Patents by Inventor Richard A. Wandzel

Richard A. Wandzel 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: 11897140
    Abstract: A system and method of operating a mobile robot to perform tasks includes representing a task in an Object-Oriented Partially Observable Markov Decision Process model having at least one belief pertaining to a state and at least one observation space within an environment, wherein the state is represented in terms of classes and objects and each object has at least one attribute and a semantic label. The method further includes receiving a language command identifying a target object and a location corresponding to the target object, updating the belief associated with the target object based on the language command, driving the mobile robot to the observation space identified in the updated belief, searching the updated observation space for each instance of the target object, and providing notification upon completing the task. In an embodiment, the task is a multi-object search task.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: BROWN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Arthur Richard Wandzel, Stefanie Tellex
  • Publication number: 20210347046
    Abstract: A system and method of operating a mobile robot to perform tasks includes representing a task in an Object-Oriented Partially Observable Markov Decision Process model having at least one belief pertaining to a state and at least one observation space within an environment, wherein the state is represented in terms of classes and objects and each object has at least one attribute and a semantic label. The method further includes receiving a language command identifying a target object and a location corresponding to the target object, updating the belief associated with the target object based on the language command, driving the mobile robot to the observation space identified in the updated belief, searching the updated observation space for each instance of the target object, and providing notification upon completing the task. In an embodiment, the task is a multi-object search task.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Arthur Richard WANDZEL, Stefanie TELLEX
  • Patent number: 10383883
    Abstract: A decongestant composition is provided comprising: (a) a safe and effective amount of an adrenergic compound; (b) a safe and effective amount of a steroid; and (c) a pharmaceutically-acceptable carrier. Methods of treating congestion in a human or animal subject are also provided comprising administering to the subject a composition comprising: (a) an adrenergic compound; and (b) a steroid; where the daily dose of the adrenergic compound administered to the subject is from about 1 ?g to about 800 ?g, and the daily dose of the steroid administered to the subject is from about 1 ?g to about 400 ?g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Inventor: Richard A. Wandzel
  • Publication number: 20170273991
    Abstract: A decongestant composition is provided comprising: (a) a safe and effective amount of an adrenergic compound; (b) a safe and effective amount of a steroid; and (c) a pharmaceutically-acceptable carrier. Methods of treating congestion in a human or animal subject are also provided comprising administering to the subject a composition comprising: (a) an adrenergic compound; and (b) a steroid; where the daily dose of the adrenergic compound administered to the subject is from about 1 ?g to about 800 ?g, and the daily dose of the steroid administered to the subject is from about 1 ?g to about 400 ?g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventor: Richard A. Wandzel
  • Patent number: 9737550
    Abstract: A decongestant composition is provided comprising: (a) a safe and effective amount of an adrenergic compound; (b) a safe and effective amount of a steroid; and (c) a pharmaceutically-acceptable carrier. Methods of treating congestion in a human or animal subject are also provided comprising administering to the subject a composition comprising: (a) an adrenergic compound; and (b) a steroid; where the daily dose of the adrenergic compound administered to the subject is from about 1 ?g to about 800 ?g, and the daily dose of the steroid administered to the subject is from about 1 ?g to about 400 ?g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Inventor: Richard A. Wandzel
  • Publication number: 20140107083
    Abstract: A decongestant composition is provided comprising: (a) a safe and effective amount of an adrenergic compound; (b) a safe and effective amount of a steroid; and (c) a pharmaceutically-acceptable carrier. Methods of treating congestion in a human or animal subject are also provided comprising administering to the subject a composition comprising: (a) an adrenergic compound; and (b) a steroid; where the daily dose of the adrenergic compound administered to the subject is from about 1 ?g to about 800 ?g, and the daily dose of the steroid administered to the subject is from about 1 ?g to about 400 ?g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Inventor: Richard A. Wandzel
  • Patent number: 8575140
    Abstract: A decongestant composition is provided comprising: (a) a safe and effective amount of an adrenergic compound; (b) a safe and effective amount of a steroid; and (c) a pharmaceutically-acceptable carrier. Methods of treating congestion in a human or animal subject are also provided comprising administering to the subject a composition comprising: (a) an adrenergic compound; and (b) a steroid; where the daily dose of the adrenergic compound administered to the subject is from about 1 ?g to about 800 ?g, and the daily dose of the steroid administered to the subject is from about 1 ?g to about 400 ?g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Inventor: Richard A. Wandzel
  • Publication number: 20110160171
    Abstract: A decongestant composition is provided comprising: (a) a safe and effective amount of an adrenergic compound; (b) a safe and effective amount of a steroid; and (c) a pharmaceutically-acceptable carrier. Methods of treating congestion in a human or animal subject are also provided comprising administering to the subject a composition comprising: (a) an adrenergic compound; and (b) a steroid; where the daily dose of the adrenergic compound administered to the subject is from about 1 ?g to about 800 ?g, and the daily dose of the steroid administered to the subject is from about 1 ?g to about 400 ?g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2011
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventor: Richard A. Wandzel
  • Patent number: 7902177
    Abstract: A decongestant composition is provided comprising: (a) a safe and effective amount of an adrenergic compound; (b) a safe and effective amount of a steroid; and (c) a pharmaceutically-acceptable carrier. Methods of treating congestion in a human or animal subject are also provided comprising administering to the subject a composition comprising: (a) an adrenergic compound; and (b) a steroid; where the daily dose of the adrenergic compound administered to the subject is from about 1 ?g to about 800 ?g, and the daily dose of the steroid administered to the subject is from about 1 ?g to about 400 ?g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Inventor: Richard A. Wandzel
  • Publication number: 20060247218
    Abstract: A decongestant composition is provided comprising: (a) a safe and effective amount of an adrenergic compound; (b) a safe and effective amount of a steroid; and (c) a pharmaceutically-acceptable carrier. Methods of treating congestion in a human or animal subject are also provided comprising administering to the subject a composition comprising: (a) an adrenergic compound; and (b) a steroid; where the daily dose of the adrenergic compound administered to the subject is from about 1 ?g to about 800 ?g, and the daily dose of the steroid administered to the subject is from about 1 ?g to about 400 ?g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2005
    Publication date: November 2, 2006
    Inventor: Richard Wandzel