Patents by Inventor Alex Rice

Alex Rice 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: 20230419467
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for performing automated inspection of one or more assets in an environment using a mobile robot are provided. The method, comprises defining, within an image captured by a sensor of a robot, a region of interest that includes an asset in an environment of the robot, wherein the asset is associated with an asset identifier, configuring at least one parameter of a computer vision model based on the asset identifier, processing image data within the region of interest using the computer vision model to determine whether an alert should be generated, and outputting the alert when it is determined that the alert should be generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: Boston Dynamics, Inc.
    Inventors: Alex Rice, Gordon Finnie, III, Marco da Silva, Christopher Bentzel, Christopher Allum, Justine Roy, Karl Parks
  • Patent number: 9483659
    Abstract: Some embodiments involve methods and systems for instant personalization security. For example, a social networking system can provide a platform for a user to open applications and/or access external websites. In some cases, an application does not have access to the user's fully identifying profile (e.g., UID or other public information). Instead, the application has access to a pseudonymous profile corresponding to a hashed ID that is generated by the platform and provided to the application. Access to the pseudonymous profile enables the application or an external website to personalize its environment without breaching the security of the platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Ling Bao, Andrew Chi-An Yang, Pratap Prabhu, Alex Rice, Joey Tyson, Naitik Shah
  • Publication number: 20140373174
    Abstract: Some embodiments involve methods and systems for instant personalization security. For example, a social networking system can provide a platform for a user to open applications and/or access external websites. In some cases, an application does not have access to the user's fully identifying profile (e.g., UID or other public information). Instead, the application has access to a pseudonymous profile corresponding to a hashed ID that is generated by the platform and provided to the application. Access to the pseudonymous profile enables the application or an external website to personalize its environment without breaching the security of the platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Ling Bao, Andrew Chi-An Yang, Pratap Prabhu, Alex Rice, Joey Tyson, Naitik Shah
  • Patent number: 8875247
    Abstract: A method and system for instant personalization security are provided. The system includes a platform for a user to open applications and/or access web sites. When an application is integrated with the platform, the identification of the application can be combined with the ID of the user and encrypted into a hashed ID. The application does not have access to the user's fully identifying profile (e.g., UID or other public information). Instead, the application only has access to a pseudonymous profile (e.g., the hashed ID, first name, last initial, small profile pictures, and/or other non-fully identifying profile information) of the user. One or more options are then provided for the user to authorize or reject the application to access the user's fully identifying profile. Upon the user's authorization, an access token is provided to the application to access a subset of the user's fully identifying profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Ling Bao, Andrew Chi-An Yang, Pratap Prabhu, Alex Rice, Joey Tyson, Naitik Shah
  • Publication number: 20140282884
    Abstract: A method and system for instant personalization security are provided. The system includes a platform on a user to open applications and/or access web sites. When an application is integrated with the platform, the identification of the application can be combined with the ID of the user and encrypted into a hashed ID. The application does not have access to the user's fully identifying profile (e.g., UID or other public information). Instead, the application only has access to pseudonymous profile (e.g., the hashed ID, first name, last initial, small profile pictures and/or other non-fully identifying profile information) of the user. One or more options are then provided for the user to authorize or reject the application to access the user's fully identifying profile. Upon the user's authorization, an access token is provided to the application to access a subset of the user's fully identifying profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Ling Bao, Andrew Chi-An Yang, Pratap Prabhu, Alex Rice, Joey Tyson, Naitik Shah
  • Publication number: 20110000877
    Abstract: An integrated lead head suspension flexure including a plurality of integrated leads each including at least one lead portion unbacked by the flexure spring metal layer and configured to be substantially inline with the general plane of the spring metal layer. The leads are disposed on a dielectric layer including an unbacked dielectric layer portion having a surface positioned between the major surfaces of the spring metal layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2010
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Applicant: HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Alex RICE, Mark MILLER, Greg VANHECKE, Lance NEVALA
  • Patent number: 7813082
    Abstract: An integrated lead head suspension flexure including a plurality of integrated leads each including at least one lead portion unbacked by the flexure spring metal layer and configured to be substantially inline with the general plane of the spring metal layer. The leads are disposed on a dielectric layer including an unbacked dielectric layer portion having a surface positioned between the major surfaces of the spring metal layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Hutchinson Technology Incorporated
    Inventors: Alex Rice, Mark Miller, Greg VanHecke, Lance Nevala
  • Publication number: 20080180850
    Abstract: An integrated lead head suspension flexure including a plurality of integrated leads each including at least one lead portion unbacked by the flexure spring metal layer and configured to be substantially inline with the general plane of the spring metal layer. The leads are disposed on a dielectric layer including an unbacked dielectric layer portion having a surface positioned between the major surfaces of the spring metal layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2007
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Applicant: Hutchinson Technology Incorporated
    Inventors: Alex Rice, Mark Miller, Greg VanHecke, Lance Nevala