Patents by Inventor Richard Hayes
Richard Hayes 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).
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Patent number: 11956414Abstract: A wearable image manipulation system comprising a camera input system, an image projection system, where the image projection system is capable of being worn by a user, and a processor in communication with the camera input system and the image projection system such that the processor is capable of receiving an image from the camera input system, modifying the image to produce a modified image, and displaying the modified image on the image projection system. The camera input system may comprise a contact lens with a camera mounted thereon. Additionally or alternately, the system may be capable of tracking a user's eye movement to accurately capture where the user is looking with the camera input system.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2018Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: RAYTRX, LLCInventors: Michael Hayes Freeman, Richard C. Freeman, Mitchael C. Freeman, Chad Boss, Jordan Boss
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Patent number: 11948686Abstract: A computer-implemented method comprising: obtaining text from text-based messages sent between a patient and a therapist providing psychological therapy; determining at least one feature of the text; and determining a characteristic of the patient and/or the therapist using the at least one feature.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2021Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: IESO DIGITAL HEALTH LIMITEDInventors: Guy James Proctor Beauchamp, Ann Gail Hayes, Christine Howes, Rosemarie McCabe, Barnaby Adam Perks, Matthew Richard John Purver, Sarah Elisabeth Bateup
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Patent number: 11914902Abstract: Shared memory access in a distributed system, including: receiving a memory access request associated with a time value; determining, based on the time value, an entry in a translation lookaside buffer (TLB); and determining, based on the entry, whether to allow the memory access request.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2023Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: GHOST AUTONOMY INC.Inventors: John Hayes, Volkmar Uhlig, Richard A. Swetz, Daniel P. Potts, Aaron Carroll
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Publication number: 20230347591Abstract: An object build area is exposed to a radiation beam, such as a laser light source, which has been processed and controlled through a grating light valve or valves, or planar light valve, to thereby melt, sinter, fuse or cure predetermined portions of the build area corresponding to the equivalent of individually controlled pixels, with rapid movement and positioning of the resulting LV application output array on the build area. The LV arrangement is adapted to also generally heat an entire powder bed, or targeted areas of the bed, to just below melting temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2023Publication date: November 2, 2023Applicants: EOS of North America, Inc., AM Ventures Holding GmbHInventors: Donald Lewis Vanelli, Lance Bruce Shanklin, Gregory Richard Hayes, Hakan Pfeiffer
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Publication number: 20220205768Abstract: There is disclosed a missile comprising an outer skin, an electronics unit, and a thermal link between the electronics unit and the outer skin. The thermal link comprises a jumping drop vapour chamber arranged such that, when the outer skin is at an elevated temperature relative to the electronics unit, the electronics unit is thermally insulated from the outer skin; and such that, when the outer skin is at a lower temperature relative to the electronics unit, the electronics unit is thermally linked to the outer skin.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2020Publication date: June 30, 2022Applicant: MBDA UK LIMITEDInventors: David John Richard HAYES, Richard William CRONK
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Publication number: 20220057767Abstract: A method of energy dispatch for an energy storage device component of a local energy generation plant, the method including obtaining a charge/discharge profile for the energy storage device, quantifying an amount of energy generation available from energy source components of the local energy generation plant, accessing a degradation factor for the energy storage device, forecasting a future cost for storing energy in the energy storage device, evaluating the future cost, providing instruction to an energy storage plant control unit to increase energy storage in the energy storage device based on a result of the evaluation, else, instructing the energy storage plant control unit to decrease energy storage in the energy storage device, and shedding power from the energy source components if a recommendation to shed power was provided. A system for implementing the method and a non-transitory computer-readable medium are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2018Publication date: February 24, 2022Inventors: Danielle Marie KALITAN, Olugbenga ANUBI, Richard Hayes CUTRIGHT, Hullas SEHGAL, Michael KINSTREY, Johanna WELLINGTON
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Patent number: 11034607Abstract: A method of fabricating a hollow-core photonic-bandgap fiber, comprising the steps of: providing a stack of capillaries, wherein the stack has a hollow core and the capillaries at a boundary of the core comprise a plurality of first, corner core capillaries and a plurality of second, intermediate core capillaries; applying a pressure differential between the corner core capillaries and the intermediate core capillaries, whereby a size of the corner core capillaries can be controlled in relation to the intermediate core capillaries; and reducing the stack to a fiber, wherein the fiber has a hollow core and a cladding which surrounds the core at a core boundary and comprises a lattice or network of struts and interstitial nodes which together define an array of cavities.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2014Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: University of SouthamptonInventors: Eric Rodrigue Numkam Fokoua, Francesco Poletti, David John Richardson, Yong Chen, Natalie Violet Wheeler, John Richard Hayes, Marco Petrovich
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Patent number: 10892620Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling an energy storage system are provided. In one embodiment, a method for controlling an energy storage system includes receiving a power demand associated with a grid service operation for an energy storage system and accessing data indicative of a time shift for responding to the power demand. The method includes implementing the time shift in the power demand to obtain a time shifted power demand; and controlling the charge or discharge of one or more energy storage devices in the energy storage system based at least in part on the time shifted power demand.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2015Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: David Alan Gutenmann, Richard Hayes Cutright, Kenneth McClellan Rush, Joshua Paul Webb, Lukas Mercer Hansen, Charles Clarence Hicks, Jr.
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Publication number: 20200127347Abstract: A modular energy storage system including an enclosure having at least one thermally conductive sidewall; a battery module housed inside of the enclosure and including a plurality of battery submodules, each battery submodule including a plurality of battery cells, at least some of the plurality of battery cells being electrically interconnected to each other; at least one heat pipe thermally coupled to the plurality of battery cells of at least one of the plurality of battery submodules to channel heat from the plurality of battery cells thermally coupled thereto to the at least one thermally conductive sidewall of the enclosure; and a cooling mechanism thermally coupled to the at least one thermally conductive sidewall of the enclosure to cool the at least one heat pipe.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2018Publication date: April 23, 2020Inventors: Alistair Martin Waddell, Richard Hayes Cutright, Ralph Teichmann, Todd Garrett Wetzel
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Publication number: 20190202122Abstract: An object build area is exposed to a radiation beam, such as a laser light source, which has been processed and controlled through a grating light valve or valves, or planar light valve, to thereby melt, sinter, fuse or cure predetermined portions of the build area corresponding to the equivalent of individually controlled pixels, with rapid movement and positioning of the resulting LV application output array on the build area. The LV arrangement is adapted to also generally heat an entire powder bed, or targeted areas of the bed, to just below melting temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2018Publication date: July 4, 2019Applicant: EOS of North America, Inc.Inventors: Donald Lewis Vanelli, Lance Bruce Shanklin, Gregory Richard Hayes, Hakan Pfeiffer
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Patent number: 10328168Abstract: This invention employs a computer system or a programmable logic controller (computer) with a specific wireless communication protocol (BLE) to allow for remote connectivity of the germicidal UV device to display the status of the disinfection cycle and to operate the device and send and transfer data wirelessly to the Cloud via the BLE interface. A dose sensitive coupon, which can undergo color change in response to UV dosage, can also be used.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2017Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: ULTRAVIOLET DEVICES, INC.Inventors: Peter Veloz, Ashish Mathur, Aleksandr Shostak, Richard Hayes, David Witham, Mitch Babkes, Filiberto Betancourt, Lev Rotkop, Stuart Tyrrell, Walt Maclay, Dan Brown
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Patent number: 10128544Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling the temperature of an energy storage system are provided. More specifically, a time period of increased battery temperature attributable to, for instance, charging or discharging of the battery can be identified. A control system can be used to reduce the ambient temperature of a space associated with the battery energy storage devices in the time period prior to or immediately before the period of increased battery temperature. The ambient temperature can be maintained at a nominal ambient temperature at other times.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2015Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Richard Hayes Cutright, Kenneth McClellan Rush, Joshua Paul Webb, Thomas Joseph Horgan, Michael Stanley Zanoni
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Patent number: 10126723Abstract: In one aspect, a method of performing a passive maintenance operation on an energy storage farm may generally include receiving data associated with a maintenance schedule for each energy storage system in the plurality of energy storage systems, identifying at least one energy storage system as a charge contributor based at least in part on the data associated with the maintenance schedule, identifying at least one energy storage system as a discharge contributor based at least in part on the data associated with the maintenance schedule, and controlling the operation of the energy storage farm such that power distribution in the energy storage farm is biased so as to increase the state of charge of the charge contributor(s) prior to increasing the state of charge of the discharge contributor(s).Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2015Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Patrick Osae Djan-Sampson, Richard Hayes Cutright, Robert August Kaucic, Joshua Paul Webb
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Patent number: 9991716Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling an energy storage system to provide for delivery of multiple grid services are provided. Grid service requests can be categorized into a plurality of priority tiers. Power demands associated with the grid service requests can be allocated to enforce the prioritization scheme of the priority tiers. For instance, power demands associated with grid service requests in higher priority tiers can be given preference over power demands associated with grid service requests in lower priority tiers. Multiple grid service requests can be categorized within the same priority tier. In addition, the energy storage system can be controlled not only give priority to grid services requests categorized in the higher priority tiers, but also to manage the state of charge of the system to ensure that there is sufficient reserve capacity to meet power demands of the grid service requests categorized in the higher priority tiers.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2015Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Richard Hayes Cutright, Robert August Kaucic, Joshua Paul Webb, Patrick Osae Djan-Sampson
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Patent number: 9979195Abstract: In one aspect, a method of distributing power among a plurality of energy storage systems in an energy storage farm may generally include receiving a power distribution input associated with a power amount to be received by or delivered from the energy storage farm, determining an initial power value for each energy storage system based at least in part on a state of charge associated with the energy storage system, determining an unallocated power value for the energy storage farm based at least in part on the received power request and the initial power values of the energy storage systems, determining an updated power value for each energy storage system based at least in part on the unallocated power value, and controlling the operation of the energy storage farm such that each energy storage system delivers or receives an amount of power equal to its determined updated power value.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2015Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Patrick Osae Djan-Sampson, Richard Hayes Cutright, Robert August Kaucic, Joshua Paul Webb
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Publication number: 20180062230Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for providing a cooling airflow to an energy storage system. The energy storage system can include one or more energy storage devices positioned within a defined thermal zone. The energy storage system can include a thermal control system configured to provide a cooling airflow to the one or more energy storage devices. The thermal control system can include a heat exchanging device configured to provide a cooled airflow to the defined thermal zone. The thermal control system can also include a moveable element configured to adjust a distribution of airflow within the defined thermal zone.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2016Publication date: March 1, 2018Inventors: James Thorpe Browell, Michael Stanley Zanoni, Amin Ajdari, Ahmed Mandil, Richard Hayes Cutright, Kenneth McClellan Rush, Thomas Joseph Horgan
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Patent number: 9666424Abstract: This invention employs a programmable logic controller (computer) with a specific wireless communication protocol (BLE) to allow for remote connectivity of the germicidal UV device to display the status of the disinfection cycle and to operate the device and send and transfer data wirelessly to the Cloud via the BLE interface.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2016Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: ULTRAVIOLET DEVICES, INC.Inventors: Peter Veloz, Ashish Mathur, Aleksandr Shostak, Richard Hayes, David Witham, Mitch Babkes, Filiberto Betancourt, Lev Rotkop, Stuart Tyrrell, Walt Maclay, Dan Brown
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Publication number: 20170141576Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling an energy storage system are provided. In one embodiment, a method for controlling an energy storage system includes receiving a power demand associated with a grid service operation for an energy storage system and accessing data indicative of a time shift for responding to the power demand. The method includes implementing the time shift in the power demand to obtain a time shifted power demand; and controlling the charge or discharge of one or more energy storage devices in the energy storage system based at least in part on the time shifted power demand.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2015Publication date: May 18, 2017Inventors: David Alan Gutenmann, Richard Hayes Cutright, Kenneth McClellan Rush, Joshua Paul Webb, Lukas Mercer Hansen, Charles Clarence Hicks, JR.
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Publication number: 20170062885Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling the temperature of an energy storage system are provided. More specifically, a time period of increased battery temperature attributable to, for instance, charging or discharging of the battery can be identified. A control system can be used to reduce the ambient temperature of a space associated with the battery energy storage devices in the time period prior to or immediately before the period of increased battery temperature. The ambient temperature can be maintained at a nominal ambient temperature at other times.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2015Publication date: March 2, 2017Inventors: Richard Hayes Cutright, Kenneth McClellan Rush, Joshua Paul Webb, Thomas Joseph Horgan, Michael Stanley Zanoni
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Publication number: 20160254671Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling an energy storage system to provide for delivery of multiple grid services are provided. Grid service requests can be categorized into a plurality of priority tiers. Power demands associated with the grid service requests can be allocated to enforce the prioritization scheme of the priority tiers. For instance, power demands associated with grid service requests in higher priority tiers can be given preference over power demands associated with grid service requests in lower priority tiers. Multiple grid service requests can be categorized within the same priority tier. In addition, the energy storage system can be controlled not only give priority to grid services requests categorized in the higher priority tiers, but also to manage the state of charge of the system to ensure that there is sufficient reserve capacity to meet power demands of the grid service requests categorized in the higher priority tiers.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2015Publication date: September 1, 2016Inventors: Richard Hayes Cutright, Robert August Kaucic, Joshua Paul Webb, Patrick Osae Djan-Sampson