Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Thompson

Jeffrey Thompson 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: 20240394981
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for generating 3D models are disclosed. A method includes accessing an image depicting a dental arch of a user. The method further includes identifying, from the image, a set of features of the dental arch. The method further includes generating, using a convolutional neural network, a first voxel grid based on the set of features identified from the image, wherein a shape of the first voxel grid is generated based on a camera projection matrix accounting for a depth of the dental arch depicted in the image. The method further includes generating a 3D model including a 3D surface of the dental arch of the user based on a voxel grid from combining at least a portion of the first voxel grid and a portion of a second voxel grid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Applicant: SDC U.S. SmilePay SPV
    Inventors: Jeffrey Huber, Aaron Thompson, Ricky Reusser, Dustin Dorroh, Eric Arneback, Garrett Spiegel
  • Publication number: 20240395102
    Abstract: An electronic gaming device is provided. The electronic gaming device may include a cabinet, a memory, a first lighting strip removably coupled to the cabinet, the first lighting strip comprising a first number of light emitting diode (LED) drivers and a first number of LEDs, a second lighting strip removably coupled to the cabinet, the second lighting strip comprising a second number of LED drivers and a second number of LEDs, and a lighting controller. The lighting controller may be configured to detect a number of LED drivers currently coupled to the cabinet, determine if: (i) the first lighting strip is currently coupled to the cabinet and (ii) the second lighting strip is currently coupled to the cabinet, select a display sequence from the memory based at least in part on the determination, and instruct LED drivers currently coupled to the cabinet to display the selected display sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2023
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: David Thompson, Jeffrey Skeen
  • Patent number: 12146744
    Abstract: Technology segments an input flight path into segments based on terrain data, identifies target altitude heights of endpoints of the segments based on the terrain data and a target cruise altitude of an aircraft, identifies local maximas associated with the segments that are arranged in an order along the input flight path, identifies one or more local maximas of the local maximas that represent a dip in altitude from a previous one or more of the local maximas, removes the one or more local maximas from the plurality of local maximas to generate a reduced list of local maximas, sets a plurality of waypoints as the endpoints and the local maximas in the reduced list of local maximas, generates a flight path based at least in part on the plurality of waypoints, and causes the flight path to be provided to the at aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation
    Inventor: Alec Jeffrey Thompson
  • Publication number: 20240358878
    Abstract: Various embodiments of diffusing devices are described. The diffusing device can include a cover or retaining ring that attaches to the diffusing device to hold a scent cartridge in place. The scent cartridge can include a top plate suspended above the cartridge and preferably supported solely by the cartridge such that air flowing from the scent cartridge is circumferentially dispersed from the scent cartridge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Applicant: Arome D'Art
    Inventors: Douglas Patton, Jeffrey Thompson
  • Patent number: 12125967
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for suppressing propagation of a metal in a solid state electrolyte during cycling of an electrochemical device including the solid state electrolyte and an electrode comprising the metal. One method comprises forming the solid state electrolyte such that the solid state electrolyte has a structure comprising a plurality of grains of a metal-ion conductive material and a grain boundary phase located at some or all of grain boundaries between the grains, wherein the grain boundary phase suppresses propagation of the metal in the solid state electrolyte during cycling. Another method comprises forming the solid state electrolyte such that the solid state electrolyte is a single crystal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
    Inventors: Jeffrey Sakamoto, Travis Thompson, Asma Sharafi, Nathan Taylor, Neil P. Dasgupta, Eric Kazyak
  • Patent number: 12118926
    Abstract: A display device includes a display substrate and a backplane substrate. The display substrate includes an array of micro-LEDs forming individual pixels. The backplane substrate includes a plurality of pixel logic hardware modules. Each pixel logic hardware module includes a local memory element configured to store a multi-bit pixel intensity value of a corresponding micro-LED for an image frame. The backplane substrate is bonded to a backside of the display substrate such that the pixel logic hardware modules are physically aligned behind the array of micro-LEDs and each pixel logic hardware module is electrically connected to a micro-LED of the corresponding pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Charles Walter Boecker, Niranjan Achugundla Puttaswamy, Barry Thompson, Sheethal Somesh Nayak, Jeffrey Neil Margolis, Chuan Pu
  • Patent number: 12108836
    Abstract: A footwear system includes a sensorized insole, a wireless charging transmitter pod, and a wireless charging mat. The insole has an insole bulk having a foot-facing upper surface and a ground-facing lower surface. One or more sensors, one or more batteries, and a wireless charging receiver pod are embedded in the insole bulk. The transmitter pod receives energy and wirelessly transmits energy to the receiver pod. The transmitter pod is positionable against the foot-facing upper surface to wirelessly provide energy to the receiver pod through the insole bulk. The mat receives energy and wirelessly transmits energy to the receiver pod. The mat is positionable adjacent the ground-facing lower surface to wirelessly provide energy to the receiver pod through the first insole bulk. The system is configured to allow only one of the transmitter pod and the mat to provide energy to the receiver pod at a given time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: ORPYX MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: Travis Michael Stevens, Sanjay Gupta, Samuel Carl William Blades, Cory David Paddock, Patrick Dobbie, Jeffrey Thompson Knight
  • Patent number: 12056820
    Abstract: A 3D scanning toolkit to perform operations that include: accessing a first data stream at a client device, wherein the first data stream comprises at least image data; applying a bit mask to the first data stream, the bit mask identifying a portion of the image data; accessing a second data stream at the client device, the second data stream comprising depth data associated with the portion of the image data; generating a point cloud based on the depth data, the point cloud comprising a set of data points that define surface features of an object depicted in the first data stream; and causing display of a visualization of the point cloud upon a presentation of the first data stream at the client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: SDC U.S. SmilePay SPV
    Inventors: Jeffrey Huber, Aaron Thompson, Ricky Reusser, Dustin Dorroh, Eric Arnebäck, Garrett Spiegel
  • Patent number: 12029192
    Abstract: A novel soybean variety, designated 5PCMB88 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety 5PCMB88, cells from soybean variety 5PCMB88, plants of soybean 5PCMB88, and plant parts of soybean variety 5PCMB88. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety 5PCMB88 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety 5PCMB88, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety 5PCMB88, and methods of characterizing soybean variety 5PCMB88. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety 5PCMB88 are further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Andrea Beth Kalvig, Leslie Charles Kuhlman, Donald Kyle, Jeffrey A Thompson
  • Patent number: 12029837
    Abstract: Various embodiments of diffusing devices and scent cartridges are described. The diffusing device can include a cover or retaining ring that magnetically attaches to the diffusing device to hold the cartridge in place. The scent cartridge can include a top plate suspended above the cartridge such that a scent depository of the cartridge is hidden or obscured while the top plate can include artwork or a kinetic arrangement that has a change in visual appearance due to an airflow against or through the top plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: AROME D'ART
    Inventors: Douglas Patton, Jeffrey Thompson
  • Patent number: 12000550
    Abstract: Various components for artificial candles and other lighting devices are described that can be used to create a realistic flame effect in the devices. The devices include a flame element that extends upwardly from a housing. A light source can be disposed with respect to the flame element such that the flame element is illuminated. A variety of drive mechanisms could be disposed within the body of the device that can cause movement of the flame element with respect to the housing. The flame element can be coupled to a housing or mounting bracket of the device using various components to suspend the flame element within the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: L&L Candle Company, LLC
    Inventors: Douglas Patton, James LaBelle, Jeffrey Thompson
  • Patent number: 11997976
    Abstract: A novel soybean variety, designated 5PFSR86 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety 5PFSR86, cells from soybean variety 5PFSR86, plants of soybean 5PFSR86, and plant parts of soybean variety 5PFSR86. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety 5PFSR86 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety 5PFSR86, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety 5PFSR86, and methods of characterizing soybean variety 5PFSR86. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety 5PFSR86 are further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Andrea Beth Kalvig, Jeffrey A Thompson
  • Patent number: 11988346
    Abstract: Various embodiments of electric lighting devices and, in particular, electric candles are described. The devices can include a flame element onto which light can be projected from a light source. Preferably, the light is projected within a focal area on the flame element. The housing of the devices can include projections that help maintain a vertical position of a circuit board within the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: L&L Candle Company, LLC
    Inventors: Douglas Patton, James LaBelle, Jeffrey Thompson
  • Publication number: 20240149171
    Abstract: A method for creating a cryptographically secured digital asset includes: a. using at least a first activity data sensor to collect data relating to an activity carried out by a user, b. transmitting the data to a processing system, c. using the processing system to generate a digital asset based on the data, and d. cryptographically securing the digital asset. A system for creating a cryptographically secured digital asset includes at least a first activity data sensor configured to collect data relating to an activity carried out by a user, and a processing system configured to receive the data from the first activity data sensor, generate a digital asset based on the data, and cryptographically secure the digital asset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Cory David PADDOCK, Julia Breanne EVERETT, Joanna Klara MAJCHERKIEWICZ, Samuel Carl William BLADES, Tyler Alexander FRASER, Jeffrey Thompson KNIGHT
  • Publication number: 20240057501
    Abstract: Some embodiments may include a working machine to perform one or more work tasks in a work area, the working machine comprising: a machine localization system to localize the working machine based on perception sensor observations indicative of data embedded on one or more markers placed in the work area or proximate to the work area, wherein the working machine obtains localization data responsive to reading one or more machine-readable optical images on the one or more markers, respectively, wherein the working machine determines, using the obtained localization data, an absolute position of the working machine or one or more absolute positons of the one or more markers, respectively; and wherein the working machine performs the one or more work tasks based on the determined absolution position(s). Other embodiments may be disclosed and/or claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: Kubota Corporation
    Inventors: Kyle A. MARTIN, Nicholas Richardson, Bruce Jeffrey Thompson
  • Publication number: 20240017990
    Abstract: Electronic test probes formed in a batch have a plurality of multi-material layers wherein at least one of the materials is a sacrificial material and at least one other material is a structural material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Duy P. Le, Rulon J. Larsen, Jeffrey A. Thompson, Uri Frodis, Dale S. McPherson, Kleun Kim, Mahmood Samiee, Nina C. Levy, Dennis R. Smalley
  • Publication number: 20230409916
    Abstract: Methods and systems for training a machine learning model with measurement data captured during a manufacturing process. Measurement data regarding a physical characteristic of a plurality of manufactured parts is received as measured by a plurality of sensors at various manufacturing stations. A time-series dynamics machine learning model encodes the measurement data into a latent space having a plurality of nodes. Each node is associated with the measurement data of one of the manufactured parts and at one of the manufacturing stations. A batch of the measurement data can be built, the batch include a first node and a first plurality of nodes immediately connected to the first node via first edges, and measured in time earlier than the first node. A prediction machine learning model can predict measurements of a first of the manufactured parts based on the latent space of the batch of nodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Filipe J. CABRITA CONDESSA, Devin T. WILLMOTT, Ivan BATALOV, João D. SEMEDO, Wan-Yi LIN, Jeremy KOLTER, Jeffrey THOMPSON
  • Publication number: 20230381589
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product for evaluating user performance across different activities is provided. In some examples, sensor data is obtained from sensors associated with a user while the user is performing one or more activities. The sensor data may be obtained from the user while the user performs activities corresponding to different activity categories, including gaming and non-gaming activities. The value of a standard athletic metric can be generated for the user for each activity using the corresponding sensor data. An activity category can also be determined for each activity. A user performance score for a given activity can be generated based on the corresponding standard athletic metric value and activity category.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: CORY DAVID PADDOCK, JEFFREY THOMPSON KNIGHT
  • Publication number: 20230368679
    Abstract: Technology identifies a flight path, where the flight path includes a plurality of segments that each include a waypoint, identifies a flight profile that includes one or more of desired velocities or desired altitudes and calculates a first distance from a beginning of the flight path to reach the one or more of the desired velocities or the desired altitudes to comply with a constraint. The technology further identifies a first waypoint from the plurality of waypoints based on the first distance and adjusts the first waypoint to reach the one or more of the desired velocities or the desired altitudes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Alec Jeffrey Thompson
  • Patent number: D995756
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Marie Hammer, Jeffrey Thompson, Petr Lopusnik, Robin Regan, Sergio Eladio Aburto Mastache, Kamil Des