Patents by Inventor Brian Phillips
Brian Phillips 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).
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Publication number: 20230215237Abstract: An improved dispenser unit for dispensing bulk food items, including a cabinet having at least one hopper having a drum with product compartments, a deflector and flexible gate valve, a dispense assembly, and a control system. The dispense assembly may or may not include one or more belts and/or sensors. The product compartments include flexible and/or elastic membranes, which dynamically change the effective product storage volume within a compartment, and eliminate rigid or semi-rigid pinch points between the drum and drum compartment. A product flow divider may be positioned above the receiving container in the dispense assembly, said divider configured to cause the dispensed product to divide into two or more flow streams into the receiving container. The receiving container may be vibrated or oscillated.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2022Publication date: July 6, 2023Inventors: Mark E. Allegra, Khalil Chmayssani, Ireneusz Czapp, Tomasz Robaszkiewicz, Marek Ormanin, Brian Phillips
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Publication number: 20230053315Abstract: A cargo device, cargo management system and method of managing cargo are provided. A cargo device includes a platform having a top side configured to support cargo thereon; a cassette attached to the platform, the cassette configured to engage with at least one corresponding rail in a surface, and electrically communicate with the at least one corresponding rail to receive power and/or data related to the cargo from a controller to actuate the wheels, the cassette, or both; and wheels attached to the platform, the cassette, or both, the wheels being configured to move the platform along the surface. One or both of the cassette and the wheels are retractable based on the data such that the cassettes are moved between an engaged position with the corresponding rail and a disengaged position with the corresponding rail.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2022Publication date: February 16, 2023Applicant: Lear CorporationInventors: Lea Thomas SMITH, Jochen KOHLHOFER, Dhananjay INGALE, Brian PHILLIPS, Anthony MOLLICA, Michael CURRIE
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Publication number: 20230031379Abstract: A storage receptacle can include a storage bin and a pedal mounted to the receptacle as well as a hopper. A method of using the storage receptacle can include receiving a force on a hopper handle of a hopper of a storage receptacle, the hopper having a cable connection point connected to a cable, based on the force, rotating the hopper to enable a user to place material in a storage bin of the storage receptacle, wherein the rotating causes the cable to have slack and preventing the cable having the slack from coming out of a groove in a pulley via a shroud positioned over at least a portion of the pulley.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2022Publication date: February 2, 2023Inventors: Jeffrey T. Satwicz, Kevin Menice, David J. Skocypec, Thomas Olsen, Brian Phillips, Michael E. Feldman
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Publication number: 20220405724Abstract: A peer-to-peer direct sharing system and method for efficient payment of medical expenses with funds from the other members and the receiving member's own contribution. A display device and user input device encourages member interaction and personal connection using geographic representation of sharing. The allocation component determines the sharing between members where the sending member sends a share amount to one or more receiving members. Allocation may proceed in multiple steps, over different time frames, to encourage rapid sharing from one member to another. Transfer approval may be contingent on member interaction to send funds directly from one member's virtual wallet to another member's virtual bill account. Paying providers is streamlined by bundling payments from multiple sharing members and an unsharable portion from the receiving member into a single payment.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2021Publication date: December 22, 2022Applicant: Samaritan Ministries InternationalInventors: Bryan Rudolph, Allen Eskridge, Travis Unruh, Seth A. Ben-Ezra, Jared Rauh, Brian Phillips, Chad Fleck, Austin Knobloch, Wayne Black, Ben Bolen
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Patent number: 11482066Abstract: An improved dispenser unit for dispensing bulk food items, including a cabinet having at least one hopper having a drum with product compartments, a deflector and flexible gate valve, a dispense assembly, and a control system. The dispense assembly may or may not include one or more belts and/or sensors. The product compartments include flexible and/or elastic membranes, which dynamically change the effective product storage volume within a compartment, and eliminate rigid or semi-rigid pinch points between the drum and drum compartment. A product flow divider may be positioned above the receiving container in the dispense assembly, said divider configured to cause the dispensed product to divide into two or more flow streams into the receiving container. The receiving container may be vibrated or oscillated.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2019Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: FRANKE FOODSERVICE SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Mark E. Allegra, Khalil Chmayssani, Ireneusz Czapp, Tomasz Robaszkiewicz, Marek Ormanin, Brian Phillips
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Patent number: 11465837Abstract: A storage receptacle can include a storage bin and a pedal mounted to the receptacle. The pedal can rotate downward when pressure is applied in order to pull on a first cable coupled to the pedal. The first cable is connected to a spring, and the spring is connected to a second cable. The second cable connects the spring to a door via an upper pulley of the receptacle. The second cable causes the door to open when the second cable is pulled based on force applied to the pedal. A bottom pulley can be coupled to the pedal via the first cable and configured to translate an upward pull of the first cable to a downward pull of the spring and second cable. The spring controls the motion of the door such that the door does not open too quickly upon a force being applied to the pedal.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2020Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: Big Belly Solar LLCInventors: Jeffrey T. Satwicz, Kevin Menice, David J. Skocypec, Thomas Olsen, Brian Phillips, Michael E. Feldman
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Publication number: 20220056751Abstract: In accordance with one aspect of the present disclosure, a movable barrier operator including a body, a motor supported by the body, and a rotatable drive supported by the body and configured to be connected to an elongated driven member. The movable barrier operator further includes a shaft supported by the body and a compound gear mounted on the shaft. The compound gear includes a first gear operably coupled to a drive shaft of the motor and a second gear operably coupled to the rotatable drive. The first and second gears connected such that turning of the first gear causes turning of the second gear.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2019Publication date: February 24, 2022Inventors: Brian Phillip Mastros, David R. Morris, Brian Roy Skotty, Zoltan Sostarecz
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Patent number: 11162354Abstract: In described examples, there are systems and methods for deployment in proximity to an abandoned well. The systems and methods may allow use of data collected from an abandoned well, in which a sensor is positioned in the open hole section, or a well having a discontinuous metallic well structure. In some examples, there is described a communication system that is configured to be deployed in an abandoned well having a discontinuous metallic well structure that may be severed below a ground region.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2017Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: Expro North Sea LimitedInventors: Alexandra Vasil'evna Rogacheva, Brian Phillip Champion
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Publication number: 20210231715Abstract: Power cords are provided. A power cord includes measurement circuitry configured to measure electrical energy consumption by an apparatus that is connected to the power cord. The power cord also includes first transceiver circuitry configured to transmit data regarding the measured electrical energy consumption to second transceiver circuitry that is spaced apart from the power cord. Related hardwired apparatuses and methods are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2021Publication date: July 29, 2021Inventors: David Brian Phillips, Steven Patrick Hinkel, Laura Lilienthal Black
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Patent number: 10912034Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for dynamically adjusting nodes in a mesh network embedded in objects. The nodes, which are individually capable of sensing and/or transmitting data, are paired together such that when one node is active, the other node is collecting energy via solar, wind, or other energy collecting means. When a node reaches a certain energy level, the nodes can switch status, such that the passive node becomes active and vice versa. Exemplary objects in which the systems can be embedded include benches, receptacles, and light fixtures.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2019Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: BIG BELLY SOLAR LLCInventors: David J. Skocypec, Michael E. Feldman, Brian Phillips
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Patent number: 10740290Abstract: Data storage in a distributed computing system may involve the implementation of key/value stores across multiple storage structures of the distributed computing system, where a key may represent an index and a value may represent an object to store and/or retrieve. A given key/value store may be accessed by multiple compute nodes of the distributed computing system. Duplication and/or versioning may be implemented in or across one or more of the key/value stores.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2015Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: JETFLOW TECHNOLOGIESInventors: Brian E. Heilig, Guang R. Gao, Brian Phillips, Adam Markey
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Patent number: 10683748Abstract: In described examples, there are systems and methods for deployment in proximity to an abandoned well. The systems and methods may help monitor conditions at an abandoned well and/or help communication with downhole communicate devices. In some examples, there is described a communication system that is configured to be deployed in proximity to an abandoned well having a metallic well structure severed below a ground region. The system may include a plurality of receivers configured to be deployed at the ground region in proximity to the abandoned well, and configured to receive data signals from the metallic well structure of the abandoned well via the ground region. The system may comprise a processing unit, in communication with the receivers, and configured to receive and process data signals from the receivers.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2017Date of Patent: June 16, 2020Assignee: Expro Meters, Inc.Inventors: Alexandra Vasil'evna Rogacheva, Brian Phillip Champion
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Publication number: 20200140193Abstract: A storage receptacle can include a storage bin and a pedal mounted to the receptacle. The pedal can rotate downward when pressure is applied in order to pull on a first cable coupled to the pedal. The first cable is connected to a spring, and the spring is connected to a second cable. The second cable connects the spring to a door via an upper pulley of the receptacle. The second cable causes the door to open when the second cable is pulled based on force applied to the pedal. A bottom pulley can be coupled to the pedal via the first cable and configured to translate an upward pull of the first cable to a downward pull of the spring and second cable. The spring controls the motion of the door such that the door does not open too quickly upon a force being applied to the pedal.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2020Publication date: May 7, 2020Inventors: Jeffrey T. Satwicz, Kevin Menice, David J. Skocypec, Thomas Olsen, Brian Phillips, Michael E. Feldman
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Publication number: 20200027526Abstract: Presented herein are systems and methods related to a scalable and platform-agnostic framework that facilitates the creation of personal genetic profile products. In particular, in certain embodiments, the systems and methods described herein facilitate the creation, storage, organization, and maintenance (e.g. updating) of data corresponding to the relationships between particular variations that may occur in an individual's DNA (e.g. variants of different specific SNPs) and the health-related phenotypes that they influence. The data stored in this manner can be used as a template not only for presenting personal genetic profile assessments to an individual in an informative and user-friendly manner, but also for the rapid, automated creation of personal genetic profile assessments of a plurality of individuals from data corresponding to genotyping measurements of biological samples provided by the individuals.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2017Publication date: January 23, 2020Inventors: Robin Y. Smith, Kate Blanchard, Sunil Anant Gupta, Edward Joseph Coffey, Marcie A. Glicksman, Brian Phillips
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Patent number: 10526138Abstract: A storage receptacle can include a storage bin and a pedal mounted to the receptacle. The pedal can rotate downward when pressure is applied in order to pull on a first cable coupled to the pedal. The first cable is connected to a spring, and the spring is connected to a second cable. The second cable connects the spring to a door via an upper pulley of the receptacle. The second cable causes the door to open when the second cable is pulled based on force applied to the pedal. A bottom pulley can be coupled to the pedal via the first cable and configured to translate an upward pull of the first cable to a downward pull of the spring and second cable. The spring controls the motion of the door such that the door does not open too quickly upon a force being applied to the pedal.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2016Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: BIG BELLY SOLAR, INC.Inventors: Jeffrey T. Satwicz, Kevin Menice, David J. Skocypec, Thomas Olsen, Brian Phillips, Michael E. Feldman
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Publication number: 20190311568Abstract: An improved dispenser unit for dispensing bulk food items, including a cabinet having at least one hopper having a drum with product compartments, a deflector and flexible gate valve, a dispense assembly, and a control system. The dispense assembly may or may not include one or more belts and/or sensors. The product compartments include flexible and/or elastic membranes, which dynamically change the effective product storage volume within a compartment, and eliminate rigid or semi-rigid pinch points between the drum and drum compartment. A product flow divider may be positioned above the receiving container in the dispense assembly, said divider configured to cause the dispensed product to divide into two or more flow streams into the receiving container. The receiving container may be vibrated or oscillated.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2019Publication date: October 10, 2019Inventors: Mark E. Allegra, Khalil Chmayssani, Ireneusz Czapp, Tomasz Robaszkiewicz, Marek Ormanin, Brian Phillips
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Publication number: 20190284928Abstract: In described examples, there are systems and methods for deployment in proximity to an abandoned well. The systems and methods may allow use of data collected from an abandoned well, in which a sensor is positioned in the open hole section, or a well having a discontinuous metallic well structure. In some examples, there is described a communication system that is configured to be deployed in an abandoned well having a discontinuous metallic well structure that may be severed below a ground region.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2017Publication date: September 19, 2019Applicant: Expro North Sea LimitedInventors: Alexandra Vasil'evna Rogacheva, Brian Phillip Champion
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Publication number: 20190285522Abstract: Methods for removing salts from a metabolite solution. The methods comprise forming an insoluble silver phosphate salt. Further methods include methods for removing hydrolyzed fluorous compounds. These methods comprise extraction with a fluorous solvent in the presence of a protonation reagent and/or chromatography on a fluorous affinity resin. Methods also include separating lysed cell debris and denatured proteins/disrupted enzymes from a metabolite mixture in a container with a filter, where live cells are grown prior to the lysis, either adherent to the filter or in suspension above the filter. The cells are then lysed in the container.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Inventors: Genevieve Van de Bittner, Brian Phillip Smart
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Publication number: 20190284929Abstract: In described examples, there are systems and methods for deployment in proximity to an abandoned well. The systems and methods may help monitor conditions at an abandoned well and/or help communication with downhole communicate devices. In some examples, there is described a communication system that is configured to be deployed in proximity to an abandoned well having a metallic well structure severed below a ground region. The system may include a plurality of receivers configured to be deployed at the ground region in proximity to the abandoned well, and configured to receive data signals from the metallic well structure of the abandoned well via the ground region. The system may comprise a processing unit, in communication with the receivers, and configured to receive and process data signals from the receivers.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2017Publication date: September 19, 2019Applicant: Expro North Sea LimitedInventors: Alexandra Vasil'evna Rogacheva, Brian Phillip Champion
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Patent number: D978357Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2021Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: RHAEOS, INC.Inventors: Adam Zysk, Anna Lisa Somera, Siddharth Krishnan, Brian Phillip Beaubien, Charles William Weber