Patents by Inventor Robert McCormick
Robert McCormick 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: 20190385969Abstract: A micro-coaxial wire has an overall diameter in a range of 0.1 ?m-550 ?m, a conductive core of the wire has a cross-sectional diameter in a range of 0.05 ?m-304 ?m, an insulator is disposed on the conductive core with thickness in a range of 0.005 ?m-180 ?m, and a conductive shield layer is disposed on the insulator with thickness in a range of 0.009 ?m-99 ?m.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2019Publication date: December 19, 2019Inventors: Caprice Gray Haley, Robert McCormick, Anthony Kopa, John Lachapelle, Amy Duwel, Sara Barron, Andrew P. Magyar
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Publication number: 20190381326Abstract: A method is provided for establishing a communication session with an implantable medical device (“IMD”). The method includes configuring an IMD and an external device to communicate with one another through a protocol that utilizes a dedicated advertisement channel. The advertisement period and the scan period of the protocol are independent of one another such that the advertisement and scan periods at least partially overlap intermittently after a number of cycles. When the external device detects one of the advertisement notices, the method includes establishing a communications link between the external device and the IMD.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 2, 2018Publication date: December 19, 2019Inventors: Reza Shahandeh, Richard Williamson, Gabriel A. Mouchawar, Brent Croft, William Winstrom, Robert McCormick, Jorge N. Amely-Velez, Thanh Tieu, Ali Dianaty, Samir Shah, Yongjian Wu
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Publication number: 20190092450Abstract: A leading edge structure for providing an aerodynamic surface of an aircraft is disclosed having a skin structure, the skin structure providing an outer aerodynamic surface and an inner surface, both surfaces extending in a chordwise and spanwise direction of the structure, and a plurality of structural members, each structural member being connected to the inner surface of the skin structure and extending in the chordwise direction along the inner surface, wherein the structural members are integrally formed with the inner surface of the skin structure. The disclosure is also related to an aircraft wing, aircraft tailplane, wing box structure, wing or wing structure and an aircraft including the leading edge structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2018Publication date: March 28, 2019Inventors: Llifon Williams, Ross Salisbury, Marcus Rafla, Hugh Theobald, Christopher Payne, Robert McCormick, Heinz Hansen, Timothy Evans
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Patent number: 10122987Abstract: A three dimensional system including additional 2 dimensional to three dimensional conversion.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2016Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: VEFXi CorporationInventors: Craig Peterson, Sergey Lomov, Lee Newbill, Robert A. McCormick, Manuel Muro, Pat Doyle, Markus Roberts
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Patent number: 9855433Abstract: A method is provided for establishing a communication session with an implantable medical device (“IMD”). The method includes configuring an IMD and an external device to communicate with one another through a protocol that utilizes a dedicated advertisement channel. The advertisement period and the scan period of the protocol are independent of one another such that the advertisement and scan periods at least partially overlap intermittently after a number of cycles. When the external device detects one of the advertisement notices, the method includes establishing a communications link between the external device and the IMD.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2017Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: Pacesetter, IncInventors: Reza Shahandeh, Richard Williamson, Gabriel A. Mouchawar, Brent Croft, William Winstrom, Robert McCormick, Jorge N. Amely-Velez, Thanh Tieu, Ali Dianaty, Samir Shah, Yongjian Wu
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Publication number: 20170157411Abstract: A method is provided for establishing a communication session with an implantable medical device (“IMD”). The method includes configuring an IMD and an external device to communicate with one another through a protocol that utilizes a dedicated advertisement channel. The advertisement period and the scan period of the protocol are independent of one another such that the advertisement and scan periods at least partially overlap intermittently after a number of cycles. When the external device detects one of the advertisement notices, the method includes establishing a communications link between the external device and the IMD.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2017Publication date: June 8, 2017Inventors: Reza Shahandeh, Richard Williamson, Gabriel A. Mouchawar, Brent Croft, William Winstrom, Robert McCormick, Jorge N. Amely-Velez, Thanh Tieu, Ali Dianaty, Samir Shah, Yongjian Wu
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Patent number: 9586643Abstract: A portable conveyance has a deck, a front drive wheel proximately disposed to a first end of the deck and a rear drive wheel attached proximate to a second end of the deck. A guide roller assembly attached proximate to the rear drive wheel. The guide roller assembly has a first rotational axis and the rear drive wheel rotates about a second rotational axis different from the first rotational axis and parallel to the first rotational axis, such that the guide roller assembly is not in contact with a substantially flat surface when the first and rear drive wheels are in contact with the substantially flat surface, and the guide roller assembly is in rotational contact with the surface when the deck is lifted into a towing position.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2016Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Assignee: Probity Cell LLCInventors: Robert McCormick, Zhenghua Kong, Wei Chang, Yazhao Wang, Kai Wang
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Patent number: 9572992Abstract: A method is provided for establishing a communication session with an implantable medical device (“IMD”). The method includes configuring an IMD and an external device to communicate with one another through a protocol that utilizes a dedicated advertisement channel. The advertisement period and the scan period of the protocol are independent of one another such that the advertisement and scan periods at least partially overlap intermittently after a number of cycles. When the external device detects one of the advertisement notices, the method includes establishing a communications link between the external device and the IMD.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2016Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: Pacesetter Inc.Inventors: Reza Shahandeh, Richard Williamson, Gabriel A. Mouchawar, Brent Croft, William Winstrom, Robert McCormick, Jorge N. Amely-Velez, Thanh Tieu, Ali Dianaty, Samir Shah, Yongjian Wu
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Publication number: 20160297494Abstract: A portable conveyance has a deck, a front drive wheel proximately disposed to a first end of the deck and a rear drive wheel attached proximate to a second end of the deck. A guide roller assembly attached proximate to the rear drive wheel. The guide roller assembly has a first rotational axis and the rear drive wheel rotates about a second rotational axis different from the first rotational axis and parallel to the first rotational axis, such that the guide roller assembly is not in contact with a substantially flat surface when the first and rear drive wheels are in contact with the substantially flat surface, and the guide roller assembly is in rotational contact with the surface when the deck is lifted into a towing position.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2016Publication date: October 13, 2016Inventors: Robert McCormick, Zhenghua Kong, Wei Chang, Yazhao Wang, Kai Wang
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Publication number: 20160256697Abstract: A method is provided for establishing a communication session with an implantable medical device (“IMD”). The method includes configuring an IMD and an external device to communicate with one another through a protocol that utilizes a dedicated advertisement channel. The advertisement period and the scan period of the protocol are independent of one another such that the advertisement and scan periods at least partially overlap intermittently after a number of cycles. When the external device detects one of the advertisement notices, the method includes establishing a communications link between the external device and the IMD.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2016Publication date: September 8, 2016Inventors: Reza Shahandeh, Richard Williamson, Gabriel A. Mouchawar, Brent Croft, William Winstrom, Robert McCormick, Jorge N. Amely-Velez, Thanh Tieu, Ali Dianaty, Samir Shah, Yongjian Wu
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Patent number: 9376158Abstract: A portable conveyance has a deck, a front drive wheel proximately disposed to a first end of the deck and a rear drive wheel attached proximate to a second end of the deck. A guide roller assembly attached proximate to the rear drive wheel. The guide roller assembly has a first rotational axis and the rear drive wheel rotates about a second rotational axis different from the first rotational axis and parallel to the first rotational axis, such that the guide roller assembly is not in contact with a substantially flat surface when the first and rear drive wheels are in contact with the substantially flat surface, and the guide roller assembly is in rotational contact with the surface when the deck is lifted into a towing position.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2015Date of Patent: June 28, 2016Assignee: Probity Cell LLCInventors: Robert McCormick, Zhenghua Kong, Wei Chang, Yazhao Wang, Kai Wang
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Patent number: 9330738Abstract: In an embodiment, a memory system is provided. The memory system can include one or more memory elements, a quantity associated with each of the one or more memory elements can take a value in a continuous range of values; an encoder configured to determine a value for a quantity of a first memory element of the one or more memory elements based on data to be stored; and a memory controller configured to control the first memory element such that the quantity of the first memory element is set to the determined value.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2014Date of Patent: May 3, 2016Assignee: The MITRE CorporationInventor: Robert McCormick Taylor, Jr.
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Publication number: 20150302906Abstract: In an embodiment, a memory system is provided. The memory system can include one or more memory elements, a quantity associated with each of the one or more memory elements can take a value in a continuous range of values; an encoder configured to determine a value for a quantity of a first memory element of the one or more memory elements based on data to be stored; and a memory controller configured to control the first memory element such that the quantity of the first memory element is set to the determined value.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2014Publication date: October 22, 2015Applicant: The MITRE CorporationInventor: Robert McCormick TAYLOR, JR.
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Publication number: 20150148868Abstract: A method is provided for establishing a communication session with an implantable medical device (“IMD”). The method includes configuring an IMD and an external device to communicate with one another through a protocol that utilizes a dedicated advertisement channel. The IMD periodically transmitting advertisement notices over the dedicated advertisement channel according to the protocol. The advertisement notices being transmitted periodically at an advertisement period over multiple cycles. The method further includes repeatedly scanning the advertisement channel, by the external device, for select scanning intervals in search of the advertisement notices, the scanning operation being repeated periodically at a scan period over the multiple cycles. The advertisement period and the scan period are independent of one another such that the advertisement and scan periods at least partially overlap intermittently after a number of cycles.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2013Publication date: May 28, 2015Applicant: PACESETTER, INC.Inventors: Reza Shahandeh, Richard Williamson, Gabriel A. Mouchawar, Brent Croft, William Winstrom, Robert McCormick, Jorge N. Amely-Velez, Thanh Tieu, Ali Dianaty, Samir Shah, Yongjian Wu
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Publication number: 20150048207Abstract: The invention provides a leading edge structure for providing an aerodynamic surface of an aircraft, the leading edge structure comprising a skin structure, the skin structure providing an outer aerodynamic surface and an inner surface, both surfaces extending in a chordwise and spanwise direction of the structure, and a plurality of structural members, each structural member being connected to the inner surface of the skin structure and extending in the chordwise direction along the inner surface, wherein the structural members are integrally formed with the inner surface of the skin structure. The invention also provides an aircraft wing, aircraft tailplane, wing box structure, wing or wing structure and an aircraft including the leading edge structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2012Publication date: February 19, 2015Inventors: Llifon Williams, Ross Salisbury, Marcus Rafla, Hugh Theobald, Christopher Payne, Robert McCormick, Heinz Hansen, Timothy Evans
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Publication number: 20050283210Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods which provide management of historical information associated with a medical device, such as an implantable neurostimulation pulse generator, drug pump, cardiac device, hearing enhancement device, or vision enhancement device. Such management of historical information includes storage of historical information within an associated medical device. Historical information stored within a medical device may provide a complete summary of the use, configuration, and operation of the medical device, e.g., information spanning the entire in-service life of the medical device. Historical information for which management is provided may include both static data and dynamic data. The historical information may be used in configuring the medical device, analyzing the operation of the medical device, autonomously altering operation of the medical device, etcetera.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2005Publication date: December 22, 2005Applicant: Advanced Neuromodulation Systems, Inc.Inventors: Brian Blischak, Roger Hill, Robert McCormick
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Patent number: 6902682Abstract: An apparatus and method for holding a substrate on a support layer in a processing chamber. The method includes the steps of positioning the substrate a predetermined distance from the support layer, introducing a plasma in the processing chamber, lowering the substrate to a point where the substrate engages the support layer, and maintaining the plasma for a predetermined time. The apparatus is directed to a susceptor system for a processing chamber in which a substrate is electrostatically held essentially flat. The apparatus includes a substrate support and a support layer composed of a dielectric material disposed on the substrate support. At least one lift pin is used for supporting the substrate relative to the support layer. Means are provided for moving each lift pin relative to the support layer. Means are also provided for producing a plasma within the processing chamber.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2002Date of Patent: June 7, 2005Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: Quanyuan Shang, Robert McCormick Robertson, Kam S. Law, James T. Gardner
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Patent number: 6610374Abstract: A thin film layer can be formed on a glass substrate by preheating the substrate, depositing an amorphous silicon precursor layer on the substrate at a first temperature, and annealing the substrate in a thermal processing chamber at a second temperature sufficiently higher than the first temperature to substantially reduce the hydrogen concentration in the precursor layer. The preheating and annealing steps can occur in the same thermal processing chamber. Then the precursor layer is converted to a polycrystaline silicon layer by laser annealing.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2001Date of Patent: August 26, 2003Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: Chuang-Chuang Tsai, Takako Takehara, Regina Qiu, Yvonne LeGrice, William Reid Harshbarger, Robert McCormick Robertson
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Publication number: 20030070616Abstract: An apparatus and method for holding a substrate on a support layer in a processing chamber. The method includes the steps of positioning the substrate a predetermined distance from the support layer, introducing a plasma in the processing chamber, lowering the substrate to a point where the substrate engages the support layer, and maintaining the plasma for a predetermined time. The apparatus is directed to a susceptor system for a processing chamber in which a substrate is electrostatically held essentially flat. The apparatus includes a substrate support and a support layer composed of a dielectric material disposed on the substrate support. At least one lift pin is used for supporting the substrate relative to the support layer. Means are provided for moving each lift pin relative to the support layer. Means are also provided for producing a plasma within the processing chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2002Publication date: April 17, 2003Applicant: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: Quanyuan Shang, Robert McCormick Robertson, Kam S. Law, James T. Gardner
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Patent number: D494242Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2003Date of Patent: August 10, 2004Assignee: Brunswick Bowling & Billiards CorporationInventor: William Robert McCormick