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: 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: 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: 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: 12011679
    Abstract: A fluidic processor device and a wafer including the same, the device including a nanofluidic separator chip including a nanoDLD array, a housing for housing the chip including a top plate disposed on a topside of the chip, a bottom plate disposed on a backside of the chip and fastened to the top plate, and a spacer disposed between the chip and the bottom plate to create a clearance between the chip and the bottom plate for forming a drain space on the backside of the chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Stacey Gifford, Sung-Cheol Kim, Joshua Smith, Benjamin Wunsch
  • Publication number: 20240184077
    Abstract: An end connector for a fibre optic micro duct. The end connector includes a hollow housing open at a first end which comprises a connector to connect to the end of the micro duct. A flow path extends through the end connector. A gas pressure sensitive valve is provided in a second end of the housing opposite to the first end. The pressure sensitive valve is biased closed to block the flow path through the end connector when the pressure at the first end is below a threshold value and to open to allow gas to flow through the end connector when the pressure at the first end exceeds a threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventors: Joshua SMITH, Jack BRAISHER
  • Patent number: 12000485
    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: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Elmer S. Zanoria, Keith Harmeyer, John Michael Mashak, Daniel Joshua Smith
  • Publication number: 20240149956
    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: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Joshua SMITH, Glen ANSELL
  • Patent number: 11976759
    Abstract: A tube coupling comprising having a coupling body with an opened ended throughway to receive a tube. A collet is located in the open end of the through way having 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 the tapered surface and a tube extending through the collet into the throughway to be compressed against the tube by the tapered surface with outward movement of the collet with respect of the throughway to secure the tube in the throughway. A collet lock is formed on the collet, and the collet has a locked rotary position Either the body or the collet has a cam surface and the other has a cam follower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: RELIANCE WORLDWIDE CORPORATION (UK) LIMITED
    Inventors: Glen Ansell, Joshua Smith
  • Patent number: 11973611
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and program products are disclosed for determining location of audio transmission problems between components connected across a network. A method includes receiving audio and a first transcription of the audio from a source device, generating a second transcription of the received audio. The method also includes providing an indication of an audio problem responsive to the first transcription not matching the second transcription and sending the audio and the second transcription to an audio mixing device, a recording device, or a participant device responsive to the first transcription matching the second transcription.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Joshua Smith, Carl H. Seaver, Matthew Fardig, Inna Zolin
  • Patent number: 11922188
    Abstract: A method of providing a workspace graphical user interface (GUI) for a user of a cloud-based content management platform includes providing the workspace GUI for the user via the cloud-based content management platform. The workspace GUI presents visual representations of documents stored on the user's cloud storage of the cloud-based content management platform and visual representations of workspaces created by the user. Each workspace includes a set of documents previously added to a respective workspace by the user and stored on the user's cloud storage. The method further includes receiving, via the workspace GUI, a user input with respect to a corresponding document stored on the user's cloud storage. The user input indicates a request to add the corresponding document to a particular workspace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Joshua Smith, Michael Colagrosso, Michael Procopio, Sandor Dornbush, Sean Whipps
  • Publication number: 20240064188
    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: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Joshua Smith, Travis Ennis, Richard Downey, Matthew Fardig
  • Publication number: 20240060590
    Abstract: An end stop for a fibre optic cable tube which is open at one end and closed at the opposite end. A connector at one end connects to a respective tube. An annular wall extends from the closed end and is spaced radially inwardly from the outer wall of the housing defining an air gap. An inner face of the annular wall receives the tube. The annular wall and housing may be transparent. The connector may be a collet within the housing which engages on a cam feature in the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Glen ANSELL, Joshua SMITH
  • Publication number: 20240064269
    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: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Joshua Smith, Matthew Fardig, Travis Ennis, Richard Downey
  • Publication number: 20240064108
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, the method including: attending, over a communication medium, a virtual meeting comprising a presenter and at least one participant, each accessing the virtual meeting by use of an information handling device comprising a display; determining, based upon the information handling device of the at least one participant, a size of a share window on the display of the presenter's information handling device; and sharing, based upon the determined size of the share window, information present within the share window on the display of the presenter's information handling device to the display of the at least one participant's information handling device. Other aspects are claimed and described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Joshua Smith, Richard Downey, Travis Ennis, Matthew Fardig
  • Publication number: 20240053566
    Abstract: A reducing fibre optic cable tube connector with a plastic body having a connector at either end for connection to a respective tube. The body has a wide portion terminating at a wide end and a narrow portion terminating at a narrow end to receive tubes of a different diameters. The two portions meet at a central region of the body. Each portion includes an annular inner sleeve extending from the central region and spaced from an inner wall of the outer body to define an air gap. At the central region the annular sleeves extend toward one another so the first and second air gaps are axially spaced by less than 1 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Glen ANSELL, Joshua SMITH, James FADE
  • Patent number: D1021946
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Keith R. Folken, Perry D. Converse, Meghna Prasad, Fu P. Yuet, Joshua Smith, Sreeram Anikode Mahadevan
  • Patent number: D1025119
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Keith Folken, Christian Herrera Hernandez, Joshua Smith, Fu P. Yuet