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: 12001855
    Abstract: In a general aspect, an observability pipeline system includes a pack data processing engine. In some aspects, an observability pipeline system includes data processing engines that are configured according to system default configuration settings and system local configuration settings. A pack file received from a remote computer system contains routes, pipelines, and pack default configuration settings. A pack data processing engine includes the routes and pipelines from the pack file. Pack local configuration settings, defined for the pack data processing engine, inherit at least one of the system default configuration settings and at least one of the pack default configuration settings. The pack local configuration settings are isolated from the system local configuration settings. When pipeline data is processed in the observability pipeline system on the computer system, the pack data processing engine is applied to the pipeline data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Cribl, Inc.
    Inventors: Dritan Bitincka, Ledion Bitincka, Nicholas Robert Romito
  • Patent number: 11987584
    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: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Laurie B. Schenkel, Melissa Marie Vasbinder, Kevin Wayne Kuntz, Nicholas Robert Perl, Jennifer Downing
  • Patent number: 11966703
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for generating a replacement sentence with the same or similar meaning but a different sentiment than an input sentence. The method generally includes receiving a request for a replacement sentence and iteratively determining a next word of the replacement sentence word-by-word based on an input sentence. Iteratively determining the next word generally includes evaluating a set of words of the input sentence using a language model configured to output candidate sentences and evaluating the candidate sentences using a sentiment model configured to output sentiment scores for the candidates sentences. Iteratively determining the next word further includes calculating convex combinations for the candidate sentences and selecting an ending word of one of the candidate sentences as the next word of the replacement sentence. The method further includes transmitting the replacement sentence in response to the request for the replacement sentence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Intuit Inc.
    Inventors: Manav Kohli, Cynthia Joann Osmon, Nicholas Roberts
  • Patent number: 11964804
    Abstract: A container for dispensing a liquid can include a body and a seal. The body can include a plurality of walls that define an interior storage volume, an outlet through a first wall of the body for dispensing the liquid, and a vent opening. The seal can cover the vent opening. The seal can include an adhesive to removably couple the seal to the body of the container. The vent opening can include a plurality of openings, and the seal can cover all of the openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventor: Nicholas Robert Bull
  • Patent number: 11959729
    Abstract: A terrain-referenced navigation system for an aircraft comprises: a stored digital terrain map; a position calculation unit arranged to calculate aircraft position relative to the stored digital terrain map to determine a terrain-referenced aircraft position; a fall line calculation unit arranged to calculate a fall line for a projectile starting from the terrain-referenced aircraft position as a launch point; and an impact point calculation unit arranged to directly compare the fall line with the digital terrain map, by incrementally comparing a height of the projectile along the fall line with a height of the terrain according to the stored digital terrain map in order to find an expected impact point on the terrain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: ATLANTIC INERTIAL SYSTEMS LIMITED
    Inventors: Nicholas Robert Geoffrey Wilkinson, Martin Richard Godfrey
  • Patent number: 11958588
    Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle with deployable components (UAVDC) may comprise a foldable propeller blade with a locking mechanism. Foldable propeller blades may have a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration relative to the UAVDC, and the foldable propeller blades may pivot about a hinge to move between configurations. In the deployed configuration, the foldable propeller may experience forward folding forces acting upon it. The locking mechanism may lock the foldable propeller blade in the deployed configuration. The locking mechanism may keep the foldable propeller locked into place to prevent forward folding tendency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Anduril Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Robert Alley, Joshua Lemming Steele, Jesse Owen Williams, Daniel Kuehme
  • Publication number: 20240101540
    Abstract: The present invention relates to quinazolinones and related compounds which degrade PARP14 and are useful, for example, in the treatment of cancer and inflammatory diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Nicholas Robert Perl, Kevin Wayne Kuntz, Jennifer Downing
  • Patent number: 11939837
    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 axially translate the output coupler housing from a de-coupled state to a coupled state when the electromagnet is energized. The clutch assembly, in one aspect, further includes one or more grooves located in one of an outer surface of the input shaft or an inner surface of the central opening, and one or more engagement members located in the other of the inner surface of the central opening or the outer surface of the input shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Robert Wood, Kevin Robin Passmore, Bruce Edward Scott, Jon-Howard Elliott Hanson
  • Publication number: 20240060393
    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: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Edward Scott, Kevin Robin Passmore, Nicholas Robert Wood, Jon-Howard Elliott Hanson
  • Publication number: 20240051946
    Abstract: The present invention relates to quinazolinones and related compounds which degrade PARP14 and are useful, for example, in the treatment of cancer and inflammatory diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Nicholas Robert Perl, Kevin Wayne Kuntz
  • Publication number: 20240052722
    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: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2022
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Robin Passmore, Nicholas Robert Wood, Rajiv Jerome Yatawara, Bruce Edward Scott
  • Patent number: 11897659
    Abstract: A container assembly includes a container having a neck, a cap removably coupled to the neck, and a spout disposed in the neck. The cap includes an upper cap portion and a skirt configured to be received on a rim of the neck. The skirt includes a skirt sidewall and a skirt flange extending radially between a sidewall of the upper cap and the skirt sidewall. The spout includes a central duct extending through an opening of the neck and defining a pouring passage in communication with an interior of the container. The spout includes an outer sidewall extending around the central duct. The spout includes a seal ring disposed on an upper end of the outer sidewall of the spout. A bottom surface of the skirt flange is inclined downward in a direction toward the neck of the container at an angle between about 1° and about 10°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Daniel Peter Sterling, Keith Jon Colacioppo, Rainer Geberzahn, Nicholas Robert Bull
  • Patent number: 11897743
    Abstract: The industry-standard corkscrew has numerous flaws resulting in broken corks—even in the hands of a professional. The present invention is a radical departure from the traditional corkscrew apparatus. The opener generally consists of the handle and an internally threaded half-pipe. The half-pipe slides between the cork and the bottle, wherein the series of threads engage the cork. Rotating the handle causes the threads to bore deeper into the neck of the bottle until the handles meets the lip of the bottle, and then lift the cork out of the bottle until it disengages and falls away from the opener. It should be appreciated that the elegance of the opener resides in its simplicity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Inventors: Christopher Kirk Carter, Nicholas Robert Pierce
  • Patent number: 11891211
    Abstract: A container assembly includes a container having a neck defining an opening into the container and a spout disposed in the neck of the container. The spout includes an outer sidewall defining an interior of the spout. The spout includes a flange projecting radially outward from the outer sidewall. The spout includes a plurality of spout teeth extending from a bottom surface of the flange and disposed around a perimeter of the outer sidewall. The neck of the container includes a plurality of neck teeth disposed along an interior surface of the neck and coupled with the spout teeth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Daniel Peter Sterling, Keith Jon Colacioppo, Rainer Geberzahn, Nicholas Robert Bull
  • Patent number: 11893758
    Abstract: A color calibration system for color correction in an optical device using a database of target colors includes a physical target card. The physical target card includes at least three unique colored patches arranged in a predetermined pattern on the physical target card, identifying indicia, and alignment indicia. The color calibration system also includes an executable machine-readable software. The software is configured to read and assign a value to the colored patches. The software is further configured to read the identifying indicia and identify the physical target card, and to read the alignment indicia for identifying individual colored patches. The software is further configured to compare color values in the optical device to known factory color values, generate a target card profile, and convert native color space for use in subsequent images under the same lighting conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Verichrome
    Inventor: Nicholas Robert Spiker
  • Publication number: 20240036642
    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: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Eric Ross Baker Wood, Nicholas Robert Kalayjian
  • Publication number: 20240034728
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pyridazinones and related compounds which are inhibitors of PARP7 and are useful in the treatment of cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Nicholas Robert Perl, Melissa Marie Vasbinder, Kevin Wayne Kuntz
  • Patent number: 11884388
    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 pre-set condition. 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 pre-set condition, the wings of the UAV are deployed into a second arrangement. Deploying the wings comprises activating, in response to detecting the at least one pre-set condition 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: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Anduril Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Robert Alley, Joshua Lemming Steele, Jesse Owen Williams, Daniel Kuehme, Jonathan Caleb Phillips
  • Publication number: 20240017815
    Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle with deployable components (UAVDC) is disclosed. The system may include a sweeping gearbox designed to deploy at least one wing from a compact to a deployed arrangement. A controller may be configured to detect launch conditions, monitor for conditions, and trigger the gearbox upon condition fulfillment. Activation of the sweeping gearbox may result in wing deployment, adapted to the detected conditions. The method may involve deploying wings using the sweeping gearbox, launching detection, monitoring for conditions, and activating the gearbox for wing deployment upon condition detection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Nicholas Robert Alley, Joshua Lemming Steele, Jesse Owen Williams, Daniel Kuehme
  • Patent number: D1020038
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 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.