Patents by Inventor Brian A. Bell
Brian A. Bell 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: 20240189651Abstract: A platform-based strength machine enables users to perform strength or lifting activities or exercises via moveable or configurable pull points. The strength machine can include tracks that facilitate the configuring of the positions of the pull points, handles that control operation of the strength machine and/or measure movements performed by a user, compact motors that facilitate various platform or load application configurations, safety systems for the strength machine, and other enhancements.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2022Publication date: June 13, 2024Inventors: Mark DRAYER, Corrine SAVAIANO, Trevor TIMSON, Rachael BELL, Brian PERRAULT, Alaina APPELBAUM, Michael GARCIA, Lauren CHANEN, Ben NIEWOOD, Matt CULVER, Jatnna BARRERA, Peter CAPRARO, Derek YAP, Annie MARA, Kevin SIMMONS, PJ FREDERICK, Heidi FARRELL, Brandon HICKS, Sherry YU, Michael BERLINGER, John Stanley DEY, IV, Ganapati PAI, Daniel CHAN, Spencer LING, Yan LI, Niklas LEKSELIUS, Jim HUNG, Jin CHEN, Peyman Hamed Sayed HOSSEINI, Raymond CHEN, Bobby HEJNY, Phil KEARNEY, Kevin WINN, Lawrence JESPER, Kunal JETHWANI, Enrique ORTIZ, Arnie BHADURY, Gayatri SHANDAR, Greg JONES, Kristen COKE, Mete POLAT
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Patent number: 11987407Abstract: A strapping system and method for automatically applying strapping to at least one associated object, such as a roll of coiled material having a void. The system includes a first end effector and second end effector, each end effector mountable to a robotic arm and including at least a portion of a chute, the end effectors movable relative to each other when mounted to a robotic arm such that the chute portions of each end effector can be selectively brought together in a plurality of orientations to define a generally continuous chute loop through which a strapping material can be advanced to surround the at least one associated object located at least partially within the chute loop.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2021Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: Taylor-Winfield Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Lee A. Stone, Brian Rea, Jeffery Bell
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Publication number: 20240085446Abstract: An automated analyzer that receives samples prepared for analysis in an automated pre-analytical module and a method of operation of such automated analyzer. The automated analyzer includes a shuttle transfer station that receives a shuttle carrier from the automated pre-analytical system. The shuttle transfer station has a clamping assembly for the shuttle. The clamping assembly has jaws that advance engagement members into contact with a bottom portion of sample containers disposed in the shuttle. The clamping assembly secures the sample containers in the shuttle when sample is aspirated from the sample containers. The automated analyzer also has a multichannel puncture tool that is adapted to be carried by a robotic gripper mechanism. The multichannel puncture tool has multiple puncture members that each defines a channel Each channel is in communication with a different trough in the consumable. A pipette can pass through the channel in the puncture tool.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicant: BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANYInventors: Michael T. VanSickler, Neil G. Terry, Brian Bell, Steven C. Rotundo, Stephen Robert LaChance, Alyssa Shedlosky
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Patent number: 11754582Abstract: An automated analyzer that receives samples prepared for analysis in an automated pre-analytical module and a method of operation of such automated analyzer. The automated analyzer includes a shuttle transfer station that receives a shuttle carrier from the automated pre-analytical system. The shuttle transfer station has a clamping assembly for the shuttle. The clamping assembly has jaws that advance engagement members into contact with a bottom portion of sample containers disposed in the shuttle. The clamping assembly secures the sample containers in the shuttle when sample is aspirated from the sample containers. The automated analyzer also has a multichannel puncture tool that is adapted to be carried by a robotic gripper mechanism. The multichannel puncture tool has multiple puncture members that each defines a channel Each channel is in communication with a different trough in the consumable. A pipette can pass through the channel in the puncture tool.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2021Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: BECTON DICKINSON AND COMPANYInventors: Michael T. VanSickler, Neil G. Terry, Brian Bell, Steven C. Rotundo, Stephen Robert LaChance, Alyssa Shedlosky
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Publication number: 20220208396Abstract: Techniques for timely medication information include storing in a database, for each of multiple different medication providers, a pharmacy ID field that uniquely indicates the provider, a pharmacy link field that indicates a network link for the provider, and a pharmacy API format field that indicates a format for requesting patient medication information and for receiving patient medication information from the provider. In response to receiving, from a client process on a remote network node, a client query packet that includes a patient field that indicates information for a patient: selecting a first provider; formatting a pharmacy request packet to request medication information for the patient based on the API format field for the first provider; and, sending the first pharmacy request packet to the network link in the pharmacy link field for the first provider.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2021Publication date: June 30, 2022Inventors: Brian Bell, Todd Cohen, Steve Williams, Brandon Bell
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Publication number: 20220146545Abstract: An automated analyzer that receives samples prepared for analysis in an automated pre-analytical module and a method of operation of such automated analyzer. The automated analyzer includes a shuttle transfer station that receives a shuttle carrier from the automated pre-analytical system. The shuttle transfer station has a clamping assembly for the shuttle. The clamping assembly has jaws that advance engagement members into contact with a bottom portion of sample containers disposed in the shuttle. The clamping assembly secures the sample containers in the shuttle when sample is aspirated from the sample containers. The automated analyzer also has a multichannel puncture tool that is adapted to be carried by a robotic gripper mechanism. The multichannel puncture tool has multiple puncture members that each defines a channel Each channel is in communication with a different trough in the consumable. A pipette can pass through the channel in the puncture tool.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2021Publication date: May 12, 2022Applicant: BECTON DICKINSON AND COMPANYInventors: Michael T. VanSickler, Neil G. Terry, Brian Bell, Steven C. Rotundo, Stephen Robert LaChance, Alyssa Shedlosky
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Publication number: 20220080473Abstract: An improved apparatus and methodologies of use for cleaning debris and contaminants from an interior surface or sidewall of a fluid-carrying conduit, such as a pipeline, are provided. More particularly, an apparatus and methodologies of use are provided, wherein the apparatus or ‘pipeline pig’ operates bi-directionally and comprises counter-rotating cleaning elements that are operative to enhance removal of debris and contaminants from the pipeline.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2021Publication date: March 17, 2022Inventor: Brian Bell
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Patent number: 11199560Abstract: An automated analyzer that receives samples prepared for analysis in an automated pre-analytical module and a method of operation of such automated analyzer. The automated analyzer includes a shuttle transfer station that receives a shuttle carrier from the automated pre-analytical system. The shuttle transfer station has a clamping assembly for the shuttle. The clamping assembly has jaws that advance engagement members into contact with a bottom portion of sample containers disposed in the shuttle. The clamping assembly secures the sample containers in the shuttle when sample is aspirated from the sample containers. The automated analyzer also has a multichannel puncture tool that is adapted to be carried by a robotic gripper mechanism. The multichannel puncture tool has multiple puncture members that each defines a channel. Each channel is in communication with a different trough in the consumable. A pipette can pass through the channel in the puncture tool.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2017Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Inventors: Michael T. VanSickler, Neil G. Terry, Brian Bell, Steven C. Rotundo, Stephen Robert LaChance, Alyssa Shedlosky
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Publication number: 20200319222Abstract: An automated analyzer that receives samples prepared for analysis in an automated pre-analytical module and a method of operation of such automated analyzer. The automated analyzer includes a shuttle transfer station that receives a shuttle carrier from the automated pre-analytical system. The shuttle transfer station has a clamping assembly for the shuttle. The clamping assembly has jaws that advance engagement members into contact with a bottom portion of sample containers disposed in the shuttle. The clamping assembly secures the sample containers in the shuttle when sample is aspirated from the sample containers. The automated analyzer also has a multichannel puncture tool that is adapted to be carried by a robotic gripper mechanism. The multichannel puncture tool has multiple puncture members that each defines a channel. Each channel is in communication with a different trough in the consumable. A pipette can pass through the channel in the puncture tool.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2017Publication date: October 8, 2020Applicant: Becton Dickinson and CompanyInventors: Michael T. VanSickler, Neil G. Terry, Brian Bell, Steven C. Rotundo, Stephen Robert LaChance, Alyssa Shedlosky
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Patent number: 9945308Abstract: A system and method for automatically calibrating an engine operating with a first fuel and a second fuel includes comparing each of a plurality of engine operating parameters with a corresponding limit, determining whether any of the plurality of engine operating parameters has exceeded its corresponding limit and, while none of the plurality of engine operating parameters has exceeded its corresponding limit, automatically and incrementally advance start of injection timing.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2016Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Michael D. Gough, Nathan Atterberry, Jeff Howard, Brian Bell, Hua Xu
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Publication number: 20180073452Abstract: A system and method for automatically calibrating an engine operating with a first fuel and a second fuel includes comparing each of a plurality of engine operating parameters with a corresponding limit, determining whether any of the plurality of engine operating parameters has exceeded its corresponding limit and, while none of the plurality of engine operating parameters has exceeded its corresponding limit, automatically and incrementally advance start of injection timing.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2016Publication date: March 15, 2018Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Michael D. Gough, Nathan Atterberry, Jeff Howard, Brian Bell, Hua Xu
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Patent number: 9465987Abstract: A weather control station receives from a communication network data packets transmitted wirelessly to the network by a mobile platform separated from the control station. The data packets carry images captured by an image sensor aboard the mobile platform and show one or more weather conditions local to the mobile platform. The control station recovers the images from the data packets and processes the recovered images according to one or more weather condition detection algorithms to detect the one or more weather conditions, respectively. The weather station reports the one or more detected weather conditions.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2015Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: Exelis, Inc.Inventors: Brian Bell, Eric Dixon
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Patent number: 8914310Abstract: One particular implementation of the present invention may involve a control unit of an ionic foot bath or other health product. The control unit may be connected to a network or the Internet such that the control unit may be monitored or controlled by a third party, such that the third party may provide programming updates, adjust the programming of the control unit to conform to the user's preferences and provide flexibility to a practitioner with several foot bath systems. The control unit may also provide the functionality of a pay-per-use method for use of the ionic foot bath. The method may allow a user or an operator of the product to purchase operational time that is desired to use the product. Once the operating time is purchased, the product may be operated for the purchased amount of time, at which point, more usage time may be purchased.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2010Date of Patent: December 16, 2014Assignee: A Major Difference, Inc.Inventors: Neill Edward Moroney, Brian Bell
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Patent number: 8671224Abstract: Training defense of a computer network. The system includes an enterprise asset subsystem to be defended. The enterprise asset subsystem runs operating system, support services, and application programs. The system also includes a neutral subsystem that is in communication with the enterprise asset subsystem and is used to set up and run at least one exercise scenario, and score performance of enterprise asset defenders in defending the system against exploits. Exploits are launched by an exploitation subsystem communication with the enterprise asset subsystem.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2012Date of Patent: March 11, 2014Assignee: Leidos, Inc.Inventors: Mark Brian Bell, Scott Cruickshanks Kennedy, Carleton Royse Ayers, II, Brian Whyte, Kay Myers
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Publication number: 20130019312Abstract: Training defense of a computer network. The system includes an enterprise asset subsystem to be defended. The enterprise asset subsystem runs operating system, support services, and application programs. The system also includes a neutral subsystem that is in communication with the enterprise asset subsystem and is used to set up and run at least one exercise scenario, and score performance of enterprise asset defenders in defending the system against exploits. Exploits are launched by an exploitation subsystem communication with the enterprise asset subsystem.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2012Publication date: January 17, 2013Inventors: Mark Brian Bell, Scott Cruickshanks Kennedy, Carleton Royse Ayers, II, Brian Whyte, Kay Myers
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Patent number: 8347146Abstract: A method of assisting failure mode and effects analysis of a system having a plurality of components includes obtaining data associated with a component, or a group of components, of the system. The component or the group is associated with component type data or group type data, respectively, that includes data relating to at least one failure feature common to all components or groups, respectively, of that type. The component/group data and the component/group type data can then be stored and/or transferred for use in a failure mode and effects analysis of the system.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2008Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: BAE Systems PLCInventors: John Brian Bell, Richard Lee Bovey
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Patent number: 8266320Abstract: Training defense of a computer network. The system includes an enterprise asset subsystem to be defended. The enterprise asset subsystem runs operating system, support services, and application programs. The system also includes a neutral subsystem that is in communication with the enterprise asset subsystem and is used to set up and run at least one exercise scenario, and score performance of enterprise asset defenders in defending the system against exploits. Exploits are launched by an exploitation subsystem communication with the enterprise asset subsystem.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2006Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: Science Applications International CorporationInventors: Mark Brian Bell, Scott Cruickshanks Kennedy, Carleton Royse Ayers, II, Brian Whyte, Kay Myers
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Publication number: 20100262867Abstract: A method of assisting failure mode and effects analysis of a system having a plurality of components includes obtaining data associated with a component, or a group of components, of the system. The component or the group is associated with component type data or group type data, respectively, that includes data relating to at least one failure feature common to all components or groups, respectively, of that type. The component/group data and the component/group type data can then be stored and/or transferred for use in a failure mode and effects analysis of the system.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2008Publication date: October 14, 2010Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS PLCInventors: John Brian Bell, Richard Lee Bovey
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Publication number: 20100191654Abstract: One particular implementation of the present invention may involve a control unit of an ionic foot bath or other health product. The control unit may be connected to a network or the Internet such that the control unit may be monitored or controlled by a third party, such that the third party may provide programming updates, adjust the programming of the control unit to conform to the user's preferences and provide flexibility to a practitioner with several foot bath systems. The control unit may also provide the functionality of a pay-per-use method for use of the ionic foot bath. The method may allow a user or an operator of the product to purchase operational time that is desired to use the product. Once the operating time is purchased, the product may be operated for the purchased amount of time, at which point, more usage time may be purchased.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2010Publication date: July 29, 2010Applicant: A Major Difference, Inc.Inventors: Neill Edward Moroney, Brian Bell
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Publication number: 20080092007Abstract: A method is described for transferring data from an unsecured computer to a secured computer. The method includes transmitting the data and then receiving the data. Next, it is determined if errors were introduced when the data was transmitted by the unsecured computer or received by the secured computer. If an error was introduced when the data was transmitted or received, the data is retransmitted.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2005Publication date: April 17, 2008Applicant: SILICON GAP PTY LTDInventors: Marton Takach, Brian Bell