Patents by Inventor Matthew McMullen

Matthew McMullen 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: 20240135798
    Abstract: A system and method for evaluating safety risk of workers is presented. The system includes wearable devices configured to be attached to or carried by workers during a work shift and a monitoring system. The wearable device includes sensors configured to sample sensor data indicative of working conditions and work performed by workers. The wearable device is configured to record an audio recording and communicate a set of data including the audio recording and/or sensor data to the monitoring system in response to an event trigger being engaged. In one or more arrangements, the monitoring system is configured to facilitate creation of a workflow for performance of a task described in the audio recording in response to receiving the set of data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2024
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Mark Frederick, Gabriel Glynn, Matthew McMullen, Chris Wagner
  • Publication number: 20230281540
    Abstract: A system and method for evaluating safety risk of workers is presented. The system includes wearable devices configured to be attached to or carried by workers during a work shift. The wearable device includes sensors configured to sample motion data and/or other sensor data indicative of working conditions and work performed by workers. In one or more arrangements, the wearable device evaluates sensor data to identify instances when sensor data satisfies a set of criteria indicative of events of interest and communicates portions of sensor data including identified instances of events of interest to a monitoring system. In one or more arrangements, the monitoring system is configured to evaluate the sensor data to quantify physicality exhibited by workers during a work shift.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Mark Frederick, Gabriel Glynn, Matthew McMullen, Nikhil Agarwal, Matthew Joens
  • Publication number: 20230127399
    Abstract: The disclosed systems and method for evaluating the integrity of media pads within an adiabatic cooling system includes at least one media compartment containing at least one media coupon that is representative of at least one of the media pads. The system is adapted to be fluidly coupled to a source of representative process water and to provide such water to the at least one media compartment. A source of airflow fluidly is also coupled to the at least one media compartment. The flow of representative process water and airflow to the media coupon within the media compartment simulates the operation of the adiabatic cooling system. The at least one media coupon may then be analyzed as representative of media pads within the adiabatic cooling system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Applicant: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Zhangzhang Yin, Robert M. Lowe, Shawn Michael Dalke, Michael J. Murcia, Joshua Michael Minney, Michael J. Lesniak, Matthew McMullen
  • Patent number: 11235255
    Abstract: This disclosure provides devices and methods for implementing a robotic doll head. An implementation of the doll head can have a face mask having a pair of integral eyelids and an eyeball actuation frame supporting a pair of moveable eye assemblies. Each moveable eye assembly can have an eyeball element and an eyelid actuator assembly. The eyelid actuator assembly can have an eyelid support that can be coupled to an interior surface of one integral eyelid of the pair of integral eyelids. The eyelid actuator assembly can have a drive band configured to magnetically couple to the eyelid support and move the drive band in an arcuate path to blink the integral eyelids. The moveable eye assemblies can be offset from a centerline of the doll head by a separation angle by the eyeball actuation frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Realbotix. LLC
    Inventors: Matthew McMullen, Susan Pirzchalski
  • Patent number: 10940399
    Abstract: This disclosure provides devices and systems for a moveable eyeball assembly for a doll head. The eyeball assembly can have a rear portion having at least one first eyeball magnet and a substantially hemispherical shape forming a rear cavity in the rear portion. The eyeball assembly can have a front portion having a substantially hemispherical shape. The front portion can have at least one second eyeball magnet configured to magnetically couple with the at least one first eyeball magnet. The front portion can have a pupil element. The front portion can have an iris portion surrounding the pupil element. The eyeball assembly can be received in a gimbal assembly to move the eyeball assembly in at least two axes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Realbotix, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew McMullen, Susan Pirzchalski
  • Publication number: 20200310367
    Abstract: Systems and apparatus are disclosed herein of an entertainment both for providing robotic entertainment. For example, a robotic entertainment system is provided that includes a booth having a housing enclosing a viewing station opposite an entertainment station; a robotic entertainer disposed within the entertainment station, the robotic entertainer having a humanoid appearance and comprising a plurality of actuators; and a computing system coupled to the plurality of actuators and configured to control the actuators so to move the robotic entertainer in accordance with a performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventor: Matthew McMullen
  • Publication number: 20200147808
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for providing user feedback are disclosed. The device can include a housing having a hollow inner core extending from an outer opening to an inner end. The device can include a plurality of sensors disposed along an interior surface of the housing within the hollow inner core, operable to sense position of an object within the housing or pressure applied to an interior surface of the hollow inner core. The sensors can further sense depth of the object inserted into the hollow inner core. The device can have a controller communicatively coupled to the plurality of sensors and operable to receive sensor indications based on the position of the object within the housing provide various outputs based on the depth, position, pressure, etc. of the object within the hollow inner core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Susan Pirzchalski, Matthew McMullen
  • Publication number: 20190381414
    Abstract: This disclosure provides devices and methods for implementing a robotic doll head. An implementation of the doll head can have a face mask having a pair of integral eyelids and an eyeball actuation frame supporting a pair of moveable eye assemblies. Each moveable eye assembly can have an eyeball element and an eyelid actuator assembly. The eyelid actuator assembly can have an eyelid support that can be coupled to an interior surface of one integral eyelid of the pair of integral eyelids. The eyelid actuator assembly can have a drive band configured to magnetically couple to the eyelid support and move the drive band in an arcuate path to blink the integral eyelids. The moveable eye assemblies can be offset from a centerline of the doll head by a separation angle by the eyeball actuation frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Matthew McMullen, Susan Pirzchalski
  • Publication number: 20190381415
    Abstract: This disclosure provides devices and systems for a moveable eyeball assembly for a doll head. The eyeball assembly can have a rear portion having at least one first eyeball magnet and a substantially hemispherical shape forming a rear cavity in the rear portion. The eyeball assembly can have a front portion having a substantially hemispherical shape. The front portion can have at least one second eyeball magnet configured to magnetically couple with the at least one first eyeball magnet. The front portion can have a pupil element. The front portion can have an iris portion surrounding the pupil element. The eyeball assembly can be received in a gimbal assembly to move the eyeball assembly in at least two axes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Matthew McMullen, Susan Pirzchalski
  • Patent number: 8888553
    Abstract: A doll head is disclosed having a magnetically adjustable facial contour, along with a method for assembling same. In one embodiment, the doll head includes a face mask support on which is mounted an elastically deformable face mask. Movable adjustment mechanisms and associated motors and power supplies for moving the adjustment mechanisms are disposed in the face mask support. Each adjustment mechanism generates an applied magnetic field. First magnets are affixed to an inner surface of the face mask, and second magnets in magnetic communication with the first magnets are slidably disposed on an exterior surface of the face mask support. The adjustment mechanisms selectively apply magnetic fields that slidably adjust position of the second magnets. As position of the second magnets slidably adjust, the first magnets move to a like extent. As the first magnets move, contour of the face mask adjusts to change expression of the doll head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Inventor: Matthew McMullen
  • Publication number: 20130288565
    Abstract: A doll head is disclosed having a magnetically adjustable facial contour, along with a method for assembling same. In one embodiment, the doll head includes a face mask support on which is mounted an elastically deformable face mask. Movable adjustment mechanisms and associated motors and power supplies for moving the adjustment mechanisms are disposed in the face mask support. Each adjustment mechanism generates an applied magnetic field. First magnets are affixed to an inner surface of the face mask, and second magnets in magnetic communication with the first magnets are slidably disposed on an exterior surface of the face mask support. The adjustment mechanisms selectively apply magnetic fields that slidably adjust position of the second magnets. As position of the second magnets slidably adjust, the first magnets move to a like extent. As the first magnets move, contour of the face mask adjusts to change expression of the doll head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2012
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Inventor: Matthew McMullen
  • Patent number: 7186212
    Abstract: A full size fully articulated doll possessing visual and postural verisimilitude with that of an adult human female is provided selectively displayed alternative faces with exchange of faces masks or heads. Articulation is provided by an internal skeleton having movable joints between rigid members. A flexible resilient material inclusive of silicone rubber is used for simulated skin inclusive of the faces. A rigid moldable material inclusive of epoxy is used for a simulated skull possessing a movable jaw that can be displaced mechanically. An audio device can be added to provide aural verisimilitude in conjunction with the movable jaw and artificial eyeballs can also be displaced mechanically. A moderately soft resilient material inclusive of polyurethane foam is used for simulated flesh. Alternatively selected faces enable variation of appearance inclusive of both expression and genotype.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2007
    Inventor: Matthew McMullen