Patents by Inventor Robert R. By

Robert R. By 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: 20250144079
    Abstract: Thromboxane A2 receptor antagonists, such as ifetroban, inhibit solid tumor metastasis. The formation of surface and microscopic lung metastases are inhibited. Thromboxane A2 receptor antagonists can inhibit the tumor metastasis process without affecting the growth or development of a primary tumor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2024
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventors: Jill M. Pulley, Robert R. Lavieri
  • Publication number: 20250144484
    Abstract: Embodiments of golf club heads, golf clubs, and methods to manufacture golf club heads and golf clubs are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head includes a body portion, a first interior cavity portion, and a face portion, which includes a back surface with a face perimeter portion, a ridge portion extending from the face perimeter portion, and a wall portion coupled to the ridge portion and extending outward from the ridge portion to define a second interior cavity portion in the body portion. The golf club head further includes a first filler material and a second filler material. The first interior cavity portion is at least partially filled with the first filler material, and the second interior cavity portion is at least partially filled with the second filler material. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2025
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Applicant: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLC
    Inventors: Robert R. Parsons, Michael R. Nicolette, Bradley D. Schweigert, Daniel C. Kirtley
  • Patent number: 12290725
    Abstract: Embodiments of golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head may include a body portion having a front portion, a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a top portion, a bottom portion, a face portion, and a periphery. The bottom portion may include a forward portion and a rear protrusion at or proximate the rear portion. The rear protrusion may project downward from the periphery and extend longitudinally in a rear-to-front direction. The rear protrusion may include a front-side portion. A toe-side portion may extend rearwardly from the front-side portion towards the rear portion. The rear protrusion may also include a heel-side portion extending rearwardly from the front-side portion towards the rear portion. A weight port may be defined by the rear protrusion. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLC
    Inventors: Robert R. Parsons, Bradley D. Schweigert, Michael R. Nicolette
  • Patent number: 12293076
    Abstract: A method for caching and deduplicating a plurality of received segments of data is disclosed. The method comprises identifying a value of a first data field in each segment acting as a unique source identifier; and identifying a value of a second data field in each segment, the second data field being densely populated by values in the plurality of segments. The value of the second data field is partitioned into a first partition comprising more significant bits and a second partition comprising less significant bits. A key is generated based on values of the first data field and the first partition. A database entry associates the first key with a bitmap, the bitmap having a length based on the number of possible values a bitmap of equal length to the second partition could validly take. Single bits of the bitmap are set corresponding to received segments, to enable deduplication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: MORGAN STANLEY SERVICES GROUP INC.
    Inventors: Luke A. Higgins, Robert R. Bruno
  • Patent number: 12290724
    Abstract: Embodiments of golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head may include a body portion with an interior cavity, an upper back wall portion, a lower back wall portion, a ledge portion extending from the upper back wall portion to the lower back wall portion, an upper back wall portion thickness, and a lower back wall portion thickness. The golf club head may further include a first mass portion below the ledge portion, a second mass portion above the ledge portion, a polymer material in the interior cavity, a first width of the interior cavity above the ledge portion, a second width of the interior cavity below the ledge portion and above the lower back wall portion thickness, and a third width of the interior cavity below the second width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLC
    Inventors: Robert R. Parsons, Michael R. Nicolette, Bradley D. Schweigert
  • Publication number: 20250140373
    Abstract: A cloud-based wellness system is provided. The system includes a plurality of photobiomodulation (PBM) devices, each device associated with one of a plurality of users and adapted for communication with other PBM devices; a distributed ledger system containing records of wellness data and treatment regimens, where each record is cryptographically secured, and wherein any modification is time-stamped and appended to the ledger; a server, equipped with a software client to facilitate communication between PBM devices and to record wellness data and treatment regimens to the distributed ledger system; and at least one processor that operates on the wellness database to generate personalized treatment recommendations for each of the plurality of users, wherein said recommendations are recorded onto the distributed ledger system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: John A. Fortkort, Robert R. Mullen, III, Thomas A. Cocotis, Peter A. Newsom
  • Publication number: 20250142872
    Abstract: A fin-shaped field effect transistor (finFET) device comprising includes a substrate. an insulating layer displaced over the substrate, and a fin. The device also includes a gate formed over the fin, the gate including: a gate stack; and a high-k dielectric on opposing side of the gate stack. The device further includes metallic source and drain regions formed over the fin and on opposing sides of the gate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Emre Alptekin, Robert R. Robison, Reinaldo A. Vega
  • Publication number: 20250140374
    Abstract: A wellness system operating within a web3 infrastructure is provided. The system includes a plurality of Photobiomodulation (PBM) devices, each associated with a user and capable of generating and transmitting user-specific wellness data; a server equipped with a smart contract interpreter capable of executing smart contracts within a distributed ledger environment; and a distributed ledger for storing and managing the user-specific wellness data and treatment regimens, wherein the ledger operates within the web3 infrastructure and is accessible by the plurality of PBM devices and the server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2024
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: John A Fortkort, Robert R. Mullen, III, Thomas A. Cocotis, Peter A. Newsom
  • Publication number: 20250138702
    Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments relate to techniques for generating electronic menu (eMenu) graphical user interface layouts for use in connection with electronic devices (e.g., tablets, phablets, smart phones, etc.). A virtual grid-based layout including rows and columns that together constitute regularly sized and shaped grid cells is defined. Input identifying items to be included in the eMenu is received. Each item has associated length and width dimensions corresponding to a number of grid cells. At least some of the items are flagged for inclusion in the eMenu. Those items marked for inclusion are automatically and programmatically arranged in the eMenu in the grid cells of the grid-based layout in a manner that minimizes the number of unused grid cells. A tag-based representation of the layout corresponding to the formatted eMenu is stored. The file is made available to the electronic device in enabling the formatted eMenu to be displayed thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2025
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Yu FANG, Robert R. DYKES
  • Patent number: 12284942
    Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for a harvester vehicle that includes a crop processing system comprising at least an accumulator and a round module builder. The harvester vehicle has a feedback fusion system that operably provides crop processing data indicative of an estimated accumulator fill level to a crop feed rate control system. The feedback fusion system has a plurality of feedback devices that operably provide feedback signals including data indicative of two or more of: crop mass flow, module builder status, module size, and accumulator fill level. The feedback fusion system has a control module that operably receives the feedback signals and generates an accumulator fill level signal based at least upon two or more of the feedback signals. The accumulator fill level signal is indicative of the estimated fill level in the accumulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignees: Deere & Company, Iowa State University Research Foundation
    Inventors: Jeffrey S. Wigdahl, Jeffrey C. Askey, Mark A. Cracraft, Robert R. Carlson, Grant W. Mandernach
  • Patent number: 12285660
    Abstract: Embodiments of golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head may include a body portion having a front portion, a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a bottom portion, a top portion. The top portion may include a heel-side top portion, a toe-side top portion, and a raised central top portion between the heel-side top portion and toe-side top portion. The top portion may include a toe-side integral rib and a heel-side integral rib. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLC
    Inventors: Robert R. Parsons, Bradley D. Schweigert, Michael R. Nicolette
  • Patent number: 12274955
    Abstract: The present invention includes an ease-of-use system that allows the spray drying disposable device to fit (e.g., align) in both spray drying apparatus and the spray drying finishing apparatus to safely operate the system. The system includes locating arrangements between the spray drying disposable and the spray drying apparatus and/or spray drying finishing apparatus, a first retainer and second retainer, a shorter disposable device that allows for effective spray drying of plasma, a feedback indicators of correct installment, redundant indicators of correct installment, easily accessible operator controls and emergency shut offs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Inventors: Robert R. Andrews, Herman E. Snyder, William J. Merritt, Kyle D. Erickson, Evan P. Ordway, Clair Strohl, Russell Barron
  • Patent number: 12274628
    Abstract: Technologies for aligning an acetabular prosthetic component in a patient's surgically prepared acetabulum include a reference sensor module securable to the patient's bony anatomy, an inserter sensor module securable to an acetabular prosthetic component inserter, and a display module. Each sensor module generates sensor data indicative of the orientation of the sensor module and/or structures to which the sensor module is coupled. The display module receives the sensor data from the sensor modules, determines the orientation of the acetabular prosthetic component relative to the patient's bony anatomy, and displays indicia of the determined orientation on a display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Jason T. Sherman, Alec A. Birkbeck, Robert R. Freeman
  • Publication number: 20250118971
    Abstract: Systems and apparatus for configurable current steering in a printed circuit board (PCB) include a plurality of power sources each including a power output, and a plurality of power loads each including a power input. A power distribution element includes a switching array configurable to selectively couple a respective power output of each of the plurality of power sources to a respective power input of each of the plurality of power loads. A controller is configured to determine that a first power load of the plurality of power loads is included in a first system configuration, and provide a control signal to the power distribution element to configure the switching array to couple a respective power output of a first power source of the plurality of power sources to a respective power input of the first power load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2023
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Inventors: DOUGLAS EVANS, ROBERT R. WOLFORD, BRIAN C. TOTTEN, JOSE I. ROJAS
  • Publication number: 20250108315
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a spray dried plasma composition having one or more of the following characteristics: when reconstituted, largely amorphous and has no cholesterol crystals; when reconstituted, the number of large particulates is reduced; has low residual moisture; reconstitutes rapidly in under four minutes; highly stable when stored under refrigeration, at room temperature or at elevated temperatures and allows for storage for longer periods of time; when reconstituted, exhibits recovery of the most fragile of proteins, including von Willebrand's factor; when reconstituted with Sterile Water for Injection (SWFI), reconstituted plasma is at a pH that is near normal plasma pH, and does so without treatment or storage in CO2 or other pH adjustment; and when reconstituted, has reduced complement activation (C5A, C3A).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Applicant: Velico Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert R. Andrews, Herman E. Snyder, William J. Merritt, Evan P. Ordway, Clair Strohl, Qiyong Peter Liu, Jihae Sohn, Lisa A. Buckley, Mark A. Popovsky
  • Publication number: 20250099868
    Abstract: The present invention includes a spray drying disposable device for use in a spray drying system. The disposable has a spray drying head and a plasma drying chamber. The head has a spray dry nozzle assembly in fluid communication with the plasma source and the pressurized aerosol gas source. The pressurized gas flows in a vortex pattern that atomizes plasma droplets in the chamber. The head also includes a plenum has uniform air pressure of the drying gas. A baffle plate forms the floor of the plenum having drying gas jets that supply drying gas to the chamber. The atomized plasma droplets evaporate in the presence of the drying gas emitted from the jets to obtain dried plasma particles and humid air. A capture filter captures the dried plasma particles and allows the humid air to pass. The humid air passes through the gas outlet and the exhaust port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicant: Velico Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Meehan, Robert R. Andrews, Herman E. Snyder, William J. Merritt, Evan P. Ordway, Clair Strohl, Mark A. Popovsky, Lisa A. Buckley, Jihae Sohn
  • Patent number: 12260682
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a vehicle toll module, which may comprise a first antenna, a radio frequency power detector, an attenuator, and/or a controller. The first antenna may receive a first signal from a toll collection system remotely located relative the vehicle and generate a first output based thereon. The radio frequency power detector may be configured to adjust the first output to generate a second output. The attenuator may be configured to receive the second output and generate a third output based thereon. The controller may be connected to the attenuator and configured to: receive the third output, extract data from the second output, and generate a third output based on a unique identifier associated with the toll module, in response to the extracted data. Additionally, the third output may be received by an antenna which may either transmit a second signal or backscatters the first signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: GENTEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert R. Turnbull, Douglas C. Papay
  • Patent number: 12255891
    Abstract: Methods and systems for authenticating a user. One system includes a camera and an authentication computer. The authentication computer is configured to receive an image of a user captured by the camera, determine, based on the image, a constraint of the user impacting an availability of a part of the user's body for use in authenticating the user, and determine, based on the constraint of the user, an action to be performed by the user. The authentication computer is also configured to transmit data to a user device worn by the user, the data usable by the user device to output instructions to the user to perform the action, and, in response to detecting the action performed by the user, authenticating the user to use a resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Rafal Kosciej, Piotr Furman, Grzegorz Gustof, Maciej Klesiewicz, Krzysztof Minior, Robert R. Zeglen
  • Patent number: 12253308
    Abstract: The present invention includes a spray drying disposable device for use in a spray drying system. The disposable has a spray drying head and a plasma drying chamber. The head has a spray dry nozzle assembly in fluid communication with the plasma source and the pressurized aerosol gas source. The pressurized gas flows in a vortex pattern that atomizes plasma droplets in the chamber. The head also includes a plenum has uniform air pressure of the drying gas. A baffle plate forms the floor of the plenum having drying gas jets that supply drying gas to the chamber. The atomized plasma droplets evaporate in the presence of the drying gas emitted from the jets to obtain dried plasma particles and humid air. A capture filter captures the dried plasma particles and allows the humid air to pass. The humid air passes through the gas outlet and the exhaust port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Velico Medical Inc.
    Inventors: Robert R. Andrews, Herman E. Snyder, William J. Merritt, Evan P. Ordway, Clair Strohl, Russell Barron
  • Patent number: 12251607
    Abstract: Embodiments of golf club heads, golf clubs, and methods to manufacture golf club heads and golf clubs are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head includes a body portion being hollow to define an interior cavity, a filler material in the interior cavity, a face portion, and a back portion having a back wall portion. The back wall portion includes a first external ledge portion and a second external ledge portion, and a perimeter groove below the external ledge portion. The golf club head also includes a removable mass portion coupled to the back wall portion. The face portion includes a back surface with a perimeter portion, a face recess portion and a back groove portion in the face recess portion. The filler material is coupled to the face recess portion and the back groove portion. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: PARSONS XTREME GOLF, LLC
    Inventors: Robert R. Parsons, Michael R. Nicolette, Bradley D. Schweigert