Patents by Inventor Peter Sites
Peter Sites 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: 11643763Abstract: The present disclosure provides scalable nanotube fabrics and methods for controlling or otherwise adjusting the nanotube length distribution of a nanotube application solution in order to realize scalable nanotube fabrics. In one aspect of the present disclosure, one or more filtering operations are used to remove relatively long nanotube elements from a nanotube solution until nanotube length distribution of the nanotube solution conforms to a preselected or desired nanotube length distribution profile. In another aspect of the present disclosure, a sono-chemical cutting process is used to break up relatively long nanotube elements within a nanotube application solution into relatively short nanotube elements to realize a pre-selected or desired nanotube length distribution profile.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2020Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: ZEON CORPORATIONInventors: Rahul Sen, Billy Smith, J. Thomas Kocab, Ramesh Sivarajan, Peter Sites, Thomas Rueckes, David A. Roberts
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Patent number: 11509755Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method and means for enabling contact lens wearers to photograph their own eyes using an electronic device with a camera such as an iPhone with a macro lens, for example, Olloclip® Macro Pro Lens Set 7× lens, and a custom three-dimensional printed eyecup attachment. The eyecup attachment is designed to position the camera at a suitable and reproducible distance from the eye to ensure that the system can focus appropriately on the lens details. The eyecup attachment also serves to block stray light and diffuse the ambient lighting. In addition, the eyecup attachment ensures that the camera is held in the correct orientation while photos are being captured. The capture images are analyzed using image processing software to determine the angel of rotation of the contact lens.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2017Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.Inventors: Jaqunda Patton, Ranganath Raja, Peter Sites, Benjamin Straker, Raymond Szkutak, Jason Tokarski
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Patent number: 11072714Abstract: The present disclosure provides a nanotube solution being treated with a molecular additive, a nanotube film having enhanced adhesion property due to the treatment of the molecular additive, and methods for forming the nanotube solution and the nanotube film. The nanotube solution includes a liquid medium, nanotubes in the liquid medium, and a molecular additive in the liquid medium, wherein the molecular additive includes molecules that provide source elements for forming a group IV oxide within the nanotube solution. The molecular additive can introduce silicon (Si) and/or germanium (Ge) in the liquid medium, such that nominal silicon and/or germanium concentrations of the nanotube solution ranges from about 5 ppm to about 60 ppm.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2017Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: Nantero, Inc.Inventors: David A. Roberts, Rahul Sen, Peter Sites, J. Thomas Kocab, Feng Gu
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Publication number: 20200262701Abstract: The present disclosure provides scalable nanotube fabrics and methods for controlling or otherwise adjusting the nanotube length distribution of a nanotube application solution in order to realize scalable nanotube fabrics. In one aspect of the present disclosure, one or more filtering operations are used to remove relatively long nanotube elements from a nanotube solution until nanotube length distribution of the nanotube solution conforms to a preselected or desired nanotube length distribution profile. In another aspect of the present disclosure, a sono-chemical cutting process is used to break up relatively long nanotube elements within a nanotube application solution into relatively short nanotube elements to realize a pre-selected or desired nanotube length distribution profile.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2020Publication date: August 20, 2020Inventors: Rahul SEN, Billy SMITH, J. Thomas KOCAB, Ramesh SIVARAJAN, Peter SITES, Thomas RUECKES, David A. ROBERTS
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Patent number: 10654718Abstract: The present disclosure provides scalable nanotube fabrics and methods for controlling or otherwise adjusting the nanotube length distribution of a nanotube application solution in order to realize scalable nanotube fabrics. In one aspect of the present disclosure, one or more filtering operations are used to remove relatively long nanotube elements from a nanotube solution until nanotube length distribution of the nanotube solution conforms to a preselected or desired nanotube length distribution profile. In another aspect of the present disclosure, a sono-chemical cutting process is used to break up relatively long nanotube elements within a nanotube application solution into relatively short nanotube elements to realize a pre-selected or desired nanotube length distribution profile.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2013Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: Nantero, Inc.Inventors: Rahul Sen, Billy Smith, J. Thomas Kocab, Ramesh Sivarajan, Peter Sites, Thomas Rueckes, David A. Roberts
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Publication number: 20190104210Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method and means for enabling contact lens wearers to photograph their own eyes using an electronic device with a camera such as an iPhone with a macro lens, for example, Olloclip® Macro Pro Lens Set 7× lens, and a custom three-dimensional printed eyecup attachment. The eyecup attachment is designed to position the camera at a suitable and reproducible distance from the eye to ensure that the system can focus appropriately on the lens details. The eyecup attachment also serves to block stray light and diffuse the ambient lighting. In addition, the eyecup attachment ensures that the camera is held in the correct orientation while photos are being captured. The capture images are analyzed using image processing software to determine the angel of rotation of the contact lens.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2017Publication date: April 4, 2019Inventors: Jaqunda Patton, Ranganath Raja, Peter Sites, Benjamin Straker, Raymond Szkutak, Jason Tokarski
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Publication number: 20170246561Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods for removing defects nanotube application solutions and providing low defect, highly uniform nanotube fabrics. In one aspect, a degassing process is performed on a suspension of nanotubes to remove air bubbles present in the solution. In another aspect, a continuous flow centrifugation (CFC) process is used to remove small scale defects from the solution. In another aspect, a depth filter is used to remove large scale defects from the solution. According to the present disclosure, these three methods can be used alone or combined to realize a low defect nanotube application solutions and fabrics.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2017Publication date: August 31, 2017Applicant: Nantero, Inc.Inventors: J. THOMAS KOCAB, Thomas Bengtson, Sanjin Hosic, Rahul Sen, Billy Smith, David A. Roberts, Peter Sites
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Publication number: 20170226352Abstract: The present disclosure provides a nanotube solution being treated with a molecular additive, a nanotube film having enhanced adhesion property due to the treatment of the molecular additive, and methods for forming the nanotube solution and the nanotube film. The nanotube solution includes a liquid medium, nanotubes in the liquid medium, and a molecular additive in the liquid medium, wherein the molecular additive includes molecules that provide source elements for forming a group IV oxide within the nanotube solution. The molecular additive can introduce silicon (Si) and/or germanium (Ge) in the liquid medium, such that nominal silicon and/or germanium concentrations of the nanotube solution ranges from about 5 ppm to about 60 ppm.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2017Publication date: August 10, 2017Inventors: David A. Roberts, Rahul Sen, Peter Sites, J. Thomas Kocab, Feng Gu
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Patent number: 9650732Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods for removing defects nanotube application solutions and providing low defect, highly uniform nanotube fabrics. In one aspect, a degassing process is performed on a suspension of nanotubes to remove air bubbles present in the solution. In another aspect, a continuous flow centrifugation (CFC) process is used to remove small scale defects from the solution. In another aspect, a depth filter is used to remove large scale defects from the solution. According to the present disclosure, these three methods can be used alone or combined to realize a low defect nanotube application solutions and fabrics.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2014Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: Nantero Inc.Inventors: J. Thomas Kocab, Thomas R. Bengtson, Sanjin Hosic, Rahul Sen, Billy Smith, David A. Roberts, Peter Sites
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Patent number: 9634251Abstract: The present disclosure provides a nanotube solution being treated with a molecular additive, a nanotube film having enhanced adhesion property due to the treatment of the molecular additive, and methods for forming the nanotube solution and the nanotube film. The nanotube solution includes a liquid medium, nanotubes in the liquid medium, and a molecular additive in the liquid medium, wherein the molecular additive includes molecules that provide source elements for forming a group IV oxide within the nanotube solution. The molecular additive can introduce silicon (Si) and/or germanium (Ge) in the liquid medium, such that nominal silicon and/or germanium concentrations of the nanotube solution ranges from about 5 ppm to about 60 ppm.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2012Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: Nantero Inc.Inventors: David A. Roberts, Rahul Sen, Peter Sites, J. Thomas Kocab, Billy Smith, Feng Gu
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Publication number: 20150086771Abstract: The present disclosure provides scalable nanotube fabrics and methods for controlling or otherwise adjusting the nanotube length distribution of a nanotube application solution in order to realize scalable nanotube fabrics. In one aspect of the present disclosure, one or more filtering operations are used to remove relatively long nanotube elements from a nanotube solution until nanotube length distribution of the nanotube solution conforms to a preselected or desired nanotube length distribution profile. In another aspect of the present disclosure, a sono-chemical cutting process is used to break up relatively long nanotube elements within a nanotube application solution into relatively short nanotube elements to realize a pre-selected or desired nanotube length distribution profile.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2013Publication date: March 26, 2015Applicant: NANTERO INC.Inventors: Rahul SEN, Billy SMITH, J. Thomas KOCAB, Ramesh SIVARAJAN, Peter SITES, Thomas RUECKES, David A. ROBERTS
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Publication number: 20140329430Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods for removing defects nanotube application solutions and providing low defect, highly uniform nanotube fabrics. In one aspect, a degassing process is performed on a suspension of nanotubes to remove air bubbles present in the solution. In another aspect, a continuous flow centrifugation (CFC) process is used to remove small scale defects from the solution. In another aspect, a depth filter is used to remove large scale defects from the solution. According to the present disclosure, these three methods can be used alone or combined to realize a low defect nanotube application solutions and fabrics.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2014Publication date: November 6, 2014Applicant: Nantero Inc.Inventors: J. Thomas Kocab, Thomas R. Bengtson, Sanjin Hosic, Rahul Sen, Billy Smith, David A. Roberts, Peter Sites
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Publication number: 20130224934Abstract: The present disclosure provides a nanotube solution being treated with a molecular additive, a nanotube film having enhanced adhesion property due to the treatment of the molecular additive, and methods for forming the nanotube solution and the nanotube film. The nanotube solution includes a liquid medium, nanotubes in the liquid medium, and a molecular additive in the liquid medium, wherein the molecular additive includes molecules that provide source elements for forming a group IV oxide within the nanotube solution. The molecular additive can introduce silicon (Si) and/or germanium (Ge) in the liquid medium, such that nominal silicon and/or germanium concentrations of the nanotube solution ranges from about 5 ppm to about 60 ppm.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2012Publication date: August 29, 2013Applicant: NANTERO INC.Inventors: David A. ROBERTS, Rahul SEN, Peter SITES, J. Thomas KOCAB, Billy Smith, Feng GU
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Publication number: 20050050451Abstract: An apparatus in one example comprises a computer component that receives one or more images of one or more packaging materials from one or more imaging components. The computer component employs an analysis of the one or more images to make a determination of a package integrity of the one or more packaging materials.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2003Publication date: March 3, 2005Inventors: Mohsen Abdollahi, Kevin Giles, Charles Guffey, Jun Liu, Bernard Roche, Peter Sites, Robert Whalen
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Patent number: 5717781Abstract: Disclosed is an ophthalmic lens inspection method and apparatus comprising a camera to capture an image of an ophthalmic lens which has been illuminated by a light source. Location and intensity at each camera pixel is converted to an electrical quantity which is then transferred and stored in a memory. A computer containing instructions for comparing the intensity and location values of the pixels starts near the center of the receptor field and continues toward the edge of the field until an intensity deviation is encountered. By evaluating the pixels containing intensity variation, an outline of the lens edge is attained. An annulus is generated enclosing the actual lens edge. All the pixels are changed from an absolute intensity value to a gradient value, represented by two transition edges. Feature extraction is performed to locate defective pixels and place them into groups.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 1996Date of Patent: February 10, 1998Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Vision Products, Inc.Inventors: James A. Ebel, Peter Sites