Patents by Inventor Alan Corbin
Alan Corbin 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: 10462614Abstract: A wireless sensor system includes wireless sensor nodes, each including a sensor interface that interfaces with sensing circuitry, a wireless interface to communicate with a wireless access point, at least one processor, and memory. The memory has instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the wireless sensor node to compare a group identifier received in a message at the wireless interface with a group identifier of the wireless sensor node. Based on determining that the group identifier received matches the wireless sensor node, a start time to trigger is set in the wireless sensor node according to a start time defined in the message. A local clock of the wireless sensor node is monitored. Based on determining that the local clock has reached the start time to trigger, sensor data are acquired through the sensor interface and transmitted on the wireless interface.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2015Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATIONInventor: Scott Alan Corbin
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Patent number: 10356494Abstract: A wireless sensor system includes a wireless sensor node with a sensor interface that interfaces with sensing circuitry, a wireless interface to communicate with a wireless access point, at least one processor, and memory having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the wireless sensor node to set a heartbeat message rate to a first heartbeat message rate. Heartbeat messages are sent periodically at the first heartbeat message rate, and sensor data are acquired through the sensor interface. The heartbeat message rate increases to a second heartbeat message rate based on a determination that the sensor data have been acquired and are ready to transmit. The sensor data are transmitted in one or more heartbeat messages at the second heartbeat message rate until all sensor data have been transmitted, then the heartbeat message rate is returned to the first heartbeat message rate.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2015Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATIONInventors: Scott Alan Corbin, Eric Humenay
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Patent number: 10088528Abstract: Embodiments are directed to predicting an amount of energy associated with a battery, by: storing, by a node, a value for an amount of energy drawn from the battery for each type of operation performed by the node, storing, by the node, a value for an amount of energy drawn from the battery when the node is active based on the stored amount of energy drawn for each type of operation, and transmitting, by the node, an indication of the amount of energy drawn from the battery in order to compute a prediction of the remaining battery energy.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2013Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATIONInventor: Scott Alan Corbin
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Publication number: 20180227649Abstract: A wireless sensor system includes a wireless sensor node with a sensor interface that interfaces with sensing circuitry, a wireless interface to communicate with a wireless access point, at least one processor, and memory having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the wireless sensor node to set a heartbeat message rate to a first heartbeat message rate. Heartbeat messages are sent periodically at the first heartbeat message rate, and sensor data are acquired through the sensor interface. The heartbeat message rate increases to a second heartbeat message rate based on a determination that the sensor data have been acquired and are ready to transmit. The sensor data are transmitted in one or more heartbeat messages at the second heartbeat message rate until all sensor data have been transmitted, then the heartbeat message rate is returned to the first heartbeat message rate.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2015Publication date: August 9, 2018Inventors: Scott Alan Corbin, Eric Humenay
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Patent number: 9921184Abstract: Sodium-cesium detection systems and methods for the simultaneous detection of both sodium (Na) and cesium (Cs) in gas are provided. The detection systems include two non-identical ionization chambers each having an anode and a cathode that ionize Na and Cs in gas. Each ionization chamber generates a current proportional to the Na and Cs concentration and based on the current, Na concentration and Cs concentration in the gas is determined.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2017Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: TerraPower, LLCInventors: Robert Alan Corbin, David Nash, Christopher M. Regan, Shane Schweiger, Randy Thompson, Jacob Wilcox
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Publication number: 20170336358Abstract: Sodium-cesium detection systems and methods for the simultaneous detection of both sodium (Na) and cesium (Cs) in gas are provided. The detection systems include two non-identical ionization chambers each having an anode and a cathode that ionize Na and Cs in gas. Each ionization chamber generates a current proportional to the Na and Cs concentration and based on the current, Na concentration and Cs concentration in the gas is determined.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2017Publication date: November 23, 2017Applicant: TerraPower, LLCInventors: Robert Alan Corbin, David Nash, Christopher M. Regan, Shane Schweiger, Randy Thompson, Jacob Wilcox
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Publication number: 20170099586Abstract: A wireless sensor system includes wireless sensor nodes, each including a sensor interface that interfaces with sensing circuitry, a wireless interface to communicate with a wireless access point, at least one processor, and memory. The memory has instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the wireless sensor node to compare a group identifier received in a message at the wireless interface with a group identifier of the wireless sensor node. Based on determining that the group identifier received matches the wireless sensor node, a start time to trigger is set in the wireless sensor node according to a start time defined in the message. A local clock of the wireless sensor node is monitored. Based on determining that the local clock has reached the start time to trigger, sensor data are acquired through the sensor interface and transmitted on the wireless interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2015Publication date: April 6, 2017Inventor: Scott Alan Corbin
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Publication number: 20150160303Abstract: Embodiments are directed to predicting an amount of energy associated with a battery, by: storing, by a node, a value for an amount of energy drawn from the battery for each type of operation performed by the node, storing, by the node, a value for an amount of energy drawn from the battery when the node is active based on the stored amount of energy drawn for each type of operation, and transmitting, by the node, an indication of the amount of energy drawn from the battery in order to compute a prediction of the remaining battery energy.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2013Publication date: June 11, 2015Applicant: Sikorsky Aircraft CorporationInventor: Scott Alan Corbin
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Patent number: 7005429Abstract: This invention provides a method of treating estrogen receptor positive carcinoma in a mammal in need thereof which comprises administering an antineoplastic amount of 17(?-dihydroequilin or a mammalian metabolic conjugate thereof orally, parenterally, transdermally, topically, rectally, intravaginally, intranasally, or intrabronchially. As such, the compounds of this invention are useful in treating estrogen receptor positive carcinomas such as carcinomas of the breast, uterus, ovary, fallopian tube, cervix, vagina, liver, pituitary, central nervous system, hypothalamus, bone, skin, kidney, urethra, prostate, and the like.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2001Date of Patent: February 28, 2006Assignee: WyethInventors: Michael S. Dey, Frederick J. Bex, Alan Corbin
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Patent number: 6685366Abstract: A camera positioning for optimizing the field of view of a camera by adjusting the stop limits of the camera positioning system system in dependence upon the extent of the angle of view of the camera. If within a camera's field of view, there are areas devoid of useful information, the stop limit is dynamically changed each time the camera's angle of view is adjusted, so as to continually minimize the inclusion of such areas in the camera's field of view. Specifically, in a Pan/Tilt/Zoom camera positioning system, the Pan and/or Tilt stops are dynamically adjusted in dependence upon the Zoom.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 1997Date of Patent: February 3, 2004Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventor: Scott Alan Corbin
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Publication number: 20020035101Abstract: This invention provides a method of treating estrogen receptor positive carcinoma in a mammal in need thereof which comprises administering an antineoplastic amount of 17(&agr;-dihydroequilin or a mammalian metabolic conjugate thereof orally, parenterally, transdermally, topically, rectally, intravaginally, intranasally, or intrabronchially. As such, the compounds of this invention are useful in treating estrogen receptor positive carcinomas such as carcinomas of the breast, uterus, ovary, fallopian tube, cervix, vagina, liver, pituitary, central nervous system, hypothalamus, bone, skin, kidney, urethra, prostate, and the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2001Publication date: March 21, 2002Applicant: American Home Products CorporationInventors: Michael S. Dey, Frederick J. Bex, Alan Corbin
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Patent number: 6342491Abstract: This invention provides a method of treating estrogen receptor positive carcinoma in a mammal in need thereof which comprises administering an antineoplastic amount of 17&agr;-dihydroequilin or a mammalian metabolic conjugate thereof orally, parenterally, transdermally, topically, rectally, intravaginally, intranasally, or intrabronchially. As such, the compounds of this invention are useful in treating estrogen receptor positive carcinomas such as carcinomas of the breast, uterus, ovary, fallopian tube, cervix, vagina, liver, pituitary, central nervous system, hypothalamus, bone, skin, kidney, urethra, prostate, and the like.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 1992Date of Patent: January 29, 2002Assignee: American Home Products CorporationInventors: Michael S. Dey, Frederick J. Bex, Alan Corbin
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Patent number: 5877608Abstract: In a multiphase motor driver, each phase current is controlled by the ratio of measurements across a common sense element. By utilizing the same sense element for each phase, inaccuracies which result from the variance among multiple sense elements can be eliminated. The individual phase currents are controlled from a common clock generation device. By appropriately controlling each of the phase currents to assure that only one of the phase currents is flowing through the sense element at the time of measurement, the measurement is assured to be dependent on the individual current and the parametric value of the sense element only. Thereby, the control of the phase currents, via the ratio of the measured values across the common sense element, is independent of the parametric value of this common sense element.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 1997Date of Patent: March 2, 1999Assignee: Philips Electronics North America CorporationInventor: Scott Alan Corbin
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Patent number: 4338305Abstract: The use of LRH and LRH agonists as contraceptives in the planetal mammal is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 1975Date of Patent: July 6, 1982Assignee: American Home Products CorporationInventor: Alan Corbin
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Patent number: 4272432Abstract: The invention embraces the novel nonapeptide L-pyroglutamyl-L-histidyl-L-tryptophyl-L-seryl-L-tyrosyl-D-alanyl-L-leucyl -L-arginyl-L-prolinethylamide, intermediates for its production and its use as a claudogenic-interceptive agent.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 1974Date of Patent: June 9, 1981Assignee: American Home Products CorporationInventors: John P. Yardley, Alan Corbin