Patents by Inventor C. Peterson

C. Peterson 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).

  • Publication number: 20240159076
    Abstract: Pneumatically supported towers for low gravity applications are disclosed herein. In one aspect, an inflatable tower for use in vacuum environments can have a membrane configured to support a load when inflated with an inflation gas to a pressures less than 100,000 pascals and greater than 0.01 pascal. The inflation gas can be chosen to have a sufficiently low boiling temperature at the inflation pressure of the membrane that the gas will not condense to a liquid or solid within a defined range of temperatures in which the tower is designed to operate. The membrane can be configured to be packaged for transport in deflated condition and rolled onto cylinders from which the membrane can be later unfurled and inflated as part of the tower inflation process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Joel C. Sercel, James G. Small, Philip J. Wahl, Craig E. Peterson
  • Publication number: 20240148265
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to devices, systems and methods of assisting blood flow return to the heart from a limb for fluid responsiveness and limb warming. The device comprising a wearable garment (115) and a compression apparatus (110) embedded in the garment (115) for applying an external compression according to a compression sequence to a muscle of a limb of a user based on real-time measurements during surgery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2024
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: Pression LLC
    Inventors: Adam C. SALAMON, Richard L. HUGHSON, Sean D. PETERSON, Chekema N. PRINCE
  • Publication number: 20240152730
    Abstract: A system comprising a first expired drug usability device is provided. The first expired drug usability device comprises a first spectrometer and one or more first processors. The first processors are configured to: obtain at least one expired drug machine learning-artificial intelligence (ML-AI) model associated with a pharmaceutical drug; obtain drug expiration information of a sample of the pharmaceutical drug, wherein the drug expiration information comprises spectrometer data associated with using the first spectrometer on the sample; input the drug expiration information into the at least one expired drug ML-AI model to determine usability information associated with the sample of the pharmaceutical drug; and perform one or more actions based on the usability information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Dwayne Kurfirst, Neal Shah, Tulsi Patel, Clark D. Peterson, Matthew C. Van Allen, Alan Bachmann, Ajay Behuria, Harpreet Kaur, Robert W. Goldman, Katharine R. Flanagan, Zainab Salahudin, Kamya Menon
  • Publication number: 20240148762
    Abstract: A topical composition for skin ailments, conditions or diseases comprising lanolin or derivatives thereof, one or more extracted vegetable oils, one or more extracted plant oils, and one or more cannabinoids. The cannabinoids used in the topical composition may be selected cannabinoids such as CBD and/or analogs and derivatives, THC and/or analogs and derivatives, or mixtures thereof. The extracted vegetable oils and plant oils used in the topical composition may be squalane, meadowfoam seed oil, or a mixture thereof. These components used in the topical composition may be naturally derived from vegetables, plants, or animals. The topical composition has effective pharmacological activity to care for or treat skin ailments, conditions or diseases and may be used to care for or treat a human or an animal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Francis G. Fanning, Tobias C. Ripsom, Marnie L. Peterson, William Onyebuagu
  • Patent number: 11975654
    Abstract: A vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror head pivotally mounted at a mounting base configured for attachment at a side of a vehicle. The mirror head accommodates a reflective element. A powerfold actuator is operable to pivot the mirror head relative to the mounting base between at least an extended position and a folded position. The powerfold actuator includes a primary detent state that is engaged to maintain the mirror head at the extended position when the mirror head is pivoted via the powerfold actuator to the extended position. When the mirror head is manually moved from the folded position to the extended position, the powerfold operator is in a secondary detent to maintain the mirror head at the extended position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Magna Mirrors of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth C. Peterson, Mitchell J. Wesley
  • Publication number: 20240147663
    Abstract: A liquid-submersible thermal management system includes a cylindrical outer shell and an inner shell positioned in an interior volume of the outer shell. The cylindrical outer shell has a longitudinal axis oriented vertically relative to a direction of gravity, and the inner shell defines an immersion chamber. The liquid-submersible thermal management system a spine positioned inside the immersion chamber and oriented at least partially in a direction of the longitudinal axis with a heat-generating component located in the immersion chamber. A working fluid is positioned in the immersion chamber and at least partially surrounding the heat-generating component. The working fluid receives heat from the heat-generating component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Husam Atallah ALISSA, Ioannis MANOUSAKIS, Nicholas Andrew KEEHN, Eric C. PETERSON, Bharath RAMAKRISHNAN, Christian L. BELADY, Ricardo Gouvea BIANCHINI
  • Publication number: 20240138112
    Abstract: A thermal management system for cooling electronics includes an immersion tank, a working fluid in the immersion tank, a heat exchanger, a first fluid conduit, and a second fluid conduit. The heat exchanger is configured to transfer thermal energy from the working fluid to ambient air to cool the working fluid. The first fluid conduit provides fluid communication from the immersion tank to the heat exchanger, and the second fluid conduit provides fluid communication from the heat exchanger to a spray nozzle to spray working fluid into the immersion tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2024
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Eric C. PETERSON, Husam Atallah ALISSA, Bharath RAMAKRISHNAN
  • Publication number: 20240124014
    Abstract: A vehicular driver monitoring system includes a camera disposed at an interior rearview mirror assembly within a cabin of a vehicle and viewing a driver operating of the vehicle. Image data captured by the camera is transferred to and is processed at an electronic control unit (ECU). The vehicular driver monitoring system, via processing at the ECU of image data captured by the camera, determines posture of the driver operating the vehicle. The vehicular driver monitoring system, based at least in part on a comparison between the determined posture of the driver and a proper posture stored in memory, determines improper posture of the driver. The proper posture stored in memory is determined based at least in part on a determined head position of the driver relative to the interior rearview mirror assembly of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Justin E. Sobecki, Austen C. Peterson
  • Publication number: 20240125154
    Abstract: A vehicular exterior door handle assembly includes a base portion configured to mount at an exterior door handle region of a vehicular door, a handle portion, and a sensing device operable to sense presence of a person's fingers in a pocket region behind the lower portion of the handle. The handle portion is pivotable between a non-deployed orientation, where an outer surface of the handle portion is coplanar with an outer surface of the vehicular door at the exterior door handle region, and a deployed orientation, where the handle portion is pivoted inward into a door handle pocket within the vehicular door. With the handle in the deployed orientation and when a person's fingers are in the pocket region, the sensing device senses presence of the person's fingers at the pocket region and triggers an actuator of the vehicular exterior door handle assembly to unlatch the vehicular door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Kenneth C. Peterson, Justin E. Sobecki
  • Publication number: 20240116442
    Abstract: A vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror head and a mounting base configured to mount the mirror assembly at a side of a vehicle. The mirror head accommodates a reflective element and an indicator module. With the vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly mounted at the side of the vehicle, and responsive to actuation by a driver of the vehicle of a turn signal input of the plurality of inputs, the indicator module projects a turn signal icon onto the ground proximate the side of the vehicle. With the vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly mounted at the side of the vehicle, and responsive to another input of the plurality of inputs, the indicator module projects another icon onto the ground proximate the side of the vehicle. The other icon projected onto the ground is a different color than the turn signal icon projected onto the ground.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Justin E. Sobecki, Kenneth C. Peterson, Darryl P. De Wind, Jake A. Mohan, Matthew V. Steffes, Eric S. Deuel
  • Patent number: 11956930
    Abstract: A liquid-submersible thermal management system includes a shell, a heat-generating component, a working fluid, and at least one heat-dispersing element. The shell defines an immersion chamber where the heat-generating component is located in the immersion chamber. The working fluid is positioned in the immersion chamber and at least partially surrounds the heat-generating component so the working fluid receives heat from the heat-generating component. The at least one heat-dispersing element is positioned on exterior surface of the shell to conduct heat from the shell into the heat-dispersing element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Husam Atallah Alissa, Ioannis Manousakis, Nicholas Andrew Keehn, Eric C. Peterson, Bharath Ramakrishnan, Christian L. Belady, Ricardo Gouvea Bianchini
  • Publication number: 20240107716
    Abstract: A thermal management system includes a high-pressure (HP) container, a low-pressure (LP) container in fluid communication with the HP container and having a fluid pressure less than the HP container, and a two-phase working fluid partially in the HP container and partially in the LP container. The two-phase working fluid has a vapor phase and a liquid phase. A pump is configured to move the working fluid through the system, and a condenser is configured to condense the vapor phase of the working fluid into the liquid phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Ehsan NASR AZADANI, Bharath RAMAKRISHNAN, Nicholas Andrew KEEHN, Husam Atallah ALISSA, Ruslan NAGIMOV, Eric C. PETERSON
  • Patent number: 11939301
    Abstract: Provided herein are compounds of the formula (I): as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein the substituents are as those disclosed in the specification. These compounds, and the pharmaceutical compositions containing them, promote mitochondrial biogenesis and are useful for the treatment of, for example, acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignees: MUSC Foundation for Research Development, The United States Government as Represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs
    Inventors: Christopher C. Lindsey, Craig C. Beeson, Yuri Karl Peterson, Rick G. Schnellmann
  • Publication number: 20240092265
    Abstract: A vehicular exterior rearview mirror system includes a vehicle door having an inner sheet metal portion and an outer sheet metal portion. A base bracket includes (i) a body portion, (ii) a mirror mounting portion that extends from the body portion and (iii) an attaching portion that extends from the body portion. The attaching portion is attached at the inner sheet metal portion of the vehicle door. The body portion of the base bracket is partially disposed at an interior portion of the vehicle door between the inner sheet metal portion and the outer sheet metal portion. The mirror mounting portion extends outboard of the outer sheet metal portion from the body portion. A mirror head is attached at the mirror mounting portion of the base bracket. The mirror head includes a mirror reflective element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Kenneth C. Peterson, Matthew V. Steffes
  • Publication number: 20240085872
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method and a data processing system for environment evaluation, and a computer-readable storage medium with a computer program for executing the aforementioned method stored thereon. A data processing system according to one aspect comprises: at least one processor; at least one memory; and a computer program stored on the memory and executable on the processor, wherein execution of the computer program on the processor results in the following operations: obtaining user evaluations of an environment and environmental parameter measurements from a plurality of mobile devices; and generating evaluation information about the environment from the user evaluations and the environmental parameter measurements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Kheh Chew Chai, Mann Fai Yip, Dan Zhou, Xiaohua Wang, Eric C Peterson, Mark Makwinski, Yiting Zheng
  • Patent number: 11926504
    Abstract: A system and a method of implementing and using a preset elevator call using an elevator system and a mobile device are provided. The method includes generating the preset elevator call that includes programmed conditions that include a destination floor, storing the preset elevator call in a user profile on the mobile device and at least one corresponding triggering condition, retrieving the preset elevator call based on detecting the corresponding triggering condition, and executing the retrieved preset elevator call.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Lucien Wedzikowski, Adam Kuenzi, Bradley Armand Scoville, Kelly Martin Dubois, Ashley Chapman, Paul A. Simcik, Eric C. Peterson
  • Publication number: 20240075878
    Abstract: A vehicular cabin monitoring system includes an interior rearview mirror assembly having a mirror head that accommodates a prismatic mirror reflective element. A camera is accommodated by the mirror head. The mirror reflective element is adhesively attached at a mirror back plate of the mirror head. An optically clear adhesive (OCA) and a neutral density (ND) filter are disposed between the mirror back plate and a mirror reflector coating disposed at a rear side of the mirror reflective element. The camera views through (i) the OCA, (ii) the ND filter, (iii) the mirror reflector coating of the mirror reflective element, and (iv) the glass substrate of the mirror reflective element. With the interior rearview mirror assembly attached at an interior portion of a vehicle, image data captured by the camera is processed at an electronic control unit (ECU) for a cabin monitoring function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventor: Austen C. Peterson
  • Publication number: 20240067153
    Abstract: A measuring device, method of measuring, and transport vessel including the measuring device measuring the ground effect region for the vessel in real time and controlling the transport vessel, e.g., a Wing In Ground Effect (WIG) vessel, to remain in ground effect based on those measurements. Distance measurement sensors are distributed about the bottom surface of the vessel and communicating sensor signals with a controller during flight. The controller determines the ground effect region for said WIG in real time from the sensor signals and determines WIG transit elevation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventor: William C Peterson
  • Patent number: 11912204
    Abstract: A vehicular imaging system includes a camera device disposed at an exterior portion of a vehicle. The camera device includes a pivotable arm that accommodates a camera. The pivotable arm is pivotally mounted at a mounting base at the vehicle and is pivotable between at least a drive position and a folded position. An actuator includes a pivot post structure attached to the mounting base and an output gear disposed at the pivot post structure, the actuator operable to pivot the pivotable arm about the output gear. The actuator includes a primary detent that is engaged to maintain the pivotable arm at the drive position when the pivotable arm is pivoted to the drive position. The actuator includes a secondary detent that is disengaged when the pivotable arm is manually pivoted between the folded position and the drive position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Magna Mirrors of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth C. Peterson, Anthony J. LaCross, Mitchell J. Wesley
  • Patent number: 11915257
    Abstract: Systems and methods for receiving product data for products featured in a media asset are described. In some embodiments, the system includes control circuitry that receives from a server data for a plurality of products featured in a media asset. The control circuitry generates for display a list including the plurality of products. The control circuitry determines whether a product in the list is associated with a coupon and/or a preferred vendor. The control circuitry visually distinguishes the product from other products in the list in response to determining that the product is associated with a coupon and/or a preferred vendor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Wheatley, Brian C. Peterson, Douglas J. Seyller, James Cornell, Vanessa Wickenkamp, William J. Korbecki