Patents by Inventor Pedro Rodrigues
Pedro Rodrigues 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: 11958804Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of 2,5-furanedicarboxylate-based MOFs, such as, MIL-160(AI) metal-organic framework, for separating C6 alkane isomers into linear, mono-branched and di-branched isomers. The present invention also relates to the use of 2,5-furanedicarboxylate-based MOFs, such as, MIL-160(AI) metal-organic framework, preferably in combination with Zeolite 5A for producing higher research octane number gasoline blends. Also within the scope of the invention is a system for separating C6 and C5 alkane isomer mixtures into linear, mono-branched and di-branched fractions.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2020Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignees: CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE, INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE BRAGANÇA, ÉCOLE SUPÉRIEURE DE PHYSIQUE ET DE CHIMIE INDUSTRIELLES DE LA VILLE DE PARIS, ÉCOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE DE PARIS, UNIVERSIDADE DO PORTOInventors: Christian Serre, Farid Nouar, José Silva, Alírio Rodrigues, Pedro Brântuas
-
Patent number: 11944344Abstract: A guidance system, a method and a device for dynamically guiding a surgical needle catheter onto an organ to be surgically operated of a patient. In particular, the disclosure relates to a guidance system, a method and a device to aid in the percutaneous kidney puncture.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2020Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: KARL STORZ SE & Co. KGInventors: Pedro Rodrigues, João Luis Araújo Martins Vilaça, Jorge Correia Pinto, Jaime Francisco Cruz Fonseca, Estevão Lima
-
Publication number: 20230298968Abstract: A case for packaging electronic component(s), forming a housing intended to receive at least one electronic component, including a first support wall including an inner face suitable for receiving the electronic component(s), and an outer face, further includes a microfluidic cooling device made of a second material and inserted into the first support wall, the microfluidic cooling device including at least one channel for circulation of a heat-transfer fluid connected to a first inlet port for the heat-transfer fluid and to a second outlet port for the heat-transfer fluid, the cooling device including at least one platform for receiving the electronic component(s) in contact with the at least one channel for the circulation of a heat-transfer fluid.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2023Publication date: September 21, 2023Inventors: Philippe KERTESZ, Pedro RODRIGUES, Franck VOUZELAUD
-
Publication number: 20220112563Abstract: Described is a computer-implemented method for identifying responsiveness to therapy for a subject suffering from cancer. The method involves determining values of biomarkers such as the levels of TREX1, PD-L1 and/or immune cell infiltration in a cancerous lesion. The biomarker values are processed to obtain a score indicative of responsiveness of the cancerous lesion to combined radio- and immunotherapy treatment. The method may obtain scores for multiple treatment modalities (such as different doses and/or fractionations of radiotherapy) and/or different cancer lesions in the subject. Also provided is a system and computer program product for performing the method.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2020Publication date: April 14, 2022Inventors: Pedro RODRIGUES, Vanda Lucia De Carvalho VITORINO DE ALMEIDA, Reinhold WIMBERGER-FRIEDL
-
Publication number: 20210007774Abstract: A guidance system, a method and a device for dynamically guiding a surgical needle catheter onto an organ to be surgically operated of a patient. In particular, the disclosure relates to a guidance system, a method and a device to aid in the percutaneous kidney puncture.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2020Publication date: January 14, 2021Inventors: Pedro Rodrigues, João Luis Araújo Martins Vilaça, Jorge Correia Pinto, Jaime Francisco Cruz Fonseca, Estevão Lima
-
Publication number: 20210000215Abstract: The invention relates to articles of footwear, and portions thereof, including convex and/or concave elements thereon, and related systems and methods for designing and manufacturing same. An example article of footwear including a midsole having a medial side, a lateral side, a forefoot region, a midfoot region, and a heel region, the midsole including a sidewall, wherein the sidewall includes a first wall portion having a plurality of convex structures extending out from the sidewall and a second wall portion having a plurality of concave structures extending into the sidewall.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2020Publication date: January 7, 2021Inventors: Chris Wawrousek, Sean B. Murphy, Matthew Dunbar, Jean-Francois Fullum, Trampas Tenbroek, Pedro Rodrigues
-
Patent number: 10878835Abstract: Techniques for reducing the time used to output audio or video include increasing the output rate for portions of the content to reduce the time needed for a user to consume the content. Audio data is analyzed to determine portions that are silent and portions that include speech, such as by determining amplitude and other signal characteristics. Portions that include speech are analyzed to determine an initial rate of speech associated with each portion. Speech characteristics of the portions, such as language, volume, and pitch are used to determine a target maximum comprehensible rate of speech for a user. When audio output is generated, the portions that represent speech are each output at a rate that results in the speech being presented within a threshold of the target rate. The portions that represent silence may be removed, shortened, or output at a faster rate than the portions that represent speech.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2018Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INCInventors: Pedro Rodrigues Nacione Pedruzzi, Marcos Vinicius Romero, Gabriel Pereira Borges, Arthur Silva Freire, Rafael Jessen Werneck De Almeida Martins
-
Patent number: 10806213Abstract: The invention relates to articles of footwear, and portions thereof, including convex and/or concave elements thereon, and related systems and methods for designing and manufacturing same. An example article of footwear including a midsole having a medial side, a lateral side, a forefoot region, a midfoot region, and a heel region, the midsole including a sidewall, wherein the sidewall includes a first wall portion having a plurality of convex structures extending out from the sidewall and a second wall portion having a plurality of concave structures extending into the sidewall.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2015Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: New Balance Athletics, Inc.Inventors: Chris Wawrousek, Sean B. Murphy, Matthew Dunbar, Jean-Francois Fullum, Trampas Tenbroek, Pedro Rodrigues
-
Publication number: 20190261735Abstract: The invention relates to devices and methods for designing and manufacturing customized footwear, and components thereof. An example method includes a method of designing at least a portion of a sole of an article of footwear customized for a user. The method includes the steps of determining at least one input parameter related to a user, analyzing the at least one input parameter to determine at least one performance metric of a foot of the user, and determining at least one customized structural characteristic of at least a portion of a sole of an article of footwear for the user based on the performance metric.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2019Publication date: August 29, 2019Inventors: Christopher Wawrousek, Daniel P. Dempsey, Jean-Francois Fullum, Sean B. Murphy, Pedro Rodrigues, Trampas Tenbroek
-
Patent number: 10363453Abstract: The invention relates to systems and methods for monitoring one or more athletic performance characteristic and physiological characteristic of a user. An exemplary system includes a first sensing unit adapted to monitor at least one performance characteristic of a user, a second sensing unit adapted to monitor at least one physiological characteristic of the user, and a transmitter for transmitting the at least one performance characteristic and at least one physiological characteristic to a remote receiver that is adapted to identify a relationship between the at least one performance characteristic and the at least one physiological characteristic.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2016Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: New Balance Athletics, Inc.Inventors: Michael William On Fitzgerald, Bryan Decker Gothie, Anne Gutmann, Sean B. Murphy, Katherine Elizabeth Petrecca, Pedro Rodrigues, Trampas Tenbroek, Christopher James Wawrousek
-
Patent number: 10231510Abstract: The invention relates to devices and methods for designing and manufacturing customized footwear, and components thereof. An exemplary method includes a method of designing at least a portion of a sole of an article of footwear customized for a user. The method includes the steps of determining at least one input parameter related to a user, analyzing the at least one input parameter to determine at least one performance metric of a foot of the user, and determining at least one customized structural characteristic of at least a portion of a sole of an article of footwear for the user based on the performance metric.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2015Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: New Balance Athletics, Inc.Inventors: Chris Wawrousek, Daniel P. Dempsey, Jean-Francois Fullum, Sean B. Murphy, Pedro Rodrigues, Trampas Tenbroek
-
Patent number: 9788600Abstract: The invention relates to devices and methods for designing and manufacturing customized footwear, and components thereof. An example method includes a method of designing at least a portion of a sole of an article of footwear customized for a user. The method includes the steps of determining at least one input parameter related to a user, analyzing the at least one input parameter to determine at least one performance metric of a foot of the user, and determining at least one customized structural characteristic of at least a portion of a sole of an article of footwear for the user based on the performance metric.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2013Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: New Balance Athletics, Inc.Inventors: Chris Wawrousek, Jean-Francois Fullum, Sean B. Murphy, Pedro Rodrigues, Trampas Tenbroek
-
Publication number: 20160287937Abstract: The invention relates to systems and methods for monitoring one or more athletic performance characteristic and physiological characteristic of a user. An exemplary system includes a first sensing unit adapted to monitor at least one performance characteristic of a user, a second sensing unit adapted to monitor at least one physiological characteristic of the user, and a transmitter for transmitting the at least one performance characteristic and at least one physiological characteristic to a remote receiver that is adapted to identify a relationship between the at least one performance characteristic and the at least one physiological characteristic.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2016Publication date: October 6, 2016Inventors: Michael William On Fitzgerald, Bryan Decker Gothie, Anne Gutmann, Sean B. Murphy, Katherine Elizabeth Petrecca, Pedro Rodrigues, Trampas Tenbroek, Christopher James Wawrousek
-
Publication number: 20160135537Abstract: The invention relates to devices and methods for designing and manufacturing customized footwear, and components thereof. An exemplary method includes a method of designing at least a portion of a sole of an article of footwear customized for a user. The method includes the steps of determining at least one input parameter related to a user, analyzing the at least one input parameter to determine at least one performance metric of a foot of the user, and determining at least one customized structural characteristic of at least a portion of a sole of an article of footwear for the user based on the performance metric.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2015Publication date: May 19, 2016Inventors: Chris Wawrousek, Daniel P. Dempsey, Jean-Francois Fullum, Sean B. Murphy, Pedro Rodrigues, Trampas Tenbroek
-
Publication number: 20150223560Abstract: The invention relates to articles of footwear, and portions thereof, including convex and/or concave elements thereon, and related systems and methods for designing and manufacturing same. An example article of footwear including a midsole having a medial side, a lateral side, a forefoot region, a midfoot region, and a heel region, the midsole including a sidewall, wherein the sidewall includes a first wall portion having a plurality of convex structures extending out from the sidewall and a second wall portion having a plurality of concave structures extending into the sidewall.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2015Publication date: August 13, 2015Applicant: New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc.Inventors: Chris Wawrousek, Sean B. Murphy, Matthew Dunbar, Jean-Francois Fullum, Trampas Tenbroek, Pedro Rodrigues
-
Publication number: 20140182170Abstract: The invention relates to devices and methods for designing and manufacturing customized footwear, and components thereof. An example method includes a method of designing at least a portion of a sole of an article of footwear customized for a user. The method includes the steps of determining at least one input parameter related to a user, analyzing the at least one input parameter to determine at least one performance metric of a foot of the user, and determining at least one customized structural characteristic of at least a portion of a sole of an article of footwear for the user based on the performance metric.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2013Publication date: July 3, 2014Applicant: NEW BALANCE ATHLETIC SHOE, INC.Inventors: CHRIS WAWROUSEK, JEAN-FRANCOIS FULLUM, SEAN B. MURPHY, PEDRO RODRIGUES, TRAMPAS TENBROEK
-
Patent number: 4797164Abstract: In a process for manufacturing a fine-grained recrystallized sheet of heat-treatable i.e. age-hardenable aluminum alloy containing an addition of at least one of the elements Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo, W amounting in total to 0.08-1.50%, the alloy is brought into a condition A in which the alloying elements that lead to age-hardening and the above mentioned additive elements are, at least for the greater part, in solid solution, following which in step B the incoherent hardening phases are precipitated out in a temperature range between the solvus T.sub.gps and the solvus T.sub.s, and in a subsequent step C the aluminides of the above mentioned elements are precipitated as a very dense uniform dispersion by heating in a temperature range between 300.degree. C. and T.sub.s -30.degree. C., whereby any deformation by rolling may take place between condition A and step C at temperatures not higher than T.sub.s -30.degree. C., and in which process the temperature of the sheet below a thickness or 2.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 1987Date of Patent: January 10, 1989Assignee: Swiss Aluminum Ltd.Inventors: Gunter Hollrigl, Pedro Rodrigues
-
Patent number: 4671985Abstract: A thin, plastically formable composite laminate features at least one metallic outer layer (14) and a core (10) of thermoplastic plastic. The metallic outer layers (14) exhibit a flat stress-strain curve which is similar to that of the plastic core (10) and is achieved by specific types of aluminum alloys and by specific alloy treatments. The, preferably 1.5-2.5 mm thick, composite laminates are employed for the manufacture of shaped parts in light weight constructions, especially in automobile, equipment and architectural applications.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 1985Date of Patent: June 9, 1987Assignee: Swiss Aluminium Ltd.Inventors: Pedro Rodrigues, Ingo Buren, Jurgen Timm
-
Patent number: 4609408Abstract: A process for manufacturing thin strip or foil of aluminum of at least 99.9% purity is such that, after casting, the cast material is rolled to final thickness at temperatures between 20.degree. and 420.degree. C., whereby at thicknesses below at least 8 times the final thickness no intermediate anneals are performed and rolling is carried out at temperatures no higher than 250.degree. C. After a recrystallizing final anneal at temperatures between 480.degree. and 640.degree. C. the material exhibits mainly cube texture.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 1984Date of Patent: September 2, 1986Assignee: Swiss Aluminium Ltd.Inventors: Pedro Rodrigues, Heinz Bichsel, Frank Wehner