Patents by Inventor Anthony Bates
Anthony Bates 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: 20180319432Abstract: A hydraulic steering unit (1) is described comprising a supply port arrangement having a pressure port (8) connected to a main flow path (6) and a tank port (T) connected to a tank flow path (7), a working port arrangement having a left working port (L) connected to a left working flow path (9) and a right working port (R) connected to a right working flow path (10), a bridge arrangement (14) of variable orifices having a first left orifice (A2L) connected to the main flow path (6) and to the left working flow path (9), a first right orifice (A2R) connected to the main flow path (6) and to the right working flow path (10), a second left orifice (A3L) connected to the left working flow path (9) and to the tank flow path (7), and a second right orifice (A3R) connected to the right working flow path (10) and to the tank flow path (7). Such a hydraulic steering unit should allow comfortable steering.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2018Publication date: November 8, 2018Inventors: Niels Arbjerg, Charles Anthony Bates, Poul Ennemark, Mogens Frederiksen, Casper Mikael Olesen
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Publication number: 20180319433Abstract: A hydraulic steering unit (1) is described comprising a supply port arrangement having a pressure port (P) connected to a main flow path (6) and a tank port (T) connected to a tank flow path (7), a working port arrangement having a left working port connected to a left working flow path (8) and a right working port (R) connected to a right working flow path (9), a bridge arrangement (14) of variable orifices (A2L, A2R, A3L, A3R) having a first left orifice (A2L) connected to the main flow path (6) and to the left working flow path (8), a first right orifice (A2R) connected to the main flow path (6) and to the right working flow path (9), a second left orifice (A3L) connected to the left working flow path (8) and to the tank flow path (7), and a second right orifice (A3R) connected to the right working flow path (9) and to the tank flow path (7). Such a steering unit should make steering comfortable.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2018Publication date: November 8, 2018Inventors: Niels Arbjerg, Charles Anthony Bates, Poul Ennemark, Mogens Frederiksen, Casper Mikael Olesen
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Publication number: 20180319426Abstract: A hydraulic steering unit (1) is described comprising a supply port arrangement having a pressure port (8) connected to a main flow path (2) and a tank port (5) connected to a tank flow path (3), a working port arrangement having a left working port (L) connected to a left working flow path (4) and a right working port (R) connected to a right working flow path (5), a variable first left orifice (A2L) connected to the main flow path (2) and to the left working flow path (4), a variable first right orifice (A2R) connected to the main flow path (2) and to the right working flow path (5), a variable second left orifice (A3L) connected to the left working flow path (4) and to the tank flow path (3), and a variable second right orifice (A3R) connected to the right working flow path (5) and to the tank flow path (3). Such a steering unit should allow comfortable steering. To this end a measuring motor (15) is arranged in one of the working flow parts (4, 5).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2018Publication date: November 8, 2018Inventors: Niels Arbjerg, Charles Anthony Bates, Poul Ennemark, Mogens Frederiksen, Casper Mikael Olesen
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Publication number: 20180319430Abstract: A hydraulic steering unit (1) is described, said hydraulic steering unit (1) comprising a supply port arrangement having a pressure port (P) connected to a main flow path (3) and a tank port (T) connected to a tank flow path (4), a working port arrangement having a left working port (L) connected to a left working flow path (5) and a right working port (R) connected to a right working flow path (6), a bridge arrangement (14) of variable orifices having a first left orifice (A2L) connected to the main flow path (3) and to the left working flow path (5), a first right orifice (A2R) connected to the main flow path (3) and to the right working flow path (6), a second left orifice (A3L) connected to the left working flow path (5) and to the tank flow path (4), and a second right orifice (A3R) connected to the right working flow path (6) and to the tank flow path (4). Such a hydraulic steering unit should be operated together with a pressure source of fixed displacements.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2018Publication date: November 8, 2018Inventors: Niels Arbjerg, Charles Anthony Bates, Poul Ennemark, Mogens Frederiksen, Casper Mikael Olesen
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Publication number: 20180151179Abstract: Methods and apparatuses to assist a user in the performance of a plurality of tasks are provided. The invention includes storing at least one care plan for a resident, the care plan defining a plurality of tasks to be performed for providing care to the resident. The method includes capturing speech inputs from the user and providing speech outputs to the user to provide a speech dialog with the user reflective of the care plan. Information is captured with a contactless communication interface and is used for engaging the care plan.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2017Publication date: May 31, 2018Inventors: Charles Thomas Emerick, James R. Logan, Richard Anthony Bates, James Wahl
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Patent number: 9818402Abstract: Methods and apparatuses to assist a user in the performance of a plurality of tasks are provided. The invention includes storing at least one care plan for a resident, the care plan defining a plurality of tasks to be performed for providing care to the resident. The method includes capturing speech inputs from the user and providing speech outputs to the user to provide a speech dialog with the user reflective of the care plan. Information is captured with a contactless communication interface and is used for engaging the care plan.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2015Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: Vocollect Healthcare Systems, Inc.Inventors: Charles Thomas Emerick, James R. Logan, Richard Anthony Bates, James Wahl
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Patent number: 9704293Abstract: Method of providing the generic finite element mesh; providing a library of displacement shapes of generic mesh, each displacement shape being applicable to the generic mesh to generate altered mesh; providing a set of scanned data points which map the surface of the actual component, each scanned data point defining the spatial position of a respective location on the surface of the actual component; superposing the scanned data points on the surface of generic mesh; projecting scanned data points onto respective proximal surface locations of generic mesh to form a set of near data points, each near data point defining the spatial position of respective location on the surface of the generic mesh; determining a combination of the displacement shapes; and applying the combination of displacement shapes to the generic mesh to generate a customized finite element mesh for the actual component.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2015Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plcInventors: David Leonard Date, Ronald Anthony Bates
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Publication number: 20160042737Abstract: Methods and apparatuses to assist a user in the performance of a plurality of tasks are provided. The invention includes storing at least one care plan for a resident, the care plan defining a plurality of tasks to be performed for providing care to the resident. The method includes capturing speech inputs from the user and providing speech outputs to the user to provide a speech dialog with the user reflective of the care plan. Information is captured with a contactless communication interface and is used for engaging the care plan.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2015Publication date: February 11, 2016Inventors: Charles Thomas Emerick, James R. Logan, Richard Anthony Bates, James Wahl
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Publication number: 20150339851Abstract: Method of providing the generic finite element mesh; providing a library of displacement shapes of generic mesh, each displacement shape being applicable to the generic mesh to generate altered mesh; providing a set of scanned data points which map the surface of the actual component, each scanned data point defining the spatial position of a respective location on the surface of the actual component; superposing the scanned data points on the surface of generic mesh; projecting scanned data points onto respective proximal surface locations of generic mesh to form a set of near data points, each near data point defining the spatial position of respective location on the surface of the generic mesh; determining a combination of the displacement shapes; and applying the combination of displacement shapes to the generic mesh to generate a customised finite element mesh for the actual component.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2015Publication date: November 26, 2015Inventors: David Leonard DATE, Ronald Anthony BATES
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Patent number: 9171543Abstract: Methods and apparatuses to assist a user in the performance of a plurality of tasks are provided. The invention includes storing at least one care plan for a resident, the care plan defining a plurality of tasks to be performed for providing care to the resident. Capturing speech inputs from the user, and providing speech outputs to the user to provide a speech dialog with the user reflective of the care plan. Information is captured with a contactless communication interface and is used for engaging the care plan.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2012Date of Patent: October 27, 2015Assignee: Vocollect Healthcare Systems, Inc.Inventors: Charles Thomas Emerick, James R. Logan, Richard Anthony Bates, James Wahl
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Patent number: 8386261Abstract: A voice assistant system is disclosed which directs the voice Prompts delivered to a first user of a voice assistant to also be communicated wirelessly to the voice assistant of a second user so that the second user can hear the voice Prompts as delivered to the first user.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2009Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignee: Vocollect Healthcare Systems, Inc.Inventors: Mark B. Mellott, Richard Anthony Bates, Michael Laughery, James R. Logan
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Publication number: 20120136667Abstract: Methods and apparatuses to assist a user in the performance of a plurality of tasks are provided. The invention includes storing at least one care plan for a resident, the care plan defining a plurality of tasks to be performed for providing care to the resident. Capturing speech inputs from the user, and providing speech outputs to the user to provide a speech dialog with the user reflective of the care plan. Information is captured with a contactless communication interface and is used for engaging the care plan.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2012Publication date: May 31, 2012Inventors: Charles Thomas Emerick, James R. Logan, Richard Anthony Bates, James Wahl
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Publication number: 20110145376Abstract: A data processing method comprising establishing a first node in a peer-to-peer data communications network, wherein the node is configured as a supernode in conformance with a peer-to-peer communications protocol, wherein the first node is configured as an active listener to one or more network routing protocols executing at a network router; receiving a routing information message from one of the network routing protocols; modifying an operational characteristic of the first node in response to the routing information message; receiving a request from a second node in the peer-to-peer network for a resource that is known to the first node; and responding to the request based on the modified operational characteristic. For example, a peer-to-peer node may be configured as a network-aware BitTorrent Tracker, Gnutella supernode, etc., and can use IGP and BGP information from a router to determine how the node behaves.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2011Publication date: June 16, 2011Inventors: Anthony Bates, Anthony Li, Jan Medved, George Suwala, Amy Zhang
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Patent number: 7920572Abstract: A data processing method comprising establishing a first node in a peer-to-peer data communications network, wherein the node is configured as a supernode in conformance with a peer-to-peer communications protocol, wherein the first node is configured as an active listener to one or more network routing protocols executing at a network router; receiving a routing information message from one of the network routing protocols; modifying an operational characteristic of the first node in response to the routing information message; receiving a request from a second node in the peer-to-peer network for a resource that is known to the first node; and responding to the request based on the modified operational characteristic. For example, a peer-to-peer node may be configured as a network-aware BitTorrent Tracker, Gnutella supernode, etc., and can use IGP and BGP information from a router to determine how the node behaves.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2005Date of Patent: April 5, 2011Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Anthony Bates, Anthony Li, Jan Medved, Amy Zhang, George Suwala
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Publication number: 20100125460Abstract: A voice assistant system is disclosed which directs the voice Prompts delivered to a first user of a voice assistant to also be communicated wirelessly to the voice assistant of a second user so that the second user can hear the voice Prompts as delivered to the first user.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2009Publication date: May 20, 2010Inventors: Mark B. Mellott, Richard Anthony Bates, Michael Laughery, James R. Logan
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Publication number: 20070064702Abstract: A data processing method comprising establishing a first node in a peer-to-peer data communications network, wherein the node is configured as a supernode in conformance with a peer-to-peer communications protocol, wherein the first node is configured as an active listener to one or more network routing protocols executing at a network router; receiving a routing information message from one of the network routing protocols; modifying an operational characteristic of the first node in response to the routing information message; receiving a request from a second node in the peer-to-peer network for a resource that is known to the first node; and responding to the request based on the modified operational characteristic. For example, a peer-to-peer node may be configured as a network-aware BitTorrent Tracker, Gnutella supernode, etc., and can use IGP and BGP information from a router to determine how the node behaves.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2005Publication date: March 22, 2007Inventors: Anthony Bates, Anthony Li, Jan Medved, Amy Zhang, George Suwala
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Publication number: 20050058136Abstract: A method for implementing a simple protocol, referred to as the universal transport interface (UTI), that can be used to create high speed Internet Protocol (IP) tunnels for transmitting a variety of different payloads across a network. Payload packets may comprise any currently known packet protocol, including but not limited to time division multiplex data, IP packets, asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) cells, Packet-over-SONET/SDH (POS) packets, and Frame Relay frames. The universal transport interface protocol consists of a predefined set of mappings whereby any known protocol can be packaged into a single, conceptually simple packet format. This format is referred to as the universal transport encapsulation (UTE) format. UTE format packets are, by design, amenable to transport over an IP network without further modification beyond standard IP encapsulation. The disclosed method further implements a security key system to prevent unauthorized use or interception of UTE packets on the network.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2004Publication date: March 17, 2005Inventors: L. Peter Lothberg, Anthony Bates