Patents by Inventor A. J. Patterson
A. J. Patterson 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: 20240131970Abstract: A kinetic seat cushion assembly that rotates based on a force applied on an occupant seated therein is provided. The kinetic seat cushion assembly includes a primary seat cushion frame, a secondary seat cushion frame, a seat cushion tilt mechanism coupling the secondary seat cushion frame to the primary seat cushion frame such that the secondary seat cushion frame is movable with respect to the primary seat cushion frame, and a front pivot mechanism that pivotally couples a front portion of the primary seat cushion frame to a front portion of the secondary seat cushion frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2024Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.Inventors: Todd Rupert Muck, Charles P. Patterson, Matthew R. Speck, Peter J. Moegling
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Patent number: 11965168Abstract: Soybean plants producing soybean seeds comprising leghemoglobin are produced by modifying the genome of the soybean plant. Soybean plants, soybean seeds and soy protein compositions comprising leghemoglobin are provided. Soybean plants, soybean seeds and soy protein compositions comprising leghemoglobin and additionally one or more of high oleic acid, low linolenic acid, high protein, low stachyose, low raffinose and low protease inhibitors are provided. Protein compositions comprising leghemoglobin, such as soy isolates and concentrates can be made from the soybean seeds. Additionally, methods for generating and using plants, seeds and protein compositions comprising leghemoglobin are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2022Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Hyeon-Je Cho, John D Everard, Anthony J Kinney, Zhan-Bin Liu, Knut Meyer, Thomas G Patterson, Kevin G Ripp, Bo Shen
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Patent number: 11944279Abstract: Various embodiments of a swab device, system, and method are provided for measuring and assessing saliva flow in the mouth of a person. In one embodiment, a system includes a swab device and a measuring device. The swab device includes a handle portion and a swab portion, the handle portion being elongated to extend between a proximal end and a distal end. The swab portion is coupled to a distal portion of the handle portion and is sized and configured to collect saliva from the mouth. The measuring device is sized and configured to measure an amount of the saliva collected with the swab portion, the measuring device including a nesting portion integrated therewith. Such nesting portion of the measuring device is sized and configured to receive the proximal end of the handle portion of the swab device to measure the saliva collected therewith.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2020Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: BOKA SCIENCES, INC.Inventors: Grant J. Donovan, Jeffrey A. Stern, Ryan C. Patterson, James A. Malmstrom, Kent F. Beck, Scott D. Miles
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Patent number: 11822032Abstract: Methods, systems, devices, and products for hydrocarbon tubular evaluation. Methods comprise conveying the logging tool in the tubular with a carrier; inducing with a transmitter a horizontal shear (SH) wave; identifying higher order SH mode signals received at a plurality of offset receivers responsive to a higher order SH mode engendered by the horizontal shear (SH) wave; estimating a dominant frequency for higher order SH mode from the higher order SH mode signals; estimating a group velocity for the higher order SH mode from the higher order SH mode signals; and estimating a tubular parameter using the dominant frequency and the group velocity. The tubular parameter may be at least tubular thickness. The method includes estimating the tubular parameter independent of the fundamental horizontal shear wave mode (SH0).Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2018Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLCInventors: Wei Han, Douglas J. Patterson
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Patent number: 11719090Abstract: Methods and apparatus for inspecting oilfield infrastructure components. Methods include methods of identifying a micro-annulus outside a casing in a cemented wellbore. Methods may include transmitting an acoustic pulse incident on the casing; making a measurement of a first acoustic impedance property value from pulse-echo information generated responsive to an echo of the acoustic pulse reflected from the casing; propagating a circumferential guided wave in the casing; making a measurement of a second acoustic impedance property value from propagating wave information generated responsive to the propagating acoustic wave; and determining from the first acoustic impedance value and the second acoustic impedance value a presence of a micro-annulus between the casing and the cement.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2020Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLCInventors: Pawel J. Matuszyk, Douglas J. Patterson
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Patent number: 11510786Abstract: Implants for vertebral body or functional spinal unit replacement comprise a bioactive surface roughening on one or more of the anterior, posterior, and lateral surfaces of the implant. The bioactive surface includes macro-, micro-, and nano-scale structural features that contact vertebral bone that lines a specialized channel in a vertebrae, and thereby facilitate bone growth and osteointegration of the implant with the vertebral bone.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2020Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: TITAN SPINE, INC.Inventors: Peter F. Ullrich, Jr., Chad J. Patterson, Eric Kennedy, Carmie A. Thompson, III
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Publication number: 20220316158Abstract: A one-way recessed directional rumble strip system for controlling both direction and speed of traffic is described. The recessed directional rumble strip system includes a plurality of recessed directional rumble strips having a descending surface and a rumble face. Vehicles approaching the recessed directional rumble strip from a correct direction of travel are allowed to pass over the recessed directional rumble strip with little or no effect on the vehicle. Vehicles attempting to pass from the wrong direction will engage the features of the recessed directional rumble strip. This will affect an operating condition of the vehicle to change such as to cause a tactile and audible sensation to the driver. Indicia may be provided on the steep face to warn drivers that they are traveling in the wrong direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2020Publication date: October 6, 2022Applicant: Wrong Way Technologies LLCInventors: Andrew Morrill, Matthew J Patterson
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Publication number: 20220234766Abstract: A method includes producing an electric propulsion (EP) rocket engine. The method selects a core discharge chamber. A discharge cathode assembly (DCA) is selected along with a DCA common interface (CI). The DCA CI is connected to the core discharge chamber and the DCA is connected to the DCA CI. A neutralizer cathode assembly (NCA) is selected with an NCA CI. The NCA CI is connected to the core discharge chamber and the NCA is connected to the NCA CI. An ion optics assembly (IOA) is selected along with an IOA CI. The IOA CI is connected to the core discharge chamber and the IOA is connected to the IOA CI. The three common interfaces: DCA CI, NCA CI, and IOA CI allow for different subassemblies to be connected to their respective common interfaces—for purposes of re-configurability to accommodate changes in operational requirements, or replacement of subassemblies.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2021Publication date: July 28, 2022Inventor: Michael J. Patterson
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Patent number: 11378708Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for downhole evaluation using a sensor assembly that includes a sensor plate, wherein a surface of the sensor plate forms a portion of a surface of a downhole tool. Methods include bringing the surface of the sensor plate into contact with downhole fluid; generating a guided wave that propagates in the sensor plate by activating the sensor assembly at at least one frequency configured to excite both a symmetric mode and an anti-symmetric mode; making at least one first attenuation measurement of the symmetric mode of the guided wave; making at least one second attenuation measurement of the anti-symmetric mode of the guided wave; and using the at least one first attenuation measurement and the at least one second attenuation measurement to estimate at least one parameter of interest of the fluid. Methods may include submerging the surface of the sensor plate in a downhole fluid.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2018Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLCInventors: Xiaochu Yao, Douglas J. Patterson, Pawel J. Matuszyk
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Patent number: 11359484Abstract: An apparatus for monitoring deployment of filtration media at least partially surrounding a tubular disposed in a borehole penetrating the earth includes a carrier configured to be conveyed through the tubular, a low-frequency acoustic wave source disposed on the carrier and configured to transmit acoustic waves in a frequency that is less than 3000 Hz into the tubular, and an acoustic wave receiver disposed on the carrier a distance from the low-frequency acoustic wave source and configured to receive acoustic waves transmitted by the low-frequency acoustic wave source. The apparatus also includes a controller configured to compare data characterizing the received acoustic waves to reference data characterizing acoustic waves with the filtration media not deployed.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2019Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANY, LLCInventor: Douglas J. Patterson
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Publication number: 20210331303Abstract: A slide and pull hammer device includes three major components, namely, a guide sleeve, a drive bar and an impact head. The drive bar is inserted within the guide sleeve. The impact head is secured within the distal end of the guide sleeve, and has a portion which protrudes beyond the guide sleeve distal end. The drive bar is operable to impact both a distal end and a proximal end of the guide sleeve to apply force to objects in at least two opposite force directions. One force applied by the device includes a hammering or compression force, and another force applied by the device includes a tension or withdrawing force.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2021Publication date: October 28, 2021Inventor: R.J Patterson
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Patent number: 11096796Abstract: Interbody spinal implants comprise internal sidewalls having a roughened surface topography. The internal sidewalls may be those that surround a substantially hollow implant center, including the sidewalls of a vertical aperture and sidewalls of a transverse aperture. The roughened surface topography comprises macro, micro, and nano features that comprise an amplitude, a peak to valley height, and spacing.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2013Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: TITAN SPINE, LLCInventors: Peter F. Ullrich, Jr., Kevin W. Gemas, Chad J. Patterson, Jennifer M. Schneider
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Patent number: 11072059Abstract: A slide and pull hammer device includes three major components, namely, a guide sleeve, a drive bar and an impact head. The drive bar is inserted within the guide sleeve. The impact head is secured within the distal end of the guide sleeve, and has a portion which protrudes beyond the guide sleeve distal end. The drive bar is operable to impact both a distal end and a proximal end of the guide sleeve to apply force to objects in at least two opposite force directions. One force applied by the device includes a hammering or compression force, and another force applied by the device includes a tension or withdrawing force.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2013Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: ANEROB, LLCInventor: R J Patterson
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Patent number: 11066920Abstract: Methods and apparatus for inspecting oilfield infrastructure components. Methods include estimating an optimal value for at least one excitation parameter for an acoustic excitation source to produce a guided wave of mixed multiple modes in the component; selecting at least one excitation parameter corresponding to an optimal simulated guided wave determined in dependence upon the application of waveform criteria to the time domain waveforms; and generating a guided wave in the tubular using the at least one optimal excitation parameter. Methods may include calculating a guided wave dispersion relation; modeling each of the plurality of simulated guided waves, wherein the modeling comprises generating a time domain waveform for each of a plurality of wave modes in dependence upon the acoustic excitation source; selecting the at least one excitation parameter corresponding to an optimal simulated guided wave determined in dependence upon the application of waveform criteria to the time domain waveforms.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2017Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: BAKER HUGHES HOLDINGS LLCInventors: Xiaochu Yao, Pawel J. Matuszyk, Douglas J. Patterson, Rajdeep Das
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Publication number: 20210117460Abstract: Techniques facilitating using flow graphs to represent a data analysis program in a cloud based system for open science collaboration and discovery are provided. In an example, a system can represent a data analysis execution as a flow graph where vertices of the flow graph represent function calls made during the data analysis program and edges between the vertices represent objects passed between the functions. In another example, the flow graph can then be annotated using an annotation database to label the recognized function calls and objects. In another example, the system can then semantically label the annotated flow graph by aligning the annotated graph with a knowledge base of data analysis concepts to provide context for the operations being performed by the data analysis program.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2020Publication date: April 22, 2021Inventors: Ioana Monica Baldini Soares, Aleksandra Mojsilovic, Evan J. Patterson, Kush Raj Varshney
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Patent number: 10922348Abstract: Techniques facilitating using flow graphs to represent a data analysis program in a cloud based system for open science collaboration and discovery are provided. In an example, a system can represent a data analysis execution as a flow graph where vertices of the flow graph represent function calls made during the data analysis program and edges between the vertices represent objects passed between the functions. In another example, the flow graph can then be annotated using an annotation database to label the recognized function calls and objects. In another example, the system can then semantically label the annotated flow graph by aligning the annotated graph with a knowledge base of data analysis concepts to provide context for the operations being performed by the data analysis program.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2017Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Ioana Monica Baldini Soares, Aleksandra Mojsilovic, Evan J. Patterson, Kush Raj Varshney
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Patent number: 10891326Abstract: Techniques facilitating using flow graphs to represent a data analysis program in a cloud based system for open science collaboration and discovery are provided. In an example, a system can represent a data analysis execution as a flow graph where vertices of the flow graph represent function calls made during the data analysis program and edges between the vertices represent objects passed between the functions. In another example, the flow graph can then be annotated using an annotation database to label the recognized function calls and objects. In another example, the system can then semantically label the annotated flow graph by aligning the annotated graph with a knowledge base of data analysis concepts to provide context for the operations being performed by the data analysis program.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2017Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Ioana Monica Baldini Soares, Aleksandra Mojsilovic, Evan J. Patterson, Kush Raj Varshney
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Publication number: 20200300077Abstract: Methods and apparatus for inspecting oilfield infrastructure components. Methods include methods of identifying a micro-annulus outside a casing in a cemented wellbore. Methods may include transmitting an acoustic pulse incident on the casing; making a measurement of a first acoustic impedance property value from pulse-echo information generated responsive to an echo of the acoustic pulse reflected from the casing; propagating a circumferential guided wave in the casing; making a measurement of a second acoustic impedance property value from propagating wave information generated responsive to the propagating acoustic wave; and determining from the first acoustic impedance value and the second acoustic impedance value a presence of a micro-annulus between the casing and the cement.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2020Publication date: September 24, 2020Applicant: Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLCInventors: Pawel J. Matuszyk, Douglas J. Patterson
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Publication number: 20200289284Abstract: Implants for vertebral body or functional spinal unit replacement comprise a bioactive surface roughening on one or more of the anterior, posterior, and lateral surfaces of the implant. The bioactive surface includes macro-, micro-, and nano-scale structural features that contact vertebral bone that lines a specialized channel in a vertebrae, and thereby facilitate bone growth and osteointegration of the implant with the vertebral bone.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2020Publication date: September 17, 2020Inventors: Peter F. Ullrich, JR., Chad J. Patterson, Eric Kennedy, Carmie A. Thompson, III
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Patent number: D902294Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2019Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: DMV CorporationInventor: Alan J. Patterson