Patents by Inventor Robert Dufour

Robert Dufour 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).

  • Publication number: 20220254518
    Abstract: A method and a system are disclosed for direct procurement of drugs by patient consumers from pharmaceutical manufacturers without drug switching by an insurance company. The method is performed on a distributed networking system that includes multiple users on multiple user interfaces that enable the proper identification of symptoms and diseases, the provision of relevant medical solutions and medicine, and financial assistance to the patient consumer to obtain the relevant medicine. Both patient consumer and pharmaceutical manufacturer are advantaged by having a direct drug delivery exchange without the involvement of a non-physician third party.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Robert Dufour, Joseph Macaluso, Charles St. Charles
  • Patent number: 8184856
    Abstract: A relative motion sensor mounted in the headrest of a vehicle driver seat is used to assess the head pose of a vehicle driver and adjust the headrest position to optimize both the safety of the driver and the sensitivity of the relative motion sensor. At the beginning of each ignition cycle, the relative motion sensor is used to adjust the position of the headrest relative to the driver's head for optimal driver safety, and the relative motion sensor is oriented to provide optimal sensitivity for head pose assessment when the headrest is positioned for driver safety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew R. Smith, Gerald J. Witt, Robert Dufour
  • Publication number: 20080288143
    Abstract: A relative motion sensor mounted in the headrest of a vehicle driver seat is used to assess the head pose of a vehicle driver and adjust the headrest position to optimize both the safety of the driver and the sensitivity of the relative motion sensor. At the beginning of each ignition cycle, the relative motion sensor is used to adjust the position of the headrest relative to the driver's head for optimal driver safety, and the relative motion sensor is oriented to provide optimal sensitivity for head pose assessment when the headrest is positioned for driver safety.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2008
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Inventors: Matthew R. Smith, Gerald J. Witt, Robert Dufour