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).

  • Publication number: 20260060764
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2025
    Publication date: March 5, 2026
    Applicant: MAKO Surgical Corp.
    Inventors: Victor Soto, Alan Ross, David Gene Bowling, Jochen Breisacher, Jonathan Mark Morgan, David DiPietro
  • Patent number: 12545849
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2026
    Assignee: INNOSPEC LIMITED
    Inventors: Jacqueline Reid, Martin Roberts, Alan Ross, Michael James Simms
  • Patent number: 12484978
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2025
    Assignee: 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
  • Patent number: 12480063
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2025
    Assignee: INNOSPEC LIMITED
    Inventors: Jacqueline Reid, Nigel John Broom, Adele Cross, Martin Roberts, Alan Ross
  • Patent number: 12421469
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2025
    Assignee: INNOSPEC LIMITED
    Inventors: Jacqueline Reid, Adele Cross, Martin Roberts, Alan Ross
  • Publication number: 20250277156
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Publication date: September 4, 2025
    Inventors: Steve COOK, Alan ROSS
  • Publication number: 20250270463
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Publication date: August 28, 2025
    Inventors: STEVE COOK, Alan ROSS
  • Patent number: 12376920
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: MAKO Surgical Corp.
    Inventors: Alan Ross, Paul Shiels
  • Publication number: 20250051673
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Jacqueline REID, Martin ROBERTS, Alan ROSS, Michael James SIMMS
  • Publication number: 20250043203
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Jacqueline REID, Nigel John BROOM, Adele CROSS, Martin ROBERTS, Alan ROSS
  • Publication number: 20250043207
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Jacqueline REID, Adele CROSS, Martin ROBERTS, Alan ROSS
  • Patent number: 12184704
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Tarun Viswanathan, Uri Kahana, Alan Ross, Eran Birk
  • Patent number: 12130908
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Forcepoint LLC
    Inventors: Alan Ross, Tobias Johnathon Ryan
  • Publication number: 20240275822
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2023
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventors: Tarun Viswanathan, Uri Kahana, Alan Ross, Eran Birk
  • Patent number: 12001563
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Forcepoint LLC
    Inventors: Alan Ross, Raffael Marty, Nicolas Christian Fischbach
  • Patent number: 11856032
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Tarun Viswanathan, Uri Kahana, Alan Ross, Eran Birk
  • Patent number: 11822608
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Salesforce, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian J. Lonsdorf, Jessica Lundin, Owen Winne Schoppe, Sönke Rohde, Alan Ross, David James Woodward
  • Patent number: 11783053
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Forcepoint LLC
    Inventors: Raffael Marty, Alan Ross, Nicolas Christian Fischbach, Matthew P. Moynahan, Chad Anson
  • Publication number: 20230277256
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: 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
  • Publication number: 20230257669
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: Innospec Limited
    Inventors: Matthew Petts, Katherine Le Manquais, Alan Ross