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).

  • Patent number: 12339786
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: CrowdStrike, Inc.
    Inventors: Martin Kelly, Marco Vedovati, Igor Polevoy, Milos Petrbok, Christopher White
  • Publication number: 20250157038
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2025
    Publication date: May 15, 2025
    Inventors: Davin Dhatt, Thomas Duffy, Adam Pely, Christopher White, Andrew Lundberg, Paul Danset, Craig Chamberlain, Diku Mandavia
  • Patent number: 12289132
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher White, Jian Fang, Sarper Ozharar, Ting Wang
  • Publication number: 20250107778
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Applicant: FUJIFILM SonoSite, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher White, Stephen Buttars, Melissa Yin
  • Patent number: 12236587
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: FUJIFILM SONOSITE, INC.
    Inventors: Davin Dhatt, Thomas Duffy, Adam Pely, Christopher White, Andrew Lundberg, Paul Danset, Craig Chamberlain, Diku Mandavia
  • Publication number: 20250046077
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Reuben F. Burch, V, David N. Saucier, John Carver Middleton, Harish Chander, Timothy C. Teer, Mohamed El Mehdi Ouhabi, Christopher White
  • Publication number: 20250009327
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2023
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Applicant: FUJIFILM SonoSite, Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher White
  • Patent number: 12171149
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Inventor: Christopher White
  • Publication number: 20240384520
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2024
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Applicant: Infiltrator Water Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel SWISTAK, Christopher WHITE, Bryan COPPES, Paul HOLBROOK
  • Patent number: 12113413
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Franco Leonardi, Michael W. Degner, Man Prakash Gupta, Christopher White, Steven White, Gary Thomas Martini, Singar Rathnam
  • Publication number: 20240299002
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2023
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicant: FUJIFILM SonoSite, Inc.
    Inventors: Davin Dhatt, Paul Danset, Thomas Duffy, Christopher White, Andrew Lundberg
  • Publication number: 20240202134
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Inventors: Martin Kelly, Marco Vedovati, Igor Polevoy, Milos Petrbok, Christopher White
  • Publication number: 20240118116
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: NEC LABORATORIES AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Philip JI, Christopher White, Ting WANG
  • Publication number: 20230412266
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: NEC Laboratories America, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher WHITE, Jian FANG, Sarper OZHARAR, Ting WANG
  • Publication number: 20230358907
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: NEC LABORATORIES AMERICA, INC
    Inventors: Philip JI, Christopher WHITE, Ting WANG
  • Publication number: 20230260107
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Davin Dhatt, Thomas Duffy, Adam Pely, Christopher White, Andrew Lundberg, Paul Danset, Craig Chamberlain, Diku Mandavia
  • Patent number: 11708832
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Inventors: Khurram Akhtar, Christopher White
  • Publication number: 20230148495
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Kee Woei NG, Zhitong ZHAO, Xiao HU, Philip DEMOKRITOU, Jason Christopher WHITE
  • Publication number: 20230134509
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Franco LEONARDI, Michael W. DEGNER, Man Prakash GUPTA, Christopher WHITE, Steven WHITE, Gary Thomas MARTINI, Singar RATHNAM
  • Patent number: D1040178
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Russell Loring Stott, Keith R. Folken, Christopher White, Ramya Gangishetty, Varun K. Yellichetty, Patrick Cozad, Jennifer Heine, Rajendra Behara