Patents by Inventor Ryan Thomas Herbison

Ryan Thomas Herbison 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: 12597260
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for monitoring an enclosure that is transported by a vehicle. The system may include a mmWave device configured to direct mmWave signals into the enclosure, at least one camera configured to capture an image of the enclosure, and a lighting device configured to direct light into the enclosure when the at least camera captures the image of the enclosure. The system may further include at least one processor configured to read out and execute instructions stored in at least one memory to perform a monitoring operation wherein the processor controls the mmWave device, the camera, and the lighting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2025
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2026
    Assignee: CNKTD Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Brian George Rhodes, Ryan Thomas Herbison, Terry Doran Mallberg
  • Patent number: 10319397
    Abstract: Narrow band dwell occurs when air bearings corresponding to a set of read and/or write heads within a hard disc drive remain within a fixed narrow band of one or more storage platters for an extended period of time. The air bearings displace lubricant on the storage platters and may redeposit the lubricant as droplets on the platters. The presently disclosure technology is directed to monitoring a hard disc drive for narrow band dwell, and in some implementations, implementing operations to mitigate narrow band dwell. More specifically, the presently disclosure technology may detect an overflying air-bearing slider position, apply a lubrication film displacement formula to a narrow band of the storage platter, apply a lubrication film reflow formula to one or more other narrow bands of the storage platter, and track lubrication film thickness over time in each of the narrow bands of the storage platter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Scott E. Ryun, Brian R. Pollock, Ryan Todd Lyle, Ryan Thomas Herbison, Richard Arthur Herr, Paul W. Burnett
  • Publication number: 20180336921
    Abstract: Narrow band dwell occurs when air bearings corresponding to a set of read and/or write heads within a hard disc drive remain within a fixed narrow band of one or more storage platters for an extended period of time. The air bearings displace lubricant on the storage platters and may redeposit the lubricant as droplets on the platters. The presently disclosure technology is directed to monitoring a hard disc drive for narrow band dwell, and in some implementations, implementing operations to mitigate narrow band dwell. More specifically, the presently disclosure technology may detect an overflying air-bearing slider position, apply a lubrication film displacement formula to a narrow band of the storage platter, apply a lubrication film reflow formula to one or more other narrow bands of the storage platter, and track lubrication film thickness over time in each of the narrow bands of the storage platter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: Scott E. Ryun, Brian R. Pollock, Ryan Todd Lyle, Ryan Thomas Herbison, Richard Arthur Herr, Paul W. Burnett