Patents by Inventor RODRIGO ANTUNES
RODRIGO ANTUNES 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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Publication number: 20240119115Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus for solving cost optimization problems. In one aspect, a method includes receiving data representing a cost optimization problem in a network, wherein i) the network is represented as a graph of nodes and edges, and ii) each edge comprises an associated cost; mapping the data representing the cost optimization problem in a network to a quadratic unconstrained binary optimization (QUBO) formulation of the cost optimization problem, the QUBO formulation comprising multiple variables with values determined by states of respective qubits, wherein each qubit corresponds to a respective edge of the graph of nodes and edges; obtaining data representing a solution to the cost optimization problem from a quantum computing resource; and initiating an action based on the obtained data representing a solution to the cost optimization problem.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Inventors: Jair Antunes De Carvalho, Jr., Rodrigo Morimoto Suguiura, Shreyas Ramesh
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Patent number: 11884363Abstract: An individual chain wheel for a bicycle front crank arrangement for engaging in a drive chain includes a plurality of teeth formed on a circumference of the chain wheel and having a first and a second group of teeth. The teeth of the second group of teeth are arranged in an alternating manner between the teeth of the first group of teeth. Each tooth has a load flank via which force is transmitted between an adjacent roller of the drive chain and the respective tooth. Each tooth of the first group may also have at least one profile with an opening in the vicinity of the flank, in which a portion of an inner link plate of the drive chain, which portion protrudes beyond the roller, engages.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2021Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: SRAM DEUTSCHLAND GmbHInventors: Markus Reiter, Joachim Hanke, Bryn Johnson, Andreas Vonend, Martin Kehrer, Henrik Braedt, Pedro Miguel Nunes Dos Santos, Luis Figueiredo, Rodrigo Antunes
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Patent number: 11353102Abstract: An individual chain wheel for a bicycle front crank arrangement for engaging in a drive chain includes a plurality of teeth formed on a circumference of the chain wheel and having a first and a second group of teeth. The teeth of the second group of teeth are arranged in an alternating manner between the teeth of the first group of teeth. Each tooth has a load flank via which force is transmitted between an adjacent roller of the drive chain and the respective tooth. Each tooth of the first group may also have at least one profile with an opening in the vicinity of the flank, in which a portion of an inner link plate of the drive chain, which portion protrudes beyond the roller, engages.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2020Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: SRAM Deutschland GmbHInventors: Markus Reiter, Joachim Hanke, Bryn Johnson, Andreas Vonend, Martin Kehrer, Henrik Braedt, Pedro Miguel Nunes Dos Santos, Luis Figueiredo, Rodrigo Antunes
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Publication number: 20220090671Abstract: An individual chain wheel for a bicycle front crank arrangement for engaging in a drive chain includes a plurality of teeth formed on a circumference of the chain wheel and having a first and a second group of teeth. The teeth of the second group of teeth are arranged in an alternating manner between the teeth of the first group of teeth. Each tooth has a load flank via which force is transmitted between an adjacent roller of the drive chain and the respective tooth. Each tooth of the first group may also have at least one profile with an opening in the vicinity of the flank, in which a portion of an inner link plate of the drive chain, which portion protrudes beyond the roller, engages.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2021Publication date: March 24, 2022Applicant: SRAM DEUTSCHLAND GmbHInventors: MARKUS REITER, JOACHIM HANKE, BRYN JOHNSON, ANDREAS VONEND, MARTIN KEHRER, HENRIK BRAEDT, PEDRO MIGUEL NUNES DOS SANTOS, LUIS FIGUEIREDO, RODRIGO ANTUNES
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Patent number: 10703441Abstract: A drive arrangement for a bicycle may include a plurality of sprockets arranged at a rear wheel of the bicycle. The sprockets may be particularly arranged to have a spacing that facilitates the configuration of an increasing number of sprockets in the plurality of sprockets. A singular front sprocket or chain ring may be used to drive the rear plurality of sprockets. The singular front chain ring may include first and second groups of teeth, the first group of teeth being wider than the second group of teeth. The drive arrangement may also include a rear derailleur. A chain having inner link plates with recesses may also be include in the drive arrangement.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2018Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: SRAM DEUTSCHLAND GmbHInventors: Pedro Miguel Nunes Dos Santos, Markus Reiter, Joachim Hanke, Bryn Johnson, Andreas Vonend, Martin Kehrer, Henrik Braedt, Luis Figueiredo, Rodrigo Antunes, Bruno Miguel Ferreira Da Silva Ribeiro
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Patent number: 10578201Abstract: An individual chain wheel for a bicycle front crank arrangement for engaging in a drive chain includes a plurality of teeth formed on a circumference of the chain wheel and having a first and a second group of teeth. The teeth of the second group of teeth are arranged in an alternating manner between the teeth of the first group of teeth. Each tooth has a load flank via which force is transmitted between an adjacent roller of the drive chain and the respective tooth. Each tooth of the first group may also have at least one profile with an opening in the vicinity of the flank, in which a portion of an inner link plate of the drive chain, which portion protrudes beyond the roller, engages.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2016Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: SRAM DEUTSCHLAND GMBHInventors: Markus Reiter, Joachim Hanke, Bryn Johnson, Andreas Vonend, Martin Kehrer, Henrik Braedt, Pedro Miguel Nunes Dos Santos, Luis Figueiredo, Rodrigo Antunes
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Publication number: 20180194433Abstract: A drive arrangement for a bicycle may include a plurality of sprockets arranged at a rear wheel of the bicycle. The sprockets may be particularly arranged to have a spacing that facilitates the configuration of an increasing number of sprockets in the plurality of sprockets. A singular front sprocket or chain ring may be used to drive the rear plurality of sprockets. The singular front chain ring may include first and second groups of teeth, the first group of teeth being wider than the second group of teeth. The drive arrangement may also include a rear derailleur. A chain having inner link plates with recesses may also be include in the drive arrangement.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2018Publication date: July 12, 2018Applicant: SRAM DEUTSCHLAND GmbHInventors: PEDRO MIGUEL NUNES DOS SANTOS, MARKUS REITER, JOACHIM HANKE, BRYN JOHNSON, ANDREAS VONEND, MARTIN KEHRER, HENRIK BRAEDT, LUIS FIGUEIREDO, RODRIGO ANTUNES, BRUNO MIGUEL FERREIRA DA SILVA RIBEIRO
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Publication number: 20170146109Abstract: An individual chain wheel for a bicycle front crank arrangement for engaging in a drive chain includes a plurality of teeth formed on a circumference of the chain wheel and having a first and a second group of teeth. The teeth of the second group of teeth are arranged in an alternating manner between the teeth of the first group of teeth. Each tooth has a load flank via which force is transmitted between an adjacent roller of the drive chain and the respective tooth. Each tooth of the first group may also have at least one profile with an opening in the vicinity of the flank, in which a portion of an inner link plate of the drive chain, which portion protrudes beyond the roller, engages.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2016Publication date: May 25, 2017Applicant: SRAM Deutschland GmbHInventors: MARKUS REITER, JOACHIM HANKE, BRYN JOHNSON, ANDREAS VONEND, MARTIN KEHRER, HENRIK BRAEDT, PEDRO MIGUEL NUNES DOS SANTOS, LUIS FIGUEIREDO, RODRIGO ANTUNES