Patents by Inventor David Wilcox
David Wilcox 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: 20240413271Abstract: Solid-state lighting devices including light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and more particularly arrangements of lumiphoric materials within LED chips are disclosed. Lumiphoric materials are incorporated or otherwise embedded within LED chips. Embedded lumiphoric materials are provided so that at least some portions of light generated by active LED structures are subject to wavelength conversion before exiting LED chip surfaces. Lumiphoric materials may form dielectric and/or passivation layers between various chip structures, such as between active LED structures and internal reflective layers and/or electrical contacts. Internally converted light propagating within LED chips may pass back through active LED structures with reduced light absorption.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2023Publication date: December 12, 2024Inventors: Michael Check, David Suich, Colin Blakely, Andre Pertuit, Robert Wilcox, Joseph G. Sokol
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Publication number: 20240401756Abstract: Solid-state lighting devices, and more particularly to a three-dimensional (3D) light-emitting diode (LED) device and a method of manufacture are disclosed. A submount of the LED can have several submount portions that are angled with respect to each other, and LED chips can be mounted on each submount portion, such that the LED chips of the device are angled at different angles with respect to each other. In an embodiment, the LED device can include a heatsink that is in contact with each of the submount portions to channel heat away from the LED chips. The LED chips can be mounted on the submount portions when all submount portions are laying flat, and then the submount portions can be pushed or punched into their respective angles.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2024Publication date: December 5, 2024Inventors: Robert Wilcox, Michael Check, Colin Blakely, David Suich, Joseph G. Sokol, Andre Pertuit
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Publication number: 20240372052Abstract: Solid-state lighting devices including light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and more particularly LED packages for environmental indication are disclosed. LED packages include one or more LED chips and reactive materials that preferentially react with environmental ingress. After sufficient reactant exposure, the reactive materials may degrade and exhibit reduced electrical conductivity. Reactive material arrangements relative to electrical connections are provided so that the one or more LED chips either turn on, turn off, or lose brightness to provide visual indication of environmental reactants. Reactive materials may form electrical shorting paths that bypass one or more LED chips until sufficient reactant exposure when the shorting paths fail and the one or more LED chips are electrically activated.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2023Publication date: November 7, 2024Inventors: Robert Wilcox, David Suich, Colin Blakely
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Publication number: 20240355979Abstract: Solid-state lighting devices including light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and more particularly LED packages with materials for reducing effects of environmental ingress are disclosed. Reactive materials are provided within LED packages that preferentially absorb environmental ingress away from other package elements, thereby extending operating lifetimes. Such reactive materials may be configured with redox potentials that are lower than the other package elements to more readily attract and react with environmental ingress that may enter LED packages under various operating environments. Arrangements of reactive materials are described relative to LED chips and corresponding electrical connections. Reactive materials may be formed as coatings, layers, pre-formed structures, and/or distributions of particles within LED packages.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2023Publication date: October 24, 2024Inventors: Robert Wilcox, Michael Check, Andre Pertuit, David Suich, Joseph G. Sokol, Colin Blakely
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Patent number: 12087947Abstract: Secondary batteries and methods of manufacture thereof are provided. A secondary battery can comprise an offset between electrode and counter-electrode layers in a unit cell. Secondary batteries can be prepared by removing a population of negative electrode subunits from a negative electrode sheet, the negative electrode sheet comprising a negative electrode sheet edge margin and at least one negative electrode sheet weakened region that is internal to the negative electrode sheet edge margin, removing a population of separator layer subunits from a separator sheet, and removing a population of positive electrode subunits from a positive electrode sheet, the positive electrode sheet comprising a positive electrode edge margin and at least one positive electrode sheet weakened region that is internal to the positive electrode sheet edge margin, and stacking members of the negative electrode subunit population, the separator layer subunit population and the positive electrode subunit population.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2021Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignee: Enovix CorporationInventors: Robert S. Busacca, Ashok Lahiri, Murali Ramasubramanian, Bruno A. Valdes, Gardner Cameron Dales, Christopher J. Spindt, Geoffrey Matthew Ho, Harrold J. Rust, III, James D. Wilcox, John F. Varni, Kim Han Lee, Nirav S. Shah, Richard J. Contreras, Lynn Van Erden, Ken S. Matsubayashi, Jeremie J. Dalton, Jason Newton Howard, Robert Keith Rosen, Jonathan C. Doan, Michael J. Armstrong, Anthony Calcaterra, Benjamin L. Cardozo, Joshua David Winans, Neelam Singh, Jeffrey Glenn Buck, Thomas John Schuerlein, Kim Lester Fortunati, Neal Sarswat
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Patent number: 12078300Abstract: Solid-state lighting devices, and more particularly to a three-dimensional (3D) light-emitting diode (LED) device and a method of manufacture are disclosed. A submount of the LED can have several submount portions that are angled with respect to each other, and LED chips can be mounted on each submount portion, such that the LED chips of the device are angled at different angles with respect to each other. In an embodiment, the LED device can include a heatsink that is in contact with each of the submount portions to channel heat away from the LED chips. The LED chips can be mounted on the submount portions when all submount portions are laying flat, and then the submount portions can be pushed or punched into their respective angles.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2023Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: CreeLED, Inc.Inventors: Robert Wilcox, Michael Check, Colin Blakely, David Suich, Joseph G. Sokol, Andre Pertuit
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Publication number: 20240270822Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods for targeting expression of exogenous genes to platelets. In particular, the present disclosure relates to treatment of hemophilia and other diseases and conditions by targeting expression of exogenous agents (e.g.. clotting factors) to platelets.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2023Publication date: August 15, 2024Inventors: David A. Wilcox, Sandra L. Haberichter
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Publication number: 20240266478Abstract: Solid-state lighting devices including light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and more particularly lumiphoric particle structures in wavelength conversion elements for LEDs and related methods are disclosed. Lumiphoric particle structures include coatings that provide improved optical, mechanical, and/or thermal characteristics when distributed within host materials of wavelength conversion elements. Coatings are pre-formed on lumiphoric particles before the lumiphoric particles are integrated with wavelength conversion elements. Heat treatments associated with firing wavelength conversion elements may diffuse coating materials within wavelength conversion elements to form graded material structures for further improvements to optical, mechanical, and/or thermal characteristics.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2023Publication date: August 8, 2024Inventors: Andre Pertuit, Michael Check, David Suich, Colin Blakely, Robert Wilcox
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Publication number: 20240266482Abstract: Solid-state lighting devices including light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and more particularly material arrangements in cover structures for LEDs that tailor light emissions are disclosed. Material arrangements include light-filtering particles or ionic species that are integrated within materials of covers structures that cover LED chips within LED packages. Light-filtering materials may be configured to selectively filter one or more portions of light provided by LED chips and/or lumiphoric materials within LED packages. Dispersing light-filtering materials within covers structures provides protection and mechanical support for the light-filtering materials. Additionally, arrangements and concentrations of light-filtering materials within cover structures may be varied horizontally and/or vertically to tailor emission patterns of corresponding LED packages. Material arrangements include light-filtering species incorporated at an atomic level within cover structures.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2023Publication date: August 8, 2024Inventors: Andre Pertuit, Michael Check, David Suich, Colin Blakely, Robert Wilcox
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Publication number: 20240266383Abstract: Lighting-emitting devices and more particularly light-emitting diode (LED) chips with multiple wavelength emissions and related methods are disclosed. LED chips include separately formed active LED structures that are bonded together to form a single LED chip capable of emitting multiple wavelengths. Each active LED structure may be separately patterned into a number of individual light-emitting junctions such that after bonding, a single LED chip includes multiple light-emitting junctions from multiple active LED structures. Patterns of individual light-emitting junctions may be selected so that when bonded together, emissions from different active LED structures may pass through LED chips with reduced interactions with one another. Certain aspects include vertical and horizontal offset positions for light-emitting junctions formed from different active LED structures.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2023Publication date: August 8, 2024Inventors: Colin Blakely, Michael Check, David Suich, Andre Pertuit, Robert Wilcox
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Publication number: 20240266462Abstract: Solid-state lighting devices, and more particularly to laser etching light-emitting diode (LED) devices and related methods are disclosed. LED devices that use sapphire substrates are difficult to etch using conventional techniques, but laser etching and ablation of sapphire substrates overcomes these challenges. Laser etching a surface of the sapphire substrate can form light-extraction features that include structures formed in or on light-emitting surfaces of substrates. Light-extraction features may include repeating patterns of features with dimensions that, along with reduced substrate thicknesses, provide targeted emission profiles for flip-chip structures, such as Lambertian emission profiles. In some embodiments, laser ablation of the sapphire substrate can also be used to form trenches between active layer portions of an LED matrix to form pixels that reduce interference between the active layer portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2023Publication date: August 8, 2024Inventors: Michael Check, David Suich, Colin Blakely, Joseph Sokol, Robert Wilcox, Andre Pertuit
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Publication number: 20240254750Abstract: A toilet may include a base including a bowl, a rim disposed around a top of the bowl, and a seat rotatably coupled to the rim. The eat may include a top surface configured to support a user and a bottom surface opposite the top surface. In some examples, the top surface is disposed at an incline and the bottom surface is supported by the rim. In some example, a dampener including a softer material than the bowl and disposed within the bowl. In some examples, a bidet wand extends from the base and is configured to selectively change between a position for dispensing a flow of water for washing a user and a position for cleaning a surface of the bowl. In some examples, the toilet includes a floor connector including a channel formed by a first flange and a second flange.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2024Publication date: August 1, 2024Inventors: Daniel N. Halloran, Luke Bartel, Diego Alejandro Cuervo Ayala, Megan Joe Hizon Roehl, Wesley Irek, Robert S. Davis, William Kuru, Paola Alvarez, Crystel Tershner, Kenneth A. Kapal, Alan E. Lange, Cody Wilcox, Andrew van Gorden, Yi Liu, Jeffrey T. Laundre, Amber Colleen Resch, Amy Dehne, David Hammer, Aaron Mitchell, Ryan Grotegut, Mrudula Y, Jonathan Reik
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Publication number: 20220398231Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, non-transitory computer-readable media, and methods for generating derived dimensions within ingested data collections. In particular, in one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems generate derived dimensions that modify or correct one or more organizational schemas of an ingested data collection when querying the ingested data collection. For example, the disclosed systems receive a user-defined definition, and generates a fallback expression based on the user-defined definition and aligned to the schema of a particular ingested data collection. In at least one embodiment, the disclosed systems generate the derived dimension by identifying and modifying one or more existing dimensions in the schema based on the fallback expression when reading data from the ingested data collection.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2021Publication date: December 15, 2022Inventors: Christopher Luby, David Wilcox, Eric Fox, Jeffery Lawson, Kyle W. Smith, Matthew Gould, Michael Rimer, Nathan A. Purser, Trevor Paulsen, William Brandon George
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Patent number: 11421465Abstract: A power closure actuator for powering a movable closure includes an output member configured to drive movement of the movable closure, a motor coupled through a gear reduction to drive the output member, and an integrated brake-clutch unit having an input configured to receive drive power from the electric motor. The brake-clutch unit provides independent braking and clutching between the electric motor and the output member via an electric brake actuator and an electric clutch actuator, respectively. Brake and clutch portions of the brake-clutch unit act on a rotor, and brake force can be maintained on the rotor without powering the brake actuator. A clutch disc is biased disengaged from the rotor. The integrated brake-clutch unit provides a drive state between the electric motor and the output member when the brake portion is released concurrently with the clutch portion establishing a power coupling between the clutch disc and the rotor.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2020Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: STRATTEC POWER ACCESS LLCInventors: Gregory Sproule, Howard Kuhlman, Frederick Eberle, William Champ, Steven Buell, Jacob Fritschle, Daniel Sand, Paul Crociata, David Wilcox, Brian Schymik, Michael Zientak, Kimpon Ngem
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Patent number: 11423422Abstract: The present disclosure relates to performing attribution modeling in real time using user-specified segments of touchpoint data retrieved from a database using a user-specified attribution model. For example, in one or more embodiments, a system stores raw touchpoint data in a database comprising an aggregator and a plurality of nodes. In particular, each node stores touchpoint data associated with a different user. Upon receiving a first query, the system can, in real time, generate and provide a first digital attribution report based on the stored touchpoint data. Upon receiving a second query, the system can generate a second digital attribution report for a user-specified segment of the touchpoint data represented in the first digital attribution report. Specifically, the system retrieves touchpoint data associated with the user-specified segment from the nodes of the database and uses the aggregator to combine the data to generate the second digital attribution report.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2018Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: Adobe Inc.Inventors: Trevor Paulsen, Ivan Andrus, David Wilcox
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Patent number: 11120058Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media for generating and providing stacked attribution distributions within a stacked attribution user interface. For example, the disclosed systems can utilize attribution models to generate stacked attribution distributions as breakdowns of other attribution distributions. The disclosed systems can further provide a stacked attribution user interface that includes selectable elements for identifying event categories, dimensions, and attribution models for generating stacked attribution distributions. Based on user interaction with these selectable elements, the disclosed systems can dynamically generate, provide, and modify attribution breakdowns via the stacked attribution interface.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2018Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: Adobe Inc.Inventors: Trevor Paulsen, Nathan Purser, David Wilcox
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Patent number: 10970338Abstract: The present disclosure relates to performing attribution channel modeling in real time using touchpoint data that corresponds to a user-specified set of channels and is retrieved from a database using a user-specified attribution model. For example, in one or more embodiments, a system stores raw data in an attribution database that comprises an aggregator and a plurality of nodes. In particular, each node stores touchpoint data associated with a different user. Upon receiving a query, the system can, in real time, retrieve subsets of the touchpoint data that corresponds to a user-defined set of distribution channels in accordance with a user-specified attribution model. The system then combines the subsets of touchpoint data using the aggregator and generates the digital attribution report using the combined data.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2018Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: ADOBE INC.Inventors: Trevor Paulsen, Ivan Andrus, Vladislav Turchenko, Dirk DeHart, David Wilcox, Brian Jarvis
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Publication number: 20200340282Abstract: A power closure actuator for powering a movable closure includes an output member configured to drive movement of the movable closure, a motor coupled through a gear reduction to drive the output member, and an integrated brake-clutch unit having an input configured to receive drive power from the electric motor. The brake-clutch unit provides independent braking and clutching between the electric motor and the output member via an electric brake actuator and an electric clutch actuator, respectively. Brake and clutch portions of the brake-clutch unit act on a rotor, and brake force can be maintained on the rotor without powering the brake actuator. A clutch disc is biased disengaged from the rotor. The integrated brake-clutch unit provides a drive state between the electric motor and the output member when the brake portion is released concurrently with the clutch portion establishing a power coupling between the clutch disc and the rotor.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2020Publication date: October 29, 2020Inventors: Gregory Sproule, Howard Kuhlman, Frederick Eberle, William Champ, Steven Buell, Jacob Fritschle, Daniel Sand, Paul Crociata, David Wilcox, Brian Schymik, Michael Zientak, Kimpon Ngem
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Patent number: 10731042Abstract: A nanocomposite coating composition for use in the mitigation of whisker growth from a metallic surface (82) includes a polymer matrix (86) comprising a base polymer and insulating material nanoplatelets (85), for example clay nanoplatelets, within the polymer matrix (86). A conformal coating (84) for application to a metal surface (82) is formed from the coating composition. The conformal coating mitigates the spontaneous growth of whiskers (83), in particular tin whiskers, from the coated surface (82), reducing the risk of short-circuits caused by such whiskers bridging gaps within electronic devices. Methods are provided for the preparation of coating compositions and coatings.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2016Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITYInventors: Mark Andrew Ashworth, Helen Elizabeth Pearson, Xujin Bao, Geoffrey David Wilcox
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Patent number: D1036711Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2023Date of Patent: July 23, 2024Assignee: CreeLED, Inc.Inventors: Thomas Celano, Alexis Rile, Derek Miller, David Suich, Colin Blakely, Sarah Trinkle, Robert Wilcox