Patents by Inventor Nicholas Robins

Nicholas Robins 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).

  • Patent number: 11939837
    Abstract: Provided is a clutch assembly, a SSSV, and a method for operating an SSSV. The clutch assembly, in one aspect, includes an output coupler housing, an input shaft, and an electromagnet coupled to the input shaft. In at least one aspect, the electromagnet is configured to axially translate the output coupler housing from a de-coupled state to a coupled state when the electromagnet is energized. The clutch assembly, in one aspect, further includes one or more grooves located in one of an outer surface of the input shaft or an inner surface of the central opening, and one or more engagement members located in the other of the inner surface of the central opening or the outer surface of the input shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Robert Wood, Kevin Robin Passmore, Bruce Edward Scott, Jon-Howard Elliott Hanson
  • Patent number: 11908179
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes, by a client system, receiving a user input from the first user of an online social network, where the user input is associated with a subject and an intent, determining whether one or more agents associated with the intent are able to resolve the user input, identifying, responsive to determining that the one or more agents are not able to resolve the user input, one or more entities related to the subject, where each identified entity is connected to the first user via the online social network, and presenting, at the client system, one or more recommendations to the first user corresponding to the one or more entities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Schissel, Emmanouil Koukoumidis, Shane Haladuick, Nicholas Robin, Fuchun Peng, Aleksey Sergeyevich Fadeev
  • Publication number: 20220284051
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes, by a client system, receiving a user input from the first user of an online social network, where the user input is associated with a subject and an intent, determining whether one or more agents associated with the intent are able to resolve the user input, identifying, responsive to determining that the one or more agents are not able to resolve the user input, one or more entities related to the subject, where each identified entity is connected to the first user via the online social network, and presenting, at the client system, one or more recommendations to the first user corresponding to the one or more entities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Jason Schissel, Emmanouil Koukoumidis, Shane Haladuick, Nicholas Robin, Fuchun Peng, Aleksey Sergeyevich Fadeev
  • Patent number: 11301521
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a user input by a user from a client system associated with the user, parsing the user input to identify a subject and intent of the user input, determining whether one or more agents associated with the identified intent are able to resolve the user input, identifying one or more entities related to the identified subject of the user input responsive to determining that the one or more agents are not able to resolve the user input, calculating a subject-association score for each of the one or more entities, ranking the one or more entities based on their respective subject-association scores, and sending, to the client system, instructions for presenting one or more recommendations to the user corresponding to one or more of the entities having a ranking greater than a threshold ranking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Schissel, Emmanouil Koukoumidis, Shane Haladuick, Nicholas Robin, Fuchen Peng, Aleksey Sergeyevich Fadeev
  • Publication number: 20040013831
    Abstract: A non-woven porous, fibrous tissue for use in producing beverage infusion packages comprises cellulose fibres and polylactic acid (PLA) fibres to improve repulpability of waste materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2003
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Inventors: Nicholas Robin Whittaker, John Edward Rose, Simon Mark Scott
  • Publication number: 20030175456
    Abstract: A non-woven porous, fibrous tissue for use in producting beverage infusion packages (e.g. tea bags) incorporates lyocell fibres (most preferably unfibrillated) to improve transparency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2003
    Publication date: September 18, 2003
    Inventors: Nicholas Robin Whittaker, Glynn Arthur Wardle, John Edward Rose
  • Patent number: 6173445
    Abstract: A method of displaying information to a user upon startup of a program on a first computer. The method includes obtaining the information from a second computer and, upon startup of the program on the first computer, displaying the information. A method is described, where the program is a program that runs on a first computer. A second computer sends, over the network to first computer, information to be displayed to a user. A command is received to launch the program. After receiving the command to launch the program and without user intervention, at least a portion of the information is displayed. Without user intervention, the at least a portion of the information is removed. A method, wherein the information is obtained over a network is described, as well as wherein the network comprises the internet. An embodiment wherein the information is described in a flash screen is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2001
    Inventors: Nicholas Robins, Thomas Chipperfield
  • Patent number: 5590124
    Abstract: A protocol for use in a system including a first node, a second node and, in some instances, a third node, each of the first, second and third nodes coupled to each other of the first, second and third nodes by a point to point packet-based communication system defines transactions for transferring variable amounts of data from one node to another. A GET transaction allows an instigator node to send a packet to a partner node. The packet specifies data length, and an address in the partner node's resource. A PUT transaction similarly allows an instigator node to send a packet specifying a response port identifier, a data length and an address in a partner node's resource to which data is to be written. A PROXY transaction is disclosed which allows an instigator node to cause a source partner node to send data to a target (destination) partner node. Other transactions are also disclosed. In each instance, port identifiers accompany packets in order to associate received data with a particular transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1996
    Assignee: Apple Computer, Inc.
    Inventor: Nicholas Robins
  • Patent number: 5457683
    Abstract: A protocol for use in a system including a first node, a second node and, in some instances, a third node, each of the first, second and third nodes coupled to each other of the first, second and third nodes by means of a point to point packet-based communication system defines transactions for transferring variable amounts of data from one node to another. A GET transaction allows an instigator node to send a packet to a partner node. The packet specifies data length, and an address in the partner node's resource. The partner node returns a packet to the instigator node, the packet containing the data. A PUT transaction similarly allows an instigator node to send a packet specifying a response port identifier, a data length and an address in a partner node's resource to which data is to be written. The partner returns a packet containing the response port identifier and a data port identifier. The instigator node includes the data port identifier in a packet containing the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 10, 1995
    Assignee: Apple Computer, Inc.
    Inventor: Nicholas Robins