Patents by Inventor Nathan Davis

Nathan Davis 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).

  • NETWORK-BASED ULTRASOUND IMAGING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20240125927
    Abstract: Systems and methods for network-based ultrasound imaging are provided, which can include a number of features. In some embodiments, an ultrasound imaging system images an object with three-dimensional unfocused pings and obtains digital sample sets from a plurality of receiver elements. A sub-set of the digital sample sets can be electronically transferred to a remote server, where the sub-set can be beamformed to produce a series of two-dimensional image frames. A video stream made up of the series of two-dimensional images frames can then be transferred from the remote server to a display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Josef R. CALL, Henry A. DAVIS, David M. SMITH, David J. SPECHT, Viet Nam LE, Lang J. MCHARDY, Joseph James DIGIOVANNI, II, Nathan W. OSBORN, Bruce R. RITZI
  • ACTUATED SAND DUMP SYSTEM AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20240117706
    Abstract: An apparatus, system and related methods for controlling a pressurized flow from a high or low pressure system. An actuated sand dump system and related methods include a first valve positioned downstream of a high or low pressure system, a second valve positioned downstream of the first valve, a choke positioned between in the first and second valves, a plurality of pressure gauges, and a control unit operable to automatically open and close the first and second valves and the choke in a predetermined sequence, upon initiating the predetermined sequence, and in response to pressure measurements from the plurality of pressure gauges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: SM ENERGY COMPANY
    Inventors: Sean SAYERS, Nathan GERBER, Ryan DAVIS, Robert BALCER
  • Wireless communication technology, apparatuses, and methods
    Patent number: 11955732
    Abstract: Millimeter wave (mmWave) technology, apparatuses, and methods that relate to transceivers, receivers, and antenna structures for wireless communications are described. The various aspects include co-located millimeter wave (mmWave) and near-field communication (NFC) antennas, scalable phased array radio transceiver architecture (SPARTA), phased array distributed communication system with MIMO support and phase noise synchronization over a single coax cable, communicating RF signals over cable (RFoC) in a distributed phased array communication system, clock noise leakage reduction, IF-to-RF companion chip for backwards and forwards compatibility and modularity, on-package matching networks, 5G scalable receiver (Rx) architecture, among others.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Erkan Alpman, Arnaud Lucres Amadjikpe, Omer Asaf, Kameran Azadet, Rotem Banin, Miroslav Baryakh, Anat Bazov, Stefano Brenna, Bryan K. Casper, Anandaroop Chakrabarti, Gregory Chance, Debabani Choudhury, Emanuel Cohen, Claudio Da Silva, Sidharth Dalmia, Saeid Daneshgar Asl, Kaushik Dasgupta, Kunal Datta, Brandon Davis, Ofir Degani, Amr M. Fahim, Amit Freiman, Michael Genossar, Eran Gerson, Eyal Goldberger, Eshel Gordon, Meir Gordon, Josef Hagn, Shinwon Kang, Te Yu Kao, Noam Kogan, Mikko S. Komulainen, Igal Yehuda Kushnir, Saku Lahti, Mikko M. Lampinen, Naftali Landsberg, Wook Bong Lee, Run Levinger, Albert Molina, Resti Montoya Moreno, Tawfiq Musah, Nathan G. Narevsky, Hosein Nikopour, Oner Orhan, Georgios Palaskas, Stefano Pellerano, Ron Pongratz, Ashoke Ravi, Shmuel Ravid, Peter Andrew Sagazio, Eren Sasoglu, Lior Shakedd, Gadi Shor, Baljit Singh, Menashe Soffer, Ra'anan Sover, Shilpa Talwar, Nebil Tanzi, Moshe Teplitsky, Chintan S. Thakkar, Jayprakash Thakur, Avi Tsarfati, Yossi Tsfati, Marian Verhelst, Nir Weisman, Shuhei Yamada, Ana M. Yepes, Duncan Kitchin
  • Valve assembly failsafe
    Patent number: 11913370
    Abstract: A valve assembly failsafe configured to be coupled to an actuator of a coolant control regulator assembly is provided. The valve assembly failsafe includes a wind arm, a spring that engages the wind arm under spring tension, a latch that engages the wind arm, a drive gear that engages the wind arm and the actuator, and a driver that engages the latch. The valve assembly failsafe is configured to be positioned in a set state where the latch engages and retains the wind arm under spring tension and the drive gear freely rotates during rotation of the actuator, and a tripped state where the driver rotates the latch to disengage the latch from the wind arm, causing the wind arm to rotate under the spring tension to engage the drive gear and cause the drive gear to drive the actuator to a default position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.
    Inventors: Nathan Osmun, Joseph Davis
  • Methods and systems for sizing waste solids
    Patent number: 11873240
    Abstract: Methods and systems for reducing an average particle size of blackwater solids is disclosed. A vessel is configured to receive a blackwater stream through a one-way inlet. The one-way inlet is configured to allow the blackwater stream into the vessel and prevent backflow. The blackwater stream contains blackwater solids and water. A device in a bottom portion of the vessel is configured to receive the blackwater and comminute the blackwater solids. A recirculating pump is configured to recirculate the blackwater stream under pressure through the device until the average particle size of the blackwater solids is reduced below a size threshold, resulting in a sized blackwater stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Hall Labs LLC
    Inventors: David Hall, Michael Hall, Cody Rees, Thomas Corie, Nathan Davis
  • Fleet for delivering packages
    Patent number: 11803807
    Abstract: A fleet for delivering packages comprising a first number of containers, each container comprising at least one compartment for receiving packages at a main distribution center. The container comprises a first attachment member on an outer surface and a second attachment member on an outer surface. The fleet comprises a second number of long-range transports, each long-range transport is configured to carry multiple containers from the main distribution center to an intermediate distribution center, each long-range transport comprising multiple first attachment receivers, whereby the multiple containers are attached to the long-range transports during transport from the main distribution center to the intermediate distribution center.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Hall Labs LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Hall, David R. Hall, Jeff Duncan, Nathan Davis
  • Systems and methods for dewatering, extruding, and combusting blackwater
    Patent number: 11584660
    Abstract: Systems and methods for disposing of blackwater are disclosed. A first vessel contains a screw running through the vessel from a first end to a second end. The screw is surrounded radially by a filter. The first vessel has a blackwater inlet adjacent the first end. An extrusion plate is adjacent the second end of the first vessel. A combustor vessel is configured to receive a solids component from the extrusion plate. A blackwater stream, consisting of a liquid component and the solids component, is passed through the blackwater inlet into the first vessel, is conveyed by the screw from the first end to the second end, and is pressurized against the extrusion plate. The liquid component is thereby forced from the blackwater stream through the filter and the solids component is forced through the extrusion plate into the combustor. The combustor is configured to combust the solids component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Hall Labs LLC
    Inventors: David R. Hall, Michael Hall, Cody Rees, Nathan Davis
  • Line Gripping Winch Drum
    Publication number: 20220324684
    Abstract: A winch drum is disclosed. In a first aspect, a first set of teeth are positioned around an outer perimeter of a drum. The first set of teeth taper from a first crown to a first base. A second set of teeth are positioned around the outer perimeter of the drum. The second set of teeth taper from a second crown to a second base. The second set of teeth are offset from the first set of teeth such that a gap between the first bases and the second bases forms a sinusoidal channel for a line to follow the first set of teeth and the second set of teeth becomes a guide for the line so that the line can engage the sinusoidal channel. The line follows the sinusoidal channel and each change of direction along the sinusoidal path causes the line to engage by friction with the first bases and the second bases. In a second aspect, the drum includes a trough that follows a sinusoidal path and wherein the trough is narrower at its bottom than at its top.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: Hall Labs LLC
    Inventors: Michael Hall, David R. Hall, Michael Shinedling, Chandler Flinders, Nathan Davis
  • Line Tensioner
    Publication number: 20220324683
    Abstract: A line tensioner is disclosed. A winch has a winch drum with at least one groove over which a line is passed. The winch has a line tensioner assembly with a stationary cam surface and a plurality of line tensioners rotating with the winch drum. Each has a line gripping portion and a cam follower. The line gripping portion is brought into and out of contact with the line as the cam follower rides along at least a portion of the cam surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: Hall Labs LLC
    Inventors: Michael Hall, David R. Hall, Michael Shinedling, Nathan Davis
  • Systems and methods for providing secure remote data transfer for medical devices
    Patent number: 11451567
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for providing a secure connection to a medical device for remote servicing of the medical device. In one embodiment, a computing device is in communication with a medical device, the computing device comprising non-transitory memory including executable instructions for: communicating with the medical device via a first protocol; and communicating with a remote computing device via an encrypted, second protocol. The computing device also includes a processor for executing said executable instructions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: GE Precision Healthcare LLC
    Inventors: William Barbiaux, Michael Walls, Nathan Davis
  • Microchannel Reactions and Separations
    Publication number: 20220090865
    Abstract: Methods and devices are disclosed for reacting and separating components. An elongated vessel has a microchannel heat pipe with a hollow space inside the microchannel heat pipe being surrounded by inner walls. A feed stream and a reactant stream are passed into the hollow space, the reactant reacting, resulting in a product stream. A first end of the microchannel heat pipe is heated and an opposite end of the microchannel heat pipe is cooled, producing a gas phase and a liquid phase in reflux. The liquid phase attaches to the inner walls via capillary forces and the vapor phase makes up the balance of the hollow space. The reflux separates components in the product stream, a first portion passing out of a first end of the heat pipe as a liquid stream and a second portion passing out of a second end of the heat pipe as a vapor stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Nathan Davis, Anthony C. Muscatello
  • Container for Delivering Packages
    Publication number: 20220079368
    Abstract: A container for delivering packages comprising a plurality of package storage modules, each module comprising an individually controlled access door on an external wall of the transport, wherein one or more packages are placed in at least some of the plurality of modules at a distribution point, wherein the container is configured to be transported to multiple delivery destinations, and wherein, upon arrival at each delivery destination, the appropriate access door receives a signal to allow access to the package intended for that delivery destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: Hall Labs LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Hall, David R. Hall, Jeff Duncan, Nathan Davis
  • Package Delivery System
    Publication number: 20220084154
    Abstract: A system for delivering packages from a warehouse to end destinations, the system comprising a fleet of self-propelled long-range transports and a fleet of containers, each configured to be loaded at the warehouse with packages destined for end destinations. Each long-range transport is configured to be loaded with at least four of the loaded containers and transport the at least four of the loaded containers from the warehouse to one or more intermediate destinations. Upon arrival of one of the loaded long-range transports at one of the one or more intermediate destinations, at least one of the loaded containers is separated from the loaded long-range transport, whereupon the separated container delivers packages to end destinations proximate to the one of the one or more intermediate destinations. After delivery of at least some of the packages loaded thereon at the warehouse, the container is once again loaded on the long-range transport and returned to the warehouse to be loaded with more packages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: Hall Labs LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Hall, David R. Hall, Jeff Duncan, Nathan Davis
  • Package Delivery Vehicle
    Publication number: 20220080875
    Abstract: A vehicle for delivering packages, comprising a tractor comprising a motor, a pair of front wheels, a rear wheel, and a rail between the pair of front wheels and the rear wheel, and a removable container comprising a space for storing packages where a bottom of the container is configured to fit over and mount to the rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: Hall Labs LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Hall, David R. Hall, Jeff Duncan, Nathan Davis
  • Multi Use Package Receptacle
    Publication number: 20220084340
    Abstract: A multi-use package receptacle for deliveries to and pickups from a home or business, the receptacle comprising a first compartment for receiving a package delivered from a delivery service and a second compartment for receiving an item to be picked up by a pickup service. An access control unit configured to lock and unlock the first and second compartments, wherein the access control unit grants access to both the first and second compartments to a user associated with the home or business, and the access control unit grants access to the first compartment to a verified delivery service and grants access to the second compartment to a verified pickup service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: Hall Labs LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Hall, David R. Hall, Jeff Duncan, Nathan Davis
  • Fleet for Delivering Packages
    Publication number: 20220081230
    Abstract: A fleet for delivering packages comprising a first number of containers, each container comprising at least one compartment for receiving packages at a main distribution center. The container comprises a first attachment member on an outer surface and a second attachment member on an outer surface. The fleet comprises a second number of long-range transports, each long-range transport is configured to carry multiple containers from the main distribution center to an intermediate distribution center, each long-range transport comprising multiple first attachment receivers, whereby the multiple containers are attached to the long-range transports during transport from the main distribution center to the intermediate distribution center.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: Hall Labs LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Hall, David R. Hall, Jeff Duncan, Nathan Davis
  • Blackwater Treatment
    Publication number: 20220064041
    Abstract: Methods and system for treating blackwater are disclosed. A pyrolysis chamber and a condensing heat exchanger are provided. A blackwater slurry, consisting of blackwater solids, water, and volatiles, is passed into the pyrolysis chamber. The blackwater slurry is heated to produce steam, to separate at least a portion of the volatiles, and pyrolyze the blackwater solids, the separated volatiles passing out of the pyrolysis chamber. The steam and separated volatiles are cooled in a condensing heat exchanger, condensing at least a portion of the steam and at least a portion of the separated volatiles as a contaminated water stream. A water-clarifying chemical is added into the contaminated water stream that reacts with the volatiles, resulting in a treated water stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: Hall Labs LLC
    Inventors: Michael Hall, David R. Hall, Prabhakar Ramaraj, Carson Richards, Nathan Davis
  • Method for solid-liquid separations
    Patent number: 11173426
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods are disclosed to separate solids from liquids. A vessel includes a screw, an inlet, a first outlet, and a second outlet. The inlet receives a first slurry having an incoming solids concentration. The first slurry consists of solids and a contact liquid. The first outlet is disposed toward the first end of the vessel. The second outlet is disposed toward a second end of the vessel. The screw preferentially conveys the solids over the contact liquid towards the second end of the vessel, the solids displacing at least a portion of the contact liquid, causing that portion of the contact liquid to flow toward the first outlet. A melting device is included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Sustainable Energy Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Larry Baxter, David Frankman, Skyler Chamberlain, Nathan Davis
  • Systems and Methods for Dewatering, Extruding, and Combusting Blackwater
    Publication number: 20210300783
    Abstract: Systems and methods for disposing of blackwater are disclosed. A first vessel contains a screw running through the vessel from a first end to a second end. The screw is surrounded radially by a filter. The first vessel has a blackwater inlet adjacent the first end. An extrusion plate is adjacent the second end of the first vessel. A combustor vessel is configured to receive a solids component from the extrusion plate. A blackwater stream, consisting of a liquid component and the solids component, is passed through the blackwater inlet into the first vessel, is conveyed by the screw from the first end to the second end, and is pressurized against the extrusion plate. The liquid component is thereby forced from the blackwater stream through the filter and the solids component is forced through the extrusion plate into the combustor. The combustor is configured to combust the solids component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: Hall Labs LLC
    Inventors: David R. Hall, Michael Hall, Cody Rees, Nathan Davis
  • DEVICES, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS FOR COMBINED ORE REDUCTION AND METALS STRIPPING
    Publication number: 20210140010
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for metals production are disclosed. In a first embodiment, a first portion of an ore is reduced, producing metals. A portion of the metals are stripped, complexed, or a combination thereof, into a supercritical carbon dioxide stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Seth G.P. Babcock, Jonathan P. Boyack, Nathan Davis