Patents by Inventor Robert By

Robert By 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: 11738125
    Abstract: Systems and methods for estimating the post-treatment ultrafiltration rate of a patient are provided. A medical device can be configured to determine an estimated post-treatment ultrafiltration rate based on one or more values associated with a patient prepared to undergo treatment with the medical device. The medical device can also be configured to compare the estimated post-treatment ultrafiltration rate with one or more threshold values. The medical device can be configured to have an alert module, which can be activated when the estimated post-treatment ultrafiltration rate exceeds the one or more threshold values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Singer, Shawn Sobelman, Robert Kossmann, Martin Joseph Crnkovich, Roland Levin
  • Patent number: 11742860
    Abstract: A new class of logic gates are presented that use non-linear polar material. The logic gates include multi-input majority gates. Input signals in the form of digital signals are driven to non-linear input capacitors on their respective first terminals. The second terminals of the non-linear input capacitors are coupled a summing node which provides a majority function of the inputs. The majority node is then coupled driver circuitry which can be any suitable logic gate such as a buffer, inverter, NAND gate, NOR gate, etc. In the multi-input majority or minority gates, the non-linear charge response from the non-linear input capacitors results in output voltages close to or at rail-to-rail voltage levels. Bringing the majority output close to rail-to-rail voltage eliminates the high leakage problem faced from majority gates formed using linear input capacitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Kepler Computing Inc.
    Inventors: Sasikanth Manipatruni, Rafael Rios, Neal Reynolds, Ikenna Odinaka, Robert Menezes, Rajeev Kumar Dokania, Ramamoorthy Ramesh, Amrita Mathuriya
  • Patent number: 11738327
    Abstract: The invention relates to strong hydrogen-bond acidic sorbents. The sorbents may be provided in a form that limits or eliminates intramolecular bonding of the hydrogen-bond acidic site between neighboring sorbent molecules, for example, by providing steric groups adjacent to the hydrogen-bond acidic site. The hydrogen bond site may be a phenolic structure based on a bisphenol architecture. The sorbents of the invention may be used in methods for trapping or detecting hazardous chemicals or explosives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: R. Andrew McGill, Courtney A. Roberts
  • Patent number: 11741106
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods, apparatus, systems, computing devices, computing entities, and/or the like for processing an inclusion of an entity for an event. In accordance with one embodiment, a method is provided that includes: determining whether a graph representation data object comprises an inbound edge connecting an entity node representing the entity with an event node representing the event; and responsive to determining the graph representation data object comprises the inbound edge, performing an action involving inclusion of the entity for the event. The inbound edge is generated via an inbound edge generator machine learning model configured to: traverse entity and/or inclusion edges of the graph representation data object to identify inclusion and entity edges connected, generate an entity score data object for the entity based at least in part on the inclusion edges, and responsive to the data object satisfying a threshold, generate the inbound edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: OPTUM, INC.
    Inventors: Adam Russell, Sushma Ambati, Robert Kahn Rossmiller, Vezly Gracies
  • Patent number: 11739086
    Abstract: The present invention relates to new pyrrolopyridine compounds and compositions and their application as pharmaceuticals for the treatment of disease. Methods of inhibition of JAK1 and JAK3 kinase activity in a human or animal subject are also provided for the treatment diseases such as pruritus, alopecia, androgenetic alopecia, alopecia areata, vitiligo and psoriasis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: David Randolph Anderson, Susan Landis Hockerman, James Robert Blinn, Eric Jon Jacobsen
  • Patent number: 11741448
    Abstract: A touchless payment option is received for a transaction being processed at a transaction terminal. A payment option for a transaction interface on the transaction terminal is deactivated. A registered payment method is obtained for a customer associated with the transaction and the registered payment method is processed with a payment server to obtain payment for the transaction. Transaction screens associated with the transaction are automatically updated to reflect that payment was received by the transaction terminal. The customer does not touch any surface of touch display to initiate or to perform payment processing at the transaction terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: John Coker Goodwin, III, Rick Royce Fender, Robert Ridwan Susanto
  • Patent number: 11742642
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cable fixing device for a container handling system and to a method for setting a minimum bending radius for a connecting cable of a container handling system. The cable fixing device comprises a main body, a cable guide which is arranged around a part of the main body, and a cover for covering an end of the cable guide in such a way that a connecting cable, which is pre-assembled with plug-in devices at both ends, can be introduced between the cover and the cable guide. The cable guide is configured at its other end for fixing of the connecting cable in such a way that a looping angle of the cable fixing device and connecting cable can be set variably.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Krones AG
    Inventors: Joerg Triebel, Reinhard Ortner, Robert Scheibenpflug
  • Patent number: 11741859
    Abstract: Disclosed are embodiments of display modules, assemblies of display modules, and systems of display modules. Display modules have a plurality of light emitting elements arranged in a predetermined pattern and providing a highly uniform visual effect. Alignment and complementary alignment features enable the alignment of adjacent display modules and the creation of large displays from a plurality of aligned display modules. Features to grip and retain a support frame are provided. Modules and systems have features that permit installation and removal from the front side of the display. A system of modular support frames works cooperatively with the display modules, adapting to different mounting environments, and thereby providing large modular displays with desirable properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: NanoLumens Acquisition, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert James Cross, Rick Craig Cope, Jorge Perez-Bravo, Gary Feather, Drew Meincke
  • Patent number: 11743808
    Abstract: Systems and methods for user equipment (UE) triggered edge computing application context relocation in an edge computing application architecture are described. For example, in facilitating relocation of an application context from a source edge application server (S-EAS) served by a source edge enabler server (S-EES) to a target EAS (T-EAS) served by a target EES (T-EES), S-EES centric and/or T-EES centric UE triggered application context relocation procedures may be implemented. In accordance with S-EES centric and/or T-EES centric UE triggered application context relocation procedures of some examples, a UE may take primary responsibility with respect to the application context transfer. Other aspects and features are also claimed and described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Sunghoon Kim, Edward Robert Hall, Alan Soloway, Tom Chin
  • Patent number: 11742734
    Abstract: An electric machine includes a stator and a rotor. The rotor includes stacked laminations forming a rotor core. The rotor rotates relative to the stator about a central axis. The rotor core has an outer diameter. Each lamination includes a plurality of magnet slots. Each magnet slot includes a ferrite permanent magnet located therein, adjacent pairs of the ferrite permanent magnets defining a number of poles. Each of the laminations includes a plurality of non-circular rotor bar apertures spaced about the central axis of the rotor and disposed adjacent to and radially inward of the rotor outer diameter. A non-cylindrical rotor bar is disposed in each respective of the plurality of rotor bar apertures. The rotor bars are formed of a conductive material, wherein at least some of the plurality of rotor bars collectively form a rotor bar cage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: William E. Martin, Robert F. McElveen, Jr., Nicolas W. Frank
  • Patent number: 11737992
    Abstract: Provided are inhibitors of sphingosine kinase Type I that are useful in the treatment of neuropathic pain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignees: ENZO THERAPEUTICS, INC., VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Sarah Spiegel, Robert Elliot Zipkin, Jeffrey Kroll Adams
  • Patent number: 11740904
    Abstract: A vector friendly instruction format and execution thereof. According to one embodiment of the invention, a processor is configured to execute an instruction set. The instruction set includes a vector friendly instruction format. The vector friendly instruction format has a plurality of fields including a base operation field, a modifier field, an augmentation operation field, and a data element width field, wherein the first instruction format supports different versions of base operations and different augmentation operations through placement of different values in the base operation field, the modifier field, the alpha field, the beta field, and the data element width field, and wherein only one of the different values may be placed in each of the base operation field, the modifier field, the alpha field, the beta field, and the data element width field on each occurrence of an instruction in the first instruction format in instruction streams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Robert C. Valentine, Jesus Corbal San Adrian, Roger Espasa Sans, Robert D. Cavin, Bret L. Toll, Santiago Galan Duran, Jeffrey G. Wiedemeier, Sridhar Samudrala, Milind Baburao Girkar, Edward Thomas Grochowski, Jonathan Cannon Hall, Dennis R. Bradford, Elmoustapha Ould-Ahmed-Vall, James C Abel, Mark Charney, Seth Abraham, Suleyman Sair, Andrew Thomas Forsyth, Lisa Wu, Charles Yount
  • Patent number: 11737980
    Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided a pharmaceutically-acceptable composition which is preferably in the form of a spray-dried powder comprising a mixture of: (a) a pharmacologically-effective dosage amount of at least one pharmaceutically-active compound; and (b) a pharmaceutically-acceptable carrier material, which carrier material comprises a combination of a disaccharide and a polymeric material. Compositions are suitable for, for example, transmucosal drug delivery, including sublingual and nasal delivery. In the case of nasal delivery, said compositions may be loaded into single- or multiple-use nasal applicators. Preferred pharmaceutically-acceptable carriers in this regard include lactose or trehalose and dextrins (e.g. cyclodextrins or maltodextrins), which may be spray-dried together in combination. Compositions may further comprise one or more alkyl saccharides. Preferred alkyl saccharides include sucrose esters, such as sucrose monolaurate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: OREXO AB
    Inventors: Jonas Sävmarker, Robert Rönn, Andreas Fischer
  • Patent number: 11738300
    Abstract: A system and method for passive collection of atmospheric carbon dioxide is disclosed. The system includes a harvest chamber having a first opening and a sorbent regeneration system. The system also includes a capture body coupled to and movable by a support structure. The capture body includes a sorbent material and is movable by the support structure to be in a collection configuration wherein at least a portion of the capture body is in contact with a natural airflow outside the harvest chamber such that atmospheric carbon dioxide is captured by the sorbent material, and a release configuration wherein at least a portion of the capture body holding captured carbon dioxide is operated upon by the regeneration system inside the harvest chamber such that captured carbon dioxide is released to form an enriched gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University
    Inventors: Klaus Lackner, Shreyans Kedia, Brinton Carlson, Robert Page, Venkatram Choodamani, Allen Wright
  • Patent number: 11742571
    Abstract: A radio frequency (RF) antenna assembly is mounted on a shielded panel to facilitate the transmission of RF signals therethrough. The RF antenna assembly includes an RF antenna formed from wire which is bent to define first and second antenna elements. The RF antenna is inserted through the panel with the first and second antenna elements disposed on opposite sides thereof. A dome-shaped cap constructed of a compressible elastomeric material is mounted over the first antenna element and lies flush against the outer surface of the panel. A disc-shaped dielectric base receives the distal end of the second antenna element and lies flush against the inner surface of the panel. The RF antenna exerts a spring-like force that resiliently draws the cap and base together. In use, each antenna element transmits RF signals within a designated frequency range to wireless electronic devices located on the same side of the panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: RF VENUE, INC.
    Inventors: Robert J. Crowley, Caleb W. Morrison, Charles Fendrock
  • Patent number: 11737538
    Abstract: A go-bag is disclosed. The bag is designed to contain valuables and important documents, and protect these contents during an emergency evacuation situation. The bag can waterproof and float in water. The bag can also be made of a flame resistant material. The bag can include a self-orienting feature where the bag can float in water and automatically rotate to achieve the proper orientation so that the integrated solar panel is facing upwards towards the sun.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Meredith Beveridge Lecocke, Michael J. Maciolek, Robert Wiseman Simpson, Daniel Christopher Bitsis, Jr., Bobby Lawrence Mohs, Manfred Amann, Emily Margaret Gray, Donnette Moncrief Brown
  • Patent number: 11739953
    Abstract: An air conditioning appliance or a make-up air (MUA) assembly may include an intake conduit and a secondary air duct. The intake conduit may be attachable to a housing of the air conditioning appliance. The intake conduit may define an intake passage upstream from the indoor inlet. The intake conduit may further define a secondary inlet upstream from the intake passage to permit air thereto. The secondary air duct may extend from the intake conduit outside of the housing upstream from the secondary inlet to direct air thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Ormsby Sakal, Joseph Robert Tobbe, Joshua Duane Longenecker, Charles D. Robinson, III, Cody Ewing, Timothy Scott Shaffer
  • Patent number: 11743549
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for, in response to determining that a user has not elected to opt into (or that the user has elected to opt out of) the privacy policy, using limited functionality of an electronic search system to select data items from a set of candidate data items to be transmitted using a first selection criteria (which is not based on personal information of the user). The system and methods may be further configured to, in response to determining that the user has elected to opt into (or that the user has elected not to opt out of) the privacy policy, access personal information of the user, and use full functionality of the electronic search system to select data items from the same set of candidate data items based at least in part on the accessed personal information about the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: TiVo Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Shelly Glennon, Robert F. Poniatowski, Bryan James, Brian Beach
  • Patent number: D996944
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: W.R. Case & Sons Cutlery Company
    Inventors: Robert D. Stiles, Jr., Scott Dennis Freer
  • Patent number: D997273
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Inventors: Travis Downing, Robert R. Lang, Chad Skelton