Patents by Inventor Andrew Ryan

Andrew Ryan 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).

  • Parametrically activated quantum logic gates
    Patent number: 11108398
    Abstract: In a general aspect, a quantum logic gate is performed in a quantum computing system. In some cases, a pair of qubits are defined in a quantum processor; the pair of qubits can include a first qubit defined by a first qubit device in the quantum processor and a second qubit defined by a tunable qubit device in the quantum processor. A quantum logic gate can be applied to the pair of qubits by communicating a control signal to a control line coupled to the tunable qubit device. The control signal can be configured to modulate a transition frequency of the tunable qubit device at a modulation frequency, and the modulation frequency can be determined based on a transition frequency of the first qubit device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Rigetti & Co, Inc.
    Inventors: Eyob A. Sete, Nicolas Didier, Marcus Palmer da Silva, Chad Tyler Rigetti, Matthew J. Reagor, Shane Arthur Caldwell, Nikolas Anton Tezak, Colm Andrew Ryan, Sabrina Sae Byul Hong, Prasahnt Sivarajah, Alexander Papageorge, Deanna Margo Abrams
  • POWER AXLE WRIST FOR ROBOTIC SURGICAL TOOL
    Publication number: 20210228297
    Abstract: A method of operating an end effector, the end effector including opposing first and second jaws, a distal clevis defining an inner pulley and having a first axle that rotatably mounts the first and second jaws to the distal clevis, a proximal clevis having a second axle that rotatably mounts the distal clevis to the proximal clevis, a plurality of drive cables extending to the end effector, and a power axle cable mounted to the distal clevis at the inner pulley. The method further includes moving one or more of the plurality of drive cables and thereby causing the end effector to articulate about a first pivot axis extending through the first axle, and moving the power axle cable and thereby pivoting the end effector about a second pivot axis extending through the second axle and perpendicular to the first pivot axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: Cilag GmbH International
    Inventors: Michel Bruehwiler, Cole Constantineau, Andrew Ryan, Khodabakhsh Saeedi
  • SWING ARM ASSEMBLY WITH LIFT ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20210213557
    Abstract: A swing arm assembly includes a tip dresser, a flange, and a swing arm. The flange is coupled with the tip dresser. The swing arm includes a mounting base and an arm assembly. The arm assembly includes an arm, an extendible arm mount, and a head. The arm is coupled with the mounting base. The extendible arm mount is disposed within the arm and is slidable with respect to the arm along a first axis between a retracted position and an extended position. The head is mounted to the extendible arm mount and includes a support plate and an actuator. The actuator is coupled with the support plate. The tip dresser is coupled with the support plate. The actuator is operably coupled with the flange to facilitate selective sliding of the tip dresser with respect to the support plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Drew Sherlock Johnson, Andrew Ryan Johnson, Jonathan Michael Dutton, Steven Mathew Daviaux, Dilshan Thilina Modaragamage
  • PURIFIED COMPOSITIONS OF ENTEROVIRUSES AND METHODS OF PURIFICATION WITH GLUTATHIONE AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY
    Publication number: 20210187049
    Abstract: The present invention relates to purified compositions of enteroviruses, pharmaceutical compositions thereof and a glutathione affinity chromatography process for the purification of enteroviruses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Erik M. Curtis, Spyridon Konstantinidis, Murphy Poplyk, Andrew Ryan Swartz, Marc D. Wenger
  • WEIGHT PROFILE DETERMINATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210155210
    Abstract: A weight profile determination system includes a sensor and a controller. The sensor is disposed along a route and configured to generate a plurality of force measurements of a vehicle system moving on the route relative to the sensor. The force measurements are obtained at different times and correspond to different locations along a length of the vehicle system. The controller is configured to determine a weight profile for the vehicle system based on the force measurements generated by the sensor. The weight profile represents a distribution of weight along the length of the vehicle system. The controller is configured to communicate the weight profile to one or more of the vehicle system or an offboard device for controlling movement of the vehicle system based on the weight profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Andrew Ryan Staats, Stuart J. Barr
  • VEHICLE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210146973
    Abstract: A system and a method may include one or more sensors disposed onboard a vehicle that may sense one or more characteristics of the vehicle. The system may include one or more processors configured to determining an identification of a switch on a route along which a vehicle moves using one or more sensors onboard the vehicle. A location of the switch is identified with the one or more sensors. A state of the switch is determined with the one or more sensors. The identification of the switch, location of the switch, and the state of the switch are communicated with an off-board database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Edward J. Kuchar, Andrew Ryan Staats, James Allen Oswald, Shannon K. Struttmann
  • Adjustable vehicle pet platform assembly and method of use
    Patent number: 11006612
    Abstract: An adjustable vehicle pet platform assembly and method of use prevents inadvertent or intentional activation of an air bag sensor incorporated in a seat portion of a vehicle seat by supporting the pet on a platform body. The platform body extends and retracts longitudinally to accommodate variously sized pets. The platform body is suspended in a spaced-apart disposition from the seat portion. A length and angle-adjustable front leg support elevates the platform body above the seat portion from the floor surface of vehicle. An angle-adjustable rear leg support supports the platform body from the rear portion of the seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Inventor: Scott Andrew Ryan
  • GAMIFIED CHALLENGE TO DETECT A NON-HUMAN USER
    Publication number: 20210133304
    Abstract: A gamified challenge is presented to a user communicating with a website when the user is suspected of being a bot. The gamified challenge consists of a dynamic sequence of animated geometric objects displayed in an order that the user has to interact with within an allotted amount of time. The complexity of the gamified challenge increases when the challenge is failed and when features extracted from the user session indicate a high level of suspicion that the gamified challenge is performed by a non-human user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: TIMOTHY COLIN LARSON, DANIEL E. CASTRO, ANDREW RYAN PICKERING, JIONG WANG
  • Power axle wrist for robotic surgical tool
    Patent number: 10973600
    Abstract: A surgical tool includes a drive housing and an elongate shaft extending from the drive housing. A wrist couples an end effector to the elongate shaft and includes a distal clevis having a first axle that rotatably mounts the end effector to the distal clevis, and a proximal clevis coupled to the elongate shaft and having a second axle that rotatably mounts the distal clevis to the proximal clevis. A plurality of drive cables extend between the drive housing and the end effector, and movement of the drive cables causes the end effector to articulate about a first pivot axis extending through the first axle. A power axle cable extending from the drive housing and mounted to the distal clevis such that movement of the power axle cable correspondingly pivots the end effector about a second pivot axis at the second axle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: ETHICON LLC
    Inventors: Michel Bruehwiler, Cole Constantineau, Andrew Ryan, Khodabakhsh Saeedi
  • SPORTS TRAINING BALL
    Publication number: 20210086038
    Abstract: A sports ball comprising a transparent outer wall surrounding a hollow cavity and defining a geometric center, and a central core object suspended at the geometric center of the hollow cavity. The ball may have the shape of a sphere having a center point, with the central core object suspended at the center point of the sphere. In other cases, the ball may be oblong or ellipsoid, with the central core object suspended at the center points of the respective major and minor axes of the ellipsoid. The transparent outer wall of the ball may be elastically deformable, and may be comprised of a transparent inflatable bladder contiguous with an inner surface of a transparent outer skin. The transparent outer skin may be comprised of a plurality of outer facets joined together, such as by sewing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Andrew RYAN, Eric SAENGER
  • Gimbal lock hook systems for rotorcraft
    Patent number: 10946955
    Abstract: A propulsion assembly for a rotorcraft includes a mast and a proprotor hub assembly coupled to the mast and having a gimballing degree of freedom relative to the mast. The proprotor hub assembly includes a hook receiver. The propulsion assembly includes a gimbal lock positioned about the mast. The gimbal lock includes a locking ring and a gimbal lock hook. The gimbal lock is movable between a disengaged position and an engaged position relative to the proprotor hub assembly. The gimbal lock enables the gimballing degree of freedom in the disengaged position and disables the gimballing degree of freedom in the engaged position. The gimbal lock hook is hooked to the hook receiver in the engaged position to secure the locking ring to the proprotor hub assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.
    Inventors: Troy Cyril Schank, Andrew Ryan Maresh, Chyau-Song Tzeng
  • ELASTOMERIC DOUBLE HOOKE'S JOINT
    Publication number: 20210070432
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a double Hooke's joint gimbal in a rotor system. An upper Hooke's joint has four arms extending radially outward to define first and second axes, and a lower Hooke's joint has four arms extending radially outward to define third and fourth axes. A pair of connectors couple the upper Hooke's joint and the lower Hooke's joint. A first set of bearings are positioned between arms on the upper and lower Hooke's joints and the connectors. The first set of bearings comprise an elastomer, such as elastomeric journal bearings. The upper Hooke's joint is coupled to a yoke and rotor blades by a driver assembly that allows rotor blade flapping. The lower Hooke's joint is coupled to and driven by a mast. A spherical bearing allows the upper Hooke's joint to move laterally along the mast.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Ryan Maresh, Chyausong Tzeng, Russell Mueller
  • Rolling gimbal lock systems for rotorcraft
    Patent number: 10933985
    Abstract: A propulsion assembly for a rotorcraft includes a mast and a proprotor hub assembly coupled to the mast and having a gimballing degree of freedom relative to the mast. The propulsion assembly includes a gimbal lock assembly positioned about the mast and including a plurality of radially outwardly extending and circumferentially distributed rollers. The gimbal lock assembly is movable between a disengaged position and an engaged position relative to the proprotor hub assembly. In the disengaged position, the gimbal lock assembly enables the gimballing degree of freedom. In the engaged position, the rollers of the gimbal lock assembly contact the proprotor hub assembly to disable the gimballing degree.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.
    Inventors: Troy Cyril Schank, Andrew Ryan Maresh, Chyau-Song Tzeng
  • Swing arm assembly with lift assembly
    Patent number: 10906124
    Abstract: A swing arm assembly is provided for a spot welding machine. The swing arm assembly can accommodate a tip dresser or a tip exchanger and can include a lift assembly that can translate the tip dresser from a first position to a second position along a lateral axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: G.E. SCHMIDT, INC.
    Inventors: Drew Sherlock Johnson, Andrew Ryan Johnson, Jonathan Michael Dutton, Steven Mathew Daviaux, Dilshan Thilina Modaragamage
  • Method and apparatus for learning and validating brake deceleration rates
    Patent number: 10889276
    Abstract: In a method of train deceleration, a train computer: (a) causes brakes of the train to be set according to a target deceleration curve, profile, or braking model estimated to decelerate the train from a present speed at a present location to a target speed at a target location; (b) during deceleration of the train according to the target deceleration curve, profile, or braking model of step (a), determines an actual deceleration curve of the train; (c) in response to determining from the actual deceleration curve that the train will overshoot the target speed at the target location, determines another target deceleration curve, profile, or braking model estimated to decelerate the train to the target speed at the target location; and (d) causes the brakes of the train to be set according to the other target deceleration curve, profile or braking model of step (c).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Andrew Ryan Staats, Keith Edward Smith, Brian James Langstraat, Stuart John Barr, James A. Oswald, Jeffrey D. Kernwein
  • SWING ARM ASSEMBLY FOR INTERACTING WITH A SPOT WELDING TIP
    Publication number: 20200361024
    Abstract: A head for a swing arm assembly is provided for a spot welding machine. The head can accommodate a tip dresser or a tip exchanger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Drew Sherlock Johnson, Andrew Ryan Johnson, Jonathan Michael Dutton, Steven Mathew Daviaux, Dilshan Thilina Modaragamage
  • Method for Wirelessly Indicating Flaggers State and Safety on a Wireless Crossing
    Publication number: 20200346674
    Abstract: A locomotive control method includes wirelessly communicating from at least one wireless transmitter positioned proximate a railroad crossing to a wireless locomotive receiver of a locomotive, either directly or indirectly via a wireless wayside transceiver, an indication if the railroad crossing is clear for passage of the locomotive through the railroad crossing, and receiving by the locomotive receiver the indication wirelessly communicated by the at least one portable transmitter. A locomotive controller or an operator of the locomotive can determine, based on the indication received by the locomotive receiver from the at least one portable transmitter, if it is safe for the locomotive to travel through the railroad crossing. The locomotive 4 can then be operated based on the determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Andrew Ryan Staats, Timothy Allen Schultz
  • Adaptable rotor blade design for performance flexibility
    Patent number: 10807705
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a rotor blade may comprise a blade body, a spar structure, and a blade nose. The blade body may comprise a skin, wherein the skin is configured to form an airfoil shape, and wherein the airfoil shape comprises an inboard end, an outboard end, a leading edge, and a trailing edge. The spar structure may comprise a first spar cap and a second spar cap, wherein the first spar cap is coupled to an upper portion of the skin, and wherein the second spar cap is coupled to a lower portion of the skin. The blade nose may comprise a cavity, wherein the cavity is configured to house a plurality of modular weights at a plurality of radial blade locations, wherein the plurality of radial blade locations comprises a range of locations between the inboard end and the outboard end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC.
    Inventors: Drew A. Sutton, Mark E. Wasikowski, Andrew Ryan Maresh, Nolan B. Phillips
  • CORDLESS DISPOSABLE ENDOSCOPE
    Publication number: 20200305688
    Abstract: A cordless endoscope assembly includes a housing, an endoscope tube and an eyepiece. Electronics are housed in the housing and operable to operate one or more light sources in the endoscope, the electronics including one or more batteries and a printed circuit board. The housing includes a connector configured to removably couple with a cannula connector of a cannula when the endoscope tube is inserted through the cannula. The cordless endoscope is a disposable single use endoscope that can optionally be sterilized with an ethylene oxide (EtO) sterilization process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Andrew Ryan Sharp, Siddharth Balvantrai Desai
  • Parametrically Activated Quantum Logic Gates
    Publication number: 20200204181
    Abstract: In a general aspect, a quantum logic gate is performed in a quantum computing system. In some cases, a pair of qubits are defined in a quantum processor; the pair of qubits can include a first qubit defined by a first qubit device in the quantum processor and a second qubit defined by a tunable qubit device in the quantum processor. A quantum logic gate can be applied to the pair of qubits by communicating a control signal to a control line coupled to the tunable qubit device. The control signal can be configured to modulate a transition frequency of the tunable qubit device at a modulation frequency, and the modulation frequency can be determined based on a transition frequency of the first qubit device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Applicant: Rigetti & Co, Inc.
    Inventors: Eyob A. Sete, Nicolas Didier, Marcus Palmer da Silva, Chad Tyler Rigetti, Matthew J. Reagor, Shane Arthur Caldwell, Nikolas Anton Tezak, Colm Andrew Ryan, Sabrina Sae Byul Hong, Prasahnt Sivarajah, Alexander Papageorge, Deanna Margo Abrams