Patents by Inventor Richard A. Walter

Richard A. Walter 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: 12251097
    Abstract: A multiple-firing clip device includes a hollow shaft defining a lateral opening communicating with an environment and a distal shaft portion between the lateral opening and a distal end opening. A shuttle longitudinally moves on the shaft and comprises a shuttle body defining a lumen surrounding the shaft, a snare, and a snare-extender slide defining a snare track to form a snare travel path in which the snare is disposed from the body and through the track and a portion of the body. The slide moves along a given extent defining a slide distance and a distal end and movement of the slide to the distal end shortens the snare travel path to extend the snare portion through the lateral opening, through the distal shaft portion, and distally out from a distal side of the body longer than the given extent to secure a suture with the snare.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Edwards Lifesciences AG
    Inventors: Derek Dee Deville, Kevin W. Smith, Michael Walter Kirk, Carlos Rivera, George Nunez, Thomas O. Bales, Jr., Korey Kline, Matthew A. Palmer, M. Sean McBrayer, Richard George Cartledge, Max Pierre Mendez, Kevin K. Dang, Bryan A. Janish, Manouchehr A. Miraki
  • Publication number: 20250086674
    Abstract: An apparatus may include an interface system and a first local control system. The first local control system may be configured to: receive first sensor data from a first preview environment while a content stream is being presented in the first preview environment; generate, based at least in part on the first sensor data, first user engagement data corresponding to one or more people in the first preview environment, the first user engagement data indicating estimated engagement with presented content of the content stream; output, via the interface system, either the first user engagement data, the first sensor data, or both, to a data aggregation device; and determine, based at least in part on user preference data, whether to provide at least some of the first user engagement data, at least some of the first sensor data, or both, to one or more machine learning (ML) models.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2024
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Applicant: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
    Inventors: Dylan James HARPER-HARRIS, Richard J. CARTWRIGHT, Richard Walter MARTY, Siqi PAN, Jianbo MA, Ron GELLER, Daniel Steven TEMPLETON, Cedric JOGUET-RECCORDON, Yin-Lee HO, Benjamin SOUTHWELL
  • Publication number: 20250088496
    Abstract: An enterprise platform may retrieve, from a collaboration data store, information about a selected enterprise team. The enterprise platform may then transmit, from a set of integration tools to a workflow tool of a remote cloud-based environment, a data payload including a notification request associated with a channel. The enterprise platform may also transmit, from a runtime environment to a business communication platform of the cloud-based environment, a request to post a notification to the channel and arrange for a member of the selected enterprise team to receive an adaptive information card, pushed by the business communication platform via the channel, containing information associated with at least one of the integration tools. The member who receives the adaptive information card may also, via selection of a graphical icon on the card, respond to the business communication platform via bi-directional communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2024
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Inventors: Daniel Wayne Crowley, David M. Senak, Eva Angela Magee, Jeremy Walter, Jocelyn Amy DeMaio, John Gerard Buccetti, Julie Ann Reed, Rajesh Kamlakar Nerurkar, Richard W. Schaefer, Sona O. Sliker, Wayne W. Church
  • Patent number: 12220096
    Abstract: An autonomous coverage robot includes a cleaning assembly having forward roller and rearward rollers counter-rotating with respect to each other. The rollers are arranged to substantially maintain a cross sectional area between the two rollers yet permitting collapsing therebetween as large debris is passed. Each roller includes a resilient elastomer outer tube and a partially air-occupied inner resilient core configured to bias the outer tube to rebound. The core includes a hub and resilient spokes extending between the inner surface of the outer tube and the hub. The spokes suspend the outer tube to float about the hub and transfer torque from the hub to the outer tube while allowing the outer tube to momentarily deform or move offset from the hub during impact with debris larger than the cross sectional area between the two rollers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: iRobot Corporation
    Inventors: Duane Leigh Gilbert, Jr., Faruk Halil Bursal, Richard Joseph Therrien, Russell Walter Morin
  • Patent number: 12211265
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods for water non-water segmentation of navigational imagery to assist in the autonomous navigation of mobile structures. An imagery based navigation system includes a logic device configured to communicate with an imaging module coupled to a mobile structure and/or configured to capture images of an environment about the mobile structure. The logic device may be configured to receive at least one image from the imaging module; determine a water/non-water segmented image based, at least in part, on the received at least one image, and generate a range chart corresponding to the environment about the mobile structure based, at least in part, on the determined water/non-water segmented image and/or the received at least one image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: FLIR Belgium BVBA
    Inventors: James R. D. Ross, Mark Johnson, Celyn Walters, Oscar Mendez Maldonado, Richard Bowden
  • Patent number: 12211101
    Abstract: A variety of embodiments for hardware-accelerating the processing of financial market depth data are disclosed. A coprocessor, which may be resident in a ticker plant, can be configured to update order books and price books based on financial market depth data at extremely low latency. Such a coprocessor can also be configured to enrich a stream of limit order events pertaining to financial instruments with data from a plurality of updated order and price books.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Exegy Incorporated
    Inventors: David E. Taylor, Scott Parsons, Jeremy Walter Whatley, Richard Bradley, Kwame Gyang, Michael DeWulf
  • Patent number: 12202836
    Abstract: Compounds, tautomers and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds are disclosed, wherein the compounds have the structure of Formula Ia, as defined in the specification. In an embodiment, a pharmaceutical composition can be in a liquid dosage form and can comprise a therapeutically effective amount of the compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an adjuvant and a therapeutic agent. In another embodiment, a method of adjuvant treating a disorder or condition can comprising administering the pharmaceutical composition to a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Pfizer Inc.
    Inventors: John David Trzupek, Katherine Lin Lee, Mark Edward Bunnage, Seungil Han, David Hepworth, Frank Eldridge Lovering, John Paul Mathias, Nikolaos Papaioannou, Betsy Susan Pierce, Joseph Walter Strohbach, Stephen Wayne Wright, Christoph Wolfgang Zapf, Lori Krim Gavrin, Arthur Lee, David Randolph Anderson, Kevin Joseph Curran, Christoph Martin Dehnhardt, Eddine Saiah, Joel Adam Goldberg, Xiaolun Wang, Horng-Chih Huang, Richard Vargas, Michael Dennis Lowe, Akshay Patny
  • Patent number: 12062099
    Abstract: In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides a network of multi-functional sensors; where, based on a quality insurance, each multi-functional sensor is positioned in, on, or in a vicinity of: a transported cargo and/or a cargo container, containing the transported cargo; where each multi-functional sensor is configured to measure particular transport-related condition, particular cargo-related condition, or both, to form cargo transport sensor data and wirelessly transmit it to a server that is configured to dynamically predict, based on the cargo transport sensor data, a predicted quality loss of the transported cargo, determine a current loss value of the transported cargo and caused one or more remedial actions that include instantaneously instructing to pay a payout amount to an owner of the transported cargo to compensate for the current loss value and/or transmitting a remedial instruction with an adjustment to the operation of one or more of a cargo transport, the cargo container, and a cargo
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: MUNICH RE
    Inventors: Richard B. Jones, Stefan C. Froehlich, Ronald Kargl, Richard Walter Bridges, Christoph Kalinski, Veenet Muthraja
  • Publication number: 20240180900
    Abstract: This disclosure pertains to methods of treating prostate cancer in a subject, including prostate cancer comprising at least one somatic AR tumor mutation, such as metastatic prostate cancer, castrate-resistant prostate cancer, metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer, progressive metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer, castrate-sensitive prostate cancer, metastatic castrate-sensitive prostate cancer, prostate cancer naïve to novel hormonal agents (NHAs), metastatic prostate cancer naïve NHAs, castrate-resistant prostate cancer naïve to NHAs, castrate-sensitive prostate cancer naïve to NHAs, metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer naïve to NHAs, and metastatic castrate-sensitive prostate cancer naïve to NHAs, wherein the method comprises administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of Compound A, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2023
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventors: Ronald PECK, Sarah Deborah CHIRNOMAS, Edward CHAN, Richard Walter GEDRICH, Elmer J. BERGHORN, Jr., Jeanette Toni ALICEA, Lawrence B. SNYDER, SangHyun LEE, Taavi NEKLESA
  • Patent number: 11940271
    Abstract: A method of preparing a computer processor die includes determining a warpage shape of the computer processor die at a testing temperature. The method also includes selectively contouring a thickness of the computer processor die at a contouring temperature by physically removing material from a surface of the computer processor die such that the surface will be substantially flat at the testing temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David J. Lewison, Jay A. Bunt, Frank L. Pompeo, Richard Walter Oldrey, John D. Sylvestri, Phong T. Tran
  • Patent number: 11927197
    Abstract: In one example, a centrifugal fan includes a bearing, a shaft rotatably supported by the bearing, fan blades operatively connected to and rotatable with the shaft to take in air axially and to exhaust air radially, and a groove in the shaft extending axially along an outer surface of the shaft through the bearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Ronald Robert Anderson, Gregory Charles Reed, Richard Walter Riper
  • Publication number: 20240066032
    Abstract: The present application relates to treating and/or preventing prostate cancer, including metastatic and/or castrate-resistant prostate cancer, in a subject in need of treatment having particular somatic AR tumor biomarker status, comprising administering a compound of Formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, enantiomer, stereoisomer, solvate, polymorph, isotopic derivative, or prodrug thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, X1, X2, X3, X4, and n are defined herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Sarah Deborah CHIRNOMAS, Richard Walter GEDRICH, Ronald PECK, Ian Charles Anthony TAYLOR
  • Publication number: 20230392263
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a particulate carrier material provided with silver and ruthenium, comprising the following steps: a) providing a water-insoluble particulate carrier material and aqueously dissolved silver and ruthenium precursors, b) bringing the particulate carrier material into contact with the aqueous solution of the precursors to form an intermediate, c) bringing the intermediate into contact with an aqueous hydrazine solution having a pH of >7 to 14 to form a mass comprising silver and ruthenium, d) optionally washing the obtained mass, and e) removing water and other possible volatile components from the mass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2021
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Michael GOCK, Marcel BÄUML, Eva KARTE, Richard WALTER
  • Patent number: 11834465
    Abstract: Method for the production of tetrakis(trihydrocarbylphosphane)palladium(0) in organic solvent, whereby 50 to 100% by weight of the organic solvent consist of at least one polar-aprotic solvent, characterised in that a) at least one palladium compound selected from the group consisting of palladium(II) compounds and palladium(IV) compounds that are soluble in the organic solvent is reacted with b) at least one base, selected from the group consisting of alkali metal hydroxides, alkali metal carbonates, alkali metal hydrogen carbonates, alkali metal-C1-C4-alcoholates, ammonium carbonate, ammonium hydrogen carbonate, alkaline earth metal hydroxides, alkaline earth metal carbonates, alkaline earth metal hydrogen carbonates, alkaline earth metal-C1-C4-alcoholates, and alkylamines with a total of 2 to 12 carbon atoms; c) at least one trihydrocarbylphosphane; and d) at least one organic reducing agent that is different from the remaining components that are used in the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: HERAEUS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Florian Eweiner, Walter Lässig, Richard Walter
  • Publication number: 20230372889
    Abstract: A fluidized bed processing system include a vessel having a vessel wall and a plurality of chemical feed distributors coupled to the vessel wall and extending into an internal volume of the vessel. Each of the chemical feed distributors includes a distributor body forming a chemical feed flow path and a plurality of chemical feed outlets. The fluidized bed processing system further includes at least one intermediate beam having at plurality of slots spaced apart along a beam length. That intermediate beam is coupled to the vessel wall at both ends, each chemical feed distributor passes through one slot of the intermediate beam, and the intermediate beam provides vertical support for each of the plurality of chemical feed distributors. The fluidized bed processing system can include lateral guides. The intermediate beams and lateral guides support the chemical feed distributors vertically and laterally.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Matthew T. Pretz, Donald F. Shaw, Richard Walter, Albert Meza, Fermin Sandoval, Quan Yuan, Liwei Li, Pritish Kamat
  • Patent number: 11808091
    Abstract: A modular rig system assembled without use of a crane includes a platform and a mast. The platform has pin retaining structure. The mast is separable from the platform and has a transport foundation, a tower, an alignment actuator, a pin, and a piston arm. The tower has pin retaining structure and is movable relative to the transport foundation between transport and use configurations. The alignment actuator is operably coupled to the transport foundation to adjust positioning of the tower while the tower is at the transport configuration such that the platform pin retaining structure and the tower pin retaining structure are aligned. The pin selectively passes through the platform pin retaining structure and the tower pin retaining structure to couple the platform to the tower, and the piston arm is pivotably coupled to the transport foundation and the tower for moving the tower between the transport and use configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Lasso Drilling, LLC
    Inventor: Richard Walter Van Ee
  • Publication number: 20230243038
    Abstract: A preparation containing: (A) 30 to 90 wt. % of at least one organic solvent, (B) 10 to 70 wt. % of at least one noble metal complex comprising diolefin and C6-C18 monocarboxylate ligands selected from the group consisting of noble metal complexes of the type [LPd[O(CO)R1]X]n, [LRh[O(CO)R1]]m, and [LIr[O(CO)R1]]m, wherein L represents a compound acting as diolefin ligand, wherein X is selected among bromide, chloride, iodide, and —O(CO)R2, wherein —O(CO)R1 and —O(CO)R2 represent identical or different non-aromatic C6-C18 monocarboxylic acid residues, and wherein n is an integral number 1, and m is an integral number 2, and (C) 0 to 10 wt. % of at least one additive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Robert SIEVI, Michael GOCK, Richard WALTER
  • Publication number: 20230242561
    Abstract: The invention relates to a noble metal complex comprising diolefin and C6-C18 monocarboxylate ligands of the type [LPd[O(CO)R1]X]n, [LRh[O(CO)R1]]m or [LIr[O(CO)R1]]m, in which L represents a compound acting as a diolefin ligand, wherein X is selected from bromide, chloride, iodide and —O(CO)R2, wherein —O(CO)R1 and —O(CO)R2 represent identical or different non-aromatic C6-C18 monocarboxylic acid residues, in each case with the exception of a phenylacetic acid residue, and wherein n is an integer ?1 and m is an integer ?2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Robert SIEVI, Michael GOCK, Richard WALTER
  • Patent number: 11629410
    Abstract: Preparation containing: (A) 30 to 90% by weight of at least one organic solvent; (B) 10 to 70% by weight of at least one platinum complex of the type [L1L2Pt[O(CO)R1]X]n, wherein L1 and L2 represent the same or different monoolefin ligands, or together represent a compound L1L2 acting as a diolefin ligand, wherein X is selected from bromide, chloride, iodide, and —O(CO)R2, wherein —O(CO)R1 and —O(CO)R2 represent the same or different C6-C18 non-aromatic monocarboxylic acid groups, or together represent a C8-C18 non-aromatic dicarboxylic acid group —O(CO)R1 R2(CO)O—, wherein they are mononuclear platinum complexes with n=1, or wherein, if L1L2 and/or —O(CO)R1 R2(CO)O— are present, they may be polynuclear platinum complexes with a whole number n>1, and (C) 0 to 10% by weight of at least one additive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: HERAEUS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Robert Sievi, Michael Gock, Richard Walter, Holger Ulland
  • Publication number: 20230106229
    Abstract: In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides a network of multi-functional sensors; where, based on a quality insurance, each multi-functional sensor is positioned in, on, or in a vicinity of: a transported cargo and/or a cargo container, containing the transported cargo; where each multi-functional sensor is configured to measure particular transport-related condition, particular cargo-related condition, or both, to form cargo transport sensor data and wirelessly transmit it to a server that is configured to dynamically predict, based on the cargo transport sensor data, a predicted quality loss of the transported cargo, determine a current loss value of the transported cargo and caused one or more remedial actions that include instantaneously instructing to pay a payout amount to an owner of the transported cargo to compensate for the current loss value and/or transmitting a remedial instruction with an adjustment to the operation of one or more of a cargo transport, the cargo container, and a cargo
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: MUNICH RE
    Inventors: Richard B. Jones, Stefan C. Froehlich, Ronald Kargl, Richard Walter Bridges, Christoph Kalinski, Veenet Muthraja