Patents by Inventor Christopher Nicholas

Christopher Nicholas 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: 12357489
    Abstract: A boot includes a rigid outer shell including a base portion adjacent to a portion of a foot of a subject, a leg portion adjacent to a portion of a leg of the subject, and an ankle support portion integral with and coupling the base portion of the main body with the leg portion of the main body, the ankle portion of the main body being adjacent to two opposing sides of an ankle of the subject, the ankle support portion of the main body having one or more removable elements. A first one of the one or more removable elements, adjacent to a first one of the two opposing sides of the ankle, is configured to be removed from the rigid outer shell to aid in preventing contact between an incision area on the first side of the ankle of the subject and the rigid outer shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Inventor: Christopher Nicholas Chihlas
  • Publication number: 20250154644
    Abstract: Methods of filling a gap with a dielectric material including using an inhibition plasma during deposition. The inhibition plasma increases a nucleation barrier of the deposited film. The inhibition plasma selectively interacts near the top of the feature, inhibiting deposition at the top of the feature compared to the bottom of the feature, enhancing bottom-up fill. A process chamber may have multiple pressure switches to enable a process after deposition at a higher pressure than the pressure during deposition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2023
    Publication date: May 15, 2025
    Inventors: Eli Jeon, Douglas Walter Agnew, Shiva Sharan Bhandari, Ian John Curtin, Joseph R. Abel, Jason Alexander Varnell, Cody Barnett, Christopher Nicholas Iadanza, Dustin Zachary Austin
  • Publication number: 20250151173
    Abstract: Vaporizers apparatuses, including cartridges and vaporizers having fluid-level windows through the body of the vaporizer allowing visualization into the cartridge and the vaporizer; the cartridge is magnetically coupled to the vaporizer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2025
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventors: Adam BOWEN, Steven CHRISTENSEN, Christopher Nicholas HIBMACRONAN, James MONSEES, Joshua MORENSTEIN
  • Publication number: 20250151171
    Abstract: Vaporizers apparatuses, including cartridges and vaporizers having fluid-level windows through the body of the vaporizer allowing visualization into the cartridge and the vaporizer; the cartridge is magnetically coupled to the vaporizer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2025
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventors: Adam BOWEN, Steven CHRISTENSEN, Christopher Nicholas HIBMACRONAN, James MONSEES, Joshua MORENSTEIN
  • Publication number: 20250144333
    Abstract: Provided herein are systems and methods to generate an inhalable vapor in an electronic vaporization device. The vaporization device may generate a vapor with one or more defined characteristics. In some cases, the vapor may have a predetermined aerosol number density and/or a predetermined average aerosol diameter. The vaporization device may generate a vapor from a vaporizable material. In some cases, the vaporizable material may be a liquid material housed in a cartridge. The vaporization device may comprise a rechargeable power storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2025
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventors: Ariel Atkins, Adam Bowen, Steven Christensen, Nicholas Jay Hatton, Christopher Nicholas HibmaCronan, James Monsees, Joshua Morenstein
  • Publication number: 20250151172
    Abstract: Vaporizers apparatuses, including cartridges and vaporizers having fluid-level windows through the body of the vaporizer allowing visualization into the cartridge and the vaporizer; the cartridge is magnetically coupled to the vaporizer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2025
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventors: Adam BOWEN, Steven CHRISTENSEN, Christopher Nicholas HIBMACRONAN, James MONSEES, Joshua MORENSTEIN
  • Patent number: 12279646
    Abstract: Vaporization devices, components, and methods of operating the same are described. In some implementations, an apparatus includes a cartridge comprising an aerosol outlet, a fluid storage compartment, a resistive heating element, and first and second cartridge electrical contacts, and a device body comprising a power supply, a receptacle, first and second device electrical contacts, and a controller. When the receptacle at least partially receives the cartridge in two different orientations, the first and second device electrical contacts are configured to couple the first and second cartridge electrical contacts, and the controller is configured to provide power from the power supply to the resistive heating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: JUUL Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Bowen, Steven Christensen, James Monsees, Joshua Morenstein, Christopher Nicholas HibmaCronan
  • Patent number: 12272136
    Abstract: In one aspect, an agricultural method for monitoring surface conditions for an agricultural field includes receiving, with a computing system, an image of an imaged portion of an agricultural field, with the imaged portion of the agricultural field being represented by a plurality of pixels within the image. The method also includes identifying, with the computing system, at least one pixel-related parameter associated with the plurality of pixels within the image, determining, with the computing system, whether at least one image quality metric for the image is satisfied based at least in part on the at least one pixel-related parameter, and estimating, with the computing system, a surface condition associated with the agricultural field based at least in part on the image when it is determined that the at least one image quality metric is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Nicholas Warwick, Jason Yip Jee Too
  • Publication number: 20240430288
    Abstract: A system as disclosed herein analyzes unresolved vulnerabilities against current configurations of devices of a network to generate an impact analysis report which provides a comprehensive view of the impact of the vulnerabilities on the network. This provides a manageable perspective of risk assessment and remediation for the network. To maintain a current view of device configurations, telemetry data streams are collected from the devices. A listing of outstanding or unresolved cybersecurity vulnerabilities is also maintained. When an analysis trigger is detected, the system extracts values of configuration properties for devices from the telemetry data streams and analyses them against the list of vulnerabilities to determine devices affected by the vulnerabilities. Tracking data are maintained according to the determinations of affected devices across vulnerabilities. This data is aggregated into an impact report that indicates impact of vulnerabilities to the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2023
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Inventors: Ali Parandehgheibi, Gaurav Sharma, Alina Asish Rath, Christopher Nicholas Ganas, Anupam Bharali, Suresh Venkataraman
  • Publication number: 20240412953
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and apparatuses for facilitating semiconductor processing operations involving the use of chlorine-containing and ammonia-containing gases. The systems and apparatuses discussed herein may provide enhanced wafer uniformity and/or may reduce the potential for undesirable, and potentially hazardous, reaction byproduct build-up in such systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2022
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventors: Bradley Taylor Streng, Aaron Durbin, Aaron Blake Miller, Rachel E. Batzer, Christopher Nicholas Iadanza
  • Publication number: 20240381991
    Abstract: In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a holder including a first surface, a second surface, a body portion in between the first surface and the second surface, and a protrusion. The first surface is configured to be coupled to a mounting surface. A magnet is disposed within the body such that a portion of the second surface is magnetically attractable to a first portion of an article. The protrusion is configured to engage a second portion of the article. The article being removably coupled to the holder when the first portion of the article is magnetically coupled against the portion of the second surface and the second portion of the article is engaged with the protrusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2024
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Applicant: ATHENA CLUB HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Charles DESMARAIS, Maria MARKINA, Christopher Nicholas HIBMACRONAN, Joshua MORENSTEIN, Jean Soo HYUN
  • Patent number: 12093347
    Abstract: In one aspect, a method for detecting residue bunches within a field includes receiving one or more images depicting an imaged portion of an agricultural field, with the imaged portion of the field being at least partially represented by a plurality of pixels within the one or more images. The method also includes classifying a portion of the plurality of pixels that are associated with crop residue within the imaged portion of the field as residue pixels, with each residue pixel being associated with a respective pixel height. Additionally, the method includes identifying each residue pixel having a pixel height that exceeds a pixel height threshold as a candidate residue bunch pixel, and determining whether a residue bunch is present within the imaged portion of the field based at least in part on the candidate residue bunch pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Inventor: Christopher Nicholas Warwick
  • Patent number: 12069976
    Abstract: A method for determining residue coverage of a field includes receiving, with a computing system, a captured image depicting an imaged portion of a field from one or more imaging devices. Furthermore, the method includes determining, with the computing system, an image gradient orientation at each of a plurality of pixels within the captured image. Additionally, the method includes determining, with the computing system, a plurality of image gradient orientation densities associated with the captured image based on the determined image gradient orientations. Moreover, the method includes determining, with the computing system, a residue coverage parameter associated with the imaged portion of the field based on the determined plurality of image gradient orientation densities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: CNH Industrial Canada, Ltd.
    Inventors: James W. Henry, Christopher Nicholas Warwick, David John Powell
  • Patent number: D1052795
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: Juul Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Bowen, James Monsees, Steven Christensen, Christopher Nicholas HibmaCronan, Joshua Morenstein
  • Patent number: D1052910
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: SWIMC LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Nicholas Gurreri, Jennifer S. Kitchen, Michael C. Lambertson, Jr., Connie M. Mckinney
  • Patent number: D1059042
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: SWIMC LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Nicholas Gurreri, Jennifer S. Kitchen, Michael C. Lambertson, Jr., Connie M. McKinney
  • Patent number: D1059852
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: SWIMC LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Nicholas Gurreri, Jennifer S. Kitchens, Michael C. Lambertson, Jr., Connie M. Mckinney
  • Patent number: D1059853
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: SWIMC LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Nicholas Gurreri, Jennifer S. Kitchen, Michael C. Lambertson, Jr., Connie M. Mckinney
  • Patent number: D1081110
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: Athena Club Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Desmarais, Maria Markina, Joshua Morenstein, Christopher Nicholas Hibmacronan, Myung Jae Park
  • Patent number: D1080187
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: Athena Club Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Desmarais, Maria Markina, Joshua Morenstein, Christopher Nicholas Hibmacronan, Myung Jae Park