Patents by Inventor Michael O'Brien

Michael O'Brien 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: 20230287238
    Abstract: This invention provides methods for coating food and beverage containers using polymers which are preferably polyether polymers. The invention further provides liquid and powder coating compositions including such polymers and which have utility in a variety of other coating end uses, including, for example, valve and pipe coatings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Jeffrey NIEDERST, Richard H. EVANS, Robert Michael O'BRIEN, Kevin ROMAGNOLI, Mark S. VON MEIER, Howard T. KILLILEA
  • Publication number: 20230257044
    Abstract: Systems and methods for collecting electric scooters are described herein. In some embodiments, the systems and methods facilitate a “snaking” configuration of attaching, coupling, or fixing multiple electric scooters to one another. The snaking configuration enables multiple electric scooters to be collected together and moved to various locations, such as locations where the electric scooters can be rented, serviced, and so on. Further, the systems and methods enable any electric scooter to act as a collecting scooter, and thus a scooter share service or other fleet of scooters can manage the collection and provisioning of scooters in a location without special vehicles or equipment, among other benefits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Forrest Jean North, Matthew Michael O'Brien
  • Patent number: 11726635
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes methods and systems for interpreting a table grouping input value associated with a table, wherein the table comprises a plurality of categories and a plurality of associated data sets corresponding to the plurality of categories, determining an aggregation value in response to the table grouping input value, wherein the aggregation value corresponds to at least one of the plurality of categories, and in response to the aggregation value, providing an aggregated table view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Coda Project, Inc.
    Inventors: Melissa Ming-Sak Boucher, Jeremy Edward Britton, Luke Bayes, Monica F. Caso, Alexander W. Deneui, Christopher Leland Eck, Nigel Robin Ellis, Filipe P. Fortes, David Lilja Greenspan, Brett Robert Hobbs, Matthew B. Hudson, Timothy Andrew James, Kenneth Francis Mendes, Shishir S. Mehrotra, Trevor Michael O'Brien, Lane Patrick Shackleton, Rhed Shi, Hariharan Sivaramakrishnan, Jason Peter Stowe, Jason Andrew Tamulonis, Himanshu Vasishth, Ramesh Krishna Vyaghrapuri, David Richard Wright, Irvin Zhan, Roger Mathieu Zurawicki
  • Publication number: 20230249687
    Abstract: A tight turn wheel locking system may include a steering end stop sensor to output signals indicating that steered front wheels of a vehicle are in an end stop state towards a short turn side, an end stop steering wheel input sensor to output signals indicating end stop operator input to the steering wheel while the steered front wheels are in the end stop state, and a controller configured to automatically enter a tight turn mode in response to the end stop operator input satisfying a predetermined threshold. The controller, in the tight turn mode, outputs tight turn control signals that cause a vehicle braking system of the vehicle to lock a rear wheel of the vehicle corresponding to the short turn side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicant: Zimeno, Inc. dba Monarch Tractor
    Inventors: Zachary Meyer OMOHUNDRO, Karan KAUSHIK, Matthew Michael O'BRIEN, Akash MODI
  • Publication number: 20230240168
    Abstract: A vehicle may operate in a first mode in which an electric motor operates in a forward state such that the rear ground traction members of the vehicle are driven forwardly by the electric motor while a hydraulic pump is powered by the electric motor and may alternatively operate in a second mode in which the electric motor operates in a reversed state such that the rear ground traction members are driven forwardly by the electric motor while the electric motor is operably decoupled from the hydraulic pump by a one-way clutch/bearing ring coupled between the electric motor and the hydraulic pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: Zimeno, Inc. dba Monarch Tractor
    Inventors: Zachary Meyer OMOHUNDRO, Matthew Michael O'Brien, Matthew Coleman TINDALL, Karan KAUSHIK
  • Publication number: 20230233176
    Abstract: Example implementations can include a method of calibrating orientation of a cerebral sensor and generating feedback from an injector for a cerebral sensor, by scanning an anatomical structure, by a cerebral sensor, proximate to the scan position and satisfying a first threshold, obtaining at least one cranial signal from the cerebral sensor in accordance with a first pathway over the anatomical structure, obtaining from the cranial signal a point corresponding to the anatomical structure, storing the obtained point to a point cache operable to store one or more points, in response to a determination that the point satisfies a second threshold, modifying the first pathway for actuating the cerebral sensor, in response to the determination that the obtained point satisfies the second threshold, selecting an optimized point from the point stack, and actuating the cerebral sensor continuously based on the optimized point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2022
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Robert Hamilton, Corey Thibeault, Shankar Radhakrishnan, Michael O'Brien, Mina Ranjbaran, Gerard Salinas, Naresh Sehgal, Jayarajasekaran Janarthanan
  • Patent number: 11684336
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media related to a tool for determining presence or absence of a neurological condition in a subject are provided. The tool includes an ultrasound device configured to collect ultrasound data from a head of the subject. The tool further includes a processing circuit configured to calculate a curvature metric based on the ultrasound data. The processing circuit is further configured to calculate a velocity asymmetry metric based on the ultrasound data. The tool is further configured to determine presence or absence of the neurological condition in the subject based on the curvature metric and the velocity asymmetry metric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: NovaSignal Corp.
    Inventors: Samuel G. Thorpe, Corey M. Thibeault, Nicolas Canac, Michael O'Brien
  • Patent number: 11683577
    Abstract: Arrangements described herein relate to systems, apparatuses, and methods for a headset system that includes a transducer, a camera configured to capture image data of a subject, and a controller configured to detect one or more fiducial markers placed on the subject using the captured image data, and register the transducer with respect to the subject based on the detected fiducial markers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: NovaSignal Corp.
    Inventors: Michael Costa, Trevor Dunlop, Roman Flores, II, Matthew Hutter, Michael O'Brien, Ilyas Patanam, Mina Ranjbaran, Gerard Salinas, Fabien Scalzo, Lane Stith, Matthew Sylvester, Justin White, Jan Zwierstra
  • Publication number: 20230165561
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for mapping a section of a vasculature of a subject are described herein, including moving a probe to a first position at a body of the subject adjacent the section of the vasculature; transmitting, by the probe, a first ultrasound beam into a first portion of the section of the vasculature through the body of the subject; receiving first ultrasound data including at least one imaging parameter of the first portion based on the first ultrasound beam; moving the probe to a second position at the body of the subject adjacent the section of the vasculature and different from the first position; transmitting, by the probe, a second ultrasound beam into a second portion of the section of the vasculature through the body of the subject; receiving second ultrasound data including the at least one imaging parameter of the second portion based on the second ultrasound beam; and constructing a map of the section of the vasculature based on the fi
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Michael O'Brien, Mina Ranjbaran, Leo Petrossian, Robert Hamilton, Shankar Radhakrishnan, Corey M. Thibeault, Samuel G. Thorpe, Nicolas Canac
  • Publication number: 20230142413
    Abstract: A receiver for detecting at least one electromagnetic signal while the receiver is moving relative to the Earth's magnetic field, the receiver comprising: an SQUID array for generating an output that is a transfer function of SQUID array magnetic flux that is supplied from a combination of an oscillating magnetic field of the at least one electromagnetic signal, the Earth's magnetic field, and a bias magnetic field; a bias-tee configured to divide the SQUID array output into a DC signal and an RF signal; a memory store configured to store a plurality of voltage and flux bias values, wherein each voltage value has a corresponding flux bias value that results in maximum SQUID array sensitivity; and a logic circuit configured to find a voltage value in the memory store that most closely matches the DC signal, and to apply to the SQUID array a flux bias corresponding to the most closely matched voltage value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Eric C. Fisher, Marcio C. de Andrade, Brian A. Higa, Michael O'Brien
  • Patent number: 11634188
    Abstract: Systems and methods for collecting electric scooters are described herein. In some embodiments, the systems and methods facilitate a “snaking” configuration of attaching, coupling, or fixing multiple electric scooters to one another. The snaking configuration enables multiple electric scooters to be collected together and moved to various locations, such as locations where the electric scooters can be rented, serviced, and so on. Further, the systems and methods enable any electric scooter to act as a collecting scooter, and thus a scooter share service or other fleet of scooters can manage the collection and provisioning of scooters in a location without special vehicles or equipment, among other benefits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Neptune Scooters
    Inventors: Forrest Jean North, Matthew Michael O'Brien
  • Patent number: 11630166
    Abstract: A receiver for detecting at least one electromagnetic signal while the receiver is moving relative to the Earth's magnetic field, the receiver comprising: an SQUID array for generating an output that is a transfer function of SQUID array magnetic flux that is supplied from a combination of an oscillating magnetic field of the at least one electromagnetic signal, the Earth's magnetic field, and a bias magnetic field; a bias-tee configured to divide the SQUID array output into a DC signal and an RF signal; a memory store configured to store a plurality of voltage and flux bias values, wherein each voltage value has a corresponding flux bias value that results in maximum SQUID array sensitivity; and a logic circuit configured to find a voltage value in the memory store that most closely matches the DC signal, and to apply to the SQUID array a flux bias corresponding to the most closely matched voltage value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Eric C. Fisher, Marcio C. de Andrade, Brian A. Higa, Michael O'Brien
  • Publication number: 20230071125
    Abstract: A crank assembly for extracting an inner galley trolley from a galley bay is provided. The crank assembly comprises an output shaft configured to rotate about an axis of rotation A for actuating a trolley extraction mechanism to extract an inner galley trolley from a galley trolley bay; a crank arm configured to rotate about the axis of rotation A; a handle connected to the crank arm for rotating the crank arm about the axis of rotation A; and a clutch mechanism. The clutch mechanism is operable to selectively couple the crank arm to the output shaft to selectively transfer rotational movement of the crank arm into rotational movement of the output shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: B/E Aerospace (UK) Limited
    Inventors: Christopher Lourens Tracey, Paul Michael O'Brien
  • Patent number: 11589836
    Abstract: According to various embodiments, there is provided a device including a processor configured to control a robotic system to autonomously position a transducer at a plurality of locations adjacent a subject's skull and to autonomously locate a window on the subject's skull within which an artery can be located, from which artery a signal can be returned to the transducer, the signal having an energy level exceeding a predefined threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: NovaSignal Corp.
    Inventors: Michael O'Brien, Nicolas Canac, Michael Costa, Trevor Dunlop, Roman Flores, II, Robert Hamilton, Ilyas Patanam, Shankar Radhakrishnan, Mina Ranjbaran, Corey Thibeault, Samuel Thorpe, Seth Wilk, Jan Zwierstra
  • Patent number: 11590887
    Abstract: A system provides for strobing or high conspicuity signaling with vehicle hazard and other lights depending upon inputs and parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: ESS-Help, Inc.
    Inventors: David M. Tucker, Stephen T. Powers, Andrew Coetzee, Mike Incorvaia, Julian Dench, Michael O'Brien, Daniel Anthony Tucker, Austin Reece Tucker, James Sullivan
  • Publication number: 20230040812
    Abstract: A method includes driving, while producing a burst of pulses at a pulse repetition rate, a spectral feature adjuster among a set of discrete states at a frequency correlated with the pulse repetition rate; and in between the production of the bursts of pulses (while no pulses are being produced), driving the spectral feature adjuster according to a driving signal defined by a set of parameters. Each discrete state corresponds to a discrete value of a spectral feature. The method includes ensuring that the spectral feature adjuster is in one of the discrete states that corresponds to a discrete value of the spectral feature of the amplified light beam when a pulse in the next burst is produced by adjusting one or more of: an instruction to the lithography exposure apparatus, the driving signal to the spectral feature adjuster, and/or the instruction to the optical source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Kevin Michael O'Brien, Thomas Patrick Duffey, Joshua Jon Thornes
  • Patent number: 11559278
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for mapping a section of a vasculature of a subject are described herein, including moving a probe to a first position at a body of the subject adjacent the section of the vasculature; transmitting, by the probe, a first ultrasound beam into a first portion of the section of the vasculature through the body of the subject; receiving first ultrasound data including at least one imaging parameter of the first portion based on the first ultrasound beam; moving the probe to a second position at the body of the subject adjacent the section of the vasculature and different from the first position; transmitting, by the probe, a second ultrasound beam into a second portion of the section of the vasculature through the body of the subject; receiving second ultrasound data including the at least one imaging parameter of the second portion based on the second ultrasound beam; and constructing a map of the section of the vasculature based on the fi
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: NovaSignal Corp.
    Inventors: Michael O'Brien, Mina Ranjbaran, Leo Petrossian, Robert Hamilton, Shankar Radhakrishnan, Corey M. Thibeault, Samuel G. Thorpe, Nicolas Canac
  • Publication number: 20220401069
    Abstract: Arrangements described herein relate to systems, apparatuses, and methods for managing gel on a subject to provide gel on a first area of the subject, including controlling a transducer to move to a second area of the subject and controlling the transducer to move the gel to the first area from the second area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Michael O'Brien, Mina Ranjbaran
  • Publication number: 20220396330
    Abstract: A self-propelled, one-wheeled vehicle includes a suspension system configured to dampen up-and-down motion of a board relative to the axle of a central wheel assembly when the vehicle encounters obstacles (e.g., bumps) on a riding surface. Illustrative suspension systems include a shock absorber and a swingarm that couple the axle to the board. The suspension system may be disposed completely below a foot deck of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Kyle Jonathan DOERKSEN, Matthew Michael O'BRIEN
  • Patent number: 11526083
    Abstract: A method includes driving, while producing a burst of pulses at a pulse repetition rate, a spectral feature adjuster among a set of discrete states at a frequency correlated with the pulse repetition rate; and in between the production of the bursts of pulses (while no pulses are being produced), driving the spectral feature adjuster according to a driving signal defined by a set of parameters. Each discrete state corresponds to a discrete value of a spectral feature. The method includes ensuring that the spectral feature adjuster is in one of the discrete states that corresponds to a discrete value of the spectral feature of the amplified light beam when a pulse in the next burst is produced by adjusting one or more of: an instruction to the lithography exposure apparatus, the driving signal to the spectral feature adjuster, and/or the instruction to the optical source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Cymer, LLC
    Inventors: Kevin Michael O'Brien, Thomas Patrick Duffey, Joshua Jon Thornes