Patents by Inventor David A. Sheldon
David A. Sheldon 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: 20250101941Abstract: A pressure-regulating buoyant hydrodynamic pump is disclosed that floats adjacent to a surface of a body of water over which waves tend to pass. In response to wave-induced movements of the device, water is drawn into a mouth at a lower end of an injection tube, and water is ejected from a mouth at an upper end of the injection tube. The ejected water is deposited into an interior of the hollow buoy thereby augmenting a water reservoir therein. And water flows from the water reservoir to and through a water turbine, thereby energizing a generator, power electronics, and an electrical load. A novel water-turbine effluent buffering tube, or chamber, smooths pressure variations felt across the water turbine.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2024Publication date: March 27, 2025Applicant: LONE GULL HOLDINGS, LTD.Inventors: Brian Lee Moffat, Garth Alexander Sheldon-Coulson, Ivar Lee Thorson, Daniel William Place, Alexander David Chally
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Patent number: 12084116Abstract: A roof assembly for a work vehicle includes a roof panel having a vertical peak positioned longitudinally between a forward end and a rearward end of the roof panel. In addition, the roof panel includes a forward surface extending from the vertical peak to the forward end of the roof panel, and the roof panel includes a rearward surface extending from the vertical peak to the rearward end of the roof panel. The roof panel also includes a ridge extending around a periphery of the roof panel. The ridge has a first gap positioned at the rearward end of the roof panel, a second gap positioned at the forward end of the roof panel, and a third gap positioned at a first lateral end of the roof panel. In addition, the roof panel does not include a channel extending along the roof panel.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2022Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Inventors: David Sheldon Booth, William Venth, Michael J. Braun, Thomas Michael Curley, Aaron Francis Onken, David Larry Tveito, Russell V. Stoltman, Abhishek Shende
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Patent number: 11878734Abstract: A roof assembly for a work vehicle includes a grab rail and a grab rail support coupled to the grab rail. The grab rail support is configured to couple to a roof structure of the roof assembly, the grab rail support is configured to support the grab rail on the roof structure, the grab rail support has a hollow passage configured to facilitate passage of a wire, and the grab rail support has an inlet to the hollow passage configured to be positioned at an interior of the roof structure to enable the wire to extend from the interior of the roof structure into the hollow passage.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2022Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLCInventors: David Sheldon Booth, John Torin Piper, Michael J. Braun, Thomas Michael Curley, Aaron Francis Onken, David Larry Tveito, Abhishek Shende
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Patent number: 11691780Abstract: A blank for forming a packaging container, the blank comprising: a sheet defining an internal side and an external side of the packaging container; wherein the sheet comprises: a plurality of side panels separated from one another by side crease lines; a plurality of flaps, each one of the flaps extending from one of the side panels and being joined to the respective side panel by a flap crease line, each pair of adjacent flaps forming an inner flap and an outer flap; a sealant film disposed on the internal side of the sheet and having areas which are bonded to a portion of each one of the side panels and to a portion of each one of the flaps; wherein the sealant film comprises an unbonded area between the areas bonded to adjacent inner and outer flaps to allow the inner flap to first be folded inwards before the outer flap is folded onto the inner flap to form an end panel of the packaging container, with the sealant film forming a seal between the flaps.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2019Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: MARS, INCORPORATEDInventor: David Sheldon
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Publication number: 20230202574Abstract: A roof assembly for a work vehicle includes a grab rail and a grab rail support coupled to the grab rail. The grab rail support is configured to couple to a roof structure of the roof assembly, the grab rail support is configured to support the grab rail on the roof structure, the grab rail support has a hollow passage configured to facilitate passage of a wire, and the grab rail support has an inlet to the hollow passage configured to be positioned at an interior of the roof structure to enable the wire to extend from the interior of the roof structure into the hollow passage.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2022Publication date: June 29, 2023Inventors: David Sheldon Booth, John Torin Piper, Michael J. Braun, Thomas Michael Curley, Aaron Francis Onken, David Larry Tveito, Abhishek Shende
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Publication number: 20230202575Abstract: A roof assembly for a work vehicle includes a roof panel having a vertical peak positioned longitudinally between a forward end and a rearward end of the roof panel. In addition, the roof panel includes a forward surface extending from the vertical peak to the forward end of the roof panel, and the roof panel includes a rearward surface extending from the vertical peak to the rearward end of the roof panel. The roof panel also includes a ridge extending around a periphery of the roof panel. The ridge has a first gap positioned at the rearward end of the roof panel, a second gap positioned at the forward end of the roof panel, and a third gap positioned at a first lateral end of the roof panel. In addition, the roof panel does not include a channel extending along the roof panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2022Publication date: June 29, 2023Inventors: David Sheldon Booth, William Venth, Michael J. Braun, Thomas Michael Curley, Aaron Francis Onken, David Larry Tveito, Russell V. Stoltman, Abhishek Shende
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Patent number: 11539454Abstract: During operation, an electronic device may emulate client functionality associated with a virtual client in a wireless network, where emulating the client functionality includes generating a first frame that is compatible with a wireless communication protocol and is associated with fictious wireless communication with the virtual client. Then, the electronic device may provide, to a computer, a second frame that includes at least a portion of the first frame, where the second frame is compatible with a wired communication protocol. Next, the electronic device may receive, from the computer, a response message based at least in part on the first frame, where the response message includes information associated with a service provided by the computer. Moreover, the electronic device may assess the service based at least in part on the information and may selectively perform the remedial action based at least in part on the assessment.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2020Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLCInventors: Ilango Purushothaman, Wenge Ren, David Sheldon Stephenson, Doron Givoni, Sandip C. Patel
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Publication number: 20220240176Abstract: Systems and methods for instituting redistribution of wireless clients to improve service, comprising via access point (AP), multiple APs acting in concert, and/or a central entity, in connection with a network, allowing a client to associate; deciding that an associated client should be redistributed based on a connection metric, wherein the decision is based on at least one of, a probability calculation, network metric and a threshold comparison; and via the AP, sending the associated client a trigger, wherein the trigger is at least one of, a redistribution request and a disconnect message.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2022Publication date: July 28, 2022Inventors: Pratibha Gupta, Peter George Khoury, William S. Kish, Allen Ka Lun Miu, Victor Shtrom, David Sheldon Stephenson, Huayan Wang
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Publication number: 20220218069Abstract: The present disclosure describes a shoe that may be transformed from a high heel shoe to a low heel shoe. The shoe may include three parts: a removable stelo, a removable high heel attachment, and the corresponding attachment systems integrated into the base shoe sole. The removable high heel attachment may be a standard heel of any design, width and height that has a locking system comprising a threaded post located at the heel base. When the stelo and heel attachment are attached, the shoe may be a high heel shoe. When they are removed, the shoe may be a low heel shoe, or flat shoe.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2022Publication date: July 14, 2022Inventors: Haley Pavone, Seiji Alexander van Bronkhorst, Tyler Elise Unbehand, Daniel William Peter, Mark Christopher Thompson, David Sheldon Perry, Carina Mary Hamel, Robert Hart Ringer
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Publication number: 20220210721Abstract: A communication technique for establishing communication among an access point, an electronic device, and a radio node in a cellular-telephone network is described. In this communication technique, the electronic device is pre-provisioned by the radio node with an identifier of the cellular-telephone network. Moreover, the access point may advertise support for one or more LWA protocols in beacons. In response to a query from the electronic device, the access point may provide identifiers of the one or more cellular-telephone networks supported by the access point. If one of these identifiers matches the identifier, the electronic device may associate with the access point. Then, the access point may receive LWA traffic from the radio node and may forward the LWA traffic to the electronic device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2022Publication date: June 30, 2022Applicant: ARRIS Enterprises LLCInventors: Steve A. Martin, David A. Wright, David Sheldon Stephenson
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Patent number: 11356403Abstract: A communication technique for providing a mobile gateway in a radio node (such as an eNodeB) in a local wireless network that is associated with a venue is described. During the communication technique, the radio node may provide, via the mobile gateway, cellular-telephone-network services. In particular, the mobile gateway may implement functions including: providing, when an electronic device attaches to the local wireless network, an Internet Protocol (IP) address to the electronic device based on a media access control (MAC) address for the electronic device, which is, in part, provided by a mobile management entity (MME) in a cellular-telephone network; triggering, via a supported interface, paging to the electronic device when the electronic device is in idle in the local wireless network; transmitting uplink data and receiving downlink data via a cellular-telephone communication protocol (such as Long Term Evolution or LTE); and/or electronic-device mobility in the local wireless network.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2020Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: ARRIS ENTERPRISES, LLCInventors: David Sheldon Stephenson, Shailender Potharaju
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Patent number: 11330515Abstract: Systems and methods for instituting redistribution of wireless clients to improve service, comprising via access point (AP), multiple APs acting in concert, and/or a central entity, in connection with a network, allowing a client to associate; deciding that an associated client should be redistributed based on a connection metric, wherein the decision is based on at least one of, a probability calculation, network metric and a threshold comparison; and via the AP, sending the associated client a trigger, wherein the trigger is at least one of, a redistribution request and a disconnect message.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2019Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLCInventors: Pratibha Gupta, Peter George Khoury, William S. Kish, Allen Ka Lun Miu, Victor Shtrom, David Sheldon Stephenson, Huayan Wang
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Patent number: 11311077Abstract: The present disclosure describes a shoe that may be transformed from a high heel shoe to a low heel shoe. The shoe may include three parts: a removable stelo, a removable high heel attachment, and the corresponding attachment systems integrated into the base shoe sole. The removable high heel attachment may be a standard heel of any design, width and height that has a locking system comprising a threaded post located at the heel base. When the stelo and heel attachment are attached, the shoe may be a high heel shoe. When they are removed, the shoe may be a low heel shoe, or flat shoe.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2018Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: Pashion Footwear, Inc.Inventors: Haley Pavone, Seiji Alexander van Bronkhorst, Tyler Elise Unbehand, Daniel William Peter, Mark Christopher Thompson, David Sheldon Perry, Carina Mary Hamel, Robert Hart Ringer
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Patent number: 11297560Abstract: A communication technique for establishing communication among an access point, an electronic device, and a radio node in a cellular-telephone network is described. In this communication technique, the electronic device is pre-provisioned by the radio node with an identifier of the cellular-telephone network. Moreover, the access point may advertise support for one or more LWA protocols in beacons. In response to a query from the electronic device, the access point may provide identifiers of the one or more cellular-telephone networks supported by the access point. If one of these identifiers matches the identifier, the electronic device may associate with the access point. Then, the access point may receive LWA traffic from the radio node and may forward the LWA traffic to the electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2020Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLCInventors: Steve A. Martin, David A. Wright, David Sheldon Stephenson
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Patent number: 11271671Abstract: A technique for testing wireless-local-area-network (WLAN) infrastructure is described. In particular, a radio-frequency abstraction layer (RFAL) in a physical instance of an electronic device is used to simulate the physical layer communication hardware and radio channels. RFAL allows frames in initial packets that are compatible with a WLAN communication protocol (such as an IEEE 802.11 standard) to be encapsulated in the data-link layer into additional packets that are compatible with a network communication protocol (such as an IEEE 802.3 standard). These additional packets can include information that characterizes transmission of the packet through a simulated radio-frequency environment so that the software stack associated with a physical or virtual instance of an electronic device can be exercised as if the packet had been received over a wireless connection. Then, the additional packets can be communicated via Ethernet (i.e.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2020Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLCInventors: David Sheldon Stephenson, Doron Givoni, Sandip C. Patel
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Patent number: 11272361Abstract: A technique for establishing connectivity between electronic devices is described. In particular, when an electronic device is first connected to a network, the electronic device may use a predefined location of a registrar device to request location information for a controller for the electronic device. The electronic device may provide a manufacturer certificate to the registrar device to confirm its identity. After receiving from the registrar device the location information and a registrar certificate that confirms its identity, the electronic device may use the location information to request the security information from a controller that allows the electronic device to establish connectivity with another electronic device. The electronic device may receive the security from the controller along with a controller certificate that confirms the identity of the controller. Moreover, the electronic device may establish a connection with the other electronic device based on the security information.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2015Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLCInventor: David Sheldon Stephenson
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Publication number: 20220041326Abstract: A blank for forming a packaging container, the blank comprising: a sheet defining an internal side and an external side of the packaging container; wherein the sheet comprises: a plurality of side panels separated from one another by side crease lines; a plurality of flaps, each one of the flaps extending from one of the side panels and being joined to the respective side panel by a flap crease line, each pair of adjacent flaps forming an inner flap and an outer flap; a sealant film disposed on the internal side of the sheet and having areas which are bonded to a portion of each one of the side panels and to a portion of each one of the flaps; wherein the sealant film comprises an unbonded area between the areas bonded to adjacent inner and outer flaps to allow the inner flap to first be folded inwards before the outer flap is folded onto the inner flap to form an end panel of the packaging container, with the sealant film forming a seal between the flaps.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2019Publication date: February 10, 2022Applicant: MARS, INCORPORATEDInventor: David SHELDON
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Patent number: 11119616Abstract: Trace transfer techniques can be used to couple touch electrodes to touch sensing circuitry with a reduced border region around a touch sensor panel. Touch electrodes on a first side of the substrate can be routed to a bond pad region on the second side of the substrate via a trace transfer technique to enable single-sided bonding of a double-sided touch sensor panel. Trace transfer techniques can also be used to couple conductive traces on a first side of the substrate to a flex circuit oriented perpendicular to or otherwise not parallel to the first side of the substrate. Orienting the flex circuit in this way can allow the flex circuit to connect to touch circuitry with reduced bending as compared with the amount of bending of the flex circuit when oriented substantially parallel to the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2019Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Helia Rahmani, Prithu Sharma, David Sheldon Schultz
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Patent number: D1002489Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2021Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA LLCInventors: David Sheldon Booth, John Torin Piper, Michael J. Braun, Thomas Michael Curley, Aaron Francis Onken, David Larry Tveito, Abhishek Shende
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Patent number: D1002490Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2021Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA LLCInventors: David Sheldon Booth, William Venth, Michael J. Braun, Thomas Michael Curley, Aaron Francis Onken, David Larry Tveito, Russell V. Stoltman, Abhishek Shende