Patents by Inventor John Timothy

John Timothy 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).

  • Patent number: 12190638
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, apparatus, and systems for iris recognition. A method includes acquiring at least two angularly differentiated iris images from a subject needing access, processing each of the at least two angularly differentiated iris images to generate at least one boundary delineated image from one of the at least two angularly differentiated iris images, applying image comparative analysis to the at least two angularly differentiated iris images to generate a boundary delineated image when the processing fails to produce the at least one boundary delineated image, segmenting and encoding one of the at least one boundary delineated image or the boundary delineated image to generate at least one iris template, matching the at least one iris template against an enrolled iris, and accepting the subject for access processing when the at least one iris template matches the enrolled iris.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Princeton Identity
    Inventors: John Timothy Green, David Alan Ackerman, Jean-Michel Florent
  • Publication number: 20240306075
    Abstract: A method of handling wireless transmissions in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method includes: transmitting, by a first wireless communication device, an announcement packet, in which the announcement packet includes a source network identifier, a permitted network identifier, a permitted transmission power level corresponding to the permitted network identifier, and a channel access delay corresponding to the permitted network identifier; starting, by a second wireless communication device with the source network identifier, a first transmission at a normal transmission power level; and starting, by a third wireless communication device with the permitted network identifier, a second transmission at a limited power level not higher than the permitted transmission power level after the channel access delay from a time at which the first wireless communication device starts transmitting the announcement packet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2024
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Inventors: John Timothy COFFEY, Der-Zheng LIU
  • Publication number: 20240267945
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a wireless communication system having reliable network medium access mechanism that includes a station apparatus and an access point apparatus. The station apparatus is arranged to transmit a stub signal for signaling a data transmission to be performed, wherein the stub signal does not include information of the data transmission. The access point apparatus is arranged to receive the stub signal and transmit a transmission polling signal for signaling a permitted time period so as to permit the station apparatus to perform the data transmission in the permitted time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2023
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Inventors: JOHN TIMOTHY COFFEY, DER-ZHENG LIU
  • Publication number: 20240257656
    Abstract: An assembly for training a user for intravenous (IV) catheter insertion includes a mixed reality display adapted to display a virtual patient and a virtual needle, the mixed reality display including a hand tracking module; a first haptic device including a stylus assembly with a needle assembly; a second haptic device adapted to allow the user to stabilize a hand; and a hand motion controller adapted to track the second haptic device in conjunction with the hand tracking module of the mixed reality display. A method includes utilizing a system to simulate inserting the virtual needle into an arm of the virtual patient with a first set of insertion conditions; adjusting the system to a second set of insertion conditions; and utilizing the system to simulate inserting the virtual needle into the arm of the virtual patient with the second set of insertion conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2024
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Inventors: Kwangtaek Kim, Robert John Clements, Jeremy Michael Jarzembak, John Timothy Dunlosky, Jennifer Rose Biggs, Ann James, Jin Woo Kim
  • Publication number: 20240233407
    Abstract: A system and method for generating a netlist for a printed circuit board. In some embodiments, the method includes capturing image data of a circuit board from a plurality of sensors to generate a set of captured data for each of the plurality of sensors; extracting a plurality of features from the image data using machine learning; and generating a design associated with the circuit board from the plurality of features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2023
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventors: Anthony F. GEORGE, John Timothy BALINT, Thomas KENT
  • Publication number: 20240215634
    Abstract: An apparatus for mass producing smokable products filled with cannabis, hemp, and/or other smokable materials includes a cone loading station that separates individual paper cones from stacks of cones, a cone weighing and filling station for dispensing precisely weighed amounts of powdered biomass into the cones, and a cone twisting station for twisting ends of the cones to complete the smokable products. A transport mechanism is provided to transfer the cones between stations and hold the cones during filling and twisting. The invention also provides a method of manufacturing smokable products that enables production steps to be performed simultaneously while also providing for capacity expansion within a limited production facility footprint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2024
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Inventor: John Timothy Sullivan
  • Patent number: 12015042
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a semiconductor device includes forming an interconnect structure over a front side of a sensor substrate, thinning the sensor substrate from a back side of the sensor substrate, etching trenches into the sensor substrate, pre-cleaning an exposed surface of the sensor substrate, epitaxially growing a charge layer directly on the pre-cleaned exposed surface of the sensor substrate, and forming isolation structures within the etched trenches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Papo Chen, Schubert Chu, Errol Antonio C Sanchez, John Timothy Boland, Zhiyuan Ye, Lori Washington, Xianzhi Tao, Yi-Chiau Huang, Chen-Ying Wu
  • Publication number: 20240169763
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, apparatus, and systems for iris recognition. A method includes acquiring at least two angularly differentiated iris images from a subject needing access, processing each of the at least two angularly differentiated iris images to generate at least one boundary delineated image from one of the at least two angularly differentiated iris images, applying image comparative analysis to the at least two angularly differentiated iris images to generate a boundary delineated image when the processing fails to produce the at least one boundary delineated image, segmenting and encoding one of the at least one boundary delineated image or the boundary delineated image to generate at least one iris template, matching the at least one iris template against an enrolled iris, and accepting the subject for access processing when the at least one iris template matches the enrolled iris.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2024
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicant: Princeton Identity
    Inventors: John Timothy Green, David Alan Ackerman, Jean-Michel Florent
  • Publication number: 20240135732
    Abstract: A system and method for generating a netlist for a printed circuit board. In some embodiments, the method includes capturing image data of a circuit board from a plurality of sensors to generate a set of captured data for each of the plurality of sensors; extracting a plurality of features from the image data using machine learning; and generating a design associated with the circuit board from the plurality of features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Anthony F. GEORGE, John Timothy BALINT, Thomas KENT
  • Patent number: 11937627
    Abstract: An apparatus for mass producing smokable products filled with cannabis, hemp, and/or other smokable materials includes a cone loading station that separates individual paper cones from stacks of cones, a cone weighing and filling station for dispensing precisely weighed amounts of powdered biomass into the cones, and a cone twisting station for twisting ends of the cones to complete the smokable products. A transport mechanism is provided to transfer the cones between stations and hold the cones during filling and twisting. The invention also provides a method of manufacturing smokable products that enables production steps to be performed simultaneously while also providing for capacity expansion within a limited production facility footprint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Inventor: John Timothy Sullivan
  • Patent number: 11922727
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, apparatus, and systems for iris recognition. A method includes acquiring at least two angularly differentiated iris images from a subject needing access, processing each of the at least two angularly differentiated iris images to generate at least one boundary delineated image from one of the at least two angularly differentiated iris images, applying image comparative analysis to the at least two angularly differentiated iris images to generate a boundary delineated image when the processing fails to produce the at least one boundary delineated image, segmenting and encoding one of the at least one boundary delineated image or the boundary delineated image to generate at least one iris template, matching the at least one iris template against an enrolled iris, and accepting the subject for access processing when the at least one iris template matches the enrolled iris.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Princeton Identity
    Inventors: John Timothy Green, David Alan Ackerman, Jean-Michel Florent
  • Publication number: 20230348987
    Abstract: A method of predicting the responsiveness of a subject with cancer to treatment with a modulator of the HER signalling pathway, wherein the method comprises detecting the level of expression of EGR4-S in a sample of the subject, wherein the subject is likely to be responsive to treatment with the modulator of the HER signalling pathway if EGR4-S expression is at or above a predetermined level in the sample of the subject, and wherein the subject is likely to be resistant to treatment with the modulator of the HER signalling pathway if EGR4-S expression is at or below a predetermined level in the sample of the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: PROMETTRE CANCER RESEARCH CO LTD
    Inventors: Chau Hoang NGUYEN, John Timothy PRICE, Jeremy DRAKE
  • Publication number: 20230347281
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and systems for sweetening natural gas may utilize a water wash to achieve a reduction in raw natural gas stream contaminants (e.g., particulate contaminants and/or chemical contaminants) and/or to recover solvent used for removing H2S and CO2 from the natural gas. For example, a method may include contacting a first natural gas stream with a first water stream in a co-current contacting system to produce a second natural gas stream and a second water stream, wherein the first natural gas stream comprises natural gas, an acid gas, and a contaminate, and wherein a concentration of the contaminate in the second natural gas stream is less than a concentration of the contaminate in the first natural gas stream; and removing at least a portion of the acid gas from the second natural gas stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Priya SANTHANAM, P. Scott NORTHROP, Shwetha RAMKUMAR, John Timothy CULLINANE, Sean T. PHILBROOK
  • Publication number: 20230225249
    Abstract: A harvester for removing cannabis flower from stalks includes a blade follower iris that adjusts the size of the flower-stripping opening to correspond to the diameter of the stalk. The size of the opening may be controlled by centrifugal and spring forces that cause the iris to open and close. In addition, an improved stalk-pulling belt drive conveyor system utilizes two relatively floating, releasably coupled belt systems to pinch and pull the stalk through the blade follower iris.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventor: John Timothy Sullivan
  • Patent number: 11688382
    Abstract: Noise-canceling audio devices may include a first vibration member, a second vibration member, and a microphone supported by a housing. A feedback, noise-cancelation circuit may be operatively connected to the microphone, the feedback, noise-cancelation circuit configured to generate a first portion of a modified audio signal by combining an audio signal with a noise-canceling signal generated in response to a signal from the microphone to at least partially cancel at least a portion of an audible response of the second vibration member. A feed-forward, noise-cancelation circuit may be operatively connected to the microphone, the feed-forward, noise-cancelation circuit configured to compare the signal from the microphone to a predetermined SPL profile and generate a second portion of the modified audio signal configured to at least partially cancel environmental noise, the feedback, noise cancelation circuit configured to output the modified audio signal only to the first vibration member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Skullcandy, Inc.
    Inventors: Randall J. Hull, Branden Sheffield, John Timothy
  • Publication number: 20230159174
    Abstract: An example system includes one or more battery modules, a battery module of the one or more battery modules comprising: a cylindrical pressure vessel; a cooling channel extending axially through the cylindrical pressure vessel; and one or more battery packs within the cylindrical pressure vessel, a battery pack of the one or more battery packs comprising a plurality of battery cells radially distributed about the cooling channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: Riggs Baxter, Peter Laux, Mathew Hill, John Timothy Alt
  • Patent number: 11657133
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments are directed to a multi-modal biometric analysis system including one or more illumination sources, one or more cameras, and a processing device. The illumination sources are configured to illuminate an iris of a subject. The cameras are configured to capture one or more images of the subject during illumination of the subject with the one or more illumination sources. The images include iris biometric data associated with the iris of the subject and face biometric data associated with a face of the subject. The processing device receives as input the one or more images, analyzes the iris biometric data for iris biometric authenticity, analyzes the face biometric data for face biometric authenticity, and compares the iris biometric data and the face biometric data to determine the biometric authenticity of the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Princeton Identity, Inc.
    Inventors: David Alan Ackerman, Barry E. Mapen, John Timothy Green, Matthew Richard Rusnock
  • Patent number: 11613368
    Abstract: An example system includes a first plurality of nacelles located on a first side of an aircraft, wherein each nacelle of the first plurality of nacelles includes an electric motor coupled to a propulsor, wherein an outboard nacelle of the first plurality of nacelles includes an electrical energy storage system (ESS) coupled to a first electrical bus; and a second plurality of nacelles located on a second side of the aircraft, wherein each nacelle of the second plurality of nacelles includes an electric motor coupled to a propulsor, wherein an outboard nacelle of the second plurality of nacelles includes an ESS coupled to a second electrical bus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce Corporation
    Inventors: John Timothy Alt, Sara Jocelyn Abruzzo, Daniel Lawrence Phelps, David Russell Trawick
  • Patent number: 11535515
    Abstract: A method for recovering sulfur within a gas processing system is described herein. The method includes contacting a natural gas stream including an acid gas with a solvent stream within a co-current contacting system to produce a sweetened natural gas stream and a rich solvent stream including an absorbed acid gas. The method also includes removing the absorbed acid gas from the rich solvent stream within a regenerator to produce a concentrated acid gas stream and a lean solvent stream. The method further includes recovering elemental sulfur from hydrogen sulfide (H2S) within the concentrated acid gas stream via a sulfur recovery unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
    Inventors: Paul Scott Northrop, John Timothy Cullinane
  • Patent number: D1065073
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Inventor: John Timothy Rucquoi-Berger