Patents by Inventor Robert Carroll
Robert Carroll 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: 12214481Abstract: An adjustable tool holder is configured for interchangeable use with a variety of tools provided with different connection elements. The connection elements include at least a first connection element configured for a first manner of connection with the tool holder and a second connection element configured for a second manner of connection with the tool holder. The tool holder includes a distally extending tool support operable to detachably support each of the tools. The tool support includes a first tool connector configured to releasably connect with the first connection element in the first manner of connection. The tool support includes a second tool connector configured to releasably connect with the second connection element in the second manner of connection.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2023Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: Specialty Products of Greenwood, Missouri, Inc.Inventors: Robert Caleb Sterling Newman, Melodie Lea Wendleton, B. Deré Newman, Marco Carroll Perry, Mark David Prommel, Curtis Barbre, Kevin Min O'Leary
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Patent number: 12131988Abstract: A method includes providing an interposer that includes an electrically insulating substrate, upper contact pads disposed on an upper surface, and lower contact pads disposed on a lower surface, providing a semiconductor package that includes a semiconductor die embedded within a package body and a plurality of package terminals exposed from the package body, providing a first passive electrical element that comprises first and second terminals, forming a first electrical connection between the first terminal of the first passive electrical element and a first one of the lower contact pads via the interposer, forming a second electrical connection between the second terminal of the first passive electrical element and a first one of the package terminals, and forming a third electrical connection between a second one of the package terminals and a second one of the lower contact pads via the interposer.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2023Date of Patent: October 29, 2024Assignee: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Angela Kessler, Robert Carroll, Robert Fehler
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Publication number: 20240079310Abstract: A method includes providing an interposer that includes an electrically insulating substrate, upper contact pads disposed on an upper surface, and lower contact pads disposed on a lower surface, providing a semiconductor package that includes a semiconductor die embedded within a package body and a plurality of package terminals exposed from the package body, providing a first passive electrical element that comprises first and second terminals, forming a first electrical connection between the first terminal of the first passive electrical element and a first one of the lower contact pads via the interposer, forming a second electrical connection between the second terminal of the first passive electrical element and a first one of the package terminals, and forming a third electrical connection between a second one of the package terminals and a second one of the lower contact pads via the interposer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Angela Kessler, Robert Carroll, Robert Fehler
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Patent number: 11869052Abstract: A non-transitory computer readable medium may include executable instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to provide for a non-destructive testing (NDT) ecosystem. The NDT ecosystem includes a repository of digital content, and a store configured to sell the digital content to a customer, wherein the digital content is executable by a NDT device and wherein the digital content is created by a plurality of entities.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2019Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: BAKER HUGHES HOLDINGS LLCInventors: Sekhar Soorianarayanan, Robert Carroll Ward, Michael Christopher Domke, Scott Leo Sbihli, Francois Xavier De Fromont, Jason Howard Messinger
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Patent number: 11848262Abstract: A semiconductor assembly includes an interposer that includes an insulating substrate, a plurality of upper contact pads on an upper surface of the substrate, and a plurality of lower contact pads on a lower surface of the substrate, a semiconductor package that includes a semiconductor die embedded within a package body and a plurality of package terminals exposed from the package body, a first passive electrical element that includes first and second terminals, a first electrical connection between the first terminal of the first passive electrical element and a first one of the lower contact pads via the interposer, a second electrical connection between the second terminal of the first passive electrical element and a first one of the package terminals, and a third electrical connection between a second one of the package terminals and a second one of the lower contact pads via the interposer.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2021Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Angela Kessler, Robert Carroll, Robert Fehler
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Patent number: 11680208Abstract: A coke oven can include an oven body, a foundation, and a plurality of beams separating the oven body from the foundation, A buckstay applies force to the oven body to maintain compression on the oven body during thermal cycling of the coke oven. The coke oven further comprises a spring-loaded compression device, which can include a restraining device, an anchor coupled to the restraining device, and a spring coupled to the restraining device. The anchor can be attached to one or more of the beams, the foundation of the oven, or to a similar compression device on an opposite side of the oven. The spring applies force between the restraining device and the one or more beams or foundation to compress the buckstay against the oven. The force applied by the spring can maintain structural stability of the coke oven over a plurality of thermal cycles.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2021Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: SUNCOKE TECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT LLCInventors: John Francis Quanci, Wes Alderman, Milos J. Kaplarevic, Suresh Mehta, F. Robert Carroll, Chun Wai Choi
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Patent number: 11622642Abstract: The invention provides a supported body having a magnetic or ferromagnetic component to adhere the supported body to a magnetic or ferromagnetic support, such as a table top by magnetic attraction. A reusable adhering component, such as a stretch-releasable pressure sensitive adhesive tape is disposed on a top surface of the supported body to removably attach tableware or dishware to the supported body. The supported body can be in the form of a plate, a coaster, a placemat, or other known configuration. Alternatively, a support body can be releasably secured to a table top or other support surface by a releasable attaching device such as a suction cup and a supported body can be releasably attached to a piece of tableware or dishware by a releasable attaching device such as a suction cup, and the support body and the supported body can be magnetically attached to each other.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2020Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: STAY PUT COASTERS, LLCInventors: Jodi A Carroll, James Robert Carroll, Sandra Winifred Foguth
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Patent number: 11601332Abstract: A method includes receiving data characterizing digital content from a repository of digital content. The method also includes receiving data characterizing a right to use the digital content from a store configured to sell a right to use the digital content to a customer associated with a non-destructive testing device. The method further includes performing an inspection of machinery using the non-destructive testing device based on the received digital content and the received right to use the digital content. The inspection can be performed by one or more of executing, using, and displaying the digital content. Related systems, devices, and non-transitory computer-readable mediums are also described.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2020Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Baker Hughes, a GE Company, LLCInventors: Jason Howard Messinger, Michael Christopher Domke, Scott Leo Sbihli, Robert Carroll Ward, Francois Xavier De Fromont
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Publication number: 20220262716Abstract: A semiconductor assembly includes an interposer that includes an insulating substrate, a plurality of upper contact pads on an upper surface of the substrate, and a plurality of lower contact pads on a lower surface of the substrate, a semiconductor package that includes a semiconductor die embedded within a package body and a plurality of package terminals exposed from the package body, a first passive electrical element that includes first and second terminals, a first electrical connection between the first terminal of the first passive electrical element and a first one of the lower contact pads via the interposer, a second electrical connection between the second terminal of the first passive electrical element and a first one of the package terminals, and a third electrical connection between a second one of the package terminals and a second one of the lower contact pads via the interposer.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2021Publication date: August 18, 2022Inventors: Angela Kessler, Robert Carroll, Robert Fehler
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Publication number: 20220195303Abstract: A coke oven can include an oven body, a foundation, and a plurality of beams separating the oven body from the foundation, A buckstay applies force to the oven body to maintain compression on the oven body during thermal cycling of the coke oven. The coke oven further comprises a spring-loaded compression device, which can include a restraining device, an anchor coupled to the restraining device, and a spring coupled to the restraining device. The anchor can be attached to one or more of the beams, the foundation of the oven, or to a similar compression device on an opposite side of the oven. The spring applies force between the restraining device and the one or more beams or foundation to compress the buckstay against the oven. The force applied by the spring can maintain structural stability of the coke oven over a plurality of thermal cycles.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2021Publication date: June 23, 2022Inventors: John Francis Quanci, Wes Alderman, Milos J. Kaplarevic, Suresh Mehta, F. Robert Carroll, Chun Wai Choi
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Patent number: 11098252Abstract: A coke oven can include an oven body, a foundation, and a plurality of beams separating the oven body from the foundation. A buckstay applies force to the oven body to maintain compression on the oven body during thermal cycling of the coke oven. The coke oven further comprises a spring-loaded compression device, which can include a restraining device, an anchor coupled to the restraining device, and a spring coupled to the restraining device. The anchor can be attached to one or more of the beams, the foundation of the oven, or to a similar compression device on an opposite side of the oven. The spring applies force between the restraining device and the one or more beams or foundation to compress the buckstay against the oven. The force applied by the spring can maintain structural stability of the coke oven over a plurality of thermal cycles.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2019Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: SUNCOKE TECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT LLCInventors: John Francis Quanci, Wes Alderman, Milos Kaplarevic, Suresh Mehta, F. Robert Carroll, Chun Wai Choi
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Publication number: 20200260895Abstract: The invention provides a supported body having a magnetic or ferromagnetic component to adhere the supported body to a magnetic or ferromagnetic support, such as a table top by magnetic attraction. A reusable adhering component, such as a stretch-releasable pressure sensitive adhesive tape is disposed on a top surface of the supported body to removably attach tableware or dishware to the supported body. The supported body can be in the form of a plate, a coaster, a placemat, or other known configuration. Alternatively, a support body can be releasably secured to a table top or other support surface by a releasable attaching device such as a suction cup and a supported body can be releasably attached to a piece of tableware or dishware by a releasable attaching device such as a suction cup, and the support body and the supported body can be magnetically attached to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2020Publication date: August 20, 2020Inventors: Jodi A. Carroll, James Robert Carroll, Sandra Winifred Foguth
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Publication number: 20200265490Abstract: A method includes receiving data characterizing digital content from a repository of digital content. The method also includes receiving data characterizing a right to use the digital content from a store configured to sell a right to use the digital content to a customer associated with a non-destructive testing device. The method further includes performing an inspection of machinery using the non-destructive testing device based on the received digital content and the received right to use the digital content. The inspection can be performed by one or more of executing, using, and displaying the digital content. Related systems, devices, and non-transitory computer-readable mediums are also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2020Publication date: August 20, 2020Inventors: Jason Howard Messinger, Michael Christopher Domke, Scott Leo Sbihli, Robert Carroll Ward, Francois Xavier De Fromont, Fromont
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Publication number: 20200208845Abstract: A coke oven can include an oven body, a foundation, and a plurality of beams separating the oven body from the foundation. A buckstay applies force to the oven body to maintain compression on the oven body during thermal cycling of the coke oven. The coke oven further comprises a spring-loaded compression device, which can include a restraining device, an anchor coupled to the restraining device, and a spring coupled to the restraining device. The anchor can be attached to one or more of the beams, the foundation of the oven, or to a similar compression device on an opposite side of the oven. The spring applies force between the restraining device and the one or more beams or foundation to compress the buckstay against the oven. The force applied by the spring can maintain structural stability of the coke oven over a plurality of thermal cycles.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2019Publication date: July 2, 2020Inventors: John Francis QUANCI, Wes ALDERMAN, Milos KAPLAREVIC, Suresh MEHTA, F. Robert CARROLL, Chun Wai CHOI
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Patent number: 10680512Abstract: A switched-capacitor converter includes a rectifier at the output, a plurality of legs coupled between the input and the rectifier, and a controller. Each leg of the switched-capacitor converter includes a capacitor, and a switch device is connected to each leg. A first group of the legs is coupled to a first branch of the rectifier, and a second group of the legs is coupled to a second branch of the rectifier. The controller alternates switching of the first and second groups of legs after startup, to transfer energy from the input to the output during a first part of each switching cycle via the first group of legs and to ground during a second part of each switching cycle via the second group of legs. The controller or a current limited source provides for pre-charging of at least one of the capacitors during startup.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2017Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: Infineon Technologies Austria AGInventors: Amir Babazadeh, Jens Ejury, Benjamim Tang, Robert Carroll
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Patent number: 10672046Abstract: A non-transitory computer readable medium may include executable instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to provide for a repository of digital content, and to provide for a store configured to sell a right to use the digital content to a customer and to transmit the digital content to a non-destructive testing (NDT) device, and wherein the digital content is configured to be executed by, used by, or displayed the NDT device, or a combination thereof.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2012Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: Baker Hughes, a GE Company, LLCInventors: Jason Howard Messinger, Michael Christopher Domke, Scott Leo Sbihli, Robert Carroll Ward, Francois Xavier De Fromont
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Patent number: 10561260Abstract: The invention provides a supported body having a magnetic or ferromagnetic component to adhere the supported body to a magnetic or ferromagnetic support, such as a table top by magnetic attraction. A reusable adhering component, such as a stretch-releasable pressure sensitive adhesive tape is disposed on a top surface of the supported body to removably attach tableware or dishware to the supported body. The supported body can be in the form of a plate, a coaster, a placemat, or other known configuration. Alternatively, a support body can be releasably secured to a table top or other support surface by a releasable attaching device such as a suction cup and a supported body can be releasably attached to a piece of tableware or dishware by a releasable attaching device such as a suction cup, and the support body and the supported body can be magnetically attached to each other.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2018Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: STAY-PUT SYSTEMS, LLCInventors: Jodi A Carroll, James Robert Carroll
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Patent number: 10546253Abstract: An inspection management system is provided. The inspection management system includes an inspection data provider that receives inspection data relating to an inspector, one or more devices used to complete an inspection, one or more assets associated with an inspection, an inspection plan, etc. A display of the inspection management system presents one or more graphical user interfaces based upon the inspection data. The graphical user interfaces may facilitate inspection planning, execution, preparation, and/or real-time inspection monitoring.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2013Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Jason Howard Messinger, Robert Carroll Ward, Michael Christopher Domke, Sekhar Soorianarayanan, Scott Leo Sbihli, Thomas Eldred Lambdin
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Patent number: 10484438Abstract: A collaboration system may include a computing device that may communicate with the at least one other computing device via a computing network. The computing device may receive data that has been acquired using one or more non-destructive testing (NDT) inspection devices, receive an input that may cause a list of one or more experts indicated as available to collaborate to be derived. The computing device may also receive a selection of at least one expert from the list of experts. After receiving the expert selection, the computing device may establish a communication connection between the computing device and the at least one other computing device that corresponds to the at least one expert. Here, the communication connection may share data depicted on the computing device with the at least one other computing device.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2018Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Sekhar Soorianarayanan, Robert Carroll Ward, Michael Christopher Domke, Jason Howard Messinger, Scott Leo Sbihli
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Publication number: 20190333366Abstract: A system may include a non-destructive testing (NDT) device. The NDT device may further include a communications system configured to receive control data from an external system, wherein the NDT device is configured to use the control data to control a component included in the NDT device, to control a parameter of the NDT device, or a combination thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2019Publication date: October 31, 2019Inventors: Jason Howard Messinger, Robert Carroll Ward, Francois Xavier De Fromont, Michael Christopher Domke