Patents by Inventor Christopher Ryan

Christopher Ryan 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: 20250065606
    Abstract: A dynamic multi-pane insulating assembly and system including methods for dynamically maintaining the thermal resistance value of the assembly and system. The dynamic multi-pane insulating assembly and system includes an interior pane and first and second exterior panes. The first exterior pane and a first side of the interior pane defines an evacuated gap in communication with a vacuum source and a second side of the interior pane and the second exterior pane defines a pressurized gap in communication with the source of pressurized gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventors: Thomas Tyler Kattmann, Christian Michael Elias, Christopher Ryan Price
  • Patent number: 12237596
    Abstract: A cable housing for a flat flexible cable includes a first cable housing having a first orientation guide and a second cable housing having a second orientation opening. A plurality of flat conductors exposed in a window extending through an insulation material of the flat flexible cable are disposed between the first cable housing and the second cable housing. The first orientation guide abuts a pair of flat conductors of the plurality of flat conductors and rotates a rotated portion of each of the flat conductors to a rotated orientation when the first orientation guide moves into the second orientation opening and the first cable housing is in a mated position with the second cable housing. The rotated orientation of the rotated portion is disposed at an angle with respect to a planar portion of each of the flat conductors in the insulation material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH
    Inventor: Christopher Ryan Raybold
  • Publication number: 20250058211
    Abstract: A device may include a first rigid panel having a contact surface and a cosmetic surface. A device may include a frictious material positioned on the contact surface of the first rigid panel. A device may include a second rigid panel having a contact surface and a cosmetic surface, the second rigid panel movably connected to the first rigid panel by a hinged connector. A device may include a selective connector, including: a first connection interface coupled to the first rigid panel, and a second connection interface coupled to the second rigid panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2023
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Inventors: Christopher Hays KUJAWSKI, Monique CHATTERJEE, Paul Ryan SANDOVAL, Stacy N. POLLEN, Corrie June GREENING, Aaron David THOMPSON
  • Publication number: 20250062330
    Abstract: Transition metal oxide-based electrodes for electrochemical cells and electrochemical cells (e.g., aqueous electrochemical cells) comprising them are presented herein. Additionally, methods of preparation of the same are presented. In some embodiments, a transition metal oxide of a redox active material includes a tungsten oxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2024
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Inventors: Daniel Anthony Evans, Jae Hyo-Han, Kirk Hutchinson, Robert William Atkinson, III, Mohammad Alaghemandi, Rahul Mukherjee, Blayne Phillips, Nicholas Ryan Kamm, Christopher Ryan Marsh, Alolika Mukhopadhyay, Brian Crowley, David Wheeler
  • Patent number: 12232224
    Abstract: A folded heater of an electronic vaping device includes a first plurality of U-shaped segments arranged in a first direction and defining a first side of the heater and a second plurality of U-shaped segments arranged in the first direction and defining a second side of the heater. The second side is substantially parallel to the first side. The heater also includes a first lead portion and a second lead portion. The first plurality of U-shaped segments, the second plurality of U-shaped segments, the first lead portion, and the second lead portion are a single integral member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Christopher S. Tucker, Charles L. Dendy, William J. Crowe, Christopher Ryan Newcomb, Rangaraj S. Sundar, Isaac Weigensberg, David Rubli
  • Patent number: 12227074
    Abstract: A vehicle interface system is disclosed. The system includes a conductive textile 100 and circuitry 408. The conductive textile 100 is configured to provide user input information, wherein the user input information is in response to contact with the conductive textile. The circuitry 408 is configured to analyze the user input information, identify a user input based on the user input information, and determine an associated command based on the identified user input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Benecke-Kaliko AG
    Inventors: De'Anna Hall, Christopher Tyson, Lynn Kubik, J. Ryan Bailey, Harsh Sanghavi
  • Publication number: 20250049621
    Abstract: A patient support apparatus for removably retaining differently-sized portable electronic devices. The patient support apparatus comprises a base, a litter with a patient support deck for supporting the patient, and a side rail. The side rail is coupled to the litter and arranged for movement relative to the base. The side rail includes a caddy comprising a back, a first brace, and a second brace spaced from the first brace. The first brace extends laterally from the back and defines a first bottom support region. The second brace extends laterally from the back and defines a second bottom support region converging toward the first bottom support region to arrange the first and second bottom support regions to provide differing points of contact for retaining differently-sized portable electronic devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Applicant: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey Alan Kennedy, Christopher Ryan Sweeney, Kurosh Nahavandi, Krishna Sandeep Bhimavarapu, Anish Paul, Jerald A. Trepanier, Kyle Stephen Spieker
  • Publication number: 20250054493
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes an electronic device. The electronic device includes a memory and a processor. The processor is configured to provide an utterance to an NLU model, which selects an intent from the list of intents based on the utterance. The processor is also configured to cause a response to the utterance to be provided to a user based on the selected intent. The NLU may be trained by obtaining a dataset comprising one or more words, generating a list of intents based at least in part on the dataset, grouping the list of intents into one or more domains, generating a list of training utterances for each intent in the list of intents, and modifying one or more parameters of the NLU model based on the list of intents, the list of training utterances, and/or the one or more domains.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2023
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Arthur Eladio WESTON, Samuel Davis EDISON, Christopher Ryan GERMAIN, Sarah Elizabeth ROSSI
  • Patent number: 12216516
    Abstract: A DJ media player is provided. The DJ media player has a control wheel used to control audio playback and a customizable first electronic display located about the center of the platter for displaying a graphic. The DJ media player has a second electronic display to show audio playback information. The graphic is dynamically updated. The graphic corresponds to at least one of a logo, an artist, an album, a song playback information, or a selection made by a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: InMusic Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: John O'Donnell, Ross Hartley Goodwin, Lindsey Ryan Cole, John Alex Souppa, Christopher Allan Nicolls, Vincent Ming Chen, Marcus Tillmans
  • Publication number: 20250032761
    Abstract: An intravascular catheter for peri-vascular and/or peri-urethral tissue ablation includes multiple needles advanced through supported guide tubes which expand around a central axis to engage the interior surface of the wall of the renal artery or other vessel of a human body allowing the injection an ablative fluid for ablating tissue, and/or nerve fibers in the outer layer or deep to the outer layer of the vessel, or in prostatic tissue. The system may also include a means to limit and/or adjust the depth of penetration of the ablative fluid into and beyond the tissue of the vessel wall. The catheter may also include structures which provide radial and/or lateral support to the guide tubes so that the guide tubes expand uniformly and maintain their position against the interior surface of the vessel wall as the sharpened injection needles are advanced to penetrate into the vessel wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: David R. Fischell, Tim A. Fischell, Robert Ryan Ragland, Darrin James Kent, Andy Edward Denison, Eric Thomas Johnson, Jeff Alan Burke, Christopher Scott Hayden, Robert E. Fischell
  • Publication number: 20250033797
    Abstract: A folding wingtip aircraft includes a wing that includes a primary portion and a wingtip. The folding wingtip aircraft includes a folding wingtip system configured to rotate the wingtip relative to the primary portion. The folding wingtip aircraft also includes a flight control computer. The flight control computer is configured to, in response to a first determination that a wingtip position of the wingtip is not in a folded position when a second determination indicates that a last completed command by the folding wingtip system was a fold command, set error codes for the folding wingtip system. The flight control computer is also configured to change a setting to indicate that the folding wingtip aircraft is grounded based on the error codes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2023
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: Patrick McCormick, Christopher Bujnowski, George Moy, Sarah Sheeley, Endri Kerci, Austin Schantz, Paul Ryan Leonard, Caitlin Boxell, Erin Campbell, John W. Gunderson
  • Publication number: 20250033799
    Abstract: A method includes implementing, via an electronic controller of an aircraft, an extend command received by the electronic controller from a flight control computer to rotate a wingtip of a wing to a flight position. The method includes, in response to a first determination at the electronic controller that rotation of the wingtip stopped before the flight position during implementation of the extend command, sending a first notification signal to the flight control computer from the electronic controller to cause the aircraft to be grounded and to schedule maintenance of the aircraft. The first notification signal includes one or more first error codes. The first notification signal causes the maintenance to include wingtip-to-latch pin drop maintenance responsive to a determination of the electronic controller indicating that a first particular angle of the wingtip relative to a primary portion of the wing is in a latch pin interference range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2023
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: Patrick McCormick, Christopher Bujnowski, George Moy, Sarah Sheeley, Endri Kerci, Austin Schantz, Paul Ryan Leonard, Caitlin Boxell, Erin Campbell, John W. Gunderson
  • Publication number: 20250038431
    Abstract: A terminal includes a terminal body extending between a mating end and a terminating end. The mating end has a mating interface. The terminating end has an insulation displacement contact. The insulation displacement contact includes a first contact element having a first blade and a second contact element having a second blade. The first blade faces the second blade across a cable slot configured to receive a cable. The terminal includes a contact support extending along the insulation displacement contact. The contact support holds the first contact element relative to the second contact element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: Galen M. Martin, Christopher Ryan Raybold, Jeremy Christin Patterson, Adam Price Tyler, Ryan David Hetrick
  • Publication number: 20250031181
    Abstract: A system and a method are disclosed for enabling accurate estimation of a location of a water vessel. In an embodiment, a rescue system transmits a Short Message Service (SMS) message to a user device on the water vessel, the SMS message comprising a selectable option that, when selected, causes a location of the user device to be shared. Based on a selection by a user of the user device of the selectable option, the system receives a plurality of location coordinates from the user device at a plurality of respective times, each respective location coordinate describing a respective location of the user device at its respective time. The system computes an estimated location of the water vessel based on the plurality of location coordinates and an elapsed time between a current time and a time at which a last-received location coordinate was received. The system transmits the estimated location to a responder device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2024
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Inventor: Christopher Ryan Bennett
  • Publication number: 20250026301
    Abstract: An inflation device that draws air in from two sources, such as air compressor and ambient air, can inflate an object (e.g., air bag). When a valve is opened, airflow from the air compressor is provided from the inflation device to the object. The airflow may cause airflow from an additional source (e.g., ambient air) into the inflation device. Additionally, a button used to control the valve is also used to initiate power to an assembly that includes pressure sensor (used to measure pressure of the airflow) and a display (used to present the current pressure as measured by the pressure sensor). The inflation device can automatically power down at a predetermined time after the button is released.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2024
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Inventors: Matthew Watson SEWELL, Dawn Marie BEERMANN, Thomas Ryan HICKEL, Matthew Neil ALLEN, Christopher Prescott SHAW, Ryan Douglas FOWLER, Byron Alexander QUALLY
  • Patent number: 12204991
    Abstract: In a general aspect, a gate is formed for a quantum processor. In some implementations, an arbitrary program is received. The arbitrary program includes a first sequence of quantum logic gates, which includes a parametric XY gate. A native gate set is identified, which includes a set of quantum logic gates associated with a quantum processing unit. A second sequence of quantum logic gates corresponding to the parametric XY gate is identified, which includes a parametric quantum logic gate. Each of the quantum logic gates in the second sequence is selected from the native gate set. A native program is generated. The native program includes a third sequence of quantum logic gates. The third sequence of quantum logic gates corresponds to the first sequence of quantum logic gates and includes the second sequence of quantum logic gates. The native program is provided for execution by the quantum processing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Rigetti & Co, LLC
    Inventors: Colm Andrew Ryan, Eric Christopher Peterson, Marcus Palmer da Silva, Michael Justin Gerchick Scheer, Deanna Margo Abrams
  • Patent number: 12187727
    Abstract: Described herein are methods of treating MC4R-related conditions, diseases, or disorders by administering compounds of Formula I: or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, wherein R1, R2, R3, X1, Y1, Y2, Y3, Y4 and Y5 are defined herein. Such conditions, diseases, or disorders include cachexia, anorexia, or anorexia nervosa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Pfizer Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Ryan Butler, Michelle Renee Garnsey, Kevin Alexander Ogilvie, Jana Polivkova, Matthew Forrest Sammons, Aaron Christopher Smith, Qingyi Yang
  • Patent number: 12183202
    Abstract: A parking availability predictor system provides a prediction of parking availability that meets a user's specified needs. When the user submits a query for parking availability, he can include desired parking criteria such as location, handicapped status, and desired time to begin parking. The system consults a parking occupancy model which gathers current and historical information about parking occupancy, including parking durations and durations of vacancies between occupancies. The model processes the gathered information into a statistical predictor of parking occupancy and vacancy. The system uses the predictor to predict when parking that meets the user's needs will become available. That prediction, including user-suitable parking locations along with the expected start of their vacancies, is then sent to the user in answer to his query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2024
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Nikhil Dama, Laura Frisbie Evans, Christopher Ryan Haberland, Ting Lu, Simon Phillip Stolarczyk, Kristopher Thomas Williams
  • Patent number: 12182608
    Abstract: Systems and methods for implementing an automation platform that is configured to analyze computing activities from a plurality of users so as to identify potential automation processes is provided. In one or more examples, a plurality of data collection agents are deployed across a plurality of computing devices and can be configured to collect and record activities performed on the computing device by one or more users of the computing devices. In one or more examples, each agent deployed on a computing device can be configured to transmit the collected data to a central server that can store the collected data in memory. The central server can be configured to collect the data from each agent and can be configured to apply one or more data science algorithms that can be configured to cluster various activities collected by the agents into groups for potential automation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: PwC Product Sales LLC
    Inventors: Shabbir Hussamuddin Alibhai, Ryan Paul Beechey, Joseph Michael Engel, Christopher Ryan Tucci, Thomas Joseph Foth, Antoinette L. Young
  • Patent number: D1062457
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: DIAGEO IRELAND
    Inventors: Christopher Murphy, Gerald Gillen, James Ryan, Haris Velagic, Alan Johnston, Steve Gilsenan, Paul Smith, Stephen Hendron