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).

  • Publication number: 20190382359
    Abstract: The present invention provides, in part, compounds of Formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; processes for the preparation of; intermediates used in the preparation of; and compositions containing such compounds or salts, and their uses for treating MAGL-mediated diseases and disorders including, e.g., pain, an inflammatory disorder, traumatic brain injury, depression, anxiety, Alzheimer's disease, a metabolic disorder, stroke, or cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Applicant: PFIZER INC.
    Inventors: CHRISTOPHER RYAN BUTLER, LAURA ANN MCALLISTER, ELIZABETH MARY BECK, MICHAEL AARON BRODNEY, ADAM MATTHEW GILBERT, CHRISTOPHER JOHN HELAL, DOUGLAS SCOTT JOHNSON, JUSTIN IAN MONTGOMERY, STEVEN VICTOR O'NEIL, BRUCE NELSEN ROGERS, PATRICK ROBERT VERHOEST, DAMIEN WEBB
  • Patent number: 10490035
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a haptic actuator or a device having a haptic actuator that is capable of producing short, sharp and crisp pulses in a short amount of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: John B. Morrell, Jonah A. Harley, Storrs T. Hoen, Brett W. Degner, Camille Moussette, Anthony Guetta, Samuel B. Weiss, Douglas A. Scott
  • Patent number: 10450863
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine and system for measuring torque for a gas turbine engine shaft is provided. The system may include a first sensor module, a second sensor module, a first coupler, a second coupler, and a static antenna. The first and second sensor modules may include strain sensors positioned on the gas turbine engine shaft. The first coupler may be positioned on the gas turbine engine shaft and electrically connected with the first sensor module. The second coupler may be positioned on the gas turbine engine shaft and electrically connected with the second sensor module. The static antenna may include a first band and a second band. The first signal band may be in operable communication with the first sensor module and positioned radially outward from the first coupler. The second signal band may be in operable communication with the second sensor module and positioned radially outward from the second coupler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Douglas Scott Jacobs, Aaron Jay Knobloch, Robert Edward Goeller, Mudassar Ali Muhammad, Joseph Alfred Iannotti
  • Publication number: 20190308663
    Abstract: A vehicle has a trailer backup steering input apparatus, a trailer backup assist control module coupled to the a trailer backup steering input apparatus, and an electric power assist steering system coupled to the trailer backup assist control module and. The trailer backup steering input apparatus is configured for outputting a trailer path curvature signal approximating a desired curvature for a path of travel of a trailer towably coupled to the vehicle. The trailer backup assist control module is configured for determining vehicle steering information as a function of the trailer path curvature signal. The electric power assist steering system is configured for controlling steering of steered wheels of the vehicle as a function of the vehicle steering information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Applicants: Ford Global Technologies, LLC, The Regents of the University of Michigan
    Inventors: Douglas Scott Rhode, David Dean Smit, Erick Michael Lavoie, Martin Fitzpatrick Frey, Thomas Edward Pilutti, Taehyun Shim, Matt Y. Rupp, Roger Arnold Trombley
  • Patent number: 10428034
    Abstract: The present invention provides, in part, compounds of Formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; processes for the preparation of; intermediates used in the preparation of; and compositions containing such compounds or salts, and their uses for treating MAGL-mediated diseases and disorders including, e.g., pain, an inflammatory disorder, traumatic brain injury, depression, anxiety, Alzheimer's disease, a metabolic disorder, stroke, or cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Pfizer Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Ryan Butler, Laura Ann McAllister, Elizabeth Mary Beck, Michael Aaron Brodney, Adam Matthew Gilbert, Christopher John Helal, Douglas Scott Johnson, Justin Ian Montgomery, Steven Victor O'Neil, Bruce Nelsen Rogers, Patrick Robert Verhoest, Damien Webb
  • Publication number: 20190293896
    Abstract: A self-aligning lens holder includes elements that register against an image sensor chip to align the holder and lens with the chip. The elements may deflect or deform. A corresponding method aligns the lens holder and a fisheye lens to the image sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Dincer Bozkaya, Matthew Anthony Brady, Douglas Scott Crow, Dragan Pajevic, Seth A. Savage
  • Patent number: 10382830
    Abstract: System and methods for improved playback of a video stream are presented. Video snippets are identified that include a number of consecutive frames for playback. Snippets may be evenly temporally spaced in the video stream or may be content adaptive. Then the first frame of a snippet may be selected as the first frame of a scene or other appropriate stopping point. Scene detection, object detection, motion detection, video metadata, or other information generated during encoding or decoding of the video stream may aid in appropriate snippet selection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: David L. Biderman, Xiaosong Zhou, Douglas Scott Price, Yeping Su, Chris Y. Chung, Hsi-Jung Wu, Zhenheng Li, John Su, James D. Batson
  • Patent number: 10370030
    Abstract: A vehicle has a trailer backup steering input apparatus, a trailer backup assist control module coupled to the a trailer backup steering input apparatus, and an electric power assist steering system coupled to the trailer backup assist control module and. The trailer backup steering input apparatus is configured for outputting a trailer path curvature signal approximating a desired curvature for a path of travel of a trailer towably coupled to the vehicle. The trailer backup assist control module is configured for determining vehicle steering information as a function of the trailer path curvature signal. The electric power assist steering system is configured for controlling steering of steered wheels of the vehicle as a function of the vehicle steering information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignees: Ford Global Technologies, LLC, The Regents of the University of Michigan Office Tech. Transfer, University of Michigan
    Inventors: Douglas Scott Rhode, David Dean Smit, Erick Michael Lavoie, Martin Fitzpatrick Frey, Thomas Edward Pilutti, Taehyun Shim, Matt Y. Rupp, Roger Arnold Trombley
  • Publication number: 20190233057
    Abstract: An exemplary windshield assembly for a marine vessel includes a plurality of first extrusions arranged vertically; a plurality of second extrusions, wherein each second extrusion is a crossbar arranged between a pair of first extrusions; and an opening formed between each pair of second extrusions connected between a common pair of first extrusions, wherein each opening includes a plurality of receivers formed for framing a panel, the plurality of receivers formed on a surface of each first extrusion and each second extrusion of a respective opening, and wherein a front opening includes an upper second extrusion and movable front panel, the movable front panel being connected to rotate about the upper second extrusion for venting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: MAVERICK BOAT GROUP, INC.
    Inventor: Douglas Scott DEAL
  • Publication number: 20190161063
    Abstract: A system includes a switch biased to a neutral position, a camera, and a computer communicatively coupled to the switch and the camera. The computer is programmed to activate a vehicle brake upon receiving data from the switch that the switch is in the neutral position and to activate the vehicle brake upon determining that an operator of the switch is in an inattentive state based on data received from the camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Adel Awad Alla, Cheri Lyn Hansen, Jeffrey Yizhou Hu, Joseph F. Stanek, Douglas Scott Rhode
  • Patent number: 10286880
    Abstract: A system includes a nozzle directed toward a sensor window and a Venturi valve including a discharger that is connected to the nozzle. The Venturi valve is connected to a fluid input valve and an air source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: David Schmidt, Douglas Scott Rhode
  • Publication number: 20190100231
    Abstract: A system includes a computer including a processor and a memory, the memory including instructions executable by the processor to detect a service controller connected to a vehicle, upon authenticating the service controller, receive an operation mode for a vehicle component from the service controller, and actuate the vehicle component within operating limits based on the operation mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2017
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph F. Stanek, Douglas Scott Rhode, Wassim Mahmoud Nahle, Michael Adel Awad Alla, Cheri Lyn Hansen
  • Publication number: 20190075342
    Abstract: A video streaming method for transitioning between multiple sequences of coded video data may include receiving and decoding transmission units from a first sequence of coded video data. In response to a request to transition to a second sequence of coded video data, the method may determine whether a time to transition to the second sequence of coded video data can be reduced by transitioning to the second sequence of coded video data via an intermediate sequence of coded video data. If the time can be reduced, the method may include receiving at least one transmission unit from an intermediate sequence of coded video data that corresponds to the request to transition, decoding the transmission unit from the intermediate sequence, and transitioning from the first sequence to the second sequence via the decoded transmission unit from the intermediate sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Yeping Su, Chris Y. Chung, Xiaosong Zhou, James Oliver Normile, Hsi-Jung Wu, Thomas Jansen, Hyeonkuk Jeong, Joe S. Abuan, Douglas Scott Price
  • Patent number: 10205953
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide techniques for coding video data efficiently based on detection of objects within video sequences. A video coder may perform object detection on the frame and when an object is detected, develop statistics of an area of the frame in which the object is located. The video coder may compare pixels adjacent to the object location to the object's statistics and may define an object region to include pixel blocks corresponding to the object's location and pixel blocks corresponding to adjacent pixels having similar statistics as the detected object. The coder may code the video frame according to a block-based compression algorithm wherein pixel blocks of the object region are coded according to coding parameters generating relatively high quality coding and pixel blocks outside the object region are coded according to coding parameters generating relatively lower quality coding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Douglas Scott Price, Hsi-Jung Wu, Xiaosong Zhou, Dazhong Zhang
  • Publication number: 20190038875
    Abstract: In general, medical sheath systems that can employ retainer devices having a plurality of channels configured to retain a sheath assembly in one or more curved configurations are described. In one embodiment, a retainer device may releasably retain a curvable tube of the sheath assembly in any of multiple curved configurations that range, for example, in selectable increments between 0° to 180°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Applicant: Radux Devices, LLC
    Inventors: Gregory Gordon, Douglas Scott Wahnschaffe
  • Patent number: 10183640
    Abstract: A vehicle includes: (a) a rotatable door including: a door stop assembly configured to arrest opening of the door; a rotatable handle; a haptic feedback assembly arranged to vibrate the handle; (b) processor(s) configured to simultaneously activate the door stop and haptic feedback assemblies. The haptic feedback assembly is disposed within the rotatable handle. The processor(s) are configured to: compute a time-to-collision, and run the haptic feedback assembly at a level based on the time-to-collision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Douglas Scott Rhode, Levasseur Tellis, David J. Schmidt
  • Patent number: 10160281
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a sensor configured to detect a first road feature, an adjustable suspension system, and a processing device. The processing device is configured to determine, using a drive history map, a location of the vehicle based on the first road feature and apply a suspension profile to the suspension system. The suspension profile is associated with a second road feature identified by the drive history map, which is at a different location from the first road feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Douglas Scott Rhode, Shane Elwart, Nanjun Liu, Thomas Edward Pilutti
  • Patent number: D840825
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: The Procter and Gamble Company
    Inventors: Douglas Scott Miller, Peter Karl Patzak, Marek Mikovec
  • Patent number: D844443
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: The Procter and Gamble Company
    Inventors: Douglas Scott Miller, Peter Kaori Patzak, Marek Mikovec
  • Patent number: D844448
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: The Procter and Gamble Company
    Inventors: Douglas Scott Miller, Shaun Shang-Yun Chan, Janelle Yurong Wang Treadway, Pablo Bernal Ruesta