Patents by Inventor James Richards

James Richards 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: 12268624
    Abstract: The invention is a knee ankle foot orthosis for controlling and preventing knee buckling through an innovative stirrup that is fixedly connected at its proximal section to the anterior inferior segment of the orthosis' calf engaging section. The stirrup has a twisted section between its proximal and distal sections so the proximal section is in a coronal plane while the distal section is in a sagittal plane and connects to the lateral side of the footplate. The stirrup's proximal section does not rotate relative to the calf engaging section while the distal end of the stirrup bends relative to the proximal end of the stirrup, thereby storing energy like a leaf spring when it is bent. The bent stirrup applies a posterior directed force in the sagittal plane to the orthosis' calf engaging segment to prevent knee buckling during the mid-stance segment of the gait cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Inventor: Dennis James Richards
  • Publication number: 20250024523
    Abstract: The disclosure describes techniques for configuring wireless routers of a wireless mesh network with one or more secondary wireless access points (WAPs) such that client devices connected to the mesh network may remain online in the event that a primary WAP goes offline or otherwise becomes unavailable. For instance, a user of the wireless mesh network may specify a device, such as a mobile electronic device connected to a cellular network, to operate as a secondary WAP in the event that a primary WAP becomes unavailable. Thereafter, upon a wireless router of the mesh network detecting that the primary WAP is unavailable, the wireless router may perform a network scan to identify SSID(s) that are available within the environment. The wireless router may also instruct the other routers of the mesh network to perform a network scan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2023
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Inventors: Denny Drivas Delp, Casey Eric Edwards, Hsuan-Man Hung, Wei-Chun Wang, Matthew James Richards, Benjamin Jeffrey Lowe
  • Publication number: 20240217284
    Abstract: Some embodiments may provide an accessory attachment system for a vehicle. The system may include a retention bracket and a removable accessory bracket. The retention bracket may be configured to attach to the vehicle. The retention bracket may include a first retention connector and a second retention connector. The removable accessory bracket may include a first accessory connector and a second accessory connector. The first accessory connector may include a C-shape. The first accessory connector may be configured to couple to the first retention connector and may enable a rotation of the removable accessory bracket relative to the retention bracket. The second accessory connector may be configured to couple to the second retention connector and may limit the rotation of the removable accessory bracket relative to the retention bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Inventors: Philipp Josef WOLF, Mark Lennard TAYLOR, Benjamin James RICHARDS, Raghav JASWAL, James John Alexander DOWLE
  • Publication number: 20230167086
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of Formula I: Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compound and to methods of using the compound to treat physiological disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventor: Simon James RICHARDS
  • Publication number: 20220398557
    Abstract: A system for purchasing items, such as hair products is described. The system includes an electronic device and a kiosk. A user can take a selfie from the electronic device. A software converts the picture to an emoji and provide user with different products available. The user can choose a product of interest and collect it from a kiosk vending machine (KVM) located at a place of interest or any nearby location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventor: Jimmy James Richards
  • Publication number: 20220213701
    Abstract: A modular decking system comprising a decking panel, a plurality of vertical supports, at least two first horizontal supports, at least two second horizontal supports arranged perpendicular to the first horizontal supports, one or more third horizontal supports arranged between the first horizontal supports and parallel to the second horizontal supports, and a plurality of connectors for detachably coupling the first and second horizontal supports, is disclosed. The connectors include an elongate tube adapted for insertion into the vertical supports and a connection hub. The connection hub and the ends of the first and second horizontal supports include reciprocating formations to enable the respective ends of the first and second horizontal supports to slidingly engage with the connection hub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicant: NONONSENSE (GROUP) LTD
    Inventor: Stephen James RICHARDS
  • Patent number: 11066386
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of Formula II or a pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, useful as a CGRP receptor antagonist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventors: David Andrew Coates, Simon James Richards, Adam Jan Sanderson
  • Publication number: 20210059492
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner including a cleaner head defining a suction chamber and having an agitator arranged to be rotated by an agitator motor, a dirt separator, a vacuum motor arranged to draw air into the suction chamber and then into the dirt separator, and a controller. The controller is configured to monitor the electrical load of the agitator motor, compare the magnitude of the electrical load to a threshold, and selectively adjust the electrical power delivered to the vacuum motor. The controller is configured either to increase the electrical power delivered to the vacuum motor to a predetermined upper power level if the electrical load is greater than the threshold, or to decrease the electrical power delivered to the vacuum motor to a predetermined lower power level if the electrical load is smaller than the threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Mark Philip TAYLOR, Andrew David CHADWICK, Nolan Thomas MCCANN, Mehdi SALEHIFAR, Thomas James RICHARDS, Angel ISIDORO NIETO
  • Patent number: 10886841
    Abstract: A hybrid switched capacitor power converter for high-power applications is provided. The converter has a transistor-switched input-stage boost converter followed by a capacitor-and-diode ladder circuit. The converter is adapted to produce an output voltage of at least 5 kV at a power level of at least 0.5 kW. The ladder circuit includes one or more multi-stage rails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC
    Inventors: Robert W. Brocato, Jason C. Neely, Lee Joshua Rashkin, Jarod James Delhotal, Jack David Flicker, Robert Kaplar, Joshua Stewart, James Richards
  • Publication number: 20200181111
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of Formula II or a pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, useful as a CGRP receptor antagonist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: David Andrew Coates, Simon James Richards, Adam Jan Sanderson
  • Patent number: 10481956
    Abstract: In one embodiment of the present invention, a replicated state machine comprises a proposal manager, an agreement manager, a collision/back-off timer and a storage reclaimer. The proposal manager facilitates management of proposals issued by a node of a distributed application for enabling coordinated execution of the proposals by all other nodes of the distributed application. The agreement manager facilitates agreement on the proposals. The collision/back-off timer precludes repeated pre-emptions of rounds in attempting to achieve agreement on the proposals. The storage reclaimer reclaims persistent storage utilized for storing at least one of proposal agreements and the proposals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: WANDisco, Inc.
    Inventors: Yeturu Aahlad, Rahul Bhargava, James Milton Campigli, David James Richards, Mohammad Naeem Akhtar
  • Patent number: 10025476
    Abstract: In a method of ranking or filtering new content items for presentation to members of a group of users of a social-networking service, content items that are candidates for presentation to the members are received. A user of the social-networking service is enabled to serve as a curator of the candidates, with the enabling including enabling the user to scroll through subsets of the candidates in a carousel user interface to indicate an opinion of the user with respect to an importance to the group of each of one or more candidates. One or more of the candidates are presented to the members of the group based on the opinion of the user with respect to the candidates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Adam Barker, Ian McCarthy, Hans Brough, James Richards, John Kristian, Jason Powers, Julie Meridian
  • Patent number: 10011610
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of Formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventors: David Michael Remick, Simon James Richards, Adam Jan Sanderson
  • Publication number: 20180173389
    Abstract: A system, computer-readable storage medium, and computer-implemented method for assigning a task based on content presented in a data feed are presented. A data feed that includes a set of content items is presented. Each of the content items included in the data feed may include a graphical user interface element capable of invoking task assignment functionality with respect to each content item. A task based on a content item presented in the data feed may be created and assigned to a selected user in response to receiving a selection of the graphical user interface element. The method may further include generating an individual status report for the user that includes every task assigned to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Mark Hull, Anand Kishore Bollini, Roland Schemers, Clayton Schubiner, Christopher J. Fong, Wing Lun Ting, James Richards
  • Patent number: 9846527
    Abstract: A system, computer-readable storage medium, and computer-implemented method for assigning a task based on content presented in a data feed are presented. A data feed that includes a set of content items is presented. Each of the content items included in the data feed may include a graphical user interface element capable of invoking task assignment functionality with respect to each content item. A task based on a content item presented in the data feed may be created and assigned to a selected user in response to receiving a selection of the graphical user interface element. The method may further include generating an individual status report for the user that includes every task assigned to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Mark Hull, Anand Kishore Bollini, Roland Schemers, Clayton Schubiner, Christopher J. Fong, Wing Lun Ting, James Richards
  • Patent number: 9522923
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of Formula II: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, that are inhibitors of BACE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventors: Simon James Richards, Erik James Hembre, Jose Eduardo Lopez, Leonard Larry Winneroski, Jr., Timothy Andrew Woods, Jennifer Anne McMahon
  • Publication number: 20160318953
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of Formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: David Michael Remick, Simon James Richards, Adam Jan Sanderson
  • Publication number: 20160244465
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of Formula II: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Simon James Richards, Erik James Hembre, Jose Eduardo Lopez, Leonard Larry Winneroski, Jr., Timothy Andrew Woods, Jennifer Anne McMahon
  • Publication number: 20150317574
    Abstract: A system, computer-readable storage medium, and computer-implemented method for maintaining an accurate organization chart, are presented. The method may include accessing organization chart data defining a hierarchy of an organization comprising a group of users. At least one user of the group of users may be prompted to provide verification information pertaining to the accuracy of a portion of the organization chart data. Upon receiving the verification information from the at least one user, the method may include updating the organization chart data in accordance with the verification information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Applicant: LinkedIn Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Hull, Anand Kishore Bollini, Andrew P. Hill, Roland Schemers, Christopher J. Fong, Dhananjay Ragade, James Richards, Wing Lun Ting, Parag Naresh Shah
  • Patent number: D831575
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Julio C. Moreno, David Glen Riley, Jonathan James Richards, Michael E. Stolp, Mike Timothy Strickler