Patents by Inventor Robert On

Robert On 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).

  • MOBILE ACCESS UNIT AND CAGE
    Publication number: 20190389677
    Abstract: Fall restraint equipment comprising a mobile access unit having a mobile platform portion, a ladder portion, and a cage portion. The components of the fall restraint equipment are formed from butterflying, lasering, cutting, bending, and/or stamping continuous pieces of tubular and sheet metal. The components of the mobile access unit are modular and include adapters of varying height that cause the mobile access unit to exhibit varying height. Also, the mobile access unit is adaptable so that it can roll in a first direction of orientation of the ladder or a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventor: Robert W. Honeycutt
  • CONNECTORS FOR FIBER OPTIC CABLES
    Publication number: 20190391344
    Abstract: An apparatus includes first and second components. A track supports one of the components for movement toward the other of the components. A first connector is mounted on the first component. The first connector retains an end portion of a first fiber optic cable, and has a first alignment portion. A second connector retains an end portion of a second fiber optic cable, and has a second alignment portion. The second alignment portion guides the second fiber optic cable radially into coaxial alignment with the first fiber optic cable upon movement of the first alignment portion against the second alignment portion. A floating mount device supports the second connector on the second component for guided movement radially relative to the second component upon movement of the first alignment portion against the second alignment portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicant: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: Daniel Edward Hrncir, Robert Judson Burns, David Aaron Metcalf
  • OVER-THE-AIR (OTA) UPDATE FOR FIRMWARE OF A VEHICLE COMPONENT
    Publication number: 20190391802
    Abstract: Executable code is part of an over-the-air (OTA) update received by, for example, a computing device in a vehicle. In one example, the update is a secure over-the-air (SOTA) update of software that is stored in firmware of a vehicle component (e.g., firmware stored in memory of a storage device or a boot device that are mounted in a vehicle).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Alberto Troia, Robert Richard Noel Bielby
  • COMPUTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE TEMPORAL ARRANGEMENT OF DATA
    Publication number: 20190392515
    Abstract: A device and method for management of an account. An event placement timeline is displayed. Account events are shown along the timeline. A preferred event time range or “safe zone” is shown along the timeline. The “safe zone” is the portion of the month during which it is safe to schedule certain events, like bill payments, with lower risk of NSF, overdraft or the like. The user moves a movable object into the “safe zone” to reschedule the account event in the “safe zone”, and the settings of the account are modified to automatically execute the account event at that time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Rajeev Kumar GANDHI, Robert Kyle MILLER, Paul Mon-Wah CHAN, John Jong Suk LEE, Rakesh Thomas JETHWA
  • RF TAG WITH MEMORY MANAGEMENT
    Publication number: 20190392276
    Abstract: In embodiments of the present disclosure improved capabilities are described for a method and system for a radio frequency (RF) tag comprising a controller, a memory, and a memory manager, wherein the controller utilizes the memory manager to manage different memory types and the memory is accessible to an external computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Timothy P. Butler, David Puleston, Javier Berrios, Robert W. Hamlin, Leonid Mats, Steven Benoit
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERY OF AN ITEM
    Publication number: 20190392389
    Abstract: Generally, embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods that can identify the location of a consignee and propose one or more alternative delivery location(s). The proposed delivery location may be based on the current location of the consignee, current address on the package to be delivered, information located in a social network (private or public), “to-be” location as determined by the consignee which would be transmitted to the carrier and/or a predicted consignee location. In other embodiments, the consignee or “carrier” may suggest an alternative fixed location or alternative mobile location. In some embodiments, the consignee may indicate an alternative recipient of the item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Robert J. Gillen, Roberta Walton Hensley
  • ATTACHABLE HOLDER
    Publication number: 20190389391
    Abstract: An attachable holder has a holder portion with attachment openings in a base portion and a cover. The cover fits over the holder portion and is frictionally held in place. Attachment means such as cable ties or hook and loop straps is used to secure the attachable holder to a handle on a tool such as a weed trimmer, lawn mower etc. to hold safety glasses, ear protection, cell phones, etc. In one embodiment, the cover has retainer sockets or retainer slots in each end that releasably fit within retainer balls or retainer ridges found on the upper surface of the holder portion. In one embodiment, flexible clips and attachment wedges are used to secure the attachable holder to the handle. In another embodiment the cover is connected to the holder portion by an integrally formed hinge that allows the cover to close and open.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventor: Robert P. DRNEK
  • ALLOCATION OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT RESOURCES
    Publication number: 20190394767
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for allocation of acknowledgement resources. In an embodiment, a method of transmitting control information to a communication network may be implemented in a wireless device. The method may include being configured with at least two physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) opportunities, each of the at least two PUCCH opportunities identifying uplink resources to be used for transmitting control information to the communication network. The method may further include receiving an acknowledgement resource indication (ARI) indicating one of the configured at least two PUCCH opportunities to be used for transmitting control information associated with the DL transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicant: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Robert BALDEMAIR, Erik DAHLMAN, Sorour FALAHATI, Daniel LARSSON, Stefan PARKVALL
  • Intelligent Stop Shaking Device, System and Method
    Publication number: 20190388019
    Abstract: A system for inhibiting shaking includes multiple parallel tracks each to join a plurality of mini gyroscopes (MG) in series, the parallel tracks joined at one or more control junctures and disposed on a flexible substrate wrap. The system includes multiple MG accumulated in series in the parallel tracks via a user's action(s), the MG configured to spin 90 degrees relative to each other and a single parallel track at a magnitude and a direction of relative angular velocities. The system additionally includes mini accelerometers and a digital processing circuit to differentiate shaking and purposeful movement via a first and a second derivative of accelerations of portions of the flexible substrate wrap. The system further includes a microcontroller to control the variable angular momentum and the spin axis of the MG to ablate shaking relative to purposeful movement of portions of the substrate wrap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Robert CV Chen, Tiffany YW Chen
  • SECURE MANAGEMENT OF TRANSACTIONS USING A SMART/VIRTUAL CARD
    Publication number: 20190392426
    Abstract: A method securely manages smart card transactions. A processing entity receives a smart card identifier from a smart card, where the smart card is a virtual card on a mobile computing device that comprises a processor, where the smart card identifier is a transaction-specific identifier for a transaction. A protected application is received at the mobile computing device, where a received protected application initially cannot be utilized by an operating system for execution by the processor. A security object is received at the mobile computing device, where the security object is used to convert the received protected application into an executable application that can be utilized by the operating system for execution by the processor. The processor executes the executable application to act as the virtual card, where the virtual card provides a functionality of a predefined physical electronic card.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: ROBERT R. FRIEDLANDER, JAMES R. KRAEMER, JEB R. LINTON
  • Alkali-Promoted Activated Alumina Adsorbent
    Publication number: 20190388868
    Abstract: An adsorbent for removing CO2 from a gas mixture, the adsorbent comprising alumina and a carbonate compound where the carbonate to alumina IR absorbance intensity ratio is reduced by washing the adsorbent with water. The disclosure also describes a method of making adsorbent particles, process for removing CO2 from a gas mixture using the adsorbent, and an adsorption unit using the adsorbent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicant: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: GARRET CHI-HO LAU, ERIN MARIE SORENSEN, FRED WILLIAM TAYLOR, TIMOTHY CHRISTOPHER GOLDEN, ROBERT QUINN, WILLIAM JACK CASTEEL, JR.
  • Optical Articles And Systems Interacting With The Same
    Publication number: 20190391304
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes in one instance an optical article comprising a data rich plurality of retroreflective meats that are configured in a spatially defined arrangement, where the plurality of retroreflective elements comprise retroreflective elements having at least two different retroreflective properties, and where data rich means information that is readily machine interpretable. The present disclosure also includes a system comprising the previously mentioned optical article, an optical system, and an inference engine for interpreting and classifying the plurality of retroreflective elements wherein the optical system feeds data to the inference engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Michael A. McCoy, Glenn E. Casner, Anne C. Gold, Silvia Geciova-Borovova Guttmann, Charles A. Shaklee, Robert W. Shannon, Gautam Singh, Guruprasad Somasundaram, Andrew H. Tilstra, John A. Wheatley, Caroline M. Ylitalo, Arash Sangari, Alexandra R. Cunliffe, Jonathan D. Gandrud, Kui Chen-Ho, Travis L. Potts, Maja Giese, Andreas M. Geldmacher, Katja Hansen, Markus G.W. Lierse, Neeraj Sharma
  • System and Method for Determining Water Contamination in Oil of a Wind Turbine Gearbox
    Publication number: 20190390655
    Abstract: A method for determining an amount of water contamination in oil of a gearbox of a wind turbine includes receiving, via a controller, one or more operational parameters of the wind turbine. The method also includes receiving, via the controller, one or more weather conditions at the wind turbine. Further, the method includes calculating, via the controller, the amount of water contamination in the oil of the gearbox as a function of the one or more operational parameters of the wind turbine and the one or more weather conditions at the wind turbine. In addition, the method includes implementing, via the controller, a corrective action based on the calculated amount of water contamination in the oil of the gearbox.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Michael Garry, Robert A. McLeod, James Edward Cencula, Yash Dayashankar Jaiswal, Subramani Adhiachari
  • Internet Search Results Annotation and Filtering for Missing Search Terms
    Publication number: 20190392010
    Abstract: Internet searches sometimes provide search results referencing webpages that do not contain all search term elements submitted by a user. The user may then click on such Internet search results where referenced webpages, and/or their descendants, do not contain important search term elements. Also, advertisements may be placed on search results webpages that relate to the user's search term elements, even though there may be search terms missing in referenced and/or descendant webpages. The present invention is directed to: annotating Internet search results to indicate missing search term elements on referenced and descendant webpages; optionally filtering out search results referencing webpages with missing terms; and showing advertisements related to search term elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventor: Robert Osann, JR.
  • Printing System Assemblies and Techniques
    Publication number: 20190389224
    Abstract: For various embodiments of a printhead assembly or ink stick assembly of the present teachings, each an ink stick assembly can be a self-contained assembly, of which a plurality of self-contained ink stick assemblies can be readily interchanged into a printing system during a printing process. Various embodiments of a self-contained ink stick assembly can have a fluidic system that can include a local ink reservoir, which can be in fluid communication with a bulk ink reservoir. Filling of a bulk ink reservoir can be done in a manual or automated mode. According to the present teachings, a bulk ink reservoir can have a volume sufficient to provide a continuous supply of ink to a local ink reservoir over the course of a printing process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicant: KATEEVA, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher E. Todd, Stephen Mark Smith, Alexander Sou-Kang Ko, Robert B. Lowrance, Eliyahu Vronsky
  • LINCHPIN VERIFICATION
    Publication number: 20190389413
    Abstract: An assembly includes a base. The assembly includes an airbag supported by the base. The assembly includes an airbag guide supported by the base. The assembly includes a linchpin securing the airbag guide to the base. The linchpin includes a first marking and one of the base or the airbag guide includes a second marking, the first marking and the second marking align to collectively be a readable indicium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Tien Vo, Brian Robert Spahn, Timothy Owen Hamlin
  • HINGED FLEXIBLE CABLE COUPLER AND ROLL TARP SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190389288
    Abstract: A roll tarp system for a truck or trailer having a container with a rear door. The roll tarp system includes a roll tarp mounted to an axle assembly and a cable coupler assembly coupled to the axle assembly. A flexible cable connects the cable coupler assembly to a rear arm which is pivotally attached to the rear door. The cable coupler assembly includes first and second hinge members and is rotatably coupled to the axle assembly to permit unrolling and rolling up of the tarp and to permit opening of the rear door in a sideways or upward direction. The cable coupler assembly may include one or more apertures to permit access to a manual drive shaft which passes through the cable coupler assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Stephen Hunter, Douglas Piccard, Robert Malcolm, James Pinon
  • PORT CONTROL
    Publication number: 20190393233
    Abstract: A locator of a surgical port of a surgical robot system, the surgical robot system comprising an instrument attached to a robot arm, the instrument having an instrument shaft able to pass through the surgical port to a surgical site, the locator comprising: an interface configured to couple to the surgical port; a mechanism configured to permit relative linear and/or rotational motion of the interface and the instrument shaft; and a controller comprising a processor operable to estimate the position of a part of the robot arm, the controller configured to control the mechanism in dependence on the estimated position of the part of the robot arm such that as the robot arm retracts the instrument from the patient, the locator moves the port away from the robot arm and provides a reaction force to keep the port in place.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Andrew Murray Scholan, Ben Robert Chaplin, Keith Marshall, Luke David Ronald Hares, Nikki Priyam Su-Ling Phoolchund, Thomas Bates Jackson
  • SEMICONDUCTOR CONTROLLED QUANTUM PAULI INTERACTION GATE
    Publication number: 20190393330
    Abstract: Novel and useful quantum structures that provide various control functions. Particles are brought into close proximity to interact with one another and exchange information. After entanglement, the particles are moved away from each other but they still carry the information contained initially. Measurement and detection are performed on the particles from the entangled ensemble to determine whether the particle is present or not in a given qdot. A quantum interaction gate is a circuit or structure operating on a relatively small number of qubits. Quantum interaction gates implement several quantum functions including a controlled NOT gate, quantum annealing gate, controlled SWAP gate, a controlled Pauli rotation gate, and ancillary gate. These quantum interaction gates can have numerous shapes including double V shape, H shape, X shape, L shape, I shape, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicant: equal1.labs Inc.
    Inventors: Dirk Robert Walter Leipold, George Adrian Maxim, Michael Albert Asker
  • STABILIZER PAD FOR A WORK MACHINE
    Publication number: 20190390439
    Abstract: A stabilizer pad for use with stabilizer legs of a work machine is disclosed. The stabilizer pad may include a frame configured for attachment to the stabilizer leg of the work machine. The stabilizer pad may further include at least one resilient member including a plate member having one or more mounts. The resilient member may also include one or more resilient pads having longitudinal axes which are parallel to the plate member. The resilient pads may comprise at least one fiber reinforced elastomeric layer. A bottom or second surface of a resilient pad may define a continuous ground contact surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel D. Baucom, Dennis E. Roberts