Patents by Inventor Robert Richardson

Robert Richardson 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: 20250073414
    Abstract: A respiratory mask system is provided. The respiratory mask system has a patient interface that is secured to a user's head by a headgear. The patient interface comprises a seal, a frame and a gas delivery conduit. The frame is configured to secure the seal and gas delivery conduit together. The frame comprises a recessed channel and/or headgear retaining features configured to connect the headgear to the patient interface. The frame can include an inlet collar that connects to a gas delivery conduit. The inlet collar can include bias flow holes. The headgear comprises a top strap, a pair of side arms, a yoke and a rear strap. The yoke is configured to connect to the recessed channel of the frame. The top strap, side arms and yoke form an integrally formed closed loop. The top strap can include two portions adjustably connected to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Inventors: Priyanka Ferdinand PEREIRA, Amit GALGALI, Ryan Anthony GRAHAM, Jake Baker HOCKING, Callum Ross GORDON, Thomas Mark RICHARDSON, Mark Andrew THOMPSON, Vicky Dan GAO, Cameron Robert WILLIS, Jordan Dean Jones KIMPTON, Bruno SINTIVE
  • Publication number: 20250064116
    Abstract: A method of making a consumable (2) for use with a non-combustible aerosol provision system is disclosed. The consumable (2) comprises aerosol generating material, a support (4), and a cover (6). In the method a support (4), cover (6), and cover support (30) are provided, and the cover support (30) is positioned adjacent the support (4) between a portion of a first surface (8) of the support (4) and the cover (6) in a cover position. The cover (6) is fixed to the support (4). At least one discrete portion (12) of aerosol generating material is applied to the first surface (8) of the support (4), and the cover support (30) when located in the cover position overlies at least one discrete portion (12) of aerosol generating material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventors: Dorcas JONES, John RICHARDSON, Robert PRESS, Richard HEPWORTH, Joanna SOFFE
  • Patent number: 12234084
    Abstract: A system for reloading a container with proppant. The system includes a transloader having a conveyer belt and a discharge device. The system includes a reloading system comprising a bulk material storage bin having a proppant receiving area, a funnel having an expandable loading tube, and a gate for controlling flow of the proppant from the funnel into the container. The system comprises a reloader comprising a loading bay having a load cell and the container disposed on the load cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Rocky Mountain Investor Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Marcus Dacar, Daniel Richardson Pattillo, Joshua Wyrick, Robert C. Dacar
  • Patent number: 12220532
    Abstract: A patient interface can have a frame supporting a sealing member. Various features of the sealing member can improve comfort and sealing performance in the context of forming seals with the nares of a user, as well as contact with other facial surfaces. The sealing member can include convex portions, concave portions and thickness variations for providing various sealing, comfort, and deformability effects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
    Inventors: Jonathan Mark Downey, Thomas Mark Richardson, Craig Robert Prentice, Richard John Boyes
  • Publication number: 20250041860
    Abstract: Microfluidic chips and cartridges and systems that include such chips are disclosed. In some embodiments, the chips include a microfluidic channel disposed in a substrate with the channel comprising at least one expansion region. The channel is configured to generate a vortex within the at least one expansion region in response to fluid through the microfluidic channel to trap cells or particles. The substrate in which the channel is formed may be relatively rigid to resist deformation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Elodie Sollier, Michael Lee Kochersperger, Robert F. Englert, James Che, Kuo-Wei Huang, Michael Boyce-Jacino, Anatasia Neddersen, Anna Passernig, Bruce Richardson, Insang Choi
  • Patent number: 12202738
    Abstract: Provided is a composition comprising: (a)a principal phase that is provided by a layered mixed metal oxide having a rocksalt structure belonging to the R-3m space group; the layered mixed metal oxide comprising the following component elements: 45 to 55 atomic % lithium; 20 to 55 atomic % of one or more transition metals selected from the group consisting of chromium, manganese, iron, nickel, cobalt, and combinations thereof; and 0 to 25 atomic % of one or more additional dopant elements selected from the group consisting of: magnesium, calcium, strontium, titanium, zirconium, vanadium, copper, ruthenium, zinc, molybdenum, boron, aluminium, gallium, tin, lead, bismuth, lanthanum, cerium, gadolinium and europium; wherein said atomic % is expressed as a % of total atoms of said layered oxide, excluding oxygen; (b)a minor phase that is provided by a metal oxide that does not have the crystal structure of the layered mixed metal oxide, the minor phase comprising one or more of the transition metals contained in t
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Ilika Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Laura Perkins, William Richardson, Louise Turner, Thomas Risbridger, Samuel Guerin, Brian Hayden, Owain Clark, Robert Noble, Jean-Philippe SouliƩ, Patrick Casey, Kyriakos Giagloglou
  • Patent number: 11958397
    Abstract: A container transfer system is disclosed. The container transfer system can be installed on a vehicle or a rack. The container transfer system includes a conveyance assembly configured to move a container in a substantially horizontal direction along a longitudinal direction of the conveyance assembly. The conveyance assembly can include a frame comprising longitudinal members and transverse members and a plurality of rollers coupled to the frame. The plurality of rollers can include a first set of drivable rollers configured to be actively driven by a motor and a second set of passive rollers. The container transfer system also comprises a plurality of lift assemblies coupled between chassis rails of the vehicle and the frame of the conveyance assembly configured to raise and lower the conveyance assembly in a substantially vertical direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Inventor: Robert Richardson
  • Publication number: 20230347263
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for removing volatiles and basic sediments and water from oil for delivery to a pipeline or storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: Bell Engineering, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert Richardson
  • Publication number: 20230332059
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for separating production fluids using a system designed to minimize the heating requirements through thermodynamic efficiency and reduce equipment costs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: Bell Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Richardson, Tyler Briggs, Brint Bridegam
  • Patent number: 11746300
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for separating production fluids using a system designed to minimize the heating requirements through thermodynamic efficiency and reduce equipment costs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Bell Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Richardson, Tyler Briggs, Brint Bridegam
  • Publication number: 20220227468
    Abstract: The disclosure provides methods and devices for enabling a Vessel propelled by a Kite or similar devices, e.g., a balloon, to adjust its direction of travel to either side of the true wind direction without the aid of rudder(s), tiller(s), or similar devices. The subject invention applies to wind-powered Vessels as well as hybrid vessels and vessels utilizing propeller-driven propulsion, jot propulsion and others in addition to wind power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Robert Richardson, Gregory Hall
  • Publication number: 20220096997
    Abstract: The disclosure provides seven integrated methods for the chemical sequestration of carbon dioxide (CO2), nitric oxide (NO), nitrogen dioxide (NO2) (collectively NOx, where x=1, 2) and sulfur dioxide (SO2) using closed loop technology. The methods recycle process reagents and mass balance consumable reagents that can be made using electrochemical separation of sodium chloride (NaCl) or potassium chloride (KCl). The technology applies to marine and terrestrial exhaust gas sources for CO2, NOx and SO2. The integrated technology combines compatible and green processes that capture and/or convert CO2, NOx and SO2 into compounds that enhance the environment, many with commercial value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventor: George Robert RICHARDSON
  • Publication number: 20220042741
    Abstract: Example embodiments for a method for compressing gas into a liquified gas using a plurality of pairs of liquid gas displacers in parallel moving a working fluid between each pair of displacers to pressurize the gas, arranging sets of the parallel liquid gas displacers in a series to raise the pressure, directly cooling the gas at each displacer pair, and finally condensing the gas using a coolant, collecting the liquified gas, and pressurizing the liquified gas for use in a pipeline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: Bell Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Richardson, Tyler Briggs
  • Patent number: 11047410
    Abstract: An apparatus for aligning and shimming plates being anchored to a substratum having a plurality of threaded anchor holes coaxially aligned with corresponding apertures and coaxial threaded bores through each plate. The apparatus includes an external threaded cylindrical shim having a shimming surface and a second (outer) surface adapted to accept rotary force for rotational movement and adjustment of the separation produced by the shim between the substratum and the anchored plate. For anchoring, the 2nd surface of the shim further includes a counterbored or countersunk hole having a shoulder including a narrower passthrough aperture aligned with the threaded anchor hole, through which an anchor screw extends for rotational mating with the threaded anchor hole. The anchor screw also has a head wider than the passthrough aperture, and adapted to accept rotary force for rotational movement and fixing the shim in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Cutting Edge Tooling LLC
    Inventors: David R. Reed, Sr., David R. Reed, Jr., Robert Galla, Anthony Thomas, Sean Thomas, Corey Binkley, Robert Richardson
  • Publication number: 20210178956
    Abstract: A container transfer system is disclosed. The container transfer system can be installed on a vehicle or a rack. The container transfer system includes a conveyance assembly configured to move a container in a substantially horizontal direction along a longitudinal direction of the conveyance assembly. The conveyance assembly can include a frame comprising longitudinal members and transverse members and a plurality of rollers coupled to the frame. The plurality of rollers can include a first set of drivable rollers configured to be actively driven by a motor and a second set of passive rollers. The container transfer system also comprises a plurality of lift assemblies coupled between chassis rails of the vehicle and the frame of the conveyance assembly configured to raise and lower the conveyance assembly in a substantially vertical direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventor: Robert Richardson
  • Patent number: 11030356
    Abstract: A system for automating design of a support frame for artificial rockwork structures. The system includes a processor and memory storing a three dimensional (3D) mesh for an exterior surface of a rockwork structure. The system includes an offset module that is code/instructions or software executed by the processor to process the 3D mesh and generate an offset mesh defining a 3D topology of the exterior surface at an offset distance from the 3D mesh. The system also includes a chip-defining module including software executed by the processor to divide the offset mesh into a plurality of subsections. The system further includes a rebar line-defining module with software executed by the processor to generate an assembly of rebar pieces for each of the subsections that defines for each of the rebar pieces a length, a location within the subsection, and a set of spaced apart bends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Steven Marshall, Daniel Robert Richardson, Katrina Anne Wilder, Douglas Charles Scharfenberg, Shawn Michael Holmes, Hepzibah Chandranand, Mike S. Welch, Michael Tschanz
  • Publication number: 20210130706
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for separating production fluids using a system designed to minimize the heating requirements through thermodynamic efficiency and reduce equipment costs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: Bell Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Richardson, Tyler Briggs, Brint Bridegam
  • Patent number: 10960964
    Abstract: A ballast water treatment system for producing treated seawater is described herein that includes: a reaction chamber, wherein the reaction chamber is located within a vessel; an inlet for introducing chlorine dioxide into the reaction chamber, wherein the reaction chamber is equipped with one or more turbulence inducing devices configured for inducing turbulence, wherein the turbulence inducing device is a stationary device; a second inlet for the introduction of seawater, into the reaction chamber; and an outlet from the reaction chamber, wherein the treated seawater is returned to a storage facility within the vessel or is returned to the sea.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Inventor: Robert Richardson
  • Patent number: D951337
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
  • Patent number: D951338
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Inventors: Brian Waite, Art Eckstein, Joseph Robert Richardson, Jr.