Patents by Inventor Dennis O'Connor
Dennis O'Connor 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: 12290841Abstract: A package sort cell includes a robot with an end of arm tool for transporting packages from an in-feed conveyor to a selected one of a plurality of out-feed conveyors or bins, the robot receiving instruction from the package reader as to which of the plurality of conveyors or bins to hand-off the package. An end of arm tool may be in the configuration of a conveyor which may be aligned with the out-feed conveyor on a bottom up movement. The end of arm tool may also be in the configuration of a hanging carriage frame suspending a conveyor in a top down movement. A worker platform may be provided which may be movable between in-use and out-of-use positions whereby upon robot downtime, the platform may move into the in-use position for a worker to temporarily takeover the transfer functions of the robot. A plurality of sort cells may be arranged in side by side relation adjacent a like plurality of package delivery points (e.g.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2024Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: InTunes Products, LLCInventors: Michael Marseglia, Michael Fisher, Scott Baube, Christopher Angevine, Greggory Bartoo, Dennis O'Neill, Austin Smith
-
Patent number: 12244437Abstract: A method and system for interfacing heterogenous computing networks to accomplish a cross-network that spans at least two networks and has a source node and a destination node. A graph structure is traversed to define a transaction path. The graph structure includes transaction nodes within transfer networks and bridges that span networks. Each node in the graph structure exists on a network and has an associated set of attribute variables that specify supported tokens. A bridge path defined by two nodes spanning two logical networks is determined. The source node and the destination node are also connected via one or more out of band network paths which are separate from the bridge path. Disclosed implementations link the speed and convenience of P2P conversion models with B2B trading channels using a ledger-agnostic overlay and computing architecture to enable value transfers and conversion spanning dissimilar digital communication networks.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2022Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: DTCC DIGITAL (US) INC.Inventors: George Daniel Doney, Dennis O'Connell
-
Patent number: 12219017Abstract: A system and methods are provided for aggregating communication connections. Multiple users connect to a system (e.g., a web-based system) that hosts an application or service for exchanging communications. Users who exchange communications among themselves may be considered “associates.” When one user who is on-line with the application sends a communication through the system for an associate, the system determines whether the associate is on-line or off-line. If the associate is off-line, the system crafts and sends toward the associate a notification regarding the communication, including an address of the communication server to which the one user is connected. When the associate's device receives the notification, the application may attempt to connect to the specified address. In this way associated users' connections will aggregate or gravitate toward the same communication server, thereby eliminating the latency and cost of exchanging users' communications between multiple communication servers.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2022Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: WhatsApp Inc.Inventors: Jan Boris Koum, Bryan Dennis O'Connor, Brian Lange Acton
-
Patent number: 12203697Abstract: A combination microwave and refrigerator system is provided. The microwave oven is connected to a source of power and has at least one control circuit for controlling the operation of the microwave oven. A first power supply outlet is provided on the microwave oven. A refrigerator is connected to the source of power by connection to the first power supply outlet. The control circuit is configured to disable the cooling operation of the refrigerator, when the microwave oven demands cooking power, and enable the cooling operation of the refrigerator when the microwave oven is not drawing cooking power. A sensor is provided in the microwave oven, and is configured to cause cooking power to the microwave oven to be turned off upon the sensor sensing a level of smoke.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2024Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignee: INTiRiON CORPORATIONInventors: Gregory Allan Thomas Hall, Philip Emma, Jim Estill, Bryan Stuart Cunningham, Dennis O'Brien
-
Patent number: 12196241Abstract: A combined thread forming and thread locking fastener is disclosed. A fastener includes three thread zones. A first thread zone utilizes a first thread forming thread profile with an increasing outer diameter. A second thread zone extends from the end of the first zone utilizing the first thread forming thread profile and continues with a constant diameter. The third thread zone utilizes a thread locking thread profile continuing along substantially the remainder of the shaft of a fastener.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2021Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: Research Engineering & Manufacturing, Inc.Inventors: Edmund A Hebert, Kenneth J. Gomes, Dennis O. Boyer, John R Reynolds, Donald A. Fosmoen, Benjamin M. Fosmoen
-
Patent number: 12161377Abstract: An ablation system comprises: an ablation catheter and a console. The ablation catheter comprises: a shaft including a proximal end, a distal portion and a distal end; an ablation element configured to deliver energy to tissue; and a force maintenance assembly comprising a force maintenance element and configured to control and/or assess contact force between the ablation element and cardiac tissue. The console is configured to operably attach to the ablation catheter and comprises: an energy delivery assembly configured to provide energy to the ablation element. Methods of ablating tissue are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2023Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: ACUTUS MEDICAL, INC.Inventors: Derrick Ren-Yu Chou, Marcus Frederick Julian, Steven Anthony Yon, Randell L. Werneth, Alexander Higgins, Ricardo Roman, Alexander J. Asconeguy, Christoph Scharf, Dennis O'Brien, Rob Andre Pescar, Ahmad Falahatpisheh, Tom Esbeck, Gerald M. Stobbs, III, Leo Mariappan, Brandon Pratt Noheaikaika Lee, James Calvin Allan, Michael C. Oliveira, Daniel Welsh, R. Maxwell Flaherty, J. Christopher Flaherty
-
Publication number: 20240255212Abstract: A combination microwave and refrigerator system is provided. The microwave oven is connected to a source of power and has at least one control circuit for controlling the operation of the microwave oven. A first power supply outlet is provided on the microwave oven. A refrigerator is connected to the source of power by connection to the first power supply outlet. The control circuit is configured to disable the cooling operation of the refrigerator, when the microwave oven demands cooking power, and enable the cooling operation of the refrigerator when the microwave oven is not drawing cooking power. A sensor is provided in the microwave oven, and is configured to cause cooking power to the microwave oven to be turned off upon the sensor sensing a level of smoke.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2024Publication date: August 1, 2024Inventors: Gregory Allan Thomas Hall, Philip Emma, Jim Estill, Bryan Stuart Cunningham, Dennis O'Brien
-
Publication number: 20240198387Abstract: A package sort cell includes a robot with an end of arm tool for transporting packages from an in-feed conveyor to a selected one of a plurality of out-feed conveyors or bins, the robot receiving instruction from the package reader as to which of the plurality of conveyors or bins to hand-off the package. An end of arm tool may be in the configuration of a conveyor which may be aligned with the out-feed conveyor on a bottom up movement. The end of arm tool may also be in the configuration of a hanging carriage frame suspending a conveyor in a top down movement. A worker platform may be provided which may be movable between in-use and out-of-use positions whereby upon robot downtime, the platform may move into the in-use position for a worker to temporarily takeover the transfer functions of the robot. A plurality of sort cells may be arranged in side by side relation adjacent a like plurality of package delivery points (e.g.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2024Publication date: June 20, 2024Applicant: InTunes Products, LLCInventors: Michael Marseglia, Michael Fisher, Scott Baube, Christopher Angevine, Greggory Bartoo, Dennis O'Neill, Austin Smith
-
Publication number: 20240156504Abstract: An ablation system comprises: an ablation catheter and a console. The ablation catheter comprises: a shaft including a proximal end, a distal portion and a distal end; an ablation element configured to deliver energy to tissue; and a force maintenance assembly comprising a force maintenance element and configured to control and/or assess contact force between the ablation element and cardiac tissue. The console is configured to operably attach to the ablation catheter and comprises: an energy delivery assembly configured to provide energy to the ablation element. Methods of ablating tissue are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2023Publication date: May 16, 2024Inventors: Derrick Ren-Yu CHOU, Marcus Frederick JULIAN, Steven Anthony YON, Randell L. WERNETH, Alexander HIGGINS, Ricardo ROMAN, Alexander J. ASCONEGUY, Christoph SCHARF, Dennis O'BRIEN, Rob Andre PESCAR, Ahmad FALAHATPISHEH, Tom ESBECK, Gerald M. STOBBS, III, Leo MARIAPPAN, Brandon Pratt Noheaikaika LEE, James Calvin ALLAN, Michael C. OLIVEIRA, Daniel WELSH, R. Maxwell FLAHERTY, J. Christopher FLAHERTY
-
Publication number: 20240100817Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus for installing a screen protector on an electronic device is disclosed. The apparatus includes a support member and a first assembly. The support member has an upper support surface configured to support an electronic device. The first assembly includes a first member and an actuator. When the electronic device with a screen protector positioned thereon is supported on the upper support surface of the support member, actuating the actuator of the first assembly causes the first member to move into contact with the screen protector and to apply a force onto the screen protector to tack the screen protector to the electronic device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventors: Dennis O'Donnell, Phillip Chang
-
Patent number: 11911796Abstract: A package sort cell includes a robot with an end of arm tool for transporting packages from an in-feed conveyor to a selected one of a plurality of out-feed conveyors or bins, the robot receiving instruction from the package reader as to which of the plurality of conveyors or bins to hand-off the package. An end of arm tool may be in the configuration of a conveyor which may be aligned with the out-feed conveyor on a bottom up movement. The end of arm tool may also be in the configuration of a hanging carriage frame suspending a conveyor in a top down movement. A worker platform may be provided which may be movable between in-use and out-of-use positions whereby upon robot downtime, the platform may move into the in-use position for a worker to temporarily takeover the transfer functions of the robot. A plurality of sort cells may be arranged in side by side relation adjacent a like plurality of package delivery points (e.g.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: InTunes Products, LLCInventors: Michael Marseglia, Michael Fisher, Scott Baube, Christopher Angevine, Greggory Bartoo, Dennis O'Neill, Austin Smith
-
Publication number: 20240058385Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods for treating viral infections, or inhibiting, slowing or halting replication of a virus, e.g., an airborne respiratory virus, by administering to a nasal cavity of a subject in need thereof a composition comprising colostrum. The compositions can further comprise an algan polysaccharide, for example fucoidan. The compositions can be in the form of a nasal spray, nasal drops, nasal mist, or a nasal swab.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2022Publication date: February 22, 2024Inventor: Dennis O'Donnell
-
Publication number: 20240049701Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for the identification of viability enhancing cell features and substrate features as they relate to post-cryopreservation survival of substrate seeded cells. Embodiments of the present invention further involve identification of cell features to manufacture a supernatant that is useful for cell culturing and treatment of various diseases.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2023Publication date: February 15, 2024Applicants: University of Southern California, The Regents of the University of CaliforniaInventors: Britney O. Pennington, Jeffrey K. Bailey, Mohamed A. Faynus, Cassidy Arnold, Lincoln V. Johnson, Dennis O. Clegg, Mark S. Humayun, David R. Hinton, Danhong Zhu, Debbie Mitra
-
Publication number: 20240007329Abstract: A method and system for interfacing heterogenous computing networks to accomplish a cross-network that spans at least two networks and has a source node and a destination node. A graph structure is traversed to define a transaction path. The graph structure includes transaction nodes within transfer networks and bridges that span networks. Each node in the graph structure exists on a network and has an associated set of attribute variables that specify supported tokens. A bridge path defined by two nodes spanning two logical networks is determined. The source node and the destination node are also connected via one or more out of band network paths which are separate from the bridge path. Disclosed implementations link the speed and convenience of peer-to-peer conversion models with business-to-business trading channels using a ledger-agnostic overlay and computing architecture to enable value transfers and conversion spanning dissimilar digital communication networks.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2023Publication date: January 4, 2024Applicant: Securrency, Inc.Inventors: George Daniel Doney, Dennis O'Connell
-
Patent number: 11840051Abstract: An apparatus and/or method for installing a screen protector on an electronic device, for example using a wet application process. The apparatus includes a support member for supporting the electronic device and a clamp mechanism for clamping the electronic device in a fixed position on the support member. A tack assembly is used to tack the screen protector to the electronic device. The tack assembly includes an actuator that, once actuated, causes a tack member to apply a force onto the screen protector which tacks the screen protector to the electronic device and prevents misalignment. Finally, a roller assembly is actuated so that a roller member moves across the screen protector to bond the screen protector to the electronic device and remove any excess liquid that may exist between the screen protector and the electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2021Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Inventors: Dennis O'Donnell, Phillip Chang
-
Patent number: 11825839Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for the identification of viability enhancing cell features and substrate features as they relate to post-cryopreservation survival of substrate seeded cells. Embodiments of the present invention further involve identification of cell features to manufacture a supernatant that is useful for cell culturing and treatment of various diseases.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2019Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignees: University of Southern California, The Regents of the University of CaliforniaInventors: Britney O. Pennington, Jeffrey K. Bailey, Mohamed A. Faynus, Cassidy Arnold, Lincoln V. Johnson, Dennis O. Clegg, Mark S. Humayun, David R. Hinton, Danhong Zhu, Debbie Mitra
-
Publication number: 20230356060Abstract: Techniques are provided for implementing a system for determining the range to a target object. In implementations, a system for determining a range estimate to a target includes a rangefinder, a camera, a display and at least one processor. A processor may acquire an image from the camera, identify a target flagstick within the image acquired from the camera and modify pixels proximate to the identified target flagstick of the image to generate a modified image contrasting the target flagstick from objects in the background. The processor may calculate a range estimate to the target flagstick using the rangefinder and present, on the display, the modified image and a representation of the range estimate of the target flagstick.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2023Publication date: November 9, 2023Inventors: Robert A. Lewis, Dennis O. Corey
-
Patent number: 11745082Abstract: Techniques are provided for implementing a system for determining the range to a target object and orienting a map. In implementations, GPS data is used to determine the location of the system and an approximate distance from that location to the target. Based on the approximate distance, one or more parameters of operation of the system may be set. Modes of operation may be entered to further adjust parameters of operation. An optical pulse may then be projected at the target and its reflections collected and analyzed to calculate a distance measurement. A visual display may be adjusted based on the calculated distance estimate to the target.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2020Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Inventors: Robert A. Lewis, Dennis O. Corey
-
Patent number: D1011394Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2023Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Inventors: Phillip Chang, Dennis O'Donnell
-
Patent number: D1029056Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2023Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Inventors: Phillip Chang, Dennis O'Donnell