Patents by Inventor John Leonard
John Leonard 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: 20240132358Abstract: In A dispersion of graphenic carbon nanoparticles is disclosed comprising a solvent, greater than one weight percent graphenic carbon nanoparticles based upon a total weight of the dispersion comprising thermally produced graphenic carbon nanoparticles and base graphene particles, and a polymeric resin dispersant. The weight ratio of the graphenic carbon nanoparticles to the dispersant may be greater than 5:1, and the dispersion may have an instability index of less than 0.7. A method is also disclosed for dispersing graphenic carbon particles in a solvent. A polymeric resin dispersant is mixed into the solvent, and graphenic carbon nanoparticles comprising thermally produced graphenic carbon nanoparticles and base graphenic particles are dispersed into the solvent.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2022Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.Inventors: Samuel Logan Esarey, John Leonard Dimeglio, Richard Robert Mazzocco, Jr.
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Publication number: 20240121367Abstract: Systems for displaying images in a cinema setting can include components to reduce screen-door effect. The systems can include an array of light emitting sources or other active sources of light. In one example, the light emitting source emit pixels of light to a projection lens to project an image represented by the projection lens and a baffle and an aperture stop can block part of the light from the sources that exceeds an allowable cone angle of acceptable of the system. In another example, a display includes the array of light emitting sources and additional elements, such as diffuser elements, positioned in front of the array of light emitting sources.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Inventors: Barry Silverstein, Steen Svendstorp Iversen, Steven Charles Read, Denis Tremblay, Anton Leonard Baljet, Jesse Donald McMullen-Crummey, Andrew F. Kurtz, John W. Bowron
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Publication number: 20240101161Abstract: According to one aspect, a method includes obtaining a command on a vehicle, the command being arranged to identify a first action to be taken by the vehicle, wherein the vehicle is in a first vehicle state and the command has a first command state. The method also includes determining, on the vehicle, whether the first command state is consistent with the first vehicle state. When it is determined that the first command state is consistent with the first vehicle state, the method includes executing the first command. When it is determined that the first command state is not consistent with the first vehicle state, the method includes identifying the first command as an illegitimate command and ignoring the illegitimate command.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2023Publication date: March 28, 2024Applicant: Nuro, Inc.Inventors: Geoff Janjua, Robert Leonard, John Fitzgerald, Scott Sheahan
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Publication number: 20240086838Abstract: The present invention relates to a storage system, in particular an automatic (and modular) storage and retrieval system, comprising a central column, extending in a substantial vertical direction; a set of at least six storage locations, each of the storage locations extending from the column in a substantial horizontal direction at the same vertical level; wherein the at least six of the storage locations are pair-wise arranged on opposite sides of the column; and wherein the column is substantially polygonal, wherein at least one of the storage locations at a vertical level extend from one of the sides of the polygonal column.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicant: Inther Logistics Robotics B.V.Inventors: Paul Frederik Leonard Antoon HERMSEN, Mattheus Cornelius Antonius HERDER, Mike John Alice STRIJBOS
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Publication number: 20240083015Abstract: A system for providing operator support over a pallet is disclosed. The system includes: an upright support brace, a first pivot member, a rotatable support bracket, a second pivot member, a rotatable arm, a seat support member, and a seat. The upright support brace is connected to one or more primary bearing hubs. The first pivot member is rotatably connected to the upright support brace by the one or more bearing hubs. The rotatable support bracket is connected to first pivot member at a first end and is connected to one or more secondary bearing hubs at a second end. The second pivot member is rotatably connected to the rotatable support bracket by the one or more secondary bearing hubs. The rotatable arm is connected to the second pivot member. The seat support member is operatively connected with the rotatable arm. The seat is operatively connected to the seat support member.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2022Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Jimmy A. Pollard, Jr., John Leonard Pye
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Patent number: 11929828Abstract: Systems and methods for differentiated application of an Adaptive Coding and Modulation (ACM) to enhance link performance in satellite communication systems are disclosed. A system may include a processor and a memory storing instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to dynamically compute bandwidth capacity of a terminal from a plurality of terminals. Based on the computed bandwidth capacity of the terminal, the processor may automatically determine a ModCod to be applied for transmission to or from the terminal to optimize bit error rate (BER) performance. The to processor may determine the ModCod using an ACM technique. For the plurality of terminals, the processor may dynamically determine aggregate bandwidth availability and congestion within the ACM technique to optimize sharing of available bandwidth.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2021Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: Hughes Network Systems, LLCInventors: George Joseph Choquette, John Leonard Border
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Patent number: 11914452Abstract: A user interface system is provided. At least one engine is provided to receive message data from managed infrastructure that includes managed infrastructure physical hardware that supports the flow and processing of information, determine common characteristics of events and produce clusters of events relating to the failure of errors in the managed infrastructure. Membership in a cluster indicates a common factor of the events that is a failure or an actionable problem in the physical hardware managed infrastructure directed to supporting the flow and processing of information. One or more situations is created that is a collection of one or more events or alerts representative of the actionable problem in the managed infrastructure. A situation room is coupled to or includes a dashboard display computer system and a data system, the display computer system configured to generate a dashboard display configured to display situations from the clustered events.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2017Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Philip Tee, Robert Duncan Harper, Charles Mike Silvey, Andrew John Leonard, Jeffrey Ellison Townsend
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Patent number: 11888709Abstract: A user interface system has at least a first engine configured to receive message data from managed infrastructure that includes managed infrastructure physical hardware which supports the flow and processing of information. The at least first engine determines common characteristics of events and produces clusters of events relating to the failure of errors in the managed infrastructure. Membership in a cluster indicates a common factor of the events that is a failure or an actionable problem in the physical hardware managed infrastructure directed to supporting the flow and processing of information. One or more situations are created that is a collection of one or more events or alerts representative of the actionable problem in the managed infrastructure. A display computer system generates a dashboard display that includes situations from clustered messages received from managed infrastructure.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2017Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Philip Tee, Robert Duncan Harper, Charles Mike Silvey, Andrew John Leonard, Jeffrey Ellison Townsend
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Patent number: 11870865Abstract: An Encrypted Transport Proxy Backbone Protocol module is configured to set up ET Proxy Backbone connections with another distributed proxy device with each ET Proxy Backbone connection including multiple ET Proxy Backbone channels for transmitting ET proxy packets having different QoS classes. Each ET Proxy Backbone channel includes a separate queue. The ET Proxy Backbone Protocol module is also configured to schedule transmissions of the ET proxy packets from each respective queue; multiplex the ET proxy packets from each respective queue via the associated ET Proxy Backbone channel; perform local recovery of network impairments over the access network and perform congestion control to prevent packets from client devices and web servers from causing network congestion to the access network.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Hughes Network Systems, LLCInventors: Chi-Jiun Su, John Leonard Border, Robert James Torres, Bhavit Jogeshkumar Shah
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Publication number: 20230417842Abstract: A system, in one embodiment, may include a system includes a ground fault detection system. The ground fault detection system includes a linear filter configured to receive one or more signals from a static starter system during operations of the static starter system and to produce a linear filter output. The ground fault detection system further includes a rectifier configured to rectify the linear filter output and to produce a rectifier output, and a gain system configured to multiply the rectifier output by a factor to produce a gain output. The ground fault detection system additionally includes a fault indicator system configured to indicate a ground fault based on the gain output, wherein the ground fault detection system is configured to command an action based on the ground fault.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2022Publication date: December 28, 2023Inventors: Sreedhar Desabhatla, Malepati Bhavani Sankar, John A. Leonard, Sudeep Pathak
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Publication number: 20230412262Abstract: Systems and methods for aligning timing of an inroute transmission of a terminal with a gateway are disclosed. A system may include a processor and a memory storing instructions, which when executed by the processor, may cause the processor to perform a random estimation of location pertaining to a time-division multiple access (TDMA) frame boundary of a gateway. Based on an asynchronous scrambled coded multiple access (ASCMA) technique, the system may transmit ASCMA group burst packets including precise timing feedback request for the gateway. The system may receive a feedback from the gateway, in response to the precise timing feedback request. The processor may determine an adjustment for aligning timing of an inroute transmission of the terminal with respect to the TDMA frame boundary of the gateway. The system may apply the adjustment to synchronize the timing of the inroute transmission of the terminal with the gateway.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2022Publication date: December 21, 2023Applicant: Hughes Network Systems, LLCInventor: John Leonard BORDER
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Publication number: 20230379397Abstract: An Encrypted Transport Proxy Backbone Protocol module is configured to set up ET Proxy Backbone connections with another distributed proxy device with each ET Proxy Backbone connection including multiple ET Proxy Backbone channels for transmitting ET proxy packets having different QoS classes. Each ET Proxy Backbone channel includes a separate queue. The ET Proxy Backbone Protocol module is also configured to schedule transmissions of the ET proxy packets from each respective queue; multiplex the ET proxy packets from each respective queue via the associated ET Proxy Backbone channel; perform local recovery of network impairments over the access network and perform congestion control to prevent packets from client devices and web servers from causing network congestion to the access network.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2022Publication date: November 23, 2023Applicant: Hughes Network Systems, LLCInventors: Chi-Jiun SU, John Leonard BORDER, Robert James TORRES, Bhavit Jogeshkumar SHAH
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Publication number: 20230379398Abstract: An Encrypted Transport (ET) proxy module is configured to receive incoming ET proxy packets from an ET proxy backbone module and transmit outgoing ET proxy packets to the ET proxy backbone module. The ET proxy module is also configured to set up an HTTP tunnel with an ET proxy client of the client device or with an ET proxy at a web server for receiving incoming UDP payloads from the client device or web server and transmitting outgoing UDP payloads to the client device or web server. The ET proxy module is also configured to receive prioritization preferences from client devices or web servers pertaining to the UDP payloads indicating preferred quality-of-service (QoS) classes for the UDP payloads, and to schedule transmission of the outgoing UDP payloads via the HTTP tunnel based on QoS classes of the outgoing UPD payloads.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2023Publication date: November 23, 2023Applicant: Hughes Network Systems, LLCInventors: Chi-Jiun SU, John Leonard BORDER, Robert James TORRES, Bhavit Jogeshkumar SHAH
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Publication number: 20230370159Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating an inroute transmission of data are disclosed. A system may include a processor and a memory storing instructions, which when executed by the processor, may cause the processor to receive information pertaining to a bandwidth capacity of a communication channel for an inroute transmission of data from a terminal of a plurality of terminals. The processor may determine, based on the received information and using an asynchronous scrambled coded multiple access (ASCMA) technique, a bandwidth allocation for the inroute transmission of data. The inroute to transmission may be in a form of ASCMA transmission of one or more encapsulated group burst packets.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2022Publication date: November 16, 2023Applicant: Hughes Network Systems, LLCInventor: John Leonard BORDER
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Publication number: 20230287346Abstract: Provided are methods for isolating T-cells with T cell receptors (TCRs) optimized for reactivity to specific peptides and decreased cross-reactivity to non-target peptides. Advantageously, TCRs of the invention can be optimized to target cancer antigens and peptides while having reducing reactivity to healthy cells. Methods of the invention utilize a novel combination of culturing conditions that increase T-cell activation and allow for validation of TCR activity. Culturing conditions of the invention further reduce culturing times generally needed to achieve expanded reactive T-cells. Because of the robust nature of the activation and validation conditions of the present invention, variants of identified TCRs can also be optimized and validated for their response to peptides, including cancer peptides.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2023Publication date: September 14, 2023Inventors: Leah Sibener, John Leonard, Alejandro Ramirez, Marvin Gee
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Publication number: 20230288400Abstract: Provided are methods for isolating T-cells with T cell receptors (TCRs) optimized for reactivity to specific peptides and decreased cross-reactivity to non-target peptides. Advantageously, TCRs of the invention can be optimized to target cancer antigens and peptides while having reducing reactivity to healthy cells. Methods of the invention utilize a novel combination of culturing conditions that increase T-cell activation and allow for validation of TCR activity. Culturing conditions of the invention further reduce culturing times generally needed to achieve expanded reactive T-cells. Because of the robust nature of the activation and validation conditions of the present invention, variants of identified TCRs can also be optimized and validated for their response to peptides, including cancer peptides.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2023Publication date: September 14, 2023Inventors: Leah Sibener, Alejandro Ramirez, John Leonard, Marvin Gee, David Victor Liu
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Publication number: 20230287080Abstract: Provided are methods for isolating T-cells with T cell receptors (TCRs) optimized for reactivity to specific peptides and decreased cross-reactivity to non-target peptides. Advantageously, TCRs of the invention can be optimized to target cancer antigens and peptides while having reducing reactivity to healthy cells. Methods of the invention utilize a novel combination of culturing conditions that increase T-cell activation and allow for validation of TCR activity. Culturing conditions of the invention further reduce culturing times generally needed to achieve expanded reactive T-cells. Because of the robust nature of the activation and validation conditions of the present invention, variants of identified TCRs can also be optimized and validated for their response to peptides, including cancer peptides.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2023Publication date: September 14, 2023Inventors: Leah Sibener, John Leonard, Marvin Gee
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Publication number: 20230287448Abstract: Provided are methods for isolating T-cells with T cell receptors (TCRs) optimized for reactivity to specific peptides and decreased cross-reactivity to non-target peptides. Advantageously, TCRs of the invention can be optimized to target cancer antigens and peptides while having reducing reactivity to healthy cells. Methods of the invention utilize a novel combination of culturing conditions that increase T-cell activation and allow for validation of TCR activity. Culturing conditions of the invention further reduce culturing times generally needed to achieve expanded reactive T-cells. Because of the robust nature of the activation and validation conditions of the present invention, variants of identified TCRs can also be optimized and validated for their response to peptides, including cancer peptides.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2023Publication date: September 14, 2023Inventors: Leah Sibener, John Leonard, Marvin Gee, James Byers
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Publication number: 20230288405Abstract: Provided are methods for isolating T-cells with T cell receptors (TCRs) optimized for reactivity to specific peptides and decreased cross-reactivity to non-target peptides. Advantageously, TCRs of the invention can be optimized to target cancer antigens and peptides while having reducing reactivity to healthy cells. Methods of the invention utilize a novel combination of culturing conditions that increase T-cell activation and allow for validation of TCR activity. Culturing conditions of the invention further reduce culturing times generally needed to achieve expanded reactive T-cells. Because of the robust nature of the activation and validation conditions of the present invention, variants of identified TCRs can also be optimized and validated for their response to peptides, including cancer peptides.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2023Publication date: September 14, 2023Inventors: Leah Sibener, Alejandro Ramirez, John Leonard, Marvin Gee, David Victor Liu
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Patent number: 11743261Abstract: A method of preventing a subject communication device 1021 . . . N from accessing a resource when it is determined to be counterfeit. The method involves delivering the web page component to a subject communication device 1021 . . . N in response to a request. The web page component is adapted to retrieve actual values of a plurality of attributes from the subject communication device 1021 . . . N. Reference values of the plurality of attributes are retrieved from a device property store 110 and the method determines that the subject communication device 1021 . . . N is counterfeit when at least one of the actual values of the plurality of attributes is different to the reference value of that attribute.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2020Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: DEVICEATLAS LIMITEDInventors: Ronan Cremin, John Leonard