Patents by Inventor Richard Epstein
Richard Epstein 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: 20240125710Abstract: Automatic detection of mechanical defects in piece parts, such as floor covering planks, enables removal of the defective parts off an inspection path. A bypass conveyor system enables defective parts to be transported beyond or around a manual inspection, enabling personnel performing the subsequent inspection to focus on appearance defects. Once the remaining parts have been inspected by a manual process, the parts transported by the bypass conveyor system are returned to the production line. Defective parts may be distinguished by a marking capability that provides the ability to mark according to a variety of classes of defects.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: Richard Glassell, Chad Christman, Alex Epstein
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Patent number: 11599337Abstract: A method for configuring a first computer executable program includes through a user interface, receiving information indicative of a source of data and a data target; and receiving a characterization of a process, including a type of the process and values for characteristics associated with the process. The method includes based on the received information, automatically assigning values to respective parameters of the first computer executable program to cause the first computer executable program to, when executed, receive data from the source of data and output data to the data target. The method includes automatically configuring the first computer executable program to reference a second computer executable program, including identifying the second computer executable program based on the type of the process; and assigning values to respective parameters of the second computer executable program based on the values for the respective characteristics.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Ab Initio Technology LLCInventors: Richard A. Epstein, Mike Palmer
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Publication number: 20220043635Abstract: A method for configuring a first computer executable program includes through a user interface, receiving information indicative of a source of data and a data target; through the user interface, receiving a characterization of a process, the characterization including a type of the process and values for respective characteristics associated with the process. The method includes based on the received information, automatically assigning values to respective parameters of the first computer executable program to cause the first computer executable program to, when executed, receive data from the source of data and output data to the data target. The method includes based on the received characterization of the process, automatically configuring the first computer executable program to reference a second computer executable program.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2021Publication date: February 10, 2022Inventors: Richard A. Epstein, Mike Palmer
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Patent number: 11194551Abstract: A method for configuring a first computer executable program includes through a user interface, receiving information indicative of a source of data and a data target; and receiving a characterization of a process, including a type of the process and values for characteristics associated with the process. The method includes based on the received information, automatically assigning values to respective parameters of the first computer executable program to cause the first computer executable program to, when executed, receive data from the source of data and output data to the data target. The method includes automatically configuring the first computer executable program to reference a second computer executable program, including identifying the second computer executable program based on the type of the process; and assigning values to respective parameters of the second computer executable program based on the values for the respective characteristics.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2018Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: Ab Initio Technology LLCInventors: Richard A. Epstein, Mike Palmer
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Patent number: 11163670Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes accessing a plurality of data records, each data record having a plurality of data fields. The method further includes analyzing values for one or more of the data fields for at least some of the plurality of data records and generating a profile of the plurality of data records based on the analyzing. The method further includes formulating at least one subsetting rule based on the profile; and selecting a subset of data records from the plurality of data records based on the at least one subsetting rule.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2019Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: Ab Initio Technology LLCInventors: Marshall A. Isman, Richard A. Epstein, Ralf Haug, Andrew F. Roberts, John Ralston, John L. Richardson, Justin Pniower
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Patent number: 10437701Abstract: A method includes receiving data indicative of a number of times each of one or more rules was executed by a data processing application during processing of one or more records; based on the number of times each of the rules was executed by the data processing application, determining a content criterion for each of one or more particular fields; generating content for each of the particular fields based on the content criterion; and populating each of the particular fields with the generated content.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2018Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: Ab Initio Technology LLCInventors: Marshall A. Isman, Richard A. Epstein
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Publication number: 20190266075Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes accessing a plurality of data records, each data record having a plurality of data fields. The method further includes analyzing values for one or more of the data fields for at least some of the plurality of data records and generating a profile of the plurality of data records based on the analyzing. The method further includes formulating at least one subsetting rule based on the profile; and selecting a subset of data records from the plurality of data records based on the at least one subsetting rule.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2019Publication date: August 29, 2019Inventors: Marshall A. Isman, Richard A. Epstein, Ralf Haug, Andrew F. Roberts, John Ralston, John L. Richardson, Justin Pniower
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Patent number: 10241900Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes accessing a plurality of data records, each data record having a plurality of data fields. The method further includes analyzing values for one or more of the data fields for at least some of the plurality of data records and generating a profile of the plurality of data records based on the analyzing. The method further includes formulating at least one subsetting rule based on the profile; and selecting a subset of data records from the plurality of data records based on the at least one subsetting rule.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2018Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: Ab Initio Technology LLCInventors: Marshall A. Isman, Richard A. Epstein, Ralf Haug, Andrew F. Roberts, John Ralston, John L. Richardson, Justin Pniower
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Publication number: 20190073289Abstract: A method includes receiving data indicative of a number of times each of one or more rules was executed by a data processing application during processing of one or more records; based on the number of times each of the rules was executed by the data processing application, determining a content criterion for each of one or more particular fields; generating content for each of the particular fields based on the content criterion; and populating each of the particular fields with the generated content.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2018Publication date: March 7, 2019Inventors: Marshall A. Isman, Richard A. Epstein
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Publication number: 20180357049Abstract: A method for configuring a first computer executable program includes through a user interface, receiving information indicative of a source of data and a data target; through the user interface, receiving a characterization of a process, the characterization including a type of the process and values for respective characteristics associated with the process. The method includes based on the received information, automatically assigning values to respective parameters of the first computer executable program to cause the first computer executable program to, when executed, receive data from the source of data and output data to the data target. The method includes based on the received characterization of the process, automatically configuring the first computer executable program to reference a second computer executable program.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2018Publication date: December 13, 2018Inventors: Richard A. Epstein, Mike Palmer
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Publication number: 20180165181Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes accessing a plurality of data records, each data record having a plurality of data fields. The method further includes analyzing values for one or more of the data fields for at least some of the plurality of data records and generating a profile of the plurality of data records based on the analyzing. The method further includes formulating at least one subsetting rule based on the profile; and selecting a subset of data records from the plurality of data records based on the at least one subsetting rule.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2018Publication date: June 14, 2018Inventors: Marshall A. Isman, Richard A. Epstein, Ralf Haug, Andrew F. Roberts, John Ralston, John L. Richardson, Justin Pniower
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Patent number: 9892026Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes accessing a plurality of data records, each data record having a plurality of data fields. The method further includes analyzing values for one or more of the data fields for at least some of the plurality of data records and generating a profile of the plurality of data records based on the analyzing. The method further includes formulating at least one subsetting rule based on the profile; and selecting a subset of data records from the plurality of data records based on the at least one subsetting rule.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: Ab Initio Technology LLCInventors: Marshall A. Isman, Richard A. Epstein, Ralf Haug, Andrew F. Roberts, John Ralston, John L. Richardson, Justin Pniower
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Patent number: 9574801Abstract: A method and device for cooling electronics is disclosed. The device includes a doped crystal configured to resonate at a Stark manifold resonance capable of cooling the crystal to a temperature of from about 110K to about 170K. The crystal host resonates in response to input from an excitation laser tuned to exploit the Stark manifold resonance corresponding to the cooling of the crystal.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2010Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: STC.UNMInventors: Denis V. Seletskiy, Richard Epstein, Markus P. Hehlen, Mansoor Sheik-Bahae
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Publication number: 20150075181Abstract: An optical refrigerator comprises a laser source, a cooling crystal, a cavity for enhancing the absorption of the laser light in the cooling crystal, a thermal link which connects a cold finger to the cooling crystal and prevents the fluorescence from heating the cold finger, an absorbing chamber to remove the fluorescence and eliminate the waste heat, an a mechanical support that keeps the cooling crystal properly aligned with the laser beam and minimizes heat leakage.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2014Publication date: March 19, 2015Inventors: Richard Epstein, Jay Viktor Alden
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Publication number: 20140222752Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes accessing a plurality of data records, each data record having a plurality of data fields. The method further includes analyzing values for one or more of the data fields for at least some of the plurality of data records and generating a profile of the plurality of data records based on the analyzing. The method further includes formulating at least one subsetting rule based on the profile; and selecting a subset of data records from the plurality of data records based on the at least one subsetting rule.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2013Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: AB INITIO TECHNOLOGY LLCInventors: Marshall A. Isman, Richard A. Epstein, Ralf Haug, Andrew F. Roberts, John Ralston, John L. Richardson, Justin Pniower
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Publication number: 20130195616Abstract: The present invention provides a wave-driven blower and a wave-driven generator. Embodiments can accelerate fluid flows with waves requiring with no or minimal moving parts. The waves driving the flow can be surface-thermal waves on the walls of the device. The velocity of the surface-thermal wave entrains the fluid near the surface and imparts a velocity to the fluid. Other types of waves can generate fluid flow. These other waves can be produced by variations in chemical composition, ionic concentration, chemical potential, total pressure, partial pressure and surface texture. Operating as a generator, the device extracts energy from a flowing fluid to amplify wave motions.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2011Publication date: August 1, 2013Inventor: Richard Epstein
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Patent number: 8359104Abstract: An electrode especially useful for RF skin tightening procedures is characterized by an active front that is conical in part with the conical surface having a cone angle that is shallower than the corresponding angle in known electrodes. Preferably, the electrode of the invention has a conical section whose surface forms an angle greater than 60 degrees with the longitudinal axis of the electrode, and the outside diameter of the conical section is greater than 50% of the overall outside diameter of the electrode.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2009Date of Patent: January 22, 2013Assignee: Ellman International Inc.Inventors: Richard Epstein, Jonathan Achenbach
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Publication number: 20110066145Abstract: An electrode especially useful for RF skin tightening procedures is characterized by an active front that is conical in part with the conical surface having a cone angle that is shallower than the corresponding angle in known electrodes. Preferably, the electrode of the invention has a conical section whose surface forms an angle greater than 60 degrees with the longitudinal axis of the electrode, and the outside diameter of the conical section is greater than 50% of the overall outside diameter of the electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2009Publication date: March 17, 2011Inventors: Richard Epstein, Jonathan Achenbach
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Patent number: 6535759Abstract: The present application discloses a method and device for locating and mapping the cavernosal nerve bundle by electro-stimulation to enable safe and effective implantation of radioactive seeds for prostate brachytherapy. By locating and mapping the cavernosal nerve bundle prior to seed implantation, the brachytherapist can make intra-operative decisions to avoid mechanical and radiational injury to the nerve which results in impotency or other prostate-Urethral complications. The device of the invention takes the form of an automated closed-looped electro-stimulating system having a handle for manipulating the device, a stimulating tip for applying an electro-stimulus to a tissue site, a control unit to activate and terminate application of the electro-stimulus and to interpret a tumescence response, a sensor for detecting and measuring a tumescence response, a patient ground return, and a display monitor to indicate the nature, stability and strength of the tumescence response to the brachytherapist.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2000Date of Patent: March 18, 2003Assignee: Blue Torch Medical Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Richard Epstein, David G. Abichaker, Richard P. Rego
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Patent number: 6259945Abstract: An improved method and device for locating a nerve based on a closed-loop automated system is described. The device applies an electro-stimulus to a target tissue area and measures and interprets a change in a response evoked by application of an electro-stimulus to determine the location and responsiveness of a nerve. The improvement of the invention comprises a method for determining if the signal of the response is stable prior to application of electro-stimulation to prevent misinterpretation of a response and to enhance the locating accuracy of the device.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 1999Date of Patent: July 10, 2001Assignee: UroMed CorporationInventors: Richard Epstein, David G. Abichaker