Patents Assigned to Deep Science, LLC
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Patent number: 12138030Abstract: A micro impulse radar (MIR) system includes art MIR transceiver circuit configured to transmit, towards a subject, at least one transmitted radar signal, and receive at least one radar return signal. The system includes a control circuit configured to generate a control signal defining a radar signal parameter of the at least one transmitted radar signal, provide the control signal to the MIR transceiver circuit to cause the MIR transceiver circuit to transmit the at least one transmitted signal based on the radar signal parameter, and determine, based on the at least one radar return signal, a physiological parameter of the subject.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2023Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignee: Deep Science, LLCInventors: Roderick A. Hyde, David William Wine, Brian C. Holloway
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Patent number: 11905983Abstract: A fluid control system includes a dielectric-barrier discharge (DBD) device, and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to obtain a streamwise length scale of a fluid flowing over a surface. The processing circuitry is also configured to obtain a convective time scale of the fluid flowing over the surface. The processing circuitry is also configured to operate the DBD device, based on the streamwise length scale and the convective time scale, to adjust a flow property of the fluid.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2021Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: Deep Science, LLCInventors: Brian C. Holloway, David William Wine
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Publication number: 20230309846Abstract: A micro impulse radar (MIR) system includes art MIR transceiver circuit configured to transmit, towards a subject, at least one transmitted radar signal, and receive at least one radar return signal. The system includes a control circuit configured to generate a control signal defining a radar signal parameter of the at least one transmitted radar signal, provide the control signal to the MIR transceiver circuit to cause the MIR transceiver circuit to transmit the at least one transmitted signal based on the radar signal parameter, and determine, based on the at least one radar return signal, a physiological parameter of the subject.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: Deep Science, LLCInventors: Roderick A. Hyde, David William Wine, Brian C. Holloway
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Patent number: 11701020Abstract: A micro impulse radar (MIR) system includes an MIR transceiver circuit configured to transmit, towards a subject, at least one transmitted radar signal, and receive at least one radar return signal. The system includes a control circuit configured to generate a control signal defining a radar signal parameter of the at least one transmitted radar signal, provide the control signal to the MIR transceiver circuit to cause the MIR transceiver circuit to transmit the at least one transmitted signal based on the radar signal parameter, and determine, based on the at least one radar return signal, a physiological parameter of the subject.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2019Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: Deep Science, LLCInventors: Roderick A. Hyde, David William Wine, Brian C. Holloway
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Publication number: 20230012961Abstract: A system includes a surface, an actuator, and processing circuitry. The surface includes one or more non-actuating zones and one or more actuatable zones. The actuator is configured to a flow property of a fluid that flows over the one or more actuatable zones of the surface. The processing circuitry is configured to obtain a value of a parameter of the fluid that flows over the surface, and operate the actuator to adjust the flow property of the fluid that flows over the one or more actuatable zones based on the value of the parameter of the fluid.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2021Publication date: January 19, 2023Applicant: Deep Science, LLCInventors: Ivan Marusic, Alexander J. Smits, David William Wine
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Patent number: 11519433Abstract: A system includes a surface having a fluid flowing over the surface. The fluid includes a flow regime having a streamwise length scale greater than about 100 times ? and less than about 100,000 times ?, where ? is a viscous length scale of the flow regime, and a convective time scale greater than about 10?? and less than about 10,000??, where ?? is a viscous time scale of the flow regime. The system includes a controller that causes at least one of motion the surface to modify fluid flow in the flow regime based on the streamwise length scale and the convective time scale or motion of the flow regime based on the streamwise length scale and the convective time scale.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2019Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: Deep Science, LLCInventors: David William Wine, Ivan Marusic, Alexander J. Smits, Brian C. Holloway
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Patent number: 11466709Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein to implement transverse momentum injection at low frequencies to directly modify large-scale eddies in a turbulent boundary layer on a surface of an object. A set of transverse momentum injection actuators may be positioned on the surface of the object to affect large-scale eddies in the turbulent boundary layer. The system may include a controller to selectively actuate the transverse momentum injection actuators with an actuation pattern to affect the large-scale eddies to modify the drag of the fluid flow on the surface. In various embodiments, the transverse momentum injection actuators may be operated at frequencies less than 10,000 Hertz.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2022Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: Deep Science, LLCInventors: Alexander J. Smits, Ivan Marusic, David Wine, Brian Holloway
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Patent number: 11299260Abstract: A fluid control system includes a deformable surface that covers a body in at least a first and second direction. The first direction is orthogonal to the second direction. The deformable surface includes a bottom side that faces the body and a top side that is opposite the bottom side. The fluid control system also includes at least one deformer between the deformable surface and the body. The at least one deformer is configured to modify a boundary layer of a fluid that is flowing over the deformable surface by selectively deforming the top side of the surface.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2019Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: Deep Science, LLCInventors: David William Wine, Roderick A. Hyde, Brian C. Holloway
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Patent number: 11294344Abstract: An apparatus, method, computer program product, and/or system are described that determine an event, actuate a cushioning element in response to the determining the event, the cushioning element including one or more tension-bearing members, and dissipate at least some of an energy associated with a collision based on deforming at least one of the tension-bearing members during the collision, the deforming including substantially inelastically stretching the at least one of the tension-bearing members. Other example embodiments are also provided relating to actuatable cushioning elements.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2019Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: Deep Science, LLCInventors: Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Edward K. Y. Jung, Royce A. Levien, Robert W. Lord, Mark A. Malamud, Cameron Myhrvold, Conor L. Myhrvold, Nathan P. Myhrvold, John D. Rinaldo, Jr., Lowell L. Wood, Jr., Victoria Y. H. Wood
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Patent number: 11269090Abstract: Disclosed embodiments include perovskite scintillators configured to be operated at a low temperature, detectors with perovskite scintillators configured to be operated at a low temperature, scanners with perovskite scintillators configured to be operated at a low temperature, methods of cooling a perovskite scintillator to a low temperature, and methods of configuring a perovskite scintillator to be operated at a low temperature.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2020Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: Deep Science, LLCInventor: Michael Saliba
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Patent number: 11185604Abstract: Methods and systems for monitoring sterilization status are provided.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2009Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: Deep Science LLCInventors: Edward K. Y. Jung, Royce A. Levien, Robert W. Lord, Mark A. Malamud, John D. Rinaldo, Jr., Lowell L. Wood, Jr.
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Publication number: 20210348628Abstract: A fluid control system includes a dielectric-barrier discharge (DBD) device, and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to obtain a streamwise length scale of a fluid flowing over a surface. The processing circuitry is also configured to obtain a convective time scale of the fluid flowing over the surface. The processing circuitry is also configured to operate the DBD device, based on the streamwise length scale and the convective time scale, to adjust a flow property of the fluid.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2021Publication date: November 11, 2021Applicant: Deep Science, LLCInventors: Brian C. Holloway, David William Wine
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Patent number: 10646602Abstract: The present disclosure relates to sterilization methods and systems that may be used within numerous contexts, such as health-care and manufacturing facilities.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2006Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: Deep Science, LLCInventors: Edward K. Y. Jung, Royce A. Levien, Robert W. Lord, Mark A. Malamud, John D. Rinaldo, Jr., Lowell L. Wood, Jr.
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Publication number: 20200031456Abstract: A fluid control system includes a deformable surface that covers a body in at least a first and second direction. The first direction is orthogonal to the second direction. The deformable surface includes a bottom side that faces the body and a top side that is opposite the bottom side. The fluid control system also includes at least one deformer between the deformable surface and the body. The at least one deformer is configured to modify a boundary layer of a fluid that is flowing over the deformable surface by selectively deforming the top side of the surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2019Publication date: January 30, 2020Applicant: Deep Science, LLCInventors: David William Wine, Roderick A. Hyde, Brian C. Holloway
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Patent number: 10539941Abstract: Disclosed embodiments include methods, computer program products, and systems. Given by way of example only and not of limitation, in various embodiments a method includes: determining an event; actuating a cushioning element in response to the determining the event, the cushioning element including one or more tension-bearing members; and dissipating at least some of an energy associated with a collision based on deforming at least one of the tension-bearing members during the collision, the deforming including substantially inelastically stretching the at least one of the tension-bearing members.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2016Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: Deep Science, LLCInventors: Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Edward K. Y. Jung, Royce A. Levien, Robert W. Lord, Mark A. Malamud, Cameron A. Myhrvold, Conor L. Myhrvold, Nathan P. Myhrvold, John D. Rinaldo, Lowell L. Wood, Jr., Victoria Y. H. Wood
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Patent number: 10074879Abstract: An electrochemical device (such as a battery) includes at least one electrode having a fluid surface and one or more sensors configured to detect an operating condition of the device. Fluid-directing structures may modulate flow or retain fluid in response to the sensors. An electrolyte within the device may also include an ion-transport fluid, for example infiltrated into a porous solid support.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2010Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: Deep Science, LLCInventors: Geoffrey F. Deane, Bran Ferren, William Gates, W. Daniel Hillis, Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Edward K. Y. Jung, Jordin T. Kare, Nathan P. Myhrvold, Clarence T. Tegreene, David B. Tuckerman, Thomas Allan Weaver, Charles Whitmer, Lowell L. Wood, Victoria Y. H. Wood
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Publication number: 20180205203Abstract: Systems and methods for dynamically defending a site from lightning strikes are provided. The systems and methods involve dynamically altering electrostatic fields above the site and/or dynamically intervening in lightning.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2018Publication date: July 19, 2018Applicant: Deep Science, LLCInventors: Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Jordin T. Kare, Thomas Allan Weaver, Lowell L. Wood, Jr., Victoria Y.H. Wood
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Patent number: 9917424Abstract: Systems and methods for dynamically defending a site from lightning strikes are provided. The systems and methods involve dynamically altering electrostatic fields above the site and/or dynamically intervening in lightning.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2016Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: Deep Science, LLCInventors: Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Jordin T. Kare, Thomas Allan Weaver, Lowell L. Wood, Jr., Victoria Y. H. Wood
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Patent number: 9838143Abstract: A system for delivering optical power over an optical conduit includes at least one optical power source delivering multiple optical power forms, at least one of the optical power forms being a modulated optical power form. The system includes an optical power receiving device that is directly driven by the at least one modulated optical power form.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2017Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: Deep Science, LLCInventors: Alistair K. Chan, Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Jordin T. Kare, Lowell L. Wood, Jr.
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Publication number: 20170277158Abstract: In one embodiment, a particular state of a body is sensed. In response to the sensing, at least one action is taken to modulate a projected adverse interaction between the body or a portion thereof and at least one object in the environment of the body. An apparatus, methods and computer program product, and system are described that enable a first subset of actuatable cushioning elements for a first time period, enable a second subset of actuatable cushioning elements for a second time period, determine an event, and actuate, based on a time the event is determined, at least one of the first and the second subsets of actuatable cushioning elements to provide cushioning support for an object. Other example embodiments are also provided relating to actuatable cushioning elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2016Publication date: September 28, 2017Applicant: Deep Science, LLCInventors: Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Edward K.Y. Jung, Royce A. Levien, Robert W. Lord, Mark A. Malamud, Cameron A. Myhrvold, Conor L. Myhrvold, Nathan P. Myhrvold, John D. Rinaldo, Lowell L. Wood, JR., Victoria Y.H. Wood