Patents by Inventor Joseph Hoffman

Joseph Hoffman 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: 20210121746
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a golf club head comprising at least one crown opening and at least one crown insert attached to the body and covering the at least one crown opening. The golf club head further comprises at least one sole opening and at least one sole insert attached to the body and covering the at least one sole opening. The golf club head additionally includes at least one weight member configured to clamp first and second ledges at selected locations along a sliding weight track. The golf club head also comprise a coefficient of restitution (COR) feature located on the sole of the golf club head. The at least one crown insert is formed from a composite material having a density between 1 g/cc and 2 g/cc. The at least one sole insert is formed from a composite material having a density between 1 g/cc and 2 g/cc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Matthew Johnson, David Bennett, Joseph Hoffman, Joseph R. Nielson, Nathan T. Sargent, Christopher J. Harbert, Jared Guttmann, Christian R. Wester
  • Publication number: 20210108846
    Abstract: An ice machine is provided herein that includes a cabinet having a cabinet door coupled thereto through a hinge assembly. A frame is positioned within the cabinet and includes a base portion and a support portion. A hopper is supported by the support portion of the frame. The hopper includes an ice dispensing interface. A housing is operably coupled with the cabinet door and defines an ice harvesting chamber. A chute is coupled with the housing and is in communication with the ice dispensing interface. A container hanging assembly is operably coupled with the chute. An attachment rod is coupled to the housing and is positioned on an opposing side of the chute from the container hanging assembly. A drain is defined by a bottom portion of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Glenn Hoffman, Robert Joseph Hoffman
  • Patent number: 10959547
    Abstract: A flexible hook hanger comprises an elongate sheet of pliable backing, an adhesive layer and a hook element. The backing comprises first and second ends, a first zone positioned adjacent the first end, a second zone positioned adjacent the second end and a central zone positioned between the first and second zones. The adhesive layer is disposed on one side of the backing. The hook element is connected to the central zone. In one embodiment, the pliable backing comprises microstructured tape, and the adhesive layer comprises a pressure sensitive adhesive composition comprising one or more hydrocarbon block copolymers, and a polar phenolic tackifier. In another embodiment, at least one of the first and second zones includes a peel arrestor. For example, the first zone and the second zone have a first width and a second width, respectively, and the central zone has a third width that is less than at least one of the first width and the second width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Joseph A. Hoffman, Angela L. Pan, Craig D. Thompson, Chaodi Li, Michael B. Runge
  • Publication number: 20210071043
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to adhesive article that include a stretch releasable adhesive and topographical, engineered elements on, within, or partially embedded in a surface of the adhesive. The engineered elements can act as spacers between the adhesive surface and the mounting surface to prevent full contact and wet out of the adhesive, whereby the article can be initially positioned or rotated by sliding the surface of the projections across the wall surface. Under certain conditions, the article may even be removed from the wall and placed at a new location without damage to the wall surface or the article. Once the location is selected, the separation created by the engineered elements can be overcome by applying sufficient pressure; the adhesive can contact and adhere more permanently to the wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Payam Khodaparast, Nishant C. Kumar, Joseph A. Hoffman, Margaret M. Sheridan, Guy M. Kallman, Sara Hemmer Frisco, Nicholas A. Lee, Ann M. Gilman, Matthew R. D. Smith
  • Patent number: 10913128
    Abstract: A welding wire light is shown and described. The welding wire light can be used to align the welding tip and the wire in automated welding processes. This welding wire light can allow more accurate and precise alignment of these elements resulting in better welded results. Several embodiments are disclosed for illuminating these elements which are especially helpful on automated welding process lines when components need to be replaced or adjusted quickly and accurately.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Inventors: Joseph Hoffman, Edward L Cooper
  • Patent number: 10874914
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a golf club head comprising at least one crown opening and at least one crown insert attached to the body and covering the at least one crown opening. The golf club head further comprises at least one sole opening and at least one sole insert attached to the body and covering the at least one sole opening. The golf club head additionally includes at least one weight member configured to clamp first and second ledges at selected locations along a sliding weight track. The golf club head also comprise a coefficient of restitution (COR) feature located on the sole of the golf club head. The at least one crown insert is formed from a composite material having a density between 1 g/cc and 2 g/cc. The at least one sole insert is formed from a composite material having a density between 1 g/cc and 2 g/cc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: TAYLOR MADE GOLF COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Matthew Johnson, David Bennett, Joseph Hoffman, Joseph R Nielson, Nathan T Sargent, Christopher J Harbert, Jared Guttmann, Christian R Wester
  • Publication number: 20200155107
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods of imaging a blood vessel are provided. For example, the method can include obtaining fluoroscopic image data of a region of interest in a blood vessel using an x-ray source; obtaining intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) data at a plurality of positions across the region of interest using an IVUS component disposed on an intravascular device; processing the fluoroscopic image data and IVUS data, including: determining, using the fluoroscopic image data, a position of the intravascular device with respect to the x-ray source at each of the plurality of positions across the region of interest; co-registering the fluoroscopic image data and the IVUS image data; and generating, a model of the region of interest including position information of a border of a lumen of the blood vessel at each of the plurality of locations; and outputting a visual representation of the model of the region of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Jason SPENCER, Joseph HOFFMAN
  • Publication number: 20200124230
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to adhesive mounting assemblies that are capable of attaching or adhering to a surface and that can be removed from the surface without causing damage to the surface. In some embodiments, the mounting assemblies are peeled off the surface. The present disclosure generally relates to adhesive articles including a mounting device. The adhesive articles have one or more adhesive regions (which can be part of one continuous adhesive layer) exhibiting adhesive properties and one or more non-adhesive regions that lack significant adhesive properties. At least one of the non-adhesive regions is positioned relative to a corresponding adhesive region and/or has a geometry that lowers and/or controls at least one of the average peel force and/or or the peak peel force of the adhesive article such that the peel force of the adhesive article does not exceed the threshold for causing damage to the surface from which the adhesive article is peeled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Joseph A. Hoffman, Margaret M. Sheridan, Craig D. Thompson, Brett P. Krull, Michael B. Runge
  • Patent number: 10542954
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods of imaging a blood vessel are provided. For example, the method can include obtaining fluoroscopic image data of a region of interest in a blood vessel using an x-ray source; obtaining intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) data at a plurality of positions across the region of interest using an IVUS component disposed on an intravascular device; processing the fluoroscopic image data and IVUS data, including: determining, using the fluoroscopic image data, a position of the intravascular device with respect to the x-ray source at each of the plurality of positions across the region of interest; co-registering the fluoroscopic image data and the IVUS image data; and generating, a model of the region of interest including position information of a border of a lumen of the blood vessel at each of the plurality of locations; and outputting a visual representation of the model of the region of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: VOLCANO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jason Spencer, Joseph Hoffman
  • Publication number: 20200022675
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to intravascular imaging system and particularly to processing in multimodal systems. The invention provides an imaging system that splits incoming image data into two signals and performs the same processing step on each of the split signals. The system can then send the two signals down two processing pathways. Methods include receiving an analog image signal, transmitting the received signal to a processing system, splitting the signal to produce a first image signal and a second image signal, and performing a processing operation on the first image signal and the second image signal. The first and second signal include substantially the same information as one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Andrew HANCOCK, Jerome MAI, Joseph HOFFMAN
  • Patent number: 10516539
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for reconditioning an intravascular device for reuse are provided. The method includes reading first security data from a memory of the intravascular device; determining if the intravascular device is authentic; generating second security data, when the intravascular device is authentic; and writing the second security data to the memory of the intravascular device. Devices, systems, and methods for authenticating an intravascular device for use are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Joseph Hoffman, Jason Spencer
  • Publication number: 20190304599
    Abstract: Automated assistance program qualification and enrollment are provided. An assistance program qualification and enrollment (APQE) system determines whether a user qualifies for an assistance program that offers assistance with an ongoing transaction record with a service provider. The APQE system generates a set of questions based on qualification data (used to make a qualification determination) that are not included in collected user data and financial data about the user. The user's qualification is based on an evaluation of the user data, financial data, and user-provided responses to the questions. If the user qualifies for the assistance program, an option is provided to the user to enroll in the assistance program. If additional information is needed to complete an enrollment process for the assistance program, an interface is provided that enables the user to provide the data for completing the process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: Experian Health, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Joseph Hoffman, Sean M. Porter, Kevin Otto Horvath, Elizabeth Donato Serie
  • Patent number: 10420530
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to intravascular imaging system and particularly to processing in multimodal systems. The invention provides an imaging system that splits incoming image data into two signals and performs the same processing step on each of the split signals. The system can then send the two signals down two processing pathways. Methods include receiving an analog image signal, transmitting the received signal to a processing system, splitting the signal to produce a first image signal and a second image signal, and performing a processing operation on the first image signal and the second image signal. The first and second signal include substantially the same information as one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: VOLCANO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Andrew Hancock, Jerome Mai, Joseph Hoffman
  • Patent number: 10217141
    Abstract: An ability to expose and display a current billing amount associated with a billing account in a billing system to one or more third parties, and to link one or more payments from the one or more third parties to the billing account in an account receivable system is provided. A user may create, publish, and share a fundraising webpage, which when accessed by a third party, allows the third party to send a payment in the form of a contribution or donation. An intermediary system allows for secure communication of billing account data from the accounts receivable system to the third party, allowing the third party to interact with the accounts receivable system as if the third party is in direct communication with the accounts receivable system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: PASSPORT HEALTH COMMUNICATIONS, INC
    Inventor: Paul Joseph Hoffman
  • Publication number: 20190038051
    Abstract: A flexible hook hanger comprises an elongate sheet of pliable backing, an adhesive layer and a hook element. The backing comprises first and second ends, a first zone positioned adjacent the first end, a second zone positioned adjacent the second end and a central zone positioned between the first and second zones. The adhesive layer is disposed on one side of the backing. The hook element is connected to the central zone. In one embodiment, the pliable backing comprises microstructured tape, and the adhesive layer comprises a pressure sensitive adhesive composition comprising one or more hydrocarbon block copolymers, and a polar phenolic tackifier. In another embodiment, at least one of the first and second zones includes a peel arrestor. For example, the first zone and the second zone have a first width and a second width, respectively, and the central zone has a third width that is less than at least one of the first width and the second width.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2017
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Joseph A. Hoffman, Angela L. Pan, Craig D. Thompson, Chaodi Li, Michael B. Runge
  • Publication number: 20180343121
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for reconditioning an intravascular device for reuse are provided. The method includes reading first security data from a memory of the intravascular device; determining if the intravascular device is authentic; generating second security data, when the intravascular device is authentic; and writing the second security data to the memory of the intravascular device. Devices, systems, and methods for authenticating an intravascular device for use are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Joseph Hoffman, Jason Spencer
  • Publication number: 20180285872
    Abstract: Improvements to the distribution and handling of electronic transactions across a distributed system are provided herein. A user interface is provided to a user responsible for one or more ongoing transactions or plans. The user interface is populated with data related to the user and the ongoing transactions. The user interface enables the user to group and manipulate various ongoing transactions and plans, and is populated with data based on the ongoing transactions, the user's historical transactional data, and a profile for the user based on similar users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: Experian Health, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven B. Millhouse, Christopher G. Busch, Nathan Todd Gilman, Sean M. Porter, Paul Joseph Hoffman, Jorge Wong, Jason Michael Considine, Michael A. Johnson, Anthony Causin Suralta, Oscar Valdez
  • Patent number: 10057066
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for reconditioning an intravascular device for reuse are provided. The method includes reading first security data from a memory of the intravascular device; determining if the intravascular device is authentic; generating second security data, when the intravascular device is authentic; and writing the second security data to the memory of the intravascular device. Devices, systems, and methods for authenticating an intravascular device for use are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Joseph Hoffman, Jason Spencer
  • Patent number: D841675
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Experian Health, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Joseph Hoffman, Jason Michael Considine, Michael A. Johnson, Marina Babic, Anthony Causin Suralta, Kevin Otto Horvath
  • Patent number: D894975
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: AQUA STAR INTERNATIONAL, LLC
    Inventors: Glenn Hoffman, Robert Joseph Hoffman