Patents by Inventor Richard Charles

Richard Charles 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: 12352260
    Abstract: A dispensing pump having a calibration system including a base including an upper base portion having a first end for mounting a motor and a second end and a lower base portion for mounting a pump on a first end and a second end. A hinge pivotally connects the second end of the upper base portion and the second end of the lower base portion. A linear actuator is mounted on the base and includes a drive rod having a coupler secured to an end thereof. The coupler joins the drive rod to a first end of a connecting member. A second end of the connecting member is secured to the lower base portion. An attachment plate attaches the motor to the first end of the upper base portion. The attachment plate extends outwardly from the motor for mounting the linear actuator. A proximity sensor is secured to the base upper position. A flag is secured to the drive rod coupler, wherein the flag moves directly with the drive rod. The flag includes a body and a calibration element projecting therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: FLUID METERING, INC.
    Inventor: Richard Charles Hill
  • Publication number: 20250216631
    Abstract: Provided are systems, methods and configurations for high-bandwidth co-packaged optical assemblies designed to allow optical modules to be plugged directly into the optical package via slots in the front fascia panel, thus providing for field-replaceability and serviceability of the optical modules while ensuring close electronic connectivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2024
    Publication date: July 3, 2025
    Inventors: Richard Charles Alexander Pitwon, Brett R. Herdendorf
  • Patent number: 12339528
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a colored cosmetic photochromic contact lens, comprising: a pupil section, a generally annular iris section surrounding the pupil section, wherein at least the pupil section is photochromic, wherein the iris section having a colored, printed, opaque, intermittent pattern, wherein the said pattern is covered by a clear ink layer, wherein the clear ink layer is on outer surface of lens to the observer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: Alcon Inc.
    Inventors: Junhao Ge, Richard Charles Breitkopf, Steve Yun Zhang, Yuan Chang, Augustine Twum Kumi
  • Publication number: 20250179411
    Abstract: A computing system includes a network interface circuit configured to facilitate data transmission over a network a processing circuit comprising one or more processors coupled to non-transitory memory. The processing circuit is configured to receive, from a gas fermentation system at a first sample rate, process data corresponding with measurements taken by one or more sensors located within the gas fermentation system, receive, from a sample analysis system, sample analysis data at a second sample rate, store the process data and the sample analysis data, and generate a graphical user interface including the process data received, the sample analysis data received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2023
    Publication date: June 5, 2025
    Applicant: LanzaTech, Inc.
    Inventors: Stacy Ann Marshall, Richard Charles Geoffrey Holland, Asela Wickum Senarath Dassanayake
  • Publication number: 20250123806
    Abstract: Disclosed herein an apparatus for determining estimating a measurement for a geometric dimension of an object, wherein the geometric dimension is at an angle to a predetermined reference geometric dimension of the object; comprising a processor, memory storing machine-executable code, and operating system supporting computer processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Applicant: CodeDog Pty Ltd
    Inventor: Richard Charles Abercrombie
  • Publication number: 20250101802
    Abstract: A screen system includes a screen mesh and a spool. The spool is rotatably mounted to a frame of the opening and the screen mesh is affixed to the spool such that the spool retracts or deploys the screen mesh over the opening. There is a mechanism for turning the spool (e.g., a motor or hand crank). A screen door is formed in the screen mesh such that sides of the screen door are at an angle other than 90 degrees to the spool. Zipper teeth around a periphery of the screen door and the opening for the screen door have a zipper pull that traverses the zipper teeth in a first direction to disconnect the screen door from the opening for gaining access to/from the opening and the zipper pull traverses the zipper teeth in a second direction, opposing the first direction, for closing the screen door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicant: Screen America Corporation
    Inventor: Richard Charles Smith, Jr.
  • Patent number: 12262440
    Abstract: A method, mobile device (101) and radio access network RAN (102) are disclosed for suspending and re-establishing a radio resource control (RRC) connection. In some examples, the mobile device (101) indicates a preference to have the RRC connection either suspended or released. In other examples, RAN (102) sends to the mobile device (101) a connection suspend command message instructing the mobile device to suspend a RRC connection with the RAN (102). The mobile device (101), in response to the connection suspend command message, suspends the RRC connection. When the RRC connection is suspended the mobile device (101) cannot transmit or receive user plane data to the RAN (102) and performs functions the same as or similar to idle mode functions. On suspension, RRC connection information is stored and can be used to re-establish the suspended RRC connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Venkata Ratnakar Rao Rayavarapu, Nicholas William Anderson, Richard Charles Burbidge, Gordon Peter Young
  • Publication number: 20250078046
    Abstract: A method of providing batch payment clearing is described, as is a clearing system implemented by a suitably programmed computer system or network to implement it. A plurality of payments are received for clearing and settlement between account holders of participating financial institutions for clearing and settlement, wherein the plurality of payments are received during a settlement cycle. At the end of the settlement cycle, a net change in position is calculated for each participating financial institution. A pseudo settlement agent associated with a real time payment clearing service is then used to determine whether the net changes in position for each participating financial institution meet the rules of the real-time payment clearing service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Inventors: Richard Charles Hutchings, Heike Brigitte Strasser
  • Patent number: 12238588
    Abstract: In an access device associated with a first network cell, a method for enabling user equipment (UE) to obtain a service unavailable through the first network cell includes receiving a request for the UE to access the service, and identifying, in a message to the UE, a plurality of second network cells providing the service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Richard Charles Burbidge, Takashi Suzuki, David Philip Hole, Johanna Lisa Dwyer, Venkata Ratnakar Rao Rayavarapu, Maiyuran Wijayanathan, Stephen McCann, Andrew Mark Earnshaw, Chen Ho Chin
  • Publication number: 20250059330
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to inherently wettable silicone hydrogel contact lenses having relatively high oxygen permeability, relatively high equilibrium water content and relatively low elastic modulus. The present invention is also related to a method for making such inherently wettable silicone hydrogel contact lenses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2024
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Inventors: Steve Yun Zhang, Daqing Wu, Junhao Ge, Richard Charles Breitkopf, Xinming Qian, Zach Munoz, Matthew D. Nelson, Augustine Twum Kumi, Weihong Lang, Ying Zheng, Feng Jing, Frank Chang
  • Patent number: 12221401
    Abstract: An explosive mixture compositionally comprises a powdered deuteride of an alkaline earth metal or alkali metal mixed with a catalytic mixture, wherein said catalytic mixture comprises red phosphorous powder and a transition metal powder from Period 4 or Period 5 of the Periodic table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Inventor: Richard Charles Wayte
  • Publication number: 20250037128
    Abstract: A telephone call processor for processing telephone calls comprising voice signals and data signals, the call processor comprising a first telephone interface and a second telephone interface, the call processor being operable in a first mode and in a second mode. In the first mode, the call processor is adapted to receive voice signals and data signals at the first telephone interface and to transmit voice signals and data signals via the second telephone interface. In the second mode, the call processor is adapted to receive voice signals and data signals at the first telephone interface, to block data signals from being transmitted via the second telephone interface and optionally to transmit voice signals via the second telephone interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Applicant: Sycurio Limited
    Inventors: Andrew Peter William Tew, David Jackson, Timothy Critchely, Richard Charles Cooper-Driver
  • Patent number: 12194698
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing embedded hydrogel contact lenses each having a magnetized insert that comprises magnetic particles and is centrally embedded in the bulk hydrogel material of the embedded hydrogel contact lens. During molding, a magnetized insert can be centered and held in position in a lens mold by using a magnet placed below the lens mold. The invention also relates to an embedded hydrogel contact lens produced from a method of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Alcon Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Charles Breitkopf, Zahra Bassampour, Chandana Kolluru, Steve Yun Zhang
  • Patent number: 12200329
    Abstract: A camera system for mounting to a scope can include a camera portion and a mounting system rotationally coupled to the camera portion. The mounting system can include a first securing portion having a first securing member, where the first securing member is configured to abut against a first portion of an eyepiece of the scope. The mounting system can also include a second securing portion having a second securing member, where the second securing member is configured to abut against a second portion of the eyepiece of the scope. The mounting system can further include an adjustment mechanism that simultaneously moves the first securing portion and the second securing portion in opposing directions relative to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: TargetVision, LLC
    Inventors: Richard Charles Rhoden, Richard Clayton Rhoden, James Braden Hoffman
  • Publication number: 20250010351
    Abstract: Techniques for implementing and/or operating a system that includes a pipe fitting to be secured to a pipe segment, in which the pipe fitting includes a grab ring having a grab notch and a fitting jacket to be conformally deformed around tubing of the pipe segment to facilitate securing the pipe fitting to the pipe segment. The system includes a swage machine, which includes a grab plate having a grab tab that matingly interlocks with the grab notch to facilitate securing the pipe fitting to the swage machine, a die plate including a die that opens away from the grab plate, and a swaging actuator secured to the die plate. The swage machine operates the swaging actuator to move the die plate over the fitting jacket in an outwardly axial direction away from the grab plate to facilitate conformally deforming the fitting jacket around the tubing of the pipe segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Inventors: David Michael Gregory, Richard Charles Lawrence, John Paul Leger, Mikel Lee Lewis
  • Publication number: 20250000529
    Abstract: A thrombectomy device (10) includes a hemostasis valve Y connector (12) including a distal end (14) configured to rotatably connect with an associated aspiration catheter (2); and a Y connector (16) connecting the distal end with a first branch (18) terminating in a hemostasis valve (20) and a second branch (22) configured to connect with an associated vacuum tube (4) of an associated aspiration pump (8). An adjustable valve (26) is integrated into the hemostasis valve Y connector or configured to connect in-line with the associated vacuum tube. The adjustable valve is configured to adjust a flow rate of fluid drawn by the associated aspiration pump and having a closed position with zero flow rate, a maximum open position with a maximum flow rate, and at least one intermediate position with a flow rate intermediate between zero flow rate and the maximum flow rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2022
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventor: Richard Charles GUNDERSON
  • Patent number: 12181400
    Abstract: Various embodiments are directed to a fluid composition sensor device and method of using the same. In various embodiments, the fluid flow composition sensor is configured to receive a volume of fluid, the fluid composition sensor comprising a housing, a removable fluid flow component, an impactor nozzle, a collection media assembly dock element configured to receive a replaceable collection media assembly comprising a collection media configured to receive one or more particles within the volume of fluid, an imaging device configured to capture an image of at least a portion of the one or more particles received by the fluid composition sensor, and a controller configured to determine, based at least in part on the image, at least one particle characteristic of the volume of fluid. The imaging device may be configured to capture the image of one or more particles received by the fluid composition sensor using lensless holography.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald W. Myers, Jamie W. Speldrich, Richard Charles Sorenson, Andy Walker Brown, Steven Lowery
  • Publication number: 20240407824
    Abstract: A vapor delivery device is provided that may include any of a number of features. One feature of the vapor delivery device is that it can apply condensable vapor energy to tissue, such as a prostrate, to shrink, damage, denaturate tissues of the prostate. The vapor delivery device can include a handle portion and a cartridge portion. The cartridge portion can be configured to be inserted into a lumen of the handle portion to align and position a vapor coil of the cartridge portion within a RF coil of the handle portion. Methods associated with use of the energy delivery probe are also covered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Hoey, Roger Noel Hastings, Mark SCHROM, Steven CARLSON, Matthew BYRNE, Karliam C. WOO, Eric JERKE, Richard Charles KRAVIK
  • Patent number: 12162987
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to inherently wettable silicone hydrogel contact lenses having relatively high oxygen permeability, relatively high equilibrium water content and relatively low elastic modulus. The present invention is also related to a method for making such inherently wettable silicone hydrogel contact lenses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Alcon Inc.
    Inventors: Steve Yun Zhang, Daqing Wu, Junhao Ge, Richard Charles Breitkopf, Xinming Qian, Zach Munoz, Matthew D. Nelson, Augustine Twum Kumi, Weihong Lang, Ying Zheng, Feng Jing, Frank Chang
  • Publication number: 20240399090
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for delivery of pressurised air or breathable gas to a patient. The apparatus may comprise a flow generator configured to generate a flow of air. A patient interface may be constructed and arranged to form a seal with a region of the patient's face surrounding an entrance to the patient's airways. The patient interface may be configured to deliver the pressurised air or breathable gas to the patient's airways for respiratory therapy. An air delivery tube may be coupled between the flow generator and the patient interface to deliver the flow of air from the flow generator to the patient interface as the pressurised air or breathable gas. A complementary flow device may be configured to divert at least part of the pressurised air or breathable gas away from the patient's airway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Richard Charles NAPPER, Andrew CHAN, Stewart Joseph WAGNER