Patents by Inventor Robert Andrews
Robert Andrews 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).
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Patent number: 12288889Abstract: A tripod for use with an accessory device and a battery pack includes a main body, a battery receptacle, and a head. The main body includes a center column having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a longitudinal axis extending through the first end and the second end. The main body also includes a plurality of legs coupled to the center column. The battery receptacle is supported on the main body. The battery receptacle has a first interface configured to mechanically and electrically couple to the battery pack. The head is supported at the second end of the center column. The head has a second interface configured to mechanically and electrically couple to the accessory device. The first interface has a complementary configuration to the second interface.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2021Date of Patent: April 29, 2025Assignee: Techtronic Cordless GPInventors: Brianna E. Williams, J. Luke Jenkins, Robert Andrew Patrick, Austin Clark, John D. Schaalje
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Publication number: 20250128011Abstract: A patient interface can have a first body that rests on a first portion of a face of a patient, a second body that rests on a second portion of the face of the patient, and a bridge linking the first and second bodies. The patient interface can have an attachment structure that couples with a complementary fixation structure positioned on the face of the patient to secure the patient interface to the face. The fixation structure can include an adhesive to adhere the fixation structure, and thus the attached patient interface, to the face. The fixation structure can have an edge that is shaped to reduce the tendency for the fixation structure to be lifted off the face when the patient interface is detached from the face.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2024Publication date: April 24, 2025Inventors: Michael Paul Ronayne, Chelsea Erin Johnson, Robert Andrew David Milne
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Patent number: 12280213Abstract: An expiratory limb is provided that is configured to remove humidified gases from a patient and configured to provide improved drying performance by providing a tailored temperature profile along the limb. Limbs for providing humidified gases to and/or removing humidified gases from a patient are also provided, the limbs having improved gas residence time at constant volumetric flow rate. The improved residence time can be achieved by providing a limb comprising multiple lumens.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2023Date of Patent: April 22, 2025Assignee: Fisher & Paykel Healthcare LimitedInventors: Robert Andrew David Milne, Timothy Dee Gierke
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Publication number: 20250122259Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds having activity at both the human glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptors. The present invention also relates to compounds having an extended duration of action at each of these receptors. Furthermore, the present invention relates to compounds that may be administered orally. Compounds may be useful in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (“T2DM”). Also, the compounds may be useful in the treatment of obesity.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2021Publication date: April 17, 2025Inventors: Jorge ALSINA-FERNANDEZ, Robert Andrew BROWN, Mohamed ElSayed Hamed ELSAYED, Hongchang QU, Huyen Thanh TRAN, Aktham ABURUB, Phenil Jayantilal PATEL
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Patent number: 12277942Abstract: Methods for generating an object based audio program which is renderable in a personalizable manner, e.g., to provide an immersive, perception of audio content of the program. Other embodiments include steps of delivering (e.g., broadcasting), decoding, and/or rendering such a program. Rendering of audio objects indicated by the program may provide an immersive experience. The audio content of the program may be indicative of multiple object channels (e.g., object channels indicative of user-selectable and user-configurable objects, and typically also a default set of objects which will be rendered in the absence of a selection by a user) and a bed of speaker channels. Another aspect is an audio processing unit (e.g., encoder or decoder) configured to perform, or which includes a buffer memory which stores at least one frame (or other segment) of an object based audio program (or bitstream thereof) generated in accordance with, any embodiment of the method.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2023Date of Patent: April 15, 2025Assignees: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation, DOLBY INTERNATIONAL ABInventors: Robert Andrew France, Thomas Ziegler, Sripal S. Mehta, Andrew Jonathan Dowell, Prinyar Saungsomboon, Michael David Dwyer, Farhad Farahani, Nicolas R. Tsingos, Freddie Sanchez
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Publication number: 20250113958Abstract: A vacuum cleaner including a debris collector having a base, a longitudinal axis extending perpendicular to the base, and a plurality of housing segments coupled to the base. A lid is coupled to the debris collector and a suction source is configured to generate an airflow to draw fluid and debris into the debris collector. The vacuum cleaner further includes an exhaust passageway downstream from the suction source for discharging the airflow from the debris collector. The debris collector is moveable between a collapsed position and an extended position along a longitudinal axis, thereby changing a distance between the base and the lid. At least one of the plurality of housing segments nest within a remainder of the plurality of housing segments when the debris collector is in the collapsed position.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2024Publication date: April 10, 2025Inventors: Brian Doyle, Damian Jenks, Thomas Lineberger, James Materdo, Robert Andrew Patrick, Kirti Kant Paulla
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Publication number: 20250109234Abstract: A hydrogel contact lens formulation for forming the polymeric body of a hydrogel contact lens comprising: a first high energy visible light (HEVL) absorber comprising a benzotriazole moiety and a second different high energy visible light (HEVL) absorber comprising a benzotriazole moiety, and a hydrogel contact lens obtained from the polymerisation of the formulation.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2024Publication date: April 3, 2025Applicant: CooperVision International LimitedInventors: William MITCHELL, Ian GIBSON, Robert Andrew BROAD, David MORSLEY, Katarzyna PISKORCZYK, Laura SIMPSON
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Patent number: 12263997Abstract: A closure system including a cap and a spout, where the cap and/or spout contain at least one discrete layer of barrier material. In one example, the spout includes a conduit and a seal member, the conduit being arranged about an imaginary axis and the seal member having one or more surfaces configured to be secured to a container. The cap includes an inner circumferential surface, the inner circumferential surface arranged to encompass the conduit. The cap also includes a first discrete layer of thermoplastic resin and a first discrete layer of barrier material and the seal member includes a second discrete layer of thermoplastic resin and a second discrete layer of barrier material.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2022Date of Patent: April 1, 2025Assignee: Winpak Ltd.Inventors: Manuel Jose Moreno Brociner, Mustafa Bilgen, Olivier Yves Muggli, Ashley Robert Andrews
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Patent number: 12260851Abstract: A method includes obtaining training data including a plurality of training audio signals and corresponding transcripts. Each training audio signal is spoken by a target speaker in a first accent/dialect. For each training audio signal of the training data, the method includes generating a training synthesized speech representation spoken by the target speaker in a second accent/dialect different than the first accent/dialect and training a text-to-speech (TTS) system based on the corresponding transcript and the training synthesized speech representation. The method also includes receiving an input text utterance to be synthesized into speech in the second accent/dialect. The method also includes obtaining conditioning inputs that include a speaker embedding and an accent/dialect identifier that identifies the second accent/dialect.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2021Date of Patent: March 25, 2025Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Lev Finkelstein, Chun-an Chan, Byungha Chun, Norman Casagrande, Yu Zhang, Robert Andrew James Clark, Vincent Wan
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Patent number: 12252027Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus for docking vehicles includes a housing structure comprising two side portions and a top portion connecting the two side portions, the two side portions and the top portion forming a cavity for receiving a portion of a vehicle, an electrically-powered locking assembly, carried by the housing structure, for securing the housing structure to the vehicle in response to the portion of the vehicle being received by the cavity of the housing structure, an electrically-powered communication device, coupled to the housing structure, for enabling data communication over a network, and a solar panel, carried by an external surface of one of the side portions of the housing structure, for independently converting light received by the solar panel into electrical energy.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2021Date of Patent: March 18, 2025Assignee: Lyft, Inc.Inventors: Jordan Elias Brooks, Alexander Timothy Dixon, Robert Andrew Ewaschuk, Chen-Yu Lin, Dawei Liu, Scott McDaid, Ulhas Subramaniam, Joseph Daniel Taylor, Jennifer Uang
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Patent number: 12252524Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds having activity at both the human glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptors. The present invention also relates to compounds having an extended duration of action at each of these receptors. Furthermore, the present invention relates to compounds that may be administered orally. Compounds may be useful in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (“T2DM”). Also, the compounds may be useful in the treatment of obesity.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2021Date of Patent: March 18, 2025Assignee: Eli Lilly and CompanyInventors: Jorge Alsina-Fernandez, Robert Andrew Brown, Mohamed ElSayed Hamed ElSayed, Hongchang Qu, Huyen Thanh Tran, Aktham Aburub, Phenil Jayantilal Patel
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Patent number: 12252895Abstract: A fence system, post, and method of manufacture are herein disclosed. The post includes a shaft, and an overmold layer extending at least a portion of a length of the shaft. The overmold layer includes a plurality of external attachment locating features for selectively securing wire locating attachments at predetermined locations along the length of the shaft. The fence system includes a plurality of the posts and a plurality of wire locating attachments configured to be attached to the external attachment locating features of the posts.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2017Date of Patent: March 18, 2025Assignee: Gallagher Group LimitedInventor: Robert Andrew Wade
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Publication number: 20250082266Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2024Publication date: March 13, 2025Inventors: 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
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Publication number: 20250078808Abstract: A method includes obtaining training data including a plurality of training audio signals and corresponding transcripts. Each training audio signal is spoken by a target speaker in a first accent/dialect. For each training audio signal of the training data, the method includes generating a training synthesized speech representation spoken by the target speaker in a second accent/dialect different than the first accent/dialect and training a text-to-speech (TTS) system based on the corresponding transcript and the training synthesized speech representation. The method also includes receiving an input text utterance to be synthesized into speech in the second accent/dialect. The method also includes obtaining conditioning inputs that include a speaker embedding and an accent/dialect identifier that identifies the second accent/dialect.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2024Publication date: March 6, 2025Applicant: Google LLCInventors: Lev Finkelstein, Chun-an Chan, Byungha Chun, Norman Casagrande, Yu Zhang, Robert Andrew James Clark, Vincent Wan
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Publication number: 20250078809Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for generating speech from text. One of the systems includes one or more computers and one or more storage devices storing instructions that when executed by one or more computers cause the one or more computers to implement: a sequence-to-sequence recurrent neural network configured to: receive a sequence of characters in a particular natural language, and process the sequence of characters to generate a spectrogram of a verbal utterance of the sequence of characters in the particular natural language; and a subsystem configured to: receive the sequence of characters in the particular natural language, and provide the sequence of characters as input to the sequence-to-sequence recurrent neural network to obtain as output the spectrogram of the verbal utterance of the sequence of characters in the particular natural language.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2024Publication date: March 6, 2025Inventors: Samuel Bengio, Yuxuan Wang, Zongheng Yang, Zhifeng Chen, Yonghui Wu, Ioannis Agiomyrgiannakis, Ron J. Weiss, Navdeep Jaitly, Ryan M. Rifkin, Robert Andrew James Clark, Quoc V. Le, Russell J. Ryan, Ying Xiao
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Patent number: 12239788Abstract: A patient interface, such as a nasal cannula, including a body to be positioned upon a user (preferably such as a user's face), the body including at least one (and preferably a pair of) nasal prong(s), the or each nasal prong including a lumen capable of being fluidly connected thereto for fluid communication with a supply of breathable gas, the or each nasal prong to be in a configuration either inserted into, or to direct a flow of gas toward, a nare or the nares of the user's nose, wherein the body includes at least one element responsive to force(s) or movement(s), or both, experienced by at least a first region of the patient interface.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2021Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: Fisher & Paykel Healthcare LimitedInventors: Michael Paul Ronayne, Riki Zane Shearer, Daniel Charles Wilson, Robert Andrew David Milne, Caroline Geraldine Hopkins, Craig Karl White, Puqing Zhang
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Publication number: 20250066091Abstract: The present disclosure provides semirigid pouch designs and methods of manufacturing pouches. Such pouches can be made of plastic or non-plastic materials and may be easily sorted and recycled within existing rigid packaging recycling streams. The pouches are semirigid, while flexible, and will substantially retain their shape during and following product dispensing. This is accomplished by sealing a lower edge of a wall of semirigid plastic or non-plastic materials to a rigid or semirigid base, enabling the pouch to stand up on the base. Portions of an upper edge of the wall are affixed together to form a space to hold the foodstuffs. Further, the present pouch design does not require an additional label to be applied by the manufacturer, as the present design provides a large, uninterrupted, surface area for printing of advertisements and/or labels directly to the outer surface of the pouch.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2023Publication date: February 27, 2025Applicant: Winpak Ltd.Inventors: Manuel Jose Moreno Brociner, Mustafa Bilgen, Olivier Yves Muggli, Ashley Robert Andrews
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Patent number: D1065684Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2024Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: The Gillette Company LLCInventor: Robert Andrew Kearney
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Patent number: D1065685Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2024Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: The Gillette Company LLCInventor: Robert Andrew Kearney
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Patent number: D1067519Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2024Date of Patent: March 18, 2025Assignee: The Gillette Company LLCInventor: Robert Andrew Kearney