Patents by Inventor Kenneth Richards
Kenneth Richards 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).
-
Publication number: 20240130917Abstract: Described herein are various embodiments of differential air pressure systems and methods of using and calibration such systems for individuals with impaired mobility. The differential air pressure systems may include an access assist device configured to help a mobility impaired user to stand in a pressure chamber configured to apply a positive pressure on a portion of the user's body in the sealed pressure chamber. The system may also include load sensors configured to measure the user's weight exerted inside and outside the chamber. The system may be calibrated by determining a relationship between the actual weight of the user and the pressure in the chamber, where the actual weight of the user may be measured by more than one load sensor and at least one load sensor is not in the pressure chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: Eric Richard KUEHNE, Christopher LOEW, Glen R. MANGSETH, Kenneth R. KRIEG, David P. GRENEWETZKI, Clifford T. JUE, Trevor L. DONALD
-
Publication number: 20240123642Abstract: Razors cartridges including a guard, a cap, and at least two blades with parallel sharpened edges located between the guard and cap are provided. The first blade has a first color and a second blade has a second color, where the first color is different than the second color. The blade color corresponds to an attribute of the blade (e.g., low cut force) that the color is disposed on or an attribute of the razor cartridge (e.g., sensitive skin). The color of the blade corresponds to a target user of the razor cartridge (e.g., male or female). The first blade defines a blade edge near or nearest the guard and a second blade defines a blade edge near or nearest the cap.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: Laura XU, Kenneth James SKROBIS, Neville SONNENBERG, Ronald Richard DUFF, JR., Joseph Allan DEPUYDT
-
Publication number: 20240116812Abstract: A permeable pavement and cured fiber composition and a related method are provided. The permeable pavement composition includes a quantity of pavement material, and a quantity of cured carbon fiber composite material (CCFCM) configured to be added to the pavement material to produce a reinforced composition having improved characteristics. An example of pavement material includes a pervious concrete material. The method includes providing a quantity of pavement material and adding a quantity of cured carbon fiber composite material to the pavement material to produce a reinforced composition having improved characteristics.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicants: The Boeing Company, Washington State UniversityInventors: Karl Richard Englund, Somayeh Nassiri, Liv Martha Haselbach, Hui Li, Haifang Wen, Kenneth W. Fischer
-
Patent number: 11956280Abstract: A method for providing an administration policy to a user device comprising a plurality of applications, the method comprising centrally generating the administration policy to be implemented in the user device, the administration policy comprising at least one of an application administration policy to be used by at least one of the plurality of applications and a client administration policy for the user device; and providing the generated policy to the user device.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2021Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Kenneth Wallis, Bryan Richard Goring, Viera Bibr, Kamen Vitanov, Laura Brindusa Fritsch, Michael Shenfield, Jeffrey Christopher Rogers
-
Publication number: 20240109219Abstract: A blind cutting machine includes a cutting blade; a base disposed on a first side of the cutting blade; and a guide disposed on a second side of the cutting blade. The first side is opposite the second side. The guide is adjacent to the cutting blade. The guide is configured to direct cutoff material to a waste collection area. An assembly includes a first member that is rotatable. A second member is configured to limit an amount of rotation of the first member. An actuator is configured to move the second member to a location wherein the second member does not limit the amount of rotation of the first member. The first member is configured to prevent a hand of an operator from coming into contact with the cutting blade.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventors: Kenneth Richard Brooks, Joshua Louis Skalecki
-
Patent number: 11913685Abstract: Provided is a chiller and system that may be utilized in a supercritical fluid chromatography method, wherein a non-polar solvent may replace a portion or all of a polar solvent for the purpose of separating or extracting desired sample molecules from a combined sample/solvent stream. The system may reduce the amount of polar solvent necessary for chromatographic separation and/or extraction of desired samples. The system may incorporate a supercritical fluid chiller, a supercritical fluid pressure-equalizing vessel and a supercritical fluid cyclonic separator. The supercritical fluid chiller allows for efficient and consistent pumping of liquid-phase gases employing off-the-shelf HPLC pumps. The pressure equalizing vessel allows the use of off-the-shelf HPLC column cartridges. The system may further incorporate the use of one or more disposable cartridges containing silica gel or other suitable medium.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Supercritical Fluid Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Kenneth Joseph James, Brian Jeffrey Waibel, Kenneth Richard Krewson, Kim Ferrara, Curtis Ebersold
-
Patent number: 11911410Abstract: Disclosed are nucleic acid oligomer compounds and to their use in compositions and methods for inhibiting proliferation, survival or viability of cancer cells including prostate, lung, pancreatic, breast, cervical and bone cancer cells.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2022Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Repluca PTY LTDInventors: Derek Richard, Kenneth O'Byrne, Laura Croft, Sam Beard
-
Publication number: 20240046181Abstract: The systems and methods described herein provide for predictions of employee attrition within an enterprise. In one embodiment, the system connects to one or more internal data sources within the enterprise and one or more external data sources outside of the enterprise, receiving internal feed data from the internal data sources and external feed data from the external data sources, the internal feed data relating to a number of employees. The system then determines, based on at least the internal feed data, a number of attrition risk factors for the employees; receives LMS data corresponding to training courses being offered; generates one or more training course recommendations for the employees; and presents the training course recommendations to one or more client devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2022Publication date: February 8, 2024Inventors: Vahed Qazvinian, Kenneth Richard Klein, Sergii Denysiuk, Rafael Jacinto, Gabriel Micko
-
Publication number: 20240042460Abstract: A gas-liquid separator system that can effectively and efficiently separate liquid from a streaming mixture having a liquid portion and a gas portion. The gas-liquid separator may be used in supercritical fluid chromatography application where an analyte is separated from a carrier gas, such as carbon dioxide. A streaming mixture is dispensed into a separation chamber formed by a spindle shaft configured inside of a shroud cavity. The shroud cavity has a plurality of concave channels along the inner surface and extend down to an outlet end. The concave channels create pressure variations that promote the liquid portion to condense onto the inner surface of the shroud and flow down to the exhaust port. A spherical collection portion is configured on the outlet of the shroud and the condensed liquid flows thereover and down along a cone portion and off the cone tip.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2023Publication date: February 8, 2024Inventors: Andrew CLOUD, Kenneth Richard KREWSON, Kenneth Joseph JAMES
-
Publication number: 20230415374Abstract: Extrusion dies and methods of manufacturing extrusions dies, the extrusion die including a first plate and a second plate. The first plate has first upstream and downstream surfaces. A first material of the first plate has a first elastic modulus. The first plate includes pins formed between a plurality of slots. The pins and slots define a discharge face for the extrusion die at the first downstream surface of the first plate. The second plate has second upstream and downstream surfaces. The second plate is joined at the second downstream surface to the first upstream surface of the first plate. A second material of the second plate has a second elastic modulus. The second elastic modulus is greater than the first elastic modulus. A plurality of feed holes extend from the second upstream surface of the second plate through the extrusion die into communication with the slots.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2023Publication date: December 28, 2023Inventors: Samir Biswas, Memduh Volkan Demirbas, Ryan Joseph Grohsmeyer, Mark Lee Humphrey, Zakariya Radwan Khayat, Kenneth Richard Miller
-
Publication number: 20230407875Abstract: A bearing housing assembly includes a bearing housing and a bearing assembly. The housing extends along an axis and has a cross-bore surface defining a cross-bore to receive lubricant and a feed groove surface defining a feed groove. The feed groove surface has a constant radial portion extending circumferentially about a majority of the axis with a first groove radius that is constant and an expanded radial portion extending from the constant radial portion circumferentially about the axis with a second groove radius larger than the first groove radius. The bearing housing also has an interior surface having an interior radius smaller than the first groove radius and defining an interior. The bearing assembly is disposed in the interior and includes an outer race having a receiving groove surface defining a receiving groove, an inner race, and a rolling element disposed between the outer race and the inner race.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2022Publication date: December 21, 2023Inventors: Timothy Mark House, Augustine Cavagnaro, Zachary S. Ashton, Kenneth Richard Bischof
-
Patent number: 11846294Abstract: A bearing housing assembly includes a bearing housing and a bearing assembly. The housing extends along an axis and has a cross-bore surface defining a cross-bore to receive lubricant and a feed groove surface defining a feed groove. The feed groove surface has a constant radial portion extending circumferentially about a majority of the axis with a first groove radius that is constant and an expanded radial portion extending from the constant radial portion circumferentially about the axis with a second groove radius larger than the first groove radius. The bearing housing also has an interior surface having an interior radius smaller than the first groove radius and defining an interior. The bearing assembly is disposed in the interior and includes an outer race having a receiving groove surface defining a receiving groove, an inner race, and a rolling element disposed between the outer race and the inner race.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2022Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.Inventors: Timothy Mark House, Augustine Cavagnaro, Zachary S. Ashton, Kenneth Richard Bischof
-
Patent number: 11839995Abstract: A honeycomb body having a honeycomb structure and a peripheral skin, the honeycomb structure having walls defining a plurality of cells including peripheral cells disposed directly adjacent to the peripheral skin. One or more of the peripheral cells is at least partially defined by a first wall surface, a second wall surface, and a skin surface portion extending between the first wall surface and the second wall surface. A continuously-varying radius extends from a first tangent to the first wall surface along the skin surface portion and to a second tangent to the second wall surface. Other honeycomb bodies, structures, and extrusion dies for forming honeycomb structures are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2019Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: Corning IncorporatedInventors: Kenneth Richard Miller, Seth Thomas Nickerson, Danhong Zhong
-
Patent number: 11833604Abstract: Methods for forming an electrode for use in forming a honeycomb extrusion die. The method includes forming, by means of an additive manufacturing process, an electrode includes a base having a web extending from the base. The web defines a matrix of cellular openings. The method further includes forming a secondary electrode having a plurality of pins. The plurality of pins are shaped and arranged so as to mate with the matrix of cellular openings defined by the web of the electrode. The method further includes machining the electrode using the secondary electrode to smooth surfaces of the electrode formed by the additive manufacturing process.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2020Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: Corning IncorporatedInventors: Timothy Eugene Antesberger, Dana Craig Bookbinder, Dana Eugene Coots, Seyed Amir Farzadfar, Dominick John Forenz, Ryan Joseph Grohsmeyer, Mark Lee Humphrey, Zakariya Radwan Khayat, Kenneth Richard Miller, Richard Curwood Peterson, John Charles Rector
-
Publication number: 20230365472Abstract: A coated ceramic honeycomb body comprising a honeycomb structure comprising a matrix of intersecting porous walls forming a plurality of axially-extending channels, at least some of the plurality of axially-extending channels being plugged to form inlet channels and outlet channels, wherein a total surface area of the outlet channels is greater than a total surface area of the inlet channels, and wherein a catalyst is preferentially located within the outlet channels. and preferentially disposed on non-filtration walls of the outlet channels. Methods and apparatus configured to preferentially apply a catalyst-containing slurry to the outlet channels and non-filtration walls are provided, as are other aspects.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2023Publication date: November 16, 2023Inventors: Douglas Munroe Beall, Achim Karl-Erich Heibel, Konstantin Vladimirovich Khodosevich, Kenneth Richard Miller, Hrushikesh Govindrao Pimpalgaonkar, Kunal Upendra Sakekar, Min Shen, Todd Parrish St Clair
-
Patent number: 11813597Abstract: A honeycomb body (300) including a plurality of radially-extending walls (322) intersecting with a plurality of circumferentially-extending walls (324), the plurality of radially-extending walls (322) and the plurality of circumferentially-extending walls (324) form a plurality of circumferential zones (334A, 334B, 334C) of cells (308). The plurality of circumferential zones (334A, 334B, 334C) of cells (308) includes a first zone of cells (334A) including two or more first rings of cells (330) and having a first cell density, and a second zone of cells (334B) including two or more rings of cells (330) having varying cell densities across the two or more rings of cells. Other structures and extrusion dies are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2019Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Corning IncorporatedInventors: Douglas Munroe Beall, Priyank Paras Jain, Kenneth Richard Miller, Artemii Alexandrovitch Shamkin
-
Patent number: 11780115Abstract: Extrusion dies and methods of manufacturing extrusions dies, the extrusion die including a first plate and a second plate. The first plate has first upstream and downstream surfaces. A first material of the first plate has a first elastic modulus. The first plate includes pins formed between a plurality of slots. The pins and slots define a discharge face for the extrusion die at the first downstream surface of the first plate. The second plate has second upstream and downstream surfaces. The second plate is joined at the second downstream surface to the first upstream surface of the first plate. A second material of the second plate has a second elastic modulus. The second elastic modulus is greater than the first elastic modulus. A plurality of feed holes extend from the second upstream surface of the second plate through the extrusion die into communication with the slots.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2020Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Corning IncorporatedInventors: Samir Biswas, Memduh Volkan Demirbas, Ryan Joseph Grohsmeyer, Mark Lee Humphrey, Zakariya Radwan Khayat, Kenneth Richard Miller
-
Publication number: 20230294324Abstract: A particulate filter having a honeycomb structure of a matrix of interconnected porous walls including inlet cells and outlet cells defining a plurality of inlet channels and outlet channels, respectively, wherein at least a portion of the outlet cells are larger than any of the inlet cells, and a cross-sectional shape of at least some of the outlet channels is rectangular. Honeycomb extrusion dies, honeycomb bodies, honeycomb structures, and methods of manufacture are described, as are other aspects.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2023Publication date: September 21, 2023Inventors: Douglas Munroe Beall, Suhao He, Achim Karl-Erich Heibel, Kenneth Richard Miller, Pushkar Tandon, David John Thompson
-
Patent number: 11746061Abstract: A coated ceramic honeycomb body comprising a honeycomb structure comprising a matrix of intersecting porous walls forming a plurality of axially-extending channels, at least some of the plurality of axially-extending channels being plugged to form inlet channels and outlet channels, wherein a total surface area of the outlet channels is greater than a total surface area of the inlet channels, and wherein a catalyst is preferentially located within the outlet channels, and preferentially disposed on non-filtration walls of the outlet channels. Methods and apparatus configured to preferentially apply a catalyst-containing slurry to the outlet channels and non-filtration walls are provided, as are other aspects.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2019Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: Corning IncorporatedInventors: Douglas Munroe Beall, Achim Karl-Erich Heibel, Konstantin Vladimirovich Khodosevich, Kenneth Richard Miller, Hrushikesh Govindrao Pimpalgaonkar, Kunal Upendra Sakekar, Min Shen, Todd Parrish St Clair
-
Patent number: 11708751Abstract: Provided are methods of recovering oil from a reservoir using carbon dioxide foam flooding in which a carbon dioxide foam of increased strength is used.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2021Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Kenneth Richard Kibodeaux, Huseyin Onur Balan, Anuj Gupta