Patents by Inventor Peter BROOK
Peter BROOK 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).
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Patent number: 11964692Abstract: A vehicle hitching assistance system includes a controller executing an initial alignment process including searching for a trailer within a specified area of image data that is less than a total field of the image data in directions corresponding with both a longitudinal distance between the vehicle and the trailer and a lateral direction perpendicular to the longitudinal distance, presenting an indication to a driver of the vehicle to reposition the vehicle when the trailer is not identified within the specified area, and removing the indication when the trailer is identified within the specified area. The controller further executes an automated backing process upon identifying the trailer within the specified area, including identifying a coupler of the trailer and outputting a steering signal to the vehicle to cause the vehicle to steer to align a hitch ball of the vehicle with the coupler of the trailer during reversing.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2022Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Luke Niewiadomski, Douglas Rogan, Shannon Brooks-Lehnert, Chen Zhang, Roger Arnold Trombley, Peter Ling, Kenneth Michael Mayer, Seyed Armin Raeis Hosseiny, Bo Bao, Steven Wayne Friedlander
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Publication number: 20240124508Abstract: A compound having the following formula is disclosed. The compound is useful as an emitter in OLED applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Applicant: Universal Display CorporationInventors: Hsiao-Fan CHEN, Morgan C. MACINNIS, Nicholas J. THOMPSON, Tyler FLEETHAM, Jason BROOKS, Scott BEERS, Peter WOLOHAN, Sean Michael RYNO, Ivan MILAS, Charles J. STANTON, III, Olexandr TRETYAK, Ragupathi Neelarapu, Katarina Rohlfing, Douglas Williams
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Patent number: 11950986Abstract: A press for shaping an absorbent tampon blank into a shaped tampon pledget includes a central cavity arranged and configured to accommodate an absorbent tampon blank having a front portion and a back portion. The main longitudinal axis of the press passes in the middle of the central cavity and a plurality of penetrating dies are arranged radially around the said main longitudinal axis. Each penetrating die has a pressing face on at least a fragment of its side facing the central cavity. The said press comprises at least one cam to actuate the plurality of penetrating dies. Furthermore, the plurality of penetrating dies comprises at least one penetrating die having a pressing face with a first shaped longitudinal profile, and least one penetrating die having a pressing face with a second shaped longitudinal profile.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2020Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Johnson & Johnson GmbHInventors: Nick Brooks, David L. Kimball, Peter Morgan, James Stembridge
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Publication number: 20240099123Abstract: Provided are novel compounds having a structure of that are useful as emitters in OLEDs.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: Universal Display CorporationInventors: Hsiao-Fan CHEN, Nicholas J. Thompson, Tyler Fleetham, Peter Wolohan, Jason Brooks, Morgan C. Macinnis, Sean Michael Ryno, Ivan Milas
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Publication number: 20240097461Abstract: Methods and devices for wired charging and communication with a wearable device are described. In one embodiment, a symmetrical contact interface comprises a first contact pad and a second contact pad, and particular wired circuitry is coupled to the first and second contact pads to enable charging as well as receive and transmit communications via the contact pads as part of various device states.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Yu Jiang Tham, Nicolas Larson, Peter Brook, Russell Douglas Patton, Miran Alhaideri, Zhihao Hong
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Patent number: 11918443Abstract: A doming tool for manufacturing absorbent tampon includes a plurality of stations made of devices for shaping a tampon pledget tip, and a hollow mandrel engaging with the stations. The stations are supported by at least one mounting plate.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2020Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Johnson & Johnson GmbHInventors: Nick Brooks, Peter Morgan, James Stembridge, Trevor Whales
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Publication number: 20240031685Abstract: Systems, methods, devices, media, and instructions are described for fast video sensor adjustment. In one embodiment, a portable electronic device with image capturing capabilities automatically captures a first plurality of frames upon selection of an input button while sensors of the device are determining camera settings for the environment. The first plurality of frames are captured using different automatic bracketing settings. Once the camera settings are determined, a second plurality of images are captured using the determined camera settings. One or more of the first plurality of images are used along with the second plurality of images for a video file. The one or more images may be selected based on a match between certain of the automatic bracketing settings and the final camera settings.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2023Publication date: January 25, 2024Inventor: Peter Brook
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Patent number: 11876391Abstract: Methods and devices for wired charging and communication with a wearable device are described. In one embodiment, a symmetrical contact interface comprises a first contact pad and a second contact pad, and particular wired circuitry is coupled to the first and second contact pads to enable charging as well as receive and transmit communications via the contact pads as part of various device states.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2021Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: SNAP INCInventors: Yu Jiang Tham, Nicholas Larson, Peter Brook, Russell Douglas Patton, Miran Alhaideri, Zhihao Hong
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Patent number: 11862804Abstract: A battery includes a battery case including a housing having side walls defining a first open end and a second open end, the battery case including a separate top cover to cover the first open end of the housing and a separate bottom cover to cover the second open end of the housing; a first electrode located within the case; a second electrode located within the case; a first terminal coupled to the first electrode and exposed outside the case; and a second terminal coupled to the second electrode and exposed outside the case.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2022Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.Inventors: Kurt E. Koshiol, Benjamin J. Haasl, Joseph Charles Delmedico, Aaron Peter Brooks, Steven Lawrence Frandrup, Andrew Dauwalter, Keith R. Maile, Ignacio Chi
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Publication number: 20230396877Abstract: Systems and methods for determining a location of a wearable electronic device are disclosed. In some aspects, the device includes a position acquisition device and an accelerometer. A hardware processor included in the device may be configured to generally maintain the position acquisition device in a low power state to save power. When a video or image is captured, it may tag the video or image with first location information. Given the inoperative position acquisition device, a current location may not be known. In some aspects, in response to a need for location information, measurements from an accelerometer may be stored. The position acquisition device may also be transitioned to an operative state, and after some time delay, a second location determined. In some aspects, the location of the capture may then be obtained based on the acceleration measurements and the second location.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2023Publication date: December 7, 2023Inventors: Zhibin Zhang, Russell Douglas Patton, Peter Brook, Dunxu Hu
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Patent number: 11812160Abstract: Systems, methods, devices, media, and instructions are described for fast video sensor adjustment. In one embodiment, a portable electronic device with image capturing capabilities automatically captures a first plurality of frames upon selection of an input button while sensors of the device are determining camera settings for the environment. The first plurality of frames are captured using different automatic bracketing settings. Once the camera settings are determined, a second plurality of images are captured using the determined camera settings. One or more of the first plurality of images are used along with the second plurality of images for a video file. The one or more images may be selected based on a match between certain of the automatic bracketing settings and the final camera settings.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2021Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Snap Inc.Inventor: Peter Brook
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Patent number: 11785336Abstract: Systems and methods for determining a location of a wearable electronic device are disclosed. In some aspects, the device includes a position acquisition device and an accelerometer. A hardware processor included in the device may be configured to generally maintain the position acquisition device in a low power state to save power. When a video or image is captured, it may tag the video or image with first location information. Given the inoperative position acquisition device, a current location may not be known. In some aspects, in response to a need for location information, measurements from an accelerometer may be stored. The position acquisition device may also be transitioned to an operative state, and after some time delay, a second location determined. In some aspects, the location of the capture may then be obtained based on the acceleration measurements and the second location.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2022Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Snap Inc.Inventors: Zhibin Zhang, Russell Douglas Patton, Peter Brook, Dunxu Hu
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Publication number: 20230299961Abstract: Embodiments for device pairing using optical codes are described. One embodiment is a wearable device with an image sensor configured to capture an image including a first optical code from a first host device. The wearable device decodes the first optical code, and in response to the first optical code, initiates broadcast of a pairing advertisement. The host device displays a second optical code in response to the pairing advertisement, and the wearable device captures and processes the second optical code to determine a host pairing advertisement code. The wearable device then, in response to the second optical code, initiate broadcast of a second pairing advertisement including the host pairing advertisement code. In various embodiments, a secure wireless channel is then established and used for further secure communications.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2023Publication date: September 21, 2023Inventors: Peter Brook, Nicolas Dahlquist, Matthew Hanover
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Publication number: 20230296885Abstract: One aspect disclosed is a method including determining a location from a positioning system receiver, determining, using a hardware processor and the location, that the location is approaching a path of direction of visual direction information, displaying the visual direction information on a display of a wearable device in response to the determining, determining, using the positioning system receiver, whether the turn of the visual direction information has been made, determining, by the hardware processor, a first period of time for display of the content data based on whether the turn of the visual direction information has been made, powering on the display and displaying, using the display, content data for the first period of time, turning off the display and the hardware processor following display of the content data.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2023Publication date: September 21, 2023Inventors: Alex Bamberger, Peter Brook, Nicolas Dahlquist, Matthew Hanover, Russell Douglas Patton, Jonathan M. Rodriguez, II
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Publication number: 20230284142Abstract: Systems and methods for device handshaking are described. Embodiments for client device and associated wearable device initiated handshaking are described. In certain embodiments, a device such as wearable camera eyeglasses having both high-speed wireless circuitry and low-power wireless circuitry communicates with a client device. The low-power wireless circuitry is used for signaling and to manage power on handshaking for the high-speed circuitry in order to reduce power consumption. An analysis of a high-speed connection status may be performed by a client device, and used to conserve power at the glasses with signaling from the client device to indicate when the high-speed circuitry of the glasses should be powered on.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2023Publication date: September 7, 2023Inventors: Alex Bamberger, Peter Brook, Nicolas Dahlquist, Matthew Hanover, Russell Douglas Patton, Jonathan M. Rodriguez, II
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Publication number: 20230224570Abstract: System, methods, devices, and instructions are described for fast boot of a processor as part of camera operation. In some embodiments, in response to a camera input, a digital signal processor (DSP) of a device is booted using a first set of instructions. Capture of image sensor data is initiated using the first set of instructions at the DSP. The DSP then receives a second set of instructions and the DSP is programmed using the second set of instructions after at least a first frame of the image sensor data is stored in a memory of the device. The first frame of the image sensor data is processed using the DSP as programmed by the second set of instructions. In some embodiments, the first set of instructions includes only instructions for setting camera sensor values, and the second set of instructions includes instructions for processing raw sensor data into formatted image files.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2023Publication date: July 13, 2023Inventors: Peter Brook, Russell Douglas Patton, Jonathan W. Rodriguez, II
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Patent number: 11690014Abstract: Systems and methods for device handshaking are described. Embodiments for client device and associated wearable device initiated handshaking are described. In certain embodiments, a device such as wearable camera eyeglasses having both high-speed wireless circuitry and low-power wireless circuitry communicates with a client device. The low-power wireless circuitry is used for signaling and to manage power on handshaking for the high-speed circuitry in order to reduce power consumption. An analysis of a high-speed connection status may be performed by a client device, and used to conserve power at the glasses with signaling from the client device to indicate when the high-speed circuitry of the glasses should be powered on.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2021Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: SNAP INC.Inventors: Alex Bamberger, Peter Brook, Nicolas Dahlquist, Matthew Hanover, Russell Douglas Patton, Jonathan M Rodriguez, II
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Patent number: 11662576Abstract: One aspect disclosed is a method including determining a location from a positioning system receiver, determining, using a hardware processor and the location, that the location is approaching a path of direction of visual direction information, displaying the visual direction information on a display of a wearable device in response to the determining, determining, using the positioning system receiver, whether the turn of the visual direction information has been made, determining, by the hardware processor, a first period of time for display of the content data based on whether the turn of the visual direction information has been made, powering on the display and displaying, using the display, content data for the first period of time, turning off the display and the hardware processor following display of the content data.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2022Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Snap Inc.Inventors: Alex Bamberger, Peter Brook, Nicolas Dahlquist, Matthew Hanover, Russell Douglas Patton, Jonathan M Rodriguez, II
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Patent number: 11652635Abstract: Embodiments for device pairing using optical codes are described. One embodiment is a wearable device with an image sensor configured to capture an image including a first optical code from a first host device. The wearable device decodes the first optical code, and in response to the first optical code, initiates broadcast of a pairing advertisement. The host device displays a second optical code in response to the pairing advertisement, and the wearable device captures and processes the second optical code to determine a host pairing advertisement code. The wearable device then, in response to the second optical code, initiate broadcast of a second pairing advertisement including the host pairing advertisement code. In various embodiments, a secure wireless channel is then established and used for further secure communications.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2020Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: SNAP INC.Inventors: Peter Brook, Nicolas Dahlquist, Matthew Hanover
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Patent number: 11606494Abstract: System, methods, devices, and instructions are described for fast boot of a processor as part of camera operation. In some embodiments, in response to a camera input, a digital signal processor (DSP) of a device is booted using a first set of instructions. Capture of image sensor data is initiated using the first set of instructions at the DSP. The DSP then receives a second set of instructions and the DSP is programmed using the second set of instructions after at least a first frame of the image sensor data is stored in a memory of the device. The first frame of the image sensor data is processed using the DSP as programmed by the second set of instructions. In some embodiments, the first set of instructions includes only instructions for setting camera sensor values, and the second set of instructions includes instructions for processing raw sensor data into formatted image files.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2021Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: Snap Inc.Inventors: Peter Brook, Russell Douglas Patton, Jonathan M Rodriguez, II