Patents by Inventor Robert Todd
Robert Todd 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: 11983666Abstract: Management of pharmaceutical procurement for a pharmaceutical ordering location. A method includes determining a medication need and a drug product preference for an ordering location. The method includes identifying one or more drug products satisfying the medication need by communicating with one or more pharmaceutical suppliers and selecting at least one of the one or more drug products based on the drug product preference. The method includes generating a recommended order for the ordering location comprising the at least one of the one or more drug products.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2020Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Inventors: Angela Whitney, Curtis James McEntire, John Richard Bucher, Patrick Ryan Sims, Robert Al Nahoopii, Sheldon Todd Merrill
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Patent number: 11974667Abstract: The present invention relates to a modular storage system for barrels. The modular storage system includes a base rick module, an aisle rick module, and an end rick module, whereby a plurality of each module type may be assembled to construct a rickhouse.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2021Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: Koetter-Rax, LLCInventors: Robert J. Koetter, Jr., Kenneth E. Koetter, Gerald T. Koetter, Raymond Todd Magner, Brian S. Keith, Greg Schmidt, Anthony Ferrera, Mark Duane Cooke, Clark Gregory, Darr Scott Thompson, Adam Ray
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Patent number: 11976800Abstract: A vehicle lighting assembly includes a light housing, a lens, a light source within a cavity provided by the light housing and the lens, and a light blade projecting from the lens outside the cavity. A vehicle lighting method includes emitting light from a light source that is inside a cavity provided by a light housing and a lens, and directing the light through a light blade that is outside the cavity.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2023Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Mark Kaski, Omar Benjamin Lara Monarrez, Derek English, Brandon Schwandt, Linsheng Chen, Dean Carbis, Robert Todd Laster
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Patent number: 11968793Abstract: An insulating enclosure is disclosed, including: an opening in a side of the insulating enclosure, wherein the opening provides a conductor within a conduit passage into an interior of the insulating enclosure, wherein the conductor is to carry current from the inverter module, wherein a conductive sheath of the conduit is mechanically connected to the insulating enclosure via the opening; and a conductive liner, wherein the conductive liner provides a ground plane for components within the insulating enclosure, wherein the conductive liner covers at least a portion of the side of the insulating enclosure, and wherein the conductive liner is electrically connected to the conductive sheath of the conduit.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2023Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Lunar Energy, Inc.Inventors: Stephen Robert Bannick, Peter H. J. How, Charles Ingalz, Christopher Breckenridge Todd, Mark Daniel Goldman
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Publication number: 20240121337Abstract: One example method of operation may include identifying a call originated from a caller entity destined for a called entity at a call content server, identifying a called number associated with the called entity and a caller number associated with the caller entity, comparing a telephone number prefix associated with the called number with a number of enhanced call content data elements to identify a match, selecting one or more of the enhanced call content data elements to pair with the called number based on the match, and forwarding the selected enhanced call content data elements to the called entity.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: FIRST ORION CORP.Inventors: Brandon Wayne Murphy, Robert Collin Seely, Aaron Christopher Jacobi, Benjamin Michael Lavigne, Mark Bradley McHenry, John Cooper Gillespie, Matthew Jack Beckham, Kristen Chipolla Sanchez, Lyndsay Michelle Norcross, Jay Todd Callaway
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Publication number: 20240121908Abstract: An insulating enclosure is disclosed, including: an opening in a side of the insulating enclosure, wherein the opening provides a conductor within a conduit passage into an interior of the insulating enclosure, wherein the conductor is to carry current from the inverter module, wherein a conductive sheath of the conduit is mechanically connected to the insulating enclosure via the opening; and a conductive liner, wherein the conductive liner provides a ground plane for components within the insulating enclosure, wherein the conductive liner covers at least a portion of the side of the insulating enclosure, and wherein the conductive liner is electrically connected to the conductive sheath of the conduit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Inventors: Stephen Robert Bannick, Peter H.J. How, Charles Ingalz, Christopher Breckenridge Todd, Mark Daniel Goldman
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Patent number: 11954419Abstract: A system may include a set of compute engines. The compute engines may be configured to perform electronic design automation (EDA) operations on a hierarchical dataset representative of an integrated circuit (IC) design. The system may also include a dynamic resource balancing engine configured to allocate computing resources to the set of compute engines and reallocate a particular computing resource allocated to a first compute engine based on an operation priority of an EDA operation performed by a second compute engine, an idle indicator for the first compute engine, or a combination of both.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2018Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Siemens Industry Software Inc.Inventors: Patrick D. Gibson, Robert A. Todd, Jimmy J. Tomblin
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Publication number: 20240110870Abstract: Disclosed are methods, kits, and compositions for the highly sensitive detection of molecules. The methods, kits, and compositions are useful in determining concentrations of molecules in samples to levels of 1 femtomolar, 1 attomolar, or lower. The methods, kits, and compositions also allow the determination of concentration over a wide range, e.g., 7-log range, without need for sample dilution.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventors: Philippe J. Goix, Robert Puskas, John Todd, Richard A. Livingston, Douglas Held
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Patent number: 11933471Abstract: A vehicle lighting assembly includes a primary lens and a light source on a first side of the primary lens. The light source is configured to emit light through the primary lens. A light blade is on an opposite, second side of the primary lens. A secondary lens covers a portion of the light blade. A vehicle lighting method includes emitting light from a light source, directing the light through a primary lens, directing the light from the primary lens through a light blade, and directing the light from the light blade through a secondary lens.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2023Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Omar Benjamin Lara Monarrez, Mark Kaski, Derek English, Dean Carbis, Robert Todd Laster, Brandon Schwandt, Linsheng Chen
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Publication number: 20240085430Abstract: The invention provides methods, compositions, kits, and systems for the sensitive detection of cardiac troponin. Such methods, compositions, kits, and systems are useful in diagnosis, prognosis, and determination of methods of treatment in conditions that involve release of cardiac troponin.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Philippe J. Goix, Robert Puskas, John Todd, Richard Livingston, Douglas Held, Allan H.B. Wu
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Patent number: 11924373Abstract: One example method of operation may include identifying a call originated from a caller entity destined for a called entity at a call content server, identifying a called number associated with the called entity and a caller number associated with the caller entity, comparing a telephone number prefix associated with the called number with a number of enhanced call content data elements to identify a match, selecting one or more of the enhanced call content data elements to pair with the called number based on the match, and forwarding the selected enhanced call content data elements to the called entity.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2021Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: FIRST ORION CORP.Inventors: Brandon Wayne Murphy, Robert Collin Seely, Aaron Christopher Jacobi, Benjamin Michael Lavigne, Mark Bradley McHenry, John Cooper Gillespie, Matthew Jack Beckham, Kristen Chipolla Sanchez, Lyndsay Michelle Norcross, Jay Todd Callaway
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Publication number: 20240042379Abstract: Hydrogen purification devices and their components are disclosed. In some embodiments, the devices may include at least one foil-microscreen assembly disposed between and secured to first and second end frames. The at least one foil-microscreen assembly may include at least one hydrogen-selective membrane and at least one microscreen structure including a non-porous planar sheet having a plurality of apertures forming a plurality of fluid passages. The planar sheet may include generally opposed planar surfaces configured to provide support to the permeate side. The plurality of fluid passages may extend between the opposed surfaces. The at least one hydrogen-selective membrane may be metallurgically bonded to the at least one microscreen structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2023Publication date: February 8, 2024Applicant: Element 1 Corp.Inventors: David J. Edlund, Robert Todd Studebaker
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Publication number: 20240034579Abstract: A rotary carton feeder includes a planetary drive having two sun rings with angular phase, cam surfaces on each ring about a common axis. Planetary members rotate about the common axis with a number of said planet members in operative engagement with one of the cams and another number of planet members in operative engagement with a second one of said sun rings. Spindles are selectively combined with selected planet members to selectively accommodate handling variably sized cartons of 1, 2, 3 or 4 count. Suction cups on spindle ends traverse an enclosed path having four cusps. Variations are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2021Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventors: Robert M. Kalany, Andrew James Nelson, Robert Todd Gatman
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Publication number: 20240029185Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products for determining an application status of an applicant for an educational program may include receiving cohort performance data comprising first data entries for participants that have respectively achieved outcomes for the educational program and applicant performance data comprising second data entries for the applicant, calculating adjusted cohort performance data based on the cohort performance data and first data characteristics, providing a predictor model based on the adjusted cohort performance data and the outcomes, sequentially changing predictive parameters of the first data characteristics to create second data characteristics and creating an adjusted predictor model based on the second data characteristics and the outcomes, calculating adjusted applicant performance data based on the applicant performance data and the second data characteristics, and calculating a probability of success for the applicant in the educational program based on the adjustType: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2023Publication date: January 25, 2024Inventor: Robert Todd Watkins, Jr.
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Patent number: 11820753Abstract: Biochemically active PASTA kinase inhibitors which exploit subtle structural differences between human kinases and bacterial PASTA kinases to improve specificity and inhibitor activity.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2021Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignees: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, U.S. Dept. of Veterans AffairsInventors: Robert Todd Striker, Nathan Joseph Wlodarchak, John Bruce Feltenberger, Jennifer Golden
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Publication number: 20230323023Abstract: Copolyesters made from the direct esterification of terephthalic acid with diols including ethylene glycol, but which contain low diethylene glycol (DEG) content, and processes for making the copolyesters. The copolyesters are characterized by comprising 1.0 wt % or less of DEG without requiring the use of DEG-suppressing additives. The processes are characterized by features including operating at lower pressures and lower EG:TPA feed mole ratios in the first reaction zone, while simultaneously at higher temperatures than typical operation in order to lower incorporation of DEG into the final polymer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2023Publication date: October 12, 2023Applicant: Eastman Chemical CompanyInventors: Anne-Martine Sherbeck Jackson, Rachel Elizabeth McLendon, Bruce Roger DeBruin, Michael Paul Ekart, Dale Milton Blakely, Robert Todd Harris
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Patent number: 11769007Abstract: An approach for generating synthetic treebanks to be used in training a parser in a production system is provided. A processor receives a request to generate one or more synthetic treebanks from a production system, wherein the request indicates a language for the one or more synthetic treebanks. A processor retrieves at least one corpus of text in which the requested language is present. A processor provides the at least one corpus to a transformer enhanced parser neural network model. A processor generates at least one synthetic treebank associated with a string of text from the at least one corpus of text in which the requested language is present. A processor sends the at least one synthetic treebank to the production system, wherein the production system trains a parser utilized by the production system with the at least one synthetic treebank.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2021Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Yousef El-Kurdi, Radu Florian, Hiroshi Kanayama, Efsun Kayi, Laura Chiticariu, Takuya Ohko, Robert Todd Ward
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Patent number: 11738305Abstract: Hydrogen purification devices and their components are disclosed. In some embodiments, the devices may include at least one foil-microscreen assembly disposed between and secured to first and second end frames. The at least one foil-microscreen assembly may include at least one hydrogen-selective membrane and at least one microscreen structure including a non-porous planar sheet having a plurality of apertures forming a plurality of fluid passages. The planar sheet may include generally opposed planar surfaces configured to provide support to the permeate side. The plurality of fluid passages may extend between the opposed surfaces. The at least one hydrogen-selective membrane may be metallurgically bonded to the at least one microscreen structure.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2021Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: Element 1 CorpInventors: David J. Edlund, Robert Todd Studebaker
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Patent number: 11741252Abstract: A data protection system is provided to detect data and execute security actions on the detected data using multiple tiers of parallel processing and incremental processing. For example, the data protection system can employ parallel job-submission and parallel-job execution to cataloging, scanning, searching, and other processes. Only source data that has not already been processed or has modified may be loaded to a cataloging data queue and a scanning data queue to reduce processing time. Scan results can include different data groups and can be used to search for specific data sets.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2023Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: SAS Institute, Inc.Inventors: Darryl Edward Yewchin, Robert Todd Foreman, Robert Valentine Rood
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Publication number: 20230267301Abstract: One or more computer processors responsive to neural network run-time, reduce one or more sets of maximum activations along a hidden dimension respectively associated with one or more activation tensors and one or more layers of a neural network. The one or more computer processors compute an interquartile range (IQR) clip threshold for each reduced set for each sequence dimension in the neural network. The one or more computer processors clip one or more activations based on respective computed IQR clip thresholds. The one or more computer processors quantize the clipped activations.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2022Publication date: August 24, 2023Inventors: YOUSEF EL-KURDI, Jerome L Quinn, Robert Todd Ward