Patents by Inventor Bruce Robbins
Bruce Robbins 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: 11511948Abstract: A method, electromagnetic switch, controller and program product, when energizing an electromagnetic coil to urge a selected shoe into a diverting path downstream of the electromagnetic switch, reverse current flow during at least a portion of the time that the electromagnetic coil is energized to recover energy from the electromagnetic coil.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2020Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: LAFAYETTE ENGINEERING, INC.Inventors: Robert Bruce Robbins, Timothy Lee Johnson, II, Michael Mckenna, Charles O. Burdine, II, Daniel Blake Robbins
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Publication number: 20220037103Abstract: A method, electromagnetic switch, controller and program product, when energizing an electromagnetic coil to urge a selected shoe into a diverting path downstream of the electromagnetic switch, reverse current flow during at least a portion of the time that the electromagnetic coil is energized to recover energy from the electromagnetic coil.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2020Publication date: February 3, 2022Inventors: Robert Bruce Robbins, Timothy Lee Johnson, II, Michael Mckenna, Charles O. Burdine, II, Daniel Blake Robbins
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Patent number: 11174109Abstract: A method, electromagnetic switch, controller and program product utilize multiple electromagnetic coils that, whenever it is desirable to divert a shoe, are operated in sequence to urge the shoe into a diverting path downstream of the electromagnetic switch. The multiple electromagnetic coils may also be used in combination with a downstream permanent magnet such that energization of the electromagnetic coils appropriately positions the shoe adjacent the permanent magnet such that the permanent magnet can further urge the shoe towards the diverting path.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2020Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: LAFAYETTE ENGINEERING, INC.Inventors: Robert Bruce Robbins, Timothy Lee Johnson, II, Michael Mckenna, Charles O. Burdine, II, Daniel Blake Robbins
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Patent number: 9836545Abstract: Users receive content recommendations from a personalized, generalized recommendation service that aggregates and selects content of high personal relevance to each individual user from a large pool of both personal and public content. The received content is filtered and the content determined to be relevant is cached. When a user request for content is received, the cached content is rescored and the content determined to be most relevant based on satisfaction of a relevance threshold is selected and forwarded to the user. Feedback methodologies are also implemented so that a user's actions are taken into consideration in real time and can affect subsequent recommendations to the user.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2012Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: YAHOO HOLDINGS, INC.Inventors: Chris LuVogt, Vu B. Nguyen, Brian Theodore, Bruce Robbins
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Patent number: 8996530Abstract: Users receive content recommendations from a personalized, generalized recommendation service that aggregates and selects content of high personal relevance to each individual user from a large pool of both personal and public content. The received content is filtered and the content determined to be relevant is cached. When a user request for content is received, the cached content is rescored and the content determined to be most relevant based on satisfaction of a relevance threshold is selected and forwarded to the user. Feedback methodologies are also implemented so that a user's actions are taken into consideration in real time and can affect subsequent recommendations to the user.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2012Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.Inventors: Chris LuVogt, Bruce Robbins, Vu B. Nguyen, Deepa Mahalingam
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Patent number: 8714428Abstract: A sheet product dispenser includes a housing to partially enclose a roll of sheet product, at least one end-opening at a longitudinal end of the housing to load said roll within the housing, and a longitudinal slit along a length of the housing to allow a leading edge of said sheet product to be unrolled therethrough defined by an upper and lower lip of the housing. The upper lip can flex to contact the lower lip to hold the sheet product in place during a cutting operation. The dispenser may further include a deforming projection disposed on a portion of the lower lip to deform the sheet product during a cutting operation to prevent roll-back of the sheet product.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2009Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignee: Reynolds Consumer Products Inc.Inventors: David Mallard, Bruce Robbins, Anthony Rogers
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Publication number: 20130290110Abstract: Users receive content recommendations from a personalized, generalized recommendation service that aggregates and selects content of high personal relevance to each individual user from a large pool of both personal and public content. The received content is filtered and the content determined to be relevant is cached. When a user request for content is received, the cached content is rescored and the content determined to be most relevant based on satisfaction of a relevance threshold is selected and forwarded to the user. Feedback methodologies are also implemented so that a user's actions are taken into consideration in real time and can affect subsequent recommendations to the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2012Publication date: October 31, 2013Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.Inventors: Chris LuVogt, Vu B. Nguyen, Brian Theodore, Bruce Robbins
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Publication number: 20130290339Abstract: Users receive content recommendations from a personalized, generalized recommendation service that aggregates and selects content of high personal relevance to each individual user from a large pool of both personal and public content. The received content is filtered and the content determined to be relevant is cached. When a user request for content is received, the cached content is rescored and the content determined to be most relevant based on satisfaction of a relevance threshold is selected and forwarded to the user. Feedback methodologies are also implemented so that a user's actions are taken into consideration in real time and can affect subsequent recommendations to the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2012Publication date: October 31, 2013Applicant: YAHOO! INC.Inventors: Chris LuVogt, Bruce Robbins, Vu B. Nguyen, Deepa Mahalingam
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Publication number: 20110041466Abstract: The present invention provides a storage system having a storage device having at least one polymeric sheet sealed along a portion of its' periphery to provide an opening to a storage space; a resealable closure structure adapted to seal the opening to the storage space, the resealable closure structure comprising selectively engaging male and female profiles and a sealing compound comprising liquid silicone and at least one filler in proportions suitable for at least incidental contact to food items contained within the storage space; a vacuum valve assembly disposed on the polymeric sheet; a stand-off structure disposed adjacent to the vacuum valve assembly, wherein the stand-off structure has a series of raised surfaces facing the vacuum valve assembly; a portable vacuum pump assembly structured to engage the vacuum valve assembly; and a liquid separator assembly coupled to the portable vacuum pump assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2010Publication date: February 24, 2011Applicant: Closure Systems International Inc.Inventors: Paul A. Tilman, Michael E. Schreiter, James E. Buchman, Robert P. Gerrits, Pamala L. Guy, James J. Mischler, Paul J. Tretina, Giles Douglas Powell, JR., Bruce Robbins, Amy M. Standard, Mladomir Tomic, Judith A. Yaeger, Marc L. Vitantonio, Craig M. Saunders
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Publication number: 20110017765Abstract: A sheet product dispenser includes a housing to partially enclose a roll of sheet product, at least one end-opening at a longitudinal end of the housing to load said roll within the housing, and a longitudinal slit along a length of the housing to allow a leading edge of said sheet product to be unrolled therethrough defined by an upper and lower lip of the housing. The upper lip can flex to contact the lower lip to hold the sheet product in place during a cutting operation. The dispenser may further include a deforming projection disposed on a portion of the lower lip to deform the sheet product during a cutting operation to prevent roll-back of the sheet product.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2009Publication date: January 27, 2011Applicant: Reynolds Foil Inc., d/b/a Reynolds Consumer Products CompanyInventors: David Mallard, Bruce Robbins, Anthony Rogers
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Publication number: 20080035696Abstract: A sheet product package comprising a lid comprising four side surfaces and a top surface forming a first volume, the first and third side surfaces being parallel to each other, the second and fourth side surfaces being parallel with each other, and the first side surface, the third side surface, and the top surface collectively comprising an hourglass indent; a base comprising: four side surfaces and a bottom surface forming a second volume, the first and third side surfaces being substantially parallel to each other, the second and fourth side surfaces being substantially parallel to each other. The first side surface, the third side surface, and the bottom surface collectively comprise an hourglass indent; and, a cutting edge disposed along the first side of the base proximate to the second volume; and, a hinge, coupling the third surface of the lid and the third surface of the base.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2007Publication date: February 14, 2008Inventors: Monica Nichols, Bruce Robbins, C. Powell
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Patent number: 7290660Abstract: The present invention provides a storage system having a storage device having at least one polymeric sheet sealed along a portion of its' periphery to provide an opening to a storage space; a resealable closure structure adapted to seal the opening to the storage space, the resealable closure structure comprising selectively engaging male and female profiles and a sealing compound comprising liquid silicone and at least one filler in proportions suitable for at least incidental contact to food items contained within the storage space; a vacuum valve assembly disposed on the polymeric sheet; a stand-off structure disposed adjacent to the vacuum valve assembly, wherein the stand-off structure has a series of raised surfaces facing the vacuum valve assembly; a portable vacuum pump assembly structured to engage the vacuum valve assembly; and a liquid separator assembly coupled to the portable vacuum pump assembly.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2005Date of Patent: November 6, 2007Inventors: Paul A. Tilman, Michael E. Schreiter, James E. Buchman, Robert P. Gerrits, Pamala L. Guy, James J. Mischler, Paul J. Tretina, Giles Douglas Powell, Jr., Bruce Robbins, Amy M. Standard, Mladomir Tomic, Judith A. Yaeger, Marc L. Vitantonio, Craig M. Saunders
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Publication number: 20070101685Abstract: The present invention provides a storage system having a storage device having at least one polymeric sheet sealed along a portion of its' periphery to provide an opening to a storage space; a resealable closure structure adapted to seal the opening to the storage space, the resealable closure structure comprising selectively engaging male and female profiles and a sealing compound comprising liquid silicone and at least one filler in proportions suitable for at least incidental contact to food items contained within the storage space; a vacuum valve assembly disposed on the polymeric sheet; a stand-off structure disposed adjacent to the vacuum valve assembly, wherein the stand-off structure has a series of raised surfaces facing the vacuum valve assembly; a portable vacuum pump assembly structured to engage the vacuum valve assembly; and a liquid separator assembly coupled to the portable vacuum pump assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2006Publication date: May 10, 2007Inventors: Paul Tilman, Michael Schreiter, James Buchman, Robert Gerrits, Pamala Guy, James Mischler, Paul Tretina, Giles Powell, Bruce Robbins, Amy Standard, Mladomir Tomic, Judith Yaeger, Marc Vitantonio, Craig Saunders
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Publication number: 20070101682Abstract: The present invention provides a storage system having a storage device having at least one polymeric sheet sealed along a portion of its' periphery to provide an opening to a storage space; a resealable closure structure adapted to seal the opening to the storage space, the resealable closure structure comprising selectively engaging male and female profiles and a sealing compound comprising liquid silicone and at least one filler in proportions suitable for at least incidental contact to food items contained within the storage space; a vacuum valve assembly disposed on the polymeric sheet; a stand-off structure disposed adjacent to the vacuum valve assembly, wherein the stand-off structure has a series of raised surfaces facing the vacuum valve assembly; a portable vacuum pump assembly structured to engage the vacuum valve assembly; and a liquid separator assembly coupled to the portable vacuum pump assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2006Publication date: May 10, 2007Inventors: Paul Tilman, Michael Schreiter, James Buchman, Robert Gerrits, Pamala Guy, James Mischler, Paul Tretina, Giles Powell, Bruce Robbins, Amy Standard, Mladomir Tomic, Judith Yaeger, Marc Vitantonio, Craig Saunders
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Patent number: D542083Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2006Date of Patent: May 8, 2007Assignee: Alcoa, Inc.Inventors: Monica Stautner Nichols, Bruce Robbins, Virginia M. Boss, Phillip L. Brookshire
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Patent number: D546120Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2006Date of Patent: July 10, 2007Assignee: Alcoa Inc.Inventors: Monica Stautner Nichols, Bruce Robbins, Daniel Charbonneau, Patrice De Martin
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Patent number: D547595Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2005Date of Patent: July 31, 2007Assignee: Alcoa Inc.Inventors: Guy Bowen, Virginia M. Boss, Jennifer Danich O'Flynn, Monica Stautner Nichols, Bruce Robbins
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Patent number: D547604Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2006Date of Patent: July 31, 2007Assignee: Alcoa Inc.Inventors: Monica Stautner Nichols, Bruce Robbins, Virginia M. Boss, Phillip L. Brookshire
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Patent number: D552924Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2006Date of Patent: October 16, 2007Assignee: Alcoa Inc.Inventors: Monica Stautner Nichols, Bruce Robbins, Daniel Charbonneau, Patrice De Martin
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Patent number: D604541Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2008Date of Patent: November 24, 2009Assignee: Reynolds Foil Inc.Inventors: Martin Bone, Chak Lam Chung, Gregory Daniel Louis Germe, David Mallard, Bruce Robbins, Anthony Rogers