Patents by Inventor Samuel J. Peters

Samuel J. Peters 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: 11919617
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for splicing airframe components. One embodiment is a method for assembling an airframe of an aircraft. The method includes forming a first skin of a first circumferential section of fuselage, the first skin including a distal portion comprising a lip and a shoulder, aligning a second skin of a second circumferential section of fuselage with the shoulder such that the lip overlaps the second skin, and affixing the first skin and the second skin together via a circumferential splice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Patrick J. Macko, Byron James Autry, James R. Kendall, Samuel James Knutson, Brian T. Peters, Michael J. Bailey, Matthew S. Stauffer, Steven Wanthal, Santiago M. Mejia, Sara Murphy
  • Patent number: 11916273
    Abstract: A rotary joint includes a shaft having a first end, a second end, and a cavity. The rotary joint includes a first waveguide section having a first proximal end and a first distal end. The first proximal end of the first waveguide section is positioned within the cavity and secured to the inner surface of the shaft. The rotary joint includes a second waveguide section that includes a second proximal end and a second distal end. The second proximal end of the second waveguide section is positioned within the cavity of the shaft and unsecured to the inner surface of the shaft to form a radial gap between an outer surface of the second proximal end and a laterally adjacent portion of the inner surface of the shaft. The shaft and the first waveguide section are configured to rotate about the rotational axis and relative to the second waveguide section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Waymo LLC
    Inventors: Zhe Li, Samuel Lenius, Chia-Hung Lin, Craig Moriwaki, William Martin Peters, Jr., Kelvin Kwong, Robert J. Lockwood, Peng Ye
  • Patent number: 11880894
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products for recommending ecosystem credit tokens based on modelled outcomes are provided. In various embodiments, field data comprising geospatial boundaries of one or more field are received. One or more methodology is accessed. For each of the one or more fields, one or more farming practice is accessed, wherein each farming practice comprises a location and time. For each of the one or more fields, for each crop production period, an ecosystem attribute is generated by applying one or more ecosystem attribute quantification methods to each spatially and temporally unique set of one or more farming practices. Selection of one or more program is optimized for each field based on the set of selected programs being compatible within the field and production period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: INDIGO AG, INC.
    Inventors: Eleanor Elizabeth Campbell, Jacob S. McDonald, Aaron J. Goodman, Michael J. Salib, Elisabeth F. Baldo, Keith F. Ma, Daniel Michael Stack, Erich J. Treischman, Melissa Motew, Samuel J. Peters, Christopher K. Black, Ram B. Gurung, Charles D. Brummitt, Brian D. Segal, David P. Smart, Ashok A. Kumar, Barclay Rowland Rogers, Maria Belousova, Jyoti Shankar, Christopher Mark Harbourt, Ronald W. Hovsepian, Amit R. Menipaz, Joseph Weeks, Samantha Horvath
  • Publication number: 20240020775
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products for recommending farming practices based on modelled outcomes are provided. In various embodiments, field data comprising geospatial boundaries of one or more field are received. Management event data comprising one or more management events within the one or more fields is received. For each management event, a management event boundary defining geospatial boundaries is received, and one or more management zones is determined based on the management event boundaries. One or more ecosystem attribute quantification method is applied to each of the one or more management zones to generate one or more ecosystem attributes of the one or more management zones. One or more ecosystem attribute is selected for each management zone. An ecosystem credit token or portion thereof is generated for each selected ecosystem attribute. The ecosystem credit token is associated with a quantity of raw agricultural product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Eleanor Elizabeth Campbell, Jacob S. McDonald, Aaron J. Goodman, Michael J. Salib, Elisabeth F. Baldo, Keith F. Ma, Daniel Michael Stack, Erich J. Treischman, Melissa Motew, Samuel J. Peters, Christopher K. Black, Ram B. Gurung, Charles D. Brummitt, Brian D. Segal, David P. Smart, Ashok A. Kumar, Barclay Rowland Rogers, Maria Belousova, Jyoti Shankar, Christopher Mark Harbourt, Ronald W. Hovsepian, Amit Menipaz, Joseph Weeks, Samantha Horvath
  • Patent number: 11830089
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products for maintaining a collection of ecosystem credit tokens based on modelled outcomes are provided. In various embodiments, an ecosystem attribute target profile for the collection of ecosystem credit tokens is accessed. The target profile comprises a set of ecosystem characteristics, quantities of one or more ecosystem characteristics, and permanence of one or more ecosystem characteristics. A set of ecosystem credit tokens is accessed, wherein each ecosystem credit token data record comprises one or more of: a validated and verified management event, a methodology, an ecosystem attribute, a boundary, an ecosystem impact, an ecosystem credit, and an ecosystem attribute quantification method. A current profile of the collection of ecosystem credit tokens is determined, wherein the profile comprises the set of ecosystem characteristics within the collection, quantities of ecosystem characteristics, and permanence of ecosystem characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Indigo Ag, Inc.
    Inventors: Eleanor Elizabeth Campbell, Jacob S. McDonald, Aaron J. Goodman, Michael J. Salib, Elisabeth F. Baldo, Keith F. Ma, Daniel Michael Stack, Erich J. Treischman, Melissa Motew, Samuel J. Peters, Christopher K. Black, Ram B. Gurung, Charles D. Brummitt, Brian D. Segal, David P. Smart, Ashok A. Kumar, Barclay Rowland Rogers, Maria Belousova, Jyoti Shankar, Christopher Mark Harbourt, Ronald W. Hovsepian, Amit R. Menipaz, Joseph Weeks, Samantha Horvath
  • Patent number: 11810021
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products for recommending farming practices based on modelled outcomes are provided. In various embodiments, field data comprising geospatial boundaries of one or more field are received. Management event data comprising one or more management events within the one or more fields is received. For each management event, a management event boundary defining geospatial boundaries is received, and one or more management zones is determined based on the management event boundaries. The determination of one or more management zones comprises sequentially intersecting a geospatial boundary. Each sequential intersection operation creating two branches, one with the intersection of the geometries and one with the difference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Indigo Ag, Inc.
    Inventors: Eleanor Elizabeth Campbell, Jacob S. McDonald, Aaron J. Goodman, Michael J. Salib, Elisabeth F. Baldo, Keith F. Ma, Daniel Michael Stack, Erich J. Treischman, Melissa Motew, Samuel J. Peters, Christopher K. Black, Ram B. Gurung, Charles D. Brummitt, Brian D. Segal, David P. Smart, Ashok A. Kumar, Barclay Rowland Rogers, Maria Belousova, Jyoti Shankar, Christopher Mark Harbourt, Ronald W. Hovsepian, Amit R. Menipaz, Joseph Weeks, Samantha Horvath
  • Publication number: 20230306531
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products for recommending farming practices based on modelled outcomes are provided. In various embodiments, field data comprising geospatial boundaries of one or more field are received. Management event data comprising one or more management events within the one or more fields is received. For each management event, a management event boundary defining geospatial boundaries is received, and one or more management zones is determined based on the management event boundaries. The determination of one or more management zones comprises sequentially intersecting a geospatial boundary. Each sequential intersection operation creating two branches, one with the intersection of the geometries and one with the difference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Eleanor Elizabeth Campbell, Jacob S. McDonald, Aaron J. Goodman, Michael J. Salib, Elisabeth R. Baldo, Keith F. Ma, Daniel Michael Stack, Erich J. Treischman, Melissa Motew, Samuel J. Peters, Christopher K. Black, Ram B. Gurung, Charles D. Brummitt, Brian D. Segal, David P. Smart, Ashok A. Kumar, Barclay Rowland Rogers, Maria Belousova, Jyoti Shankar, Christopher Mark Harbourt, Ronald W. Hovsepian, Amit R. Menipaz, Joseph Weeks, Samantha Horvath
  • Publication number: 20230186408
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products for maintaining a collection of ecosystem credit tokens based on modelled outcomes are provided. In various embodiments, an ecosystem attribute target profile for the collection of ecosystem credit tokens is accessed. The target profile comprises a set of ecosystem characteristics, quantities of one or more ecosystem characteristics, and permanence of one or more ecosystem characteristics. A set of ecosystem credit tokens is accessed, wherein each ecosystem credit token data record comprises one or more of: a validated and verified management event, a methodology, an ecosystem attribute, a boundary, an ecosystem impact, an ecosystem credit, and an ecosystem attribute quantification method. A current profile of the collection of ecosystem credit tokens is determined, wherein the profile comprises the set of ecosystem characteristics within the collection, quantities of ecosystem characteristics, and permanence of ecosystem characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Eleanor Elizabeth Campbell, Jacob S. McDonald, Aaron J. Goodman, Michael J. Salib, Elisabeth F. Baldo, Keith F. Ma, Daniel Michael Stack, Erich J. Treischman, Melissa Motew, Samuel J. Peters, Christopher P. Black, Ram B. Gurung, Charles D. Brummitt, Brian D. Segal, David P. Smart, Ashok A. Kumar, Barclay Rowland Rogers, Maria Belousova, Jyoti Shankar, Ronald W. Hovsepian, Amit R. Menipaz, Joseph Weeks, Samantha Horvath, Christopher Mark Harbourt
  • Publication number: 20230078852
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products for recommending ecosystem credit tokens based on modelled outcomes are provided. In various embodiments, field data comprising geospatial boundaries of one or more field are received. One or more methodology is accessed. For each of the one or more fields, one or more farming practice is accessed, wherein each farming practice comprises a location and time. For each of the one or more fields, for each crop production period, an ecosystem attribute is generated by applying one or more ecosystem attribute quantification methods to each spatially and temporally unique set of one or more farming practices. Selection of one or more program is optimized for each field based on the set of selected programs being compatible within the field and production period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Eleanor Elizabeth Campbell, Jacob S. McDonald, Aaron J. Goodman, Michael J. Salib, Elisabeth F. Baldo, Keith F. Ma, Daniel Michael Stack, Erich J. Treischman, Melissa Motew, Samuel J. Peters, Christopher K. Black, Ram B. Gurung, Charles D. Brummitt, Brian D. Segal, David P. Smart, Ashok A. Kumar, Barclay Rowland Rogers, Maria Belousova, Jyoti Shankar, Christopher Mark Harbourt, Ronald W. Hovsepian, Amit R. Menipaz, Joseph Weeks, Samantha Horvath
  • Patent number: 10476659
    Abstract: A system can include a digital oversampler configured to oversample an input data stream; a rate generator configured to select a frequency that is not less than an expected frequency of the input data stream; a rate generator clock of the rate generator configured to output a clock signal that has the selected frequency; a sample receiver configured to receive at least one sample of the input data stream from the digital oversampler; a sample counter configured to be incremented by each received sample responsive to a determination that the sample receiver has received at least one sample of the input data stream from the digital oversampler; a sample rate converter configured to accumulate samples from the sample receiver at the rate of a “toothless” clock signal, wherein the sample counter is configured to be decremented by the “toothless” clock signal at the selected frequency responsive to a determination that the sample receiver has not received at least one sample of the input data stream from the digi
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: AVNERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Samuel J. Peters, II, Eric P. Etheridge, Victor Lee Hansen, Alexander C. Stange
  • Publication number: 20190140816
    Abstract: A system can include a digital oversampler configured to oversample an input data stream; a rate generator configured to select a frequency that is not less than an expected frequency of the input data stream; a rate generator clock of the rate generator configured to output a clock signal that has the selected frequency; a sample receiver configured to receive at least one sample of the input data stream from the digital oversampler; a sample counter configured to be incremented by each received sample responsive to a determination that the sample receiver has received at least one sample of the input data stream from the digital oversampler; a sample rate converter configured to accumulate samples from the sample receiver at the rate of a “toothless” clock signal, wherein the sample counter is configured to be decremented by the “toothless” clock signal at the selected frequency responsive to a determination that the sample receiver has not received at least one sample of the input data stream from the digi
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Samuel J. Peters, II, Eric P. Etheridge, Victor Lee Hansen, Alexander C. Stange
  • Patent number: 10038548
    Abstract: A system can include a digital oversampler configured to oversample an input data stream; a rate generator configured to select a frequency that is not less than an expected frequency of the input data stream; a rate generator clock of the rate generator configured to output a clock signal that has the selected frequency; a sample receiver configured to receive at least one sample of the input data stream from the digital oversampler; a sample counter configured to be incremented by each received sample responsive to a determination that the sample receiver has received at least one sample of the input data stream from the digital oversampler; a sample rate converter configured to accumulate samples from the sample receiver at the rate of a “toothless” clock signal, wherein the sample counter is configured to be decremented by the “toothless” clock signal at the selected frequency responsive to a determination that the sample receiver has not received at least one sample of the input data stream from the digi
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: AVNERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Samuel J. Peters, II, Eric P. Etheridge, Victor Lee Hansen, Alexander C. Stange
  • Publication number: 20180054297
    Abstract: A system can include a digital oversampler configured to oversample an input data stream; a rate generator configured to select a frequency that is not less than an expected frequency of the input data stream; a rate generator clock of the rate generator configured to output a clock signal that has the selected frequency; a sample receiver configured to receive at least one sample of the input data stream from the digital oversampler; a sample counter configured to be incremented by each received sample responsive to a determination that the sample receiver has received at least one sample of the input data stream from the digital oversampler; a sample rate converter configured to accumulate samples from the sample receiver at the rate of a “toothless” clock signal, wherein the sample counter is configured to be decremented by the “toothless” clock signal at the selected frequency responsive to a determination that the sample receiver has not received at least one sample of the input data stream from the digi
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventors: Samuel J. Peters, II, Eric P. Etheridge, Victor Lee Hansen, Alexander C. Stange
  • Patent number: 9832012
    Abstract: A method can include a digital oversampler oversampling an input data stream, a rate generator selecting a frequency that is not less than an expected frequency of the input data stream, a rate generator clock of the rate generator outputting a clock signal that has the selected frequency, determining whether a sample receiver has received at least one sample of the input data stream from the digital oversampler, and, responsive to a determination that the sample receiver has received at least one sample of the input data stream from the digital oversampler, incrementing a sample counter by each received sample. The method can also include a sample rate converter accumulating samples from the sample receiver at the rate of a “toothless” clock signal, determining whether an output of the sample counter is greater than zero, and, responsive to a determination that the output of the sample counter is greater than zero, an AND gate passing the “toothless” clock signal to the sample rate converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: AVNERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Samuel J. Peters, II, Eric P. Etheridge, Victor Lee Hansen, Alexander C. Stange
  • Publication number: 20170222793
    Abstract: A method can include a digital oversampler oversampling an input data stream, a rate generator selecting a frequency that is not less than an expected frequency of the input data stream, a rate generator clock of the rate generator outputting a clock signal that has the selected frequency, determining whether a sample receiver has received at least one sample of the input data stream from the digital oversampler, and, responsive to a determination that the sample receiver has received at least one sample of the input data stream from the digital oversampler, incrementing a sample counter by each received sample. The method can also include a sample rate converter accumulating samples from the sample receiver at the rate of a “toothless” clock signal, determining whether an output of the sample counter is greater than zero, and, responsive to a determination that the output of the sample counter is greater than zero, an AND gate passing the “toothless” clock signal to the sample rate converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Samuel J. Peters, II, Eric P. Etheridge, Victor Lee Hansen, Alexander C. Stange
  • Patent number: 9621336
    Abstract: A system and a technique for recovering data from an input data stream without synchronization of an input sampling circuit to the input data stream determines a count of incoming samples (or frames) without generating a signal that is frequency-locked to the input data stream. A first clock is generated comprising a frequency that is greater than or equal to an expected frequency of the input data stream. A sample count is incremented in response to a sample received in the input data stream, and is decremented in response to a second clock signal. The second clock is generated from the first clock signal by passing the first clock signal if the sample count of the sample counter does not equal a predetermined sample count value and by blocking the first clock signal if the sample count equals the predetermined sample count value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: AVNERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Samuel J. Peters, II, Eric P. Etheridge, Victor Lee Hansen, Alexander C. Stange
  • Patent number: 8848849
    Abstract: A system and a technique for recovering data from an input data stream without synchronization of an input sampling circuit to the input data stream determines a count of incoming samples (or frames) without generating a signal that is frequency-locked to the input data stream. A first clock is generated comprising a frequency that is greater than or equal to an expected frequency of the input data stream. A sample count is incremented in response to a sample received in the input data stream, and is decremented in response to a second clock signal. The second clock is generated the first clock signal by passing the first clock signal if the sample count of the sample counter does not equal a predetermined sample count value and by blocking the first clock signal if the sample count equals the predetermined sample count value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Avnera Corporation
    Inventors: Samuel J. Peters, Eric P. Etheridge, Victor Lee Hanson, Alexander C. Stange
  • Publication number: 20140270028
    Abstract: A system and a technique for recovering data from an input data stream without synchronization of an input sampling circuit to the input data stream determines a count of incoming samples (or frames) without generating a signal that is frequency-locked to the input data stream. A first clock is generated comprising a frequency that is greater than or equal to an expected frequency of the input data stream. A sample count is incremented in response to a sample received in the input data stream, and is decremented in response to a second clock signal. The second clock is generated the first clock signal by passing the first clock signal if the sample count of the sample counter does not equal a predetermined sample count value and by blocking the first clock signal if the sample count equals the predetermined sample count value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Avnera Corporation
    Inventors: Samuel J. Peters, II, Eric P. Etheridge, Victor Lee Hanson, Alexander C. Stange
  • Patent number: 7600144
    Abstract: A data transmission error reduction circuit is formed including a delay circuit, a detection circuit and a control circuit. In one embodiment, the delay circuit includes n delay element and multiplexor pairs, selectively employable to apply an aggregate amount of time delay to a data signal. The detection circuit includes circuit elements to detect a critical reference time distance between a reference point of a data signal and at least a selected edge of a clock signal being smaller than a desired threshold. The control circuit includes circuit elements to dynamically control the aggregate amount of time delay applied by the delay circuit based at least in part on the detection of the detection circuit. In one application, m units of the data transmission error reduction circuit are correspondingly employed to reduce data transmission errors on m high speed parallel data signals of a data interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Inventors: Victor Hansen, Erik Landerholm, Samuel J. Peters, II
  • Patent number: 7433303
    Abstract: In a network apparatus, control logic is provided to preemptively issue pause controls to a sender of network traffic of a link to preemptively regulate a rate the sender may send network traffic of the link. In one embodiment, the pause controls are sent periodically, with each including a pause duration. In one embodiment, at least a selected one of the pause duration and the periodicity of preemptive issuance is determined based at least in part on at least a selected one of a working capacity of storage medium allocated to service the link, a network traffic drain rate of the link, and a fill rate of the input line over which the network traffic of the link is received. In one embodiment, the networking apparatus is an optical networking module with the control logic disposed in a multi-protocol networking processor of the module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: Null Networks LLC
    Inventors: Alfred C. She, Samuel J. Peters, II, I. Claude Denton