Patents by Inventor Steven J. Brown
Steven J. Brown 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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Publication number: 20240139900Abstract: A chemical mechanical polishing apparatus has a platen to support a polishing pad, a carrier head comprising a rigid housing and configured to hold a surface of a substrate against the polishing pad, a motor to generate relative motion between the platen and the carrier head so as to polish the substrate, an in-situ carrier head monitoring system including a sensor positioned to interact with the housing and to detect vibrational motion of the housing and generate signals based on the detected vibrational motion, and a controller. The controller is configured to generate a value for a carrier head status parameter based on received signals from the in-situ carrier head monitoring system, and change a polishing parameter or generate an alert based on the carrier head status parameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Jeonghoon Oh, Jianshe Tang, Steven M. Zuniga, Brian J. Brown, Andrew J. Nagengast, Derek R. Witty, Rushabhkumar Desai, Shih-Haur Shen, Haosheng Wu, Yufei Hu
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Publication number: 20240099527Abstract: A surface cleaning head includes a housing having a front side and back side, a brush roll rotatably mounted to the housing within a suction conduit and having at least a portion proximate the opening of the suction conduit, a leading roller mounted to the housing in front of the brush roll, and a drive mechanism operatively coupled to the brush roll and the leading roller for driving the brush roll and the leading roller at same time. The brush roll includes an agitator body and a first bristle/flap arrangement comprising a first deformable flap extending from the agitator body and a first bristle strip and/or row of tufts extending from the agitator body and disposed adjacent to the first deformable flap. The first deformable flap is disposed at an aggressive angle and the first bristle strip and/or row of tufts is arranged at a passive angle.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2021Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventors: Steven GACIN, Jason B. THORNE, Adam UDY, Charles S. BRUNNER, Xavier F. CULLERE, Nicholas Sardar, Ognjen VRDOLJAK, Daniel R. DER MARDEROSIAN, Andre D. BROWN, Daniel J. INNES
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Publication number: 20240090721Abstract: A robotic cleaner includes a housing, a suction conduit with an opening, and a leading roller mounted in front of a brush roll. An inter-roller air passageway may be defined between the leading roller and the brush roll wherein the lower portion of the leading roller is exposed to a flow path to the suction conduit and an upper portion of the leading roller is outside of the flow path. Optionally, a combing unit includes a plurality of combing protrusions extending into the leading roller and having leading edges not aligned with a center of the leading roller. Optionally, a sealing strip is located along a rear side of the opening and along a portion of left and right sides of the opening. The underside may define side edge vacuum passageways extending from the sides of the housing partially between the leading roller and the sealing strip towards the opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Steven Paul CARTER, Adam Udy, Catriona A. Sutter, Christopher Pinches, David S. Clare, Andre David Brown, John Freese, Patrick Cleary, Alexander J. Calvino, Lee Cottrell, Daniel Meyer, Daniel John Innes, David Jalbert, Jason B. Thorne, Peter Hutchinson, Gordon Howes, Wenxiu Gao, David Wu, David W. Poirier, Daniel R. Der Marderosian
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Patent number: 11933606Abstract: A vehicle wheel alignment system has a plurality of cameras, each camera for viewing a respective target disposed at a respective wheel of the vehicle and capturing image data of the target as the wheel and target are continuously rotated a number of degrees of rotation without a pause. The image data is used to calculate a minimum number of poses of the target of at least one pose for every five degrees of rotation as the wheel and target are continuously rotated the number of degrees of rotation without a pause. At least one of the cameras comprises a data processor for performing the steps of preprocessing the image data, and calculating an alignment parameter for the vehicle based on the preprocessed image data.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2022Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Snap-On IncorporatedInventors: Steven W. Rogers, David A. Jackson, Bradley Lewis, Adam C. Brown, Robert J. D'Agostino, Eric R. Sellers
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Patent number: 11829388Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed. An example method may be performed by one or more processors of a system and include retrieving case data indicating, for each respective case of a number of cases, one or more documents retrieved to assist a system user associated with the respective case, generating, from the case data, a case matrix including a plurality of rows each corresponding to a respective case of the number of cases and a plurality of columns each corresponding to the documents retrieved to assist the system user associated with the respective case, and identifying groups of similar cases among the plurality of cases based on a clustering process performed on at least a portion of the case matrix.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2021Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: Intuit Inc.Inventor: Steven J. Brown
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Patent number: 11734314Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed. An example method may be performed by one or more processors of a system and include retrieving case data indicating, for each respective case of a number of cases, one or more documents retrieved to assist a system user associated with the respective case, generating, from the case data, a case matrix including a plurality of rows each corresponding to a respective case of the number of cases and a plurality of columns each corresponding to the documents retrieved to assist the system user associated with the respective case, and identifying groups of similar cases among the plurality of cases based on a clustering process performed on at least a portion of the case matrix.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2021Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: Intuit Inc.Inventor: Steven J. Brown
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Publication number: 20210349921Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed. An example method may be performed by one or more processors of a system and include retrieving case data indicating, for each respective case of a number of cases, one or more documents retrieved to assist a system user associated with the respective case, generating, from the case data, a case matrix including a plurality of rows each corresponding to a respective case of the number of cases and a plurality of columns each corresponding to the documents retrieved to assist the system user associated with the respective case, and identifying groups of similar cases among the plurality of cases based on a clustering process performed on at least a portion of the case matrix.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2021Publication date: November 11, 2021Applicant: Intuit Inc.Inventor: Steven J. Brown
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Patent number: 11170026Abstract: A data management system enables users to contact support agents with questions about the data management system. For each support case, the support agents access one or more assistance documents to assist the users. The data management system tracks, for each support case, the assistance documents that were accessed in the support case. The data management system generates a matrix representing the support cases and the assistance documents accessed in the support cases. The data management system generates groups of similar support cases by performing clustering processes on the matrix.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2019Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: Intuit Inc.Inventor: Steven J. Brown
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Publication number: 20210107821Abstract: A gob trough for guiding a gob of molten glass is provided. The trough may be formed from trough segments that have a stepped configuration that reduces the amount of contact time between the gob and the trough. The trough may include surface formations that additionally reduce the contact time between the gob and the trough.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2020Publication date: April 15, 2021Applicant: Emhart Glass S.A.Inventor: Steven J. Brown
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Patent number: 10342217Abstract: The system and method of real-time, two-way communication between a handler and a canine using RF frequencies. A multipurpose canine camera system with audio, visual, and thermal capabilities that transmits securely between a handler and a canine through hard structures and over long distances. The canine portion having one or more sensors. The sensors may include location, monitors for canine vital signs, heat signatures, chemical signature detection, and many others. The handler portion having a display configured to control the camera on the canine portion.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2016Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.Inventor: Steven J. Brown
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Publication number: 20170332601Abstract: The system and method of real-time, two-way communication between a handler and a canine using RF frequencies. A multipurpose canine camera system with audio, visual, and thermal capabilities that transmits securely between a handler and a canine through hard structures and over long distances. The canine portion having one or more sensors. The sensors may include location, monitors for canine vital signs, heat signatures, chemical signature detection, and many others. The handler portion having a display configured to control the camera on the canine portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2016Publication date: November 23, 2017Inventor: Steven J. Brown
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Patent number: 9718720Abstract: A cooling tube assembly is provided. The assembly includes a cylindrical cooling tube extending from a first end to a second end. The cooling tube has an inner surface, an outer surface, an inner diameter, and an outer diameter. The cooling tube includes a first plurality of throughbores and a second plurality of throughbores located axially between the first plurality of throughbores and the second end of the cooling tube. Each of the second plurality of throughbores is circumferentially offset from each of the first plurality of throughbores. The assembly includes a nozzle extending from a first end to a second end. The first end of the nozzle is located inside the cooling tube. The first plurality of throughbores is located axially between the second end of the cooling tube and the first end of the nozzle.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2015Date of Patent: August 1, 2017Assignee: Emhart Glass S.A.Inventor: Steven J. Brown
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Patent number: 9542114Abstract: A disclosed example involves managing power states, signing a suspend-to-RAM (STR) data structure by: generating a header key, a scatter/gather table key and a dynamic random access memory (DRAM) key using a root key generated by the secure processor. Generating a header signature using the header key, the header signature based on a table header and a random or pseudo-random value. Generating a scatter/gather table signature using the scatter/gather table key, the scatter/gather table signature based on a scatter/gather table header and a random or pseudo-random value. Generating a DRAM signature using the DRAM key and a value from a region of DRAM. Storing the header signature, the scatter/gather table signature and the DRAM signature in the STR data structure. Resume the processor system from the low-power mode when the data structure is valid based on a comparison of a first signature and a second signature.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2016Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Adrian R. Pearson, Christopher Andrew Thornburg, Steven J. Brown, Peter R. Munguia
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Publication number: 20160299721Abstract: A disclosed example involves managing power states, signing a suspend-to-RAM (STR) data structure by: generating a header key, a scatter/gather table key and a dynamic random access memory (DRAM) key using a root key generated by the secure processor. Generating a header signature using the header key, the header signature based on a table header and a random or pseudo-random value. Generating a scatter/gather table signature using the scatter/gather table key, the scatter/gather table signature based on a scatter/gather table header and a random or pseudo-random value. Generating a DRAM signature using the DRAM key and a value from a region of DRAM. Storing the header signature, the scatter/gather table signature and the DRAM signature in the STR data structure. Resume the processor system from the low-power mode when the data structure is valid based on a comparison of a first signature and a second signature.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2016Publication date: October 13, 2016Inventors: Adrian R. Pearson, Christopher Andrew Thornburg, Steven J. Brown, Peter R. Munguia
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Patent number: 9372993Abstract: A disclosed example method involves configuring a processor to, when transitioning the processor system to a low-power mode, use a key and a random or pseudo-random value to generate a first signature based on a sample of memory regions to be protected during the low-power mode, the memory regions based on a manufacturer required regions table and a third-party required regions table. The disclosed example method also involves configuring a processor to, during a resume process of the processor system from the low-power mode, generate a second signature based on the sample of the memory regions protected during the low-power mode. The disclosed example method also involves configuring a processor to, when the first signature matches the second signature, cause the processor system to resume from the low-power mode, and when the first signature does not match the second signature, generate an error.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2015Date of Patent: June 21, 2016Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Adrian R. Pearson, Christopher Andrew Thornburg, Steven J. Brown, Peter R. Munguia
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Publication number: 20160107921Abstract: A cooling tube assembly is provided. The assembly includes a cylindrical cooling tube extending from a first end to a second end. The cooling tube has an inner surface, an outer surface, an inner diameter, and an outer diameter. The cooling tube includes a first plurality of throughbores and a second plurality of throughbores located axially between the first plurality of throughbores and the second end of the cooling tube. Each of the second plurality of throughbores is circumferentially offset from each of the first plurality of throughbores. The assembly includes a nozzle extending from a first end to a second end. The first end of the nozzle is located inside the cooling tube. The first plurality of throughbores is located axially between the second end of the cooling tube and the first end of the nozzle.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2015Publication date: April 21, 2016Inventor: Steven J. Brown
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Patent number: 9133051Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing strengthened glass containers, and more particularly the construction and operation of a cooling shroud in an apparatus for thermally strengthening glass containers in a glass container manufacturing line at a location intermediate the hot end and the cold end. Glass containers formed at an I. S. machine are conveyed through a special tempering Lehr that heats them uniformly to a high temperature that is short of temperatures at which they may become deformed. Subsequently, the glass containers are rapidly thermally strengthened in a cooling station in which the outer and inner surfaces including all areas of the glass containers are simultaneously cooled to a temperature below the Strain Point of the glass used in the glass containers, with the cooling shrouds being used to cool the outer surfaces of the glass containers.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2011Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Assignee: Emhart Glass S.A.Inventors: Steven J. Brown, Jarmo Kammonen, Kenneth L. Bratton, Timothy A. Ringuette, Pierre S. Lankeu Ngankeu
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Patent number: 9089572Abstract: One aspect of the invention relates to compounds that inhibit the activity of p97, such as by binding covalently to a cysteine residue in the active site. In certain embodiments, the invention relates to the treatment of disease, such as cancer, comprising administering a compound of the invention.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2009Date of Patent: July 28, 2015Assignees: California Institute of Technology, The Scripps Research InstituteInventors: Steven J. Brown, Tsui-Fen Chou, Raymond Deshaies, Amanda C. Jones, Hugh Rosen, Brian M. Stoltz
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Publication number: 20150178500Abstract: A disclosed example method involves configuring a processor to, when transitioning the processor system to a low-power mode, use a key and a random or pseudo-random value to generate a first signature based on a sample of memory regions to be protected during the low-power mode, the memory regions based on a manufacturer required regions table and a third-party required regions table. The disclosed example method also involves configuring a processor to, during a resume process of the processor system from the low-power mode, generate a second signature based on the sample of the memory regions protected during the low-power mode. The disclosed example method also involves configuring a processor to, when the first signature matches the second signature, cause the processor system to resume from the low-power mode, and when the first signature does not match the second signature, generate an error.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2015Publication date: June 25, 2015Inventors: Adrian R. Pearson, Christopher Andrew Thornburg, Steven J. Brown, Peter R. Munguia
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Patent number: 8978135Abstract: A disclosed example method involves when transitioning a processor system to a low-power mode, generating at least a first signature based on a data structure storing memory addresses of memory regions to be protected during the low-power mode. During a resume process of the processor system from the low-power mode, at least a second signature is generated based on the data structure storing the memory addresses of the memory regions to be protected during the low-power mode. When the first signature matches the second signature, the processor system resumes from the low-power mode. When the first signature does not match the second signature, an error is generated.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Adrian R. Pearson, Christopher Andrew Thornburg, Steven J. Brown, Peter R. Munguia