Patents by Inventor Frederick Roberts

Frederick 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: 20240007562
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide a system for obtaining electronic data from a network server accessible. The system comprises a communication device to electronically access an automated phone system via a telephone number and a memory circuit that stores a configuration file and a log file. The system further comprises a processor that identifies a record that includes a unique identifier for an entity and data to compare with corresponding data from the automated phone system. The processor is further configured to access and navigate the phone menu based on the configuration file and input a unique sequence of digits based on the instructions in the configuration file. The processor is also configured to obtain an audio message from the automated phone system, convert the audio message to a corresponding text message, and determine whether the corresponding text message indicates an error or includes the corresponding data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Brian C. QUARESMA, Frederick Robert DE YONG, Preston Spencer RAMIREZ, Joshua James SMITH
  • Publication number: 20230347671
    Abstract: A media processing device includes: a media processing head; a ribbon transport assembly configured to transport ribbon along a ribbon path between a ribbon dispenser and the media processing head; a graphite applicator disposed along the ribbon path, the graphite applicator configured to apply a combination of graphite and graphene to an active side of the ribbon via frictional engagement with the ribbon; and a media transport assembly configured to transport media from a media supply to the media processing head for transfer of at least a portion of the combination of graphite and graphene from the active side of the ribbon onto the media via application of at least one of heat and pressure at the media processing head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Nisa A. Khan, Gene A. Hofer, Mohannad Abdo, Frederick Robert Grabiner, John Olson, Steven J. Vandercar
  • Patent number: 11736609
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide a system for obtaining electronic data from a network server accessible. The system comprises a communication device to electronically access an automated phone system via a telephone number and a memory circuit that stores a configuration file and a log file. The system further comprises a processor that identifies a record that includes a unique identifier for an entity and data to compare with corresponding data from the automated phone system. The processor is further configured to access and navigate the phone menu based on the configuration file and input a unique sequence of digits based on the instructions in the configuration file. The processor is also configured to obtain an audio message from the automated phone system, convert the audio message to a corresponding text message, and determine whether the corresponding text message indicates an error or includes the corresponding data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: JoshCo Group, LLC
    Inventors: Brian C. Quaresma, Frederick Robert De Yong, Preston Spencer Ramirez, Joshua James Smith
  • Patent number: 11701908
    Abstract: A media processing device includes: a media processing head; a ribbon transport assembly configured to transport ribbon along a ribbon path between a ribbon dispenser and the media processing head; a graphite applicator disposed along the ribbon path, the graphite applicator configured to apply a combination of graphite and graphene to an active side of the ribbon via frictional engagement with the ribbon; and a media transport assembly configured to transport media from a media supply to the media processing head for transfer of at least a portion of the combination of graphite and graphene from the active side of the ribbon onto the media via application of at least one of heat and pressure at the media processing head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Zebra Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Nisa A. Khan, Gene A. Hofer, Mohannad Abdo, Frederick Robert Grabiner, John Olson, Steven J. Vandercar
  • Publication number: 20220314672
    Abstract: A media processing device includes: a media processing head; a ribbon transport assembly configured to transport ribbon along a ribbon path between a ribbon dispenser and the media processing head; a graphite applicator disposed along the ribbon path, the graphite applicator configured to apply a combination of graphite and graphene to an active side of the ribbon via frictional engagement with the ribbon; and a media transport assembly configured to transport media from a media supply to the media processing head for transfer of at least a portion of the combination of graphite and graphene from the active side of the ribbon onto the media via application of at least one of heat and pressure at the media processing head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Nisa A. Khan, Gene A. Hofer, Mohannad Abdo, Frederick Robert Grabiner, John Olson, Steven J. Vandercar
  • Patent number: 11435294
    Abstract: A color-changing environmental stimulus indicator includes a substrate, an active indicator placed above the substrate, and a reference component. The active indicator is configured to change color in response to an environmental stimulus. The reference component is also color changeable in response to an environmental stimulus. The reference component is configured to have a similar appearance to the active indicator at an end point. The environmental stimulus includes one or more of temperature, cumulative temperature, humidity, pH, and ultraviolet radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: TEMPTIME CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mohannad Abdo, Frederick Robert Grabiner, Dawn E. Smith
  • Publication number: 20220272195
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide a system for obtaining electronic data from a network server accessible. The system comprises a communication device to electronically access an automated phone system via a telephone number and a memory circuit that stores a configuration file and a log file. The system further comprises a processor that identifies a record that includes a unique identifier for an entity and data to compare with corresponding data from the automated phone system. The processor is further configured to access and navigate the phone menu based on the configuration file and input a unique sequence of digits based on the instructions in the configuration file. The processor is also configured to obtain an audio message from the automated phone system, convert the audio message to a corresponding text message, and determine whether the corresponding text message indicates an error or includes the corresponding data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Brian C. QUARESMA, Frederick Robert DE YONG, Preston Spencer RAMIREZ, Joshua James SMITH
  • Patent number: 11163837
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided to extract information within complex documents, and the extracted information may be compared to identify differences between complex documents or the extracted information may be analyzed with respect to the individual document. Information is extracted from complex documents comprising unstructured data to create a structured data repository, or analytics knowledge base. This database may be utilized to compare concepts that are common to one or more documents, allowing ease of comparison of documents, and identification of information that is different or identification of (same or similar) information that is presented differently in a set of complex documents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ritwik Ray, Marie Angelopoulos, Frederick Roberts, Christopher Gagen, Maria Gabrani
  • Patent number: 11163836
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided to extract information within complex documents, and the extracted information may be compared to identify differences between complex documents or the extracted information may be analyzed with respect to the individual document. Information is extracted from complex documents comprising unstructured data to create a structured data repository, or analytics knowledge base. This database may be utilized to compare concepts that are common to one or more documents, allowing ease of comparison of documents, and identification of information that is different or identification of (same or similar) information that is presented differently in a set of complex documents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ritwik Ray, Marie Angelopoulos, Frederick Roberts, Christopher Gagen, Maria Gabrani
  • Publication number: 20210172224
    Abstract: This invention is a Telescoping Handle Doorstop Wedge, the light-weight high-quality aluminum handle of which can be closed-down or extended-up, stopping at any length between 9 inches and 38 inches. When extended, the Telescoping Handle Doorstop Wedge can be lengthened and custom adjusted to any person's comfortable/practical operating height, thus making it easy for the permanently-attached non-marking, non-skid, wide-footprint, oversized rubber doorstop wedge to be effortlessly inserted into or retracted from the space between the bottom edge of a hinged door and the floor below. The invention's non-stoop, no-muscle-strain benefits are obvious for persons such as those who are disabled, infirmed and elderly, or for other persons who cannot or simply do not prefer to bend or stoop so as to painlessly, effectively and accurately insert or release a doorstop wedge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventor: Frederick Robert Ruby
  • Publication number: 20190303412
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided to extract information within complex documents, and the extracted information may be compared to identify differences between complex documents or the extracted information may be analyzed with respect to the individual document. Information is extracted from complex documents comprising unstructured data to create a structured data repository, or analytics knowledge base. This database may be utilized to compare concepts that are common to one or more documents, allowing ease of comparison of documents, and identification of information that is different or identification of (same or similar) information that is presented differently in a set of complex documents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Ritwik Ray, Marie Angelopoulos, Frederick Roberts, Christopher Gagen, Maria Gabrani
  • Publication number: 20190251182
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided to extract information within complex documents, and the extracted information may be compared to identify differences between complex documents or the extracted information may be analyzed with respect to the individual document. Information is extracted from complex documents comprising unstructured data to create a structured data repository, or analytics knowledge base. This database may be utilized to compare concepts that are common to one or more documents, allowing ease of comparison of documents, and identification of information that is different or identification of (same or similar) information that is presented differently in a set of complex documents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Ritwik Ray, Marie Angelopoulos, Frederick Roberts, Christopher Gagen, Maria Gabrani
  • Publication number: 20180114597
    Abstract: In part, the invention relates to computing systems and methods for electronically indicating the acceptability of a product. An image capture and communication device may analyze a product label that includes one or more monitors, authentication elements, and identification elements. The image capture and communication device may determine the type and features of the monitors, authentication elements, and identification elements. The image capture and communication device may transmit data based on the type and features to a host server, which may transmit data associated with the host product to the image capture and communication device in, inter alia, the form of an acceptability report.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Frederick Robert GRABINER, Carl Michael LENTZ, Emily MOORE, Thaddeus PRUSIK, Nicholas PURO, Bruce-Erik OSBORN
  • Publication number: 20180100807
    Abstract: A color-changing environmental stimulus indicator includes a substrate, an active indicator placed above the substrate, and a reference component. The active indicator is configured to change color in response to an environmental stimulus. The reference component is also color changeable in response to an environmental stimulus. The reference component is configured to have a similar appearance to the active indicator at an end point. The environmental stimulus includes one or more of temperature, cumulative temperature, humidity, pH, and ultraviolet radiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Applicant: Temptime Corporation
    Inventors: Mohannad Abdo, Frederick Robert Grabiner, Dawn E. Smith
  • Patent number: 9811632
    Abstract: In part, the invention relates to computing systems and methods for electronically indicating the acceptability of a product. An image capture and communication device may analyze a product label that includes one or more monitors, authentication elements, and identification elements. The image capture and communication device may determine the type and features of the monitors, authentication elements, and identification elements. The image capture and communication device may transmit data based on the type and features to a host server, which may transmit data associated with the host product to the image capture and communication device in, inter alia, the form of an acceptability report.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: TEMPTIME CORPORATION
    Inventors: Frederick Robert Grabiner, Carl Michael Lentz, Emily Moore, Thaddeus Prusik, Nicholas Puro, Bruce-Erik Osborn
  • Publication number: 20170258325
    Abstract: A portable, miniaturized, lightweight ocular-vestibular testing unit with sensors in a head-mounted unit and processor and battery units either incorporated into the head-mount or on other parts of the body, such as a waist belt and connecting to one or more displays via wireless local network. A digital camera for each eye and multiple sensors are configured for ocular and vestibular system testing in a wide variety of positions and locations of a user. The unit records data from the digital cameras and sensors locally to the unit. Recorded data may be viewed via a wireless local network data connection on external displays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: Carrick Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Frederick Robert Carrick, Rosemary Frances Kitchiner, Paul James Toland
  • Patent number: 9675006
    Abstract: A corn head assembly for a combine harvester capable of reducing grain loss. The corn head assembly includes a frame, a plurality of row units and a hood. The frame is mounted to a forward end of the combine harvester. The plurality of row units extends forward from the frame. The hood extends between an adjacent pair of row units. The hood includes a first end proximal to the frame, a second end distal to the frame and opposite the first end, and an outer surface extending between the first and second ends. The outer surface has a plurality of structures configured to inhibit a flow of grain in a forward direction along the outer surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Eric L. Walker, Brian Patrick Crow, James Michael Gessel, Frederick Robert Hubach
  • Patent number: 9591449
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes storing one or more content postings that each include data representative of one or more content instances. Each content posting is associated with one or more first users. The method also includes storing one or more data records associating one or more geographic locations with accessing of the content instances. The method also includes selectively sending one or more of the content postings for display on an access device based on a past or present geographic location of the access device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Kristopher T. Frazier, Brian Frederick Roberts, Donald H. Relyea
  • Publication number: 20160205505
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes storing one or more content postings that each include data representative of one or more content instances. Each content posting is associated with one or more first users. The method also includes storing one or more data records associating one or more geographic locations with accessing of the content instances. The method also includes selectively sending one or more of the content postings for display on an access device based on a past or present geographic location of the access device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Kristopher T. Frazier, Brian Frederick Roberts, Donald H. Relyea
  • Publication number: 20160154939
    Abstract: In part, the invention relates to computing systems and methods for electronically indicating the acceptability of a product. An image capture and communication device may analyze a product label that includes one or more monitors, authentication elements, and identification elements. The image capture and communication device may determine the type and features of the monitors, authentication elements, and identification elements. The image capture and communication device may transmit data based on the type and features to a host server, which may transmit data associated with the host product to the image capture and communication device in, inter alia, the form of an acceptability report.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Frederick Robert GRABINER, Carl Michael LENTZ, Emily MOORE, Thaddeus PRUSIK, Nicholas PURO, Bruce-Erik OSBORN