Patents by Inventor Christopher Carlson

Christopher Carlson 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: 20200236203
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a first device housing and a second device housing. A hinge couples the first device housing to the second device housing. The first device housing is pivotable about the hinge relative to the second device housing. The hinge separates a first chamber defined by the first device housing and a second chamber defined by the second device housing. A flexible substrate passes through the first chamber and the second chamber. The flexible substrate spans the hinge, either by passing through or around a hinge housing. The flexible substrate deforms to a curvilinear deformed state within one or both of the first chamber or the second chamber when the first device housing and the second device housing pivot about the hinge from a closed position to an axially displaced open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Christopher Carlson, Steve Emmert
  • Patent number: 10667863
    Abstract: A surgical laser system includes a laser source configured to generate laser energy, a laser fiber optically coupled to the laser source and configured to discharge the laser energy and collect electromagnetic energy feedback from a treatment site a photodetector configured to generate an output signal in response to the electromagnetic energy collected from the treatment site, a display, and a controller configured to produce an image or indication about the temperature at the treatment site on the display based on the output signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Wen-Jui Ray Chia, Thomas C. Hasenberg, Hui Wang, Brian Christopher Carlson
  • Patent number: 10664322
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for balancing workload among one or more locations is disclosed. The method may comprise: receiving data associated with a workload forecast for a first location and a second location, the data comprising a number of orders expected to be received for the first and second locations for a predetermined period of time; determining a first set of ratios of workload forecast for the locations relative to a first sum of the workload forecast for the first and second locations, the first set of ratios comprising at least a first forecast ratio for the first location and a second forecast ratio for the second location; receiving electronic orders for the predetermined period of time, the electronic orders comprising one or more groups of items and being assigned to one of the locations; and reassigning a first subset of electronic orders for the first location to the second location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: COUPANG CORP.
    Inventors: Hyun Sik Eugene Minh, Jin Kwang Kim, Hyunjun Park, Christopher Carlson
  • Patent number: 10623538
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a first device housing and a second device housing. A hinge couples the first device housing to the second device housing. The first device housing is pivotable about the hinge relative to the second device housing. The hinge separates a first chamber defined by the first device housing and a second chamber defined by the second device housing. A flexible substrate passes through the first chamber and the second chamber. The flexible substrate spans the hinge, either by passing through or around a hinge housing. The flexible substrate deforms to a curvilinear deformed state within one or both of the first chamber or the second chamber when the first device housing and the second device housing pivot about the hinge from a closed position to an axially displaced open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Carlson, Steve Emmert
  • Patent number: 10587735
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a first device housing and a second device housing. A hinge couples the first device housing to the second device housing. The first device housing is pivotable about the hinge relative to the second device housing. The hinge separates a first chamber defined by the first device housing and a second chamber defined by the second device housing. A flexible substrate passes through the first chamber and the second chamber. The flexible substrate spans the hinge, either by passing through or around a hinge housing. The flexible substrate deforms to a curvilinear deformed state within one or both of the first chamber or the second chamber when the first device housing and the second device housing pivot about the hinge from a closed position to an axially displaced open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Carlson, Steve Emmert
  • Patent number: 10469635
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a first device housing and a second device housing. A hinge couples the first device housing to the second device housing. The first device housing is pivotable about the hinge relative to the second device housing. The hinge separates a first chamber defined by the first device housing and a second chamber defined by the second device housing. A flexible substrate passes through the first chamber and the second chamber. The flexible substrate spans the hinge, either by passing through or around a hinge housing. The flexible substrate deforms to a curvilinear deformed state within one or both of the first chamber or the second chamber when the first device housing and the second device housing pivot about the hinge from a closed position to an axially displaced open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Carlson, Steve Emmert
  • Publication number: 20180109679
    Abstract: Systems and methods for intelligently routing a member of an organization to a single point-of-contact within an optimized, secure network to address all the member's healthcare needs are described. The disclosed intelligent routing configurations transform and process, in real-time, vast amounts of member data to generate specialized effort scores specific to each member's household. The effort scores, among other things, are used to determine an appropriate tier within the organization to route the member, and its account file containing real-time member and household level data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Applicant: UnitedHealth Group Incorporated
    Inventors: Christopher Carlson, Sean McNattin, Jeffery Greely, Michael T. Barnes, Sandra Long, Heather Winter Look
  • Publication number: 20180037953
    Abstract: Methods are provided for predicting a subject's infection status using high-throughput T cell receptor sequencing to match the subject's TCR repertoire to a known set of disease-associated T cell receptor sequences. The methods of the present invention may be used to predict the status of several infectious agents in a single sample from a subject. Methods are also provided for predicting a subject's HLA status using high-throughput immune receptor sequencing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Ryan O. Emerson, Harlan S. Robins, Mark Rieder, William Dewitt, III, Christopher Carlson
  • Patent number: 9860382
    Abstract: Systems and methods for intelligently routing a member of an organization to a single point-of-contact within an optimized, secure network to address all the member's healthcare needs are described. The disclosed intelligent routing configurations transform and process, in real-time, vast amounts of member data to generate specialized effort scores specific to each member's household. The effort scores, among other things, are used to determine an appropriate tier within the organization to route the member, and its account file containing real-time member and household level data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: UnitedHealth Group Incorporated
    Inventors: Christopher Carlson, Sean McNattin, Jeffery Greely, Michael T. Barnes, Sandra Long, Heather Winter Look
  • Publication number: 20170230622
    Abstract: Improved systems and methods for timing athletic events. A radio-based starter unit and a radio based timer unit communicate wirelessly via radio. Push buttons/switches and lights and a speaker in the units provide an intuitive, easy to use interface. Handshaking occurs between the starter unit and the timer unit, and lights indicate that the event is ready to start. Real time clocks in the units are synchronized. Upon detection of race or other event start, such as from a starter's pistol, information indicative of the race start time is transmitted from the start unit to the timer unit. A camera in communication with the timer unit provides video frames, and the timer unit encodes and inserts elapsed time information in the video frames, which are then output from the timer unit for review and analysis on a computer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: FlashTiming LLC
    Inventors: J. Lynn Saunders, Sarah J. Marlino, Philip S. Crosby, Eric Christopher Carlson
  • Patent number: 9557112
    Abstract: A furnace damper control system including a furnace having at least one opening through which electromagnetic radiation from within the furnace may be sensed, an exhaust duct capable of receiving an exhaust gas stream emerging from the furnace, and a controllable damper capable of adjusting the pressure in the exhaust duct. A sensor is capable of sensing electromagnetic radiation through one or more of the openings of the furnace and generating a sensor signal corresponding to the electromagnetic radiation, and a processor is capable of processing the sensor signal and generating a monitoring signal responsive to a parameter of the electromagnetic radiation indicative of furnace emissions. A controller is capable of controlling the damper responsive to the monitoring signal indicative of the furnace emissions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: NUCOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Christopher Carlson, David Cole, Kegan Drew, Christopher Manning
  • Publication number: 20160262834
    Abstract: A surgical laser system includes a laser source configured to generate laser energy, a laser fiber optically coupled to the laser source and configured to discharge the laser energy and collect electromagnetic energy feedback from a treatment site a photodetector configured to generate an output signal in response to the electromagnetic energy collected from the treatment site, a display, and a controller configured to produce an image or indication about the temperature at the treatment site on the display based on the output signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Wen-Jui Ray CHIA, Thomas C. HASENBERG, Hui WANG, Brian Christopher CARLSON
  • Publication number: 20160134755
    Abstract: Systems and methods for intelligently routing a member of an organization to a single point-of-contact within an optimized, secure network to address all the member's healthcare needs are described. The disclosed intelligent routing configurations transform and process, in real-time, vast amounts of member data to generate specialized effort scores specific to each member's household. The effort scores, among other things, are used to determine an appropriate tier within the organization to route the member, and its account file containing real-time member and household level data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Applicant: UnitedHealth Group Incorporated
    Inventors: Christopher Carlson, Sean McNattin, Jeffery Greely, Michael T. Barnes, Sandra Long, Heather Winter Look
  • Publication number: 20150271454
    Abstract: Improved systems and methods for timing athletic events. A radio-based starter unit and a radio based timer unit communicate wirelessly via radio. Push buttons/switches and lights and a speaker in the units provide an intuitive, easy to use interface. Handshaking occurs between the starter unit and the timer unit, and lights indicate that the event is ready to start. Real time clocks in the units are synchronized. Upon detection of race or other event start, such as from a starter's pistol, information indicative of the race start time is transmitted from the start unit to the timer unit. A camera in communication with the timer unit provides video frames, and the timer unit encodes and inserts elapsed time information in the video frames, which are then output from the timer unit for review and analysis on a computer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: J. Lynn Saunders, Sarah J. Marlino, Philip S. Crosby, Eric Christopher Carlson
  • Patent number: 9141355
    Abstract: Generalized input for use in a computing environment. The generalized input can include freely mixed input types. The generalized input is received via a user interface. Each expression can include multiple types of input that can be processed as peers, without translation from one input type to another input type prior to parsing. The generalized input can include textual, numerical, graphical, and symbolic input as part an expression. The input can also include programs, scripts, methods, procedures, and the like or any combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: WOLFRAM RESEARCH, INC.
    Inventors: Theodore W. Gray, Christopher Carlson
  • Patent number: 8675452
    Abstract: Improved systems and methods for timing athletic events. A radio-based starter unit and a radio based timer unit communicate wirelessly via radio. Push buttons/switches and lights and a speaker in the units provide an intuitive, easy to use interface. Handshaking occurs between the starter unit and the timer unit, and lights indicate that the event is ready to start. Real time clocks in the units are synchronized. Upon detection of race or other event start, such as from a starter's pistol, information indicative of the race start time is transmitted from the start unit to the timer unit. A camera in communication with the timer unit provides video frames, and the timer unit encodes and inserts elapsed time information in the video frames, which are then output from the timer unit for review and analysis on a computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Flashtiming LLC
    Inventors: J. Lynn Saunders, Sarah J. Marlino, Philip S. Crosby, Eric Christopher Carlson
  • Patent number: 8672837
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein that improve control of a shapeable or steerable instrument using shape data. Additional methods include preparing a robotic medical system for use with a shapeable instrument and controlling advancement of a shapeable medical device within an anatomic path. Also described herein are methods for altering a data model of an anatomical region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Hansen Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew J. Roelle, Neal A. Tanner, Robert G. Younge, Christopher Carlson, Federico Barbagli, David Camarillo
  • Publication number: 20140016663
    Abstract: A furnace damper control system including a furnace having at least one opening through which electromagnetic radiation from within the furnace may be sensed, an exhaust duct capable of receiving an exhaust gas stream emerging from the furnace, and a controllable damper capable of adjusting the pressure in the exhaust duct. A sensor is capable of sensing electromagnetic radiation through one or more of the openings of the furnace and generating a sensor signal corresponding to the electromagnetic radiation, and a processor is capable of processing the sensor signal and generating a monitoring signal responsive to a parameter of the electromagnetic radiation indicative of furnace emissions. A controller is capable of controlling the damper responsive to the monitoring signal indicative of the furnace emissions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: Nucor Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Carlson, David Cole, Kegan Drew, Christopher Manning
  • Patent number: 8565282
    Abstract: A furnace damper control system and method thereof including a furnace having at least one opening through which electromagnetic radiation from within the furnace may be sensed, an exhaust duct capable of receiving an exhaust gas stream emerging from the furnace, and a controllable damper capable of adjusting the pressure in the exhaust duct. A sensor is capable of sensing electromagnetic radiation through one or more of the openings of the furnace and generating a sensor signal corresponding to the electromagnetic radiation, and a processor is capable of processing the sensor signal and generating a monitoring signal responsive to a parameter of the electromagnetic radiation indicative of furnace emissions. A controller is capable of controlling the damper responsive to the monitoring signal indicative of the furnace emissions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Nucor Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Carlson, David Cole, Kegan Drew, Christopher Manning
  • Patent number: 8460236
    Abstract: Systems are described herein that improve control of a shapeable or steerable instrument using shape data. Additional systems use such shape data for improved mapping or adjusting models of the instrument. Such systems include robotic medical systems for controlling a shapeable instrument within an anatomical region having a controller, one or more actuators, and a localization system for guiding one or more shapeable instruments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Hansen Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew J. Roelle, Neal A. Tanner, Robert G. Younge, Christopher Carlson, Federico Barbagli, David Camarillo