Patents by Inventor Douglas Scott
Douglas Scott 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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Patent number: 11692541Abstract: An electric motor pump system includes a variable displacement pump, an electric motor connected to drive the variable displacement pump, a first control piston configured to limit an output pressure characteristic of the pump, and a second control piston controlled via a servo valve according to an output speed of the electric motor. In embodiments, the second piston is configured to maintain a substantially constant output flow of the pump as the output speed of the electric motor changes. With embodiments, the first and second control pistons may be configured to act on a yoke of the variable displacement pump.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2019Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power LimitedInventors: Charles Shand, Mark D. Stacey, Simon Orde, Steven C. Birch, Stephen Devan, Phillip Galloway, Douglas Scott, Daniel Chapman
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Publication number: 20230112026Abstract: An animal massager for stimulating a pet animal, such as a house cat, is disclosed. In a particular version, the animal massager is ideally suited to gently engage, massage, and stimulate cat whiskers and the surrounding tissue located at the base of the whiskers by contacting the animal with one or more protrusions and surfaces. In a version, the animal massager generally comprises an elongated handle and a head portion affixed to an end of the elongated handle. The head portion may include a lateral extending protrusion, a rear continuous surface, and a pair of longitudinally extending protrusions. The lateral extending protrusion, rear continuous surface, and pair of longitudinally extending protrusions provide contact points and surfaces for rubbing or massaging multiple areas of the animal, particularly suited to massage the head and face area of a cat.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2021Publication date: April 13, 2023Inventor: Douglas Scott Polack
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Patent number: 11604794Abstract: Interactive assistances for executing natural language queries to data sets may be performed. A natural language query may be received. Candidate entity linkages may be determined between an entity recognized in the natural language query and columns in data sets. The candidate linkages may be ranked according to confidence scores which may be evaluated to detect ambiguity for an entity linkage. Candidate entity linkages may be provided to a user via an interface to select an entity linkage to use as part of completing the natural language query.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2021Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Ramesh M Nallapati, Zhiguo Wang, Bing Xiang, Patrick Ng, Yung Haw Wang, Mukul Karnik, Nanyan Li, Sharanabasappa Parashuram Revadigar, Timothy Jones, Stephen Michael Ash, Sudipta Sengupta, Gregory David Adams, Deepak Shantha Murthy, Douglas Scott Cerny, Stephanie Weeks, Hanbo Li
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Publication number: 20230047374Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter relates to devices, systems, and methods of producing an improved fluid flow assembly and liquid/gas diffusion layer in solid polymer electrolyte electrochemical cells. In one aspect, a fluid flow assembly for a polymer electrolyte water electrolyzer includes a flow field having an inlet, an outlet, and a plurality of discrete lands arranged within the flow field. A liquid/gas diffusion layer is positioned in communication with the flow field between the inlet and the outlet, the liquid/gas diffusion layer having a solid substrate through which a plurality of pores is formed. The disclosed bipolar plate flow field and liquid/gas diffusion layer could work together or separately with other types of porous transport layers or bipolar plates to enhance the water/gas transport. In these configurations, the lands can be arranged and configured such that the plurality of pores are substantially unobstructed by the lands.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2022Publication date: February 16, 2023Inventors: Feng Yuan Zhang, Lei Ding, Kui Li, Weitian Wang, Shule Yu, Douglas Scott Aaron, Matthew M. Mench, Frida Helena Roenning, Anirban Roy
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Patent number: 11578812Abstract: An adapter is provided for a solenoid of a valve. The adapter provides a radial seal and enables manually bleeding by rotating the solenoid. The adapter includes two primary components with a one-way locking engagement between them that can be manually reversed for service of the adapter and the solenoid.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2019Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Rain Bird CorporationInventors: Douglas Scott Busch, Peter Smith, Leonard Francisco Challenger, Riccardo Tresso, Gokhan Aydar
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Patent number: 11498861Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus (1) for processing a slurry containing organic components, such as biomass, having a water contents of at least 50%, comprising a heat exchanger (7) to heat the slurry and a reactor (8) to convert at least a part of the organic components in the slurry, wherein at least one of the heat exchanger (7) and the reactor (8) comprises one or more pipes (7A; 8A). At least one transport screw (15) is accommodated in the pipe (7A; 8A) or at least one of the pipes (7A; 8A).Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2016Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: SCW Systems B.V.Inventors: Gerardus Cornelis Otto Bernard Essing, Douglas Scott Hendry
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Patent number: 11472856Abstract: The present disclosure features, at least in part, methods for conserving cell function, e.g., immune cell function, e.g., after one or more cycles of freezing and/or thawing the nucleated cell. In embodiments, the methods comprise contacting an immune cell with a protein nanoparticle comprising an IL-15 complex.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2017Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: Torque Therapeutics, Inc.Inventors: Ferdinando Pucci, Thomas Lars Andresen, Douglas Scott Jones, Ulrik Nielsen, James Andrew Rakestraw
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Patent number: 11429941Abstract: A device configured to send a service request identifier, an automated teller machine (ATM) identifier, and service information to a user device that is associated with a service provider. The device is further configured to receive service equipment information that includes a service equipment identifier for service equipment for servicing the ATM. The device is further configured to receive the service request identifier, a scanned ATM identifier, and a scanned service equipment identifier from the user device. The device is further configured to send an authorization to the service provider to perform a service on the ATM in response to determining that the scanned ATM identifier matches the ATM identifier that is associated with the service request identifier and determining that the scanned service equipment identifier matches the service equipment identifier that is associated with the ATM identifier.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2020Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: Bank of America CorporationInventors: Douglas Scott Wilson, Gary L. Best, Jr.
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Publication number: 20220265224Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for processing and presenting analyte data. Some example aspects may describe techniques for generating and providing a user interface view of a user's performance report for display. Some example aspects may describe techniques for providing one or more user interface views for display on one or more widgets.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2022Publication date: August 25, 2022Inventors: Alexis P. HAUPTMAN, Douglas Scott KANTER, Janna Caryn KIMEL, Lee Anne Marie Mojica MERCADO, Sonya Ann SOKOLASH, Travis KROEKER
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Patent number: 11423451Abstract: Devices and techniques are generally described for a speech processing procurement system. In various examples, recommendations may be provided by back-end systems. The recommendations may be ranked by a machine learning model, and may be sorted and filtered for a particular output device. Various voice guidance workflows may be invoked through user interaction with a speech processing procurement system. The workflows may be used to surface pre-recorded voice memos and/or to determine recommendations based on dynamically updated procurement policies.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2019Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Vijay Chaudhari, Hersh Nagar, Douglas Scott Cerny, Stephanie Weeks, Srinivasan Sundar Raghavan, Vijaya Prasad Reddy Avula
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Publication number: 20220263250Abstract: An example antenna system includes a zig-zag antenna array. The zig-zag antenna array includes a stack of conductive disks and at least one crossed zig-zag antenna extending through the stack of conductive disks. The at least one crossed zig-zag antenna includes an element pair that includes a plurality of crossed zig-zag antenna segment pairs between the stack of conductive disks. A respective crossed zig-zag antenna segment pair extends between a respective lower conductive disk and a respective upper conductive disk. The example antenna system further includes a control circuit coupled to the element pair to switch the crossed zig-zag antenna segment pairs to drive the crossed zig-zag antenna segment pairs to transmit or receive radio frequency (RF) waves with polarization states that include vertical, horizontal, elliptical, or circular polarization.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2020Publication date: August 18, 2022Inventors: Christopher Kidd Walker, Juan Carlos Lopez-Tonazzi, Stefan Neal O'Dougherty, Douglas Scott Stetson
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Patent number: 11403601Abstract: A system for performing secure maintenance on automated machines may include a maintenance management apparatus and an automated machine. The maintenance management apparatus is configured for scheduling the maintenance appointment for the automated machine, in response to scheduling the maintenance appointment and creating and communicating a maintenance security code to the automated machine. The automated machine is configured for receiving a request from a maintenance provider to initiate the maintenance appointment, validating the maintenance provider using the maintenance security code and providing access to a secure item storage unit, determining that the maintenance provider has completed the maintenance appointment, and communicating information associated with the maintenance appointment to the maintenance management apparatus and/or a computing device of the maintenance provider.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2019Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATIONInventors: Eric Dryer, Jeffrey R. Goertz, Douglas Scott Wilson, Carl Parziale, Michael Matthew Wisser, Edwin Andrew Wegleitner, Colleen Marie Powers, Gary L. Best, Jr., Jennifer Ann Raley
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Publication number: 20220202319Abstract: Meal and activity logging with a glucose monitoring interface is described. A glucose monitoring application is configured to display a user interface that includes a glucose graph that plots glucose measurements of a user over time. The glucose measurements, for example, may be obtained from a glucose monitoring device that collects glucose measurements of the user at predetermined intervals, e.g., every five minutes. Unlike conventional event logging approaches, the glucose monitoring application displays representations of logged events in the user interface along with the glucose graph. The logged events, for example, may include meals consumed by the user, and/or various activities performed by the user, such as exercise, meditation, sleep, and so forth. Notably, the glucose monitoring application controls the display of the event representations to be presented at positions on the glucose graph that correspond to times associated with the respective events.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2021Publication date: June 30, 2022Applicant: DexCom, Inc.Inventors: Margaret A. Crawford, Linda Schertzer, Andrea J. Jackson, Douglas Scott Kanter, Giada Acciaroli, Chad Patterson, Apurv Kamath, Alexander Michael Diener, Drew Terry, Mark Derdzinski, Sarah Kate Pickus, Lauren Hruby Jepson, Adam Noar
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Publication number: 20220202320Abstract: User interfaces for glucose insight presentation are leveraged. A glucose monitoring application is configured to process glucose measurements to determine one or more glucose insights, e.g., about a user's glucose. The glucose measurements, for example, may be obtained from a glucose monitoring device that collects glucose measurements of the user at predetermined intervals, e.g., every five minutes. The glucose monitoring application configures a user interface, based on configuration data, to present one or more visual elements representative of the one or more glucose insights. For example, the glucose monitoring application may configure the user interface to include a visual element in the form of a color field which represents whether the user's current glucose measurement (e.g., the most recent glucose measurement obtained from the glucose monitoring device) is below, within, or above a glucose range.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2021Publication date: June 30, 2022Applicant: DexCom, Inc.Inventors: Alexander Michael Diener, Stacey Fischer, Shaw Strothers, Justin Yuen, Chad Patterson, Apurv Kamath, Drew Terry, Margaret A. Crawford, Mark Derdzinski, Sarah Kate Pickus, Lauren Hruby Jepson, Adam Noar, Douglas Scott Kanter, Sonya Ann Sokolash
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Patent number: 11308457Abstract: A system for performing secure maintenance on automated machines may include a maintenance management apparatus and an automated machine. The maintenance management apparatus is configured for scheduling the maintenance appointment for the automated machine, in response to scheduling the maintenance appointment and creating and communicating a maintenance security code to the automated machine. The automated machine is configured for receiving a request from a maintenance provider to initiate the maintenance appointment, validating the maintenance provider using the maintenance security code and providing access to a secure item storage unit, determining that the maintenance provider has completed the maintenance appointment, and communicating information associated with the maintenance appointment to the maintenance management apparatus and/or a computing device of the maintenance provider.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2019Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATIONInventors: Eric Dryer, Jeffrey R. Goertz, Douglas Scott Wilson, Carl Parziale, Michael Matthew Wisser, Edwin Andrew Wegleitner, Colleen Marie Powers, Gary L. Best, Jr., Jennifer Ann Raley
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Patent number: 11302453Abstract: Some embodiments of a shielding device can include a base and a shield coupled to the base. The shielding device can be used to provide protection for a healthcare worker (e.g., physician, nurse, technician) during a medical procedure.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2020Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: Radux Devices, LLCInventors: Gregory Gordon, Douglas Scott Wahnschaffe
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Publication number: 20220107953Abstract: Features are disclosed for automatically facilitating knowledge sharing using information collected during meetings. Collected information may include both the content and context of a meeting. The meeting content may comprise text collected by automatic speech recognition or entered manually at a user device. The meeting context may comprise information such as the identities of meeting participants and subject matter from a meeting agenda. The content and context information may be used to identify relevant topics for which knowledge is available, and the available knowledge may be presented to one or more of the meeting participants.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2021Publication date: April 7, 2022Inventors: Douglas Scott Goldstein, Ajay Arora, Nathan Garret Brothers, Douglas Cho Hwang, Guy Ashley Story, JR.
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Patent number: 11296998Abstract: Disclosed herein are techniques for identifying computing resources specified by a representation of a computing service. In some implementations, a request to analyze a computing service provided via a computing environment may be received. The computing service may have an activated state in which the computing service is available for use and a deactivated state in which the computing service is not available for use. The computing environment may comprise a plurality of computing resources each defining a variable unit of computing functionality within the computing environment. Each computing resource may be associated with a respective parameter corresponding with a respective parameter value that specifies a level of the variable unit of computing functionality defined by the computing resource. The computing service may be represented by a metadata model comprising a plurality of nodes, at least some of which specify a respective one or more of the parameter values.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2017Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.Inventors: Nathan Jensen-Horne, Dileep Burki, Walter Sims Harley, Matthew Small, Kenneth Douglas Scott, David Andrew Brooks, Prasad Peddada, Hemang Patel, Gaurav Chawla, Theresa Vietvu, Shriman Gurram
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Publication number: 20220049486Abstract: A stormwater treatment device includes a tank defining an internal volume and having an inlet and an outlet, a rotatable screen unit mounted within the tank, the rotatable screen unit being barrel-shaped to define a through path with an inlet end and an outlet end. The rotatable screen unit includes a screen structure with a plurality of screening openings for allowing passage of at least some water from the through path outwardly through the screen structure while inhibiting passage of trash items through the screen structure such that trash items move along the through path from the inlet end to the outlet end. The rotatable screen unit includes a plurality of external drive paddles that rotate with the screen structure and that interact with water that has been screened by passing outwardly through the screen structure interacts with the external drive paddles to cause rotation of the rotatable screen unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2021Publication date: February 17, 2022Inventors: Jordan Douglas Scott, Mathew Edward Bauer, Michael Benjamin Brooks
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Publication number: 20220032147Abstract: The present subject matter relates to a martial arts weapons kit that includes two or more stick segments and one or more connectors configured for connecting the two or more stick segments together into one of a variety of martial arts weapons configurations.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2021Publication date: February 3, 2022Inventor: Douglas Scott Thomas