Patents by Inventor Robert Howard

Robert Howard 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: 20220142020
    Abstract: According to various aspects, exemplary embodiments are disclosed of thermally-conductive EMI absorbers that generally includes thermally-conductive particles, EMI absorbing particles, and silicon carbide. The silicon carbide is present in an amount sufficient to synergistically enhance thermal conductivity and/or EMI absorption. By way of example, an exemplary embodiment of a thermally-conductive EMI absorber may include silicon carbide, magnetic flakes, manganese zinc ferrite, alumina, and carbonyl iron.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2022
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Hoang Dinh DO, Robert Howard BOUTIER, JR.
  • Publication number: 20220107651
    Abstract: A processor coupled to memory is configured to receive image data based on an image captured by a camera of a vehicle. The image data is used as a basis of an input to a trained machine learning model trained to predict a three-dimensional trajectory of a machine learning feature. The three-dimensional trajectory of the machine learning feature is provided for automatically controlling the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Ashok Kumar Elluswamy, Matthew Bauch, Christopher Payne, Andrej Karpathy, Dhaval Shroff, Arvind Ramanandan, James Robert Howard Hakewill
  • Publication number: 20220052904
    Abstract: Technology related managing network ports in a virtualization environment is disclosed. In one example, a method includes, without using operating system control, bonding a plurality of physical ports into a link aggregation group accessible from a network interface. A device function can be assigned to a virtual machine. The device function can be used for communicating between the network interface and the virtual machine via an interconnect. The device function can be used to forward network traffic between the virtual machine and the network interface, and across the link aggregation group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventor: Ryan Robert Howard
  • Patent number: 11229147
    Abstract: According to various aspects, exemplary embodiments are disclosed of thermally-conductive EMI absorbers that generally includes thermally-conductive particles, EMI absorbing particles, and silicon carbide. The silicon carbide is present in an amount sufficient to synergistically enhance thermal conductivity and/or EMI absorption. By way of example, an exemplary embodiment of a thermally-conductive EMI absorber may include silicon carbide, magnetic flakes, manganese zinc ferrite, alumina, and carbonyl iron.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Inventors: Hoang Dinh Do, Robert Howard Boutier, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20210330189
    Abstract: An integrated “home” based system to measure and report vital patient physiological data via telemedicine is disclosed. The integrated medical device is a personal, affordable, portable medical monitor, providing multiple critical vital sign data for real-time face-to-face communication with qualified health care professionals, direct from the comfort of your home (or wherever you may be travelling), whenever you need it. It is also linked to a secure patient medical record so the patient and/or healthcare professional can collect, archive and track information and trends.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Robert Howard Rose, M. Samir Qamar
  • Patent number: 11150664
    Abstract: A processor coupled to memory is configured to receive image data based on an image captured by a camera of a vehicle. The image data is used as a basis of an input to a trained machine learning model trained to predict a three-dimensional trajectory of a machine learning feature. The three-dimensional trajectory of the machine learning feature is provided for automatically controlling the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Tesla, Inc.
    Inventors: Ashok Kumar Elluswamy, Matthew Bauch, Christopher Payne, Andrej Karpathy, Dhaval Shroff, Arvind Ramanandan, James Robert Howard Hakewill
  • Publication number: 20210260142
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure describe a composition comprising a dietary fiber, one or more essential oils, and a carrier. Embodiments of the present disclosure describe a method of preparing a composition comprising contacting a dietary fiber and one or more essential oils with a carrier sufficient to form a composition for enhancing immune responses in subjects having or susceptible to having infections and/or diseases caused by gastrointestinal pathogens. Embodiments of the present disclosure further describe a method of administering a composition comprising administering a composition to a subject having or susceptible to having an infection and/or disease caused by a pathogen, wherein the composition comprises a dietary fiber, one or more essential oils, and a carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Richard Dale Lamb, Michael David Johnson, Robert Howard Stock
  • Patent number: 11093536
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products are provided that enable users to provide explicit declarations that are used to generate recommendations for the users. An explicit declaration is received from a user of a user device. The explicit declaration is configured to influence a subsequent recommendation. The words of the explicit declaration are processed to generate a record. A recommendation rule is generated based on the generated record. The recommendation rule is executed to generate a recommendation for the user. The generated recommendation is provided to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Sandeep Paruchuri, Robert Howard, Jared Adam Brown, Colleen Elizabeth Hamilton, Paul Robert Nash
  • Patent number: 11091971
    Abstract: A downhole tool includes a hydraulically operated actuation device to actuate the downhole tool and a control system that regulates flow of hydraulic fluid to the actuation device. The control system includes a pilot module and a power module. The power module has a first solenoid valve and a second solenoid valve fluidly coupled to a pressure source and a fluid return. The power module is fluidly coupled to the actuation device at an output line and a power line. A first power module check valve is arranged in the power line, a second power module check valve is arranged in a control pressure return line fluidly coupled to the fluid return, a first input communicates with the first solenoid valve, and a second input communicates with the second solenoid valve. A pilot-operated check valve is actuatable in response to a pilot signal to drain hydraulic fluid from the power module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Stephen Oser, Robert Howard, Desmond Jones
  • Patent number: 10973471
    Abstract: An integrated home based system to measure and report vital patient physiological data via telemedicine is disclosed. The integrated medical device is a personal, affordable, portable medical monitor, providing multiple critical vital sign data for real-time face-to-face communication with qualified health care professionals, direct from the comfort of your home (or wherever you may be travelling), whenever you need it. It is also linked to a secure patient medical record so the patient and/or healthcare professional can collect, archive and track information and trends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: MEDWAND SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Howard Rose, M. Samir Qamar
  • Publication number: 20210088166
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for making a duct assembly including an internal component part such as a silencer is disclosed. The duct assembly may be made in a blow-molding operation in which first and second duct parts are formed from a single parison as a combined part that is then split apart to receive a component part in a housing and subsequently closed by a closure part. Alternatively, the first and second housing parts may be separately formed and a component part may be inserted into a housing defined by one or both of the first and second duct parts. The first and second duct parts may be joined and sealed by injection molding a ring over telescopically assembled ends of the first and second parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Chikynda MOORE, Robert Howard SAUNDERS, JR., Robert Joseph MOHAN
  • Patent number: 10953926
    Abstract: A protective cage assembly includes a frame, a bracket assembly mounted to a first tubular member of the frame, a gusset of the bracket assembly extending between the bracket assembly and a second tubular member of the frame, and a third tubular member of the frame removably received by the bracket assembly. The protective cage assembly may be mounted within a cargo space of an electrified vehicle for both protecting the battery pack and establishing a load bearing floor of the cargo space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Howard Saunders, Wayne Haider, Catherine Bansek, Steven Michael Cyr, Luke Allen Pontz, Sahil Nagpal, Jeffery Gilchrist
  • Publication number: 20200406496
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include dissolvable and intentionally degradable objects that are useful for hydraulic fracking operations. Such objects are at least in part manufactured using materials that are soluble in certain fluids including water. The dissolvable and intentionally degradable fracking objects can be manufactured from one or more materials, including composite materials. In one embodiment, dissolvable fracking objects are manufactured from ceramic materials that are soluble in fluids such as water. Such dissolvable fracking objects include fracking balls and plugs. These fracking balls and plugs are arranged to seal a well for a predetermined period of time and dissolve over that predetermined period of time until the well is no longer sealed. In another embodiment, tools generally useful in fracking operations are manufactured to have desirable elastomeric properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: Victory Elements, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Howard, Ajit Yeshwant Sane
  • Patent number: 10876667
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for making a duct assembly including an internal component part such as a silencer is disclosed. The duct assembly may be made in a blow-molding operation in which first and second duct parts are formed from a single parison as a combined part that is then split apart to receive a component part in a housing and subsequently closed by a closure part. Alternatively, the first and second housing parts may be separately formed and a component part may be inserted into a housing defined by one or both of the first and second duct parts. The first and second duct parts may be joined and sealed by injection molding a ring over telescopically assembled ends of the first and second parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Chikynda Moore, Robert Howard Saunders, Jr., Robert Joseph Mohan
  • Patent number: 10747539
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for instruction next fetch prediction. A scan-on-fill target predictor in a processor generates a predicted next fetch address for the instruction fetch unit. When a group of instructions is used to fill an instruction cache but is not currently being retrieved from the instruction cache for processing by other pipeline stages, the group of instructions are scanned to identify exit points of basic blocks within the group. An entry of a table in the scan-on-fill target predictor is allocated for an instruction in a basic block in the group when the basic block has an exit point with a target address that can be resolved within a single clock cycle. The scan-on-fill target predictor may perform a lookup of the table with the current fetch address. The prediction may be compared to a main branch predictor at a later pipeline stage for training purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: James Robert Howard Hakewill, Constantin Pistol
  • Publication number: 20200249685
    Abstract: A processor coupled to memory is configured to receive image data based on an image captured by a camera of a vehicle. The image data is used as a basis of an input to a trained machine learning model trained to predict a three-dimensional trajectory of a machine learning feature. The three-dimensional trajectory of the machine learning feature is provided for automatically controlling the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Ashok Kumar Elluswamy, Matthew Bauch, Christopher Payne, Andrej Karpathy, Dhaval Shroff, Arvind Ramanandan, James Robert Howard Hakewill
  • Publication number: 20200217157
    Abstract: A downhole tool includes a hydraulically operated actuation device to actuate the downhole tool and a control system that regulates flow of hydraulic fluid to the actuation device. The control system includes a pilot module and a power module. The power module has a first solenoid valve and a second solenoid valve fluidly coupled to a pressure source and a fluid return. The power module is fluidly coupled to the actuation device at an output line and a power line. A first power module check valve is arranged in the power line, a second power module check valve is arranged in a control pressure return line fluidly coupled to the fluid return, a first input communicates with the first solenoid valve, and a second input communicates with the second solenoid valve. A pilot-operated check valve is actuatable in response to a pilot signal to drain hydraulic fluid from the power module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Stephen Oser, Robert Howard, Desmond Jones
  • Patent number: 10682731
    Abstract: The invention described herein pertains generally to a process for making boric acid free flux compositions in which boric acid and/or borax is substituted with a molar equivalent amount of potassium tetraborate tetrahydrate. In some embodiments, a phthalocyanine pigment is used to affect a color change at activation temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: Lincoln Global, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert A. Howard
  • Patent number: 10668576
    Abstract: The invention described herein pertains generally to boric acid free flux composition in which boric acid and/or borax is substituted with a molar equivalent amount of potassium tetraborate tetrahydrate. In some embodiments, a phthalocyanine pigment is used to effect a color change at activation temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Lincoln Global, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert A. Howard
  • Patent number: 10655914
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and systems for a portable modular drying device that includes a distributing manifold for receiving a blower device that distributes air through the device, and at least one drying manifold having a first end, a second end, and at least one opening between the first end and the second end for distributing the drying air selectively secured to the distributing manifold. The device further includes at least one drying hose or glove tube selectively secured to the at least one opening of the at least one drying manifold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Inventor: Robert Howard Seehausen, Jr.