Patents by Inventor R. Daniels

R. Daniels 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: 10590691
    Abstract: An automotive door system includes a hinge that supports a door. A switch provides a first input in response to a user request to automatically open or close the door. An output shaft of a power drive module is connected to the door and a gearbox to provide an output torque that corresponds to a desired motion of the door about the hinge. A brake assembly is connected to a shaft member and has a normally closed position in which the shaft member is grounded to the housing and an open position that corresponds to one of a door closing mode and a door opening mode. A position sensor detects rotation of the output shaft and provides a second input in response thereto, which corresponds to a manually initiated movement of the door that exceeds a slip torque of the brake assembly in the normally closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Multimatic Inc.
    Inventors: Rudolf Gruber, Andrew R. Daniels, Balathas Nagamany
  • Patent number: 10587826
    Abstract: A seeker includes a detection array having at least 2500 sensing pixels arranged in rows by row request lines and in columns by column request lines. At least one pixel includes an electromagnetic radiation sensor to trigger the pixel in response to sensing a triggering quantity of electromagnetic radiation, a row request circuit to send a row request after the pixel triggers, and a column request circuit to send a column request after the pixel triggers. The seeker further includes a row receiver to receive the row requests, a column receiver to receive the column requests, and a sequencer to receive, for each triggering pixel, the row of the row request and the column of the column request, and to generate an event including the received row and column of the pixel. The seeker also includes a time stamper to generate a time stamp for the generated event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
    Inventors: James A. Stobie, Michael J. Choiniere, R. Daniel McGrath
  • Publication number: 20200039882
    Abstract: A lightweight thermal insulating cement-based material is formed from a mixture that includes cement, water and a foaming agent. The foaming agent can be an aluminum powder or a surfactant. The insulating material has a maximum use temperature of about 900 degrees Celsius or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Per Just Andersen, Evan R. Daniels
  • Patent number: 10538459
    Abstract: An extrudable cement-based material formed from a mixture that includes cement, water, gypsum, secondary materials, reinforcement fibers and rheology modifying agent. The extrudable cement-based material is a lightweight material that has a density in the range of about 1.4 to 2.4 g/cm3, a compressive strength in the range of about 5 to 100 MPa, and a flexural strength in the range of about 5 to 35 MPa. Note that the cement may contain gypsum such that the gypsum is not added to the mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: The Intellectual Gorilla GmbH
    Inventors: Per Just Andersen, Evan R. Daniels
  • Patent number: 10532373
    Abstract: A method of prepping a cylindrical inner surface of a bore using a high-frequency forced pulsed waterjet apparatus entails generating a pressurized waterjet using a high-pressure water pump, generating a high-frequency signal using a high-frequency signal generator, applying the high-frequency signal to a transducer having a microtip to cause the microtip to vibrate to thereby generate the high-frequency forced pulsed waterjet, and rotating the rotatable ultrasonic nozzle inside the bore to prep the inner cylindrical surface of the bore using the high-frequency forced pulsed waterjets exiting from the angled exit orifices of the rotatable ultrasonic nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: VLN Advanced Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Mohan M. Vijay, Andrew Hung Tieu, Wenzhuo Yan, Bruce R. Daniels
  • Publication number: 20200002227
    Abstract: A cement-based material is formed from a mixture that includes cement in the range of about 40 to 90% by wet weight percent, a lightweight expanded aggregate in the range of about 10 to 60% by wet weight percent, a secondary material in the range of about 0.1 to 50% by wet weight percent, a reinforcement fiber in the range of about 1 to 20% by wet weight percent, a rheology modifying agent in the range of about 0.5 to 10% by wet weight percent, a retarder in the range of about 0.1 to 8% by wet weight percent, and water in the range of 10 to 60% of a total wet material weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Evan R. Daniels, Per Just Andersen
  • Publication number: 20190362312
    Abstract: A communication system, and method for creating a collaborative virtual session, including a first coupler agent connected to a first entity, a second coupler agent connected to a second entity, and a first client, coupled to the first coupler agent and a server. The first client is configured to initiate a virtual session with the server, receive metadata representing a second virtual representation of the second entity, and instantiate the second virtual representation in a first collaborative virtual room. The communication system includes a second client, coupled to the second coupler agent and the server, configured to join the virtual session with the server, receive metadata representing a first virtual representation of the first entity, and instantiate the first virtual representation in a second collaborative virtual room.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2018
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Applicant: vSpatial, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard B. Platt, John G. Goodman, R. Daniel Platt, David L. Swanson, Son Trahn Tran
  • Publication number: 20190355782
    Abstract: An imaging array and method for using the same are disclosed. The imaging array includes a plurality of pixel sensors connected to a bit line, each pixel sensor includes a photodetector that includes a photodiode, a floating diffusion node, and a buffer connected to the floating diffusion node that produces a pixel output signal having a voltage that is a monotonic function of a voltage on the floating diffusion node. Each pixel sensor also include an overflow capacitor connected to the photodiode by an overflow transfer gate that allows photocharge in excess of a predetermined charge to flow onto the overflow capacitor. The charge accumulated on the photodiode and the overflow capacitor are combined to provide an improved dynamic range for the pixel sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: BAE Systems Imaging Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Hung T. Do, R. Daniel McGrath
  • Patent number: 10442733
    Abstract: A lightweight thermal insulating cement-based material is formed from a mixture that includes cement, water and a foaming agent. The foaming agent can be an aluminum powder or a surfactant. The insulating material has a maximum use temperature of about 900 degrees Celsius or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: The Intellectual Gorilla GmbH
    Inventors: Per Just Andersen, Evan R. Daniels
  • Patent number: 10440298
    Abstract: An extended range Compatible Metal Oxide Semiconductor Image Sensor and method for operating it is provided, the sensor comprising: a first conversion node; a first switch connected to said first conversion node; a second switch disposed in series with said first switch; and a capacitive element disposed between said first and said second switches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
    Inventor: R Daniel McGrath
  • Patent number: 10435941
    Abstract: A core for a fire rated door includes a fire resistant center panel and an extruded fire resistant border. The fire resistant center panel has a bottom, a top, a first side, a second side, a first end and a second end. The fire resistant center panel is made of a first fire resistant material. The extruded fire resistant border is attached to the first side, the second side, the first end and the second end of the fire resistant center panel. The extruded fire resistant border is made of a second fire resistant material having a higher density than the first fire resistant material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: The Intellectual Gorilla GmbH
    Inventors: Evan R. Daniels, Jonathan Newton
  • Patent number: 10414692
    Abstract: An extrudable cement-based material is formed from a mixture that includes cement in the range of about 40 to 90% by wet weight percent, a lightweight expanded aggregate in the range of about 10 to 60% by wet weight percent, a secondary material in the range of about 0.1 to 50% by wet weight percent, a reinforcement fiber in the range of about 1 to 20% by wet weight percent, a rheology modifying agent in the range of about 0.5 to 10% by wet weight percent, a retarder in the range of about 0.1 to 8% by wet weight percent, and water in the range of 10 to 60% of a total wet material weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: The Intellectual Gorilla GmbH
    Inventors: Evan R. Daniels, Per Just Andersen
  • Publication number: 20190199945
    Abstract: A seeker includes a detection array having at least 2500 sensing pixels arranged in rows by row request lines and in columns by column request lines. At least one pixel includes an electromagnetic radiation sensor to trigger the pixel in response to sensing a triggering quantity of electromagnetic radiation, a row request circuit to send a row request after the pixel triggers, and a column request circuit to send a column request after the pixel triggers. The seeker further includes a row receiver to receive the row requests, a column receiver to receive the column requests, and a sequencer to receive, for each triggering pixel, the row of the row request and the column of the column request, and to generate an event including the received row and column of the pixel. The seeker also includes a time stamper to generate a time stamp for the generated event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
    Inventors: James A. Stobie, Michael J. Choiniere, R. Daniel McGrath
  • Publication number: 20190174998
    Abstract: An endoscope comprising an examination field cleaning system and a method of using the endoscope to clean an examination field in an internal body cavity are disclosed herein. The endoscope comprises an inner channel comprising a primary working channel, lens system, and light delivery system and an outer secondary working channel comprising an examination field cleaning system. The inner channel is approximately cylindrical and is encompassed by a rigid or flexible tube. The outer secondary working channel is encompassed by an outer cylinder that is approximately concentric with and fully encompasses the inner channel and tube, wherein the examination field cleaning system may comprise one or more fluid delivery channels. The endoscope may further comprise an anchoring bridge, wherein the anchoring bridge secures the outer cylinder to the inner channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicant: Bawa, LLC
    Inventors: Hasnain Bawaadam, Fazila Barodawala, R. Daniel Maynes
  • Patent number: 10315386
    Abstract: A composite product includes gypsum in an amount of 70 to 90% by weight, fibers in an amount of 1.5 to 26% by weight substantially homogeneously distributed through the composite, and a rheology-modifying agent in an amount of 0.5 to 6% by weight. The composite is caused or allowed to cure to form a cured composite. The cured composite is a fire resistant component used in a fire-rated door core, a fire-rated door or a fire-rated building panel. The fire resistant component may include a building panel, a door panel, a door core, a door rail, a door stile, a door lock block, a door border, or a door insert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: The Intellectual Gorilla GmbH
    Inventors: Evan R. Daniels, Jonathan Newton
  • Patent number: 10272468
    Abstract: An integrated liquidjet system capable of stripping, prepping and coating a part includes a cell defining an enclosure, a jig for holding the part inside the cell, an ultrasonic nozzle having an ultrasonic transducer for generating a pulsed liquidjet, a coating particle source for supplying coating particles to the nozzle, a pressurized liquid source for supplying the nozzle with a pressurized liquid to enable the nozzle to generate the pulsed liquidjet to sequentially strip, prep and coat the part, a high-voltage electrode and a ground electrode inside the nozzle for charging the coating particles, and a human-machine interface external to the cell for receiving user commands and for controlling the pulsed liquidjet exiting from the nozzle in response to the user commands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: VLN Advanced Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Mohan M. Vijay, Meisheng M. Xu, Emilio Panarella, Wenzhuo Yan, Andrew Hung Tieu, Bruce R. Daniels
  • Publication number: 20190118211
    Abstract: A method of prepping a cylindrical inner surface of a bore using a high-frequency forced pulsed waterjet apparatus entails generating a pressurized waterjet using a high-pressure water pump, generating a high-frequency signal using a high-frequency signal generator, applying the high-frequency signal to a transducer having a microtip to cause the microtip to vibrate to thereby generate the high-frequency forced pulsed waterjet, and rotating the rotatable ultrasonic nozzle inside the bore to prep the inner cylindrical surface of the bore using the high-frequency forced pulsed waterjets exiting from the angled exit orifices of the rotatable ultrasonic nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Mohan M. Vijay, Andrew Hung Tieu, Wenzhuo Yan, Bruce R. Daniels
  • Patent number: 10253535
    Abstract: An automotive door system includes a hinge supporting a door. A door check module interconnects to one of the vehicle and the door by a linkage assembly. An output shaft is connected to the linkage assembly and rotates relative to a door check module housing. The output shaft provides an output torque to check the door in a desired door position. A sensor detects rotation of the shaft and produces a signal in response thereto. A brake assembly includes a shaft member operatively connected to the output shaft. The brake assembly has a normally closed position in which the shaft member is grounded to the housing in a door check mode. The brake assembly includes an open position that corresponds to one of a door closing mode and a door opening mode. The brake assembly moves from the normally closed position to the open position in response to the signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Multimatic Inc.
    Inventors: Rudolf Gruber, Andrew R. Daniels
  • Patent number: 10240089
    Abstract: A composite product includes gypsum in an amount of 60 to 90% by weight, fibers in an amount of 1.5 to 26% by weight substantially homogeneously distributed through the composite, and a rheology-modifying agent in an amount of 0.5 to 6% by weight. The composite is caused or allowed to cure to form a cured composite. The cured composite is a fire resistant component used in a fire-rated door core, a fire-rated door or a fire-rated building panel. The fire resistant component may include a building panel, a door panel, a door core, a door rail, a door stile, a door lock block, a door border, or a door insert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: The Intellectual Gorilla GmbH
    Inventors: Evan R. Daniels, Jonathan Newton
  • Patent number: D863477
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Inventors: Evan J McDonnell, Emily M Plahn, Jason R Daniel, James T Miceli