Patents by Inventor Brett Levin
Brett Levin 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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Patent number: 11951463Abstract: Catalyst compositions comprising a zeolite and a mesoporous support or binder are disclosed. The mesoporous support or binder comprises a mesoporous metal oxide having a particle diameter of greater than or equal to 20 ?m at 50% of the cumulative pore size distribution (d50). Also disclosed are processes for producing a mono-alkylated aromatic compound (e.g., ethylbenzene or cumene) which exhibit improved yield of the mono-alkylated aromatic compound using alkylation catalysts comprising one or more of these catalyst compositions.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2018Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: ExxonMobil Engineering & Technology CompanyInventors: Matthew S. Ide, Brett T. Loveless, Doron Levin, William W. Lonergan, Matthew J. Vincent, Wei-Ping Tai, Federico Barrai
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Patent number: 11349319Abstract: Systems and methods for performing low voltage charging of a high voltage, series-connected string of battery modules are disclosed. A battery pack system may include a plurality of battery cells, including one or more groups of battery cells coupled in parallel. A processor may be configured to select a sub-group of battery cells from a group of battery cells for charging separately from other battery cells of the selected group of battery cells. The group of battery cells may be reconfigured to allow charging of the sub-group of battery cells separate from the other battery cells. The sub-group of battery cells may be charged, and then the group of battery cells may be reconfigured to allow operation of the sub-group of battery cells with the other battery cells. During charging, the sub-group of battery cells may be unavailable but other battery cells may continue to discharge.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2020Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: Southwest Electronic Energy CorporationInventors: David Allen White, Brett Levins, Jeffrey Johnson
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Publication number: 20200303934Abstract: Systems and methods for performing low voltage charging of a high voltage, series-connected string of battery modules are disclosed. A battery pack system may include a plurality of battery cells, including one or more groups of battery cells coupled in parallel. A processor may be configured to select a sub-group of battery cells from a group of battery cells for charging separately from other battery cells of the selected group of battery cells. The group of battery cells may be reconfigured to allow charging of the sub-group of battery cells separate from the other battery cells. The sub-group of battery cells may be charged, and then the group of battery cells may be reconfigured to allow operation of the sub-group of battery cells with the other battery cells. During charging, the sub-group of battery cells may be unavailable but other battery cells may continue to discharge.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2020Publication date: September 24, 2020Applicant: Southwest Electronic Energy CorporationInventors: David Allen White, Brett Levins, Jeffrey Johnson
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Patent number: 9763777Abstract: A device for use in the repair of an ear drum in a subject in need of such treatment, said device: having a tensile strength Youngs Modulus between approximately 12.5 and 40 MPa; comprising one or more membrane layers, wherein at least one membrane layer comprises a plurality of pores; and wherein the device can support proliferation, migration and/or adhesion of cells selected from the group comprising at least any one or more of: keratinocytes, fibroblasts, vascular cells, mucosal epithelial cells, and stem cells.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2012Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: EAR SCIENCE INSTITUTE AUSTRALIAInventors: Marcus Atlas, William Brett Robertson, Robert Jeffrey Marano, Sharon Leanne Redmond, Peter Luke Santa Maria, Brett Levin, Bing Mei Teh
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Patent number: 9489759Abstract: Systems and methods for customizing animation variables and modifications to animation variables in an animation system are provided. An animated model may be comprised of a hierarchical structure of rigs and sub-rigs. An animator may customize the location of animation variables within the hierarchical structure through a relocation operation from an original position to a relocated position. The animation system identifies the relocation operation, resulting in an association being generated between the original position and the relocated position. Modifications made to animation variables in the animation system may be received by the animation system and the animator can customize the scope of the modification and its application to the animated model or animated scene.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2014Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignee: PIXARInventors: Eric Gregory, Brett Levin
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Publication number: 20160149421Abstract: Systems and methods for performing low voltage charging of a high voltage, series-connected string of battery modules are disclosed. A battery pack system may include a plurality of battery cells, including one or more groups of battery cells coupled in parallel. A processor may be configured to select a sub-group of battery cells from a group of battery cells for charging separately from other battery cells of the selected group of battery cells. The group of battery cells may be reconfigured to allow charging of the sub-group of battery cells separate from the other battery cells. The sub-group of battery cells may be charged, and then the group of battery cells may be reconfigured to allow operation of the sub-group of battery cells with the other battery cells. During charging, the sub-group of battery cells may be unavailable but other battery cells may continue to discharge.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2015Publication date: May 26, 2016Inventors: David Allen White, Brett Levin, Jeffrey Johnson
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Patent number: 9286297Abstract: A method for a computer system includes receiving a mapping schema between a plurality of asset-types within an asset-type hierarchy and a plurality of paths within an on-disk storage structure, receiving an asset-type definition list from a user, wherein the asset-type definition list comprises an asset-type from the plurality of asset types, and determining at least one path from the plurality of paths for providing access to assets of the asset-type in response to the mapping schema and the asset-type definition list.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2010Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: PixarInventors: Stephan Vladimir Bugaj, Brett Levin, Zachariah Journey Baum
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Publication number: 20140303727Abstract: A device for use in the repair of an ear drum in a subject in need of such treatment, said device: having a tensile strength Youngs Modulus between approximately 12.5 and 40 MPa; comprising one or more membrane layers, wherein at least one membrane layer comprises a plurality of pores; and wherein the device can support proliferation, migration and/or adhesion of cells selected from the group comprising at least any one or more of: keratinocytes, fibroblasts, vascular cells, mucosal epithelial cells, and stem cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2012Publication date: October 9, 2014Applicant: EAR SCIENCE INSTITUTE AUSTRALIAInventors: Marcus Atlas, William Brett Robertson, Robert Jeffrey Marano, Sharon Leanne Redmond, Peter Luke Santa Maria, Brett Levin, Bing Mei Teh
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Patent number: 8624898Abstract: Typed dependency graphs represent digital assets as nodes in a graph. The digital assets, data files, and required software applications are represented as connected nodes. Nodes of the graph are connected by typed links, specifying the type of dependency relationship between digital assets, data files, and/or software applications associated with nodes. Type attributes can represent one-way dependencies, two-way dependencies, version relationships, variant relationships, subcomponent relationships, aggregation relationships, and software application/digital asset dependencies. Typed dependency graphs may be automatically created by parsing asset data or data files to determine the characteristics of assets and their relationships with other assets, data files, and software applications. Typed dependency graphs may be traversed based on the type of links, with the result defining a component, subcomponent, version, and/or variant.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2009Date of Patent: January 7, 2014Assignee: PixarInventors: Stephan Bugaj, Brett Levin, Joshua Minor
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Patent number: 7873685Abstract: A method for a computer system includes receiving a mapping schema between a plurality of asset-types within an asset-type hierarchy and a plurality of paths within an on-disk storage structure, receiving an asset-type definition list from a user, wherein the asset-type definition list comprises an asset-type from the plurality of asset types, and determining at least one path from the plurality of paths for providing access to assets of the asset-type in response to the mapping schema and the asset-type definition list.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2005Date of Patent: January 18, 2011Assignee: PixarInventors: Stephan Vladimir Bugaj, Brett Levin, Zachariah Journey Baum
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Patent number: 7821516Abstract: A method for a computer system includes receiving a selection of a plurality of assets to be rendered from a user, wherein the selection comprises a plurality of symbolic references, determining respective static references associated with each asset from the plurality of assets in response to the plurality of symbolic references, rendering the plurality of assets in response to asset data associated with the respective static references to form a rendered image, storing the respective static references associated with each asset from the plurality of assets in a pinset file, and associating the rendered image with the pinset file.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2004Date of Patent: October 26, 2010Assignee: PixarInventors: Stephan Vladimir Bugaj, Brett Levin, Zachariah Baum
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Patent number: 7683904Abstract: A method for a computer system includes receiving and storing a first model of an animation asset in a first version location of the animation asset, providing a link between a named version of the animation asset to the first version location of the animation asset, wherein a name of the named version is specified by a first user, thereafter receiving and storing a second model of the animation asset in a second version location of the animation asset, providing the first model of the animation asset from the first version location of the animation asset in response to a specification of the named version of the animation asset by a second user, and providing the second model of the animation asset from the second version location of the animation asset in response to a specification of the animation asset by the second user.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2004Date of Patent: March 23, 2010Assignee: PixarInventors: Stephan Vladimir Bugaj, Brett Levin, Zachariah Baum
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Publication number: 20060015431Abstract: A method for a computer system includes receiving a mapping schema between a plurality of asset-types within an asset-type hierarchy and a plurality of paths within an on-disk storage structure, receiving an asset-type definition list from a user, wherein the asset-type definition list comprises an asset-type from the plurality of asset types, and determining at least one path from the plurality of paths for providing access to assets of the asset-type in response to the mapping schema and the asset-type definition list.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2005Publication date: January 19, 2006Applicant: PixarInventors: Stephan Bugaj, Brett Levin, Zachariah Baum
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Publication number: 20050253848Abstract: A method for a computer system includes receiving and storing a first model of an animation asset in a first version location of the animation asset, providing a link between a named version of the animation asset to the first version location of the animation asset, wherein a name of the named version is specified by a first user, thereafter receiving and storing a second model of the animation asset in a second version location of the animation asset, providing the first model of the animation asset from the first version location of the animation asset in response to a specification of the named version of the animation asset by a second user, and providing the second model of the animation asset from the second version location of the animation asset in response to a specification of the animation asset by the second user.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2004Publication date: November 17, 2005Applicant: PixarInventors: Stephan Bugaj, Brett Levin, Zachariah Baum
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Publication number: 20050253839Abstract: A method for a computer system includes receiving a selection of a plurality of assets to be rendered from a user, wherein the selection comprises a plurality of symbolic references, determining respective static references associated with each asset from the plurality of assets in response to the plurality of symbolic references, rendering the plurality of assets in response to asset data associated with the respective static references to form a rendered image, storing the respective static references associated with each asset from the plurality of assets in a pinset file, and associating the rendered image with the pinset file.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2004Publication date: November 17, 2005Applicant: PixarInventors: Stephen Bugaj, Brett Levin, Zachariah Baum
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Patent number: RE44369Abstract: A method for a computer system includes receiving a selection of a plurality of assets to be rendered from a user, wherein the selection comprises a plurality of symbolic references, determining respective static references associated with each asset from the plurality of assets in response to the plurality of symbolic references, rendering the plurality of assets in response to asset data associated with the respective static references to form a rendered image, storing the respective static references associated with each asset from the plurality of assets in a pinset file, and associating the rendered image with the pinset file.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2012Date of Patent: July 16, 2013Assignee: PixarInventors: Stephan Vladimir Bugaj, Brett Levin, Zachariah Baum