Patents by Inventor Douglas Brown
Douglas Brown 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: 20220353273Abstract: Systems and methods for authenticating objects associated with online activities are provided. For a target object involved in online activities, an authentication system accesses data associated with the target object and generates a featurized dataframe for the target object by processing the data associated with the target object. The authentication system further applies a machine learning model to the featurized dataframe to determine an authenticity indicator for the target object and assigns the target object to an authentication stream according to the authenticity indicator determined. Based on the results returned from the assigned authentication stream, the online activities involving the target object may be blocked or permitted.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2022Publication date: November 3, 2022Applicant: STOCKX LLCInventors: Samuel BEAN, Dominic Vena ROBERTS, II, Blaine DIETRICH, Jason PRASAD, Shervin MOGHADDAM, Mats NILSSON, Douglas BROWN
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Publication number: 20220331006Abstract: A system for mounting a pump head to a pump assembly enclosure is provided. The system includes a mounting plate having an opening extending between a first side and a second side of the mounting plate, where the first side of the mounting plate is sized and configured for coupling to a pump head and the second side of the mounting plate is sized and configured for coupling to a pump assembly enclosure, and a cover plate configured to be disposed upon and coupled to the first side of the mounting plate, the cover plate including a tubing guide extending in a direction away from a first side of the cover plate and the first side of the mounting plate, the tubing guide including a guide channel extending through the tubing guide sized and configured to receive a pump tubing.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2022Publication date: October 20, 2022Inventors: Michael Douglas Brown, Brian Mull, Christina Miller, Ruoya Wang
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Patent number: 11449810Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments of a food safety management system, including a web portal for management and reporting and a handheld computing device for checklist completion. A checklist of tasks to be performed in a food service establishment is obtained and displayed on a touchscreen of the handheld computing device. Confirmation is obtained on the touchscreen whether a task has been completed. An identifier at a location in the food service establishment is inputted to verify that a task has been completed. Temperature and humidity readings are obtained from one or more stationary sensors monitoring a food storage environment. Task completion data, temperature data, and humidity data are sent to a server.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2021Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: CM Systems, LLCInventors: Douglas Brown Dillard, Robert Bradford Gray, David Alan Spencer, John Ashwell Raymond, Adam Parrott
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Patent number: 11438751Abstract: A wakeboat has a hull, the hull forming a wake when moving forward in the water, with a left quiet region and a right quiet region in the wake. The hull may exhibit rotation around one or more of its roll, pitch, and yaw axes which affects the quiet regions in the wake. A gyroscope supported in the hull may be used to rotate the hull around one or more axes. Such rotation may be used to create a surf left and/or surf right configuration, and measured via one or more sensors. Other systems and methods are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2020Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: Skier's Choice, Inc.Inventors: Richard Lawrence Hartman, Matthew Douglas Brown, Travis Lane Turley
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Patent number: 11352822Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system for sealing a compartment. The system includes a door with a seal positioned on a bottom surface of the door. The system also includes one or more hinges coupled to the door. The door rotates from a closed position to an open position via the one or more hinges. A height of the door with respect to a floor surface increases in response to a rotation of the door from the closed position to the open position due to a helical slope of both a first cam surface of the one or more hinges and a second cam surface of the one or more hinges. The seal transitions from a compressed state to a relaxed state in response to the rotation of the door from the closed position to the open position.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2019Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Douglas A. Brown, James P. Schalla, Justin W. Balvanz, Thomas J. Moran
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Patent number: 11338936Abstract: Apparatuses and methods are described for use of an ultraviolet (UV) light source, such as in a cleaning device, in which ozone creation due to reaction of the UV light with oxygen in the air is reduced. An example method includes dispersing, by a gas outlet, oxygen-depleted gas over a UV light source, and directing UV light from the UV light source to pass through the oxygen-depleted gas onto an area. An example apparatus includes a UV light source to direct UV light onto an area, and a gas outlet to disperse oxygen-depleted gas over the UV light source, such that the UV light passes through the oxygen-depleted gas onto the area.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2019Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Jeff Siegmeth, Karen Hills, Jamie Childress, Douglas Brown
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Patent number: 11336770Abstract: The methods, apparatuses, and systems described herein are designed to analyze comments provided by a coach relating to an agent's interaction with a customer. The methods include receiving a coaching comment regarding an agent's interaction with a customer, applying at least one scoring algorithm to the comment, and outputting a score of the scoring algorithm.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2013Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: MATTERSIGHT CORPORATIONInventors: Christopher Danson, Douglas Brown, Rachel Jean Stark, Brittney Lynn McIngvale, Brendan Joyce
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Patent number: 11234448Abstract: A process of forming a confectionery product includes heating a confectionery mixture comprising a sweetened milk product and fat while stirring until the confectionery mixture reaches a predetermined consistency. The process also includes forming the confectionery product upon cooling of the confectionery mixture. The confectionery product has a water activity of about 0.59 or greater, has a sugar content of about 87 degrees Brix or less, and has a shelf life of about three months or greater. A confectionery product includes a confectionery mixture. The confectionery product includes a sweetened milk product, butter, cocoa powder, a sweetener, and a preservative. The sweetener is corn syrup, inulin, tapioca syrup, maltodextrin, pear puree, and/or a combination thereof. The confectionery mixture has a water activity of about 0.59 or greater, has a sugar content of about 87 degrees Brix or less, and has a shelf life of about three months or greater.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2018Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: THE HERSHEY COMPANYInventors: Dongming Tang, Brian Scott Baker, Burton Douglas Brown
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Patent number: 11208988Abstract: A direction controlled service apparatus may include a mounting assembly, a housing assembly configured to operably connect to the mounting assembly, the housing assembly being movable with respect to the mounting assembly, and a plurality of actuators connected between the mounting assembly and the housing assembly, each actuator of the plurality of actuators being configured to contract upon a current being applied to the actuator to rotate the housing assembly with respect to the mounting assembly.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2019Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Douglas A. Brown, Kwun-Wing W. Cheung
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Publication number: 20210338949Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, apparatuses, and methods for assembling cartridges for aerosol delivery devices. The cartridges may be assembled by transporting carriages between various substations at which parts are added to a base. In another assembly method, the base may be moved between a plurality of robots which direct the base downwardly into contact with components to couple the components therewith. An inspection system may inspect the cartridges at various stages of completion.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2021Publication date: November 4, 2021Inventors: Frederic Philippe Ampolini, Timothy Brian Nestor, Jack Gray Flinchum, JR., Wayne Douglas Brown, Nicholas Harrison Watson, Charles Jacob Novak, III, Paul Andrew Brinkley, James Robert Covino, John DePiano, Edward Louis Dickinson, Eugene R. Harris, Kevin Edward Keough, David Jay Smith, John Hook, Michael LaCourse, Robert Metcalf, Steven Hart, David Pelletier, Marc Bourque, Nathaniel Cambray, John William Wolber, James William McClellan, Steven R. Mongillo, Frank S. Silveira, Michael Laine, Quentin Paul Guenther, JR.
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Publication number: 20210326781Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments of a food safety management system, including a web portal for management and reporting and a handheld computing device for checklist completion. A checklist of tasks to be performed in a food service establishment is obtained and displayed on a touchscreen of the handheld computing device. Confirmation is obtained on the touchscreen whether a task has been completed. An identifier at a location in the food service establishment is inputted to verify that a task has been completed. Temperature and humidity readings are obtained from one or more stationary sensors monitoring a food storage environment. Task completion data, temperature data, and humidity data are sent to a server.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2021Publication date: October 21, 2021Inventors: Douglas Brown Dillard, Robert Bradford Gray, David Alan Spencer, John Ashwell Raymond, Adam Parrott
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Publication number: 20210294415Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to user interface control of a head-worn computer.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2021Publication date: September 23, 2021Inventors: Nicholas Benjamin Pelis, Preston Douglas BROWN, Sean Thomas Mostajo O'HARA, Robert Michael LOHSE, Andrew Carl HEISEY
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Patent number: 11083857Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, apparatuses, and methods for assembling cartridges for aerosol delivery devices. The cartridges may be assembled by transporting carriages between various substations at which parts are added to a base. In another assembly method, the base may be moved between a plurality of robots which direct the base downwardly into contact with components to couple the components therewith. An inspection system may inspect the cartridges at various stages of completion.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2017Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Frederic Philippe Ampolini, Timothy Brian Nestor, Jack Gray Flinchum, Jr., Wayne Douglas Brown, Nicholas Harrison Watson, Charles Jacob Novak, III, Paul Andrew Brinkley, James Robert Covino, John DePiano, Edward Louis Dickinson, Eugene R. Harris, Kevin Edward Keough, David Jay Smith, John Hook, Michael LaCourse, Robert Metcalf, Steven Hart, David Pelletier, Marc Bourque, Nathaniel Cambray, John William Wolber, James William McClellan, Steven R. Mongillo, Frank S. Silveira, Michael Laine, Quentin Paul Guenther, Jr.
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Patent number: 11004020Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments of a food safety management system, including a web portal for management and reporting and a handheld computing device for checklist completion. A checklist of tasks to be performed in a food service establishment is obtained and displayed on a touchscreen of the handheld computing device. Confirmation is obtained on the touchscreen whether a task has been completed. Temperature readings are obtained from one or more stationary sensors monitoring a food storage environment. Task completion data and temperature data are sent to a server.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2017Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: CM SYSTEMS, LLCInventors: Douglas Brown Dillard, Robert Bradford Gray, David Alan Spencer, John Ashwell Raymond
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Patent number: 11003246Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to user interface control of a head-worn computer.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2015Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: Mentor Acquisition One, LLCInventors: Nicholas Benjamin Pelis, Preston Douglas Brown, Sean Thomas Mostajo O'Hara, Robert Michael Lohse, Andrew Carl Heisey
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Publication number: 20210121707Abstract: A method for controlling charging a power source of an implantable medical device (IMD) in a patient including determining a power being delivered to a primary coil of an external charging device for recharging, determining an estimated power delivered to the IMD power source an estimated heat generated by the primary coil based on a resistance of the primary coil determined as function of at least one of a recharge frequency, a temperature of the primary coil, and a current supplied to the primary coil, calculating an estimated heat generated by the IMD by subtracting the estimated heat generated by the primary coil and the estimated power delivered stored by the rechargeable power source from the power being delivered to a primary coil; and controlling based on the heat generated by the IMD, the power being delivered by the primary coil of the external charging device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2020Publication date: April 29, 2021Inventors: Andrew Fried, Brett Otteson, Douglas Brown, Venkat Gaddam
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Publication number: 20210076701Abstract: A coated particle may include a food particle coated by a carbohydrate. The coated particle may have an average particle size from about 10 ?m to about 250 ?m. The food particle may include a relatively bitter component (e.g., cocoa) and a protein component (e.g., whey protein, soy protein, rice protein, fava bean protein, and/or milk protein). A weight ratio of bitter component to protein component may be about 3 or greater. The food particle may also include a starch, such as rice starch. Additionally, the coated particle may have a surface area fraction of the carbohydrate that is greater than an average weight fraction of the carbohydrate. For example, the surface area fraction of the carbohydrate may be from about 30% to about 80%. In addition, the coated particle may have a substantially non-spherical and irregular shape. The coated particle may be prepared via a spray drying process.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2018Publication date: March 18, 2021Applicant: THE HERSHEY COMPANYInventors: Balaji Santhanam, Utkarsh Shah, Yumin You, Dennis Teets, Burton Douglas Brown, Xiaoying Wang
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Patent number: 10936815Abstract: A computer system identifies hand strokes generated while a user produces handwritten text. Based on the hand strokes, characters are identified. Based on the characters, words are identified. The words are checked for spelling, and the user is notified of any misspelled words.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2020Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Thomas S. Brugler, John F. Kelley, Todd P. Seager, Douglas Brown
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Patent number: 10915824Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and systems for analyzing data trends are described herein. The present disclosure includes the identification of trending terms in data through the use of an unsupervised algorithm. Trending terms are identified and counted during a first and second time period without reference to a library of pre-defined terms, along with at least one reason for using such trending terms. The set of trending terms and the at least one reason for use of the trending terms are displayed to a user.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2017Date of Patent: February 9, 2021Assignee: MATTERSIGHT CORPORATIONInventors: Christopher Danson, Douglas Brown, Roger Warford, Andrew Traba, Jordana Heller
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Publication number: 20200408461Abstract: The present disclosure provides system for sealing a refrigerated galley of an aircraft. The system includes a door, and a seal assembly positioned at a bottom surface of the door. The seal assembly includes (i) a housing coupled to the bottom surface of the door, (ii) a seal positioned at least partially in the housing, wherein the seal is moveable relative to the housing and the door, (iii) a biasing mechanism coupled to the housing and the seal and configured to hold the seal in a relaxed state by applying a biasing force to the seal in a direction away from a floor surface of the refrigerated galley, and (iv) an activation mechanism coupled to the housing. The activation mechanism is configured to transition the seal from the relaxed state to a compressed state in response to a rotation of the door from an open position to a closed position.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2019Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventors: Douglas A. Brown, James P. Schalla, Justin W. Balvanz, Thomas J. Moran