Patents by Inventor Andrew Sweeney
Andrew Sweeney 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: 20240125196Abstract: A wellhead assembly includes a containment system having a mechanical barrier, a tertiary wiper, and a fluid jet assembly. A mechanical barrier includes a body disposed in a housing, the body having an opening extending through an axial thickness of the body. A tertiary wiper has an elastomeric body with a hole extending centrally therethrough. A fluid jet assembly includes a jet assembly body having a wall defining a cavity extending axially through the jet assembly body and an array of nozzles positioned circumferentially around the wall, wherein each nozzle has an outlet directed in a radially inward direction from the wall toward a central region in the cavity. The components of the containment system are arranged an axially stacked arrangement relative to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Applicant: Hydril USA Distribution LLCInventors: Kevin M. Sweeney, Greg Matthew Dunn, Hunter Scott Haeberle, Robert Andrew Peralez
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Patent number: 11914853Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for configuring automatic playback settings on a media playback device. A graphical user interface displays automatic playback settings and receives selections of customized settings for automatic playback. The settings can include context granularity for automatic playback, limiting autoplay to when the media playback device is connected to a wireless network, and activating an audible notification when automatic playback of media content is beginning. An initial queue of media content is selected for playback on the media playback device. The system ascertains whether autoplay is enabled for a particular situation. If autoplay is enabled, the system automatically generates a queue of media that is related to the initial queue and initiates playback on the media playback device after the initial queue concludes.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Spotify ABInventors: Adam Chase, Andrew Greene, Christopher Barthle, Eric Lundin, Jeffrey Paul Baxter, Kevin Sweeney, Mark Kizelshteyn, Matthew Young-Wook Lim, Michelle Ackerman, Thomas Gayno, Kylan McBride, Joseph Levin
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Patent number: 11635279Abstract: Aiming assistance is provided for assisting a user in aiming a ranged weapon at a target. The aiming assistance includes receiving telemetry information from one or more sensors, and determining an aim error based on the telemetry information. The aim error indicates of an error between a trajectory of the ranged weapon and an on target trajectory from the ranged weapon to the target. A somatosensation is provided to the user which is indicative of the aim error. This is done by operating haptic devices of a garment worn on an arm or wrist of the user to apply haptic sensation to skin of the arm or wrist. The haptic devices may be electrodes and the applied haptic sensation comprises transcutaneous electrical neurostimulation (TENS), or the haptic devices may be vibrators.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2021Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Inventors: Samuel Colachis, Richard Brooks, Bohdan Paselsky, Joshua Branch, Andrew Sweeney, Collin Dunlap
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Publication number: 20230020138Abstract: The present disclosure relates to neuromuscular stimulation and sensing cuffs. The neuromuscular stimulation cuff has at least two fingers and a plurality of electrodes disposed on each finger. More generally, the neuromuscular stimulation cuff includes an outer, reusable component and an inner, disposable component. One or more electrodes are housed within the reusable component. The neuromuscular stimulation cuff may be produced by providing an insulating substrate layer, forming a conductive circuit on the substrate layer to form a conductive circuit layer, adhering a cover layer onto the conductive circuit layer to form a flexible circuit, and cutting at least one flexible finger from the flexible circuit. The neuromuscular stimulation cuff employs a flexible multi-electrode design which allows for reanimation of complex muscle movements in a patient, including individual finger movement.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2022Publication date: January 19, 2023Inventors: Chad E. Bouton, Gaurav Sharma, Andrew Sweeney, Amy M. Heintz, Stephanie Kute, Nicholas Annetta, Thomas D. Haubert, Steven M. Risser, Jeffrey Friend, John Bartholomew, Rachel Thurston, Alexander C. Morrow, George Brand, Jeffrey Ellis, Matthew Mowrer, Raymond Zaborski
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Patent number: 11534605Abstract: The present disclosure relates to neuromuscular stimulation and sensing cuffs. The neuromuscular stimulation cuff has at least two fingers and a plurality of electrodes disposed on each finger. More generally, the neuromuscular stimulation cuff includes an outer, reusable component and an inner, disposable component. One or more electrodes are housed within the reusable component. The neuromuscular stimulation cuff may be produced by providing an insulating substrate layer, forming a conductive circuit on the substrate layer to form a conductive circuit layer, adhering a cover layer onto the conductive circuit layer to form a flexible circuit, and cutting at least one flexible finger from the flexible circuit. The neuromuscular stimulation cuff employs a flexible multi-electrode design which allows for reanimation of complex muscle movements in a patient, including individual finger movement.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2020Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTEInventors: Chad E. Bouton, Gaurav Sharma, Andrew Sweeney, Amy M. Heintz, Stephanie Kute, Nicholas Annetta, Thomas D. Haubert, Steven M. Risser, Jeffrey Friend, John Bartholomew, Rachel Thurston, Alexander C. Morrow, George Brand, Jeffrey Ellis, Matthew Mowrer, Raymond Zaborski
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Patent number: 11381872Abstract: Examples of the systems and methods described herein relate to reducing latency issues associated with playing online digital video on client devices. An example method includes: determining that a client device of a user is displaying a web page; determining a likelihood that the user will select content on the web page associated with a digital video; and determining that the likelihood exceeds a threshold and, based thereon, performing at least one of the following steps before the user selects the content: initiating a mediation process to identify the digital video associated with the content; unwrapping a video tag associated with the digital video; storing at least a portion of the digital video on the client device; stitching the digital video together with a second digital video; and/or initializing a video player for displaying the digital video on the client device.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2020Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: Xandr Inc.Inventors: Arel I. Lidow, Eric M. Hoffert, Alexander Krassel, Vikki Pitts, Jeffrey Weiss, Andrew Sweeney, Matt Kendall, Heran Yang, Jose Antonio Cabal-Ugaz
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Publication number: 20210382545Abstract: A device comprises: an array of electrodes configured to be disposed on a body part; an electrical stimulation transmitter operatively coupled with the array of electrodes; and a data processing module including an electronic processor and a non-transitory storage medium storing spatiotemporal electrical stimulation patterns for generating corresponding somatosensations and further storing instructions readable and executable by the electronic processor to apply a spatiotemporal electrical stimulation pattern stored in the non-transitory storage medium using the electrical stimulation transmitter and the array of electrodes to generate the somatosensation corresponding to the applied spatiotemporal electrical stimulation pattern.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2021Publication date: December 9, 2021Inventors: Samuel Colachis, Andrew Sweeney, Richard Brooks
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Publication number: 20210381806Abstract: Aiming assistance is provided for assisting a user in aiming a ranged weapon at a target. The aiming assistance includes receiving telemetry information from one or more sensors, and determining an aim error based on the telemetry information. The aim error indicates of an error between a trajectory of the ranged weapon and an on target trajectory from the ranged weapon to the target. A somatosensation is provided to the user which is indicative of the aim error. This is done by operating haptic devices of a garment worn on an arm or wrist of the user to apply haptic sensation to skin of the arm or wrist. The haptic devices may be electrodes and the applied haptic sensation comprises transcutaneous electrical neurostimulation (TENS), or the haptic devices may be vibrators.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2021Publication date: December 9, 2021Inventors: Samuel Colachis, Richard Brooks, Bohdan Paselsky, Joshua Branch, Andrew Sweeney, Collin Dunlap
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Publication number: 20200322674Abstract: Examples of the systems and methods described herein relate to reducing latency issues associated with playing online digital video on client devices. An example method includes: determining that a client device of a user is displaying a web page; determining a likelihood that the user will select content on the web page associated with a digital video; and determining that the likelihood exceeds a threshold and, based thereon, performing at least one of the following steps before the user selects the content: initiating a mediation process to identify the digital video associated with the content; unwrapping a video tag associated with the digital video; storing at least a portion of the digital video on the client device; stitching the digital video together with a second digital video; and/or initializing a video player for displaying the digital video on the client device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2020Publication date: October 8, 2020Applicant: Xandr Inc.Inventors: Arel I. Lidow, Eric M. Hoffert, Alexander Krassel, Vikki Pitts, Jeffrey Weiss, Andrew Sweeney, Matt Kendall, Heran Yang, Jose Antonio Cabal-Ugaz
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Patent number: 10765859Abstract: The present disclosure relates to neuromuscular stimulation and sensing cuffs. The neuromuscular stimulation cuff has at least two fingers and a plurality of electrodes disposed on each finger. More generally, the neuromuscular stimulation cuff includes an outer, reusable component and an inner, disposable component. One or more electrodes are housed within the reusable component. The neuromuscular stimulation cuff may be produced by providing an insulating substrate layer, forming a conductive circuit on the substrate layer to form a conductive circuit layer, adhering a cover layer onto the conductive circuit layer to form a flexible circuit, and cutting at least one flexible finger from the flexible circuit. The neuromuscular stimulation cuff employs a flexible multi-electrode design which allows for reanimation of complex muscle movements in a patient, including individual finger movement.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2016Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: Battelle Memorial InstituteInventors: Chad E. Bouton, Gaurav Sharma, Andrew Sweeney, Amy M. Heintz, Stephanie Kute, Nicholas Annetta, Thomas D. Haubert, Steven M. Risser, Jeffrey Friend, John Bartholomew, Rachel Thurston, C. Alexander Morrow, George Brand, Jeffrey Ellis, Matthew Mowrer, Raymond Zaborski
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Publication number: 20200276438Abstract: The present disclosure relates to neuromuscular stimulation and sensing cuffs. The neuromuscular stimulation cuff has at least two fingers and a plurality of electrodes disposed on each finger. More generally, the neuromuscular stimulation cuff includes an outer, reusable component and an inner, disposable component. One or more electrodes are housed within the reusable component. The neuromuscular stimulation cuff may be produced by providing an insulating substrate layer, forming a conductive circuit on the substrate layer to form a conductive circuit layer, adhering a cover layer onto the conductive circuit layer to form a flexible circuit, and cutting at least one flexible finger from the flexible circuit. The neuromuscular stimulation cuff employs a flexible multi-electrode design which allows for reanimation of complex muscle movements in a patient, including individual finger movement.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2020Publication date: September 3, 2020Inventors: Chad E. Bouton, Gaurav Sharma, Andrew Sweeney, Amy M. Heintz, Stephanie Kute, Nicholas Annetta, Thomas D. Haubert, Steven M. Risser, Jeffrey Friend, John Bartholomew, Rachel Thurston, C. Alexander Morrow, George Brand, Jeffrey Ellis, Matthew Mowrer, Raymond Zaborski
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Patent number: 10728612Abstract: Examples of the systems and methods described herein relate to reducing latency issues associated with playing online digital video on client devices. An example method includes: determining that a client device of a user is displaying a web page; determining a likelihood that the user will select content on the web page associated with a digital video; and determining that the likelihood exceeds a threshold and, based thereon, performing at least one of the following steps before the user selects the content: initiating a mediation process to identify the digital video associated with the content; unwrapping a video tag associated with the digital video; storing at least a portion of the digital video on the client device; stitching the digital video together with a second digital video; and/or initializing a video player for displaying the digital video on the client device.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2016Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: Xandr Inc.Inventors: Arel I. Lidow, Eric M. Hoffert, Alexander Krassel, Vikki Pitts, Jeffrey Weiss, Andrew Sweeney, Matt Kendall, Heran Yang, Jose Antonio Cabal-Ugaz
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Patent number: 10706118Abstract: Mediation data may be prefetched to reduce latency associated with presentation of digital media. Prior to the selection of online content associated with presentation of digital media in a media space, a mediation process may be initiated. Initiating the mediation process may include prefetching mediation data from a remote server, wherein the mediation data includes a media tag corresponding to a particular media item and valuation data indicative of a value of presenting the particular media item in the media space. After the selection of the online content, the mediation process may be completed. Completing the mediation process may include sending the mediation data to a remote allocation manager, and receiving allocation data indicative of a digital media item to be presented in the media space. Subsequent to the completion of the mediation process, the digital media item identified by the allocation data may be presented in the media space.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2017Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: Xandr Inc.Inventors: Heran Yang, Jose A. Cabal-Ugaz, Arel I. Lidow, Eric M. Hoffert, Alexander Krassel, Vikki Pitts, Jeffrey Weiss, Andrew Sweeney, Matt Kendall
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Patent number: 10565626Abstract: Systems and methods for optimizing floor prices in real-time bidding auctions are described. Upon receiving a request for an advertisement to be served to an impression consumer, the value of the consumer can be determined based, for example, on historical bid prices in prior auctions. A maximum floor price for the current auction to serve the impression us calculated based at least in part on the value of the impression consumer and one or more attributes associated with the auction. The auction is held using the calculated floor price, which can be adjusted based on an aggressiveness factor, and the winner of the auction can be determined based on the floor price.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2015Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: Xandr Inc.Inventors: Samuel Seljan, Michael McNeeley, Arel Lidow, Yaron Lissack, Sandesh Devaraju, Andrew Sweeney
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Publication number: 20180154133Abstract: The present disclosure relates to neuromuscular stimulation and sensing cuffs. The neuromuscular stimulation cuff has at least two fingers and a plurality of electrodes disposed on each finger. More generally, the neuromuscular stimulation cuff includes an outer, reusable component and an inner, disposable component. One or more electrodes are housed within the reusable component. The neuromuscular stimulation cuff may be produced by providing an insulating substrate layer, forming a conductive circuit on the substrate layer to form a conductive circuit layer, adhering a cover layer onto the conductive circuit layer to form a flexible circuit, and cutting at least one flexible finger from the flexible circuit. The neuromuscular stimulation cuff employs a flexible multi-electrode design which allows for reanimation of complex muscle movements in a patient, including individual finger movement.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2018Publication date: June 7, 2018Inventors: Chad E. Bouton, Jeffrey Friend, Gaurav Sharma, Andrew Sweeney, Amy M. Heinz, Stephanie Kute, Nicholas Annetta, Thomas D. Haubert, Steven M. Risser, Alexander Morrow, Raymond Richard Zaborski, George Naegele Brand, Matthew Edward Mowrer
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Publication number: 20180154140Abstract: The present disclosure relates to neuromuscular stimulation and sensing cuffs. The neuromuscular stimulation cuff has at least two fingers and a plurality of electrodes disposed on each finger. More generally, the neuromuscular stimulation cuff includes an outer, reusable component and an inner, disposable component. One or more electrodes are housed within the reusable component. The neuromuscular stimulation cuff may be produced by providing an insulating substrate layer, forming a conductive circuit on the substrate layer to form a conductive circuit layer, adhering a cover layer onto the conductive circuit layer to form a flexible circuit, and cutting at least one flexible finger from the flexible circuit. The neuromuscular stimulation cuff employs a flexible multi-electrode design which allows for reanimation of complex muscle movements in a patient, including individual finger movement.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2016Publication date: June 7, 2018Inventors: Chad E. Bouton, Gaurav Sharma, Andrew Sweeney, Amy M. Heintz, Stephanie Kute, Nicholas Annetta, Thomas D. Haubert, Steven M. Risser, Jeffrey Friend, John Bartholomew, Rachel Thurston, C. Alexander Morrow, George Brand, Jeffrey Ellis, Matthew Mowrer, Raymond Zaborski
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Patent number: 9884179Abstract: The present disclosure relates to neuromuscular stimulation and sensing cuffs. The neuromuscular stimulation cuff has at least two fingers and a plurality of electrodes disposed on each finger. More generally, the neuromuscular stimulation cuff includes an outer, reusable component and an inner, disposable component. One or more electrodes are housed within the reusable component. The neuromuscular stimulation cuff may be produced by providing an insulating substrate layer, forming a conductive circuit on the substrate layer to form a conductive circuit layer, adhering a cover layer onto the conductive circuit layer to form a flexible circuit, and cutting at least one flexible finger from the flexible circuit. The neuromuscular stimulation cuff employs a flexible multi-electrode design which allows for reanimation of complex muscle movements in a patient, including individual finger movement.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2015Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: BBATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTEInventors: Chad E. Bouton, Jeffrey Friend, Gaurav Sharma, Andrew Sweeney, Amy M. Heintz, Stephanie Kute, Nicholas Annetta, Thomas D. Haubert, Steven M. Risser, Alexander Morrow, Raymond Richard Zaborski, George Naegele Brand, Matthew Edward Mowrer
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Publication number: 20170127123Abstract: Examples of the systems and methods described herein relate to reducing latency issues associated with playing online digital video on client devices. An example method includes: determining that a client device of a user is displaying a web page; determining a likelihood that the user will select content on the web page associated with a digital video; and determining that the likelihood exceeds a threshold and, based thereon, performing at least one of the following steps before the user selects the content: initiating a mediation process to identify the digital video associated with the content; unwrapping a video tag associated with the digital video; storing at least a portion of the digital video on the client device; stitching the digital video together with a second digital video; and/or initializing a video player for displaying the digital video on the client device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2016Publication date: May 4, 2017Inventors: Arel I. Lidow, Eric M. Hoffert, Alexander Krassel, Vikki Pitts, Jeffrey Weiss, Andrew Sweeney, Matt Kendall
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Publication number: 20160275570Abstract: Systems and methods for optimizing floor prices in real-time bidding auctions are described. Upon receiving a request for an advertisement to be served to an impression consumer, the value of the consumer can be determined based, for example, on historical bid prices in prior auctions. A maximum floor price for the current auction to serve the impression us calculated based at least in part on the value of the impression consumer and one or more attributes associated with the auction. The auction is held using the calculated floor price, which can be adjusted based on an aggressiveness factor, and the winner of the auction can be determined based on the floor price.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2015Publication date: September 22, 2016Inventors: Samuel Seljan, Michael McNeeley, Arel Lidow, Yaron Lissack, Sandesh Devaraju, Andrew Sweeney
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Publication number: 20150306373Abstract: The present disclosure relates to neuromuscular stimulation and sensing cuffs. The neuromuscular stimulation cuff has at least two fingers and a plurality of electrodes disposed on each finger. More generally, the neuromuscular stimulation cuff includes an outer, reusable component and an inner, disposable component. One or more electrodes are housed within the reusable component. The neuromuscular stimulation cuff may be produced by providing an insulating substrate layer, forming a conductive circuit on the substrate layer to form a conductive circuit layer, adhering a cover layer onto the conductive circuit layer to form a flexible circuit, and cutting at least one flexible finger from the flexible circuit. The neuromuscular stimulation cuff employs a flexible multi-electrode design which allows for reanimation of complex muscle movements in a patient, including individual finger movement.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2015Publication date: October 29, 2015Inventors: Chad E. Bouton, Jeffrey Friend, Gaurav Sharma, Andrew Sweeney, Amy M. Heintz, Stephanie Kute, Nicholas Annetta, Thomas D. Haubert, Steven M. Risser