Patents by Inventor Charles A. Hughes

Charles A. Hughes 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: 20220293307
    Abstract: Systems for disconnecting a surge arrester. One embodiment provides a surge arrester comprising a housing, a connecting interface configured to connect to an electrical power grid, and a disconnector device coupled to the connecting interface. A metal oxide varistor stack is coupled to the disconnector device, and a ground side connection is coupled to the metal oxide varistor stack, the ground side connection configured to connect to a system ground. The disconnector device is configured to disconnect the connecting interface from the system ground based on a predetermined disconnection condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Bastiaan Hubertus van Besouw, David Charles Hughes
  • Publication number: 20220200194
    Abstract: A loadbreak bushing including a housing with a bore extending along the longitudinal axis from a first end of the housing toward a second end of the housing. The bore has a first end positioned at or adjacent the first end of the housing and a second end opposite the first end of the bore. A first electrical contact is positioned within the bore adjacent the second end and is configured to be in electrical communication with an electrical component. The first electrical contact is configured to be physically and electrically coupled to a second electrical contact of a power connection. An arc quenching member is positioned within the bore between the first end of the bore and the first electrical contact. A resistive member is coupled to either the first electrical contact or the arc quenching member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: David Charles Hughes, Bastiaan Hubertus van Besouw
  • Patent number: 11367547
    Abstract: Systems for disconnecting a surge arrester. One embodiment provides a surge arrester comprising a housing, a connecting interface configured to connect to an electrical power grid, and a disconnector device coupled to the connecting interface. A metal oxide varistor stack is coupled to the disconnector device, and a ground side connection is coupled to the metal oxide varistor stack, the ground side connection configured to connect to a system ground. The disconnector device is configured to disconnect the connecting interface from the system ground based on a predetermined disconnection condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventors: Bastiaan Hubertus van Besouw, David Charles Hughes
  • Publication number: 20220172632
    Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for conditioning and adapting an individual to real-world environments through computer simulations. The subject is fully or partially immersed in a computer-simulated environment for a time-limited session. Real-time monitoring of the human subject is performed for a change in a sensor-derived, quantified sensory load level. Responsive to an increase in sensory load level, the computer-simulated environment modulates the sensory complexity of one or more features of the simulation wherein the human subject adapts to increasingly complex environments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Lisa A. Dieker, Michael Hynes, Charles Hughes, Eleazar Vasquez, Kathleen Ingraham, Claire Donehower, Taylor Bousfield
  • Patent number: 11291741
    Abstract: A sterilization package includes a first package layer and a second package layer coupled to the first package layer with a perimeter seal extending around a portion of the sterilization package to define a pouch having a proximal end and a distal end. A first sterilization indicium is disposed on the second package layer exterior of the pouch and a second sterilization indicium is disposed on the second package layer interior of the pouch. The first and second sterilization indicia are multi-parameter sterilization indicia configured to be responsive to a sterilization process such that the first and second sterilization indicia undergo a visual change to a desired ending color when the package is subjected to complete multi-parameter sterilization conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Crosstex International, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew G. Whitehead, Mitchell V. Steinberg, Charles A. Hughes
  • Patent number: 11282403
    Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for conditioning and adapting an individual having an environmental anxiety disorder to real-world environments through computer simulations. The subject is fully or partially immersed in a computer-simulated environment for a time-limited session. Real-time monitoring of the human subject is performed for a change in a sensor-derived, quantified anxiety level. Responsive to an increase in anxiety level, the computer-simulated environment modulates the sensory complexity of one or more features of the simulation wherein the human subject adapts to increasingly complex environments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Lisa A. Dieker, Michael Hynes, Charles Hughes, Eleazar Vasquez, Kathleen Ingraham, Claire Donehower, Taylor Bousfield
  • Publication number: 20220040373
    Abstract: Ocular lenses having UV absorbing properties are disclosed. The ocular lens comprises a hydrogel polymer comprising polymerised residues derived from a polymerisable UV absorber of formula (I): U-L-Py??(I) wherein: U is a UV absorbing moiety; L is a hydrophilic non-polyalkylene glycol linker comprising an anionic, a zwitterionic or a saccharide moiety; and Py is an ethylenically unsaturated polymerisable moiety.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: SEED CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takao SATO, Yoshiko YAMAZAKI, Johan Sebastian BASUKI, Timothy Charles HUGHES, James Matthew MACDONALD, Kimmo Petteri KEMPPINEN
  • Patent number: 11235080
    Abstract: A sterilization package includes a first package layer and a second package layer coupled to the first package layer with a perimeter seal extending around a portion of the sterilization package to define a pouch having a proximal end and a distal end. A first sterilization indicium is disposed on the second package layer exterior of the pouch and a second sterilization indicium is disposed on the second package layer interior of the pouch. The first and second sterilization indicia are multi-parameter sterilization indicia configured to be responsive to a sterilization process such that the first and second sterilization indicia undergo a visual change to a desired ending color when the package is subjected to complete multi-parameter sterilization conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Crosstex International, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew G. Whitehead, Mitchell V. Steinberg, Charles A. Hughes
  • Publication number: 20210304388
    Abstract: Systems, computer-implemented methods, and non-transitory machine-readable storage media are provided for detecting recapture attacks of images. One method comprises extracting one or more features from an image captured by a device; applying the one or more features as input to a trained machine learning model, wherein the trained machine learning model outputs a first score based on the extracted features; obtaining metadata of the image; performing a statistical analysis of the metadata of the image; generating a second score based on the statistical analysis of the metadata of the image; and generating a probability that the image is a recapture of an original image based on the first score and the second score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: TruePic Inc.
    Inventors: Oliver RICE, Justin Mark STAYTON, Gordon Charles HUGHES
  • Publication number: 20210264802
    Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for conditioning and adapting an individual having an environmental anxiety disorder to real-world environments through computer simulations. The subject is fully or partially immersed in a computer-simulated environment for a time-limited session. Real-time monitoring of the human subject is performed for a change in a sensor-derived, quantified anxiety level. Responsive to an increase in anxiety level, the computer-simulated environment modulates the sensory complexity of one or more features of the simulation wherein the human subject adapts to increasingly complex environments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Lisa A. Dieker, Michael Hynes, Charles Hughes, Eleazar Vasquez, Kathleen Ingraham, Claire Donehower, Taylor Bousfield
  • Publication number: 20210257136
    Abstract: A surge arrester device comprising a first housing portion including a first end and a second end, the first end including a first opening and the second end including a second opening. The device includes a first axis parallel to the first housing portion, the first axis intersecting a first center of the first opening and a second center of the second opening, and a second axis perpendicular to the first housing portion, the second axis intersecting an intermediate section of the first housing portion. The device includes a second housing portion protruding from the intermediate section of the first housing portion, the second housing portion protruding at an angle between the first axis and the second axis, and a metal oxide varistor (MOV) stack within the second housing portion, wherein the MOV stack is released through an opening of the second housing portion if the arrester faults to ground.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: David Charles Hughes, Bastiaan Hubertus van Besouw
  • Publication number: 20210193355
    Abstract: Systems for disconnecting a surge arrester. One embodiment provides a surge arrester comprising a housing, a connecting interface configured to connect to an electrical power grid, and a disconnector device coupled to the connecting interface. A metal oxide varistor stack is coupled to the disconnector device, and a ground side connection is coupled to the metal oxide varistor stack, the ground side connection configured to connect to a system ground. The disconnector device is configured to disconnect the connecting interface from the system ground based on a predetermined disconnection condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Bastiaan Hubertus van Besouw, David Charles Hughes
  • Patent number: 11037284
    Abstract: Systems, computer-implemented methods, and non-transitory machine-readable storage media are provided for detecting recapture attacks of images. One method comprises extracting one or more features from an image captured by a device; applying the one or more features as input to a trained machine learning model, wherein the trained machine learning model outputs a first score based on the extracted features; obtaining metadata of the image; performing a statistical analysis of the metadata of the image; generating a second score based on the statistical analysis of the metadata of the image; and generating a probability that the image is a recapture of an original image based on the first score and the second score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: TruePic Inc.
    Inventors: Oliver Rice, Justin Mark Stayton, Gordon Charles Hughes
  • Patent number: 10783800
    Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for developing routine and specific task competencies of an individual having an environmental anxiety disorder. The subject is tasked with an executive function wherein the subject is fully or partially immersed in a computer-simulated environment for a time-limited session. Real-time monitoring of the human subject is performed for a change in a sensor-derived, quantified anxiety level. Responsive to an increase in anxiety level, the computer-simulated environment modulates the sensory complexity of one or more features of the simulation wherein the human subject therapeutically develops proficiency in executive functions in increasingly complex environments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Lisa A. Dieker, Michael Hynes, Charles Hughes, Eleazar Vasquez, Kathleen Ingraham, Claire Donehower, Taylor Bousfield
  • Patent number: 10612692
    Abstract: The invention provides a modular system for use in an offshore pipelay operation, and apparatus and a method of use. The system comprises a plurality of pipe storage modules, each comprising a rack for accommodating a plurality of pipeline sections. The pipe storage modules are configured to be assembled together to form an integrated structure on a deck of a vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: CORTEZ SUBSEA LIMITED
    Inventors: Alasdair Cowie, Charles Hughes
  • Publication number: 20190156241
    Abstract: An analysis collaboration platform (ACP) that provides for the connection and management of one or more analysis services with input data and sources of data. The analysis service(s) may be an Artificial Intelligence (AI) service that receives input data, processes the input data, and provides results to a data store or an end-user. In a user-driven process, the ACP receives a request and provides input data to the analysis service. Analysis results are received in a results mode. In a data-driven process, the ACP operates to provide data directly to the analysis service(s), without user participation. In a training mode, the input data is training data, and the training data is generated by the end-user of the service application. The training data may also be incremental training data generated from the analysis results received by the end-user service application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventor: Matthew Charles Hughes
  • Publication number: 20190091361
    Abstract: A sterilization package includes a first package layer and a second package layer coupled to the first package layer with a perimeter seal extending around a portion of the sterilization package to define a pouch having a proximal end and a distal end. A first sterilization indicium is disposed on the second package layer exterior of the pouch and a second sterilization indicium is disposed on the second package layer interior of the pouch. The first and second sterilization indicia are multi-parameter sterilization indicia configured to be responsive to a sterilization process such that the first and second sterilization indicia undergo a visual change to a desired ending color when the package is subjected to complete multi-parameter sterilization conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Andrew G. Whitehead, Mitchell V. Steinberg, Charles A. Hughes
  • Patent number: 10199817
    Abstract: A variable diameter termination includes an elastomeric tubular housing having a first portion with a first inner diameter, a second portion with a second inner diameter, and a third portion disposed between the first portion and the second portion and with a transition inner diameter. The elastomeric tubular housing is disposed on a tubular core that includes a first portion with a third outer diameter, a second portion with a fourth outer diameter, and a third portion disposed between the first portion and the second portion and with a transition outer diameter. The first portion of the elastomeric tubular housing is disposed over the first portion of the tubular core, the second portion of the elastomeric tubular housing is disposed over the second portion of the tubular core, and the third portion of the elastomeric tubular housing is disposed over the third portion of the tubular core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: COOPER TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY
    Inventor: David Charles Hughes
  • Patent number: D895027
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Imperiale, Lisa A. Dieker, Charles Hughes, Kathleen Ingraham, Michael Hynes
  • Patent number: D895136
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Crosstex International, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew G. Whitehead, Mitchell V. Steinberg, Charles A. Hughes