Patents by Inventor Robert Speer
Robert Speer 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: 11939820Abstract: A system and method for transferring tubular elements may include a first structure having a first horizontal platform attached to the first structure on a bottom side and a monorail attached to the first structure on a top side, a second structure having a second horizontal platform attached to the second structure. The first structure and the second structure may be located proximate to each other, while the monorail can extend from the first structure to the second structure. The monorail can have a motion controlled assembly to move a tubular element or assembly of tubular elements.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2021Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Helmerich & Payne, Inc.Inventors: Jerry Ray Prescott, Joel Ferland, Matthew Wyatt MacDaniels, Christopher Alan Major, Patrick L. Gustafson, Robert Lee Stauder, Bernard L. Cook, DeWayne Speer
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Patent number: 11391061Abstract: Latch assemblies and systems are disclosed. One latch includes a latch and a receiver. The latch has a housing and a pin extending from the housing. The pin is mounted for longitudinal movement along a pin axis. The latch further includes a motor coupled to move the pin longitudinally. The receiver defines an aperture extending along a receiver axis and positioned to receive the pin of the latch. The receiver has a retainer biased toward the receiver axis. The latch assembly has an open position in which the pin is extended distally along the pin axis and received in the aperture, and a latched position in which the pin is retracted proximally along the pin axis while the retainer is engaged with the pin. One latch system includes a plurality of latch assemblies configured to move to the latched position after all latch assemblies are in the open position.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2016Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: Southco, Inc.Inventors: David Minnich, Christopher Todd Gahring, Jr., Robert Speers
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Publication number: 20180298636Abstract: Latches assemblies and systems are disclosed. One latch includes a latch and a receiver. The latch has a housing and a pin extending from the housing. The pin is mounted for longitudinal movement along a pin axis. The latch further includes a motor coupled to move the pin longitudinally. The receiver defines an aperture extending along a receiver axis and positioned to receive the pin of the latch. The receiver has a retainer biased toward the receiver axis. The latch assembly has an open position in which the pin is extended distally along the pin axis and received in the aperture, and a latched position in which the pin is retracted proximally along the pin axis while the retainer is engaged with the pin. One latch system includes a plurality of latch assemblies configured to move to the latched position after all latch assemblies are in the open position.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2016Publication date: October 18, 2018Applicant: Southco, Inc.Inventors: David Minnich, Christopher Todd Gahring, Robert Speers
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Publication number: 20170161275Abstract: A method for incorporating new terms in a term-vector space from a semantic lexicon includes identifying, by a computing device, a first term, the first term present in a first semantic lexicon, the first term absent from a term vector space. The method includes obtaining, by the computing device, from the first semantic lexicon, at least one second term related to the first term in the first semantic lexicon. The method includes finding, by the computing device, at least one vector in the vector space corresponding to the at least one second term. The method includes generating, by the computing device, a vector corresponding to the first term using the at least one vector corresponding to the at least one second term.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2015Publication date: June 8, 2017Inventor: Robert Speer
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Patent number: 9426173Abstract: A method for elimination of spam in a data stream according to information density, includes receiving, by a computing device, a stream of messages. The method includes directing, by the computing device, the stream into at least one buffer. The method includes repeatedly compressing, by the computing device, data in the buffer using a lossless compression algorithm. The method includes identifying, by the computing device, at least one first message in the buffer as spam, by determining that the at least one first message has been compressed below a threshold level.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2014Date of Patent: August 23, 2016Assignee: Luminoso Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Robert Speer
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Patent number: 9407589Abstract: A method for following a topic in an electronic textual conversation, the method includes selecting, by a computing device, one or more primary terms related to a topic, sending, by the computing device, to at least one communication service, a first query containing the at least one primary term, receiving, by the computing device, from the at least one communication service, at least one first set of messages responsive to the first query, for each first set, extracting, by the computing device, from the first set of messages, a first plurality of additional terms, and for each term of the first plurality of additional terms, enumerating, by the computing device, the messages of the first set in which the term appears and adding the term to a list of secondary terms if the enumeration exceeds a threshold amount.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2014Date of Patent: August 2, 2016Assignee: Luminoso Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Robert Speer, Lance Nathan
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Publication number: 20160072827Abstract: A method for elimination of spam in a data stream according to information density, includes receiving, by a computing device, a stream of messages. The method includes directing, by the computing device, the stream into at least one buffer. The method includes repeatedly compressing, by the computing device, data in the buffer using a lossless compression algorithm. The method includes identifying, by the computing device, at least one first message in the buffer as spam, by determining that the at least one first message has been compressed below a threshold level.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2014Publication date: March 10, 2016Inventor: Robert Speer
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Publication number: 20150350139Abstract: A method for following a topic in an electronic textual conversation, the method includes selecting, by a computing device, one or more primary terms related to a topic, sending, by the computing device, to at least one communication service, a first query containing the at least one primary term, receiving, by the computing device, from the at least one communication service, at least one first set of messages responsive to the first query, for each first set, extracting, by the computing device, from the first set of messages, a first plurality of additional terms, and for each term of the first plurality of additional terms, enumerating, by the computing device, the messages of the first set in which the term appears and adding the term to a list of secondary terms if the enumeration exceeds a threshold amount.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2014Publication date: December 3, 2015Inventors: Robert Speer, Lance Nathan
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Patent number: 9201864Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method and system for producing a term association vector space on demand for a client given a document set in electronic form. The method extracts terms from the document set, stripping out words that do not convey meaning and adding important phrases within the context of the document set to the terms. Associations between terms are calculated, subjected to further analytical processes, and collected in a matrix, whose rows are vectors defining the vector space. Additional associational data can be added by matrix arithmetic, and documents can be rendered as further vectors in the space.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: December 1, 2015Assignee: Luminoso Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Robert Speer, Lance Nathan, Jason Alonso, Catherine Havasi, Kenneth Arnold
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Patent number: 9164667Abstract: A system and related method are disclosed for rendering a set of words linked to an n-dimensional vector space in a word cloud rendered from a two-dimensional projection of the vector space, where the user can click and drag a word, and the subspace and projection thereon will shift to place the word where the user has dragged it in a new projection, and the other words in the cloud will shift correspondingly, offering the user new insights. The importance of words in a document set is represented by word size, and relatedness between words demonstrated by color similarity.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: October 20, 2015Assignee: Luminoso Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Robert Speer, Yuri Vishnevsky
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Publication number: 20140282244Abstract: A system and related method are disclosed for rendering a set of words linked to an n-dimensional vector space in a word cloud rendered from a two-dimensional projection of the vector space, where the user can click and drag a word, and the subspace and projection thereon will shift to place the word where the user has dragged it in a new projection, and the other words in the cloud will shift correspondingly, offering the user new insights. The importance of words in a document set is represented by word size, and relatedness between words demonstrated by color similarity.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: LUMINOSO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Robert Speer, Yuri Vishnevsky
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Publication number: 20140280088Abstract: A system and related method are disclosed for searching a data set made up of a set of documents, a set of terms, and a vector associated with each term and each document. The method involves converting a search query to a vector in the vector space spanned by the term and document vectors, and combining vector-proximity searching and term searching to produce a set of results, which may be ranked according to various measures of relatedness to the query. Excerpts from each document in the result set may be displayed that contain the greatest term importance.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Inventors: Robert Speer, Lance Nathan
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Publication number: 20140278359Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method and system for producing a term association vector space on demand for a client given a document set in electronic form. The method extracts terms from the document set, stripping out words that do not convey meaning and adding important phrases within the context of the document set to the terms. Associations between terms are calculated, subjected to further analytical processes, and collected in a matrix, whose rows are vectors defining the vector space. Additional associational data can be added by matrix arithmetic, and documents can be rendered as further vectors in the space.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: LUMINOSO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Robert Speer, Lance Nathan, Jason Alonso, Catherine Havasi, Kenneth Arnold
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Patent number: 8757276Abstract: A technique enables the efficient connection of communication lines in a well application by substantially reducing online rig assembly time. The technique reduces online time of the rig by sealably fastening a first connector of a downhole connection assembly to a segment of a communication line during offline assembly time to substantially reduce the online time requirements. The first connector is later connected to a corresponding second connector while the rig is online to complete the downhole connection assembly that joins communication line segments.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2009Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Michael Alff, Robert Speers, Emmanuel Rioufol
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Patent number: 8336633Abstract: A technique facilitates formation of communication line connections in a well environment. An electro-optic splitter enables communication line connections which comprise electrical conductor connections and optical fiber connections. The electro-optic splitter comprises a universal block which enables the electrical conductor and optical fiber to pass through the universal block while also enabling splitting of at least one of the electrical conductor and optical fiber for additional connection to one or more downhole gauges or other devices.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2010Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Dan M. Worrall, Jr., Robert Speer
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Publication number: 20110266008Abstract: A technique facilitates formation of communication line connections in a well environment. An electro-optic splitter enables communication line connections which comprise electrical conductor connections and optical fiber connections. The electro-optic splitter comprises a universal block which enables the electrical conductor and optical fiber to pass through the universal block while also enabling splitting of at least one of the electrical conductor and optical fiber for additional connection to one or more downhole gauges or other devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2010Publication date: November 3, 2011Applicant: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Dan M. Worrall, JR., Robert Speer
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Patent number: 8036945Abstract: Methods of the present invention allow a static product category to be received from a user for a product on an ecommerce site. The user may then be enabled to dynamically associate the product with the static product category using a metadata tag.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2008Date of Patent: October 11, 2011Assignee: The Go Daddy Group, Inc.Inventors: Robert Speers, Levente Batizy
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Publication number: 20100319931Abstract: A technique enables the efficient connection of communication lines in a well application by substantially reducing online rig assembly time. The technique reduces online time of the rig by sealably fastening a first connector of a downhole connection assembly to a segment of a communication line during offline assembly time to substantially reduce the online time requirements. The first connector is later connected to a corresponding second connector while the rig is online to complete the downhole connection assembly that joins communication line segments.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2009Publication date: December 23, 2010Applicant: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Michael Alff, Robert Speers, Emmanuel Rioufol
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Patent number: 7725363Abstract: Methods of the present invention allow a user to be enabled to create a metadata tag associated with a product on an ecommerce site. Using the metadata tag, a product category associated with the product may be dynamically created.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2008Date of Patent: May 25, 2010Assignee: The Go Daddy Group, Inc.Inventors: Robert Speers, Levente Batizy
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Publication number: 20100082452Abstract: Methods of the present invention allow a static product category to be received from a user for a product on an ecommerce site. The user may then be enabled to dynamically associate the product with the static product category using a metadata tag.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2008Publication date: April 1, 2010Applicant: THE GO DADDY GROUP, INC.Inventors: Robert Speers, Levente Batizy