Patents by Inventor Douglas Roberts

Douglas Roberts 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: 20240405794
    Abstract: Portable electronic devices are provided. Each device may be formed from two parts. A first part may be provided with components such as a display, a touch screen, a cover glass, and a frame. A second part may be provided with a plastic housing, circuit boards containing electrical components, and a bezel. Engagement members may be connected to the first and second parts. The engagement members may be formed from metal clips with holes and springs with flexible spring prongs that mate with the holes in the clips. The metal clips may be welded to frame struts on the frame and the springs may be welded to the bezel. During assembly, the first part may be rotated into place within the second part. Retention clips attached to the frame may be used to secure the two parts together. Assembly instructions and associated connector numbers may be provided within the devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Erik L. Wang, Phillip Michael Hobson, Kenneth A. Jenks, Adam D. Mittleman, Bartley K. Andre, Daniel J. Coster, Daniele De Iuliis, Richard P. Howarth, Jonathan P. Ive, Steven P. Jobs, Duncan Robert Kerr, Shin Nishibori, Matthew Dean Rohrbach, Douglas B. Satzger, Calvin Q. Seid, Christopher J. Stringer, Eugene Anthony Whang, Rico L. Zorkendorfer
  • Publication number: 20240400499
    Abstract: A novel amino acid derivative is provided, wherein the amino acid derivative is expected to improve binding affinity of polypeptides comprising the derivative the rein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Haruaki KURASAKI, Naoki OKADA, Katsuma MATSUI, Masatoshi TAKUWA, Kyosuke UEDA, Masatoshi MATSUMOTO, Shunichi NAKANO, Yoshihide MIZUKOSHI, Atsushi YOSHIZAWA, Akihiro KUROO, Ayumu MATSUDA, Motoki MURAI, Masahiko KINEBUCHI, Tomoko ASHIZAWA, Kentarou FUKUMOTO, Yutaka KOBAYASHI, Kouki MORIMOTO, Masami YAMADA, Douglas Robert CARY, Makoto JITSUOKA, Kotaro TOKUMOTO, Keiichi MASUYA
  • Publication number: 20240390940
    Abstract: A vibration exciter apparatus includes an exciter housing and at least one bearing means supporting at least one driven shaft carrying eccentric mass means. The exciter housing has an array of bore passages extending from an upper wall of the exciter housing to a lower wall of the exciter housing and a mounting structure plate securable to mineral processing or handling equipment intended to be vibrated by the exciter apparatus. The mounting structure plate includes an array of fastener receiving zones, whereby elongated fastener means can pass through the bore passages from the upper wall to be engaged in the fastener receiving zones.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2022
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Douglas Robert TEYHAN, Tim Stanton COOK, Andreas WIELTSCH, Simon MANN
  • Publication number: 20240382360
    Abstract: An isolation room apparatus configured to isolate a subject, the apparatus including: a frame movable between collapsed and erected configurations, the frame including: first and second front frame members; first and second rear frame members; a canopy mounting mounted to each frame member, and, a curtain rail that in the erected configuration is mounted proximate upper ends of the first and second front frame members so that the curtain rail extends between the first and second front frame members above an opening defining a doorway; and, a canopy configured to be supported by the frame in the erected configuration, the canopy defining an internal volume for containing a subject to thereby substantially isolate the subject from a surrounding environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2022
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Inventors: Justin Douglas Ballantyne, James Edward Robert Burkwood, Anna Louise Ballantyne
  • Patent number: 12145691
    Abstract: A crank impact and wear protection article. The crank arm includes a crank body and an impact and wear protection article coupled with the crank body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Fox Factory, Inc.
    Inventors: Fraser Andrew, Evan Michael Choltco-Devlin, Douglas Alexander Chalmers, Robbie Roberts, Marco Rota
  • Patent number: 12143386
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods are disclosed for wireless communication of analyte data. In embodiments, a method of using a diabetes management partner interface to configure an analyte sensor system for wireless communication with a plurality of partner devices is provided. The method includes the analyte sensor system receiving authorization to provide one of the partner devices with access to a set of configuration parameters via the diabetes management partner interface. The set of configuration parameters is stored in a memory of the analyte sensor system. The method also includes, responsive to input received from the one partner device via the diabetes management partner interface, the analyte sensor system setting or causing a modification to the set of configuration parameters, according to a system requirement of the one partner device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: Dexcom, Inc.
    Inventors: Apurv Ullas Kamath, Michael Robert Mensinger, Nicholas Polytaridis, Gary A. Morris, Alexandra Elena Constantin, Douglas William Burnette, Mario Remon, Jorge R. Barreras, Benjamin Elrod West, Christopher Robert Hannemann
  • Publication number: 20240367022
    Abstract: A swim in place system and method are provided. The system comprises a swim in place pool, at least one sensor, at least one pump associated with said at least one sensor, at least one processor, and a memory comprising instructions which when executed by the at least one processor configure the at least one processor to perform the method. The method comprises receiving object location data from at least one sensor, and actuating the at least one pump associated with the at least one sensor when the object is positioned inside a set perimeter within said swim in place pool. The object positioned in a swim in place pool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2024
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventors: Nicolae BADITA, Douglas Robert WYATT, JR.
  • Patent number: 12130450
    Abstract: An optical assembly includes a Fresnel lens and a diffractive optical element. The Fresnel lens includes a high-refractive-index material having a refractive index greater than 1.9. The diffractive optical element is optically coupled with the Fresnel lens to compensate for chromatic aberration caused by the Fresnel lens. A method for imaging light with the optical assembly is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Yang Zhao, Ying Geng, Jacques Gollier, Douglas Robert Lanman
  • Patent number: 12130359
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for ultrasonic imaging by sparse sampling are provided. In one embodiment, an ultrasound imaging system comprises an array of ultrasound transducer elements, electronic circuitry in communication with the array of ultrasound transducer elements and configured to select a first receive aperture of the array comprising a plurality of contiguous ultrasound transducer elements and at least one non-contiguous ultrasound transducer element, and a beamformer in communication with the electronic circuitry. Each ultrasound transducer element of the first receive aperture is configured to receive reflected ultrasound echoes and generate an electrical signal representative of imaging data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Sheng-Wen Huang, Changhong Hu, Douglas Robert Maxwell, David Hope Simpson, James Robertson Jago, Francois Guy Gerard Marie Vignon, Jun Seob Shin, Xiaowen Hu, Unmin Bae
  • Patent number: 12122477
    Abstract: A bicycle includes a front wheel and a rear wheel and a frameset supported on the front wheel and the rear wheel. The frameset includes a main frame and a front fork rotationally coupled to the main frame. The main frame includes a top tube, a head tube rotationally supporting the front fork, a down tube coupling the head tube to a bottom bracket, a seat tube extending downward from the top tube and including a lower end spaced from the bottom bracket, a seatstay extending rearward from the lower end of the seat tube, and a strut member extending forward from the lower end of the seat tube and connecting the seat tube to the down tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Specialized Bicycle Components, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Graham Russell, Eric Robert Fischer, Chad Nathaniel Price, Philip Alan Primeaux
  • Publication number: 20240343740
    Abstract: In an embodiment, the present invention provides a compound of the formula: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and methods of using this compound for treating type II diabetes mellitus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventors: Francisco Javier AGEJAS CHICHARRO, Renato Alejandro BAUER, Michael Gregory BELL, Qi CHEN, Graham Robert CUMMING, Todd FIELDS, Douglas Linn GERNERT, Joseph Daniel HO, Talbi Abelkader KAOUDI, Thierry Jean MASQUELIN, Jose Miguel MINGUEZ ORTEGA, Julian PRIEGO SOLER, Antonio RODRIGUEZ HERGUETA, Eric Michael WOERLY
  • Patent number: 12116368
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a novel p-toluenesulfonic acid salt and a crystalline polymorphic Form 1 of said salt of 1-((2S,5R)-5-((7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)amino)-2-methylpiperidin-1-yl)prop-2-en-1-one, pharmaceutical composition containing the same, as well as preparations and uses thereof. The present invention also discloses a novel phosphoric acid salt of 1-((2S,5R)-5-((7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)amino)-2-methylpiperidin-1-yl)prop-2-en-1-one, pharma-ceutical composition containing the same, as well as preparations and uses thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Pfizer Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Matthew Samas, Yong Tao, Douglas James Critcher, David Sydney Bernard Daniels, Kevin Paul Girard, Gregory Scott Goeken, Peter Robert Rose
  • Patent number: 12113565
    Abstract: Portable electronic devices are provided. Each device may be formed from two parts. A first part may be provided with components such as a display, a touch screen, a cover glass, and a frame. A second part may be provided with a plastic housing, circuit boards containing electrical components, and a bezel. Engagement members may be connected to the first and second parts. The engagement members may be formed from metal clips with holes and springs with flexible spring prongs that mate with the holes in the clips. The metal clips may be welded to frame struts on the frame and the springs may be welded to the bezel. During assembly, the first part may be rotated into place within the second part. Retention clips attached to the frame may be used to secure the two parts together. Assembly instructions and associated connector numbers may be provided within the devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Erik L. Wang, Phillip Michael Hobson, Kenneth A. Jenks, Adam D. Mittleman, Bartley K. Andre, Daniel J. Coster, Daniele De Iuliis, Richard P. Howarth, Jonathan P. Ive, Steven P. Jobs, Duncan Robert Kerr, Shin Nishibori, Matthew Dean Rohrbach, Douglas B. Satzger, Calvin Q. Seid, Christopher J. Stringer, Eugene Anthony Whang, Rico L. Zorkendorfer
  • Publication number: 20240309791
    Abstract: A water drainage assembly for an aftertreatment system includes: a first tube configured to be coupled to an outlet conduit of the aftertreatment system; a second tube having a first end coupled to an outer surface of the first tube, a second end opposite the first end, and an intermediate portion located between the first end and the second end; and a baffle plate located in the second tube. The intermediate portion of the second tube surrounds an end portion of the first tube such that a volume is defined between the end portion of the first tube and the intermediate portion of the second tube. The second tube comprises a drain port configured to allow water to drain from the volume defined between the end portion of the first tube and the intermediate portion of the second tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Applicant: CUMMINS EMISSION SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventors: Shaila Sangmeshwar Kalyanshetti, Jeffrey T. Sedlacek, Collin P. Veele, Douglas Robert Farnsworth
  • Publication number: 20240301491
    Abstract: Breath liquid particles and vapor are captured in a device presenting a surface and chamber space that condenses or freezes the vapor and aerosol particulates. One or more breaths are exhaled through the device. Capture can be performed on the freezing surface immobilizing water upon contact. The chamber space within the device may freeze or condense liquid breath particles and vapor to collect them. After collection, the liquid is gathered and collected either by draining, scraping, pushing, or centrifugal force. The liquid may be collected and combined with a sample preparation reagent such as a virus lysing reagent, an internal standard, etc. After collection, the sample is separated into a plurality of independently analyzable units for detection and quantification of a target. Analysis may be performed by PCR, qPCR RT-PCR, RT-qPCR, LAMP, RPA or any nucleic acid detection method, lateral antigen mass spectrometry, spectrophotometry or any analytical tool or method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2023
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Inventors: Douglas T. GJERDE, Daniel Robert BOLLINGER
  • Publication number: 20240301519
    Abstract: Breath liquid particles and vapor are captured in a device presenting a surface and chamber space that condenses or freezes the vapor and aerosol particulates. One or more breaths are exhaled through the device. Capture can be performed on the freezing surface immobilizing water upon contact. The chamber space within the device may freeze or condense liquid breath particles and vapor to collect them. After collection, the liquid is gathered and collected either by draining, scraping, pushing, or centrifugal force. The liquid may be collected and combined with a sample preparation reagent such as a virus lysing reagent, an internal standard, etc. After collection, the sample is analyzed. Analysis may be performed by PCR, qPCR RT-PCR, RT-qPCR, LAMP, RPA or any nucleic acid detection method, lateral antigen mass spectrometry, spectrophotometry or any analytical tool or method. Nucleic acid amplification reagents may contain a lysing reagent such as acetonitrile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2023
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Inventors: Douglas T. GJERDE, Daniel Robert BOLLINGER
  • Publication number: 20240303910
    Abstract: A method for generating tiled multiplane images from a source image is disclosed. The method includes obtaining color and depth images. The method also includes extracting a feature map using a first neural network. The method also includes generating masks for a tile using a second neural network based on a corresponding tile of the feature map and corresponding sections of the color and depth images. The method also includes computing depths of a planes corresponding to the tile based on the masks. The method also includes generating a per-tile multiplane image for the tile based on the masks. The method also includes rendering an image using per-tile multiplane images and depths. A system for generating tiled multiplane images from a source image is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2024
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Inventors: Lei XIAO, Douglas Robert LANMAN, Numair Khalil Ullah KHAN
  • Publication number: 20240288350
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are testing apparatuses for testing stresses in substrates. The testing apparatus includes a base, a first plate coupled to the base, the first plate being movable relative to the base along a first axis, a second plate coupled to the base, the second plate being movable relative to the base and relative to the first plate along a second axis that is perpendicular to the first axis, a first actuator operable to move the first plate along the first axis towards or away from the second plate, a second actuator operable to move the second plate along the second axis relative to the first plate, and a controller operatively connected to the first actuator and the second actuator operable to control movement of the first plate and the second plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2024
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Inventors: Nicholas Robert Bonham, Yu Cheng, Rachid Gafsi, Kurt Edward Gerber, Paul M Giglio, Suresh Thakordas Gulati, Fang-Yu Hsu, Te Heng Hung, Weirong Jiang, Cheng Yu Lai, Peter Joseph Lezzi, Jody Paul Markley, JR., Arpita Mitra, Douglas Miles Noni, Samuel Odei Owusu, Timothy Paul Smith, Ryan Christopher Sutton, Jamie Todd Westbrook
  • Patent number: D1043604
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Bartley K. Andre, Daniel J. Coster, Daniele De Iuliis, Richard P. Howarth, Jonathan P. Ive, Steven P. Jobs, Duncan Robert Kerr, Shin Nishibori, Matthew Dean Rohrbach, Douglas B. Satzger, Calvin Q. Seid, Christopher J. Stringer, Eugene Antony Whang, Rico Zörkendörfer
  • Patent number: RE50139
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Bartley K. Andre, Daniel J. Coster, Daniele De Iuliis, Richard P. Howarth, Jonathan P. Ive, Steven P. Jobs, Duncan Robert Kerr, Shin Nishibori, Matthew Dean Rohrbach, Douglas B. Satzger, Calvin Q. Seid, Christopher J. Stringer, Eugene Antony Whang, Rico Zörkendörfer