Patents by Inventor Robert J. Griffin
Robert J. Griffin 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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Publication number: 20240094889Abstract: Computerized systems and methods are provided for automatically generating an application overflow tool that is dynamically updated and arranged to provide improved access to popular or recently used applications. These systems and methods improve existing technologies by generating an overflow panel different from a task bar, such that the overflow panel provides access to most recently used applications that are not on the task bar. As such, ease of access to applications is improved to increase user efficiency. These systems also improve the way computers operate by leveraging existing GUI layouts to reduce computing resource consumption, such as memory, network latency, I/O, and the like, that would otherwise be required improve access to applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Charles Edward TAYLOR, Jr., Peter E. HAMMERQUIST, Benjamin J. SCHOEPKE, Jessica Leigh DOUMA, Albert Peter YIH, Emilia Marie NOBREGA, Hadley Meryl GRIFFIN, Ashley Nicole FERGUSON, Robert Joseph DISANO
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Publication number: 20240077309Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to displaying information related to a physical activity. In some embodiments, methods and user interfaces for managing the display of information related to a physical activity are described.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Nicholas D. FELTON, James B. CARY, Edward CHAO, Kevin W. CHEN, Christopher P. FOSS, Eamon F. GILRAVI, Austen J. GREEN, Bradley W. GRIFFIN, Anders K. HAGLUNDS, Lori HYLAN-CHO, Stephen P. JACKSON, Matthew S. KOONCE, Paul T. NIXON, Robert M. PEARSON
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Patent number: 11896420Abstract: A metallic diaphragm disk incorporating a piezoelectric material bonded thereto and operatively coupled to a base rim of a housing provides for closing an open-ended cavity at the first end of the housing. At least one inertial mass is either incorporated in or attached to the housing. A plastic film adhesively bonded to at least one of an outer rim of the housing or an outer-facing surface of the disk provides for receiving an adhesive acoustic interface material to provide for coupling the housing to the skin of a test subject.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2022Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: AUSCULSCIENCES, INC.Inventors: Simon Martin, Mark W. Armstrong, Anthony Dewar, Robert J. Griffin, Brady Laska, Sergey A. Telenkov, Steven P. Morton, Camilla Jastrzebski
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Publication number: 20230091977Abstract: A metallic diaphragm disk incorporating a piezoelectric material bonded thereto and operatively coupled to a base rim of a housing provides for closing an open-ended cavity at the first end of the housing. At least one inertial mass is either incorporated in or attached to the housing. A plastic film adhesively bonded to at least one of an outer rim of the housing or an outer-facing surface of the disk provides for receiving an adhesive acoustic interface material to provide for coupling the housing to the skin of a test subject.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2022Publication date: March 23, 2023Applicant: AUSCULSCIENCES, INC.Inventors: Simon MARTIN, Mark W. ARMSTRONG, Anthony DEWAR, Robert J. GRIFFIN, Brady LASKA, Sergey A. TELENKOV, Steven P. MORTON, Camilla JASTRZEBSKI
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Patent number: 11510644Abstract: Each conductor of a plurality of insulated conductors of a wiring harness extends between, and electrically connects, a corresponding terminal of a first electrical connector to either a corresponding terminal of an electrical connector jack of a plurality of electrical jacks located along the wiring harness, or to a corresponding terminal of a corresponding auscultatory sound-or-vibration sensor of the plurality of auscultatory sound-or-vibration sensors. The plurality of insulated conductors are organized in a plurality of distinct branches, each distinct branch originating either from the first electrical connector or from another portion of the wiring harness, and the locations of the plurality of distinct branches, in cooperation with the plurality of electrical jacks, if present, are implicitly suggestive of a corresponding location of the corresponding auscultatory sound-or-vibration sensor on a thorax of a test subject.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2021Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: AUSCULSCIENCES, INC.Inventors: Sergey A Telenkov, Simon Martin, Mark W. Armstrong, Steven P. Morton, Robert J. Griffin
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Patent number: 11453859Abstract: A method of coating a surface with nanoparticles for biological analysis of cells that includes the steps of cleaning the surface with an oxidizing acid, treating the surface with an organosilane, coating the surface with nanoparticles, and then growing cells on the surface coated with the nanoparticles. The surface may be a glass surface, a silica-based surface, a plastic-based surface or a polymer-based surface. The nanoparticles may be gold-based nanomaterials.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2019Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: BioVentures, LLCInventors: Samir V. Jenkins, Robert J. Griffin, Michael J. Borrelli
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Patent number: 11191486Abstract: At least one of at least one data-dependent scale factor or at least one data-dependent detection threshold is determined responsive to at least one block of time-series data of an auscultatory-sound signal generated by an auscultatory-sound sensor operatively coupled to a portion of the skin of a test-subject, wherein the at least one data-dependent scale factor or at least one data-dependent detection threshold provides a measure of a range of values of the at least one block of time-series data in relation to a predetermined metric, and is used to determine whether or not the auscultatory-sound sensor is either debonded or detached from the skin of the test-subject.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2018Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: AusculSciences, Inc.Inventors: Robert J. Griffin, Daniel Labonté, Md Shahidul Islam, Simon Martin, Camilla Jastrzebski, Brady Laska, David Gloag, Sergey A. Telenkov
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Publication number: 20210169440Abstract: Each conductor of a plurality of insulated conductors of a wiring harness extends between, and electrically connects, a corresponding terminal of a first electrical connector to either a corresponding terminal of an electrical connector jack of a plurality of electrical jacks located along the wiring harness, or to a corresponding terminal of a corresponding auscultatory sound-or-vibration sensor of the plurality of auscultatory sound-or-vibration sensors. The plurality of insulated conductors are organized in a plurality of distinct branches, each distinct branch originating either from the first electrical connector or from another portion of the wiring harness, and the locations of the plurality of distinct branches, in cooperation with the plurality of electrical jacks, if present, are implicitly suggestive of a corresponding location of the corresponding auscultatory sound-or-vibration sensor on a thorax of a test subject.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2021Publication date: June 10, 2021Applicant: AUSCULSCIENCES, INC.Inventors: Sergey A. TELENKOV, Simon MARTIN, Mark W. ARMSTRONG, Steven P. MORTON, Robert J. GRIFFIN
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Patent number: 10925573Abstract: A metallic diaphragm disk incorporating a piezoelectric material bonded thereto and operatively coupled to a base rim of a housing provides for closing an open-ended cavity at the first end of the housing. In one aspect, plastic film adhesively bonded to at least one of an outer rim of the housing or an outer-facing surface of the disk provides for receiving an adhesive acoustic interface material to provide for coupling the housing to the skin of a test subject. In another aspect, an outer-facing surface of a base portion of the housing provides for receiving an adhesive acoustic interface material to provide for coupling the housing to the skin of a test subject, at least one inertial mass is operatively coupled to a central portion of the metallic diaphragm disk, and the opening in the first end of the housing is closed with a cover.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2018Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: AusculSciences, Inc.Inventors: Simon Martin, Steven P. Morton, Mark W. Armstrong, Robert J. Griffin, Sergey A. Telenkov, Brady Laska, Anthony Dewar, Camilla Jastrzebski
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Publication number: 20190249136Abstract: A method of coating a surface with nanoparticles for biological analysis of cells that includes the steps of cleaning the surface with an oxidizing acid, treating the surface with an organosilane, coating the surface with nanoparticles, and then growing cells on the surface coated with the nanoparticles. The surface may be a glass surface, a silica-based surface, a plastic-based surface or a polymer-based surface. The nanoparticles may be gold-based nanomaterials.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2019Publication date: August 15, 2019Inventors: Samir V. Jenkins, Robert J. Griffin, Michael J. Borrelli
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Publication number: 20190099152Abstract: A metallic diaphragm disk incorporating a piezoelectric material bonded thereto and operatively coupled to a base rim of a housing provides for closing an open-ended cavity at the first end of the housing. In one aspect, plastic film adhesively bonded to at least one of an outer rim of the housing or an outer-facing surface of the disk provides for receiving an adhesive acoustic interface material to provide for coupling the housing to the skin of a test subject. In another aspect, an outer-facing surface of a base portion of the housing provides for receiving an adhesive acoustic interface material to provide for coupling the housing to the skin of a test subject, at least one inertial mass is operatively coupled to a central portion of the metallic diaphragm disk, and the opening in the first end of the housing is closed with a cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2018Publication date: April 4, 2019Applicant: AUSCULSCIENCES, INC.Inventors: Simon MARTIN, Steven P. MORTON, Mark W. ARMSTRONG, Robert J. GRIFFIN, Sergey A. TELENKOV, Brady LASKA, Anthony DEWAR, Camilla JASTRZEBSKI
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Publication number: 20190083038Abstract: At least one of at least one data-dependent scale factor or at least one data-dependent detection threshold is determined responsive to at least one block of time-series data of an auscultatory-sound signal generated by an auscultatory-sound sensor operatively coupled to a portion of the skin of a test-subject, wherein the at least one data-dependent scale factor or at least one data-dependent detection threshold provides a measure of a range of values of the at least one block of time-series data in relation to a predetermined metric, and is used to determine whether or not the auscultatory-sound sensor is either debonded or detached from the skin of the test-subject.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2018Publication date: March 21, 2019Applicant: AUSCULSCIENCES, INC.Inventors: Robert J. GRIFFIN, Daniel LABONTÉ, Md Shahidul ISLAM, Simon MARTIN, Camilla JASTRZEBSKI, Brady LASKA, David GLOAG, Sergey A. TELENKOV
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Publication number: 20180104336Abstract: A method of increasing radiation sensitivity of tumor cells in a subject is disclosed. The method includes the step of administering to the subject an effective amount of a glutaminase inhibitor, such as CB-839 or BPTES. A method of treating a tumor in a subject is also disclosed, which includes the steps of administering to the subject an effective amount of a glutaminase inhibitor and exposing the tumor to radiation in a dose effective to reduce a size of the tumor.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2017Publication date: April 19, 2018Inventors: Gunnar Boysen, Robert J. Griffin
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Patent number: 7902962Abstract: A cart has at least three wheels. It has one or more loop antennas, and a radio transceiver connected with the antennas. The antennas and transceiver operate at a frequency lower than 1 megahertz. The loop antennas are each at least 0.2 square meters in area. The cart is moved to an area such as a room, and the transceiver communicates with various RF tags in the room. Because of the antenna configuration, the portion of spectrum employed, and the power levels used, the cart is able to communicate with most if not all of the RF tags in the room. The cart can then be moved to another area such as another room, and the process repeated. In this way an inventory of tags can be made without expensive permanently installed infrastructure. The system is robust against interferers such as large metal objects and intervening objects.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2009Date of Patent: March 8, 2011Assignee: Visible Assets, Inc.Inventors: John K. Stevens, Robert J. Griffin, Alexander Tkanchenko
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Publication number: 20100245046Abstract: A cart has at least three wheels. It has one or more loop antennas, and a radio transceiver connected with the antennas. The antennas and transceiver operate at a frequency lower than 1 megahertz. The loop antennas are each at least 0.2 square meters in area. The cart is moved to an area such as a room, and the transceiver communicates with various RF tags in the room. Because of the antenna configuration, the portion of spectrum employed, and the power levels used, the cart is able to communicate with most if not all of the RF tags in the room. The cart can then be moved to another area such as another room, and the process repeated. In this way an inventory of tags can be made without expensive permanently installed infrastructure. The system is robust against interferers such as large metal objects and intervening objects.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2009Publication date: September 30, 2010Applicant: VISIBLE ASSETS, INC.Inventors: John K. Stevens, Robert J. Griffin, Alexander Tkanchenko
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Patent number: 7667606Abstract: Activities of individuals and the movements/usage of products are monitored in an operating room during a surgical procedure by disposing in the operating room a first transceiver operating in a long wavelength mode in which 99.99% or more of radiated energy is in the form of a magnetic field, for example 131 KHz. A distinguishable radio frequency-enabled identification tag is associated with each of a plurality of persons assigned to the surgical procedure, including for example, doctors, nurses, and/or the patient, and optionally with products to be monitored. A signal is transmitted from the first transceiver and responses from the identification tags are monitored. A log is created from the monitored responses indicative activities of each of the persons in the operating room or of movements of tagged products.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2007Date of Patent: February 23, 2010Assignee: Visible Assets, IncInventors: Tom Packert, Jay Pierce, Robert J. Griffin, John K. Stevens
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Publication number: 20090247911Abstract: A multiple-angle switched high intensity focused ultrasound device having at least two focused ultrasound transducers mounted in a frame so that the focal zones of all transducers intersect. Each of the transducers is independently driven from a radiofrequency (RF) generator. The RF driving signal is switched so that no more than one transducer is operated at a time. This allows shaping the temperature distribution in the target area by overlapping thermal contributions of each transducer.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2009Publication date: October 1, 2009Inventors: Petr Novak, Robert J. Griffin
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Publication number: 20080246610Abstract: Activities of individuals and the movements/usage of products are monitored in an operating room during a surgical procedure by disposing in the operating room a first transceiver operating in a long wavelength mode in which 99.99% or more of radiated energy is in the form of a magnetic field, for example 131 KHz. A distinguishable radio frequency-enabled identification tag is associated with each of a plurality of persons assigned to the surgical procedure, including for example, doctors, nurses, and/or the patient, and optionally with products to be monitored. A signal is transmitted from the first transceiver and responses from the identification tags are monitored. A log is created from the monitored responses indicative activities of each of the persons in the operating room or of movements of tagged products.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2007Publication date: October 9, 2008Applicant: VISIBLE ASSETS, INC.Inventors: Tom Packert, Jay Pierce, Robert J. Griffin, John K. Stevens
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Publication number: 20080100454Abstract: A cart has at least three wheels. It has one or more loop antennas, and a radio transceiver connected with the antennas. The antennas and transceiver operate at a frequency lower than 1 megahertz. The loop antennas are each at least 0.2 square meters in area. The cart is moved to an area such as a room, and the transceiver communicates with various RF tags in the room. Because of the antenna configuration, the portion of spectrum employed, and the power levels used, the cart is able to communicate with most if not all of the RF tags in the room. The cart can then be moved to another area such as another room, and the process repeated. In this way an inventory of tags can be made without expensive permanently installed infrastructure. The system is robust against interferers such as large metal objects and intervening objects.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2007Publication date: May 1, 2008Applicant: Visible Assets, Inc.Inventors: John K. Stevens, Robert J. Griffin, Alexander Tkanchenko
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Patent number: 6472279Abstract: The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, and a related method manufacturing an integrated circuit. In one embodiment, the method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes creating a source/drain region between an electrode and an isolation structure located on a substrate. The method further includes implanting a dopant at a predetermined implant dopant concentration through an opening formed in a channel stop mask and located between the electrode and the isolation structure to form a channel stop between the source/drain region and the isolation structure.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2001Date of Patent: October 29, 2002Assignee: Agere Systems Inc.Inventors: Robert J. Griffin, Charles W. Pearce