Patents by Inventor James Beckwith

James Beckwith 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: 20230399136
    Abstract: An item packing system (100) configured to sort and/or pack vine fruit such as bunches of grapes into containers is disclosed herein. The system comprises a first robotic arm (110) comprising at least one first end effector (120) for cutting vine fruit, a second robotic arm (114) comprising at least one second end effector (122) for holding and manipulating a vine fruit for packing into a container, at least one camera (155) for providing image data of the vine fruit, and a controller configured to receive the image data of the vine fruit and to make a determination of the weight of the vine fruit based on the received image data. The controller is configured to control the at least one first end effector of the first robotic arm to cut the vine fruit based on the determined weight of the vine fruit, and the controller is configured to control the at least one second end effector of the second robotic arm to hold and manipulate the cut vine fruit into a container (142).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Joel Maafo BUDU, Raviteja BURUGU, Jesse Kwabena OPOKU, Mark James BECKWITH, Atif SYED, Adnan KHADER SYED, Thierry Joseph Valery GARCIA
  • Patent number: 11770149
    Abstract: A mobile device holder that includes a body having a plurality of cavities. The mobile device holder includes a first assembly, a second assembly, and a third assembly. The first assembly is coupled to the body. The first assembly is configurable to be coupled to different portions of the body. The first assembly includes a first arm configured to be coupled to the body, a first slider coupled to the first arm, where the first slider is configured to move along the first arm, a first cap coupled to the first arm, and a first screw coupled to the first cap, where the first screw is configured to move the first slider along the first arm and towards the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Raymond Alexander, Neil Burns, Derek Punch, Norman Himaka, James Beckwith, Dave Henry, Joshua Britton, Francis Pearce, Michael Harrington, Paul Sithideth
  • Publication number: 20220381090
    Abstract: A ladder assembly includes a mounting plate and a ladder rotatably connected to the mounting plate. The mounting plate includes a body that includes a first surface having a first orientation and a second surface having a second, different orientation, and the mounting plate includes spaced apart brackets attached to the first surface. The ladder includes first and second legs, steps, and a handrail. Each leg extends from a first end to a second end, is rotatably connected to one of the brackets at the first end, and has opposing side surfaces and opposing front and back surfaces. The steps are supported transversely between the legs. The handrail is attached to the front surface of the first leg. The ladder is rotatable between a first position and a second position. The back surface of each leg abuts the second surface of the mounting plate body in the first position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Michael S. Graves, Michael Eric Saloga, Scott James Beckwith, Michael Lynn Roller
  • Publication number: 20220304150
    Abstract: A substrate for use in an electronic skin is disclosed herein. The substrate comprises a base polymer layer, and a first intermediate polymer layer attached to the base polymer layer by a first adhesive layer. The first intermediate polymer layer comprises a first intermediate polymer in which electron-rich groups are linked directly to one another or by optionally substituted C1-4 alkanediyl groups. A first conductive layer is attached to the first intermediate polymer layer by a second adhesive layer or by multiple second adhesive layers between which a second intermediate polymer layer or a second conductive layer is disposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Atif SYED, Enrico MASTROPAOLO, Mark James BECKWITH
  • Publication number: 20220227952
    Abstract: A substrate for use in an electronic skin is disclosed herein. The substrate comprises a base polymer layer, a first intermediate polymer layer is attached to the base polymer layer by a first adhesive layer, and the first intermediate polymer layer comprises a first intermediate polymer in which electron-rich groups are linked directly to one another or by an optionally substituted C1-4 alkanediyl groups. A first conductive layer is attached to the first intermediate polymer layer by a second adhesive layer or by multiple second adhesive layers between which a second intermediate polymer layer or a second conductive layer is disposed. Nanowires are present on the first conductive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Atif SYED, Enrico MASTROPAOLO, Mark James BECKWITH
  • Publication number: 20220038129
    Abstract: A mobile device holder that includes a body having a plurality of cavities. The mobile device holder includes a first assembly, a second assembly, and a third assembly. The first assembly is coupled to the body. The first assembly is configurable to be coupled to different portions of the body. The first assembly includes a first arm configured to be coupled to the body, a first slider coupled to the first arm, where the first slider is configured to move along the first arm, a first cap coupled to the first arm, and a first screw coupled to the first cap, where the first screw is configured to move the first slider along the first arm and towards the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Raymond ALEXANDER, Neil BURNS, Derek PUNCH, Norman HIMAKA, James BECKWITH, Dave HENRY, Joshua BRITTON, Francis PEARCE, Michael HARRINGTON, Paul SITHIDETH
  • Patent number: 6345097
    Abstract: A portable phone has a cavity at one end in which a hinge pin is rotatably mounted, with opposite ends of the hinge pin releasably secured to a flip panel rotatable between a closed position extending over part of one face of the phone, and an open position. The hinge pin includes a cam formation, and a biasing spring secured in the cavity has a bearing portion acting against the cam portion to releasably retain the flip panel in its open and closed positions. A cam retainer is mounted in the cavity to extend over the hinge pin and resist bending of the hinge pin out of a straight, axial orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2002
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Thomas J. Chintala, Jose F. Olivas, Paul J. Smith, Sean Moran, James Beckwith
  • Patent number: D512053
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2005
    Assignee: Kyoćera Wireless Corp.
    Inventors: Paul Smith, Gary Koerper, Kyle Halkola, Brandon Burroughs, Edward Hames, Raymond Rocha, Scott Plunkett, James Beckwith, James McKenrick, Aleksandr Manulis, Marc Steer, Steve Trudgen, Mark Sloan, David Stowers, James Graham