Patents by Inventor Robert A. Anderson

Robert A. Anderson 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).

  • Rotating connection exercise apparatus
    Patent number: 10940356
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus may include a first receiver and a second receiver, wherein the first receiver's first end is substantially cylindrical and wherein the first receiver's second end includes a first clamp, wherein the second receiver's first end is substantially cylindrical and wherein the second receiver's second end includes a second clamp, wherein the first receiver and the second receiver are detachably attached to one another via one or more first securing objects positioned on the first clamp and on the second clamp, and wherein at least one tightening clamp resides on the first receiver's first end and on the second receiver's first end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Inventors: Jerrod Daniel Anderson, Clinton Robert Anderson
  • Corrosion Process Simulator
    Publication number: 20210063301
    Abstract: An apparatus may include: a body defining a flow path; an inlet to the flow path; an outlet to the flow path; a test coupon at least partially disposed within the flow path; a sealing element disposed between the test coupon and the body; and a current source electrically coupled to the test coupon, wherein the inlet and the outlet are in fluid communication through the flow path, and wherein the sealing element electrically insulates the body and the test coupon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: Multi-Chem Group, LLC.
    Inventors: George Robert Anderson, Russell Cody Strong, JR.
  • Multi-sensor array including an IR camera as part of an automated kitchen assistant system for recognizing and preparing food and related methods
    Patent number: 10919144
    Abstract: An automated kitchen assistant system inspects a food preparation area in the kitchen environment using a novel sensor combination. The combination of sensors includes an Infrared (IR) camera that generates IR image data and at least one secondary sensor that generates secondary image data. The IR image data and secondary image data are processed to obtain combined image data. A trained convolutional neural network is employed to automatically compute an output based on the combined image data. The output includes information about the identity and the location of the food item. The output may further be utilized to command a robotic arm, kitchen worker, or otherwise assist in food preparation. Related methods are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Miso Robotics, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan W. Sinnet, Robert Anderson, Zachary Zweig Vinegar, William Werst, David Zito, Sean Olson
  • AUGMENTED REALITY-ENHANCED FOOD PREPARATION SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20210030199
    Abstract: A food preparation system is configured to enhance the efficiency of food preparation operations in a commercial kitchen by displaying instructions on a surface in the kitchen work area. The food preparation system includes a plurality of cameras aimed at a kitchen workspace for preparing the plurality of food items and a processor operable to compute an instruction for a kitchen worker to perform a food preparation step based on one or more types of information selected from order information, recipe information, kitchen equipment information, data from the cameras, and food item inventory information. A projector in communication with the processor visually projects the instruction onto a location in the kitchen workspace for the kitchen worker to observe. Related methods for projecting food preparation instructions are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Applicant: Miso Robotics, Inc.
    Inventors: Sean Olson, David Zito, Ryan W. Sinnet, Robert Anderson, Benjamin Pelletier, Grant Stafford, Zachary Zweig Vinegar, William Werst
  • SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTING WIRELESS NETWORKING COMPONENTS IN A VENUE
    Publication number: 20210025178
    Abstract: A system for distributing wireless networking components in a venue. The system includes panels that define a floor surface. The panels each have a planar configuration with an upper surface opposite a lower surface. The panels include a material that is transparent to radio waves, and the panels define a storage space below the panels and the storage space may be used to store and distribute wireless networking component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: Robert ANDERSON, Erik HOCKMAN
  • TRANSPORTABLE ROBOTIC-AUTOMATED KITCHEN WORKCELL
    Publication number: 20210022559
    Abstract: A transportable kitchen workcell includes a prefabricated enclosure, a robotic arm secured within the enclosure, one or more food appliances, a food prep area and storage, a sensor assembly, and a processor operable to command the robotic arm to autonomously prepare a completed entree from a wide variety of raw ingredients. A dispensing unit is arranged in the enclosure for dispensing the raw ingredients onto a target surface according to a selected flowrate and based on real time feedback measured during dispensing. The workcell is self-contained and is adapted to be conveniently moved (e.g., towed) to a new location. A wide range of entrees may be completed without rearranging or retooling the equipment in the workcell. New food items may be prepared by the workcell by simply selecting the applicable program, or by downloading an update corresponding to the new food item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: David Zito, Robert Anderson, Ryan W. Sinnet
  • SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTING WIRELESS NETWORKING COMPONENTS IN A VENUE
    Publication number: 20210025177
    Abstract: A system for distributing wireless networking components in a venue. The system includes panels that define a floor surface. The panels each have a planar configuration with an upper surface opposite a lower surface. The panels include a material that is transparent to radio waves, and the panels define a storage space below the panels and the storage space may be used to store and distribute wireless networking component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: Robert Anderson, Erik Hockman
  • Smooth surfaced flexible and stretchable skin for covering robotic arms in restaurant and food preparation applications
    Publication number: 20210001500
    Abstract: A sleeve apparatus for protecting a robotic kitchen arm from contamination. The sleeve includes a proximal end, a distal end, a passageway extending from the proximal end to the distal end, and an exterior surface. The passageway has an effective diameter less than the effective diameter of the robotic kitchen arm such that the exterior surface of the sleeve apparatus is substantially fold-free when the robotic arm is in the extended configuration. Methods of cleaning a robotic kitchen arm are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Applicant: Miso Robotics, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Anderson, David Zito, Grant Stafford, William Werst, Dev Kumar
  • PREFILLED SYRINGE PLUNGER SIMULATION TRAINING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20200410897
    Abstract: In an embodiment, an injection simulation device is provided including a housing defining a channel, the housing comprising a proximal end and a distal end, a plunger comprising a plunger rod body having a proximal end and a distal end and a stopper disposed at the distal end of the plunger rod, the plunger movable proximally and distally within the channel; and a friction feature associated with the housing, the friction feature for interfacing with the plunger rod, wherein the plunger moves in a distal direction relative to the housing to simulate medicament delivery and in a proximal direction to reset the injection simulation device, wherein the friction feature optionally causes differential resistance on the plunger rod, when the plunger rod moves in either the distal or proximal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Jeff BAKER, Dinesh Venkata KOKA, Tingting LIU, Joseph REYNOLDS, Matthew Palyo, Robert ANDERSON, Jeffery A. LETTMAN, Joshua HOPKINS
  • Feedback cancellation on multiband booster
    Patent number: 10879995
    Abstract: A technology is described for feedback cancellation in a multiband booster. The repeater can comprise: a server antenna port; a donor antenna port; a first direction amplification and filtering path coupled between the server antenna port and the donor antenna port; a second direction amplification and filtering path coupled between the server antenna port and the donor antenna port; a first-direction two-antenna feedback cancellation circuit coupled between the server antenna port and the donor antenna port to reduce antenna-to-antenna feedback for a single band in a first direction between a donor antenna and a server antenna; and a second-direction two-antenna feedback cancellation circuit coupled between the server antenna port and the donor antenna port to reduce antenna-to-antenna feedback for the single band in a second direction between the donor antenna and the server antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: WILSON ELECTRONICS, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Ken Ashworth, Dale Robert Anderson, Ilesh V. Patel, Glen Raggio
  • Feedback cancellation on multiband booster
    Patent number: 10879996
    Abstract: A technology is described for feedback cancellation in a multiband booster. The repeater can comprise: a server antenna port; a donor antenna port; a first direction amplification and filtering path coupled between the server antenna port and the donor antenna port; a second direction amplification and filtering path coupled between the server antenna port and the donor antenna port; a first-direction two-antenna feedback cancellation circuit coupled between the server antenna port and the donor antenna port to reduce antenna-to-antenna feedback for a single band in a first direction between a donor antenna and a server antenna; and a second-direction two-antenna feedback cancellation circuit coupled between the server antenna port and the donor antenna port to reduce antenna-to-antenna feedback for the single band in a second direction between the donor antenna and the server antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Wilson Electronics, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Ken Ashworth, Dale Robert Anderson, Ilesh V. Patel, Glen Raggio
  • POWER AMPLIFIER (PA)-FILTER OUTPUT POWER TUNING
    Publication number: 20200389228
    Abstract: A technology is described for a repeater. A repeater can comprise a first port; a second port; a first-direction amplification and filtering path coupled between the first port and the second port; a multiplexer coupled between: the first-direction amplification and filtering path; and the second port; and a power amplifier (PA) coupled between the first port and the multiplexer. The repeater can further comprise an adjustable matching network coupled between the PA and the multiplexer, wherein the adjustable matching network is actively adjusted to match an impedance of an output of the PA at a selected channel over a frequency range for a first-direction signal with an impedance of an input of the multiplexer over the selected channel over the frequency range for a first-direction signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Christopher Ken Ashworth, Patrick Lee Cook, Dale Robert Anderson
  • POWER AMPLIFIER (PA)-FILTER OUTPUT POWER TUNING
    Publication number: 20200389142
    Abstract: A technology is described for a repeater. A repeater can comprise a first port; a second port; a first-direction amplification and filtering path coupled between the first port and the second port; a multiplexer coupled between: the first-direction amplification and filtering path; and the second port; and a power amplifier (PA) coupled between the first port and the multiplexer. The repeater can further comprise an adjustable matching network coupled between the PA and the multiplexer, wherein the adjustable matching network is actively adjusted to match an impedance of an output of the PA at a selected channel over a frequency range for a first-direction signal with an impedance of an input of the multiplexer over the selected channel over the frequency range for a first-direction signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Christopher Ken Ashworth, Patrick Lee Cook, Dale Robert Anderson
  • Line loss detection in a signal booster system
    Patent number: 10862533
    Abstract: Technology for a repeater system is disclosed. The repeater system can include a first repeater. The repeater system can include a second repeater that is communicatively coupled to the first repeater via a transmission line between the first repeater and the second repeater. The first repeater can include a controller operable to determine that a change in loss across the transmission line between the first repeater and the second repeater has occurred based on signaling between the first repeater and the second repeater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: WILSON ELECTRONICS, LLC
    Inventors: Douglas Edward Bohls, William Thornton, Dale Robert Anderson, Glen Raggio, Christopher Ken Ashworth
  • MULTIPLEX TIME DIVISION DUPLEX (TDD) SYNC DETECTION MODULE
    Publication number: 20200383075
    Abstract: A technology is described for a repeater that can comprise: a first port; a second port; a first amplification and filtering path coupled between the first port and the second port, wherein the first amplification and filtering path is configured to amplify and filter a first time division duplex (TDD) signal in a first frequency range of a first TDD uplink (UL) signal; a second amplification and filtering path coupled between the first port and the second port, wherein the second amplification and filtering path is configured to amplify and filter a second TDD signal in a second frequency range of a second TDD downlink (DL) signal; and a modem configured to generate an UL/DL indication signal for the first frequency range, and send the UL/DL indication signal to the repeater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: CHRISTOPHER KEN ASHWORTH, DALE ROBERT ANDERSON
  • AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING A RESPONSE ON BEHALF OF A FIRST USER TO A REQUEST RECEIVED FROM A SECOND USER
    Publication number: 20200382452
    Abstract: A server automatically generates a response on behalf of a first user to a request received from a second user. The server receives configuration information for configuring automatic response generation for the first user, including information identifying the first user, information specifying a type of service provided by the first user including a plurality of parameters that define details for the service, and information providing an availability of the first user to provide the specified type of service. A request is received from the second user. The first user is selected from multiple users to respond to the request. A response is automatically generated using at least some of the received configuration information. The response is automatically transmitted to the second user on behalf of the first user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Marco Zappacosta, Yue Zhao, Weikang Wan, Togan Adrien Olczak, Marcus Bertilson, Benjamin Robert Anderson
  • Multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) repeater system
    Patent number: 10855363
    Abstract: Technology for a diversity bi-directional repeater is disclosed. The diversity bi-directional repeater can include a first interface port, a second interface port, a 1st first-direction signal amplification and filtering path communicatively coupled between the first interface port and the second interface port, and a 1st second direction signal amplification and filtering path communicatively coupled between the first interface port and the second interface port. The diversity bi-directional repeater can further include a third interface port, a fourth interface port, a 2nd first-direction signal amplification and filtering path communicatively coupled between the third interface port and the fourth interface port, and a 2nd second direction signal amplification and filtering path communicatively coupled between the third interface port and the fourth interface port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Wilson Electronics, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Ken Ashworth, Patrick Lee Cook, Dale Robert Anderson, Ilesh V. Patel, Glen Raggio
  • Realtime land use rights management
    Patent number: 10853821
    Abstract: Land use rights management where land use rights are represented as bounded space, and portions of rights are represented as portions of whole rights. The portions are specifically designated subspaces within the bounded space. Tracking land use rights conveyance with the representations includes tracking conveyances as subdivisions of whole or partial subspaces within the bounded space, each subspace also bounded. The management system can compute subdivisions with set operations on the subspaces and bounded space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: ChainLink Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Ashley A Gilmore, David L Dewey, Robert Anderson, Gerald Gilmore
  • REPEATER WITH LOW POWER MODE FOR MOBILE OPERATIONS
    Publication number: 20200373995
    Abstract: Technology for a mobile repeater operable to operate in a low power mode is disclosed. The repeater can comprise of detecting an uplink signal from one or more mobile devices for a selected period of time. The repeater can comprise of setting the mobile repeater to the low power mode when the uplink signal is not detected within the selected period of time to reduce a power draw. Wherein setting the mobile repeater to the low power mode comprises turning off one or more signal chain components in one or more signal chains including at least one power amplifier (PA) to reduce a power draw of the mobile repeater. Wherein the one or more signal chain components further comprises a low noise amplifier (LNA); a gain block; or a variable attenuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: CHRISTOPHER KEN ASHWORTH, Nolan J. Bradshaw, Dale Robert Anderson
  • Method and apparatus for forming composite plies on contoured tool surfaces
    Patent number: 10843449
    Abstract: An end effector transports, places and forms a composite ply on a tool having complex tool surfaces. The end effector includes a combination of vacuum and Bernoulli grippers for holding the composite ply while it is being transported and formed, and a set of mechanical actuators that form the composite ply down over the tool surfaces. The Bernoulli grippers allow the composite ply to slip while being held and formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Brice A. Johnson, Michael Robert Anderson, Kurtis Shuldberg Willden