Patents by Inventor Ronald Frederick

Ronald Frederick 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).

  • Patent number: 11963674
    Abstract: A retractor system and related methods for use in spinal surgery procedures, including but not limited to fusing or repairing damaged or deteriorated intervertebral discs or vertebral bodies in the lower lumbar levels. The retractor system includes a plurality of blade assemblies coupled to a handle assembly, wherein each of the blade assemblies may be independently adjusted (e.g. length blade and/or blade angulation and/or blade rotation relative to the handle assembly) to provide unprecedented customization of an operative corridor extending to the surgical target site of the patient such that any number of spinal surgery procedures may be undertaken by a surgeon, including but not limited to spinal fusion procedures at the L5-S1 disc space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Pantheon Spinal, LLC
    Inventors: Scott Spann, Shawn H. Culbertson, Ronald R. Jordan, David Frederick Crook
  • Patent number: 11966970
    Abstract: An example method and system for income determination analysis is disclosed. A document packet of income related documents is converted to an image file. The image file is split into separate documents and the separated documents are classified. An automated scanning tool is selected for the separated documents. Income related data is determined from the separated documents. An interface may be generated based on the confidence of the determined income related data for operator input and validation of the income related data. Multiple models are applied for calculation of income. A virtual panel is provided that incorporates the results of the multiple models to determine if further analysis is required.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: LOANCRAFT, LLC.
    Inventors: Ronald Frederick George, Anneliese Rossi
  • Publication number: 20240054558
    Abstract: A system and method for evaluating and recommending financial products such as loans for a customer is disclosed. The system includes a question set manager generating a set of interfaces to display questions related to financial needs of the customer. A question set manager collects answers to the questions. Available financial programs each having a set of pricing parameters are stored. An analysis engine determines a desirability score for each of the financial programs determined by the collected answers to the displayed questions in relation to the pricing parameters. A recommendation engine outputs a ranking of financial products by the determined score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventor: Ronald Frederick George
  • Publication number: 20220164869
    Abstract: An example method and system for income determination analysis is disclosed. A document packet of income related documents is converted to an image file. The image file is split into separate documents and the separated documents are classified. An automated scanning tool is selected for the separated documents. Income related data is determined from the separated documents. An interface may be generated based on the confidence of the determined income related data for operator input and validation of the income related data. Multiple models are applied for calculation of income. A virtual panel is provided that incorporates the results of the multiple models to determine if further analysis is required.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Ronald Frederick George, Anneliese Rossi
  • Patent number: 11259597
    Abstract: A shoe sole (100) comprising a bottom surface, the bottom surface having a front array (110) of ground engaging formations having a first height or depth, and a rear array (120) of ground engaging formations having a second height or depth, the rear array of ground engaging formations generally located at a heel portion of the sole, wherein the first height or depth is greater than the second height or depth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Inventor: Ronald Frederick Schumann
  • Patent number: 11250500
    Abstract: An example method and system for income determination analysis is disclosed. A document packet of income related documents is converted to an image file. The image file is split into separate documents and the separated documents are classified. An automated scanning tool is selected for the separated documents. Income related data is determined from the separated documents. An interface may be generated based on the confidence of the determined income related data for operator input and validation of the income related data. Multiple models are applied for calculation of income. A virtual panel is provided that incorporates the results of the multiple models to determine if further analysis is required.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: LOANCRAFT, LLC
    Inventors: Ronald Frederick George, Anneliese Rossi
  • Patent number: 10958666
    Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method for verifying connection integrity may include (i) receiving a request from a client to initiate a connection to a server via a middlebox, (ii) receiving, from the client, via a side protocol executing in parallel with a transport layer security protocol, a request for a certificate for the middlebox, (iii) sending, to the client, via the side protocol, the certificate, (iv) receiving, from the client, via the side protocol, a request for an additional certificate from a device upstream of the middlebox, (v) requesting, from the device upstream of the middlebox, via the side protocol, the additional certificate, (vi) receiving, from the device upstream of the middlebox, via the side protocol, the additional certificate, (vii) sending, to the client, via the side protocol, the additional certificate, and (viii) relaying data via the connection. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: NortonLifeLock Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Witten, Qing Li, Ronald Frederick, Roelof Du Toit, Susanta Nanda, Saurabh Shintre, Darren Shou
  • Patent number: 10447663
    Abstract: Decrypting network traffic on a middlebox device using a trusted execution environment (TEE).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: SYMANTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuqiong Sun, Daniel Marino, Susanta K. Nanda, Saurabh Shintre, Brian T. Witten, Ronald A. Frederick, Qing Li
  • Publication number: 20190253398
    Abstract: Decrypting network traffic on a middlebox device using a trusted execution environment (TEE).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Yuqiong Sun, Daniel Marino, Susanta K. Nanda, Saurabh Shintre, Brian T. Witten, Ronald A. Frederick, Qing Li
  • Patent number: 10339340
    Abstract: A method for anonymous reputation requests is described. In one embodiment, the method includes calculating a full thumbprint of an object on a client machine, trimming one or more bits from the full thumbprint to generate a trimmed thumbprint, sending the trimmed thumbprint to a reputation server, and receiving a result from the reputation server regarding the trimmed thumbprint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventors: Ilya Sokolov, Ronald A. Frederick, Mark Kennedy
  • Publication number: 20180293648
    Abstract: An example method and system for income determination analysis is disclosed. A document packet of income related documents is converted to an image file. The image file is split into separate documents and the separated documents are classified. An automated scanning tool is selected for the separated documents. Income related data is determined from the separated documents. An interface may be generated based on the confidence of the determined income related data for operator input and validation of the income related data. Multiple models are applied for calculation of income. A virtual panel is provided that incorporates the results of the multiple models to determine if further analysis is required.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventor: Ronald Frederick George
  • Publication number: 20180249785
    Abstract: A shoe sole (100) comprising a bottom surface, the bottom surface having a front array (110) of ground engaging formations having a first height or depth, and a rear array (120) of ground engaging formations having a second height or depth, the rear array of ground engaging formations generally located at a heel portion of the sole, wherein the first height or depth is greater than the second height or depth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventor: Ronald Frederick SCHUMANN
  • Patent number: 10044691
    Abstract: Decrypting network traffic on a middlebox device using a trusted execution environment (TEE).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: SYMANTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuqiong Sun, Daniel Marino, Susanta K. Nanda, Saurabh Shintre, Brian T. Witten, Ronald A. Frederick, Qing Li
  • Patent number: 9973540
    Abstract: A security gateway appliance is configured to evaluate network traffic according to security rules that classify traffic flows according to specifically identified application programs responsible for producing and/or consuming the network traffic and to enforce policies in accordance with network traffic classifications. The appliance includes an on-box anti-virus/anti-malware engine, on-box data loss prevention engine and on-box authentication engine. One or more of these engines is informed by an on-box dynamic real tie rating system that allows for determined levels of scrutiny to be paid to the network traffic. Security gateways of this type can be clustered together to provide a set of resources for one or more networks, and in some instances as the backbone of a cloud-based service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: SYMANTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Qing Li, Ronald A. Frederick, Thomas A. Clare
  • Patent number: 9649848
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide ink recirculation capabilities for Drop-On-Demand (DOD) printing systems. One embodiment comprises a system that includes a controller, a DOD print head, an ink tank, an ink pump, and a recirculation cap. The ink pump transports ink from the ink tank to the DOD print head, and the recirculation cap captures ink ejected by the DOD print head. The recirculation cap also transports the capture ink to the ink tank. In response to detecting a start of an ink recirculation cycle, the controller collocates the recirculation cap proximate to nozzles of the DOD print head, and directs the DOD print head to begin ejecting ink through the nozzles into the recirculation cap for transport of the captured ink to the ink tank. The controller detects an end to the ink recirculation cycle, and directs the DOD print head to stop ejecting ink into the recirculation cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Carlton E. Begeal, Carl R. Bildstein, Timothy Graham Bradley, Dilan Nirushan Fernando, Ronald Frederick Korsch, Casey E. Walker
  • Publication number: 20170078249
    Abstract: A security gateway appliance is configured to evaluate network traffic according to security rules that classify traffic flows according to specifically identified application programs responsible for producing and/or consuming the network traffic and to enforce policies in accordance with network traffic classifications. The appliance includes an on-box anti-virus/anti-malware engine, on-box data loss prevention engine and on-box authentication engine. One or more of these engines is informed by an on-box dynamic real tie rating system that allows for determined levels of scrutiny to be paid to the network traffic. Security gateways of this type can be clustered together to provide a set of resources for one or more networks, and in some instances as the backbone of a cloud-based service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Qing Li, Ronald A. Frederick, Thomas A. Clare
  • Publication number: 20160193842
    Abstract: System and methods for cleaning printheads and printhead wipers. One embodiment is an apparatus that includes a belt configured to rotate in a loop, and a wiper attached to the belt configured to wipe ink from a printhead. The apparatus also includes a tank configured as a reservoir for a cleaning solution, and a controller configured to drive the belt so that an end of the wiper drags across the printhead when in an upper portion of the loop and submerges in the cleaning solution of the tank when in a lower portion of the loop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Dilan Nirushan Fernando, Ronald Frederick Korsch
  • Patent number: 9381745
    Abstract: System and methods for cleaning printheads and printhead wipers. One embodiment is an apparatus that includes a belt configured to rotate in a loop, and a wiper attached to the belt configured to wipe ink from a printhead. The apparatus also includes a tank configured as a reservoir for a cleaning solution, and a controller configured to drive the belt so that an end of the wiper drags across the printhead when in an upper portion of the loop and submerges in the cleaning solution of the tank when in a lower portion of the loop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Dilan Nirushan Fernando, Ronald Frederick Korsch
  • Patent number: 9315029
    Abstract: System and methods for cleaning printheads and printhead wipers. One embodiment is an apparatus that includes a belt configured to rotate in a loop, and a wiper attached to the belt configured to wipe ink from a printhead. The apparatus also includes a tank configured as a reservoir for a cleaning solution, and a controller configured to drive the belt so that an end of the wiper drags across the printhead when in an upper portion of the loop and submerges in the cleaning solution of the tank when in a lower portion of the loop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Dilan Nirushan Fernando, Ronald Frederick Korsch
  • Publication number: 20160031221
    Abstract: System and methods for cleaning printheads and printhead wipers. One embodiment is an apparatus that includes a belt configured to rotate in a loop, and a wiper attached to the belt configured to wipe ink from a printhead. The apparatus also includes a tank configured as a reservoir for a cleaning solution, and a controller configured to drive the belt so that an end of the wiper drags across the printhead when in an upper portion of the loop and submerges in the cleaning solution of the tank when in a lower portion of the loop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Dilan Nirushan Fernando, Ronald Frederick Korsch