Patents by Inventor Roberto Alvarez
Roberto Alvarez 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: 12379763Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology relate to power consuming processes of electronic devices. For example, an electronic device may create, initiate, and/or modify a power consuming process of the electronic device, based in part on user power consumption information that indicates a typical amount of power consumed by a user of the electronic device. The electronic device may recommend increases in power consumption for low power consumption users and/or decreases in power consumption for high power consumption users. A power consumption process may include a visual arrangement of graphical elements that each display periodically, occasionally, and/or continuously updated information from the application, when a full user interface of the application is not displayed.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2024Date of Patent: August 5, 2025Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Kartik R. Venkatraman, Manish Chandra Reddy Ravula, Roberto Alvarez
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Publication number: 20240382962Abstract: A microfluidic droplet injector (MDI) for serial femtosecond crystallography (SFX). The MDI includes a droplet generator, a droplet detector, and a nozzle.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2024Publication date: November 21, 2024Inventors: Alexandra Ros, Diandra Doppler, Mukul Sonker, Ana Egatz-Gomez, Richard Kirian, Sahba Zaare, Abhik Manna, Konstantinos Karpos, Roberto Alvarez
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Publication number: 20240264655Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology relate to power consuming processes of electronic devices. For example, an electronic device may create, initiate, and/or modify a power consuming process of the electronic device, based in part on user power consumption information that indicates a typical amount of power consumed by a user of the electronic device. The electronic device may recommend increases in power consumption for low power consumption users and/or decreases in power consumption for high power consumption users. A power consumption process may include a visual arrangement of graphical elements that each display periodically, occasionally, and/or continuously updated information from the application, when a full user interface of the application is not displayed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2024Publication date: August 8, 2024Inventors: Kartik R. VENKATRAMAN, Manish Chandra Reddy RAVULA, Roberto ALVAREZ
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Patent number: 11989075Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology relate to power consuming processes of electronic devices. For example, an electronic device may create, initiate, and/or modify a power consuming process of the electronic device, based in part on user power consumption information that indicates a typical amount of power consumed by a user of the electronic device. The electronic device may recommend increases in power consumption for low power consumption users and/or decreases in power consumption for high power consumption users. A power consumption process may include a visual arrangement of graphical elements that each display periodically, occasionally, and/or continuously updated information from the application, when a full user interface of the application is not displayed.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2022Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Kartik R. Venkatraman, Manish Chandra Reddy Ravula, Roberto Alvarez
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Patent number: 11886270Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology relate to power consuming processes of electronic devices. For example, an electronic device may create, initiate, and/or modify a power consuming process of the electronic device, based in part on user power consumption information that indicates a typical amount of power consumed by a user of the electronic device. The electronic device may recommend increases in power consumption for low power consumption users and/or decreases in power consumption for high power consumption users. A power consumption process may include a visual arrangement of graphical elements that each display periodically, occasionally, and/or continuously updated information from the application, when a full user interface of the application is not displayed.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2022Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Kartik R. Venkatraman, Manish Chandra Reddy Ravula, Roberto Alvarez
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Patent number: 11880259Abstract: The present disclosure relates to techniques for managing power assertions associated with applications that may run on an electronic device. For example, to reduce power consumption of power available on a power source of the electronic device, the electronic device may start a timer after receiving a request for a power assertion. When the timer expires, the electronic device may enter a low power state.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2021Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Archana Venkatesh, Vaibhav Gautam, Ning Ding, Roberto Alvarez
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Publication number: 20230099002Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology relate to power consuming processes of electronic devices. For example, an electronic device may create, initiate, and/or modify a power consuming process of the electronic device, based in part on user power consumption information that indicates a typical amount of power consumed by a user of the electronic device. The electronic device may recommend increases in power consumption for low power consumption users and/or decreases in power consumption for high power consumption users. A power consumption process may include a visual arrangement of graphical elements that each display periodically, occasionally, and/or continuously updated information from the application, when a full user interface of the application is not displayed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2022Publication date: March 30, 2023Inventors: Kartik R. VENKATRAMAN, Manish Chandra Reddy RAVULA, Roberto ALVAREZ
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Publication number: 20230101479Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology relate to power consuming processes of electronic devices. For example, an electronic device may create, initiate, and/or modify a power consuming process of the electronic device, based in part on user power consumption information that indicates a typical amount of power consumed by a user of the electronic device. The electronic device may recommend increases in power consumption for low power consumption users and/or decreases in power consumption for high power consumption users. A power consumption process may include a visual arrangement of graphical elements that each display periodically, occasionally, and/or continuously updated information from the application, when a full user interface of the application is not displayed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2022Publication date: March 30, 2023Inventors: Kartik R. VENKATRAMAN, Manish Chandra Reddy RAVULA, Roberto ALVAREZ
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Publication number: 20230092784Abstract: The present disclosure relates to techniques for managing power assertions associated with applications that may run on an electronic device. For example, to reduce power consumption of power available on a power source of the electronic device, the electronic device may start a timer after receiving a request for a power assertion. When the timer expires, the electronic device may enter a low power state.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2021Publication date: March 23, 2023Inventors: Archana Venkatesh, Vaibhav Gautam, Ning Ding, Roberto Alvarez
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Patent number: 11370737Abstract: A process of co-feeding gaseous ethylene with liquid allyl alcohol in the presence of a catalyst to produce 1,4-butanediol and n-propanol may include: introducing a gaseous mixture of ethylene, carbon monoxide and hydrogen into a reactor in the presence of a hydroformylation catalyst in a solvent; introducing liquid allyl alcohol (AA) into the reactor; and carrying out hydroformylation reaction at a temperature between 50 and 100° C. to obtain hydroformylation products.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2021Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: Lyondell Chemical Technology, L.P.Inventors: Daniel F. White, Beaven S. Mandimutsira, Roberto Alvarez
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Publication number: 20220098138Abstract: A process of co-feeding gaseous ethylene with liquid allyl alcohol in the presence of a catalyst to produce 1,4-butanediol and n-propanol may include: introducing a gaseous mixture of ethylene, carbon monoxide and hydrogen into a reactor in the presence of a hydroformylation catalyst in a solvent; introducing liquid allyl alcohol (AA) into the reactor; and carrying out hydroformylation reaction at a temperature between 50 and 100° C. to obtain hydroformylation products.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2021Publication date: March 31, 2022Applicant: Lyondell Chemical Technology, L.P.Inventors: Daniel F. White, Beaven S. Mandimutsira, Roberto Alvarez
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Patent number: 11061793Abstract: Circuits, methods, and apparatus that may estimate the power being consumed by an OLED display screen of an electronic device, may provide further information about that power usage, may modify or change functions performed by the electronic device based on that power usage, and may inform an application's developer about the amount of power being used by the electronic device while the electronic device is running the application. One example may estimate the power being used by an OLED display screen of an electronic device by determining the content of images being displayed during a duration. The estimated power may then be presented to a user. The estimated power may be used in decisions to modify or change parameters of the screen or other device components.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2018Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Abhinav Pathak, Conor J. O'Reilly, Shashi K. Dua, Udaykumar R. Raval, Christopher W. Chaney, Amit K. Vyas, Albert S. Liu, Roberto Alvarez, Rohit Mundra, Vladislav Sahnovich, Patrick Y. Law, Paul M. Thompson, Paolo Sacchetto, Chaohao Wang, Arthur L. Spence, Jean-Pierre Simon Guillou, Mohammad Ali Jangda, Christopher Edward Glazowski, Yifan Zhang, Prajakta S. Karandikar, Han Ming Ong
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Patent number: 10559251Abstract: Circuits, methods, and apparatus that may estimate the power being consumed by an OLED display screen of an electronic device, may provide further information about that power usage, may modify or change functions performed by the electronic device based on that power usage, and may inform an application's developer about the amount of power being used by the electronic device while the electronic device is running the application. One example may estimate the power being used by an OLED display screen of an electronic device by determining the content of images being displayed during a duration. The estimated power may then be presented to a user. The estimated power may be used in decisions to modify or change parameters of the screen or other device components.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2018Date of Patent: February 11, 2020Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Abhinav Pathak, Conor J. O'Reilly, Shashi K. Dua, Udaykumar R. Raval, Christopher W. Chaney, Amit K. Vyas, Albert S. Liu, Roberto Alvarez, Rohit Mundra, Vladislav Sahnovich, Patrick Y. Law, Paul M. Thompson, Paolo Sacchetto, Chaohao Wang, Arthur L. Spence, Jean-Pierre Simon Guillou, Mohammad Ali Jangda, Christopher Edward Glazowski, Yifan Zhang
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Publication number: 20180349244Abstract: Circuits, methods, and apparatus that may estimate the power being consumed by an OLED display screen of an electronic device, may provide further information about that power usage, may modify or change functions performed by the electronic device based on that power usage, and may inform an application's developer about the amount of power being used by the electronic device while the electronic device is running the application. One example may estimate the power being used by an OLED display screen of an electronic device by determining the content of images being displayed during a duration. The estimated power may then be presented to a user. The estimated power may be used in decisions to modify or change parameters of the screen or other device components.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2018Publication date: December 6, 2018Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Abhinav Pathak, Conor J. O'Reilly, Shashi K. Dua, Udaykumar R. Raval, Christopher W. Chaney, Amit K. Vyas, Albert S. Liu, Roberto Alvarez, Rohit Mundra, Vladislav Sahnovich, Patrick Y. Law, Paul M. Thompson, Paolo Sacchetto, Chaohao Wang, Arthur L. Spence, Jean-Pierre Simon Guillou, Mohammad Ali Jangda, Christopher Edward Glazowski, Yifan Zhang, Prajakta S. Karandikar, Han Ming Ong
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Publication number: 20180350297Abstract: Circuits, methods, and apparatus that may estimate the power being consumed by an OLED display screen of an electronic device, may provide further information about that power usage, may modify or change functions performed by the electronic device based on that power usage, and may inform an application's developer about the amount of power being used by the electronic device while the electronic device is running the application. One example may estimate the power being used by an OLED display screen of an electronic device by determining the content of images being displayed during a duration. The estimated power may then be presented to a user. The estimated power may be used in decisions to modify or change parameters of the screen or other device components.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2018Publication date: December 6, 2018Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Abhinav Pathak, Conor J. O'Reilly, Shashi K. Dua, Udaykumar R. Raval, Christopher W. Chaney, Amit K. Vyas, Albert S. Liu, Roberto Alvarez, Rohit Mundra, Vladislav Sahnovich, Patrick Y. Law, Paul M. Thompson, Paolo Sacchetto, Chaohao Wang, Arthur L. Spence, Jean-Pierre Simon Guillou, Mohammad Ali Jangda, Christopher Edward Glazowski, Yifan Zhang
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Patent number: 9809518Abstract: Butanediol production processes are described herein. In some embodiments, the processes include contacting an allyl alcohol stream with a hydroformylation catalyst in the presence of a gas stream including carbon monoxide and hydrogen under hydroformylation conditions sufficient to form a hydroformylation product stream including a butanediol intermediate, wherein the allyl alcohol stream includes less than 98 wt. % allyl alcohol.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2016Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: Lyondell Chemical Technology, L.P.Inventors: Daniel F. White, Roberto Alvarez, Beaven S. Mandimutsira
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Publication number: 20170144951Abstract: Butanediol production processes are described herein. In some embodiments, the processes include contacting an allyl alcohol stream with a hydroformylation catalyst in the presence of a gas stream including carbon monoxide and hydrogen under hydroformylation conditions sufficient to form a hydroformylation product stream including a butanediol intermediate, wherein the allyl alcohol stream includes less than 98 wt. % allyl alcohol.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2016Publication date: May 25, 2017Applicant: Lyondell Chemical Technology, L.P.Inventors: Daniel F. White, Roberto Alvarez, Beaven S. Mandimutsira
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Patent number: 8355536Abstract: A passive electro-optical tracker uses a two-band IR intensity ratio to discriminate high-speed projectiles and obtain a speed estimate from their temperature, as well as determining the trajectory back to the source of fire. In an omnidirectional system a hemispheric imager with an MWIR spectrum splitter forms two CCD images of the environment. Three methods are given to determine the azimuth and range of a projectile, one for clear atmospheric conditions and two for nonhomogeneous atmospheric conditions. The first approach uses the relative intensity of the image of the projectile on the pixels of a CCD camera to determine the azimuthal angle of trajectory with respect to the ground, and its range. The second calculates this angle using a different algorithm. The third uses a least squares optimization over multiple frames based on a triangle representation of the smeared image to yield a real-time trajectory estimate.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2010Date of Patent: January 15, 2013Assignee: Light Prescriptions Innovators LLCInventors: Ilya Agurok, Waqidi Falicoff, Roberto Alvarez
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Patent number: 8256918Abstract: A tubular luminaire efficiently utilizes the light of a line of high-brightness unlensed LEDs to reproduce the homogeneous appearance of a neon tube. The transparent tube has an annular cross-section suitable for cost-effective manufacturing by extrusion. The LEDs are mounted in a line on a circuit board that can be positioned either inside or outside the tube. Their light shines into a cylindrical groove, thereby entering within the material of the tube. Above the groove, the wall of the tube has a spiral shape that reflects the light laterally so that it stays within the annular tube for a considerable path length. Volume scattering by a low density of scattering inclusions causes the light to escape as a homogenous glow. Alternatively, mild surface scattering from the inside surface can be used.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2008Date of Patent: September 4, 2012Assignee: Light Prescriptions Innovators, LLCInventors: Julio C. Chaves, Roberto Alvarez, William A. Parkyn, Juan Carlos Minano
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Patent number: 8075147Abstract: An optical device for coupling the luminous output of a light-emitting diode (LED) to a predominantly spherical pattern comprises a transfer section that receives the LED's light within it and an ejector positioned adjacent the transfer section to receive light from the transfer section and spread the light generally spherically. A base of the transfer section is optically aligned and/or coupled to the LED so that the LED's light enters the transfer section. The transfer section can comprises a compound elliptic concentrator operating via total internal reflection. The ejector section can have a variety of shapes, and can have diffusive features on its surface as well, including a phosphor coating. The transfer section can in some implementations be polygonal, V-grooved, faceted and other configurations.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2008Date of Patent: December 13, 2011Assignee: Light Prescriptions Innovators, LLCInventors: Julio Cesar Chaves, Juan Carlos Minano, Pablo Benitez, William A. Parkyn, Jr., Waqidi Falicoff, Fernando Munoz, Yupin Sun, Oliver Dross, Roberto Alvarez