Patents by Inventor Alan Ross
Alan Ross 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: 20260060764Abstract: Systems and methods for tracking or monitoring a robotic system. The robotic system has a base and a robotic arm coupled to the base. The robotic arm has a plurality of links and joints, a link tracker including a plurality of tracking elements located on a surface of at least one link, and a mounting interface. An end effector is configured to attach to the mounting interface and includes a surgical tool and an end effector tracker with at least one tracking element. A tracking system includes a localizer to detect the link tracker and the end effector tracker. The tracking system includes a controller to combine signals from the plurality of tracking elements of the link tracker and the at least one tracking element of the end effector tracker to establish a combined tracking geometry. The controller utilizes the combined tracking geometry to track or monitor the robotic system.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2025Publication date: March 5, 2026Applicant: MAKO Surgical Corp.Inventors: Victor Soto, Alan Ross, David Gene Bowling, Jochen Breisacher, Jonathan Mark Morgan, David DiPietro
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Patent number: 12545849Abstract: A diesel fuel composition including (a) a quaternary ammonium salt additive; and (b) one or more nitrogen-free detergents; wherein the quaternary ammonium salt additive includes the quaternised reaction product of a hydrocarbyl substituted succinic acid derived acylating agent and a compound able to react with said acylating agent and which includes a tertiary amine group; wherein each molecule of the hydrocarbyl substituted succinic acid derived acylating agent includes on average at least 1.2 succinic acid moieties.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2022Date of Patent: February 10, 2026Assignee: INNOSPEC LIMITEDInventors: Jacqueline Reid, Martin Roberts, Alan Ross, Michael James Simms
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Patent number: 12484978Abstract: Surgical robotic systems and navigation systems employ a robotic arm including a plurality of links. A link tracker assembly is located on the surface of one or more of the links to enable the link to be tracked by a localizer. The link tracker assemblies can utilize a plurality of tracker elements that can be removably coupled to the link. A photosensor assembly is located on the surface of one or more of the links to receive signals from the localizer for controlling the link tracker assembly. The robotic arm can be coupled to a base and the systems can be used in collaboration with a base tracker that is coupled to the base. The robotic arm can also include a mounting interface for receiving an end effector and the systems can be used in collaboration with an end effector tracker that is coupled to the end effector.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2023Date of Patent: December 2, 2025Assignee: MAKO Surgical Corp.Inventors: Victor Soto, Alan Ross, David Gene Bowling, Jochen Breisacher, Jonathan Mark Morgan, Dave A. Sinclair, David DiPietro, David Robert Whisler, Paul David Ekegren, Paul Shiels
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Patent number: 12480063Abstract: A method of cleaning up internal diesel injector deposits in a severely fouled engine, the method including combusting in the engine a diesel fuel composition having (a) a quaternary ammonium salt additive; and (b) one or more further nitrogen-containing detergents; in which the quaternary ammonium salt additive includes the quaternised reaction product of a hydrocarbyl substituted succinic acid derived acylating agent and a compound able to react with said acylating agent and which includes a tertiary amine group; in which each molecule of the hydrocarbyl substituted succinic acid derived acylating agent includes on average at least 1.2 succinic acid moieties.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2022Date of Patent: November 25, 2025Assignee: INNOSPEC LIMITEDInventors: Jacqueline Reid, Nigel John Broom, Adele Cross, Martin Roberts, Alan Ross
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Patent number: 12421469Abstract: A method of cleaning up deposits in an indirect injection diesel engine, the method including combusting in the engine a diesel fuel composition having a quaternary ammonium salt additive; and optionally one or more further nitrogen-containing detergents; wherein the quaternary ammonium salt additive comprises the quaternised reaction product of a hydrocarbyl substituted succinic acid derived acylating agent and a compound able to react with said acylating agent and which includes a tertiary amine group; wherein each molecule of the hydrocarbyl substituted succinic acid derived acylating agent includes on average at least 1.2 succinic acid moieties.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2022Date of Patent: September 23, 2025Assignee: INNOSPEC LIMITEDInventors: Jacqueline Reid, Adele Cross, Martin Roberts, Alan Ross
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Publication number: 20250277156Abstract: The use of nitrogen-containing compounds as additives in a diesel fuel composition reduce the impact of deposits in the exhaust gas recirculation system of a diesel engine when combusting said diesel fuel composition. The nitrogen-containing compounds include at least 4% by mass of nitrogen atoms and in some embodiments fewer than five N—H bonds.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2023Publication date: September 4, 2025Inventors: Steve COOK, Alan ROSS
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Publication number: 20250270463Abstract: The use of nitrogen-containing compounds as additives in a diesel fuel composition to reduce the impact of deposits in the post combustion system of a diesel engine when combusting said diesel fuel composition. The nitrogen-containing compounds comprise at least 4% by mass of nitrogen atoms and in some embodiments fewer than five N—H bonds.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2023Publication date: August 28, 2025Inventors: STEVE COOK, Alan ROSS
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Patent number: 12376920Abstract: A surgical robot a robotic device and a cart. The cart is coupled to the robotic device and includes a steering assembly. The steering assembly includes wheels and is configured such that the wheels allow the cart to roll in a linear direction when a first mode is selected and the wheels allow the cart to roll in a rotational direction when a second mode is selected.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2023Date of Patent: August 5, 2025Assignee: MAKO Surgical Corp.Inventors: Alan Ross, Paul Shiels
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Publication number: 20250051673Abstract: A diesel fuel composition including (a) a quaternary ammonium salt additive; and (b) one or more nitrogen-free detergents; wherein the quaternary ammonium salt additive includes the quaternised reaction product of a hydrocarbyl substituted succinic acid derived acylating agent and a compound able to react with said acylating agent and which includes a tertiary amine group; wherein each molecule of the hydrocarbyl substituted succinic acid derived acylating agent includes on average at least 1.2 succinic acid moieties.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2022Publication date: February 13, 2025Inventors: Jacqueline REID, Martin ROBERTS, Alan ROSS, Michael James SIMMS
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Publication number: 20250043203Abstract: A method of cleaning up internal diesel injector deposits in a severely fouled engine, the method including combusting in the engine a diesel fuel composition having (a) a quaternary ammonium salt additive; and (b) one or more further nitrogen-containing detergents; in which the quaternary ammonium salt additive includes the quaternised reaction product of a hydrocarbyl substituted succinic acid derived acylating agent and a compound able to react with said acylating agent and which includes a tertiary amine group; in which each molecule of the hydrocarbyl substituted succinic acid derived acylating agent includes on average at least 1.2 succinic acid moieties.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2022Publication date: February 6, 2025Inventors: Jacqueline REID, Nigel John BROOM, Adele CROSS, Martin ROBERTS, Alan ROSS
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Publication number: 20250043207Abstract: A method of cleaning up deposits in an indirect injection diesel engine, the method including combusting in the engine a diesel fuel composition having a quaternary ammonium salt additive; and optionally one or more further nitrogen-containing detergents; wherein the quaternary ammonium salt additive comprises the quaternised reaction product of a hydrocarbyl substituted succinic acid derived acylating agent and a compound able to react with said acylating agent and which includes a tertiary amine group; wherein each molecule of the hydrocarbyl substituted succinic acid derived acylating agent includes on average at least 1.2 succinic acid moieties.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2022Publication date: February 6, 2025Inventors: Jacqueline REID, Adele CROSS, Martin ROBERTS, Alan ROSS
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Patent number: 12184704Abstract: Technologies for providing policy-based secure containers for multiple enterprise applications include a client computing device and an enterprise policy server. The client computing device sends device attribute information and a request for access to an enterprise application to the enterprise policy server. The enterprise policy server determines a device trust level based on the device attribute information and a data sensitivity level based on the enterprise application, and sends a security policy to the client computing device based on the device trust level and the data sensitivity level. The client computing device references or creates a secure container for the security policy, adds the enterprise application to the secure container, and enforces the security policy while executing the enterprise application in the secure container. Multiple enterprise applications may be added to each secure container. Other embodiments are described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2023Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Tarun Viswanathan, Uri Kahana, Alan Ross, Eran Birk
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Patent number: 12130908Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for detecting malicious entity behavior and providing accurate indicator of behaviors indicating occurrence of malicious behavior. Data input as to the entity behavior is received and monitored from different sources. The entity behavior is monitored over time at time periods. Detection probability is determined at each time period, where the detection probability relates to malicious behavior and increases over time. A trigger indicator of behavior is provided if the detection probability reaches a threshold value.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2020Date of Patent: October 29, 2024Assignee: Forcepoint LLCInventors: Alan Ross, Tobias Johnathon Ryan
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Publication number: 20240275822Abstract: Technologies for providing policy-based secure containers for multiple enterprise applications include a client computing device and an enterprise policy server. The client computing device sends device attribute information and a request for access to an enterprise application to the enterprise policy server. The enterprise policy server determines a device trust level based on the device attribute information and a data sensitivity level based on the enterprise application, and sends a security policy to the client computing device based on the device trust level and the data sensitivity level. The client computing device references or creates a secure container for the security policy, adds the enterprise application to the secure container, and enforces the security policy while executing the enterprise application in the secure container. Multiple enterprise applications may be added to each secure container. Other embodiments are described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2023Publication date: August 15, 2024Inventors: Tarun Viswanathan, Uri Kahana, Alan Ross, Eran Birk
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Patent number: 12001563Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for performing an entity behavior cataloging operation. The entity behavior cataloging operation includes: identifying a security related activity, the security related activity being based upon an observable from an electronic data source; analyzing the security related activity, the analyzing identifying an event of analytic utility associated with the security related activity; generating entity behavior catalog data based upon the event of analytic utility associated with the security related activity; and, storing the entity behavior catalog data within an entity behavior catalog, the entity behavior catalog providing an inventory of entity behaviors for use when performing a security operation.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2021Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: Forcepoint LLCInventors: Alan Ross, Raffael Marty, Nicolas Christian Fischbach
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Patent number: 11856032Abstract: Technologies for providing policy-based secure containers for multiple enterprise applications include a client computing device and an enterprise policy server. The client computing device sends device attribute information and a request for access to an enterprise application to the enterprise policy server. The enterprise policy server determines a device trust level based on the device attribute information and a data sensitivity level based on the enterprise application, and sends a security policy to the client computing device based on the device trust level and the data sensitivity level. The client computing device references or creates a secure container for the security policy, adds the enterprise application to the secure container, and enforces the security policy while executing the enterprise application in the secure container. Multiple enterprise applications may be added to each secure container. Other embodiments are described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2021Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Tarun Viswanathan, Uri Kahana, Alan Ross, Eran Birk
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Patent number: 11822608Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for determining a user-preferred feature type. An embodiment operates by maintaining user-presented features associated with user-presented records, wherein the user-presented features comprise one or more user-presented feature types. After receiving a user-desired feature of the user-presented features, a user-preferred feature type of the user-presented feature types is determined based on the user-presented features and the user-desired feature. Thereafter, a new record and associated feature are to be presented with the new feature being of the user-preferred type.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2022Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: Salesforce, Inc.Inventors: Brian J. Lonsdorf, Jessica Lundin, Owen Winne Schoppe, Sönke Rohde, Alan Ross, David James Woodward
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Patent number: 11783053Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for performing an entity behavior cataloging operation. The entity behavior cataloging operation includes: identifying a security related activity, the security related activity being based upon an observable from an electronic data source; analyzing the security related activity, the analyzing identifying an event of analytic utility associated with the security related activity; generating entity behavior catalog data based upon the event of analytic utility associated with the security related activity; and, storing the entity behavior catalog data within an entity behavior catalog, the entity behavior catalog providing an inventory of entity behaviors for use when performing a security operation.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2022Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Forcepoint LLCInventors: Raffael Marty, Alan Ross, Nicolas Christian Fischbach, Matthew P. Moynahan, Chad Anson
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Publication number: 20230277256Abstract: Surgical robotic systems and navigation systems employ a robotic arm including a plurality of links. A link tracker assembly is located on the surface of one or more of the links to enable the link to be tracked by a localizer. The link tracker assemblies can utilize a plurality of tracker elements that can be removably coupled to the link. A photosensor assembly is located on the surface of one or more of the links to receive signals from the localizer for controlling the link tracker assembly. The robotic arm can be coupled to a base and the systems can be used in collaboration with a base tracker that is coupled to the base. The robotic arm can also include a mounting interface for receiving an end effector and the systems can be used in collaboration with an end effector tracker that is coupled to the end effector.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2023Publication date: September 7, 2023Applicant: MAKO Surgical Corp.Inventors: Victor Soto, Alan Ross, David Gene Bowling, Jochen Breisacher, Jonathan Mark Morgan, Dave A. Sinclair, David DiPietro, David Robert Whisler, Paul David Ekegren, Paul Shiels
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Publication number: 20230257669Abstract: A diesel fuel composition comprising as an additive an ester compound which is the reaction product of an optionally substituted polycarboxylic acid or an anhydride thereof and a polyhydric alcohol of formula H—(OR)n—OH, wherein R is an optionally substituted alkylene group and n is at least 1.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2023Publication date: August 17, 2023Applicant: Innospec LimitedInventors: Matthew Petts, Katherine Le Manquais, Alan Ross