Patents by Inventor Keith Roberts

Keith 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: 12284933
    Abstract: A method of operating a tillage implement includes performing a first calibration of the tillage implement based on a curated library, propelling the tillage implement through a field, capturing an image of the field with a camera carried by the tillage implement, comparing information from the captured image with the curated library, identifying residue based on the comparison of the information from the captured image with the curated library, modifying the curated library based on the captured image, and performing a second calibration of the tillage implement based on the modified library. The curated library includes a correlation of observed data with material properties of soil and/or residue, and may initially be based on information from other fields or prior times. The tillage implement has at least one ground-engaging tilling assembly, and propelling the tillage implement through the field causes the tilling assembly to work the soil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: AGCO Corporation
    Inventor: Keith Robert Corpstein
  • Patent number: 12228525
    Abstract: Herein disclosed is estimating an alcohol content of a liquid within a barrel based on a determination of a change of at least one electrical characteristic between a transmitted signal and a received signal, wherein the change of at least one electrical characteristic may through the use of models determine an associated alcohol content of the liquid within the barrel. An overall alcohol content may be determined by accumulating a plurality of alcohol contents from a plurality of transmitting/receiving antenna positioned external to the barrel. An implementation may advantageously estimate alcohol content without affecting the internal ecosystem or contents of the barrel, improving product quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: BARREL PROOF TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Brian Richard Anderson, Keith Robert Smith
  • Patent number: 12228445
    Abstract: Herein disclosed is estimating alcohol content within a barrel based on a determination of a loss of fluid within the barrel. The loss of fluid may be determined by a measurement from outside the barrel. An implementation may comprise receiving information regarding an initial state of a liquid in a container, the initial state comprising at least one of an alcohol measure and a level of the liquid within the container, monitoring a level of the liquid within the container, wherein the monitoring is performed external to the container, determining an amount of loss of the liquid within the container based on the initial level and the monitored level, and estimating the alcohol measure of liquid remaining within the container based on the determined amount of loss of the liquid. An implementation may advantageously estimate alcohol content without affecting the internal ecosystem or contents of the barrel, improving product quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: BARREL PROOF TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Brian Richard Anderson, Keith Robert Smith
  • Patent number: 12179642
    Abstract: A vehicle seat 10 comprising a seat base 11 and a backrest portion 13, wherein the backrest portion comprises a support structure 13. A user engagable cushioned section 14 is locatable on a user facing side 16 of the support structure 13 and the support structure 13 is shaped and dimensioned to receive at least a portion 21 of the cushioned section 14 such that the cushioned section comprises at least one localised area of increased thickness 15.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Thompson Aero Seating Limited
    Inventors: Keith Robert Newell, Neil Rodgers
  • Patent number: 12163567
    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: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: CITY, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
    Inventor: Keith Robert Pullen
  • Patent number: 12152398
    Abstract: A lounge assembly comprising a lower wall structure including at least first and second spaced apart side walls and a rear wall that together form an assembly space, each of the side walls and rear wall including an internal surface, a seat assembly supported between the first and second side walls, a first coupler mounted to the internal surface of the first side wall, a support arm having an arm length dimension between proximal and distal ends, the proximal end mounted to the first coupler adjacent the internal surface of the first side wall for rotation about a first vertical axis and a tablet member supported at the distal end of the support arm for rotation about a second vertical axis through a second range of motion with respect to the support arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: Russell T. Holdredge, Sean Corcorran, David K. Jones, Duck Young Kong, Todd David Krupiczewicz, Keith Robert Machin, Mark McKenna, Gordon Peterson, Mark Spoelhof, Pradeep Mydur, David J. Battey
  • Patent number: 12117329
    Abstract: The presented invention is a system, which may be attached to a face of a container, such as a barrel or a tank, that includes at least one antenna and an electronic system that causes the transmission of one or more signals in at least one frequency range, where the transmitted signals that are reflected off the fluid or liquid contained within the container are collected and evaluated by a method that determines a level of the fluid or liquid within the container based on the received reflections. The system and method further achieves technical advantages over the prior art as the invention disclosed remains external to the enclosed system (barrel, etc.) and does not affect the internal ecosystem or contents of the barrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: BARREL PROOF TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Brian Richard Anderson, Keith Robert Smith
  • Patent number: 12102427
    Abstract: Techniques for user authentication via in-ear acoustic measurements are disclosed. An in-ear device emits an acoustic signal and detects an otic response to the acoustic signal. A user signature is generated based at least on the otic response to the acoustic signal. The user signature is compared with a reference signature, to determine whether the in-ear device has changed users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: BOSE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keith Robert Santarelli, Andrew Todd Sabin, Brian J. Maguire, John Allen Rule, Robert Heinz Haslinger, Andrew D. Dominijanni
  • Publication number: 20240320140
    Abstract: System memory address decoding for interleaving addresses across physical regions of a system on hip (SOC) and across shared memory resources in a processor based system and related hashing circuits are disclosed. In exemplary aspects, the SoC is configured to discover, for every range of addresses, the number of physical regions and the number and/or size of the shared memory resources available including caches, snoop filters and memory interfaces within each physical region. The SoC may include a system memory address decoding circuit that is configured to adaptively decode a memory address based on the memory address range in which the system address resides and then direct such memory access request to the proper shared memory resource so that each address in the memory address range spans across all of the shared memory resource in the range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2023
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventor: Keith Robert Pflederer
  • Publication number: 20240277505
    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: April 19, 2024
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Inventors: MICHAEL SPEARMAN, Michael R. Spearman, Peter J. Calalano, Brian M. Spearman, Keith A. Roberts, John W. Shanahan
  • Publication number: 20240224456
    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: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2024
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Applicant: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Iacovoni, Keith Robert Machin, Peter Emmett Mack, II, Mark J. Dinneweth
  • 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: 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
  • 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: D1059103
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Inventors: Keith Robert Machin, David J. Battey, David O. Morton