Patents by Inventor Christopher Whitely
Christopher Whitely 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: 12339786Abstract: A method includes retrieving, in a kernel space of an operating system executing on a computing device, a first value from a first clock source, retrieving, in a user space of the operating system executing on the computing device, a second value from a second clock source, generating a unique process identifier (UPID) associated with a process identifier (PID) of a process executing in the operating system, wherein the UPID is based on the first value of the first clock source and the second value of the second clock source, and tracking process activity of the process executing in the operating system by utilizing the UPID.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2022Date of Patent: June 24, 2025Assignee: CrowdStrike, Inc.Inventors: Martin Kelly, Marco Vedovati, Igor Polevoy, Milos Petrbok, Christopher White
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Publication number: 20250157038Abstract: Examples herein include methods, systems, and computer program products for utilizing neural networks in ultrasound systems. The methods include processor(s) of a computing device identifying a neural network for implementation on the computing device to generate, based on ultrasound data, inferences and confidence levels for the inferences, the computing device being communicatively coupled via a computing network to an ultrasound machine configured to generate the ultrasound data. The processor(s) implements the neural network on the computing device, including configuring the neural network to generate an inference and a confidence level for at least one image of the images. The processor(s) obtains the ultrasound data including images from the ultrasound machine. The processor(s) determines, for the at least one image, an accuracy of the inference and the confidence level. The processor(s) automatically reconfigures the neural network to increase the accuracy based on the determining the accuracy.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2025Publication date: May 15, 2025Inventors: Davin Dhatt, Thomas Duffy, Adam Pely, Christopher White, Andrew Lundberg, Paul Danset, Craig Chamberlain, Diku Mandavia
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Patent number: 12289132Abstract: A method for time synchronization using distributed fiber optic sensing (DFOS) that employs several trusted time beacons that are attached to the DFOS sensing fiber which in turn is connected to the DFOS interrogator. The beacons transmit their signal via two different mediums, (1) wirelessly to sensor nodes in the coverage area, and (2) through vibrations on fiber to the DFOS/DAS system located at a trusted area such as the central office. Wireless broadcast to nearby sensors includes a timestamp and beacon ID. All the sensors in the field use one of the beacons in their vicinity (the one with the strongest signal) as their time reference and send the data back with the corresponding beacon index.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2023Date of Patent: April 29, 2025Assignee: NEC CorporationInventors: Christopher White, Jian Fang, Sarper Ozharar, Ting Wang
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Publication number: 20250107778Abstract: Systems and methods for simultaneous acquisition of pulsed-wave Doppler and color Doppler for retrospective analysis of cardiovascular function are disclosed. In aspects, imaging techniques are used for acquisition of raw partly processed ultrasound data. The ultrasound data is stored in its raw form, synchronized with a simultaneously acquired physiological signal. The stored ultrasound data can then be accessed and processed according to pulsed-wave Doppler and color Doppler imaging techniques to provide both a full frame, or sequence of frames of color Doppler images and a post-acquisition pulsed-wave Doppler signal of a sample volume at one or more locations within the acquisition area using the color Doppler image. Such locations can be selected automatically or by a user, and a pulsed-wave spectrum for the selected location is displayed. As the user moves the sample volume around, the pulsed-wave spectral data is recomputed and redisplayed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2023Publication date: April 3, 2025Applicant: FUJIFILM SonoSite, Inc.Inventors: Christopher White, Stephen Buttars, Melissa Yin
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Patent number: 12236587Abstract: Examples herein include methods, systems, and computer program products for utilizing neural networks in ultrasound systems. The methods include processor(s) of a computing device identifying a neural network for implementation on the computing device to generate, based on ultrasound data, inferences and confidence levels for the inferences, the computing device being communicatively coupled via a computing network to an ultrasound machine configured to generate the ultrasound data. The processor(s) implements the neural network on the computing device, including configuring the neural network to generate an inference and a confidence level for at least one image of the images. The processor(s) obtains the ultrasound data including images from the ultrasound machine. The processor(s) determines, for the at least one image, an accuracy of the inference and the confidence level. The processor(s) automatically reconfigures the neural network to increase the accuracy based on the determining the accuracy.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2022Date of Patent: February 25, 2025Assignee: FUJIFILM SONOSITE, INC.Inventors: Davin Dhatt, Thomas Duffy, Adam Pely, Christopher White, Andrew Lundberg, Paul Danset, Craig Chamberlain, Diku Mandavia
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Publication number: 20250046077Abstract: A method comprises: instructing a leader drone in a drone swarm to move to a first position; instructing a first follower drone in the drone swarm to move to a second position; instructing a first camera of the leader drone to record, while the leader drone is in the first position, a first video of an object; instructing a second camera of the first follower drone to record, while the first follower drone is in the second position, a second video of the object; wirelessly receiving the first video from the leader drone; wirelessly receiving the second video from the first follower drone; stitching together the first video and the second video to obtain a master video; and performing motion capture on the master video to obtain motion data of the object.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2024Publication date: February 6, 2025Inventors: Reuben F. Burch, V, David N. Saucier, John Carver Middleton, Harish Chander, Timothy C. Teer, Mohamed El Mehdi Ouhabi, Christopher White
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Publication number: 20250009327Abstract: Systems and methods for microvasculature imaging acquisition are disclosed. In aspects, a full frame corresponding to a field of view of an ultrasound scanner is divided into small portions, each of which is individually scanned for a desired period of time at a higher frame rate than the ultrasound scanner is capable of using to scan the full frame. These ultrasound data acquisition techniques enable super-resolution image processing or high-sensitivity microvascular-doppler image processing to be used to track low-intensity, slow-flow microvasculature of an anatomy of a subject.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2023Publication date: January 9, 2025Applicant: FUJIFILM SonoSite, Inc.Inventor: Christopher White
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Patent number: 12171149Abstract: A device is provided that includes a shovel blade and one or more handle elements, wherein the shovel blade may fold together with the one or more handle elements for portability such that the person carrying the portable shovel on their back is shielded from the handle elements of the shovel poking or injuring them if they should fall down while carrying the portable shovel.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2021Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Inventor: Christopher White
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Publication number: 20240384520Abstract: A plastic leaching chamber is provided and includes a chamber substrate constructed from a PET material and having opposing side base flanges which lie in a horizontal plane and extend lengthwise along the chamber substrate. The chamber substrate includes opposing sidewalls extending upwardly from each of the opposing side base flanges to a top of the chamber substrate and includes a lengthwise center plane which is perpendicular to the horizontal plane. The opposing sidewalls define a plurality of leaching openings having at least one tab slot opening located proximate thereto, and a plurality of louver articles constructed from at least one of a PE and a PP material. Each of the louver articles include a tab which is configured to engage a tab slot opening to securely associate the plurality of louver articles with the chamber substrate to cover the at least one leach opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2024Publication date: November 21, 2024Applicant: Infiltrator Water Technologies, LLCInventors: Daniel SWISTAK, Christopher WHITE, Bryan COPPES, Paul HOLBROOK
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Patent number: 12113413Abstract: A vehicle, electric machine, and method of manufacturing an electric machine include a stator having teeth extending from a yoke portion toward a rotor and defining slots between adjacent teeth with windings positioned within the slots, wherein the slots are coated with an electrically insulating material having an arcuate surface exiting the slots and extending at least partially over the teeth on at least one end face of the stator to form a winding guide for bending/positioning the windings. The winding guide may be formed by a molded epoxy that replaces insulating paper slot liners while providing a template for forming the hairpin bends of end windings.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2021Date of Patent: October 8, 2024Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Franco Leonardi, Michael W. Degner, Man Prakash Gupta, Christopher White, Steven White, Gary Thomas Martini, Singar Rathnam
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Publication number: 20240299002Abstract: Systems and methods for anatomy-directed ultrasound are described. In some implementations, an anatomy-directed ultrasound system generates ultrasound data from an ultrasound scan of an anatomy, which is a bodily structure of an organism (e.g., human or animal). The system identifies organs represented in the ultrasound data and information associated with the organs including position and type of organ. Using this information, the system obtains or generates new ultrasound data that includes a region in which an item of interest is likely to be located. For example, the system can crop the original ultrasound data, refocus the ultrasound scan (e.g., by adjusting imaging parameters) to image the region that is likely to include the item of interest, or generate a weight map indicating the region. The anatomy-directed ultrasound system can increase accuracy and reduce the number of false positives in comparison to the number detected by conventional ultrasound systems.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2023Publication date: September 12, 2024Applicant: FUJIFILM SonoSite, Inc.Inventors: Davin Dhatt, Paul Danset, Thomas Duffy, Christopher White, Andrew Lundberg
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Publication number: 20240202134Abstract: A method includes retrieving, in a kernel space of an operating system executing on a computing device, a first value from a first clock source, retrieving, in a user space of the operating system executing on the computing device, a second value from a second clock source, generating a unique process identifier (UPID) associated with a process identifier (PID) of a process executing in the operating system, wherein the UPID is based on the first value of the first clock source and the second value of the second clock source, and tracking process activity of the process executing in the operating system by utilizing the UPID.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2022Publication date: June 20, 2024Inventors: Martin Kelly, Marco Vedovati, Igor Polevoy, Milos Petrbok, Christopher White
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Publication number: 20240118116Abstract: A flexible, rapid deployable perimeter monitoring system and method that employs distributed fiber optic sensing (DFOS) technologies and includes a deployment/operations field vehicle including an interrogator and analyzer/processor. The deployment/operations field vehicle is configured to field deploy a ruggedized fiber optic sensor cable in an arrangement that meets a specific application need, and subsequently interrogate/sense via DFOS any environmental conditions affecting the deployed fiber optic sensor cable. Such sensed conditions include mechanical vibration, acoustic, and temperature that may be advantageously sensed/evaluated/analyzed in the deployment/operations vehicle and subsequently communicated to a central location for further evaluation and/or coordination with other monitoring systems. Upon completion, the field vehicle and DFOS reconfigure a current location or redeployed to another location.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: NEC LABORATORIES AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Philip JI, Christopher White, Ting WANG
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Publication number: 20230412266Abstract: A method for time synchronization using distributed fiber optic sensing (DFOS) that employs several trusted time beacons that are attached to the DFOS sensing fiber which in turn is connected to the DFOS interrogator. The beacons transmit their signal via two different mediums, (1) wirelessly to sensor nodes in the coverage area, and (2) through vibrations on fiber to the DFOS/DAS system located at a trusted area such as the central office. Wireless broadcast to nearby sensors includes a timestamp and beacon ID. All the sensors in the field use one of the beacons in their vicinity (the one with the strongest signal) as their time reference and send the data back with the corresponding beacon index.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2023Publication date: December 21, 2023Applicant: NEC Laboratories America, Inc.Inventors: Christopher WHITE, Jian FANG, Sarper OZHARAR, Ting WANG
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Publication number: 20230358907Abstract: A flexible, rapid deployable perimeter monitoring system and method that employs distributed fiber optic sensing (DFOS) technologies and includes a deployment/operations field vehicle including an interrogator and analyzer/processor. The deployment/operations field vehicle is configured to field deploy a ruggedized fiber optic sensor cable in an arrangement that meets a specific application need, and subsequently interrogate/sense via DFOS any environmental conditions affecting the deployed fiber optic sensor cable. Such sensed conditions include mechanical vibration, acoustic, and temperature that may be advantageously sensed/evaluated/analyzed in the deployment/operations vehicle and subsequently communicated to a central location for further evaluation and/or coordination with other monitoring systems. Upon completion, the field vehicle and DFOS reconfigure a current location or redeployed to another location.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2023Publication date: November 9, 2023Applicant: NEC LABORATORIES AMERICA, INCInventors: Philip JI, Christopher WHITE, Ting WANG
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Publication number: 20230260107Abstract: Examples herein include methods, systems, and computer program products for utilizing neural networks in ultrasound systems. The methods include processor(s) of a computing device identifying a neural network for implementation on the computing device to generate, based on ultrasound data, inferences and confidence levels for the inferences, the computing device being communicatively coupled via a computing network to an ultrasound machine configured to generate the ultrasound data. The processor(s) implements the neural network on the computing device, including configuring the neural network to generate an inference and a confidence level for at least one image of the images. The processor(s) obtains the ultrasound data including images from the ultrasound machine. The processor(s) determines, for the at least one image, an accuracy of the inference and the confidence level. The processor(s) automatically reconfigures the neural network to increase the accuracy based on the determining the accuracy.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2022Publication date: August 17, 2023Inventors: Davin Dhatt, Thomas Duffy, Adam Pely, Christopher White, Andrew Lundberg, Paul Danset, Craig Chamberlain, Diku Mandavia
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Patent number: 11708832Abstract: The present invention relates to rotary screw positive displacement machines used as a vacuum pump wherein additional intake air is provided allowing cooling to the invention which permits extended operation at extreme vacuum pressure. The rotary screw nature of the vacuum pump allows operation without additional lubrication with the additional intake air ensuring that thermal expansion will not disrupt the tight tolerances of the invention. The invention allows simultaneous operation as a vacuum pump and air compressor.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2019Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Inventors: Khurram Akhtar, Christopher White
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Publication number: 20230148495Abstract: The present disclosure refers to a keratin-based substrate, comprising a keratin derivative and natural biopolymer, where the keratin derivative and natural biopolymer are crosslinked. The present disclosure also refers to a method of forming a keratin-based substrate, comprising (i) mixing a solution of keratin derivative with a solution of natural biopolymer; and (ii) drying the resulting solution of step (i) to obtain the keratin-based substrate. The present disclosure further relates to the use of the substrate as a plant growth medium or hydroponic support medium. In a preferred embodiment, a substrate comprising keratin intermediate filament protein and cellulose nanofibers is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2021Publication date: May 18, 2023Inventors: Kee Woei NG, Zhitong ZHAO, Xiao HU, Philip DEMOKRITOU, Jason Christopher WHITE
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Publication number: 20230134509Abstract: A vehicle, electric machine, and method of manufacturing an electric machine include a stator having teeth extending from a yoke portion toward a rotor and defining slots between adjacent teeth with windings positioned within the slots, wherein the slots are coated with an electrically insulating material having an arcuate surface exiting the slots and extending at least partially over the teeth on at least one end face of the stator to form a winding guide for bending/positioning the windings. The winding guide may be formed by a molded epoxy that replaces insulating paper slot liners while providing a template for forming the hairpin bends of end windings.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2021Publication date: May 4, 2023Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Franco LEONARDI, Michael W. DEGNER, Man Prakash GUPTA, Christopher WHITE, Steven WHITE, Gary Thomas MARTINI, Singar RATHNAM
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Patent number: D1040178Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2022Date of Patent: August 27, 2024Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Russell Loring Stott, Keith R. Folken, Christopher White, Ramya Gangishetty, Varun K. Yellichetty, Patrick Cozad, Jennifer Heine, Rajendra Behara