Patents by Inventor John Pollard

John Pollard 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: 20240083015
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Jimmy A. Pollard, Jr., John Leonard Pye
  • Publication number: 20230377744
    Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method may include establishing a virtual boundary for a virtual-world environment in reference to a real-world environment, and determining whether the virtual boundary requires a correction. The method may include providing, in response to determining that the virtual boundary requires the correction, and alert and, in response to the alert, receiving a request from a user to modify the virtual boundary. The method may further include monitoring, in response to the request from the user, an orientation of a direction indicator to generate orientation data, and modifying the virtual boundary based on the orientation data. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: John Pollard, Jimmy K. Yun, Jason Dong Uk Kim
  • Patent number: 11741649
    Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method may include establishing a virtual boundary for a virtual-world environment in reference to a real-world environment, and determining whether the virtual boundary requires a correction. The method may include providing, in response to determining that the virtual boundary requires the correction, and alert and, in response to the alert, receiving a request from a user to modify the virtual boundary. The method may further include monitoring, in response to the request from the user, an orientation of a direction indicator to generate orientation data, and modifying the virtual boundary based on the orientation data. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: John Pollard, Jimmy K. Yun, Jason Dong Uk Kim
  • Publication number: 20230251276
    Abstract: Epileptic seizures are difficult to diagnose and are often difficult to distinguish from several conditions with similar presentations, and therefore, diagnosis of seizures is often a long, expensive, and unreliable process. This invention provides biomarkers for identifying seizures and epilepsy, assays for measuring and assessing biomarker concentration, predictive models based on biomarkers and computer systems for detecting, assessing and diagnosing phasic and tonic changes associated with seizures and epilepsy in all clinical and healthcare settings. Diagnostic methods, kits and predictive models provided herein provide quantitative and/or qualitative assessment in order to allow patients to proceed immediately to diagnostic and/or treatment protocols, and assess therapeutic treatment effectiveness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicant: Cognizance Biomarkers LLC
    Inventors: Todd WALLACH, Peter CRINO, John POLLARD, Elizabeth BRAND, Maura STRAUMAN, Christopher HOLLENBEAK, Richard ST. CLAIR, Jeffrey BOTBYL, John GLEDHILL
  • Patent number: 11598782
    Abstract: Epileptic seizures are difficult to diagnose and are often difficult to distinguish from several conditions with similar presentations, and therefore, diagnosis of seizures is often a long, expensive, and unreliable process. This invention provides biomarkers for identifying seizures and epilepsy, assays for measuring and assessing biomarker concentration, predictive models based on biomarkers and computer systems for detecting, assessing and diagnosing phasic and tonic changes associated with seizures and epilepsy in all clinical and healthcare settings. Diagnostic methods, kits and predictive models provided herein provide quantitative and/or qualitative assessment in order to allow patients to proceed immediately to diagnostic and/or treatment protocols, and assess therapeutic treatment effectiveness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Cognizance Biomarkers, LLC
    Inventors: Todd Wallach, Peter Crino, John Pollard, Elizabeth Brand, Maura Strauman, Christopher Hollenbeak, Rich St. Clair, Jeffrey Botbyl, John Gledhill
  • Publication number: 20220156997
    Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method may include establishing a virtual boundary for a virtual-world environment in reference to a real-world environment, and determining whether the virtual boundary requires a correction. The method may include providing, in response to determining that the virtual boundary requires the correction, and alert and, in response to the alert, receiving a request from a user to modify the virtual boundary. The method may further include monitoring, in response to the request from the user, an orientation of a direction indicator to generate orientation data, and modifying the virtual boundary based on the orientation data. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: John Pollard, Jimmy K. Yun, Jason Dong Uk Kim
  • Patent number: 11244483
    Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method may include receiving an indication of a reference elevation representing a plane of a real-world environment and establishing, with respect to the reference elevation, a virtual boundary for a virtual-world environment. The method may include receiving a request from a user to modify the virtual boundary and in response to the request from the user, monitoring an orientation of a direction indicator to generate orientation data. The method may also include modifying the virtual boundary based on the reference elevation and the orientation data. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: John Pollard, Jimmy K. Yun, Jason Dong U K Kim
  • Publication number: 20210121133
    Abstract: In certain embodiments, a headpiece 101 may contain the functional components described above integrated therein, and the headpiece may be releasably matable, The present invention relates to systems and methods for patient monitoring and intervention to prevent sudden unexpected death, as may occur in patients with epilepsy (SUDEP) or in infants as part of SUID, SIDS and/or suffocation. More specifically, the present invention provides a wearable device configured for monitoring a wearer and/or his environment, identifying and/or assessing death risk to the wearer, initiating communications to a caregiver that might provide an intervention or other treatment, and/or itself performing an action acting as an intervention to prevent death of the wearer. The wearable device includes particular sensors for gathering data from the wearer and/or the wearer's environment. Optionally, the wearable device may further include stimulators for delivering a death-preventing intervention stimulus to the wearer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: John Pollard, Chalita Atallah
  • Patent number: 10859831
    Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method may include receiving an indication of a baseline elevation representing a base plane of a real-world environment, receiving a request via a user device to initiate a boundary definition state, monitoring an elevation and an orientation of the user device during manipulation to generate elevation data and orientation data during the boundary definition state, and defining a virtual boundary in a virtual-world environment based on the baseline elevation, the elevation data, and the orientation data. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: John Pollard, Jimmy K. Yun, Jason Dong Uk Kim
  • Publication number: 20200300871
    Abstract: Epileptic seizures are difficult to diagnose and are often difficult to distinguish from several conditions with similar presentations, and therefore, diagnosis of seizures is often a long, expensive, and unreliable process. This invention provides biomarkers for identifying seizures and epilepsy, assays for measuring and assessing biomarker concentration, predictive models based on biomarkers and computer systems for detecting, assessing and diagnosing phasic and tonic changes associated with seizures and epilepsy in all clinical and healthcare settings. Diagnostic methods, kits and predictive models provided herein provide quantitative and/or qualitative assessment in order to allow patients to proceed immediately to diagnostic and/or treatment protocols, and assess therapeutic treatment effectiveness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Todd WALLACH, Peter CRINO, John POLLARD, Elizabeth BRAND, Maura STRAUMAN, Christopher HOLLENBEAK, Rich ST. CLAIR, Jeffrey BOTBYL, John GLEDHILL
  • Publication number: 20200134895
    Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method may include receiving an indication of a reference elevation representing a plane of a real-world environment and establishing, with respect to the reference elevation, a virtual boundary for a virtual-world environment. The method may include receiving a request from a user to modify the virtual boundary and in response to the request from the user, monitoring an orientation of a direction indicator to generate orientation data. The method may also include modifying the virtual boundary based on the reference elevation and the orientation data. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: John Pollard, Jimmy K. Yun, Jason Dong UK Kim
  • Patent number: 10533756
    Abstract: A system and method for controlling a boiler comprising a microcomputer operatively connected to a microcontroller wherein the microcontroller is configured to provide flame safeguard operations and the microcomputer is configured to provide operating control instructions to the microcontroller. The boiler control system may operate either in a stand-alone, cascade master or cascade slave configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Harsco Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Ellingwood, Andrew Demers, John Pollard, Mark Spiridigloizzi
  • Patent number: 10464522
    Abstract: A seat belt retractor (10) having a frame with sides (14, 16) and a cover associated with at least one side, an inertial sensor (30) positioned between the at least one side of the frame and the cover, a seal located between the cover and the frame side to prevent contaminants from entering a space about the inertial sensor, the inertia sensor including a movable mass (34) and a magnet (36) spaced from the mass (34) to create a magnetic force upon the mass (34) preventing the magnet from moving excessively if the retractor is subject to predetermined levels of vibration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Key Safety Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Schmidt, John Pollard
  • Publication number: 20190011461
    Abstract: Epileptic seizures are difficult to diagnose and are often difficult to distinguish from several conditions with similar presentations, and therefore, diagnosis of seizures is often a long, expensive, and unreliable process. This invention provides biomarkers for identifying seizures and epilepsy, assays for measuring and assessing biomarker concentration, predictive models based on biomarkers and computer systems for detecting, assessing and diagnosing phasic and tonic changes associated with seizures and epilepsy in all clinical and healthcare settings. Diagnostic methods, kits and predictive models provided herein provide quantitative and/or qualitative assessment in order to allow patients to proceed immediately to diagnostic and/or treatment protocols, and assess therapeutic treatment effectiveness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Applicant: EVOGEN, INC.
    Inventors: Todd WALLACH, Peter CRINO, John POLLARD, Elizabeth BRAND, Maura STRAUMAN, Christopher HOLLENBEAK, Rich ST. CLAIR, Jeffery BOTBYL, John GLEDHILL
  • Publication number: 20180080663
    Abstract: A system and method for controlling a boiler comprising a microcomputer operatively connected to a microcontroller wherein the microcontroller is configured to provide flame safeguard operations and the microcomputer is configured to provide operating control instructions to the microcontroller. The boiler control system may operate either in a stand-alone, cascade master or cascade slave configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Applicant: Harsco Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Ellingwood, Andrew Demers, John Pollard, Mark Spiridigloizzi
  • Patent number: 9822986
    Abstract: A system and method for controlling a boiler comprising a microcomputer operatively connected to a microcontroller wherein the microcontroller is configured to provide flame safeguard operations and the microcomputer is configured to provide operating control instructions to the microcontroller. The boiler control system may operate either in a stand-alone, cascade master or cascade slave configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Harsco Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Ellingwood, Andrew Demers, John Pollard, Mark Spiridigloizzi
  • Patent number: 9791456
    Abstract: The present relates to methods for detecting DNA damage in subjects treated with an ATR inhibitor. More specifically, this invention relates to a method for measuring changes in levels of ?H2AX and/or pChk1Ser345 in, e.g., surrogate tissue cells, following ex vivo stimulation with a DNA damaging agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignees: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
    Inventors: Susanna Falcon, Philip Reaper, John Pollard, Nicola Curtin, Fiona Middleton, Tao Chen
  • Publication number: 20170291570
    Abstract: A seat belt retractor (10) having a frame with sides (14, 16) and a cover associated with at least one side, an inertial sensor (30) positioned between the at least one side of the frame and the cover, a seal located between the cover and the frame side to prevent contaminants from entering a space about the inertial sensor, the inertia sensor including a movable mass (34) and a magnet (36) spaced from the mass (34) to create a magnetic force upon the mass (34) preventing the magnet from moving excessively if the retractor is subject to predetermined levels of vibration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Applicant: Key Safety Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Schmidt, John Pollard
  • Publication number: 20150345804
    Abstract: A system and method for controlling a boiler comprising a microcomputer operatively connected to a microcontroller wherein the microcontroller is configured to provide flame safeguard operations and the microcomputer is configured to provide operating control instructions to the microcontroller. The boiler control system may operate either in a stand-alone, cascade master or cascade slave configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: HARSCO TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Ellingwood, Andrew Demers, John Pollard, Mark Spiridigloizzi
  • Publication number: 20150247866
    Abstract: The present relates to methods for detecting DNA damage in subjects treated with an ATR inhibitor. More specifically, this invention relates to a method for measuring changes in levels of ?H2AX and/or pChk1Ser345 in, e.g., surrogate tissue cells, following ex vivo stimulation with a DNA damaging agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Inventors: Susanna Falcon, Philip Reaper, John Pollard, Nicola Curtin, Fiona Middleton, Tao Chen