Patents by Inventor Brian A. Roberts

Brian A. Roberts 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).

  • RECONFIGURABLE BEVERAGE CRATE
    Publication number: 20230159211
    Abstract: A beverage crate includes a base and a plurality of walls extending upward from the base. The base together with the plurality of walls define a container interior for receiving beverage containers. By reconfiguring the crate, the storage volume of the container interior is selectively adjustable to accommodate different size beverage containers. Thus, the same crate could be used for different size beverage containers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2023
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: Suzanne Clark Ward, Shelby Frances Apps, Brian Robert Guerry, William P. Apps, Margaret Wilson Garratt
  • Thermal management with variable conductance heat pipe
    Patent number: 11653477
    Abstract: Photonic and electronic integrated circuits can be cooled using variable conductance heat pipes containing a non-condensable gas in addition to a phase-changing working fluid. To package the heat pipe with a subassembly including the integrated circuits in a standard housing providing a heat sink contact area, the heat pipe is oriented, in some embodiments, with its axis between evaporator and condenser ends substantially perpendicular to the direction along which the integrated circuit subassembly is separated from the heat sink contact area, and a portion of the exterior surface of the heat pipe is thermally insulated, with a suitable thermal insulation structure, from the heat sink contact area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Juniper Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Roberto Marcoccia, Brian Robert Koch, Theodore J. Schmidt, Christopher Paul Wyland, Robert S. Guzzon, Gregory Alan Fish
  • ADAPTIVE SUPPORT ACCESSORY FOR MOBILE DEVICES
    Publication number: 20230142845
    Abstract: An adaptive support accessory for providing improved handling, positioning, mounting, and adapting of a mobile device is disclosed. The accessory includes a base attachable to a mobile device and a cap rotationally coupled to the base. The base includes an annular base protrusion centered about an axis of rotation. The cap includes an annular cap protrusion centered about the axis of rotation and disposed adjacent to the annular base protrusion. An aperture formed in the center of the accessory and defining an interior perimetric face provides an engagement feature configured for engaging one or more of a user's fingers, a plug, a mount, and a mounting structure. One or more supports attached to the cap may be configured to engage one or more of a user's fingers, a mount, and a mounting structure. One or more detachably attachable plugs provide additional mounting, adapting, and augmenting the accessory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2023
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventor: Brian Robert Balderston
  • MULTI PURPOSE SERVER CACHE DIRECTORY
    Publication number: 20230133372
    Abstract: A multi-purpose server cache directory in a computing environment is provided. One of a plurality of operation modes may be selectively enabled or disabled, by a cache directory, based on a computation phase, data type, and data pattern for caching data in a cache having a plurality of address tags in the cache directory greater than a number of data lines in a cache array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bulent ABALI, Alper BUYUKTOSUNOGLU, Brian Robert PRASKY, Jang-Soo LEE, Deanna Postles Dunn BERGER
  • PORTABLE PET GROOMING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20230120701
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a cleaning system and various related apparatus for grooming a pet. The cleaning system can comprise components dedicated to pet grooming or can adapt a surface cleaning apparatus or tools normally used for cleaning floors and upholstery to instead groom a pet. The cleaning system can include two supply tanks, and a supply valve controlling the flow of cleaning solution out of one of the tanks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Jeremy W. Hoffmann, Brian Robert Dexter
  • Configuration of secondary processors
    Patent number: 11620120
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for configuration of a secondary processor by a host processor. The host processor can access compiled firmware for the secondary processor, which has a parameter stored at a pre-determined address. The host processor can modify the parameter at the pre-determined address in the firmware to generate a modified firmware for the secondary processor. The host processor can further load the modified firmware into a memory of the secondary processor. The secondary processor can execute the modified firmware having the modified parameter. The host processor can further remodify the parameter in the memory of the secondary processor during runtime without having to recompile the firmware.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Paul Saunders, Brian Robert Silver, Thomas Sarvey
  • Series batteries to reduce an interfering magnetic field
    Patent number: 11621460
    Abstract: A first portion of a series battery is arranged where the first portion of the series battery produces a first magnetic field and the series battery includes a plurality of charge storage devices, a negative output terminal, a positive output terminal, and a plurality of intradevice connections connecting the plurality of charge storage devices in series. A second portion of the series battery is arranged such that a second magnetic field produced by the second portion of the series battery at least partially cancels out the first magnetic field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Wisk Aero LLC
    Inventors: Brian Robert Viele, Lewis Romeo Hom
  • Modular LED imaging projector and optical systems
    Patent number: 11611730
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to modular LED imaging projector and optical systems and apparatuses. A light-emitting diode (LED) engine module emits a light beam that is homogenized and focused through a predetermined focal point. The LED engine module is detachably attached to a posterior connection point of a base body assembly. A collimating lens within the base body assembly refocuses the light beam to reduce divergence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Inventors: Brian Robert Moon, John W. Luhrs
  • COMPOSITIONS AND METHOD FOR FLOOR CLEANING OR RESTORATION
    Publication number: 20230080941
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods of using the compositions for treating a floor surface. The disclosed compositions clean the floor surface, repair damage, or maintain the original look of the floor. The disclosed compositions also do not provide a permanent finish on the floor, are temporary coatings, or do not significantly change the gloss of the floor after application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Brian Robert LEAFBLAD, Grant Daniel LINDH, Avila M. HOFFMAN, Traci Lynn GIOINO, Dale Curtis LARSON
  • UPDATING METADATA PREDICTION TABLES USING A REPREDICTION PIPELINE
    Publication number: 20230075992
    Abstract: Aspects of the invention include a computer-implemented method of updating metadata prediction tables. The computer-implemented method includes establishing, in the metadata prediction tables, a prediction of how a set of instructions will resolve and identifying that the set of instructions is completed. The computer-implemented method also includes determining, upon completion of the set of instructions, whether prediction update queues (PUQs) associated with the set of instructions indicate that the set of instructions resolved in one of a plurality of proscribed manners relative to the prediction and deciding that the metadata predictions tables are candidates to be updated based on the PUQs indicating that the set of instructions resolved in one of the plurality of proscribed manners.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: James Raymond Cuffney, Adam Benjamin Collura, James Bonanno, Brian Robert Prasky, Edward Thomas Malley, Suman Amugothu
  • Reconfigurable beverage crate
    Patent number: 11597557
    Abstract: A beverage crate includes a base and a plurality of walls extending upward from the base. The base together with the plurality of walls define a container interior for receiving beverage containers. By reconfiguring the crate, the storage volume of the container interior is selectively adjustable to accommodate different size beverage containers. Thus, the same crate could be used for different size beverage containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Rehrig Pacific Company
    Inventors: Suzanne Clark Ward, Shelby Frances Apps, Brian Robert Guerry, William P. Apps, Margaret Wilson Garratt
  • METADATA PREDICTOR
    Publication number: 20230057600
    Abstract: Embodiments for a metadata predictor. An index pipeline generates indices in an index buffer in which the indices are used for reading out a memory device. A prediction cache is populated with metadata of instructions read from the memory device. A prediction pipeline generates a prediction using the metadata of the instructions from the prediction cache, the populating of the prediction cache with the metadata of the instructions being performed asynchronously to the operating of the prediction pipeline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Edward Thomas MALLEY, Adam Benjamin COLLURA, Brian Robert PRASKY, James BONANNO, Dominic DITOMASO
  • USING METADATA PRESENCE INFORMATION TO DETERMINE WHEN TO ACCESS A HIGHER-LEVEL METADATA TABLE
    Publication number: 20230053733
    Abstract: Embodiments are provided for using metadata presence information to determine when to access a higher-level metadata table. It is determined that an incomplete hit occurred for a line of metadata in a lower-level structure of a processor, the lower-level structure being coupled to a higher-level structure in a hierarchy. It is determined that metadata presence information in a metadata presence table is a match to the line of metadata from the lower-level structure. Responsive to determining the match, it is determined to avoid accessing the higher-level structure of the processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Adam Benjamin Collura, JAMES BONANNO, Brian Robert Prasky
  • VARIABLE FORMATTING OF BRANCH TARGET BUFFER
    Publication number: 20230060033
    Abstract: Embodiments include a hierarchical metadata prediction system that includes a first line-based predictor having a first line for storage of metadata entries, and a second line-based predictor configured to store metadata entries from the first line-based predictor. The second line-based predictor has a second line, the second line including a plurality of containers, the plurality of containers including at least a first set of containers having a first size and a second set of containers having a second size. The system also includes a processing device configured to transfer one or more metadata entries between the first line-based predictor and the second-line based predictor. Embodiments also include a computer-implemented method and a computer program product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Brian Robert Prasky, James Bonanno, Adam Benjamin Collura
  • Transparent interleaving of compressed cache lines
    Patent number: 11573899
    Abstract: Low latency in a non-uniform cache access (“NUCA”) cache in a computing environment is provided. A first compressed cache line is interleaved with a second compressed cache line into a single cache line of the NUCA cache, where data of the first compressed cache line is stored in one or more even sectors in the single cache line and stored in zero or more odd sectors in the single cache line after the data fills the one or more even sectors, and data of the second compressed cache line is stored in the one or more odd sectors in the single cache line and stored in zero or more even sectors in the single cache line after the data fills the one or more odd sectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bulent Abali, Alper Buyuktosunoglu, Brian Robert Prasky, Deanna Postles Dunn Berger
  • CANNULA INSERTION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20230027160
    Abstract: A cannula insertion system to insert a cannula into a human or animal body, includes: one or more sensors to determine a suitable location for insertion of the cannula, a cannula insertion device configured to insert the cannula into the human or animal body, a cannula insertion device positioning system to support and position the cannula insertion device, and a control device arranged to control the positioning system to position, on the basis of the determined location for insertion of the cannula, the cannula insertion device in a suitable position to insert the cannula into human or animal body, where the cannula insertion system includes a blood collection system to collect blood in one or more blood collection tubes supported by the blood collection system, where the blood collection system is movably arranged to at least partly follow movements of the cannula insertion device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Toon Olaf Overbeeke, Brian Robert Joseph, Johannes Gerhard Daniël Karssen, Arris Cornelis Jonker, Mark De Greef, Guido Van Schie, Pascal Theodoor Wolkotte, Luuk Frans Paul Giesen, Johan Houdijn Beekhuis, Tomas De Boer, Laurie Nesia Johanna Bax
  • Portable pet grooming system
    Patent number: 11559039
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a pet grooming system and various related apparatus for grooming a pet. The pet grooming system can comprise components dedicated to pet grooming or can adapt a surface cleaning apparatus or tools normally used for cleaning floors and upholstery to instead groom a pet. The pet grooming system can include a hand tool coupled with a portable module via a conduit assembly, at least a portion of which may be in the form of a flexible hose. A plurality of pet grooming attachments are provided, and the hand tool can concurrently mount a grooming comb and a sprayer attachment to groom a pet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: BISSELL Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy W. Hoffmann, Brian Robert Dexter
  • Integrated semi-inclusive hierarchical metadata predictor
    Patent number: 11556474
    Abstract: Embodiments are provided for an integrated semi-inclusive hierarchical metadata predictor. A hit in a second-level structure is determined, the hit being associated with a line of metadata in the second-level structure. Responsive to determining that a victim line of metadata in a first-level structure meets at least one condition, the victim line of metadata is stored in the second-level structure. The line of metadata from the second-level structure is stored in a first-level structure to be utilized to facilitate performance of a processor, the line of metadata from the second-level structure including entries for a plurality of instructions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: James Bonanno, Adam Benjamin Collura, Edward Thomas Malley, Brian Robert Prasky
  • Intraocular lens delivery device and method of use
    Patent number: 11547555
    Abstract: An IOL delivery device which has a macro movement actuator which is actuateable to move an IOL into position in the device for the IOL to be delivered, and a micro movement actuator comprising at least one pivotable member which is pivotable to deliver the IOL to the eye. The pivotable member may comprise one or more wheels that are rotatable using one's finger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: ATRION MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Rowland W. Kanner, Brian A. Roberts, Jonathan David Collins
  • Adaptive support accessory for mobile devices
    Patent number: 11552667
    Abstract: An adaptive support accessory for providing improved handling, positioning, mounting, and adapting of a mobile device is disclosed. The accessory includes a base attachable to a mobile device and a cap rotationally coupled to the base. The base includes an annular base protrusion centered about an axis of rotation. The cap includes an annular cap protrusion centered about the axis of rotation and disposed adjacent to the annular base protrusion. An aperture formed in the center of the accessory and defining an interior perimetric face provides an engagement feature configured for engaging one or more of a user's fingers, a plug, a mount, and a mounting structure. One or more supports attached to the cap may be configured to engage one or more of a user's fingers, a mount, and a mounting structure. One or more detachably attachable plugs provide additional mounting, adapting, and augmenting the accessory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Inventor: Brian Robert Balderston