Patents by Inventor Christopher Whitesides

Christopher Whitesides 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: 11748942
    Abstract: A system for automatically generating trajectories of an object includes a trajectory generation module comprising a visual control algorithm and a processor configured via computer executable instructions to receive raw three dimensional (3-D) sensor data of an object, create a 3-D model of the object based on the raw 3-D sensor data, extract object features relating to a shape and/or surface from the 3-D model of the object, and generate trajectories based on the object features of the 3-D model of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignees: Siemens Mobility Pty Ltd, Automation Innovation Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Chuong Luong, Martin Fankhauser, Christopher Whiteside, Marcus Clarke, Walter Meyler
  • Publication number: 20220048080
    Abstract: A system for automatically generating trajectories of an object includes a trajectory generation module comprising a visual control algorithm and a processor configured via computer executable instructions to receive raw three dimensional (3-D) sensor data of an object, create a 3-D model of the object based on the raw 3-D sensor data, extract object features relating to a shape and/or surface from the 3-D model of the object, and generate trajectories based on the object features of the 3-D model of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Chuong Luong, Martin Fankhauser, Christopher Whiteside, Marcus Clarke, Walter Meyler
  • Patent number: 9272829
    Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus for supporting stacking of a top heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) unit on top of a bottom HVAC unit. The apparatus includes a base member configured to mount to a top cover of the bottom HVAC unit. The base member comprises an upper base portion with a top surface configured to receive at least a portion of a base rail of the top HVAC unit. The apparatus further comprises a stacking insert extending away from the base member. The stacking insert has one or more sloped surfaces extending above the top surface of the upper base portion. The top surface extends from a base of the one or more sloped surfaces in a plane substantially parallel to the top cover, when the base member is mounted to the top cover of the bottom HVAC unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Lennox Industries Inc.
    Inventors: David Michael Wynnick, Timothy Grant Weigel, Christopher Whitesides
  • Patent number: 9151535
    Abstract: The present invention provides for an apparatus for supporting stacking of a top heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) unit on top of a bottom HVAC unit. The apparatus includes a base member configured to mount to a top cover of the bottom HVAC unit. The base member comprises an upper base portion with a top surface configured to receive at least a portion of a base rail of the top HVAC unit. The apparatus further comprises a stacking insert extending away from the base member. The stacking insert has one or more sloped surfaces extending above the top surface of the upper base portion. The top surface extends from a base of the one or more sloped surfaces in a plane substantially parallel to the top cover, when the base member is mounted to the top cover of the bottom HVAC unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Lennox Industries Inc.
    Inventors: David Michael Wynnick, Timothy Grant Weigel, Christopher Whitesides
  • Publication number: 20150158647
    Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus for supporting stacking of a top heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) unit on top of a bottom HVAC unit. The apparatus includes a base member configured to mount to a top cover of the bottom HVAC unit. The base member comprises an upper base portion with a top surface configured to receive at least a portion of a base rail of the top HVAC unit. The apparatus further comprises a stacking insert extending away from the base member. The stacking insert has one or more sloped surfaces extending above the top surface of the upper base portion. The top surface extends from a base of the one or more sloped surfaces in a plane substantially parallel to the top cover, when the base member is mounted to the top cover of the bottom HVAC unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2015
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventors: DAVID MICHAEL WYNNICK, TIMOTHY GRANT WEIGEL, CHRISTOPHER WHITESIDES
  • Publication number: 20150069208
    Abstract: The present invention provides for an apparatus for supporting stacking of a top heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) unit on top of a bottom HVAC unit. The apparatus includes a base member configured to mount to a top cover of the bottom HVAC unit. The base member comprises an upper base portion with a top surface configured to receive at least a portion of a base rail of the top HVAC unit. The apparatus further comprises a stacking insert extending away from the base member. The stacking insert has one or more sloped surfaces extending above the top surface of the upper base portion. The top surface extends from a base of the one or more sloped surfaces in a plane substantially parallel to the top cover, when the base member is mounted to the top cover of the bottom HVAC unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: Lennox Indurstries Inc.
    Inventors: David Michael Wynnick, Timothy Grant Weigel, Christopher Whitesides
  • Publication number: 20030060160
    Abstract: A subharmonic carrier-canceling baseband/K upconverter system uses a first splitter to separate an incoming RF signal into two equal components: in-phase (1) and quadrature (Q, 180 degrees delayed). A second splitter is used to separate a local oscillator signal into two equal components: in-phase (I) and quadrature (Q, 90 degrees delayed). A first subharmonic mixer is used to mix both I components, while a second subharmonic mixer is used to mix both Q components. The outputs of both mixers are then combined to produce an output RF signal having reduced second order harmonics close to said local oscillator frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2001
    Publication date: March 27, 2003
    Inventors: Xiaojuen Yuan, Adrian Gilbert, Shih-Chang Wu, Christopher Whiteside, Walid Al-Bondak, Janaki R. Potukuchi