Patents by Inventor Christopher Steven

Christopher Steven 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: 20240088499
    Abstract: A battery pack assembly includes a first cell stack having a first side and a second side. The first side is transverse to the second side. A second cell stack is adjacent the first side of first cell stack. A divider has a barrier portion and an attachment portion. The barrier portion is disposed between the first side of the first cell stack and the second cell stack. The attachment portion is secured directly to the second side of the first cell stack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Di Zhu, Christopher Steven Baldwin, John Peter Bilezikjian, Bhaskara Rao Boddakayala, Mohammadreza Eftekhari, Giriraj Srinivasan, Gene Willi
  • Publication number: 20240087586
    Abstract: According to an example, a method comprises receiving a first audio stream from an input device, detecting presence within the first audio stream of at least an acoustic pattern, executing at least one corrective action over a portion of data of the first audio stream including the acoustic pattern such that a second audio stream is obtained, and transmitting the second audio stream to an output device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Christopher Steven, Robert Campbell
  • Publication number: 20240088635
    Abstract: A tool has a first gripping portion or arm and a second gripping portion or arm hingedly connected to the first gripping portion. The first and second gripping portions define a cable space therebetween sized to receive a cable. A first lever arm and a second lever arm extend from the first gripping portion and the second gripping portion, respectively. A flexure is arranged between the first lever arm and the second lever arm and biases the first and second lever arms into a predetermined position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH
    Inventors: Kristin Billstrand, Marissa Jayne Feinman, Thomas Emery Backenstoes, Christopher John Gavlak, Matthew Steven Houser
  • Patent number: 11920533
    Abstract: A system includes an aftertreatment system heater of an exhaust aftertreatment system coupled to an engine A controller coupled to the aftertreatment system heater is configured to determine a condition of an exhaust gas from an engine and compare the condition to a predefined threshold. If the condition of the exhaust gas does not meet the predefined threshold, the controller is configured to determine whether an engine operating condition is met for activating a cylinder deactivation operating mode for the engine. If the engine operating condition is met, the controller is configured to operate the engine in the cylinder deactivation operating mode by deactivating a cylinder of a plurality of cylinders. If the engine operating condition is not met, the controller is configured to activate the aftertreatment system heater to heat the exhaust gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignees: Cummins Inc., Tula Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jennifer Kay Light-Holets, J. Steven Kolhouse, Christopher R. Nelson, Anant Puri, Xiaobo Song, Avra Brahma
  • Publication number: 20240068092
    Abstract: Methods for depositing a molybdenum nitride film on a surface of a substrate are disclosed. The methods may include: providing a substrate into a reaction chamber; and depositing a molybdenum nitride film directly on the surface of the substrate by performing one or more unit deposition cycles of cyclical deposition process, wherein a unit deposition cycle may include, contacting the substrate with a first vapor phase reactant comprising a molybdenum halide precursor, and contacting the substrate with a second vapor phase reactant comprising a nitrogen precursor. Semiconductor device structures including a molybdenum nitride film are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Eric Christopher Stevens, Bhushan Zope, Shankar Swaminathan, Charles Dezelah, Qi Xie, Giuseppe Alessio Verni
  • Publication number: 20240070982
    Abstract: Described herein is a process and system for constructing three-dimensional (3D) representations of roof structures. The system can create representations of roof structures of arbitrary complexity and can create representations of dependent roof structures such as dormers. The system can create representations of roof structures that conventional methods cannot create, such as roofs with edges that are not coplanar, roofs with faces that do not connect to exterior edges, roofs composed of sub-structures, or roofs with dependent structures such as dormers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Christopher Hopper, Matthew Stevens
  • Publication number: 20240060242
    Abstract: The present invention provides an embossed multi-ply tissue product that is visually pleasing and has improved physical attributes. For example, the inventive multi-ply tissue products have reduced stiffness, such as a GM Flexural Rigidity less than about 600 mg*cm, improved absorbency, such as a Residual Water (WResidual) value less than about 0.15 g, and improved wet resiliency, such as a wet elastic strain ratio greater than about 32 percent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Christopher Steven LeCount, Kevin Joseph Vogt, Sarah Ann Funk, Jeffrey Dean Holz, Jason Daniel Hanke, Mike Thomas Goulet
  • Patent number: 11898242
    Abstract: Methods for forming a polycrystalline molybdenum film over a surface of a substrate are disclosed. The methods may include: providing a substrate into a reaction chamber; depositing a nucleation film directly on an exposed surface of the substrate, wherein the nucleation film comprises one of a metal oxide nucleation film or a metal nitride nucleation film; and depositing a polycrystalline molybdenum film directly on the nucleation film; wherein the polycrystalline molybdenum film comprises a plurality of molybdenum crystallites having an average crystallite size of less than 80 ?. Structures including a polycrystalline molybdenum film disposed over a surface of a substrate with an intermediate nucleation film are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Inventors: Bhushan Zope, Eric Christopher Stevens, Shankar Swaminathan, Roghayyeh Lotfi, Mustafa Muhammad, Eric Shero
  • Publication number: 20240036929
    Abstract: Computing systems, for example, multi-tenant systems deploy software artifacts in datacenters created in a cloud platform. The system receives multiple version maps. Each version map provides version information for a particular context associated with the datacenter. The context may specify a target environment, a target datacenter entity, or a target action to be performed on the cloud platform. The system generates an aggregate pipeline comprising a hierarchy of pipelines. The system generates an aggregate version map associating datacenter entities of the datacenter with versions of software artifacts targeted for deployment on the datacenter entities and versions of pipelines. The system executes the aggregate pipeline in conjunction with the aggregate version map to perform requested operations on the datacenter configured on the cloud platform, for example, provisioning resources or deploying services.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Christopher Steven Moyes, Zemann Phoesop Sheen, Srinivas Dhruvakumar, Mayakrishnan Chakkarapani
  • Publication number: 20240039112
    Abstract: A traction battery pack venting system includes at least one battery cell configured to provide a venting area to vent gases in response to a predetermined condition. The system further includes an enclosure for the at least one battery cell, wherein the enclosure has a surface that faces the venting area. A plurality of textured forms are spaced across the surface to spread vented gas over the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2022
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Di Zhu, John Peter Bilezikjian, Christopher Steven Baldwin
  • Patent number: 11885073
    Abstract: Disclosed are multi-ply tissue products comprising a non-crosslinked binder that are durable and dispersible. The products generally have a Slosh time less than 2 minutes, such as less than about 60 seconds, such as less than about 45 seconds. Surprisingly, the foregoing Slosh times are achieved despite the tissue products having relatively high cross-machine direction (CD) wet tensile strength, such as greater than about 100 g/3?. Typically, increasing wet tensile strength, particularly wet CD tensile strength, negatively effects dispersability and increases Slosh time. Despite this trend, the present invention surprisingly provides a tissue product having a relatively high degree of wet strength and good dispersability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Inventors: Kevin Joseph Vogt, Mark William Sachs, Erin Ann McCormick, Devon Gaynelle Curley, Sara Jane Wille Stabelfeldt, Nathan John Vogel, Christopher Steven LeCount
  • Patent number: 11868750
    Abstract: Computing systems, for example, multi-tenant systems deploy software artifacts in data centers created in a cloud platform using a cloud platform infrastructure language that is cloud platform independent. The system receives a declarative specification for creating a datacenter on a cloud platform. The system generates an aggregate pipeline comprising a hierarchy of pipelines. The system generates an aggregate deployment version map associating data center entities of the data center with versions of software artifacts targeted for deployment on the datacenter entities. The system collects a set of software artifacts according to the aggregate deployment version map. The system executes the aggregate pipeline in conjunction with the aggregate deployment version map to create the datacenter in accordance with the cloud platform independent declarative specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Salesforce, Inc.
    Inventors: Srinivas Dhruvakumar, Varun Gupta, Abhishek B. Waichal, Mayakrishnan Chakkarapani, Christopher Steven Moyes
  • Publication number: 20240003093
    Abstract: Disclosed are non-treated, creped tissue webs, and tissue products produced therefrom, having low stiffness and surface lint. The inventive products may be produced by a print creping process adapted to dispose a non-crosslinked latex polymer on at least one of the outer surfaces of the tissue product. The non-crosslinked latex polymer creping composition does not negatively affect stiffness such that the products generally have a Stiffness Index less than about 5.0, such as from about 2.5 to about 5.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Kevin Joseph Vogt, Mark William Sachs, Christopher Steven LeCount, Erin Ann McCormick, Devon Gaynelle Curley, Sara Jane Wille Stabelfeldt, Nathan John Vogel
  • Publication number: 20230396733
    Abstract: In example implementations, an apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a video camera to capture images, a proximity sensor to measure a distance of a moving object from the video camera, and a processor communicatively coupled to the video camera and the proximity sensor. The processor is to execute a video call application, detect the moving object within the video images transmitted by the video call application, determine that the moving object is located at a distance greater than a distance threshold, and remove the moving object from the video images transmitted by the video call application in response to the distance of the moving object being located being greater than the distance threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Isaac Lagnado, Christopher Steven, Robert Campbell
  • Patent number: 11827978
    Abstract: Methods for depositing a molybdenum nitride film on a surface of a substrate are disclosed. The methods may include: providing a substrate into a reaction chamber; and depositing a molybdenum nitride film directly on the surface of the substrate by performing one or more unit deposition cycles of cyclical deposition process, wherein a unit deposition cycle may include, contacting the substrate with a first vapor phase reactant comprising a molybdenum halide precursor, and contacting the substrate with a second vapor phase reactant comprising a nitrogen precursor. Semiconductor device structures including a molybdenum nitride film are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: ASM IP Holding B.V.
    Inventors: Eric Christopher Stevens, Bhushan Zope, Shankar Swaminathan, Charles Dezelah, Qi Xie, Giuseppe Alessio Verni
  • Patent number: 11804914
    Abstract: Techniques are described for detecting whether a phased array antenna is to be calibrated. In an example, a controller communicatively coupled with the phased array antenna measures a characteristic of a probe signal. The probe signal is communicated between an antenna element of the phased array antenna and a probe antenna mounted to the phased array antenna. The probe antenna is over-resonant. The controller further determines a drift of the phased array antenna based at least in part on the characteristic. Based at least in part on the drift, the controller initiates a calibration of the phased array antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Tara Yousefi, Alireza Mahanfar, Christopher Steven Merola
  • Patent number: 11795626
    Abstract: Disclosed are non-treated, creped tissue webs, and tissue products produced therefrom, having low stiffness and surface lint. The inventive products may be produced by a print creping process adapted to dispose a non-crosslinked latex polymer on at least one of the outer surfaces of the tissue product. The non-crosslinked latex polymer creping composition does not negatively affect stiffness such that the products generally have a Stiffness Index less than about 5.0, such as from about 2.5 to about 5.0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Joseph Vogt, Mark William Sachs, Christopher Steven LeCount, Erin Ann McCormick, Devon Gaynelle Curley, Sara Jane Wille Stabelfeldt, Nathan John Vogel
  • Patent number: 11795625
    Abstract: The present invention provides an embossed multi-ply tissue product that is visually pleasing and has improved physical attributes. For example, the inventive multi-ply tissue products have reduced stiffness, such as a GM Flexural Rigidity less than about 600 mg*cm, improved absorbency, such as a Residual Water (WResidual) value less than about 0.15 g, and improved wet resiliency, such as a wet elastic strain ratio greater than about 32 percent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Steven LeCount, Kevin Joseph Vogt, Sarah Ann Funk, Jeffrey Dean Holz, Jason Daniel Hanke, Mike Thomas Goulet
  • Publication number: 20230334631
    Abstract: An example non-transitory machine-readable medium includes instructions to capture a first image of a scene that includes light emitted by a display device, change a brightness of the display device, capture a second image of the scene while the brightness of the display device is changed, train a machine-learning model with the first image and the second image to provide a filter to reduce glare, and apply the machine-learning model to a third image captured of the scene to reduce glare in the third image, which is different from the first and second images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Robert Gregory Campbell, Christopher Steven, Isaac Lagnado
  • Patent number: 11777209
    Abstract: Technologies directed to a hybrid-feed network of a parallel feed network and series-fed sub-arrays are described. The hybrid-feed network includes a parallel feed network and multiple groups of series-fed tiles, each tile including a beamforming integrated circuit (IC) and a set of antenna elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Steven Merola, Ming-Chun Paul Lee