Patents by Inventor Edward Ryan

Edward Ryan 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: 20240399258
    Abstract: A peer highlight generation apparatus comprises receiving circuitry configured to receive peer profile data associated with a user, wherein the peer profile data identifies one or more peer gaming profiles that are respectively associated with one or more peers, wherein each peer has participated with the user in one or more video game sessions; first generating circuitry configured to generate one or more candidate highlights of a given peer, wherein each candidate highlight comprises image data of one of the one or more video game sessions in which the user and the given peer participated together, wherein at least a part of each candidate highlight comprises image data of an in-game avatar of the given peer; selecting circuitry configured to select a highlight from among the one or more generated candidate highlights; and rendering circuitry configured to render, for display, a list of one or more of the peer gaming profiles, wherein the list comprises the peer gaming profile of the given peer, wherein the
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Anderson, Nicholas Anthony Edward Ryan, Alexei Smith, Andrew William Walker
  • Publication number: 20240377888
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for generating haptic feedback to accompany an audio signal, the method comprising: detecting a predetermined audio signal in one or more monitored audio channels (11); and in response to detecting the predetermined audio signal, triggering a haptic feedback signal in a haptic feedback channel (42), wherein the haptic feedback channel is synchronized with the one or more monitored audio channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2024
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe Limited
    Inventors: Pritpal Singh Panesar, Nicholas Anthony Edward Ryan
  • Publication number: 20240377658
    Abstract: A system and a method include a dimmable window system including window structure having a first surface and an opposite second surface, and an electrical film component that is operably coupled with the second surface of the window structure. The electrical film component is controlled to change between plural different states. A power source provides power to the electrical film component to change the electrical film component between the plural different states.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2023
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Jeffrey Lynn Duce, Scott Alan Adams, Edward Ryan Greene
  • Patent number: 12142902
    Abstract: Enclosure assemblies employed in electrical installations, including those employed in solar power installations, which conform to NEMA 3R type rating defined by National Electrical Manufacturers Association (“NEMA”) are disclosed. In some embodiments, a base of a housing of an enclosure assembly having a seal-receiving groove, fastener retainers, fastener walls, a moisture diverter, attachment points; and conductor pass-through apertures is disclosed. In some embodiments, a base of a housing of an enclosure assembly having a forward portion with a forward fastener retainer and forward attachment points; an aft portion of the base having an aft fastener retainer and aft and attachment points, the groove located between the forward and aft portions, a moisture diverter located between the forward and aft portions; and drainage channels encompassing the forward and aft portions is disclosed. In some embodiments, a method for pre-positioning a fastener in a housing of an enclosure assembly is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: SunRun Inc.
    Inventors: Martin John Affentranger, Jr., Daniel Edward Ryan
  • Patent number: 12141905
    Abstract: A content generation system operable to generate one or more actions to be performed by an agent, the system comprising an input receiving unit operable to receive two or more actions for the agent, a model generation unit operable to input the actions to a machine learning model so as to generate a trained machine learning model, and an action generation unit operable to generate an action to be performed by the agent, wherein the generation comprises the selection of a latent space interpolation state associated with the trained machine learning model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Calum Armstrong, Nicholas Anthony Edward Ryan, Marina Villanueva-Barreiro, Mark Anthony
  • Publication number: 20240302706
    Abstract: A system and a method include a substrate having a surface, such as an exterior surface of a vehicle. An electrophoretic display is disposed on the surface. A control unit is coupled to the electrophoretic display. The control unit is configured to selectively change one or more properties of the electrophoretic display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2023
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Scott Alan Adams, Edward Ryan Greene, Peter Babilo
  • Publication number: 20240291256
    Abstract: Enclosure assemblies employed in electrical installations, including those employed in solar power installations, which conform to NEMA 3R type rating defined by National Electrical Manufacturers Association (“NEMA”) are disclosed. In some embodiments, a base of a housing of an enclosure assembly having a seal-receiving groove, fastener retainers, fastener walls, a moisture diverter, attachment points; and conductor pass-through apertures is disclosed. In some embodiments, a base of a housing of an enclosure assembly having a forward portion with a forward fastener retainer and forward attachment points; an aft portion of the base having an aft fastener retainer and aft and attachment points, the groove located between the forward and aft portions, a moisture diverter located between the forward and aft portions; and drainage channels encompassing the forward and aft portions is disclosed. In some embodiments, a method for pre-positioning a fastener in a housing of an enclosure assembly is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2023
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Inventors: Martin John Affentranger, Jr., Daniel Edward Ryan
  • Publication number: 20240186936
    Abstract: Chemical flashings for track assemblies and mount assemblies employed in solar power installations are disclosed. In some embodiments, a track assembly having a base, a pair of rails, a sealant receiving cavity and a round groove extending into the base from the bottom of the base, and a compressible round seal disposed within the base extending past the bottom is disclosed. In some embodiments, a mount assembly having a vertical structure, a sealant receiving cavity and a round groove extending into the base from the bottom of the base, a compressible round seal disposed within the base extending past the bottom, and an excess sealant cavity is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2023
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventors: Martin John Affentranger, JR., William Stanley Arbuckle, Brian David Peterson, David Edward Ryan
  • Publication number: 20240155115
    Abstract: An apparatus for electrophoretic control of surfaces is described, including a vehicle component having an outer surface, a substrate, and a coating layer positioned on the substrate, where the coating layer includes electrostatically controlled ink microcapsules, a first pigment having a first color and a negative charge, a second pigment having a second color and a positive charge. The apparatus includes a layer array with a plurality of thin film transistors (TFTs) disposed laterally across the layer array. The apparatus includes a layer array that is positionable to be in proximity to the coating layer. A method for electrophoretic control of surfaces is also described, including placing a layer array in proximity to an outer surface of a component or panel, imparting a first electrical charge from the layer array to change a visual appearance of the outer surface from a first visual appearance to a second visual appearance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Scott Alan ADAMS, Edward Ryan GREENE, Kjersta Lynn LARSON-SMITH
  • Publication number: 20240082707
    Abstract: A method for identifying a cutscene in gameplay footage, the method comprising: receiving a first video signal and a second video signal each comprising a plurality of images; creating a first video fingerprint comprising a plurality of signatures, each signature of the plurality of signatures based on at least one image of the plurality of images in the first video signal; creating a second video fingerprint comprising a plurality of signatures, each signature of the plurality of signatures based on at least one image of the plurality of images in the second video signal; comparing the first video fingerprint with the second video fingerprint; and identifying a cutscene when at least a portion of the first video fingerprint has at least a threshold level of similarity with at least a portion of the second video fingerprint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe Limited
    Inventors: Simon Andrew St John Brislin, Nicholas Anthony Edward Ryan
  • Patent number: 11848637
    Abstract: Chemical flashings for track assemblies and mount assemblies employed in solar power installations are disclosed. In some embodiments, a track assembly having a base, a pair of rails, a sealant receiving cavity and a round groove extending into the base from the bottom of the base, and a compressible round seal disposed within the base extending past the bottom is disclosed. In some embodiments, a mount assembly having a vertical structure, a sealant receiving cavity and a round groove extending into the base from the bottom of the base, a compressible round seal disposed within the base extending past the bottom, and an excess sealant cavity is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Sunrun Inc.
    Inventors: Martin John Affentranger, Jr., William Stanley Arbuckle, Brian David Peterson, Daniel Edward Ryan
  • Patent number: 11848548
    Abstract: Enclosure assemblies employed in electrical installations, including those employed in solar power installations, which conform to NEMA 3R type rating defined by National Electrical Manufacturers Association (“NEMA”) are disclosed. In some embodiments, a base of a housing of an enclosure assembly having a seal-receiving groove, fastener retainers, fastener walls, a moisture diverter, attachment points; and conductor pass-through apertures is disclosed. In some embodiments, a base of a housing of an enclosure assembly having a forward portion with a forward fastener retainer and forward attachment points; an aft portion of the base having an aft fastener retainer and aft and attachment points, the groove located between the forward and aft portions, a moisture diverter located between the forward and aft portions; and drainage channels encompassing the forward and aft portions is disclosed. In some embodiments, a method for pre-positioning a fastener in a housing of an enclosure assembly is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Sunrun Inc.
    Inventors: Martin John Affentranger, Jr., Daniel Edward Ryan
  • Publication number: 20230398568
    Abstract: A method includes printing one or more features on a surface of a structure of an aircraft, and providing, by the one or more features, one or more liquid management patterns. The printing can includes controlling, by a control unit, a printer to form the one or more features on the surface of the structure. The method can also include curing the one or more features with ultraviolet (UV) light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Jason Drexler, Edward Ryan Greene, Stephanie Iris Metting, Xiaoxi Wang
  • Patent number: 11766618
    Abstract: Computer-implemented systems and methods for providing contextual game guidance are described herein. An example method includes determining based on contextual information regarding an application an objective of the user; automatically deriving based on the contextual information and the objective contextual guidance to assist the user; generating a user interface having the contextual guidance; and transmitting the user interface to a client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC
    Inventors: Warren Benedetto, Landon Noss, Adil Sherwani, Nitin Mohan, Matthew Ito, Xifan Chen, Hugh Alexander Dinsdale Spencer, Paul Edridge, Andrew John Nicholas Jones, Simon Andrew St. John Brislin, Nicholas Anthony Edward Ryan, Charles Wayne Denison, II, Matthew Stewart Bloom-Carlin, Derek Andrew Parker
  • Publication number: 20230211234
    Abstract: A method of video editing includes: receiving data identifying a videogame, and data representative of one or more in-game events, analysing one or more aspects of the in-game events to generate at least a first statistical model for identifying statistically significant in-game events, identifying whether a current in-game event is statistically significant based on a generated statistical model and if so, extracting video of the event from a video buffer, and evaluating whether to include the extracted video in a themed highlight reel and if so, including the extracted video in the themed highlight reel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Marina Villanueva-Barreiro, Nicholas Anthony Edward Ryan, Mark Anthony
  • Publication number: 20230182008
    Abstract: A system for modifying interactions between a user and displayed content, the system comprising an input detection unit operable to detect one or more inputs from a peripheral device operated by a user, an input characterisation unit operable to characterise the detected one or more inputs, and a content modification unit operable to modify one or more aspects of the user’s interaction in dependence upon the characterisation of the detected inputs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Anthony, Nicholas Anthony Edward Ryan, Marina Villanueva-Barreiro, Calum Armstrong
  • Publication number: 20230120898
    Abstract: A content generation system operable to generate one or more actions to be performed by an agent, the system comprising an input receiving unit operable to receive information defining an input action, the input action being an action associated with the agent, a constraint identifying unit operable to identify one or more constraints associated with the input action, and an action generation unit operable to generate, using a machine learning model, one or more actions in dependence upon the information defining the input action and the identified constraints wherein the one or more actions are variations of the defined action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Calum Armstrong, Marina Villanueva-Barreiro, Mark Anthony, Nicholas Anthony Edward Ryan
  • Publication number: 20230117530
    Abstract: A content generation system operable to generate one or more actions to be performed by an agent, the system comprising an input receiving unit operable to receive two or more actions for the agent, a model generation unit operable to input the actions to a machine learning model so as to generate a trained machine learning model, and an action generation unit operable to generate an action to be performed by the agent, wherein the generation comprises the selection of a latent space interpolation state associated with the trained machine learning model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventors: Calum Armstrong, Nicholas Anthony Edward Ryan, Marina Villanueva-Barreiro, Mark Anthony
  • Patent number: 11516960
    Abstract: A gauge wheel (1) for use in controlling the depth of a furrow formed by at least one planting member of cultivation equipment includes a hub member (5) having a central hub and an outer peripheral portion (9); and a resilient coil member (3). The resilient coil member (3) includes a plurality of coil windings (17) which extend closely adjacent to the outer peripheral portion (9) of the hub member (5) and which define an outer periphery of the gauge wheel (1). The coil member (3) is connected at or adjacent one end thereof to the hub member (5). In use, the resilient coil member engages the soil on a side of the furrow and controls the depth by which the at least one planting member cuts into the soil to form the furrow. There is also provided a coulter gauge wheel which includes a coulter disc and at least one gauge wheel as described above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Inventors: Paul Edward Ryan, Yan Wang
  • Patent number: 11515831
    Abstract: Chemical flashings for track assemblies and mount assemblies employed in solar power installations are disclosed. In some embodiments, a track assembly having a base, a pair of rails, a sealant receiving cavity and a round groove extending into the base from the bottom of the base, and a compressible round seal disposed within the base extending past the bottom is disclosed. In some embodiments, a mount assembly having a vertical structure, a sealant receiving cavity and a round groove extending into the base from the bottom of the base, a compressible round seal disposed within the base extending past the bottom, and an excess sealant cavity is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Sunrun Inc.
    Inventors: Martin John Affentranger, Jr., William Stanley Arbuckle, Brian David Peterson, Daniel Edward Ryan