Patents by Inventor Robert Meyer
Robert Meyer 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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Patent number: 10708656Abstract: In some aspects, a mobile application package is bound to a privileged component of a mobile device operating system. The mobile application package includes a software virtualization layer and a management service component. The software virtualization layer and the management service component are enabled to execute in a privileged mode based on the privileged component. A virtual phone image is downloaded from a management server. A virtual machine based on the virtual phone image is launched by the software virtualization layer.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2018Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: VMWARE, INC.Inventors: Stephen Deasy, Craig Newell, Emil Sit, Paul Wisner, David Furodet, Viktor Gyuris, Robert Meyer, Fanny Strudel
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Patent number: 10677620Abstract: A system includes a magnetic field sense element for detecting an external magnetic field and a magnetic field source proximate the magnetic field sense element for providing a reference magnetic field. The magnetic field sense element produces a composite signal having reference and measurement signal portions, the reference signal portion being indicative of the reference magnetic field and the measurement signal portion being indicative of the external magnetic field. A power supply provides a supply current through the magnetic field source for continuously generating the reference magnetic field while the system is in an operational mode. A processing circuit processes the composite signal to produce a measurement output signal indicative of the external magnetic field. A qualification circuit, coupled with the processing circuit at multiple test points, detects the reference signal portion at the multiple test points and determines operability of the system from the detected reference signal portion.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2018Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: NXP B.V.Inventors: Robert Meyer, Michael Schoeneich
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Patent number: 10655831Abstract: The specification and drawings present methodology for modularly expanding sensing capabilities of a luminaire or a luminaire mounted sensing system by adding replaceable exterior sensor module(s) in a desired position in a vicinity of an existing (legacy) luminaire or a luminaire system for both inside and outside applications. For outside applications, this modular expansion may be performed while maintaining weathertight sealing integrity, e.g., waterproofing of the luminaire-sensor system/apparatus including exterior housing, exterior electrical connections, cables and any other exposed components. The embodiments described herein can provide diverse sensor capability and future expansion needs for luminaire mounted sensing systems and for processing sensor signals.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2017Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: Current Lighting Solutions, LLCInventors: Thomas Clynne, Jonathan Robert Meyer, Francis Beaudoin, Eric Lavigne, Thomas Knapp, Koushik Saha
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Patent number: 10631088Abstract: The specification and drawings present a use of multiple microphones for increasing acoustic sensing capabilities by processing acoustic signals from the multiple microphones in outdoor luminaire mounted surveillance/sensor systems. For example, various embodiments presented herein describe signal processing means to utilize stereo/multiple microphones in a luminaire (such as an outdoor roadway luminaire) to provide enhanced information regarding the surroundings of the luminaire. The multiple microphone luminaire sensor processing system can provide a more environmentally robust and sensitive approach which can be, for example, resistant to environmental noise such as a wind noise, as well as capable of isolating specific sounds from the surroundings, e.g., in specific directions.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2018Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: Current Lighting Solutions, LLCInventors: Koushik Babi Saha, Thomas Clynne, Jonathan Robert Meyer
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Patent number: 10620229Abstract: A system includes a magnetic sense element for detecting an external magnetic field and a magnetic field source proximate the magnetic sense element for providing an internal magnetic field that is detectable by the magnetic sense element. The system selectively functions in-situ in either of an operational mode and a standstill mode. The magnetic sense elements detects the external magnetic field in the operational mode. The external magnetic field is not available for detection in the standstill mode, and the internal magnetic field is provided only when the system is in the standstill mode. The system further includes a processing circuit that processes an output signal produced by the magnetic sense element in response to the internal magnetic field to determine operability of the system and to detect failures within the entire signal processing chain.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2017Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: NXP B.V.Inventor: Robert Meyer
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Patent number: 10602254Abstract: The specification and drawings present packaging for integrating a microphone into an outdoor luminaire that provides high sensitivity and dynamic range together with being waterproof, resistant to impact and wind noise, environmentally resistant and unobtrusive to passers-by. Various embodiments describe packaging of outdoor luminaire mounted microphones to achieve waterproof and minimized unwanted noise performance, and other desirable features.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2016Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: CURRENT LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLCInventors: Koushik Babi Saha, Thomas Clynne, Jonathan Robert Meyer, Rick Dean Dureiko
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Patent number: 10535043Abstract: A calendar view smoothly and progressively transitions between different calendar views. Instead of snapping to a week view in response to changing from a month view to the week view, the month view progressively transitions to the week view while receiving an interaction. For example, the week view may smoothly expand while the view of the other weeks in the month smoothly decrease in size while the interaction is being received. A user may navigate between different calendar views such as year to month, month to week, week to multiple days, days to single days, and the like. When navigating month to month, week to week, day to day, and the like, the transitions between each time element are progressively and smoothly transitioned. Task information or other information that is displayed in the calendar progressively transitions to show more or less information depending on the interaction being received.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2013Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Kirk Fernandes, Kathryn Elizabeth Suskin, Zachary Justin Miller, Robert Meyer, Nelson Siu, Choon-mun Hooi, Jonathan Cadiz
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Patent number: 10493545Abstract: A reamer has a shank made of steel and a cutting body made of a harder material, wherein the cutting body forms the outer circumference of the reamer in the region of the workpiece side end and has all the cutting ribs.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2017Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: KENNAMETAL INC.Inventors: Armin Josef Zimmerman, Robert Meyer, Michael Schuffenhauer
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Patent number: 10470473Abstract: A method of storing potatoes comprises storing a plurality of endodormant or ecodormant potatoes in a first gaseous environment including carbon dioxide in an amount of from greater than the amount of carbon dioxide present in atmospheric air to up to 5 mol % based on the composition of the first gaseous environment; and in a subsequent storage step storing the potatoes in a second gaseous environment including carbon dioxide in an amount of from 0.03 to 2 mol % based on the composition of the second gaseous environment, the first and second gaseous environments having different carbon dioxide contents. The method may comprise: monitoring the dormancy of the potatoes; in response to eye movement of a potato, changing the first gaseous environment to a second gaseous environment; maintaining a level of carbon dioxide in the second gaseous environment below a selected threshold to control sugar content of the potatoes.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2013Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: FRITO-LAY TRADING COMPANY GMBHInventors: Leon A. Terry, Simon Charles McWilliam, Brian Robert Meyer
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Publication number: 20190339101Abstract: A system includes a magnetic field sense element for detecting an external magnetic field and a magnetic field source proximate the magnetic field sense element for providing a reference magnetic field. The magnetic field sense element produces a composite signal having reference and measurement signal portions, the reference signal portion being indicative of the reference magnetic field and the measurement signal portion being indicative of the external magnetic field. A power supply provides a supply current through the magnetic field source for continuously generating the reference magnetic field while the system is in an operational mode. A processing circuit processes the composite signal to produce a measurement output signal indicative of the external magnetic field. A qualification circuit, coupled with the processing circuit at multiple test points, detects the reference signal portion at the multiple test points and determines operability of the system from the detected reference signal portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2018Publication date: November 7, 2019Inventors: Robert Meyer, Michael Schoeneich
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Patent number: 10436839Abstract: A device comprising includes an output terminal and a first current path from the output terminal to a first reference voltage. The first current path includes a series connection of current electrodes of a first transistor and a second transistor. The first transistor receives at a control electrode a signal to set a desired level of current to be conducted by the first current path. The second transistor generates at a control electrode a feedback signal indicative of an actual current conducted by the first transistor.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2017Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: NXP B.V.Inventor: Robert Meyer
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Publication number: 20190286690Abstract: Embeddable extensions of the functionality of email and calendaring applications are described herein. An originating email and calendaring application formats meeting items to include extensible content, e.g., within the body field of the meeting item. Recipient email and calendaring applications receive the meeting items and, depending on whether they are configured to provide an extended functionality, will either deploy the extensible content item according to the extended functionality or present the extensible content item according to a standardized functionality. The body field includes the extensible content item according to the standardized functionality that is interpretable by configured clients to provide the extended functionality.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Robert MEYER, Jackson Robert THOMPSON
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Patent number: 10402958Abstract: A system includes an imaging system having a housing with a window, an imaging device within the housing having a field-of-view containing at least a portion of the window, a dark-field illuminator source within the housing directed at that portion of the window within the field-of-view, a control processor in communication with the imaging device and configured to execute instructions that cause the imaging device to acquire a first series of images with the dark-field illuminator source not activated, the control processor configured to control activation of the dark-field illuminator source, the imaging device configured to capture additional images during acquisition of the first series of images, the additional images captured during periods when the dark-field illuminator source is activated. In some implementations, dark-field illuminator can be synched with frame acquisition rate of the first series of images. A method and a non-transitory computer readable medium are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2017Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: CURRENT LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLCInventors: Thomas Clynne, Rick Dean Dureiko, Jonathan Robert Meyer, Koushik Babi Saha
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Patent number: 10346530Abstract: Embeddable extensions of the functionality of email and calendaring applications are described herein. An originating email and calendaring application formats meeting items to include extensible content, e.g., within the body field of the meeting item. Recipient email and calendaring applications receive the meeting items and, depending on whether they are configured to provide an extended functionality, will either deploy the extensible content item according to the extended functionality or present the extensible content item according to a standardized functionality. The body field includes the extensible content item according to the standardized functionality that is interpretable by configured clients to provide the extended functionality.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2017Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Robert Meyer, Jackson Robert Thompson
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Patent number: 10334179Abstract: An assembly is disclosed, which comprises a light fixture comprising a light source thereon; an image capturing device mounted adjacent with the light source; and a housing covering the image capturing device, wherein the housing has a window within a field of view of the image capturing device; wherein at least a portion of the window serving as working optical surface of the image capturing device is located within a shadow of direct light from the light source of the light fixture.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2017Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: CURRENT LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLCInventors: Thomas Clynne, Koushik Babi Saha, Jonathan Robert Meyer
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Patent number: 10272960Abstract: A track pin for a track chain assembly includes a body made from a steel alloy. The steel alloy has a composition comprising iron, a nitride-forming element, and silicon. The composition of the steel alloy comprises at least 0.5 percent by weight of silicon. The body includes an external nitrided surface.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2016Date of Patent: April 30, 2019Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Robert Bierman, Robert Meyer, Zachary S. Birky
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Publication number: 20190120897Abstract: A device comprising includes an output terminal and a first current path from the output terminal to a first reference voltage. The first current path includes a series connection of current electrodes of a first transistor and a second transistor. The first transistor receives at a control electrode a signal to set a desired level of current to be conducted by the first current path. The second transistor generates at a control electrode a feedback signal indicative of an actual current conducted by the first transistor.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2017Publication date: April 25, 2019Inventor: Robert Meyer
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Publication number: 20190120903Abstract: A method includes receiving a first signal at an input of a device driver included at an electronic device, the first signal representing first information. A second signal representing the first information is provided at an output of the device driver. The output of the device driver, under normal operating conditions, is coupled to an output terminal of the electronic device. A third signal at the output terminal is received at feedback circuitry of the electronic device. The feedback circuitry identifies a fault at the output terminal based on the third signal and the first signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2017Publication date: April 25, 2019Inventors: Robert Meyer, Michael Schoeneich
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Publication number: 20190092532Abstract: Flambéing pastes for grilling products, containing at least one gelling agent and/or thickening agent which is soaked and/or gelled by pure alcohol, as well as pure alcohol in a concentration that it maintains the combustion until it is entirely consumed; method for flambéing grilling products, in which a grilling sauce is simultaneously applied with a flambéing paste layer by layer on the product to be grilled and ignites the flambéing paste; a dispenser for the simultaneous, layered application of paste-like grilling sauces and flambéing pastes on the product to be grilled, having a two- or multi-chamber system; and a grilling product that is to be flambéed and has on its surface at least one layer of at least one grilling sauce and, lying thereon, at least one layer of at least one flambéing paste.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2017Publication date: March 28, 2019Inventors: Gregor LUTHE, Nele SCHMIDT, Robert MEYER
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Publication number: 20190098401Abstract: The specification and drawings present a use of multiple microphones for increasing acoustic sensing capabilities by processing acoustic signals from the multiple microphones in outdoor luminaire mounted surveillance/sensor systems. For example, various embodiments presented herein describe signal processing means to utilize stereo/multiple microphones in a luminaire (such as an outdoor roadway luminaire) to provide enhanced information regarding the surroundings of the luminaire. The multiple microphone luminaire sensor processing system can provide a more environmentally robust and sensitive approach which can be, for example, resistant to environmental noise such as a wind noise, as well as capable of isolating specific sounds from the surroundings, e.g., in specific directions.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2018Publication date: March 28, 2019Inventors: Koushik Babi SAHA, Thomas CLYNNE, Jonathan Robert MEYER