Patents by Inventor Nicholas Roberts

Nicholas Roberts 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: 12158056
    Abstract: Provided is a clutch assembly, a SSSV, and a method for operating an SSSV. The clutch assembly, in one aspect, includes an output coupler housing, an input shaft, and an electromagnet coupled to the input shaft. In at least one aspect, the electromagnet is configured to magnetize the input shaft when the electromagnet is energized. The clutch assembly, in one aspect, further includes one or more grooves located in the input shaft and one or more engagement members located in the inner surface of the central opening of the output coupler housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Robert Wood, Kevin Robin Passmore, Bruce Edward Scott, Jon-Howard Elliott Hanson
  • Publication number: 20240368167
    Abstract: The present invention relates to heterobicyclic amides and related compounds which are inhibitors of CD38 and are useful in the treatment of cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2024
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventors: Laurie B. Schenkel, Melissa Marie Vasbinder, Kevin Wayne Kuntz, Nicholas Robert Perl, Jennifer Downing
  • Patent number: 12123282
    Abstract: Systems and methods of the present disclosure relate to actuator assemblies for downhole tools. An actuator assembly comprises a ball screw; a ball nut disposed around the ball screw; a cam disposed around the ball nut; a rail disposed adjacent to the cam, the rail operable to stop rotation of the cam to extend the cam axially as the ball nut traverses the ball screw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Robin Passmore, Nicholas Robert Wood, Rajiv Jerome Yatawara, Bruce Edward Scott
  • Publication number: 20240337673
    Abstract: A processing unit for automated preparation of biological samples included in specimen tubes is described herein. The processing unit includes a removable sample preparation component configured to receive specimen tubes, read identifiers associated with the biological samples contained in the specimen tubes, mix reagents included in the specimen tubes, and transfer the specimen tubes to at least one of a centrifuge or a storage compartment. The processing unit further includes a centrifuge loader for automatic loading and unloading of the specimen tubes onto a centrifuge. The automated centrifuge loader includes a magnetic brake that can stop the centrifuge rotor at a precise position to facilitate loading and unloading of a specimen tube. The centrifuge includes a swing bucket designed to pivot around an axis and slide vertically to enable moving the bucket to a position in which the swing bucket can engage with the port where the specimen tube resides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2024
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Applicant: Babson Diagnostics, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark S. FLANAGAN, James PAOLINO, David George SORENSON, Nicholas Robert MONACO
  • Publication number: 20240331075
    Abstract: Embodiments provide techniques, including systems and methods, for identifying and matching requestors and providers. For example, embodiments can display an identification pattern that is unique for a matched requestor and provider to allow the providers and requestors to quickly, easily, and accurately validate one another's identities prior to a service being provided. In some embodiments, the identification element may be presented on a provider communication device to clearly display graphics associated with an identification element to all requestors in an area so that the requestors may easily identify a matched provider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventors: Ethan Duncan Eyler, Taggart Matthiesen, Martin Conte Mac Donell, Jesse Jones McMillin, Sebastian Rolf Johan Brannstrom, Christopher Kuh, Sang Ik Lee, Nicholas Robert Barrett, Sean Patrick Murphy, Edward Stephen Lowe
  • Patent number: 12105632
    Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for performing cache aware searching. In response to a search query, a first bucket and a second bucket in remote storage for processing the search query. A determination is made that a first file in the first bucket is present in a cache when the search query is received. In response to the search query, a search is performed using the first file based on the determination that the first file is present in the cache when the search query is received, and the search is performed using a second file from the second bucket once the second file is stored in the cache.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Splunk Inc.
    Inventors: Ledion Bitincka, Alexandros Batsakis, Paul J. Lucas, Nicholas Robert Romito
  • Patent number: 12089731
    Abstract: A coupling system between the frame and the leg assembly of a workstation is described. The coupling system can be configured to selectively attach and detach the leg assembly from the frame. The leg assembly can include an adjustment mechanism. The adjustment mechanism can be configured to adjust the length of the leg. The leg assembly can include a leg coupling feature and the frame can have a frame coupling feature. The leg coupling feature can be configured to engage with the frame coupling feature, for instance to attach the leg to the frame. The workstation can include a latch configured to engage with the leg assembly. Engagement of the latch with the leg assembly can secure a position of the leg with respect to the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Ergotron, Inc.
    Inventors: Mustafa A. Ergun, Shaun Christopher Lindblad, Michael P. Barros, Michael Anthony Apolloni, Nicholas Robert Swartz, Robert William Fluhrer
  • Publication number: 20240288350
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are testing apparatuses for testing stresses in substrates. The testing apparatus includes a base, a first plate coupled to the base, the first plate being movable relative to the base along a first axis, a second plate coupled to the base, the second plate being movable relative to the base and relative to the first plate along a second axis that is perpendicular to the first axis, a first actuator operable to move the first plate along the first axis towards or away from the second plate, a second actuator operable to move the second plate along the second axis relative to the first plate, and a controller operatively connected to the first actuator and the second actuator operable to control movement of the first plate and the second plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2024
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Inventors: Nicholas Robert Bonham, Yu Cheng, Rachid Gafsi, Kurt Edward Gerber, Paul M Giglio, Suresh Thakordas Gulati, Fang-Yu Hsu, Te Heng Hung, Weirong Jiang, Cheng Yu Lai, Peter Joseph Lezzi, Jody Paul Markley, JR., Arpita Mitra, Douglas Miles Noni, Samuel Odei Owusu, Timothy Paul Smith, Ryan Christopher Sutton, Jamie Todd Westbrook
  • Patent number: 12067419
    Abstract: Load balancing processes are performed in an observability pipeline system comprising a plurality of computing resources. In some aspects, the observability pipeline system defines a leader role and worker roles. A plurality of computing jobs each include computing tasks associated with event data. The leader role dispatches the computing tasks to the worker roles according to a least in-flight task dispatch criteria, which includes iteratively: identifying an available worker role; identifying one or more incomplete computing jobs; selecting, from the one or more incomplete computing jobs, a computing job that has the least number of in-flight computing tasks currently being executed in the observability pipeline system; identifying a next computing task from the selected computing job; and dispatching the next computing task to the available worker role. The worker roles execute the computing tasks by applying an observability pipeline process to the event data associated with the respective computing task.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Cribl, Inc.
    Inventors: Dritan Bitincka, Ledion Bitincka, Nicholas Robert Romito, Clint Sharp
  • Patent number: 12060715
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a support block assembly including a strut and an overmolded support block. The strut may include a base, and the support block may include an anchor coupled to the strut. The anchor includes a tang with the support block overmolded on the tang with the tang extending into and encased within the support block forming a bond between the tang and the support block. In an embodiment, the base may define at least one opening. The support block is overmolded on the strut such that the support block extends through at least one opening to form the bond between the strut and the support block. The strut may include a lower side defining a dovetail-shaped groove with the support block overmolded on the strut and extending into the dovetail-shaped groove to form a bond between the strut and the support block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: Sayali Shridhar Dhale, Nicholas Robert Grahek, Brandon Michael Tally
  • Patent number: 12031880
    Abstract: A duplex visual tester for testing multiple fiber optic cable runs includes a housing having a first LED and a second LED in a duplex fiber connection. The first LED and the second LED are in electronic communication with a power source, a battery, an on/off switch, and a timer configured to pulse the first LED and the second LED. The first LED and the second LED are installed in the duplex fiber connection. The first LED has a first color, and the second LED has a second, different color, wherein the first color and the second color have the same luminosity. Preferably, the timer pulses the first LED and the second LED at between eight and ten Hz, such that the first color and second color can be seen in the fiber optic cable run.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Inventors: Brett Bradley, Nicholas Robert Spiker
  • Patent number: 12024980
    Abstract: A mechanical clutch allows for transfer of torque downhole that may avoid the need for a hydraulic electrical coil-driven piston. In one or more examples, an anti-rotation guide for a downhole clutch includes a guide track and a follower moveable along the guide track for guiding relative movement between an upper armature and a lower armature. The guide track includes an axially-extending portion terminating in a circumferential loop. The axially extending portion guides the upper armature into axial engagement with the lower armature in response to rotation of the input shaft. The circumferential loop thereafter allows rotation of the upper and lower armatures together in response to further rotation of the input shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Edward Scott, Kevin Robin Passmore, Nicholas Robert Wood, Jon-Howard Elliott Hanson
  • Patent number: 12026306
    Abstract: Systems and methods for adjusting a display in a vehicle are provided. The display is configured to present information in one or more regions of the display. The position of a user in the vehicle is detected and based on detecting a change in position of the user, the position of information on the display may be adjusted. For example, when the change in position of the user causes information on the display to be obstructed, the position of the information may be adjusted to an unobstructed region of the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Eric Ross Baker Wood, Nicholas Robert Kalayjian
  • Patent number: 12025629
    Abstract: A processing unit for automated preparation of biological samples included in specimen tubes is described herein. The processing unit includes a removable sample preparation component configured to receive specimen tubes, read identifiers associated with the biological samples contained in the specimen tubes, mix reagents included in the specimen tubes, and transfer the specimen tubes to at least one of a centrifuge or a storage compartment. The processing unit further includes a centrifuge loader for automatic loading and unloading of the specimen tubes onto a centrifuge. The automated centrifuge loader includes a magnetic brake that can stop the centrifuge rotor at a precise position to facilitate loading and unloading of a specimen tube. The centrifuge includes a swing bucket designed to pivot around an axis and slide vertically to enable moving the bucket to a position in which the swing bucket can engage with the port where the specimen tube resides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: Babson Diagnostics, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark S. Flanagan, James Paolino, David George Sorenson, Nicholas Robert Monaco
  • Publication number: 20240208637
    Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) having wings stowed against a fuselage of the UAV in a first arrangement is disclosed. Methods and systems for deploying the wings into a second arrangement are disclosed. For example, after a launch of the UAV, the UAV monitors for at least one precondition. The at least one pre-condition being a pre-condition associated with deploying wings of the UAV into the second arrangement. Upon detecting the at least one precondition, the wings of the UAV are deployed into a second arrangement. Deploying the wings comprises activating, in response to detecting the at least one precondition associated with the UAV, a gearbox configured to transition the wings from the first arrangement to the second arrangement. Roll control may be maintained throughout launch and deployment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2024
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Nicholas Robert Alley, Joshua Lemming Steele, Jesse Owen Williams, Daniel Kuehme, Jonathan Caleb Phillips
  • Patent number: 12020341
    Abstract: Embodiments provide techniques, including systems and methods, for identifying and matching requestors and providers. For example, embodiments can display an identification pattern that is unique for a matched requestor and provider to allow the providers and requestors to quickly, easily, and accurately validate one another's identities prior to a service being provided. In some embodiments, the identification element may be presented on a provider communication device to clearly display graphics associated with an identification element to all requestors in an area so that the requestors may easily identify a matched provider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: Lyft, Inc.
    Inventors: Ethan Duncan Eyler, Taggart Matthiesen, Martin Conte MacDonell, Jesse Jones McMillin, Sebastian Rolf Johan Brannstrom, Christopher Kuh, Sang Ik Lee, Nicholas Robert Barrett, Sean Patrick Murphy, Edward Stephen Lowe
  • Patent number: D1035986
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: Kohler Co.
    Inventors: Erin Leigh Hoover, Nicholas Robert Rindt, Dennis Lee Snyder, Seth M. Stevens, Maxwell Wasscher, Luke James Worth, Jovello Tijano Gomez, Jr.
  • Patent number: D1039197
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: Kohler Co.
    Inventors: Erin Leigh Hoover, Nicholas Robert Rindt, Dennis Lee Snyder, Seth M. Stevens, Maxwell Wasscher, Luke James Worth, Jovello Tijano Gomez, Jr.
  • Patent number: D1041739
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Kohler Co.
    Inventors: Erin Leigh Hoover, Nicholas Robert Rindt, Dennis Lee Snyder, Seth M. Stevens, Maxwell Wasscher, Luke James Worth, Jovello Tijano Gomez, Jr.
  • Patent number: D1049464
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Kohler Co.
    Inventors: Erin Leigh Hoover, Nicholas Robert Rindt, Dennis Lee Snyder, Seth M. Stevens, Maxwell Wasscher, Luke James Worth, Jovello Tijano Gomez, Jr.