Patents by Inventor Lee Slater
Lee Slater 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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Patent number: 11859699Abstract: A system for stopping rotation of a first gear and a second gear on a shaft, The first gear and second gear are concentric and rotatable about said shaft. The first gear and the second gear are driven by the same input system and the first gear and the second gear are configured to rotate at differential speeds and independently to each other. The first gear comprises a first end stop and the second gear comprises a second end stop and the first end stop and the second end stop are configured to engage each other when the first gear and the second gear have each rotated a predetermined number of turns. Engagement of the first end stop with the second end stop is configured to prevent rotation of the first gear and the second gear and cause a stall in the system.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2021Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: GOODRICH ACTUATION SYSTEMS LIMITEDInventors: Jack Timms, Lee Slater
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Publication number: 20230279932Abstract: An actuator assembly includes a compliant actuator shaft having an axis (A) and a first end and a second end, a drive assembly provided at the first end of the compliant actuator shaft to cause rotation of the compliant actuator shaft about the axis and an overtravel stop mechanism. The overtravel stop mechanism includes: a screw shaft mounted to and arranged to rotate with the second end of the compliant actuator shaft, the screw shaft having an outer thread extending in the axial direction; a nut threadedly mounted to the outer thread of the screw shaft that moves axially relative to the screw shaft as the screw shaft rotates; a first stop fixed to and radially extending from the screw shaft to define the axial limit of movement of the nut relative to the screw shaft, in a first axial direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2023Publication date: September 7, 2023Inventors: Andrew HAWKSWORTH, Lee SLATER
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Publication number: 20230185934Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for rule-based document security. Embodiments include receiving, from a computing device: an amended document; an encrypted sensitive component; and information relating to reconstructing a document based on the amended document and the encrypted sensitive component. Embodiments include decrypting the encrypted sensitive component to produce a decrypted sensitive component. Embodiments include determining, based on the information relating to reconstructing the document, a document location that corresponds to the decrypted sensitive component. Embodiments include reconstructing the document by inserting the decrypted sensitive component into the amended document at the document location.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2021Publication date: June 15, 2023Inventors: Michael J. SEILNACHT, Sirish V. VEPA, Richard Lee SLATER, Cody Allyn EDGINGTON
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Publication number: 20220196099Abstract: A system for stopping rotation of a first gear and a second gear on a shaft, The first gear and second gear are concentric and rotatable about said shaft. The first gear and the second gear are driven by the same input system and the first gear and the second gear are configured to rotate at differential speeds and independently to each other. The first gear comprises a first end stop and the second gear comprises a second end stop and the first end stop and the second end stop are configured to engage each other when the first gear and the second gear have each rotated a predetermined number of turns. Engagement of the first end stop with the second end stop is configured to prevent rotation of the first gear and the second gear and cause a stall in the system.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2021Publication date: June 23, 2022Inventors: Jack TIMMS, Lee SLATER
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Publication number: 20210237856Abstract: An actuator includes: a cylinder, formed of carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP), that extends along an actuator axis between a cylinder first end and a cylinder second end, and defines a cylinder inner diameter surface; a screw shaft that extends along the actuator axis between a screw shaft first end and a screw shaft second end, that is at least partially within the cylinder, and that is operationally connected, intermediate of the screw shaft first and second ends, to the cylinder second end; a screw shaft head affixed to the screw shaft first end, that in operation rotates relative to the cylinder, and that defines a screw shaft head outer diameter surface that faces the cylinder inner diameter surface with a slip fit therebetween; and a bearing ring affixed to the screw shaft head outer diameter surface, that is formed of polyether ether ketone (PEEK).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2020Publication date: August 5, 2021Inventors: Navaneethakrishnan Pandian, James William Bernard, Jon Pethick, Michael Somerfield, Lee Slater
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Patent number: 9880312Abstract: A system for spectral induced polarization measurement of a formation is provided. The system provides an intelligent module to be utilized in performing spectral induced polarization (SIP) measurements for geophysical studies or otherwise. The system includes a instrument that includes a housing configured to be inserted into a surface opening. The housing houses a signal generator that generates an excitation signal. A drive electrode directs the excitation signal into the material adjacent the housing. A plurality of electrodes sense the voltage and/or current in the material adjacent the housing and a processor processes the sensed voltage and/or current to measure a property of the material. The system also provides a configuration in which a plurality of instruments configured for spectral induced polarization measurements are interconnected to provide communication, synchronization, a common reference signal or power.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2013Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignees: ONTASH & ERMAC, INC., RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEYInventors: Lee Slater, Dimitrios Ntarlagiannis, Frank Curatola, Dean Pappas, Donald V. Le Roy, Konstantin Evdokimov
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Publication number: 20150379505Abstract: A method comprises receiving, by a payment service from a point of sale (POS) system, a payment request having sale data and a card data token, generating a detokenize and erase request including the card data token, sending the detokenize and erase request to a token service, receiving, by the payment service, card data from the token service in response to the sending the detokenize and erase request, generating a payment process request comprising the sale data and the card data, sending the payment process request to a payment authorization service, receiving a payment response from the payment authorization service in response to the sending the payment process request, and sending the payment response to the POS system.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2014Publication date: December 31, 2015Applicant: Intuit Inc.Inventors: Richard Lee Slater, Randall Geyer, Mugur Stefanescu
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Patent number: 9031548Abstract: A method for obtaining a configuration profile, including obtaining test results for customer-tested configuration profiles, including operable configuration profiles, from customer mobile devices. A shared data repository is populated with the test results and the customer-tested configuration profiles. The customer-tested configuration profiles are related to customer mobile device profiles of the customer mobile devices. A target mobile device profile, describing mobile device properties, is received from a target mobile device. A subset of the customer mobile device profiles having a threshold degree of similarity to the target mobile device profile are selected from the shared data repository. For each of the operable configuration profiles in the subset, a probability of compatibility is calculated, and the operable configuration profiles in the subset are tested on the target mobile device in an order defined by the probability of compatibility.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2013Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: Intuit Inc.Inventors: Joseph Wenhow Mao, Richard Lee Slater
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Publication number: 20150038130Abstract: A method for obtaining a configuration profile, including obtaining test results for customer-tested configuration profiles, including operable configuration profiles, from customer mobile devices. A shared data repository is populated with the test results and the customer-tested configuration profiles. The customer-tested configuration profiles are related to customer mobile device profiles of the customer mobile devices. A target mobile device profile, describing mobile device properties, is received from a target mobile device. A subset of the customer mobile device profiles having a threshold degree of similarity to the target mobile device profile are selected from the shared data repository. For each of the operable configuration profiles in the subset, a probability of compatibility is calculated, and the operable configuration profiles in the subset are tested on the target mobile device in an order defined by the probability of compatibility.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2013Publication date: February 5, 2015Applicant: INTUIT INC.Inventors: Joseph Wenhow Mao, Richard Lee Slater
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Publication number: 20140218037Abstract: A system for spectral induced polarization measurement of a formation is provided. The system provides an intelligent module to be utilized in performing spectral induced polarization (SIP) measurements for geophysical studies or otherwise. The system includes a instrument that includes a housing configured to be inserted into a surface opening. The housing houses a signal generator that generates an excitation signal. A drive electrode directs the excitation signal into the material adjacent the housing. A plurality of electrodes sense the voltage and/or current in the material adjacent the housing and a processor processes the sensed voltage and/or current to measure a property of the material. The system also provides a configuration in which a plurality of instruments configured for spectral induced polarization measurements are interconnected to provide communication, synchronization, a common reference signal or power.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2013Publication date: August 7, 2014Inventors: Lee Slater, Dimitrios Ntarlagiannis, Frank Curatola, Dean Pappas, Donald V. Le Roy, Konstantin Evdokimov
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Publication number: 20110196566Abstract: The Night Ops vehicle blackout safety system located within the passenger compartment of a vehicle allows the driver to temporarily disengage the brake lights and back up lights of the vehicle. The Night Ops system uses a dash mounted activation button which is illuminated during use to indicate the status of the system. Audible tones are also used from a buzzer within the control unit to alert the driver that the system is in use. A dash mounted control unit uses a light sensing photocell circuit to determine the ambient lighting conditions. The control unit connects to the interrupter module and activation button through a wiring harness. The Night Ops system contains safety features which automatically disengages the system under certain conditions.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2010Publication date: August 11, 2011Inventor: Kenneth Lee Slater