Patents by Inventor David E. Lee

David E. Lee 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: 12256032
    Abstract: A portable electronic device may include a housing having a wall defining an opening in the housing and at least a portion of four side surfaces of the portable electronic device. The portable electronic device may further include a display at least partially within the housing, a front cover positioned in the opening in the housing and over the display, the front cover defining a front surface, a peripheral side surface extending from the front surface and at least partially surrounded by the wall of the housing, and a notch that, together with a portion of the wall of the housing, defines an acoustic port of the portable electronic device. The electronic device may further include an acoustic port cover positioned at least partially in the acoustic port and a speaker at least partially within the housing and configured to direct sound through the acoustic port cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Ethan R. Stobbe, Cameron Bauer, Samuel J. Pliska, Macey E. Dade, Baris Ozgen, Lee E. Hooton, Benjamin S. Bustle, Jason M. Gillier, Stoyan P. Hristov, Anthony B. Sinclair, Nicholas Merz, Daniel Jarvis, Ian A. Spraggs, Mitchell T. Hoertz, Michael D. Quinones, David A. Pakula, Brandon R Collins-Smoot, Matthew R. McGuire, Richard H. Koch, Simon C. Helmore, Gareth L. Rose, Marwan Rammah, Zachary S. Scott, Jonathan M. Lee, Melissa A. Wah, Jacob Barton, Laura M. Burke, Jesse P. Harris, Samruddhi A. Deshpande, Ekaterina Pease, David J. Dunsmoor, Nawaf Al-Baghly
  • Publication number: 20250082227
    Abstract: Electrodes that can be used to determine a first type of physiological signal and a second type of physiological signal are disclosed. The first type of physiological signal can be electromyography (EMG) signals produced by activity of muscles and tendons. Identification of hand movements can be supplemented with pose detection circuitry such as inertial measurement units (IMUs). These EMG signals can be processed to identify hand movements and recognize gestures associated with those hand movements. The second type of physiological signal can be electromyography (ECG) signals produced by the heart. The electrodes can be used to detect EMG and ECG signals dependent upon a current configuration of sensing circuitry. The electrodes can be used to determine a measurement quality associated with the EMG signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2024
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Inventors: Justin S. SHI, Chia-Yeh LEE, Kaan E. DOGRUSOZ, Hyunsoo HA, Seulki LEE, David N. FERNANDES
  • Publication number: 20250082222
    Abstract: This disclosure is directed to techniques for detecting and mitigating inaccurate sensing in a medical system. In some examples, one or more sensors of the medical system may include at least one electrode configured to sense an impedance of a portion of a patient's body proximate to the electrode and processing circuitry of the medical system may detect an inaccuracy in the data corresponding to the one or more patient physiological parameters based upon data including at least the sensed impedance of the portion of the patient body; correct at least a portion of the inaccuracy in the data corresponding to the one or more patient physiological parameters; and generate, for display on a display device, output data indicating the inaccuracy in the data corresponding to the one or more patient physiological parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2024
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Inventors: David A. Anderson, James H. Borowick, Hyun J. Yoon, Jon E. Thissen, Shantanu Sarkar, Ashley L. Galarneau, Jason C. Lee
  • Publication number: 20250056828
    Abstract: Some implementations herein provide for a memory device and methods of formation. The memory device includes a plurality of storage cells arranged vertically and a plurality of corresponding gate all around transistors. Methods of forming the memory device include using a single trench to remove a liner material and form recesses that define cell contact lightly-doped drain regions of the gate all around transistors. Using the single trench to remove the liner material and form the recesses that define the cell contact lightly-doped drain region widths causes the cell contact lightly-doped drain regions to be formed having substantially similar widths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Si-Woo LEE, Yuichi YOKOYAMA, Scott E. SILLS, Gautham MUTHUSAMY, David HWANG, Yoshitaka NAKAMURA, Pavani Vamsi Krishna NITTALA, Yuanzhi MA, Glen H. WALTERS, Haitao LIU, Kamal M. KARDA
  • Publication number: 20250049467
    Abstract: A method of suturing a trocar path incision in a tissue of a patient with an obturator includes inserting the obturator through the tissue such that a shaft of the obturator extends through a tissue opening about the trocar path incision and a distal tip of the obturator is positioned within a cavity of the patient. The method also includes directing the suture via a suturing feature with the obturator inserted through the tissue in order to direct the suture relative to the tissue. Furthermore, the method includes closing the tissue opening about the trocar path incision with the suture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Gregory J. Bakos, Layne D. Christopher, Rebecca J. Gettinger, Jason L. Harris, Christopher J. Hess, Zhifan F. Huang, John V. Hunt, Michael A. Jacobs, Anil R. Jadhav, John A. Jast, Nichole Y. Kwee, Kevin A. Larson, James G. Lee, David T. Martin, Jerome R. Morgan, Michael A. Murray, Shailendra K. Parihar, Sol Posada, Devanathan Raghavan, Brian D. Schings, Patrick M. Schleitweiler, Nicholas Seipelt, Melinda Tellmann, Tamara S. Vetro Widenhouse
  • Publication number: 20250045695
    Abstract: A modular inventory management system or device is included. A method of using a monitoring and managing inventory using a modular inventory management system or device is also included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Thomas Joseph Kochan, II, Stanley Scott Copeland, Thaddeus E. Mac Krell, Simon Luc Leclerc, Brandon Michael Lee Scheyer, David Andrew Parrott, Benjamin Thomas Krupp
  • Publication number: 20250032170
    Abstract: An electrosurgical forceps includes first and second shaft members pivotably coupled to one another via a pivot member such that pivoting of the first and second shaft members between spaced-apart and approximated positions pivots jaw members thereof between open and closed positions. A knife is translatable between retracted and extended positions. A knife deployment mechanism is operably coupled to the first shaft member and includes at least one trigger and at least one linkage coupling the at least one trigger with the knife such that pivoting of the at least one trigger relative to the first shaft member translates the knife between the retracted and extended positions. A knife lockout biased towards a locked position inhibits distal translation of the knife. The knife lockout is movable from the locked position to an unlocked position upon approximation of the jaw members to permit distal translation of the knife.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Applicant: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Grant T. Sims, Benjamin R. Arts, Kelley D. Goodman, David Michael Keffeler, Craig V. Krastins, Jennifer E. Lee, Robert F. McCullough, JR., Daniel W. Mercier
  • Publication number: 20250040121
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for multi-layer capacitors for three-dimensional memory systems are described. Memory cells of a memory system may include capacitors having dielectric material between multiple interfaces (e.g., concentric interfaces) of a bottom electrode and a top electrode. A bottom electrode may include a first portion wrapping around a portion of a semiconductor material that is contiguous with a channel of a transistor, and a top electrode may include a first portion wrapping around the first portion of the bottom electrode. The bottom electrode may also include a second portion wrapping around the first portion of the top electrode, and the top electrode may also include a second portion wrapping around the second portion of the bottom electrode. The dielectric material may include respective portions between each interface of the bottom electrode and top electrode which, in some examples, may be a contiguous implementation of the dielectric material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: Yuanzhi Ma, Scott E. Sills, Si-Woo Lee, David K. Hwang, Yoshitaka Nakamura, Yuichi Yokoyama, Pavani Vamsi Krishna Nittala, Glen H. Walters, Gautham Muthusamy, Haitao Liu, Kamal Karda
  • Publication number: 20250025664
    Abstract: A package for a medical device such as an intermittent catheter has a case and a cap connected by threads. The case includes a hollow tube which is closed at one end and open at the other. A shoulder is formed near one end of the case. Above the shoulder is a cylindrical ferrule that includes external threads. The cap has internal threads selectably engageable with the threads on the ferrule to form a liquid-tight seal between the cap and case when the cap is installed on the case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2024
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Inventors: Daniel E. O'Brien, Vincent Naughton, Martin McMenamin, Joseph N. Hanley, David A. Knauz, Martin P. Creaven, Stephen Collum, Jeanne E. Lee, Siobhan Duffy, Marine Veronique Germaine Richard, Eugene Canavan, Daniel A. March
  • Publication number: 20250016166
    Abstract: Secured data access in virtual data processing is described. An example includes instructions to receive a request from an application in a compute node of a compute cluster in a virtual data processing environment to access a secured data source for a user, the virtual data processing environment including a multiple secured data sources that are accessible by compute nodes of the virtual compute cluster; fetch a credential in a current application context and forward the credential for validation; validate the credential with a credential authority; and, upon successfully validating the credential, authenticate the user at the secured data source and establish a connection with the secured data source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Inventors: Xiongbing Ou, Thomas Anthony Phelan, David E. Lee, Ramaswami Kishore
  • Patent number: 12113796
    Abstract: Secured data access in virtual data processing is described. An example includes instructions to receive a request from an application in a compute node of a compute cluster in a virtual data processing environment to access a secured data source for a user, the virtual data processing environment including a multiple secured data sources that are accessible by compute nodes of the virtual compute cluster; fetch a credential in a current application context and forward the credential for validation; validate the credential with a credential authority; and, upon successfully validating the credential, authenticate the user at the secured data source and establish a connection with the secured data source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Xiongbing Ou, Thomas Anthony Phelan, David E. Lee, Ramaswami Kishore
  • Publication number: 20230319048
    Abstract: Secured data access in virtual data processing is described. An example includes instructions to receive a request from an application in a compute node of a compute cluster in a virtual data processing environment to access a secured data source for a user, the virtual data processing environment including a multiple secured data sources that are accessible by compute nodes of the virtual compute cluster; fetch a credential in a current application context and forward the credential for validation; validate the credential with a credential authority; and, upon successfully validating the credential, authenticate the user at the secured data source and establish a connection with the secured data source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Xiongbing Ou, Thomas Anthony Phelan, David E. Lee, Ramaswami Kishore
  • Patent number: 9963236
    Abstract: A system for electrically coupling a first structure with a second structure in a vehicle is disclosed, and includes a control module receiving at least one of electrical power and data, a cable, and a reel. The cable has a variable length and is electrically coupled to the control module. The cable transmits at least one of electrical power and data from the first structure to the second structure. The reel is located at the first structure and defines an axis of rotation. The cable is windable around the reel, and the reel is rotatable about the axis of rotation to adjust the variable length of the cable. The variable length of the cable is a portion of the cable that extends between the first structure to the second structure that is not wound around the reel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: James E. Silva, Andrew John Tofflemire, Michael A. Johnson, Samuel J. Elliott, David E. Lee
  • Publication number: 20170225789
    Abstract: A system for electrically coupling a first structure with a second structure in a vehicle is disclosed, and includes a control module receiving at least one of electrical power and data, a cable, and a reel. The cable has a variable length and is electrically coupled to the control module. The cable transmits at least one of electrical power and data from the first structure to the second structure. The reel is located at the first structure and defines an axis of rotation. The cable is windable around the reel, and the reel is rotatable about the axis of rotation to adjust the variable length of the cable. The variable length of the cable is a portion of the cable that extends between the first structure to the second structure that is not wound around the reel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2016
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: James E. Silva, Andrew John Tofflemire, Michael A. Johnson, Samuel J. Elliott, David E. Lee
  • Patent number: 9555905
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for removal of orbital debris are provided. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a spacecraft control unit configured to guide and navigate the apparatus to a target. The apparatus also includes a dynamic object characterization unit configured to characterize movement, and a capture feature, of the target. The apparatus further includes a capture and release unit configured to capture a target and deorbit or release the target. The collection of these apparatuses is then employed as multiple, independent and individually operated vehicles launched from a single launch vehicle for the purpose of disposing of multiple debris objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignees: The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, The Aerospace Corporation
    Inventors: Anthony D. Griffith, Sr., Rajiv Kohli, Susan H. Burns, Stephen J. Damico, David J. Gruber, Christopher J. Hickey, David E. Lee, Travis M. Robinson, Jason T. Smith, Peter T. Spehar, David S. Adlis, Brian M. Kent
  • Patent number: 9551095
    Abstract: A knit fabric having a modified knit structure comprising a first layer of jersey knit fabric and a second layer of jersey knit fabric, wherein the first and second layers of jersey knit fabric are joined to each other by a third layer of tuck stitches, and wherein the first and second jersey stitch layers include at least one continuous strand of bare rubber and a plurality of continuous strands selected from the group consisting of continuous strands of bare rubber and continuous strands of non-elastic yarn, and the third layer of tuck stitches are made of continuous strands of non-elastic yarn, knit together into the fabric so as to hold the first and second jersey stitch layers together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Inventor: David E. Lee
  • Publication number: 20160310977
    Abstract: A container comprising a body portion and a neck portion, the neck portion having a pump dispenser thereon, the pump dispenser comprising a pump mechanism, a dip tube on one end of the pump mechanism, a pump outlet on another end of the pump mechanism, the dip tube extending downwardly from the pump mechanism into the body portion, the body portion containing a first liquid, the dip tube having a central bore along which the first liquid is pumped from the body portion when the pump mechanism is actuated, and a reservoir containing a second liquid, the reservoir communicating with the dip tube and adapted to introduce the second liquid into the first liquid within the pump mechanism or dip tube under the action of first liquid flowing through the dip tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventors: Evangelia Arvanitidoou, Rensl Dillon, Kathleen Frisch, Eduardo Jimenez, Joann Darcy-Siegel, David E. Lee, Kelly Gail Duncan, Matthew Lee Kolb
  • Publication number: 20160023783
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for removal of orbital debris are provided. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a spacecraft control unit configured to guide and navigate the apparatus to a target. The apparatus also includes a dynamic object characterization unit configured to characterize movement, and a capture feature, of the target. The apparatus further includes a capture and release unit configured to capture a target and deorbit or release the target. The collection of these apparatuses is then employed as multiple, independent and individually operated vehicles launched from a single launch vehicle for the purpose of disposing of multiple debris objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Anthony D. Griffith, SR., Rajiv Kohli, Susan H. Burns, Stephen J. Damico, David J. Gruber, Christopher J. Hickey, David E. Lee, Travis M. Robinson, Jason T. Smith, Peter T. Spehar, David S. Adlis, Brian M. Kent
  • Patent number: 9187189
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for removal of orbital debris are provided. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a spacecraft control unit configured to guide and navigate the apparatus to a target. The apparatus also includes a dynamic object characterization unit configured to characterize movement, and a capture feature, of the target. The apparatus further includes a capture and release unit configured to capture a target and deorbit or release the target. The collection of these apparatuses is then employed as multiple, independent and individually operated vehicles launched from a single launch vehicle for the purpose of disposing of multiple debris objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignees: The Aerospace Corporation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Inventors: Anthony D. Griffith, Sr., Rajiv Kohli, Susan H. Burns, Stephen J. Damico, David J. Gruber, Christsopher J. Hickey, David E. Lee, Travis M. Robinson, Jason T. Smith, Peter T. Spehar, David S. Adlis, Brian M. Kent
  • Publication number: 20140203961
    Abstract: A method is provided for analyzing debris events after a launch of a rocket-propelled vehicle. Radar and Doppler data of the launch of the rocket-powered vehicle is collected for a period of time. Atmospheric conditions are determined at the time of launch. A trajectory of the rocket-propelled vehicle is determined during ascent. The collected radar and Doppler data is aligned and calibrated. A first portion of the collected radar and Doppler data is processed with a first means for assessing and characterizing debris. In parallel with the first portion of the collected radar and Doppler data, a second portion of the collected radar and Doppler data is processed with a second means for assessing and characterizing debris. Assessed and characterized debris is identified that may be a threat to the vehicle. And, reports of the identified debris are generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Inventors: Brian M. Kent, Anthony D. Griffith, SR., Christopher G. Thomas, Jonathan W. Benson, Matthew L. Schottel, David E. Lee, Joseph A. Hamilton