Patents by Inventor Robert Alexander

Robert Alexander 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).

  • Patent number: 11236565
    Abstract: A setting tool and bridge plug that are run-in-hole on wireline through a core bit while drill rods are in place can be used to plug a borehole. A setting tool can be sized to have a same or smaller diameter as a drill rod. A bridge plug can have a run-in configuration of a diameter that is smaller than an inner diameter of a core bit. The bridge plug can have a set configuration that can respond to the setting tool pulling uphole. The bridge plug can be positioned below a drill bit of the drill rod in the set configuration, and the diameter of the bridge plug in the set configuration can be greater than the diameter of the drill rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Alexander Petrie, Michael John Houston, Mark Holly, Jack Gammill Clemens, Grant Spark
  • Publication number: 20220025395
    Abstract: Methods and constructs for engineering circular RNA are disclosed. In some embodiments, the methods and constructs comprise a vector for making circular RNA, the vector comprising the following elements operably connected to each other and arranged in the following sequence: a.) a 5? homology arm, b.) a 3? group I intron fragment containing a 3? splice site dinucleotide, c.) optionally, a 5? spacer sequence, d.) a protein coding or noncoding region, e.) optionally, a 3? spacer sequence, f) a 5? Group I intron fragment containing a 5? splice site dinucleotide, and g.) a 3? homology arm, the vector allowing production of a circular RNA that is translatable or biologically active inside eukaryotic cells. Methods for purifying the circular RNA produced by the vector and the use of nucleoside modifications in circular RNA produced by the vector are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Daniel G. Anderson, Robert Alexander Wesselhoeft, Piotr S. Kowalski
  • Publication number: 20220024827
    Abstract: The disclosure describes articles having coating systems configured to inhibit or prevent crystallization of TGO at the operating temperature of the article. An article includes a substrate defining a surface; a bond coat on the surface of the substrate; a coating layer that includes a boron dopant configured to inhibit crystallization of amorphous silicon dioxide thermally grown oxide on the bond coat at an operating temperature of the article. By inhibiting or preventing TGO crystallization, the described coating systems may increase a useable life of the component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Robert Alexander Sean Golden, Adam Lee Chamberlain, Gregory John Kenneth Harrington
  • Publication number: 20220000704
    Abstract: A walker for use by a mobility impaired disabled user. The walker supports the user while moving them through a set of movements correlating to a walking motion. The walker includes an exoskeleton, a power source in the form of a battery pack or other similar onboard power pack together with its associated power supply cables, and a control system The exoskeleton includes a rigid pelvic support member including a pelvic harness and a pair of leg structures Each of the leg structures comprise an upper leg structural member, a lower leg structural member, a foot member, a main hip actuator, a knee actuator and a main foot actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicant: REX BIONICS LIMITED
    Inventors: Richard LITTLE, Robert Alexander Irving
  • Patent number: 11213963
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a blade set (20) of a hair cutting appliance (10) includes forming a stationary blade (22). The stationary blade (22) comprises a first wall portion (100) arranged to serve as a skin facing wall when in operation, a second wall portion (102) at least partially offset from the first wall portion (100), such that the first wall portion (100) and the second wall portion (102) define therebetween a guide slot (96) arranged to receive a movable cutter blade (24), an intermediate wall portion (44) arranged between the first wall portion (100) and the second wall portion (102), and at least one toothed leading edge (30) jointly formed by the first wall portion (100) and the second wall portion (102). The at least one toothed leading edge (30) comprises a plurality of teeth (36), wherein the first wall portion (100) and the second wall portion (102) are connected at a frontal end of the at least one leading edge (30), thereby forming tips (86) of the teeth (36).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Robert Alexander Van Eibergen Santhagens, Gregorius Zwarts
  • Publication number: 20210403944
    Abstract: Methods and constructs for engineering circular RNA are disclosed. In some embodiments, the methods and constructs comprise a vector for making circular RNA, the vector comprising the following elements operably connected to each other and arranged in the following sequence: a.) a 5? homology arm, b.) a 3? group I intron fragment containing a 3? splice site dinucleotide, c.) optionally, a 5? spacer sequence, d.) a protein coding or noncoding region, e.) optionally, a 3? spacer sequence, f) a 5? Group I intron fragment containing a 5? splice site dinucleotide, and g.) a 3? homology arm, the vector allowing production of a circular RNA that is translatable or biologically active inside eukaryotic cells. Methods for purifying the circular RNA produced by the vector and the use of nucleoside modifications in circular RNA produced by the vector are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Daniel G. Anderson, Robert Alexander Wesselhoeft, Piotr S. Kowalski
  • Publication number: 20210396150
    Abstract: An article may include a substrate and a coating system on the substrate. The coating system may include an environmental barrier coating (EBC) layer and a CMAS resistant layer on the EBC layer (e.g., as the top coat of the system). The CMAS layer includes a rare-earth (RE) monosilicate composition including a plurality of RE metal cations, wherein RE monosilicate composition is configured to react with CMAS to form a reaction product including a RE apatite phase with a RE2O3.SiO2 composition, wherein the RE of the RE2O3.SiO2 composition includes at least one of the plurality of RE metal cations of the RE monosilicate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Robert Alexander Sean Golden, Adam Lee Chamberlain
  • Publication number: 20210395099
    Abstract: An article may include a substrate and a coating system on the substrate. The coating system may include a thermal barrier coating (TBC) layer and a CMAS resistant layer on the TBC layer. The CMAS layer includes a rare-earth (RE) monosilicate composition including a plurality of RE metal cations, wherein RE monosilicate composition is configured to react with CMAS to form a reaction product including a RE apatite phase with a RE2O3.SiO2 composition, wherein the RE of the RE2O3.SiO2 composition includes at least one of the plurality of RE metal cations of the RE monosilicate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Robert Alexander Sean Golden, Adam Lee Chamberlain, Matthew R. Gold
  • Publication number: 20210400030
    Abstract: The disclosed exemplary embodiments include computer-implemented systems, apparatuses, and processes that dynamically and securely augment participants in programmatically established chatbot sessions. For example, an apparatus may obtain messaging data generated during a first communications session involving a first device and based on the messaging data, detecting an occurrence of an event that triggers an establishment of a second communications session involving the first device and a second device. The apparatus may generate and transmit, to the second device, notification data causing the second device to validate one or more authentication credentials, and may receive confirmation data indicative of the one or more validated authentication credentials from the second device. Based on the confirmation data, the apparatus may perform operations that establish the second communications session in accordance with at least a portion of the messaging data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Tae Gyun MOON, Robert Alexander MCCARTER, Kheiver Kayode ROBERTS
  • Patent number: 11203767
    Abstract: Methods and constructs for engineering circular RNA are disclosed. In some embodiments, the methods and constructs comprise a vector for making circular RNA, the vector comprising the following elements operably connected to each other and arranged in the following sequence: a.) a 5? homology arm, b.) a 3? group I intron fragment containing a 3? splice site dinucleotide, c.) optionally, a 5? spacer sequence, d.) a protein coding or noncoding region, e.) optionally, a 3? spacer sequence, f.) a 5? Group I intron fragment containing a 5? splice site dinucleotide, and g.) a 3? homology arm, the vector allowing production of a circular RNA that is translatable or biologically active inside eukaryotic cells. Methods for purifying the circular RNA produced by the vector and the use of nucleoside modifications in circular RNA produced by the vector are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Daniel G. Anderson, Robert Alexander Wesselhoeft, Piotr S. Kowalski
  • Patent number: 11191335
    Abstract: A hair styling appliance for dual supply voltage operation is described comprising a body having at least one arm bearing a hair styling heater (560), wherein the hair styling heater comprises one or more heater electrodes (630,632,634,636) for heating the hair styling heater. A first power input is connectable to a battery power source (564) and a second power input is connectable to a mains powered source (561). The first power input and the second power input are each coupled to at least one of the one or more heater electrodes. Such a hair styling appliance is useable for styling when coupled to the mains powered source and when coupled to the battery power source increasing the versatility of the appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Jemella Limited
    Inventors: Timothy David Moore, Robert Alexander Weatherly
  • Publication number: 20210372456
    Abstract: A threaded fastener composed of separate upper and lower portions with a small axial freedom of movement relative to one another. After being threaded into a blind hole together, the portions are moved relative to one another and locked in place, creating a distribution of stresses which resists backing-out of the fastener without the various drawbacks which limit prior art solutions to this and similar threaded fastener applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventor: Robert Alexander Halm
  • Publication number: 20210373943
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for an interactive, intelligent hub built around the completion of a task. This hub brings together resources, information, suggested steps, and other automated assistance to facilitate the completion of the task. AI-based assistance may indicate which steps can be completed by automated processes, and dispatch those processes, or suggest resources to assist in the completion of other steps. The hub displays the current status of the task, and lives until the completion of the task, or abandonment by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Alexander SIM, Ryen William WHITE, Omar SHAYA, Bernd Ingo PLONTSCH, Elnaz NOURI
  • Patent number: 11185460
    Abstract: A walker for use by a mobility impaired disabled user. The walker supports the user while moving them through a set of movements correlating to a walking motion. The walker includes an exoskeleton, a power source in the form of a battery pack or other similar onboard power pack together with its associated power supply cables, and a control system The exoskeleton includes a rigid pelvic support member including a pelvic harness and a pair of leg structures. Each of the leg structures comprise an upper leg structural member, a lower leg structural member, a foot member, a main hip actuator, a knee actuator and a main foot actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: REX BIONICS LIMITED
    Inventors: Richard Little, Robert Alexander Irving
  • Publication number: 20210363540
    Abstract: Methods and constructs for engineering circular RNA are disclosed. In some embodiments, the methods and constructs comprise a vector for making circular RNA, the vector comprising the following elements operably connected to each other and arranged in the following sequence: a.) a 5? homology arm, b.) a 3? group I intron fragment containing a 3? splice site dinucleotide, c.) optionally, a 5? spacer sequence, d.) a protein coding or noncoding region, e.) optionally, a 3? spacer sequence, f.) a 5? Group I intron fragment containing a 5? splice site dinucleotide, and g.) a 3? homology arm, the vector allowing production of a circular RNA that is translatable or biologically active inside eukaryotic cells. Methods for purifying the circular RNA produced by the vector and the use of nucleoside modifications in circular RNA produced by the vector are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Daniel G. Anderson, Robert Alexander Wesselhoeft, Piotr S. Kowalski
  • Publication number: 20210365895
    Abstract: A system and method to provide computer support for a meeting of invitees comprises accessing one or more sensory data streams providing digitized sensory data responsive to an activity of one or more of the invitees during the meeting, the one or more sensory data streams including at least one audio stream. The method also comprises subjecting the at least one audio stream to phonetic and situational computer modeling to recognize a sequence of words in the audio stream and to assign each word to an invitee, subjecting the sequence of words to semantic computer modeling to recognize a sequence of directives in the sequence of words, and releasing one or more output data streams based on the sequence of directives, the one or more output data streams including one or more notifications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Robert Alexander SIM, Marcello MENDES HASEGAWA, Ryen William WHITE, Mudit JAIN, Tomer HERMELIN, Adi GERZI ROSENTHAL, Sagi HILLELI
  • Publication number: 20210368233
    Abstract: This document describes, among other things, systems, methods, devices, and other techniques for using information about how long various videos were presented at client devices to determine subsequent video recommendations and search results. In some implementations, a computing can include a modeling apparatus, a front-end server, a request manager, one or more video file storage devices, a video selector, or a combination of some or all of these. The video selector can select video content for a particular digitized video among a plurality of digitized videos to serve to a computing device responsive to a request. The selection can be based at least in part on how long the particular digitized video has been presented at client devices associated with users having characteristics that match one or more characteristics of the user that submitted the request for video content, as indicated by the modeling apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Justin Lewis, Robert Alexander Durbin
  • Publication number: 20210346227
    Abstract: A walker for use by a mobility impaired disabled user. The walker supports the user while moving them through a set of movements correlating to a walking motion. The walker includes an exoskeleton, a power source in the form of a battery pack or other similar onboard power pack together with its associated power supply cables, and a control system The exoskeleton includes a rigid pelvic support member including a pelvic harness and a pair of leg structures. Each of the leg structures comprise an upper leg structural member, a lower leg structural member, a foot member, a main hip actuator, a knee actuator and a main foot actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Richard Little, Robert Alexander Irving
  • Patent number: 11171833
    Abstract: For uninterrupted network communications, a method detects a protected reset at a network device. In response to the protected reset, the method maintains communication functions of a communication module. The communication module communicates with other network devices using the communication functions. In response to the protected reset, the method resets the network device without resetting the communication module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: William A. Bartz, August Schrab, Robert Alexander, Scott D. Braun, Kurt R. Hohensee, Mohammadreza Serjooei, James B. Vitrano, Jaime D. Fernandes, Sivaram Balasubramanian
  • Patent number: 11140143
    Abstract: The disclosed exemplary embodiments include computer-implemented systems, apparatuses, and processes that dynamically and securely augment participants in programmatically established chatbot sessions. For example, an apparatus may obtain messaging data generated during a first communications session involving a first device and based on the messaging data, detecting an occurrence of an event that triggers an establishment of a second communications session involving the first device and a second device. The apparatus may generate and transmit, to the second device, notification data causing the second device to validate one or more authentication credentials, and may receive confirmation data indicative of the one or more validated authentication credentials from the second device. Based on the confirmation data, the apparatus may perform operations that establish the second communications session in accordance with at least a portion of the messaging data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: The Toronto-Dominion Bank
    Inventors: Tae Gyun Moon, Robert Alexander Mccarter, Kheiver Kayode Roberts