Patents by Inventor Ryan A. Bailey

Ryan A. Bailey 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: 20240119932
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a system includes an automatic speech recognition (ASR) module, a natural-language understanding (NLU) module, a dialog manager, one or more agents, an arbitrator, a delivery system, one or more processors, and a non-transitory memory coupled to the processors comprising instructions executable by the processors, the processors operable when executing the instructions to receive a user input, process the user input using the ASR module, the NLU module, the dialog manager, one or more of the agents, the arbitrator, and the delivery system, and provide a response to the user input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Mokhtar Mohamed Khorshid, Brian Moran, James Benefits McCready, Ahmed Kamal Atwa Mohamed, Katherina Nguyen, Gary Warren Barbon, Ryan Bailey, Irina-Elena Veliche, Frank Torsten Bernd Seide
  • Patent number: 11932471
    Abstract: A dispensing container is provided, the container including an outer shell comprising a top, a bottom, sidewalls extending between the top and bottom, and two ends, at least one end being open; an inner tray, slidably received within the outer shell, comprising at least one storage compartment adapted for storage of a plurality of units of a product to be dispensed, and comprising at least one depressible detent, the detent comprising a raised surface that abuts the outer shell; wherein, in a closed configuration, the detent holds the inner tray within the outer shell, and wherein the at least one detent may be depressed by pressure to allow the inner tray to slide relative to the outer shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
    Inventors: Ryan Bailey, John Anthony Gelardi
  • Publication number: 20230329334
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to containers and methods of making same for oral products made or derived from tobacco, incorporate tobacco, or may be tobacco-free and are intended for human consumption. The disclosed containers incorporate one or more of an alignment mechanism, a seal arrangement, a retention mechanism, or a tamper-evident feature to suit a particular application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Pankaj C. Patel, Nicholas H. Watson, Wesley S. Jones, Ryan A. Bailey, Michael E. Laut, Luke Giduz
  • Patent number: 11673152
    Abstract: A battery-operated dispenser includes a shell with a moveable slider for extending a barrel of the dispenser to allow targeted application of a fluid or product from a container to which the dispenser is attached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Silgan Dispensing Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Ryan A. Bailey, Bryan K. Fields, William L. Driskell, Linn D. Wanbaugh, Connie Tran
  • Patent number: 11647875
    Abstract: A portable toilet seat for child toilet training is provided. The portable seat is configurable between a deployed position for use atop a conventional toilet seat and a retracted position for storage and transport.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Inventors: Ryan Bailey, Ji Hyun Chon
  • Publication number: 20230140718
    Abstract: A vehicle interface system is disclosed. The system includes a conductive textile 100 and circuitry 408. The conductive textile 100 is configured to provide user input information, wherein the user input information is in response to contact with the conductive textile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: Benecke-Kaliko AG
    Inventors: De'Anna Hall, Christopher Tyson, Lynn Kubik, J. Ryan Bailey, Harsh Sanghavi
  • Patent number: 11566275
    Abstract: This application provides fluidic devices, such as microfluidic devices, which can be used for the creation and/or manipulation of droplets in droplet-based microfluidic systems, as well as systems and methods for using the same. The microfluidic devices can be used to generate droplets, extract or inject volume to droplets, and/or split droplets. Also provided are methods for generating nucleosomes, and isolated DNA from nucleosomes (or from non-nucleosomes), for example using the disclosed devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignees: The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    Inventors: Ryan Bailey, Joshua Tice, Tamas Ordog, Jeong Heon Lee, Richard Martin Graybill, Yi Xu, Steven Doonan
  • Publication number: 20230013978
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to child-resistant containers and methods of making same for oral products made or derived from tobacco, incorporate tobacco, or may be tobacco-free and are intended for human consumption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Pankaj C. Patel, Nicholas H. Watson, Ryan A. Bailey, Michael Laut, Luke Giduz
  • Publication number: 20220104543
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to child-resistant containers and methods of making same for oral products made or derived from tobacco, incorporate tobacco, or may be tobacco-free and are intended for human consumption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Pankaj C. Patel, Nicholas H. Watson, Ryan Bailey, Michael Laut, Luke Giduz
  • Publication number: 20220071280
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to child resistant containers and methods of making same for products made or derived from tobacco, or that otherwise incorporate tobacco, and are intended for human consumption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Pankaj C. Patel, Nicholas H. Watson, Ryan Bailey, Michael Laut, Luke Giduz
  • Publication number: 20210361129
    Abstract: A portable toilet seat for child toilet training is provided. The portable seat is configurable between a deployed position for use atop a conventional toilet seat and a retracted position for storage and transport.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Ryan Bailey, Ji Hyun Chon
  • Publication number: 20210245919
    Abstract: A dispensing container is provided, the container including an outer shell comprising a top, a bottom, sidewalls extending between the top and bottom, and two ends, at least one end being open; an inner tray, slidably received within the outer shell, comprising at least one storage compartment adapted for storage of a plurality of units of a product to be dispensed, and comprising at least one depressible detent, the detent comprising a raised surface that abuts the outer shell; wherein, in a closed configuration, the detent holds the inner tray within the outer shell, and wherein the at least one detent may be depressed by pressure to allow the inner tray to slide relative to the outer shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Ryan Bailey, John Anthony Gelardi
  • Patent number: 11021293
    Abstract: A dispensing container is provided, the container including an outer shell comprising a top, a bottom, sidewalls extending between the top and bottom, and two ends, at least one end being open; an inner tray, slidably received within the outer shell, comprising at least one storage compartment adapted for storage of a plurality of units of a product to be dispensed, and comprising at least one depressible detent, the detent comprising a raised surface that abuts the outer shell; wherein, in a closed configuration, the detent holds the inner tray within the outer shell, and wherein the at least one detent may be depressed by pressure to allow the inner tray to slide relative to the outer shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: R.J.R. Reynolds Tobacco Company
    Inventors: Ryan A. Bailey, John A. Gelardi
  • Patent number: 10959461
    Abstract: Display packages include a packaging including a cavity for holding an item, and a trap seal card including a first opening. The trap seal card retains the packaging such that the item held within the cavity is visible to a consumer through the first opening, and a portion of the packaging protrudes through the first opening. The trap seal card includes a front panel integral with a back panel. The packaging is between the front panel and the back panel. Blanks for the trap seal card include the back panel or the front panel having a first length and a second length less than the first length. The first and second lengths extend in a perpendicular direction to a first fold line. Blanks for the display box include a tab detachable from a remaining portion of the back panel when the back panel is separated along a ninth fold line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Scott A. Fath, William J. Bogdziewicz, III, Robert T. Mitten, Ryan A. Bailey
  • Publication number: 20200239934
    Abstract: This application provides fluidic devices, such as microfluidic devices, which can be used for the creation and/or manipulation of droplets in droplet-based microfluidic systems, as well as systems and methods for using the same. The microfluidic devices can be used to generate droplets, extract or inject volume to droplets, and/or split droplets. Also provided are methods for generating nucleosomes, and isolated DNA from nucleosomes (or from non-nucleosomes), for example using the disclosed devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicants: The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    Inventors: Ryan Bailey, Joshua Tice, Tamas Ordog, Jeong Heon Lee, Richard Martin Graybill, Yi Xu, Steven Doonan
  • Patent number: D897950
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Ryan A. Bailey, Charles Dendy
  • Patent number: D910903
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Ryan Bailey, Raymond Lau, Eric Hawes, Ryan Newcomb
  • Patent number: D944951
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Inventors: Ryan Bailey, Ji Hyun Chon
  • Patent number: D1011492
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Inventors: Ryan Bailey, Ji Hyun Chon
  • Patent number: D1014254
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Nicoventures Trading Limited
    Inventors: Pankaj C. Patel, Nicholas H. Watson, Ryan A. Bailey, Michael E. Laut, Luke Giduz