Patents by Inventor Robert A. Daniels

Robert A. Daniels 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: 20240085755
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, apparatuses, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media related to a display construct coupled to a structure (e.g., a vision window). The structure can be a supportive structure such as a fixture. The display construct is configured to facilitate media display and is at least partially transparent. The vision window may be a tintable window, e.g., a window in which its tint is electrically controllable (e.g., an electrochromic window). Various interactive capabilities with the display construct are disclosed (e.g., via a touch screen).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Nitesh Trikha, Robert Michael Martinson, Anthony Young, Vinh N. Nguyen, Matthew Burton Sheffield, Chee Yung Chan, Todd Daniel Antes, Sridhar Karthik Kailasam
  • Publication number: 20240085754
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, apparatuses, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media related to display constructs that can be fixed or movable. The display constructs can be configured to facilitate media display at opposite sides. The display constructs may be is at least partially transparent and can be viewed therethrough. Various interactive capabilities with the display construct are disclosed, as well as various installation component and kits. Further disclosed are wireless chargers embedded in fixtures and/or real assets of a facility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Robert Michael Martinson, Matthew Burton Sheffield, Nitesh Trikha, Brian Lee Smith, Ahmed Mustafa, Amit Sarin, Vinh N. Nguyen, Anthony Young, Chee Yung Chan, Todd Daniel Antes, Nayana Vasant Ghantiwala, Sridhar Karthik Kailasam
  • Patent number: 11925778
    Abstract: A method for treating a patient using a catheter insertion device. The catheter insertion device includes a housing, a needle, a catheter, a guidewire, and a thumbwheel. The needle extends through the catheter such that a distal end of the needle extends distal of a distal end of the catheter. The guidewire is coupled to the thumbwheel such that rotation of the thumbwheel advances a distal end of the guidewire through a lumen of the needle. The method includes holding the catheter insertion device, inserting the distal end of the needle and catheter into a blood vessel, rotating the thumbwheel to advance the distal end of the guidewire out of the lumen of the needle into the blood vessel, moving the catheter over the guidewire in the blood vessel, and removing the needle and the guidewire from the catheter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Vascular Pathways, Inc.
    Inventors: Amir Belson, Gregory W. Hall, Scott A. Daniel, Robert Brommer
  • Publication number: 20240074340
    Abstract: Various embodiments relate generally to computer vision and automation to autonomously survey an agricultural environment. In some examples, a system can receive sensor data of a geographic boundary from one or more sensors onboard of the agricultural observation system, detect a plurality of external dynamic objects, a plurality of external static objects, one or more agricultural objects, or a combination thereof from the sensor data, determine a position of a component of the agricultural observation system relative to the plurality of external dynamic objects, the plurality of external static objects, the one or more agricultural objects, or a combination thereof, and generate a local map, in real time, via one or more processing units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Gabriel Thurston Sibley, Curtis Dale Garner, Andre Robert Daniel Michelin, Lorenzo Ibarria, Patrick Christopher Leger, Benjamin Rewis, Shi Yan
  • Patent number: 11920538
    Abstract: An anti-polish ring for an internal combustion engine is provided. The anti-polish ring includes an axially extending ring portion that is configured to scrape a top portion of a piston in a cylinder liner. The anti-polish ring is configured to accommodate passage of an intake or exhaust valve thereby. The anti-polish ring may include an alignment feature so that the anti-polish ring is inserted in a predetermined orientation in the cylinder. The anti-polish ring may include a heat shield and/or a seating member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Cummins Inc.
    Inventors: Owen Summerfield, Craig Daniel Fox, Robert Harries, Jamie Kehoe, Kent H. Clark, John M Antonevich, Reid M. Irish, Scott A. Ragon, Stephen G. Townsend, Peter Thomas Quanz
  • Publication number: 20240070189
    Abstract: Implementations described herein relate to providing device messages in image compilations based on user content. A computer-implemented method includes determining that a playback mode is entered on a device to display one or more image compilations, each image compilation including images for successive display. Message criteria are obtained for device messages, each device message indicating a device function associated with images of the image compilations or of a user image library. A device message is selected based on associated message criteria. An image is identified in the user image library, the image being in the image compilations, depicts a type of image feature in the image compilations, and/or has characteristic(s) modifiable by the device function. The device message is displayed during image compilation playback and includes the identified image and a message control option. In response to user selection of the message control option, the device function is initiated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Dae Woong Daniel KIM, Nivetha GOVINDARAJU, Kyungmin LEE, Haoran MAN, Nicholas TSOI-A-SUE, Wei ZHENG, James Colin ASPINALL, Guillermo KROVBLIT, Daniel Robert JENSTAD
  • Publication number: 20240065591
    Abstract: The invention provides a cannula insertion system to insert a cannula into a blood vessel of a human or animal body, comprising: ?an ultrasound probe (3) to provide an ultrasound signal to determine a location of a blood vessel (V) in a human or animal body, ?a cannula insertion device (8) configured to insert the cannula (2) into the blood vessel, ?wherein the ultrasound probe comprises a contact surface (3b) to contact a skin (S) of the human or animal body, ?wherein the contact surface comprises one or more protrusions (14, 16) that can be used to stabilize the blood vessel when the contact surface is pressed on the skin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Toon Olaf Overbeeke, Brian Robert Joseph, Johannes Gerhard Daniƫl Karssen, Arris Cornelis Jonker, Antonius Gerardus Leonardus Hoevenaars
  • Patent number: 11915281
    Abstract: Systems and methods for authenticating access to multiple data stores substantially in real-time are disclosed. The system may include a server coupled to a network, a client device in communication with the server via the network and a plurality of data stores. The server may authenticate access to the data stores and forward information from those stores to the client device. An exemplary authentication method may include receipt of a request for access to data. Information concerning access to that data is stored and associated with an identifier assigned to a client device. If the identifier is found to correspond to the stored information during a future request for access to the store, access to that store is granted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Seven Networks, LLC
    Inventors: Jay Sutaria, Brian Daniel Gustafson, Robert Paul van Gent, Ruth Lin, David Merriwether, Parvinder Sawhney
  • Patent number: 11907726
    Abstract: Systems and methods for virtually partitioning an integrated circuit may include identifying dimensional attributes of a target input dataset and selecting a data partitioning scheme from a plurality of distinct data partitioning schemes for the target input dataset based on the dimensional attributes of the target dataset and architectural attributes of an integrated circuit. The methods described herein may also include disintegrating the target dataset into a plurality of distinct subsets of data based on the selected data partitioning scheme and identifying a virtual processing core partitioning scheme from a plurality of distinct processing core partitioning schemes for an architecture of the integrated circuit based on the disintegration of the target input dataset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: quadric.io, Inc.
    Inventors: Nigel Drego, Aman Sikka, Mrinalini Ravichandran, Robert Daniel Firu, Veerbhan Kheterpal
  • Patent number: 11905350
    Abstract: Novel copolymers that are fluoropolymers including a first repeat unit that is fluorinated and cyclic and a second repeat unit from a trifluorovinyl methylene ether monomer having sulfur or sulfone functionality in the pendant group are disclosed. The copolymers have relatively high gas permeability as a result of a cyclic repeat unit in the copolymer backbone and ionomers from oxidation of the sulfur containing functionality are particularity useful in the cathode structure of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Compact Membrane Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Daniel Lousenberg, Andrew Edward Feiring
  • Publication number: 20240042519
    Abstract: A smart molten metal pump system and method automatically controls the operating speed of the pump rather than requiring an operator to control the speed. The system includes a pump, a controller for controlling the speed of the pump and one or more vibration sensors (such as an accelerometer) to measure vibration. The controller receives input about the vibration of the pump or one or more pump components, and possibly other data, such as the temperature of the molten metal, and/or the depth of the molten metal, ad/or parameters related to the operation of the pump. The controller analyzes the one or more inputs to vary the speed of the pump, turn the pump off, and/or send a communication to an operator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: Molten Metal Equipment Innovations, LLC
    Inventors: Vince Fontana, James Robert Daniels
  • Patent number: 11884672
    Abstract: The disclosure provides compounds useful for treating alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD), according to formula (I): tautomers thereof, pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds, pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the tautomers, deuterated derivatives of the compounds, deuterated derivatives of the tautomers, and deuterated derivatives of the salts, solid forms of those compounds and processes for making those compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Upul Keerthi Bandarage, Cavan McKeon Bligh, Diane Boucher, Michael John Boyd, Michael Aaron Brodney, Michael Philip Clark, Veronique Damagnez, Lev Tyler Dewey Fanning, Robert Francis Fimognari, Gabrielle Simone Fleming, Kevin James Gagnon, Pedro Manuel Garcia Barrantes, Robert Daniel Giacometti, Simon Giroux, Ronald Lee Grey, Jr., Samantha Guido, Amy Beth Hall, Sarah Carol Hood, Dennis James Hurley, Mac Arthur Johnson, Jr., Peter Jones, Sarathy Kesavan, Mei-Hsiu Lai, Siying Liu, Adam Looker, Brad Maxwell, John Patrick Maxwell, Ales Medek, Philippe Marcel Nuhant, Kirk Alan Overhoff, Setu Roday, Stefanie Roeper, Steven M. Ronkin, Rupa Sawant, Yi Shi, Muna Shrestha, Marisa Sposato, Kathy Stavropoulos, Rebecca Jane Swett, Timothy Lewis Tapley, Qing Tang, Stephen Thomson, Jinwang Xu, Mariam Zaky, Kevin Michael Cottrell
  • Patent number: 11881525
    Abstract: Bi-directional trench power switches. At least one example is a semiconductor device comprising: an upper base region associated with a first side of a substrate of semiconductor material; an upper-CE trench defined on the first side, the upper-CE trench defines a proximal opening at the first side and a distal end within the substrate; an upper collector-emitter region disposed at the distal end of the upper-CE trench; a lower base region associated with a second side of substrate; and a lower collector-emitter region associated with the second side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: IDEAL POWER INC.
    Inventors: Jiankang Bu, Constantin Bulucea, Alireza Mojab, Jeffrey Knapp, Robert Daniel Brdar
  • Publication number: 20240012788
    Abstract: Systems and methods of propagating data within an integrated circuit includes: identifying a coarse data propagation path for distinct subsets of data of an input dataset that includes: setting inter-core data movements for the distinct subsets of data, the inter-core data movements defining a predetermined propagation of a given subset of data between two or more of a plurality of cores of an integrated circuit array of the integrated circuit; identifying a granular data propagation path for each distinct subset of data that includes: setting intra-core data movements for each distinct subset of data, the intra-core data movements defining a predetermined propagation of the given subset of data within one or more of the plurality of cores of the integrated circuit array of the integrated circuit; enabling a flow of the input dataset within the integrated circuit based on the coarse data propagation path and the granular propagation path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Nigel Drego, Aman Sikka, Ananth Durbha, Mrinalini Ravichandran, Robert Daniel Firu, Veerbhan Kheterpal
  • Patent number: 11858037
    Abstract: A smart molten metal pump system and method automatically controls the operating speed of the pump rather than requiring an operator to control the speed. The system includes a pump, a controller for controlling the speed of the pump and one or more vibration sensors (such as an accelerometer) to measure vibration. The controller receives input about the vibration of the pump or one or more pump components, and possibly other data, such as the temperature of the molten metal, and/or the depth of the molten metal, ad/or parameters related to the operation of the pump. The controller analyzes the one or more inputs to vary the speed of the pump, turn the pump off, and/or send a communication to an operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Molten Metal Equipment Innovations, LLC
    Inventors: Vince Fontana, James Robert Daniels
  • Publication number: 20230413798
    Abstract: Various embodiments of an apparatus, methods, systems and computer program products described herein are directed to an agricultural observation and treatment system and method of operation. The agricultural treatment system may receive captured sensor data of an agricultural environment by one or more image capture devices, generate a first image from the captured sensor data, detect a first real-world agricultural object from the first image, determine a first pose of the first real-world agricultural object, identify the detected first real-world agricultural object as a new agricultural object or a preidentified agricultural object, and determine a treatment policy associated with the first real-world agricultural object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Gabriel Thurston Sibley, Lorenzo Ibarria, Curtis Dale Garner, Patrick Christopher Leger, Andre Robert Daniel Michelin, John Phillip Hurliman, II, Wisit Jirattigalochote, Hasan Tafish
  • Publication number: 20230390485
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods and systems for use with peristaltic pumps. More particularly, provided herein are peristaltic pump systems that include a dampener for reducing the pulsations of the flowrate from the peristaltic pump system to produce, mix, transfer and/or manufacture pharmaceutical compositions and formulations, including pharmaceutical compositions and formulations comprising lipids and RNA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Robert Daniel OVADIA, Christopher Andrew Petry, Fredric John Lim, Heinrich Haas, Sebastian Hoerner, Ferdia Bates, Tobias Kind, Peer Andre Berger
  • Publication number: 20230386987
    Abstract: A double-sided cooling package for a double-sided, bi-directional junction transistor can include a double-sided, bi-directional, junction transistor chip with an individual, double-sided, bi-directional power switch (collectively, a DSTA). The DSTA can be sandwiched between heat sinks. Each heat sink can include a direct plating copper (DPC) structure, a direct copper bonding (DCB) structure or a direct aluminum bond (DAB) structure. In addition, each heat sink can have opposed first and second copper layers on a substrate, and copper contacts that extend from a respective second copper layer through vias in each substrate to an exterior of the cooling package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: IDEAL POWER INC.
    Inventors: Jiankang BU, Robert Daniel BRDAR
  • Patent number: 11832003
    Abstract: Binnable time-of-flight (ToF) pixels are described, such as for integration with image sensor pixels. Each binnable ToF pixel includes a central dump gate and sub-pixels that are nominally mirror-symmetric and identical around the dump gate. Each sub-pixel includes a photodiode region (or a respective portion of a photodiode region), a storage gate, a storage region, a transfer gate, and a floating diffusion (FD) region. In an array, the binnable ToF pixels are arranged to share FD regions with other binnable ToF pixels of the array. In an un-binned mode, each sub-pixel can integrate photocharge in its storage region until it is time for readout, at which time the photocharges can be transferred to its respective floating diffusion region for individualized readout. In a binned mode, sub-pixels can integrate photocharge directly in their FD regions, which facilitates charge binning of integrated photocharge from all sub-pixels sharing the same FD region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: SHENZHEN GOODIX TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Robert Daniel McGrath
  • Patent number: 11812681
    Abstract: Various embodiments relate generally to computer vision and automation to autonomously identify and deliver for application a treatment to an object among other objects, data science and data analysis, including machine learning, deep learning, and other disciplines of computer-based artificial intelligence to facilitate identification and treatment of objects, and robotics and mobility technologies to navigate a delivery system, more specifically, to an agricultural delivery system configured to identify and apply, for example, an agricultural treatment to an identified agricultural object. In some examples, a method may include, receiving data representing a policy specifying a type of action for an agricultural object, selecting an emitter with which to perform a type of action for the agricultural object as one of one or more classified subsets, and configuring the agricultural projectile delivery system to activate an emitter to propel an agricultural projectile to intercept the agricultural object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Verdant Robotics, Inc.
    Inventors: Gabriel Thurston Sibley, Curtis Dale Garner, Andre Robert Daniel Michelin, Lorenzo Ibarria, Patrick Christopher Leger, Benjamin Rewis, Shi Yan