Patents by Inventor J. Allen

J. Allen 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).

  • Patent number: 11439143
    Abstract: A temperature sensor for monitoring an organ or tissue is configured to measure a temperature inside of a container configured to contain the organ or tissue. The temperature sensor is disposed exterior to the organ container and the temperature sensor is a non-contact temperature sensor. The temperature sensor may be part of an apparatus for perfusing, transporting, and/or storing an organ or tissue. A coolant container may have an aperture through which the temperature sensor measures a temperature of at least one of the organ or tissue or a perfusate fluid surrounding the organ or tissue. The temperature sensor is preferably an infrared temperature sensor. Multiple temperature sensors may be provided that measure the temperature organ or tissue or perfusate fluid surrounding the organ or tissue, for example in case one of the temperature sensors fails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: LIFELINE SCIENTIFIC, INC.
    Inventors: David Kravitz, Christopher P. Steinman, David Pettinato, Richard K. Buck, John Stark, Robert J. Allen
  • Publication number: 20220279749
    Abstract: A raised cat litter storage system which is raised/elevated and provides a one stop station for cat owners to be able to store and use all things pertaining to cat litter usage in one module with a raised/elevated open cat litter box above an enclosed storage area. The module is created from two solid side walls, a solid bottom, a rear wall with small cut out for cords, two front double doors swinging open from the center with each respective door being hinged to the nearest adjacent side wall, and two top double doors swinging open from the center with each respective door being hinged to the nearest adjacent side wall creating an animal perch and open access to the litter box located on the internal single shelf. The top doors are hinged, but also removably attached so the invention can be configured in a plurality of manners.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Amy Leiker, Jody J. Allen
  • Patent number: 11433749
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a vehicle body including a truck bed at least partially defining a cargo area, a vehicle interior with front passenger seating and rear passenger seating, and a modular, multi-component hard top assembly. The hard top assembly is configured to selectively and removably couple interchangeably between (i) the vehicle body to provide an enclosed configuration at least partially enclosing the vehicle interior, and (ii) the truck bed to function as a truck bed storage cover to enclose the cargo area and provide a securable storage compartment. The multi-component hard top assembly is detachable from the vehicle body to provide an open air configuration for the vehicle interior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: FCA US LLC
    Inventors: Michael S Boyle, Mikil L Sockow, David C Fischer, Cole T Schaenzer, Robert Rizzo, Christopher J Allen, Jimmy L Suder
  • Patent number: 11434005
    Abstract: Unmanned vehicles can be terrestrial, aerial, nautical, or multi-mode. Unmanned vehicles may be used to survey a property in response to or in anticipation of a security threat or damage to the property. For example, an unmanned vehicle may analyze information about the property and based on the information provide graphics and information associated with the surveying of the property.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Cory Matheson, Anthony Scott Farnsworth, Kathleen L. Swain, Michael J. Allen, Benjamin Ethington, Jordan A. Newmark
  • Publication number: 20220265851
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for treating joint disorders that are characterized by an inflammatory component. In some aspects, the compositions and methods are to prevent the progression of osteoarthritis and other arthritides and to treat osteoarthritis and other arthritides in a mammalian joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Peter J. Millett, Iain Alasdair Russell, Matthew J. Allen
  • Patent number: 11423429
    Abstract: A computer device and method for processing data to detect modifications to insured property. Received is specification data regarding modifications to be made to insured property in connection with an insurance claim. Also received is data from one or more sensor devices associated with the insured property indicative of a status regarding modifications made to the insured property. Analysis is performed on the received specification and data to determine whether one or more predefined conditions for the insurance claim is satisfied regarding the modifications to be made to the insured property.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Michael J. Allen, Ramsey Devereaux, Spencer Read, David S. Franck, Teddy J. Voutour, Shanna Limas, William Chandler, Michael P. Burns, Daniela Wheeler, Kathleen L. Swain, Cleburne R. Burgess
  • Patent number: 11423505
    Abstract: A method of forming a data-hiding watermark on a surface may include encoding data within an image using the chrominance data of the of the image, adjusting at least one characteristic of the image to enhance the prominence of the encoded data within the image, and printing the adjusted, encoded image onto the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Greg S. Smith, Robert Ulichney, William J. Allen
  • Patent number: 11420687
    Abstract: A multi-functional coupler for one or more vehicle components includes a shank, a head connected to the shank, a connector carried by the shank, and a tool. The tool is carried by the head or shank spaced from the connector, and the tool has a fastener engaging portion by which a fastener may be moved to install or remove the fastener from a component. The coupler may be used to both coupled together two or more components, and to remove fasteners or other connections via the tool of the coupler. Conveniently, as the coupler is normally installed on the vehicle to couple together two or more vehicle components, the coupler is readily available to a user wanting to remove fasteners compatible/drivable with the tool of the coupler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: FCA US LLC
    Inventors: Christopher J Allen, Robert Rizzo, Cole T Schaenzer, Jimmy L Suder, Michael Boyle, Jeffery E Long
  • Patent number: 11414294
    Abstract: Folder systems and related methods are provided for accurately and efficiently folding a paper carrier that has a card attached without bending or dislodging the card from the carrier. A movable fold chute receives a portion of the carrier with the card attached and allows the carrier to fold while protecting the card portion of the carrier. The fold chute moves between different positions which allow the carrier to enter and exit through folding rollers along a generally straight paper path without forcing the cards around small radii, thereby preventing damage to the cards or causing them to separate from the carrier sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: DMT Solutions Global Corporation
    Inventors: Brad Swinford, Robert J. Allen
  • Patent number: 11416941
    Abstract: A computer device and method for managing multiple electronic sensors is provided where a server receives building condition data from a motion sensor, analyzes the received data, and activates (or reconfigures) a camera sensor to capture an image of the inhabitants present within the building; the server then identifies the inhabitant of the building and retrieves profile data associated with the identified inhabitant; the server then, based on the profile data, generates an instruction to modify one or more conditions within the building (e.g., the environmental conditions of the building) and transmits the instruction to one or more devices (e.g., an environmental device) within the building.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Michael J. Allen, Ramsey Devereaux, Spencer Read, David S. Franck, William Chandler, Justin D. Haslam
  • Patent number: 11413149
    Abstract: A neopenis includes an implant and a support. The implant is an implantable prosthesis that is implantable into a neophallus and adapted to provide the neophallus with an erection. The support is configured for attachment to a ramus of a pelvis. The implantable prosthesis in combination with the support are adapted to orient the neopenis in an anatomically natal penis position that is adapted for penetrative intercourse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Coloplast A/S
    Inventors: John J. Allen, Neal Poucher, Wei Zhang
  • Patent number: 11413148
    Abstract: An implantable support is provided to secure an implanted prosthesis in a natal male or a trans-male. The implantable support has a base portion attachable to a pelvis, an artificial ligament coupled to the base portion, and an artificial crus penis recess that is sized to receive a proximal end portion of a penile prosthesis. The artificial ligament orients the penile prosthesis within a neopenis anatomically in a position of a natal penis and in a position adapted for penetrative intercourse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Coloplast A/S
    Inventors: John J. Allen, Neal Poucher, Wei Zhang
  • Publication number: 20220249234
    Abstract: A pump is connected between penile cylinder(s) and a reservoir of a prosthesis. A squeezing pressure applied to the penile cylinder moves a first liquid volume out of the cylinder and into a first chamber of the pump, which displaces a piston inside of the pump. Displacement of the piston creates a vacuum space (a second chamber) between the piston and the housing of the pump, and a second liquid volume is drawn out of the reservoir and into the vacuum space. A return spring pushes the piston back to its starting position, which pushes both the first liquid volume and the second liquid volume out of the pump and into the penile cylinders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: John J. Allen, Frederick William Hamlin, Anna Christina Miller
  • Publication number: 20220242689
    Abstract: Folder systems and related methods are provided for accurately and efficiently folding a paper carrier that has a card attached without bending or dislodging the card from the carrier. A movable fold chute receives a portion of the carrier with the card attached and allows the carrier to fold while protecting the card portion of the carrier. The fold chute moves between different positions which allow the carrier to enter and exit through folding rollers along a generally straight paper path without forcing the cards around small radii, thereby preventing damage to the cards or causing them to separate from the carrier sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Brad Swinford, Robert J. Allen
  • Patent number: 11402873
    Abstract: A stylus and/or a host device can be provided with components to mitigate and/or avoid damage to the stylus and/or the host device when dropped. Such components can cause the stylus and the electronic device to separate when drop motion is detected. Such separation can reduce and/or prevent damage that would have otherwise occurred if the stylus and the electronic device remained coupled together during impact. Examples of coupling and detachment mechanisms include magnetic and mechanical components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Jingshi Meng, Sung Chang Lee, David N. Zieba, Kee Suk Ryu, Noel G. Aguilar, Orpheus J. Allen, Yachi Chen, Yufeng Hou, Wei Guang Wu
  • Publication number: 20220234289
    Abstract: In one example in accordance with the present disclosure, an additive manufacturing system is described. The additive manufacturing system includes an additive manufacturing device to form 1) a three-dimensional (3D) printed object and a container structure to form part of the 3D printed object. The container structure expels a payload when a predetermined condition is met. The additive manufacturing system also includes a payload distributor to place the payload in the container structure. A controller of the additive manufacturing system controls formation of the 3D printed object and the container structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: William J. Allen, Melanie Martin Citta, John C. Greeven, Kristopher J. Erickson, Jarrid Wittkopf, Temiloluwa Adegoke
  • Patent number: 11399166
    Abstract: Examples associated with relationship preserving projection of digital objects are disclosed. One example includes identifying suitable locations within a physical space for projection of digital objects. The digital objects may be stored in a virtual space. A representation of a first digital object from the virtual space may be projected onto a first suitable location in the physical space and a representation of a second digital object from the virtual space may be projected onto a second suitable location in the physical space. The first suitable location and the second suitable location may preserve a spatial relationship between the first digital object and the second digital object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: ENT. SERVICES DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LP
    Inventors: Joshua Hailpern, William J. Allen, James C. Cooper, Kieran McCorry
  • Patent number: 11395739
    Abstract: An implantable support implantable in a neophallus to support a neopenis includes a first tubular sleeve extending from a proximal end portion to a distal end portion; a first base coupled to the proximal end portion of the first tubular sleeve, where the first base is adapted to be secured to a pubic ramus of a pelvis; and a first opening formed in the first tubular sleeve, where the first opening communicates with a recess that is sized to receive an implantable penile prosthesis. The first tubular sleeve is adapted to provide the neophallus with an artificial tunica located between the recess and the neophallus of the neopenis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Coloplast A/S
    Inventors: John J. Allen, Neal Poucher, Wei Zhang, Rachael Anne Bergstrom Crabb, Eric Watschke, Melissa Curran-Moore, Thomas Kubalak, Geoffrey A. Daniel, Michael B. Hektner, Barbara Stallman, Grant Taylor
  • Publication number: 20220223025
    Abstract: A remote temperature monitoring system includes a first unit operatively connected to one or more temperature sensors for sensing the temperature of one or more materials or food items being cooked or heated. The first unit transmits the sensed temperature to a second unit that is located remotely from the first unit during heating. The second unit is programmable with the desired temperature and/or heating parameters of the item. By monitoring the temperature status of the item over time, the system determines when the food has reached the desired temperature or degree of cooking, and notifies the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventor: Christopher J. Allen, SR.
  • Patent number: 11381793
    Abstract: Examples associated with room capture and projection are disclosed. One example includes an information management module that may maintain information regarding a virtual space and a first digital object within the virtual space. The first digital object may be associated with an artifact in a physical space. A room calibration module may map the virtual space to the physical space using sensors to detect attributes of the physical space. A capture module may record a modification to the artifact to be maintained by the information management module. A projection module may project a representation of a second digital object into the physical space. The representation may be projected based on a signal from the information management module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Ent. Services Development Corporation LP
    Inventors: Joshua Hailpern, William J. Allen, James C. Cooper, Kieran McCorry