Patents by Inventor James Powers
James Powers 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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Patent number: 11957956Abstract: A rehabilitation and exercise system can include a base. A static device can be coupled to the base and configured to provide isometric exercise for a user by receiving static force from the user to facilitate at least one of osteogenesis or muscle hypertrophy for the user. In addition, a dynamic device can be coupled to the base and configured to provide a dynamic exercise for the user by being moved by the user to facilitate at least one of osteogenesis and muscle hypertrophy for the user.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2020Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: REHAB2FIT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Michael Bissonnette, Philip Powers, James D. Steidl
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Patent number: 11957960Abstract: A method is disclosed for using an artificial intelligence engine to modify resistance of one or more pedals of an exercise device. The method includes generating, by the artificial intelligence engine, a machine learning model trained to receive one or more measurements as input, and outputting, based on the one or more measurements, a control instruction that causes the exercise device to modify the resistance of the one or more pedals. The method includes receiving the one or more measurements from a sensor associated with the one or more pedals of the exercise device, determining whether the one or more measurements satisfy a trigger condition, and responsive to determining that the one or more measurements satisfy the trigger condition, transmitting the control instruction to the exercise device.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2021Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Rehab2Fit Technologies Inc.Inventors: Michael Bissonnette, Luis Berga, Steven Mason, Philip Powers, James D. Steidl
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Patent number: 11951359Abstract: A method is disclosed for using an artificial intelligence engine to modify resistance of pedals of an exercise device. The method includes generating, by the artificial intelligence engine, a machine learning model trained to receive measurements as input, and outputting, based on the measurements, a control instruction that causes the exercise device to modify, independently from each other, the resistance of the pedals. While a user performs an exercise using the exercise device, the method includes receiving the measurements from sensors associated with the pedals. The method includes determining, based on the measurements, a quantifiable or qualitative modification to the resistance provided by a pedal of the pedals. The resistance provided by another pedal of the pedals is not modified. The method includes transmitting the control instruction to the exercise device to cause the resistance provided by the pedal to be modified.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: REHAB2FIT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Michael Bissonnette, Luis Berga, Steven Mason, Philip Powers, James D. Steidl
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Patent number: 11922349Abstract: Automated guided navigation page generation across a plurality of devices in a network includes receiving a named request associated with a first guided navigation page from a computing device at a server, evaluating freshness for a plurality of freshness tokens referenced in a request response data structure that stores a plurality of freshness tokens for each named request, responsively generating named request response data as one or more of an updated columnar data structure and an updated set of cached data, an updated set of cache data, or a response to the request using the set of cached data, and responding to the computing device with the automatically generated named request response data to automatically generate the first guided navigation page.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2023Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Dimensional Insight, IncorporatedInventors: Frederick A. Powers, Stanley R. Zanarotti, James Clark
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Publication number: 20240060565Abstract: A system for regulating an axial biasing force applied to a stacked set of packing elements mounted within stationary equipment, comprising a packing loading assembly for sealing a process fluid within the stationary equipment and for applying the axial biasing force to the packing elements via a pressurized fluid from a pressure regulator. The packing loading assembly includes a gland element for mounting to the stationary equipment by a plurality of gland bolts, and an external actuation subsystem for coupling to at least one of the plurality of gland bolts for applying an axial actuation force directly to the gland element in response to the pressurized fluid. The gland element in response to the axial actuation force applies the axial biasing force to the packing elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2023Publication date: February 22, 2024Inventors: Henri Vincent AZIBERT, Robert James POWERS, Michael P. GRIMANIS, Philip Michael MAHONEY, JR.
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Publication number: 20230273780Abstract: Method, apparatus and computer program product embodiments are provided for distributing and installing content and settings on client devices without receiving any user input at the client devices, which limit usage of the client device a user at the client device to a first set of the usage activities. A device controller may remotely configure and control client devices by providing instructions and content for distribution to the client devices. The instructions may cause the client devices to install the content on the client devices without requiring any user input to initiate the installation or during installation of the content. The client device may be further configured to allow management of the client device by the device controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2023Publication date: August 31, 2023Applicant: Elo Touch Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Kenneth North, Ragini Rajendra Prasad, Michael James Power, Haroun Ansari Mohammed Ansari, Neeraj Pendse
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Publication number: 20230261939Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and device embodiments for zero touch deployment and dynamic configuration. A management server receives a dynamic configuration value for a configuration setting via a configuration service, and generates configuration information including a mapping of a configuration setting to the dynamic configuration value. Further, the management server receives a configuration information request including an identifier associated with a remote client device, and sends the configuration information to the remote client device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2023Publication date: August 17, 2023Applicant: Elo Touch Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Michael James POWER, Ragini Rajendra Prasad, Haroun Ansari Mohammed Ansari, Kenneth North, Ahmed Zaytoun, Oren Lavi Stern, Praveen George
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Publication number: 20230204107Abstract: A mechanical seal assembly includes a gland assembly having a chamber formed in an inner surface for seating a fluid insert element. The fluid insert element promotes movement of particles present in a slurry process fluid away from a seal interface formed by the sealing surfaces of rotary and stationary seal rings.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2023Publication date: June 29, 2023Inventors: Robert James Powers, Henri Vincent Azibert
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Patent number: 11652689Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and device embodiments for zero touch deployment and dynamic configuration. A management server receives a dynamic configuration value for a configuration setting via a configuration service, and generates configuration information including a mapping of a configuration setting to the dynamic configuration value. Further, the management server receives a configuration information request including an identifier associated with a remote client device, and sends the configuration information to the remote client device.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2019Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: ELO TOUCH SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventors: Michael James Power, Ragini Rajendra Prasad, Haroun Ansari Mohammed Ansari, Kenneth North, Ahmed Zaytoun, Oren Lavi Stern, Praveen George
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Patent number: 11645060Abstract: Method, apparatus and computer program product embodiments are provided for distributing and installing content and settings on client devices without receiving any user input at the client devices, which limit usage of the client device a user at the client device to a first set of the usage activities. A device controller may remotely configure and control client devices by providing instructions and content for distribution to the client devices. The instructions may cause the client devices to install the content on the client devices without requiring any user input to initiate the installation or during installation of the content. The client device may be further configured to allow management of the client device by the device controller.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2022Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Elo Touch Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Kenneth North, Ragini Rajendra Prasad, Michael James Power, Haroun Ansari Mohammed Ansari, Neeraj Pendse
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Patent number: 11608898Abstract: A mechanical seal that employs an axially movable spring holder plate that engages a sealing element, such as an O-ring, associated with a stationary seal ring. In turn, the stationary seal ring can have a sealing face that engages with a sealing face of a rotary seal ring. The rotary seal ring can also have a sealing element, such as an O-ring, associated therewith. The O-rings are initially disposed in an unloaded position where they are not radially compressed and hence the ends do not expand circumferentially past the end faces of the holder or gland segments. The spring holder plate can be moved axially by tightening selected bolts associated therewith. When moved axially, the spring holder plate moves the stationary seal ring and the O-ring associated therewith in an axially inboard direction, thus placing the O-rings in a loaded position, where the O-rings are radially compressed.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2021Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: A.W. CHESTERTON COMPANYInventors: Henri Vincent Azibert, Robert James Powers
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Publication number: 20220217223Abstract: Method, apparatus and computer program product embodiments are provided for distributing and installing content and settings on client devices without receiving any user input at the client devices, which limit usage of the client device a user at the client device to a first set of the usage activities. A device controller may remotely configure and control client devices by providing instructions and content for distribution to the client devices. The instructions may cause the client devices to install the content on the client devices without requiring any user input to initiate the installation or during installation of the content. The client device may be further configured to allow management of the client device by the device controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2022Publication date: July 7, 2022Inventors: Kenneth NORTH, Ragini Rajendra PRASAD, Michael James POWER, Haroun Ansari Mohammed ANSARI, Neeraj PENDSE
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Patent number: 11283902Abstract: Method, apparatus and computer program product embodiments are provided for distributing and installing content and settings on client devices without receiving any user input at the client devices, which limit usage of the client device a user at the client device to a first set of the usage activities. A device controller may remotely configure and control client devices by providing instructions and content for distribution to the client devices. The instructions may cause the client devices to install the content on the client devices without requiring any user input to initiate the installation or during installation of the content. The client device may be further configured to allow management of the client device by the device controller.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2020Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: ELO Touch Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Kenneth North, Ragini Rajendra Prasad, Michael James Power, Haroun Ansari Mohammed Ansari, Neeraj Pendse
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Publication number: 20210381603Abstract: A mechanical seal that employs an axially movable spring holder plate that engages a sealing element, such as an O-ring, associated with a stationary seal ring. In turn, the stationary seal ring can have a sealing face that engages with a sealing face of a rotary seal ring. The rotary seal ring can also have a sealing element, such as an O-ring, associated therewith. The O-rings are initially disposed in an unloaded position where they are not radially compressed and hence the ends do not expand circumferentially past the end faces of the holder or gland segments. The spring holder plate can be moved axially by tightening selected bolts associated therewith. When moved axially, the spring holder plate moves the stationary seal ring and the O-ring associated therewith in an axially inboard direction, thus placing the O-rings in a loaded position, where the O-rings are radially compressed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2021Publication date: December 9, 2021Inventors: Henri Vincent Azibert, Robert James Powers
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Publication number: 20210381541Abstract: A mechanical seal that employs a lock ring assembly having associated therewith a locking mechanism. The locking mechanism can include a nut element, such as a barrel nut, that allows an associated bolt element to adjust a tightening load and position while clamping occurs of the components of the mechanical seal. This adjustment flexibility removes or reduces unwanted bending stresses in the bolt element, thus allowing for more torque to translate directly to the lock ring. The barrel nut allows for more material to remain in the lock ring, thus providing for additional overall strength relative to a traditional locking element. The lock ring also includes a plurality of flex regions in the form of notches that allow the lock ring to flex when the main body is tightened about the shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2021Publication date: December 9, 2021Inventors: Joseph Usenia, Alan James Van Epps, Robert James Powers
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Patent number: 11160512Abstract: A monitoring system is disclosed for in vivo monitoring of preselected physiological parameters associated with acute and/or chronic tissue compromise or failure in one or multiple tissue/organ sites in real time. In one method, a body portion of a surgical stapling device is positioned adjacent a first tissue section, an anvil assembly adapted to engage the body portion is positioned adjacent a second tissue section, and a monitoring device is positioned adjacent the first and/or second tissue sections. The monitoring device includes a sensor adapted to measure a preselected physiological parameter and a transmitter for transmitting signal to an extracorporeal receiving unit. The surgical stapling device is fired to mechanically secure the first and second tissue sections with at least one staple and the preselected physiological parameter is monitored via the information transmitted from the monitoring device to the receiving unit.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2017Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: COVIDIEN LPInventors: Yong Ma, Nelson Scarborough, Marisha Godek, Rohan Shah, James Power, Nilay Mukherjee, Frank Viola, Edward Mckenna, Shannon Campbell
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Publication number: 20210031958Abstract: A wrap removal device includes (a) an engagement surface configured to receive a container having an outer wrapping and (b) one or more delivery elements disposed on or in the engagement surface. The one or more delivery elements are configured to generate energy that one or more of melts, cuts, or weakens the outer wrapping along a path without melting, cutting, or modifying the container. The wrap removal device can quickly remove the outer wrapping without damage to the container.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2020Publication date: February 4, 2021Applicant: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventors: Joseph Michael Fisher, Trevor James Powers, Michael Patrick Fay Seguin
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Publication number: 20200366757Abstract: Method, apparatus and computer program product embodiments are provided for distributing and installing content and settings on client devices without receiving any user input at the client devices, which limit usage of the client device a user at the client device to a first set of the usage activities. A device controller may remotely configure and control client devices by providing instructions and content for distribution to the client devices. The instructions may cause the client devices to install the content on the client devices without requiring any user input to initiate the installation or during installation of the content. The client device may be further configured to allow management of the client device by the device controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2020Publication date: November 19, 2020Inventors: Kenneth NORTH, Ragini Rajendra PRASAD, Michael James POWER, Haroun Ansari Mohammed ANSARI, Neeraj PENDSE
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Publication number: 20200344115Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and device embodiments for zero touch deployment and dynamic configuration. A management server receives a dynamic configuration value for a configuration setting via a configuration service, and generates configuration information including a mapping of a configuration setting to the dynamic configuration value. Further, the management server receives a configuration information request including an identifier associated with a remote client device, and sends the configuration information to the remote client device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2019Publication date: October 29, 2020Inventors: Michael James Power, Ragini Rajendra Prasad, Haroun Ansari Mohammed Ansari, Kenneth North, Ahmed Zaytoun, Oren Lavi Stern, Praveen George
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Publication number: 20200332895Abstract: A pressure regulating system for use with a mechanical seal and stationary equipment for applying a substantially uniform force or load to a stacked set of packing elements. The force applied to the packing elements can be regulated or controlled in real time and in a remote manner. The mechanical seal includes an axially movable follower element that can be energized by pressurized fluid to move between a pre-loaded position where the follower element does not apply an axial load to the packing elements to a loaded position where the follower element applies the axial load to the packing elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2020Publication date: October 22, 2020Inventors: Henri Vincent AZIBERT, Robert James POWERS, Michael P. GRIMANIS, Philip Michael MAHONEY, JR.