Patents by Inventor Charles Andrews

Charles Andrews 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: 10786639
    Abstract: A protective cover for a nasal cannula completely encloses the two prongs of the nasal cannula when properly installed. This protective cover will keep the nasal cannula from contacting potentially unclean surfaces when the nasal cannula is not in use. An optional UV light may be present in the protective cover to provide UV cleaning of the nasal cannula prongs when the cover is closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Inventor: Charles Andrew Turner
  • Publication number: 20200301404
    Abstract: A method and system for improving an automated pick and place apparatus semiconductor device placement process is provided. The method includes automatically executing a shift measurement associated with an offset from an original placement of a plurality of semiconductor die of a semiconductor wafer for processing. An associated shift measurement value is retrieved and stored in a database that includes previously retrieved shift measurement values of previously measured shift measurements. Specified models are executed with respect to all shift measurement values and a predicted shift measurement value associated with a future offset for a new plurality of semiconductor die on a new semiconductor wafer for processing is determined. Placement hardware of the pick and place apparatus is placed in multiple positions for generating the new plurality of semiconductor die on the new semiconductor wafer in accordance with the predicted shift measurement value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Charles Andrew Coots, John Joseph Pichura, Maxim Factourovich
  • Patent number: 10779178
    Abstract: Systems and methods provide on-demand network slicing to support testing of customer use cases A test network management system receives customer parameters for a use case in a production network. The customer parameters include an identifier for a user equipment (UE) device to be tested with the use case. The test network management system provides, to the UE device, configuration information to associate the UE device with a test mode network segment of the production network. A network device in the production network may receive a registration request, from the UE device, that includes the configuration information. Based on the configuration information, the network device blocks the UE device from accessing the production network. Instead, the test network management system initiates provisioning of the test mode network segment for the UE device; and the network device redirects the registration request to the test mode network segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Sankaran Ramanathan, Charles Andrew Beltran, Gaurav B. Patel
  • Publication number: 20200286359
    Abstract: A monitoring system with one or more wearable devices and an alert station. The wearable device comprises sensors to detect conditions of the wearer and to transmit signals to the alert station. The alert station is configured to declare an emergency upon the occurrence of various events.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Gregory Brian Artzt, Carole Tobias, Charles Andrew Prisk
  • Publication number: 20200262489
    Abstract: Embodiments include a mud flap having a barrier section configured to intercept and deflect matter discharged from the tire when rotating during vehicle operation. The barrier section including a plurality of horizontal louvers, each horizontal louver forming an elongate member having a length extending primarily in a direction of the mud flap width, where the plurality of horizontal louvers are spaced apart in the direction of the mud flap height in the form of an array, where the plurality of horizontal louvers are configured to intercept and deflect matter of a minimum size traveling along any linear trajectory path from the outer circumference of the tire/wheel assembly towards the front side of the mud flap while substantially maximizing the spacing between adjacent louvers to minimize aerodynamic drag. Other embodiments provide a method of using the mud flap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2018
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Applicant: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSMENTS MICHELIN
    Inventors: Justin Morgan, Parker Baxter, Chinglin Pan, Calvin Rhett Bradley, Charles Andrew McPillan
  • Patent number: 10750640
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for mitigating temperature spikes and dissipating heat. The apparatus for mitigating temperature spikes and dissipating heat comprises one or more heatsinks, one or more sensors, one or more phase change materials and one or more processors coupled to the one or more sensors. The one or more processors may be configured to obtain one or more sensor measurements and may be configured to determine whether to store heat or dissipate heat based on the one or more sensor measurements. In response to a determination to dissipate heat, the one or more processors may be configured to dissipate heat from the one or more processors, the one or more phase change materials or both using the one or more heatsinks. Furthermore, in response to a determination to store heat, store heat from the one or more processors using the one or more phase change materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Sean Charles Andrews, Seong Heon Jeong, William Henry Von Novak, III
  • Patent number: 10730790
    Abstract: Optically transparent articles and structures that include or are otherwise disposed on a substantially transparent substrate. These articles and structures also include a stack of N (N>2) bi-layers on the substrate, the stack having a thickness of at least 5 nm. Each bi-layer is defined by (a) a first layer; and (b) a second layer disposed on the first layer, the layers having at least one of different compositions and different microstructures. The stack has a stack refractive index between about 1.2 and about 2.2 or between about 100% and about 150% of a refractive index of the substrate, and a stack hardness of 15 GPa or greater when measured with a Berkovich Indenter Hardness Test along an indentation depth in the range from about 10% to about 50% of the thickness of the stack disposed on a glass test substrate having a hardness between 6.5 and 8 GPa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventor: Charles Andrew Paulson
  • Patent number: 10730788
    Abstract: A scratch-resistant glass substrate is prepared by forming a hard, scratch-resistant layer over a major surface of the substrate. The layer is formed from an inorganic material such as a metal oxide, metal nitride, metal carbide, or metal boride using, for example, physical vapor deposition such as reactive or non-reactive sputtering at a process temperature of less than 500° C. The inorganic layer is resistant to micro-ductile scratching, which can safeguard the visible appearance of the glass substrate in use. The glass substrate can include chemically-strengthened glass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventor: Charles Andrew Paulson
  • Publication number: 20200217990
    Abstract: Embodiments of articles including a low-contrast anti-reflection coating are disclosed. The coated surface of such articles exhibits a reduced difference in reflectance between a pristine state and when a surface defect is present. In one or more embodiments, the coated surface of such articles exhibits a first average reflectance in the range from about 0.6% to about 6.0% in a pristine condition and a second average reflectance of about 8% or less after removal of a surface thickness of the anti-reflection coating. In other embodiments, the coated substrate exhibits a second average reflectance of about 10% or less, when the coated surface comprises a contaminant. In some embodiments, the coated substrate exhibits a first color coordinate (a*1, b*1) in a pristine condition and a second color coordinate (a*2, b*2) after the presence of a surface defect such that ?a*b* is about 6 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Shandon Dee Hart, Karl William Koch, III, Charles Andrew Paulson
  • Publication number: 20200191649
    Abstract: A device for detecting exposure to light includes: a photo-responsive layer including a photochromic material; a skin-mimicking cover layer covering a first side of the photo-responsive layer; and an adhesive layer configured to couple a second side of the photo-responsive layer opposite the first side to a surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Chad Mitchell SWEETING, Andrew Bradley MARTINKO, Derek Matti Harry JOUPPI, Tim WU, Kevin Quang Vinh DANG, Cameron Spencer MILLS, Sabrina Chwen-Huei CHANG, Charles Andrew GOERTZ, Colin Ellison PIERCE, Chelsea LEUNG, Sanjay MANHAS
  • Publication number: 20200192002
    Abstract: Durable and scratch resistant articles including an optical coating with a gradient. An article comprises: a substrate; and an optical coating having a thickness and a first gradient portion. A refractive index of the optical coating varies along a thickness of the optical coating. The difference between the maximum refractive index of the first gradient portion and the minimum refractive index of the first gradient portion is 0.1 or greater. The absolute value of the slope of the refractive index of the first gradient portion is 0.1/nm or less everywhere along the thickness of the first gradient portion. The article exhibits an average single-surface reflectance of 15% to 98% over the wavelength range 400 nm-700 nm. The article also exhibits a maximum hardness in the range from about 10 GPa to about 30 GPa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Robert Alan Bellman, Shandon Dee Hart, Karl William Koch, III, Carlo Anthony Kosik Williams, Charles Andrew Paulson, James Joseph Price
  • Publication number: 20200180267
    Abstract: Embodiments of a scratch-resistant and optically transparent material comprising silicon, aluminum, nitrogen, and optionally oxygen are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the material exhibits an extinction coefficient (k) at a wavelength of 400 nm of less than about 1×10?3, and an average transmittance of about 80% or greater, over an optical wavelength regime in the range from about 380 nm to about 780 nm, as measured through the material having a thickness of about 0.4 micrometer. In one or more embodiments, the material comprises an intrinsic maximum hardness of about 12 GPa or greater as measured on a major surface of the material having a thickness of about 400 by a Berkovich Indenter Hardness Test along an indentation depth of about 100 nm or greater, low compressive stress and low roughness (Ra). Articles and devices incorporating the material are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventor: Charles Andrew Paulson
  • Publication number: 20200170134
    Abstract: An ultraviolet light-resistant article that includes: a substrate having a glass or glass-ceramic composition and first and second primary surfaces; an ultraviolet light-absorbing element having a an absorptivity greater than 50% at wavelengths from about 100 nm to about 380 nm and a thickness between about 10 nm and about 100 nm; and a dielectric stack formed with a plasma-enhanced process. Further, the light-absorbing element is between the substrate and the dielectric stack. Alternatively, the light-absorbing element can include one or more ultraviolet light-resistant layers disposed within the dielectric stack over the first primary surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Kaveh Adib, Robert Alan Bellman, Andrea Weiss Bookbinder, Shandon Dee Hart, Albert Peter Heberle, Karl William Koch, III, Lin Lin, Charles Andrew Paulson, Vitor Marino Schneider
  • Publication number: 20200156991
    Abstract: A coated glass article and methods for producing the same are provided herein. The coated glass article includes a glass body having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, wherein the first surface is an exterior surface of the glass body, and a damage-resistant coating formed by atomic layer deposition, the damage-resistant coating being disposed on at least a portion of the first surface of the glass body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Eric Lewis Allington, Matthew Lee Black, Steven Edward DeMartino, Jody Paul Markley, Charles Andrew Paulson, Jamie Todd Westbrook
  • Publication number: 20200158916
    Abstract: An optical film structure that includes: an optical film comprising a physical thickness from about 50 nm to about 3000 nm, and a silicon-containing nitride or a silicon-containing oxynitride. The optical film exhibits a maximum hardness of greater than 18 GPa, as measured by a Berkovich Indenter Hardness Test over an indentation depth range from about 100 nm to about 500 nm on a hardness stack comprising a test optical film with a physical thickness of about 2 microns disposed on an inorganic oxide test substrate, the test optical film having the same composition as the optical film. Further, the optical film exhibits an optical extinction coefficient (k) of less than 1×10?2 at a wavelength of 400 nm and a refractive index (n) of greater than 1.8 at a wavelength of 550 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Shandon Dee Hart, Chang-gyu Kim, Karl William Koch, III, Carlo Anthony Kosik Williams, Lin Lin, Dong-gun Moon, Jung-keun Oh, Charles Andrew Paulson, James Joseph Price
  • Publication number: 20200156992
    Abstract: An article includes: a transparent substrate having a primary surface; and a protective film disposed on the primary surface, such that each of the substrate and the protective film have an optical transmittance of 20% or more in the visible spectrum, and such that the protective film includes at least one of: (1) a hardness of greater than 13 GPa, as measured by a Berkovich nanoindenter, or (2) an effective fracture toughness (Kc) of greater than 2.5 MPa·m1/2, as measured by indentation fracture at a depth of greater than 1 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Bill Baloukas, Robert Alan Bellman, Shandon Dee Hart, Karl William Koch, III, Carlo Anthony Kosik Williams, Ludvik Martinu, Charles Andrew Paulson, James Joseph Price, Jincheng Qian
  • Patent number: 10649588
    Abstract: The disclosure is directed to piezoelectric film structures and sensors, and display assemblies using same. The piezoelectric film structure is transparent and includes: a substrate; a bottom optical layer disposed on or above the substrate; a bottom conducting layer disposed on or above the bottom optical layer; at least one piezoelectric layer disposed on or above the bottom conducting layer; a top conducting layer disposed on or above the at least one piezoelectric layer; and a top optical layer disposed on or above the top conducting layer. The sensor includes the piezoelectric film structure electrically connected to a signal processing system. The display assembly includes the sensor operably arranged relative to a display device. The piezoelectric film structures and sensors can be configured to determine one or more touch-sensing features associated with a touch event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Jaymin Amin, Shandon Dee Hart, Karl William Koch, III, Charles Andrew Paulson, William James Miller, Rostislav Vatchev Roussev
  • Publication number: 20200139060
    Abstract: A protective cover for a nasal cannula completely encloses the two prongs of the nasal cannula when properly installed. This protective cover will keep the nasal cannula from contacting potentially unclean surfaces when the nasal cannula is not in use. An optional UV light may be present in the protective cover to provide UV cleaning of the nasal cannula prongs when the cover is closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2017
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventor: Charles Andrew Turner
  • Patent number: 10639959
    Abstract: A method of operating at least one of a fan and a vent in a ceiling of a recreational vehicle using an extension arm, the extension arm including an elongated shaft with an operable end, comprising grabbing the extension arm with one's hand; engaging one of a turn switch, a turn crank, and a knob of one of the fan and vent in the ceiling of the recreational vehicle with the operable end; and at least one of operating the fan and vent by rotating one of the turn switch, the turn crank, and the knob with the operable end by rotating the extension arm with one's hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Inventor: Charles Andrew Jerney
  • Patent number: 10620344
    Abstract: Embodiments of articles including a low-contrast anti-reflection coating are disclosed. The coated surface of such articles exhibits a reduced difference in reflectance between a pristine state and when a surface defect is present. In one or more embodiments, the coated surface of such articles exhibits a first average reflectance in the range from about 0.6% to about 6.0% in a pristine condition and a second average reflectance of about 8% or less after removal of a surface thickness of the anti-reflection coating. In other embodiments, the coated substrate exhibits a second average reflectance of about 10% or less, when the coated surface comprises a contaminant. In some embodiments, the coated substrate exhibits a first color coordinate (a*1, b*1) in a pristine condition and a second color coordinate (a*2, b*2) after the presence of a surface defect such that ?a*b* is about 6 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventors: Shandon Dee Hart, Karl William Koch, Charles Andrew Paulson