Patents by Inventor Joshua Smith

Joshua Smith 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: 12263799
    Abstract: A vehicle power supply system (100), comprising: —a vehicle battery (111) with a charging voltage, —a DC-to-DC converter (130) comprising two first connection terminals (110) connected to the vehicle battery (111) and two second connection terminals (120) for connecting an external charger to recharge the vehicle battery (111) or for connecting an external battery to be recharged, wherein, in a first mode in which an external charger is connected to the two second connection terminals (120), the voltage V2 between the two second connection terminals (120) is an input voltage of the converter and the voltage V1 between the two first connection terminals (110) is an output voltage of the converter, wherein, in a second mode in which an external battery to be recharged is connected to the two second connection terminals (120), the voltage V1 between the two first connection terminals (110) is an input voltage of the converter and the voltage V2 between the two second connection terminals (120) is an output volta
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hans Westerlind, Robert Niemczyk, Gregoire Artur Du Plessis, Jean-Daniel Bonnet, Bart Potts, Joshua Smith, David De Brito, Maxime Valero
  • Patent number: 12231482
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, the method including: detecting, during a meeting comprising at least one participant remote to a user identified as a presenter and utilizing a screenshare alternative system, visual data shared from an information handling device of the presenter to an information handling device of the at least one participant; identifying, utilizing the screenshare alternative system, an issue displaying the visual data on the information handling device of the at least one participant; and providing, utilizing the screenshare alternative system, an alternative provision of the visual data to the at least one participant. Other aspects are claimed and described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Joshua Smith, Travis Ennis, Richard Downey, Matthew Fardig
  • Publication number: 20250053417
    Abstract: A system for software testing includes a storage device to store screenshots of a user application captured during execution of the user application. The system includes a computer vision device coupled to the storage device. The computer vision device can receive a description of an assertion to be detected within the screenshots. The computer vision device can scan the screenshots to detect presence of the assertion and provide an output indicating presence of the assertion. The screenshot can be stored in a way to associate the screenshot with a software build version or date to indicate a point at which the assertion was introduced into relevant software source code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2023
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Timothy Robbins, Matthew Fardig, Joshua Smith
  • Patent number: 12212612
    Abstract: In one aspect, an apparatus may include at least one processor and storage accessible to the at least one processor. The storage may include instructions executable by the at least one processor to receive a transcription of audio from a first client device. The audio may be detected at the first client device and may be streamed from the first client device as part of a video conference. The instructions may also be executable to determine that a second client device is not presenting a first part of the audio. Based on the determination, the instructions may be executable to send a first part of the transcription to the second client device and/or to present the first part the transcription at the second client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Joshua Smith, Inna Zolin, Carl H. Seaver, Matthew Fardig
  • Patent number: 12201770
    Abstract: A therapeutic vaporizer inhalation bag attachment system with an integrated valve. The attachment system includes a body having a lumen extending between the two openings of the body, a bag coupling, and a valve positioned within the lumen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Inventors: Robert Irving Pratt, Jr., Joshua Smith Young
  • Patent number: 12187354
    Abstract: An coaxial keg connector comprising a main body (1) made of plastic and having a first inlet port (3) and a second inlet port (3) receiving a stem (2). A coaxial outlet (10) comprises an outer outlet port (11) in communication with the first inlet port (3) and an inner outlet port (12) in communication with the second inlet port. The stem (2) comprises a tubular body with a main axis (31) with an inlet and a connector for attachment to the keg at one end. The second end of the stem opposite to the first end has an outlet in fluid communication with the inner outlet port (12) and comprises a ball joint (61) rotatably mounted in and sealed with respect to the main body (1) so as to be rotatable (12) about the main axis (31) of the tubular body and rotatable (67, 68) to a limited extent about axes perpendicular to the main axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: JOHN GUEST INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Joshua Smith, Glen Ansell
  • Patent number: 12179635
    Abstract: A seating system for a vehicle includes a first sidewall and a second sidewall. A second sidewall opposes the first sidewall. The first sidewall and the second sidewall at least partially define a cargo space. A first seating assembly is coupled to the first sidewall. A second seating assembly is coupled to the first sidewall. A bench seat is configured to be selectively adjustable between an adjacent support position and a cross support position. The bench seat is coupled to the first seating assembly and the second seating assembly when in the adjacent support position. The bench seat is coupled to the first sidewall and the second sidewall in the cross support position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Johnathan Andrew Line, Robert Allen Bastuba, Jr., Collin Joshua Smith, Robert Charles Shipley, Francisco Edgar Guizar Ramirez, Scott Culver Anderson
  • Publication number: 20240404634
    Abstract: Amino acid sequences of base proteins can be analyzed by a neural network component. Loss values can be determined by the neural network component for individual positions of the base proteins. Variant protein sequences can be generated based on the base protein sequences and the loss values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Joshua Smith, Jeremy Martin Shaver, Tileli Amimeur, Randal Robert Ketchem, John Alex Taylor
  • Patent number: 12159756
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising an array of electrical conductors connected to circuitry that determines data indicative of objects at particular locations based on capacitance at junctions of conductors in the array. The apparatus comprises a first set of conductors arranged on a first substrate and a second set of conductors arranged on a second substrate to form an array. The first and second substrates are separated by an air gap within which the electrical conductors are positioned. Each conductor may be independently addressable, having a proximal end connected to readout electronics and a distal end that is not. The apparatus may be cut, at the ends distal to where the conductors connect to the circuitry, to fit a desired location, such as on a store shelf, while remaining operational.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Andrew James Pierce, James Stephanick, Joshua Smith, Nathan P. O'Neill, Robert M. Riggs, Sergio Alfredo Phan Lung Li, Benjamin Hong Yee, Alan Akiyoshi Nonaka, Ali Rahimi, Graham Cyril Jordan, David Bryan Michelman
  • Patent number: 12139047
    Abstract: A seating assembly for a vehicle includes a first seat including a first seat base coupled with a backrest. A second seat includes a seat back and a second seat base pivotably coupled with the seat back and moveable between a stowed position and a deployed position. A locking feature between the second seat base and the seat back is moveable between a locked position and an unlocked position. The locking feature engages the second seat base in the locked position. The locking feature is disengaged from the second seat base in the unlocked position. A connection interface between the backrest and the seat back includes an engaging member and a receiving member. The engaging member selectively engages the receiving member to secure the second seat to the first seat in an attached configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Johnathan Andrew Line, Robert Allen Bastuba, Jr., Collin Joshua Smith, Robert Charles Shipley, Francisco Edgar Guizar, Scott Culver Anderson
  • Patent number: 12139053
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a first seat. A seat base is selectively coupled to the first seat via an engaging member extending from a proximal end of the seat base. The seat base has an attached configuration and a detached configuration. The seat base couples with the first seat and forms a second seat facing away from the first seat in the attached configuration. The seat base is decoupled from the first seat in the detached configuration. A backrest is common to the first and second seats in the attached configuration. A frame structure operably couples the first seat with the vehicle. The frame structure includes a receiving member interfacing with the seat base. The engaging member engages the receiving member to couple the seat base with the backrest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Johnathan Andrew Line, Robert Allen Bastuba, Jr., Collin Joshua Smith, Robert Charles Shipley, Francisco Edgar Guizar, Scott Culver Anderson
  • Patent number: 12139052
    Abstract: A seating assembly for a vehicle includes a backrest extending between a first surface and a second surface. The second surface opposes the first surface. A first seat base operably couples with the backrest to form a first seat of the seating assembly. The backrest is pivotable between a first use position and a second use position. A second seat base is operably coupled via a connection interface with the backrest. The second seat base and the backrest form a second seat of the seating assembly in the second use position. The second seat faces away from the first seat in the second use position. A cross-sectional plane intersecting each of the first surface and the second surface defines a cross-sectional area of the backrest that remains constant between the first use position and the second use position of the backrest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Johnathan Andrew Line, Robert Allen Bastuba, Jr., Collin Joshua Smith, Robert Charles Shipley, Francisco Edgar Guizar, Scott Culver Anderson
  • Patent number: 12137301
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, the method including: detecting, during a meeting comprising at least one participant remote to a user identified as a presenter, communication data and visual data provided by the user to the at least one participant; determining, utilizing a meeting discrepancy system, that content of the visual data does not match content of the communication data; and providing, to the user and utilizing a meeting discrepancy system, a notification indicating the content of the visual data does not match the content of the communication data. Other aspects are claimed and described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Joshua Smith, Matthew Fardig, Travis Ennis, Richard Downey
  • Patent number: 12080380
    Abstract: Amino acid sequences of proteins can be produced using one or more generative machine learning architectures. The amino acid sequences produced by the one or more generative machine learning architectures can be used to train a classification model architecture. The classification model architecture can classify amino acid sequences according to a number of classifications. Individual classifications of the number of classifications can correspond to at least one of a structural feature of proteins, a range of values of a structural feature of proteins, a biophysical property of proteins, or a range of values of a biophysical property of proteins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Just-Evotec Biologics, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy Martin Shaver, Tileli Amimeur, Randal Robert Ketchem, Joshua Smith
  • Patent number: 12077066
    Abstract: A vehicle seating system includes a support feature coupled to a sidewall within a cargo space of a vehicle. A seating assembly is coupled to the support feature. The seating assembly is rotatable between a stowed position and a deployed position. The seating assembly includes a seat base having a proximal end coupled to the support feature and a distal end. The distal end of the seat base is disposed adjacent to the sidewall in the stowed position. The seating assembly also includes a leg support coupled to the distal end of the seat base. The leg support is operable between a storage position and a support position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Johnathan Andrew Line, Robert Allen Bastuba, Jr., Collin Joshua Smith, Robert Charles Shipley, Francisco Edgar Guizar Ramirez, Scott Culver Anderson
  • Patent number: 12052392
    Abstract: For detecting and resolving bad audio during conferencing, methods, apparatus, and systems are disclosed. One apparatus includes a processor and a memory that stores code executable by the processor. The processor detects bad audio for a conference call, the conference call involving a plurality of participants. The processor switches a first input stream to an analysis mode, where the bad audio corresponds to a first one of a plurality of input streams, the first input stream associated with a first participant. The processor sends a conference output channel to the first participant while in the analysis mode and concurrently analyzes the first input stream using a plurality of audio tools while in the analysis mode. The processor returns the first input stream to a conferencing mode in response to resolving the bad audio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Joshua Smith, Matthew Fardig, Tobias Christensen, Sathish Kumar Ganesan
  • Publication number: 20240243935
    Abstract: An adapter device for use with automotive Ethernet may include a power connector, a universal serial bus type-c (USB-C) connector, an Ethernet controller, and a power switching circuit, when the power switching circuit is in a first state, the power switching circuit is configured to prevent power from being received from a USB-C device connected via the USB-C connector, when the power switching circuit is in a second state, the power switching circuit is configured to allow power to be received from a USB-C device connected via the USB-C connector, and the Ethernet controller is configured to convert a first signal received via the USB-C connector to a second signal that is formatted for automotive Ethernet. Methods, computer program products, and autonomous vehicles are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2023
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventors: Danson Evan Lu Garcia, Joshua Smith
  • Patent number: 12031631
    Abstract: A dynamically vented crankshaft seal and systems and methods thereof can include a seal assembly comprised of a wear sleeve; a main seal; a dust seal; and a plurality of vents circumferentially spaced from each other. Each of the vents can be formed by at least a channel. The channel may be formed in or by the wear sleeve, which can be a primary wear sleeve or a secondary wear sleeve. Further, each of the vents can extend from a first side of the seal assembly to between the main seal and the dust seal. An angle between a channel length axis of the channel and a trajectory of circumferential motion can be ninety degrees, acute, or obtuse for each of the channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Elmer S. Zanoria, Keith Harmeyer, John Michael Mashak, Daniel Joshua Smith
  • Publication number: 20240209970
    Abstract: A tube coupling having a coupling body with an opened ended throughway to receive a tube. A collet located in the open end of the through way has a ring and flexible arms extending generally axially of the ring into the throughway. The throughway has a tapered surface convergent towards the open end and the collet arms have heads at their distal ends for engaging both of the tapered surface and a tube extending through the collet. A collet lock is formed on the collet, the collet having a locked rotary position and an unlocked rotary position. One of the body and the collet is provided with a cam surface and the other is provided with a cam follower, the cam surface being provided to provide the locked and unlocked positions. The disclosure also extends to the collet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2024
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Glen ANSELL, Joshua SMITH
  • Patent number: D1054207
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: FlagBag Golf Co.
    Inventor: Joshua Smith