Patents by Inventor Jim Patrick
Jim Patrick 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: 11951906Abstract: Systems and methods for deploying emergency roadside signaling devices are disclosed. In one aspect, system for an autonomous vehicle includes one or more signaling devices configured to visually notify other vehicles when placed on or near a roadway, and an object placing device configured to place the one or more signaling devices. The system further includes a processor and a computer-readable memory in communication with the processor and having stored thereon computer-executable instructions to cause the processor to: determine that the autonomous vehicle has experienced a malfunction, and provide instructions to the object placing device to place the one or more signaling devices on or near the roadway.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2021Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: TuSimple, Inc.Inventors: Charles A Price, Todd B. Skinner, Juexiao Ning, Yishi Liu, Qiwei Li, Raymond Alan Thomas, Alan Camyre, Jim Giglio, Robert Patrick Brown
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Patent number: 11945367Abstract: Systems and methods for deploying emergency roadside signaling devices are disclosed. In one aspect, a control system for an object placing device of an autonomous vehicle includes a processor, and a computer-readable memory in communication with the processor and having stored thereon computer-executable instructions to cause the processor to: receive a signal comprising instructions to activate the object placing device; and provide instructions to the object placing device to place a plurality of signaling devices in accordance with predetermined criteria.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2021Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: TuSimple, Inc.Inventors: Charles A. Price, Todd B. Skinner, Juexiao Ning, Yishi Liu, Qiwei Li, Raymond Alan Thomas, Alan Camyre, Jim Giglio, Robert Patrick Brown
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Patent number: 9742820Abstract: Techniques for mitigating effects of differing latencies associated with real time data streams in multimedia communication networks. For example, a technique for mitigating a latency differential between a first media path and a second media path, over which a first device and a second device are able to communicate, includes the following steps. A training phase is performed to determine a latency differential between the first media path and the second media path. Prior to the first device switching a media stream, being communicated to the second device, from the first media path to the second media path, the first device synchronizes the media stream based on the determined latency differential such that a latency associated with the switched media stream is made to be substantially consistent with a latency of the second media path.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2016Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: Avaya ECS Ltd.Inventors: Simon Derek Hughes, Jim Patrick Douglas
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Patent number: 9657956Abstract: A temperature door for an air handling system of a heating, ventilating, and air conditioning system includes a first surface defining a sealing perimeter and a pivoting structure coupled to the first surface and defining an axis. The first surface is configured to pivot about the axis in the housing of the air handling system. A sealing lip is disposed about the sealing perimeter of the first surface and is adapted to engage a corresponding sealing surface of the housing of the air handling system. A pivoting of the first surface about the axis from a sealed position causes a progressive disengagement of the sealing lip from the sealing surface beginning in a location proximate the axis while at least a portion of the sealing lip remains engaged with the sealing surface at a location spaced from the axis.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: HANON SYSTEMSInventors: Jim Patrick Nolta, Jr., Jayanthi Iyer
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Patent number: 9476520Abstract: A fluid distribution door for use in a heating, ventilating, and air conditioning system includes a main body having a first surface and a second surface. The first surface and the second surface cooperate to form a first surface configuration which intersects with a second surface configuration. Each of the first surface configuration and the second surface configuration is formed by a three-dimensional feature.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: HANON SYSTEMSInventors: Eric Keith Haupt, Jim Patrick Nolta, Jr., Shankar Patil
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Publication number: 20160248822Abstract: Techniques for mitigating effects of differing latencies associated with real time data streams in multimedia communication networks. For example, a technique for mitigating a latency differential between a first media path and a second media path, over which a first device and a second device are able to communicate, includes the following steps. A training phase is performed to determine a latency differential between the first media path and the second media path. Prior to the first device switching a media stream, being communicated to the second device, from the first media path to the second media path, the first device synchronizes the media stream based on the determined latency differential such that a latency associated with the switched media stream is made to be substantially consistent with a latency of the second media path.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2016Publication date: August 25, 2016Inventors: Simon Derek Hughes, Jim Patrick Douglas
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Patent number: 9374263Abstract: Techniques for mitigating effects of differing latencies associated with real time data streams in multimedia communication networks. For example, a technique for mitigating a latency differential between a first media path and a second media path, over which a first device and a second device are able to communicate, includes the following steps. A training phase is performed to determine a latency differential between the first media path and the second media path. Prior to the first device switching a media stream, being communicated to the second device, from the first media path to the second media path, the first device synchronizes the media stream based on the determined latency differential such that a latency associated with the switched media stream is made to be substantially consistent with a latency of the second media path.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2006Date of Patent: June 21, 2016Assignee: Avaya ECS Ltd.Inventors: Simon Derek Hughes, Jim Patrick Douglas
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Patent number: 9080796Abstract: A vehicle climate control system operable in a winter mode and a summer mode includes an engine-exhaust-driven hot heat transfer fluid (HTF) circuit coupled with a heater core during the winter mode to provide passenger cabin heating, and thermal energy stored in a standalone hot phase change material (PCM) battery in the hot HTF circuit may provide surge heating at or prior to engine start. The hot HTF circuit and a cold HTF circuit including an HTF cooler drive two adsorbers in the summer mode, thereby providing passenger cabin cooling in conjunction with a refrigerant circuit which includes a condenser, evaporator, expansion valve, and standalone cold PCM battery. Thermal energy stored in the standalone cold PCM battery may provide surge cooling at or prior to engine start.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2013Date of Patent: July 14, 2015Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Furqan Zafar Shaikh, Michael Levin, Danrich Henry Demitroff, Don Masch, Jim Patrick O'Neill
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Publication number: 20140350640Abstract: Implantable medical devices and instruments (tools) including one or more implantable sensors. In certain embodiments, a hearing prosthesis comprises an implantable stimulating assembly configured to be implanted in a recipient's cochlea. At least one implantable sensor is disposed in the implantable stimulating assembly and is configured to monitor an insertion attribute.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Inventors: Jim Patrick, Claudiu Treaba, Matthijs Killian, Ernst von Wallenberg, Chris James, Joerg Pesch
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Publication number: 20140261822Abstract: A fluid distribution door for use in a heating, ventilating, and air conditioning system includes a main body having a first surface and a second surface. The first surface and the second surface cooperate to form a first surface configuration which intersects with a second surface configuration. Each of the first surface configuration and the second surface configuration is formed by a three-dimensional feature.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Eric Keith Haupt, Jim Patrick Nolta, Jr., Shankar Patil
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Publication number: 20140053579Abstract: A vehicle climate control system operable in a winter mode and a summer mode includes an engine-exhaust-driven hot heat transfer fluid (HTF) circuit coupled with a heater core during the winter mode to provide passenger cabin heating, and thermal energy stored in a standalone hot phase change material (PCM) battery in the hot HTF circuit may provide surge heating at or prior to engine start. The hot HTF circuit and a cold HTF circuit including an HTF cooler drive two adsorbers in the summer mode, thereby providing passenger cabin cooling in conjunction with a refrigerant circuit which includes a condenser, evaporator, expansion valve, and standalone cold PCM battery. Thermal energy stored in the standalone cold PCM battery may provide surge cooling at or prior to engine start.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2013Publication date: February 27, 2014Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Furqan Zafar Shaikh, Michael Levin, Danrich Henry Demitroff, Don Masch, Jim Patrick O'Neill
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Publication number: 20140004784Abstract: A temperature door for an air handling system of a heating, ventilating, and air conditioning system includes a first surface defining a sealing perimeter and a pivoting structure coupled to the first surface and defining an axis. The first surface is configured to pivot about the axis in the housing of the air handling system. A sealing lip is disposed about the sealing perimeter of the first surface and is adapted to engage a corresponding sealing surface of the housing of the air handling system. A pivoting of the first surface about the axis from a sealed position causes a progressive disengagement of the sealing lip from the sealing surface beginning in a location proximate the axis while at least a portion of the sealing lip remains engaged with the sealing surface at a location spaced from the axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: January 2, 2014Applicant: VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Jim Patrick Nolta, JR., Jayanthi Iyer
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Publication number: 20140000397Abstract: A gear pair for a motor vehicle climate control system door drive mechanism includes a drive gear and a driven gear. The drive gear and the driven gear cooperate to form a gear pair, wherein the gear pair is constructed so that a gear ratio of the gear pair transitions from a linear gear ratio to a non-linear gear ratio. The non-linear gear ratio may be proportional to an exponential function. The gear pair is applied to linearly control a climate control door rotation speed when there is a need to meet temperature door linearity performance, and is applied to increase the climate control door rotation speed to meet total temperature door rotation time performance.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2013Publication date: January 2, 2014Applicant: VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventor: Jim Patrick Nolta, JR.
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Patent number: 8447409Abstract: Embodiments are generally directed to improving the interface between one or more electrode contacts of a medical implant and the neurons of a recipient of the medical implant. In an embodiment, a growth factor is applied to stimulate the growth of peripheral processes (also referred to as dendrites). Then an electric field is applied to direct the growth of the peripheral processes towards the electrode contact. Growing peripheral processes towards the electrode contacts may reduce the charge required to stimulate the peripheral processes and improve operation of the medical implant.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2009Date of Patent: May 21, 2013Assignee: Cochlear LimitedInventors: Fysh Dadd, Jim Patrick
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Patent number: 8355793Abstract: A cochlear implant is provided. The cochlear implant comprises a stimulator unit configured to generate electrical stimulation signals based on sound processor-encoded signals, and to generate one or more optical stimulation signals, and an implantable stimulating assembly. The implantable stimulating assembly is configured to be implanted into a basal region of a recipient's cochlea such that when the stimulating assembly is fully implanted, a distal end of the assembly extends to the basal turn of the cochlea. The stimulating assembly also comprises: an optical contact to deliver the one or more optical stimulation signals to the cochlea, and an electrical contact to deliver the electric stimulation signals to a basal region of the cochlea so as to cause perception by the recipient of one or more frequency components of the acoustic sound signal.Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 2009Date of Patent: January 15, 2013Assignee: Cochlear LimitedInventors: Fysh Dadd, Jim Patrick, Bart Volckaerts, Edmond D. Capcelea, Peter Gibson
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Patent number: 8355794Abstract: Apparatus and method for at least partially fitting a medical implant system to a recipient is described. The medical implant system is configured to provide electrical stimulation and at least one other mode of stimulation to the recipient. These apparatuses and methods comprise executing a genetic algorithm to select a set of parameter values for the medical implant system. This genetic algorithm may comprise generating successive generations of child populations and then providing a determined set of parameter values to the medical implant system for use in providing stimulation to the recipient.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2010Date of Patent: January 15, 2013Assignee: Cochlear LimitedInventors: Sean Lineaweaver, Gregory Wakefield, Christopher van den Honert, Aaron Parkinson, Wendy Parkinson, Jim Patrick, John Parker
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Patent number: 8301259Abstract: Apparatus and method for at least partially fitting a cochlear implant system to a patient is described, comprising: executing a genetic algorithm to select values for a subset of one or more parameters selected from a plurality of parameters for which values are to be selected to fit the implant, wherein said genetic algorithm is operable to generate one or more successive generations of values for said parameter subset; and determining, based on patient feedback, said values of said values for said parameter subset in each of said one or more successive generations.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2004Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: Cochlear LimitedInventors: Gregory Wakefield, Chris Van Den Hobert, Aaron Parkinson, Wendy Parkinson, Sean Lineaweaver, Jim Patrick, John Parker
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Publication number: 20120143284Abstract: An implantable stimulation device is disclosed which provides for reduced power consumption when compared with bipolar stimulation and better stimulation performance when compared with monopolar stimulation. Implantable stimulator devices use less power in monopolar stimulation mode than that of bipolar stimulation but stimulation performance is greater when using bipolar stimulation. The device comprises circuitry capable of simultaneous stimulation between a reference electrode and an electrode of a stimulation array and between electrodes of the stimulation array, the ratio of current to the reference electrode and array electrodes being selectable.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2010Publication date: June 7, 2012Applicant: Cochlear LimitedInventors: Edmond Capcelea, Jim Patrick, Kostas Tsampazis, Paul Carter
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Publication number: 20100280307Abstract: Apparatus and method for at least partially fitting a medical implant system to a recipient is described. The medical implant system is configured to provide electrical stimulation and at least one other mode of stimulation to the recipient. These apparatuses and methods comprise executing a genetic algorithm to select a set of parameter values for the medical implant system. This genetic algorithm may comprise generating successive generations of child populations and then providing a determined set of parameter values to the medical implant system for use in providing stimulation to the recipient.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2010Publication date: November 4, 2010Inventors: Sean Lineaweaver, Gregory Wakefield, Christopher van den Honert, Aaron Parkinson, Wendy Parkinson, Jim Patrick, John Parker
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Publication number: 20100274072Abstract: A sphincteric control system for controlling the function of a bodily organ, such as the bladder. The system includes a first implanted sphincter disposed about a portion of the bodily organ, a second implanted sphincter disposed about a portion of the bodily organ, and a stimulator unit that is adapted to apply electrical stimulation to each of the first and second implanted sphincters. One of the first or second implanted sphincters is made from a smooth muscle and the other of the first or second implanted sphincters is made from a striated muscle.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2010Publication date: October 28, 2010Inventors: Graham H. Creasey, Jim Patrick