Patents by Inventor Michael A. Stark

Michael A. Stark 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).

  • Patent number: 11955729
    Abstract: Embodiments of an antenna system and a method for operating an antenna are disclosed. In an embodiment, an antenna system includes a first ferrite element, a second ferrite element, a first coil wrapped around the first ferrite element, a second coil wrapped around the second ferrite element, a first antenna interface electrically coupled to the first coil, a second antenna interface electrically coupled to the second coil, and a conductor network connected between the first coil, the second coil, the first antenna interface, and the second antenna interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Oliver Kronschläger, David Knabl, Andreas Merl, Michael Stark, Erich Merlin
  • Patent number: 11945114
    Abstract: The method for increasing the accuracy of grasping an object can include: labelling an image based on an attempted object grasp by a robot and generating a trained graspability network using the labelled images. The method can additionally or alternatively include determining a grasp point using the trained graspability network; executing an object grasp at the grasp point S400; and/or any other suitable elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Intrinsic Innovation LLC
    Inventors: Ahmad Humayun, Michael Stark, Nan Rong, Bhaskara Mannar Marthi, Aravind Sivakumar
  • Patent number: 11946673
    Abstract: A heat exchange system and a method for reclaiming corrosion inhibitor in a heat exchange system are provided by the present disclosure. The heat exchange system includes a compressor (1), a condenser (2) and an evaporator (3) connected in sequence, and the heat exchange system further includes a system for reclaiming corrosion inhibitor which includes an ejector (6) including a high-pressure fluid inlet (61) connected to an outlet (11) of the compressor, a suction fluid inlet (62) connected to the heat exchange system to extract a liquid-state refrigerant in the heat exchange system, and a fluid outlet (63) leading to bearings of the compressor, wherein a pressurizing device (5) is provided between the outlet of the compressor and the high-pressure fluid inlet of the ejector. The heat exchange system according to the embodiments of the present disclosure can provide sufficient corrosion inhibitor to the bearings of the compressor under various working conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xiangyuan Zhang, Haiping Ding, Haitao Zhang, Michael A. Stark
  • Patent number: 11913693
    Abstract: A method of purging contaminants from a refrigerant of a heat pump via a purge system includes generating a driving force across a separator, providing refrigerant including contaminants to the separator, separating the contaminants from the refrigerant within the separator, monitoring one or more parameters of the purge system and the heat pump, and actively controlling an operational parameter of the purge system in response to monitoring one or more parameters of the purge system and the heat pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rajiv Ranjan, Yinshan Feng, Parmesh Verma, Michael A. Stark
  • Publication number: 20240035720
    Abstract: A deflector for a condenser. The condenser has an inlet in communication with a compressor, and a deflector for guiding a refrigerant gas flow from the compressor is arranged in the condenser and at a position close to the inlet. The deflector is provided with a deflecting structure projecting toward the inlet, and the deflecting structure is configured as impermeable to the refrigerant gas flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Michael A. Stark, Scott A. Nieforth, Kai Deng, Haiping Ding, Yuling Shi, HongYi Li
  • Publication number: 20230417464
    Abstract: A refrigeration system includes a vapor compression loop and a purge system in communication with the vapor compression loop. The purge system includes at least one separator for separating contaminants from a purge gas provided from the vapor compression loop to the separator. The at least one separator has a vertical orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Jacob Wittmer, Karina D'Abruzzo, Michael Stark, Howard Hughes, Rajiv Ranjan, Sudhakara Gopireddy
  • Publication number: 20230384009
    Abstract: A refrigeration system includes a vapor compression loop and a purge system in communication with the vapor compression loop. The purge system includes a separator including for separating contaminants from a purge gas provided from the vapor compression loop to the separator and a movement mechanism operable to increase a pressure of the purge gas. The pressure of the purge gas drives the purge gas through the separator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Subhrajit Chakraborty, Michael Stark, Rajiv Ranjan, Hsihua Li
  • Patent number: 11821665
    Abstract: A deflector for a condenser. The condenser has an inlet in communication with a compressor, and a deflector for guiding a refrigerant gas flow from the compressor is arranged in the condenser and at a position close to the inlet. The deflector is provided with a deflecting structure projecting toward the inlet, and the deflecting structure is configured as impermeable to the refrigerant gas flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael A. Stark, Scott A. Nieforth, Kai Deng, Haiping Ding, Yuling Shi, HongYi Li
  • Publication number: 20230333914
    Abstract: Executing and managing flow plans by performing at least the following: receiving an indication to initiate a task flow including a plurality of discrete but related operations at a customer instance environment of a cloud-based computing platform; obtaining a definition of the task flow identifying run-time requirements for each of the plurality of operations; determining a first execution environment for the first of the plurality of operations; initiating execution of the first operation in the first execution environment; and determining the proper execution environment for subsequent operations of the task flow until all operations of the task flow are complete. Factors, such as look-ahead optimization, environmental operational capabilities, access and security requirements, current load, future load, etc. may be considered when determining the proper execution environment for a given operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Venkata Kiran Kumar Koya, Robert Peter-Paul Recatto, Nicholas Michael Stark, Harry Thomas Nelson
  • Publication number: 20230324681
    Abstract: Systems and methods for headset windowing may include determining a geometry of a first object used with a computing system in a work space; determining, based on information received from a sensor, when the user wearing a VR headset tilts their head to bring the first object into view of the VR headset; and displaying a first window on a display of the VR headset, the first window being dimensioned to conform to the geometry of the first object in view of the headset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Juergen STARK, Michael STARK
  • Publication number: 20230321821
    Abstract: A method for object grasping, including: determining features of a scene; determining candidate grasp locations; determining a set of candidate grasp proposals for the candidate grasp locations; optionally modifying a candidate grasp proposal of the set; determining grasp scores associated with the candidate grasp proposals; selecting a set of final grasp proposals based on the grasp scores; and executing a grasp proposal from the set of final grasp proposals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Li Yang Ku, Michael Stark, Ahmad Humayun, Nan Rong, Bhaskara Mannar Marthi
  • Publication number: 20230307837
    Abstract: Embodiments of an antenna system and a method for operating an antenna are disclosed. In an embodiment, an antenna system includes a first ferrite element, a second ferrite element, a first coil wrapped around the first ferrite element, a second coil wrapped around the second ferrite element, a first antenna interface electrically coupled to the first coil, a second antenna interface electrically coupled to the second coil, and a conductor network connected between the first coil, the second coil, the first antenna interface, and the second antenna interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Oliver Kronschläger, David Knabl, Andreas Merl, Michael Stark, Erich Merlin
  • Patent number: 11761695
    Abstract: A refrigeration system, comprising a compressor, a condenser, a throttle flow path, and an evaporator connected in sequence, wherein a non-adjustable main throttle element is disposed in the throttle flow path; and further comprising a bypass flow path, wherein the bypass flow path is connected to the throttle flow path respectively at the upstream and downstream of the main throttle element, and provided with an adjustable auxiliary throttle element thereon; a liquid level sensor, disposed upstream and/or downstream of the throttle flow path, and configured to detect the liquid level; and a controller, wherein the controller is configured to control the opening of the auxiliary throttle element according to a liquid level signal from the liquid level sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shaojuan Si, Haiping Ding, Michael Stark
  • Publication number: 20230256601
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for generating grasps for objects within a container. One of the methods includes determining a set of grasp proposals with associated grasping windows, wherein each grasp proposal has a different respective position within a workspace. A respective set of waypoints is determined for each grasp proposal, each set comprising a pre-grasp pose and a grasp pose within the workspace. A final selected grasp proposal is used to control an end effector of a robot to grasp an object in the workspace based on a calculated grasp trajectory associated to the selected grasp proposal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Li Yang Ku, Farzad Niroui, Nan Rong, Michael Stark, Bhaskara Mannar Marthi
  • Patent number: 11725851
    Abstract: A multi-stage refrigeration system (100) includes: a refrigeration loop (110), which includes a gas suction port of a multi-stage compressor (111), a condenser (112), a first throttling element (113), an evaporator (114) and an exhaust port of the multi-stage compressor which are sequentially connected through pipelines; an economizer branch (120), which includes an economizer (121), a second throttling element (122) and a first control valve (123), the economizer having an economizer liquid inlet connected to the condenser via the first throttling element, an economizer liquid outlet connected to the evaporator via the second throttling element, and an economizer exhaust port connected to an intermediate stage of the multi-stage compressor via a control valve; and a bypass branch (130), which is joined to the evaporator from the downstream of the second throttling element and connected to the condenser via the first throttling element, and on which a second control valve (131) is arranged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Haiping Ding, Shaojuan Si, Xiangyuan Zhang, Michael A. Stark
  • Patent number: 11720415
    Abstract: Executing and managing flow plans by performing at least the following: receiving an indication to initiate a task flow including a plurality of discrete but related operations at a customer instance environment of a cloud-based computing platform; obtaining a definition of the task flow identifying run-time requirements for each of the plurality of operations; determining a first execution environment for the first of the plurality of operations; initiating execution of the first operation in the first execution environment; and determining the proper execution environment for subsequent operations of the task flow until all operations of the task flow are complete. Factors, such as look-ahead optimization, environmental operational capabilities, access and security requirements, current load, future load, etc. may be considered when determining the proper execution environment for a given operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: ServiceNow, Inc.
    Inventors: Venkata Kiran Kumar Koya, Robert Peter-Paul Recatto, Nicholas Michael Stark, Harry Thomas Nelson
  • Patent number: 11686515
    Abstract: A separator for removing contamination from a fluid of a heat pump includes a housing having a hollow interior, a separation component mounted within the hollow interior, and at least one turbulence-generating element positioned within the hollow interior adjacent the separation component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rajiv Ranjan, Yinshan Feng, Parmesh Verma, Michael A. Stark
  • Patent number: 11652387
    Abstract: An electric motor includes a rotor having a rotor shaft part and a first shaft part and a second shaft part. The rotor shaft is situated axially between the first and the second shaft parts. The first shaft part includes a first bearing seat and is connected to the rotor shaft part in a torsionally fixed manner, and the second shaft part includes a second bearing seat and is connected to the rotor shaft part in a torsionally fixed manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Michael Stark, Klaus Müller, Bernhard Winter
  • Publication number: 20230108488
    Abstract: The method for increasing the accuracy of grasping an object can include: labelling an image based on an attempted object grasp by a robot and generating a trained graspability network using the labelled images. The method can additionally or alternatively include determining a grasp point using the trained graspability network; executing an object grasp at the grasp point S400; and/or any other suitable elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Ahmad Humayun, Michael Stark, Nan Rong, Bhaskara Mannar Marthi, Aravind Sivakumar
  • Patent number: 11614619
    Abstract: Systems and methods for headset windowing may include determining a geometry of a first object used with a computing system in a work space; determining, based on information received from a sensor, when the user wearing a VR headset tilts their head to bring the first object into view of the VR headset; and displaying a first window on a display of the VR headset, the first window being dimensioned to conform to the geometry of the first object in view of the headset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc.
    Inventors: Juergen Stark, Michael Stark