Patents by Inventor Matthew Carter
Matthew Carter 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: 12046881Abstract: An intelligent electrical conductor installation system includes a puller sub-system, a tensioner sub-system, and a running board. The pull sub-system is configured to provide a pulling force to a pull rope connected on one end to the running board. The tensioner sub-system is configured to provide tension to the one or more conductors connected to the running board during installation of the conductors. The running board is connected to the pull rope on a first end, and configured to be connected to one or more conductors on a second end, wherein the running board includes one or more sensors configured to sense attributes of the conductor pull operation.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2019Date of Patent: July 23, 2024Assignee: Sherman + Reilly, Inc.Inventors: Douglas Bruce MacDonald, Harby Carter Hollis, Ryan Arthur Berg, Matthew Caleb Faircloth, Joshua Cooper Collins, Toni Corinne Tran
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Publication number: 20240173064Abstract: Systems and methods for performing impedance matching to enhance surgical outcomes in an electrosurgical system are described. An impedance matching network is interposed along a path of RF energy and matches dynamically an output impedance of an electrosurgical generator to an input impedance of the tissue load by varying the inductance of a resonant cell. As a result, an adjustment is made to the output phase of the electrosurgical generator to ensure an optimal matching of the source and load impedances based on sealing, fusing or cutting cycle of the tissue. This leads to a resonance condition which provides a zero-degrees phase shift between the RF output voltage and current of the electrosurgical generator. The inductance of the resonant cell is proportional to either the magnitude of the current flowing through DC windings of a saturable core reactor or on the size of an airgap in the inductor core material.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2023Publication date: May 30, 2024Inventors: Igor Gorin, Matthew Carter
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Patent number: 11807778Abstract: The present invention provides methods of making polymer-based multilayer thin films, and polymer-based multilayer thin films made thereof, using controlled hydrolysis of functional side groups, such as azlactone groups, to obtain desired levels of roughness, porosity, and chemical reactivity.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2018Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research FoundationInventors: Matthew Carter, David M. Lynn
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Publication number: 20230183469Abstract: A composite polymer composition comprising: the emulsion polymerization product of: (i) an aqueous polyolefin dispersion comprising the melt kneading product of one or more polyolefins, from 0.5 to 25 wt % of one or more dispersion stabilizing agents and water, and (ii) one or more (meth)acrylic monomers; wherein the one or more polyolefins have a Tg equal to or less than 50° C.; wherein the melt kneading product (i) comprises polymer particles having a volume average particle size between 50 nm and 2000 nm dispersed in the water; wherein the one or more dispersion stabilizing agents comprises a fatty acid or fatty acid salt stabilizing agent; and wherein the one or more (meth)acrylic monomers graft onto the polymer particles form composite polymer particles is provide. Also provided is a method of making the composition and impact modifiers comprising the composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2021Publication date: June 15, 2023Inventors: Pu Luo, Steven C. Brown, Matthew Carter, Liang Chen, Ralph C. Even, Junsi Gu, Miroslav Janco, Robert S. Moglia, Johnpeter N. Ngunjiri, Tanvi S. Ratani
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Publication number: 20230105671Abstract: The present invention is a method for preparing a aqueous dispersion of copolymer particles comprising structural units of a) an acrylate monomer; b) an acid monomer; and c) a siloxane acrylate monomer of formula I: where R, R1, R2, Y and x are defined herein. The method also requires the use of special classes on anionic and nonionic surfactants as described herein. The aqueous dispersion prepared by the method of the present invention is useful in a variety of applications ranging from architectural coatings to personal care products.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2021Publication date: April 6, 2023Inventors: Hilda G. Buss, Matthew Carter, Ralph C. Even, Jason S. Fisk, Tzu-Chi Kuo, Tian Lan, Bryan L. McCulloch, Jodi Mecca, Arash R. Nowbahar, Tanvi S. Ratani, Richard P. Woodworth, Fanwen Zeng
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Publication number: 20230096043Abstract: The present invention is a composition comprising an aqueous dispersion of copolymer particles comprising structural units of a) an acrylate monomer; b) an acid monomer; and c) a siloxane-acrylate monomer of formula I: where R, R1, R2, Y and x are defined herein. The composition, which also comprises a nonionic and anionic surfactant as described herein, is useful in a variety of applications ranging from architectural coatings to personal care products.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2021Publication date: March 30, 2023Inventors: Hilda G. Buss, Matthew Carter, Ralph C. Even, Jason S. Fisk, Matthew Jeletic, Tzu-Chi Kuo, Tian Lan, Nanguo Liu, Bryan L. McCulloch, Jodi Mecca, Arash R. Nowbahar, Tanvi S. Ratani, Muhunthan Sathiosatham, Richard P. Woodworth, Fanwen Zeng
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Publication number: 20230050263Abstract: An apparatus includes an input interface, a processor, and a transmitter. The input interface is configured to receive user input associated with a design and to receive a user request indicating a selection of a website type of a plurality of website types. The processor is configured to update the design based on the user input. The updated design includes one or more design pages. The processor is configured to select, based on the website type, a specific set of website generation tasks. The processor is configured to perform the specific set of website generation tasks to generate one or more webpages of a website of the website type. The webpages correspond to the design pages. The transmitter is configured to send a web output to at least one of a data storage device, a publishing endpoint, or a client device. The web output corresponds to the webpages.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2022Publication date: February 16, 2023Inventors: Matthew Carter, Cameron Adams, Evgenii Datskii, Tomasz Modrzynski, Georgia Vidler
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Patent number: 11578177Abstract: Provided is a method of modifying polycarbonate comprising blending the polycarbonate with composite particles, wherein the composite particles comprise (I) a crosslinked polyolefin core, and (II) a full or partial shell comprising polymerized units of one of more vinyl monomers.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2018Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignees: Dow Global Technologies LLC, Rohm and Haas Co.Inventors: Liang Chen, Andy Jun Li, Matthew Carter, Robert S. Moglia, Ralph C. Even, John F. Kohn, Carlos A. Cruz, Yannick Saint-Gerard, Douglas J. Hasso
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Patent number: 11521473Abstract: This disclosure describes, in part, an audio/video (A/V) device that includes a first camera for generating first image data and one or more second cameras for both motion detection and generating second image data. For instance, the A/V device may generate and then store the second image data in one or more buffers. The A/V device may then detect an event, such as possible motion of an object. Based on detecting the event, A/V device may cause the one or more second cameras to cease generating the second image data and cause the first camera to begin generating the first image data. The A/V device may then process the second image data and send the processed second image data to a computing system. Next, the A/V device may process the first image data and send the processed first image data to the computing system.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2019Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Matthew J. England, Ilya Vladimirovich Brailovskiy, Jason Gluckman, Spiro Sacre, James Siminoff, Mark Siminoff, Matthew Carter, Robert Macauley, Andrii Malivanchuk, Fernando Palomar, Vadym Tkachuk
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Patent number: 11507731Abstract: An apparatus includes an input interface, a processor, and a transmitter. The input interface is configured to receive user input associated with a design and to receive a user request indicating a selection of a website type of a plurality of website types. The processor is configured to update the design based on the user input. The updated design includes one or more design pages. The processor is configured to select, based on the website type, a specific set of website generation tasks. The processor is configured to perform the specific set of website generation tasks to generate one or more webpages of a website of the website type. The webpages correspond to the design pages. The transmitter is configured to send a web output to at least one of a data storage device, a publishing endpoint, or a client device. The web output corresponds to the webpages.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2019Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: CANVA PTY LTDInventors: Matthew Carter, Cameron Adams, Eugene Datsky, Tomasz Modrzyński, Georgia Vidler
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Patent number: 11499040Abstract: Provided is a dispersion of composite particles in an aqueous medium, wherein the composite particles comprise (I) a crosslinked polyolefin core, and (II) a full or partial shell comprising polymerized units of one of more vinyl monomers.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2018Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignees: Rohm and Haas Company, Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Liang Chen, Andy Jun Li, Matthew Carter, Robert S. Moglia, Ralph C. Even, John F. Kohn, Carlos A. Cruz, Yannick Saint-Gerard, Douglas J. Hasso, Miroslav Janco
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Patent number: 11434357Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising an aqueous dispersion of first polymer particles functionalized with structural units of t-butyl methacrylate or t-butyl acrylate, and imbibed with a catalyst of Structure (I), where R, R1, R2 and R3 are as defined herein, and a process for making the composition. The present invention also relates to an aqueous dispersion of core-shell polymer particles, wherein the first polymer particles are encapsulated in a shell having a high Tg. The imbibed first polymer particles and the core-shell polymer particles can be expanded in the dry state at significantly lower temperatures than reported in the prior art.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2019Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignees: Rohm and Haas Company, Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Patricia Ansems Bancroft, Matthew Carter, Ibrahim Eryazici
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Publication number: 20220275124Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing an aqueous dispersion of acrylate-siloxane copolymer particles as described herein. The polymer particles comprise structural units of an acrylate monomer; an acid monomer; and a siloxane acrylate monomer of formula I: where R, R1, R2, Y and x are as defined herein. The method provides an efficient way to prepare a high solids content aqueous dispersion of siloxane-acrylate hybrid copolymers with efficient incorporation of siloxane acrylate monomers, low residual monomer, and low generation of unwanted coagulum. The dispersion is useful for forming coatings with improved hydrophobicity, stain resistance, and aesthetic/haptic properties compared with conventional all-acrylic compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2020Publication date: September 1, 2022Inventors: Hilda G. Buss, Matthew Carter, Ralph C. Even, Bryan L. McCulloch, Jodi Mecca, Richard P. Woodworth, Fanwen Zeng
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Publication number: 20220275123Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising an aqueous dispersion of acrylate-siloxane copolymer particles comprising structural units of an acrylate monomer; an acid monomer; and a siloxane acrylate monomer of formula I: where R, R1, R2, Y and x are as defined herein. The composition has a high solids content, a low concentration of siloxane acrylate monomer and low coagulum levels. The composition is useful for forming coatings with improved hydrophobicity, stain resistance, and aesthetic/haptic properties compared with conventional all-acrylic compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2020Publication date: September 1, 2022Inventors: Hilda G. Buss, Matthew Carter, Ralph C. Even, Matthew Jeletic, Nanguo Liu, Bryan L. McCulloch, Jodi Mecca, Muhunthan Sathiosatham, Richard P. Woodworth, Fanwen Zeng
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Patent number: 11401404Abstract: Provided is a process for making a dispersion of composite particles comprising (i) providing a dispersion of crosslinked polyolefin particles in an aqueous medium, (ii) performing emulsion polymerization on one or more vinyl monomers in the presence of the crosslinked polyolefin particles to produce the dispersion of composite particles.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2018Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignees: Dow Global Technologies LLC, Rohm and Haas CompanyInventors: Liang Chen, Andy Jun Li, Matthew Carter, Robert S. Moglia, Ralph C. Even, Miroslav Janco, Carlos A. Cruz, Yannick Saint-Gerard
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Publication number: 20220031473Abstract: Disclosed herein is a balancer algorithm to perform joint balancing calculations to identify target solutions based on surgeon preference. The balancer algorithm can generate a suggested final implant plan from a predetermined range. The balancer algorithm can be used in a knee arthroplasty procedure to generate bone resection depths, bone gaps, implant angulations, required soft tissue release, etc. Input to the balancer algorithm can include preoperative data, intraoperative data, and surgeon preference data.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2021Publication date: February 3, 2022Inventors: Matthew Carter, Matt Walker, Xiangyi Liu, Azhar Ali, Daniele De Massari, Thies Wuestemann, Sietske Witvoet, Emily Hampp, Jason Karl Otto, Kelly Dunn, Kevin Bechtold
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Patent number: 11111329Abstract: The present invention relates to a method comprising the steps of a) contacting under emulsion polymerization conditions vinyl acetate; a cyclic ketene acetal monomer; and a monoethylenically unsaturated acid monomer or a salt thereof; to form an aqueous dispersion of copolymer particles comprising structural units of vinyl acetate, the cyclic ketene acetal, and the monoethylenically unsaturated acid monomer or a salt thereof; wherein the cyclic ketene acetal monomer is characterized by following structure: where n and the R groups are as defined herein. The method of the present invention provides a water-borne dispersion that is substantially free of volatile organic solvents and that provides a readily degradable polymer that is useful, for example, in the manufacture of biodegradable packaging products.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2020Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: Rohm and Haas CompanyInventors: Matthew Carter, Ralph C. Even, Andrew Hejl
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Patent number: 11111328Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising an aqueous dispersion of copolymer particles comprising structural units of vinyl acetate, a cyclic ketene acetal monomer, and a monoethylenically unsaturated acid monomer, or a salt thereof; wherein the cyclic ketene acetal monomer is characterized by following structure: where n and the R groups are as defined herein. The composition of the present invention provides a water-borne dispersion that is substantially free of volatile organic solvents and that provides a readily degradable polymer that is useful, for example, in the manufacture of biodegradable packaging products.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2020Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: Rohm and Haas CompanyInventors: Matthew Carter, James DeFelippis, Ralph C. Even, Andrew Hejl
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Publication number: 20210214817Abstract: A steel alloy includes about 1.65 to about 2 percent by weight nickel (Ni), about 0.7 to about 0.9 percent by weight chromium (Cr), about 0.6 to about 0.9 percent by weight manganese (Mn), about 0.58 to about 0.63 percent by weight carbon (C), about 0.25 to about 0.35 percent by weight niobium (Nb), about 0.15 to about 0.35 percent by weight silicon (Si), about 0.2 to about 0.3 percent by weight molybdenum (Mo), about 0.005 to about 0.01 percent by weight boron (B), and iron (Fe).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2020Publication date: July 15, 2021Applicant: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Daniel E. Sievers, Matthew Carter
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Publication number: 20210187409Abstract: A distillation unit for producing potable water using solar radiation is disclosed. The distillation unit includes a heating chamber defining an interior chamber adapted to contain a non-potable liquid for distillation, and a dome-shaped condensing portion having an inner surface and an outer surface, with the condensing portion disposed over the heating chamber such that the heating chamber and the inner surface of the condensing portion are provided in fluid-transfer communication. The distillation unit also includes a pre-heat jacket having a first surface and a second surface and an interior defined therebetween adapted to receive non-potable liquid for distillation therein. The first surface is disposed adjacent the outer surface of the condensing portion, and the pre-heat jacket defines an access entry for introducing non-potable liquid for distillation into the interior of the heating chamber. The distillation unit also includes a trough adjacent for receiving a potable liquid therein.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2021Publication date: June 24, 2021Inventors: Thomas A. Joseph, III, Charles Christopher Newton, Henry Maurice Wandrie, III, Matthew Carter