Patents by Inventor Robert Samuel

Robert Samuel 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: 20260054766
    Abstract: A wheelchair or wagon made of light material that is resistant to corrosion from the salty atmosphere that may be found in beaches and that can be folded to fit in the back of conventional cars, minivans or SUVs without the need for disassembly. In one form, the wheelchair can be used to push a person that is seated upright on sandy terrain, with the use of inflatable balloon tires and a footrest to protect the feet. In another form the frame may be made longer and shorter for a person to be seated in a prone position with their legs stretched out and the wagon pulled with the use of a foldable handle at the front.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2025
    Publication date: February 26, 2026
    Inventors: Robert Samuel, Indumathi Samuel
  • Patent number: 11616825
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide a method for aggregating and providing health data records to an electronic device. The method is performed by a server that includes a processor and a non-transitory computer readable medium with processor-executable instructions stored thereon. When the instructions are executed by the processor, the server performs the method including: (a) receiving collected data from one or more client devices, the collected data comprising health related data including at least one of step count data, heart rate data, sleep sensor data; (b) extracting metadata from the collected data; (c) pseudonymizing the collected data; (d) categorizing the collected data using the extracted metadata and enterprise ontology of the server; and (e) storing the collected data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Aetna Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Samuel, Sriram Ganesan
  • Patent number: 11593418
    Abstract: A method of integrating data across multiple data stores is provided. The method includes ingesting diverse data from multiple data sources and reconciling the ingested diverse data by updating semantic models based on the ingested diverse data. The method further includes storing the ingested diverse data based on one or more classification of the data sources according to the semantic models and automatically generating scalable service endpoints that are semantically consistent according to the classification of the data sources. The generated scalable service endpoints are application programming interfaces. The method also includes determining a protocol based on the scalable service endpoints in response to receiving a call from the one or more recipient systems and responding to the call from the one or more recipient systems by providing data in the classification of the data sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Aetna Inc.
    Inventors: Claus T. Jensen, Joseph Arnold, John A. Pierce, Jr., Robert Samuel, Sriram Ganesan
  • Publication number: 20210374172
    Abstract: An embodiment of the disclosure provides a method of integrating data across multiple data stores in a smart cache in order to provide data to one or more recipient systems. The method includes automatically ingesting diverse data from multiple data sources, automatically reconciling the ingested diverse data by updating semantic models based on the ingested diverse data, storing the ingested diverse data based on one or more classification of the data sources according to the semantic models, automatically generating scalable service endpoints which are semantically consistent according to the classification of the data sources, and responding to a call from the one or more recipient systems by providing data in the classification of the data sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Claus T. Jensen, Joseph Arnold, John A. Pierce, JR., Robert Samuel, Sriram Ganesan
  • Patent number: 11120065
    Abstract: An embodiment of the disclosure provides a method of integrating data across multiple data stores in a smart cache in order to provide data to one or more recipient systems. The method includes automatically ingesting diverse data from multiple data sources, automatically reconciling the ingested diverse data by updating semantic models based on the ingested diverse data, storing the ingested diverse data based on one or more classification of the data sources according to the semantic models, automatically generating scalable service endpoints which are semantically consistent according to the classification of the data sources, and responding to a call from the one or more recipient systems by providing data in the classification of the data sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Aetna Inc.
    Inventors: Claus T. Jensen, Joseph Arnold, John A. Pierce, Jr., Robert Samuel, Sriram Ganesan
  • Patent number: 10489725
    Abstract: A system and method for controlling business processes through information technology operational controls are disclosed. The method includes: receiving a business process; monitoring a load at each of multiple layers of the system; sending, to an end-to-end throttle controller, for each layer of the multiple layers, layer load data corresponding to the load at the layer, wherein each layer load data contains data related to a single layer; determining whether any adjustments should be made to throttling policies corresponding to the multiple layers based on the multiple layer load data; sending any adjustments that should be made to throttle agents of one or more layers; updating the throttling policies of one or more layers based on the adjustments; and, continuing executing the business process based on the updated throttling policies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Aetna Inc.
    Inventors: Claus T. Jensen, Robert Samuel, Gerald Cormier, David Fitzgerald
  • Publication number: 20180060334
    Abstract: An embodiment of the disclosure provides a method of integrating data across multiple data stores in a smart cache in order to provide data to one or more recipient systems. The method includes automatically ingesting diverse data from multiple data sources, automatically reconciling the ingested diverse data by updating semantic models based on the ingested diverse data, storing the ingested diverse data based on one or more classification of the data sources according to the semantic models, automatically generating scalable service endpoints which are semantically consistent according to the classification of the data sources, and responding to a call from the one or more recipient systems by providing data in the classification of the data sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Claus T. Jensen, Joseph Arnold, John A. Pierce, JR., Robert Samuel, Sriram Ganesan
  • Publication number: 20180018599
    Abstract: A system and method for controlling business processes through information technology operational controls are disclosed. The method includes: receiving a business process; monitoring a load at each of multiple layers of the system; sending, to an end-to-end throttle controller, for each layer of the multiple layers, layer load data corresponding to the load at the layer, wherein each layer load data contains data related to a single layer; determining whether any adjustments should be made to throttling policies corresponding to the multiple layers based on the multiple layer load data; sending any adjustments that should be made to throttle agents of one or more layers; updating the throttling policies of one or more layers based on the adjustments; and, continuing executing the business process based on the updated throttling policies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Claus T. JENSEN, Robert SAMUEL, Gerald CORMIER, David FITZGERALD
  • Publication number: 20170177798
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide a method for aggregating and providing health data records to an electronic device. The method is performed by a server that includes a processor and a non-transitory computer readable medium with processor-executable instructions stored thereon. When the instructions are executed by the processor, the server performs the method including: (a) receiving collected data from one or more client devices, the collected data comprising health related data including at least one of step count data, heart rate data, sleep sensor data; (b) extracting metadata from the collected data; (c) pseudonymizing the collected data; (d) categorizing the collected data using the extracted metadata and enterprise ontology of the server; and (e) storing the collected data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Robert Samuel, Sriram Ganesan
  • Patent number: 5765755
    Abstract: An injection rate shaping nozzle assembly for a fuel injector is provided which includes a closed nozzle valve element and a rate shaping control device including an injection spill circuit for spilling a portion of the fuel to be injected to produce a predetermined time varying change in the flow rate of fuel injected into a combustion chamber. The spill circuit includes a spill passage integrally formed in the nozzle valve element. The rate shaping control device may include a spill accelerating chamber in formed in the nozzle valve element for creating a rapid increase in the spill flow rate. A spill circuit purge device is provided to remove fuel from the spill circuit and accelerating chamber between each of the injection events thereby ensuring an unimpeded, effective spill fuel flow during the next spill event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1998
    Assignee: Cummins Engine Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Lester L. Peters, Julius P. Perr, A. S. Ghuman, Benjamin M. Yen, Chad L. Buchanan, Robert Samuel, Kevin L. Vogt, John T. Carroll, III, James E. Denton, David E. Schisler