Patents by Inventor D. Roberts

D. Roberts 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: 11197419
    Abstract: An agricultural vehicle including a chassis and a sectional header system carried by the chassis. The sectional header system includes a center section connected to the chassis, at least one additional section, and at least one coupling assembly that removably connects the center section to the at least one additional section. The at least one coupling assembly includes at least one actuator connected to the center section and the at least one additional section. The at least one actuator is located underneath the pivot point. The at least one additional section is configured for being coupled to the center section in harvesting of a crop material and decoupled from the center section and subsequently towable in transportation of the sectional header system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan E. Ricketts, Craig D. Roberts
  • Publication number: 20210355495
    Abstract: Described herein is the discovery that cancer stem cells (CSCs) can be induced to differentiate by altering CD47 signaling. Provided herein are methods and compositions for inducing differentiation of cancer stem cells, for instance irreversible differentiation, including methods of treating subjects with cancer such as breast cancer, colon cancer, lung cancer, ovarian cancer, or melanoma, and including metastatic as well as primary cancer. Also provided are methods for treating subjects with triple negative breast cancers involving forcing differentiation of bCSCs of the subjects through targeting of CD47.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Applicant: The U.S.A, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: David D. Roberts, Sukhbir Kaur, Chengyu Liu
  • Patent number: 11162529
    Abstract: A UTV double row tapered wheel bearing assembly may include a first inner diameter race, a second inner diameter race axially offset from the first inner diameter race, and an outer diameter race radially offset from the first inner diameter race and the second inner diameter race, the outer diameter race formed as a single integral member. A first ring of rollers may be disposed between the outer diameter race and the first inner diameter race. A second ring of rollers may be disposed between the outer diameter race and the second inner diameter race. A first shield may be coupled to a first axial face of the bearing, and a second shield may be coupled to the second axial face of the bearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: SANDCRAFT, LLC
    Inventors: Brent G. Reynolds, Jonathan D. Roberts, Jordan Hooper
  • Patent number: 11111804
    Abstract: Integrally bladed rotors (IBRs) are described. The IBRs include a central hub, an outer rim defining an outer circumference of the central hub, the outer rim defining a plurality of platforms, a plurality of circumferentially distributed blades, wherein a blade extends from each of the plurality of platforms, a rotor slot arranged between two adjacent blades, wherein the rotor slot is defined by a cut within the outer rim, and a rotor slot insert installed within the rotor slot, the rotor slot insert sized and shaped to fit within the rotor slot and prevent air leakage from a first side of the central hub to a second side of the central hub through the rotor slot during operation of the integrally bladed rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Weston Behling, Jason Leroux, Robert B. Fuller, Steven D. Roberts
  • Patent number: 11115864
    Abstract: A communication device can be configured to detect radar signals within an operating channel. The communication device can include a mixer, filter, scanning and spreading circuit and a radar signal detector. The mixer can be configured to modulate a received communication signal based on an oscillating signal to generate a modulated signal. The filter can have a first bandwidth and be configured to filter the modulated signal. The scanning and spreading circuit can be configured to control the oscillating signal to scan an operating channel having a second bandwidth. The second bandwidth can be greater than the first bandwidth. The radar signal detector can be configured to detect a radar signal within the scanned operating channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Javier Perez-Ramirez, Minyoung Park, Richard D. Roberts
  • Publication number: 20210207653
    Abstract: A UTV double row tapered wheel bearing assembly may include a first inner diameter race, a second inner diameter race axially offset from the first inner diameter race, and an outer diameter race radially offset from the first inner diameter race and the second inner diameter race, the outer diameter race formed as a single integral member. A first ring of rollers may be disposed between the outer diameter race and the first inner diameter race. A second ring of rollers may be disposed between the outer diameter race and the second inner diameter race. A first shield may be coupled to a first axial face of the bearing, and a second shield may be coupled to the second axial face of the bearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicant: Sandcraft LLC
    Inventors: Brent G. Reynolds, Jonathan D. Roberts
  • Patent number: 11053314
    Abstract: Described herein is the discovery that cancer stem cells (CSCs) can be induced to differentiate by altering CD47 signaling. Provided herein are methods and compositions for inducing differentiation of cancer stem cells, for instance irreversible differentiation, including methods of treating subjects with cancer such as breast cancer, colon cancer, lung cancer, ovarian cancer, or melanoma, and including metastatic as well as primary cancer. Also provided are methods for treating subjects with triple negative breast cancers involving forcing differentiation of bCSCs of the subjects through targeting of CD47.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: David D. Roberts, Sukhbir Kaur, Chengyu Liu
  • Publication number: 20210160757
    Abstract: A user device may be provisioned with a list of paths for connecting to a network. A method may include determining that the user device has attached to a visited network and sending the visited network an indication of connectivity capabilities associated with the network. The method may include receiving an indication of one or more paths established from the visited network to the network based on capabilities of the visited network. The one or more paths may be included in the list of paths. The method may include transmitting data to or from the user device via a first path of the one or more paths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Ye Huang, Miguel A. Carames, Jignesh Patel, Sudhir Patel, Michael R. Waters, Gregory D. Roberts
  • Patent number: 11008879
    Abstract: A vane arm assembly for a gas turbine engine is provided including: a vane arm having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and an aperture proximate the second end, the aperture being defined by an aperture wall; a vane stem extending through the aperture of the vane arm; a mechanical fastener retaining a position of the vane arm in the longitudinal direction of the vane stem; and an impedance clip partially enclosing a portion of the second end of the vane arm to provide redundant position retention of the vane arm in the longitudinal direction of the vane stem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: William S. Pratt, Matthew E. Bintz, Steven D. Roberts, Adam Hart
  • Patent number: 10988720
    Abstract: Peel plates and plate assemblies are shown and described. In one embodiment, a peel plate assembly includes a semi-rigid plate, a removable cover seal, and an adhesive to provide a moisture vapor barrier. In particular embodiments, the moisture vapor barrier provides less than about one pound peel adhesion and a stiffness for reapplication without wrinkling. The result is a peel plate, assembly, and method for the enumerating a microorganism, when present, in a sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Charm Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Skiffington, Robert Markovsky, Byron D. Roberts, Stanley E. Charm, Benjamin Mathieu, Robert S. Salter
  • Patent number: 10968953
    Abstract: A greasable bearing assembly may include an outer ring, an inner ring disposed within, and concentric with, the outer ring, and a plurality of balls disposed between the outer ring and the inner ring. A greasable seal may be disposed adjacent the outer ring and the inner ring, the greasable seal further comprising a toroidal shape comprising an outer face and an inner face. An outer ring-shaped surface may extend from the outer face to the inner face. An inner ring-shaped surface may extends from the outer face to the inner face. An intake opening may be disposed through the greasable seal and extend from the outer ring-shaped surface to the inner face. A securing member may be formed as a lip at the inner face to mateably couple between the inner ring and the outer ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Sandcraft, LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan D. Roberts, Brent G. Reynolds
  • Patent number: 10968767
    Abstract: A variable vane actuation system of a gas turbine engine is provided. The variable vane actuation system including: a variable vane; a vane stem operably associated with the variable vane, wherein the variable vane is configured to rotate with the vane stem; a vane arm having vane stem end and a vane pin end opposite the vane stem end, the vane arm being operably connected to the vane stem at the vane stem end; and a rotational variable differential transformer operably connected to the vane stem, the rotational variable differential transformer configured to detect an amount of rotation of the vane stem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: William S. Pratt, Martin Richard Amari, Steven D. Roberts, Ryan M. Stanley
  • Publication number: 20210086443
    Abstract: An apparatus for additively manufacturing an article comprises a heat block, a nozzle configured to receive a feed material in operable communication with the heat block, and a radiator configured to transfer heat from the heat block to an external environment by thermal radiation, Related tools for additively manufacturing a material in a vacuum, and related methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas A. Cote, Michael D. Roberts, Randy L. Spicer, William A. Wautlet
  • Publication number: 20210005956
    Abstract: Embodiments of wireless antenna array systems to achieve three-dimensional beam coverage are described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Debabani Choudhury, Richard D. Roberts, Ulun Karacaoglu
  • Patent number: 10883659
    Abstract: A lubricating system includes a machine configured to operate in a first operating state and a second operating state; and a heat activated polymer material applied to at least a part of the machine and to remain solid during the first operating state and to soften upon being heated in the second operating state to lubricate the machine. The heat activated polymer material may soften due to increased friction incurred by the machine in the second operating state. A heating element may be operatively connected to any of the machine and the heat activated polymer material. The heat activated polymer material may soften due to being heated by the heating element in the second operating state. An injector may apply the heat activated polymer material to the machine. A channel may direct a flow of the heat activated polymer material as it softens in the second operating state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Kelsen E. LaBerge, Stephen P. Berkebile, Gary D. Roberts, Robert F. Handschuh
  • Patent number: 10869254
    Abstract: A user device may be provisioned with a list of paths for connecting to a network. A method may include determining that the user device has attached to a visited network and sending the visited network an indication of connectivity capabilities associated with the network. The method may include receiving an indication of one or more paths established from the visited network to the network based on capabilities of the visited network. The one or more paths may be included in the list of paths. The method may include transmitting data to or from the user device via a first path of the one or more paths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Ye Huang, Miguel A. Carames, Jignesh Patel, Sudhir Patel, Michael R. Waters, Gregory D. Roberts
  • Patent number: 10854372
    Abstract: An inductor has a conductor layer formed by multiple concentric co-planar turns of a first metal layer (e.g., ultra-thick metal (UTM)) adapted to receive current at a frequency of at least one gigahertz. The multiple turns of the first metal layer proceed from an innermost turn to an outermost turn, and a stacking layer of a second metal is provided over each of the first metal layer turns except at least the innermost turn, thereby optimizing the Q of the inductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Intel IP Corporation
    Inventors: Chi-Taou Robert Tsai, Lillian G. Lent, Curtiss D. Roberts, Cindy Muir
  • Publication number: 20200361637
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to techniques for autonomously transitioning a spacecraft from a power-saving state to a power-consuming state at a time after launch of the spacecraft on a launch vehicle. Because the spacecraft can autonomously detect conditions for transitioning to the power-consuming state, commands received via an umbilical connection to the launch vehicle, or detecting the presence or absence of such a connection, is unnecessary, thereby removing several technical barriers to eliminating such umbilical connections altogether. In some embodiments, low-cost vacuum detection devices that use very small amounts of power may be used by the spacecraft to detect when the spacecraft has reached an altitude suitable for transitioning to the power-consuming state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Mohammed Faraz Admani, Pieter Buysschaert, Andrew D. Roberts, Garrett P. Simard
  • Patent number: 10808539
    Abstract: A rotor blade for a gas turbine engine includes a blade extending from a root and a contoured tip portion at a first end of the blade. The first end is opposite the root. The contoured tip portion includes a first sloped region and a second sloped region. The second sloped region is steeper than the first sloped region, relative to a platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Taryn Narrow, Matthew E. Bintz, Lucas D. Sorensen, Daniel J. Monahan, Steven D. Roberts, Jordan T. Wall, Yuan Dong, Lisa I. Brilliant, Andrew J. Murphy
  • Patent number: RE48335
    Abstract: The present invention relates to antimicrobial compounds and their uses, and in particular to peptide antibiotics which may be used in the treatment of bacterial infections such as Gram-negative bacterial infections, particularly those caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) pathogens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Monash University
    Inventors: Jian Li, Roger Nation, Tony Velkov, Philip Thompson, Kade D. Roberts