Patents by Inventor Richard Frederick
Richard Frederick 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: 11982715Abstract: A battery characterization system includes a drive-sense circuit (DSC), memory that stores operational instructions, and processing module(s) operably coupled to the DSC and the memory. Based on a reference signal, the DSC generates a charge signal, which includes an AC (alternating current) component, and provides the charge signal to a terminal of a battery via a single line and simultaneously to senses the charge signal via the single line to detect an electrical characteristic of the battery based on a response of the battery. The DSC generates a digital signal representative of the electrical characteristic of the battery. The processing module(s), based on the operational instructions, generate the reference signal to include a frequency sweep of the AC component of the charge signal (e.g.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2023Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: SIGMASENSE, LLC.Inventors: Patrick Troy Gray, Gerald Dale Morrison, Michael Frederick David Olley, Daniel Keith Van Ostrand, Richard Stuart Seger, Jr.
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Patent number: 11977120Abstract: A battery characterization system includes a drive-sense circuit (DSC), memory that stores operational instructions, and processing module(s) operably coupled to the DSC and the memory. Based on a reference signal, the DSC generates a charge signal, which includes an AC (alternating current) component, and provides the charge signal to a terminal of a battery via a single line and simultaneously to senses the charge signal via the single line to detect an electrical characteristic of the battery based on a response of the battery. The DSC generates a digital signal representative of the electrical characteristic of the battery. The processing module(s), based on the operational instructions, generate the reference signal to include a frequency sweep of the AC component of the charge signal (e.g.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2022Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: SIGMASENSE, LLC.Inventors: Patrick Troy Gray, Gerald Dale Morrison, Michael Frederick David Olley, Daniel Keith Van Ostrand, Richard Stuart Seger, Jr.
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Publication number: 20240130677Abstract: An optical sensing module suitable for wearable devices, the optical sensing module comprising: a silicon or silicon nitride transmitter photonic integrated circuit (PIC), the transmitter PIC comprising: a plurality of lasers, each laser of the plurality of lasers operating at a wavelength that is different from the wavelength of the others; an optical manipulation region, the optical manipulation region comprising one or more of: an optical modulator, optical multiplexer (MUX); and additional optical manipulation elements; and one or more optical outputs for light originating from the plurality of lasers.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: Aaron John ZILKIE, Hooman ABEDIASL, Cristiano DALVI, Jeffrey DRISCOLL, Alexander GONDARENKO, Richard GROTE, Haydn Frederick JONES, Sean MERRITT, Roozbeh PARSA, Philip PEREA, Andrew George RICKMAN, Adam SCOFIELD, Guomin YU
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Publication number: 20240136161Abstract: A system comprises a pedestal and a controller. The pedestal is arranged below a showerhead in a processing chamber and includes at least three electrodes to clamp a substrate to the pedestal during processing. The controller is configured to measure a pedestal-to-showerhead gap and at least one of a magnitude and a direction of a relative tilt between the pedestal and the showerhead by sensing impedances between the at least three electrodes and the showerhead.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2022Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: Karl Frederick LEESER, Richard BLANK, Jacob L. HIESTER
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Publication number: 20240081399Abstract: A non-combustible aerosol provision device for generating an aerosol from aerosol-generating material included in a consumable, the non-combustible aerosol provision device having: a receptacle for receiving the consumable; and an adaptor configured to adapt the non-combustible aerosol provision device by varying an effective length of the receptacle such that each of a plurality consumables of different lengths, which are individually receivable in the receptacle, when received in the receptacle for use, protrude from the non-combustible aerosol provision device by substantially equal amounts.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2022Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Jeremy CAMPBELL, Andy FINCH, Jon Peter Frederick SPRATLEY, Daniel Thomas AHEARN, Andrew Richard Buchanan HALKET, Pascal TERSTEEG, Arif VEENDIJK
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Publication number: 20240081406Abstract: A non-combustible aerosol provision device for generating an aerosol from an aerosol-generating material is provided. The device includes a chamber for receiving a consumable including aerosol-generating material to enable the non-combustible aerosol provision device to generate an aerosol from the aerosol-generating material. The device further includes an adjustment mechanism to allow a user to adjust a dimension of the chamber to allow the chamber to accommodate, one at a time, each of a plurality of consumables having different sizes.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2022Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Jeremy CAMPBELL, Matthew WRIGHT, Daniel Anthony WALTON, Andy FINCH, Jon Peter Frederick SPRATLEY, Daniel Thomas AHEARN, Andrew RIchard Buchanan HALKET, Conrad Walker HIGGS, Hielke DE LANGE
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Publication number: 20240074494Abstract: A non-combustible aerosol provision device for generating an aerosol from aerosol-generating material in a consumable is disclosed. The non-combustible aerosol provision device includes a retention apparatus configured to hold in position, one at a time, each of the plurality of consumables comprising aerosol-generating material of different sizes.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2022Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Jeremy CAMPELL, Matthew WRIGHT, Daniel Anthony WALTON, Andy FINCH, Jon Peter Frederick SPRATLEY, Daniel Thomas AHEARN, Andrew Richard Buchanan HALKET, James Garfield PRYOR
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Publication number: 20240044326Abstract: Pumps are provided, more particularly piston type pumps having increased energy efficiency, systems incorporating such piston type pumps, and methods of operating piston type pumps. The pumps are suitable for pumping of oil from an oil well or for pumping other liquids such as ground water, subterranean liquids, brackish water, sea water, waste water, cooling water, gas, coolants, and the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2023Publication date: February 8, 2024Inventor: Richard Frederick McNichol
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Publication number: 20240025498Abstract: A track shoe includes a base plate with a first linear edge perpendicular to a first axis extending along a movement direction. The base plate has a second edge spaced from the first edge and perpendicular to the first axis. A first and second side extend from the first edge to the second edge. One or both of the first or second side include: (a) first continuous curved edge extending from the first edge to the second edge, (b) plural first linear side edges interconnected with at least two of the linear side edges transversely oriented at non-perpendicular angles to the first and second edge; (c) a second curved edge and second linear side edges on opposite sides of the second curved edge, the second linear side edges extending from the first and second edges to the second curved edge; or (d) two or more curved edges without linear edge.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2023Publication date: January 25, 2024Inventors: John Bennett Goodloe, James Wesley Sugg, Richard Frederick Atherton
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Patent number: 11608824Abstract: Pumps are provided, more particularly piston type pumps having increased energy efficiency, systems incorporating such piston type pumps, and methods of operating piston type pumps. The pumps are suitable for pumping of oil from an oil well or for pumping other liquids such as ground water, subterranean liquids, brackish water, sea water, waste water, cooling water, gas, coolants, and the like.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2018Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Inventors: Richard Frederick McNichol, Alexandre Eroujenets
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Patent number: 11601594Abstract: An image sensing assembly includes an enclosure that defines a first viewport aperture in a front wall of the enclosure. The image sensing assembly includes a first image sensor attached within the enclosure, the first image sensor aligned with the first viewport aperture in the front wall of the enclosure to capture image data representative of a scene viewed through the first viewport aperture. The image sensing assembly includes a bracket attached to the enclosure at a first portion of the bracket and attached to a first mounting plate at a second portion of the bracket. The image sensing assembly includes a vibration dampening mount located between the bracket and the first mounting plate to at least partially isolate the enclosure from vibration of the first mounting plate.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2022Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Lineage Logistics, LLCInventors: Christopher Frank Eckman, Maxwell Micali, Richard Frederick Warlich, Antonio Rocha, Ricky Paul Chin
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Publication number: 20220329149Abstract: A power supply may include multiple converters connected in parallel. The power supply may detect a signal that indicates how much power a device uses. Based on the signal, a converter controller may determine which of the multiple converters to activate or deactivate to supply enough power to meet the power load of the device and to operate the highest efficiency possible. The amount of power output from the power supply may be the sum of the power output by each of the converters that is activated. The power supply may use the multiple converters to operate at high efficiency throughout a wide range of power load levels. Such a power supply may achieve a haystack (i.e., near flat) power efficiency curve throughout a large part of its operating range.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2021Publication date: October 13, 2022Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Chee Kiong FONG, Geoffrey Jason SHEW, Michael Roy VOLKMAN, Aaron David BUERMAN, Andres Felipe HERNANDEZ, Richard Frederick JOHNSON
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Publication number: 20220272263Abstract: An image sensing assembly includes an enclosure that defines a first viewport aperture in a front wall of the enclosure. The image sensing assembly includes a first image sensor attached within the enclosure, the first image sensor aligned with the first viewport aperture in the front wall of the enclosure to capture image data representative of a scene viewed through the first viewport aperture. The image sensing assembly includes a bracket attached to the enclosure at a first portion of the bracket and attached to a first mounting plate at a second portion of the bracket. The image sensing assembly includes a vibration dampening mount located between the bracket and the first mounting plate to at least partially isolate the enclosure from vibration of the first mounting plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2022Publication date: August 25, 2022Inventors: Christopher Frank Eckman, Maxwell Micali, Richard Frederick Warlich, Antonio Rocha, Ricky Paul Chin
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Patent number: 11323624Abstract: An image sensing assembly includes an enclosure that defines a first viewport aperture in a front wall of the enclosure. The image sensing assembly includes a first image sensor attached within the enclosure, the first image sensor aligned with the first viewport aperture in the front wall of the enclosure to capture image data representative of a scene viewed through the first viewport aperture. The image sensing assembly includes a bracket attached to the enclosure at a first portion of the bracket and attached to a first mounting plate at a second portion of the bracket. The image sensing assembly includes a vibration dampening mount located between the bracket and the first mounting plate to at least partially isolate the enclosure from vibration of the first mounting plate.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2020Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: Lineage Logistics, LLCInventors: Christopher Frank Eckman, Maxwell Micali, Richard Frederick Warlich, Antonio Rocha, Ricky Paul Chin
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Publication number: 20220070375Abstract: An image sensing assembly includes an enclosure that defines a first viewport aperture in a front wall of the enclosure. The image sensing assembly includes a first image sensor attached within the enclosure, the first image sensor aligned with the first viewport aperture in the front wall of the enclosure to capture image data representative of a scene viewed through the first viewport aperture. The image sensing assembly includes a bracket attached to the enclosure at a first portion of the bracket and attached to a first mounting plate at a second portion of the bracket. The image sensing assembly includes a vibration dampening mount located between the bracket and the first mounting plate to at least partially isolate the enclosure from vibration of the first mounting plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2020Publication date: March 3, 2022Inventors: Christopher Frank Eckman, Maxwell Micali, Richard Frederick Warlich, Antonio Rocha, Ricky Paul Chin
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Publication number: 20200224652Abstract: Pumps are provided, more particularly piston type pumps having increased energy efficiency, systems incorporating such piston type pumps, and methods of operating piston type pumps. The pumps are suitable for pumping of oil from an oil well or for pumping other liquids such as ground water, subterranean liquids, brackish water, sea water, waste water, cooling water, gas, coolants, and the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2018Publication date: July 16, 2020Inventors: Richard Frederick MCNICHOL, Alexandre EROUJENETS
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Patent number: 10499667Abstract: A vapor-absorbing insert for non-ventilated delivery containers comprising a first and second layers of highly absorbent cotton fiber, and a third absorbent layer (which faces downward toward the food) having an applied layer of adhesive protected by a removable release layer which, when removed, exposes the adhesive for contact with the underside of the lid of a non-ventilated delivery container. The insert is pressed into a continuous laminated composite strip. The several layers may be bonded by pressure-induced interaction between the fibers of adjoining layers, and/or by adhesive fusing at their peripheral edges, and/or by spaced perforations which intertwine fibers between adjoining layers, after which the bonded layers are cut to shape. In use, upon peeling off the peelable anti-stick sheet, the element self-adheres to the underside of the food container lid.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2013Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: Practical Applications, LLCInventors: Glenn W. Milligan, Roxanne Jackson, Richard A. Frederick
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Patent number: 10311756Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for validating addresses of a settlement are provided. An address validation model for a settlement is generated from an address numbering system inferred from observed addresses located in the settlement, based on the assumption that a most settlements use a regular addressing scheme. The address validation model has a first axis and a second axis having headings determined from are generated by determining known address points and headings to matched points. A mapping is determined between the coordinates of the first axis and the address points and between the coordinates of the second axis and the address points. The address validation model having the mapping is used to validate addresses for the settlement. Invalid addresses may be flagged for further review by an operator.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2013Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventor: Richard Frederick Poppen
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Patent number: 9872079Abstract: In some implementations, a method for distributing content feed of a live event via satellite includes: obtaining media signals for the live event from signal sources, where the media signals comprise audio and visual feed of the live event; converting the media signals into a mixed digital media signal; wirelessly transmitting, using a network protocol, the mixed digital media signal to a satellite uplink device; wirelessly transmitting, using the satellite uplink device, the mixed digital media signal to a satellite; identifying content delivery networks in electronic communication with client devices configured to receive the mixed digital media signal; obtaining the mixed digital media signal from the satellite, using a satellite downlink device; and delivering the mixed digital media signal to the one or more identified content delivery networks, through the satellite downlink device, where the identified content delivery networks further deliver the mixed digital media signal to the client devices.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: January 16, 2018Assignee: THE ROGER B. AND ANN K. MCNAMEE TRUST U/T/A/DInventors: Roger B. McNamee, Glenn Evans, Mark Richards Frederick
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Patent number: 9800942Abstract: A computer-implemented method is provided in which a satellite uplink device is positioned to distribute an event. Data is collected from one or more automatic sensor device associated with the satellite uplink device. An optimal position of the satellite uplink device is calculated based on at least the data collected from the one or more sensor devices. The location of one or more satellites in orbit is determined and one or more satellites are selected as a preferred satellite. The satellite uplink device is automatically positioned in the calculated optimal position to connect with the preferred satellite without user intervention. However, a user at a remote location may communicate instructions to change the position the satellite uplink device. User instructions are converted into one or more actuator commands and are wirelessly transmitted to the satellite uplink device for changing its position.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2014Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignee: THE ROGER B. AND ANN K. MCNAMEE TRUST U/T/A/DInventors: Shinya Suzuki, Roger McNamee, Glenn Evans, Mark Richards Frederick