Patents by Inventor Matthew Johnson

Matthew Johnson 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: 20250134582
    Abstract: A probe apparatus includes a plurality of nested sheaths including an inner sheath forming an inner sheath passage and an outer sheath forming an outer sheath passage. A cannula forms an actuator linkage that extends from a proximal linkage end portion to a distal linkage end portion. The actuator linkage extends through the inner sheath passage from the proximal end portion at a main body forming a handle portion to the distal linkage end portion and forms a lumen therethrough. A blade is in connection with the distal linkage end portion and the inner sheath. An imaging apparatus includes an imager extending through the cannula at the distal linkage end portion and captures image data in a field of view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Applicant: Arthrex, Inc
    Inventors: Ryan Kellar, James Kitchen, Peter S. Kim, Steven S. Shin, Sanjeev Kakar, Mollie Manley, Joshua Best, Benjamin Siegel, Kevin D. Martin, Matthew Johnson
  • Publication number: 20250127312
    Abstract: An infant carrier assembly may be removably securable to a car seat. The infant carrier assembly may include an adapter and an infant carrier. The adapter is removably securable to the car seat. The infant carrier is removably securable to the car seat by engagement with the adapter. A car seat assembly may include a car seat and the infant carrier assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2024
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Inventors: Douglas Kim, Tyler Petito, Joonho Na, Thomas Jake Mitchell, Phillip LaPlante, Patrick Kil, Matthew Johnson
  • Patent number: 12269315
    Abstract: A vehicle system includes: a volatile organic compounds (VOC) sensor configured to measure an amount of a VOC within a passenger cabin of a vehicle; a particulate matter sensor configured to measure an amount of particulate matter within the passenger cabin of the vehicle; a triggering module configured to, during a use of the vehicle, selectively trigger the VOC and particulate matter sensors to measure the amount of the VOC and the amount of particulate matter; an odor database including a mapping of amounts of VOCs and amounts of particulate matter to odors; and an odor determination module configured to, using the odor database, determine an odor introduced into the passenger cabin of the vehicle during the use of the vehicle based on the measured amounts of VOCs and particulate matter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: DENSO International America, Inc.
    Inventors: Sibu Varughese, Martín Nespolo, Thomas Krzyzak, Gareth Webb, Wilson Yim, Matthew Johnson
  • Patent number: 12251991
    Abstract: A vehicle system includes: an olfaction sensor comprising: a blower configured to draw air through an inlet; a dehumidifier configured to decrease a humidity of the air; and a sensor located downstream of the dehumidifier and configured to measure an amount of a chemical in the air after the air flows through the dehumidifier; and a control module configured to selectively take one or more remedial actions based on the amount of the chemical in the air measured by the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: DENSO International America, Inc.
    Inventors: Sibu Varughese, Martín Nespolo, Thomas Krzyzak, Gareth Webb, Wilson Yim, Matthew Johnson
  • Patent number: 12239890
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a golf club head comprising at least one crown opening and at least one crown insert attached to the body and covering the at least one crown opening. The golf club head further comprises at least one sole opening and at least one sole insert attached to the body and covering the at least one sole opening. The golf club head additionally includes at least one weight member configured to clamp first and second ledges at selected locations along a sliding weight track. The golf club head also comprise a coefficient of restitution (COR) feature located on the sole of the golf club head. The at least one crown insert is formed from a composite material having a density between 1 g/cc and 2 g/cc. The at least one sole insert is formed from a composite material having a density between 1 g/cc and 2 g/cc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: TAYLOR MADE GOLF COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Matthew Johnson, David Bennett, Joseph Hoffman, Joseph R. Nielson, Nathan T. Sargent, Christopher J. Harbert, Jared Guttmann, Christian R. Wester, Jake Feuerstein, Mattieu Bovee
  • Publication number: 20250066019
    Abstract: A system and method allowing spoon-based devices to be carried and dropped by a drone. The preferred embodiments are adapted for use with a drone having a retracting drop shaft release mechanism. First and second adapter portions are provided. These clamp around the body of a spoon-based device and hold the spoon-based device. The lower regions of the first and second adapter portions are joined by a pivot joint. The upper regions each include an engagement feature such as an upstanding tang portion. These first and second tang portions are engaged to the drone's release unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2023
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventors: John Carff, Matthew Johnson
  • Publication number: 20250068548
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and machine-readable media may facilitate one or a combination of the following. A software change operation within a deployment pipeline for testing and deploying a software change to a production computing service may be processed. The software change operation may be identified as corresponding to a software change with the deployment pipeline, where the software change may be identified as being configured to make a pipeline change to a configuration of the deployment pipeline itself. Responsive to the identifying, a regression suite configured to run a plurality of test applications on the deployment pipeline to test the deployment pipeline with respect to the software change may be invoked, and the plurality of test applications may be run with the software change. The running the plurality of test applications may include simulating pipeline runs with a plurality of use cases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventors: William Walker, Matthew Johnson
  • Patent number: 12233853
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to prevent trailer sway are disclosed. An example apparatus to prevent trailer sway of a trailer coupled to a vehicle includes prediction circuitry to predict, based on sensor data from one or more sensors of the vehicle, whether a trailer sway condition associated with the vehicle is likely to occur, and control activation circuitry to, in response to the prediction that the trailer sway is likely to occur, activate at least one vehicle control of the vehicle to prevent the trailer sway condition from occurring, the at least one vehicle control to include applying torque to at least one of one or more trailer wheels of the trailer or one or more vehicle wheels of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Keith Weston, Andrew Denis Lewandowski, Matthew Johnson, Brendan Diamond, Jordan Barrett, Andrew Niedert, Lars Niklas Pettersson
  • Publication number: 20250060957
    Abstract: Systems, machine-readable media, and methods may facilitate accelerating software change requests in deployment pipelines. Operations of a deployment pipeline for testing and deploying a software change may be monitored, the operations corresponding to a set of input requirements for testing and deploying the software change. Data composites may be collected. The data composites may be created and may include pipeline information associated with operations of the deployment pipeline. Rules corresponding to software change request protocols may be learned and may define mappings of the data composites to requirements pertaining to software change request operations of the deployment pipeline. Input required for a software change request may be decreased based on the learning so that the input required for the software change request conforms to a subset of the set of input requirements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2024
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Inventor: Matthew Johnson
  • Publication number: 20250050864
    Abstract: A vehicle control system may include a mode selector for enabling selection of an operating mode of the vehicle among a plurality of selectable operating modes, where at least one of the selectable operating modes includes an off-road driving assistance mode that controls propulsive torque and braking torque application when the off-road driving assistance mode is active. The system may further include a torque control module to generate both a propulsive torque request and a braking torque request based on a target speed set in association with the off-road driving assistance mode, a sensor network operably coupled to components of the vehicle to obtain tractive information associated with an operating context of the vehicle, and a controller operably coupled to the sensor network to receive the tractive information and modify operation of the torque control module responsive to the tractive information indicating a trigger event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2023
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Keith Weston, Matthew Johnson, Brendan Diamond
  • Patent number: 12207741
    Abstract: An infant carrier assembly may be removably securable to a car seat. The infant carrier assembly may include an adapter and an infant carrier. The adapter is removably securable to the car seat. The infant carrier is removably securable to the car seat by engagement with the adapter. A car seat assembly may include a car seat and the infant carrier assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: GRACO CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS INC.
    Inventors: Douglas Kim, Tyler Petito, Joonho Na, Thomas Jake Mitchell, Phillip LaPlante, Patrick Kil, Matthew Johnson
  • Publication number: 20250026710
    Abstract: A process for preparation of benzoate salt of 4-[5-[(3S)-3-aminopyrrolidine-1-carbonyl]-2-[2-fluoro-4-(2-hydroxy-2-methyl-propyl)phenyl]phenyl]-2-fluoro-benzonitrile, designated herein as Compound (A), and methods of using Compound (A) are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2022
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Inventors: Nipun Davar, Matthew Johnson, Suresh Manthati
  • Patent number: 12193872
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for semi-automated, portable, ultrasound guided cannulation. The systems and methods provide for image analysis to provide for segmentation of vessels of interest from image data. The image analysis provides for guidance for insertion of a cannulation system into a subject which may be accomplished by a non-expert based upon the guidance provided. The guidance may include an indicator or a mechanical guide to guide a user for inserting the vascular cannulation system into a subject to penetrate the vessel of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignees: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: Laura J. Brattain, Anthony E. Samir, Brian A. Telfer, Nancy DeLosa, Lars Gjesteby, Theodore T. Pierce, Matthew Johnson, Westin Hill, Andres Chamorro
  • Patent number: 12187223
    Abstract: A lock control system includes: an automatic door lock configured to unlock and lock a door of a vehicle; a wireless transceiver configured to wirelessly receive a first unique identifier for a period of use of the vehicle by a non-owner of the vehicle from a server that is remote from the vehicle; an input device configured to capture a second unique identifier output by an electronic device through a glass component of the vehicle; and a lock control module configured to: compare the first unique identifier with the second unique identifier; and selectively actuate the automatic door lock thereby unlocking the door in response to a determination that the second unique identifier is the same as the first unique identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignees: DENSO International America, Inc., DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Matthew Johnson, Martin Nespolo, Thomas Krzyzak, Sibu Varughese, Wilson Yim, Ginelle Margaret Reed
  • Patent number: 12174732
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and machine-readable media may facilitate one or a combination of the following. A software change operation within a deployment pipeline for testing and deploying a software change to a production computing service may be processed. The software change operation may be identified as corresponding to a software change with the deployment pipeline, where the software change may be identified as being configured to make a pipeline change to a configuration of the deployment pipeline itself. Responsive to the identifying, a regression suite configured to run a plurality of test applications on the deployment pipeline to test the deployment pipeline with respect to the software change may be invoked, and the plurality of test applications may be run with the software change. The running the plurality of test applications may include simulating pipeline runs with a plurality of use cases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: DISH Wireless L.L.C.
    Inventors: William Walker, Matthew Johnson
  • Patent number: 12169820
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system and method for identifying items. The method includes scanning a first item using a first barcode scanner and a second barcode scanner and determining, based on signals from the first barcode scanner and the second barcode scanner, a first two-dimensional light grid indicating where the first item broke beams of the first barcode scanner and the second barcode scanner. The method also includes predicting, using a machine learning model and based on the first two-dimensional light grid, a first category for the first item, receiving, from a camera, an image of the first item, and comparing the image of the first item to a first set of images assigned to the first category to determine an identity of the first item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions Holdings Corporation
    Inventors: Brad Matthew Johnson, Susan W. Brosnan, Andrei Khaitas
  • Publication number: 20240412255
    Abstract: A method and system for providing advertisements to user device includes determining a first location of a user device within a premises. The user device is associated with a user device identifier. The method further includes communicating the user device identifier to an on-premises controller, matching a user profile to the user device identifier, identifying a product associated with the first location of the user device, communicating product data associated with the product to a controller, and communicating an advertisement to the user device from the controller based on the product data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Applicant: DENSO International America, Inc.
    Inventors: Wilson YIM, Thomas KRZYZAK, Sibu Varughese, Matthew Johnson, Martin Nespolo, Justin McBride, Andrew Bianchi
  • Publication number: 20240414498
    Abstract: A method and system for identifying a user device in a premises includes communicating identifier signals from a user device to a plurality of ranging sensors disposed within a premises. The identifier signals are associated with a user device identifier. The method includes generating ranging signals at the ranging sensors, communicating the ranging signals to an on-premises store controller, communicating the user device identifier to the on-premises store controller, matching a user profile to the user device identifier, generating a first set of locations of the user device within the premises based on the ranging signals, and generating a plurality of camera signals corresponding to respective store zones. The camera signals comprise images. The method further includes, based on the camera signals, comparing the first set of locations, images and the ranging signals to form a comparison and identifying a user of the user device based on the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Applicant: DENSO International America, Inc.
    Inventors: Wilson YIM, Thomas KRZYZAK, Sibu VARUGHESE, Matthew JOHNSON, Martin NESPOLO, Andrew BIANCHI
  • Publication number: 20240408430
    Abstract: A novel modular weight station includes a frame, a first set of receivers, and a second set of receivers. The frame includes a first support column, a second support column, and a cross support coupled between the first and second support columns. The first set of receivers are coupled to the frame and orientated to face in a first direction while the second set of receivers are coupled to the frame and oriented to face in a second direction. The receivers are configured to removably engage an additional structural component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Applicant: Samson Equipment, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Lee Schroeder, David Lee Schroeder, Oliver Matthew Johnson
  • Publication number: 20240412576
    Abstract: A method and system for controlling a display case includes generating a key at a key generator, associating the key with a user profile and determining a location of a user device within a premises. The method further includes communicating the key to a receiver associated with a display case controller based on the location of the user device, comparing the key to a stored key and unlatching the display case when the stored key matches the key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Applicant: DENSO International America, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew JOHNSON, Thomas Krzyzak, JR., Sibu Varughese, Martin Nespolo, Andrew Bianchi, Wilson Yim