Patents by Inventor Keith Gilbert
Keith Gilbert 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).
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Publication number: 20220160459Abstract: A directed flow apparatus is proposed for improving the mechanical washing of surgical instrument handpieces. The apparatus takes the form of a cleaning adaptor that is designed to attach to the distal opening of the handpiece and an inlet port connector inserted on a fluid jet of the mechanical washer. A suitable length of tubing is connected between the cleaning adaptor and the inlet port connector so that when the washing cycle begins, a high force stream of cleaning fluid is specifically directed into the interior of the handpiece and focusing the direction of the cleaning fluid into a channel that is not easily accessible otherwise.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2021Publication date: May 26, 2022Inventor: James Keith Gilbert
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Patent number: 10872619Abstract: A system processes data signals consisting of sums of independent signal terms, zero or more of which signal terms may already have been identified, in order to generate one or more additional terms. Deflated versions of the data signals are created by subtracting from the data signals any previously identified signal terms. Additional independent signal terms are computed using a set of reference signals organized into mutually independent partioning support sets. The images of each support set are computed on the data signals. Computed images on a data signal that are non-zero are identified as additional independent signal terms of that data signal.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2020Date of Patent: December 22, 2020Assignee: Speech Technology & Applied Research CorporationInventors: Richard S. Goldhor, Keith Gilbert, Joel MacAuslan
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Patent number: 10718742Abstract: In environments (such as acoustic and bioelectrical environments) characterized by multiple simultaneous sources, effective blind source separation from sensor response mixtures becomes difficult as the number of sources increases-especially when the true number of sources is both unknown and changing over time. However, in some environments, non-sensor information can provide useful hypotheses for some sources. Embodiments of the present invention provide an adaptive filtering architecture for validating such source hypotheses, extracting an estimated representation of source signals corresponding to valid hypotheses, and improving the separation of the remaining “hidden” source signals from the sensor response mixtures.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2019Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignees: Speech Technology and Applied Research CorporationInventors: Richard S. Goldhor, Keith Gilbert, Joel MacAuslan, Karen Payton
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Publication number: 20200152224Abstract: A system processes data signals consisting of sums of independent signal terms, zero or more of which signal terms may already have been identified, in order to generate one or more additional terms. Deflated versions of the data signals are created by subtracting from the data signals any previously identified signal terms. Additional independent signal terms are computed using a set of reference signals organized into mutually independent partioning support sets. The images of each support set are computed on the data signals. Computed images on a data signal that are non-zero are identified as additional independent signal terms of that data signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2020Publication date: May 14, 2020Inventors: Richard S. Goldhor, Keith Gilbert, Joel MacAuslan
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Publication number: 20200072799Abstract: In environments (such as acoustic and bioelectrical environments) characterized by multiple simultaneous sources, effective blind source separation from sensor response mixtures becomes difficult as the number of sources increases-especially when the true number of sources is both unknown and changing over time. However, in some environments, non-sensor information can provide useful hypotheses for some sources. Embodiments of the present invention provide an adaptive filtering architecture for validating such source hypotheses, extracting an estimated representation of source signals corresponding to valid hypotheses, and improving the separation of the remaining “hidden” source signals from the sensor response mixtures.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2019Publication date: March 5, 2020Inventors: Richard S. Goldhor, Keith Gilbert, Joel MacAuslan, Karen Payton
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Patent number: 10540992Abstract: A system processes data signals consisting of sums of independent signal terms, zero or more of which signal terms may already have been identified, in order to generate one or more additional terms. Deflated versions of the data signals are created by subtracting from the data signals any previously identified signal terms. Additional independent signal terms are computed using a set of reference signals organized into mutually independent partioning support sets. The images of each support set are computed on the data signals. Computed images on a data signal that are non-zero are identified as additional independent signal terms of that data signal.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2018Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignees: Speech Technology & Applied Research CorporationInventors: Richard S. Goldhor, Keith Gilbert, Joel MacAuslan
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Patent number: 10473628Abstract: In environments (such as acoustic and bioelectrical environments) characterized by multiple simultaneous sources, effective blind source separation from sensor response mixtures becomes difficult as the number of sources increases—especially when the true number of sources is both unknown and changing over time. However, in some environments, non-sensor information can provide useful hypotheses for some sources. Embodiments of the present invention provide an adaptive filtering architecture for validating such source hypotheses, extracting an estimated representation of source signals corresponding to valid hypotheses, and improving the separation of the remaining “hidden” source signals from the sensor response mixtures.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2013Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: Speech Technology & Applied Research CorporationInventors: Richard Goldhor, Keith Gilbert, Joel MacAuslan, Karen Payton
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Publication number: 20180322892Abstract: A system processes data signals consisting of sums of independent signal terms, zero or more of which signal terms may already have been identified, in order to generate one or more additional terms. Deflated versions of the data signals are created by subtracting from the data signals any previously identified signal terms. Additional independent signal terms are computed using a set of reference signals organized into mutually independent partioning support sets. The images of each support set are computed on the data signals. Computed images on a data signal that are non-zero are identified as additional independent signal terms of that data signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2018Publication date: November 8, 2018Applicants: Speech Technology & Applied Research CorporationInventors: Richard S. Goldhor, Keith Gilbert, Joel MacAuslan
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Patent number: 10067093Abstract: A system processes data signals consisting of sums of independent signal terms in order to generate one or more of those terms. The generated terms are computed using a set of reference signals to construct alternative support sets, whose images are computed on the data signals. Computed images that are independent of the residue of the data signal minus the image are identified as independent signal terms, as are the residues. These initial signal terms are used to compute additional terms. Identified terms from different data signals are organized into independent slices, and slices whose terms are supported by sets of reference signals are associated with those supporting sets.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2016Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignees: Speech Technology & Applied Research CorporationInventors: Richard S. Goldhor, Keith Gilbert, Joel MacAuslan
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Patent number: 9792952Abstract: The available audio tracks of a multi-track television program are processed to remove or reduce certain components of the program, especially audience sounds, such as laughter. Such processing may be particularly applicable to “canned” laughter. This applies to any program which is supplied with a plurality of audio channels, whether provided by cable, DVD, Internet streaming, or otherwise.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2015Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: Kill the Cann, LLCInventors: Keith Gilbert, Geoffrey F. Gross, Joel MacAuslan
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Publication number: 20160341701Abstract: A system processes data signals consisting of sums of independent signal terms in order to generate one or more of those terms. The generated terms are computed using a set of reference signals to construct alternative support sets, whose images are computed on the reference signals. Computed images that are independent of the residue of the data signal minus the image are identified as independent signal terms, as are the residues. These initial signal terms are used to compute additional terms. Identified terms from different data signals are organized into independent slices, and slices whose terms are supported by sets of reference signals are associated with those supporting sets.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2016Publication date: November 24, 2016Applicants: Speech Technology & Applied Research CorporationInventors: Richard S. Goldhor, Keith Gilbert, Joel MacAuslan
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Publication number: 20140195201Abstract: In environments (such as acoustic and bioelectrical environments) characterized by multiple simultaneous sources, effective blind source separation from sensor response mixtures becomes difficult as the number of sources increases—especially when the true number of sources is both unknown and changing over time. However, in some environments, non-sensor information can provide useful hypotheses for some sources. Embodiments of the present invention provide an adaptive filtering architecture for validating such source hypotheses, extracting an estimated representation of source signals corresponding to valid hypotheses, and improving the separation of the remaining “hidden” source signals from the sensor response mixtures.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2013Publication date: July 10, 2014Inventors: Richard Goldhor, Keith Gilbert, Joel MacAuslan, Karen Payton
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Publication number: 20020041188Abstract: Printed wiring board testing apparatus comprising means for optically scanning a board to be tested in orthogonal X-Y axes, with each Y-direction scanning a narrow strip w in the X direction. Means for processing the signals provides signals representative of the characteristics of the board along the strip and for storing the signals. Control means causes the scanning means repeatedly to scan the board in Y direction and to step it a predetermined amount in X direction at each scan end until a required board area board has been scanned and the processing means has processed groups of signals. The processing means identifies common areas of each conductive track, so finally the storage means contains information representative of the co-ordinates of a plurality of datum areas and of the datum areas which are interconnected.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2001Publication date: April 11, 2002Applicant: Lloyd Doyle LimitedInventors: Keith Gilbert Doyle, Roy Anthony Lloyd
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Patent number: 5953709Abstract: A voucher cash-out system (20) includes a service terminal (22) for producing a voucher (58) in response to a received service request (50). A processor (24) in communication with the service terminal (22), manages a cash disbursement relative to a cash worth (62) of the voucher (58). An automated cash disbursement machine (28), in communication with the processor (24), is configured to perform the cash disbursement in response to validation of the voucher (58) by the processor (24).Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 1998Date of Patent: September 14, 1999Assignee: Labor Ready, Inc.Inventors: Keith Gilbert, Glenn A. Welstad, Todd Welstad
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Patent number: 5483871Abstract: Described is an apparatus and method, particularly applicable to a brush bed conveyor system, by which objects, typically citrus fruit, are washed or sprayed. A moveable high pressure spray manifold is contained within a manifold carriage and is disposed within the conveyor chassis such that it is moved along above a brush bed by a conveyor chain. Separation bars extend from the conveyor chain to segregate the objects into queues retained within the spray pattern of the manifold. When the manifold reaches a predetermined end position, a release latch is decoupled from the separation bars to disconnect the separation bars and conveyor chain from the manifold carriage. The predetermined end position is sensed and the manifold carriage is quickly returned to its initial position by means of a selectively activated pneumatic piston assembly.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 1994Date of Patent: January 16, 1996Assignee: Sunkist Growers, Inc.Inventors: William Kirk, Henry A. Affeldt, Keith Gilbert, David Lerew
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Patent number: 5451266Abstract: Described is a method, particularly applicable to a brush bed conveyor system, by which objects, typically citrus fruit, are washed or sprayed. A moveable high pressure spray manifold is contained within a manifold carriage and is disposed within the conveyor chassis such that it is moved along above a brush bed by a conveyor chain. Separation bars extend from the conveyor chain to segregate the objects into queues retained within the spray pattern of the manifold. When the manifold reaches a predetermined end position, a release latch is decoupled from the separation bars to disconnect the separation bars and conveyor chain from the manifold carriage. The predetermined end position is sensed and the manifold carriage is quickly returned to its initial position by means of a selectively activated pneumatic piston assembly.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 1994Date of Patent: September 19, 1995Assignee: Sunkist Growers, Inc.Inventors: William Kirk, Henry A. Affeldt, Keith Gilbert, David Lerew
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Patent number: 4128179Abstract: Apparatus for loading objects, particularly large cylindrical hay bales upon a motor truck. The bale loader includes a frame which is comprised of a first frame section which is to be semipermanently mounted upon the motor truck, and a demountable second frame section to which the remainder of the bale loader apparatus is attached. To this demountable frame section is attached a boom which is operated by means of a winch and winch line. The boom is in turn connected to a standard tractor three point bale fork. This apparatus in combination with a standard motor truck can be used to lift a large cylindrical hay bale from the ground to a traveling position above the bed of the motor truck, then transport the bale to another location and lower the bale to the ground. In an alternative embodiment of the invention the bale fork is replaced by a lifting boom to create a small crane for lifting and transporting miscellaneous items.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 1977Date of Patent: December 5, 1978Inventor: C. Keith Gilbert
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Patent number: 4076055Abstract: A coil winding machine comprises a mandrel on which the coil is to be wound using a wire guide device for guiding the wire on to the mandrel, first and second electrical drive means for providing rotary motion and longitudinal motion between the mandrel and wire guide device and electrical control means for controlling and synchronizing the electrical drive means.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 1976Date of Patent: February 28, 1978Assignee: Alfred Bader LimitedInventors: Peter Martin Zolman, Keith Gilbert Doyle
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Patent number: 4039825Abstract: The invention concerns apparatus for indicating the position of a light beam relative to a target, comprising an optical system, as many linear arrays of photoelectric elements as the number of coordinates in which the position indication is sought, and an electronic circuit arrangement for processing the video output signals of the arrays, wherein the optical system forms a virtual source of the beam and special lenses form a narrow, band-like image of the virtual source on each array, and the circuit arrangement uses an integration technique for detecting the center of the distribution of the video output signals.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 1975Date of Patent: August 2, 1977Assignee: Zed Instruments LimitedInventor: Keith Gilbert Doyle