Patents by Inventor Richard Myers

Richard Myers 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: 20160180096
    Abstract: An application analysis platform enables automatic generation of abstract program representations (APRs) that are amenable to static analyses for finding security vulnerabilities. The APR is generated automatically, preferably from an existing build system or a source repository, and then encapsulated into a binary archival format for consumption by a static analysis tool, which operates on-premises or in the cloud. The abstract program representation is a highly compact version of the actual source code it represents. The archival format obfuscates the source code that is subjected to the analysis, thus protecting it from being reverse-engineered when moved off-premises or otherwise shared with other users, teams and even organizations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Babita Sharma, Andrew Mak, Richard Myer Goldberg, John Thomas Peyton, JR., Jeffrey Charles Turnham, Matthew Francis Murphy, Hua Xiao
  • Publication number: 20160167893
    Abstract: Conveyor actuator assemblies include a gas spring assembly and a base element that at least partially defines a channel extending therethrough. The gas spring assembly extends through the channel. A first end element receives part of the gas spring assembly and a second end element receives another part of the gas spring assembly. A piston element is disposed within the channel and projects outward beyond the base element through an open side to a distal end dimensioned for engaging an associated conveyor belt. The gas spring assembly is inflatable between a first condition in which the piston element is disposed in a first position relative to the base element, and a second condition in which the piston element is disposed in a second position relative to the base element that is different than the first position. Conveyor assemblies, conveying systems and methods of assembly are also included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: J. Richard Myers, Joshua R. Leonard
  • Publication number: 20160133817
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a thermoelectric device comprising a panel comprising an electrically and thermally insulating material, and a thermoelectric string comprising a plurality of thermoelectric elements mounted on a strain relief element within the panel. The thermoelectric elements may comprise an n-type thermoelectric element and a p-type thermoelectric element electrically coupled to one another in series. The thermoelectric string may be (i) compacted in cross section inside the panel and (ii) expanded in cross section outside the panel. The strain relief element may permit the thermoelectric string to be movable in proximity to the strain relief element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Tarek Makansi, John Latimer Franklin, Kevin Forbes, Kevin Geisler, Jose Santos Dominguez, Michael Sato, Robert Fogoros, Richard Myers
  • Patent number: 9335036
    Abstract: The light fixture includes a frame configured to define a first channel, and a substantially flat light emitting diode (LED) panel disposed within the frame. Power circuitry is disposed within the first channel, the power circuitry being configured to electrically couple the substantially flat LED panel to an external AC power supply. The power circuitry is sized to be positioned within the first channel and has a length and a width, the length-to-width ratio being at least 5 to 1, and optionally at least 10 to 1. The power circuitry is configured to convert an AC input into a DC output suitable for powering the substantially flat light emitting diode (LED) panel. The substantially flat light emitting diode (LED) panel includes an optically transmissive panel, and an array of LEDs disposed adjacent to an edge of the optically transmissive panel and disposed adjacent at least one edge of the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: PIXI Lighting, Inc.
    Inventors: J. Richard Myers, John Araki
  • Patent number: 9272230
    Abstract: Described herein is an oil extraction device comprising a housing; a first trough resting within an upper portion of said housing, where said first trough holds a solvent; a heat source within said housing, where said heat source heats said first trough; a control device mounted within said housing, where said control device controls said heat source; a reservoir attached to said upper portion of said housing; a strainer basket positioned within said reservoir, where said strainer basket holds an extraction substance; a filter fitted within said strainer basket below said extraction substance; a second filter positioned above said extraction substance; a condenser positioned above said housing; a second trough positioned at a bottom portion of said condenser; and a set of flanges extruding from said condenser, where said set of flanges enable said condenser to cool and condense solvent vapor when operating said oil extraction device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Inventor: Richard Myers
  • Publication number: 20150361831
    Abstract: A system includes a first unit. The first unit includes a condenser configured to condense a working fluid circulating in a Rankine cycle. The Rankine cycle includes an evaporator configured to evaporate the working fluid by absorbing heat from a heating fluid circulated in a heating fluid circuit. The first unit also includes a heat exchanger configured to transfer heat from a heat source to the heating fluid. The first unit further includes a driving pump configured to provide a driving force for circulating the heating fluid in the heating fluid circuit. The first unit still includes a common support structure. The condenser, the heat exchanger, and the driving pump are mounted on the common support structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventor: Scott Richard Myers
  • Patent number: 9194453
    Abstract: A gas spring assembly includes an unreinforced flexible wall formed from a polymeric material and an external reinforcing structure extending lengthwise along and around the periphery of the unreinforced flexible wall. The external reinforcing structure is capable of extending and collapsing together with corresponding extension and compression of the flexible wall. The gas spring assembly also includes opposing end members. The external reinforcing structure can be formed from a plurality of interconnecting wall segments that at least partially define a plurality of openings extending through the external reinforcing structure. A suspension system is also included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Firestone Industrial Products Company, LLC
    Inventor: James Richard Myers
  • Publication number: 20150315935
    Abstract: A system includes a cooling system. The cooling system includes a Rankine cycle and an inductor coupled to the cooling system. The inductor generates heat when in operation. The Rankine cycle circulates a working fluid when in operation, and the working fluid is configured to cool the inductor and to facilitate absorbing heat generated by the inductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Scott Richard Myers, Quincy Qing Wang
  • Publication number: 20150153031
    Abstract: The light fixture includes a frame configured to define a first channel, and a substantially flat light emitting diode (LED) panel disposed within the frame. Power circuitry is disposed within the first channel, the power circuitry being configured to electrically couple the substantially flat LED panel to an external AC power supply. The power circuitry is sized to be positioned within the first channel and has a length and a width, the length-to-width ratio being at least 5 to 1, and optionally at least 10 to 1. The power circuitry is configured to convert an AC input into a DC output suitable for powering the substantially flat light emitting diode (LED) panel. The substantially flat light emitting diode (LED) panel includes an optically transmissive panel, and an array of LEDs disposed adjacent to an edge of the optically transmissive panel and disposed adjacent at least one edge of the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Applicant: PIXI LIGHTING, INC.
    Inventors: J. Richard MYERS, John ARAKI
  • Publication number: 20150085528
    Abstract: The light fixture includes a frame, wherein at least a portion of the frame defines a first channel and a second channel, and the frame has a thickness of no more than about 1.0 inches. The light fixture includes a substantially flat light emitting diode (LED) panel disposed within the frame, and power circuitry disposed within the frame. The power circuitry includes a first LED driver sized to be positioned within the first channel, and a second LED driver sized to be positioned within the second channel. The power circuitry is configured to electrically couple the substantially flat LED panel to an external power supply. The first LED driver and the second LED driver are configured to convert an AC input into a DC output suitable for powering the substantially flat LED panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: J. RICHARD MYERS, JOHN ARAKI
  • Publication number: 20150049512
    Abstract: The light fixture includes a frame configured to define a first channel, and a substantially flat light emitting diode (LED) panel disposed within the frame. Power circuitry is disposed within the first channel, the power circuitry being configured to electrically couple the substantially flat LED panel to an external AC power supply. The power circuitry is sized to be positioned within the first channel and has a length and a width, the length-to-width ratio being at least 5 to 1, and optionally at least 10 to 1. The power circuitry is configured to convert an AC input into a DC output suitable for powering the substantially flat light emitting diode (LED) panel. The substantially flat light emitting diode (LED) panel includes an optically transmissive panel, and an array of LEDs disposed adjacent to an edge of the optically transmissive panel and disposed adjacent at least one edge of the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventors: J. RICHARD MYERS, JOHN ARAKI
  • Publication number: 20150036387
    Abstract: The light fixture includes a light emitting panel assembly including a frame and a substantially flat light emitting diode (LED) panel disposed within the frame. The substantially flat light emitting diode (LED) panel has an array of light emitting diodes (LEDs). The light fixture further includes a power circuitry module, with a power circuit. The power circuitry module is disposed within the frame adjacent an edge of the frame, and is releasably attachable to the light emitting panel assembly. A decouplable source electrical connector electrically couples the power circuit to an AC power supply external to the light fixture, and a decouplable driver electrical connector electrically couples the power circuit to the array of light emitting diodes (LEDs). The source electrical connector and driver electrical connector may be configured to be decoupled as the power circuitry module is detached and separated from the light emitting panel assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventor: J. RICHARD MYERS
  • Publication number: 20140376267
    Abstract: The light fixture includes a frame with a bottom assembly and a top assembly coupled to the bottom assembly. The bottom assembly and the top assembly cooperate to form a plurality of channels within the frame. A substantially flat light emitting diode (LED) panel is disposed within the frame. Power circuitry is disposed within at least one of the plurality of channels within the frame. The power circuitry is configured to electrically couple the substantially flat light emitting diode (LED) panel to an external AC power supply. A wire compartment is disposed within at least one of the plurality of channels within the frame. The wire compartment is configured to house wiring electrically coupled to the external AC power supply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: J. Richard Myers, John Araki
  • Publication number: 20140376266
    Abstract: The light fixture includes a frame, a substantially flat light emitting diode (LED) panel disposed within the frame, power circuitry disposed within at least one of a number of channels within the frame, and a central wire-way. The frame includes a bottom assembly and a top assembly coupled to the bottom assembly. The bottom assembly and the top assembly cooperate to form the channels within the frame. The bottom assembly has a back surface. The power circuitry is configured to electrically couple the substantially flat LED panel to an external AC power supply. The central wire-way is disposed adjacent the back surface of the bottom assembly and configured to route wiring to or from the power circuitry disposed within at least one of the channels within the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: J. RICHARD MYERS, JOHN ARAKI
  • Patent number: 8915636
    Abstract: The present application is directed to a light fixture and associated retrofit lighting kit that includes a substantially flat light emitting diode panel. The light fixture can be employed in a variety of applications, including installation as a standalone fixture, a replacement for a fluorescent lighting unit and as a retrofit lighting kit to be used in connection with an existing fluorescent lighting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Pixi Lighting, Inc.
    Inventors: John Araki, J. Richard Myers
  • Publication number: 20140313774
    Abstract: The light fixture includes a frame, an optically transmissive panel assembly, a set of light emitting diodes (LEDs), and driving circuitry. The frame has a frame length measured along a length axis and a frame width measured along a width axis, wherein the frame length is greater than the frame width. The optically transmissive panel assembly receives light from the set of light emitting diodes (LEDs) and emits light from an emission area in a patterned luminous intensity, using patterning optics adjacent a light guide plate. The driving circuitry is disposed within the frame and is operatively coupled to the set of LEDs and to a power supply external to the light fixture. The driving circuitry may include a first circuitry segment disposed within a first edge channel of the frame, and a second circuitry segment disposed within a second edge channel of the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: PIXI LIGHTING, INC.
    Inventors: J. RICHARD MYERS, ARTHUR B. MOORE
  • Publication number: 20140313775
    Abstract: An LED panel light fixture and method for assembling the same includes (a) selecting a set of specifications of the LED panel light fixture, the set of specifications comprising a fixture/base specification comprising a form factor of the LED panel light fixture; and a top specification comprising a visual feature of a top in accordance with the top specification; (b) providing a knock-down kit having parts including the top in accordance with the top specification, a frame in accordance with the fixture/base specification, an optically transmissive panel assembly, a set of light emitting diodes (LEDs), and driving circuitry; and (c) assembling the LED panel light fixture using parts of the knock-down kit. An LED panel lighting fixture kit includes a top and a base. The base includes a mounting mechanism that is accessible before joining the top to the base, but not accessible after joining the top to the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: PIXI LIGHTING, INC.
    Inventors: J. RICHARD MYERS, ARTHUR B. MOORE
  • Publication number: 20140313780
    Abstract: The light fixture includes a light emitting panel assembly; and a power circuit module releasably attachable to the light emitting panel assembly. The light emitting panel assembly includes a frame, and a light emitting diode (LED) panel that is substantially flat and disposed within the frame and that includes an array of LEDs. The power circuit module includes a power circuit; a source electrical connector that electrically couples the power circuit to a power supply external to the light fixture; and a driver electrical connector that electrically couples the power circuit to the array of LEDs. The source electrical connector and driver electrical connector may be configured to be disconnected as the power circuit module is detached and separated from the light emitting panel assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: PIXI LIGHTING, INC.
    Inventor: J. RICHARD MYERS
  • Publication number: 20140091504
    Abstract: A gas spring assembly includes an unreinforced flexible wall formed from a polymeric material and an external reinforcing structure extending lengthwise along and around the periphery of the unreinforced flexible wall. The external reinforcing structure is capable of extending and collapsing together with corresponding extension and compression of the flexible wall. The gas spring assembly also includes opposing end members. The external reinforcing structure can be formed from a plurality of interconnecting wall segments that at least partially define a plurality of openings extending through the external reinforcing structure. A suspension system is also included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: Firestone Industrial Products Company, LLC
    Inventor: James Richard Myers
  • Patent number: 8621041
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to Web services construction and provide a novel and non-obvious method, system and computer program product for message-oriented Web services construction. A method for the message oriented construction of a Web service can include graphically assembling a selection of message flow primitives defining an operation for a Web service, interconnecting selected ones of the message flow primitives to represent a flow of messages from one interconnected message flow primitive to another interconnected message flow primitive, and generating Web service logic from the selection of message flow primitives. The method further can include interpreting or executing the Web service logic in response to receiving a request to invoke the Web service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Allen Vi Chan, Zhongming Chen, Phil Coulthard, Richard Myer Goldberg, Elaine Yin Ling Lau, Chee Wai Ooi, David Adiel Spriet