Patents by Inventor Christopher Andrews

Christopher 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).

  • Publication number: 20210135070
    Abstract: A method of making a display structure comprises providing a display substrate having a display surface, disposing components on and in contact with the display surface, uniformly blanket coating the display surface with a curable layer of uncured light-absorbing material, and curing the curable layer of uncured light-absorbing material to provide a layer of cured light-absorbing material so that the components project from the layer of cured light-absorbing material without having pattern-wise etched the layer of cured light-absorbing material after the light-absorbing material has been cured. The uniform blanket coating has a thickness greater than a thickness of the component, disposing the components comprises printing the components through the uniform blanket coating such that the components protrude from the uniform blanket coating, or the component is coated with a de-wetting material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Glenn Arne Rinne, Christopher Andrew Bower, Matthew Alexander Meitl, Ronald S. Cok
  • Publication number: 20210120239
    Abstract: Systems and methods for applying deblocking filters to reconstructed video data are disclosed. Sample values in adjacent reconstructed video blocks are modified according to multiple passes of a deblocking filter. A filtering pass may correspond to processing or constructing of all or subset of samples to be deblocked. The number of processing or constructing for each sample in a given pass may correspond to the pass index or order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Weijia ZHU, Kiran Mukesh MISRA, Christopher Andrew SEGALL, Philip COWAN
  • Publication number: 20210120275
    Abstract: Method, device, apparatus, and computer-readable storage medium to determine whether video block is a fractional boundary video block (See paragraph [0032] and FIG. 7.) and to partition the fractional boundary video block into inferred partitions using a subset of available partition modes (See paragraph [0033] and FIG. 8.) are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Kiran Mukesh MISRA, Weijia ZHU, Christopher Andrew SEGALL, Frank BOSSEN
  • Patent number: 10979706
    Abstract: A method for decoding a bitstream comprising: (a) decoding at least one pictures from the bitstream; and (b) partitioning each of the at least one pictures into a plurality of slices, wherein each of the plurality of slices includes at least one coding units, wherein (c) palette table predictor size of a coding unit of the at least one coding units is set equal to 0 at start of a slice of the plurality of slices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kiran Mukesh Misra, Seung-Hwan Kim, Jie Zhao, Christopher Andrew Segall, Tomohiro Ikai
  • Publication number: 20210100558
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for treating vascular defects are disclosed herein. One aspect of the present technology, for example, is directed toward an occlusive device having a distal end, a proximal end, and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween. The occlusive device may comprise an elongated member wound about the longitudinal axis to form a series of loops, wherein along at least some of the loops, the elongated member includes a first peak and a second peak axially offset from the first peak, the first peak being axially between the second peak and the proximal end. The first peak may be convex towards the distal end, and the second peak may be convex towards the proximal end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: Christopher Andrews, Etelvina Rivas, Hieu Dang
  • Publication number: 20210100557
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for treating vascular defects are disclosed herein. One aspect of the present technology, for example, is directed toward an occlusive device comprising a coil having a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween. The coil may be formed of an elongated member wound about the longitudinal axis of the coil in a series of contiguous loops, wherein each of the loops extend around the longitudinal axis between a first end and a second end. The second end may be disposed at generally the same angular position as the first end about to the longitudinal axis of the coil. The elongated member may undulate along its longitudinal axis between the first and second ends of at least some of the individual loops.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: Christopher Andrews, Etelvina Rivas, Hieu Dang
  • Publication number: 20210105469
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method of coding video data. The method comprising: determining a largest coding unit size for a picture; determining whether a largest coding unit within a picture is an intra type largest coding unit; and applying a partitioning to the largest coding unit based on whether the largest coding unit is an intra type largest coding unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: Kiran Mukesh MISRA, Weijia ZHU, Christopher Andrew SEGALL
  • Patent number: 10967675
    Abstract: Bicycle rims that allow tires to be more easily mounted in a tubeless configuration are disclosed. More specifically, a bicycle rim may control the two beads of the tire with separate bead channels for each bead and a center bridge extending between the two bead channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: HED CYCLING PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Steven Arthur Hed, Christopher Andrew Edin
  • Publication number: 20210092372
    Abstract: A video coding device may be configured to perform video coding comprising: receiving a video block including sample values for a first component of video data and a second component of video data; partitioning the sample values for the first component of video data and the second component of video data according to a first quad tree binary tree (QTBT) partitioning structure; and for samples values of the first component of video data included in nodes of the first quad tree binary tree associated with an intra prediction type, further partitioning the samples according to a second quad tree binary tree.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Kiran Mukesh MISRA, Jie ZHAO, Christopher Andrew SEGALL, Michael HOROWITZ, Weijia ZHU, Frank BOSSEN
  • Publication number: 20210090365
    Abstract: Remote control for actuating garage doors and other barriers, and method and system of using same. A base unit includes: a wireless receiver, to wirelessly receive from an electronic device an incoming wireless signal indicating a command to actuate a garage door; a wireless signal constructor, to dynamically construct an outgoing wireless signal which comprises a rolling code; a wireless transmitter, to transmit the outgoing wireless signal to a wireless receiver of a motor unit that is operably associated with the garage door. A wireless signal constructor dynamically constructs the outgoing wireless signal without having access to a secret seed value that is accessible to the motor unit. A local storage unit stores a data-set of rolling codes that are associated with the motor unit; and the outgoing wireless signal is dynamically constructed based on a next-available rolling code obtained from the local storage unit of the base unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Zohar Shinar, Christopher Andrew Merck, Guy Zeltzer
  • Patent number: 10952016
    Abstract: System, device, and method of secure and location-aware garage door actuation for efficient delivery of packages. For example, a delivery vehicle or a courier carries or has a device able to determine its geographic location. Based on the geographic location, the device receives wirelessly, from a remote server or a cloud-based platform or from a nearby Home Automation System, an incoming wireless message indicating to the device how to construct and transmit an outgoing wireless message that would cause actuation of the particular garage door of a particular venue at which the device is located or for which a package delivery is required. Accordingly, a single device is dynamically configured on-the-fly, to selectively open a variety of garage doors of various houses or venues.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: OLIBRA LLC
    Inventors: Zohar Shinar, Christopher Andrew Merck
  • Publication number: 20210076034
    Abstract: A video coding device may be configured to perform video coding according to one or more of the techniques described herein. In one example, a method of partitioning video data for video coding, comprises receiving a video block including sample values, determining whether the video block is a fractional boundary video block and partitioning the sample values according to an inferred partitioning using a subset of available partition modes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2018
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Kiran Mukesh MISRA, Weijia ZHU, Christopher Andrew SEGALL
  • Patent number: 10944027
    Abstract: An example of a pixel module comprises a module substrate having light emitters disposed on a light-emitter surface and a controller disposed on a controller surface opposed to the light-emitter surface. At least one module electrode is electrically connected to the controller and at least one module electrode is electrically connected to each light emitter. An example of a pixel-module wafer comprises a module source wafer comprising sacrificial portions and module anchors, each sacrificial portion laterally separated from an adjacent sacrificial portion by a module anchor and a pixel module disposed entirely over each sacrificial portion. At least one module tether physically connects each of the pixel modules to at least one of the module anchors. An example of a pixel-module display comprises a display substrate, pixel modules disposed on the display substrate and display electrodes disposed on the display substrate, each display electrode electrically connected to a module electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: X Display Company Technology Limited
    Inventors: Christopher Andrew Bower, Matthew Alexander Meitl, Ronald S. Cok, Salvatore Bonafede, Brook Raymond, Andrew Tyler Pearson, Erik Paul Vick
  • Patent number: 10944976
    Abstract: A method of encoding and decoding video data is described. According to an aspect of an invention, luma and chroma components may have separate quadtree plus binary tree (QTBT) structures and a scaling parameter for a chroma coding block is determined based on one or more properties of a luma component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignees: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, FG INNOVATION COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Jie Zhao, Seung-Hwan Kim, Kiran Mukesh Misra, Christopher Andrew Segall
  • Publication number: 20210065258
    Abstract: A feedback service for use with a cloud application and a method of the feedback service are disclosed. The feedback service is coupled to a page of the cloud application. A pane of the feedback service is selectively displayed with the page, and the pane requests user input regarding the page.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Haris Farhan Mohammad, Marck Ramon Robinson, Sreenivas Narayana Simhadri, Christopher Andrew Syers, Zoltan Pekic, Jeffrey Alexander Staiman, Vishwa Shobhit Sahay, Roland Borges, Keith Steven Brintzenhofe
  • Publication number: 20210063104
    Abstract: The present invention is an ammunition magazine comprising at least one slide lock release relief depression configured to accept at least a portion of at least one slide lock release lever. The magazine body can further comprise at least one of a trigger bar relief depression and frame relief depression configured to accept corresponding components of a firearm and permitting function of the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventor: Christopher Andrew Plate
  • Patent number: 10937679
    Abstract: An example of a printed structure comprises a target substrate and a structure protruding from a surface of the target substrate. A component comprising a component substrate separate and independent from the target substrate is disposed in alignment with the structure on the surface of the target substrate within 1 micron of the structure. An example method of making a printed structure comprises providing the target substrate with the structure protruding from the target substrate, a transfer element, and a component adhered to the transfer element. The component comprises a component substrate separate and independent from the target substrate. The transfer element and adhered component move vertically toward the surface of the target substrate and horizontally towards the structure until the component physically contacts the structure or is adhered to the surface of the target substrate. The transfer element is separated from the component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: X Display Company Technology Limited
    Inventors: Ronald S. Cok, David Gomez, Tanya Yvette Moore, Matthew Alexander Meitl, Christopher Andrew Bower
  • Patent number: 10933666
    Abstract: Edge hold down (EHD) systems are described herein that enable high print quality to be achieved more consistently, particularly when using substrates that are rigid or include one or more defects. Each EHD system includes a tensioned band for holding down an edge of a substrate as it passes through a printer assembly without impacting the print area. The tensioned band can be affixed between an entry tension assembly and an exit tension assembly disposed downstream of the entry tension assembly in the media feed direction. The tensioned band holds the substrate substantially flat against a transfer belt during printing by applying pressure to the surface of the substrate. The tensioned band generally contacts the surface of the substrate substantially proximate to an outer edge that is parallel to the media feed direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING, INC.
    Inventors: Keith Vaillancourt, Christopher Andrew Porter
  • Patent number: 10933260
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention is related to a harness system including a waist member and a leg loop member. The two leg loop members are configured to encircle the legs of the user and are coupled to the waist member. The leg loop members each comprise a net-leg region, a waist coupling region, and two net-waist transition regions. The net-leg region comprises a load bearing net structure having a plurality of independent recesses defined by an intercoupled mesh material. The waist member may also include a similar net-waist region, leg coupling region, and two net-leg transition regions. The net-leg and net-waist regions may include at least one of edge tape, shape mesh, proximal fabric, and distal fabric. The net-waist transition regions and the net-leg transition regions may comprise either a non-stitch transition or a stitch coupling to the waist and leg coupling regions respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Black Diamond Equipment, Ltd.
    Inventors: Christopher Andrew Nance, Thomas Zebulon Franke, Brendan Perkins
  • Patent number: 10931139
    Abstract: A distributed low voltage power system can include a power distribution module (PDM) that distributes a low voltage signal through at least one output channel. The system can also include at least one electrical device coupled to the at least one output channel of the PDM, where the at least one electrical device operates using the low voltage signal. The system can further include an emergency battery pack (EBP) coupled to the at least one output channel of the PDM and to the at least one electrical device, where the EBP comprises at least one battery cell. The EBP can use the low voltage signal to charge the at least one battery cell, and where the EBP releases emergency low voltage signal to the at least one electrical device when the PDM stops distributing the low voltage signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: James Christopher Andrews, Kevin O. Porter, Yash Sanjay Rajwade