Patents by Inventor Daniel Shaffer
Daniel Shaffer 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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Publication number: 20240130525Abstract: A support platform for a furniture unit includes a plurality of support arms that each terminate in a corner pocket. The corner pocket supports a furniture leg end and contains the leg end within the platform perimeter. The platform defines a foundation support surface that may include cleats or anti-skid cushion pads to enhance friction with the foundation surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: Brock USA, LLCInventors: Daniel C. Sawyer, John Shaffer, Daniel J. Dodd
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Patent number: 11910870Abstract: An upper for an article of footwear may include one or more of the following: a knitted component forming a collar of the upper, the collar at least partially forming an opening for providing access to an interior of the article of footwear; and a first knit edge and a second knit edge that extend along the collar of the upper, wherein a knitted central portion of the collar extends between the first knit edge and the second knit edge. The collar may consist of a single seam to join together the first knit edge and the second knit edge. The single seam may be offset from a centerline at the rear-most portion of a heel area such that the knitted central portion of the collar extends through the centerline of the heel area.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2020Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Daniel A. Podhajny, Benjamin A. Shaffer, Erin E. Toraya, Robert C. Williams, Jr.
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Patent number: 11866773Abstract: Described and featured herein are isolated oligonucleotides containing, from 5? to 3?, a nicking enzyme recognition sequence, at least 9 nucleotides that specifically bind a target nucleic acid molecule, and 2? modified nucleotides. The isolated oligonucleotides may be used in compositions and methods for quantifying detection of a target oligonucleotide in a sample in real time. These methods are compatible with target oligonucleotides amplified using a Nicking and Extension Amplification Reaction (NEAR) reaction.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2021Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: ENVIROLOGIX INC.Inventors: Daniel Shaffer, Stephen A. Judice
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Publication number: 20230220495Abstract: The present invention features compositions and methods for amplifying a target oligonucleotide in a sample, including detection of the target oligonucleotide in real time.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2022Publication date: July 13, 2023Applicant: ENVIROLOGIX INC.Inventors: Lars PETERS, Stephen A. JUDICE, Daniel SHAFFER, Breck PARKER
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Patent number: 11505836Abstract: The present invention features compositions and methods for amplifying a target oligonucleotide in a sample, including detection of the target oligonucleotide in real time.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2015Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: ENVIROLOGIX INC.Inventors: Lars Peters, Stephen A. Judice, Daniel Shaffer, Breck Parker
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Publication number: 20220243262Abstract: The present invention features compositions and methods for quantifying detection of a target oligonucleotide in a sample in real time. These methods are compatible with target oligonucleotides amplified using a NEAR reaction.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2021Publication date: August 4, 2022Applicant: ENVIROLOGIX INC.Inventors: Daniel Shaffer, Stephen A. Judice
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Patent number: 11208687Abstract: The present invention features compositions and methods for quantifying detection of a target oligonucleotide in a sample in real time. These methods are compatible with target oligonucleotides amplified using a NEAR reaction.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2020Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: ENVIROLOGIX INC.Inventors: Daniel Shaffer, Stephen A. Judice
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Patent number: 11157841Abstract: Examples described may enable rearrangement of pallets of items in a warehouse to an optimal layout. An example method includes receiving real-time item information including pallet locations in a warehouse and real-time inventory of items arranged on the pallets; determining a likelihood of demand for future access to the pallets based on a pallet relocation history and item receiving/shipment expectations; based on the real-time item information and the likelihood of demand, determining an optimal controlled-access dense grid layout in which distances of the pallets from a center of the layout are related to the likelihood of demand; receiving real-time robotics information and using the real-time robotics information to determine an amount of time to rearrange the pallets to the optimal layout; and, based on the amount of time to rearrange the pallets being less than a threshold, causing the robotic devices to rearrange the pallets to the optimal layout.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2020Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: Boston Dynamics, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Hance, Daniel Shaffer
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Patent number: 11155302Abstract: A family of vehicles is presented which exploit dynamic controls to stabilize in-line two wheeled vehicles. The stabilization results in improved safety at high speeds and on uncooperative surfaces. Stabilization affords balance at zero speed without auxiliary support means. Transformational wheel base length affords high visibility at low speeds and low drag at high speeds. In wheel chair configurations transforming wheel base length allows navigation up and down stairs.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2018Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: TWILL TECH, INC.Inventors: Christopher Tacklind, Cameron Tacklind, Blake Tacklind, Daniel Shaffer, Nelson Au
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Patent number: 10962648Abstract: Methods and systems for detecting sensor orientation characteristics using marker-based localization are disclosed herein. In one aspect, a robotic device can: receive a map of a horizontal marker plane that includes mapped positions of a first marker and a second marker arranged in the horizontal marker plane; receive, from a sensor configured to scan a two-dimensional sensor plane, sensor data indicative of positions of the first and second markers relative to the sensor; determine measured positions of the first and second markers based on the sensor data and a current position of the sensor; determine a difference vector between a first vector that connects the mapped positions of the first and second markers and a second vector that connects the measured positions of the first and second markers; and determine, based on the difference vector, an orientation of the two-dimensional sensor plane relative to the horizontal marker plane.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2020Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: X Development LLCInventors: Daniel Shaffer, Dirk Holz
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Patent number: 10943210Abstract: Example methods and systems enable rearrangement of a warehouse to an optimal layout determined according to customizable goals. An example method includes receiving, at a warehouse management system (WMS), information of a warehouse and items of the warehouse, identifying an item shipment expectation including new items expected to be received at the warehouse at a future date and items present at the warehouse marked for delivery at the future date, determining an optimal layout of the items of the warehouse at a present date based on the item shipment expectation, determining an amount of time to rearrange the items, by one or more of robotic devices rearranging the items, to the optimal layout based on a time measurement for robotic devices to perform tasks, and determining to rearrange the items of the warehouse based on the amount of time to rearrange the items being less than a threshold amount of time.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2019Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Assignee: Boston Dynamics, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Hance, Daniel Shaffer
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Publication number: 20210025016Abstract: The present invention provides methods for rapidly identifying an RNA viral infection using an isothermal nucleic acid amplification reaction that can be carried out extracted RNA in the context of a crude biological sample.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2020Publication date: January 28, 2021Applicant: ENVIROLOGIX INC.Inventors: LARS PETERS, STEPHEN A. JUDICE, DANIEL SHAFFER, BRECK PARKER
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Patent number: 10846625Abstract: Examples described may enable consolidating pallets of items in a warehouse. An example method includes receiving real-time item information including pallet locations in a warehouse and inventory of items arranged on the pallets; based on the real-time item information, identifying a set of pallets of which at least one pallet includes less than a threshold quantity of a type of item; receiving real-time robotics information and determining, based on the real-time item and robotics information, an amount of time to condense the items on the set of pallets into a single pallet and a quantity of pallets that will become empty as a result of condensing the items; and, based on the amount of time being less than a threshold time and the quantity of pallets exceeding a threshold quantity of pallets, causing robotic devices to condense the items into the single pallet.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2019Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: Boston Dynamics, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Hance, Daniel Shaffer
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Patent number: 10793922Abstract: The present invention provides methods for rapidly identifying an RNA viral infection using an isothermal nucleic acid amplification reaction that can be carried out extracted RNA in the context of a crude biological sample.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2015Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: ENVIROLOGIX INC.Inventors: Lars Peters, Stephen A. Judice, Daniel Shaffer, Breck Parker
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Patent number: 10759599Abstract: An example system includes a robotic device deployed in a warehouse environment including a plurality of inventory items. The system also includes a camera coupled to the robotic device, configured to capture image data. The system also includes a computing system configured to receive the captured image data. The computing system is configured to, based on the received image data, generate a navigation instruction for navigation of the robotic device. The computing system is also configured to analyze the received image data to detect one or more on-item visual identifiers corresponding to one or more inventory items. The computing system is further configured to, for each detected visual identifier, (i) determine a warehouse location of the corresponding inventory item, (ii) compare the determined warehouse location to an expected location, and (iii) initiate an action based on the comparison.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2019Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: Boston Dynamics, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Hance, Daniel Shaffer
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Publication number: 20200239947Abstract: The present invention features compositions and methods for quantifying detection of a target oligonucleotide in a sample in real time. These methods are compatible with target oligonucleotides amplified using a NEAR reaction.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2020Publication date: July 30, 2020Applicant: ENVIROLOGIX INC.Inventors: DANIEL SHAFFER, STEPHEN A. JUDICE
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Publication number: 20200233088Abstract: Methods and systems for detecting sensor orientation characteristics using marker-based localization are disclosed herein. In one aspect, a robotic device can: receive a map of a horizontal marker plane that includes mapped positions of a first marker and a second marker arranged in the horizontal marker plane; receive, from a sensor configured to scan a two-dimensional sensor plane, sensor data indicative of positions of the first and second markers relative to the sensor; determine measured positions of the first and second markers based on the sensor data and a current position of the sensor; determine a difference vector between a first vector that connects the mapped positions of the first and second markers and a second vector that connects the measured positions of the first and second markers; and determine, based on the difference vector, an orientation of the two-dimensional sensor plane relative to the horizontal marker plane.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2020Publication date: July 23, 2020Inventors: Daniel Shaffer, Dirk Holz
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Publication number: 20200210909Abstract: Examples described may enable rearrangement of pallets of items in a warehouse to an optimal layout. An example method includes receiving real-time item information including pallet locations in a warehouse and real-time inventory of items arranged on the pallets; determining a likelihood of demand for future access to the pallets based on a pallet relocation history and item receiving/shipment expectations; based on the real-time item information and the likelihood of demand, determining an optimal controlled-access dense grid layout in which distances of the pallets from a center of the layout are related to the likelihood of demand; receiving real-time robotics information and using the real-time robotics information to determine an amount of time to rearrange the pallets to the optimal layout; and, based on the amount of time to rearrange the pallets being less than a threshold, causing the robotic devices to rearrange the pallets to the optimal layout.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2020Publication date: July 2, 2020Inventors: Christopher Hance, Daniel Shaffer
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Patent number: 10641899Abstract: Methods and systems for detecting sensor orientation characteristics using marker-based localization are disclosed herein. In one aspect, a robotic device can: receive a map of a horizontal marker plane that includes mapped positions of a first marker and a second marker arranged in the horizontal marker plane; receive, from a sensor configured to scan a two-dimensional sensor plane, sensor data indicative of positions of the first and second markers relative to the sensor; determine measured positions of the first and second markers based on the sensor data and a current position of the sensor; determine a difference vector between a first vector that connects the mapped positions of the first and second markers and a second vector that connects the measured positions of the first and second markers; and determine, based on the difference vector, an orientation of the two-dimensional sensor plane relative to the horizontal marker plane.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2018Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: X Development LLCInventors: Daniel Shaffer, Dirk Holz
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Patent number: 10628763Abstract: Examples described may enable rearrangement of pallets of items in a warehouse to an optimal layout. An example method includes receiving real-time item information including pallet locations in a warehouse and real-time inventory of items arranged on the pallets; determining a likelihood of demand for future access to the pallets based on a pallet relocation history and item receiving/shipment expectations; based on the real-time item information and the likelihood of demand, determining an optimal controlled-access dense grid layout in which distances of the pallets from a center of the layout are related to the likelihood of demand; receiving real-time robotics information and using the real-time robotics information to determine an amount of time to rearrange the pallets to the optimal layout; and, based on the amount of time to rearrange the pallets being less than a threshold, causing the robotic devices to rearrange the pallets to the optimal layout.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2018Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: X Development LLCInventors: Christopher Hance, Daniel Shaffer