulevitch, James Glencross, Jingli Wang, Nicholas Foley, Mingqi Zhao
  • Publication number: 20190291800
    Abstract: The housing of a lock assembly for securing a wheeled vehicle contains a cable which is wound around a cable reel within the housing. The cable reel rotates around a reel axis and has two ends. The first end of the cable is connected to the cable reel while the second end of the cable has a locking feature. A lock core has a receptacle configured to receive the locking feature at the end of the cable. An axis of the core is substantially parallel to the reel axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Jeffrey Yu, Nicholas Foley, Mariusz Zajac
  • Publication number: 20190291804
    Abstract: A mobile device mounting system includes two jaws. The first jaw is generally fixed in position to a wheeled vehicle. The second jaw is pivotably connected to the first jaw via a hinge. The second jaw can be positioned into a closed or open position relative to the first jaw. A biasing element is used to move the second jaw towards the closed position. A support element spans the first and second jaws and may be used to support the mobile device when the mobile device is placed in the mounting system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Jeffrey Yu, Nicholas Foley
  • Patent number: 10190019
    Abstract: Provided are multistage polymers that comprise (i) a first stage comprising a first copolymer having a first theoretical Tg, the first copolymer being derived from a soft ethylenically-unsaturated monomer, a phosphorus-containing monomer, and an acetoacetoxy monomer; and (ii) a second stage comprising a second polymer having a second theoretical Tg, the second polymer being derived from one or more hard ethylenically-unsaturated monomers. The multistage polymers can be in the form of multilayer particles that comprise (i) a first layer comprising the first copolymer; and (ii) a second layer surrounding at least a portion of the first layer comprising the second polymer. Also provided are aqueous compositions including one or more of the multistage polymers (or multilayer particles) described herein, as well as methods for making the multistage polymers (or multilayer particles) described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Paul J. Harris, Michael J. Drewery, Eric Casebolt, Nicholas Foley
  • Publication number: 20190010333
    Abstract: Kaolin compositions comprising coarse kaolin particles are disclosed herein. The kaolin compositions can include kaolin particles having a GE brightness of at least 78 and a particle size distribution wherein at least 50% by weight of the kaolin particles have an equivalent size diameter (e.s.d.) of 30 ?m or greater. In some embodiments, the kaolin compositions can include kaolin particles having a bimodal particle distribution. In other embodiments, the kaolin compositions can include kaolin particles having a low crystalline silica content, such as a crystalline silica content of 0.1% by weight or less and a particle size distribution wherein at least 50% by weight of the kaolin particles have an equivalent size diameter (e.s.d.) of 15 ?m or greater. In some embodiments, the kaolin particles can be free of crystalline silica. Methods of making and using the kaolin compositions are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Wilson Wanene Kamau, Ashok Khokhani, Robert Shane Porzio, Nicholas Foley, William Joseph Rosano
  • Publication number: 20180370594
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include an electric assist bicycle adapted for a both personal and public use, and subcomponents of the bicycle. The electric assist bicycle can include a hollow frame with one or more cables routed within the hollow frame. The hollow frame can be configured with an internal battery compartment. The electric assist bicycle can further include a modular electronic locking system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Nicholas Foley, Jacob Bouchard
  • Patent number: 9850625
    Abstract: A composite pavement structure comprises a wearing course layer and a base course layer disposed below the wearing course layer. The wearing course layer comprises aggregate, e.g. glass and rock, and an elastomeric composition. The elastomeric composition comprises the reaction product of an isocyanate component and an isocyanate-reactive component. The isocyanate component comprises a polymeric isocyanate, and optionally, an isocyanate-prepolymer. The isocyanate-reactive component comprises a hydrophobic polyol and a chain extender having at least two hydroxyl groups and a molecular weight of from about 62 to about 220. The chain extender is present in the isocyanate-reactive component in an amount of from about 1 to about 20 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the isocyanate-reactive component. The base course layer comprises aggregate which is the same or different than the aggregate of the wearing course layer. Methods of forming the composite pavement structure are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignees: BASF SE, Pervious Paving Contractors LLC
    Inventors: David K. Bower, Steven Hicks, Melissa Terry, Nicholas A. Foley, Calvin T. Peeler, William Handlos
  • Publication number: 20170226703
    Abstract: A composite pavement structure comprises a wearing course layer and a base course layer disposed below the wearing course layer. The wearing course layer comprises aggregate, e.g. glass and rock, and an elastomeric composition. The elastomeric composition comprises the reaction product of an isocyanate component and an isocyanate-reactive component. The isocyanate component comprises a polymeric isocyanate, and optionally, an isocyanate-prepolymer. The isocyanate-reactive component comprises a hydrophobic polyol and a chain extender having at least two hydroxyl groups and a molecular weight of from about 62 to about 220. The chain extender is present in the isocyanate-reactive component in an amount of from about 1 to about 20 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the isocyanate-reactive component. The base course layer comprises aggregate which is the same or different than the aggregate of the wearing course layer. Methods of forming the composite pavement structure are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: David K. BOWER, Steven HICKS, Melissa TERRY, Nicholas A. FOLEY, Calvin T. PEELER, William HANDLOS
  • Patent number: 9631088
    Abstract: A composite pavement structure comprises a wearing course layer and a base course layer disposed below the wearing course layer. The wearing course layer comprises aggregate, e.g. glass and rock, and an elastomeric composition. The elastomeric composition comprises the reaction product of an isocyanate component and an isocyanate-reactive component. The isocyanate component comprises a polymeric isocyanate, and optionally, an isocyanate-prepolymer. The isocyanate-reactive component comprises a hydrophobic polyol and a chain extender having at least two hydroxyl groups and a molecular weight of from about 62 to about 220. The chain extender is present in the isocyanate-reactive component in an amount of from about 1 to about 20 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the isocyanate-reactive component. The base course layer comprises aggregate which is the same or different than the aggregate of the wearing course layer. Methods of forming the composite pavement structure are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: David K. Bower, Steven Hicks, Melissa Terry, Nicholas A. Foley, Calvin T. Peeler, William Handlos