Patents by Inventor David Schmitt

David Schmitt 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).

  • Publication number: 20240075939
    Abstract: Raw sensor data from a device of a user is collected. The raw data does not include location data for the device. The data is preprocessed to identify driving trips in which the user had the device. The trip data is provided to machine-learning models (MLMs) as input and the MLMs provide as output predictions for each trip's estimated speeds, estimated number of hard brakes and a degree of each hard brake, and estimated degrees of distracted driving. A duration, time of day, and calendar date of each trip is identified. The predictions, duration, time of day, and calendar date are modified into four factor values. The four modified factor values are combined into an overall driver characteristic value and provided to a network service associated with the user for purposes of providing or modifying services provided to the user through the network service based on the overall characteristic value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Kyle Patrick Schmitt, Cheng Li, Evan Michael Byrne, Scott David Huber, Kyle Jacob Parsons
  • Patent number: 11912279
    Abstract: Systems and methods for limiting functionality of a vehicle are described. In one example, vehicle feature modules may specify vehicle behaviors and vehicle operation is limited according to the specified behaviors. Vehicle actuators may be adjusted to limit vehicle operation according to the specified vehicle behaviors. The vehicle behaviors may apply to powertrain systems, navigation systems, climate control systems, lighting systems and other vehicle systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Scott Thompson, David Hancock, Scott Christensen, John Rollinger, Jeremy Russell, Jeffrey Tumavitch, Dennis Light, David Schmitt
  • Publication number: 20230124605
    Abstract: Systems and methods for monitoring or verifying worker activity while in a commercial or business setting. The systems and methods for monitoring workers may be configured to track, verify or confirm one or more employee activities related to employment duties, such as being at the location of business for the times the employee reports to be working and for which the employee expects to receive payment for services rendered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventor: David Schmitt
  • Publication number: 20230070435
    Abstract: Systems and methods for limiting functionality of a vehicle are described. In one example, vehicle feature modules may specify vehicle behaviors and vehicle operation is limited according to the specified behaviors. Vehicle actuators may be adjusted to limit vehicle operation according to the specified vehicle behaviors. The vehicle behaviors may apply to powertrain systems, navigation systems, climate control systems, lighting systems and other vehicle systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Scott Thompson, David Hancock, Scott Christensen, John Rollinger, Jeremy Russell, Jeffrey Tumavitch, Dennis Light, David Schmitt
  • Patent number: 11325178
    Abstract: A pressing tool for pressing fittings to produce pipe connections, with two opposing pressing jaws, each having a pressing section and a lever section, and having a retaining element for swivel connecting the pressing jaws, wherein the pressing sections form a receiving section and wherein pressing the lever sections apart causes the receiving section to close. An actuator spindle, a spindle nut and at least two actuator levers are provided, and each actuator lever is swivel connected at one end to the lever section of a pressing jaw and each actuator lever is swivel connected at another end to the spindle nut. A method for pressing fittings for the production of pipe connections is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Viega Technology GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Andreas Schneider, Dominik Kramer, David Schmitt, Jörg Rosenthal, Markus Faulstich, Nadine Riili, Detlev Schmitt, Uwe Grünkemeier, Matthias Stahlschmidt
  • Patent number: 11092265
    Abstract: The invention relates to a fitting to be connected to at least one pipe, in particular a plastic pipe or plastic-metal composite pipe, having a main body, having at least one supporting body connected to the main body for insertion into a pipe end and having at least one pressing sleeve connected to the main body for receiving the pipe end, the pressing sleeve having a cylindrical pressing section. The technical problem of improving the fitting for pressing, in particular with small motor-driven or manually driven pressing tools, is solved by the fact that the pressing sleeve is made of a metal with a microhardness of less than 65 HV 1, in particular less than 50 HV 1, preferably in the range from 40 to 50 HV 1 measured according to Vickers, and that the ratio of wall thickness of the pressing section to the outer diameter of the pressing section is less than 0.06, preferably in the range from 0.03 to 0.06. The invention also relates to a method for establishing a connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Viega Technology GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Andreas Schneider, Dominik Kramer, David Schmitt, Nadine Riili, Detlev Schmitt
  • Publication number: 20200378530
    Abstract: The invention relates to a fitting to be connected to at least one pipe, in particular a plastic pipe or plastic-metal composite pipe, having a main body, having at least one supporting body connected to the main body for insertion into a pipe end and having at least one pressing sleeve connected to the main body for receiving the pipe end, the pressing sleeve having a cylindrical pressing section. The technical problem of improving the fitting for pressing, in particular with small motor-driven or manually driven pressing tools, is solved by the fact that the pressing sleeve is made of a metal with a microhardness of less than 65 HV 1, in particular less than 50 HV 1, preferably in the range from 40 to 50 HV 1 measured according to Vickers, and that the ratio of wall thickness of the pressing section to the outer diameter of the pressing section is less than 0.06, preferably in the range from 0.03 to 0.06. The invention also relates to a method for establishing a connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Andreas Schneider, Dominik Kramer, David Schmitt, Nadine Riili, Detlev Schmitt
  • Publication number: 20200230686
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pressing tool for pressing fittings to produce pipe connections, with two opposing pressing jaws, each having a pressing section and a lever section, and having a retaining element for swivel connecting the pressing jaws, wherein the pressing sections form a receiving section and wherein pressing the lever sections apart causes the receiving section to close. The technical problem of pressing fittings to produce pipe connections in a simple and cost-effective manner is solved by the fact that an actuator spindle, a spindle nut and at least two actuator levers are provided, that each actuator lever is swivel connected at one end to the lever section of a pressing jaw and that each actuator lever is swivel connected at another end to the spindle nut. The invention also relates to a method for pressing fittings for the production of pipe connections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Andreas Schneider, Dominik Kramer, David Schmitt, Jörg Rosenthal, Markus Faulstich, Nadine Riili, Detlev Schmitt, Uwe Grünkemeier, Matthias Stahlschmidt
  • Patent number: 10614245
    Abstract: A system and method for protecting personal information on prescription medicine container labels which includes a label configured for relocating a removable printed label panel to a different location where it bonds over the personal information and thereby uncovering a pre-marked array of fake information intended to mimic authentic information to misdirect and hinder thieves from accessing the authentic personal information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Inventor: Nathan David Schmitt
  • Publication number: 20190266349
    Abstract: A system and method for protecting personal information on prescription medicine container labels which includes a label configured for relocating a removable printed label panel to a different location where it bonds over the personal information and thereby uncovering a pre-marked array of fake information intended to mimic authentic information to misdirect and hinder thieves from accessing the authentic personal information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventor: Nathan David Schmitt
  • Patent number: 10331905
    Abstract: A system and method for protecting personal information on prescription medicine container labels which includes a label configured for relocating a removable printed label panel to a different location where it bonds over the personal information and thereby uncovering a pre-marked array of fake information intended to mimic authentic information to misdirect and hinder thieves from accessing the authentic personal information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Inventor: Nathan David Schmitt
  • Patent number: 10309902
    Abstract: A method for quantifying crystallinity within a sample using second harmonic generation microscopy is described herein. In one aspect, a method for reducing the timeframe for accelerated stability testing of amorphous solid dispersions of active pharmaceutical ingredients though identifying regions of interest to quantify crystallinity and composition is presented herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Garth Jason Simpson, Paul David Schmitt
  • Publication number: 20190065778
    Abstract: A system and method for protecting personal information on prescription medicine container labels which includes a label configured for relocating a removable printed label panel to a different location where it bonds over the personal information and thereby uncovering a pre-marked array of fake information intended to mimic authentic information to misdirect and hinder thieves from accessing the authentic personal information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventor: Nathan David Schmitt
  • Publication number: 20180313764
    Abstract: An impact-driven apparatus and method to achieve triboluminescence of homochiral API crystals as a measurement tool for rapidly assessing the presence of trace crystallinity within nominally amorphous pharmaceutical powders. The apparatus may include a kinetic energy director and two plates which hold a sample for testing. The triboluminescence may also be achieve by an acoustic transducer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicant: Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventors: Garth Jason Simpson, Paul David Schmitt, Scott Robert Griffin, Casey Jake Smith
  • Patent number: 10010513
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an aqueous pharmaceutical composition, particularly an aqueous ophthalmic composition, suitable as an injection, particularly an intravitreal injection. The composition includes a biologic therapeutic agent (e.g., an isolated monoclonal antibody that specifically binds to a C5 protein) that tends to raise the viscosity of the composition and a guanidine and/or guanidine derivative (e.g., L-arginine) that tends to lower the viscosity of the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: David Schmitt, Hans-Joachim Wallny
  • Publication number: 20170212053
    Abstract: A method for quantifying crystallinity within a sample using second harmonic generation microscopy is described herein. In one aspect, a method for reducing the timeframe for accelerated stability testing of amorphous solid dispersions of active pharmaceutical ingredients though identifying regions of interest to quantify crystallinity and composition is presented herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventors: Garth Jason Simpson, Paul David Schmitt
  • Patent number: 9561646
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses are disclosed for providing a high speed adaptive thermal printhead interface. In one embodiment, an apparatus is provided comprising at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program instructions, the computer program instructions being configured to, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to determine identifier information for a connected printhead; retrieve printhead interface configuration data for a configurable printhead interface based at least in part on the identifier information; configure printhead interface circuitry in accordance with the printhead interface configuration data; and enable communication with the printhead through the configurable printhead interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: ZIH Corp.
    Inventors: Dwight D. Dipert, Ashok K. Charles, Daniel Donato, Robert Ehrhardt, David Schmitt
  • Publication number: 20160368265
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses are disclosed for providing a high speed adaptive thermal printhead interface. In one embodiment, an apparatus is provided comprising at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program instructions, the computer program instructions being configured to, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to determine identifier information for a connected printhead; retrieve printhead interface configuration data for a configurable printhead interface based at least in part on the identifier information; configure printhead interface circuitry in accordance with the printhead interface configuration data; and enable communication with the printhead through the configurable printhead interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Dwight D. Dipert, Ashok K. Charles, Daniel Donato, Robert Ehrhardt, David Schmitt
  • Patent number: 9516504
    Abstract: A device is configured to receive a role request to generate a role used for access control. The device may generate the role based on the role request. The device may associate a group of accounts, a group of resources, and a group of operations with the role. The device may receive an account trustee approval decision for the role from an account trustee. The account trustee may be responsible for managing at least one account included in the group of accounts. The device may receive a resource trustee approval decision for the role from a resource trustee. The resource trustee may be responsible for managing at least one resource included in the group of resources. The device may selectively cause an account to be permitted to perform an operation on a resource based on the account trustee decision and the resource trustee decision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.
    Inventor: David A. Schmitt
  • Publication number: 20150334119
    Abstract: A device is configured to receive a role request to generate a role used for access control. The device may generate the role based on the role request. The device may associate a group of accounts, a group of resources, and a group of operations with the role. The device may receive an account trustee approval decision for the role from an account trustee. The account trustee may be responsible for managing at least one account included in the group of accounts. The device may receive a resource trustee approval decision for the role from a resource trustee. The resource trustee may be responsible for managing at least one resource included in the group of resources. The device may selectively cause an account to be permitted to perform an operation on a resource based on the account trustee decision and the resource trustee decision.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2014
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventor: David A. SCHMITT