Patents by Inventor Charles Griffiths
Charles Griffiths 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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Publication number: 20240156356Abstract: A system and method for promoting and safeguarding the wellbeing of patients in relation to a fluid injection may obtain patient data; determine, based on the patient data, an initial risk prediction for a patient for a fluid injection to be administered to the patient, the initial risk prediction including a probability that the patient experiences at least one adverse event in response to the fluid injection; provide, to a user device, before the fluid injection is administered to the patient, the initial risk prediction; determine, after the fluid injection is started, sensor data associated with the patient; determine, based on the sensor data determined after the fluid injection is started, a current risk prediction including a probability that the patient experiences the at least one adverse event in response to the fluid injection; and provide, to the user device, the current risk prediction.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2023Publication date: May 16, 2024Inventors: Johannes Anton Thüring, Arthur Uber, III, David Griffiths, Michael McDermott, Charles Lang, Linda Van Roosmalen, Barry Skirble, Adam Czibur, Daniel Moore, Vincenzo Caruso, Brandon Clarke
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Publication number: 20240115143Abstract: A system and method for promoting and safeguarding the wellbeing of patients in relation to a fluid injection may obtain patient data; determine, based on the patient data, an initial risk prediction for a patient for a fluid injection to be administered to the patient, the initial risk prediction including a probability that the patient experiences at least one adverse event in response to the fluid injection; provide, to a user device, before the fluid injection is administered to the patient, the initial risk prediction; determine, after the fluid injection is started, sensor data associated with the patient; determine, based on the sensor data determined after the fluid injection is started, a current risk prediction including a probability that the patient experiences the at least one adverse event in response to the fluid injection; and provide, to the user device, the current risk prediction.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Inventors: Johannes Anton Thüring, Arthur Uber, III, David Griffiths, Michael McDermott, Charles Lang, Linda Van Roosmalen, Barry Skirble, Adam Czibur, Daniel Moore, Vincenzo Caruso, Brandon Clarke
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Publication number: 20230293792Abstract: A dialysis system (e.g., a hemodialysis (HD) system) can be designed to operate in alternative environments, such as disaster relief settings or underdeveloped regions. The dialysis system can include a solar panel for generating electricity to power the dialysis machine and an atmospheric water generator for extracting water from ambient air. The extracted water can be used to generate dialysate and saline on-site. One or more of the components of the dialysis machine can be discrete components that are configured to facilitate fast shipping and simple on-site assembly (e.g., at a remote location). In some implementations, the discrete components may be configured to be attached to an existing dialysis system (e.g., a dialysis system designed for operation in a traditional environment) to permit the dialysis system to operate in an alternative environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2023Publication date: September 21, 2023Inventors: Roger Caluya, Martin Joseph Crnkovich, Bert D. Egley, David Charles Griffith, Jr., Roland Levin, Houssein Nasseri, Kulwinder S. Plahey, David Yuds
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Patent number: 11701456Abstract: A dialysis system (e.g., a hemodialysis (HD) system) can be designed to operate in alternative environments, such as disaster relief settings or underdeveloped regions. The dialysis system can include a solar panel for generating electricity to power the dialysis machine and an atmospheric water generator for extracting water from ambient air. The extracted water can be used to generate dialysate and saline on-site. One or more of the components of the dialysis machine can be discrete components that are configured to facilitate fast shipping and simple on-site assembly (e.g., at a remote location). In some implementations, the discrete components may be configured to be attached to an existing dialysis system (e.g., a dialysis system designed for operation in a traditional environment) to permit the dialysis system to operate in an alternative environment.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2020Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Roger Caluya, Martin Joseph Crnkovich, Bert D. Egley, David Charles Griffith, Jr., Roland Levin, Houssein Nasseri, Kulwinder S. Plahey, David Yuds
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Patent number: 11597492Abstract: Systems and methods include providing an aircraft with a fuselage having a sliding door system disposed on at least one side of the fuselage. The sliding door system includes a forward sliding door having an upper slide rail and a lower slide rail, a rearward sliding door having an upper slide rail and a lower slide rail, an upper rail coupled to each of the upper slide rail of the forward sliding door and the upper slide rail of the rearward sliding door, a lower rail coupled to each of the lower slide rail of the forward sliding door and the lower slide rail of the rearward sliding door, and a plurality of actuators coupled to each of the upper rail and the lower rail and configured to displace and retract the forward sliding door and the rearward sliding door linearly with respect to the fuselage.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2020Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.Inventors: Paul Charles Griffiths, Bryan Sugg, Samuel Bryk
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Patent number: 11352130Abstract: An aircraft landing gear assembly has a longitudinally elongated frame coupled to a lower portion of a fuselage of an aircraft, the frame being capable of supporting at least a portion of the weight of the aircraft. A fairing encloses substantially all of the frame. An optional integrated step can be carried by the frame, and a longitudinally elongated aperture would be formed in the fairing adjacent the step. The step allows a user to place a foot into the aperture and onto the step. An optional door can cover the aperture, and an optional secondary step can be carried by the door.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2020Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.Inventors: Steven Loveland, Paul Charles Griffiths, Allen Brittain
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Publication number: 20220144406Abstract: A vehicle has a pod carrier, a pod rotatably connected to the pod carrier, and an energy attenuating system (EAS) disposed between the pod and the pod carrier to attenuate forces associated with a deflection of the pod relative to the pod carrier. A method of operating an energy attenuating system (EAS) is provided for attenuating energy associated with movement between a pod and a pod carrier. The method includes providing a vehicle having a pod carrier and providing the pod carrier with an EAS configured in an undeflected state.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2020Publication date: May 12, 2022Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.Inventors: Kirk Landon Groninga, Daniel Bryan Robertson, Matthew Edward Louis, Paul Charles Griffiths
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Publication number: 20200222611Abstract: A dialysis system (e.g., a hemodialysis (HD) system) can be designed to operate in alternative environments, such as disaster relief settings or underdeveloped regions. The dialysis system can include a solar panel for generating electricity to power the dialysis machine and an atmospheric water generator for extracting water from ambient air. The extracted water can be used to generate dialysate and saline on-site. One or more of the components of the dialysis machine can be discrete components that are configured to facilitate fast shipping and simple on-site assembly (e.g., at a remote location). In some implementations, the discrete components may be configured to be attached to an existing dialysis system (e.g., a dialysis system designed for operation in a traditional environment) to permit the dialysis system to operate in an alternative environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2020Publication date: July 16, 2020Inventors: Roger Caluya, Martin Joseph Crnkovich, Bert D. Egley, David Charles Griffith, Roland Levin, Houssein Nasseri, Kulwinder S. Plahey, David Yuds
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Publication number: 20200216161Abstract: A modular windshield has a central component and at least one side component. The central component is constructed of polycarbonate and the at least one side component is constructed of acrylic.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2020Publication date: July 9, 2020Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.Inventors: Paul Charles Griffiths, Steven Loveland, Allen Brittain
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Publication number: 20200216170Abstract: An aircraft landing gear assembly has a longitudinally elongated frame coupled to a lower portion of a fuselage of an aircraft, the frame being capable of supporting at least a portion of the weight of the aircraft. A fairing encloses substantially all of the frame. An optional integrated step can be carried by the frame, and a longitudinally elongated aperture would be formed in the fairing adjacent the step. The step allows a user to place a foot into the aperture and onto the step. An optional door can cover the aperture, and an optional secondary step can be carried by the door.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2020Publication date: July 9, 2020Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.Inventors: Steven Loveland, Paul Charles Griffiths, Allen Brittain
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Publication number: 20200216160Abstract: Systems and methods include providing an aircraft with a fuselage having a sliding door system disposed on at least one side of the fuselage. The sliding door system includes a forward sliding door having an upper slide rail and a lower slide rail, a rearward sliding door having an upper slide rail and a lower slide rail, an upper rail coupled to each of the upper slide rail of the forward sliding door and the upper slide rail of the rearward sliding door, a lower rail coupled to each of the lower slide rail of the forward sliding door and the lower slide rail of the rearward sliding door, and a plurality of actuators coupled to each of the upper rail and the lower rail and configured to displace and retract the forward sliding door and the rearward sliding door linearly with respect to the fuselage.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2020Publication date: July 9, 2020Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.Inventors: Paul Charles Griffiths, Bryan Sugg, Samuel Bryk
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Patent number: 10632242Abstract: A dialysis system (e.g., a hemodialysis (HD) system) can be designed to operate in alternative environments, such as disaster relief settings or underdeveloped regions. The dialysis system can include a solar panel for generating electricity to power the dialysis machine and an atmospheric water generator for extracting water from ambient air. The extracted water can be used to generate dialysate and saline on-site. One or more of the components of the dialysis machine can be discrete components that are configured to facilitate fast shipping and simple on-site assembly (e.g., at a remote location). In some implementations, the discrete components may be configured to be attached to an existing dialysis system (e.g., a dialysis system designed for operation in a traditional environment) to permit the dialysis system to operate in an alternative environment.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2016Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Roger Caluya, Martin Joseph Crnkovich, Bert D. Egley, David Charles Griffith, Jr., Roland Levin, Houssein Nasseri, Kulwinder S. Plahey, David Yuds
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Patent number: 10535119Abstract: Systems and methods of enhancing the resolution of digital terrain models (DTM) for location-based applications and analyses. The DTM enhancement process takes the signature of the input image (e.g., via the input image and a noise surface file with similar characteristics as the sensor used to capture the input image) and applies it to the DTM without including large features such as buildings. The disclosed methods include utilize a process similar to that used for enhancing a DSM based on mapping the changing intensity from the image file to changes in elevation in the DSM using a regression over a local neighborhood of pixels. Further, the disclosed methods do not rely on information about the sensors and are extendable to be able to utilize any types of images. Additionally, the disclosed embodiments are sensor agnostic and can be applied on any type of image collected by any type of sensor.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2019Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: Intermap Technologies Inc.Inventors: Nathan Zachary Mercer, Stephen Charles Griffiths, Michael John Wollersheim, Trevor Roy Miller, Qiaoping Zhang
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Patent number: 10507921Abstract: A cart for restocking provisions includes a body having one or more exterior surfaces. The one or more exterior surfaces include a top surface facing a first direction and a bottom surfacing facing a second direction that is away from the first direction and parallel to the first direction. The cart also includes a handle fixedly attached to the body. The cart further includes one or more wheels coupled to the bottom surface. In addition, the cart includes one or more hoppers each including a hollow space having a length that extends from an aperture located on the top surface and through at least a portion of an interior of the body. The hollow space includes at least one curved surface that extends from the aperture along at least a portion of the length to allow the provisions to be stored within the one or more hoppers.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2018Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: Southwest Airlines Co.Inventors: Daniel Tarr, Charles Griffith, Alberto Cruz, Helen Greer
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Patent number: 10478858Abstract: A piezoelectric micromechanical ultrasonic transducer (PMUT) includes a multilayer stack disposed on a substrate. The multilayer stack may include an anchor structure disposed over the substrate, a piezoelectric layer stack disposed over the anchor structure, and a mechanical layer disposed proximate to the piezoelectric layer stack. The piezoelectric layer stack may be disposed over a cavity. The mechanical layer may seal the cavity and, together with the piezoelectric layer stack, is supported by the anchor structure and forms a membrane over the cavity, the membrane being configured to undergo one or both of flexural motion and vibration when the PMUT receives or transmits ultrasonic signals.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2014Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Jon Bradley Lasiter, Ravindra Vaman Shenoy, Evgeni Petrovich Gousev, Hrishikesh Panchawagh, David William Burns, Nai-Kuei Kuo, Jonathan Charles Griffiths, Suryaprakash Ganti
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Publication number: 20190336725Abstract: A crush and kink resilient tubing system for an infusion system. The tubing system has an inner sheath with an inner wall forming a passageway for an infusion fluid, and an outer sheath surrounding the inner sheath, wherein the inner sheath material which has a structural rigidity greater than a structural rigidity of the material of the outer sheath, such that a neutral strain line is formed closer to the tube's inner wall than to its outer wall. This combination of materials characteristics and relative thicknesses provides autonomous recovery and rebounding of the tube following removal of a shape deforming force.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2019Publication date: November 7, 2019Inventors: John Robert Pettini, Jeffrey Alan Garrett, Charles Griffith Reid
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Patent number: D887948Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2019Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.Inventors: Steven Loveland, Paul Charles Griffiths, Allen Brittain
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Patent number: D926664Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2020Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.Inventors: Steven Loveland, Paul Charles Griffiths, Allen Brittain
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Patent number: D987546Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2019Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.Inventors: Steven Loveland, Allen Brittain, Paul Charles Griffiths
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Patent number: D1009762Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2019Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.Inventors: Paul Charles Griffiths, Steven Loveland, Allen Brittain