Patents by Inventor Christopher Randall
Christopher Randall 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).
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Publication number: 20240093909Abstract: A controller interface (B12) between a hot water tank controller (B13) and a heat pump controller (B2) in a heating system is provided. The controller interface (B12) comprises a response module configured to receive, from the hot water tank controller (B13), a first signal indicative of a temperature. The response module provides a response signal based on the first signal and a temperature response characteristic and communicates the response signal to the heat pump controller (B2). The controller interface (B12) enables interoperability of a heat pump controller (B2) and a legacy hot water tank system and hot water tank controller (B13).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2022Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: Mixergy LimitedInventors: Peter ARMSTRONG, Christopher RANDALL
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Publication number: 20240044550Abstract: A heating system (100), a controller (110) for a heating system and a method of controlling a heating system (100) suitable for responding to grid stress events are disclosed. A heating system (100) comprises a tank (104) for holding water; a heat pump (102) arranged to provide heat to the tank (104); an electric heating element (108) disposed in the tank for heating water; and, a controller (110) configured to: control electric power from an electric power grid to the heat pump (102) and the electric heating element (108); detect a grid stress event; determine a heat pump energy penalty for providing heat in response to the grid stress event under a present operating condition; and, vary, in dependence on the determined heat pump energy penalty, a power provided to the electric heating element (108).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2021Publication date: February 8, 2024Applicant: Mixergy LimitedInventors: Peter ARMSTRONG, Geraint LLOYD, Christopher RANDALL
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Patent number: 11728117Abstract: An apparatus includes: a high-voltage module including: a current interrupter; an actuation system coupled to the current interrupter; a sensor system; and a terminal configured to electrically connect to an external electrical device. The apparatus also includes: a user interface; and an electrically insulating assembly between the user interface and the high-voltage module. In operational use, the user interface is grounded and the high-voltage module is at a system voltage.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2021Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power LimitedInventors: Paul Newcomb Stoving, Christopher Randall Hastreiter
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Publication number: 20230149730Abstract: An oral treatment device and a method of using the same. The oral treatment device includes an intraoral mouthpiece configured for placement into a mouth of a user. The intraoral mouthpiece includes an arcuate wall having a front surface and a bite platform extending from the front surface. Furthermore, there is an alignment feature located on the bite platform to facilitate consistent positioning of the intraoral mouthpiece within the user's mouth in a repeatable manner. The alignment feature may have a top surface that is inclined upwardly moving in a direction away from the front surface of the arcuate wall. The intraoral mouthpiece may also include a color measurement sensor for obtaining a color measurement of a tooth of the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2022Publication date: May 18, 2023Applicant: Colgate-Palmolive CompanyInventors: Leighton DAVIES-SMITH, Christopher Randall ZAIC
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Patent number: 11351676Abstract: Disclosed is a self-lifting robot with multi-jointed arm. The robot includes a multipart housing, a traction drivetrain capable of generating translational and rotational motion of the self-lifting robot on a working surface, and a deployment hook configured to release from a storage hanger, thus depositing the self-lifting robot onto the working surface, and configured to re-attach to the storage hanger, thus lifting the self-lifting robot off of the working surface. The robot also includes a multi jointed arm, and a grabber disposed from a free-rotating wrist joint at a distal end of the multi-jointed arm, and configured to grab, hold, and release one or more target objects.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2019Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: CARDINAL GIBBONS HIGH SCHOOLInventors: Thomas Ryan Michael Greene, Ilam Maya, Christopher Randall Bain, Gillian Nicole Kearney, Brigitte Noelle Gallagher, Cassian Farias Kraus, William Andrew Mullee, James Francis Gbruoski, Oishi Ghosh, Kristen Glielmi, Adam Hamad Malik, Zachary Clayton Naylor
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Publication number: 20220076910Abstract: An apparatus includes: a high-voltage module including: a current interrupter; an actuation system coupled to the current interrupter; a sensor system; and a terminal configured to electrically connect to an external electrical device. The apparatus also includes: a user interface; and an electrically insulating assembly between the user interface and the high-voltage module. In operational use, the user interface is grounded and the high-voltage module is at a system voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2021Publication date: March 10, 2022Inventors: Paul Newcomb Stoving, Christopher Randall Hastreiter
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Patent number: 11202842Abstract: A gas delivery system (50) for delivering a flow of breathing gas to a patient (54) includes a blower assembly (100) structured to generate the flow of breathing gas. The blower assembly includes a gas flow path including an inlet manifold, an assembly (130) structured to adjust a pressure and/or flow rate of the flow of breathing gas, and an outlet manifold structured to be coupled to a patient circuit. The gas delivery system additionally includes a light system structured to generate sanitizing light and deliver the sanitizing light to one or more internal surfaces of at least one of the inlet manifold, the assembly and the outlet manifold for sanitizing the one or more internal surfaces.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2020Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: John Raymond Pujol, David Scott Arnold, John Michael Cosnek, Christopher Randall Baker, Mark William Dimatteo
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Patent number: 11180839Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of an aging heat treatment that can be used to replace conventional aging steps when making alloy embodiments of the present disclosure. Embodiments of the disclosed aging heat treatment reduce cost and complexity in producing aluminum alloy-based components while also promoting and/or improving microstructure stability of the aluminum alloys.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2018Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignees: UT-Battelle, LLC, Nemak USA, Inc., FCA US LLCInventors: Amit Shyam, James A. Haynes, Jose Alejandro Gonzalez Villarreal, Andres Fernando Rodriguez-Jasso, Gregg Thomas Black, Christopher Randall Glaspie, Seyed M. Mirmiran
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Publication number: 20210326245Abstract: A system for performing software testing uses machine learning to extract features from a user interface of an app, classify screen types and screen elements of the user interface, and implement flows of test sequences to test the app. Training is performed to train the system to learn common application states of an application graph and to navigate through an application. In some implementations, the training includes Q-learning to learn how to navigate to a selected screen state. In some implementations, there is reuse of classifiers cross-application and cross platform.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2021Publication date: October 21, 2021Inventors: Jason Joseph Arbon, Justin Mingjay Liu, Christopher Randall Navrides
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Patent number: 11048619Abstract: A system for performing software testing uses machine learning to extract features from a user interface of an app, classify screen types and screen elements of the user interface, and implement flows of test sequences to test the app. Training is performed to train the system to learn common application states of an application graph and to navigate through an application. In some implementations, the training includes Q-learning to learn how to navigate to a selected screen state. In some implementations, there is reuse of classifiers cross-application and cross platform.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2019Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: APPDIFF, INC.Inventors: Jason Joseph Arbon, Justin Mingjay Liu, Christopher Randall Navrides
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Publication number: 20210078183Abstract: Disclosed is a self-lifting robot with multi-jointed arm. The robot includes a multipart housing, a traction drivetrain capable of generating translational and rotational motion of the self-lifting robot on a working surface, and a deployment hook configured to release from a storage hanger, thus depositing the self-lifting robot onto the working surface, and configured to re-attach to the storage hanger, thus lifting the self-lifting robot off of the working surface. The robot also includes a multi jointed arm, and a grabber disposed from a free-rotating wrist joint at a distal end of the multi-jointed arm, and configured to grab, hold, and release one or more target objects.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2019Publication date: March 18, 2021Inventors: Thomas Ryan Michael Greene, Ilam Maya, Christopher Randall Bain, Gillian Nicole Kearney, Brigitte Noelle Gallagher, Cassian Farias Kraus, William Andrew Mullee, James Francis Gbruoski, Oishi Ghosh, Kristen Glielmi, Adam Hamad Malik, Zachary Clayton Naylor
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Publication number: 20200215216Abstract: A gas delivery system (50) for delivering a flow of breathing gas to a patient (54) includes a blower assembly (100) structured to generate the flow of breathing gas. The blower assembly includes a gas flow path including an inlet manifold, an assembly (130) structured to adjust a pressure and/or flow rate of the flow of breathing gas, and an outlet manifold structured to be coupled to a patient circuit. The gas delivery system additionally includes a light system structured to generate sanitizing light and deliver the sanitizing light to one or more internal surfaces of at least one of the inlet manifold, the assembly and the outlet manifold for sanitizing the one or more internal surfaces.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2020Publication date: July 9, 2020Inventors: John Raymond PUJOL, David Scott ARNOLD, John Michael COSNEK, Christopher Randall BAKER, Mark William DIMATTEO
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Patent number: 10647351Abstract: A robotic vehicle is provided with a novel wheel design and a virtual differential transmission. The novel wheels are generally rounded with scallops along the outer periphery permitting secure engagement of irregular terrain structures, such as the rungs of an inclined ladder. The virtual differential transmission employs rotational sensors in independently driven wheels to maintain information on the relative rotational position of left- and right-side wheels. When necessary, the relative rotational position information is used to selectively drive the left- or right-side wheel until the scallops in a left-side wheel are horizontally aligned with the scallops in a right-side wheel. Thus, the virtual differential transmission can realign the scallops in left- and right-side wheels to facilitate their mutual engagement with a terrain structure, such as a ladder rung.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2017Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: Cardinal Gibbons High SchoolInventors: Christopher Randall Bain, Miguel Douglas Chavez, Michael Reilly Comstock, Thomas Anthony Connor, Evan Patrick Elezaj, Nathan Michael Kearney, Oliver Dacey McCann, Alyssa Mary Nicholas, Austin Carlyle Inman Reiss, Jon Ryan Riley, Samuel John Hazinski, Katharine Miranda Priu
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Patent number: 10617776Abstract: A gas delivery system (50) for delivering a flow of breathing gas to a patient (54) includes a blower assembly (100) structured to generate the flow of breathing gas. The blower assembly includes a gas flow path including an inlet manifold, an assembly (130) structured to adjust a pressure and/or flow rate of the flow of breathing gas, and an outlet manifold structured to be coupled to a patient circuit. The gas delivery system additionally includes a light system structured to generate sanitizing light and deliver the sanitizing light to one or more internal surfaces of at least one of the inlet manifold, the assembly and the outlet manifold for sanitizing the one or more internal surfaces.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2018Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: John Raymond Pujol, David Scott Arnold, John Michael Cosnek, Christopher Randall Baker, Mark William Dimatteo
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Publication number: 20190384699Abstract: A system for performing software testing uses machine learning to extract features from a user interface of an app, classify screen types and screen elements of the user interface, and implement flows of test sequences to test the app. Training is performed to train the system to learn common application states of an application graph and to navigate through an application. In some implementations, the training includes Q-learning to learn how to navigate to a selected screen state. In some implementations, there is reuse of classifiers cross-application and cross platform.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2019Publication date: December 19, 2019Inventors: Jason Joseph Arbon, Justin Mingjay Liu, Christopher Randall Navrides
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Patent number: 10482145Abstract: Among other things, embodiments of the present disclosure discussed herein may be used to receive, analyze, and distribute queries about various topics from a member of an online social network to other members of the social network. The embodiments of the present disclosure may additionally assess the quality of responses to queries by members, as well as expand or narrow the distribution of the query among the social network based on various events and criteria.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2017Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Christopher Randall Arrowood, Jesse Jyh-Cherng Hsia, Rachel Kumar, Chong Ho Lee, Gaganpreet Singh Shah, Sammy Shreibati, Vivian Mak Urata
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Publication number: 20190127833Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of an aging heat treatment that can be used to replace conventional aging steps when making alloy embodiments of the present disclosure. Embodiments of the disclosed aging heat treatment reduce cost and complexity in producing aluminum alloy-based components while also promoting and/or improving microstructure stability of the aluminum alloys.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2018Publication date: May 2, 2019Inventors: Amit Shyam, James A. Haynes, Jose Alejandro Gonzalez Villarreal, Andres Fernando Rodriguez-Jasso, Gregg Thomas Black, Christopher Randall Glaspie, Seyed M. Mirmiran
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Publication number: 20190099579Abstract: An air filtration assembly includes a filter portion formed from a suitable filtration media and a mounting portion disposed adjacent the filter portion. The mounting portion includes a series of first magnetic field emission structures positioned therein or thereon.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2018Publication date: April 4, 2019Inventors: Christopher Randall BAKER, Mark William DIMATTEO, Ryan GRANT
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Publication number: 20190054199Abstract: A gas delivery system (50) for delivering a flow of breathing gas to a patient (54) includes a blower assembly (100) structured to generate the flow of breathing gas. The blower assembly includes a gas flow path including an inlet manifold, an assembly (130) structured to adjust a pressure and/or flow rate of the flow of breathing gas, and an outlet manifold structured to be coupled to a patient circuit. The gas delivery system additionally includes a light system structured to generate sanitizing light and deliver the sanitizing light to one or more internal surfaces of at least one of the inlet manifold, the assembly and the outlet manifold for sanitizing the one or more internal surfaces.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2018Publication date: February 21, 2019Inventors: John Raymond PUJOL, David Scott ARNOLD, John Michael COSNEK, Christopher Randall BAKER, Mark William DIMATTEO
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Patent number: 10187845Abstract: A system configured to be installed in an aircraft, the system comprising a first functional domain and a second functional domain. The first and second functional domains are configured to provide a first and service, respectively. The system further comprises a wireless access point configured to be externally managed by a controller and configured to communicate with a mobile terminal. The system comprises a controller configured to communicate with the wireless access point, the first and the second functional domains, configured to control the wireless access point and configured to control wireless access of the mobile terminal to the first and second functional domains. Further, the use of such a system in an aircraft, an aircraft comprising such a system and a method of controlling wireless access of a mobile terminal to a first functional domain and a second functional domain in an aircraft are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2015Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBHInventors: Maxim Salomon, Christopher Randall, Jan Mueller, Tim Fuss