Patents by Inventor Roger Paul

Roger Paul 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: 20240156211
    Abstract: A bladder for an article of footwear includes a plate, a first tensile layer disposed adjacent to a first side of the plate, and a second tensile layer disposed on an opposite side of the plate from the first tensile layer, the second tensile layer joined to the first tensile layer through the plate by a plurality of inner bonds. The bladder additionally includes a first barrier layer disposed adjacent to the first tensile layer and joined to the first tensile layer by a plurality of first outer bonds to form a first chamber, one or more of the first outer bonds interposed between adjacent ones of the inner bonds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2024
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Zachary M. Elder, Roger Paul Murphy, Lee D. Peyton
  • Publication number: 20240159100
    Abstract: Systems and methods for rectifying excessive bottom or head clearances of door assemblies are disclosed. An example system may comprise a door cap straight component installed on a first side of a fire door; a door cap L-shaped component installed on a second opposite side of the fire door; at least one intumescent strip seal fitted with the door cap L-shaped component; and end caps installed on two narrow ends of the fire door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2024
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: National Guard Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Roger Paul Skold, Jr., Daniel Ray Tompkins
  • Patent number: 11974631
    Abstract: A sole structure for an article of footwear includes a bladder defining a peripheral chamber and a heel chamber fluidly isolated from the peripheral chamber. The peripheral chamber is configured as an elongated tube, and has a heel portion establishing a rear periphery of the bladder, a lateral arm portion extending from the heel portion and establishing a lateral periphery of the bladder, and a medial arm portion extending from the heel portion and establishing a medial periphery of the bladder. The bladder includes webbing connecting the heel chamber to the peripheral chamber, with the heel chamber disposed between the medial arm portion and the lateral arm portion and forward of the peripheral chamber in a heel region of the bladder. The bladder may include additional forefoot and midfoot chambers having specific shapes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Fidencio Campos, II, Zachary M. Elder, Jeffery C. Gagatko, II, Roger Paul Murphy, ChunHong Wang, Doug D. Wilken
  • Publication number: 20240143094
    Abstract: A system for managing anger during consumption of video content. The system includes a visual display device having a display screen displaying the video content; a computer hardware configured to interrupt, on the display screen, a de-escalation content over the video content via the visual display device, wherein the computer is embodied in a dongle electrically connected to a port of the visual display device; and a handheld actuator configured to emit an anger signal that causes the computer hardware to overlay the de-escalation content, wherein the actuator is configured to detect the computer hardware is operatively associated with the visual display device, and wherein the actuator is form factored to resemble an empowering object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventor: Roger Paul Harvey
  • Publication number: 20240130471
    Abstract: An article of footwear having a heel region with a posterior end of the article of footwear, a mid-foot region, and a forefoot region with an anterior end of the article of footwear; a lateral side, and a medial side opposite the lateral side; an upper; a sole structure, the sole structure coupled to the upper, and wherein the sole structure has; a cushioning element disposed in the heel region, the cushioning element having a first tube and a second tube, wherein each of the first tube and the second tube extend from the lateral side of the article of footwear to the medial side of the article of footwear, wherein the first tube includes a contained fluid volume at a first pressure, and the second tube includes a contained fluid volume at a second pressure, wherein the first pressure and the second pressure are equal to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: Nike, Inc.
    Inventors: Fidencio Campos, II, Roger Paul Murphy, Thomas J. Rushbrook, Jessica Small, Matthew W. Thornton
  • Publication number: 20240130472
    Abstract: An article of footwear having a heel region including a posterior end, a mid-foot region, and a forefoot region including an anterior end. The article of footwear having a lateral side, and a medial side opposite the lateral side; an upper; and a sole structure coupled to the upper. The sole structure has a first cushioning element, having a plurality of first tubes and a plurality of first web areas. Adjacent first tubes are connected to one another by a respective first web area of the plurality of first web areas. The sole structure also having a second cushioning element, having a plurality of second tubes and a plurality of second web areas. Adjacent second tubes are connected to one another by a respective web area of the second plurality of web areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: Nike, Inc.
    Inventors: Fidencio Campos, II, Shawn G. Carboy, Zachary M. Elder, Jonathan Kosenick, Roger Paul Murphy, Thomas J. Rushbrook, Jessica Small, Matthew W. Thornton
  • Publication number: 20240130469
    Abstract: An article of footwear comprising an upper and a sole structure coupled to the upper. The sole structure includes a cushioning element, comprising a plurality of tubes, wherein adjacent tubes are connected to one another by a respective web area, disposed between a first support element and a second support element, wherein one or more of the respective web areas is exposed to the external environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: Nike, Inc.
    Inventors: Fidencio Campos, II, Roger Paul Murphy, Thomas J. Rushbrook, Jessica Small, Matthew W. Thornton
  • Publication number: 20240130467
    Abstract: A sole structure for an article of footwear having a first support element, the first support element including a first set of recesses; a second support element, the second support element including a second set of recesses, and wherein the second support element includes an opening extending therethrough; a coupling portion, the coupling portion including a third set of recesses, and wherein the coupling portion is disposed within the opening of the second support element; a cushioning element disposed between the first support element and the second support element, the cushioning element including a plurality of tubes, wherein the first set of recesses, the second set of recesses, and the third set of recesses form a continuous receiving area, and wherein the cushioning element is disposed within the continuous receiving area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: Nike, Inc.
    Inventors: Fidencio Campos, II, Roger Paul Murphy, Thomas J. Rushbrook, Jessica Small, Matthew W. Thornton
  • Publication number: 20240130473
    Abstract: An article of footwear having a heel region including a posterior end, a mid-foot region, and a forefoot region including an anterior end. The article of footwear having an upper extending from the heel region to the forefoot region and a sole structure coupled to the upper. The sole structure further has a first cushioning element having a first tube, a second tube, a third tube, and a fourth tube, and an outsole layer extending from the posterior end to the anterior end. The outsole layer is configured to directly receive a portion of the first cushioning element, and the outsole layer forms a ground-contacting surface of the article of footwear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: Nike, Inc.
    Inventors: Fidencio Campos, II, Shawn G. Carboy, Zachary M. Elder, Jonathan Kosenick, Roger Paul Murphy, Thomas J. Rushbrook, Jessica Small, Matthew W. Thornton
  • Patent number: 11968310
    Abstract: A method at a network element for securely sharing services across domains, the method including receiving a request at the network element to add a first domain and an edge domain to a system; provisioning a public key of the network element to the first domain and the edge domain; receiving a public key of the first domain; populating, in the network element, a table with services provided by the first domain or the edge domain; populating, in the network element, a second table with applications installed at the first domain or edge domain and permissions for services for the applications; and controlling access to the services by the applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Biswaroop Mukherjee, Geordon Thomas Ferguson, Roger Paul Bowman
  • Publication number: 20240081478
    Abstract: A sole structure for an article of footwear includes a chassis and a cushioning arrangement. The chassis includes a recess formed between a first surface and a second surface facing the first surface. The cushioning arrangement includes a first cushioning element protruding from the first surface and including a first plurality of lobes and a second cushioning element protruding from the second surface and including a second plurality of lobes contacting the first plurality of lobes. At least one of the first cushioning element and the second cushioning element may include a fluid-filled bladder. A first side of each cushioning element includes a substantially planar base and a second side of each cushioning element includes the lobes formed on an opposite side from the base. The base of each cushioning element is attached to a respective one of the surfaces of the recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Fidencio Campos, II, Zachary M. Elder, Jordyn Klumpp, Eric Y. Lee, Fiona L. Lesecq, Damian R. Manspeaker, Roger Paul Murphy, Sebastian Tesche
  • Publication number: 20240082427
    Abstract: In various embodiments method are provided for generating expression cassettes and gene therapy vectors comprising those cassettes that recapitulate the spatiotemporal pattern of expression of the endogenous gene. In certain embodiments the methods comprise (i) selecting a target gene; (ii) identifying putative regulatory elements associated with the target gene; (iii) determining if the regulatory element is a key regulatory element and (iv) providing a list of the key regulatory elements identified in step (iii).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Donald B. Kohn, Ryan L. Wong, Roger Paul Hollis, Richard A. Morgan, Aaron Ross Cooper
  • Patent number: 11918074
    Abstract: A bladder for an article of footwear includes a plate, a first tensile layer disposed adjacent to a first side of the plate, and a second tensile layer disposed on an opposite side of the plate from the first tensile layer, the second tensile layer joined to the first tensile layer through the plate by a plurality of inner bonds. The bladder additionally includes a first barrier layer disposed adjacent to the first tensile layer and joined to the first tensile layer by a plurality of first outer bonds to form a first chamber, one or more of the first outer bonds interposed between adjacent ones of the inner bonds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Zachary M. Elder, Roger Paul Murphy, Lee D. Peyton
  • Publication number: 20240067758
    Abstract: The present invention relates to antibodies binding to IL13 and IL22. The invention provides novel multi-specific antibodies that bind to both IL13 and IL22 and compositions comprising an antibody that binds to IL13 and an antibody that binds to IL22. The invention further relates to therapeutic uses of the combination of anti-IL13 and anti-IL22 antibodies and multi-specific antibodies that bind to both IL13 and IL22.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Joseph Michael David RASTRICK, John Paul SILVA, Daniel John LIGHTWOOD, Ralph ADAMS, Roger Thomas PALFRAMAN, Kerry Louise TYSON, Peter Charles ELLIOTT, Seema MAYANK, Andrea Julie CROSBY, Emily Mary Cairistine BARRY, Seppe Frans Roman LEYSEN, Zainab AHDASH
  • Publication number: 20240056311
    Abstract: A method at a network element for securely sharing services across domains, the method including receiving a request at the network element to add a first domain and an edge domain to a system; provisioning a public key of the network element to the first domain and the edge domain; receiving a public key of the first domain; populating, in the network element, a table with services provided by the first domain or the edge domain; populating, in the network element, a second table with applications installed at the first domain or edge domain and permissions for services for the applications; and controlling access to the services by the applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Biswaroop MUKHERJEE, Geordon Thomas FERGUSON, Roger Paul BOWMAN
  • Patent number: 11877620
    Abstract: A sole structure for an article of footwear includes a chassis and a cushioning arrangement. The chassis includes a recess formed between a first surface and a second surface facing the first surface. The cushioning arrangement includes a first cushioning element protruding from the first surface and including a first plurality of lobes and a second cushioning element protruding from the second surface and including a second plurality of lobes contacting the first plurality of lobes. At least one of the first cushioning element and the second cushioning element may include a fluid-filled bladder. A first side of each cushioning element includes a substantially planar base and a second side of each cushioning element includes the lobes formed on an opposite side from the base. The base of each cushioning element is attached to a respective one of the surfaces of the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Fidencio Campos, II, Zachary M. Elder, Jordyn Klumpp, Eric Y. Lee, Fiona L Lesecq, Damian R. Manspeaker, Roger Paul Murphy, Sebastian Tesche
  • Patent number: 11873679
    Abstract: Systems and methods for rectifying excessive bottom or head clearances of door assemblies are disclosed. An example system may comprise a door cap straight component installed on a first side of a fire door; a door cap L-shaped component installed on a second opposite side of the fire door; at least one intumescent strip seal fitted with the door cap L-shaped component; and end caps installed on two narrow ends of the fire door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: NATIONAL GUARD PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Roger Paul Skold, Jr., Daniel Ray Tompkins
  • Publication number: 20230320458
    Abstract: A sole structure for an article of footwear having an upper includes a heel region, a forefoot region, and a mid-foot region disposed between the heel region and the forefoot region. The sole structure also includes a fluid-filled chamber including a first barrier layer cooperating with a second barrier layer to define a fluid-filled segment extending along a medial side of the sole structure within the heel region, a second fluid-filled segment extending along a lateral side of the sole structure within the heel region, and a web area disposed between and connecting the first fluid-filled segment and the second fluid-filled segment. The first barrier layer is attached to the second barrier layer within the web area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick Case, Zachary M. Elder, Nathan A. Jacobsen, Roger Paul Murphy, Lee D. Peyton
  • Patent number: 11775471
    Abstract: A conversion system includes a build manager, a file storage device to store original files associated with computer code or data of a project build, a compiler, a cache to store converted files, and an interceptor to provide requested files to the compiler. The interceptor includes one or more processors and memory storing instructions that cause the processor(s) to receive a plurality of file requests for files from the compiler during compilation between a starting and an ending of at least a portion of the project build, examine the cache to determine whether a requested file is stored in the cache for each of the file requests received between the starting and ending of the portion of the project build, and provide the requested file to the compiler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: EMBARCADERO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Jeanmarie Bruneau Babet, Roger Paul Lawrence
  • Publication number: 20230252742
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for arranging one or more functional elements in a room, comprising the steps of: a) three-dimensional acquisition of the room or of a part of the room by means of a scanner, b) definition of a grid based on the acquisition according to step a), c) definition of grid points of the room in the grid established according to step b), d) definition of at least one grid point of one or more functional elements, and e) virtual arrangement of the one or more functional elements in the room at at least one location, at which at least one grid point of the room and at least one grid point of the functional element coincide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Marc Oliver ECKERT, Roger Paul RIEGER, Ulrich SPOHDE