Patents by Inventor Brian Rice
Brian Rice 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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Patent number: 12655535Abstract: A process for making a carbon nanotube structure includes forming a composite by depositing or growing carbon nanotubes onto a metal substrate, and infusing the carbon nanotubes. In other aspects, a method of making a wire, includes coating carbon nanotubes on a wire, and electroplating the carbon nanotubes. In still other aspects, a method of making a conductor includes growing or depositing vertically aligned carbon nanotubes on a sheet. Yet still, a method of making a cable includes forming multiple composite wires, each composite wire formed by depositing or growing carbon nanotubes onto a metal substrate, and performing a metal infusion of the carbon nanotubes. The method also comprises combining multiple finished composite wires or objects to make large cables or straps.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2023Date of Patent: June 16, 2026Inventors: Paul Kladitis, Brian Rice, Lingchuan Li
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Patent number: 12539489Abstract: Slurries and methods of making slurries for modifying and extending relative humidity control ranges. The slurries may include a saturated aqueous salt and one or more other reagents selected to provide a controlled modifiable narrow range of relative humidity. The saturated aqueous salt may be one or more of sodium chloride, potassium chloride, potassium citrate, sodium formate, and/or magnesium chloride, and the one or more other reagents may be one or more of a lactate salt, glycerol, and/or an acetate salt, for example.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2023Date of Patent: February 3, 2026Assignee: Boveda, 1nc.Inventors: Tina O'Shea, Robert L. Esse, Jonathan W. DeVries, Brian Rice
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Publication number: 20250350586Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to a system and method for cryptographically protecting data transferred between spatially distributed computing devices. An intermediary database may be used to facilitate the protected data transfer and/or record the data transfers. A first computing device may transfer, to the intermediary database, encrypted data that may be securely transferred to other computing devices. A second computing device may generate a GUI used to view data available from the intermediary database. Once data is selected by the second device, the second device may transfer a key (or other encryption mechanism) to the first device. The first computing device may encrypt the data using the received key and transmit the encrypted data to the intermediary database. The intermediary database may transmit the encrypted data to the second computing device, and the second computing device may decrypt and use the data.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2024Publication date: November 13, 2025Applicant: Allstate Insurance CompanyInventors: Philip Peter Ramirez, Michael J. Mcnichol, Jr., Tao Chen, Vincent Quigley, Brian Rice
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Patent number: 12218921Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to a system and method for cryptographically protecting data transferred between spatially distributed computing devices. An intermediary database may be used to facilitate the protected data transfer and/or record the data transfers. A first computing device may transfer, to the intermediary database, encrypted data that may be securely transferred to other computing devices. A second computing device may generate a GUI used to view data available from the intermediary database. Once data is selected by the second device, the second device may transfer a key (or other encryption mechanism) to the first device. The first computing device may encrypt the data using the received key and transmit the encrypted data to the intermediary database. The intermediary database may transmit the encrypted data to the second computing device, and the second computing device may decrypt and use the data.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2020Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: Allstate Insurance CompanyInventors: Philip Peter Ramirez, Michael J. Mcnichol, Jr., Tao Chen, Vincent Quigley, Brian Rice
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Publication number: 20240410075Abstract: A process for making a carbon nanotube structure includes forming a composite by depositing or growing carbon nanotubes onto a metal substrate, and infusing the carbon nanotubes. In other aspects, a method of making a wire, includes coating carbon nanotubes on a wire, and electroplating the carbon nanotubes. In still other aspects, a method of making a conductor includes growing or depositing vertically aligned carbon nanotubes on a sheet. Yet still, a method of making a cable includes forming multiple composite wires, each composite wire formed by depositing or growing carbon nanotubes onto a metal substrate, and performing a metal infusion of the carbon nanotubes. The method also comprises combining multiple finished composite wires or objects to make large cables or straps.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2023Publication date: December 12, 2024Inventors: Paul Kladitis, Brian Rice, Lingchuan Li
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Publication number: 20240383664Abstract: Humidity controlled product methods and packages produced by providing a package material having an interior surface and providing a plurality of humidity control devices in a continuous strip, separating a humidity control device from the strip, adhering the humidity control device to the interior surface of the product package material, and forming the package material into a product package or a product package component with the separated humidity control device adhered to an interior space within the package.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2024Publication date: November 21, 2024Applicant: Boveda Inc.Inventors: Robert L. Esse, Brian Rice
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Patent number: 12098015Abstract: Humidity controlled product methods and packages produced by providing a package material having an interior surface and providing a plurality of humidity control devices in a continuous strip, separating a humidity control device from the strip, adhering the humidity control device to the interior surface of the product package material, and forming the package material into a product package or a product package component with the separated humidity control device adhered to an interior space within the package.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2020Date of Patent: September 24, 2024Assignee: Boveda Inc.Inventors: Robert L. Esse, Brian Rice
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Publication number: 20240167625Abstract: Provided are microcrack-resistant compositions, apparatuses comprising microcrack-resistant materials, and methods of containing fluids. More specifically, the present disclosure provides microcrack-resistant laminate compositions comprising interdisposed vertically aligned carbon nanotubes. The present disclosure additionally provides microcrack-resistant fluid tanks. Further, the present disclosure provides methods of containing a cryogenic fluid without leaks.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2023Publication date: May 23, 2024Inventors: Brian Rice, Kevin Retz, Paul Kladitis, Lingchuan Li
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Patent number: 11866839Abstract: A process for making a carbon nanotube structure includes forming a composite by depositing or growing carbon nanotubes onto a metal substrate, and infusing the carbon nanotubes. In other aspects, a method of making a wire, includes coating carbon nanotubes on a wire, and electroplating the carbon nanotubes. In still other aspects, a method of making a conductor includes growing or depositing vertically aligned carbon nanotubes on a sheet. Yet still, a method of making a cable includes forming multiple composite wires, each composite wire formed by depositing or growing carbon nanotubes onto a metal substrate, and performing a metal infusion of the carbon nanotubes. The method also comprises combining multiple finished composite wires or objects to make large cables or straps.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Inventors: Paul Kladitis, Brian Rice, Lingchuan Li
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Publication number: 20230285894Abstract: Slurries and methods of making slurries for modifying and extending relative humidity control ranges. The slurries may include a saturated aqueous salt and one or more other reagents selected to provide a controlled modifiable narrow range of relative humidity. The saturated aqueous salt may be one or more of sodium chloride, potassium chloride, potassium citrate, sodium formate, and/or magnesium chloride, and the one or more other reagents may be one or more of a lactate salt, glycerol, and/or an acetate salt, for example.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2023Publication date: September 14, 2023Applicant: Boveda, Inc.Inventors: Tina O'Shea, Robert L. Esse, Jonathan W. DeVries, Brian Rice
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Patent number: 11673731Abstract: The present disclosure, in one embodiment, relates to an injection molded container for holding a product, wherein the container is configured to house a humidity control product that may regulate the relative humidity of the inner body of the container such that the product housed therein may be kept at an optimal humidity.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2019Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: Boveda, Inc.Inventors: Sean A. Knutsen, Robert L. Esse, Brian Rice
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Publication number: 20230177495Abstract: Methods, computer-readable media, software, and apparatuses may calculate a digital identity score from verifiable credentials from a consumer's digital wallet. The systems and methods may score the consumer's identity based on the type and issuer of the digital credentials or verifiable credentials the consumers holds in the consumer's digital wallet. The systems and methods may issue consumers a digital identity score verifiable credential. The consumers may prove their digital identity score to various digital partners to gain preferential treatment, save time, and save money.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2021Publication date: June 8, 2023Applicant: ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANYInventors: Columb Duffy, Brian Rice, Ryan Faulkner, Brennan Gee
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Publication number: 20230177528Abstract: Methods, computer-readable media, software, and apparatuses may provide data insights information to a third-party organization from consumer accessible data, accessible data via private/shared/vendor online data storage, or accessible data to devices under the control and configured by consumers. The third-party organization may compose a query comprising questions that can be answered or filled in with the consumer accessible data. A data insights server may request a response to the query from the consumers, wherein the response is derived from the consumer accessible data. The data insights server may request each of the plurality of consumer devices for the response to the query to be delivered to the requestor directly, without the insights server receiving the response. The data insights server may register responses from consumers to insight requests so as to determine compensation required to be provided from the third-party organization and to each participating/responding consumer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2021Publication date: June 8, 2023Applicant: ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANYInventors: Columb Duffy, Brian Rice, Ryan Faulkner, Brennan Gee
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Publication number: 20230088606Abstract: Devices and methods for controlling humidity including an aqueous saturated solution of a salt and/or a sugar in combination with an additive in which all components of the saturated solution are food grade. The device may or may not include a container, such as a flexible pouch, encasing the aqueous saturated solution and/or an absorbent pad. The pouch or other container may be made of a material which is moisture permeable and liquid impermeable, for example, and the aqueous saturated solution further comprises a thickening agent. In some embodiments, the components of the aqueous saturated salt solution are separately contained in different compartments of the device container, and a user may activate the device to mix the components together.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2022Publication date: March 23, 2023Applicant: Boveda Inc.Inventors: Tina M. O'Shea, Justin W. Lilley, John T. Nguyen, Robert L. Esse, Jonathan W. DeVries, Brian Rice
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Publication number: 20230016467Abstract: A process for making a carbon nanotube structure includes forming a composite by depositing or growing carbon nanotubes onto a metal substrate, and infusing the carbon nanotubes. In other aspects, a method of making a wire, includes coating carbon nanotubes on a wire, and electroplating the carbon nanotubes. In still other aspects, a method of making a conductor includes growing or depositing vertically aligned carbon nanotubes on a sheet. Yet still, a method of making a cable includes forming multiple composite wires, each composite wire formed by depositing or growing carbon nanotubes onto a metal substrate, and performing a metal infusion of the carbon nanotubes. The method also comprises combining multiple finished composite wires or objects to make large cables or straps.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2022Publication date: January 19, 2023Inventors: Paul Kladitis, Brian Rice, Lingchuan Li
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Publication number: 20220267078Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a humidity control device having a capsule and a humidity control agent arranged within the capsule. The capsule may have a sidewall arranged between a pair of end portions, and at least one end portion may be an endcap coupled to the sidewall. Further, the capsule may have at least one vapor permeable and liquid impermeable surface. The humidity control device may be configured to control relative humidity within an enclosure to a particular level or to within a particular range. The humidity device may be sized and configured to control humidity within a relatively small and/or uniquely shaped enclosure, such as a container for a single cigar or rolled cannabis product, for example.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2022Publication date: August 25, 2022Applicant: Boveda Inc.Inventors: Brian Rice, Robert L. Esse, David Egberg
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Patent number: 11358778Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a humidity control device having a capsule and a humidity control agent arranged within the capsule. The capsule may have a sidewall arranged between a pair of end portions, and at least one end portion may be an endcap coupled to the sidewall. Further, the capsule may have at least one vapor permeable and liquid impermeable surface. The humidity control device may be configured to control relative humidity within an enclosure to a particular level or to within a particular range. The humidity device may be sized and configured to control humidity within a relatively small and/or uniquely shaped enclosure, such as a container for a single cigar or rolled cannabis product, for example.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2018Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: Boveda Inc.Inventors: Brian Rice, Robert L. Esse, David Egberg
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Patent number: 10913585Abstract: A container assembly configured to maintain a predetermined humidity for storing a product therein. The container assembly includes a container having a body with a body wall and a mouth opening into a storage cavity and a cap having a top wall. The cap is selectively mountable over the mouth of the container to substantially enclose the storage cavity in a mounted configuration. A sidewall extends substantially perpendicularly from one of the body wall and the top wall. The sidewall defines an opening and a compartment and has an opening edge adjacent the opening. A moisture control material is positioned within the compartment. A sealing membrane has a peripheral portion. The peripheral portion is secured to the sidewall proximate the opening edge. The sealing membrane is configured to allow moisture flow therethrough to maintain the predetermined humidity in the storage cavity.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2019Date of Patent: February 9, 2021Assignees: DRUG PLASTICS & GLASS COMPANY, INC., BOVEDA, INC.Inventors: Lissa Biesecker Longacre, Frederick N. Biesecker, II, Douglas S. Camomile, Bruce T. Cleevely, Alex M. Warmkessel, Robert Esse, Timothy H. Bohrer, Brian Rice, Kyle A. Moll, Eric Weller
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Patent number: 10909607Abstract: The invention relates to systems and methods for monitoring and providing humidity control for an asset within a closed environment such as a storage container, with transmission of sensed humidity levels to at least one server that stores current and historical humidity levels and comprises a processor and stored executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, may recommend an optimal humidity controller to use for the asset, determine when the recommended humidity controller requires replacement and predictively recommend an optimal replacement humidity controller based on at least historical humidity data and trending thereof, execution of a sales transaction, that may be pre-scheduled based on asset type, asset size and/or historical data, for the optimal replacement humidity controller, and providing the proper replacement humidity controller to the user.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2018Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: BOVEDA INC.Inventors: Rolf W. Biernath, Jason L. Schmitz, Robert L. Esse, Sean A. Knutsen, Brian Rice
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Patent number: 10812457Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to a system and method for cryptographically protecting data transferred between spatially distributed computing devices. An intermediary database may be used to facilitate the protected data transfer and/or record the data transfers. A first computing device may transfer, to the intermediary database, encrypted data that may be securely transferred to other computing devices. A second computing device may generate a GUI used to view data available from the intermediary database. Once data is selected by the second device, the second device may transfer a key (or other encryption mechanism) to the first device. The first computing device may encrypt the data using the received key and transmit the encrypted data to the intermediary database. The intermediary database may transmit the encrypted data to the second computing device, and the second computing device may decrypt and use the data.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2019Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: Allstate Insurance CompanyInventors: Philip Peter Ramirez, Michael J. McNichol, Jr., Tao Chen, Vincent Quigley, Brian Rice