Patents by Inventor Matthew Lee

Matthew Lee 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).

  • Device to detect the presence of a tool
    Patent number: 11048895
    Abstract: A device to detect a presence of a tool by responding to a remote RFID reader. The device includes a body that forms an interior space therein with the body having a window into the interior space. An RFID tag is positioned within the interior space. A biasing member is positioned within the interior space to apply a first force in a first direction to the RFID tag. A magnet is positioned within the interior space and is configured to apply a second force in a second direction to the RFID tag when the body is in the presence of the tool. The RFID tag is movable between first and second positions within the interior space. One of the first and second positions including the RFID tag aligned with the window. The other of the first and second positions including the RFID tag positioned away from the window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventor: Matthew Lee Prendergast
  • GROUND SURFACE IMAGING COMBINING LIDAR AND CAMERA DATA
    Publication number: 20210190956
    Abstract: A system uses data captured by vehicle-mounted sensors to generate a view of a ground surface. The system does this by receiving digital image frames and associating a location and pose of the vehicle that captured the image with each digital image frame. The system will access a three dimensional (3D) ground surface estimation model of the ground surface, select a region of interest (ROI) of the ground surface, and select a vehicle pose. The system will identify digital image frames that are associated with the pose and also with a location that corresponds to the ROI. The system will generate a visual representation of the ground surface in the ROI by projecting ground data for the ROI from the ground surface estimation model to normalized 2D images that are created from the digital image frames. The system will save the visual representation to a two-dimensional grid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Asaf Kagan, Dana Berman, Guy Leibovitz, Matthew Lee Gilson, Rotem Littman
  • HYBRID COOLING SYSTEMS FOR HERMETIC MOTORS
    Publication number: 20210190395
    Abstract: A hybrid cooling system for a hermetic motor includes an annular cavity in a motor housing that receives a vapor flow and an annulus in the motor housing that receives a liquid flow. The hybrid cooling system includes a sleeve disposed adjacent to the annular cavity and the annulus, where a radial opening is defined through the sleeve. The hybrid cooling system includes a stator at least partially surrounded by the sleeve, a gap defined between the stator and a rotor, and a vent slot of the stator configured to receive the vapor flow from the annular cavity through the radial opening of the sleeve and direct the vapor flow to the gap. The hybrid cooling system includes an exit path in the motor housing configured to direct an evaporated vapor flow, generated from the liquid flow contacting the stator, and the vapor flow out of the motor housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Paul William Snell, Matthew Lee Heisey, Tyler Alexander Wolgemuth
  • Systems and methods for chat message management and document generation on devices
    Patent number: 11042256
    Abstract: Systems and methods described herein are directed to implementations that facilitate individuals to collect, store, and automatically extract procedural knowledge from their messaging interactions with collaborative groups. Example implementations involve chat interfaces to communicate and add the capability to tag text and media to organize content. Example implementations also add a new thread-like structure to the previously only linear time-line of a chat. Knowledge from the chat can then be extracted automatically into a high-quality multimedia document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Britta Meixner, Scott Carter, Matthew Lee
  • PARALLEL USE OF SERIAL CONTROLS IN IMPROVED WIRELESS DEVICES AND POWER AMPLIFIER MODULES
    Publication number: 20210184710
    Abstract: A power amplifier module can include one or more switches, a coupler module, input signal pins, and a controller having first and second output terminals. The input signal pins can receive a voltage input/output signal, a clock input signal, and a data input signal. The controller can (i) set a mode of the one or more switches using a synchronous communication protocol in which the controller outputs a synchronous clock signal on the first output terminal and a data signal on the second output terminal, when the power amplifier module is in a first operating mode, or (ii) set a mode of the coupler module using an asynchronous communication protocol in which the controller outputs a first asynchronous control signal on the first output terminal and a second asynchronous control signal on the second output terminal, when the power amplifier module is in a second operating mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Matthew Lee Banowetz, Philip H. Thompson, Edward James Anthony, James Henry Ross
  • Systems and methods for prioritizing local shopping options
    Patent number: 11030676
    Abstract: Systems and methods to provide a prioritized shopping system are discussed. For example, a method can include receiving a list of target items, receiving busyness data for a plurality of local merchants, developing a prioritized shopping plan, and communicating the prioritized shopping plan to a mobile device. Each target item in the list of target items can represents a product or service that a user has indicated an interest in purchasing. The prioritized shopping plan is based at least in part on the busyness data and the list of target items. Busyness data provides an indication of traffic levels within at least a portion of the plurality of local merchants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: John Tapley, Krystal Rose Higgins, Matthew Lee Giger, David W. Goldman
  • Processor and chipset continuity testing of package interconnect for functional safety applications
    Patent number: 11022657
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus relating to processor and chipset continuity testing of package interconnect for functional safety applications are described. In an embodiment, voltage divider logic circuitry divides a reference voltage. Controller logic circuitry compares a divided voltage value from a node of the voltage divider logic circuitry and a threshold voltage value. A first end of the voltage divider logic circuitry is coupled to receive the reference voltage and a second end of the voltage divider logic circuitry is coupled to a Non-Critical-To-Function (NCTF) solder ball. The controller logic circuitry generates an error signal in response to a mismatch between the divided voltage value and the threshold voltage value. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew Lee, Benedict C. Ofuonye, Erich Ewy, Jeffrey Willcoxon
  • Turbine blade
    Patent number: 11021969
    Abstract: An airfoil comprises one or more internal cooling circuits. The cooling circuit can further comprise a near wall cooling mesh, fluidly coupling a supply passage to a mesh plenum. The mesh plenum can be disposed adjacent to the external surface of the airfoil having a plurality of film holes extending between the mesh plenum and the external surface of the airfoil. The mesh plenum can further comprise a cross-sectional area sized to facilitate machining of the film holes without damage to the interior of the airfoil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Matthew Lee Krumanaker, Weston Nolan Dooley, Steven Robert Brassfield
  • Snapshot Lifecycle Management Systems and Methods
    Publication number: 20210157504
    Abstract: Snapshot lifecycle management systems and methods are disclosed herein. An example method includes establishing a repository for a user, determining indices for the user, generating a snapshot lifecycle policy for the indices of the cluster. The snapshot lifecycle policy comprises snapshot gathering parameters that dictate when and how often snapshots of indices of the cluster are obtained, as well as retention parameters that control how long the snapshots are stored and when the snapshots are to be deleted. The method includes storing the snapshots for the indices of the cluster in the repository according to the snapshot gathering parameters, and managing retention of the snapshots stored in the repository according to the retention parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventor: Matthew Lee Hinman
  • System and method for balancing battery cell charge in battery array for electrified machine
    Patent number: 11018511
    Abstract: A system for balancing battery cell charge in a battery array for an electrified machine is provided. The battery array includes a plurality of individual battery cells, or groups of battery cells. A plurality of cell monitors are in communication with the individual battery cells, or groups of battery cells, with the plurality of cell monitors being powered by the individual battery cells, or groups of battery cells. A battery controller of the system receives information about the individual battery cells, or groups of battery cells, from the plurality of cell monitors. The information traverses the plurality of cell monitors in a first pattern to the battery controller and, after a predetermined period of time or occurrence of a predetermined event, the information traverses the plurality of cell monitors in a second pattern that is different than the first pattern to the battery controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Lee Boggs, Jason Lee Miller, Justin Dale Middleton
  • STRENGTHENED GLASS ARTICLES EXHIBITING IMPROVED HEADFORM IMPACT PERFORMANCE AND AUTOMOTIVE INTERIOR SYSTEMS INCORPORATING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20210130232
    Abstract: Embodiments of this disclosuer pertain to glass articles that comprise a maximum CS magnitude (CSmax) of about 900 MPa or greater, a CS magnitude of 750 MPa or greater at a depth of about 5 micrometers, and a maximum CT magnitude (CTmax) disposed at a depth from the first major surface in a range from about 0.25 t to about 0.75 t. Embodiments of a curved glass article are also disclosed. In one or more embodiments, such curved glass articles include the first major concave surface comprising a maximum radius of curvature of about 100 mm or greater and a first maximum CS value (CSmax1) greater than about 800 MPa, a second major convex surface comprising a second maximum CS value (CSmax2), wherein the CSmax2 is less than CSmax1. Embodiments of an automotive interior system including such curved glass articles and methods of making glass articles are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Matthew Lee Black, Timothy Michael Gross, Khaled Layouni
  • Managing data transmissions over a network connection
    Patent number: 10999341
    Abstract: In various example embodiments, a system and method for managing media bandwidth usage are disclosed. One disclosed method includes determining a network connection state of a computing device, receiving a request that requests media content, altering the request to request a synthetic representation of the media content instead of the media content in response to the network connection state being one of a set of predefined network connection states and the media content violating one or more restrictions of the network connection state, and requesting the media content in response to a user selecting the synthetic representation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventor: Matthew Lee Giger
  • SOFTWARE UPGRADE AND DOWNGRADE USING GHOST ENTRIES
    Publication number: 20210124568
    Abstract: Methods and systems for modifying software programs are disclosed. For instance, an example method for modifying a software program may include extracting, from a configuration program file, a future list of one or more future active entries relating to a future version of the software program and a future list of one or more future ghost entries relating to the future version of the software program, comparing the future lists of future active and ghost entries to current lists of current active entries and current ghost entries of a current version of the software program. Then, at least one upgrade or at least one downgrade of the current version of the software program is performed in response the comparison of the current and future lists.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Freeman Yufei Huang, Matthew Lee Deter, Jorge Arturo Villavicencio Conejo, Hari Babu Ravindran
  • Smart-home device installation guidance
    Patent number: 10991213
    Abstract: Various arrangements for assessing an installation of a smart home device are presented. An orientation of the smart home device may be analyzed to determine whether the orientation of the smart home device is unsuitable for one or more features of the smart home device to function properly. An indication of whether the orientation of the smart home device is unsuitable may be output, such as by the smart home device using voice or lighting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: David Sloo, Nick Webb, Yoky Matsuoka, Anthony Michael Fadell, Matthew Lee Rogers
  • Method and system for remote quality of experience diagnostics based on a traffic signature determined from analyzing subscriber data and traffic flow performance statistics
    Patent number: 10992548
    Abstract: A method and system for remote diagnostic of Quality of Experience (QoE) for a subscriber on a computer network. The method includes: reviewing a plurality of traffic flows associated with a subscriber to determine performance statistics correlated with each of the traffic flows; determining subscriber data related to the subscriber associated with the plurality of traffic flows; analyzing the subscriber data and performance statistics to determine a traffic signature associated with the plurality of traffic flows; retrieving a plurality of known traffic signatures associate with QoE issues; determining whether the traffic signature matches any of the plurality of known traffic signatures; and diagnosing the QoE issue based on the match of the traffic signatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Inventors: Kamakshi Sridhar, Mostafa Mohamed Hassan, Ty Sayers, Nick St. Pierre, Alexander Havang, John Hoover, David Amedeo, Matthew Lee Farmer
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOAD DETECTION ON SERIAL COMMUNICATION DATA LINES
    Publication number: 20210117354
    Abstract: Systems and methods for load detection on serial communication data lines are provided herein. In certain configurations, a serial communication system includes a data line having a load capacitance and a master device configured to generate a command signal for a slave device to measure the load capacitance on the data line. The system further includes a slave device including a load detector including a controller configured to receive the command signal from the master device, provide a first fixed current to the data line, determine an amount of time elapsed while the data line is driven to a first threshold value, and determine the load capacitance of the data line based on the amount of time elapsed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Alex Zeng, Adam Alexander Wu, Matthew Lee Banowetz
  • SINGLE CRYSTAL SYNTHETIC DIAMOND MATERIAL VIA CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION
    Publication number: 20210108333
    Abstract: A single crystal CVD diamond material is disclosed, the material comprising a total nitrogen concentration of at least 3 ppm as measured by secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS); and a low optical birefringence such that in a sample of the single crystal CVD diamond material having an area of at least 1.3 mm×1.3 mm, and measured using a pixel size of area in a range 1×1 ?m2 to 20×20 ?m2, a maximum value of ?n[average] does not exceed 1.5×10?4, where ?n[average] is an average value of a difference between refractive index for light polarised parallel to slow and fast axes averaged over the sample thickness. A method of making the material is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Applicant: ELEMENT SIX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: MATTHEW LEE MARKHAM, ANDREW MARK EDMONDS, HARPREET KAUR DHILLON, DAVID WILLIAM HARDEMAN
  • BRAKE SYSTEM FOR A COMPRESSOR
    Publication number: 20210102720
    Abstract: A heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a compressor having an impeller configured to rotate and drive a working fluid through a working fluid circuit of the HVAC system in an active operating mode. The HVAC system further includes a controller configured to, in response to receiving an input indicative of a transition to operate in an inactive operating mode, suspend the active operating mode by interrupting a supply of power to the compressor, adjust pre-rotation vanes of the compressor, a variable geometry diffuser of the compressor to a first position, or both to enable a backflow of the working fluid through the compressor for a first interval of time, and, after the first interval of time has elapsed, adjust the pre-rotation vanes, the variable geometry diffuser, or both to a second position to block the backflow of the working fluid through the compressor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: Paul William Snell, Matthew Lee Heisey
  • Branch predictor
    Patent number: 10963260
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises processing circuitry to perform data processing in response to instructions; and a branch predictor to predict a branch outcome for a given branch instruction as one of taken and not-taken, based on branch prediction state information indexed based on at least one property of the given branch instruction. In a static branch prediction mode of operation, the branch predictor predicts the branch outcome based on static values of the branch prediction state information set independent of actual branch outcomes of branch instructions which are executed by the processing circuitry while in the static branch prediction mode. The static values of the branch prediction state information are programmable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Arm Limited
    Inventor: Matthew Lee Winrow
  • Atraumatic coupling and catheter employing the same
    Patent number: 10952629
    Abstract: A catheter includes a proximal shaft and a distal shaft having differing diameters; often, the distal shaft will have a smaller diameter than the proximal shaft. A coupling joins the distal shaft to the proximal shaft. For example, a proximal portion of the distal shaft can be inserted into the coupling through its distal end, while the proximal portion of the coupling can be inserted into the proximal shaft through its distal end. To provide an atraumatic transition from the distal shaft to the proximal shaft, coupling can taper towards its distal end, for example by using a dome- or frustoconical-shape for the distal portion of the coupling. The exterior of the coupling can be ribbed to facilitate bonding to the proximal shaft. The distal shaft can be formed into at least a partial loop having a fixed or variable radius of curvature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
    Inventors: Linda Kay Nemec, Neil David Hawkinson, Ryan Dale Hendrickson, Matthew Lee Knochenmus