Patents by Inventor David Bates

David Bates 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: 11972581
    Abstract: This disclosure presents a process to determine an alignment parameter for geosteering a wellbore undergoing drilling operations. The process can receive one or more azimuthal image log data sets, one or more geology logs, and other input parameters. The image log data sets can be transformed to better approximate the geology logs, such as transforming a 3D representation to a 2D representation and flattening out curves represented in the original image log data. The geology logs or transformed image log data can then be moved to create an approximate alignment between the other log data. The movement, which can be a sliding movement, a linear movement, a tilting movement, an angling movement, or a rotating movement, can be used to determine the determined alignment parameter or final alignment parameter. The alignment parameter can be used as input into a geosteering system for the wellbore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy James Combs, William David Bethancourt, Renata Da Gama Saintive, Clinton Keith Bates, Robert Grant Gillson, III
  • Publication number: 20230344101
    Abstract: A printed film RF micros trip bandpass filter includes a plurality of resonators disposed on a dielectric substrate, first and second input/output (I/O) interfaces connected to corresponding first and second resonators flanking one or more intermediate resonators. Opposite ends of the one or more intermediate resonators are connected to a ground plane on an opposite side of the substrate by corresponding conductors. The intermediate resonators have an electrical wavelength that is one-half a wavelength of a center frequency of the filter and the first and second resonators can have an electrical wavelength that is nominally one-half the wavelength of the bandpass filter center frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventor: David Bates
  • Publication number: 20230255564
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products are provided for determining one or more biomarker and/or health condition of a target patient. In various embodiments, a method is provided where a plurality of health data of the target patient and/or a plurality of first order features determined from the plurality of health data of the target patient are received as input to a pre-trained artificial neural network. The plurality of health data is derived from a plurality of modalities. A plurality of latent variables based on the plurality of health data and plurality of first order features are received from an intermediate layer of the pre-trained artificial neural network. The plurality of latent variables are provided to a pre-trained learning system. The pre-trained learning system is trained to receive as input the plurality of latent variables and output one or more biomarker and/or health condition of the target patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Alvaro Pascual-Leone, William Souillard-Mandar, Emily Rogers, Jeff Bacon, John Langton, Sean Tobyne, Karl Thompson, David Bates
  • Publication number: 20230104299
    Abstract: Computational approaches to assess CNS functionality using a digital tablet and stylus are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: John Langton, David Bates, Sean Tobyne, Joyce Gomes-Osman, Alvaro Pascual-Leone, Ali Jannati, Sameer Dhamne
  • Publication number: 20220416396
    Abstract: A microwave or radio frequency (RF) device includes stacked printed circuit boards (PCBs) mounted on a flexible PCB having at least one ground plane and a signal terminal. Each of the stacked PCBs includes through-holes the sidewalls of which are coated with a conductive material. Microwave components are mounted on the flexible PCB within the through-holes, such that signal terminals of the components bond to signal terminals of respective through-holes. A conductive cover is mounted on the PCBs such that the cover is in electrical contact with the ground plane of the flexible PCB through the conductive material, forming shielding cavities around the components. The flexible PCB is folded such that the cover of one PCB faces the cover of the second PCB. The flexible PCB includes striplines or microstrips that carry RF or microwave signals to the signal terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: Knowles Cazenovia, Inc.
    Inventor: David Bates
  • Publication number: 20220338804
    Abstract: Systems and methods for objective assessment of patient response for calibration of therapeutic interventions are pro-vided. Analysis of a human patient's speech provides an objective measurement for pain or discomfort experienced by a patient. This speech analysis can then be used to provide personalized therapeutic interventions which more effectively address the needs of the patient. The speech analysis provides not only a personalized initial intervention, but in the case of ongoing interventions the speech analysis can further refine the intervention as a patient's response changes over time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Visar BERISHA, Julie LISS, Daniel JONES, Seng TOH, David BATES
  • Patent number: 11482779
    Abstract: A system is provided comprising: a plurality of receivers; a plurality of antennas; a calibration device coupled to the plurality of receivers; a plurality of antenna paths, each of the antenna paths being arranged to couple a respective one of the plurality of receivers with a respective one of the plurality of antennas; a plurality of first calibration paths, each of the first calibration paths being arranged to couple the calibration device to different respective first pair of the antenna paths; a plurality of second calibration paths, each of the second calibration paths being arranged to couple the calibration device to a different respective second pair of the antenna paths, each second pair of the antenna paths including at least one antenna path in common with any of the first pairs of the antenna paths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventor: David Bates
  • Patent number: 11437696
    Abstract: Methods for manufacturing a microwave or radio frequency (RF) device include mounting a printed circuit board (PCB) on a flexible PCB having at least one ground plane and a signal terminal. The PCB can include a through-hole the sidewalls of which are coated with a conductive material. The methods can include placing a microwave component within the through-hole. The methods can include disposing a conductive cover on the PCB such that the cover is in electrical contact with the ground plane of the flexible PCB through the conductive material, forming shielding around the microwave component. The flexible PCB can be folded along a respective bend portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Knowles Cazenovia, Inc.
    Inventor: David Bates
  • Patent number: 11408613
    Abstract: A solar thermal control system includes a membrane configured to receive solar energy, wherein the membrane is configured to form a cavity between the membrane and an outer surface of a structure by coupling to the outer surface, and wherein the solar energy is configured to heat air within the cavity. The control system also includes a thermal collection unit configured to connect to the cavity and receive and direct air from the cavity, and a ducting system coupled to the thermal collection unit and configured to direct air from the thermal collection unit to at least one of the interior of the structure and a vent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: ZINNIATEK LIMITED
    Inventors: Andrew Haynes, Ashton Partridge, Daniel Fernandez, Johan Kvasnicka, David Bates, Christopher Morrow
  • Patent number: 11355829
    Abstract: A microwave or radio frequency (RF) device includes stacked printed circuit boards (PCBs) mounted on a flexible PCB having at least one ground plane and a signal terminal. Each of the stacked PCBs includes through-holes the sidewalls of which are coated with a conductive material. Microwave components are mounted on the flexible PCB within the through-holes, such that signal terminals of the components bond to signal terminals of respective through-holes. A conductive cover is mounted on the PCBs such that the cover is in electrical contact with the ground plane of the flexible PCB through the conductive material, forming shielding cavities around the components. The flexible PCB is folded such that the cover of one PCB faces the cover of the second PCB. The flexible PCB includes striplines or microstrips that carry RF or microwave signals to the signal terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: KNOWLES CAZENOVIA, INC.
    Inventor: David Bates
  • Patent number: 11298862
    Abstract: An example mold assembly includes a first core, a second core, and a retaining cap. The first core defines an insert seat configured to receive a mold insert. The first core and the second core are configured to define a mold volume adjacent the mold insert. The retaining cap is disposed about a curved end portion defined by the second core, and defines a curved cap surface in contact with the curved end portion. The retaining cap is configured to secure the second core at a predetermined orientation relative to the first core within predetermined tolerances. An example technique includes positioning a mold insert in the mold assembly, disposing the retaining cap about the second core, securing the second core at a predetermined orientation relative to the first core within predetermined tolerances, and depositing mold material within the mold volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: MEDTRONIC, INC.
    Inventors: Curtis L. Jones, David A. Bates
  • Publication number: 20210280298
    Abstract: Various methods and systems are provided for a medical imaging system. In one embodiment, a method comprises acquiring medical imaging data while executing a first imaging protocol, detecting a potential abnormality by evaluating the acquired medical imaging data with an artificial intelligence system, and outputting a first notification regarding the potential abnormality to a display, the first notification including an option to accept the first notification and an option to reject the first notification. In this way, an operator of an ultrasound imaging system may be alerted to a patient abnormality during a scan, thereby enabling the operator to further evaluate the potential abnormality without distracting the operator from controlling the medical imaging system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Eigil Samset, David Bates
  • Patent number: 11108158
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses, for a millimeter wave filter array are discussed. The filter array includes an array of unit cells formed using a dielectric layer of a dielectric material, the dielectric layer having a first surface and an opposing second surface. Each unit cell includes conductive sidewall layers extending at least partially between the first surface and the second surface of the dielectric layer and defining a resonant space within the dielectric layer. Each unit cell also includes a metallized layer formed on the first surface, covering at least a portion of the resonant space of the dielectric layer and electrically connected to the conductive sidewall layers. Each unit cell includes a radio-frequency input-output (RF I/O) contact formed on the first surface of the dielectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Knowles Cazenovia, Inc.
    Inventor: David Bates
  • Publication number: 20210013602
    Abstract: A system is provided comprising: a plurality of receivers; a plurality of antennas; a calibration device coupled to the plurality of receivers; a plurality of antenna paths, each of the antenna paths being arranged to couple a respective one of the plurality of receivers with a respective one of the plurality of antennas; a plurality of first calibration paths, each of the first calibration paths being arranged to couple the calibration device to different respective first pair of the antenna paths; a plurality of second calibration paths, each of the second calibration paths being arranged to couple the calibration device to a different respective second pair of the antenna paths, each second pair of the antenna paths including at least one antenna path in common with any of the first pairs of the antenna paths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: Raytheon Company
    Inventor: David Bates
  • Patent number: 10770776
    Abstract: A microwave or radio frequency (RF) device includes stacked printed circuit boards (PCBs) mounted on a flexible PCB having at least one ground plane and a signal terminal. Each of the stacked PCBs includes through-holes the sidewalls of which are coated with a conductive material. Microwave components are mounted on the flexible PCB within the through-holes, such that signal terminals of the components bond to signal terminals of respective through-holes. A conductive cover is mounted on the PCBs such that the cover is in electrical contact with the ground plane of the flexible PCB through the conductive material, forming shielding cavities around the components. The flexible PCB is folded such that the cover of one PCB faces the cover of the second PCB. The flexible PCB includes striplines or microstrips that carry RF or microwave signals to the signal terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Knowles Cazenovia, Inc.
    Inventor: David Bates
  • Patent number: 10696661
    Abstract: Anti-angiogenic treatments, for example treatment of ocular neovascularization or cancer, treatments of hyperpermeability disorders, treatments of neuropathic and neurodegenerative disorders, pain treatments, methods of treating or preventing fibrosis and compounds for use in such methods are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Exonate Limited
    Inventors: David Bates, Jonathan Morris, Hamish Toop, Jennifer Batson, Andrew David Morley
  • Publication number: 20200182486
    Abstract: A solar thermal control system includes a membrane configured to receive solar energy, wherein the membrane is configured to form a cavity between the membrane and an outer surface of a structure by coupling to the outer surface, and wherein the solar energy is configured to heat air within the cavity. The control system also includes a thermal collection unit configured to connect to the cavity and receive and direct air from the cavity, and a ducting system coupled to the thermal collection unit and configured to direct air from the thermal collection unit to at least one of the interior of the structure and a vent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: Zinniatek Limited
    Inventors: Andrew Haynes, Ashton Partridge, Daniel Fernandez, Johan Kvasnicka, David Bates, Christopher Morrow
  • Publication number: 20200078995
    Abstract: An example mold assembly includes a first core, a second core, and a retaining cap. The first core defines an insert seat configured to receive a mold insert. The first core and the second core are configured to define a mold volume adjacent the mold insert. The retaining cap is disposed about a curved end portion defined by the second core, and defines a curved cap surface in contact with the curved end portion. The retaining cap is configured to secure the second core at a predetermined orientation relative to the first core within predetermined tolerances. An example technique includes positioning a mold insert in the mold assembly, disposing the retaining cap about the second core, securing the second core at a predetermined orientation relative to the first core within predetermined tolerances, and depositing mold material within the mold volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2018
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Curtis L. Jones, David A. Bates
  • Patent number: 10547096
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses, including computer programs encoded on computer-readable media, for a microwave cavity resonator stabilized oscillator, are described. The oscillator can include a cavity resonator configured to resonate at least at one predetermined resonant frequency in a GHz frequency range. The oscillator can include circuitry including a microwave amplifier, a low pass filter and a phase shifter. The circuitry may be arranged in a feedback loop configuration, and may be at least partially mounted above a first surface of the cavity resonator. The circuitry may be electrically coupled to the cavity resonator to form an oscillator. The circuitry can include a first delay line segment that is selected instead of at least one other delay line segments for wire-bond connection to complete the feedback loop configuration at zero degree phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Knowles Cazenovia, Inc.
    Inventor: David Bates
  • Publication number: 20200021004
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses, for a millimeter wave filter array are discussed. The filter array includes an array of unit cells formed using a dielectric layer of a dielectric material, the dielectric layer having a first surface and an opposing second surface. Each unit cell includes conductive sidewall layers extending at least partially between the first surface and the second surface of the dielectric layer and defining a resonant space within the dielectric layer. Each unit cell also includes a metallized layer formed on the first surface, covering at least a portion of the resonant space of the dielectric layer and electrically connected to the conductive sidewall layers. Each unit cell includes a radio-frequency input-output (RF I/O) contact formed on the first surface of the dielectric layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Applicant: Knowles Cazenovia, Inc.
    Inventor: David Bates