Patents by Inventor Robert Leon
Robert Leon 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: 9936309Abstract: Scene and/or state information may be used to facilitate processing an input to separate one or more signals within the input, to shape the signal within the input, and/or for other processing of the input or signal(s) within the input. A scene determination may be made based upon location data, time data, data describing the received input, or other basis. A state determination may be made based upon the scene determination, properties of a signal itself, or other information such as location, time, etc. By determining an appropriate scene and/or state, processing of an input and/or a signal within an input may proceed in a fashion determined to provide the most valuable information for output. Systems and methods in accordance with the invention may be implemented in a wide variety of baseband processing systems, such as hearing aids and energy consumption monitoring systems.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2014Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: Alarm.com IncorporatedInventors: Jerald Frederic Johnson, Marc Anthony Epard, Curtis Scott Crawford, Ronald Byron Kabler, Alain Charles Briançon, Christopher Allen Giacoponello, Victor Andres Jara-Olivares, Robert Leon Lutes, John Berns Lancaster
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Publication number: 20180071948Abstract: Methods and equipment are disclosed relating to three-dimensional printing that include positioning an array of nozzles within a bed of loose solid material, moving the array of nozzles through the bed of loose solid material while injecting a liquid from the array of nozzles in a controlled pattern causing the liquid to react with a portion of the bed of loose solid material forming a solid concrete three-dimensional object. An unreacted portion of the bed of loose solid material may then be separated from the solid three-dimensional object.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2016Publication date: March 15, 2018Inventors: Matthew Dwain Campbell, Tyler Ray Ortego, Robert Leon Beine, Steven G. Hall
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Patent number: 9894263Abstract: Disclosed is a magnifier for use by blind or low vision users. The magnifier includes a camera, such as a CMOS image sensor, that displays enlarged images upon a screen for easy viewing. The magnifier further includes a handle that is pivotally interconnected to a housing to allow for handheld use in a variety of different configurations.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2016Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: Freedom Scientific, Inc.Inventor: Robert Leon
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Publication number: 20180013461Abstract: A circuit for direct current (DC) offset estimation comprises a quantile value circuit and a signal processor. The quantile value circuit determines a plurality of quantile values of an input signal and includes a plurality of quantile filters. Each quantile filter includes a comparator, a level shifter, a monotonic transfer function component, and a latched integrator. The comparator compares the input signal and a quantile value. The level shifter shifts the output of the comparator. The monotonic transfer function component determines the magnitude of the shifted signal and provide a transfer function signal. The latched integrator suppresses transient characteristics of the transfer function signal and provide the quantile value. The signal processor is configured to calculate a weighted average of the quantile values to yield a DC offset estimate.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2017Publication date: January 11, 2018Inventors: Alain Charles Briancon, Marc Anthony Epard, Robert Leon Lutes, John Berns Lancaster, Jerald Frederic Johnson, Ronald Byron Kabler
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Patent number: 9857414Abstract: The operation of electrical appliances receiving electrical power from an electrical system may be indirectly monitored using monitoring units engaged with outlets on branch circuits of the electrical system. Electrical systems providing power to appliances to be monitored in accordance with the present invention may comprise split phase alternating current systems, tri-phase systems, or any other type of electrical system. Known loads may be applied to calibrate the monitoring system. The monitoring system may measure the power consumption of appliances operating on the electrical system and/or detect possible fault conditions. The monitoring system may be distributed across multiple monitoring units and other computing devices. Output devices may be used to output a summary of the power consumption or other operation of monitored electrical appliances.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2017Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: Alarm.com IncorporatedInventors: Ronald Byron Kabler, Robert Leon Lutes, Alain Charles Briancon, Curtis Scott Crawford, Christopher Allen Giacoponello, Jerald Frederic Johnson, Victor Andres Jara-Olivares, Marc Anthony Epard, Steven Jeffrey Goldberg, John Berns Lancaster
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Patent number: 9823283Abstract: The operation of electrical appliances receiving electrical power from an electrical system may be indirectly monitored using monitoring units engaged with outlets on branch circuits of the electrical system. Electrical systems providing power to appliances to be monitored in accordance with the present invention may comprise split phase alternating current systems, tri-phase systems, or any other type of electrical system. Known loads may be applied to calibrate the monitoring system. The monitoring system may measure the power consumption of appliances operating on the electrical system and/or detect possible fault conditions. The application of a known load to each phase of the electrical system for calibration permits different portions of the electrical system to be isolated and, therefor, provides improved accuracy in monitoring power consumption and detection of potential fault conditions.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2017Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: Alarm.com IncorporatedInventors: Ronald Byron Kabler, Robert Leon Lutes, Alain Charles Briancon, Curtis Scott Crawford, Christopher Allen Giacoponello, Jerald Frederic Johnson, Victor Andres Jara-Olivares, Marc Anthony Epard, Steven Jeffrey Goldberg, John Berns Lancaster
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Patent number: 9787341Abstract: A circuit for direct current (DC) offset estimation comprises a quantile value circuit and a signal processor. The quantile value circuit determines a plurality of quantile values of an input signal and includes a plurality of quantile filters. Each quantile filter includes a comparator, a level shifter, a monotonic transfer function component, and a latched integrator. The comparator compares the input signal and a quantile value. The level shifter shifts the output of the comparator. The monotonic transfer function component determines the magnitude of the shifted signal and provide a transfer function signal. The latched integrator suppresses transient characteristics of the transfer function signal and provide the quantile value. The signal processor is configured to calculate a weighted average of the quantile values to yield a DC offset estimate.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2013Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: Alarm.com IncorporatedInventors: Alain Charles Briancon, Marc Anthony Epard, Robert Leon Lutes, John Berns Lancaster, Jerald Frederic Johnson, Ronald Byron Kabler
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Patent number: 9751444Abstract: A system for mitigating electrostatic discharge (ESD) that may occur during egress from vehicles is provided. One embodiment comprises a narrow conductive electrode that is galvanically connected to the vehicle chassis, and that is applied to that one edge of a seat which is next to the door nearest that seat. For example, in the U.S., this edge will normally be the left edge of the driver's seat, or the right edge of the front passenger's seat. The electrode is substantially located on a normally unoccupied surface of the seat cushion. Other embodiments further include pointed shapes on the electrode to increase the electric field intensity, which may promote more complete discharging.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2015Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Inventor: Robert Leon Dickerman
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Publication number: 20170251309Abstract: Scene and/or state information may be used to facilitate processing an input to separate one or more signals within the input, to shape the signal within the input, and/or for other processing of the input or signal(s) within the input. A scene determination may be made based upon location data, time data, data describing the received input, or other basis. A state determination may be made based upon the scene determination, properties of a signal itself, or other information such as location, time, etc. By determining an appropriate scene and/or state, processing of an input and/or a signal within an input may proceed in a fashion determined to provide the most valuable information for output. Systems and methods in accordance with the invention may be implemented in a wide variety of baseband processing systems, such as hearing aids and energy consumption monitoring systems.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2014Publication date: August 31, 2017Inventors: Jerald Frederic Johnson, Marc Anthony Epard, Curtis Scott Crawford, Ronald Byron Kabler, Alain Charles Briançon, Christopher Allen Giacoponello, Victor Andres Jara-Olivares, Robert Leon Lutes, John Berns Lancaster
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Patent number: 9744499Abstract: Reverse osmosis membranes made by interfacial polymerization of a monomer in a nonpolar (e.g. organic) phase together with a monomer in a polar (e.g. aqueous) phase on a porous support membrane. Interfacial polymerization process is disclosed for preparing a highly permeable RO membrane, comprising: contacting on a porous support membrane, a) a first solution containing 1,3-diaminobenzene, and b) a second solution containing trimesoyl chloride, wherein at least one of solutions a) and b) contains nanoparticles when said solutions are first contacted, and recovering a highly permeable RO membrane.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2015Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: LG NANOH2O, INC.Inventors: Christopher James Kurth, Jeffrey Alan Koehler, Meijuan Zhou, Brett Anderson Holmberg, Robert Leon Burk
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Publication number: 20170219637Abstract: The operation of electrical appliances receiving electrical power from an electrical system may be indirectly monitored using monitoring units engaged with outlets on branch circuits of the electrical system. Electrical systems providing power to appliances to be monitored in accordance with the present invention may comprise split phase alternating current systems, tri-phase systems, or any other type of electrical system. Known loads may be applied to calibrate the monitoring system. The monitoring system may measure the power consumption of appliances operating on the electrical system and/or detect possible fault conditions. The application of a known load to each phase of the electrical system for calibration permits different portions of the electrical system to be isolated and, therefor, provides improved accuracy in monitoring power consumption and detection of potential fault conditions.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2017Publication date: August 3, 2017Inventors: Ronald Byron Kabler, Robert Leon Lutes, Alain Charles Briancon, Curtis Scott Crawford, Christopher Allen Giacoponello, Jerald Frederic Johnson, Victor Andres Jara-Olivares, Marc Anthony Epard, Steven Jeffrey Goldberg, John Berns Lancaster
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Publication number: 20170179080Abstract: Semiconductor package interposers having high-density and high-aspect ratio encapsulated interconnects, and semiconductor package assemblies incorporating such interposers, are described. In an example, a semiconductor package interposer includes several conductive interconnects encapsulated in a polymer substrate and having height dimensions greater than a cross-sectional dimension. The semiconductor package interposer may support a first semiconductor package above a second semiconductor package and may electrically connect die pins of the first semiconductor package to die pins of the second semiconductor package.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2015Publication date: June 22, 2017Inventors: Akshay MATHKAR, Nachiket Raghunath RARAVIKAR, Donald Tiendung TRAN, Jerry Lee JENSEN, Javier A. FALCON, William Nicholas LABANOK, Robert Leon SANKMAN, Robert Allen STINGEL
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Patent number: 9684028Abstract: The operation of electrical appliances receiving electrical power from an electrical system may be indirectly monitored using monitoring units engaged with outlets on branch circuits of the electrical system. Electrical systems providing power to appliances to be monitored in accordance with the present invention may comprise split phase alternating current systems, tri-phase systems, or any other type of electrical system. Known loads may be applied to calibrate the monitoring system. The monitoring system may measure the power consumption of appliances operating on the electrical system and/or detect possible fault conditions. The monitoring system may be distributed across multiple monitoring units and other computing devices. Output devices may be used to output a summary of the power consumption or other operation of monitored electrical appliances.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2016Date of Patent: June 20, 2017Assignee: Alarm.com IncorporatedInventors: Ronald Byron Kabler, Robert Leon Lutes, Alain Charles Briancon, Curtis Scott Crawford, Christopher Allen Giacoponello, Jerald Frederic Johnson, Victor Andres Jara-Olivares, Marc Anthony Epard, Steven Jeffrey Goldberg, John Berns Lancaster
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Patent number: 9669671Abstract: An air maintenance tire and air pump assembly is provided including a tire and an elongate tubular air passageway enclosed within a flexing region of a tire sidewall. A plurality of check valve devices are spaced apart and positioned along the air passageway into multiple air passageway segments. A check valve membrane opens to allow pressurized air to directionally pass through the check valve device from an upstream passageway segment to a downstream passageway segment and closes to prevent air from passing in an opposite direction through the check valve from the downstream segment to the upstream segment.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2015Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Robert Leon Benedict, Thulasiram Gobinath, Cheng-Hsiung Lin, Robin Lamgaday, Robert Allen Losey
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Patent number: 9625518Abstract: The operation of electrical appliances receiving electrical power from an electrical system may be indirectly monitored using monitoring units engaged with outlets on branch circuits of the electrical system. Electrical systems providing power to appliances to be monitored in accordance with the present invention may comprise split phase alternating current systems, tri-phase systems, or any other type of electrical system. Known loads may be applied to calibrate the monitoring system. The monitoring system may measure the power consumption of appliances operating on the electrical system and/or detect possible fault conditions. The application of a known load to each phase of the electrical system for calibration permits different portions of the electrical system to be isolated and, therefor, provides improved accuracy in monitoring power consumption and detection of potential fault conditions.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2016Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: Alarm.com IncorporatedInventors: Ronald Byron Kabler, Robert Leon Lutes, Alain Charles Briancon, Curtis Scott Crawford, Christopher Allen Giacoponello, Jerald Frederic Johnson, Victor Andres Jara-Olivares, Marc Anthony Epard, Steven Jeffrey Goldberg, John Berns Lancaster
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Patent number: 9609721Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for performing actions based on a determined relative composition of light. In some implementations, data representing an amount of ambient light detected within the portion of the property by a light sensor located at the portion of the property is initially obtained. Data indicating (i) a shape of an optical spectra for a natural light source, and (ii) a shape of an optical spectra for a non-natural light source is then obtained. A relative composition of the ambient light detected within the portion of the property is determined. An estimated amount of natural light within the portion of the property is then determined. In response, the amount of light output by one or more light sources located at the portion of the property is adjusted.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2016Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: Alarm.com IncorporatedInventors: David James Hutz, Robert Leon Lutes
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Patent number: 9604511Abstract: A tire assembly includes: a tire having a pneumatic cavity; first and second sidewalls extending respectively from first and second tire bead regions to a tire tread region, the first sidewall having at least one bending region operatively bending when circumferentially adjacent a rolling tire footprint; a sidewall groove defined by groove sidewalls positioned within the bending region of the first tire sidewall, the groove deforming segment by segment between a non-deformed state and a deformed, constricted state in response to the bending of the first sidewall bending region circumferentially adjacent the rolling tire footprint; an air passageway resiliently deforming segment by segment between an expanded condition and an at least partially collapsed condition in response to respective segment by segment deformation of the sidewall groove when circumferentially adjacent the rolling tire footprint; and an assembly mounted to the first sidewall the tire, the assembly including a pressure regulator with an elType: GrantFiled: November 19, 2015Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Robert Leon Benedict, Robin Lamgaday, Cheng-Hsiung Lin
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Publication number: 20170070667Abstract: Disclosed is a magnifier for use by blind or low vision users. The magnifier includes a camera, such as a CMOS image sensor, that displays enlarged images upon a screen for easy viewing. The magnifier further includes a handle that is pivotally interconnected to a housing to allow for handheld use in a variety of different configurations.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2016Publication date: March 9, 2017Inventor: Robert Leon
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Publication number: 20170057307Abstract: The invention provides a method of mounting a device to a tire so that the device is mounted on a flat surface. The invention includes a shaped rubber patch having a flat mounting surface and a doubly curved lower surface. The shaped rubber patch is mounted inside the tire in such a way that the curved lower surface mates to the tire sidewall so that the device can be mounted on a flat surface. Because the curved lower surface of the patch mates with the tire curvature, a better attachment interface is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2016Publication date: March 2, 2017Inventor: Robert Leon BENEDICT
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Publication number: 20170057389Abstract: An improved, low-cost system for mitigating electrostatic discharge (ESD) that may occur during egress from vehicles is provided. One embodiment comprises a narrow conductive electrode that is galvanically connected to the vehicle chassis, and that is applied to that one edge of a seat which is next to the door nearest that seat. For example, in the U.S., this edge will normally be the left edge of the driver's seat, or the right edge of the front passenger's seat. The electrode is substantially located on a normally unoccupied surface of the seat cushion. Other embodiments further include pointed shapes on the electrode to increase the electric field intensity, which may promote more complete discharging. Certain embodiments may allow a manufacturer to easily retrofit an existing seat design with an electrode by simply adding a manufacturing step. The system is simpler, less expensive, and more effective than prior art ESD mitigators.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2015Publication date: March 2, 2017Inventor: Robert Leon Dickerman