Patents by Inventor Robert C. Allen

Robert C. 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).

  • Patent number: 9715016
    Abstract: Within examples, systems and methods of generating a synthetic image representative of an environment of a vehicle are described comprising generating a first image using infrared information from an infrared (IR) camera, generating a second image using laser point cloud data from a LIDAR, generating an embedded point cloud representative of the environment based on a combination of the first image and the second image, receiving navigation information traversed by the vehicle, transforming the embedded point cloud into a geo-referenced coordinate space based on the navigation information, and combining the transformed embedded point cloud with imagery of terrain of the environment to generate the synthetic image representative of the environment of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Robert C. Allen, Brendan Blanton, Lauren Gresko, Rajib Mitra, Frank Vincent
  • Publication number: 20170114589
    Abstract: Molded articles are provided. An exemplary molded article includes an inner panel portion, a main body portion, and a contoured portion extending between and interconnecting the inner panel portion and the main body portion so as to surround the inner panel portion and be surrounded by the main body portion. The contoured portion includes contoured corner segments and contoured intermediate segments extending between respective pairs of the contoured corner segments. The contoured intermediate segments have a first maximum thickness. The contoured corner segments have a second maximum thickness. The first maximum thickness of the contoured intermediate segments is greater than the second maximum thickness of the contoured corner segments. Related methods, assemblies, and apparatus are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2017
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Timothy D. GOUGE, Robert C. ALLEN, Allen R. HILL
  • Patent number: 9624714
    Abstract: A door includes a door frame, first and second door skins having rectangular outer peripheries and inner openings, and a frameless glazed unit received at the openings. The door skins include exterior surfaces facing away from the door frame and opposite interior surfaces facing and secured to opposite sides of the door frame. The exterior and interior surfaces of the first and second door skins establish integral lips and grooves of the first and second door skins. Opposite sides of the frameless glazed unit directly contact and are sealed by the integral lips and sealant and/or adhesive contained in the grooves of the first and second door skins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Masonite Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy D. Gouge, Abhishek Vaidya, Robert C. Allen, Steven B. Swartzmiller, Jason M. Walsh
  • Publication number: 20170022749
    Abstract: A door includes a door frame, first and second door skins having rectangular outer peripheries and inner openings, and a frameless glazed unit received at the openings. The door skins include exterior surfaces facing away from the door frame and opposite interior surfaces facing and secured to opposite sides of the door frame. The exterior and interior surfaces of the first and second door skins establish integral lips and grooves of the first and second door skins. Opposite sides of the frameless glazed unit directly contact and are sealed by the integral lips and sealant and/or adhesive contained in the grooves of the first and second door skins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Timothy D. GOUGE, Abhishek Vaidya, Robert C. ALLEN, Steven B. SWARTZMILLER, Jason M. WALSH
  • Patent number: 9534440
    Abstract: Molded articles are provided. An exemplary molded article includes an inner panel portion, a main body portion, and a contoured portion extending between and interconnecting the inner panel portion and the main body portion so as to surround the inner panel portion and be surrounded by the main body portion. The contoured portion includes contoured corner segments and contoured elongated segments extending between respective pairs of the contoured corner segments. The contoured corner segments have a first maximum thickness. The contoured elongated segments have a second maximum thickness that is greater than the first maximum thickness. Related methods, assemblies, and apparatus are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Masonite Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy D. Gouge, Robert C. Allen, Allen R. Hill
  • Patent number: 9535879
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a non-transitory processor-readable medium stores code representing instructions that when executed cause a processor to select a narrative content template based at least in part on a predetermined content type associated with a real-world and/or virtual event. The code further represents instructions that when executed cause the processor to select a narrative tone type. The code further represents instructions that when executed cause the processor to, for each phrase included in an ordered set of phrases associated with the narrative content template, select, based at least in part on the narrative tone type, a phrase variation from a set of phrase variations associated with that phrase, and define, based on the selected phrase variation and at least one datum from a set of data, a narrative content portion associated with the real-world event. The code further represents instructions that when executed cause the processor to output, at a display, the narrative content portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Automated Insights, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert C. Allen
  • Patent number: 9458660
    Abstract: A door includes a door frame, first and second door skins having rectangular outer peripheries and inner openings, and a frameless glazed unit received at the openings. The door skins include exterior surfaces facing away from the door frame and opposite interior surfaces facing and secured to opposite sides of the door frame. The exterior and interior surfaces of the first and second door skins establish integral lips and grooves of the first and second door skins Opposite sides of the frameless glazed unit directly contact and are sealed by the integral lips and sealant and/or adhesive contained in the grooves of the first and second door skins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: Masonite Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy D. Gouge, Abhishek Vaidya, Robert C. Allen, Steven B. Swartzmiller, Jason M. Walsh
  • Publication number: 20160266256
    Abstract: Within examples, systems and methods of generating a synthetic image representative of an environment of a vehicle are described comprising generating a first image using infrared information from an infrared (IR) camera, generating a second image using laser point cloud data from a LIDAR, generating an embedded point cloud representative of the environment based on a combination of the first image and the second image, receiving navigation information traversed by the vehicle, transforming the embedded point cloud into a geo-referenced coordinate space based on the navigation information, and combining the transformed embedded point cloud with imagery of terrain of the environment to generate the synthetic image representative of the environment of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Robert C. Allen, Brendan Blanton, Lauren Gresko, Rajib Mitra, Frank Vincent
  • Publication number: 20160258207
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a door facing blank having a first major surface with a design element formed therein, and an opposite second major surface. At least three longitudinally extending spaced stile receiving areas are disposed on the second major surface. Two of the stile receiving areas define a first width, and three of the stile receiving areas define a second width greater than the first width. The door facing blank may be trimmed to form a door facing having a selected width. A method of forming a door facing blank, and a mold press for forming a door facing blank are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Jason M. WALSH, Mark A. RUGGIE, Steven K. LYNCH, Robert C. Allen
  • Patent number: 9386261
    Abstract: Medical video clips are accepted, customized, and a video or image is created from the video clip. In one embodiment, the video clip is a prenatal ultrasound and the customization includes specifying biographical information for the baby and selecting border and audio. In another embodiment, video clips or images are from medical devices including CAT scans, MRIs, X-Ray systems, ultrasounds or standard digital video or still image capture devices used for procedural documentation purposes. The customization includes annotating the video clips in order to share and collaborate. Video editing and sharing is typically done via an Internet appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: PhotoBaby, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert C. Allen, Steven W. Corey, Mark S. McCoy
  • Patent number: 9341016
    Abstract: A method is provided of making a door facing blank that includes a central portion, first and second side portions adjacent to and integral with opposite sides of the central portion, opposite interior and exterior surfaces, and a design element including a molded portion and an embossed portion. The side portions include stile-receiving areas that are substantially planar. The molded portion is molded in the central portion to establish a first groove in the exterior surface of the central portion and a protrusion on the interior surface of the central portion. The embossed portion is embossed in the first side portion to establish a second groove in the exterior surface of the first side portion but no protrusion on the interior surface of the first side portion. The first and second grooves are continuous.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Masonite Corporation
    Inventors: Jason M. Walsh, Mark A. Ruggie, Steven K. Lynch, Robert C. Allen
  • Publication number: 20160040476
    Abstract: Molded articles are provided. An exemplary molded article includes an inner panel portion, a main body portion, and a contoured portion extending between and interconnecting the inner panel portion and the main body portion so as to surround the inner panel portion and be surrounded by the main body portion. The contoured portion includes contoured corner segments and contoured elongated segments extending between respective pairs of the contoured corner segments. The contoured corner segments have a first maximum thickness. The contoured elongated segments have a second maximum thickness that is greater than the first maximum thickness. Related methods, assemblies, and apparatus are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Timothy D. GOUGE, Robert C. ALLEN, Allen R. HILL
  • Publication number: 20160019200
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a non-transitory processor-readable medium stores code representing instructions that when executed cause a processor to select a narrative content template based at least in part on a predetermined content type associated with a real-world and/or virtual event. The code further represents instructions that when executed cause the processor to select a narrative tone type. The code further represents instructions that when executed cause the processor to, for each phrase included in an ordered set of phrases associated with the narrative content template, select, based at least in part on the narrative tone type, a phrase variation from a set of phrase variations associated with that phrase, and define, based on the selected phrase variation and at least one datum from a set of data, a narrative content portion associated with the real-world event. The code further represents instructions that when executed cause the processor to output, at a display, the narrative content portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Applicant: Automated Insights, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert C. Allen
  • Publication number: 20160010386
    Abstract: A door includes a door frame, first and second door skins having rectangular outer peripheries and inner openings, and a frameless glazed unit received at the openings. The door skins include exterior surfaces facing away from the door frame and opposite interior surfaces facing and secured to opposite sides of the door frame. The exterior and interior surfaces of the first and second door skins establish integral lips and grooves of the first and second door skins Opposite sides of the frameless glazed unit directly contact and are sealed by the integral lips and sealant and/or adhesive contained in the grooves of the first and second door skins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Timothy D. GOUGE, Abhishek Vaidya, Robert C. ALLEN, Steven B. SWARTZMILLER, Jason M. WALSH
  • Publication number: 20150322710
    Abstract: A door skin featuring a facing having an exterior surface and an interior surface can be provided. A wood grain pattern portion can be formed in the exterior surface of the facing. The wood grain pattern portion can feature a plurality of grooves formed in the exterior surface of the facing, the grooves are recessed from a first plane of the exterior surface, and tonal portions formed in the exterior surface of the facing. The tonal portions can include at least a first protrusion, a second protrusion, and a third protrusion. Spacing between the first protrusion and the second protrusion can be different from spacing between the second protrusion and the third protrusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventor: Robert C. ALLEN
  • Patent number: D748816
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Masonite Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy D. Gouge, Robert C. Allen
  • Patent number: D756534
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Masonite Corporation
    Inventors: Robert C. Allen, Jason M. Walsh, Dale W. Mayfield
  • Patent number: D788322
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Masonite Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy D. Gouge, Robert C. Allen, Jason M. Walsh, Mark Albrighton
  • Patent number: D789553
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Masonite Corporation
    Inventors: Robert C. Allen, Mark Albrighton, Timothy D. Gouge, Jason M. Walsh
  • Patent number: D790728
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Masonite Corporation
    Inventors: Robert C. Allen, Mark Albrighton, Timothy D. Gouge, Jason M. Walsh