Patents by Inventor R. Patterson

R. Patterson 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).

  • Publication number: 20180303486
    Abstract: An occlusion device including a tubular braided member having a first end and a second end and extending along a longitudinal axis, the tubular braided member having a repeating pattern of larger diameter portions and smaller diameter portions arrayed along the longitudinal axis, and at least one metallic coil member extending coaxially along at least a portion of the braided member, the at least one metallic coil member having an outer diameter and an inner diameter, wherein the smaller diameter portions of the tubular braided member have an outer diameter and an inner diameter, and wherein at least one of the outer diameter and inner diameter of the tubular braided member is configured to closely match a directly opposing diameter of the metallic coil member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Applicant: Sequent Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Rosenbluth, Brian J. Cox, William R. Patterson
  • Patent number: 10108415
    Abstract: At least one ALM artifact, indexed by a unified data store, that does not comply with at least one process convention can be identified. Responsive to identifying the ALM artifact, indexed by the unified data store, that does not comply with the process convention, a determination can be made by a process convention agent executed by a processor as to whether script code is available to update the ALM artifact to comply with the process convention. Responsive to the process convention agent determining that script code is available to update the ALM artifact to comply with the process convention, the process convention agent can automatically execute the script code to update the ALM artifact to comply with the process convention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Muhtar B. Akbulut, Mark T. Buquor, Vivek Garg, Matthew P. Jarvis, David Liman, Nimit K. Patel, Scott R. Patterson, Richard D. Watts, Keith A. Wells
  • Patent number: 10071805
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a swivel stop comprising a rotating member, a first boss coupled to the rotating member and a second boss coupled to the rotating member, and a second plate having a first interference surface and a second interference surface. An interference between the first boss and the first interference surface and the second boss and the second interference surface tends to limit the rotation of the rotating member with respect to the second plate. The swivel stop may further comprise a rail wherein the second plate is configured to translate along the rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryan Stuart Porter, Keith M. Ferguson, Scott R. Patterson
  • Publication number: 20180206849
    Abstract: Devices and methods for treatment of a patient's vasculature are described. The device includes a self-expanding resilient permeable shell having a radially constrained state and an expanded state with a globular, axially shortened configuration. The permeable shell may be a single layer of braided elongate filaments having first and second ends that are secured at the proximal end of the permeable shell. The devices may also include permeable shells made of woven braided mesh having a variable mesh density, i.e., the average size of pores in one region are a different than the average size of pores in another region. Methods of using the device to treat a cerebral aneurysm are also described. Methods of forming a tubular braid are also described. Methods of forming a tubular braid with variable braid densities are described. Methods of forming a tubular braid using a castellated mandrel are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Applicant: SEQUENT MEDICAL, INC.
    Inventors: Todd Hewitt, Brian Merritt, William R. Patterson, James M. Thompson, Claudio Plaza, Hung P. Tran, Richard L. Quick
  • Publication number: 20180134393
    Abstract: The energy absorbing assembly may include a seat frame having a base, a seat pan coupled to the seat frame, and a deformable member disposed substantially between the seat pan and the base of the seat frame. In various embodiments, the seat pan is configured to support a passenger in a seated position and the deformable member is configured to undergo plastic deformation in response to a first compressive load on the deformable member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Applicant: AMI Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith M. Ferguson, Scott R. Patterson, Jeff Benjamin
  • Patent number: 9972905
    Abstract: A reconfigurable electro-magnetic tile includes a laser layer including a plurality of lasers, and a pixelated surface comprising a plurality of metal patches and a plurality of switches, wherein each respective switch of the plurality of switches is in a gap between a first respective metal patch and a second respective metal patch, wherein each respective switch is optically coupled to at least one respective laser of the plurality of lasers, and wherein each switch of the plurality of switches comprises a phase change material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: HRL Laboratories, LLC
    Inventors: James H. Schaffner, Hyok J. Song, Keyvan R. Sayyah, Pamela R. Patterson, Jeong-Sun Moon, Alan E. Reamon, Keerti S. Kona, Joseph S. Colburn
  • Patent number: 9955976
    Abstract: Devices and methods for treatment of a patient's vasculature are described. The devices include implants made of woven braided mesh having a variable mesh density, i.e., the average size of pores in one region are a different than the average size of pores in another region. Additionally, there is a transition zone between the two regions. The implants have a low profile radially constrained state and an expanded state that is axially shortened. Methods of using the device to treat a cerebral aneurysm are also described. Methods of forming a tubular braid are also described. Methods of forming a tubular braid with variable braid densities are described. Methods of forming a tubular braid using a castellated mandrel are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Sequent Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd J Hewitt, Brian Merritt, William R Patterson, James M Thompson, Claudio Plaza, Hung P Tran
  • Patent number: 9950645
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a brake assembly for aircraft cabin fixtures. A brake assembly includes a carriage, a lever having a ramp, a shaft, and a pivot, wherein the lever is coupled to the pivot, wherein the shaft is coupled to the lever, and wherein the carriage is configured to ride along the ramp. A brake assembly may comprise a spring in communication with the lever. The shaft may comprise a first end and a brake plate coupled at the first end. The ramp may comprise a slot. A brake assembly may comprise an actuation lever coupled to the carriage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: AMI Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott R. Patterson, Keith M. Ferguson
  • Publication number: 20170340256
    Abstract: Assistance may be provided to a first user of a first device by monitoring sensors of the first device and providing assistance via a character presented by the device. Sensor data, such as audio, video, or biometric data, may be transmitted to a server, and a server may process the sensor data to determine a state of the first user. The server may determine to request assistance based on the state of the first user. The server may then send a request to a second device of a second user to guide the character presented by the first device. The second user may then provide assistance to the first user by guiding the character presented by the first device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: The Affinity Project, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald Steven Suskind, Stuart R. Patterson, John Nguyen, Mark Alan Fanty, Stephen R. Springer, Erik Martin Gregory
  • Publication number: 20170345324
    Abstract: A service may be provided that allows interacting users to interact with characters presented by devices of the interacting users. The operation of the character presented to an interacting user may be customized for that interacting user. For example, a first controlling user may specify first information for configuring or controlling the operation of the character when the character is interacting with a first interacting user, and a second controlling user may specify second information for configuring or controlling the operation of the character when the character is interacting with a second interacting user. The information provided by a controlling user may be used to select a segment to be used for a session between an interacting user and the character.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: The Affinity Project, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Alan Fanty, Ronald Steven Suskind, Stuart R. Patterson, John Nguyen, Stephen R. Springer
  • Patent number: 9802125
    Abstract: A first user of a first device may interact with a character presented on the first device where the character presented on the first device is guided by a second user of a second device. To begin a communications session, the first user may request to communicate with the character. A server may process the request to speak with the character and identify the second user from a plurality of guiding users, where the second user is identified by comparing profile information of the first user with profile information of the second user. The server may then send a request to the second device of the second user to guide the character presented by the first device. The first user may then communicate with the character with the guidance of the second user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: The Affinity Project, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald Steven Suskind, Stuart R. Patterson, John Nguyen, Mark Alan Fanty, Stephen R. Springer, Erik Martin Gregory
  • Patent number: 9800018
    Abstract: A chip scale ultra violet laser source includes a plurality of laser elements on a substrate each including a back cavity mirror, a tapered gain medium, an outcoupler, a nonlinear crystal coupled to the outcoupler with a front facet that has a first coating that is anti-reflectivity (AR) to a fundamental wavelength of the laser element and high reflectivity (HR) to ultra violet wavelengths, and has an exit facet that has a second coating that has HR to a fundamental wavelength of the laser element and AR to the ultra violet wavelengths, a photodetector coupled to the outcoupler, a phase modulator coupled to the photodetector and coupled to the back cavity mirror, and a master laser diode on the substrate coupled to the phase modulator of each laser element. Each laser element emits an ultra violet beamlet and is frequency and phase locked to the master laser diode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: HRL Laboratories, LLC
    Inventors: Keyvan Sayyah, Oleg M. Efimov, Pamela R. Patterson, Andrey A. Kiselev
  • Patent number: 9792825
    Abstract: A user of a device may interact with a character presented by the device. A session between the user and the character may be started by a user, may be triggered by an event, or may be started in other ways. The user of the of the device may be associated with one or more trigger events. Information about the trigger events may be obtained and processed to determine when a trigger event has occurred. When a trigger event has occurred, a session may be started on the device with the character. A segment may be selected to be presented during the session, and an interaction corresponding to the segment may be presented by the character to the user. For example, the character may speak a phrase using a text-to-speech voice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: The Affinity Project, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Alan Fanty, Ronald Steven Suskind, Stuart R. Patterson, John Nguyen, Stephen R. Springer
  • Patent number: 9782694
    Abstract: Systems and methods for treating a stream comprising hydrocarbons and an aqueous-based liquid are provided. The systems and methods may utilize a media composite comprising a mixture of a cellulose-based material and a polymer. In certain systems and methods, the media composite is capable of being backwashed. The stream comprising the hydrocarbons and aqueous-based liquid may be separated by contacting the stream with the media composite. In certain system and methods, the stream comprising the hydrocarbons and aqueous-based liquid may be coalesced by contacting the stream with the media composite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: SIEMENS ENERGY, INC.
    Inventors: Chad L. Felch, Matthew R. Patterson, Shane P. Wiercinski, Eric A. Lorge
  • Publication number: 20170267127
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a brake assembly for aircraft cabin fixtures. A brake assembly includes a carriage, a lever having a ramp, a shaft, and a pivot, wherein the lever is coupled to the pivot, wherein the shaft is coupled to the lever, and wherein the carriage is configured to ride along the ramp. A brake assembly may comprise a spring in communication with the lever. The shaft may comprise a first end and a brake plate coupled at the first end. The ramp may comprise a slot. A brake assembly may comprise an actuation lever coupled to the carriage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: SCOTT R. PATTERSON, Keith M. Ferguson
  • Publication number: 20170267355
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a swivel stop comprising a rotating member, a first boss coupled to the rotating member and a second boss coupled to the rotating member, and a second plate having a first interference surface and a second interference surface. An interference between the first boss and the first interference surface and the second boss and the second interference surface tends to limit the rotation of the rotating member with respect to the second plate. The swivel stop may further comprise a rail wherein the second plate is configured to translate along the rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Ryan Stuart Porter, Keith M. Ferguson, Scott R. Patterson
  • Publication number: 20170235886
    Abstract: Mechanisms are provided for evaluating a patient registry and performing actions based on results of the evaluation. The mechanisms receive a multi-level cascading set of rule structures for evaluating attributes of the patient registry. The mechanisms apply the multi-level cascading set of rule structures to the patient registry. In addition, the mechanisms determine, for each rule structure in the multi-level cascading set of rule structures, whether a criteria of the rule structure is met by the attributes of the patient registry. Moreover, the mechanisms perform, for each rule structure whose criteria is met by the attributes of the patient registry, a corresponding patient care action triggered by the criteria of the rule structure being met.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: James S. Cox, Anthony J. DiGiorgio, Russell G. Olsen, William R. Patterson, James A. Sexton
  • Patent number: 9733544
    Abstract: A tunable metamaterial has a two dimensional array of resonant annular ring elements; and a plurality of voltage controllable electrical tuning elements disposed in or adjacent openings in each of said ring elements, each of said voltage controllable electrical tuning element ohmically contacting portions of only one of said ring elements. The voltage controllable electrical tuning elements may comprise highly doped semiconductor tunnel diodes, or the charge accumulation layer at the semiconductor/insulator interface of a metal-insulator-semiconductor structure, or nanoelectromechanical (NEMs) capacitors. The tunable metamaterial may be used, for example, in an optical beam steering device using the aforementioned tunable optical metamaterial in which a free-space optical beam is coupled into a receiving portion of a plane of the optical metamaterial and is steered out of a transmitter portion of the plane of the optical metamaterial in controllable azimuthal and elevational directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: HRL Laboratories, LLC
    Inventors: Keyvan Sayyah, James H. Schaffner, Pamela R. Patterson
  • Publication number: 20170220757
    Abstract: Mechanisms are provided for communicating with a patient. The mechanisms generate a patient registry comprising a plurality of patient registry records, each patient registry record being associated with a corresponding patient and comprising personal and medical information about the corresponding patient. The mechanisms collect, for each patient registry record, first data regarding treatment of the corresponding patient and second data regarding communications made with the corresponding patient. The mechanisms determine, based on analysis of the first data and second data associated with each of the patient registry records, a mode of communication that is most likely to result in a successful treatment of patients. The mechanisms initiate a communication with a patient of interest using the determined mode of communication based on the results of the determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2016
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: James S. Cox, Jacob R. Danks, Anthony J. DiGiorgio, Alan C. Edwards, David J. Gattis, Jonathan M. Harmon, Charles W. Hill, Tushar Kumar Jayantilal, William R. Patterson, James A. Sexton
  • Publication number: 20170220922
    Abstract: The operation of an application on a first device may be guided by a user operating a second device. The application on the first device may present a character on a display of the first device and obtain an audio signal of speech of a user of the first device. Audio data may be transmitted to the second device and corresponding audio may be played from speakers of the second device. The second device may present suggestions of phrases to be spoken by the character displayed on the first device. A user of the second device may select a phrase to be spoken by the character. Phrase data may be transmitted to the first device, and the first device may generate audio of the character speaking the phrase using a text-to-speech voice associated with the character.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: The Affinity Project, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald Steven Suskind, John Nguyen, Stuart R. Patterson, Stephen R. Springer, Mark Alan Fanty