Patents by Inventor Robert To

Robert To 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).

  • Insert for augmented reality viewing device
    Patent number: 11187923
    Abstract: A visual perception device is described. The visual perception device has corrective optics for viewing virtual and real-world content. An insert for the corrective optics is attached using a magnetic set, pins and/or a nose piece. Interchangeable nose pieces allow for height adjustments to accommodate different users. The visual perception device has pliable components to absorb forces exerted on a nose piece and a protective barrier for limiting electric shock or ingress of dirt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Roger Dominguez, Samantha Jo Gamble, Robert Coleman Skelton, Paul Thomas Foster, Michael John Slipy, Jason Paul Hale
  • Method and apparatus for delivery of therapeutic agents
    Patent number: 11185688
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for the reproducible, consistent and efficacious delivery of a therapeutic agent to a subject. The present disclosure comprises apparatus for the controlled administration of the therapeutic agent through an orifice to the subject, a plurality of penetrating electrodes arranged with a predetermined spatial relationship relative to the orifice, and an electrical signal generator operatively connected to the electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Ichor Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew W. Hannaman, Robert M. Bernard, Stephen A. Morse, Oliver Ruck, Adam Hartman, Thomas David Cox
  • Mattress with embedded transducers
    Patent number: 11185170
    Abstract: Furniture such as a mattresses and beds containing mattresses include transducers disposed within the furniture and exposed from external surfaces of the furniture to deliver sounds or ranges of sonic frequencies in a sonic wave vibration format through the furniture to the occupant of the furniture and audible format through external speakers to an area around the furniture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: PPJ, LLC
    Inventors: Philip Reid Sherman, Horace Robert Eskridge, III, Philip Woods McCarty
  • Detection and prevention of unwanted calls in a telecommunications system
    Patent number: 11190638
    Abstract: A method that detects unwanted calls based on information shared between a first telecommunications network provided by a first service provider and a second service provider providing a second telecommunications network including receiving, by a data-processing system, a request to provide a telecommunications service to the first telecommunications network, the request being received by the first telecommunications network from a user of the first telecommunications network through a first gateway, and wherein the request comprises a calling party identification that identified a calling party and a called party identification that identified a called party.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Tata Communications (America) Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Benlolo, Carlos Miranda, Alan Tai, Kumar Thirumalaiappan
  • Method of producing sulfur-depleted syngas
    Patent number: 11186483
    Abstract: A system and method for processing unconditioned syngas first removes solids and semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOC), then removes volatile organic compounds (VOC), and then removes at least one sulfur containing compound from the syngas. Additional processing may be performed depending on such factors as the source of syngas being processed, the products, byproducts and intermediate products desired to be formed, captured or recycled and environmental considerations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: ThermoChem Recovery International, Inc.
    Inventors: Ravi Chandran, Daniel Michael Leo, Shawn Robert Freitas, Dave G. Newport, Hamilton Sean Michael Whitney, Daniel A. Burciaga
  • Dynamic endpoint communication channels
    Patent number: 11190616
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for providing a concierge service to handle a wide variety of topics and user intents via a common interface. The concierge service can be part of a connection management system that can dynamically manage and facilitate conversations between a user making a request or providing an instruction and one or more endpoints for the purposes of fulfilling the request or instruction. Such dynamic management may include transferring a communication session to a social network member endpoint based on an intent identified within natural language communications, tracking a dynamic sentiment score, and automatically switching the communication session to another endpoint based on a change in the dynamic sentiment score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: LIVEPERSON, INC.
    Inventors: Jeff Salter, Robert LoCascio
  • Concept for picture/video data streams allowing efficient reducibility or efficient random access
    Patent number: 11190785
    Abstract: A video data stream is rendered reducible in a manner so that the reduction leads to a restriction of pictures of the reduced video data stream to merely a predetermined subarea of the pictures of the original video data stream and in a manner so that transcoding, such as re-quantization, may be avoided and a conformance of the reduced video data stream relative to the codec underlying the original video data stream be maintained. This is achieved by providing the video data stream with information including an indication of the predetermined subarea and replacement indices for redirecting the indices included by the payload portion so as to refer to, and/or replacement parameters for adjusting the first set of coding parameter settings so as to result in, a second set of coding parameter settings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Robert Skupin, Yago Sánchez de la Fuente, Thomas Schierl, Cornelius Hellge, Karsten Grueneberg, Thomas Wiegand
  • Multi-frame moving object detection system
    Patent number: 11188750
    Abstract: A plurality of remote sensing images of a scene are received. A potential target object can be identified in one of the images, wherein the target object has a low signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). A candidate motion path of the target object can be generated based upon the images. A predicted position of the target object along the candidate motion path is determined for each of the remote sensing images. An image chip is extracted from each of the images, where each image chip is centered about the predicted position of the target object in its corresponding image. A sum image chip is generated based upon the image chips. An indication that the potential target object is an actual object in the images is output based upon a value of a center pixel of the sum image chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC
    Inventors: Tian J. Ma, Robert J. Anderson
  • Directory snapshots with searchable file paths
    Patent number: 11188559
    Abstract: The present technology pertains to an organization directory hosted by a synchronized content management system. The corporate directory can provide access to user accounts for all members of the organization to all content items in the organization directory on the respective file systems of the members' client devices. Members can reach any content item at the same path as other members relative to the organization directory root on their respective client device. In some embodiments novel access permissions are granted to maintain path consistency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Dropbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Ying, Sam Keller
  • Low-noise high efficiency bias generation circuits and method
    Patent number: 11188106
    Abstract: An apparatus for generating a steady state positive voltage (PVS) signal and a steady state negative voltage (NVS) signal is presented. The apparatus includes a bias signal generation module for generating a steady state reference voltage signal (RVS) based on a varying supply voltage signal (VDD), the RVS having a voltage level less than the PVS. The apparatus further includes a positive signal generation module (PSGM) generating the PVS, the PSGM including a first capacitor, the PSGM employing the first capacitor to generate a portion of the PVS based on the RVS. The apparatus further includes a negative signal generation module (NSGM) generating the NVS, the NSGM including a second capacitor, the NSGM employing the second capacitor to generate a portion of the NVS based on the RVS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: pSemi Corporation
    Inventors: Tae Youn Kim, Robert Mark Englekirk
  • Remote camera trigger
    Patent number: 11190674
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a method and apparatus for controlling a camera to take a photograph. More specifically, a remote that includes a processor and a proximity sensor connected to the micro-processor. The remote also includes a housing and is designed to communicably couple to a camera. The remote is configured to cause the camera to focus in response to sensing a first gesture and to cause the camera to take a photograph in response to sensing a second gesture. In some embodiments, the first and second gestures are touchless.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Inventor: John Robert Mortensen
  • Portable computer peripheral holder
    Patent number: 11188119
    Abstract: A device holder includes a base, a hinge, and an arm. The base includes a mounting feature configured to affix the device holder to a portable computer device, and the hinge is connected to the base. The arm is connected to the hinge and opposes the base. The arm is rotatable with respect to the base to change the device holder between a stowed configuration, when the arm is positioned alongside the base, and a deployed configuration, when the first arm is positioned away from the base. In addition, the device holder is configured to hold a peripheral device of the portable computer device when the device holder is in the deployed configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Richard Roberts
  • Airborne anxiety detection and remediation
    Patent number: 11185660
    Abstract: Embodiments include methods, systems, and computer program products for detection and remediation of anxiety. Aspects include receiving an anxiety indicator. Aspects also include analyzing the anxiety indicator to determine whether an anxiety level exceeds an anxiety threshold. Aspects also include, based upon a determination that the anxiety level exceeds the anxiety threshold, selecting a first sound. Aspects also include outputting the first sound. Aspects also include receiving an anxiety feedback. Aspects also include determining, based upon the anxiety feedback, whether the anxiety level is decreasing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jonathan H. Connell, II, Robert G. Farrell, Nalini K. Ratha
  • High performance cooling element
    Patent number: 11186026
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an external cooling system for a molten film tube produced by a blown film tubular extrusion process, comprised of a divergent cooling element with a divergent cooling interface containing a cooling gas deflector spaced adjacent to the molten film tube and providing an expelled cooling gas (i) in a path opposing the flow of the molten film tube toward a first exit gap and (ii) in a path with the flow of the molten film tube toward a second exit gap. A minimum gap between the divergent cooling interface and the molten film tube occurs at the first exit gap and/or the second exit gap. Advantageously, the divergent cooling interface is provided with one or more compound angles to maximize stability and cooling efficiency. Additionally, multiple cooling elements can preferably be arranged in a stackable configuration to achieve higher throughput rates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Addex, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert E. Cree, William J. Randolph
  • Method for integrating a high-voltage accumulator into a support structure of a motor vehicle, and motor vehicle
    Patent number: 11186159
    Abstract: A method for integrating a high-voltage accumulator having at least one accumulator module into a support structure of a motor vehicle, wherein the following is performed: providing a housing part, which has a base plate and a frame-like edge extending around the base plate; arranging the at least one accumulator module on the housing part and/or on the support structure; arranging the edge of the housing part below and on a frame structure formed of supports of the support structure; and fastening the housing part to the support structure. An accumulator housing for the at least one accumulator module is thus formed. A housing interior of the accumulator housing is delimited by a bottom part of the support structure, which bottom part covers the frame structure toward a passenger compartment of the motor vehicle, and by the housing part and the frame structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ramil Bikmukhametov, Andreas Burja, Richard Eiletz, Martin Eis, Thomas Herrmann, Herwig Kerstan, Robert Loch, Siegfried Massun, Marcus Raepple, Christoph Warkotsch
  • Compositions and methods for controlling
    Patent number: 11186837
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for controlling invertebrate pest infestations, for instance in plants, and related compositions and polynucleotides useful in such methods. More specifically, the present invention provides polynucleotides and methods of use thereof for modifying the expression of genes in an invertebrate pest, for instance through RNA interference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: James A. Baum, Lex Evan Flagel, Gerrit Cornelis Segers, James K. Roberts
  • Integrate metal mesh touch sensor and cover lens
    Patent number: 11188185
    Abstract: Touchscreen, comprising: a display device and a touch sensor adhered to the display device via optically clear adhesive; wherein the touch sensor comprises: a transparent substrate; a layer of catalytic photoresist patterns of a catalytic photoresist composition, the catalytic photoresist composition including a photoresist and catalytic nanoparticles; a metal conductive layer with conductive patterns over the layer of catalytic photoresist patterns; a metal passivation layer over the metal layer; and a transparent protective layer having on a cross-linked structure over the metal passivation layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: FUTURETECH CAPITAL, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Petcavich, Michael Morrione
  • Collapsible inner flow control component for side-delivered transcatheter heart valve prosthesis
    Patent number: 11185409
    Abstract: The invention relates to a transcatheter heart valve replacement (A61F2/2412), and in particular a side delivered transcatheter prosthetic heart valve having a collapsible inner flow control component, and an outer annular support frame having compressible wire cells that facilitate folding flat along the z-axis and compressing the valve vertically along the y-axis, or orthogonally to the central axis of the flow control component, allowing a very large diameter valve to be delivered and deployed to the tricuspid valve from the inferior vena cava or superior vena cava, or trans-atrially to the mitral valve, the valve having a height of about 5-60 mm and a diameter of about 25-80 mm, without requiring an oversized diameter catheter and without requiring delivery and deployment from a catheter at an acute angle of approach.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: VDyne, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Christianson, Robert Vidlund, Neelakantan Saikrishnan, Chad Perrin
  • Water conditioning systems having diversion devices
    Patent number: 11185822
    Abstract: A portable water conditioning system is provided that includes an incoming water inlet; a reverse osmosis stage in fluid communication with the incoming water inlet, the reverse osmosis stage having a permeate outlet and a concentrate outlet; a diversion device having a diversion valve, the diversion valve placing the concentrate outlet in fluid communication with a waste water outlet; a deionizing stage in fluid communication with a pure water outlet; a bypass valve configured to selectively place the permeate outlet in fluid communication with one or more of the waste water outlet, the deionizing stage, and the pure water outlet; and a controller configured to control the diversion device and the bypass valve to provide water at the pure water outlet of a desired condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: UNGER MARKETING INTERNATIONAL, LLC
    Inventors: Kai Hirsch, Stephen Huda, Robert Camp, Paul H. Adams
  • Medication administration control device
    Patent number: D936961
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: MEDCAP INC.
    Inventors: Kendall Northern, Robert Sassman