Patents by Inventor Thomas Griffiths
Thomas Griffiths 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: 11987313Abstract: A solar-powered vehicle that includes a body having a front end, rear end, top and opposing sides; two or more wheels; and a first and second solar panel assembly respectively disposed on the opposing sides of the body.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2023Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: OTHER LAB, LLCInventors: Saul Thomas Griffith, Hans von Clemm
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Patent number: 11974828Abstract: Techniques for operating a kinematic structure by manual motion of a link coupled to the kinematic structure include a system having a kinematic structure configured to support an instrument and a processor. The processor is configured to place the system in a clutching mode; transition the system from the clutching mode to a set-up mode in response to detecting a joint operation of the kinematic structure; while in the set-up mode, determine an input displacement of a link from an initial positional relationship relative to a portion of the kinematic structure to a displaced positional relationship relative to the portion of the kinematic structure; and while in the set-up mode and in response to the determined input displacement, drive the kinematic structure so that the link returns toward the initial positional relationship relative to the portion of the kinematic structure.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2022Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.Inventors: Paul Griffiths, Paul Mohr, Nitish Swarup, Michael Costa, David Larkin, Thomas Cooper, Michael Hanuschik
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Publication number: 20240108844Abstract: A humidification system can include a heater base, a humidification chamber, and a breathing circuit. A cartridge can be removably coupled to the heater base. The cartridge can include various sensors, probes, sensor wire connectors, heater wire connectors, and/or other features. The cartridge can include features configured to mate with corresponding features on the humidification chamber and the heater base. The cartridge includes a memory, such as an EEPROM, or other suitable storage device. When the cartridge is installed on the heater base, the memory is electrically connected to a processor and/or memory of the heater base. Various models of cartridges can be produced for use with different humidification chambers, breathing circuits, and/or therapies. A connector can be configured to couple an inspiratory conduit to an outlet port of the humidification chamber. The connector can provide a pneumatic connection to the outlet port and an electrical connection to the cartridge.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventors: Hamish Adrian OSBORNE, Gavin Walsh Millar, Stephen David Evans, Bruce Gordon Holyoake, James William Stanton, David Leon McCauley, Gareth Thomas McDermott, Nicholas James Michael McKenna, Myfanwy Jane Antica Norton, Adrian John Elsworth, Michael John Andresen, Jonathan Andrew George Lambert, Sandeep Singh Gurm, Tessa Hazel Paris, Joseph Nathaniel Griffiths, Ping Si, Christopher Gareth Sims, Elmo Benson Stoks, Dexter Chi Lun Cheung, Peter Alan Seekup, Po-Yen Liu, Richard Edward Lang, Paul James Tonkin, Ian Lee Wai Kwan
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Patent number: 11870263Abstract: A powered building system that includes an electric power distribution system configured to distribute electrical power to a plurality of receptacles; one or more load sources; and one or more battery systems associated with: a respective receptacle of the plurality of receptacles and a respective load source of the one or more load sources.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: CHANNING STREET COPPER COMPANYInventors: Saul Thomas Griffith, Samuel Eli Calisch, Joshua Land, Tucker Gilman
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Publication number: 20230353083Abstract: An actuator assembly system array. The actuator assembly system array comprises a plurality of separate actuator assembly systems arranged in a row, with each actuator assembly system of the plurality of separate actuator assembly systems comprising: an array of one or more solar panels; a plurality of fluidic actuator assemblies; and a plurality of posts respectively coupled to and extending from the plurality of fluidic actuator assemblies. The actuator assembly system array further includes a fluidic control system comprising a plurality of fluid lines extending between and fluidically coupling the plurality of separate actuator assembly systems in series.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2023Publication date: November 2, 2023Inventors: Leila Marcia MADRONE, Kyle Douglas BETTS, Peter Sturt LYNN, Louis Hong BASEL, Brent RIDLEY, Saul Thomas GRIFFITH, James Dylan MCBRIDE, Jeffrey LAMB, Eric Preston Lien SUAN, Erica LIN, Joshua ERICKSON, Vincent Domenic ROMANIN
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Patent number: 11791764Abstract: An actuator assembly that includes an angled bottom plate having an opposing first side face and second side face; a first set of one or more inflatable actuators engaging the first side face of the angled bottom plate; and a second set of one or more inflatable actuators engaging the second side face of the angled bottom plate. The first and second sets of inflatable actuators are configured to be separately fluidically inflated.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2020Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: SUNFOLDING, INC.Inventors: Leila Marcia Madrone, Kyle Douglas Betts, Peter Sturt Lynn, Louis Hong Basel, Brent Ridley, Saul Thomas Griffith, James Dylan Mcbride, Jeffrey Lamb, Eric Preston Lien Suan, Erica Lin, Joshua Erickson, Vincent Domenic Romanin
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Publication number: 20230299711Abstract: A solar tracker system comprising a solar tracker. The solar tracker includes one or more solar panels and a first dampening assembly comprising a dampener that provides dampening of rotation of the one or more solar panels to provide for dampening of the solar tracker and the one or more solar panels, the dampener reducing undesirable oscillations of the one or more solar panels of the solar tracker.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2023Publication date: September 21, 2023Inventors: Victoria Macomber, Jeffrey Charles Lamb, Matthew N Schneider, Christopher Oestreich, Eric Preston Lien Suan, Louis Hong Basel, Saul Thomas Griffith, Peter Aumann, Kyle Allen Lamson, Jonah Sternthal, Eleanor Blair, Nicholas Andrew Catalan, Amando Luke Miller
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Patent number: 11683003Abstract: A solar tracker system comprising one or more tracker rotation control systems that include: a curved gear plate; and a locking element configured to lock the solar tracker system in a first configuration.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2021Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: SUNFOLDING, INC.Inventors: Victoria Macomber, Jeffrey Charles Lamb, Matthew N Schneider, Christopher Oestreich, Eric Preston Lien Suan, Louis Hong Basel, Saul Thomas Griffith, Peter Aumann, Kyle Allen Lamson, Jonah Sternthal, Eleanor Blair, Nicholas Andrew Catalan, Amando Luke Miller
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Publication number: 20230150600Abstract: A solar-powered vehicle that includes a body having a front end, rear end, top and opposing sides; two or more wheels; and a first and second solar panel assembly respectively disposed on the opposing sides of the body.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2023Publication date: May 18, 2023Inventors: Saul Thomas Griffith, Hans von Clemm
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Publication number: 20230066669Abstract: A solar tracker comprising: a bottom plate, a top plate, at least one assembly rotatably coupling the top and bottom plates, one or more bellows units disposed between the top plate and bottom plate and a locking mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2022Publication date: March 2, 2023Inventors: Kyle Douglass Betts, Saul Thomas Griffith, Jeffrey Charles Lamb, Peter Sturt Lynn, Leila Marcia Madrone, Matthew Ness Schneider, Kevin Patrick Simon, Louis Basel, Victoria Hammett Macomber, Daniel Goldwater
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Patent number: 11560194Abstract: A solar-powered vehicle that includes a body having opposing sides and defining a cavity; two or more wheels; a first and second solar panel assembly respectively disposed on the opposing sides of the body; one or more electric motor disposed within the cavity of the body between the first and second solar panel assemblies, the one or more electric motors configured to rotate at least one of the two or more wheels; and one or more electric battery disposed within the cavity of the body between the first and second solar panel assemblies, the one or more electric batteries configured to power the one or more electric motors and to be charged by electric current generated by the first and second solar panel assemblies.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2020Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: OTHER LAB, LLCInventors: Saul Thomas Griffith, Hans von Clemm
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Patent number: 11502639Abstract: An actuator comprising a bottom plate, a top-plate and one or more hub assembly extending between and rotatably coupling the bottom and top plates. The actuator also includes one or more bellows units disposed between the top plate and bottom plate, the one or more bellows units comprising a first and second inflatable bellows coupled by a web extending between the first and second bellows, the first and second bellows defining respective and separate first and second bellows cavities, with the first bellows of the bellows units disposed on a first side of the bottom plate, and the second bellows of the bellows units disposed on a second side of the bottom plate, opposing the first side, and between the top and bottom plates.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2019Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: SUNFOLDING, INC.Inventors: Kyle Douglass Betts, Saul Thomas Griffith, Jeffrey Charles Lamb, Peter Sturt Lynn, Leila Marcia Madrone, Matthew Ness Schneider, Kevin Patrick Simon, Louis Basel, Victoria Hammett Macomber, Dan Goldwater
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Publication number: 20220360211Abstract: A system with one or more solar modules comprising a plurality of solar cells, each of the solar modules having a plurality of corrugations defined by a plurality of alternating elongated top channels and elongated bottom channels that extend between opposing ends along first parallel axes, the elongated bottom channels defined by first pairs of sidewalls extending from respective caps, and the elongated top channels defined by second sidewalls extending from respective bases.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2022Publication date: November 10, 2022Inventors: Saul Thomas Griffith, Samuel Eli Calisch, Joshua Land, Brenton Piercy, Peter Sturt Lynn, Pushan Panda, Albert Que
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Publication number: 20220344941Abstract: A powered building system that includes an electric power distribution system configured to distribute electrical power to a plurality of receptacles; one or more load sources; and one or more battery systems associated with: a respective receptacle of the plurality of receptacles and a respective load source of the one or more load sources.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2022Publication date: October 27, 2022Inventors: Saul Thomas Griffith, Samuel Eli Calisch, Joshua Land, Tucker Gilman
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Publication number: 20220062081Abstract: An isolation room system comprising a plurality of walls defining a first chamber; and including an air filtration system that pulls air from within at least the first chamber through a filter.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2021Publication date: March 3, 2022Inventors: Saul Thomas Griffith, Brenton Piercy, Pushan Panda, Jake LaCore, Carrie Davis, Hans von Clemm
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Patent number: 11250629Abstract: Systems and methods for optimizing a model file include an occlusion reduction process. The occlusion reduction process includes acts of: i) identifying one or more points on a mesh section of a model, ii) determining an occlusion value for each of the one or more points on the surface of the mesh section by performing a ray cast rendering of each of the one or more points, iii) determining whether the one or more occlusion values meet or exceed a predetermined occlusion threshold value, and iv) removing the mesh section from the model. Systems and methods for optimizing a model file may include other optimization processes, such as an instancing step, a selective decimation step, a texture reduction step, and/or a texture formatting step.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2020Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: SEEK XR, LLCInventors: Thane Brimhall, Thomas Griffiths, Trey Nelson, Christopher Tart
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Publication number: 20210399679Abstract: A solar tracker system comprising one or more tracker rotation control systems that include: a curved gear plate; and a locking element configured to lock the solar tracker system in a first configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2021Publication date: December 23, 2021Inventors: Victoria Macomber, Jeffrey Charles Lamb, Matthew N Schneider, Christopher Oestreich, Eric Preston Lien Suan, Louis Hong Basel, Saul Thomas Griffith, Peter Aumann, Kyle Allen Lamson, Jonah Sternthal, Eleanor Blair, Nicholas Andrew Catalan, Amando Luke Miller
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Patent number: 11205301Abstract: Systems and methods for optimizing a model file include an occlusion reduction process. The occlusion reduction process includes acts of: (i) identifying points on a mesh section of a model, (ii) casting a set of rays toward the points, (iii) determining a number of rays that reach the points without being occluded by a portion of the model or a portion of another object, (iv) determining occlusion values for the points based on the number of rays that reach the points without being occluded; (v) determining whether the occlusion values for the points satisfy a predetermined occlusion threshold value; (vi) removing the mesh section from the model in response to determining that the occlusion values satisfy the predetermined occlusion threshold value, and (vii) refraining from removing the mesh section from the model in response to determining that the occlusion values fail to satisfy the predetermined occlusion threshold value.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2021Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignee: SEEK XR, INC.Inventors: Thane Brimhall, Thomas Griffiths, Trey Nelson, Christopher Tart
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Publication number: 20210366192Abstract: Systems and methods for optimizing a model file include an occlusion reduction process. The occlusion reduction process includes acts of: (i) identifying points on a mesh section of a model, (ii) casting a set of rays toward the points, (iii) determining a number of rays that reach the points without being occluded by a portion of the model or a portion of another object, (iv) determining occlusion values for the points based on the number of rays that reach the points without being occluded; (v) determining whether the occlusion values for the points satisfy a predetermined occlusion threshold value; (vi) removing the mesh section from the model in response to determining that the occlusion values satisfy the predetermined occlusion threshold value, and (vii) refraining from removing the mesh section from the model in response to determining that the occlusion values fail to satisfy the predetermined occlusion threshold value.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2021Publication date: November 25, 2021Inventors: Thane Brimhall, Thomas Griffiths, Trey Nelson, Christopher Tart
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Publication number: 20210366191Abstract: Systems and methods for optimizing a model file include an occlusion reduction process. The occlusion reduction process includes acts of: (i) identifying points on a mesh section of a model, (ii) casting a set of rays toward the points, (iii) determining a number of rays that reach the points without being occluded by a portion of the model or a portion of another object, (iv) determining occlusion values for the points based on the number of rays that reach the points without being occluded; (v) determining whether the occlusion values for the points satisfy a predetermined occlusion threshold value; (vi) removing the mesh section from the model in response to determining that the occlusion values satisfy the predetermined occlusion threshold value, and (vii) refraining from removing the mesh section from the model in response to determining that the occlusion values fail to satisfy the predetermined occlusion threshold value.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2020Publication date: November 25, 2021Inventors: Thane Brimhall, Thomas Griffiths, Trey Nelson, Christopher Tart