Patents by Inventor Chris Rice

Chris Rice 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: 12183200
    Abstract: The present application discloses a method, system, and computer system for providing a unified map and performing an active measure for re-routing transport based on one or more hazards along a current route. The method includes obtaining context information for a managed vehicle, obtaining map data, determining, based at least in part on the context information and the map data, whether the managed vehicle is parked in an unsafe location, in response to determining that the managed vehicle is parked in the unsafe location, determining whether to perform an active measure with respect to the managed vehicle, and in response to determining to perform the active measure, performing the active measure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Lytx, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Lambert, Dennis Cheng, Chris Rice, Anton Volodko
  • Patent number: 9289657
    Abstract: A football with a free moving weight. Implementations may include an outer cover, a bladder within the outer cover, and a free weight within the bladder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Inventor: Chris Rice
  • Patent number: 8801239
    Abstract: The present invention relates to luminaires and, in particular, to luminaires comprising light emitting diodes. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a luminaire comprising at least one light emitting diode, a reflector offset from the centerline of the luminaire and a collimator adapted to direct light from the least one light emitting diode along an axis offset from the vertical axis of the light emitting diode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLC
    Inventors: Yaser Abdelsamed, Stacy Hoch, Chris Rice
  • Publication number: 20100149804
    Abstract: The present invention relates to luminaires and, in particular, to luminaires comprising light emitting diodes. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a luminaire comprising at least one light emitting diode, a reflector offset from the centerline of the luminaire and a collimator adapted to direct light from the least one light emitting diode along an axis offset from the vertical axis of the light emitting diode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2009
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Applicant: ABL IP Holding LLC
    Inventors: Yaser Abdelsamed, Stacy Hoch, Chris Rice
  • Publication number: 20100110684
    Abstract: LED assemblies and luminaires comprising the same are described herein. In some embodiments, the LED assemblies and luminaires are suitable for use in a wide variety of applications including outdoor lighting applications such as roadway and sidewalk lighting, parking lot lighting and residential area lighting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: ABL IP HOLDING LLC
    Inventors: Yaser Abdelsamed, Jeffrey D. McClow, Januk Aggarwal, Luke J. Siefker, Jonathan Meyer, Robert W. Scites, Kellis Coffman, Chris Rice, Yelena N. Kaplan, Michael M. Minarczyk
  • Publication number: 20080208716
    Abstract: Product information may be structured using a product hierarchy so that products may be uniquely identified. A first level of the product hierarchy may be associated with product make and model information. A second level of the product hierarchy may be associated with product year information. A third level of the product hierarchy may be associated with product generation information. The product hierarchy may also include additional levels to accommodate other product detail information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2008
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventors: Brian Alan Grove, Chris Rice, Suzanne Shultz
  • Publication number: 20060048907
    Abstract: A tensioner for the control element of a covering for an architectural opening includes a base member attachable to a support surface adjacent to the architectural opening with the base member supporting an upstanding plunger about which a surrounding housing is adapted to slide. A coil spring biases the housing downwardly relative to the plunger and a rotatable pulley is mounted in an open top of the housing around which an endless operating element for a covering for an architectural opening extends. Operation of the covering by pulling on the endless element raises the housing relative to the plunger permitting free rotation of the pulley. Upon completion of operation the housing lowers under the bias of the coil spring so that the pulley is seated in engagement with the plunger and restrained from rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2004
    Publication date: March 9, 2006
    Applicant: Hunter Douglas Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Rice, Robert Eggleston