Patents by Inventor Robert A. Schultz

Robert A. Schultz 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: 20240122223
    Abstract: Provided herein is a composition comprising a solid product of a co-culture of bacteria and fungi, comprising at least 5% protein by dry weight and at least 5% fiber by dry weight. Further provided is a food article formed from a pellicle comprising a solid product of a co-culture of bacteria and fungi, which comprises at least 5% fungal protein by dry weight and at least 5% fiber by dry weight, and which is formed into a shape by cutting or molding. Further provided is a method of making such products by co-culturing bacteria and fungi to form a pellicle, and harvesting and shaping the pellicle. Further provided is a system that optimizes growth and production of a co-culture of bacteria and fungi (co-culture of microorganism) that includes a housing unit that includes stacked trays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Anne PALERMO, Robert SCHULTZ
  • Patent number: 11921289
    Abstract: A personal display device for displaying virtual images to a wearer. The personal display device includes a frame having a right temple section, a left temple section, a right rear section, a left rear section, a right eye see-through section, and a left eye see-through section; a projection display device connected to the frame for projecting an image to the wearer; at least one waveguide stack module connected to the frame for propagating image-bearing light beams along a length of the at least one waveguide stack module, the at least one waveguide stack module being configured to receive the image from the projection display device and detected touch motions of the wearer sensed by the touchpad including sensing directions of the touch motions of the wearer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Vuzix Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Travers, Tyler Porter, Robert Schultz, Gregory Moens, Connor Hack, Adalberto Perez Reyes, Kevin Lloyd, Marc J. Krolczyk, Michael J. Telek, Paul A. Boris, Robert W. Gray, Alexander Kelly
  • Patent number: 11918020
    Abstract: Provided herein is a composition comprising a solid product of a co-culture of bacteria and fungi, comprising at least 5% protein by dry weight and at least 5% fiber by dry weight. Further provided is a food article formed from a pellicle comprising a solid product of a co-culture of bacteria and fungi, which comprises at least 5% fungal protein by dry weight and at least 5% fiber by dry weight, and which is formed into a shape by cutting or molding. Further provided is a method of making such products by co-culturing bacteria and fungi to form a pellicle, and harvesting and shaping the pellicle. Further provided is a system that optimizes growth and production of a co-culture of bacteria and fungi (co-culture of microorganism) that includes a housing unit that includes stacked trays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: AquaCultured Foods, Inc.
    Inventors: Anne Palermo, Robert Schultz
  • Patent number: 11887621
    Abstract: A biometric sensor device system including a biometric sensor device, and a prediction computer. The biometric sensor device includes at least one camera, and a biometric sensor device processor configured to record a time synchronized communicative interaction between participants, by controlling at least one camera to record the participants over a time period, and transfer the recorded communicative interaction to the prediction computer. The prediction computer including a prediction computer processor configured to extract, from the recorded communicative interaction, a physical characteristic of each of the participants over the time period, compare the physical characteristic of at least one of the participants with the physical characteristic of at least another one of the participants over the time period, and classify or score at least one of the participants according to a predetermined classification or dimensional scoring scheme based on the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
    Inventors: Robert Schultz, G. Keith Bartley, Evangelos Sariyanidi, Julia Parish-Morris
  • Publication number: 20240000123
    Abstract: Provided herein is a composition comprising a solid product of a co-culture of bacteria and fungi, comprising at least 5% protein by dry weight and at least 5% fiber by dry weight. Further provided is a food article formed from a pellicle comprising a solid product of a co-culture of bacteria and fungi, which comprises at least 5% fungal protein by dry weight and at least 5% fiber by dry weight, and which is formed into a shape by cutting or molding. Further provided is a method of making such products by co-culturing bacteria and fungi to form a pellicle, and harvesting and shaping the pellicle. Further provided is a system that optimizes growth and production of a co-culture of bacteria and fungi (co-culture of microorganism) that includes a housing unit that includes stacked trays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2022
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Anne PALERMO, Robert SCHULTZ
  • Publication number: 20230355009
    Abstract: A sensor for a merchandise display security system for displaying and protecting an article of merchandise is provided. The security system includes a merchandise bracket configured to be secured to the article of merchandise and a sensor configured to releasably engage the merchandise bracket and to detect unauthorized removal of the merchandise bracket or the sensor from the article of merchandise. The sensor is configured to be releasably engaged with the merchandise bracket such that the sensor is removable from the merchandise bracket while the merchandise bracket remains secured to the article of merchandise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Michael R. Johnston, Robert Schultz, David N. Berglund, Robert O. Hartweg
  • Patent number: 11804116
    Abstract: A merchandise security device is provided. The merchandise security device may include a base configured to be attached to a support surface. The base includes an alarm circuit and a tether, and the tether is configured to be extended and retracted relative to the base and to be coupled to one or more items of merchandise. The alarm circuit is configured to detect removal of the base from the support surface, cutting of the tether, and/or removal of the tether. In addition, the security device includes a lock mechanism configured to lock to the tether for securing the one or more items of merchandise to the tether, wherein one or more items of merchandise are removable from the tether when the lock mechanism is unlocked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: InVue Security Products Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Schultz, Christopher J. Fawcett
  • Publication number: 20230284669
    Abstract: Provided herein is a composition comprising a solid product of a co-culture of bacteria and fungi, comprising at least 5% protein by dry weight and at least 5% fiber by dry weight. Further provided is a food article formed from a pellicle comprising a solid product of a co-culture of bacteria and fungi, which comprises at least 5% fungal protein by dry weight and at least 5% fiber by dry weight, and which is formed into a shape by cutting or molding. Further provided is a method of making such products by co-culturing bacteria and fungi to form a pellicle, and harvesting and shaping the pellicle. Further provided is a system that optimizes growth and production of a co-culture of bacteria and fungi (co-culture of microorganism) that to includes a housing unit that includes stacked trays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: AquaCultured Foods, Inc.
    Inventors: Anne PALERMO, Robert SCHULTZ
  • Patent number: 11737582
    Abstract: A sensor for a merchandise display security system for displaying and protecting an article of merchandise is provided. The security system includes a merchandise bracket configured to be secured to the article of merchandise and a sensor configured to releasably engage the merchandise bracket and to detect unauthorized removal of the merchandise bracket or the sensor from the article of merchandise. The sensor is configured to be releasably engaged with the merchandise bracket such that the sensor is removable from the merchandise bracket while the merchandise bracket remains secured to the article of merchandise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: InVue Security Products Inc.
    Inventors: Michael R. Johnston, Robert Schultz, David N. Berglund, Robert O. Hartweg
  • Publication number: 20220287478
    Abstract: A sensor for a merchandise display security system for displaying and protecting an article of merchandise is provided. The security system includes a merchandise bracket configured to be secured to the article of merchandise and a sensor configured to releasably engage the merchandise bracket and to detect unauthorized removal of the merchandise bracket or the sensor from the article of merchandise. The sensor is configured to be releasably engaged with the merchandise bracket such that the sensor is removable from the merchandise bracket while the merchandise bracket remains secured to the article of merchandise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Michael R. Johnston, Robert Schultz, David N. Berglund, Robert O. Hartweg
  • Patent number: 11389729
    Abstract: Methods and systems for predicting instant play includes pre-loading one or more instances of select ones of games on one or more game consoles on a cloud game server. The loading of instances is based on usage history of the games. Users are assigned to select ones of the instances of the games loaded on the one or more game consoles, in response to user interaction detected at the select ones of the games exceeding a pre-defined threshold value. User interactions are monitored at the instances of the select ones of games assigned to the users. Based on the monitored interactions, the number of instances of the games loaded on the one or more game consoles are dynamically adjusted. The dynamic adjustment includes scaling up or scaling down the number of instances of the games loaded on the one or more game consoles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC
    Inventors: Paul Robert Schultz, Roelof Roderick Colenbrander, Ryan Hamilton Breed
  • Publication number: 20220225159
    Abstract: Water-stable formulations of Avizafone and methods of use are described herein. The formulations may be administered to patients intravenously, intramuscularly, or subcutaneously. For serious COVID, or other viral infections, Avizafone is a rapidly sedating benzodiazepine that could be used interchangeably with midazolam augmenting the supply of drugs for swift and intubation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicant: Sollievo Pharmaceuticals, Inc
    Inventor: Robert Schultz
  • Publication number: 20220151963
    Abstract: Water-stable formulations of Avizafone and methods of use are described herein. The formulations may be administered to patients intravenously, intramuscularly, or subcutaneously. For serious COVID, or other viral infections, Avizafone is a rapidly sedating benzodiazepine that could be used interchangeably with midazolam augmenting the supply of drugs for swift and intubation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: Sollievo Pharmaceuticals, Inc
    Inventor: Robert Schultz
  • Patent number: 11259653
    Abstract: A sensor for a merchandise display security system for displaying and protecting an article of merchandise is provided. The security system includes a merchandise bracket configured to be secured to the article of merchandise and a sensor configured to releasably engage the merchandise bracket and to detect unauthorized removal of the merchandise bracket or the sensor from the article of merchandise. The sensor is configured to be releasably engaged with the merchandise bracket such that the sensor is removable from the merchandise bracket while the merchandise bracket remains secured to the article of merchandise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: InVue Security Products Inc.
    Inventors: Michael R. Johnston, Robert Schultz, David N. Berglund, Robert O. Hartweg
  • Patent number: 11263880
    Abstract: Alarming cables, assemblies and systems for displaying and protecting a powered article of merchandise from theft include an alarm unit disposed between a first cable having a first connector for connection to a power source and a second cable having a second connector for connection to the merchandise. An alarm unit connector may connect the second cable to the alarm unit. The alarm unit and the alarm unit connector may each include a connection member to electrically connect the merchandise with the alarm unit and the power source when the alarm unit connector aligns with and engages the alarm unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: InVue Security Products Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Grant, Gary A. Taylor, Robert Schultz, Christopher J. Fawcett, Larry T. McKinney, Kirk Burmeister, II, James K. Sankey
  • Publication number: 20220028231
    Abstract: A merchandise security device is provided. The merchandise security device may include a base configured to be attached to a support surface. The base includes an alarm circuit and a tether, and the tether is configured to be extended and retracted relative to the base and to be coupled to one or more items of merchandise. The alarm circuit is configured to detect removal of the base from the support surface, cutting of the tether, and/or removal of the tether. In addition, the security device includes a lock mechanism configured to lock to the tether for securing the one or more items of merchandise to the tether, wherein one or more items of merchandise are removable from the tether when the lock mechanism is unlocked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Robert Schultz, Christopher J. Fawcett
  • Publication number: 20220000198
    Abstract: An adjustable hospital gown is designed to cover the bodies of users of varying shape and size. The gown has a torso-covering garment, a pair of backflaps, and an adjustable fastener. The torso-covering garment is used to cover the front side of the user's body. The pair of backflaps are connected along backflap seams that are positioned on opposite sides of the torso-covering garment. As a result, the pair of backflaps can be transitioned between an opened and a closed configuration. The adjustable fastener is connected in between one of the backflaps and the torso-covering garment such that the backflap can be repositioned to cinch the gown around the body of the user. By connecting the adjustable fastener to various anchor points, the size of the gown can be modified to accommodate user's of varying shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Robert Schultz, Jonathan Schultz
  • Publication number: 20210369651
    Abstract: Water-stable formulations of Avizafone and methods of use are described herein. The formulations may be administered to patients intravenously, intramuscularly, or subcutaneously. For serious COVID, or other viral infections, Avizafone is a rapidly sedating benzodiazepine that could be used interchangeably with midazolam augmenting the supply of drugs for swift and intubation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: Sollievo Pharmaceuticals, Inc
    Inventor: Robert Schultz
  • Publication number: 20210161313
    Abstract: A sensor for a merchandise display security system for displaying and protecting an article of merchandise is provided. The security system includes a merchandise bracket configured to be secured to the article of merchandise and a sensor configured to releasably engage the merchandise bracket and to detect unauthorized removal of the merchandise bracket or the sensor from the article of merchandise. The sensor is configured to be releasably engaged with the merchandise bracket such that the sensor is removable from the merchandise bracket while the merchandise bracket remains secured to the article of merchandise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Michael R. Johnston, Robert Schultz, David N. Berglund, Robert O. Hartweg
  • Publication number: 20210103146
    Abstract: A personal display device for displaying virtual images to a wearer. The personal display device includes a frame having a right temple section, a left temple section, a right rear section, a left rear section, a right eye see-through section, and a left eye see-through section; a projection display device connected to the frame for projecting an image to the wearer; at least one waveguide stack module connected to the frame for propagating image-bearing light beams along a length of the at least one waveguide stack module, the at least one waveguide stack module being configured to receive the image from the projection display device and detected touch motions of the wearer sensed by the touchpad including sensing directions of the touch motions of the wearer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: Paul Travers, Tyler Porter, Robert Schultz, Gregory Moens, Connor Hack, Adalberto Perez Reyes, Kevin Lloyd, Marc J. Krolczyk, Michael J. Telek, Paul A. Boris, Robert W. Gray, Alexander Kelly