Patents by Inventor Robert Andrew Charles

Robert Andrew Charles 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: 20210170190
    Abstract: Helmets for applying a magnetic field to the head of a subject, comprising: a housing comprising a concave surface configured to receive a portion of the head of the subject; a motor coupled to one or more of: a first permanent magnet via a first axle along a first axis of rotation, wherein the first axle drives movement of the first magnet; a second magnet via a second axle along a second axis of rotation wherein the second axle drives movement of the second magnet; and a third magnet via a third axle along the third axis of rotation wherein the third axle drives movement of the third magnet, wherein the axes are parallel; and a fit mechanism comprising a adjuster coupled to the first magnet, wherein movement of the adjustor moves the first magnet independently of the second or the third magnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Robert Andrew CHARLES, Daniel Ernest HAMILTON, Derek John HUGGER, James W. PHILLIPS, Jacob Wenner EISNER, Jeffrey Alan KESSLER, Aaron SOLOWAY, Peter Scott MACDONALD
  • Publication number: 20180279944
    Abstract: The invention features a headset, and systems including the headset, equipped with electrical sensors. The headset is suitable for use by a child and suitable for use in a gaming system, e.g., to train attention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Christopher James AISTON, Wayne R. BOUCHER, Robert Andrew CHARLES, Brendan Patrick COLLINS, Daniel GOODWIN, Michael Thomas HERDA, Adam JACOBS, Kee Sook JEON, Daniel Patrick O'SULLIVAN, James M. SELLERS, John Richard SHAMBROOM, Joseph ST. ONGE, Drew SUNSTEIN
  • Publication number: 20180214710
    Abstract: Helmets for applying a magnetic field to the head of a subject, comprising: a housing comprising a concave surface configured to receive a portion of the head of the subject; a motor coupled to one or more of: a first permanent magnet via a first axle along a first axis of rotation, wherein the first axle drives movement of the first magnet; a second magnet via a second axle along a second axis of rotation wherein the second axle drives movement of the second magnet; and a third magnet via a third axle along the third axis of rotation wherein the third axle drives movement of the third magnet, wherein the axes are parallel; and a fit mechanism comprising a adjuster coupled to the first magnet, wherein movement of the adjustor moves the first magnet independently of the second or the third magnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Robert Andrew CHARLES, Daniel Ernest HAMILTON, Derek John HUGGER, James W. PHILLIPS, Jacob Wenner EISNER, Jeffrey Alan KESSLER, Aaron SOLOWAY, Peter Scott MACDONALD
  • Patent number: 9962555
    Abstract: Helmets for applying a magnetic field to the head of a subject, comprising: a housing comprising a concave surface configured to receive a portion of the head of the subject; a motor coupled to one or more of: a first permanent magnet via a first axle along a first axis of rotation, wherein the first axle drives movement of the first magnet; a second magnet via a second axle along a second axis of rotation wherein the second axle drives movement of the second magnet; and a third magnet via a third axle along the third axis of rotation wherein the third axle drives movement of the third magnet, wherein the axes are parallel; and a fit mechanism comprising a adjuster coupled to the first magnet, wherein movement of the adjustor moves the first magnet independently of the second or the third magnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Inventors: Robert Andrew Charles, Daniel Ernest Hamilton, Derek John Hugger, James W. Phillips, Jacob Wenner Eisner, Jeffrey Alan Kessler, Aaron Soloway, Peter Scott MacDonald
  • Patent number: 8366883
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed toward a novel pressurized vapor cycle for distilling liquids. In some embodiments of the invention, a liquid purification system is revealed, including the elements of an input for receiving untreated liquid, a vaporizer coupled to the input for transforming the liquid to vapor, a head chamber for collecting the vapor, a vapor pump with an internal drive shaft and an eccentric rotor with a rotatable housing for compressing vapor, and a condenser in communication with the vapor pump for transforming the compressed vapor into a distilled product. Other embodiments of the invention are directed toward heat management, and other process enhancements for making the system especially efficient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: DEKA Products Limited Partnership
    Inventors: David F. Bednarek, Robert Andrew Charles, Andrew Coll, Jason A. Demers, Timothy P. Duggan, Gustav Heinzmann, Joseph A. Hoell, Jr., James L. Jackson, Scott A. Leonard, David W. McGill, Kingston Owens
  • Patent number: 5704253
    Abstract: A trajectory guidance apparatus can guide motion with passive actuators with at least two degrees of freedom. The trajectory guidance apparatus has a linkage that is mounted to a reference and an interaction part that is to be manipulated by a master, such as a human, gravity g, water flow, a spring, or other force generator. The linkage has at least two force elements adapted to move the interaction part so that the interaction part is guided and can be moved along a prescribed path at a prescribed velocity relative to the reference. A controllable passive coupling connects the force elements and is adapted to impart passive forces against each force element of the linkage. The passive forces are derived substantially solely from a quantity of energy that is imparted to the interaction part by the master, not from other sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1998
    Assignee: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
    Inventors: Wayne John Book, Robert Andrew Charles