Patents by Inventor James Roberts

James Roberts 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: 20250134266
    Abstract: An adjustable bed frame is disclosed herein. The adjustable bed frame includes a plurality of support beams and a plurality of slats arranged perpendicularly over the plurality of support beams to define a support surface for a mattress. A width of the adjustable bed frame is adjustable by adjusting a position of the plurality of support beams relative to each other in a parallel direction, thereby enabling the adjustable bed frame to quickly and easily transform between a twin-sized bed, a double-sized bed, a queen-sized bed and/or a king-sized bed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2023
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Adam James Averill, Denis James Roberts
  • Patent number: 12289008
    Abstract: Technologies are disclosed for contingency vehicular signaling. A first DC power source may be connected with one or more indicators. The first DC power source may be connected with a second DC power source, and/or a third DC power source, via a semiconductor. The first DC power source may be configured to receive a second DC current flow from the second DC power source, and/or a third DC current flow from the third DC power source. The semiconductor may be configured to block a first DC current flow from the first DC power source to the second DC power source, and/or the third DC power source. The first DC power source may be configured to provide the one or more indicators with the first DC current flow via the at least one electrical switch regardless of a magnitude of the second DC current flow, and/or the third DC current flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: DeadOn, LLC
    Inventors: James Roberts, Allen Palmer
  • Publication number: 20250127337
    Abstract: A milk frother comprises a housing, a motor, a power supply, two rods, and two aerating members. The motor is located within the housing, with the motor comprising a rotatable shaft. The power supply is located within the housing, with the power supply configured to supply electrical power to the motor to effect rotation of the shaft. The two rods extend through the housing, with each of the rods comprising first and second ends. Each of the rods are operably coupled to the shaft proximate to the first ends, and rotation of the shaft effects rotation of the rods. Each of the aerating members is connected to one of the two rods proximate to the second ends. Rotation of the rods effects rotation of the aerating members to produce froth when the aerating members are placed within the milk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Inventor: James Roberts
  • Publication number: 20250100999
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and intermediates useful for preparing a compound of formula I: or a co-crystal, solvate, salt or combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Inventors: Kevin McCormack Allan, Amanda Lynn Vandehey, Gediminas Brizgys, Sachin Dhar, Ian James Doxsee, Alex Goldberg, Lars V. Heumann, Zilin Huang, Nathaniel Thomas Kadunce, Shahrokh Kazerani, Willard Lew, Vinh Xuan Ngo, Brian Michael O'Keefe, Trevor James Rainey, Benjamin James Roberts, Bing Shi, Dietrich P. Steinhuebel, Winston C. Tse, Anna Michelle Wagner, Xianghong Wang, Scott Alan Wolckenhauer, Chloe Yuyi Wong, Jennifer R. Zhang
  • Patent number: 12251761
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of mechanical milling and grinding of various materials at temperatures ranging from sub-ambient conditions to well-below their ductile-brittle transition temperature (DBTT) are presented. In one embodiment the present invention entails the design of a cryogenic milling chamber compatible with horizontal high-energy mills. The new design and configuration of the milling vessel provides robust and efficient cryomilling of various materials with no contact between the cryogen and the powders. Some embodiments of the invention improve the heat removal rate from the non-uniform heat load generated by the impact energy deposited into the chamber wall by the milling media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: MATSYS INC.
    Inventors: Steven L. Peebles, Pascal Dube, Anthony James Roberts, Kristopher Allen Darling
  • Patent number: 12252513
    Abstract: Provided herein are novel thermostable phycobiliproteins. These proteins may be stabilized by the introduction of disulfide bonds which stabilize the protein. Modified cells expressing these thermostable phycobiliproteins and methods of making them are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Lumen Bioscience, Inc.
    Inventors: James Roberts, Ryo Takeuchi, Nhi Khuong, Barry L Stoddard, Rolf Kuestner
  • Patent number: 12248499
    Abstract: A content management system may instantiate, from the same super class defined in a database schema, principal objects representing users and groups and content objects representing documents and folders. The principal objects and the content objects share the same social interaction functions. When a content object is modified, the system can create a message in which the content object identifies itself as a first person, update a message table such that any follower of the content object is notified of the message, and update a profile or feed associated with the content object. At least because content objects can “socialize” like principal objects, the system can generate a social graph containing content objects as nodes, map relationships among principal objects and content objects, and make recommendations to perhaps change/enhance such relationships.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: OPEN TEXT SA ULC
    Inventors: Geoffrey Michael Obbard, Quinton James Roberts
  • Publication number: 20250075170
    Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques for creating stable, targeted mutations in Spirulina (Athrospiria) and Spirulina having stable, targeted mutations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Inventors: Ryo TAKEUCHI, James ROBERTS
  • Publication number: 20250064200
    Abstract: A cleaning implement includes an implement body that receives a bar of solid hygiene product in a cavity extending through the implement body. The hygiene product is selectively movable downward to protrude through an opening among bristles or in a sponge. The implement allows for replacement of the solid hygiene product within the implement. The product may be advanced within the implement by means of a threaded rod or a helical cylinder and an abutment member. A resilient sleeve seals against water ingress while also retaining the product as it is consumed or dissolves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventors: James Roberts, Todd Hansen
  • Publication number: 20240424386
    Abstract: The invention relates to a marking device (10; 100) for marking a football field layout. The marking device (10; 100) comprises a drive unit (1; 101) and a trailer unit (2; 102), wherein the drive unit (1; 101) comprises a frame, at least three wheels (8a-8c, 108a-108c) for carrying the frame, in particular one line spray nozzle (11) for marking straight lines on the ground, the line spray nozzle (11), being fixedly attached to the frame or moveably attached to the frame for adjusting the position of the line spray nozzle (11), a motor (16a) for driving at least one of the wheels (8a-8c) of the drive unit (1) and/or a handle (16b) for a user to push the drive unit (101), in particular a drive unit pump (28) for pumping paint to the nozzle, and a command unit (5) for commanding the pump and/or nozzle and/or motor. The drive unit (1; 101) and the trailer unit (2; 102) are attached through a coupling, in such a way, that the trailer unit (2; 102) is pullable by the drive unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2022
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Applicant: SWOZI AG
    Inventors: Mario HUTTER, Peter James ROBERTS, Brendan Paul MCCARTHY, Alexander BAUMGARTNER
  • Publication number: 20240365769
    Abstract: A method of controlling at least one spray head of a crop sprayer includes capturing, as the crop sprayer traverses a field, a color image of an area of the field to be potentially sprayed by a first spray head, dividing at least part of the captured image into a first set of sub-areas, determining whether at least a defined number of the sub-areas corresponding to the first spray head include at least a defined number of pixels having defined color values corresponding to foliage to be sprayed, and activating the first spray head upon at least the defined number of the sub-areas areas corresponding to the first spray head having more than the defined threshold of pixels within the defined color values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventors: Peter James Roberts, Robert James Johnson, Matthew James Fraser
  • Publication number: 20240279096
    Abstract: The present invention recognizes that there exists a long felt and unfulfilled need for a photobioreactor for treatment of wastewater (Passive Aerobic Treatment Unit (PATU). As a non-limiting introduction to the breadth of the present invention, the present invention includes several general and useful aspects, including but not limited to: a) a device or system for the passive treatment of a preferably liquid wastewater stream using autotrophic, phototrophic, and heterotrophic microorganisms growing in a photobioreactor; and b) a method of treating wastewater using the devices of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2024
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Inventor: James Roberts
  • Patent number: 12065638
    Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques for creating stable, targeted mutations in Spirulina (Arthrospira) and Spirulina having stable, targeted mutations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Lumen Bioscience, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryo Takeuchi, James Roberts
  • Publication number: 20240101533
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and intermediates useful for preparing a compound of formula I: or a co-crystal, solvate, salt or combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Kevin McCormack Allan, Amanda Lynn Vandehey, Gediminas Brizgys, Sachin Dhar, Ian James Doxsee, Alex Goldberg, Lars V. Heumann, Zilin Huang, Nathaniel Thomas Kadunce, Shahrokh Kazerani, Willard Lew, Vinh Xuan Ngo, Brian Michael O`Keefe, Trevor James Rainey, Benjamin James Roberts, Bing Shi, Dietrich P. Steinhuebel, Winston C. Tse, Anna Michelle Wagner, Xianghong Wang, Scott Alan Wolckenhauer, Chloe Yuyi Wong, Jennifer R. Zhang
  • Patent number: 11761740
    Abstract: A drone disabling device includes a plurality of streamer launch tubes having at least one streamer device positioned therein. A barrel housing is configured to hold the plurality of launch tubes within streamer launch barrels. An ignition system is configured to ignite propellant within the launch tubes and launch the streamer devices from the barrel housing such that one or more propellers of a hostile drone will become entangled and disabled. A parachute connected to the streamer device is deployed as the drone descends to protect people and property on the ground and to preserve the drone for intelligence gathering after landing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Adam Wilmer, Derrick Jochmans, Matthew Fleckenstein, James Westfall, James Roberts, Nicholas Pingel, Michael Anderson
  • Publication number: 20230283094
    Abstract: Technologies are disclosed for contingency vehicular signaling. A first DC power source may be connected with one or more indicators. The first DC power source may be connected with a second DC power source, and/or a third DC power source, via a semiconductor. The first DC power source may be configured to receive a second DC current flow from the second DC power source, and/or a third DC current flow from the third DC power source. The semiconductor may be configured to block a first DC current flow from the first DC power source to the second DC power source, and/or the third DC power source. The first DC power source may be configured to provide the one or more indicators with the first DC current flow via the at least one electrical switch regardless of a magnitude of the second DC current flow, and/or the third DC current flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: James Roberts, Allen Palmer
  • Publication number: 20230267135
    Abstract: A content management system may instantiate, from the same super class defined in a database schema, principal objects representing users and groups and content objects representing documents and folders. The principal objects and the content objects share the same social interaction functions. When a content object is modified, the system can create a message in which the content object identifies itself as a first person, update a message table such that any follower of the content object is notified of the message, and update a profile or feed associated with the content object. At least because content objects can “socialize” like principal objects, the system can generate a social graph containing content objects as nodes, map relationships among principal objects and content objects, and make recommendations to perhaps change/enhance such relationships.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Geoffrey Michael Obbard, Quinton James Roberts
  • Patent number: 11732427
    Abstract: A holder (1) for fixing a cylindrical spray can (2). The holder (1) comprises a holding unit (3) for fixing the spray can (2) with a first mechanical interface (4) for connecting a GNSS receiver (5) or prism to the holding unit (3). The holding unit (3) is adapted to hold the spray can (2) such that the GNSS receiver (5) or prism and the spray can (2) are arranged coaxially to each other. The holding unit (3) comprises a second mechanical interface (6) for releasably connecting the holder (1) to a frame (7) of a surveying cart (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Swozi AG
    Inventors: Mario Hutter, Peter James Roberts
  • Patent number: 11663247
    Abstract: A content management system may instantiate, from the same super class defined in a database schema, principal objects representing users and groups and content objects representing documents and folders. The principal objects and the content objects share the same social interaction functions. When a content object is modified, the system can create a message in which the content object identifies itself as a first person, update a message table such that any follower of the content object is notified of the message, and update a profile or feed associated with the content object. At least because content objects can “socialize” like principal objects, the system can generate a social graph containing content objects as nodes, map relationships among principal objects and content objects, and make recommendations to perhaps change/enhance such relationships.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Open Text SA ULC
    Inventors: Geoffrey Michael Obbard, Quinton James Roberts
  • Publication number: 20230123703
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of mechanical milling and grinding of various materials at temperatures ranging from sub-ambient conditions to well-below their ductile-brittle transition temperature (DBTT) are presented. In one embodiment the present invention entails the design of a cryogenic milling chamber compatible with horizontal high-energy mills. The new design and configuration of the milling vessel provides robust and efficient cryomilling of various materials with no contact between the cryogen and the powders. Some embodiments of the invention improve the heat removal rate from the non-uniform heat load generated by the impact energy deposited into the chamber wall by the milling media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: MATSYS INC.
    Inventors: Steven L. PEEBLES, Pascal Dube, Anthony James Roberts, Kristopher Allen Darling