Patents by Inventor Richard A. Lees

Richard A. Lees 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: 20240154337
    Abstract: A connector receptacle for connecting with a corresponding connector plug coupled with electrodes being used for performing EMG procedure on a patient is provided. The receptacle includes a first ball bearing pressing against a first end of a housing of the plug and, preferably, a second ball bearing pressing against a first end of the housing of the plug when the plug is connected to the receptacle for exerting a retention force against the plug. The first and the second ball bearings are pressed against the first and the second ends respectively by using a spring force generated, for example, by a retention band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Richard A. Villarreal, David Lee Jepsen
  • Publication number: 20240139049
    Abstract: Systems, devices and methods are described for mounting medical equipment on IV poles, bed rails and other supporting structures in medical facilities including operating rooms and critical care sections. A system including a mounting hanger and corresponding equipment housing is disclosed that allows quick mounting and dismounting of equipment from a supporting structure. The novel structural design of mounting hanger including a symmetrical t-slot feature and a plunger lock allows a piece of equipment to be mounted on a supporting structure in multiple orientations as per the requirement which allows a user to optimize the placement of equipment in the medical environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: David Lee Jepsen, Richard A. Villarreal, Ryan Bowman
  • Publication number: 20240147302
    Abstract: A method and device for supporting multi-path (MP) transmission are disclosed. In one embodiment, a relay User Equipment (UE) connects with a network node. The relay UE also connect with a remote UE via a non-3GPP standard interface. Furthermore, the relay UE is configured with a Radio Link Control (RLC) entity associated with an indirect bearer of the remote UE by the network node. In addition, the relay UE transmits a buffer status report (BSR) to the network node, wherein the BSR includes data volume in a Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) entity and the RLC entity and wherein the PDCP entity is associated with the indirect bearer and is established in the remote UE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventor: Richard Lee-Chee Kuo
  • Publication number: 20240140852
    Abstract: A strengthened cover glass or glass-ceramic sheet or article as well as processes and systems for making the strengthened glass or glass-ceramic sheet or article is provided for use in consumer electronic devices. The process comprises cooling the cover glass sheet by non-contact thermal conduction for sufficiently long to fix a surface compression and central tension of the sheet. The process results in thermally strengthened cover glass sheets for use in or on consumer electronic products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Peter Joseph Lezzi, Richard Orr Maschmeyer, John Christopher Thomas, Kevin Lee Wasson
  • Publication number: 20240147301
    Abstract: A method and device for supporting multi-path (MP) transmission are disclosed. In one embodiment, a remote User Equipment (UE) communicates with a network node via a direct path and an indirect path. The remote UE also connects with a relay UE via sidelink (SL) or PC5 interface to support the indirect path. In addition, the remote UE is configured with direct bearers and indirect bearers by the network node. Furthermore, the remote UE transmits a buffer status report (BSR) and a SL-BSR to the network node over the direct path, wherein the BSR includes data volume of at least one of the direct bearers and the SL-BSR includes data volume of at least one of the indirect bearers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventor: Richard Lee-Chee Kuo
  • Patent number: 11969701
    Abstract: The system and method of the invention pertains to an axial flux stator is implemented to replace the drive-end magnets and the drive motor. The axial flux stator comprises a control circuit to control the voltage and current provided to the stator, to measure the torque and speed of rotation, and to measure the magnetic flux and magnetic flux density produced by the axial flux stator and impeller magnets, individually or in combination. The axial flux stator comprises a plurality of current carrying elements to produce magnetic flux in an axial direction and drive the impeller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Global Life Sciences Solutions USA LLC
    Inventors: James Pellegrino Alexander, Klaus Gebauer, David Allan Torrey, Ashraf Said Atalla, Sima Didari, Richard Lee Damren
  • Patent number: 11974196
    Abstract: A Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC) device, associated with a base station, may include a processor configured to receive a request to send data to a plurality of user equipment (UE) devices. The MEC device may be further configured to determine that the data is to be delivered to the plurality of UE devices by the base station via multicast; determine signal quality values for the plurality of UE devices; select a subset of the plurality of UE devices based on the determined signal quality values; and send, using the base station, the data to the selected subset of the plurality of UE devices via multicast, and delaying or terminating delivery of the requested data to UE devices, of the plurality of UE devices, that are not in the selected subset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Jay J. Lee, Ambreen Habib, Julian Richards, Taher Farkhondeh
  • Patent number: 11971229
    Abstract: A heat exchanger assembly including an elongated tubular heat exchanger enclosure defining an interior chamber. A tube sheet is positioned within the interior chamber of the heat exchanger enclosure separating the interior chamber into a shell side and a channel side. The interior portion is configured to removably receive a tube bundle positioned within the shell side of the interior chamber. An annular sleeve member is positioned within the channel side of the interior chamber of the heat exchanger enclosure. An annular elastic torsion member is positioned within the channel side of the interior chamber of the heat exchanger such that the sleeve member is positioned between the tube sheet and the elastic torsion member. The elastic torsion member has an inner circumference deflectable relative to its outer circumference for torsioning the elastic torsion member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Lummus Technology LLC
    Inventors: Richard Jibb, David Thomas Creech, Randy Lee Eberly, Elizabeth MacLean Meacham, Henk Boekhouder, Roberto Groppi, Vincenzo Marco Brignone, Trevor Jaye
  • Publication number: 20240130782
    Abstract: The present invention relates to comprehensive systems, devices and methods for delivering energy to tissue for a wide variety of applications, including medical procedures (e.g., tissue ablation, resection, cautery, vascular thrombosis, treatment of cardiac arrhythmias and dysrhythmias, electrosurgery, tissue harvest, etc.). In certain embodiments, systems, devices, and methods are provided for treating a tissue region (e.g., a tumor) through application of energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Matthew Thiel, Mark Thom, Christopher Lee Brace, Richard W. Schefelker
  • Publication number: 20240133275
    Abstract: A detonation module for a perforation tool is described herein. The detonation module includes a detonator, a switch circuit disposed in a fluid-sealed housing and electrically coupled to the detonator, a shielding circuit coupled to the switch circuit, an annular electrical contact electrically coupled to the switch circuit, and an annular, electrically conductive, compressive member to form a compressive electrical connection with an end of a perforation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Indranil Ghosh, Anjali Vijay Dhobale, Richard Lee Warns, Juan Carlos Luna Diaz, Andreas Hendrawinata, Tommy Nguyen, Sonia James
  • Publication number: 20240127145
    Abstract: A system for labor scheduling and jobsite management is disclosed that manages a dynamically changing workforce. The system includes a graphical user interface (GUI) and a processor circuit that controls the GUI. The system provides a plurality of user-selectable input screens that allow input of information regarding employee onboarding, flexible staffing and workflow management, time entry/payroll support, significant event reporting, and medical protocol management. The system receives user input from one or more of the user-selectable input screens and generates, and dynamically updates, a plurality of work schedules for a respective plurality of workers having different skills working on different aspects of a job at different times as the job progresses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Timothy Michael HOCH, Julie DOYLE, Bruce BEVER, Richard Jake LOCKLEAR, Dawn Lynn MANNING, Cindy Lee STATON
  • Publication number: 20240117030
    Abstract: The present invention relates to antibodies that specifically bind to one or more of IL-4, IL-13, IL-33, TSLP, and p40. The present invention further relates to antibodies that bind to one of IL-4, IL-13, IL-33, or TSLP. The invention further relates to multispecific antibodies that specifically bind to IL-4 and IL-13, and at least one other target. The present invention relates to multispecific antibodies that bind IL-4, IL-13, and one of IL-33, TSLP, or p40. The present invention also pertains to related molecules, e.g. nucleic acids which encode such antibodies or multispecific antibodies, compositions, and related methods, e.g., methods for producing and purifying such antibodies and multispecific antibodies, and their use in diagnostics and therapeutics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Rita Diane AGOSTINELLI, James Reasoner APGAR, Eric Matthew BENNETT, Laird BLOOM, Ting CHEN, Aaron Michael D'ANTONA, Arnab DE, Fang JIN, Marion Teresa KASAIAN, Matthew Allister LAMBERT, Kimberly Ann MARQUETTE, Virginie MCMANUS, Jessica Haewon MIN DEBARTOLO, Nicole Melissa PICHE-NICHOLAS, Richard Thomas SHELDON, Lioudmila TCHISTIAKOVA, Alexander Michael Shuford BARRON, Richard Lee GIESECK, III, Xiaotian ZHONG
  • Publication number: 20240117572
    Abstract: An underlayment layer is configured to support an artificial turf assembly. The underlayment layer comprises a core with a top side and a bottom side. The top side has a plurality of spaced apart, upwardly oriented projections that define channels suitable for fluid flow along the top side of the core when the underlayment layer is positioned beneath an overlying artificial turf assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: Brock USA, LLC
    Inventors: Steven Lee Sawyer, Daniel C. Sawyer, Richard R. Runkles
  • Publication number: 20240117770
    Abstract: A turbomachine engine includes a core engine having one or more compressor sections, one or more turbine sections that includes a power turbine, and a combustion chamber in flow communication with the compressor sections and turbine sections. The turbomachine engine also includes a shaft coupled to the power turbine and characterized by a midshaft rating (MSR) between two hundred (ft/sec)1/2 and three hundred (ft/sec)1/2. In one aspect, the shaft has a redline speed between fifty and two hundred fifty feet per second (ft/sec). In another aspect, the shaft has a length L, an outer diameter D, and a ratio of L/D between twelve and thirty-seven.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Narayanan Payyoor, Weize Kang, Thomas Lee Becker, Richard Schmidt
  • Patent number: 11953278
    Abstract: A method of firing a firearm includes rotating a trigger to force a latch pin lever to move; forcing a latch pin forward by the latch pin lever to force a cylinder forward toward a barrel; sealing or substantially sealing the barrel and the cylinder; and releasing a hammer to strike a cartridge while the barrel and the cylinder are sealed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Centre Firearms Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Ryder Washburn, III, Juan D. Cabrera, Andrew Lees, Richard Ryder Washburn, II
  • Patent number: 11955896
    Abstract: A system includes an isolated converter having a power transformer with a primary winding, a secondary winding, and an auxiliary winding. The system also includes: 1) a first switch coupled to the primary winding; 2) a switch controller coupled to the first switch; and 3) a bias power regulator circuit coupled to the auxiliary winding and the switch controller. The bias power regulator circuit includes a second switch. The bias power regulator circuit is configured to provide a bias supply output voltage to the switch controller based on a first set of modes that modulate a switching frequency of the second switch and based on a second mode in which the second switch stays off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Pei-Hsin Liu, Richard Lee Valley, Bharath Balaji Kannan
  • Publication number: 20240108844
    Abstract: A humidification system can include a heater base, a humidification chamber, and a breathing circuit. A cartridge can be removably coupled to the heater base. The cartridge can include various sensors, probes, sensor wire connectors, heater wire connectors, and/or other features. The cartridge can include features configured to mate with corresponding features on the humidification chamber and the heater base. The cartridge includes a memory, such as an EEPROM, or other suitable storage device. When the cartridge is installed on the heater base, the memory is electrically connected to a processor and/or memory of the heater base. Various models of cartridges can be produced for use with different humidification chambers, breathing circuits, and/or therapies. A connector can be configured to couple an inspiratory conduit to an outlet port of the humidification chamber. The connector can provide a pneumatic connection to the outlet port and an electrical connection to the cartridge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Hamish Adrian OSBORNE, Gavin Walsh Millar, Stephen David Evans, Bruce Gordon Holyoake, James William Stanton, David Leon McCauley, Gareth Thomas McDermott, Nicholas James Michael McKenna, Myfanwy Jane Antica Norton, Adrian John Elsworth, Michael John Andresen, Jonathan Andrew George Lambert, Sandeep Singh Gurm, Tessa Hazel Paris, Joseph Nathaniel Griffiths, Ping Si, Christopher Gareth Sims, Elmo Benson Stoks, Dexter Chi Lun Cheung, Peter Alan Seekup, Po-Yen Liu, Richard Edward Lang, Paul James Tonkin, Ian Lee Wai Kwan
  • Patent number: D1022810
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: NINJA MOUNTAIN BIKE PERFORMANCE, LLC
    Inventors: Caedmon Lee O'Neill, Richard Ignazio La China
  • Patent number: D1023657
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL DISTRIBUTION INC.
    Inventors: Richard B. Leeds, Bruce Zutler, Phillip Lee
  • Patent number: D1026193
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Richard Lee Lane, David William Schuller