Patents by Inventor Robert Allen

Robert Allen 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: 20230353402
    Abstract: One example method includes receiving a request to join a virtual space, the request received from a user device associated with a first user; responsive to determining that the first user is a member of the virtual space, providing access to the virtual space; changing a status of the first user based on the first user accessing the virtual space; providing state information associated with a then-current state of the virtual space; and providing an indication of a conference attached to the virtual space to the first user, the conference being between two or more members of the virtual space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Ross Douglas Mayfield, Robert Allen Ryskamp, Jeffrey William Smith
  • Publication number: 20230353404
    Abstract: One example method includes generating, by a conference provider, a virtual space; adding a plurality of members to the virtual space; adding one or more resources to the virtual space in response to one or more inputs from one or more of the members; initiating, by the conference provider, a conference between two or more of the members; attaching the conference to the virtual space; and providing an indication of the conference in the virtual space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Ross Douglas MAYFIELD, Robert Allen Ryskamp, Jeffrey William Smith
  • Publication number: 20230353608
    Abstract: One example method includes receiving, by a computing device, a detection signal wherein the detection signal corresponds to an individual entering a room hosted by a video conference provider; transmitting, by the computing device, a control signal to one or more peripheral devices wherein the control signals cause the one or more peripherals to enter an active state; determining, by the computing device, that the individual is associated with a virtual space; and joining, by the computing device, the virtual space hosted by the video conference provider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Ross Douglas MAYFIELD, Robert Allen Ryskamp, Jeffrey William Smith, Matthew Brandon Wesson
  • Publication number: 20230353403
    Abstract: One example method includes determining, by a computing device, a user present in a room is associated with a virtual space hosted at a video conference provider, wherein the room includes one or more peripheral devices; connecting, by the computing device, to the virtual space; receiving, by the computing device, data from at least one of the one or more peripheral devices or one or more user devices while connected to the virtual space, the one or more user devices associated with the user or one or more other users within the room; transmitting, by the computing device, at least a portion of the data to the virtual space; determining, by the computing device, a state change associated with the room based on the data received from the one or more peripheral devices or one or more user devices; generating, by the computing device, a change detection signal; and transmitting, by the computing device, the change detection signal to the video conference provider to cause the video conference provider to store d
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Ross Douglas Mayfield, Robert Allen Ryskamp, Jeffrey William Smith, Matthew Brandon Wesson
  • Publication number: 20230353401
    Abstract: One example method includes receiving, from a client device by a conference provider, a request to join a virtual space hosted by the conference provider, the virtual space having a plurality of members, the client device associated with a first member of the plurality of members; joining the client device to the virtual space; establishing a presence associated with the first member based on an interaction of the first member with the virtual space, the presence indicating whether the first member is present in the virtual space and a context; and providing an indication of the presence to the other members of the plurality of members
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Ross Douglas Mayfield, Robert Allen Ryskamp, Jeffrey William Smith
  • Publication number: 20230353611
    Abstract: Techniques for managing outputs from persistent hybrid collaborative workspaces are disclosed. In an example, a method receives, from a client device, a request to view a history of the virtual collaborative workspace. The method obtains, from a data store, past occurrences associated with one or more virtual collaborative workspace resources within the virtual space. The virtual collaborative workspace resources can include a virtual collaborative workspace, a list of users associated with the virtual collaborative workspace, a shared document, a video stream, or textual messages. The method further transmits indications of the one or more virtual collaborative workspace resources to the client device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Ross Douglas Mayfield, Robert Allen Ryskamp, Jeffrey William Smith
  • Publication number: 20230329147
    Abstract: A grounds maintenance vehicle including a cover positioned over at least a portion a frame of the vehicle and a method of attaching the cover to the portion of the frame. The cover defines an inner surface, an outer surface opposite the inner surface, and an opening extending between the inner and outer surfaces. The vehicle also includes a retention apparatus operably coupled to the frame and corresponding to the opening. The retention apparatus includes a head portion and a biasing member. The biasing member is configured to be biased towards the head portion. The retention apparatus extends through the opening such that the head portion and the biasing member apply force to each of the opposite surfaces to restrict movement of the cover relative to the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Robert Allen Ostdiek, Elisha Christian Bair, Joseph J. Oliver
  • Publication number: 20230320821
    Abstract: A dental attachment assembly and method anchors a dental appliance with an implant and has an abutment member attached to the implant, a retention member in releasable snap engagement with the abutment member, and a cap secured in a recess of the dental appliance and in releasable swivel engagement with the retention member to position and secure the dental appliance onto the implant. The cap includes a cavity with a rounded, concave inner surface which engages with the retention member, an interior top surface of the cavity with a concave recess extending radially along an outer periphery of the interior top surface of the cavity to allow for rotation of the retention member within the cap. A central portion of the interior top surface of the cavity surrounded by the concave recess therefore protrudes vertically into the cavity to minimize vertical displacement of the retention member as it rotates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Richard Robert Allen, Christopher Michael Gervais
  • Patent number: 11766519
    Abstract: A flexible plunger rod, drug delivery mechanism, drug delivery device, and methods are described that utilize the flexible plunger rod perform drug delivery operations. In embodiments, the flexible plunger rod can be stored in a curved configuration to thereby reduce a footprint of the drug delivery mechanism and device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: AMGEN INC.
    Inventors: Sudeshna Dutta Ray, Scott R. Gibson, Daniel Eduardo Groszmann, Mehran Mojarrad, Robert Allen Dees, Jonathan Dean Johnson, Antonio S. Murcia
  • Publication number: 20230294567
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a passenger compartment. A wall is positioned within the passenger compartment. A support structure is positioned on the wall. The support structure defines a series of slots. A seating assembly engages at least one of the slots of the series of slots such that the seating assembly is suspended above a floor of the passenger compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Johnathan Andrew Line, Robert Allen Bastuba, JR., Collin Joshua Smith, Robert Charles Shipley, Francisco Edgar Guizar, Scott Culver Anderson
  • Publication number: 20230294572
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a first seat. A seat base is selectively coupled to the first seat via an engaging member extending from a proximal end of the seat base. The seat base has an attached configuration and a detached configuration. The seat base couples with the first seat and forms a second seat facing away from the first seat in the attached configuration. The seat base is decoupled from the first seat in the detached configuration. A backrest is common to the first and second seats in the attached configuration. A frame structure operably couples the first seat with the vehicle. The frame structure includes a receiving member interfacing with the seat base. The engaging member engages the receiving member to couple the seat base with the backrest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Johnathan Andrew Line, Robert Allen Bastuba, JR., Collin Joshua Smith, Robert Charles Shipley, Francisco Edgar Guizar, Scott Culver Anderson
  • Publication number: 20230294571
    Abstract: A seating assembly for a vehicle includes a backrest extending between a first surface and a second surface. The second surface opposes the first surface. A first seat base operably couples with the backrest to form a first seat of the seating assembly. The backrest is pivotable between a first use position and a second use position. A second seat base is operably coupled via a connection interface with the backrest. The second seat base and the backrest form a second seat of the seating assembly in the second use position. The second seat faces away from the first seat in the second use position. A cross-sectional plane intersecting each of the first surface and the second surface defines a cross-sectional area of the backrest that remains constant between the first use position and the second use position of the backrest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Johnathan Andrew Line, Robert Allen Bastuba, JR., Collin Joshua Smith, Robert Charles Shipley, Francisco Edgar Guizar, Scott Culver Anderson
  • Publication number: 20230294563
    Abstract: A seating system for a vehicle includes a first sidewall and a second sidewall. A second sidewall opposes the first sidewall. The first sidewall and the second sidewall at least partially define a cargo space. A first seating assembly is coupled to the first sidewall. A second seating assembly is coupled to the first sidewall. A bench seat is configured to be selectively adjustable between an adjacent support position and a cross support position. The bench seat is coupled to the first seating assembly and the second seating assembly when in the adjacent support position. The bench seat is coupled to the first sidewall and the second sidewall in the cross support position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Johnathan Andrew Line, Robert Allen Bastuba, JR., Collin Joshua Smith, Robert Charles Shipley, Francisco Edgar Guizar Ramirez, Scott Culver Anderson
  • Publication number: 20230297923
    Abstract: A system and method for identifying a user is described. The system identifies collaboration metrics based on user interaction data of users of an application from an enterprise. The system accesses enterprise organizational data of the enterprise and identifies topic data from the user interaction data and the enterprise organizational data. The system trains a machine learning model based on the collaboration metrics, the enterprise organizational data, and the topic data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Amol Dattatray Dhaygude, Manjit Singh Gill, Nikolay Mitev Trandev, Aaron James Harrison, Aleksey Ashikhmin, Amit Prem Manghani, Robert Allen Donahue, Wilson Waikon Ung, Christopher Michael Trevino, Neha Choudhary, Neha Parikh Shah
  • Publication number: 20230294566
    Abstract: A seating assembly for a vehicle includes a first seat including a first seat base coupled with a backrest. A second seat includes a seat back and a second seat base pivotably coupled with the seat back and moveable between a stowed position and a deployed position. A locking feature between the second seat base and the seat back is moveable between a locked position and an unlocked position. The locking feature engages the second seat base in the locked position. The locking feature is disengaged from the second seat base in the unlocked position. A connection interface between the backrest and the seat back includes an engaging member and a receiving member. The engaging member selectively engages the receiving member to secure the second seat to the first seat in an attached configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Johnathan Andrew Line, Robert Allen Bastuba, Jr., Collin Joshua Smith, Robert Charles Shipley, Francisco Edgar Guizar, Scott Culver Anderson
  • Publication number: 20230294562
    Abstract: A vehicle seating system includes a support feature coupled to a sidewall within a cargo space of a vehicle. A seating assembly is coupled to the support feature. The seating assembly is rotatable between a stowed position and a deployed position. The seating assembly includes a seat base having a proximal end coupled to the support feature and a distal end. The distal end of the seat base is disposed adjacent to the sidewall in the stowed position. The seating assembly also includes a leg support coupled to the distal end of the seat base. The leg support is operable between a storage position and a support position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Johnathan Andrew Line, Robert Allen Bastuba, JR., Collin Joshua Smith, Robert Charles Shipley, Francisco Edgar Guizar Ramirez, Scott Culver Anderson
  • Patent number: 11757667
    Abstract: Techniques for providing using software applications within persistent hybrid virtual collaborative workspaces are provided. In an example, a method establishes a virtual collaborative workspace characterized by or more virtual collaborative workspace resources and associated with one or more users to interact with other users or collaborative workspace resources within the virtual collaborative workspace. The method further receives, from a client device associated with a first user associated with the virtual space, an identification of an application to use in the virtual collaborative workspace. The method, based on the receiving, adds the application to the virtual collaborative workspace and configures the application to access one or more resources associated with the virtual collaborative workspace. The method further provides access to the application within the virtual collaborative workspace to at least a subset of the users associated with the virtual collaborative workspace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Ross Douglas Mayfield, Robert Allen Ryskamp, Jeffrey William Smith
  • Publication number: 20230278654
    Abstract: A vehicle roof top or pickup bed mountable bicycle transport apparatus designed to utilize a novel bicycle loading and unloading method to overcome the difficult loading and unloading drawbacks of currently available apparatuses in the art by effectively reducing the weight of the bicycle, as experienced by the loading and unloading person, by reducing the height the bicycle is required to be lifted to and by offering equal access to the vehicle's entire cargo area available for transporting bicycles. The apparatus consists of a horizontal platform element to roll the bicycle on and along during the loading and unloading processes, raised horizontal guide rail elements to guide and retain the bicycle along and within the confines of the platform during the loading and unloading processes, and vertical stabilizing elements to provide longitudinal and transverse stability for the bicycle during the transport process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventor: Robert Allen Ward
  • Publication number: 20230278267
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a boat hull comprising: forming a foam mold of a predetermined shape and size from one or more pieces of foam; cutting, into said foam, at least one ā€œCā€ channel running in a longitudinal or a lateral direction within the foam; and coating said foam with at least one layer of reinforcing fiber and resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventor: Robert Allen Cocanougher, JR.
  • Patent number: D998025
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Roka Sports, Inc
    Inventors: Robert Allen Canales, Kurt Robert Spenser, Tobin Rohrbach, Eric Baptiste Suburu, David S. Ginther, Steven Oldham, Tet Kawakami, James Lareau