Patents by Inventor Michael Robert Johnson
Michael Robert 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).
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Patent number: 11965691Abstract: Methods of operating a refrigerator appliance are provided. The refrigerator appliance includes a cabinet defining a food storage chamber with a drawer slidably mounted within the food storage chamber. The refrigerator appliance also includes a sensor operable to detect an atmospheric condition within the food storage chamber of the drawer and a camera assembly positioned and configured for monitoring the drawer. The methods generally include obtaining an image using the camera assembly and analyzing the image to identify a first food item and a second food item in the food storage chamber of the drawer.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2022Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Kyle Robert Eden, Eric Scott Johnson, Michael Goodman Schroeder
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Patent number: 11946017Abstract: The current invention relates to a method of separating polyunsaturated fatty acids containing lipids from a lipids containing biomass.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2017Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignees: Evonik Operations GmbH, DSM IP Assets B.V.Inventors: Manfred Bärz, Marc Beiser, Georg Borchers, Stephen Robert Cherinko, Mathias Dernedde, Michael Diehl, Xiao Daniel Dong, Jürgen Haberland, Michael Benjamin Johnson, Robert Cody Kertis, Jochen Lebert, Neil Francis Leininger, Kirt Lyvell Matthews, Sr., Holger Pfeifer, Christian Rabe, Shannon Elizabeth Ethier Resop, Ginger Marie Shank, Vinod Tarwade, David Allen Tinsley, Daniel Verkoeijen
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Publication number: 20240046432Abstract: The systems and methods described can include approaches to calibrate head-mounted displays for improved viewing experiences. Some methods include receiving data of a first target image associated with an undeformed state of a first eyepiece of a head-mounted display device; receiving data of a first captured image associated with deformed state of the first eyepiece of the head-mounted display device; determining a first transformation that maps the first captured image to the image; and applying the first transformation to a subsequent image for viewing on the first eyepiece of the head-mounted display device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2023Publication date: February 8, 2024Inventors: Lionel Ernest Edwin, Samuel A. Miller, Etienne Gregoire Grossmann, Brian Christopher Clark, Michael Robert Johnson, Wenyi Zhao, Nukul Sanjay Shah, Po-Kang Huang
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Patent number: 11854171Abstract: The systems and methods described can include approaches to calibrate head-mounted displays for improved viewing experiences. Some methods include receiving data of a first target image associated with an undeformed state of a first eyepiece of a head-mounted display device; receiving data of a first captured image associated with deformed state of the first eyepiece of the head-mounted display device; determining a first transformation that maps the first captured image to the image; and applying the first transformation to a subsequent image for viewing on the first eyepiece of the head-mounted display device.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2021Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.Inventors: Lionel Ernest Edwin, Samuel A. Miller, Etienne Gregoire Grossmann, Brian Christopher Clark, Michael Robert Johnson, Wenyi Zhao, Nukul Sanjay Shah, Po-Kang Huang
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Publication number: 20230324744Abstract: Disclosed are dimming assemblies and display systems for reducing artifacts produced by optically-transmissive displays. A system may include a substrate upon which a plurality of electronic components are disposed. The electronic components may include a plurality of pixels, a plurality of conductors, and a plurality of circuit modules. The plurality of pixels may be arranged in a two-dimensional array, with each pixel having a two-dimensional geometry corresponding to a shape with at least one curved side. The plurality of conductors may be arranged adjacent to the plurality of pixels. The system may also include control circuitry electrically coupled to the plurality of conductors. The control circuitry may be configured to apply electrical signals to the plurality of circuit modules by way of the plurality of conductors.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2023Publication date: October 12, 2023Applicant: Magic Leap, Inc.Inventors: Andrew Ian Russell, Jahja I. Trisnadi, Vaibhav Mathur, David Manly, Michael Robert Johnson, Clinton Carlisle
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Patent number: 11698557Abstract: Disclosed are dimming assemblies and display systems for reducing artifacts produced by optically-transmissive displays. A system may include a substrate upon which a plurality of electronic components are disposed. The electronic components may include a plurality of pixels, a plurality of conductors, and a plurality of circuit modules. The plurality of pixels may be arranged in a two-dimensional array, with each pixel having a two-dimensional geometry corresponding to a shape with at least one curved side. The plurality of conductors may be arranged adjacent to the plurality of pixels. The system may also include control circuitry electrically coupled to the plurality of conductors. The control circuitry may be configured to apply electrical signals to the plurality of circuit modules by way of the plurality of conductors.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2020Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.Inventors: Andrew Ian Russell, Jahja I. Trisnadi, Vaibhav Mathur, David Manly, Michael Robert Johnson, Clinton Carlisle
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Patent number: 11630297Abstract: Described herein are embodiments of fiber scanning systems and methods of scanning optical fibers. The disclosed systems and methods advantageously provide an improvement to the scanning range, the oscillation amplitude, and/or the maximum pointing angle for an optical fiber in a fiber scanning system by inducing a buckling of a portion of the optical fiber.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2021Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.Inventors: Timothy Mark Dalrymple, Andrew C. Duenner, Albert Daniel Carlomagno, Xiaoyang Zhang, Michael Robert Johnson, William K. Jones, Jr., Charles David Melville
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Publication number: 20220393444Abstract: An integrated transmission line installation system includes a transmission line conveying system that operates to install a transmission line within a conduit by advancing the transmission line through the conduit. The conduit includes at least a first segment and a second segment. The segments are evaluated to determine a full route including the routes of the first and second segments, and an installation plan is generated based at least in part on the full route. The transmission line conveying system includes two or more transmission line conveying apparatuses, a first that controls the advancement of the transmission line through the first segment, and a second that controls the advancement of the transmission line through the second segment.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2020Publication date: December 8, 2022Applicant: Condux International, Inc.Inventors: Bradley Paul RADICHEL, Eric Lakin COPE, Heinz Ulrich WORTMANN, Michael Robert JOHNSON, David Jon HASSING, Santosh SARIDE
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Patent number: 11294124Abstract: An example apparatus includes an optical fiber, an actuator, and a joint mechanically coupling the actuator to the optical fiber. The joint includes a neck extending along an axis. The optical fiber is threaded through an aperture extending along the axis through the neck. The optical fiber is attached to the joint at a surface of the neck facing the axis. The joint also includes a collar extending along the axis. The actuator is mechanically attached to the joint at an inner surface of the collar facing the axis. The joint also includes a flexural element extending radially from the neck to the collar. During operation, the joint couples a force from the actuator to the optical fiber to vary an orientation of a portion of the optical fiber extending from the neck with respect to the axis.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2020Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.Inventors: Xiaoyang Zhang, Vaibhav Mathur, Michael Robert Johnson, Timothy Mark Dalrymple, Andrew C. Duenner, Albert Daniel Carlomagno
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Publication number: 20220099963Abstract: Described herein are embodiments of fiber scanning systems and methods of scanning optical fibers. The disclosed systems and methods advantageously provide an improvement to the scanning range, the oscillation amplitude, and/or the maximum pointing angle for an optical fiber in a fiber scanning system by inducing a buckling of a portion of the optical fiber.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2021Publication date: March 31, 2022Applicant: Magic Leap, Inc.Inventors: Timothy Mark Dalrymple, Andrew C. Duenner, Albert Daniel Carlomagno, Xiaoyang Zhang, Michael Robert Johnson, William K. Jones, JR., Charles David Melville
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Publication number: 20220092747Abstract: The systems and methods described can include approaches to calibrate head-mounted displays for improved viewing experiences. Some methods include receiving data of a first target image associated with an undeformed state of a first eyepiece of a head-mounted display device; receiving data of a first captured image associated with deformed state of the first eyepiece of the head-mounted display device; determining a first transformation that maps the first captured image to the image; and applying the first transformation to a subsequent image for viewing on the first eyepiece of the head-mounted display device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2021Publication date: March 24, 2022Inventors: Lionel Ernest Edwin, Samuel A. Miller, Etienne Gregoire Grossmann, Brian Christopher Clark, Michael Robert Johnson, Wenyi Zhao, Nukul Sanjay Shah, Po-Kang Huang
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Patent number: 11199666Abstract: An example apparatus includes an optical fiber, an actuator, and a joint mechanically coupling the actuator to the optical fiber. The joint includes a neck extending along an axis. The optical fiber is threaded through an aperture extending along the axis through the neck. The optical fiber is attached to the joint at a surface of the neck facing the axis. The joint also includes a collar extending along the axis. The actuator is mechanically attached to the joint at an inner surface of the collar facing the axis. The joint also includes a flexural element extending radially from the neck to the collar. During operation, the joint couples a force from the actuator to the optical fiber to vary an orientation of a portion of the optical fiber extending from the neck with respect to the axis.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2020Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.Inventors: Xiaoyang Zhang, Vaibhav Mathur, Michael Robert Johnson, Timothy Mark Dalrymple, Andrew C. Duenner, Albert Daniel Carlomagno
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Patent number: 11200646Abstract: The systems and methods described can include approaches to calibrate head-mounted displays for improved viewing experiences. Some methods include receiving data of a first target image associated with an undeformed state of a first eyepiece of a head-mounted display device; receiving data of a first captured image associated with deformed state of the first eyepiece of the head-mounted display device; determining a first transformation that maps the first captured image to the image; and applying the first transformation to a subsequent image for viewing on the first eyepiece of the head-mounted display device.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2020Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.Inventors: Lionel Ernest Edwin, Samuel A. Miller, Etienne Gregoire Grossmann, Brian Christopher Clark, Michael Robert Johnson, Wenyi Zhao, Nukul Sanjay Shah, Po-Kang Huang
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Patent number: 11156827Abstract: Described herein are embodiments of fiber scanning systems and methods of scanning optical fibers. The disclosed systems and methods advantageously provide an improvement to the scanning range, the oscillation amplitude, and/or the maximum pointing angle for an optical fiber in a fiber scanning system by inducing a buckling of a portion of the optical fiber.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2020Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.Inventors: Timothy Mark Dalrymple, Andrew C. Duenner, Albert Daniel Carlomagno, Xiaoyang Zhang, Michael Robert Johnson, William K. Jones, Jr., Charles David Melville
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Publication number: 20210217147Abstract: The systems and methods described can include approaches to calibrate head-mounted displays for improved viewing experiences. Some methods include receiving data of a first target image associated with an undeformed state of a first eyepiece of a head-mounted display device; receiving data of a first captured image associated with deformed state of the first eyepiece of the head-mounted display device; determining a first transformation that maps the first captured image to the image; and applying the first transformation to a subsequent image for viewing on the first eyepiece of the head-mounted display device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2020Publication date: July 15, 2021Inventors: Lionel Ernest Edwin, Samuel A. Miller, Etienne Gregoire Grossmann, Brian Christopher Clark, Michael Robert Johnson, Wenyi Zhao, Nukul Sanjay Shah, Po-Kang Huang
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Publication number: 20210003872Abstract: Disclosed are dimming assemblies and display systems for reducing artifacts produced by optically-transmissive displays. A system may include a substrate upon which a plurality of electronic components are disposed. The electronic components may include a plurality of pixels, a plurality of conductors, and a plurality of circuit modules. The plurality of pixels may be arranged in a two-dimensional array, with each pixel having a two-dimensional geometry corresponding to a shape with at least one curved side. The plurality of conductors may be arranged adjacent to the plurality of pixels. The system may also include control circuitry electrically coupled to the plurality of conductors. The control circuitry may be configured to apply electrical signals to the plurality of circuit modules by way of the plurality of conductors.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2020Publication date: January 7, 2021Applicant: Magic Leap, Inc.Inventors: Andrew Ian Russell, Jahja I. Trisnadi, Vaibhav Mathur, David Manly, Michael Robert Johnson, Clinton Carlisle
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Publication number: 20200310037Abstract: An example apparatus includes an optical fiber, an actuator, and a joint mechanically coupling the actuator to the optical fiber. The joint includes a neck extending along an axis. The optical fiber is threaded through an aperture extending along the axis through the neck. The optical fiber is attached to the joint at a surface of the neck facing the axis. The joint also includes a collar extending along the axis. The actuator is mechanically attached to the joint at an inner surface of the collar facing the axis. The joint also includes a flexural element extending radially from the neck to the collar. During operation, the joint couples a force from the actuator to the optical fiber to vary an orientation of a portion of the optical fiber extending from the neck with respect to the axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2020Publication date: October 1, 2020Inventors: Xiaoyang Zhang, Vaibhav Mathur, Michael Robert Johnson, Timothy Mark Dalrymple, Andrew C. Duenner, Albert Daniel Carlomagno
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Publication number: 20200278535Abstract: Described herein are embodiments of fiber scanning systems and methods of scanning optical fibers. The disclosed systems and methods advantageously provide an improvement to the scanning range, the oscillation amplitude, and/or the maximum pointing angle for an optical fiber in a fiber scanning system by inducing a buckling of a portion of the optical fiber.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2020Publication date: September 3, 2020Applicant: Magic Leap, Inc.Inventors: Timothy Mark Dalrymple, Andrew C. Duenner, Albert Daniel Carlomagno, Xiaoyang Zhang, Michael Robert Johnson, William K. Jones, Jr., Charles David Melville
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Patent number: 10732355Abstract: An example apparatus includes an optical fiber, an actuator, and a joint mechanically coupling the actuator to the optical fiber. The joint includes a neck extending along an axis. The optical fiber is threaded through an aperture extending along the axis through the neck. The optical fiber is attached to the joint at a surface of the neck facing the axis. The joint also includes a collar extending along the axis. The actuator is mechanically attached to the joint at an inner surface of the collar facing the axis. The joint also includes a flexural element extending radially from the neck to the collar. During operation, the joint couples a force from the actuator to the optical fiber to vary an orientation of a portion of the optical fiber extending from the neck with respect to the axis.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2019Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.Inventors: Xiaoyang Zhang, Vaibhav Mathur, Michael Robert Johnson, Timothy Mark Dalrymple, Andrew C. Duenner, Albert Daniel Carlomagno
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Patent number: 10718941Abstract: Described herein are embodiments of fiber scanning systems and methods of scanning optical fibers. The disclosed systems and methods advantageously provide an improvement to the scanning range, the oscillation amplitude, and/or the maximum pointing angle for an optical fiber in a fiber scanning system by inducing a buckling of a portion of the optical fiber.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2019Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.Inventors: Timothy Mark Dalrymple, Andrew C. Duenner, Albert Daniel Carlomagno, Xiaoyang Zhang, Michael Robert Johnson, William K. Jones, Jr., Charles David Melville