Patents by Inventor Robert Foster

Robert Foster 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: 11930267
    Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with control circuitry, wireless transceiver circuitry, and a display. The electronic device may be used to provide information to a user in response to being pointed at a particular object. The control circuitry may determine when the electronic device is pointed at a particular object using wireless control circuitry and/or motion sensor circuitry. In response to determining that the electronic device is pointed at a particular object, the control circuitry may take suitable action. This may include, for example, displaying information about an object when the electronic device is pointed at the object, displaying control icons for electronic equipment when the electronic device is pointed at the electronic equipment, and/or displaying a virtual object when the electronic device is pointed at real world object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Adam S. Meyer, Peter C. Tsoi, Duncan Robert Kerr, Martha Evans Hankey, John B. Morrell, James H. Foster
  • Patent number: 11517114
    Abstract: An adjustable bench comprises a seat, a skirt extending from the seat, and a plurality of height adjustable leg assemblies coupled to the skirt. The seat is shaped to be selectively mated with the skirt to provide the bench with either a flat top surface or a sloped top surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Inventors: Allan Peter Leia, Lisa Ann Pedscalny, Craig Michael Drummond, Herbert Walter Bentz, Christopher Pond, Michael Robert Foster
  • Publication number: 20220346952
    Abstract: A delivery device usable to deliver an inverting implant is provided that includes a positioning mechanism that automatically initiates the inversion process once a predetermined length of the implant has exited a delivery catheter. The positioning mechanism allows the implant to be safely and accurately deployed with reduced operator experience and in a greater variety of target locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicant: HLT, Inc.
    Inventors: Dale K. Nelson, John P. Gainor, Evan M. Leingang, Robert Foster Wilson, Cassandra Ann Piipo Svendsen
  • Patent number: 11413143
    Abstract: A delivery device usable to deliver an inverting implant is provided that includes a positioning mechanism that automatically initiates the inversion process once a predetermined length of the implant has exited a delivery catheter. The positioning mechanism allows the implant to be safely and accurately deployed with reduced operator experience and in a greater variety of target locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: HLT, Inc.
    Inventors: Dale K. Nelson, John P. Gainor, Evan M. Leingang, Robert Foster Wilson, Cassandra Ann Piipo Svendsen
  • Patent number: 11395456
    Abstract: A rake device for cleaning rain gutters and roof valleys which includes a rake which is pivotally secured to an elongated support pole to enable the rake to be positioned in multiple positions with respect to the support pole to reach multiple portions of the rain gutter or the roof valley.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Inventors: Mark C. Ramsey, Robert A. Foster
  • Patent number: 11283690
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and machine-readable media to orchestrate process-performing resources are disclosed. Collected data items may correspond to assignments of process-performing resources, and device interactions or data changes that correspond to process or operation performances, conditions of loads. Data items may be processed to identify and map data portions to process-performing resources. Content nodes may be created and linked in a network of content nodes configured according to a computational model that comprises hierarchical orderings of the content nodes using a network data structure. A graphical representation may be formatted to represent the network data structure of the content nodes linked in the network. Metrics of resource performance corresponding to content nodes may be determined. The computational model may be trained using the metrics to create an adapted computational model. Adapted content nodes may be created according to the adapted computational model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: C/HCA, Inc.
    Inventors: Sammie Mosier, Bryan Sisk, Todd Shafer, Clarence Robert Foster, Aaron Montlary, Jonathan Perlin, Edmund Jackson, David Wedemeyer, Stephanie Fulbright, Jeffrey Scott Smith, Jane Englebright, Robert Rochford
  • Publication number: 20210346530
    Abstract: A sterilization apparatus may include a cavity defined by walls of the apparatus. The sterilization apparatus may further include at least one internal compartment within the cavity. The internal compartment may include at least one reflective surface. The sterilization apparatus may also include one or more ultraviolet lights on a surface of at least one of the walls of the apparatus and directed toward the at least one internal compartment. The one or more ultraviolet lights may be configured to produce ultraviolet light in one or more of the UVB and UVC spectrums.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Jean-Philippe Debray, Chantal Arena, Robert Foster
  • Publication number: 20210322157
    Abstract: A stentless support structure capable of being at least partly assembled in situ. The support structure comprises a braided tube that is very flexible and, when elongated, becomes very long and very small in diameter, thereby being capable of placement within a small diameter catheter. The support structure is preferably constructed of one or more thin strands of a super-elastic or shape memory material such as Nitinol. When released from the catheter, the support structure folds itself into a longitudinally compact configuration. The support structure thus gains significant strength as the number of folds increase. This radial strength obviates the need for a support stent. The support structure may include attachment points for a prosthetic valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Applicant: HLT, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary A. Thill, Robert Foster Wilson, John P. Gainor, Christopher M. Banick
  • Patent number: 11073902
    Abstract: An artificial reality system includes a head mounted display (HMD) and a hand-held device. A virtual boundary can provide for user safety during an artificial reality session. For example, the virtual boundary may be defined to protect the user from collisions with physical objects, such as walls, furniture, or the like, while the user is immersed in the artificial reality session. The artificial reality system can constrain the predicted motion path of a portion of a user's body based on body configuration parameters and range of motion of the joints associated with the body portion. The artificial reality system can then use the constrained motion paths to determine whether or not the virtual boundary warning should be activated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Mahdi Salmani Rahimi, Benjamin Antoine Georges Lefaudeux, Robert Foster, Weiguang Si, Samuel Alan Johnson
  • Patent number: 11026784
    Abstract: A stentless support structure capable of being at least partly assembled in situ. The support structure comprises a braided tube that is very flexible and, when elongated, becomes very long and very small in diameter, thereby being capable of placement within a small diameter catheter. The support structure is preferably constructed of one or more thin strands of a super-elastic or shape memory material such as Nitinol. When released from the catheter, the support structure folds itself into a longitudinally compact configuration. The support structure thus gains significant strength as the number of folds increase. This radial strength obviates the need for a support stent. The support structure may include attachment points for a prosthetic valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: HLT, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary A. Thill, Robert Foster Wilson, John P. Gainor, Christopher M. Banick
  • Publication number: 20200413261
    Abstract: Systems and methods which provide reliable and resilient control channels for communicating control information with vehicle onboard systems using a control channel plane supporting migration of a control channel among various networks forming the control channel plane are described. The control channel plane of embodiments includes at least one data delivery network of a data network and at least one out-of-band network of a security network. Embodiments introduce an in-vehicle system into vehicles facilitating secure data communication between a centralized mobility management platform and the vehicles using a data network for data content communication and a security network for security enhancement with respect to the data network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Panayotis Lekkas, Robert Foster
  • Patent number: 10843754
    Abstract: A seat back/trunk extension device having a mechanism for attaching to the frame of a Can-Am Spyder F3®. The device attaches to the frame and creates a platform at the rear of the frame, positioning the trunk in a rear location. The device has primarily three pieces that extends towards the rear and supports the trunk. The device has an attachment that extends the passenger seat cushion, to provide additional room for a passenger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Inventors: Robert Foster Hendricks, Connie Jean Hendricks
  • Patent number: 10827355
    Abstract: Systems and methods which provide reliable and resilient control channels for communicating control information with vehicle onboard systems using a control channel plane supporting migration of a control channel among various networks forming the control channel plane are described. The control channel plane of embodiments includes at least one data delivery network of a data network and at least one out-of-band network of a security network. Embodiments introduce an in-vehicle system into vehicles facilitating secure data communication between a centralized mobility management platform and the vehicles using a data network for data content communication and a security network for security enhancement with respect to the data network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Auton, Inc.
    Inventors: Panayotis Lekkas, Robert Foster
  • Publication number: 20200187660
    Abstract: An adjustable bench comprises a seat, a skirt extending from the seat, and a plurality of height adjustable leg assemblies coupled to the skirt. The seat is shaped to be selectively mated with the skirt to provide the bench with either a flat top surface or a sloped top surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Allan Peter Leia, Lisa Ann Pedscalny, Craig Michael Drummond, Herbert Walter Bentz, Christopher Pond, Michael Robert Foster
  • Patent number: 10646337
    Abstract: A stentless support structure capable of being at least partly assembled in situ. The support structure comprises a braided tube that is very flexible and, when elongated, becomes very long and very small in diameter, thereby being capable of placement within a small diameter catheter. The support structure is preferably constructed of one or more thin strands of a super-elastic or shape memory material such as Nitinol. When released from the catheter, the support structure folds itself into a longitudinally compact configuration. The support structure thus gains significant strength as the number of folds increase. This radial strength obviates the need for a support stent. The support structure may include attachment points for a prosthetic valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: HLT, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary A. Thill, Robert Foster Wilson, John P. Gainor, Christopher M. Banick
  • Publication number: 20190365533
    Abstract: An intravascular cuff acts as a lining between a native vessel and an intravascular prosthetic device. During deployment, the ends of the cuff curl back upon themselves and are capable of trapping native tissue, such as valve leaflet tissue, between the ends. The cuff creates a seal between the vessel and the prosthetic, thereby preventing leakage around the prosthetic. The cuff also traps any embolic material dislodged from the vessel during expansion of the prosthetic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Applicant: HLT, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Foster Wilson, John P. Gainor
  • Publication number: 20190240016
    Abstract: A delivery device usable to deliver an inverting implant is provided that includes a positioning mechanism that automatically initiates the inversion process once a predetermined length of the implant has exited a delivery catheter. The positioning mechanism allows the implant to be safely and accurately deployed with reduced operator experience and in a greater variety of target locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Applicant: HLT, Inc.
    Inventors: Dale K. Nelson, John P. Gainor, Evan M. Leingang, Robert Foster Wilson, Cassandra Ann Piipo Svendsen
  • Patent number: 10368985
    Abstract: An intravascular cuff acts as a lining between a native vessel and an intravascular prosthetic device. During deployment, the ends of the cuff curl back upon themselves and are capable of trapping native tissue, such as valve leaflet tissue, between the ends. The cuff creates a seal between the vessel and the prosthetic, thereby preventing leakage around the prosthetic. The cuff also traps any embolic material dislodged from the vessel during expansion of the prosthetic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: HLT, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Foster Wilson, John P. Gainor
  • Publication number: 20190208420
    Abstract: Systems and methods which provide reliable and resilient control channels for communicating control information with vehicle onboard systems using a control channel plane supporting migration of a control channel among various networks forming the control channel plane are described, The control channel plane of embodiments includes at least one data delivery network of a data network and at least one out-of-band network of a security network. Embodiments introduce an in-vehicle system into vehicles facilitating secure data communication between a centralized mobility management platform and the vehicles using a data network for data content communication and a security network for security enhancement with respect to the data network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Panayotis Lekkas, Robert Foster
  • Publication number: 20190152550
    Abstract: A seat back/trunk extension device having a mechanism for attaching to the frame of a Can-Am Spyder F3®. The device attaches to the frame and creates a platform at the rear of the frame, positioning the trunk in a rear location. The device has primarily three pieces that extends towards the rear and supports the trunk. The device has an attachment that extends the passenger seat cushion, to provide additional room for a passenger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Robert Foster Hendricks, Connie Jean Hendricks