Patents by Inventor Christopher Pierce

Christopher Pierce 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: 12560249
    Abstract: A hydraulic valve configured to connect a first pipe extending according to a first axis and a second pipe extending according to a second axis, the hydraulic valve comprising a body having two first ports that are aligned and configured to connect two fractions of the first pipe and two second ports that are aligned and configured to connect two fractions of the second pipe; a rotating shutter mounted in the body and configured to rotate according to an actuating axis that is transverse to the first axis and the second axis when the two first ports are connected to the first pipe and the two second ports are connected to the second pipe, the rotating shutter being provided with a first straight channel and a second straight channel, the first straight channel connecting the two first ports and the second straight channel connecting the two second ports in a closed angular position of the rotating shutter; the hydraulic valve further having a passage channel distinct from the first straight channel and the se
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2026
    Assignee: ABB SCHWEIZ AG
    Inventors: Alexandre Caillot, Christopher Pierce, Mahesh Vaze, Subhashish Dasgupta
  • Patent number: 12372186
    Abstract: A Robotized manifold system including a pipe matrix including a first series of pipes extending according to a first direction and being comprised in a first layer of the pipe matrix and a second series of pipes extending according to a second direction transverse to the first direction and extending in a second layer of the pipe matrix, the pipe matrix being organized according to at least two walls extending transversally to each other or at least one curved wall, each wall including a portion of the first layer and the second layer; a plurality of bistable valves being distributed on the at least two walls or at least one curved wall, each bistable valve including a shutter body configured to constitute a portion of a pipe of the first series and a portion of a pipe of the second series in a line position and to link the pipes of the first series and second series in a transverse position; a robot with an arm configured to individually actuate each shutter body of the bistable valves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Assignee: ABB SCHWEIZ AG
    Inventors: Alexandre Caillot, Christopher Pierce
  • Patent number: 12328806
    Abstract: A light source system, preferably including one or more electron inputs, splitters, recombiners, and/or electron outputs, and optionally including one or more accelerator modules, input transports, radiator modules, and/or output transports. The system can optionally include one or more ancillary elements (e.g., electron optics elements). A method of operation, preferably including operating in a normal mode and/or operating in a backup mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignee: xLight Inc.
    Inventors: David Douglas, Robert Legg, Christopher Mayes, Bruce Dunham, Joseph Conway, George Randall Neil, Christopher Pierce, Colwyn Gulliford
  • Publication number: 20250164018
    Abstract: A hydraulic valve configured to connect a first pipe extending according to a first axis and a second pipe extending according to a second axis, the hydraulic valve comprising a body having two first ports that are aligned and configured to connect two fractions of the first pipe and two second ports that are aligned and configured to connect two fractions of the second pipe; a rotating shutter mounted in the body and configured to rotate according to an actuating axis that is transverse to the first axis and the second axis when the two first ports are connected to the first pipe and the two second ports are connected to the second pipe, the rotating shutter being provided with a first straight channel and a second straight channel, the first straight channel connecting the two first ports and the second straight channel connecting the two second ports in a closed angular position of the rotating shutter; the hydraulic valve further having a passage channel distinct from the first straight channel and the se
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2022
    Publication date: May 22, 2025
    Inventors: Alexandre CAILLOT, Christopher PIERCE, Mahesh VAZE, Subhashish DASGUPTA
  • Publication number: 20250098056
    Abstract: A light source system, preferably including one or more electron inputs, splitters, recombiners, and/or electron outputs, and optionally including one or more accelerator modules, input transports, radiator modules, and/or output transports. The system can optionally include one or more ancillary elements (e.g., electron optics elements). A method of operation, preferably including operating in a normal mode and/or operating in a backup mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Applicant: xLight Inc.
    Inventors: David Douglas, Robert Legg, Christopher Mayes, Bruce Dunham, Joseph Conway, George Randall Neil, Christopher Pierce, Colwyn Gulliford
  • Publication number: 20250055246
    Abstract: A light source system, preferably including one or more electron inputs, splitters, recombiners, and/or electron outputs, and optionally including one or more accelerator modules, input transports, radiator modules, and/or output transports. The system can optionally include one or more ancillary elements (e.g., electron optics elements). A method of operation, preferably including operating in a normal mode and/or operating in a backup mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Applicant: xLight Inc.
    Inventors: David Douglas, Robert Legg, Christopher Mayes, Bruce Dunham, Joseph Conway, George Randal Neil, Christopher Pierce, Colwyn Gulliford
  • Publication number: 20250056704
    Abstract: A light source system, preferably including one or more electron inputs, splitters, recombiners, and/or electron outputs, and optionally including one or more accelerator modules, input transports, radiator modules, and/or output transports. The system can optionally include one or more ancillary elements (e.g., electron optics elements). A method of operation, preferably including operating in a normal mode and/or operating in a backup mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Applicant: xLight Inc.
    Inventors: David Douglas, Robert Legg, Christopher Mayes, Bruce Dunham, Joseph Conway, George Randall Neil, Christopher Pierce, Colwyn Gulliford
  • Publication number: 20240360944
    Abstract: A Robotized manifold system including a pipe matrix including a first series of pipes extending according to a first direction and being comprised in a first layer of the pipe matrix and a second series of pipes extending according to a second direction transverse to the first direction and extending in a second layer of the pipe matrix, the pipe matrix being organized according to at least two walls extending transversally to each other or at least one curved wall, each wall including a portion of the first layer and the second layer; a plurality of bistable valves being distributed on the at least two walls or at least one curved wall, each bistable valve including a shutter body configured to constitute a portion of a pipe of the first series and a portion of a pipe of the second series in a line position and to link the pipes of the first series and second series in a transverse position; a robot with an arm configured to individually actuate each shutter body of the bistable valves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2022
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Inventors: Alexandre CAILLOT, Christopher PIERCE
  • Patent number: 11188852
    Abstract: Systems and methods for creating a recommendation engine of a process modeling server and automatically comparing tickets by the recommendation engine are disclosed. The recommendation engine may be generated by digitizing a seat map of a venue that characterizes one or more interrelationships between the seats. After creation, the process modeling server receives a notification that a ticket holder's ticket to an event taking place at a venue has been cancelled or become otherwise unavailable. The process modeling server compares one or more attributes of the now-unavailable ticket to one or more rules maintained by a recommendation engine of the process modeling server. The recommendation engine generates one or more substitute ticket alternatives based on the comparison for selection. The recommendation engine may refine the one or more rules over time based on actual customer selection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: StubHub, Inc.
    Inventors: Sandy Ngo, Adriane McFetridge, Randolph Minde, Christopher Pierce, James Suller, Wagner Gomez
  • Publication number: 20200226500
    Abstract: Systems and methods for creating a recommendation engine of a process modeling server and automatically comparing tickets by the recommendation engine are disclosed. The recommendation engine may be generated by digitizing a seat map of a venue that characterizes one or more interrelationships between the seats. After creation, the process modeling server receives a notification that a ticket holder's ticket to an event taking place at a venue has been cancelled or become otherwise unavailable. The process modeling server compares one or more attributes of the now-unavailable ticket to one or more rules maintained by a recommendation engine of the process modeling server. The recommendation engine generates one or more substitute ticket alternatives based on the comparison for selection. The recommendation engine may refine the one or more rules over time based on actual customer selection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: Sandy Ngo, Adriane McFetridge, Randolph Minde, Christopher Pierce, James Suller, Wagner Gomez
  • Patent number: 10614384
    Abstract: Systems and methods for creating a recommendation engine of a process modeling server and automatically comparing tickets by the recommendation engine are disclosed. The recommendation engine may be generated by digitizing a seat map of a venue that characterizes one or more interrelationships between the seats. After creation, the process modeling server receives a notification that a ticket holder's ticket to an event taking place at a venue has been cancelled or become otherwise unavailable. The process modeling server compares one or more attributes of the now-unavailable ticket to one or more rules maintained by a recommendation engine of the process modeling server. The recommendation engine generates one or more substitute ticket alternatives based on the comparison for selection. The recommendation engine may refine the one or more rules over time based on actual customer selection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: STUBHUB, INC.
    Inventors: Sandy Ngo, Adriane McFetridge, Randolph Minde, Christopher Pierce, James Suller, Wagner Gomez
  • Patent number: 10131184
    Abstract: In one or more embodiments, a resonator device includes a first chamber including a first leg portion extending in a longitudinal direction and a first shoulder extending in a transverse direction, and a second chamber positioned next to the first chamber at least partially along the longitudinal direction. The second chamber may include a second shoulder portion positioned next to the first leg portion and a second leg portion positioned next to the first shoulder portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies,LLC
    Inventors: James Mohan, Christopher Pierce, David Scott Rohweder
  • Publication number: 20160189060
    Abstract: Systems and methods for creating a recommendation engine of a process modeling server and automatically comparing tickets by the recommendation engine are disclosed. The recommendation engine may be generated by digitizing a seat map of a venue that characterizes one or more interrelationships between the seats. After creation, the process modeling server receives a notification that a ticket holder's ticket to an event taking place at a venue has been cancelled or become otherwise unavailable. The process modeling server compares one or more attributes of the now-unavailable ticket to one or more rules maintained by a recommendation engine of the process modeling server. The recommendation engine generates one or more substitute ticket alternatives based on the comparison for selection. The recommendation engine may refine the one or more rules over time based on actual customer selection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Sandy Ngo, Adriane McFetridge, Randolph Minde, Christopher Pierce, James Suller, Wagner Gomez
  • Publication number: 20160059624
    Abstract: In one or more embodiments, a resonator device includes a first chamber including a first leg portion extending in a longitudinal direction and a first shoulder extending in a transverse direction, and a second chamber positioned next to the first chamber at least partially along the longitudinal direction. The second chamber may include a second shoulder portion positioned next to the first leg portion and a second leg portion positioned next to the first shoulder portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: JAMES MOHAN, CHRISTOPHER PIERCE, DAVID SCOTT ROHWEDER
  • Patent number: 7836097
    Abstract: A system includes a metadata model arranged to express concepts in a domain as a domain model. The domain model includes domain elements and at least one hierarchical relationship between domain elements. The system also includes at least one given instance representation of the domain model, which includes instance data stored in a repository. A user interface is associated with the domain model and configured to at least create, view and modify at least one given instance representation of the domain model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
    Inventors: Eugene H. Blackstone, William H. Stellhorn, Chimezie Thomas-Ogbuji, Christopher Pierce, Peter Kisuule
  • Publication number: 20070198564
    Abstract: A system includes a metadata model arranged to express concepts in a domain as a domain model. The domain model includes domain elements and at least one hierarchical relationship between domain elements. The system also includes at least one given instance representation of the domain model, which includes instance data stored in a repository. A user interface is associated with the domain model and configured to at least create, view and modify at least one given instance representation of the domain model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2007
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Inventors: Eugene Blackstone, William Stellhorn, Chimezie Thomas-Ogbuji, Christopher Pierce, Peter Kisuule
  • Publication number: 20060240764
    Abstract: An air vent insert for boosting circulation and/or purifying the air in the room in a safe and cost effective manner is disclosed. The insert includes a housing configured to be inserted into an air duct and covered by a face plate. The housing has a flange portion that rests on the wall or floor surrounding the duct opening and a body portion recessed in the duct to achieve a low profile design. The body portion contains one or more fans and/or air purification units coupled to an electronic control unit. For increased safety, the entire unit operates on low voltage DC power supplied from an AC/DC converter plugged into a standard 3 prong wall outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Inventors: Christopher Pierce, Bernard Pierce, Larry Elkins