Patents by Inventor Bruce Ferris

Bruce Ferris 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: 11796440
    Abstract: Embodiments of a continuous dust accumulation monitoring system comprise an enclosure adapted for use in electrical hazardous locations, a sample area for collecting ambient dust, a dust accumulation sensor assembly installed in the enclosure configured to generate a signal based on the amount of ambient dust collected on the sample area and a circuit board within the enclosure configured to receive the signal from the dust accumulation sensor assembly. The continuous dust accumulation monitoring system may be connected to system control hardware.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Industrial Intelligence, Inc.
    Inventors: George T. Armbruster, Jr., Bruce Ferris, Shane Diller, Slava Orlov
  • Patent number: 11516538
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for detecting image impairments indicating low quality images within video content. An image impairment detection (IMD) model can be generated with a training data set including images that include one or more image impairments. Video content comprising a set of video frames may be obtained and a video frame provided to the image impairment detection model as input. Output may be received from the image impairment detection model indicating that the video frame includes an image impairment artifact indicative of a particular image impairment. One or more operations may be executed based at least in part on the output received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Zongyi Liu, Bruce Ferry, Simon Paul Lacasse, Hai Wei
  • Publication number: 20220205894
    Abstract: Embodiments of a continuous dust accumulation monitoring system comprise an enclosure adapted for use in electrical hazardous locations, a sample area for collecting ambient dust, a dust accumulation sensor assembly installed in the enclosure configured to generate a signal based on the amount of ambient dust collected on the sample area and a circuit board within the enclosure configured to receive the signal from the dust accumulation sensor assembly. The continuous dust accumulation monitoring system may be connected to system control hardware.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: George T. Armbruster, JR., Bruce Ferris, Shane Diller, Slava Orlov
  • Patent number: 11300493
    Abstract: Embodiments of a continuous dust accumulation monitoring system comprise an enclosure adapted for use in electrical hazardous locations, a sample area for collecting ambient dust, a dust accumulation sensor assembly installed in the enclosure configured to generate a signal based on the amount of ambient dust collected on the sample area and a circuit board within the enclosure configured to receive the signal from the dust accumulation sensor assembly. The continuous dust accumulation monitoring system may be connected to system control hardware.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Industrial Intelligence, Inc.
    Inventors: George T. Armbruster, Jr., Bruce Ferris, Shane Diller, Slava Orlov
  • Publication number: 20210199554
    Abstract: Embodiments of a continuous dust accumulation monitoring system comprise an enclosure adapted for use in electrical hazardous locations, a sample area for collecting ambient dust, a dust accumulation sensor assembly installed in the enclosure configured to generate a signal based on the amount of ambient dust collected on the sample area and a circuit board within the enclosure configured to receive the signal from the dust accumulation sensor assembly. The continuous dust accumulation monitoring system may be connected to system control hardware.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: George T. Armbruster, JR., Bruce Ferris, Shane Diller, Slava Orlov
  • Patent number: 10869091
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for systems and methods for latency detection for streaming video. Example methods may include receiving a request to determine a time to first frame for video content, determining a streaming service and a playback device associated with the request, and determining a time at which playback of the content is initiated. Example methods include capturing a playback sequence of the video content, classifying individual frames of the playback sequence, where each classification is associated with a probability value indicative of a likelihood the frame is a first frame, analyzing classifications of the individual frames, and determining, based at least in part on the analysis of the classifications of the individual frames, the time to first frame for the video content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Zongyi Liu, Bruce Ferry, Ayush Goyal, Kun Chen
  • Patent number: 10766143
    Abstract: Techniques for systems and methods that provide for utilizing a robotic system to type commands that correspond to voice commands using a keyboard of a device are described herein. In embodiments, an image of a device may be received from a camera. A keyboard region of the device may be determined based on a keyboard detection algorithm that uses the image. One or more characters in a portion of the image that corresponds to the keyboard region of the device may be detected based on a character detection algorithm. The one or more characters may be grouped into one or more groups based on the portion of the image. A character of a portion of character associated with a group may be edited based on an error detection algorithm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Zongyi Liu, Bruce Ferry, Kun Chen, Andrew Becker
  • Patent number: 10080475
    Abstract: Systems and indicators of cleaning effectiveness are provided for deployment in an environment where samples of different vacuum cleaners are displayed for consideration by potential purchasers or renters of such vacuum cleaners to facilitate comparisons of cleaning effectiveness between or among the different vacuum cleaners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC.
    Inventors: Jonathan Bryant Grey, Adriane Dian Cooley, Bruce Ferris, Chris Murray, Elliott Hedman, Brian Slate
  • Publication number: 20160166125
    Abstract: Systems and indicators of cleaning effectiveness are provided for deployment in an environment where samples of different vacuum cleaners are displayed for consideration by potential purchasers or renters of such vacuum cleaners to facilitate comparisons of cleaning effectiveness between or among the different vacuum cleaners.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Jonathan Bryant Grey, Adriane Dian Cooley, Bruce Ferris, Chris Murray, Elliott Hedman, Brian Slate
  • Publication number: 20160007956
    Abstract: Imaging devices for identification of target regions are generally described. Medical ultrasound is a popular medical imaging modality primarily used for diagnostic imaging of soft tissue but also for interventional procedures such as guidance of a needle or catheter placement. Examples include diagnostic imaging of organs, such cardiac or liver strictures. Common interventional procedures that rely on ultrasound guidance are central line placement and guidance of nerve blocks, both of which are high volume procedures in certain hospital settings such as the intensive care unit (ICU).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Applicant: Rivanna Medical LLC
    Inventors: Frank William Mauldin, Jr., Kevin Owen, Christopher Murray, Bruce Ferris
  • Publication number: 20070018545
    Abstract: A lifting mechanism for a storage bin is positioned in a cabinet having a countertop. The lifting mechanism has a base adapted to be supported in the cabinet, a moveable member operably connected to the base, a support member connected to the moveable member, and a storage bin supported by the support member. The moveable member is moveable between a first position, wherein the storage bin is adapted to be positioned within the cabinet, and a second position wherein the storage bin is raised such that the storage bin is adapted to be positioned out of the cabinet. When the storage bin is raised, a top of the storage bin is adapted to be positioned proximate the countertop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2006
    Publication date: January 25, 2007
    Inventors: Melanie Calabria, Joseph Jasinski, Kevin Roughton, Sherry Eckholm, Brian Wismann, William Riley, Bruce Ferris, Paul Rockwell
  • Publication number: 20050178382
    Abstract: Dry powder inhalers for dispensing pharmaceutical grade formulations of inhalable dry powder include: an inhaler housing having a mouthpiece associated therewith; and a slidably extendable forward member that is movable between retracted and extended positions, held by the inhaler housing adjacent the mouthpiece. In the extended position, the forward member extends outward a distance beyond a forwardmost portion of the mouthpiece, and in the retracted position, a forwardmost portion of the forward member is positioned rearward of the forwardmost portion of the mouthpiece with an access portion of the mouthpiece accessible by a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2005
    Publication date: August 18, 2005
    Inventors: William Riley, Sean Anderson, Bruce Ferris, Paul Rockwell
  • Publication number: 20050109659
    Abstract: Dry powder blister packages include sealed blisters with a piezoelectric active layer that flexes to vibrate the dry powder in a blister to facilitate active dispersion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2004
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Inventors: Anthony Hickey, Timothy Crowder, Jeffrey Warden, Keith Johnson, Mark Ketner, Jay Fording, Michael Garten, William Riley, Sean Anderson, Bruce Ferris, Paul Rockwell
  • Publication number: 20050103337
    Abstract: Dry powder inhalers with a multi-dose dry powder package for dispensing pharmaceutical grade formulations of inhalable dry powder, include: (a) a blister package comprising a plurality of spaced apart sealed blisters thereon, each blister having a projecting ceiling and a floor defining a blister channel therebetween, the blister channel comprising a dry powder therein; (b) a movable blade cartridge holding a blade at a forward portion thereof; and (c) an extendable mouthpiece attached to the movable blade cartridge. In operation, a user pulls the mouthpiece outward and then pushes the mouthpiece inward to cause the blister package to advance to position a blister in a selected dispensing position in the inhaler and to cause the blade cartridge to move the blade across a blister ceiling held in the dispensing position in the inhaler to thereby open the blister held in the dispensing position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2004
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Inventors: Anthony James Hickey, Timothy Crowder, Jeffrey Warden, Keith Arthur Johnson, Mark Ketner, Jay Fording, Michael Garten, William Riley, Sean Anderson, Bruce Ferris, Paul Rockwell
  • Patent number: 5556118
    Abstract: A flat bed cart includes a molded resin load carrying bed having longitudinally spaced ends, a generally planar upper side and a bottom side that includes a plurality of ribs, a pair of spaced, longitudinally extending slots and first, second and third sets of integrally molded fastener mounted pads that are located adjacent the first and second ends of the bed and intermediate the ends respectively. The slots receive a pair of longitudinally extending reinforcing bars that carry at their ends upright handle receiving mounts. The handle receiving mounts include members arranged in recesses spaced about the periphery of the bed at the first and second ends thereof. At least one handle is provided which is adapted to be selectively positioned within a respective pair of the upstanding handle receiving mounts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 17, 1996
    Assignee: Rehrig International, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan R. Kern, John A. LaFleur, George Hand, Bruce Ferris
  • Patent number: D366745
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 30, 1996
    Assignee: Rehrig International, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan R. Kern, John A. LaFleur, Goerge Hand, Bruce Ferris