Patents by Inventor Carl Johns

Carl Johns 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: 20240192359
    Abstract: Disclosed are examples related to non-destructive examination of tires using radar tomography. A radar signal can be used to illuminate a portion of a tire. Reflected radar signals can be received and used to generate a 3D image of at least the portion of the tire. The radar signals can illuminate a tread of the tire, an innerliner of the tire, and/or one or both sidewalls of the tire. The 3D image can include structural information of the tire that can be used to identify defects or damage in the tire. The examination can be conducted on new tires during fabrication, on existing tires during operation, and/or on used tires during refurbishment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2023
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventors: Robert John Boehlefeld, Carl Trevor Ross Pulford, Christy Lyn Quinn, Gary Lynn Davis
  • Patent number: 11967024
    Abstract: A technique is described for extracting or constructing a three-dimensional (3D) model from multiple two-dimensional (2D) images. In an embodiment, a foreground segmentation mask or depth field may be provided as an additional supervision input with each 2D image. In an embodiment, the foreground segmentation mask or depth field is automatically generated for each 2D image. The constructed 3D model comprises a triangular mesh topology, materials, and environment lighting. The constructed 3D model is represented in a format that can be directly edited and/or rendered by conventional application programs, such as digital content creation (DCC) tools. For example, the constructed 3D model may be represented as a triangular surface mesh (with arbitrary topology), a set of 2D textures representing spatially-varying material parameters, and an environment map. Furthermore, the constructed 3D model may be included in 3D scenes and interacts realistically with other objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: NVIDIA Corporation
    Inventors: Carl Jacob Munkberg, Jon Niklas Theodor Hasselgren, Tianchang Shen, Jun Gao, Wenzheng Chen, Alex John Bauld Evans, Thomas Müller-Höhne, Sanja Fidler
  • Patent number: 11940332
    Abstract: A cooking oven wet bulb sensor system having: a reservoir configured to be secured to a cooking chamber wall of the cooking oven, with a cavity of the reservoir in an upward-facing orientation; a temperature sensor probe configured to be mounted at least partially within the cavity of the reservoir; and a water fill opening positioned to dispense water into the cavity. A cooking oven having a wet bulb sensor system and a method for operating a cooking oven are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Anova Applied Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Harrison John Lees, Scott Martin Heimendinger, Carl Håkan Messler
  • Publication number: 20240092121
    Abstract: A bassinet includes a base, a column assembly rotatably connected to the base at a first end of the column assembly, an arm rotatably connected to a second end of the column assembly, a tub frame pivotably connected to the arm, an infant tub retained within the tub frame, the infant tub including a front wall, a back wall, and two side walls and having areas of reduced height along the front wall and at least one of the side walls to provide enhanced access to the infant located within the infant tub, and an insert configured to reversibly fit within an interior of the infant tub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Kristin Patricia Tully, Catherine Sullivan, Carl John Seashore, Alison Mann Stuebe, Ty Hagler, Patrick Murphy, Prasad Joshi, Charity Grace Kirk
  • Patent number: 11929598
    Abstract: A cable gland sealing member comprising: a sleeve (19) arranged to be slidably received within a passage (9) defined in a body (5) of a cable gland, the sleeve (19) arranged to receive a settable sealing material for forming a seal to a cable passing through the sleeve, wherein the sleeve (19) is defined by an annular side wall extending along an axial length; wherein an outer surface (71) of the sleeve (19) includes a tapered portion (95) such that the external diameter of the sleeve (19) widens in the tapered portion (95); and wherein the outer surface (71) of the sleeve (19) is arranged to form a seal with the cable gland body (5). A cable gland is also disclosed using such a sealing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Hubbell Limited
    Inventors: Andrew John Reid, Jason Clark, Lawrence Murray Lonergan, Matthew James Ogden, Carl Jackson, Gareth Turner
  • Patent number: 11794519
    Abstract: A bassinet includes a base, a column assembly rotatably connected to the base at a first end of the column assembly, an arm rotatably connected to a second end of the column assembly, a tub frame pivotably connected to the arm, an infant tub retained within the tub frame, the infant tub including a front wall, a back wall, and two side walls and having areas of reduced height along the front wall and at least one of the side walls to provide enhanced access to the infant located within the infant tub, and an insert configured to reversibly fit within an interior of the infant tub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Inventors: Kristin Patricia Tully, Catherine Sullivan, Carl John Seashore, Alison Mann Stuebe, Ty Hagler, Patrick Murphy, Prasad Joshi, Charity Grace Kirk
  • Patent number: 11668178
    Abstract: A method automatically for adjusting the hoist speed of a drill is disclosed. The method includes determining the mast angle of the drilling implement relative to a work surface, and changing the hoisting speed of the drill implement depending on the mast angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Caterpillar Global Mining Equipment LLC
    Inventor: Carl John Moberg
  • Publication number: 20230144801
    Abstract: An aircraft pilot incapacitation detection system includes a controller configured to determine, based on an input received from a flight control computer, a current flight parameter. The controller compares the current flight parameter to a corresponding predetermined flight metric associated with at least one of a predetermined flight plan or a benchmark for a predetermined flight stage. The controller determines, responsive to the comparison, that the aircraft is in an abnormal state and causes a first prompt by a user interface in communication with the controller, the first prompt being associated with a first time threshold. The controller determines whether the first time threshold is satisfied and, if so, subsequently initiates an emergency protocol and causes a second prompt associated with a second time threshold. Upon determining that the second time threshold has been satisfied, the controller carries out the emergency protocol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Carl John Pankok, Nicholas Lepore, Geoffrey K. Marshall
  • Publication number: 20230107622
    Abstract: A system for providing instructions directed to facilitating the completion of an aerial mission in an environment includes one or more sensors mounted on a vehicle; a transceiver configured to transmit an instruction directed to facilitating the completion of the mission to an electronic display; and a server comprising a processor coupled to memory of the vehicle containing processor-readable instructions. The instructions causing the processor to, responsive to receiving a factor associated with the mission, compute the instruction directed to facilitating the completion of the mission based on adjusting a cost function, the factor being at least one of a boundary condition of the cost function or a constraint of the cost function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: George Nicholas Loussides, Michael Paul Baran, Sean Carlson, Carl John Pankok, Alexander Quinn Weintraub, Igor Cherepinsky
  • Patent number: 11495221
    Abstract: A communication system includes a vehicle communication assembly connected to a vehicle, including a transmitter and a receiver, and configured to wirelessly communicate with a remote entity, and a processing device and a memory coupled to the processing device. The memory includes computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processing device, cause the processing device to receive a wireless signal including a speech communication from the remote entity at the receiver, analyze the wireless signal by a speech recognition module to identify the speech communication, and recognize a known directive within the speech communication based on stored contextual information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert S. Takacs, Margaret M. Lampazzi, Michael A. Connor, Carl John Pankok
  • Patent number: 11484737
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a computer-implemented method for water volume estimation includes detecting water based at least in part on sensor-based data; determining a volume of water based at least in part on the sensor-based data; determining a location at the water for an aircraft to retrieve water via a water retrieving apparatus; and translating the location of the water into pilot inputs to guide the aircraft to the water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Carl John Pankok, Jr., Michael Paul Baran, Sean Scott Carlson, George Nicholas Loussides, Alexander Quinn Weintraub, Igor Cherepinsky
  • Patent number: 11447272
    Abstract: A technique relates to interactive aircraft operation. An interactive electronic checklist is selected from a plurality of interactive electronic checklists, the interactive electronic checklists each comprising checklist tasks. It is perceived that one or more of the checklist tasks in the interactive electronic checklist is executable by an autonomous system. The one or more of the checklist tasks is performed using the autonomous system, an operator being designated to perform any other ones of the checklist tasks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Margaret MacIsaac Lampazzi, Carl John Pankok, Jr., Igor Cherepinsky
  • Publication number: 20220095812
    Abstract: A bassinet includes a base, a column assembly rotatably connected to the base at a first end of the column assembly, an arm rotatably connected to a second end of the column assembly, a tub frame pivotably connected to the arm, an infant tub retained within the tub frame, the infant tub including a front wall, a back wall, and two side walls and having areas of reduced height along the front wall and at least one of the side walls to provide enhanced access to the infant located within the infant tub, and an insert configured to reversibly fit within an interior of the infant tub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Kristin Patricia Tully, Catherine Sullivan, Carl John Seashore, Alison Mann Stuebe, Ty Hagler, Patrick Murphy, Prasad Joshi, Charity Grace Kirk
  • Publication number: 20220090482
    Abstract: A method includes: determining a mast angle of a drilling implement, calculating the optimized hoisting speed for a drilling implement based on the mast angle or calculating the optimized drill rotation speed based on the mast angle, and hoisting the drilling implement at the optimized hoisting speed if desired, or rotating the drill at the optimized drill rotation speed if desired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicant: Caterpillar Global Mining Equipment LLC
    Inventor: Carl John Moberg
  • Patent number: 11230894
    Abstract: A pipe loading system for a blast hole drilling rig. The blast hole drilling rig includes a drilling platform, a drill tower supported on the drilling platform, a drill motor supported at an upper end of the drill tower, operatively coupled to a drilling head configured to selectively engage with and rotate a drill pipe, and a pipe loader pivotably supported on the drilling platform and configured to selectively index a drilling tool into coaxial alignment with the drill pipe during a drilling tool change-out operation. The pipe loader includes a pipe support pod at a lower end and a pipe holding clamp at an upper end. Sensors detect a presence of the drilling tool in the pipe holder, an interconnection between the drilling head and the drill pipe, and a state of the pipe holding clamp. The pipe loading system closes the pipe holding clamp when the drilling tool is in the pipe loader and the pipe holding clamp is not in a closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Caterpillar Global Mining Equipment LLC.
    Inventors: Ahsan Shahid, Carl John Moberg, Timo Diekmann
  • Publication number: 20220009651
    Abstract: A technique relates to interactive aircraft operation. An interactive electronic checklist is selected from a plurality of interactive electronic checklists, the interactive electronic checklists each comprising checklist tasks. It is perceived that one or more of the checklist tasks in the interactive electronic checklist is executable by an autonomous system. The one or more of the checklist tasks is performed using the autonomous system, an operator being designated to perform any other ones of the checklist tasks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Margaret MacIsaac Lampazzi, Carl John Pankok, JR., Igor Cherepinsky
  • Publication number: 20210370110
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a computer-implemented method for water volume estimation includes detecting water based at least in part on sensor-based data; determining a volume of water based at least in part on the sensor-based data; determining a location at the water for an aircraft to retrieve water via a water retrieving apparatus; and translating the location of the water into pilot inputs to guide the aircraft to the water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Carl John Pankok, Jr., Michael Paul Baran, Sean Scott Carlson, George Nicholas Loussides, Alexander Quinn Weintraub, Igor Cherepinsky
  • Patent number: 11116330
    Abstract: A bassinet includes a base, a column assembly rotatably connected to the base at a first end of the column assembly, an arm rotatably connected to a second end of the column assembly, a tub frame pivotably connected to the arm, an infant tub retained within the tub frame, the infant tub including a front wall, a back wall, and two side walls and having areas of reduced height along the front wall and at least one of the side walls to provide enhanced access to the infants located within the infant tub, and an insert configured to reversibly fit within an interior of the infant tub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Inventors: Kristin Patricia Tully, Catherine Sullivan, Carl John Seashore, Alison Mann Stuebe, Ty Hagler, Patrick Murphy, Prasad Joshi, Charity Grace Kirk
  • Publication number: 20210225371
    Abstract: A communication system includes a vehicle communication assembly connected to a vehicle, including a transmitter and a receiver, and configured to wirelessly communicate with a remote entity, and a processing device and a memory coupled to the processing device. The memory includes computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processing device, cause the processing device to receive a wireless signal including a speech communication from the remote entity at the receiver, analyze the wireless signal by a speech recognition module to identify the speech communication, and recognize a known directive within the speech communication based on stored contextual information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Robert S. Takacs, Margaret M. Lampazzi, Michael A. Connor, Carl John Pankok
  • Patent number: 10850082
    Abstract: Methods for mass production of new microfluidic devices are described. The microfluidic devices may include an array of micro-needles with open channels in fluid communication with multiple reservoirs located within a substrate that supports the micro-needles. The micro-needles are configured so as to sufficiently penetrate the skin in order to collect or sample bodily fluids and transfer the fluids to the reservoirs. The micro-needles may also deliver medicaments into or below the skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignees: NewSouth Innovations Pty Limited, The University of Birmingham
    Inventors: Zahra Faraji Rad, Robert Ernest Nordon, Graham James Davies, Carl John Anthony, Philip Prewett