Patents by Inventor Brian Davies

Brian Davies 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: 12246597
    Abstract: A system includes a display and a processor coupled to the display. The processor determines a position of a vehicle relative to a road lane and causes the display to depict a set of position indicators to convey the position of the vehicle relative to the road lane. In one state, the set of position indicators include a plurality of empty shape outlines and at least one filled shape outline. The processor also determines a position of a hazard relative to the vehicle and causes the display to depict a set of hazard position indicators to convey the position of the hazard relative to the vehicle. In one state, the set of hazard position indicators include a plurality of empty shape outlines and at least one filled shape outline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: Max Donath, Brian Davis, Chen-Fu Liao, Nichole Morris, Katelyn Schwieters
  • Patent number: 12208398
    Abstract: The present invention provides a wear liner assembly (13) adapted to be secured to a structure (15). The wear liner assembly comprises a wear liner (14) having a first material secured to a backing plate (17). The backing plate has at least one hole (43) therethrough. A first fastener portion is adapted to co-operate with a second fastener portion to securing the wear liner to the structure. The first fastener portion is received in the at least one hole and is at least partially housed within the wear liner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: METSO OUTOTEC FINLAND OY
    Inventor: Brian Davies
  • Patent number: 12196244
    Abstract: A nutless bolt 10 for fastening a wear plate 12 to a structure 14 comprises a body 16 having a shaft 18 and a stop 20 coupled to the shaft 18. Shaft 18 is dimensioned to pass through a hole 22 in structure 14 while stop 20 is configured to stop the body 16 from falling wholly into or through the hole 22, and to engage with the wear surface plate. An axial bore 24 is formed in body 16 and houses locking balls 58 and a rod 28. The body 16 also has radial channels along which the balls 58 can roll. The rod 28 has a tapered portion 70 which increases in outer diameter from a first location L1 to a second location L2. In use the balls 58 are initially at the first location L1 on the rod 28 and partially within respective channels 56. Pulling the rod 28 in an up-hole direction results in the rod 58 moving in a radial outward direction as they roll along the tapered portion 70 to the location L2. The balls now lie partially outside of the of the body 16 locking the bolt 10 in the hole 22.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Metso Outotec Finland Oy
    Inventor: Brian Davies
  • Patent number: 12131189
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, computer-readable medium, and computer system that involve operations including receiving, from a computing cluster, a first request for changing a first object type specified by an approval policy resource, where the approval policy resource is a first one of a plurality of custom resources; identifying, in response to receiving the first request and using a second custom resource of the plurality, an approval process associated with the first object type; performing the approval process associated with the first object type; and sending, to the computing cluster, a first notification indicating that the request has been approved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: VMware LLC
    Inventors: Thomas James O'Rourke, Brian Davis, Abhinandan Baheti, Matthew Carpenter, Vivek Kumar Singh
  • Patent number: 12076962
    Abstract: A combination of materials that may be formed through an extrusion process. The resulting product has at least two layers. By coextruding multiple layers of at least two types of materials together, the final product may have improved mechanical, thermal, electrical, and other properties as compared to the original materials used. Additionally, by using an additive, filler, or doping material in at least one layer of the final product during the extrusion process, the mechanical, thermal, electrical, or other properties of the final product may be further improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Engineered Profiles LLC
    Inventors: Vickram Dhanapal, Brian Davis, Matthew Thomas Fenneman, Michael Kenneth Davis
  • Patent number: 12018414
    Abstract: A warp knitted fabric formed by a warp knitting machine includes a first knitted portion formed using a first knitting sequence in a machine direction, the first knitted portion formed of a set of continuous textile strands, and a second knitted portion formed of the set of continuous textile strands using a second knitting sequence in the machine direction, the second knitted portion comprising at least two strips extending lengthwise in the machine direction and detached from one another along their lengthwise edges. The first knitted portion and the second knitted portion alternate sequentially in the machine direction. The second knitting sequence differs from the first knitting sequence in that at least one cross connecting stitch is dropped to form the at least two strips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignees: Duke University, North Carolina State University
    Inventors: Howard Levinson, James Brian Davis, Don Ward, Jon Rust
  • Publication number: 20230406103
    Abstract: A system includes a display and a processor coupled to the display. The processor determines a position of a vehicle relative to a road lane and causes the display to depict a set of position indicators to convey the position of the vehicle relative to the road lane. In one state, the set of position indicators include a plurality of empty shape outlines and at least one filled shape outline. The processor also determines a position of a hazard relative to the vehicle and causes the display to depict a set of hazard position indicators to convey the position of the hazard relative to the vehicle. In one state, the set of hazard position indicators include a plurality of empty shape outlines and at least one filled shape outline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Max Donath, Brian Davis, Chen-Fu Liao, Nichole Morris, Katelyn Schwieters
  • Patent number: 11794454
    Abstract: A combination of materials that may be formed through an extrusion process. The resulting product has at least two layers. By coextruding multiple layers of at least two types of materials together, the final product may have improved mechanical, thermal, electrical, and other properties as compared to the original materials used. Additionally, by using an additive, filler, or doping material in at least one layer of the final product during the extrusion process, the mechanical, thermal, electrical, or other properties of the final product may be further improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Engineered Profiles LLC
    Inventors: Vickram Dhanapal, Brian Davis, Matthew Thomas Fenneman, Michael Kenneth Davis
  • Publication number: 20230271408
    Abstract: A combination of materials that may be formed through an extrusion process. The resulting product has at least two layers. By coextruding multiple layers of at least two types of materials together, the final product may have improved mechanical, thermal, electrical, and other properties as compared to the original materials used. Additionally, by using an additive, filler, or doping material in at least one layer of the final product during the extrusion process, the mechanical, thermal, electrical, or other properties of the final product may be further improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Vickram DHANAPAL, Brian Davis, Matthew Thomas Fenneman, Michael Kenneth Davis
  • Patent number: 11628653
    Abstract: A combination of materials that may be formed through an extrusion process. The resulting product has at least two layers. By coextruding multiple layers of at least two types of materials together, the final product may have improved mechanical, thermal, electrical, and other properties as compared to the original materials used. Additionally, by using an additive, filler, or doping material in at least one layer of the final product during the extrusion process, the mechanical, thermal, electrical, or other properties of the final product may be further improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Engineered Profiles LLC
    Inventors: Vickram Dhanapal, Brian Davis, Matthew Thomas Fenneman, Michael Kenneth Davis
  • Patent number: 11582968
    Abstract: A variety of agricultural spacer fabrics/textiles are provided that protect plants from insect penetration while allowing for light and air penetration, and methods of use. The textiles can be used alone or in conjunction with agents such as insecticides, insect repellants, and fungicides. The agricultural textile can have an outermost fabric layer, an innermost fabric layer, and a plurality of filaments connecting the outermost fabric layer and the innermost fabric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: North Carolina State University
    Inventors: Andre J. West, Marian G. McCord, Richard Michael Roe, James Brian Davis, Jiwei Zhu
  • Publication number: 20230022038
    Abstract: A combination of materials that may be formed through an extrusion process. The resulting product has at least two layers. By coextruding multiple layers of at least two types of materials together, the final product may have improved mechanical, thermal, electrical, and other properties as compared to the original materials used. Additionally, by using an additive, filler, or doping material in at least one layer of the final product during the extrusion process, the mechanical, thermal, electrical, or other properties of the final product may be further improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Vickram DHANAPAL, Brian Davis, Matthew Thomas Fenneman, Michael Kenneth Davis
  • Patent number: 11160388
    Abstract: A system for manufacturing a string of pocketed coil springs comprising: a coil-forming subsystem that produces two coil springs; a spring transporter subsystem that receives the two coil springs at a first position and conveys the two coil springs to a second position; a spring compressor subsystem that compresses the two coil springs; a fabric-folding subsystem that receives a piece of fabric and folds the fabric to create an open side; a spring inserter subsystem that receives the two compressed coil springs and inserts the two compressed coil springs between top and bottom surfaces of a folded piece of fabric; two welder subsystems that form first and second welds between top and bottom surfaces of the folded piece of fabric, the first welds and the second welds forming a plurality of pockets in the fabric, each of the plurality of pockets comprising a compressed coil spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Ümit Elektronik Makina Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S.
    Inventors: Mahmut Zeki Susever, John Chamlee, Juan Carlos Rodriguez, Van Nguyen, Brian Davis
  • Patent number: 11154141
    Abstract: A system for manufacturing a string of pocketed coil springs comprising: a coil-forming subsystem that produces two coil springs; a spring transporter subsystem that receives the two coil springs at a first position and conveys the two coil springs to a second position; a spring compressor subsystem that compresses the two coil springs; a fabric-folding subsystem that receives a piece of fabric and folds the fabric to create an open side; a spring inserter subsystem that receives the two compressed coil springs and inserts the two compressed coil springs between top and bottom surfaces of a folded piece of fabric; two welder subsystems that form first and second welds between top and bottom surfaces of the folded piece of fabric, the first welds and the second welds forming a plurality of pockets in the fabric, each of the plurality of pockets comprising a compressed coil spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Ümit Elektronik Makina Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S.
    Inventors: Mahmut Zeki Susever, John Chamlee, Juan Carlos Rodriguez, Van Nguyen, Brian Davis
  • Publication number: 20210230779
    Abstract: A warp knitted fabric formed by a warp knitting machine includes a first knitted portion formed using a first knitting sequence in a machine direction, the first knitted portion formed of a set of continuous textile strands, and a second knitted portion formed of the set of continuous textile strands using a second knitting sequence in the machine direction, the second knitted portion comprising at least two strips extending lengthwise in the machine direction and detached from one another along their lengthwise edges. The first knitted portion and the second knitted portion alternate sequentially in the machine direction. The second knitting sequence differs from the first knitting sequence in that at least one cross connecting stitch is dropped to form the at least two strips.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicants: Duke University, North Carolina State University
    Inventors: Howard Levinson, James Brian Davis, Don Ward, Jon Rust
  • Patent number: 11001948
    Abstract: A warp knitted fabric formed by a warp knitting machine includes a first knitted portion formed using a first knitting sequence in a machine direction and a formed using a second knitted portion formed using a second knitting sequence in the machine direction, the second knitted portion comprising at least two strips extending in the machine direction, the at least two strips being detached from one another along their lengthwise edges. The second knitted portion has the same width as the first knitted portion, and the first knitted portion and the second knitted portion alternate sequentially in the machine direction and are formed of a single set of continuous textile strands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignees: Duke University, North Carolina State University
    Inventors: Howard Levinson, James Brian Davis, Don Ward, Jon Rust
  • Patent number: 10931916
    Abstract: A videophone apparatus and a method for automatically adjusting a videophone visual indicator are provided. The videophone includes a camera unit with an imager. Data from the imager and imager data processed by an image signal processor may be converted into a value that can be compared to a scale correlating to a brightness condition of an area in which the imager is located, allowing the brightness condition to be determined. The visual indicators of the videophone can be set to illuminate based upon the determined brightness condition. Thus, the brightness condition of a room can be determined using components already found on the videophone, without the need for additional sensors, hardware or software that increase the cost and complexity of the videophone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Inventors: Isaac Goodrich, Brent Giles, Jarret Gill, Steve Lassche, Brian Davies, Richard Shields, Jeremy Larsen
  • Publication number: 20200344446
    Abstract: A videophone apparatus and a method for automatically adjusting a videophone visual indicator are provided. The videophone includes a camera unit with an imager. Data from the imager and imager data processed by an image signal processor may be converted into a value that can be compared to a scale correlating to a brightness condition of an area in which the imager is located, allowing the brightness condition to be determined. The visual indicators of the videophone can be set to illuminate based upon the determined brightness condition. Thus, the brightness condition of a room can be determined using components already found on the videophone, without the need for additional sensors, hardware or software that increase the cost and complexity of the videophone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Applicant: Sorenson Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Isaac Goodrich, Brent Giles, Jarret Gill, Steve Lassche, Brian Davies, Richard Shields, Jeremy Larsen
  • Publication number: 20200178699
    Abstract: A system for manufacturing a string of pocketed coil springs comprising: a coil-forming subsystem that produces two coil springs; a spring transporter subsystem that receives the two coil springs at a first position and conveys the two coil springs to a second position; a spring compressor subsystem that compresses the two coil springs; a fabric-folding subsystem that receives a piece of fabric and folds the fabric to create an open side; a spring inserter subsystem that receives the two compressed coil springs and inserts the two compressed coil springs between top and bottom surfaces of a folded piece of fabric; two welder subsystems that form first and second welds between top and bottom surfaces of the folded piece of fabric, the first welds and the second welds forming a plurality of pockets in the fabric, each of the plurality of pockets comprising a compressed coil spring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Mahmut Zeki Susever, John Chamlee, Juan Carlos Rodriguez, Van Nguyen, Brian Davis
  • Patent number: D962780
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson and Son, Inc.
    Inventor: Brian Davis