Patents by Inventor Robert Harris

Robert Harris 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: 20210398650
    Abstract: Systems and methods for processing electronic imaging data obtained from medical imaging procedures, with use of trained artificial intelligence (AI) models, are disclosed herein. In an example, a use of a medical evaluation workflow involving an AI model includes: obtaining image data and non-image data associated with a medical imaging study; using at least one AI model to analyze the image data, with the trained AI model being validated with a defined governance standard to identify a characteristic or particular type of characteristic; identifying the characteristic with the AI model; and communicating the identified characteristic to a location associated with evaluation of the medical imaging study.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Brian M. Baker, Wade J. Steigauf, Benjamin Strong, Robert Harris, Jerry Lohr, Steven Towey
  • Patent number: 11138533
    Abstract: Provided herein are systems, methods and computer readable media for allocating sales commissions. In providing such functionality, a method may include, for example, receiving a set of transaction information for a transaction. The transaction information may include an indication of at least one product or service for which a sales commission is offered. The method may also include determining, based on the transaction information, whether a merchant is eligible to receive the sales commission, in response to determining that the transaction information does not identify a merchant that is eligible to receive the sales commission, selecting, using a processor, at least one merchant from a list of merchants selected from a plurality of merchants to receive the sales commission, and providing the sales commission to the selected at least one merchant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Beauty Systems Group LLC
    Inventors: Robert Harris, Le Wang
  • Publication number: 20210299592
    Abstract: The present invention relates to processes for forming eutectic extracts, processes for purifying eutectic extracts and uses of the eutectic extracts such as in food-stuffs, pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals and supplements, such as food supplements and sports supplements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Michaël LAGUERRE, Robert HARRIS, Alexis LAVAUD, Mathieu TENON, Simona BIRTIC, Antoine Charles BILY, Andrew Peter ABBOTT
  • Publication number: 20210282413
    Abstract: The present invention relates to food products comprising Onyx sorghum capable of moderating blood glucose and insulin levels after consumption, thereby treating or preventing diabetes, and methods for the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventor: Robert Harris
  • Publication number: 20210276211
    Abstract: A new blade for a shaver is disclosed with a profile where a single sided of the blade, rather than a dual sided blade, is ground to make a cutting surface. Such a single sided blade, or “chisel blade” has been found to have important advantages in scrubbing razors in particular, but in general for replaceable razor cartridges, whether used in scrubbing razor configuration or single cartridge applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventor: John Robert Harris
  • Publication number: 20210214127
    Abstract: One embodiment of a securable and verifiable food delivery bag with a key component that is a panel (13) built seamlessly into the upper end (12). This element includes a pull strip (14) and an adhesive band (15) which allows the unit to be self-sealed. This panel (13) includes a Quick Response (QR) code (16) which may be utilized in a variety of capacities depending on factors such as the market, space and industry. Additionally incorporated is an identification number (17) which corresponds with QR code (16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2020
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Robert Harris, Jameel Fraser
  • Patent number: 11061094
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method that includes applying at least one radiofrequency saturation pulse at a frequency or a range of frequencies to substantially saturate magnetization corresponding to an exchangeable proton in the ROI to generate magnetic resonance (MR) data. The MR data is then acquired using an echo-planar imaging readout, which is configured to sample a series of gradient echo pulse trains at a series of gradient echo times and a series of spin echo pulse trains at a series of spin echo times. One or more relaxometry measurement is then computed using the MR data sampled at the gradient echo times and the spin echo times. An oxygen-weighted image is then generated using the one or more relaxometry measurement, and a pH-weighted image is generated using MR data sampled at one or more of the spin echo times or gradient echo times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Robert Harris, Kevin Leu, Benjamin Ellingson
  • Patent number: 11018939
    Abstract: A method of determining compatibility of a network hardware device for connecting to a home security network involves receiving, by a processor of a client device, data from a capture input device of the client device. The data includes identification information associated with the network hardware device. The method also involves transmitting, by the client device, to a server computing device the data comprising the identification information associated with the network hardware device. The method further involves receiving, from the server computing device, compatibility information indicating whether the network hardware device is compatible with a hub device of the home security network. Additionally, the method involves displaying, on a display of the client device, the compatibility information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Robert Harris
  • Publication number: 20210086382
    Abstract: A two way razor is disclosed having a handle, a bracket, and a shaving head mounting dual opposing shaving cartridges each comprising a plurality of razor blades, and a swivel mechanism disposed between the handle and the bracket for exchanging the positions of the first and second cartridges' positions, the swivel mechanism comprising first and second disks where a first disk has two projections at opposite ends and a second disk has two recesses at opposite ends, such that the projections and recesses engage to lock the bracket in first and second orientations with respect to the handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventor: John Robert Harris, II
  • Patent number: 10884088
    Abstract: A pH-weighted chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) method and system are provided that works by indirectly measuring the NMR signal from amine protons found on the backbones of amino acids and other metabolites, which resonate at a frequency of +2.8-3.2 ppm with respect to bulk water protons. The technique uses a modified magnetization transfer radiofrequency saturation pulse for the generation of image contrast. A train of three 100 ms Gaussian pulses at high amplitude (6 uT) or Sinc3 pulses are played at a particular frequency off-resonance from bulk water prior to a fast echo planar imaging (EPI) readout, with one full image acquired at each offset frequency. This non-invasive pH-weighted MRI technique does not require exogenous contrast agents and can be used in preclinical investigations and clinical monitoring in patients with malignant glioma, stroke, and other ailments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Benjamin Ellingson, Robert Harris
  • Patent number: 10850412
    Abstract: A two way razor is disclosed having a handle, a bracket, and a shaving head mounting dual opposing shaving cartridges each comprising a plurality of razor blades, and a swivel mechanism disposed between the handle and the bracket for exchanging the positions of the first and second cartridges' positions, the swivel mechanism comprising first and second disks where a first disk has two projections at opposite ends and a second disk has two recesses at opposite ends, such that the projections and recesses engage to lock the bracket in first and second orientations with respect to the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Inventor: John Robert Harris, II
  • Publication number: 20200371185
    Abstract: A pH-weighted chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) method and system are provided that works by indirectly measuring the NMR signal from amine protons found on the backbones of amino acids and other metabolites, which resonate at a frequency of +2.8-3.2 ppm with respect to bulk water protons. The technique uses a modified magnetization transfer radiofrequency saturation pulse for the generation of image contrast. A train of three 100 ms Gaussian pulses at high amplitude (6 uT) or Sinc3 pulses are played at a particular frequency off-resonance from bulk water prior to a fast echo planar imaging (EPI) readout, with one full image acquired at each offset frequency. This non-invasive pH-weighted MRI technique does not require exogenous contrast agents and can be used in preclinical investigations and clinical monitoring in patients with malignant glioma, stroke, and other ailments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Benjamin Ellingson, Robert Harris
  • Patent number: 10835999
    Abstract: There is provided the use of at least one ionic liquid as a soldering/brazing flux. There is also provided a method of soldering a metal comprising applying a solder/braze comprising a flux to a surface of the metal and heating said metal to a desired soldering/brazing temperature, wherein the soldering/brazing flux comprises one or more ionic liquids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER
    Inventors: Karl Ryder, Andrew Ballantyne, Robert Harris, Christopher Zaleski
  • Patent number: 10677869
    Abstract: A pH-weighted chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) method and system are provided that works by indirectly measuring the NMR signal from amine protons found on the backbones of amino acids and other metabolites, which resonate at a frequency of +2.8-3.2 ppm with respect to bulk water protons. The technique uses a modified magnetization transfer radiofrequency saturation pulse for the generation of image contrast. A train of three 100 ms Gaussian pulses at high amplitude (6 uT) or Sinc3 pulses are played at a particular frequency off-resonance from bulk water prior to a fast echo planar imaging (EPI) readout, with one full image acquired at each offset frequency. This non-invasive pH-weighted MRI technique does not require exogenous contrast agents and can be used in preclinical investigations and clinical monitoring in patients with malignant glioma, stroke, and other ailments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Benjamin Ellingson, Robert Harris
  • Patent number: 10662540
    Abstract: There is provided an electrolyte for the electrodeposition of chromium comprising: (A) water; (B) at least one chromium salt; and (C) at least one complexing agent, wherein the molar ratio of components B:C is in the range of 1:1 to 1:50. There is also provided a method for electrodepositing chromium metal onto a conductive substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: University of Leicester
    Inventors: Andrew Peter Abbott, Karl Scott Ryder, Robert Harris
  • Publication number: 20200158803
    Abstract: A method is provided that includes applying at least one radiofrequency saturation pulse at a frequency or a range of frequencies to substantially saturate magnetization corresponding to an exchangeable proton in the ROI to generate magnetic resonance (MR) data. The MR data is then acquired using an echo-planar imaging readout, which is configured to sample a series of gradient echo pulse trains at a series of gradient echo times and a series of spin echo pulse trains at a series of spin echo times. One or more relaxometry measurement is then computed using the MR data sampled at the gradient echo times and the spin echo times. An oxygen-weighted image is then generated using the one or more relaxometry measurement, and a pH-weighted image is generated using MR data sampled at one or more of the spin echo times or gradient echo times.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Robert Harris, Kevin Leu, Benjamin Ellingson
  • Patent number: 10583734
    Abstract: A transfer case for a normally rear wheel drive vehicle with selective four wheel drive capabilities is provided. The transfer case has an intermediate gear driven lubrication pump, wherein the machining required for the lubrication pump is almost exclusively conducted from an interior side of the rear shell. The transfer case of the present invention also eliminates the requirement for a cover plate for the pump and an external lubrication tube. The transfer case of the current invention has an internal lubrication pump outlet which has a portion extending in a reinforcing mound of the rear shell thereby providing greater stiffness to a portion of the rear shell supporting the main input shaft rear bearings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Thad S. Morton, Mallikarjun Rudagi, Michael Whitaker, Bo Yang, Stephen Tucker, Robert Harris
  • Publication number: 20200076200
    Abstract: A power generation system includes a power source that is configured to communicate with at least one of a downstream load or a downstream device by changing a voltage on a power bus between the power source and the at least one of the downstream load or the downstream device, while power source provides power on the power bus to the at least one of the downstream load or the downstream device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Arne BALLANTINE, Prasad PMSVVSV, Rajesh GOPINATH, Ranganathan GURUNATHAN, Robert HARRIS, Marshall WORTH, Chaitanya MANDELA, Vishal Anand GOPALAKRISHNAN
  • Patent number: 10562702
    Abstract: Bulk material storage units that can be placed on flatbeds that can be hauled in various manners, including rail cars or trucks, to the destination and removed from the flatbed for temporary storage at the destination, freeing the transportation mode, e.g., rail cars or trucks, to be used elsewhere. Embodiments of the bulk material storage unit of the present invention replace rail hopper cars or truck trailers to hold the bulk material during transportation as well as provide temporary storage at the desired location, e.g., the origin or destination, without tying up transportation resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: SANDBOX LOGISTICS, LLC
    Inventor: Robert A. Harris
  • Patent number: 10538381
    Abstract: Bulk material storage units that can be placed on flatbeds that can be hauled in various manners, including rail cars or trucks, to the destination and removed from the flatbed for temporary storage at the destination, freeing the transportation mode, e.g., rail cars or trucks, to be used elsewhere. Embodiments of the bulk material storage unit of the present invention replace rail hopper cars or truck trailers to hold the bulk material during transportation as well as provide temporary storage at the desired location, e.g., the origin or destination, without tying up transportation resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: SANDBOX LOGISTICS, LLC
    Inventor: Robert A. Harris