Patents by Inventor Brian Martin

Brian Martin 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: 11279164
    Abstract: Some implementations provide a computer-assisted method for embedding information in an identification document. The method includes: modulating information by varying lengths of line segments; generating a line code that includes the line segments with corresponding lengths; and applying the line code on an identification document such that the information is used to authenticate the identification document as genuine when a person presents the identification document to verify an identify of the person.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Inventors: Rein-Lien Hsu, Brian Martin, Yecheng Wu
  • Publication number: 20220003790
    Abstract: The present invention relates to sample analysis cartridges comprising micro-environment sensors and methods for assaying coagulation in a fluid sample applied to the micro-environment sensors, and in particular, to performing coagulation assays using micro-environment sensors in a point of care sample analysis cartridge. For example, the present invention may be directed to a sample analysis cartridge including an inlet chamber configured to receive a biological sample, and a conduit fluidically connected to the inlet chamber and configured to receive the biological sample from the inlet chamber. The conduit may include a micro-environment prothrombin time (PT) sensor, and a micro-environment activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicant: Abbott Point of Care Inc.
    Inventors: Tian-Xian Zhao, Anjulia Chiu-Yuk Wong, Glenn Brian Martin, Katrina Petronilla Di Tullio, Isabelle Louisette Thibodeau, Steven Roy Breeze, Smitha RK Sutrala, Eric Hong, Jay Kendall Taylor, Sheila Diane Ball
  • Patent number: 11213307
    Abstract: The devices and methods described herein relate to improved structures for removing obstructions from body lumens. Such devices have applicability in through-out the body, including clearing of blockages within the vasculature, by addressing the frictional resistance on the obstruction prior to attempting to translate and/or mobilize the obstruction within the body lumen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
    Inventors: Brian Martin, Martin Dieck
  • Patent number: 11200414
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for a data capture application of a computing device that receives image data for an image of a document and uses the image data to capture content on the document while minimizing glare at the document. The data capture application receives user input for positioning an image token provided for display to a user of the data capture application. Positioning the image token causes adjustment of an attribute value of the image data. In response to receiving the user input the data capture application determines whether the attribute value of the image data satisfies a predefined attribute value. Based on the attribute value satisfying the predefined attribute value, the data capture application generates a composite image of the document using the image data received by the data capture application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Idemia Identity & Security USA LLC
    Inventors: Timothy J. Brown, Joseph R. Mayer, Mike DiNicola, Brian Martin
  • Publication number: 20210378914
    Abstract: A package that is configured to store and dispense fluids. The package includes a container and a dosing dispenser for closing an opening to the container. The dosing dispenser includes a closure removably coupled to the container and an anti-suction valve fixed to the container that is configured to minimize formation of a complete seal between a user's mouth and an upper surface of the anti-suction valve so that sufficient suction to remove fluid from the container is blocked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Steven GIFT, Michael M. MAKHLOUF, Jacob B. Robison, Brian MARTIN, John A. VASSALLO
  • Patent number: 11194087
    Abstract: A waveguide coupler may be coupled to a multi-beam light source, such as an array of superluminescent light-emitting diodes. The waveguide coupler includes a substrate having an end facet and a surface, e.g. a top flat surface, adjoining the end facet. At least one tilted reflector is supported by the substrate. A plurality of waveguides supported by the substrate extend between the end facet and the at least one tilted reflector. The at least one tilted reflector is configured to redirect light propagating in the plurality of waveguides to the surface of the substrate. In this manner, the waveguide coupler may provide an array of surface emission points on a substrate. All the surface emission points are disposed in one plane and may be suitably configured for subsequent joint collimation for use e.g. in a scanning projector display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Guenther Greif, Scott Charles McEldowney, Chadwick Brian Martin, Stephen James McNally
  • Patent number: 11159994
    Abstract: In a handover procedure of a wireless communication device (100), a source base station (110) of the handover sends a message to the wireless communication device (100). The message indicates authorization of a handover of the wireless communication device from the source base station to at least one candidate base station (120, 130), which is prepared to act as a target base station of the handover. Further, the source base station (110) instructs the wireless communication device (100) to send at least one uplink signal. The source base station (110) receives at least one report of a measurement performed by the at least one candidate base station (120, 130) on the at least one uplink signal. Based on the at least one measurement, the source base station (110) controls the handover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Vivek Sharma, Yuxin Wei, Brian Martin, Hideji Wakabayashi, Anders Berggren
  • Patent number: 11156620
    Abstract: The present invention relates to sample analysis cartridges comprising micro-environment sensors and methods for assaying coagulation in a fluid sample applied to the micro-environment sensors, and in particular, to performing coagulation assays using micro-environment sensors in a point of care sample analysis cartridge. For example, the present invention may be directed to a sample analysis cartridge including an inlet chamber configured to receive a biological sample, and a conduit fluidically connected to the inlet chamber and configured to receive the biological sample from the inlet chamber. The conduit may include a micro-environment prothrombin time (PT) sensor, and a micro-environment activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Abbott Point of Care Inc.
    Inventors: Tian-Xian Zhao, Anjulia Chiu-Yuk Wong, Glenn Brian Martin, Katrina Petronilla Di Tullio, Isabelle Louisette Thibodeau, Steven Roy Breeze, Smitha R K Sutrala, Eric Hong, Jay Kendall Taylor, Sheila Diane Ball
  • Publication number: 20210325677
    Abstract: An optical assembly for an eye-tracking camera includes an aperture stop, a first optical surface, and a second optical surface. The optical assembly is configured to receive non-visible light reflected or scattered by an eye and to direct the non-visible light to an image sensor along an optical path, where the non-visible light is received from an optical combiner of an eye-tracking system. The first optical surface is disposed on the optical path and is configured to correct for field-independent optical aberrations induced by the optical combiner. The second optical surface is disposed on the optical path and is configured to correct for field-dependent optical aberrations induced by the optical combiner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: WEICHUAN GAO, CHADWICK BRIAN MARTIN, ROBIN SHARMA, BYRON TAYLOR
  • Patent number: 11116693
    Abstract: A package that is configured to store and dispense fluids. The package includes a container and a dosing dispenser for closing an opening to the container. The dosing dispenser includes a closure removably coupled to the container and an anti-suction valve fixed to the container that is configured to minimize formation of a complete seal between a user's mouth and an upper surface of the anti-suction valve so that sufficient suction to remove fluid from the container is blocked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Berry Global, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Gift, Michael M. Makhlouf, Jacob B. Robison, Brian Martin, John A. Vassallo
  • Publication number: 20210219295
    Abstract: A wireless telecommunication system includes base stations for communicating with terminal devices. One or more base stations support a power boost operating mode in which a base station's available transmission power is concentrated in a subset of its available transmission resources to provide enhanced transmission powers as compared to transmission powers on these transmission resources when the base station is not operating in the power boost mode. A base station establishes an extent to which one or more base stations in the wireless telecommunications system support the power boost operating mode conveys an indication of this to a terminal device. The terminal device receives the indication and uses the corresponding information to control its acquisition of a base station of the wireless telecommunication system, for example by taking account of which base stations support power boosting and/or when power boosting is supported during a cell attach procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Matthew William WEBB, Hideji WAKABAYASHI, Brian MARTIN
  • Patent number: 11019478
    Abstract: Method for providing a count indication of radio devices to a radio network, particularly in idle or in-active mode, comprising transmitting a presence message to a first base station of the radio network based on a reporting rule, which presence message indicates presence of a radio device within a dedicated coverage area of the radio network. The reporting rule may include a probability rule, wherein said presence message is transmitted from the radio device responsive to an outcome of a probability check, based on the probability rule, indicating that the radio device shall transmit the presence message. The reporting rule may also be transmitted responsive to the radio device making a cell reselection to the first cell. After receiving an acknowledgement presence message from the base station, connection setup to the network is terminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Anders Berggren, Basuki Priyanto, Shin Horng Wong, Brian Martin
  • Publication number: 20210148572
    Abstract: A gas valve for a cooking appliance is provided and includes a valve housing defining a valve chamber therein. A plug is disposed within the valve chamber. A valve stem interacts with the plug such that rotation of the valve stem correspondingly rotates the plug to selectively permit a flow of gas through the gas valve. The valve stem is axially translatable between a locked position wherein rotation thereof is inhibited and an unlocked position wherein rotation thereof is permitted. A first spring exerts a compressive force against the valve stem, toward the plug, to bias the valve stem into the locked position. A second spring exerts a compressive force against the plug in order to seat the plug within the valve chamber regardless whether the valve stem is in the locked or the unlocked position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Michael D. Padgett, Brian Martin, John Ballman
  • Patent number: 10966206
    Abstract: A wireless telecommunication system includes base stations for communicating with terminal devices. One or more base stations support a power boost operating mode in which a base station's available transmission power is concentrated in a subset of its available transmission resources to provide enhanced transmission powers as compared to transmission powers on these transmission resources when the base station is not operating in the power boost mode. A base station establishes an extent to which one or more base stations in the wireless telecommunications system support the power boost operating mode conveys an indication of this to a terminal device. The terminal device receives the indication and uses the corresponding information to control its acquisition of a base station of the wireless telecommunication system, for example by taking account of which base stations support power boosting and/or when power boosting is supported during a cell attach procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Matthew William Webb, Hideji Wakabayashi, Brian Martin
  • Publication number: 20200401302
    Abstract: A system includes a sensing device and an industrial monitor comprising a memory and a processor communicatively coupled to the sensing device. The processor is configured to receive a measurement of a mechanical system during operation and determine a plurality of parameters of the mechanical system based on the received measurement. The system includes a portable monitoring device configured to individually present a series of screens on a display in response to user input, wherein each of the plurality of parameters is respectively associated with a particular screen of the series of screens, and wherein each particular screen is configured to selectively present a navigational indicator when a parameter that is associated with a different screen has an irregular status, and wherein the navigational indicator has an appearance that indicates the user input that will cause the different screen to be presented on the display of the monitoring device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Barrett Joseph Fuhrmann, JR., Brian Martin Axness, Trevor Shaun Kavanaugh
  • Publication number: 20200310122
    Abstract: A light source includes a first set of source elements and a second set of source elements. A respective set of source elements is disposed on a respective substrate and electrically coupled to a respective set of circuit pads formed on a respective top surface of the respective substrate by respective bond wires. At least a portion of the respective top surfaces face each other and are spaced apart from each other to accommodate at least some of the first set of source elements, at least some of the second set of source elements, and at least some of the bond wires. The display device that includes a light source configured to output image light, an optical assembly configured to collimate the image light, a scanning assembly configured to steer the image light, and an output device configured to output the image light for displaying images is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Wanli CHI, Chadwick Brian MARTIN, Scott Charles MCELDOWNEY, Maxwell PARSONS, Stephen James MCNALLY, Daniel Guenther GREIF
  • Publication number: 20200310120
    Abstract: A light source or projector for a near-eye display includes a light source subassembly optically coupled to a waveguide concentrator. The light source subassembly may include several semiconductor chips each hosting an array of emitters such s superluminescent light-emitting diodes. The semiconductor chips may be disposed side-by-side, with their emitting sides or facets coupled to the waveguide concentrator, which provides a tight array of output light ports on a common output plane of the concentrator. The output diverging beams at the array of output light ports are coupled to a collimator, which collimates the beams and couples them to an angular scanner for scanning the collimated light beams together across the field of view of the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Daniel Guenther Grief, Scott Charles McEldowney, Stephen John Holmes, Chadwick Brian Martin, Stephen James McNally, John Goward
  • Publication number: 20200309380
    Abstract: An oven includes a gas burner provided at a rear bottom portion of the oven and below an opening in a bottom panel of the oven. A heat exchanger is provided above the bottom panel opening such that heated air from the gas burner flows upwardly through the heat exchanger. The heat exchanger is positioned in front of a fan provided at a rear wall of the oven. The fan forces air through a plurality of openings in the heat exchanger to supply heated air to an oven cavity of the oven. The gas burner flames are substantially isolated from turbulent airflow from the fan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Brian Martin, Michael Padgett
  • Publication number: 20200310111
    Abstract: A scanning projector display includes a plurality of light engines coupled to a MEMS scanner. Each light engine includes a light source subassembly for providing a diverging light beam optically coupled to a collimator for collimating the diverging light beam. In operation, the collimated light beams of the plurality of light engines impinge onto the tiltable reflector at different angles of incidence. A controller may be operably coupled to the light source subassembly of each light engine of the plurality of light engines and the MEMS scanner for tilting the tiltable reflector of the MEMS scanner. The controller is configured to energize the light source of each light engine in coordination with tilting the tiltable reflector for displaying the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Stephen James McNally, Chadwick Brian Martin
  • Patent number: D932240
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Electrolux Home Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Martin, Michael Dennis Padgett, Warren Fowler