Patents Examined by Yuhui R Pan
  • Patent number: 12265372
    Abstract: Sensor data are obtained for an activity performed by a user. The sensor data include data from one or more sensors in one or more grips gripped by the user's left hand and the user's right hand during the activity. The sensor data are analyzed to identify a difference in performance of the activity between the left side of the user's body and the right side of the user's body. Feedback is provided to the user to compensate for the difference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: TheConnectedGrip, Inc.
    Inventors: Vincent Le Chevalier, William Vablais
  • Patent number: 12252890
    Abstract: System for constructing a building implementing a controller. The system includes a first control arm and a second control arm. The system also includes an extrusion head located on a distal end of the second control arm. The controller is operable to adjust the first control arm to hold a distal end stead within a predetermined window of coordinates. The controller is also operable to position the second control arm such that the extrusion head is located according to the controller directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Gannett Peak Partners LLC
    Inventors: James Eric Compton, Chris Gilman, Casey Roberts
  • Patent number: 12251880
    Abstract: An additive manufacturing system, a build platform and a method of operating are provided. A method includes receiving data defining a build platform for fabricating a target object using an additive manufacturing system. The method further includes generating the build platform based on the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Advanced Printed Electronic Solutions LLC
    Inventor: Richard Neill
  • Patent number: 12252976
    Abstract: Methods and systems relating to a drilling operation at a well site include a plurality of drilling parameters, which define the processes of the drilling operation, and a positive displacement motor. The positive displacement motor includes a plurality of embedded sensors, wherein each embedded sensor has an embedded sensor type and an embedded sensor location, a process control unit, and a communication line connecting the plurality of embedded sensors to the process control unit. A computer is communicably connected to the plurality of embedded sensors and includes one or more computer processors, and a non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions executable by a computer processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
    Inventor: Abdullah Mohammed Al-Dossary
  • Patent number: 12255459
    Abstract: A system to manage power consumption from a grid includes a building switchgear; an energy storage system (ESS) coupled to the building switchgear to selectively provide power in response to a customer power demand to prevent a customer grid power consumption from spiking and peaking at grid imbalance highest cost on peak times; an energy management system (EMS) to operate the ESS from behind-the-meter; and a data distribution service (DDS) coupled to the EMS forming a DDS-EMS network to provide a global data space servicing EMS edge publishers and subscribers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Inventors: Junkyeong Kim, Minjun Seo
  • Patent number: 12248304
    Abstract: A data verifier, comprising: a first processing circuitry, configured to perform a first safety operation, the first safety operation comprising: determining whether first sensor data representing a second processing circuitry factor satisfy a first verification criterion; and if first verification criterion is satisfied, execute a first safety measure; and if the first verification criterion is not satisfied, execute a second safety measure; a second processing circuitry, configured to perform a second safety operation, the second safety operation comprising: determining whether a first value, generated by a third processing logic from sensor data satisfy a second verification criterion; and if the second verification criterion is satisfied, execute a third safety measure; and if the second verification criterion is not satisfied, execute a fourth safety measure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Darshan Raj, Ralf Sengle
  • Patent number: 12233604
    Abstract: Augmenting the functionality of an off-the-shelf additive manufacturing machine, such as a 3D printer, by generating a component design having an autonomy characteristic, and that may impart a functionality to one or more components manufactured by the additive manufacturing machine that is based on an interaction between the component and the additive manufacturing machine. The design includes code for instructing the additive machine to build an ancillary component, such as a cantilever spring, and build the primary manufactured object, and use the cantilever spring to propel the object off the build platform. In this manner the functionality of an off-the-shelf additive manufacturing machine is expanded without physical modification of the machine, and can be implemented remotely to embed additional functionality into designed components that are to be fabricated, for example on spacecraft where physical retrofits are impractical. Other applications include parts and material testing and rapid prototyping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: United States of America as represented by the Administrator of NASA
    Inventors: Arash Mazhari, Rachel Lackritz Ticknor, Daniel Walton Cellucci, Dean Peter Giovannetti, Sean Shan-Min Swei
  • Patent number: 12232885
    Abstract: Systems and methods for modeling anatomical changes in a patient after installation of a patient-specific implant are disclosed. The system can model changes to a thoracic spine based on changes to the lumbar spine in a patient. The system can calculate and display reciprocal changes to nearby anatomy due to correction of index anatomy. For example, the system models the anatomical changes to the thoracic and cervical spines based on corrections to the lumbar spine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Carlsmed, Inc.
    Inventors: Niall Patrick Casey, Rodrigo Junqueira Nicolau
  • Patent number: 12221822
    Abstract: A door operation management system (100), method and computer program product for controlling operation of a door (1), the door operation management system (100) comprises at least a first movement sensor device (10a, 10b, 10c) arranged at the door (1), for determining a movement of the door (1); and a processing circuitry (102a, 102b) operatively connected to the at least first movement sensor device (10a, 10b, 10c) configured to cause the door operation management system (100) to obtain at least a first sensor data (dd1, dd2, dd3, dd4) from the at least first movement sensor device (10a, 10b, 10c); and determine at least a first state (st1, st2, st3, st4) of the door (1) based on the at least a first sensor data (dd1, dd2, dd3, dd4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Assa Abloy Entrance Systems AB
    Inventor: Sven-Gunnar Soderqvist
  • Patent number: 12220872
    Abstract: An additive manufacturing system, a build platform and a method of operating are provided. A method includes receiving data defining a build platform for fabricating a target object using an additive manufacturing system. The method further includes generating the build platform based on the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Advanced Printed Electronic Solutions LLC
    Inventor: Richard Neill
  • Patent number: 12214528
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a part includes removing material with a cutting machine to form a plurality of segments, at least two of the segments including an anchoring structure, connecting two or more segments to form a first layer, and connecting two or more additional segments to form a second layer. The method also includes connecting the first layer to the second layer and connecting a support structure directly to two of the anchoring structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Thermwood Corporation
    Inventor: Kenneth J. Susnjara
  • Patent number: 12210367
    Abstract: Systems and methods for managing power on an electric power grid including a server for communicating IP-based messages over a network with distributed power consuming devices and/or power supplying devices, the IP-based messages including information including a change in state of the power consuming device(s), a directive for a change in state of the power consuming device(s), a priority message, an alert, a status, an update, a location with respect to the electric power grid, a function, device attributes, and combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Causam Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph W. Forbes, Jr.
  • Patent number: 12211110
    Abstract: An example system may include an energy storage unit and various processors configured to communicate with components of the energy storage unit to track, classify, and route event data as well as automatically perform actions and notify stakeholders of the event data. The example system may receive event data describing one or more events associated with an energy storage unit and the system may determine that the one or more events include a fault. The system may determine whether the fault is automatically addressable and, responsive to determining that the fault is automatically addressable, automatically execute one or more actions based on the fault. The system may automatically provide a notification describing the fault to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Torus Inc.
    Inventors: Nathan Walkingshaw, Trenton Bond, Leslie Springer, Weston Bridgewater
  • Patent number: 12202207
    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for selecting a print head of a 3D printing machine to apply 3D printing material at one or more positions in a printed 3D object. Embodiments of the present invention may include, in the selection process one or more elements pertaining for example to: geometry of the received 3D model; colorization of the received 3D model; transparency of the received 3D model; properties of the 3D printing material; and constraints of the 3D printing machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: STRATASYS LTD.
    Inventors: Shai Lipowitch, Yoav Bressler, Shahar Klinger, Yosef Meller
  • Patent number: 12202204
    Abstract: A method for making a rapid prototype of a patient's mouth to be used in the design and fabrication of a dental prosthesis. The method takes an impression of a mouth including a first installation site having a dental implant installed in the first installation site and a gingival healing abutment having at least one informational marker attached to the dental implant. A stone model is prepared based on the impression, including teeth models and model markers indicative of the at least one informational marker. The model is scanned. Scan data is generated from the scanning. The scan data is transferred to a CAD program. A three-dimensional model of the installation site is created in the CAD program. The at least one informational marker is determined to gather information for manufacturing the rapid protocol. Rapid prototype dimensional information is developed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: BIOMET 31, LLC
    Inventors: Theodore M Powell, John T Amber, Bruce Berckmans, III, Zachary B Suttin
  • Patent number: 12202203
    Abstract: A method for making a rapid prototype of a patient's mouth to be used in the design and fabrication of a dental prosthesis. The method takes an impression of a mouth including a first installation site having a dental implant installed in the first installation site and a gingival healing abutment having at least one informational marker attached to the dental implant. A stone model is prepared based on the impression, including teeth models and model markers indicative of the at least one informational marker. The model is scanned. Scan data is generated from the scanning. The scan data is transferred to a CAD program. A three-dimensional model of the installation site is created in the CAD program. The at least one informational marker is determined to gather information for manufacturing the rapid protocol. Rapid prototype dimensional information is developed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: BIOMET 3I, LLC
    Inventors: Theodore M Powell, John T Amber, Bruce Berckmans, III, Zachary B Suttin
  • Patent number: 12194534
    Abstract: A method for controlling an energy beam in an additive manufacturing machine when forming a three-dimensional article layer by layer by successive fusion of selected areas of powder layers, which selected areas correspond to successive layers of the article. The method includes steps of radiating a powder layer by the energy beam and creating a set of images of the powder layer for a set of positions on the powder layer by detecting particles emitted, backscattered or reflected from the powder layer when being radiated, comparing data representing the set of images and reference data with each other for identifying a difference between the energy beam when used on the powder layer and the reference data, with respect to at least one energy beam parameter, and adjusting the energy beam based on such an identified difference between the energy beam when used on the powder layer and the reference data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Arcam AB
    Inventor: Johan Backlund
  • Patent number: 12189376
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, system, and computer program products for managing a set of outliers in test data. A computer system analyzes a set of features derived from the test data using different outlier detection methods to generate a result of the set of outliers identified by the different outlier detection methods. The test data is obtained from testing a physical structure. The computer system determines a causality for the set of outliers in the result. The physical structure is retested with a set of changes determined using the causality identified for the set of outliers. The retesting generates new test data for the physical structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignees: The Boeing Company, University of Washington
    Inventors: Mohammed H. Kabir, Alan Douglas Byar, John J. Dong, Alexandru I. Stere, Todd Clayton DePauw, Christina M. Doty, Ashith Paulson Kunnel Joseph, Navid Zobeiry
  • Patent number: 12189351
    Abstract: An appliance includes a temperature control system, a light source, and a spectrometer. The spectrometer works in conjunction with the light source to obtain a measured value of a foodstuff. The measured value is at least one of an absorbance value, a transmittance value, and a reflectance value. The measured value from the foodstuff is compared to a reference value for the foodstuff.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Joshua George Abdoo, Ariana M. Bruno, Kevin M. Chase, Rahul Dudhe, Neomar Giacomini, Aravind Nagarajan, Maria Paola Pirovano, Joel Matthew Sells, Aaron Edward Showers
  • Patent number: 12174528
    Abstract: A storage environment monitoring device is capable of measuring and/or monitoring various parameters of an environment inside a storage area, such as airflow, temperature, and humidity, to increase the storage quality of semiconductor components stored in the storage area. The storage environment monitoring device is capable of measuring and/or monitoring the parameters of the environment inside the storage area without having to open an enclosure that is storing the semiconductor components in the storage area. This reduces exposure of the semiconductor components to contamination and other environmental factors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chen-Wei Lu, Chuan Wei Lin, Chun-Hau Chen, Kuan Yu Lai, Fu-Hsien Li, Chi-Feng Tung, Hsiang Yin Shen