Patents by Inventor John A. Meyers
John A. Meyers 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: 20240186631Abstract: A battery pack is disclosed and includes a battery housing, a core housing disposed within the battery housing, and at least one pouch cell disposed within the core housing, the pouch cells including at least one corner, wherein the core housing includes a baseplate, at least one sidewall extending from the baseplate, and a rear wall extending from the baseplate to the sidewall, wherein the rear wall meets the sidewall at a partial-cylindrical corner and wherein the partial-cylindrical corner provides clearance for the corner of the pouch cell.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2023Publication date: June 6, 2024Inventors: Eli M. Zidel, Zachery Meyer, Wyatt R. Silha, Thomas A. Schmeling, John G. Marx, Carmen J. Castaños, John L. Whealon
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Publication number: 20240186638Abstract: A battery pack is disclosed and includes a core case, an outer housing, and a fastener. The core includes an interior cavity and at least two lobes. The lobes project outwardly away from the interior cavity. The outer housing surrounds the core case and includes a set of protrusions that fit between the two lobes of the core case. The fastener extends through the lobes and protrusion.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2023Publication date: June 6, 2024Inventors: Carmen J. Castaños, Wyatt R. Silha, John L. Whealon, Alexander R. Schenk, Eli M. Zidel, Zachery Meyer, John G. Marx
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Publication number: 20240186637Abstract: A battery pack includes a housing, a flexible button, and a switch. The housing includes an opening and a groove. The groove is disposed at least partially about the opening. The flexible button is molded onto the housing in the opening. The flexible button includes a user engagement portion, a sidewall, a lip, and a post. The sidewall extends from the user engagement portion into the housing. The lip extends laterally from the sidewall. The lip includes a ridge protruding into the groove of the housing. The post extends from the user engagement portion. The switch is disposed in the housing. The switch is positioned to be engaged by the post.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2023Publication date: June 6, 2024Inventors: Wyatt R. Silha, Carmen J. Castaños, Eli M. Zidel, Zachery Meyer, John L. Whealon, Jonathan Quenzer
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Patent number: 12001453Abstract: Techniques are provided for cross-region replication of block volume data. The techniques include a method wherein a computer system implements operations including creating a first snapshot of a block volume at a first geographic region and at a first logical time, the block volume including a plurality of partitions, transmitting first snapshot data to an object storage system at a second geographic region, creating a second snapshot of the block volume at the first geographic region and at a second logical time, generating a plurality of deltas, transmitting a plurality of delta data sets corresponding to the plurality of deltas to the object storage system at the second geographic region, generating a checkpoint at least in part by aggregating object metadata associated with the plurality of deltas and the first snapshot, receiving a restore request to generate a restore volume, and generating the restore volume from the checkpoint.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2022Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: Oracle International CorporationInventors: Venkata Harish Mallipeddi, Travis John Portz, Jeppe Oskar Meyer Larsen, Mario Tayah
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Publication number: 20240149433Abstract: Disclosed is a robot apparatus with a capable and highly maneuverable drive system incorporating two differential swerve drive pods. The robot apparatus further includes a claw mechanism for grasping an object, a passthrough mechanism for moving the object horizontally and a lift mechanism for moving the object vertically. The robot apparatus allows for rapid manipulation and movement of objects such as cones.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2024Publication date: May 9, 2024Inventors: Kevin Nicolas Haller, William Michael Meyers, Joseph Michael Biersack, Julia Mary Biersack, Ian Setia, Rachael Setia, Andrew John Andersen, Ethan Christopher Emerton, Thomas Leland Hughes, William Charles Holt, Wyatt John Nicholson
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Publication number: 20240139634Abstract: A non-fungible token (NFT) platform that includes a processor and a memory, and operates by: receiving, via the processor, player data to be associated with a player token NFT corresponding to a multiplayer game; receiving, via the processor, other data, wherein the other data includes player hierarchy data to be associated with the player token NFT; and facilitating creation of the player token NFT via a blockchain-based distributed computer network, based on the player data and the player hierarchy data.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2024Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: Galiant Arts, LLCInventors: Mark Meyers, Bruce E. Stuckman, John W. Howard
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Patent number: 11970615Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing a polysiloxane-polycarbonate block co-condensate, wherein a siloxane component containing both aliphatic and aromatic groups is used as a mediator. The invention also relates to a polycarbonate composition and also to the use of the special siloxane component for reducing the particle size distribution of the siloxane domains in a polysiloxane-polycarbonate block co-condensate.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2020Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: Covestro Intellectual Property GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Alexander Meyer, Ulrich Liesenfelder, John Huggins
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Patent number: 11965168Abstract: Soybean plants producing soybean seeds comprising leghemoglobin are produced by modifying the genome of the soybean plant. Soybean plants, soybean seeds and soy protein compositions comprising leghemoglobin are provided. Soybean plants, soybean seeds and soy protein compositions comprising leghemoglobin and additionally one or more of high oleic acid, low linolenic acid, high protein, low stachyose, low raffinose and low protease inhibitors are provided. Protein compositions comprising leghemoglobin, such as soy isolates and concentrates can be made from the soybean seeds. Additionally, methods for generating and using plants, seeds and protein compositions comprising leghemoglobin are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2022Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Hyeon-Je Cho, John D Everard, Anthony J Kinney, Zhan-Bin Liu, Knut Meyer, Thomas G Patterson, Kevin G Ripp, Bo Shen
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Publication number: 20240115946Abstract: A game system operates by: receiving character attribute selection data to be associated with a game character, wherein the character attribute selection data indicates a unique subset of a set of character attributes of a character attribute database; generating, based on the character attribute selection data, display data associated with the game character; facilitating, based on the display data associated with the game character, generation of a player token NFT associated with the game character; and preventing use of the unique subset of character attributes of the character attribute database in generating other game characters. Facilitating play of a game when the player token NFT is validated.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: Galiant Arts, LLCInventors: Mark Meyers, Bruce E. Stuckman, John W. Howard, Brian G. Howard, Gregory Meador
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Patent number: 11956629Abstract: Authenticating a mobile user device with a mobile network operator in advance of an MNO authentication request from the mobile user device can be done by a satellite network sending an authentication request to the MNO system, obtaining a set of authentication vectors related to the mobile user device, storing them into a proxy home location register, receiving the MNO authentication request from the mobile user device, generating an authentication request response based on the authentication vectors, sending the authentication request response to the mobile user device, receiving an authentication response including a received signed response, comparing the received signed response with the stored signed response, and if the received signed response and stored signed response match, deem that to be a successful authentication, add an MNO location update message to a request queue and forward the MNO location update message to the MNO system over the channel when available.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2021Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Lynk Global, Inc.Inventors: Tyghe Robert Speidel, Clint Smith, John Meyer, Purnima Surampudi, James Liu
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Publication number: 20240090721Abstract: A robotic cleaner includes a housing, a suction conduit with an opening, and a leading roller mounted in front of a brush roll. An inter-roller air passageway may be defined between the leading roller and the brush roll wherein the lower portion of the leading roller is exposed to a flow path to the suction conduit and an upper portion of the leading roller is outside of the flow path. Optionally, a combing unit includes a plurality of combing protrusions extending into the leading roller and having leading edges not aligned with a center of the leading roller. Optionally, a sealing strip is located along a rear side of the opening and along a portion of left and right sides of the opening. The underside may define side edge vacuum passageways extending from the sides of the housing partially between the leading roller and the sealing strip towards the opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Steven Paul CARTER, Adam Udy, Catriona A. Sutter, Christopher Pinches, David S. Clare, Andre David Brown, John Freese, Patrick Cleary, Alexander J. Calvino, Lee Cottrell, Daniel Meyer, Daniel John Innes, David Jalbert, Jason B. Thorne, Peter Hutchinson, Gordon Howes, Wenxiu Gao, David Wu, David W. Poirier, Daniel R. Der Marderosian
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Publication number: 20240095801Abstract: An approach is provided for trading card platform. The approach involves, for example, initiating a reading of a machine readable code from a trading card to determine a card identifier. The approach also involves querying for one or more attribute data records associated with the trading card based on the card identifier. The approach further involves computing a value metric based on the one or more attribute data records and presenting a user interface displaying a digital representation of the trading card, the one or more sponsorship data records, the value metric, or a combination thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2022Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Scott TERRELL, Lucien B. CROSLAND, Chad MEYER, John A. SCULLY
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Patent number: 11937429Abstract: Some embodiments include an integrated structure having vertically-stacked conductive levels alternating with dielectric levels. A layer over the conductive levels includes silicon, nitrogen, and one or more of carbon, oxygen, boron and phosphorus. In some embodiments the vertically-stacked conductive levels are wordline levels within a NAND memory array. Some embodiments include an integrated structure having vertically-stacked conductive levels alternating with dielectric levels. Vertically-stacked NAND memory cells are along the conductive levels within a memory array region. A staircase region is proximate the memory array region. The staircase region has electrical contacts in one-to-one correspondence with the conductive levels. A layer is over the memory array region and over the staircase region. The layer includes silicon, nitrogen, and one or more of carbon, oxygen, boron and phosphorus.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2021Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventors: Justin B. Dorhout, Fei Wang, Chet E. Carter, Ian Laboriante, John D. Hopkins, Kunal Shrotri, Ryan Meyer, Vinayak Shamanna, Kunal R. Parekh, Martin C. Roberts, Matthew Park
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Publication number: 20240080965Abstract: A method for producing a neutrons includes triggering a raising or a lowering of a temperature of a pyroelectric crystal of less than about 40° C. to produce a voltage of negative polarity of at least ?100 keV on a surface of a deuterated or tritiated target coupled thereto. A deuterium ion source is pulsed to produce a deuterium ion beam. The accelerating of the deuterium ion beam is achieved by accelerating voltage of the pyroelectric crystal toward the deuterated or tritiated target to produce neutrons. Furthermore, the pyroelectric crystal, the deuterated or tritiated target, and the deuterium ion source are coupled to a common support. The method also includes throwing the common support housing the pyroelectric crystal, the deuterated or tritiated target, and the deuterium ion source near an unknown threat for identification thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Vincent Tang, Glenn A. Meyer, Steven Falabella, Gary Guethlein, Brian Rusnak, Stephen Sampayan, Christopher Spadaccini, Li-Fang Wang, John Harris, Jeff Morse
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Patent number: 11889160Abstract: Embodiments described herein include systems and methods for providing a management interface for controlling multiple households. The management interface may be provided as an application on a mobile device or as an Internet webpage. An example implementation involves a device displaying representations of: a plurality of households; an indication of a selected household; one or more zones within the selected household; and a representation of media being played by a selected zone of the one or more zones. While displaying the representations, the device receives, from a server, data indicating updated information associated with the plurality of households; and, in response, updates the graphical display to display at least an updated representation of media being played by the selected zone.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2022Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: Sonos, Inc.Inventors: Ron Kuper, Arthur L. Coburn, IV, John Meyer, Mike Delaney
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Patent number: 11833215Abstract: The present invention relates to anti-cKIT antibodies, antibody fragments, antibody drug conjugates, and their uses for the treatment of cancer.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2020Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: Novartis AGInventors: Tinya Abrams, Steven Bruce Cohen, Dylan Daniel, Catrin Finner, Bernhard Hubert Geierstanger, Thomas Huber, William Mallet, Matthew John Meyer, Weijia Ou, Siew Ho Schleyer, Kathrin Ulrike Tissot-Daguette
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Publication number: 20230382306Abstract: A cargo bed system includes a stair assembly that is movable between a stowed position and a staircase position relative to a vehicle structure. The stair assembly includes first and second support arm assemblies and first and a second steps. The first and second steps are configured to pivot together.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2023Publication date: November 30, 2023Inventors: William Charles Brick, Michael M. Azzouz, Scott Nydam, Jay John Meyer
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Publication number: 20230219134Abstract: The embodiments disclosed herein are directed to systems and methods for manufacturing recycled copper alloy powder particles from used or deficient copper alloy powder particles. In some embodiments, used copper alloy powder particles comprising near-surface oxygen are introduced into a microwave plasma torch. In some embodiments, the used copper alloy powder particles are heated within the microwave plasma torch to at least partially remove the oxygen and form recycled copper alloy powder particles, without melting the used copper alloy powder particles.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2023Publication date: July 13, 2023Inventors: Azin Houshmand, John Meyer, Makhlouf Redjdal
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Publication number: 20230188798Abstract: Embodiments described herein include systems and methods for providing a management interface for controlling multiple households. The management interface may be provided as an application on a mobile device or as an Internet webpage. An example implementation involves a device displaying representations of: a plurality of households; an indication of a selected household; one or more zones within the selected household; and a representation of media being played by a selected zone of the one or more zones. While displaying the representations, the device receives, from a server, data indicating updated information associated with the plurality of households; and, in response, updates the graphical display to display at least an updated representation of media being played by the selected zone.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2022Publication date: June 15, 2023Inventors: Ron Kuper, Arthur L. Coburn, IV, John Meyer, Mike Delaney
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Patent number: D1018839Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2022Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Tampro Inc.Inventors: Greta Catherine Meyer, Amanda Paige Calabrese, Elijah John Sampson Zenger