Patents by Inventor Brian Burke

Brian Burke 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).

  • Publication number: 20250060012
    Abstract: An electromagnetic switchable clutch includes a dog clutch, a one-way clutch and a coil assembly. The dog clutch includes a dog clutch hub with a first outer spline and first pockets, a dog clutch disc with a second outer spline and a dog clutch sleeve with an inner spline, complementary to the first outer spline and the second outer spline. The inner spline is drivingly engaged with the first outer spline and axially displaceable to engage the second outer spline. The one-way clutch includes a cam ring and pawls. The cam ring includes second pockets. The pawls are disposed the first pockets or the second pockets and arranged to engage the other of the first pockets or the second pockets to rotationally lock the cam ring to the dog clutch hub in a single rotational direction. The coil assembly is arranged to axially displace the dog clutch sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2024
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Applicant: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Peter Burke, Michael Hodge, Brian Lee
  • Patent number: 12228361
    Abstract: A shooting rest, components thereof, and associated methods. The shooting rest includes a frame, a forward firearm support connected to the frame, and a rear firearm support connected to the frame. The rear firearm support includes a stop configured to limit rearward movement of the firearm with respect to the frame when the firearm is fired. A liquid tank is supported by the frame and is configured to hold liquid to increase the effective mass of the shooting rest to reduce recoil felt by a shooter when the firearm is fired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: AOB Products Company
    Inventors: Dennis W. Cauley, Jr., James Tayon, Timothy S. Kinney, Michael Cottrell, Justin Burke, Brian Steere, Mark Dalton, Kyle Martin, Anthony Vesich, Matthew Kinamore, Curtis Smith, Joel Yuodsnukis
  • Publication number: 20250050517
    Abstract: A knife comprising a handle and a blade assembly. The blade assembly includes a blade, a tang, and blade assembly connection structure. The handle includes a receiver configured to receive the tang, and includes handle connection structure. The blade assembly connection structure and handle connection structure are arranged to releasably lock the blade assembly in an installed position on the handle with the tang in the tang receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Applicant: AOB Products Company
    Inventors: Dennis W. Cauley, JR., James Tayon, Michael Cottrell, Justin Burke, Brian Steere, Kyle Martin, Anthony Vesich, Matthew Kinamore, Seth Wheeler, Michael Lindsay, Ryan Varnum, Curtis Smith, Josh Neville, Mark Dalton, Timothy S. Kinney
  • Publication number: 20250035257
    Abstract: A multi-legged equipment support, components thereof, and associated methods. The equipment support comprises a stand and an equipment holder. The stand includes a hub and multiple legs pivotable with respect to the hub. The legs are pivotable outward from stowed positions to preset operational pivoted positions. The user can select a preset operational pivoted position in which outward pivoting of a leg will stop based on moving an actuator between preset locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Applicant: AOB Products Company
    Inventors: Brian Steere, Michael Cottrell, Timothy S. Kinney, James Tayon, Jason Nickerson, Justin Burke, Anthony Vesich, Dennis W. Cauley, JR., Mark Dalton, Kyle Smith
  • Patent number: 12205674
    Abstract: A method for determining the genetic relationship of a conceptus with sperm and oocyte providers is provided, comprising receiving conceptus, sperm provider, and oocyte provider sequence data; aligning the received sequence data to a reference genome; identifying single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the sperm provider, oocyte provider, and conceptus sequence data; imputing missing gaps in the sperm provider sequence data and the oocyte provider sequence data using an imputation reference; calculating a paternal consistency score between the sperm provider and the conceptus; calculating a maternal consistency score between the oocyte provider and conceptus; and classifying the sperm provider and/or the oocyte provider as related to the conceptus if the paternal consistency score and/or the maternal consistency score exceeds the predetermined threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: CooperSurgical, Inc.
    Inventors: John Burke, Brian Rhees, Joshua David Blazek, Michael Jon Large
  • Patent number: 11944903
    Abstract: In various embodiments of the present disclosure, playstyle patterns of players are learned and used to generate virtual representations (“bots”) of users. Systems and methods are disclosed that use game session data (e.g., metadata) from a plurality of game sessions of a game to learn playstyle patterns of users, based on user inputs of the user in view of variables presented within the game sessions. The game session data is applied to one or more machine learning models to learn playstyle patterns of the user for the game, and associated with a user profile of the user. Profile data representative of the user profile is then used to control or instantiate bots of the users, or of categories of users, according to the learned playstyle patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: NVIDIA Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew Fear, Brian Burke, Pillulta Venkata Naga Hanumath Prasad, Abhishek Lalwani
  • Patent number: 11607097
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner attachment generally includes a cleaning element that floats relative to a suction conduit of the vacuum cleaner attachment. The cleaning element is supported on a support structure that is movably coupled to a housing and is biased towards a floor, for example, as a result of the weight of the cleaning element support structure. The cleaning element may be permanently attached to the support structure or may be a removable or disposable pad or sheet attached to the support structure. The floating cleaning element may be supported between the suction conduit and one or more wheels of the vacuum cleaner attachment. The vacuum cleaner attachment may be removably attached to a vacuum cleaner, for example, to be used interchangeably with other surface cleaning heads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: SharkNinja Operating LLC
    Inventors: Brian Burke, William Liberis, Jason B. Thorne, Charlie Cai, Peter Hutchinson, Andre D. Brown, Kai Xu, Brian M. Bond
  • Publication number: 20220370570
    Abstract: Methods for the treatment and prevention of laminopathies and diseases characterised by hyperlipidemia through LING complex inhibition are disclosed. In particular, LING complex disruption by expression of dominant-negative LING complex proteins alleviates pathophysiology in Lmna mutation-associated muscular dystrophy, progeria, and dilated cardiomyopathy. In addition, LING complex disruption by expression of dominant-negative LING complex proteins also alleviates pathophysiology in mouse models of atherosclerosis and familial hypercholesterolemia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Colin Lawson STEWART, Roshni SINGARAJA, Brian BURKE, Yin Loon LEE, Yann Chong TAN
  • Patent number: 11442454
    Abstract: An adaptive sensor array system and method includes receiving one or more signals from a sensor array and compare the received signals to one or more object detection threshold values, determining if the robotic cleaner was moving along a travel path for a predetermined period of time, window W, in response to a determination that the robotic cleaner was operating in straight-line motion during the window W, calculating a value of the received detected signals from the sensor array during one or more calibration periods C of the window W, and adjusting one or more of the object detection threshold values based on the calculated value during the window W. A sum of all the calibration periods C during window W is less than a length of the window W. One of the calibration periods C may start at a beginning of the window W.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: SharkNinja Operating LLC
    Inventors: Alex Irkliy, Charles Fiebig, Isaku D. Kamada, Xavier F. Cullere, Charles S. Brunner, Brian Burke
  • Publication number: 20220211618
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to pharmaceutical suspensions of triamcinolone acetonide, methods of producing such suspensions and methods of using of such suspensions. The pharmaceutical suspensions of the present disclosure are stable and suitable for administration by suprachoroidal injection through a 30-gauge microneedle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Thai Q. NGUYEN, Brian BURKE, Edward LEE, Rafael Victor ANDINO
  • Patent number: 11170657
    Abstract: A skill-based training system includes a processing system having a processor, memory coupled to the processor with executable instructions stored therein, and an input-output controller coupled to the processor and to input and output devices. The memory includes lesson plans that outline skill-based tasks and activities, and predetermined performance criteria. The processor is configured by the instructions to present interfaces on the output devices simulating a virtual training environment. The processor is configured to receive input signals representative of performing the tasks and activities in the virtual environment, and to evaluate the performance by comparing the performed tasks and activities to the criteria, to determine a score and to present the score on the output devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: VRSim, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Wallace, David Zboray, Alejo Fudge, Brian Burke, Chris Groot, Paul Ong, Shawn Kennedy, Zach Lenker, Frank Bignone, Leslie Brooks Solomon
  • Publication number: 20210260047
    Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for targeted non-surgical administration of a drug formulation to the suprachoroidal space (SCS) of the eye of a human subject for the treatment of a posterior ocular disorder or a choroidal malady. In one embodiment, the method comprises inserting a hollow microneedle into the eye at an insertion site and infusing a drug formulation through the inserted microneedle and into the suprachoroidal space of the eye, wherein the infused drug formulation flows within the suprachoroidal space away from the insertion site during the infusion. In one embodiment, the fluid drug formulation comprises drug nanoparticles or microparticles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Vladimir ZARNITSYN, Samirkumar PATEL, Daniel WHITE, Glenn NORONHA, Brian BURKE
  • Publication number: 20210178269
    Abstract: In various embodiments of the present disclosure, playstyle patterns of players are learned and used to generate virtual representations (“bots”) of users. Systems and methods are disclosed that use game session data (e.g., metadata) from a plurality of game sessions of a game to learn playstyle patterns of users, based on user inputs of the user in view of variables presented within the game sessions. The game session data is applied to one or more machine learning models to learn playstyle patterns of the user for the game, and associated with a user profile of the user. Profile data representative of the user profile is then used to control or instantiate bots of the users, or of categories of users, according to the learned playstyle patterns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Andrew Fear, Brian Burke, Pillulta Venkata Naga Hanumath Prasad, Abhishek Lalwani
  • Patent number: 10946281
    Abstract: In various embodiments of the present disclosure, playstyle patterns of players are learned and used to generate virtual representations (“bots”) of users. Systems and methods are disclosed that use game session data (e.g., metadata) from a plurality of game sessions of a game to learn playstyle patterns of users, based on user inputs of the user in view of variables presented within the game sessions. The game session data is applied to one or more machine learning models to learn playstyle patterns of the user for the game, and associated with a user profile of the user. Profile data representative of the user profile is then used to control or instantiate bots of the users, or of categories of users, according to the learned playstyle patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: NVIDIA Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew Fear, Brian Burke, Pillulta Venkata Naga Hanumath Prasad, Abhishek Lalwani
  • Publication number: 20200383965
    Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for targeted non-surgical administration of a drug formulation to the suprachoroidal space (SCS) of the eye of a human subject for the treatment of a posterior ocular disorder or a choroidal malady. In one embodiment, the method comprises inserting a hollow microneedle into the eye at an insertion site and infusing a drug formulation through the inserted microneedle and into the suprachoroidal space of the eye, wherein the infused drug formulation flows within the suprachoroidal space away from the insertion site during the infusion. In one embodiment, the fluid drug formulation comprises drug nanoparticles or microparticles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Vladimir ZARNITSYN, Samirkumar PATEL, Daniel WHITE, Glenn NORONHA, Brian BURKE
  • Publication number: 20200306638
    Abstract: In various embodiments of the present disclosure, playstyle patterns of players are learned and used to generate virtual representations (“bots”) of users. Systems and methods are disclosed that use game session data (e.g., metadata) from a plurality of game sessions of a game to learn playstyle patterns of users, based on user inputs of the user in view of variables presented within the game sessions. The game session data is applied to one or more machine learning models to learn playstyle patterns of the user for the game, and associated with a user profile of the user. Profile data representative of the user profile is then used to control or instantiate bots of the users, or of categories of users, according to the learned playstyle patterns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Andrew Fear, Brian Burke, Pillulta Venkata Naga Hanumath Prasad, Abhishek Lalwani
  • Publication number: 20200301430
    Abstract: An adaptive sensor array system and method includes receiving one or more signals from a sensor array and compare the received signals to one or more object detection threshold values, determining if the robotic cleaner was moving along a travel path for a predetermined period of time, window W, in response to a determination that the robotic cleaner was operating in straight-line motion during the window W, calculating a value of the received detected signals from the sensor array during one or more calibration periods C of the window W, and adjusting one or more of the object detection threshold values based on the calculated value during the window W. A sum of all the calibration periods C during window W is less than a length of the window W. One of the calibration periods C may start at a beginning of the window W.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Alex IRKLIY, Charles FIEBIG, Isaku D. KAMADA, Xavier F. CULLERE, Charles S. BRUNNER, Brian BURKE
  • Patent number: 10702116
    Abstract: A surface cleaning apparatus such as an extractor is operable in a floor cleaning mode which utilizes a floor cleaning fluid flow path. The surface cleaning apparatus is also operable in an above floor cleaning mode which utilizes a different above floor fluid flow path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Omachron Intellectual Property Inc.
    Inventors: Wayne Ernest Conrad, Daniel Innes, Adam Udy, Brian Burke
  • Publication number: 20200066173
    Abstract: A skill-based training system includes a processing system having a processor, memory coupled to the processor with executable instructions stored therein, and an input-output controller coupled to the processor and to input and output devices. The memory includes lesson plans that outline skill-based tasks and activities, and predetermined performance criteria. The processor is configured by the instructions to present interfaces on the output devices simulating a virtual training environment. The processor is configured to receive input signals representative of performing the tasks and activities in the virtual environment, and to evaluate the performance by comparing the performed tasks and activities to the criteria, to determine a score and to present the score on the output devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Applicant: VRSim, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Wallace, David Zboray, Alejo Fudge, Brian Burke, Chris Groot, Paul Ong, Shawn Kennedy, Zach Lenker, Frank Bignone, Leslie Brooks Solomon
  • Publication number: 20200008635
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner attachment generally includes a cleaning element that floats relative to a suction conduit of the vacuum cleaner attachment. The cleaning element is supported on a support structure that is movably coupled to a housing and is biased towards a floor, for example, as a result of the weight of the cleaning element support structure. The cleaning element may be permanently attached to the support structure or may be a removable or disposable pad or sheet attached to the support structure. The floating cleaning element may be supported between the suction conduit and one or more wheels of the vacuum cleaner attachment. The vacuum cleaner attachment may be removably attached to a vacuum cleaner, for example, to be used interchangeably with other surface cleaning heads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Brian Burke, William Liberis, Jason B. Thorne, Charlie Cai, Peter Hutchinson, Andre D. Brown, Kai Xu, Brian M. Bond