Patents by Inventor David A. Taylor

David A. Taylor 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: 11918894
    Abstract: Methods for tagging content in a video game title during game play executed on a game cloud system, and social sharing methods. One method includes receiving a pause indication during the game play and suspending the game play to hold the video game title in a current frame image, storing the game state, and receiving the tag data that is associated to a location in the current frame image and to a user identifier for the current frame image. The method further includes generating a video recording of the game play having the tag data and generating a mini-game from a portion of the video game title. The mini-game includes a playable portion to enable view of a portion of the video recording for the mini-game and an executable portion to enable the play of game code for the mini-game that is a portion of the video game title.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC
    Inventors: David Perry, Michael Taylor, Warren Benedetto, Dominic S. Mallinson
  • Patent number: 11923732
    Abstract: The method of manufacturing a magnetic rotor unit comprises providing a composite magnetic rotor body. The composite magnetic rotor body comprises magnetic particles dispersed in a polymer resin. The composite magnetic rotor body has a hole. The method further comprises inserting a shaft into the hole. The outer diameter of the shaft corresponds to the inner diameter of the hole. The method further comprises heating of the shaft. By heating the shaft, the elevated temperature of the shaft surface preferentially induces the polymer resin from an inner surface of the hole to exude or sweat on to the shaft surface, so as to provide a bonding layer between the magnetic rotor body and the shaft. An apparatus for such manufacture, and a magnetic rotor unit manufactured by such method, are also provided. Such rotor units have wide application, and may for example be used in sensors, electromagnetic generators, pulse generators, motors, magnetic brakes and magnetic couplings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: SG Technologies Limited
    Inventors: David Brown, Matthew Magee, Jon Swift, Steven Roome, John Taylor
  • Publication number: 20240070233
    Abstract: A system for reporting digital data representing objects or events comprising: a capture device in communication with an immutable storage system; computer instructions adapted to: capture a digital asset identification; retrieve digital asset registration from the immutable storage system according to the digital asset identification wherein the digital asset registration includes metadata taken from the group consisting of a location information, a temporal information, an individual information, an object information, an asset type, a creation information, a description, and any combination thereof, displaying a graphical representation of the location, the temporal information includes a date and time the digital asset registration was recorded on the storage system, wherein the creation information includes a validation type, individual information, and a storage type, and, calculate a digital asset rating level according to the validation type, individual information, and storage type, and associate the
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: Scientia Potentia Est II, LLC
    Inventors: Jeremy Blackburn, Justin Southward, W. Kurt Taylor, Karl David, Austi Critchfield, Michael Lu, Tim McVicker, Bryan McArdle
  • Publication number: 20240067308
    Abstract: There is disclosed a mooring, marine, subsea, underwater or offshore connector (5) comprising: a first portion (10); a second portion (15); and an arrangement (20) for releasably locking the first portion (10) and the second portion (15), wherein the releasable lock arrangement (20) comprises at least one movable lock member (25) which is biased towards a first position. The/each lock member (25) is movable against the action of a biasing arrangement (20) by insertion of the first portion (10) into the second portion (15) and/or by removal of the first portion (10) from the second portion (15). The connector (5) comprises an arrangement for rotating the first portion (10) relative to the second portion (15) when the first portion (10) is inserted into and/or withdrawn from the second portion (15).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Richard TAYLOR, David SMITH
  • Publication number: 20240061507
    Abstract: A capacitance sensing module may include a capacitance sensor; a pressure sensor in mechanical communication with the capacitance sensor; a processor and memory; programmed instructions stored in the memory to cause the processor, when executed, to determine, with the capacitance sensor, a location of a user input; determine, with the pressure sensor, a pressure value of the user input applied to the capacitance sensor; and determine whether the pressure value exceeds a non-uniform actuation threshold value where the non-uniform actuation threshold value is based, at least in part, on the location of the user input on the capacitance sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: Cirque Corporation
    Inventors: David Taylor, Tyler Smith
  • Publication number: 20240048813
    Abstract: A media sharing and communication system, including a recording mechanism that records a desired portion of media upon activation by a first individual user, a first user transmitter/receiver that transmits the portion of media and a message generated by the first individual user regarding the portion of media to a second individual user and is capable of transmitting a message to a second individual user, a confirmation mechanism that confirms that the second individual user is authorized to view the portion of media, a notification mechanism that notifies the first individual user if the second individual user is not authorized to receive the portion of media, a second user transmitter/receiver that receives the portion of media and voice message upon authorization of the second individual user, a search mechanism, and a video recording mechanism, an online betting module, and an online food ordering module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventor: David A. TAYLOR
  • Publication number: 20240037660
    Abstract: An integrated order management engine is disclosed that reduces the latency associated with managing multiple orders to buy or sell a plurality of financial instruments. Also disclosed is an integrated trading platform that provides low latency communications between various platform components. Such an integrated trading platform may include a trading strategy offload engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: David Taylor, Scott Parsons
  • Publication number: 20240039150
    Abstract: An apparatus may include a substrate including a capacitance sensing electrode, an antenna on the substrate, and a shield feature between the electrodes and the antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: Cirque Corporation
    Inventor: David Taylor
  • Patent number: 11886769
    Abstract: An example system is configured to: (i) receive data indicating a command to play back, via a playback device of a media playback system, media content; (ii) based on the data indicating the command, detect a first playback condition comprising a first user identity; (iii) identify, from one or more user accounts associated with the playback device, a first user account corresponding to the first user identity; (iv) based at least on (1) the command and (2) one or more properties of the first user account, determine first media content for playback by the playback device; and (v) cause the playback device to play back the first media content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Reimann, David Taylor, Abhishek Kumar
  • Patent number: 11886770
    Abstract: An example system is configured to: (i) receive data indicating a command to play back audio content, where the data indicating the command to play back audio content is received via a voice input that is detected by a first zone player, (ii) based on the data indicating the command, determine a playback condition comprising a particular zone player, (iii) identify a user account associated with the first zone player, (iv) based at least on (a) the command and (b) the identified user account, determine audio content for playback, and (v) play back the determined audio content via the particular zone player.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Reimann, David Taylor, Abhishek Kumar
  • Publication number: 20240011301
    Abstract: The invention is related to a method of manufacturing a wall panel and a wall panel system. The method includes forming a glass-fiber reinforced cementitious layer including the steps of: pouring or injecting a slurry of uncured cementitious product into a mold, embedding glass fiber reinforcing material therein, and curing the cementitious product to obtain a cured cementitious product having a first side and a second side; and applying, to the second side of the cured cementitious product, an insulation layer, the insulation layer comprising a foam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Charles David Taylor, Jr., Paul Addison Brown, Berthold Mueller, Randal Scott Hoffner, Stewart McIntyre Adams
  • Publication number: 20240011302
    Abstract: The invention is related to a method of manufacturing a wall panel and a wall panel system. The method includes forming a glass-fiber reinforced cementitious layer including the steps of: pouring or injecting a slurry of uncured cementitious product into a mold, embedding glass fiber reinforcing material therein, and curing the cementitious product to obtain a cured cementitious product having a first side and a second side; and applying, to the second side of the cured cementitious product, an insulation layer, the insulation layer comprising a foam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Charles David Taylor, Jr., Paul Addison Brown, Berthold Mueller, Randal Scott Hoffner, Stewart McIntyre Adams
  • Publication number: 20240006136
    Abstract: A digital signaling device provides visual, audible, and haptic indicators when the digital signaling device changes state. The digital signaling device has a same operational feel and response as a classic electro-mechanical decorator-style light switch, including maintaining switch paddle position, using attractive magnetic latching in combination with a spring contact. The switch paddle can be pressed into one of two positions, each position representing a different state of the digital signaling device. The switch paddle provides a visual indicator of the digital signaling device state in that the switch paddle is maintained in one of the two positions. The attractive magnetic latching provides both an audible and haptic indicator when the magnet pairs are engaged, which corresponds to a change of state of the digital signaling device. The spring contact provides a digital switching mechanism for changing the state of the digital signaling device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: RENU, INC.
    Inventors: Sean Burke, Brian Reeves, Charles Edward Becze, Yong Miao, Sanjiv Sirpal, David Hull, David Taylor, Paul Edward Reeves, Guli Meng, David Reeves, Mike Uhl
  • Publication number: 20230419763
    Abstract: An example method of operating a supply apparatus of the money item handling system comprises storing, in a plurality of separate money item reservoirs of the apparatus, a plurality of sets of money items, wherein each set of money items is stored in a different one of the plurality of separate money reservoirs and comprises money items of different denominations; selecting, from the plurality of separate money item reservoirs and sets of stored money items, a money item reservoir and a set of stored money items; switching a configuration of the selected money item reservoir from a money item retention configuration to a money item supply configuration; and supplying, from the selected money item reservoir in the money item supply configuration, the selected set of money items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Kevin MULVEY, Ian PEERS, David TAYLOR
  • Patent number: 11849779
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a flexible, impact-resistant pad (1), primarily for use in an item of protective wear, comprises the following steps. First, a sheet (16) of impact-absorbing material (3, 4, 4), for example a closed-cell foam is provided. The sheet (16) is cut to provide a piece (16) with a profile required for the pad (1) and this piece (16) is then cut into a plurality of spaced, separate elements (2), which are retained within the required profile of the pad (1). A first, flexible layer (17, 4) of material (3) is provided and one side of same is bonded to the spaced, separate elements (2). The edge (5) of the pad (1) is streamlined by the following additional steps which may be carried out either before cutting of the sheet (16) into the plurality of spaced, separate elements (2) or after bonding of the first, flexible layer (17, 4) of material (3) to the spaced, separate elements (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: SMC Mouldings Limited
    Inventor: David Taylor
  • Publication number: 20230407278
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and compositions relating to a mutated version of Cas9. This mutation or mutations can be in the Rec3 clamp of Cas9. The mutated Cas9 can have advantages compared Cas9s which don't have mutations in the Rec3 clamp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: David Taylor, Kenneth A. Johnson, Jack P. K. Bravo, Tyler L. Dangerfield
  • Patent number: 11831960
    Abstract: A media sharing and communication system, including a recording mechanism that records a desired portion of media upon activation by a first individual user, a first user transmitter/receiver that transmits the portion of media and a message generated by the first individual user regarding the portion of media to a second individual user and is capable of transmitting a message to a second individual user, a confirmation mechanism that confirms that the second individual user is authorized to view the portion of media, a notification mechanism that notifies the first individual user if the second individual user is not authorized to receive the portion of media, a second user transmitter/receiver that receives the portion of media and voice message upon authorization of the second individual user, a search mechanism, and a video recording mechanism, an online betting module, and an online food ordering module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Inventor: David A. Taylor
  • Publication number: 20230359409
    Abstract: A method for configuring, via a website, a computing device to communicate with a printer is described. The method includes creating, via the website, a printer definition for the printer. The printer definition includes a network address, a reference to a printer driver, and a reference to a printer profile. The method also includes sending an install uniform resource identifier (URI) associated with the printer definition. The method further includes receiving an indication that the install URI has been activated by the computing device. The method additionally includes sending an installer to the computing device. The installer installs the printer driver and configures the computing device to communicate with the printer using the network address, the printer driver and the printer profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Jarrett David Taylor, Ryan George Wedig, Corey Clint Ercanbrack, Devin Derrell Anderson
  • Publication number: 20230359431
    Abstract: A first playback device comprising an amplifier and a speaker is configured to (i) display, via a touchscreen, respective indications of the first playback device and a second playback device, (ii) receive, via the touchscreen, at least one first input indicating a command to play back media content in a synchrony group with the second playback device, (iii) play back the media content in the synchrony group with the second playback device such that the amplifier drives the speaker by amplifying one or more audio signals that correspond to the media content, (iv) while playing back the media content in the synchrony group with the second payback device, determine, via a voice recognition system, at least one second input indicating a command to modify playback of the media content, and (v) based on the at least one second input, cause the playback of the media content to be modified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Robert Reimann, David Taylor, Abhishek Kumar
  • Publication number: 20230351582
    Abstract: A line clearance system has cameras and distributed processors for image processing to generate an output for line clearance. The system may control activation of manufacturing equipment according to line clearance outputs. The cameras are connected in at least one cluster linked to a switch, in turn linked with a server having the digital data processors. The splitter is also linked to a strobe controller for control of strobe lighting in synchronisation with camera image capture. The cameras have a ring of LEDs recessed proximally from a lens cover a the distal-most end, thereby preventing glare into the camera arising from high-intensity illumination which is required for many confined and inaccessible spaces in a production line. There is comprehensive processing of live and reference images with generation of histograms, warping, medial blurring, masking, difference detection, contour finding and generation of a result according to the contour processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: CREST SOLUTIONS LIMITED
    Inventors: David TAYLOR, Denis DZINIC