Patents by Inventor E. Foster
E. Foster 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: 20250140112Abstract: A computer-implemented method for alerting passenger vehicles of approaching emergency vehicles is implemented by an alert management computing device. The method includes receiving an emergency vehicle alert request message from an emergency vehicle transmitter, receiving passenger vehicle location data from a plurality of passenger vehicle user computing devices located in a plurality of passenger vehicles, wherein the passenger vehicle location data includes a present passenger vehicle location and a present passenger vehicle trajectory, identifying an alert zone for the emergency vehicle based on the present emergency vehicle location and the present emergency vehicle trajectory, identifying a vehicle zone for each of the plurality of passenger vehicles, identifying a subset of the passenger vehicles within the alert zone by comparing each vehicle zone to the alert zone, and transmitting a warning to the subset of passenger vehicles via the passenger vehicle user computing devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2025Publication date: May 1, 2025Inventors: Michael Walsh, Virginia E. Foster, Ryan McNeely
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Patent number: 12190727Abstract: A computer-implemented method for alerting passenger vehicles of approaching emergency vehicles is implemented by an alert management computing device. The method includes receiving an emergency vehicle alert request message from an emergency vehicle transmitter, receiving passenger vehicle location data from a plurality of passenger vehicle user computing devices located in a plurality of passenger vehicles, wherein the passenger vehicle location data includes a present passenger vehicle location and a present passenger vehicle trajectory, identifying an alert zone for the emergency vehicle based on the present emergency vehicle location and the present emergency vehicle trajectory, identifying a vehicle zone for each of the plurality of passenger vehicles, identifying a subset of the passenger vehicles within the alert zone by comparing each vehicle zone to the alert zone, and transmitting a warning to the subset of passenger vehicles via the passenger vehicle user computing devices.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2024Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignee: Invent F & W, LLCInventors: Michael Walsh, Virginia E. Foster, Ryan McNeely
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Publication number: 20240304085Abstract: A computer-implemented method for alerting passenger vehicles of approaching emergency vehicles is implemented by an alert management computing device. The method includes receiving an emergency vehicle alert request message from an emergency vehicle transmitter, receiving passenger vehicle location data from a plurality of passenger vehicle user computing devices located in a plurality of passenger vehicles, wherein the passenger vehicle location data includes a present passenger vehicle location and a present passenger vehicle trajectory, identifying an alert zone for the emergency vehicle based on the present emergency vehicle location and the present emergency vehicle trajectory, identifying a vehicle zone for each of the plurality of passenger vehicles, identifying a subset of the passenger vehicles within the alert zone by comparing each vehicle zone to the alert zone, and transmitting a warning to the subset of passenger vehicles via the passenger vehicle user computing devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2024Publication date: September 12, 2024Inventors: Michael Walsh, Virginia E. Foster, Ryan McNeely
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Publication number: 20240228335Abstract: A system and method for processing a fluid to be treated. The flow reactor system having a detention tank having an influent and an effluent. The detention tank receiving the fluid to be treated from the influent and outputting a treated fluid from the effluent. The flow reactor system having a recirculation system fluidly coupled to the detention tank and configured to circulate a recirculation fluid from the detention tank to the detention tank. The recirculation system having a first line fluidly coupled to the detention tank, a second line downstream of the first line fluidly coupled to the detention tank, a recirculation pump fluidly coupled between the first line and the second line and providing a fluid driving force, and a plasma reactor operably coupled to the second line to treat the recirculation fluid to achieve a contact time sufficient to process the fluid to be treated and output the treated fluid.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2024Publication date: July 11, 2024Inventors: Roxanne WALKER, Joseph Groele, Terese Olson, John E. Foster
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Patent number: 11990040Abstract: A computer-implemented method for alerting passenger vehicles of approaching emergency vehicles is implemented by an alert management computing device. The method includes receiving an emergency vehicle alert request message from an emergency vehicle transmitter, receiving passenger vehicle location data from a plurality of passenger vehicle user computing devices located in a plurality of passenger vehicles, wherein the passenger vehicle location data includes a present passenger vehicle location and a present passenger vehicle trajectory, identifying an alert zone for the emergency vehicle based on the present emergency vehicle location and the present emergency vehicle trajectory, identifying a vehicle zone for each of the plurality of passenger vehicles, identifying a subset of the passenger vehicles within the alert zone by comparing each vehicle zone to the alert zone, and transmitting a warning to the subset of passenger vehicles via the passenger vehicle user computing devices.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2023Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: Invent F & W, LLCInventors: Michael Walsh, Virginia E. Foster, Ryan McNeely
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Publication number: 20240141156Abstract: This disclosure relates to functionalized polymers and compositions comprising such where the functionalized polymers comprise amide, imide, and/or ester functionalized partially or fully saturated polymer comprising C4-5 olefins having: i) an Mw/Mn of less than 2, ii) a Functionality Distribution (Fd) value of 3.5 or less, and iii) an Mn of 10,000 g/mol or more (GPC-PS) of the polymer prior to functionalization, provided that, if the polymer prior to functionalization is a copolymer of isoprene and butadiene, then the Mn of the copolymer is greater than 25,000 g/mol (GPC-PS).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: Infineum International LimitedInventors: Evan Haidaaz, Nancy Z. Diggs, Jun Cui, Nga Nguyen, Sanjeev Sharma, Joseph Wheeier, Robert Kleist, Carina E. Foster
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Patent number: 11928960Abstract: A computer-implemented method for alerting passenger vehicles of approaching emergency vehicles is implemented by an alert management computing device. The method includes receiving an emergency vehicle alert request message from an emergency vehicle transmitter, receiving passenger vehicle location data from a plurality of passenger vehicle user computing devices located in a plurality of passenger vehicles, wherein the passenger vehicle location data includes a present passenger vehicle location and a present passenger vehicle trajectory, identifying an alert zone for the emergency vehicle based on the present emergency vehicle location and the present emergency vehicle trajectory, identifying a vehicle zone for each of the plurality of passenger vehicles, identifying a subset of the passenger vehicles within the alert zone by comparing each vehicle zone to the alert zone, and transmitting a warning to the subset of passenger vehicles via the passenger vehicle user computing devices.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2023Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: Invent F & W, LLCInventors: Michael Walsh, Virginia E. Foster, Ryan McNeely
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Publication number: 20240012411Abstract: The present disclosure relates to vehicle teleoperation and systems and methods for an autonomous-ready vehicle. As an example, the described aspects may provide a variety of functionality, including the use of a teleoperation assembly to provide a third-person perspective for vehicle teleoperation, vehicle width fit checking for a set of obstacles and an associated clearance, semi-autonomous clearance navigation, dynamic vehicle standoff adjustment according to a communication latency associated with teleoperation, vehicle contents change detection and notification generation, path navigation with increased granularity based on ground-engaging member paths, autonomous anchoring for increased traction, vehicle configuration according to a determined three-dimensional center of mass, automatic rocking for improved terrain traversal, audio-aware path generation and vehicle routing, and annunciation of vehicle modes to nearby individuals.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2023Publication date: January 11, 2024Inventors: Forrest W. Johnson, Jacob P. Horky, Austin R. Bartz, Bradley A. Bracht, Christopher Brown, David E. Foster, Jacob H. Gerten, Curtis DJ Johnson, Eric L. Ross, Patrick D. Weldon, Jonathan Little, Michael A. Thomas, Aidan B. Shaughnessy, Kevin Dunn
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Publication number: 20230298465Abstract: A computer-implemented method for alerting passenger vehicles of approaching emergency vehicles is implemented by an alert management computing device. The method includes receiving an emergency vehicle alert request message from an emergency vehicle transmitter, receiving passenger vehicle location data from a plurality of passenger vehicle user computing devices located in a plurality of passenger vehicles, wherein the passenger vehicle location data includes a present passenger vehicle location and a present passenger vehicle trajectory, identifying an alert zone for the emergency vehicle based on the present emergency vehicle location and the present emergency vehicle trajectory, identifying a vehicle zone for each of the plurality of passenger vehicles, identifying a subset of the passenger vehicles within the alert zone by comparing each vehicle zone to the alert zone, and transmitting a warning to the subset of passenger vehicles via the passenger vehicle user computing devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2023Publication date: September 21, 2023Inventors: Michael Walsh, Virginia E. Foster, Ryan McNeely
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Patent number: 11702859Abstract: A cover assembly for an indoor or outdoor item. The cover assembly is moveable between an expanded configuration and a collapsed configuration and includes panels of a textile material stitched together with inside seams and outside seams. The cover assembly receives the selected item within an interior area defined by the panels and the selected item holds the cover assembly in the expanded configuration. The outside seams are biased to close toward an interior area of the cover assembly and the inside seams are biased to close away from the interior area such that, when the cover assembly is removed from the selected item, the cover assembly is biased to close along the inside and outside seams to cause the cover assembly to move to the collapsed configuration to increase the ease of folding and storing the cover assembly.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2021Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: TWIN-STAR INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Delina M. Wells, Charles James D′Amato, Jose Derteano, Gail E. Foster
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Publication number: 20220135899Abstract: A method of reducing low-speed pre-ignition (LSPI) in a direct-injected spark-ignited internal combustion engine comprising lubricating the crankcase of the engine with a composition comprising a combination of a molybdenum-containing additive and a boron-containing additive. Preferably, the composition comprises a calcium detergent providing a calcium content of at least 0.08 wt. %, based on the weight of the lubricating oil composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2022Publication date: May 5, 2022Applicant: INFINEUM International LimitedInventors: Robert W. Shaw, Simon R. Crick, Carina E. Foster
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Publication number: 20210324656Abstract: A cover assembly for an indoor or outdoor item. The cover assembly is moveable between an expanded configuration and a collapsed configuration and includes panels of a textile material stitched together with inside seams and outside seams. The cover assembly receives the selected item within an interior area defined by the panels and the selected item holds the cover assembly in the expanded configuration. The outside seams are biased to close toward an interior area of the cover assembly and the inside seams are biased to close away from the interior area such that, when the cover assembly is removed from the selected item, the cover assembly is biased to close along the inside and outside seams to cause the cover assembly to move to the collapsed configuration to increase the ease of folding and storing the cover assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2021Publication date: October 21, 2021Inventors: Delina M. Wells, Charles James D'Amato, Jose Derteano, Gail E. Foster
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Patent number: 11086797Abstract: A method for restricting write access to a non-volatile memory. The method includes receiving a request to write to a protected location in the non-volatile memory and determining whether the protected location is in a write-protected state. If the protected location is not in a write-protected state, the method includes writing data indicated by the request to the protected location. If the protected location is in a write-protected state, the method includes rejecting the request. The protected location stores a validation key to validate the contents of another portion of the non-volatile memory.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2014Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LPInventors: Gregg B. Lesartre, Joseph E. Foster, David Plaquin, James M. Mann
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Patent number: 11002035Abstract: A cover assembly for an indoor or outdoor item. The cover assembly is moveable between an expanded configuration and a collapsed configuration and includes panels of a textile material stitched together with inside seams and outside seams. The cover assembly receives the selected item within an interior area defined by the panels and the selected item holds the cover assembly in the expanded configuration. The outside seams are biased to close toward an interior area of the cover assembly and the inside seams are biased to close away from the interior area such that, when the cover assembly is removed from the selected item, the cover assembly is biased to close along the inside and outside seams to cause the cover assembly to move to the collapsed configuration to increase the ease of folding and storing the cover assembly.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2019Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: Classic Accessories, LLCInventors: Delina M. Wells, Charles James D'Amato, Jose Derteano, Gail E. Foster
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Publication number: 20210056842Abstract: A computer-implemented method for alerting passenger vehicles of approaching emergency vehicles is implemented by an alert management computing device. The method includes receiving an emergency vehicle alert request message from an emergency vehicle transmitter, receiving passenger vehicle location data from a plurality of passenger vehicle user computing devices located in a plurality of passenger vehicles, wherein the passenger vehicle location data includes a present passenger vehicle location and a present passenger vehicle trajectory, identifying an alert zone for the emergency vehicle based on the present emergency vehicle location and the present emergency vehicle trajectory, identifying a vehicle zone for each of the plurality of passenger vehicles, identifying a subset of the passenger vehicles within the alert zone by comparing each vehicle zone to the alert zone, and transmitting a warning to the subset of passenger vehicles via the passenger vehicle user computing devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2020Publication date: February 25, 2021Inventors: Michael Walsh, Virginia E. Foster, Ryan McNeely
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Patent number: 10891858Abstract: A computer-implemented method for alerting passenger vehicles of approaching emergency vehicles is implemented by an alert management computing device. The method includes receiving an emergency vehicle alert request message from an emergency vehicle transmitter, receiving passenger vehicle location data from a plurality of passenger vehicle user computing devices located in a plurality of passenger vehicles, wherein the passenger vehicle location data includes a present passenger vehicle location and a present passenger vehicle trajectory, identifying an alert zone for the emergency vehicle based on the present emergency vehicle location and the present emergency vehicle trajectory, identifying a vehicle zone for each of the plurality of passenger vehicles, identifying a subset of the passenger vehicles within the alert zone by comparing each vehicle zone to the alert zone, and transmitting a warning to the subset of passenger vehicles via the passenger vehicle user computing devices.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2018Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: Invent F&W, LLCInventors: Michael Walsh, Virginia E. Foster, Ryan McNeely
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Patent number: 10838818Abstract: A system for achieving memory persistence includes a volatile memory, a non-volatile memory, and a processor. The processor may indicate a volatile memory range for the processor to backup, and open a memory window for the processor to access. The system further includes a power supply. The power supply may provide power for the processor to backup the memory range of the volatile memory. The processor may, responsive to an occurrence of a backup event, initiate a memory transfer using the opened memory window. The memory transfer uses the processor to move the memory range of the volatile memory to a memory region of the non-volatile memory.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2015Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LPInventors: Joseph E Foster, Thierry Fevrier, James Alexander Fuxa
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Patent number: 10662086Abstract: A system for water purification having a water inlet being distributed into a plurality of streams defining extended dielectric barrier layers with high surface area to volume ratios and a plasma disposed between at least a pair of the plurality of water streams forming a surface plasma attachment producing radicals that treat the water via diffusion.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2016Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANInventors: John E. Foster, Selman Mujovic
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Patent number: 10649680Abstract: According to an example, a dual-port non-volatile dual in-line memory module (NVDIMM) includes a first port to provide a central processing unit (CPU) with access to universal memory of the dual-port NVDIMM and a second port to provide an external NVDIMM manager circuit with access to the universal memory of the dual-port NVDIMM. Accordingly, a media controller of the dual-port NVDIMM may store data received from the CPU through the first port in the universal memory, control dual-port settings received from the CPU, and transmit the stored data to the NVDIMM manager circuit through the second port of the dual-port NVDIMM.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2015Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LPInventors: Dwight D. Riley, Joseph E. Foster, Thierry Fevrier
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Patent number: D1065712Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2020Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: Green Oak Technology Group LLCInventors: Kenneth L. Foster, Megan E Foster