Patents by Inventor Peter Martin
Peter Martin 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: 11975791Abstract: An adjustable seat post arrangement, including a seat post, a pneumatic cylinder, a pressure vessel, a control valve and a valve actuating means, wherein the seat post is operatively connected to a cylinder barrel of the pneumatic cylinder, wherein the pneumatic cylinder includes a first chamber, which is situated on one side of a piston, and includes an open second chamber, which is situated on an opposite side of the piston, wherein the control valve is actuatable by the valve actuating means, wherein compressed air can be fed from the pressure vessel via lines and the control valve to the first chamber, wherein a first line leads from the control valve to the first chamber, and wherein a pressure spring which acts on the piston is provided in the open second chamber.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2020Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: BMC SWITZERLAND AGInventors: Stefan Christ, Jean-Martin Poncet, Peter Stämpfli
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Patent number: 11977062Abstract: An apparatus for sampling landfill gas from a landfill flowing through a pipe. The apparatus may comprise: an enclosure configured to receive a section of the pipe; a gas sampling port in the section of the pipe; at least one sensor device disposed in a region of the enclosure, the at least one sensor being coupled to the section of the pipe through the gas sampling port; and thermal insulation positioned to retain heat from the section of the pipe in the region of the enclosure. A method of operating a landfill gas recovery system. The method may comprise: flowing gas from a well riser pipe through a sampling subsystem to a collection system; and heating a portion of the sampling subsystem with the gas flowing from the well riser pipe to the collection system.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2023Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: Loci Controls, Inc.Inventors: Andrew Campanella, Ian Martin, Joseph G. Michels, Nathan Pallo, Peter Quigley
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Patent number: 11974738Abstract: Suture passer systems for tissue suspension and tissue compression are described. The system can include a shaft and a needle, wherein the needle is freely rotatable with respect to the shaft. The suture may include an overmolded segment. Methods of placing one or more implants, sutures, fastener, bone anchors and other devices are also described. The methods include moving tissue, including the superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle, palatopharyngeal arch, and palatoglossal arch. The methods include hyoid bone suspension.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2023Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: Siesta Medical, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Feezor, Erik van der Burg, Peter Martin, Jason van Tassel
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Patent number: 11975154Abstract: The invention relates to a breathing assistance apparatus that may be configured to reduce the risk of damage to electronics within the apparatus as a result of liquid leaks within the apparatus or impacts to the apparatus. In other forms, the apparatus may be configured to allow for easy assembly and/or safe operation.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2021Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: Fisher & Paykel Healthcare LimitedInventors: Douglas Richard Wright, Peter Lawrence Grylls, Andrew Paul Maxwell Salmon, Philip John Dickinson, Yi-Cheng Sun, Silvan Terence Butler, Sergiu Constantin Filip, Samuel William Saunders, Andrew Martin Letton
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Patent number: 11967431Abstract: Hierarchical data objects are generated via a computer-based system for applying a series of rules to establish episode-specific data objects reflecting a plurality of discrete claim records before further dissecting the generated episode-specific data objects prior to finalization of those episode-specific data objects to identify claim records within the episode-specific data objects that are eligible for generation of one or more sub-episodes within the episode-specific data objects. The identified sub-episodes are reflected within the episode-specific data object to designate complete episodes of care that additionally reflect interactions with the corresponding parent episode.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2020Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Optum, Inc.Inventors: Peter N. Toensing, Bob Martin
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Patent number: 11957328Abstract: A device for sealing an aperture in a tissue includes: a foot including a distal portion configured to be disposed distal to the tissue when the device is implanted in a position to seal the aperture; and a flexible wing positionable against a distal surface of the tissue adjacent the aperture such that the flexible wing is disposed between the distal portion of the foot and the distal surface adjacent the aperture.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2021Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Vivasure Medical LimitedInventors: Peter Grant, Christopher Martin, Michael Dunning, Damien Ryan, Joseph Dolphin, Micheál Hession, Bartosz Pawlikowski, Mark McGoldrick, Ger Brett, Michael McCartin, Des Regan, Matthew Murphy
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Patent number: 11960156Abstract: A system may include a laser source, an acousto-optic modulator (AOM) coupled to the laser source, an atom trap, and at least one optical medium coupled between the AOM and the atom trap. Furthermore, at least one piezoelectric transducer may be coupled to the at least one optical medium, and a beam polarization controller may be coupled to the at least one piezoelectric transducer.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2021Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: EAGLE TECHNOLOGY, LLCInventors: Michael Ray Lange, Randall K. Morse, Catheryn D. Logan, Curtis R. Niemeier, Dean A. Heimmermann, Peter A. Wasilousky, Christopher A. Corey, Lee Martin Burberry
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Publication number: 20240112797Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system that may receive first sensor data associated with first measurements of multiple components of respective multiple medical systems; may determine first one or more classifiers based at least on first user input; may receive second sensor data associated with second measurements of the multiple components; may determine, based at least on the first one or more classifiers and based at least on the second sensor data, at least two services to be provided to respective at least a first two of the multiple medical systems; may receive third sensor data associated with third measurements of multiple components respectively associated with the at least the first two of the multiple medical systems; and may determine, without the first user input and without second user input, second one or more classifiers based at least on the third sensor data.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventors: Heiko Bohn, Peter Martin
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Publication number: 20240109110Abstract: A control system for controlling extraction of landfill gas from a landfill via a gas extraction system comprising well piping, the landfill gas having a first temperature when extracted, the control system comprising: a gas composition chamber coupled to the well piping and comprising at least one sensor configured to measure one or more characteristics of a landfill gas sample in the gas composition chamber; a temperature control mechanism configured to heat the landfill gas sample in the gas composition chamber to a second temperature at least a threshold amount greater than the first temperature; and a controller configured to control the at least one sensor to measure the one or more characteristics of the landfill gas sample in the gas composition chamber when a temperature of the landfill gas sample in the gas composition chamber is at least the threshold amount greater than the first temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Applicant: Loci Controls, Inc.Inventors: Peter Quigley, Ian Martin, Joseph G. Michels, Melinda Sims
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Publication number: 20240109111Abstract: A method for use by a system coupled to at least one sensor and at least one flow control mechanism of a gas extraction system, the system comprising at least one controller and configured for use in connection with a landfill gas extraction process for extraction of landfill gas from a landfill via the gas extraction system, the method comprising: using the at least one controller to perform: obtaining, based on at least one measurement made by the at least one sensor, at least one current value indicative of a selected characteristic of the landfill gas extraction process, determining, at discrete time intervals, whether the at least one current value satisfies at least one compliance criterion for the selected characteristic, and when it is determined that the at least one current value does not satisfy the at least one compliance criterion for the selected characteristic, performing a corrective action.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Applicant: Loci Controls, Inc.Inventors: Peter Quigley, Ian Martin, Jack Rowbottom, Nicole Neff
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Patent number: 11939707Abstract: Provided are systems and methods for producing seamless woven materials that are variable in each of their 3 dimensions. The systems and methods generally operate by altering heddle positions independently to impart three dimensional structure to a woven fabric. Weft yarn is woven into a set of warp yarns that have been individually raised or lowered along a particular cross section, essentially locking the weave into an intended 3 dimensional form.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2019Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: UNSPUN, INC.Inventors: Kevin Peter Martin, Elizabeth Faith Esponnette, Walden Hoi Ming Lam, Sarah Marie Lafasto, Benjamin Wagner Cloud, Brian Joseph Gormley, Chase Michael Goodman, Simeon Dimitrov Kostadinov, Tyler Nathaniel Perkins, Nicholas Anthony Bollen
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Patent number: 11941740Abstract: Disclosed subject matter relates generally to graphics processing, and relates more particularly to processing graphics vertex content.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2021Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Arm LimitedInventors: Michael Martin Klock, Philip Carlos Garcia, Frank Klaeboe Langtind, Peter Anthony Hearne
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Publication number: 20240091831Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling extraction of landfill gas from a landfill via a gas extraction system comprising a plurality of wells are provided herein. In some embodiments, the method comprises obtaining a concentration of a greenhouse gas measured a distance above a surface of a region comprising the plurality of wells; determining whether the measure of the concentration of the greenhouse gas is greater than a first threshold; and in response to determining that the measure of the concentration of the greenhouse gas is greater than the first threshold, increasing a flow rate of landfill gas being extracted from at least one well of the plurality of wells.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: Loci Controls, Inc.Inventors: Peter Quigley, Ian Martin, Nicole Neff, Jack Rowbottom
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Publication number: 20240098076Abstract: A third-party server, delegated by organizations to manage application environment, may maintain a plurality of guided workflow plans. At least one of the guided workflow plans may include one or more steps associated with setting up an interaction control policy. The third-party server may receive an interaction report associated with the organization. The interaction report may include metadata of one or more devices that interacted with other devices. The third-party server may identify a particular device to which existing interaction control policies of the organization are inapplicable. The third-party server may search for additional out-of-band information of the particular device using the metadata in the interaction report. The third-party server may select an applicable guided workflow plan for setting up an applicable interaction control policy for the particular device. A guided workflow may be presented via a graphical user interface according to the applicable guided workflow plan.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Seth Joshua Blank, Ashley Duane Wilson, Peter Martin Goldstein, Jack William Abbott, Robert Benjamin Barclay
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Patent number: 11934161Abstract: System and method provide wireless distributed lighting control systems implementing a secure peer-to-peer, self-organizing and self-healing mesh network of actuators and system inputs. The system and method can be designed specifically for indoor and outdoor lighting where actuators include in-fixture, on-fixture and circuit control modules with ON/OFF and full range dimming capabilities, and system inputs include occupancy/vacancy sensors, daylight sensors and switches. A unique messaging protocol facilitates wireless and wired communication between actuators and system inputs, and provides web-based commissioning and monitoring of the lighting control system using a wireless access point accessible from a local network or Internet which can provide an intuitive and easy to use Graphical User Interface (GUI).Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2021Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: HLI SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventors: Theodore E. Weber, Terrence R. Arbouw, Ronald K. Bender, Ronald J. Cummings-Kralik, Michael D. Crane, Thomas J. Hartnagel, Robert A. Martin, Peter A. Moyle, Gregory F. Smith, Stephan K. Zitz
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Publication number: 20240089295Abstract: A DNS server receives from a receiving email system, a DNS query for an email domain stored at the DNS server, the DNS query including identifying information of a sender of an email. The DNS server extracts the identifying information of the email sender from the DNS query and identifies one of a plurality of delivering organizations from the information. The DNS server determines whether the identified delivering organization is authorized to deliver email on behalf of the email domain. In response to determining that the identified delivering organization is authorized to deliver email on behalf of the email domain, the DNS server generates a target validation record based on the identity of the authorized delivering organization and the email domain, the target validation record including one or more rules indicating to the receiving email system whether the delivering organization is an authorized sender of email for the email domain.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventor: Peter Martin Goldstein
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Patent number: 11928652Abstract: A system receives information for a plurality of invoices having invoice amounts owed by a debtor-buyer to a plurality of creditor-suppliers, a cash pool amount for a cash pool available by the debtor-buyer for early payment of at least some of the invoice amounts, and a desired return rate, receives a plurality of offers, each offer from a corresponding creditor-supplier and comprising an offer return rate, determines whether each of the plurality of offers is eligible for acceptance based on each offer return rate from each offer and the desired return rate for the buyer and selects one or more invoices each having an invoice amount, and transmits award information to the debtor-buyer.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2021Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: POLLEN, INC.Inventors: Alexander C. Kemper, Kevin J. Daniels, Peter L. Thomas, John G. Christopher, Douglas A. Martin
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Patent number: 11924269Abstract: Various example implementations are directed to circuits, apparatuses, and methods for providing virtual computing services. One example involves a set of computing servers communicatively coupled to the data storage device. The set of computer servers provide a respective virtual data center for each of a plurality of accounts, and the respective virtual data center for each account provides data-communications services specified in a respective settings file for the account. The virtual data center for at least one of the accounts includes a set of virtual desktops and a set of Cloud-based servers.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2023Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: 8x8, Inc.Inventors: Timothy Britt, Bryan R. Martin, Christopher Peters
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Publication number: 20240066572Abstract: A control system for controlling extraction of landfill gas, comprising: at least one sensor configured to measure one or more characteristics of landfill gas; at least one flow control mechanism disposed in well piping and configured to control flow of the landfill gas through the well piping; and at least one processor configured to: obtain a measured concentration of a first gas in landfill gas; determine whether the measured concentration of the first gas is either less than a first threshold concentration or greater than a second threshold concentration; when it is determined that the measured concentration is less than the first threshold concentration, control the at least one flow control mechanism to reduce flow rate of landfill gas; and when it is determined that the concentration is greater than the second threshold concentration, control the at least one flow control mechanism to increase the flow rate of landfill gas.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: Loci Controls, Inc.Inventors: Andrew Campanella, Joseph G. Michels, Peter Quigley, Ian Martin
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Patent number: D1024252Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2022Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Springfield, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Martin Baumbach, Peter J. Leach, Stephen H. McKelvain, Charles David Williams