Patents by Inventor Brian A. Douglas

Brian A. Douglas 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).

  • Patent number: 12003524
    Abstract: A cybersecurity assessment system is provided for monitoring, assessing, and addressing the cybersecurity status of a hierarchy of target networks. The cybersecurity assessment system may scan individual target networks and produce data regarding the current state and properties of devices on the target networks. The cybersecurity assessment system may generate user interfaces to present cybersecurity information regarding individual target networks, and composite cybersecurity information regarding a hierarchy of target networks or some subset thereof. The cybersecurity assessment system can generate access configurations that specify which cybersecurity information of the hierarchy can be accessed by individual target networks of the hierarchy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Cytellix Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Douglas Berger, Howard Chen Lin
  • Patent number: 11999269
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to vehicles capable of autonomous driving. These vehicles may include seats for accommodating different numbers of passengers. In some cases, the seats may be reconfigurable. For instance, a vehicle may include a first row of seating having a first, passenger use configuration. The first row may allow a passenger to sit in a seat of the first row of seating and access user input controls for the vehicle. The first row of seating may also have a second, folded configuration where the first row is in a folded configuration and no longer usable for passenger seating. The vehicle may also have a second row of seating. When the first row of seating is in the second, folded configuration, the second row of seating may still be usable for seating and may include additional legroom for the passenger as compared to when the first row of seating is in the first passenger use configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Waymo LLC
    Inventors: YooJung Ahn, David Tse-Zhou Lu, Min Li Chan, Brian Douglas Cullinane, Adam Lee Frost, Philippe Robert Agostino Holland, Hassan Rashid Mir, Marcos Aniceto Villalón Caro, Isaac Lopes Nogueras
  • Patent number: 11993533
    Abstract: An assembly provides electrical current to molten glass in a glass melting tank. The assembly includes a structure having an electrode that is in contact with the molten glass, and a fluid-cooled connection apparatus. The fluid-cooled connection apparatus includes a first connection element electrically connected to a current source and a second connection element electrically connected to the current source, where the first and second connection elements are spaced apart from each other; and an electrical cross-connect strut having a first end secured to the first connection element and a second end secured to the second connection element. The assembly also includes a bus bar electrically connected to the fluid-cooled connection apparatus and to an electrode. The current source provides a current to the molten glass via the structure and the electrode for heating the molten glass through resistive heating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Brian Douglas Burns, Gilbert De Angelis, Chunhong Chelsie He, Edward Lee Kimble, III, Yuehao Li, Benjamin Pelham Schrock, Matthew Nicholas Tammaro
  • Publication number: 20240165478
    Abstract: The pickleball dink shot practice board is a training device. The pickleball dink shot practice board is configured for use with pickleball. The pickleball dink shot practice board is a portable backboard that is used to practice pickleball shots, both independently or with a partner. The dink shot is a shot that occurs when a ball is hit with a racquet (paddle) such that the ball is returned to a competitor with a backspin. The pickleball dink shot practice board comprises a backboard structure and a plurality of stanchion structures. The plurality of stanchion structures elevate the backboard structure above the ground. The backboard structure forms a backboard that deflects a pickleball back to the user of the pickleball dink shot practice board. Alternatively, the backboard structure acts as a divider if two players are practicing together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventor: BRIAN DOUGLAS MILLER
  • Publication number: 20240161204
    Abstract: Techniques including a system and method for analyzing insurance claims. The techniques may involve the use of a system. The system may include a plurality of machine learning models trained on a plurality of insurance loss claim records, the plurality of machine learning models comprising: at least one machine learning model trained on open claims records; and at least one machine learning model trained on closed claims records. The system may include a component configured to predict a loss for a subject insurance claim based on outputs of the at least one machine learning model trained on open claims records and the at least one machine learning model trained on closed claims records.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: Groundspeed Analytics, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Theodore Bien, Alexander Douglas Findlater
  • Publication number: 20240156328
    Abstract: An electrical device includes a memory storing a value indicative the remaining available rated capacity of one or more batteries. The stored value is changed in use to reflect reducing capacity. The initial stored value is chosen so that there is a very high (e.g. >99.9%) confidence that the one or more batteries will provide at least the capacity indicated by the initial stored value. This reduces the chance of failure during emergency procedures. The one or more batteries may be integral to the electrical device. An override facility is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: Covidien AG
    Inventors: Matthew John Ross McGrath, Peter Douglas Colin Inglis, Brian Alan Laffoley
  • Patent number: 11966909
    Abstract: A computing device provides enhancement of the capabilities of text messaging applications that execute on user devices. The computing device includes a processor that receives a text message via a network from a user device, the text message including a character representation of a product bundle of a merchant. The processor determines bundle data for the product bundle by referencing a database using the character representation. The processor provides one or more text messages via the network to the user device with transaction data including the bundle data, payment data, and shipping data. The processor receives a text message via the network from the user device confirming the transaction data. The user may use text commands presented by the computing device or natural language conversation in the text messages to the computing device to modify the transaction data and perform other ecommerce actions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Stodge Inc.
    Inventors: Gavin Neil Foster, Jr., David Dennison Lacho, Brian James Swank, Vishak Swaminathan Visvanathan, Adam Sandstrom Turner, Colin Douglas Turner, Alex Elias Beller
  • Patent number: 11953911
    Abstract: A vehicle has a plurality of control apparatuses, a user input, a geographic position component, an object detection apparatus, memory, and a display. A processor is also included and is programmed to receive the destination information, identify a route, and determine the current geographic location of the vehicle. The processor is also programmed to identify an object and object type based on object information received from the object detection apparatus and to determine at least one warning characteristic of the identified object based on at least one of: the object type, a detected proximity of the detected object to the vehicle, the location of the detected object relative to predetermined peripheral areas of the vehicle, the current geographic location of the vehicle, and the route. The processor is also configured to select and display on the display an object warning image based on the at least one warning characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Waymo LLC
    Inventors: Robertus Christianus Elisabeth Mariet, Manuel Christian Clement, Philip Nemec, Brian Douglas Cullinane
  • Publication number: 20240101274
    Abstract: An electric pushback vehicle includes a frame having a forward portion and a rear portion. The vehicle further includes front drive axle and a rear drive axle configured to communicate power to ground engaging members. A traction battery is housed within the electric pushback vehicle and provides electric power to an electric motor to drive an output shaft. A transmission is connected to receive mechanical power from the electric motor through a torque converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Trevor Douglas ROEBUCK, Brian Wallace YODER, Patrick Dwaine WARDEN, Chase Cherek SCHOFIELD, Robert Charles BRADLEY, Anthony Christopher MORRIS, Joshua David BARNES, William Cole KOSTER, Ian Kendall BALK, James Chandler LIGGETT
  • Patent number: 11920500
    Abstract: A passive flow modulation device for a machine defining an axial direction and a radial direction, the passive flow modulation device including: a first ring with a first coefficient of thermal expansion; a second ring disposed coaxially with the first ring and positioned at least partially inward of the first ring along the radial direction, spaced from the first ring along the axial direction, or both, the first ring, the second ring, or both defining at least in part one or more passages, the second ring with a second coefficient of thermal expansion that is less than the first coefficient of thermal expansion to passively modulate a size of the one or more passages during operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Steven Douglas Johnson, Yu-Liang Lin, Craig Alan Gonyou, Scott Alan Schimmels, Jeffrey Douglas Rambo, Brian Gregg Feie
  • Patent number: 11914377
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to a vehicle having one or more computing devices that may receive instructions to pick up a passenger at a location, determine when the vehicle is within a first distance of the location, provide a first notification that the vehicle is within the first distance, and stop the vehicle. When the vehicle is stopped, the computing device may initiate a countdown. When a client computing device associated with the passenger has not been authenticated, the computing devices may provide a second notification based on a first amount of time remaining in the countdown and a third notification indicating that the trip is cancelled based on a second amount of time remaining in the countdown less than the first amount of time. Once the third notification is provided, the computing devices move the vehicle from the where the vehicle is stopped without the passenger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Waymo LLC
    Inventors: Jennifer Arden, Anne Kristiina Aula, Brian Douglas Cullinane
  • Patent number: 11910137
    Abstract: A method for execution by a monitoring data analysis system includes receiving a plurality of measurement data from the gateway device, each indicating a measurement generated by one of a plurality of multi-sensor units. A set of measurement entries are generated based on the plurality of measurement data, and the set of measurement entries are added to a measurement database. A custom function definition for a custom function is received from a client device based on user input to a graphical user interface. Custom function output is generated by performing the custom function on a filtered subset of the plurality of measurement entries by utilizing the custom function definition. The custom function output is transmitted to the client device for display via the graphical user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: InfiSense, Inc.
    Inventors: Martin Ethan Bures, Mark Chellman D'Antonio, Gary Jerome Epstein, Brian Douglas McCowan, Jeffrey Nelson Perkins, Isaac Kolbin Wainstein
  • Patent number: 11902316
    Abstract: A cybersecurity assessment system is provided for monitoring, assessing, and addressing the cybersecurity status of a target network. The cybersecurity assessment system can analyze the scan data and determine a degree to which the current status of the target network satisfies a particular cybersecurity readiness standard, and how the status changes over time. The cybersecurity assessment system can also transform large amounts of vulnerability scan data into efficient representations for use in providing interactive presentations of the vulnerabilities detected on the target network. The cybersecurity assessment system can also provide information regarding cybersecurity events in substantially real time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Cytellix Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Douglas Berger, Howard Chen Lin, Andrew Michael Fabrizio
  • Publication number: 20240044347
    Abstract: A waterway for a fluid delivery device includes a body, an inlet passage, a continuous header passage, a connector passage, a chamber, and a plurality of ports. The inlet passage is formed in the body and configured to receive a supply of water. The continuous header passage is formed in the body as a loop with elongated side passages. The connector passage is formed in the body and fluidly interconnects the inlet passage and the elongated side passages. The chamber is formed in the body in spaced relation to the elongated side passages. The plurality of ports is formed in the body and extends between the elongated side passages and the chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: Kohler Co.
    Inventors: Brian Douglas Renzelman, Andrew James Stokes, Joel Aldebaran Salazar Elorza, Gary Clarke
  • Publication number: 20240045424
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to a vehicle for maneuvering a passenger to a destination autonomously. The vehicle includes one or more computing devices and a set of user input buttons for communicating requests to stop the vehicle and to initiate a trip to the destination with the one or more computing devices. The set of user input buttons consisting essentially of a dual-purpose button and an emergency stopping button different from the dual-purpose button configured to stop the vehicle. The dual-purpose button has a first purpose for communicating a request to initiate the trip to the destination and a second purpose for communicating a request to pull the vehicle over and stop the vehicle. The vehicle has no steering wheel and no user inputs for the steering, acceleration, and deceleration of the vehicle other than the set of user input buttons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Philip Nemec, Anne Kristiina Aula, David Tse-Zhou Lu, Brian Douglas Cullinane, Calvin Karl Johnson, Albert Shane, Christopher Kennedy Ludwick, YooJung Ahn
  • Patent number: 11884104
    Abstract: A non-pneumatic tire is provided that has a hub with a central axis. A supporting structure is located outward from the hub in a radial direction, and a shear band is located outward from the supporting structure in the radial direction. Tread is located outward from the shear band in the radial direction. A static discharge element extends from a first radial end of the supporting structure to a second radial end of the supporting structure. The first radial end is located closer to the central axis than the second radial end in the radial direction. The static discharge element is electrically conductive to conduct electricity through the supporting structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin
    Inventors: Brian Douglas Wilson, Ryan Michael Gaylo, Clayton Bohn, Jr., Paul Winston
  • Publication number: 20240028038
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to providing information about a vehicle dispatched to pick up the user. In one example, a request for the vehicle to stop at a particular location is sent. In response, information identifying a current location of the vehicle is received. A map is generated. The map includes a first marker identifying the received location of the vehicle, a second marker identifying the particular location, and a shape defining an area around the second marker at which the vehicle may stop. The shape has an edge at least a minimum distance greater than zero from the second area. A route is displayed on the map between the first marker and the shape such that the route ends at the shape and does not reach the second marker. Progress of the vehicle towards the area along the route is displayed based on received updated location information for the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Jennifer Arden, Brian Douglas Cullinane, Min Li Chan, Renaud-Roland Hubert
  • Publication number: 20230413767
    Abstract: A novel maize variety designated X13V194 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X13V194 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X13V194 through backcrossing or genetic transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Maize variety X13V194, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X13V194 are provided. Methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X13V194 and methods of using maize variety X13V194 are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: BRIAN DOUGLAS DE VRIES, RUSSELL FOX, JOANN E HARREN, ELLIOT LEE HEFFNER, GARY EDWARD HENKE, SARA JANE LIRA, ARTURO JASON MORALES, TARA LUANA BARRETT TARNOWSKI, DAVID KYLE WHITMIRE, WILLIAM ELLSWORTH WYANT, III
  • Patent number: 11841236
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to a vehicle for maneuvering a passenger to a destination autonomously. The vehicle includes one or more computing devices that receive a request for a vehicle from a client computing device. The request identifies a first location. The one or more computing devices also determine whether the first location is within a threshold outside of a service area of the vehicle. When the location is within the threshold distance outside of the service area of the vehicle, the one or more computing devices identify a second location within the service area of the vehicle where the vehicle is able to stop for a passenger and based on the first location. The one or more computing devices then provide a map and a marker identifying the position of the second location on the map for display on the client computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Waymo LLC
    Inventors: Anne Kristina Aula, Brian Douglas Cullinane, Daniel Jules Switkin, Jennifer Arden, Renaud-Roland Hubert
  • Patent number: 11803183
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to a vehicle for maneuvering a passenger to a destination autonomously. The vehicle includes one or more computing devices and a set of user input buttons for communicating requests to stop the vehicle and to initiate a trip to the destination with the one or more computing devices. The set of user input buttons consisting essentially of a dual-purpose button and an emergency stopping button different from the dual-purpose button configured to stop the vehicle. The dual-purpose button has a first purpose for communicating a request to initiate the trip to the destination and a second purpose for communicating a request to pull the vehicle over and stop the vehicle. The vehicle has no steering wheel and no user inputs for the steering, acceleration, and deceleration of the vehicle other than the set of user input buttons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Waymo LLC
    Inventors: Philip Nemec, Anne Kristiina Aula, David Tse-Zhou Lu, Brian Douglas Cullinane, Calvin Karl Johnson, Albert Shane, Christopher Kennedy Ludwick, YooJung Ahn