Patents by Inventor Robert Carlton
Robert Carlton 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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Publication number: 20190274777Abstract: An end effector coupler for a surgical arm can include an end effector body, a proximal coupler, and a tool lock. The tool lock can releasably retain a tool stem to the end effector coupler. The tool lock can include a keyed opening, a pin bore, a pin disposed in the bin bore, a biasing element located in the pin bore, and a pin release including an actuator, the pin release operable to retract the pin into to the end effector body to disengage the pin from the tool stem allowing release of the tool stem from the keyed opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2018Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventors: Saddy Garcia, Ryan Luby, Shawn Robinson, Benjamin Witten, Max Holland Billard, Nicolai Ussin, Catherine Boniface, Aurelien Bruneau, Robert Carlton, Ralph Paul, Demetrius Siachames
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Publication number: 20190274778Abstract: An end effector coupler for a surgical arm can include a body, a proximal coupler, and a tool lock. The tool lock can releasably retain a tool stem to the end effector coupler. The tool lock can include a keyed opening, a pin bore, a pin disposed in the bin bore, a biasing element located in the pin bore, and a pin release including an actuator, the pin release operable to retract the pin into to the body to disengage the pin from the tool stem allowing release of the tool stem from the keyed opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2018Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventors: Max Holland Billard, Ryan Luby, Shawn Robinson, Benjamin Witten, Zachary Frank, Aurelien Bruneau, Catherine Boniface, Saddy Garcia, Robert Carlton, Ralph Paul, Demetrius Siachames
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Publication number: 20190266163Abstract: Systems and methods for query processing. An event flow structure is defined, a query is received and interpreted, intermediate calculations are performed, and a query result is calculated.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2019Publication date: August 29, 2019Inventors: Robert Carlton Johnson, Oleksandr Barykin
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Publication number: 20190208853Abstract: Some embodiments described herein relate to an athletic helmet. The athletic helmet can include a shell, a suspension chassis, and several impact-absorbing pads. The suspension chassis can be disposed within the shell and configured to couple the pads to the shell. Each pad can include a membrane defining an interior volume. A valve can place the interior volume in fluid communication with the exterior of the membrane. In some embodiments, two or more structural members can be disposed within the interior volume. One structural member can be at least partially deformed when the athletic helmet is worn by a user.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2018Publication date: July 11, 2019Applicant: Windpact, Inc.Inventors: Maurice A. Kelly, Shawn A. Springs, Leon A. Marucchi, Marcus A. Hadley, Robert A. Carlton
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Publication number: 20190154750Abstract: A sensor to monitor health of surge arresters such as metal oxide arresters is disclosed. The sensor includes a housing; a sensor assembly contained in the housing, the sensor assembly including an electronics board to receive, transmit, process, and store signals; and a voltage measurement strap extending around a periphery of the housing, the voltage measurement strap being electrically connected to the electronics board and configured to measure voltage using electric field.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2019Publication date: May 23, 2019Inventors: Andrew John Phillips, Christiaan Engelbrecht, Robert Carlton Lynch, J. Mark Major
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Patent number: 10209293Abstract: A sensor to monitor health of surge arresters such as metal oxide arresters is disclosed. The sensor including a housing; a sensor assembly contained in the housing, and a voltage measurement strap extending around a periphery of the housing. The voltage measurement strap being electrically connected to the electronics board and configured to measure voltage using electric field. The sensor assembly including: an electronics board to receive, transmit, process, and store signals; a Rogowski coil electrically connected to the electronics board to measure surge currents diverted by the surge arrestor; and a current transformer electrically connected to the electronics board to measure leakage current.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2017Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: Electric Power Research Institute, Inc.Inventors: Andrew John Phillips, Christiaan Engelbrecht, Robert Carlton Lynch, J. Mark Major
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Patent number: 10140473Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes storing code defining access control rules for an object, the code defining each of the access control rules as a set of operations that each returns (1) when resolved, a predetermined result, and (2) when not resolved, a not definitive result indicating that it should be skipped if it is not necessary for determining the access control rule; compiling the code; compiling and loading the code; receiving a query for the object; executing the code to evaluate the corresponding operations; determining, for each access control rule, a rule-result comprising a value representing a true or a false value; determining a final result based on the one or more rule-results of the one or more access control rules, the final result indicating an allow-result or a deny-result; and sending the object when the final result evaluates to an allow-result.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2017Date of Patent: November 27, 2018Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Robert Carlton Johnson, Stephen Charles Heise, Yiding Jia
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Patent number: 10140469Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a request for an object; retrieving one or more rules to evaluate whether to allow or deny access to the object, wherein a first rule is of an allow-type or a deny-type; evaluating the first rule by executing one or more of its operations, wherein when any of the executed operations of the first rule returns a result that is not definitive, if the first rule is of the allow-type, assigning a final result as an indication to skip evaluation of the rule, and if the rule is of the deny-type, assigning the final result to the first rule as an indication to deny access to the object; determining final results for the one or more rules; and based on the final results, allowing or denying access to the object.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2018Date of Patent: November 27, 2018Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Robert Carlton Johnson, Stephen Charles Heise, Yiding Jia
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Patent number: 10073131Abstract: An apparatus for evaluating an electrical insulator includes: a frame having a base and a pair of spaced-apart resilient arms each having a distal end; and a flexible probe disposed between the arms, the flexible probe being generally U-shaped and having a pair of distal ends, each distal end of the probe being connected to a respective distal end of one of the arms.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2016Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.Inventors: Andrew John Phillips, J. Mark Major, Robert Carlton Lynch, Lester Ray Harrell
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Patent number: 10039338Abstract: Some embodiments described herein relate to an athletic helmet. The athletic helmet can include a shell, a suspension chassis, and several impact-absorbing pads. The suspension chassis can be disposed within the shell and configured to couple the pads to the shell. Each pad can include a membrane defining an interior volume. A valve can place the interior volume in fluid communication with the exterior of the membrane. In some embodiments, two or more structural members can be disposed within the interior volume. One structural member can be at least partially deformed when the athletic helmet is worn by a user.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2014Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: Windpact, Inc.Inventors: Maurice A. Kelly, Shawn A. Springs, Leon A. Marucchi, Marcus A. Hadley, Robert A. Carlton
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Publication number: 20180196957Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a request for an object; retrieving one or more rules to evaluate whether to allow or deny access to the object, wherein a first rule is of an allow-type or a deny-type; evaluating the first rule by executing one or more of its operations, wherein when any of the executed operations of the first rule returns a result that is not definitive, if the first rule is of the allow-type, assigning a final result as an indication to skip evaluation of the rule, and if the rule is of the deny-type, assigning the final result to the first rule as an indication to deny access to the object; determining final results for the one or more rules; and based on the final results, allowing or denying access to the object.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2018Publication date: July 12, 2018Inventors: Robert Carlton Johnson, Stephen Charles Heise, Yiding Jia
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Publication number: 20180134503Abstract: A plenum of distributing a flow of air from an air source includes ports extending from a face element of a body. The ports are configured to direct the flow of air out of the plenum, and the ports are arranged on the face element in a first row having first length, a second row having a second length, and a third row having a third length. The first row is positioned proximate to the top element, the third row is positioned proximate to the bottom element, and the second row is positioned between the first row and the third row. In addition, the second length is greater than the first length and the third length, and a shape of the face element is configured to accommodate the first length of the first row, the second length of the second row, and the third length of the third row.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2018Publication date: May 17, 2018Inventors: Ka Po Catherine Hui, Martin J. Roberge, Joël Jean-Claude Denis, Owen Robert Carlton, Dennis George Thompson
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Publication number: 20180134504Abstract: A plenum of distributing a flow of air from an air source includes ports extending from a face element of a body. The ports are configured to direct the flow of air out of the plenum, and the ports are arranged on the face element in a first row having first length, a second row having a second length, and a third row having a third length. The first row is positioned proximate to the top element, the third row is positioned proximate to the bottom element, and the second row is positioned between the first row and the third row. In addition, the second length is greater than the first length and the third length, and a shape of the face element is configured to accommodate the first length of the first row, the second length of the second row, and the third length of the third row.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2018Publication date: May 17, 2018Inventors: Ka Po Catherine Hui, Martin J. Roberge, Joël Jean-Claude Denis, Owen Robert Carlton, Dennis George Thompson
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Publication number: 20180134505Abstract: A plenum of distributing a flow of air from an air source includes ports extending from a face element of a body. The ports are configured to direct the flow of air out of the plenum, and the ports are arranged on the face element in a first row having first length, a second row having a second length, and a third row having a third length. The first row is positioned proximate to the top element, the third row is positioned proximate to the bottom element, and the second row is positioned between the first row and the third row. In addition, the second length is greater than the first length and the third length, and a shape of the face element is configured to accommodate the first length of the first row, the second length of the second row, and the third length of the third row.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2018Publication date: May 17, 2018Inventors: Ka Po Catherine Hui, Martin J. Roberge, Joël Jean-Claude Denis, Owen Robert Carlton, Dennis George Thompson
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Patent number: 9934403Abstract: In one embodiment, a storage and privacy system stores and manages information associated with users and ensures and enforces access-control rules specified for the stored information.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2016Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Robert Carlton Johnson, Stephen Charles Heise, Yiding Jia
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Patent number: 9902571Abstract: A plenum of distributing a flow of air from an air source includes ports extending from a face element of a body. The ports are configured to direct the flow of air out of the plenum, and the ports are arranged on the face element in a first row having first length, a second row having a second length, and a third row having a third length. The first row is positioned proximate to the top element, the third row is positioned proximate to the bottom element, and the second row is positioned between the first row and the third row. In addition, the second length is greater than the first length and the third length, and a shape of the face element is configured to accommodate the first length of the first row, the second length of the second row, and the third length of the third row.Type: GrantFiled: February 29, 2016Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: CNH Industrial Canada, Ltd.Inventors: Ka Po Catherine Hui, Martin J. Roberge, Joël Jean-Claude Denis, Owen Robert Carlton, Dennis George Thompson
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Patent number: 9903899Abstract: A sensor apparatus for detecting leakage current in a post-type insulator of an electrical power system includes: a sensor unit having a housing, the sensor unit including: a sensor assembly operable to generate an analog signal proportional to a received leakage current; an electronics module operable to covert the analog signal to a digital value; and a communications system operable to wirelessly transmit the digital value to an external receiver; a collection band adapted to be connected to an exterior surface of the insulator; and a transfer lead interconnecting the sensor assembly and the collection band, the transfer lead operable to transfer leakage current from the insulator from the collection band to the sensor assembly.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2012Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.Inventors: Andrew John Phillips, Christiaan Stephan Engelbrecht, J. Mark Major, Robert Carlton Lynch
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Publication number: 20180017610Abstract: A sensor to monitor health of surge arresters such as metal oxide arresters is disclosed. The sensor including a housing; a sensor assembly contained in the housing, and a voltage measurement strap extending around a periphery of the housing. The voltage measurement strap being electrically connected to the electronics board and configured to measure voltage using electric field. The sensor assembly including: an electronics board to receive, transmit, process, and store signals; a Rogowski coil electrically connected to the electronics board to measure surge currents diverted by the surge arrestor; and a current transformer electrically connected to the electronics board to measure leakage current.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2017Publication date: January 18, 2018Inventors: Andrew John Phillips, Christiaan Engelbrecht, Robert Carlton Lynch, J. Mark Major
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Publication number: 20170261543Abstract: An apparatus for evaluating an electrical insulator includes: a frame having a base and a pair of spaced-apart resilient arms each having a distal end; and a flexible probe disposed between the arms, the flexible probe being generally U-shaped and having a pair of distal ends, each distal end of the probe being connected to a respective distal end of one of the arms.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2016Publication date: September 14, 2017Inventors: Andrew John Phillips, J. Mark Major, Robert Carlton Lynch, Lester Ray Harrell
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Publication number: 20170247199Abstract: A plenum of distributing a flow of air from an air source includes ports extending from a face element of a body. The ports are configured to direct the flow of air out of the plenum, and the ports are arranged on the face element in a first row having first length, a second row having a second length, and a third row having a third length. The first row is positioned proximate to the top element, the third row is positioned proximate to the bottom element, and the second row is positioned between the first row and the third row. In addition, the second length is greater than the first length and the third length, and a shape of the face element is configured to accommodate the first length of the first row, the second length of the second row, and the third length of the third row.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 29, 2016Publication date: August 31, 2017Inventors: Ka Po Catherine Hui, Martin J. Roberge, Joël Jean-Claude Denis, Owen Robert Carlton, Dennis George Thompson