Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Kyle
Jeffrey Kyle 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: 20180144070Abstract: A bioassembly system having a tissue/object modeling software component fully and seamlessly integrated with a robotic bioassembly workstation component for the computer-assisted design, fabrication and assembly of biological and non-biological constructs. The robotic bioassembly workstation includes a six-axis robot providing the capability for oblique-angle printing, printing by non-sequential planar layering, and printing on print substrates having variable surface topographies, enabling fabrication of more complex bio-constructs including tissues, organs and vascular trees.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2018Publication date: May 24, 2018Inventors: Michael Golway, Justin C. Palmer, Jeffrey Kyle Eli, Joshua D. Bartlett, Ellsworth H. Collins
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Patent number: 9937628Abstract: A safety device for a mechanical motion device and a method for protecting a person or object in the vicinity of a mechanical motion device are described herein. The safety device may include: a shroud; a coupling mechanism; and a detection device. The coupling mechanism joins the shroud in a displaceable manner to a mechanical motion device. The detection device is configured for communication with the safety control system of a mechanical motion device. The detection device is capable of detecting misalignment of the shroud from its initial aligned position and/or a collision between the shroud and a person or object. The detection device may send a signal to the safety control system of the mechanical motion device to at least slow the movement of the mechanical motion device before the mechanical motion device reaches the location of the collision of the shroud with an object or person.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2015Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Jeffrey Kyle Werner, Alexander Cyrus Salimian, Robert Scott Bollinger, Robert Paul Gordon, Keith Andrew Swenson
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Patent number: 9931256Abstract: A lift mechanism for a reclining chair is provided. The lift mechanism can include a lock that prevents the seat from shifting from a reclining position into a seat-lift position without first shifting into an upright, closed position. The lock is shiftable between a locked position, where the chair is prevented from shifting into a seat-lift position and an unlocked position where the chair is permitted to shift into a seat-lift position. The lift mechanism can include an activator tube that can shift the lock between the unlocked and locked positions.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2015Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: L&P Property Management CompanyInventors: Nikki White, Jeffrey Kyle Plunk
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Patent number: 9910935Abstract: A bioassembly system having a tissue/object modeling software component fully and seamlessly integrated with a robotic bioassembly workstation component for the computer-assisted design, fabrication and assembly of biological and non-biological constructs. The robotic bioassembly workstation includes a six-axis robot providing the capability for oblique-angle printing, printing by non-sequential planar layering, and printing on print substrates having variable surface topographies, enabling fabrication of more complex bio-constructs including tissues, organs and vascular trees.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2014Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: Advanced Solutions Life Sciences, LLCInventors: Michael Golway, Justin C. Palmer, Jeffrey Kyle Eli, Joshua D. Bartlett, Ellsworth H. Collins
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Patent number: 9889358Abstract: A ball, and in particular a baseball or softball, including one or more sensors such as accelerometers and/or inertial measurement units, and systems and methods using the same to improve a pitcher's pitching performance are described herein. In some embodiments, the ball may include one or more inertial measurement units and/or accelerometers capable of monitoring motion of the ball while it is thrown. Various types of pitches may be selected, and in response to the inertial measurement unit(s) and/or accelerometer(s) detecting certain parameters corresponding to a selected pitch, one or more indicators may be caused to perform an action. For example, one or more illuminating elements located on the ball may turn a first color in response to detecting parameters corresponding to the selected pitch.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2015Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Inventors: Jeffrey Kyle Greenwalt, Jeffrey Neal Frye, Richard Joseph Finn, Thomas Jay Nace, Aidan Conner Frye, Isaac Brady Frye
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Publication number: 20170341878Abstract: An article handling device is provided. In one embodiment, a system for article handling is provided. The system has first and second article handling devices that each have one or more gripping assemblies arranged around their periphery. The gripping assemblies are selectably movable between an open position and a closed position based on the relative position of the first and second article handling devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2017Publication date: November 30, 2017Inventors: Jeffrey Kyle WERNER, Robert Scott BOLLINGER, Cedric DSOUZA, Kevin Shih SHAW
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Patent number: 9808692Abstract: A ball, and in particular a baseball or softball, including one or more sensors such as accelerometers and/or inertial measurement units, and systems and methods using the same to improve a pitcher's pitching performance are described herein. In some embodiments, the ball may include one or more inertial measurement units and/or accelerometers capable of monitoring motion of the ball while it is thrown. Various types of pitches may be selected, and in response to the inertial measurement unit(s) and/or accelerometer(s) detecting certain parameters corresponding to a selected pitch, one or more indicators may be caused to perform an action. For example, one or more illuminating elements located on the ball may turn a first color in response to detecting parameters corresponding to the selected pitch.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2015Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Inventors: Jeffrey Kyle Greenwalt, Jeffrey Neal Frye, Richard Joseph Finn, Thomas Jay Nace, Aidan Conner Frye, Isaac Brady Frye
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Publication number: 20170297802Abstract: A consumer product package includes a package body that has a front wall, a back wall opposite the front wall, a first cavity having a display surface such that the display surface is disposed between the front and back walls to contain a first consumer product, and a closure slot disposed between the front wall and the display surface; and a lid pivotally connected to the package body opposite the front wall. The lid includes an opening tab positioned along an edge of the lid and an opening flap positioned along the edge of the lid. The lid is pivotable between at least an open position and a closed position, wherein when the lid is in the closed position, the opening flap is received within the closure slot, and when disposed within the closure slot, the package has an Average Lift Force from about 0.01 N to about 4.0 N.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2016Publication date: October 19, 2017Inventors: Chanda Janese Davis, Raniele Janine Jago, Jeffrey Kyle Werner
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Publication number: 20160354666Abstract: A ball, and in particular a baseball or softball, including one or more sensors such as accelerometers and/or inertial measurement units, and systems and methods using the same to improve a pitcher's pitching performance are described herein. In some embodiments, the ball may include one or more inertial measurement units and/or accelerometers capable of monitoring motion of the ball while it is thrown. Various types of pitches may be selected, and in response to the inertial measurement unit(s) and/or accelerometer(s) detecting certain parameters corresponding to a selected pitch, one or more indicators may be caused to perform an action. For example, one or more illuminating elements located on the ball may turn a first color in response to detecting parameters corresponding to the selected pitch.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2015Publication date: December 8, 2016Inventors: Jeffrey Kyle Greenwalt, Jeffrey Neal Frye, Richard Joseph Finn, Thomas Jay Nace, Aidan Conner Frye, Isaac Brady Frye
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Publication number: 20160354665Abstract: A ball, and in particular a baseball or softball, including one or more sensors such as accelerometers and/or inertial measurement units, and systems and methods using the same to improve a pitcher's pitching performance are described herein. In some embodiments, the ball may include one or more inertial measurement units and/or accelerometers capable of monitoring motion of the ball while it is thrown. Various types of pitches may be selected, and in response to the inertial measurement unit(s) and/or accelerometer(s) detecting certain parameters corresponding to a selected pitch, one or more indicators may be caused to perform an action. For example, one or more illuminating elements located on the ball may turn a first color in response to detecting parameters corresponding to the selected pitch.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2015Publication date: December 8, 2016Inventors: Jeffrey Kyle Greenwalt, Jeffrey Neal Frye, Richard Joseph Finn, Thomas Jay Nace, Aidan Conner Frye, Isaac Brady Frye
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Publication number: 20160346143Abstract: A lift mechanism for a reclining chair is provided. The lift mechanism can include a lock that prevents the seat from shifting from a reclining position into a seat-lift position without first shifting into an upright, closed position. The lock is shiftable between a locked position, where the chair is prevented from shifting into a seat-lift position and an unlocked position where the chair is permitted to shift into a seat-lift position. The lift mechanism can include an activator tube that can shift the lock between the unlocked and locked positions.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2015Publication date: December 1, 2016Inventors: NIKKI WHITE, JEFFREY KYLE PLUNK
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Publication number: 20160289900Abstract: The disclosed railroad tie plate placement system facilitates or enables a railroad crew to minimize interaction with railroad tie plates while placing railroad tie plates in a proper orientation on a railroad or railway track in preparation for insertion under a rail. Thus, the railroad tie plate placement system of the present disclosure reduces labor costs and decreases risk of injury while providing for consistent placement of tie plates.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2016Publication date: October 6, 2016Inventor: Jeffrey Kyle Harman
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Publication number: 20160257005Abstract: A safety device for a mechanical motion device and a method for protecting a person or object in the vicinity of a mechanical motion device are described herein. The safety device may include: a shroud; a coupling mechanism; and a detection device. The coupling mechanism joins the shroud in a displaceable manner to a mechanical motion device. The detection device is configured for communication with the safety control system of a mechanical motion device. The detection device is capable of detecting misalignment of the shroud from its initial aligned position and/or a collision between the shroud and a person or object. The detection device may send a signal to the safety control system of the mechanical motion device to at least slow the movement of the mechanical motion device before the mechanical motion device reaches the location of the collision of the shroud with an object or person.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2015Publication date: September 8, 2016Inventors: Jeffrey Kyle Werner, Alexander Cyrus Salimian, Robert Scott Bollinger, Robert Paul Gordon, Keith Andrew Swenson
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Patent number: 9428867Abstract: A railroad tie plate dispenser includes a feed chute having a top portion for receiving a stack of railroad tie plates and a push tab at a bottom portion of the feed chute for stripping railroad tie plates from the feed chute through an opening in the feed chute to dispense railroad tie plates from a front side of the feed chute.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2014Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Inventor: Jeffrey Kyle Harman
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Publication number: 20150105891Abstract: A bioassembly system having a tissue/object modeling software component fully and seamlessly integrated with a robotic bioassembly workstation component for the computer-assisted design, fabrication and assembly of biological and non-biological constructs. The robotic bioassembly workstation includes a six-axis robot providing the capability for oblique-angle printing, printing by non-sequential planar layering, and printing on print substrates having variable surface topographies, enabling fabrication of more complex bio-constructs including tissues, organs and vascular trees.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2014Publication date: April 16, 2015Applicant: ADVANCED SOLUTIONS LIFE SCIENCES, LLCInventors: Michael Golway, Justin C. Palmer, Jeffrey Kyle Eli, Joshua D. Bartlett, Ellsworth H. Collins
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Patent number: 9004846Abstract: A gripper assembly for use with a moving device is disclosed. The moving device can be a mechanical device such as a robot. The gripper assembly includes a platform and an elongate arm extending from the platform. The elongate arm is in the form of least one elongate member. Each elongate member has a body which has a proximal end and an opposed distal end. A gripping mechanism is rotatably supported relative to the arm, and includes a holder having a pivoting arm pivotably joined to the body in the region of the distal end of the body. An actuator is in operable communication with the pivoting arm to impart pivotable movement to the pivoting arm and rotational movement to said gripping mechanism about a horizontal axis upon actuation of the actuator. The gripper assembly may have a center of mass substantially aligned with a vertical rotation axis of the gripper assembly.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2012Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Stefano La Rovere, Jia-wei Chiu, Andreas Boettcher, Jeffrey Kyle Werner
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Publication number: 20150027340Abstract: A railway transport for equipment with a blade includes: a drive motor configured to receive drive power from the equipment; an axle attached to the drive motor such that the drive motor can turn the axle; first railway wheels at ends of the axle that can be driven by the drive motor; and a frame across the axle and having a first end on one side of the axle and a second end on an other side of the axle, wherein the first end of the frame has a configuration to retain the blade of the equipment.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2013Publication date: January 29, 2015Inventor: Jeffrey Kyle HARMAN
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Publication number: 20140251175Abstract: A railroad tie plate dispenser includes a feed chute having a top portion for receiving a stack of railroad tie plates and a push tab at a bottom portion of the feed chute for stripping railroad tie plates from the feed chute through an opening in the feed chute to dispense railroad tie plates from a front side of the feed chute.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2014Publication date: September 11, 2014Inventor: Jeffrey Kyle Harman
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Patent number: 8781616Abstract: A robotic unscrambler apparatus is provided that ensures articles that are delivered in an initial orientation are transported in a conveyable orientation for further treatment at one or more stations in a production line. The apparatus includes a conveyance apparatus and at least one picker. An uprighting device is provided with a series of guides. The picker removes articles from the conveyance apparatus, and places the articles onto one of the guides. The uprighting device moves the guides between article placement positions and article conveyance positions. Each guide may include a contoured article support surface that facilitates centering of an article placed thereon.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2012Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Marc Richard Bourgeois, Roger Phillip Williams, Jeffrey Kyle Werner, Kunie Kolb
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Publication number: 20120330457Abstract: A robotic unscrambler apparatus is provided that ensures articles that are delivered in an initial orientation are transported in a conveyable orientation for further treatment at one or more stations in a production line. The apparatus includes a conveyance apparatus and at least one picker. An uprighting device is provided with a series of guides. The picker removes articles from the conveyance apparatus, and places the articles onto one of the guides. The uprighting device moves the guides between article placement positions and article conveyance positions. Each guide may include a contoured article support surface that facilitates centering of an article placed thereon.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2012Publication date: December 27, 2012Inventors: Marc Richard Bourgeois, Roger Phillip Williams, Jeffrey Kyle Werner, Kunie Kolb