Patents by Inventor Robert Cochran

Robert Cochran 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: 12127506
    Abstract: A bale processor and transport apparatus includes a bale processor, and a hitch assembly attached to a rear end of the bale processor. A bale trailer is attached to the hitch assembly, and the bale trailer comprises a trailer conveyor operative to move bales forward on the bale trailer. A lift frame is provided on the bale processor above the hitch, and the lift frame is operative to receive a transported bale from the trailer conveyor and pivot the transported bale upward and forward into a chamber of the bale processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Bourgault Industries Ltd.
    Inventors: Robert Cochran, Devin Barros, Matt Harder
  • Publication number: 20230132610
    Abstract: A bale processor and transport apparatus includes a bale processor, and a hitch assembly attached to a rear end of the bale processor. A bale trailer is attached to the hitch assembly, and the bale trailer comprises a trailer conveyor operative to move bales forward on the bale trailer. A lift frame is provided on the bale processor above the hitch, and the lift frame is operative to receive a transported bale from the trailer conveyor and pivot the transported bale upward and forward into a chamber of the bale processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Robert Cochran, Devin Barros, Matt Harder
  • Patent number: 10921764
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for controlling a physical object in an environment based, at least in part, on neuromuscular signals. The method comprises recording a plurality of neuromuscular signals from a plurality of neuromuscular sensors arranged on one or more wearable devices worn by a user, receiving a selection of a physical object within the environment, and controlling, based at least in part on the plurality of neuromuscular signals and/or information based on the plurality of neuromuscular signals, an operation of the selected object within the environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Qiushi Mao, Jasmine Stone, Adam Berenzweig, Patrick Kaifosh, Robert John DiMaiolo, Jason Reisman, Robert Cochran, Naor Brown, Nitzan Bartov, Joshua Duyan, Daniel Wetmore
  • Patent number: 10638664
    Abstract: A mower apparatus has a tool bar mounted on wheels has a center section and right and left wing sections pivotally attached to the center section. When the tool bar is in an operating position the wing sections extend laterally from the center section perpendicular to the operating travel direction, and in a transport position the wing sections extend rearward or forward from the center section. A plurality of mowing units is attached to the tool bar such that when the tool bar is in the operating position each mowing unit extends rearward from the tool bar, and when the tool bar is in the transport position each mowing unit extends upward from the tool bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Bourgault Industries Ltd.
    Inventors: Edward Scott Anderson, Robert Cochran
  • Publication number: 20200097083
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for controlling a physical object in an environment based, at least in part, on neuromuscular signals. The method comprises recording a plurality of neuromuscular signals from a plurality of neuromuscular sensors arranged on one or more wearable devices worn by a user, receiving a selection of a physical object within the environment, and controlling, based at least in part on the plurality of neuromuscular signals and/or information based on the plurality of neuromuscular signals, an operation of the selected object within the environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Qiushi Mao, Jasmine Stone, Adam Berenzweig, Patrick Kaifosh, Robert John DiMaiolo, Jason Reisman, Robert Cochran, Naor Brown, Nitzan Bartov, Joshua Duyan, Daniel Wetmore
  • Publication number: 20180263169
    Abstract: A mower apparatus has a tool bar mounted on wheels has a center section and right and left wing sections pivotally attached to the center section. When the tool bar is in an operating position the wing sections extend laterally from the center section perpendicular to the operating travel direction, and in a transport position the wing sections extend rearward or forward from the center section. A plurality of mowing units is attached to the tool bar such that when the tool bar is in the operating position each mowing unit extends rearward from the tool bar, and when the tool bar is in the transport position each mowing unit extends upward from the tool bar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Edward Scott Anderson, Robert Cochran
  • Patent number: 8185663
    Abstract: A mirroring device includes an interface capable of coupling a primary storage array and a secondary storage array to a network. The interface further includes a logic that monitors traffic for a network packet destined for the primary storage array and selectively identifies a storage array write operation and associated data in the network packet, constructs a network packet targeted to the secondary storage array, and transmits the packet to the primary storage array and the secondary storage array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Robert Cochran, David Robinson, Joseph Algieri
  • Publication number: 20110282556
    Abstract: A furrow opener apparatus has a trailing arm pivotally attached to a seeding implement and extending rearward. A packer wheel is rotatably mounted at a rear end of the trailing arm, and a furrow opener is mounted to the trailing arm forward of, and in alignment with, the packer wheel. A bias element exerts a downward bias force forcing the packer wheel downward against the ground. An actuator is operative to move the packer wheel up and down through a range from a lowest vertical position with respect to the furrow opener to a highest vertical position with respect to the furrow opener. A remote control is operative to activate the actuator from the towing vehicle, and a microprocessor is programmed to adjust all furrow openers on the seeding implement by an equal amount when desired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2010
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: Bourgault Industries Ltd.
    Inventors: Robert Klenz, Robert Cochran, Mark Cresswell
  • Patent number: 7360044
    Abstract: A storage system with primary mirror shadow comprises a storage array, and a controller. The controller is capable of predefining storage array volumes as a primary volume that is subsequently paired with a secondary volume, emulating a primary logical device and a plurality of secondary logical devices including a shadow logical device, tracking volumes and logical devices using a pointer, and instantaneously evoking a volume copy by a pointer exchange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Robert Cochran, Titus E. Davis
  • Publication number: 20070276166
    Abstract: The invention is a catalyst comprising a titanium or vanadium zeolite, a binder, and zinc oxide, wherein the catalyst is preparing an aqueous mixture of the zeolite, a binder source, and a zinc oxide source, and subjecting the mixture to rapid drying. The catalyst is useful in olefin epoxidation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2007
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Inventors: Jay Miller, Bernard Cooker, Robert Cochran, Peter Whitman
  • Patent number: 7293048
    Abstract: A database system is capable of executing a database application that transfers a logical object in multiple fragments. The database system comprises a main storage site, a remote storage site, a main protocol executable on the main storage site, and a remote protocol executable on the remote storage site. The remote storage site is capable of linking to the main storage site and mirroring information stored in the main storage site. The remote storage site includes a storage and a cache sidefile divided into a plurality of array sidefile recordsets. The main protocol is capable of including information indicative of logical object fragment commencement and completion in the multiple fragment database application transfer. The remote protocol is capable of controlling the cache sidefile to cache the multiple fragments as received and to enable destaging of the logical object to the storage on receipt of all fragments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Robert Cochran, David Robinson, Joseph Algieri
  • Publication number: 20070119208
    Abstract: A subcool flow control valve useful in a refrigerant system includes an enclosure having a fluid flow pathway for a controlled fluid between an inlet and an outlet. A thermally conductive flexible wall forms a sealed cavity within the enclosure for carrying a controlling fluid. A metering orifice operable between the pathway and the outlet port controls an amount of metered fluid passing through the outlet port in response to movement of the flexible wall toward and away from the metering orifice in response to temperature changes of the controlled fluid transmitting temperature and thus pressure changes to the controlling fluid in the sealed cavity. Inverse thermal feedback means is formed as part of the valve for stabilizing valve operation thus providing means for transmitting a thermal signal from the metered controlled fluid back to the controlling fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2006
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Applicant: ECR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventor: Robert Cochran
  • Publication number: 20070094393
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a storage controller comprises a first I/O port that provides an interface to a host computer, a second I/O port that provides an interface to a storage device, a processor that receives I/O requests generated by the host computer and, in response to the I/O requests, generates and transmits I/O requests to the storage device, and a memory module communicatively connected to the processor. The memory module comprises logic instructions which, when executed by the processor, configure the processor to collect performance data and availability data for a plurality of logical devices (LDEVS) managed by the storage controller, and present the performance data and availability data to a reporting interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2005
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Inventors: Robert Cochran, Jay Schultz, Woodson Long
  • Publication number: 20070027347
    Abstract: The invention is a catalyst comprising a titanium or vanadium zeolite, a binder, and zinc oxide, wherein the catalyst is preparing an aqueous mixture of the zeolite, a binder source, and a zinc oxide source, and subjecting the mixture to rapid drying. The catalyst is useful in olefin epoxidation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2005
    Publication date: February 1, 2007
    Inventors: Jay Miller, Bernard Cooker, Robert Cochran, Peter Whitman
  • Publication number: 20060276663
    Abstract: The invention is a process for epoxidizing an olefin with hydrogen and oxygen in the presence of a catalyst comprising a noble metal and a titanium or vanadium zeolite in a solvent mixture comprising water, methanol, and a C3-C6 aliphatic ketone. This process surprisingly gives significantly reduced by-product glycol and glycol ethers formed by the unwanted ring-opening of epoxides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2005
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Inventors: Peter Whitman, Jay Miller, John Speidel, Robert Cochran
  • Publication number: 20060264769
    Abstract: A method for analyzing a subject-visit group of ECG waveforms captured digitally on an electrocardiograph machine, on a Holter monitor device or digitized from paper electrocardiograms. A cardiologist selects a subject-visit group from a number of subject-visit groups, and each ECG waveform of the subject-visit group is scanned for artifact. Those ECG waveforms containing artifact are annotated appropriately. A determination is made if measurement calipers are present in each ECG waveform, measurement calipers are added to ECG waveforms lacking measurement calipers, and a preliminary interpretation is assigned to each ECG waveform that lacks a preliminary interpretation. Each ECG waveform is assigned a grouping metric, and the ECG waveforms are segregated according to their grouping metric for display and evaluation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2006
    Publication date: November 23, 2006
    Inventors: Scott Satin, Robert Cochran, Nirmal Patel
  • Publication number: 20060264768
    Abstract: A method for extracting segments from an electrocardiogram tracing is disclosed. The method selects an electrocardiogram tracing for segment extraction, and associates a dosing time or other time point with the electrocardiogram tracing to align an extraction template within the electrocardiogram tracing for segment extraction. The electrocardiogram tracing is scanned for artifacts and the electrocardiogram tracing is annotated if any artifacts are discovered. If there are any artifacts present in the segment designated for extraction by the extraction template, the extraction template is modified to avoid the artifacts. If the extraction template cannot be modified, the electrocardiogram tracing is annotated as unextractable. If artifacts are not present in the segment designated for extraction by the extraction template or the extraction template was successfully modified, the designated segment is extracted from the electrocardiogram tracing and written to a storage medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2006
    Publication date: November 23, 2006
    Inventors: Scott Satin, Robert Cochran, Nirmal Patel
  • Publication number: 20060230243
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method comprises receiving a signal indicative of a request to create a child snapshot volume of a parent snapshot volume, and in response to the signal creating a data structure for the child snapshot volume, the data structure comprising a plurality of data fields to store data for a corresponding plurality of tracks in the volume; and populating the plurality of data fields with pointers to corresponding data fields in the parent snapshot volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2005
    Publication date: October 12, 2006
    Inventors: Robert Cochran, Karl Dohm, Matthias Popp
  • Publication number: 20060217972
    Abstract: Signal Quality Enhancement is performed directly in a coded domain. Coded Domain-Signal Quality Enhancement (CD-SQE) is applied to an encoded signal populated substantially with encoded signal bits to produce an enhanced encoded signal. The enhanced encoded signal is outputted. Thus, the signal does not have to go through intermediate decoder/re-encoder(s), which can degrade overall speech quality. Computational resources required for a complete re-encoding are not needed. Overall delay of the system is minimized. The CD-SQE system can be used in any network in which signals are communicated in a coded domain, such as a Third Generation (3G) wireless network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2006
    Publication date: September 28, 2006
    Applicant: Tellabs Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Rafid Sukkar, Richard Younce, Peng Zhang, Michael Horning, Robert Cochran, Stephen Griffith, Leni Thomas, Brian McConnell
  • Publication number: 20060195704
    Abstract: A method for securing data stored in a disk array storage system comprises communicating data between at least one host system and a disk array and selectively encrypting and decrypting the communicated data within the disk array on a per-logical unit/per-disk basis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2005
    Publication date: August 31, 2006
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Robert Cochran, Jay Schultz