Patents by Inventor Christopher Simmons
Christopher Simmons 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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Patent number: 11975118Abstract: The present invention relates to an aqueous ozone floor disinfection system. A floor cleaning machine traverses a floor surface entering a pre-hygienic zone prior to cleaning, cleaning within a midst-hygienic zone for a cleaning period, and moving away from the midst-hygienic zone creating a post-hygienic zone. An aqueous ozone generator receives water and generates an ozonated concentrate liquid. A post-hygienic mixer ratiometrically blends the ozonated concentrate liquid and water to form a post-hygienic ozone disinfection solution having a predetermined post-hygienic ozone treatment concentration. A post-hygienic nozzle spray of the post-hygienic ozone disinfection solution onto the post-hygienic zone portion of the floor surface for at least a post-hygienic treatment time absent agitation or removal by the floor cleaning machine improving disinfection of the floor surface. The service life of the aqueous ozone generator can be tracked and the disinfected floor surface can be GPS geofenced.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2023Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: BioSure North America LLCInventors: Darren Simmons, Jeffrey R. Foote, Christopher Salaski, Ivor J. J. Longo, Wayne Simmons, H. Brock Kolls
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Patent number: 11460784Abstract: A method of determining candidate patterns from a set of patterns of a patterning process. The method includes obtaining (i) a set of patterns of a patterning process, (ii) a search pattern having a first feature and a second feature, and (iii) a search condition comprising a relative position between the first feature and the second feature of the search pattern; and determining a set of candidate patterns from the set of patterns that satisfies the search condition associated with the first feature and the second feature of the search pattern.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2019Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: ASML Netherlands B.V.Inventors: Venugopal Vellanki, Mark Christopher Simmons
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Publication number: 20210357566Abstract: A method of generating a characteristic pattern for a patterning process and training a machine learning model. The method for generating the characteristic pattern includes obtaining a trained generator model configured to generate a characteristic pattern (e.g., a hot spot pattern), and an input pattern; and generating, via simulation using the trained generator model (e.g., CNN), the characteristic pattern based on the input pattern, wherein the input pattern can be a random vector and/or a class of pattern.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2019Publication date: November 18, 2021Applicant: ASML NETHERLAND B.V.Inventors: Mark Christopher SIMMONS, Chenxi LIN, Jen-Yi WUU
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Publication number: 20210325786Abstract: A method of determining candidate patterns from a set of patterns of a patterning process. The method includes obtaining (i) a set of patterns of a patterning process, (ii) a search pattern having a first feature and a second feature, and (iii) a search condition comprising a relative position between the first feature and the second feature of the search pattern; and determining a set of candidate patterns from the set of patterns that satisfies the search condition associated with the first feature and the second feature of the search pattern.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2019Publication date: October 21, 2021Applicant: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.Inventors: Venugopal VELLANKI, Mark Christopher SIMMONS
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Patent number: 11102221Abstract: A corpus of documents (and other data objects) stored for an entity can be analyzed to determine one or more topics for each document. Elements of the documents can be analyzed to also assign a risk score. The types of topics and security elements, and the associated risk scores, can be learned and adapted over time using, for example, a topic model and random forest regressor. Activity with respect to the documents is monitored, and expected behavior for a user determined using a trained recurrent neural network. Ongoing user activity is processed to determine whether the activity excessively deviates from the expected user activity. The activity can also be compared against the activity of user peers to determine whether the activity is also anomalous among the user peer group. For anomalous activity, risk scores of the accessed documents can be analyzed to determine whether to generate an alert.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2019Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Alexander Watson, Daniel Brim, Christopher Simmons, Paul Radulovic, Tyler Stuart Bray, Jennifer Anne Brinkley, Eric Johnson, Victor Chin, Jack Rasgaitis, Nai Qin Cai, Michael Gough, Max Anger
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Patent number: 11024985Abstract: The Insulated External Parking Bushing provides a means of safely securing the loadbreak elbow connector by bypassing the damaged components and securing the loadbreak elbow connector from the outside of the elbow and covering the exposed conductive material, and then placed onto the equipment's parking stand. The Insulated External Parking Bushing is the addition of a supporting device to a standard loadbreak elbow connector which hugs the loadbreak elbow connector. The Insulated External Parking Bushing is crafted from injection molds in one solid piece from dielectrically rated plastics or rubber, with the parking bracket identical to existing insulated parking bushings, with variant molds adding skirts for higher voltages.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2020Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Inventors: Shad Patrick Fleming, Anthony Christopher Simmons
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Patent number: 10896282Abstract: A process, including: obtaining data specifying a layout of a lithographic pattern; obtaining performance metrics of a computational analysis of the layout, the performance metrics indicating performance of one or more computer processes performing respective portions of the computational analysis; correlating the performance metrics to portions of the layout processed during measurement of the respective performance metrics; and generating a three or higher dimensional visualization based on a result of correlating the performance metrics to portions of the layout processed during measurement, wherein at least some of the visualization dimensions indicate relative positions of portions of the layout and at least some of the visualization dimensions indicate a performance metric correlated to the respective portions.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2017Date of Patent: January 19, 2021Assignee: ASML Netherlands B.V.Inventors: Taksh Pandey, Mark Christopher Simmons
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Patent number: 10690747Abstract: A system for determining a location of a work machine operator relative to a work machine comprises a machine controller, a radio frequency receiver, and an infrared transmitter unit. The unit comprises a plurality of infrared transmitters configured to generate infrared signals that collectively divide a 360-degree area around the infrared transmitter unit into a plurality of zones. A remote controller remote from the work machine, which comprises a radio frequency transceiver and an infrared receiver, is configured to receive the infrared signal generated by at least one of the plurality of infrared transmitters. The remote controller has a computer system which is configured to decode information within the one or more infrared signals to determine whether the operator is in an approved zone. The computer system enables the radio frequency transceiver to communicate with the radio frequency receiver upon determining that the operator is in the approved zone.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2017Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: Vermeer Manufacturing CompanyInventors: Alexander Wynn, Christopher Simmons, Jon Stanford, Tenny Hinshaw
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Publication number: 20200176896Abstract: The Insulated External Parking Bushing provides a means of safely securing the loadbreak elbow connector by bypassing the damaged components and securing the loadbreak elbow connector from the outside of the elbow and covering the exposed conductive material, and then placed onto the equipment's parking stand. The Insulated External Parking Bushing is the addition of a supporting device to a standard loadbreak elbow connector which hugs the loadbreak elbow connector. The Insulated External Parking Bushing is crafted from injection molds in one solid piece from dielectrically rated plastics or rubber, with the parking bracket identical to existing insulated parking bushings, with variant molds adding skirts for higher voltages.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2020Publication date: June 4, 2020Inventors: Shad Patrick Fleming, Anthony Christopher Simmons
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Publication number: 20190331761Abstract: A system for determining a location of a work machine operator relative to a work machine comprises a machine controller, a radio frequency receiver, and an infrared transmitter unit. The unit comprises a plurality of infrared transmitters configured to generate infrared signals that collectively divide a 360-degree area around the infrared transmitter unit into a plurality of zones. A remote controller remote from the work machine, which comprises a radio frequency transceiver and an infrared receiver, is configured to receive the infrared signal generated by at least one of the plurality of infrared transmitters. The remote controller has a computer system which is configured to decode information within the one or more infrared signals to determine whether the operator is in an approved zone. The computer system enables the radio frequency transceiver to communicate with the radio frequency receiver upon determining that the operator is in the approved zone.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2017Publication date: October 31, 2019Inventors: Alexander Wynn, Christopher Simmons, Jon Stanford, Tenny Hinshaw
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Publication number: 20190294753Abstract: A process, including: obtaining data specifying a layout of a lithographic pattern; obtaining performance metrics of a computational analysis of the layout, the performance metrics indicating performance of one or more computer processes performing respective portions of the computational analysis; correlating the performance metrics to portions of the layout processed during measurement of the respective performance metrics; and generating a three or higher dimensional visualization based on a result of correlating the performance metrics to portions of the layout processed during measurement, wherein at least some of the visualization dimensions indicate relative positions of portions of the layout and at least some of the visualization dimensions indicate a performance metric correlated to the respective portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2017Publication date: September 26, 2019Applicant: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.Inventors: Taksh PANDEY, Mark Christopher SIMMONS
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Publication number: 20190281076Abstract: A corpus of documents (and other data objects) stored for an entity can be analyzed to determine one or more topics for each document. Elements of the documents can be analyzed to also assign a risk score. The types of topics and security elements, and the associated risk scores, can be learned and adapted over time using, for example, a topic model and random forest regressor. Activity with respect to the documents is monitored, and expected behavior for a user determined using a trained recurrent neural network. Ongoing user activity is processed to determine whether the activity excessively deviates from the expected user activity. The activity can also be compared against the activity of user peers to determine whether the activity is also anomalous among the user peer group. For anomalous activity, risk scores of the accessed documents can be analyzed to determine whether to generate an alert.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2019Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventors: Alexander Watson, Daniel Brim, Christopher Simmons, Paul Radulovic, Tyler Stuart Bray, Jennifer Anne Brinkley, Eric Johnson, Victor Chin, Jack Rasgaitis, Nai Qin Cai, Michael Gough, Max Anger
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Patent number: 10395493Abstract: This invention further relates to a networking smart tray made of a tray configured to receive an object a sensor positioned to detect the presence of the object within the receptacle; a user interface in communication with the networking microcontroller; and a networking microcontroller configured to receive a sensor input and transmit a command to a smart device through a network connection. This invention further relates to a method to indicate if an object is absent from a networking smart tray, wherein the indication is shown in a selected smart device in communication with the smart tray. This method involves the steps of: providing the networking smart tray as described above, placing the object within or on the smart tray; and removing the object from the smart tray to generate a wireless signal to a selected smart device.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2018Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Inventor: John Christopher Simmons
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Patent number: 10320819Abstract: A corpus of documents (and other data objects) stored for an entity can be analyzed to determine one or more topics for each document. Elements of the documents can be analyzed to also assign a risk score. The types of topics and security elements, and the associated risk scores, can be learned and adapted over time using, for example, a topic model and random forest regressor. Activity with respect to the documents is monitored, and expected behavior for a user determined using a trained recurrent neural network. Ongoing user activity is processed to determine whether the activity excessively deviates from the expected user activity. The activity can also be compared against the activity of user peers to determine whether the activity is also anomalous among the user peer group. For anomalous activity, risk scores of the accessed documents can be analyzed to determine whether to generate an alert.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2017Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Alexander Watson, Daniel Brim, Christopher Simmons, Paul Radulovic, Tyler Stuart Bray, Jennifer Anne Brinkley, Eric Johnson, Victor Chin, Jack Rasgaitis, Nai Qin Cai, Michael Gough, Max Anger
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Publication number: 20180316124Abstract: The Insulated External Parking Bushing provides a means of safely securing the loadbreak elbow connector by bypassing the damaged components and securing the loadbreak elbow connector from the outside of the elbow and covering the exposed conductive material, and then placed onto the equipment's parking stand. The Insulated External Parking Bushing is the addition of a supporting device to a standard loadbreak elbow connector which hugs the loadbreak elbow connector. The Insulated External Parking Bushing is crafted from injection molds in one solid piece from dielectrically rated plastics or rubber, with the parking bracket identical to existing insulated parking bushings, with variant molds adding skirts for higher voltages.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2018Publication date: November 1, 2018Inventors: Shad Patrick Fleming, Anthony Christopher Simmons
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Publication number: 20180248895Abstract: A corpus of documents (and other data objects) stored for an entity can be analyzed to determine one or more topics for each document. Elements of the documents can be analyzed to also assign a risk score. The types of topics and security elements, and the associated risk scores, can be learned and adapted over time using, for example, a topic model and random forest regressor. Activity with respect to the documents is monitored, and expected behavior for a user determined using a trained recurrent neural network. Ongoing user activity is processed to determine whether the activity excessively deviates from the expected user activity. The activity can also be compared against the activity of user peers to determine whether the activity is also anomalous among the user peer group. For anomalous activity, risk scores of the accessed documents can be analyzed to determine whether to generate an alert.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2017Publication date: August 30, 2018Inventors: Alexander Watson, Daniel Brim, Christopher Simmons, Paul Radulovic, Tyler Stuart Bray, Jennifer Anne Brinkley, Eric Johnson, Victor Chin, Jack Rasgaitis, Nai Qin Cai, Michael Gough, Max Anger
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Patent number: 8816239Abstract: A method of manufacturing a component. The method includes the steps of heating a working region of a substrate with a heating means; directing a material into the working region to bring the material into a temporary molten state, and depositing said material on the substrate such that when the material solidifies it forms at least part of the component. The heating means power output, stand off, orientation, speed and direction of travel relative to the substrate are adjustable and controlled throughout the material deposition process to control the shape and/or size of the working region to thereby control the distribution and rate of heat delivery to the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2011Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: Rolls-Royce PLCInventors: Daniel Clark, Christopher A. Simmons, Mark D. Hancock
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Patent number: 8673203Abstract: A method for depositing material at an intersection region (116) of at least two surfaces (102,104,106,108,110) of a component (100). The method comprises a first deposition process providing material at said intersection and directing an energy beam (114) toward the intersection region to join the material to the component. The beam is maintained at an obtuse angle relative to at least two of the surfaces such that substantially all of the working area of the beam is incident upon the intersection region.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2010Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Assignee: Rolls-Royce PLCInventors: Daniel Clark, Christopher A. Simmons, Mark D. Hancock
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Publication number: 20130166386Abstract: A community-based marketing and advertising service uses an application (“app”) that is configured to provide location-aware services to promote local businesses and show the character and/or history of the location to customers and visitors who use the app. The app may be implemented on diverse computing platforms as both web- and smartphone-based products having location-awareness capabilities provided, for example, by GPS (Global Positioning System) or mobile phone tracking technologies such as cell tower triangulation. The app is implemented in a manner to readily enable businesses to market and advertise using, for example, social networking constructs such as blogging and tweeting while simultaneously providing users with easy-to-use tools to plan a visit, navigate and receive directions in real time using maps displayed by the app, receive promotional offers such as coupons, and generate feedback for the benefit of other users while at or near a given location in the community.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2013Publication date: June 27, 2013Inventor: Christopher Simmons
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Patent number: D904846Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2019Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Inventors: Shad Patrick Fleming, Anthony Christopher Simmons