Patents by Inventor Patrick Behrens

Patrick Behrens 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: 9738299
    Abstract: A mother daughter cart system includes a transportable daughter cart, a moveable mother cart to which the daughter cart is selectively addable and an onboard energy generation system. With the addition of the daughter cart to the mother cart, the mother cart is coupled with the daughter cart for movement as a unit. The daughter cart includes a part support adapted to carry one or more parts, and an electrically powered actuator coupled to the part support and configured, when powered, to selectively impart movement to the part support to manipulate its placement. The energy generation system includes a generator configured to convert energy from the mother cart's movement into electrical energy usable to power the actuator in the daughter cart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Shand Ard, Rocky Leamer, Patrick Behrens, Daniel Blancett
  • Publication number: 20170088156
    Abstract: A mother daughter cart system includes a transportable daughter cart, a moveable mother cart to which the daughter cart is selectively addable and an onboard energy generation system. With the addition of the daughter cart to the mother cart, the mother cart is coupled with the daughter cart for movement as a unit. The daughter cart includes a part support adapted to carry one or more parts, and an electrically powered actuator coupled to the part support and configured, when powered, to selectively impart movement to the part support to manipulate its position. The energy generation system includes a generator configured to convert energy from the mother cart's movement into electrical energy usable to power the actuator in the daughter cart.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Shand Ard, Rocky Leamer, Patrick Behrens, Daniel Blancett
  • Publication number: 20100191552
    Abstract: This disclosure generally relates to networked computing environments, and particularly to propagating current appointment availability of service providers to potential or existing clients of the service providers in a network environment. In some cases, currently available appointment availability of one or more service providers are provided in a manner that includes computer executable instructions that allow potential or existing clients to book one or more of the propagated appointments that are currently available.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2010
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Inventors: Patrick Behrens, Christa Korol, William Lange, Greg Lauckhart
  • Publication number: 20070073145
    Abstract: Using compression, tissue elasticity data from two or more different fields of view is acquired. Since different amounts of compression may be used for the different fields of view, the dynamic range of the elasticity data is updated. A panoramic elasticity image is generated from the updated elasticity data of multiple fields of view. A panoramic elasticity image represents the combined fields of view for the elasticity data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2005
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Inventors: Liexiang Fan, Patrick Behren
  • Publication number: 20050203395
    Abstract: The phase or associated amplitude analysis of a sequence of images is improved by, first, providing quantifications in response to the phase or amplitude information. For example, a value or values representing asynchrony between different locations through a sequence of images may provide useful diagnostic information. Second, since heart motion or other motion within a body may become complex, multiple harmonics may be used in addition to the first harmonic or fundamental information for parametrically imaging a motion. Third, where different portions of a cycle have different characteristics, such as the systolic phase and diastolic phase of a heart cycle, images associated with each of the portions may be separated from other portions. A phase or amplitude analysis of the sequence of images for each portion is handled separately.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2005
    Publication date: September 15, 2005
    Inventors: Lei Sui, Patrick Behren