Patents by Inventor Daniel Charles

Daniel Charles 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: 12239788
    Abstract: A patient interface, such as a nasal cannula, including a body to be positioned upon a user (preferably such as a user's face), the body including at least one (and preferably a pair of) nasal prong(s), the or each nasal prong including a lumen capable of being fluidly connected thereto for fluid communication with a supply of breathable gas, the or each nasal prong to be in a configuration either inserted into, or to direct a flow of gas toward, a nare or the nares of the user's nose, wherein the body includes at least one element responsive to force(s) or movement(s), or both, experienced by at least a first region of the patient interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
    Inventors: Michael Paul Ronayne, Riki Zane Shearer, Daniel Charles Wilson, Robert Andrew David Milne, Caroline Geraldine Hopkins, Craig Karl White, Puqing Zhang
  • Patent number: 12230255
    Abstract: The techniques disclosed herein provide intelligent display of auditory world experiences. Specialized AI models are configured to display integrated visualizations for different aspects of the auditory signals that may be communicated during an event, such as a meeting, chat session, etc. For instance, a system can use a sentiment recognition model to identify specific characteristics of a speech input, such as volume or tone, provided by a participant. The system can also use a speech recognition model to identify keywords that can be used to distinguish portions of a transcript that are displayed. The system can also utilize an audio recognition model that is configured to analyze non-speech audio sounds for the purposes of identifying non-speech events. The system can then integrate the user interface attributes, distinguished portions of the transcript, and visual indicators describing the non-speech events.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Venkata Naga Vijaya Swetha Machanavajhala, Ryan Graham Williams, Sanghee Oh, Ikuyo Tsunoda, William D. Lewis, Jian Wu, Daniel Charles Tompkins
  • Publication number: 20250050049
    Abstract: A patient interface, such as a nasal cannula is described. The patient interface has a body portion to be located, in-use upon a face of a user. The body portion has at least one side arm that extends laterally from a central bridge portion to be located about a user's septum region, where each side arm is connected to a resilient, or relatively more rigid, bridge portion element. The interface has at least one, and preferably a pair of, nasal prong(s). The body portion has at least one fluid passageway connected to the nasal prong(s) for supply of a gas to the nare(s) of the user's nose. A cross section of the passageway varies along the length of the body portion to regions of varying flexibility along the body portion. The bridge portion element defines a substantially predetermined spatial relationship for outlet(s) of a gas delivery system supplying gas via each side arm to the outlet(s) from which, for example, the nasal prong(s) may be provided in fluid connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Chelsea Erin Johnson, Robert Andrew David Milne, Riki Zane Shearer, Michael Paul Ronayne, Daniel Charles Wilson, Leon Tyler Stanley
  • Patent number: 12216992
    Abstract: A system and method for electronic document management including: creating an executable document object, wherein the executable document object comprises at least one programmable element; constructing an interaction schema object, wherein each interaction schema comprises: executable logic and a trigger as part of an inbound interaction schema or an outbound interaction schema that associates an external resource with the executable document object; and bundling the interaction schema object with the executable document object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Docusign, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Roberts, Daniel Charles Selman, Peter Geoffrey Lerato Hunn, Jerome Simeon
  • Publication number: 20250037952
    Abstract: Switching devices comprising a hermitically sealed switching modules with a core or housing structure that allow for the coil assembly to be mounted outside the hermitically sealed housing. This helps avoid some of the complex manufacturing and testing requirements necessary for conventional coil assemblies arranged inside the sealed housing. The present inventions also provides for improved and more reliable auxiliary switch arrangements, with some embodiments comprising an improved auxiliary arm and auxiliary carrier. The present invention also provides for an improved lunger or shaft structure that allows for operation at high voltage, with some embodiments comprising heat resistance and isolation components particularly arranged to accommodate high voltage operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Applicant: Rincon Power, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Charles Sullivan, Justin McAllister, Murray McTigue, Marius Avril
  • Publication number: 20250030024
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for modularizing power systems for vehicles. For example, a presently disclosed modular system of a vehicle may comprise: (1) a shaft; (2) a first parallel system comprising a first motor coupled to the shaft to rotate the shaft, and a fuel cell electrically connected to supply electrical power to the first motor; and (3) a second parallel system electrically isolated from the first parallel system, the second parallel system comprising a second motor coupled to the shaft to rotate the shaft, and a second fuel cell electrically connected to supply electrical power to the second motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2024
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Inventors: CHRISTOPHER M. BULPITT, Daniel Charles Folick, Jared Farnsworth, Andrew Sata, Arlo C. Eitzer, Laura E. Bower, Daniel K. Lim, Jonathan J. Sander, Luke A. Rippelmeyer, Scott A. Friedman, Takehito Yokoo
  • Patent number: 12198212
    Abstract: A system and method for transitioning a distributed ledger network according to a legal contract that includes: establishing a contract, which comprises generating a set of programmable clauses for the contract by implementing a templating system comprised of a template model that contains the logic of each programmable clause of the set of programmable clauses; operating a distributed ledger network between participants, wherein the distributed ledger network is configured with an application model that maps to the template model; updating the contract state; updating the distributed ledger network according to the application model; in response to at least one update to the contract state, recording an update to the distributed ledger network; and in response to at least one contract-associated update in the distributed ledger network, initiating execution of at least one programmable clause of the contract and recording a subsequent update to the distributed ledger network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Docusign, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Geoffrey Lerato Hunn, Daniel Charles Selman, Jerome Simeon
  • Patent number: 12188642
    Abstract: A module (10) adapted for fitting to a luminaire (100), comprising: a main module housing (50); a rotate plate (60) coupled to the main module housing, and rotatable relative to the main module housing; a connection interface (70) for connecting the module to a corresponding connection interface of the luminaire, wherein the connection interface (70) is connected to the rotate plate; and a rotatable electrical connection (80) between the rotate plate and the main module housing, wherein the rotate plate (60) comprises a locking feature (62) which engages with a retaining feature (52) of the main module housing to lock the rotate plate with a selected relative rotational position between the rotate plate and the main module housing, wherein the locking feature (62) is provided on an elastically deformable region (64) of the rotate plate such that the locking feature can be brought out of engagement from the retaining feature by manual deformation of the deformable region (64) thereby to enable selection of the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING, B.V.
    Inventors: Zhangjia Zhang, Christofher Daniel Charles Hooijer, Zhipei Wang, Huan Zhang
  • Publication number: 20240431025
    Abstract: A single-damascene interconnect comprises a first conductor line and a second conductor line. The single-damascene interconnect also comprises a via connecting the first conductor line and second conductor line. The via is filled with a low resistivity metal conductor. The low resistivity metal conductor has high corrosion resistance. The metal conductor is not the same material as the first or second conductor lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2023
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Inventors: Takeshi Nogami, Daniel Charles Edelstein, Wei-Tsu Tseng, James J. Kelly, Donald Francis Canaperi
  • Publication number: 20240419882
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to a computer system having a processor communicatively coupled to a memory. The processor performs processor operations that include accessing an electronic file that includes an electronic integrated circuit (IC) design. The electronic file is operable to control a fabrication system to fabricate an IC according to the electronic IC design. The processor operations further includes applying a bulging predication analysis to the electronic IC design; and making one or more changes to the electronic IC design based at least in part on a result of the bulging prediction analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2023
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Inventors: Xiaoming Yang, SOMNATH GHOSH, Huai Huang, Yann Mignot, Kai Zhao, Daniel Charles Edelstein
  • Patent number: 12166250
    Abstract: Systems and methods for monitoring the isolation resistance of one or more fuel cells are described herein. In one example, a system includes a current transformer having a hollow core. First and second portions of a load line from a fuel cell are located within the hollow core. The first portion of the load line is electrically between an anode of a fuel cell and an electrical load, while the second portion of the load line being electrically between a cathode of the fuel cell and the electrical load. The current transformer is configured to output an electrical signal proportional to a current passing through the hollow core. This electrical signal can then be used to determine the isolation resistance of the fuel cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew K. McClory, Daniel Charles Folick, Dakota Kelley
  • Patent number: 12165758
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a cloud-assisted rehabilitation system for assisting in the rehabilitation of musculoskeletal conditions, and a method for rehabilitating patients having musculoskeletal conditions. A rehabilitation portal can aggregate and de-identified musculoskeletal rehabilitation information that is gathered from various intelligent musculoskeletal rehabilitation apparatuses attached to a group of patients. The rehabilitation portal can facilitate crowd communication among the group of patients. A particular rehabilitation experience can be compared with other rehabilitation experiences and data from other patients. The rehabilitation portal can also facilitate crowd communication among a group of healthcare professionals so that the plurality of healthcare professionals can communicate with each other and compare information regarding different rehabilitation experiences based at least on the aggregated de-identified musculoskeletal rehabilitation information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: CARKMH, LLC
    Inventors: Rexford Irving Hughes, Daniel Charles Fitzpatrick, Cale Gage Bruckner, Howard Wayne Skipper
  • Publication number: 20240395822
    Abstract: A microelectronic structure including a first nanosheet transistor including a first backside metal line that has a first width as measure along a bottom surface of the first backside metal line and the first backside metal line has a second width as measure along a top surface of the first backside metal line. A second backside metal line that includes a second backside contact that is connected to the second source drain and the second backside metal line has a third width as measure along a bottom surface of the second backside metal line. The second backside metal line has a fourth width as measure along a top surface of the second backside metal line. The first width is larger than the second width and the third width is larger than the fourth width.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2023
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Ruilong Xie, Kisik Choi, Nicholas Anthony Lanzillo, Daniel Charles Edelstein, Lawrence A. Clevenger
  • Patent number: 12148962
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for modularizing a system. Parallel power systems having electronically isolated high voltage systems facilitate modulization. A control system is provided that optimizes the distribution of a power demand and/or a torque request so as to keep the efficiency, durability, drivability and/or safety of the system within an optimum range. In some cases, the distribution of power is uneven, so as to extend the battery life, while in other cases, the power draw on battery systems are kept equal and constant so as to properly manage the state of charge of the parallel power systems. In still other cases, the chosen power distribution keeps the power demand and/or torque request between minimum and maximum levels/capacity, and the power distribution avoids on/off of an individual power system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher M. Bulpitt, Daniel Charles Folick, Jared Farnsworth, Andrew Sata, Arlo C. Eitzer, Laura E. Bower, Daniel K. Lim, Jonathan J. Sander, Luke A. Rippelmeyer, Scott A. Friedman, Takehito Yokoo
  • Publication number: 20240332181
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure is provided that includes an inverter including a p-type field transistor and an n-type field effect transistor) having a shared gate structure and located on a frontside of the structure. The semiconductor structure further includes a passive device located on a backside of the structure and electrically connected to the shared gate structure of the inverter by a backside extension contact structure, and a backside power distribution network electrically connected to the passive device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2023
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventors: Tsung-Sheng Kang, Tao Li, Ruilong Xie, Daniel Charles Edelstein
  • Publication number: 20240290688
    Abstract: A semiconductor IC device includes a super via. The super via includes a lower skip via and an upper skip via. A connecting wire may be directly between or may separate the lower skip via and the upper skip via. The upper skip via may be adequately electrically isolated from a surrounding wire by an upper liner. The lower skip via may be adequately electrically isolated from a surrounding wire by a lower liner. The super via along with the connecting wire may connect a wire in the lowest wiring level with a wire in the highest wiring level. Because of the lower liner and/or the upper liner, the super via may be utilized for wiring and routing through a backside level of the semiconductor IC device (e.g., potential or signal routing) and be utilized as a heat transfer conduit through the backside of the semiconductor IC device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Inventors: Tsung-Sheng Kang, Tao Li, Ruilong Xie, Daniel Charles Edelstein
  • Patent number: 12071085
    Abstract: A system for controlling DC-to-DC converters connected in parallel can include a first DC-to-DC converter, a second DC-to-DC converter, and a controller. The first DC-to-DC converter can be connected between a first node and a second node. The first DC-to-DC converter can be configured to maintain a voltage level at the second node. The second DC-to-DC converter can be connected between the first node and the second node. The controller can be configured to measure a current through the first DC-to-DC converter. The controller can be configured to cause, in response to a measure of the current being in a specific relationship with respect to a threshold current, a change in electric power being conveyed through the second DC-to-DC converter to cause the second DC-to-DC converter to respond to a subsequent change in electric power being conveyed through the second node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher M. Bulpitt, Ron J. Toth, Scott A. Friedman, Luke A Rippelmeyer, Rathin Karhu, Daniel Charles Folick
  • Patent number: 12056947
    Abstract: A document management system utilizes document models for querying, validating, and customizing electronic agreement documents. Document models can be a data structure including document attributes that represent an agreement document. Examples of document attributes include customizable data values, conditions related to the operation of the agreement document and satisfiable by certain values of the customized data values, and rendering parameters for the appearance of the electronic agreement document. The document management system enables a user to create custom document models for generating electronic agreement documents that can be queried, validated, and customized through querying, validating, and customizing the corresponding document models.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: DOCUSIGN, INC.
    Inventors: Alexander B. Berger, Jerome Simeon, Peter Geoffrey Lerato Hunn, Daniel Charles Selman, Richard Tkachuk, Matthew Roberts
  • Patent number: 12048814
    Abstract: A patient interface, such as a nasal cannula is described. The patient interface has a body portion to be located, in-use upon a face of a user. The body portion has at least one side arm that extends laterally from a central bridge portion to be located about a user's septum region, where each side arm is connected to a resilient, or relatively more rigid, bridge portion element. The interface has at least one, and preferably a pair of, nasal prong(s). The body portion has at least one fluid passageway connected to the nasal prong(s) for supply of a gas to the nare(s) of the user's nose. A cross section of the passageway varies along the length of the body portion to regions of varying flexibility along the body portion. The bridge portion element defines a substantially predetermined spatial relationship for outlet(s) of a gas delivery system supplying gas via each side arm to the outlet(s) from which, for example, the nasal prong(s) may be provided in fluid connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: FISHER & PAYKEL HEALTHCARE LIMITED
    Inventors: Chelsea Erin Johnson, Robert Andrew David Milne, Riki Zane Shearer, Michael Paul Ronayne, Daniel Charles Wilson, Leon Tyler Stanley
  • Publication number: 20240239154
    Abstract: A system for thermally conditioning and moving a fluid includes a thermoelectric device to convert electrical energy into thermal energy and produce a temperature change in response to an electrical current being applied thereto. The thermoelectric device can include a main-side and a waste side. A fluid moving device can produce a fluid flow that is in thermal communication with the thermoelectric device so that the thermal energy generated by the thermoelectric device is transferred to or from the fluid flow. A flow control valve selectively can direct the fluid flow along a main-side fluid flow path and/or a waste side fluid flow path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2024
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventors: Chad Vincent Pacilli, Masahiko Inaba, Rodolfo Ernesto Uribe Palafox, Daniel Charles Guerithault, Kenneth Turner, Amey Pise, Scott Wolas