Patents by Inventor A. Robert Karl

A. Robert Karl 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).

  • Patent number: 10022275
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for fabricating absorbent article having multiple layers, and deformed zones of targeted performance, and colored regions, the method comprising the steps of forming discrete features on at least one layer, printing colored regions on at least one layer, integrating multiple layers to form an absorbent assembly, and cutting the absorbent assembly into individual absorbent articles, wherein the steps are carried out continuously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Richard George Coe, Kevin Gerard Muhs, Robert Karl Isburgh, Pietro Cecchetto, John Lee Hammons
  • Publication number: 20180131690
    Abstract: Techniques for utilizing a trusted platform module of a host device are described. According to various embodiments, a client device that does not include a trusted platform module (TPM) may leverage a TPM of a host device to provide trust services to the client device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Stefan Thom, Ronald Aigner, Merzin Kapadia, Stuart H. Schaefer, Robert Karl Spiger
  • Publication number: 20180131523
    Abstract: Techniques for a trust service for a client device are described. In various implementations, a trust service is implemented remotely from a client device and provides various trust-related functions to the client device. According to various implementations, communication between a client device and a remote trust service is authenticated by a client identifier (ID) that is maintained by both the client device and the remote trust service. In at least some implementations, the client ID is stored on a location of the client device that is protected from access by (e.g., is inaccessible to) device components such as an operating system, applications, and so forth. Thus, the client ID may be utilized to generate signatures to authenticate communications between the client device and the remote trust service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Stefan Thom, Ronald Aigner, Dennis J. Mattoon, Stuart H. Schaefer, Merzin Kapadia, Robert Karl Spiger, David R. Wooten, Paul England
  • Patent number: 9954705
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a frequency synthesizer. It includes a PFD that generates an up signal and a down signal in response to a reference signal and a feedback signal. A charge pump generates a control voltage in response to the up signal and the down signal. A low pass filter generates a filtered voltage in response to the control voltage. An oscillator circuit generates an output signal in response to the filtered voltage. A feedback divider is coupled between the oscillator circuit and the PFD, and divides the output signal by a first integer divider to generate the feedback signal. A sigma delta modulator (SDM) generates a second integer divider in response to the feedback signal, the reference signal, the output signal and the first integer divider. A digital filter is coupled between the SDM and the feedback divider, and filters quantization noise associated with the SDM.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Yogesh Darwhekar, Srikanth Manian, Srinivas Theertham, Jagdish Chand Goyal, Robert Karl Butler
  • Patent number: 9909922
    Abstract: An anti-aliasing photodetector system for a powered ophthalmic device, such as a contact lens, may be utilized for any number of functions. The anti-aliasing photodetector system converts current from an array of photodetectors into a voltage for use in other aspects of the powered ophthalmic device. The anti-aliasing photodetector system comprises a photodiode array including a plurality of individual photodiodes, an integrate-and-hold circuit, including a capacitor and switch to convert current to voltage, and an analog-to-digital converter. The anti-aliasing photodetector system provides for low power consumption, a wide dynamic range, noise rejection, and is capable of detecting incident ambient visible light as well as incident infrared light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Karl Schweickert, Steven Phillip Hoggarth, Corey Kenneth Barrows, Scott Robert Humphreys, Adam Walter Toner, Randall Braxton Pugh
  • Publication number: 20170340174
    Abstract: A lid and seat assembly for a plumbing fixture includes a housing, a lid, and a seat. The housing includes a generally planar front surface and a generally planar rear surface. The lid is pivotably coupled to the housing. The seat is pivotably coupled to the housing. The front surface and the rear surface meet at a first edge located at a first end of the housing and at a second edge at a second end of the housing. The front surface, the rear surface, the first common edge, and the second common edge cooperatively define a continuous surface profile configured to facilitate single-wipe cleaning of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: ROBERT KARL STEVENSON, Simon Mark Bickerstaffe, Keith John Thompson, Matthew Eric Batchelor, Nicholas G. Paget
  • Patent number: 9742762
    Abstract: Techniques for utilizing a trusted platform module of a host device are described. According to various embodiments, a client device that does not include a trusted platform module (TPM) may leverage a TPM of a host device to provide trust services to the client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Stefan Thom, Ronald Aigner, Merzin Kapadia, Stuart H. Schaefer, Robert Karl Spiger
  • Patent number: 9735968
    Abstract: Techniques for a trust service for a client device are described. In various implementations, a trust service is implemented remotely from a client device and provides various trust-related functions to the client device. According to various implementations, communication between a client device and a remote trust service is authenticated by a client identifier (ID) that is maintained by both the client device and the remote trust service. In at least some implementations, the client ID is stored on a location of the client device that is protected from access by (e.g., is inaccessible to) device components such as an operating system, applications, and so forth. Thus, the client ID may be utilized to generate signatures to authenticate communications between the client device and the remote trust service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Stefan Thom, Ronald Aigner, Dennis J. Mattoon, Stuart H. Schaefer, Merzin Kapadia, Robert Karl Spiger, David R. Wooten, Paul England
  • Patent number: D799011
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: KOHLER MIRA LIMITED
    Inventors: Robert Karl Stevenson, Simon Mark Bickerstaffe, Keith John Thompson, Matthew Eric Batchelor, Nicholas G. Paget
  • Patent number: D801490
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: KOHLER MIRA LIMITED
    Inventors: Robert Karl Stevenson, Alexander Muspratt-Williams, Mathias Hahn
  • Patent number: D801491
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: KOHLER MIRA LIMITED
    Inventors: Robert Karl Stevenson, Alexander Muspratt-Williams, Mathias Hahn
  • Patent number: D802105
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: KOHLER MIRA LIMITED
    Inventors: Robert Karl Stevenson, Alexander Muspratt-Williams, Mathias Hahn
  • Patent number: D802106
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: KOHLER MIRA LIMITED
    Inventors: Robert Karl Stevenson, Alexander M. Muspratt-Williams, Mimi Jiang
  • Patent number: D805168
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: KOHLER MIRA LIMITED
    Inventors: Robert Karl Stevenson, Alexander Muspratt-Williams
  • Patent number: D806839
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: KOHLER MIRA LIMITED
    Inventors: Robert Karl Stevenson, Alexander Muspratt-Williams
  • Patent number: D806840
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: KOHLER MIRA LIMITED
    Inventors: Robert Karl Stevenson, Alexander Muspratt-Williams
  • Patent number: D806841
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: KOHLER MIRA LIMITED
    Inventors: Robert Karl Stevenson, Alexander Muspratt-Williams
  • Patent number: D820960
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: KOHLER MIRA LIMITED
    Inventors: Robert Karl Stevenson, Simon Mark Bickerstaffe, Keith John Thompson, Matthew Eric Batchelor, Nicholas G. Paget
  • Patent number: D822183
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: KOHLER MIRA LIMITED
    Inventors: Robert Karl Stevenson, Alexander Muspratt-Williams, Mathias Hahn
  • Patent number: D823999
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: KOHLER MIRA LIMITED
    Inventors: Robert Karl Stevenson, Alexander Muspratt Williams