Patents by Inventor Bruce Edwards

Bruce Edwards 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: 12282456
    Abstract: A client device includes: a display device that includes a touchscreen; a camera; a global positioning system (GPS) device; at least one processor; and a memory that stores a plurality of photographs generated by the camera, application data corresponding to a plurality of applications including at least one application that facilitates storage and selective deletion of the photographs based on subsets of photographs containing images of different people, subsets of photographs taken at different locations and subsets of photographs containing images of particular groups of people.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: Planet Social, LLC
    Inventors: Kristina Kernick, Katherine C. Stuckman, Bruce Edward Stuckman
  • Patent number: 12252958
    Abstract: Provided is a clutch assembly, a SSSV, and a method for operating an SSSV. The clutch assembly, in one aspect, includes an output coupler housing, an input shaft, and an electromagnet coupled to the input shaft. In at least one aspect, the electromagnet is configured to magnetize the output coupler housing when the electromagnet is energized. The clutch assembly, in one aspect, further includes one or more grooves located in an inner surface of a central opening in the output coupler housing and one or more engagement members located in the outer surface of the input shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Robert Wood, Kevin Robin Passmore, Bruce Edward Scott, Jon-Howard Elliott Hanson
  • Publication number: 20250084731
    Abstract: Provided is a retrievable safety valve insert. The retrievable safety valve insert, in one aspect, includes an outer housing having a central bore, and a valve closure mechanism coupled to the outer housing proximate a downhole end of the central bore. The retrievable safety valve insert, in accordance with this aspect, further includes a bore flow management actuator disposed in the central bore, the bore flow management actuator configured to slide to move the valve closure mechanism between a closed state and an open state, and one or more safety valve insert magnets coupled to the bore flow management actuator, the one or more safety valve insert magnets configured to magnetically couple with one or more landing nipple magnets of a safety valve landing nipple to slide the bore flow management actuator and move the valve closure mechanism between the closed state and the open state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2024
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Inventors: Kevin Robin Passmore, Bruce Edward Scott
  • Publication number: 20250074031
    Abstract: Multiple layer interlayers having enhanced optical and acoustic properties are provided, along with methods of making and using the same. Interlayers as described herein may include at least two outer skin layers and an inner core layer, with one of the outer skin layers having a different thickness than the other at one or more locations along the interlayer. The multi-layer interlayer may also exhibit acoustic properties and, in some cases, may have an overall wedged thickness profile. Additionally, in some aspects, interlayers and laminates formed therefrom may also provide reduced infrared energy transmission, without sacrificing acoustic and/or optical performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicant: Solutia Inc.
    Inventors: Wenjie Chen, John Joseph D'Errico, Lora Lee Spangler, Gary Matis, Yalda Farhoudi, Bruce Edward Wade
  • Patent number: 12243379
    Abstract: An electronic gaming machine may include an illuminable notification mechanism, which may be disposed on a rear surface of the electronic gaming machine in a position or location that makes the notification mechanism visible to a casino operator. The notification mechanism may include a display, such as, for example, a display that includes at least one tri-color light emitting diode (LED). The display of the notification mechanism may be selectively illuminated in a variety of lighting configurations based, for example, upon gameplay activity of a player of the gaming machine. For instance, in some embodiments, the notification mechanism may be selectively illuminated in any of an inactive lighting configuration, an active lighting configuration, or a privileged lighting configuration. In the privileged lighting configuration, the notification mechanism may indicate that a player of the gaming machine is entitled to a complimentary item (e.g., a free or reduced-price item or service).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
    Inventors: Bruce Edward Urban, Gregory Paul Schwartz, John Fredrick Dawson, III
  • Patent number: 12239531
    Abstract: A delivery device for a collapsible prosthetic heart valve, the delivery device including an inner shaft, a distal sheath disposed about a portion of the inner shaft and forming a compartment with the inner shaft, the compartment being adapted to receive the prosthetic heart valve, the inner shaft and the distal sheath being movable relative to one another, and a handle including a frame having a longitudinal axis, a proximal end and a distal end, the handle further including a deployment actuator and a hub, each of the deployment actuator and the hub being independently capable of opening and closing the compartment, the hub further including a hub actuator coupled to the inner shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Shane Morrissey, Bruce Edward Frohman, Michael William Metz, Janis Paulis Skujins, David John Copeland, Spencer Patrick Brown
  • Patent number: 12227358
    Abstract: An automated system of airborne drones may be equipped with components for navigating within a warehouse environment, locating specific bins of product as assigned, retrieving a single item from the bin, and delivering the retrieved item to a central shipping area or disposing in a designated location including conveyor belts or mobile robotic platforms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Hummingbird IP Holdco, LLC
    Inventors: Nicholas Mitchell Saunders, Bruce Edward Welty, David Scott Barrett, Christopher Mark Griffin, Jonathan Davis Taylor, Aaron John Emerick
  • Publication number: 20250052289
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods including an electromechanical brake used downhole to impart dynamic or static braking capabilities while absorbing or otherwise reducing shock loads. The electromechanical brake may be used for a downhole electromechanical linear actuator to control a valve for the production of subterranean fluid. In some examples, it may be desirable for an electromechanical linear actuator to maintain a retracted position during certain safety and/or maintenance operations. The electromechanical brake includes a brake housing, a first armature rotatably disposed in the brake housing, a second armature rotatably disposed in the brake housing for rotation by a motor, an electrical coil energizable to urge the second armature into axial engagement with the first armature, and a rotational spring for biasing the first armature to a neutral rotational position relative to the brake housing while allowing a limited rotation of the first armature relative to the brake housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Edward Scott, Kevin Robin Passmore
  • Patent number: 12191658
    Abstract: A battery-powered node includes a primary cell, a secondary cell, and a battery controller. The battery controller includes a current source that draws power from the primary cell to charge the secondary cell. The battery-powered node draws power from the secondary cell across a wide range of current levels. When the voltage of the secondary cell drops beneath a minimum voltage level, the current source charges the secondary cell at a constant current level and a charging signal is sent to the battery-powered node. When the voltage of the second cell exceeds a maximum voltage level, the current source stops charging the secondary cell and the charging signal is terminated. The battery-powered node records the amount of time the charging signal is active, which can be used to determine a battery depletion level for the primary cell. Battery replacement may then be efficiently scheduled based on the depletion level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Itron Networked Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Bruce Edwards
  • Patent number: 12178555
    Abstract: Medical devices can perform a plurality of functions, such as sensing, monitoring, deriving and/or calculating various physiological statuses of a patient (e.g., blood pressure, temperature, respiration rate, etc.). Medical devices can also be used to image part or all of a patient's body, to deliver a treatment, or to manage information related to a patient's care. The present disclosure is directed at one or more devices that perform these functions using a plurality of processing circuits, wherein each processing circuit has a timing circuit with a local clock. These processing circuits can be connected via a network, and each timing circuit can communicate with at least one other timing circuit in order to detect and correct time-differences between their local clocks. In this way, multiple processing circuits can be synchronized with each other to facilitate diagnosis or treatment of a patient's condition, or other aspects of a patient's care.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: ZOLL Medical Corporation
    Inventors: Bruce Edwards, Tim Stever, Suzanne Crowell, Gary A. Freeman
  • Publication number: 20240428532
    Abstract: A fitness system operates during a fitness activity of a user to generate a display. The display simulates the performance of the fitness activity by the virtual fitness partner. In particular, the virtual fitness partner is superimposed within images viewed by the user to simulate performance of the fitness activity by the virtual fitness partner while the user is engaged in the activity. Differences in perspective are calculated based on a virtual position of the virtual fitness partner and a measured pace of the user generated based on sensor data from a fitness tracker. The virtual fitness partner can take actions such as generating critical or encouraging visual and/or auditory feedback in response to triggering events, for example, when the user falls behind the virtual fitness partner or takes the lead.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Inventors: Mark Wayne Hogue, Bruce Edward Stuckman
  • Publication number: 20240417173
    Abstract: An automated system of airborne drones may be equipped with components for navigating within a warehouse environment, locating specific bins of product as assigned, retrieving a single item from the bin, and delivering the retrieved item to a central shipping area or disposing in a designated location including conveyor belts or mobile robotic platforms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Inventors: Nicholas Mitchell Saunders, Bruce Edward Welty, David Scott Barrett, Christopher Mark Griffin, Jonathan Davis Taylor, Aaron John Emerick
  • Patent number: 12163402
    Abstract: Provided is a retrievable safety valve insert. The retrievable safety valve insert, in one aspect, includes an outer housing having a central bore, and a valve closure mechanism coupled to the outer housing proximate a downhole end of the central bore. The retrievable safety valve insert, in accordance with this aspect, further includes a bore flow management actuator disposed in the central bore, the bore flow management actuator configured to slide to move the valve closure mechanism between a closed state and an open state, and one or more safety valve insert magnets coupled to the bore flow management actuator, the one or more safety valve insert magnets configured to magnetically couple with one or more landing nipple magnets of a safety valve landing nipple to slide the bore flow management actuator and move the valve closure mechanism between the closed state and the open state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Robin Passmore, Bruce Edward Scott
  • Patent number: 12158186
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods including an electromechanical brake used downhole to impart dynamic or static braking capabilities while absorbing or otherwise reducing shock loads. The electromechanical brake may be used for a downhole electromechanical linear actuator to control a valve for the production of subterranean fluid. In some examples, it may be desirable for an electromechanical linear actuator to maintain a retracted position during certain safety and/or maintenance operations. The electromechanical brake includes a brake housing, a first armature rotatably disposed in the brake housing, a second armature rotatably disposed in the brake housing for rotation by a motor, an electrical coil energizable to urge the second armature into axial engagement with the first armature, and a rotational spring for biasing the first armature to a neutral rotational position relative to the brake housing while allowing a limited rotation of the first armature relative to the brake housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Edward Scott, Kevin Robin Passmore
  • Patent number: D1053953
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
    Inventor: Bruce Edward Urban
  • Patent number: D1064083
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
    Inventors: Michael Berry, Timothy Francis Barbour, Bruce Edward Urban, Daniel Harden, Hirotomi Teranishi, Jase Ruggles, Cheng-Fu Hsieh, Ariel David Turgel
  • Patent number: D1072947
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
    Inventor: Bruce Edward Urban
  • Patent number: D1072948
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
    Inventor: Bruce Edward Urban
  • Patent number: D1072949
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
    Inventor: Bruce Edward Urban
  • Patent number: D1073805
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
    Inventor: Bruce Edward Urban