Patents by Inventor Robert Sims
Robert Sims 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: 10786821Abstract: Methods and systems for coating with shear and moisture sensitive materials are disclosed. A method of coating a product includes filling an inner bellows chamber of a bellows, which is provided within and isolated from an outer bellows chamber of a tank, with a predetermined amount of the coating material. The method of coating the product further includes supplying a pressurized material to the outer bellows chamber to pressurize the coating material within the inner bellows chamber to an operating pressure, and supplying the coating material within the inner bellows chamber to a spray gun at the operating pressure. The method of coating also includes determining that a measured actual pressure is within a predetermined control range of the target pressure and subsequently coating the product by spraying the product with the coating material from the spray gun.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2018Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: Nordson CorporationInventors: John Roos, Todd Frenk, Robert Sims, Benjamin S. Price
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Publication number: 20200280616Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for user interaction and task completion using multiple devices. A set of devices may be used to perform a task, such that different devices may perform different steps of the task. A device management service may update state information at each device of the set, thereby enabling a user to interact with any of the computing devices to perform the task. A device management service may also automatically determine which device should be used by the user, based on task or step requirements, device characteristics, and device capabilities, among other examples. Thus, rather than being required to continue a task on the same device (even when the device is not well-suited for the current step or task), the user is provided with the option to use and, in some instances, is automatically transitioned to use, different devices within the set.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2019Publication date: September 3, 2020Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Robert A. SIM, Adam FOURNEY, Russell Allen HERRING, JR., Ryen William WHITE, Elnaz NOURI
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Patent number: 10646032Abstract: An adjustable desk mountable workstation (90) comprising: a platform (12) adapted to support a computer keyboard thereon; and a pair of symmetrically opposed legs (91) for standing or mounting on a desk and on which the platform (12) is mounted, the legs (91) being adjustable so as to alter the height of the platform (12) above the desk, each leg (91) having outer and inner ends, wherein adjustment of the legs (91) involves concomitant pivoting without displacement at their respective outer ends and pivoting plus horizontal displacement at their respective inner ends, thereby altering the height of the platform (91) with respect to the desk.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2017Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: Movi Workspace Pty LtdInventors: Daniel Paul Angelini, Robert Sim
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Publication number: 20200134442Abstract: Generally discussed herein are devices, systems, and methods for task classification. A method can include modifying a representation of a source sentence of a source sample from a source corpus to more closely resemble a representation of target sentences of target samples from a target corpus, operating, using a machine learning model trained using the modified representation of the source sentence, with the target sample to generate a task label, the task label indicating whether the target sample includes a task. and causing a personal information manager (PIM) to generate a reminder, based on whether the target sample includes the task.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2018Publication date: April 30, 2020Inventors: Robert A. Sim, Ryen W. White, Hosein Azarbonyad
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Publication number: 20200070034Abstract: A process for the verification and validation testing of equipment and components for drilling, completion, production and general well construction (typically such as subsurface safety valves, wellhead trees, blowout preventers and wireline pressure control equipment) to determine the suitability of such equipment for use in oil and gas wells in high pressure high temperature environments. In particular, the process of the present invention comprises, among other steps, the steps of analyzing such components using an elastic-plastic finite element model with respect to certain preset load conditions and establishing stable model convergence, conducting a ratcheting assessment by running analysis on such model on all components that exhibit local plasticity, and examining all components to determine fatigue sensitive locations and subjecting such components to a fatigue analysis.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2019Publication date: March 5, 2020Inventors: Richard Anthony Sukup, J. Robert Sims, Ravi M. Krishnamurthy, David B. Lewis
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Publication number: 20200064812Abstract: A system and method that relies on the principles of material science, deformable body mechanics, continuum mechanics and additive manufacturing to reduce the costs associated with additive manufacturing. Physical properties are used by numerical solution methods, such as the Finite Element Method (FEM) or Smooth Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH), to deform an original model of an object to be manufactured into a viable configuration that reduces fabrication material, time, and cost when manufacturing an object through additive manufacturing.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2018Publication date: February 27, 2020Inventors: Robert Sims, Jim Inziello, Fluvio Lobo Fenoglietto, Jack Stubbs
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Publication number: 20200038883Abstract: Methods and systems for coating with shear and moisture sensitive materials are disclosed. A method of coating a product includes filling an inner bellows chamber of a bellows, which is provided within and isolated from an outer bellows chamber of a tank, with a predetermined amount of the coating material. The method of coating the product further includes supplying a pressurized material to the outer bellows chamber to pressurize the coating material within the inner bellows chamber to an operating pressure, and supplying the coating material within the inner bellows chamber to a spray gun at the operating pressure. The method of coating also includes determining that a measured actual pressure is within a predetermined control range of the target pressure and subsequently coating the product by spraying the product with the coating material from the spray gun.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2018Publication date: February 6, 2020Inventors: John Roos, Todd Frenk, Robert Sims, Benjamin S. Price
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Patent number: 10522143Abstract: A Personal Virtual Assistant (PVA) system takes existing inputs and processes them to understand the user's personality, intent, etc., through analysis of features such as the user's tone, language use, vocal volume, facial expressions, and context from device use and surroundings. As a result of the processing, the PVA system augments how it responds and interacts with the user. Such augmented responses may include simple things like changing the assistant's tone to complimenting the user's mood, as well as changing her use of language, volume, and the way she shares information, like giving good news when the user might be down, or suppressing bad news when the time is not right for the user to optimally process it.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2018Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Nirupama Chandrasekaran, Robert A Sim, Ryen W. White, Nikrouz Ghotbi
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Publication number: 20190266999Abstract: A Personal Virtual Assistant (PVA) system takes existing inputs and processes them to understand the user's personality, intent, etc., through analysis of features such as the user's tone, language use, vocal volume, facial expressions, and context from device use and surroundings. As a result of the processing, the PVA system augments how it responds and interacts with the user. Such augmented responses may include simple things like changing the assistant's tone to complimenting the user's mood, as well as changing her use of language, volume, and the way she shares information, like giving good news when the user might be down, or suppressing bad news when the time is not right for the user to optimally process it.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2018Publication date: August 29, 2019Inventors: Nirupama Chandrasekaran, Robert A. Sim, Ryen W. White, Nikrouz Ghotbi
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Publication number: 20190236515Abstract: Systems and methods can be implemented to provide suggestions to a user device to execute user tasks in a variety of applications. In various embodiments, a set of tasks of a user from a number of task sources are identified for possible consolidation. The tasks in the set can be analyzed to identify a location to accomplish the tasks, estimate times to complete the tasks at the identified locations, and compute routes to the locations from a starting location or compute routes with respect to a route to another location of another task of the set of tasks. The identified locations, the estimated times, and the computed routes can be used to determine which tasks of the set of tasks are available for consolidation. One or more suggestions of task consolidations can be generated to or within the user device. Additional systems and methods are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2018Publication date: August 1, 2019Inventors: Vanessa Murdock, Russell Allen Herring, JR., Nirupama Chandrasekaran, Robert A. Sim, Ryen W. White
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Publication number: 20190151743Abstract: A process for the verification and validation testing of equipment and components for drilling, completion, production and general well construction (typically such as subsurface safety valves, wellhead trees, blowout preventers and wireline pressure control equipment) to determine the suitability of such equipment for use in oil and gas wells in high pressure high temperature environments. In particular, the process of the present invention comprises, among other steps, the steps of analyzing such components using an elastic-plastic finite element model with respect to certain preset load conditions and establishing stable model convergence, conducting a ratcheting assessment by running analysis on such model on all components that exhibit local plasticity, and examining all components to determine fatigue sensitive locations and subjecting such components to a fatigue analysis.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2018Publication date: May 23, 2019Inventors: Richard Anthony Sukup, J. Robert Sims, Ravi M. Krishnamurthy, David B. Lewis
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Publication number: 20190125073Abstract: An adjustable desk mountable workstation (90) comprising: a platform (12) adapted to support a computer keyboard thereon; and a pair of symmetrically opposed legs (91) for standing or mounting on a desk and on which the platform (12) is mounted, the legs (91) being adjustable so as to alter the height of the platform (12) above the desk, each leg (91) having outer and inner ends, wherein adjustment of the legs (91) involves concomitant pivoting without displacement at their respective outer ends and pivoting plus horizontal displacement at their respective inner ends, thereby altering the height of the platform (91) with respect to the desk.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2017Publication date: May 2, 2019Inventors: Daniel Paul Angelini, Robert Sim
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Patent number: 10158633Abstract: In one embodiment, a human interactive proof portal 140 may use a biometric input to determine whether a user is a standard user or a malicious actor. The human interactive proof portal 140 may receive an access request 302 for an online data service 122 from a user device 110. The human interactive proof portal 140 may send a proof challenge 304 to the user device 110 for presentation to a user. The human interactive proof portal 140 may receive from the user device 110 a proof response 306 having a biometric metadata description 430 based on a biometric input from the user.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2016Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Chad Mills, Robert Sim, Scott Laufer, Sung Chung
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Publication number: 20180256964Abstract: A process for the verification and validation testing of equipment and components for drilling, completion, production and general well construction (typically such as subsurface safety valves, wellhead trees, blowout preventers and wireline pressure control equipment) to determine the suitability of such equipment for use in oil and gas wells in high pressure high temperature environments. In particular, the process of the present invention comprises, among other steps, the steps of analyzing such components using an elastic-plastic finite element model with respect to certain preset load conditions and establishing stable model convergence, conducting a ratcheting assessment by running analysis on such model on all components that exhibit local plasticity, and examining all components to determine fatigue sensitive locations and subjecting such components to a fatigue analysis.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2018Publication date: September 13, 2018Inventors: Richard Anthony Sukup, J. Robert Sims, Ravi M. Krishnamurthy, David B. Lewis
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Publication number: 20170134376Abstract: In one embodiment, a human interactive proof portal 140 may use a biometric input to determine whether a user is a standard user or a malicious actor. The human interactive proof portal 140 may receive an access request 302 for an online data service 122 from a user device 110. The human interactive proof portal 140 may send a proof challenge 304 to the user device 110 for presentation to a user. The human interactive proof portal 140 may receive from the user device 110 a proof response 306 having a biometric metadata description 430 based on a biometric input from the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2016Publication date: May 11, 2017Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Chad Mills, Robert Sim, Scott Lauter, Sung Chung
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Publication number: 20160275233Abstract: A process for the verification and validation testing of equipment and components for drilling, completion, production and general well construction (typically such as subsurface safety valves, wellhead trees, blowout preventers and wireline pressure control equipment) to determine the suitability of such equipment for use in oil and gas wells in high pressure high temperature environments. In particular, the process of the present invention comprises, among other steps, the steps of analyzing such components using an elastic-plastic finite element model with respect to certain preset load conditions and establishing stable model convergence, conducting a ratcheting assessment by running analysis on such model on all components that exhibit local plasticity, and examining all components to determine fatigue sensitive locations and subjecting such components to a fatigue analysis.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2016Publication date: September 22, 2016Inventors: Richard Anthony Sukup, J. Robert Sims, Ravi M. Krishnamurthy, David B. Lewis
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Patent number: 9390245Abstract: In one embodiment, a human interactive proof portal 140 may use a biometric input to determine whether a user is a standard user or a malicious actor. The human interactive proof portal 140 may receive an access request 302 for an online data service 122 from a user device 110. The human interactive proof portal 140 may send a proof challenge 304 to the user device 110 for presentation to a user. The human interactive proof portal 140 may receive from the user device 110 a proof response 306 having a biometric metadata description 430 based on a biometric input from the user.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2012Date of Patent: July 12, 2016Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Chad Mills, Robert Sim, Scott Laufer, Sung Chung
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Patent number: 9116880Abstract: A processing system is described which generates stimulus information (SI) having one or more stimulus components (SCs) selected from an inventory of such components. The processing system then presents the SI to a group of human recipients, inviting those recipients to provide linguistic descriptions of the SI. The linguistic information that is received thereby has an implicit link to the SCs. Further, each linguistic component is associated with at least one feature of a target environment, such as a target computer system. Hence, the linguistic information also maps to the features of the target environment. These relationships allow applications to use the linguistic information to interact with the target environment in different ways. In one case, the processing system uses a challenge-response authentication task presentation to convey the stimulus information to the recipients.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2012Date of Patent: August 25, 2015Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: William B. Dolan, Christopher I. Charla, Christopher B. Quirk, Christopher J. Brockett, Noelle M. Sophy, Nicole Beaudry, Vikram Reddy Dendi, Pallavi Choudhury, Scott T. Laufer, Robert A. Sim, Thomas E. Woolsey, David Molnar
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Patent number: 8757195Abstract: A keg tapping system made up of an upper coupler and a lower coupler having, respectively, upper and lower housings and slidable upper and lower coupler conduits therein. The upper and lower coupler conduits each have top and bottom ends. The upper coupler includes a handle moveable between up and down positions. The handle is in operational contact with the upper conduit. The bottom of the upper coupler conduit is in operational contact with the top of the lower coupler conduit. Moving the handle between up and down positions causes up and down movement of the upper coupler conduit and the lower coupler conduit. In one non-limiting embodiment the upper coupler can be releasably attached to a range of lower coupler types.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2011Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: Four Sheets, LLCInventors: David Allen Gitlin, Jr., Randall Alan Henderson, John Robert Sims
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Publication number: 20140156259Abstract: A processing system is described which generates stimulus information (SI) having one or more stimulus components (SCs) selected from an inventory of such components. The processing system then presents the SI to a group of human recipients, inviting those recipients to provide linguistic descriptions of the SI. The linguistic information that is received thereby has an implicit link to the SCs. Further, each linguistic component is associated with at least one feature of a target environment, such as a target computer system. Hence, the linguistic information also maps to the features of the target environment. These relationships allow applications to use the linguistic information to interact with the target environment in different ways. In one case, the processing system uses a challenge-response authentication task presentation to convey the stimulus information to the recipients.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2012Publication date: June 5, 2014Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: William B. Dolan, Christopher I. Charla, Christopher B. Quirk, Christopher J. Brockett, Noelle M. Sophy, Nicole Beaudry, Vikram Reddy Dendi, Pallavi Choudhury, Scott T. Laufer, Robert A. Sim, Thomas E. Woolsey, David Molnar