Patents by Inventor Keith A. Roberts

Keith A. Roberts 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: 11963896
    Abstract: A hand-held device is used to deliver and hydrate a temporary polymeric implant having a length, an outer surface and a cross-section, with a disruptable cover over the implant. A lumen may pass through the entire length, the lumen having a surface forming an equivalent diameter in the polymeric stent. The temporary polymeric implant includes a first aqueous-swellable, biocompatible and biodegradable composition (e.g., polymer) having a thickness. The aqueous-swellable and biodegradable polymer retaining structural integrity for at least 1 hours up to thirty days when swollen and kept moist by a moist aqueous environment. Barrier layers of biodegradable polymer(s) may be used to prevent migration of liquids into the lumen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Inventors: Michael J. Spearman, John H. Burban, Peter J. Catalano, Brian M. Spearman, Keith A. Roberts, John W. Shanahan
  • Publication number: 20240124581
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel anti-PD1 and anti-LAG3 antibody molecules. The invention also relates to nucleic acids encoding such antibody molecules; to methods for preparing such antibody molecules; to host cells expressing or capable of expressing such antibody molecules; to compositions comprising such antibody molecules; and to uses of such antibody molecules or such compositions, in particular for therapeutic purposes in the field of cancer diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Markus ZETTL, Ivo LORENZ, Otmar SCHAAF, Melanie WURM, Jean-Francois FORTIN, Scott Ronald BRODEUR, Keith A. CANADA, Lukasz CHLEWICKI, Walter Carroll DAVIDSON, Pankaj GUPTA, Priyanka GUPTA, Rocío K. PÉREZ, Joseph Robert WOSKA, Jr., Haiguang XIAO, Danlin YANG
  • Publication number: 20240118792
    Abstract: A method for configuring a system having a wearable optical unit is disclosed. The method includes powering on the system, and in response to the system being powered on, using one or more processors to control the system to: determine whether to cause the system to run a configuration workflow, and in response to determining to cause the system to run the configuration workflow, (a) control the system in connection with configuring an interpupillary distance (IPD) for a user of the system, (b) determine whether the IPD is configured for the user, and (c) in response to determining that the IPD is configured for the user, control the system in connection with configuring a focus of the optical unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Trae Benjamin Stephens, Benjamin Eli Nelson Chelf, Nicholas Cory Johnson, John Aaron Boiles, Nicholas Grant Lewis, Kevin Robert McKinney, Steven David Oliver, Tun Yuen Yeung, Meghan Easley, Robin Porter, Jeremiah O'Leary, Keith Alsberg, Robert Samuel Clay
  • Patent number: 11946025
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel whitening agents for cellulosic substrates. The whitening agents are comprised of at least two components: at least one chromophore component and at least one polymeric component. Suitable chromophore components generally fluoresce blue, red, violet, or purple color when exposed to ultraviolet light, or they may absorb light to reflect these same shades. The whitening agents are further characterized by having a dispersion component value of the Hansen Solubility Parameter of less than or equal to about 17 MPa0.5. This invention also relates to laundry care compositions including but not limited to liquid and/or powder laundry detergent formulations and rinse added fabric softening (RAFS) compositions that comprise such whitening agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Eugene Steven Sadlowski, Mark Robert Sivik, Michael David Cummings, Donna D'Angelo Morrall, Kevin Lee Kott, Keith Homer Baker, Brian Joseph Loughnane, Michael A Valenti, Laurent D. Kieken, Xiayong Michael Hong, Eduardo Torres, Dominick J. Valenti, Patrick D. Moore, Leonard J. Starks
  • Publication number: 20240084553
    Abstract: A system for communicating an impact sustained by a work machine moving at a worksite to a remote operator workstation for controlling the work machine through the remote operator workstation. The system includes a controller configured to obtain data associated with an acceleration of the work machine along one or more degrees of motion during a movement of the work machine at the worksite and derive an acceleration value based on the data. The controller is further configured to issue a notification of the impact of the work machine to the remote operator workstation through an output device of the remote operator workstation if the acceleration value exceeds a threshold acceleration value during the movement of the work machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Micheal David Valerio, Keith Robert Kosowski, Richard Ryan Evenson, Brad R. Van De Veer
  • Patent number: 11927751
    Abstract: The present application discloses a system and device for displaying content. The system includes two optical units. The two optical units are part of the system that is wearable. Each of the two optical units comprises a front lit display. The system includes an adjustable mounting. The adjustable mounting enables a user to adjust a mounting position of the two optical units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Sindarin, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Eli Nelson Chelf, John Aaron Boiles, Nicholas Cory Johnson, Kevin Robert McKinney, Steven David Oliver, Tun Yuen Yeung, Keith Alsberg, Jeremiah O'Leary
  • Publication number: 20240054231
    Abstract: To decrease development revision cycle time and reduce deployment and execution errors when porting software from a public cloud to a specialized cloud, the software is analyzed for certain characteristics. Analysis may check for non-permitted items, required items, fragile code, morph code, or deny list expressions, for example. The particular items, codes, expressions, or other characteristics targeted by analysis derive from gapping constraints that distinguish the specialized cloud from public clouds, such as an air-gap constraint, a geolocation constraint, or a government security constraint. Software cloud compatibility analyses may be added, removed, or updated using a modular framework architecture, using declarative analysis module declarations, or both. False positive analysis results may be filtered out. Analysis results may include suggestions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2022
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: James Michael LIMONES, Garrett Christopher HALEY, Steven Alexander MARTINEZ, Keith Robert Joseph HITCHCOCK, Alexis Kristen Phuong Diem VU, Trevor DANIELSON, Cristian NITULESCU
  • Patent number: 11903158
    Abstract: A display support system includes a support rail extending in a first direction and at least one support bar carried by the support rail. The support bar is moveable relative to the support rail in at least the first and second directions. A mounting member is engaged with the support bar, with the mounting member being adapted to be coupled to a display. A method for mounting an array of displays on a wall, and a support cart for mounting a display, are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: STEELCASE INC.
    Inventors: Joseph Iacovoni, Keith Robert Machin, Santiago Carral O'Gorman
  • Patent number: 11899964
    Abstract: Resources of an electronic device are partitioned into a plurality of resource portions to be utilized by a plurality of clients. Each resource portion is assigned to a respective client, has a respective partition identifier (ID), and corresponds to a plurality memory bandwidth usage states tracked for a plurality of memory blocks. For each resource portion, each of the memory bandwidth usage states is associated with a respective memory block and indicates at least how much of a memory access bandwidth assigned to the respective partition ID to access the respective memory block is used. A usage level is determined for each resource partition based on the memory bandwidth usage states, and applied to adjust a credit count. When the credit count is adjusted beyond a request issue threshold, a next data access request is issued from a memory access request queue for the respective partition ID.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Ramkumar Srinivasan, Amit Kumar, Vedaraman Geetha, Keith Robert Pflederer, Vikas Kumar Sinha
  • Publication number: 20240003404
    Abstract: A flywheel assembly 10 comprising: at least one flywheel mass support 14, the or each said support having a shaft 19 that extends along a rotational axis 18 about which the support 14 can rotate in use, the or each said support 14 comprising a plurality of openings 24 that are each offset from said rotational axis 18, a flywheel mass 12 comprising a plurality of openings 16 that are each arranged to align with a corresponding opening in said support; and means 23 for coupling said flywheel mass 12 to the or each said support 14 so that the mass 12 can rotate with the or each support 14 in use, said coupling means 23 being configured to extend through the aligned openings in the or each support 14 and said flywheel mass 12; wherein said flywheel mass 12 comprises a plurality of generally planar flywheel mass elements sandwiched together to form a stack of elements, each said element including a plurality of openings 16 that align with the openings 24 in the or each said support 14 and with openings in neighbou
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventor: Keith Robert PULLEN
  • Patent number: 11857083
    Abstract: A seating unit includes a chair with a backrest and a hook assembly. The backrest includes a rear surface having an outwardly protruding rim. The hook assembly comprises a cover plate and a weldment, and the cover plate may include a hook being integrally formed on an exterior face. The hook assembly is configured to be securely coupled on or within the outwardly protruding rim of the backrest, and a secure coupling between the hook assembly and the backrest is formed via insertion of a fastening member, which is inserted through an apertures on a bottom surface of the cover plate, such that the fastener is aligned substantially parallel to the rear surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: Keith Robert Machin, Mark Schneider, David O. Morton, Ryan Jerome Ramos, Mark Spoelhof, Jamie Payne, Daniel George Parker
  • Patent number: 11829637
    Abstract: Resources of an electronic device are partitioned into a plurality of resource portions to be utilized by a plurality of clients. Each resource portion is assigned to a respective client, has a respective partition identifier (ID), and corresponds to a plurality of memory bandwidth usage states tracked for a plurality of memory blocks. For each resource portion, each of the memory bandwidth usage states is associated with a respective memory block and indicates at least how much of a memory access bandwidth assigned to the respective partition ID to access the respective memory block is used. A usage level is determined for each resource partition based on the memory bandwidth usage states, and applied to adjust a credit count. When the credit count is adjusted beyond a request issue threshold, a next data access request is issued from a memory access request queue for the respective partition ID.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Ramkumar Srinivasan, Amit Kumar, Vedaraman Geetha, Keith Robert Pflederer, Vikas Kumar Sinha
  • Patent number: 11789645
    Abstract: Resources of an electronic device are partitioned into a plurality of resource portions to be utilized by a plurality of clients. Each resource portion is assigned to a respective client, has a respective partition identifier (ID), and corresponds to a plurality of memory bandwidth usage states tracked for a plurality of memory blocks. For each resource portion, each of the memory bandwidth usage states is associated with a respective memory block and indicates at least how much of a memory access bandwidth assigned to the respective partition ID to access the respective memory block is used. A usage level is determined for each resource partition based on the memory bandwidth usage states, and applied to adjust a credit count. When the credit count is adjusted beyond a request issue threshold, a next data access request is issued from a memory access request queue for the respective partition ID.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Ramkumar Srinivasan, Amit Kumar, Vedaraman Geetha, Keith Robert Pflederer, Vikas Kumar Sinha
  • Patent number: 11752020
    Abstract: A hand-held device is used to deliver and hydrate a temporary polymeric implant having a length, an outer surface and a cross-section, with a disruptable cover over the implant. A lumen may pass through the entire length, the lumen having a surface forming an equivalent diameter in the polymeric stent. The temporary polymeric implant includes a first aqueous-swellable, biocompatible and biodegradable composition (e.g., polymer) having a thickness. The aqueous-swellable and biodegradable polymer retaining structural integrity for at least 1 hours up to thirty days when swollen and kept moist by a moist aqueous environment. Barrier layers of biodegradable polymer(s) may be used to prevent migration of liquids into the lumen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Inventors: Michael J. Spearman, John H. Burban, Peter J. Catalano, Brian M. Spearman, Keith A. Roberts, John W. Shanahan
  • Patent number: 11741028
    Abstract: Innovative techniques to efficient stripe ordered writes across multiple socket-to-socket links. The ordered writes may be PCIe ordered writes. Each socket-to-socket write (or remote write) for an address may be converted into two transactions. The first transaction may ensure that coherency for the address is ensured. The second transaction may be the actual request transaction to write the data of the address. In so doing, when multiple remote writes are involved, the remote writes may be distributed over multiple socket-to-socket links to maximize bandwidth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Vedaraman Geetha, Keith Robert Pflederer
  • Patent number: 11689572
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present technology can include systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media configured to receive information about a plurality of regions contained within a hierarchy of a computer network environment, wherein the plurality of regions are assigned respective prime numbers. A first prime number assigned to a first region of the plurality of regions is determined. A second prime number assigned to a second region of the plurality of regions, wherein the second prime number is different from the first prime number is determined. A nearest common region in the hierarchy that includes the first region and the second region based on the respective prime numbers is identified. A security policy associated with the nearest common region is determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Ent. Services Development Corporation LP
    Inventor: Keith Robert Buck
  • Publication number: 20230195365
    Abstract: Resources of an electronic device are partitioned into a plurality of resource portions to be utilized by a plurality of clients. Each resource portion is assigned to a respective client, has a respective partition identifier (ID), and corresponds to a plurality of memory bandwidth usage states tracked for a plurality of memory blocks. For each resource portion, each of the memory bandwidth usage states is associated with a respective memory block and indicates at least how much of a memory access bandwidth assigned to the respective partition ID to access the respective memory block is used. A usage level is determined for each resource partition based on the memory bandwidth usage states, and applied to adjust a credit count. When the credit count is adjusted beyond a request issue threshold, a next data access request is issued from a memory access request queue for the respective partition ID.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Ramkumar Srinivasan, Amit Kumar, Vedaraman Geetha, Keith Robert Pflederer, Vikas Kumar Sinha
  • Publication number: 20230195364
    Abstract: Resources of an electronic device are partitioned into a plurality of resource portions to be utilized by a plurality of clients. Each resource portion is assigned to a respective client, has a respective partition identifier (ID), and corresponds to a plurality of memory bandwidth usage states tracked for a plurality of memory blocks. For each resource portion, each of the memory bandwidth usage states is associated with a respective memory block and indicates at least how much of a memory access bandwidth assigned to the respective partition ID to access the respective memory block is used. A usage level is determined for each resource partition based on the memory bandwidth usage states, and applied to adjust a credit count. When the credit count is adjusted beyond a request issue threshold, a next data access request is issued from a memory access request queue for the respective partition ID.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Ramkumar Srinivasan, Amit Kumar, Vedaraman Geetha, Keith Robert Pflederer, Vikas Kumar Sinha
  • Publication number: 20230180918
    Abstract: A lift belt for supporting loads carried by a user. The lift belt includes a tray and a harness. The tray includes a body including an upper end and a lower end. The tray further includes a shelf attached to the body at the upper end of the body. The harness is connectable to the tray in two locations configured to vertically support loads disposed on the shelf and two locations configured to horizontally secure the tray to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventor: Keith Robert KENNEDY
  • Publication number: 20230181342
    Abstract: A hand-held device is used to deliver and hydrate a temporary polymeric implant having a length, an outer surface and a cross-section, with a disruptable cover over the implant. A lumen may pass through the entire length, the lumen having a surface forming an equivalent diameter in the polymeric stent. The temporary polymeric implant includes a first aqueous-swellable, biocompatible and biodegradable composition (e.g., polymer) having a thickness. The aqueous-swellable and biodegradable polymer retaining structural integrity for at least 1 hours up to thirty days when swollen and kept moist by a moist aqueous environment. Barrier layers of biodegradable polymer(s) may be used to prevent migration of liquids into the lumen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Michael J. Spearman, John H. Burban, Peter J. Catalano, Brian M. Spearman, Keith A. Roberts, John W. Shanahan