Patents by Inventor J. Gray
J. Gray 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: 20230406572Abstract: A configurable tray for robot workpiece handling, comprises: a frame including frame segments arranged in a rectangle, each including a plurality of positioning features spaced evenly along an inner edge of the frame segment; and a plurality of separation bars configured to be selectively positioned within the frame to define one or more configurable grid patterns of pockets for receiving a workpiece by selectively positioning a first number of the plurality of separation bars between positioning features of a first pair of opposed frame segments and selectively positioning a second number of the plurality of separation bars overlapping the first number of the plurality of separation bars between positioning features of a second pair of opposed frame segments, the first pair of segments being perpendicular to the second pair of segments.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2022Publication date: December 21, 2023Inventors: Paul J. Gray, David William Lopossa
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Patent number: 11842354Abstract: A computing system includes one or more processors and one or more computer-readable storage media communicatively connected to the one or more processors. The one or more computer-readable storage media have instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to receive a request from a user device to process an electronic transaction, identify an anomaly, transmit data corresponding to the anomaly to an interactive dashboard, receive a first response from the interactive dashboard, transmit an indication of one or more rule violations and instructions, receive a second response from the interactive dashboard, update the profile of a user.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2021Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Inventors: Kelley Chamberlain, David J. Dietrich, Valeria J. Gray-Lindsey, Michael Knorr, Robert L Kosicki, Duane F. Lindquist, Michael Mangieri, Maria V. Marmolejos, Jacqueline A. Monteferrario, Yonesy F Nunez, Leonard J. Valentino
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Publication number: 20230368569Abstract: An integral optical construction includes a lens layer including a structured first major surface having a plurality of microlenses. An optically opaque mask layer is disposed on the lens layer and defines a plurality of openings. Each of the openings extends from a first major surface of the mask layer facing the lens layer to an opposite second major surface of the mask layer. The openings are in a one-to-one correspondence with the microlenses. Regions of the mask layer between the openings have an optical density of greater than about 2 for at least a first visible wavelength in a visible wavelength range. An optical adhesive layer is disposed on, and makes physical contact with, the second major surface of the mask layer. The optical adhesive layer defines a recess at each of the openings. The recess includes a closed bottom and an opposite open top open to the opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2023Publication date: November 16, 2023Inventors: Kristy A. Gillette, Zhaohui Yang, Encai Hao, William J. Gray
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Publication number: 20230364790Abstract: A system is provided for determining a loading location of a workpiece relative to a holding fixture, comprising: a robot including a sensor; and a controller coupled to the robot and configured to activate the robot to grip the workpiece; enable a free-drive mode to permit an operator to move the gripped workpiece to a starting location; execute a center location routine including causing the robot to: move in a first direction until the sensor senses contact with a first surface of the holding fixture; move in a second direction until the sensor senses contact with a second surface; move in a third direction until the sensor senses contact with a third surface; and compute a three-dimensional center point of the holding fixture representing the loading location of the workpiece using the first, second and third sensed positions of contact.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2022Publication date: November 16, 2023Inventors: Paul J. Gray, Steven S. Gearhart, Jesse C. Satterwhite
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Patent number: 11794309Abstract: An automated vise is disclosed. A gross moveable jaw drive has a stroke longer than the stroke of a fine moveable jaw drive. With this construction, the gross moveable jaw drive can be utilized to actuate the one or more moveable jaws of the vise over a distance greater than the fine moveable jaw drive stroke to a position in which actuation of the fine moveable jaw drive is capable of positioning the one or more moveable jaws in a clamp position to apply pressure to hold the workpiece for machining by, e.g., a CNC machine. In this way, the automated vise can account for workpieces of differing size.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2020Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: Hurco Companies, Inc.Inventors: Paul J. Gray, Matthew H. Tinkle, David G. Coffman, Donald J. Hammer
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Patent number: 11753655Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and compositions for the treatment of diseases and/or disorders in a subject, including, but not limited to neurological disorders such as giant axonal neuropathy. The methods described herein include direct administration of a gene therapy (e.g. an rAAV viral vector) to a subject via injection into a vagus nerve (e.g. the left vagus nerve) of the subject.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2021Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEMInventors: Rachel M. Bailey, Steven J. Gray
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Patent number: 11660633Abstract: A method of controlling spread pattern of a particulate material broadcasted by a spinner spreader involves permitting particulate material to flow through a plurality of sluices situated in a particulate material path between a bin and a rotatable disc of a spinner spreader. Each sluice receives a portion of the particulate material and delivers the portion of particulate material to a radial and/or angular position on the rotatable disc. The radial and/or angular position on the rotatable disc to which the portion of particulate material from at least one of sluices is delivered is adjusted by longitudinally translating the at least one independently moveable sluice independent of all other sluices of the plurality of sluices to change position of the at least one independently moveable sluice relative to the rotating disc thereby changing the spread pattern of the particulate material broadcasted by the rotatable disc.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2021Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Salford Group Inc.Inventors: Geof J. Gray, John Mark Averink, Bradley William Baker, Jesse Abram Dyck, Joshua Scott Fields, Steven Ray Owenby
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Patent number: 11557069Abstract: A system and method for estimating vascular flow using CT imaging include a computer readable storage medium having stored thereon a computer program comprising instructions, which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to acquire a first set of data comprising anatomical information of an imaging subject, the anatomical information comprises information of at least one vessel. The instructions further cause the computer to process the anatomical information to generate an image volume comprising the at least one vessel, generate hemodynamic information based on the image volume, and acquire a second set of data of the imaging subject. The computer is also caused to generate an image comprising the hemodynamic information in combination with a visualization based on the second set of data.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2018Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: GE Precision Healthcare LLCInventors: Robert F. Senzig, Ravikanth Avancha, Bijan Dorri, Sandeep Dutta, Steven J. Gray, Jiang Hsieh, John Irvin Jackson, Giridhar Jothiprasad, Paul Edgar Licato, Darin Robert Okerlund, Toshihiro Rifu, Saad Ahmed Sirohey, Basel Taha, Peter Michael Edic, Jerome Knoplioch, Rahul Bhotika
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Publication number: 20220398634Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer program product are disclosed to provide improved use and generation of promotion vouchers. The method may include receiving an indication of redemption for a particular promotion voucher, determining a promotion type associated with the particular promotion voucher, and presenting an e-commerce interface for redemption of the promotion voucher for at least one promotion, wherein the at least one promotion is of the determined promotion type. Apparatuses and computer readable media are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2022Publication date: December 15, 2022Inventors: Tali Rapaport, J. Gray Sandridge
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Patent number: 11503758Abstract: An air-boom spreader has a hopper for containing particulate material, a metering device having a plurality of sluices, a plurality of outlets transversely spaced-apart on a boom in a direction perpendicular to the direction of travel of the spreader, and a plurality of air lines connecting the plurality of sluices to the plurality of outlets for conveying the particulate material in an air stream from the plurality of sluices to the plurality of outlets. The spreader has more than twice as many outlets as sluices, and the plurality of outlets has an innermost outlet, an outermost outlet and at least three other outlets between the innermost outlet and the outermost outlet whereby each of the innermost outlet and the outermost outlet are supplied with half as much of the particulate material as each of the at least three other outlets.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2020Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: Salford Group Inc.Inventors: Geof J. Gray, John Mark Averink, Bradley William Baker, Jesse Abram Dyck, Chad Derek Pasma, Simon Goveia, Christopher Michael Poppe, Troy Michael Straatman, Adam Peter Lehman
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Publication number: 20220322927Abstract: Implementations described herein are directed toward an improved orthopedic arthroscopy system that reduces the number of necessary arthroscopic portals while at the same time improving endoscopic visualization and instrumentation capability within the joint space. Main embodiments of the disclosed system replace the traditional rod endoscope with a rotatable, optical cannula through which instruments can be used to manipulate tissue and perform surgery. By adding the cannula rotation capability, visualization of instrument tool tip can be easily adjusted. The disclosed system would eliminate the need for unnecessary wrist rotation by the surgeon thereby making it easier to coordinate hand position while performing surgical tasks.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2022Publication date: October 13, 2022Inventors: Willard S. Noyes, Benjamin J. Gray, Phillip J. Simpson
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Publication number: 20220327537Abstract: A customer interfacing with a credential manager may be enabled to request and obtain securely from the credential manager additional details related to a service transaction previously effected between the customer and a service provider using a customer transaction credential managed by the credential manager. To obtain such a detailed customer receipt for presentation to a customer, the credential manager may provide an authenticatable customer receipt request to the service provider that may include certain information indicative of an active session between the credential manager and an authenticated customer and/or certain information indicative of a trusted relationship between the credential manager and service provider. When a request is authenticated, the service provider may provide a detailed customer receipt to the credential manager in a format that may be presented to the customer but that may not be used by the credential manager to easily access details conveyed by the receipt.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2022Publication date: October 13, 2022Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Chunlai Ma, Eric J. Gray, Fei Gao, David L. Neumann, Xinyu Zhao
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Publication number: 20220318805Abstract: A customer interfacing with a credential manager may be enabled to request and obtain securely from the credential manager additional details related to a service transaction previously effected between the customer and a service provider using a customer transaction credential managed by the credential manager. To obtain such a detailed customer receipt for presentation to a customer, the credential manager may provide an authenticatable customer receipt request to the service provider that may include certain information indicative of an active session between the credential manager and an authenticated customer and/or certain information indicative of a trusted relationship between the credential manager and service provider. When a request is authenticated, the service provider may provide a detailed customer receipt to the credential manager in a format that may be presented to the customer but that may not be used by the credential manager to easily access details conveyed by the receipt.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2022Publication date: October 6, 2022Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Chunlai Ma, Eric J. Gray, Fei Gao, David L. Neumann, Xinyu Zhao
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Publication number: 20220318806Abstract: A customer interfacing with a credential manager may be enabled to request and obtain securely from the credential manager additional details related to a service transaction previously effected between the customer and a service provider using a customer transaction credential managed by the credential manager. To obtain such a detailed customer receipt for presentation to a customer, the credential manager may provide an authenticatable customer receipt request to the service provider that may include certain information indicative of an active session between the credential manager and an authenticated customer and/or certain information indicative of a trusted relationship between the credential manager and service provider. When a request is authenticated, the service provider may provide a detailed customer receipt to the credential manager in a format that may be presented to the customer but that may not be used by the credential manager to easily access details conveyed by the receipt.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2022Publication date: October 6, 2022Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Chunlai Ma, Eric J. Gray, Fei Gao, David L. Neumann, Xinyu Zhao
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Patent number: 11416863Abstract: A computing system includes one or more processors and one or more computer-readable storage media communicatively connected to the one or more processors and having instructions stored thereon that, when executed, causes the one or more processors to receive a request from a user device to initiate an electronic transaction to a beneficiary, identify a risk associated with the beneficiary, calculate a risk score for the electronic transaction based on the risk, transmit a notification to the user device, wherein the notification causes display of one or more mitigation activities for reducing the risk, receive data from the user device associated with the one or more mitigation activities, compare the data with information corresponding to the beneficiary stored in a data store, recalculate the risk score based on the comparison, and transmit an electrical signal to the user device to cause the display of a result of the recalculation.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2018Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Inventors: Kelley A. Chamberlain, David J. Dietrich, Michael Knorr, Robert L. Kosicki, Valeria J. Gray-Lindsey, Duane F. Lindquist, Michael Mangieri, Maria V. Marmolejos, Jacqueline A. Monteferrario, Yonesy F. Nunez, Leonard J. Valentino
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Patent number: 11392945Abstract: A customer interfacing with a credential manager may be enabled to request and obtain securely from the credential manager additional details related to a service transaction previously effected between the customer and a service provider using a customer transaction credential managed by the credential manager. To obtain such a detailed customer receipt for presentation to a customer, the credential manager may provide an authenticatable customer receipt request to the service provider that may include certain information indicative of an active session between the credential manager and an authenticated customer and/or certain information indicative of a trusted relationship between the credential manager and service provider. When a request is authenticated, the service provider may provide a detailed customer receipt to the credential manager in a format that may be presented to the customer but that may not be used by the credential manager to easily access details conveyed by the receipt.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2018Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Chunlai Ma, Eric J. Gray, Fei Gao, David L. Neumann, Xinyu Zhao
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Patent number: 11386465Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer program product are disclosed to provide improved use and generation of promotion vouchers. The method may include receiving an indication of redemption for a particular promotion voucher, determining a promotion type associated with the particular promotion voucher, and presenting an e-commerce interface for redemption of the promotion voucher for at least one promotion, wherein the at least one promotion is of the determined promotion type. Apparatuses and computer readable media are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2014Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: GROUPON, INC.Inventors: Tali Rapaport, J. Gray Sandridge
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Publication number: 20220109344Abstract: A deflector is disclosed for deflecting air flow in a rotating electrical machine comprising a stator (8), stator windings (10) and a housing (12). The deflector comprises a sheet of material folded to form a deflecting portion (42) and a connecting portion (44). The deflecting portion (42) is arranged to deflect airflow from a gap (14) between the stator and the housing towards the stator windings (10). The connecting portion comprises one or more apertures (48; 52; 54; 56; 58) adjacent to the deflecting portion. The aperture helps to reduce or avoid the Coand{hacek over (a)} effect, and thereby improve the impingement of cooling air on the stator end windings.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2020Publication date: April 7, 2022Applicant: Cummins Generator Technologies LimitedInventors: Anand Odedra, Perry Saunders, Richard J. Gray
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Patent number: 11219203Abstract: A product distribution system for sectional control in an air boom spreader has a solid product metering assembly having: a first endless conveyor and a second endless conveyor for conveying the product from the container to the air system, the first and second endless conveyors substantially parallel to each other, the first conveyor driven independently of the second conveyor; and, a first shaft, a second shaft and a third shaft, the first shaft parallel to, separated from and driven independently of the second shaft, the second shaft parallel to and separated from the third shaft, the first shaft driving the first conveyor, the second shaft driving the third shaft to drive the second conveyor.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2020Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: Salford Group Inc.Inventors: Geof J. Gray, John Mark Averink, Bradley William Baker, Simon Goveia, Jesse Abram Dyck, Chad Derek Pasma, Adam Peter Lehman, Christopher Michael Poppe, Troy Michael Straatman
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Patent number: D1009245Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2019Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Warming Trends, LLCInventors: Voni D. Flaherty, Timothy S. Flaherty, Kevin F. O'Connor, Timothy Allons, Jr., Colin J. Gray