Patents by Inventor P. Collins

P. Collins 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: 20250127352
    Abstract: A portable vacuum device includes a vacuum housing including a motor housing, an inlet, a dust collection chamber, and a first airflow passage extending from the inlet to the dust collection chamber, a motor positioned within the motor chamber and configured to drive an impeller to generate an airflow, a hose defining a second airflow passage between a first end of the hose and a second end of the hose, the first end coupled to the inlet of the vacuum housing, and a handle coupled to the vacuum housing and rotatable relative to the vacuum housing about a rotational axis between a first position and a second position, wherein the handle defines a cradle configured to receive the hose. The hose rotates with the handle between the first position and the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2023
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Inventors: Julia H. Moylan, Joshua P. Collins, Matthew S. Samstag, Clinton C. Thackery, Jacob F. Creasman
  • Patent number: 12189440
    Abstract: An information handling system bay accepts plural communication carriers having storage communication support, such as in compliance with OCP3.0. The communication carrier has a support structure to support processing components, such as a network interface controller coupled to a printed circuit board, and coupled within the bay by a latch having a member extending from one end to engage the bay housing and latching an opposite chamfered end with a pin coupled to a spring loaded button. A press on the button away from the latch releases the chamfered end from the pin so support structure member is free from the housing bay to remove the communication carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Zhao Chen, Harris Di, John C. Donachy, Amrita Sidhu Maguire, Weidong Zuo, Libertad Paloma Escobar Carrizales, Peter A. Kaltenbach, Kevin M. Keller, Brad P. Collins
  • Patent number: 12147626
    Abstract: Some disclosed embodiments relate, generally, to shaping a waveform of a reference signal used by a driver of a touch sensor to limit electromagnetic emissions (EME) emitted by a touch sensor during a sensing operation. Some disclosed embodiments relate, generally, to a DAC referenced touch sensor driver and controlling an amount of EME emitted at a touch sensor using shapes of reference signals used by a touch detector to detect touches at the touch sensor. Some disclosed embodiments relate, generally, to compensating for effects of foreign noise at a touch sensor and, more specifically, to changing a shape of a reference signal based on a change to a sampling rate made to compensate for foreign noise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Microchip Technology Incorporated
    Inventors: Fredrik Jonsson, Richard P. Collins, Lionel Nicolas Portmann
  • Publication number: 20240311475
    Abstract: A method to obtain a codeword scrambled based, in part, on a code division multiplexing (CDM) pattern; generate a drive signal encoded with the scrambled codeword; and stimulate drive lines of a touch sensor in a touch screen over multiple measurement frames utilizing different patterns of the scrambled codeword for respective ones of the multiple measurement frames.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Inventors: Richard P. Collins, Lionel Nicolas Portmann
  • Patent number: 12079638
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods and systems for managing mixed-reality systems. These methods or systems authenticate and authorize a user into an authorized user at a management software application, identify one or more device management modules, and provision a set of management modules performing a set of respective functions to the authorized user. These methods or systems further receive, from at least one management module in the set based at least in part upon an instruction from the authorized user, and executing one or more management instructions, wherein execution of the one or more management instructions causes a state of a mixed reality device, and the mixed-reality device is operatively connected to the management software application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Ryan Terpstra, Lindsey Leigh Interlandi, Ketki Hemant Jadhav, Zachary Adam Keener, Guillaume Jeoffrey Charmes, Nathan Riley Spiller, Michel Ian Marrache, David Campise, Rene Travieso, Shaun P. Collins, Shruti Salghur-Elliott
  • Patent number: 12073234
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods and systems for managing mixed-reality systems. These methods or systems identify, at a management software application, a set of managed mixed-reality devices and validate a device management license against a managed mixed-reality device in the set of managed mixed-reality devices. Whether a software application installed or to be installed on the managed mixed-reality device is amenable to a software management function is verified based at least in part upon an operation mode of the managed mixed-reality device and a profile that is applied to the managed mixed-reality device or is associated with the authorized user. The software management function is programmatically performed by the management software application for the software application based at least in part upon a result of verifying whether the software application is amenable to the software management operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Ryan Terpstra, Lindsey Leigh Interlandi, Ketki Hemant Jadhav, Zachary Adam Keener, Guillaume Jeoffrey Charmes, Nathan Riley Spiller, Michel Ian Marrache, David Campise, Rene Travieso, Shaun P. Collins, Shruti Salghur-Elliott
  • Publication number: 20240230476
    Abstract: Exercise system test station systems and methods are provided. The test station may include a frame and a trolley movably coupled to the frame. The trolley may include at least one deployable test assembly configured to perform one or more tests on an exercise system when the exercise system is positioned within the frame. The test station may include a workstation and/or a safety light curtain. The at least one deployable test assembly may include a spinner assembly configured to drive a portion of the drivetrain of the exercise system, a knob tester mechanism, a sound and vibration test module, or any combination thereof. The test station may be provided as part of a production line. The product line may include an AGV configured to carry the exercise system through production. Associated methods of testing the exercise system using the test station are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2024
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventors: Luis Orozco, Fabiola De La Cueva, Rui Chen, Hardikkumar D. Patel, Peter A. Kaltenbach, Brad P. Collins, Robert A. Durfee
  • Publication number: 20240168528
    Abstract: An information handling system bay accepts plural communication carriers having storage communication support, such as in compliance with OCP3.0. The communication carrier has a support structure to support processing components, such as a network interface controller coupled to a printed circuit board, and coupled within the bay by a latch having a member extending from one end to engage the bay housing and latching an opposite chamfered end with a pin coupled to a spring loaded button. A press on the button away from the latch releases the chamfered end from the pin so support structure member is free from the housing bay to remove the communication carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2022
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicant: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Zhao Chen, Harris Di, John C. Donachy, Amrita Sidhu Maguire, Weidong Zuo, Libertad Paloma Escobar Carrizales, Peter A. Kaltenbach, Kevin M. Keller, Brad P. Collins
  • Patent number: 11898928
    Abstract: An optical power meter unit includes a transmitting/receiving port configured to connect to a fiber under test. The optical power meter unit also includes a light source and an optical power meter. The optical power meter unit further includes an optical fiber extending between the transmitting/receiving port and the optical power meter. The optical fiber has a core size greater than a core size of the fiber under test.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: AFL Telecommunications LLC
    Inventors: Bin Liu, Scott Prescott, Dale Eddy, Shawn P. Collins
  • Patent number: 11865475
    Abstract: A sample purification system includes a mixing zone; a settling zone in fluid communication with the mixing zone; a mixer element disposed in the mixing zone, the mixer element being configured to mix immiscible liquids to form a mixture; and a first acoustic wave settler configured to emit an acoustic wave into the mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Life Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Scott P. Collins, Christopher D. Brau, Nephi D. Jones
  • Publication number: 20230299044
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a multi-die complex includes a mold material, first and second integrated circuit dies within the mold material, and one or more metal layers within the mold material. One or more passive electrical components, e.g., an inductor, a capacitor, or RF shielding, are formed at least partially within the metal layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew P. Collins, Arghya Sain, Sujit Sharan, Jianyong Xie
  • Patent number: 11717602
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods of the present disclosure assist with management of tubes and hoses during surgical procedures. The systems, devices, and methods provide for the proper opening and closing of tubes to facilitate performance of steps in a surgical procedure. Systems, devices, and methods of the present disclosure control fluid delivery to and from a medical device, including devices for tissue processing and cleaning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: LifeCell Corporation
    Inventors: Evan J. Friedman, Israel James Jessop, Kai-Roy Wang, Aaron Barere, Brendan P. Collins, Derek Hugger, Christopher Labak, Scott Woodruff
  • Patent number: 11675462
    Abstract: A process includes receiving an associated input signal via a receiver electrode of a sensor array, the associated input signal indicative of an associated mutual capacitance of the receiver electrode; adding a balancing signal to the associated input signal to generate a balanced input signal at least partially responsive to a number of sensor nodes at the receiver electrode; generating a voltage signal indicative of the associated mutual capacitance of the receiver electrode at least partially responsive to a balanced input signal; and generating a digital value representative of the voltage signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Atmel Corporation
    Inventors: Richard P. Collins, Samuel Daniel Brunet, Paul Heslop
  • Patent number: 11569173
    Abstract: Systems and methods of conductively coupling at least three semiconductor dies included in a semiconductor package using a multi-die interconnect bridge that is embedded, disposed, or otherwise integrated into the semiconductor package substrate are provided. The multi-die interconnect bridge is a passive device that includes passive electronic components such as conductors, resistors, capacitors and inductors. The multi-die interconnect bridge communicably couples each of the semiconductor dies included in the at least three semiconductor dies to each of at least some of the remaining at least three semiconductor dies. The multi-die interconnect bridge occupies a first area on the surface of the semiconductor package substrate. The smallest of the at least three semiconductor dies coupled to the multi-die interconnect bridge 120 occupies a second area on the surface of the semiconductor package substrate, where the second area is greater than the first area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew P. Collins, Digvijay A. Raorane, Wilfred Gomes, Ravindranath V. Mahajan, Sujit Sharan
  • Publication number: 20220339554
    Abstract: Sample purification systems include a particle extraction assembly having a mixing compartment and a settling compartment. A biological sample is mixed with two liquid phases formulated to effectuate transfer of a biological molecule into a first phase and particulate contaminants into a second phase. The first phase includes a solubilizing salt, the second phase includes an organic molecule, and the mixture can have little or no monoatomic salt or dextran. The molecule-containing first phase can be optionally concentrated without also concentrating the particulate contaminants and introduced into a multi-stage liquid-liquid extractor, by which the biological molecule or molecular contaminants are extracted from the first phase into a third phase, thereby purifying the molecule away from contaminants. The extracted sample can be further purified through a series of processing steps. The system can be run in continuously mode to maintain sterility of the sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Scott P. Collins, Federico Carlos Rodriguez Peralta, Nephi D. Jones, Christopher D. Brau
  • Patent number: 11462521
    Abstract: A package is disclosed. The package includes a base die. The base die includes voltage regulating circuitry and input and output (I/O) circuitry. The I/O circuitry surrounds the voltage regulating circuitry. The package also includes a top set of dies. The top set of dies includes a plurality of dies that include logic circuitry and a plurality of dies that include passive components. The plurality of dies that include passive components surround the plurality of dies that include logic circuitry. The plurality of dies that includes passive components is coupled to the logic circuitry and to the voltage regulating circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew P. Collins, Jianyong Xie, Sujit Sharan
  • Patent number: 11429464
    Abstract: A method of configuring a hybrid, multi-cloud gateway configuration system for executing an application programming interface (API) may comprise receiving, via a network interface device of the API service control plane system, gateway operation policies in a first format for execution of an API at a first gateway type and a second gateway type, generating via one of a plurality of gateway type policy translators and transmitting to a gateway of the first gateway type, a first configuration file in a second format, instructing the gateway of the first gateway type to provision the API to meet the gateway operation policies, and generating via another one of the plurality of gateway type policy translators and transmitting to a gateway of the second gateway type, a second configuration file in a third format, instructing the gateway of the second gateway type to provision the API to meet the gateway operation policies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: BOOMI, LP
    Inventors: Rajesh Raheja, Sean P. Collins, Rahul Agarwal, Ed Macosky
  • Patent number: 11426679
    Abstract: Sample purification systems include a particle extraction assembly having a mixing compartment and a settling compartment. A biological sample is mixed with two liquid phases formulated to effectuate transfer of a biological molecule into a first phase and particulate contaminants into a second phase. The first phase includes a solubilizing salt, the second phase includes an organic molecule, and the mixture can have little or no monoatomic salt or dextran. The molecule-containing first phase can be optionally concentrated without also concentrating the particulate contaminants and introduced into a multi-stage liquid-liquid extractor, by which the biological molecule or molecular contaminants are extracted from the first phase into a third phase, thereby purifying the molecule away from contaminants. The extracted sample can be further purified through a series of processing steps. The system can be run in continuously mode to maintain sterility of the sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Life Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Scott P. Collins, Federico Carlos Rodriguez Peralta, Nephi D. Jones, Christopher D. Brau
  • Publication number: 20220155891
    Abstract: A process includes receiving an associated input signal via a receiver electrode of a sensor array, the associated input signal indicative of an associated mutual capacitance of the receiver electrode; adding a balancing signal to the associated input signal to generate a balanced input signal at least partially responsive to a number of sensor nodes at the receiver electrode; generating a voltage signal indicative of the associated mutual capacitance of the receiver electrode at least partially responsive to a balanced input signal; and generating a digital value representative of the voltage signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Richard P. Collins, Samuel Daniel Brunet, Paul Heslop
  • Publication number: 20220106555
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods of the present disclosure assist with management of tubes and hoses during surgical procedures. The systems, devices, and methods provide for the proper opening and closing of tubes to facilitate performance of steps in a surgical procedure. Systems, devices, and methods of the present disclosure control fluid delivery to and from a medical device, including devices for tissue processing and cleaning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Evan J. Friedman, Israel James Jessop, Kai-Roy Wang, Aaron Barere, Brendan P. Collins, Derek Hugger, Christopher Labak, Scott Woodruff