Patents by Inventor Scott Andrews

Scott Andrews 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: 10078349
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to a strap system having a securing plate and a strap. The securing plate is configured to be secured to a body of a head-mounted display in a rotatable manner. The securing plate includes a flat portion, a rear loop located at a first end of the flat portion, and a front loop located at a second end of the flat portion. The strap is inserted through the rear loop and the front loop of the securing plate. An end portion of the strap is flipped over the front loop and secured to a portion of the strap on the flat potion of the securing plate to fix the strap to the securing plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: Oculus VR, LLC
    Inventors: Quintin Morris, Peter Wesley Bristol, Scott Andrew Dallmeyer, Mauricio Romano, Shane Michael Ellis
  • Publication number: 20180255386
    Abstract: A head-mounted display (HMD) includes a strap arm that transmits audio. The HMD includes a front rigid body and a strap arm. The strap arm includes a body portion defining a boss having an aperture that rotatably connects the strap arm to the front rigid body. The body portion defines an audio passage to transmit sound and an audio port to output the sound. The audio passage is defined along the body portion between the aperture of the boss and the audio port. A speaker is positioned, such as within the aperture, to emit the sound through the audio passage and to the audio port. The strap arm can further include a back volume unit that enhances the sound transmitted through the audio passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2017
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Peter Wesley Bristol, Scott Andrew Dallmeyer, Quintin Morris, Matthew James Devoe, David Tao
  • Patent number: 10053987
    Abstract: A manufacturing method includes forming one or more grooves in a component that comprises a substrate with an outer surface. The substrate has at least one interior space. Each groove extends at least partially along the substrate and has a base and a top. The manufacturing method further includes applying a structural coating on at least a portion of the substrate and processing at least a portion of the surface of the structural coating so as to plastically deform the structural coating at least in the vicinity of the top of a respective groove, such that a gap across the top of the groove is reduced. A component is also disclosed and includes a structural coating disposed on at least a portion of a substrate, where the surface of the structural coating is faceted in the vicinity of the respective groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Ronald Scott Bunker, Scott Andrew Weaver, Don Mark Lipkin, John Brian McDermott
  • Patent number: 10049654
    Abstract: Method and apparatus are disclosed for accelerometer-based external sound monitoring. A vehicle includes accelerometers, speakers, and an infotainment head unit. The accelerometers are affixed to windows of the vehicle. The speakers are located inside the vehicle in the vicinity of the accelerometers. Each of the speakers is uniquely associated with one of the accelerometers. The infotainment head unit, when the vehicle is not in motion and when a signal is received from one of the accelerometers, plays the signal only on the associated one of the speakers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Joshua Wheeler, Scott Andrew Amman, Doug B. Thornburg, Brian Bennie, Mahmoud Yousef Ghannam
  • Publication number: 20180225705
    Abstract: The present teaching relates to method, system, and medium for allocating advertisements. An advertisement associated with first criteria is received. A plurality of advertisement exposure opportunities are obtained, wherein each of the plurality of advertisement exposure opportunities is associated with second criteria and ordered audience clusters that are previously generated for the advertisement exposure opportunity. A predicted performance of each of the ordered audience clusters associated with each of the plurality of advertisement exposure opportunities is obtained, wherein the predicted performance is estimated with respect to the first criteria. At least one audience cluster is identified that is associated with one or more advertisement exposure opportunities based on the first and second criteria as well as the predicted performance associated with the ordered audience clusters of the plurality of advertisement exposure opportunities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Scott Andrew Ferber, Kevin Coates HALEY
  • Publication number: 20180225708
    Abstract: The present teaching relates to method, system, and medium for predicting performance of an audience cluster. First information related to a plurality of users in the audience cluster is received. A plurality of advertisements are received that are previously placed at an advertisement exposure opportunity and presented to the plurality of users, wherein each of the plurality of advertisements placed at the advertisement exposure opportunity is associated with first criteria. Second information related to events involving the plurality of users with respect to the plurality of advertisements is obtained and performance of the audience cluster associated with the advertisement exposure opportunity is predicted based on the obtained first information and second information in accordance with at least one prediction model and with respect to the first criteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Scott Andrew Ferber, Kevin Coates Haley
  • Publication number: 20180225297
    Abstract: Described herein is a suggestion system that includes an input component configured to receive a search result. The memory further includes a suggestion algorithm component configured to determine a geographic item related to the search result and identify one or more suggested items based on the determined geographic item, received search result and metadata associated with stored items. The memory also includes an output component configured to provide information regarding the identified one or more suggested items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2017
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Felix Gerard Torquil Ifor Andrew, Scott Andrew Borton, Tia Bianca Caldwell, Chad Steven Estes
  • Publication number: 20180225686
    Abstract: The present teaching relates to method, system, and medium for profiling accounts. A plurality of identifiers are obtained, wherein each of the plurality of identifiers is associated with one of a device operated by a user and a platform on which the user consumes content in one or more media types. An account corresponding to the user is created, wherein the account represents the user across devices, platforms, and/or media types. A persistent identifier is generated for the account, wherein the persistent identifier links the plurality of identifiers. Consumption data related to the account with the persistent identifier is obtained. The consumption data is gathered from sources associated with the plurality of identifiers across different devices, platforms, or media types, and the account is profiled based on the obtained consumption data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Scott Andrew Ferber, Kevin Coates HALEY, Aleck Howard Schleider
  • Publication number: 20180225709
    Abstract: The present teaching relates to method, system, and medium for determining audience clusters to be assigned to an advertisement exposure opportunity. A plurality of advertisement exposure opportunities are obtained, wherein each of the plurality of advertisement exposure opportunities is to be used for placing an advertisement. For each of the plurality of advertisement exposure opportunities, a plurality of audience clusters are generated based on at least one criterion associated with the advertisement exposure opportunity. The plurality of audience clusters are ranked based on at least one ranking criterion, and ordered audience clusters are generated based on the ranking. The ordered audience clusters associated with the plurality of advertisement exposure opportunities in response to an event are updated, wherein the ordered audience clusters for each of the plurality of advertisement exposure opportunities are generated prior to receiving a request for placing the advertisement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Scott Andrew Ferber, Kevin Coates HALEY
  • Publication number: 20180225682
    Abstract: The present teaching relates to method, system, and medium for obtaining consumption data. A first request is received to retrieve a plurality of data sets, each of which is related to one of a plurality of accounts in an audience cluster, each account is represented by a persistent identifier that links multiple identifiers associated with one or more devices, or platforms on which content is consumed in at least one media type. Information related to content consumption on a device/platform associated with each of the linked multiple identifiers of the account is retrieved, and a data set of the account is provided based on information retrieved with respect to each of the linked multiple identifiers. The data set is presented in one representation upon a request for information about the account and retrieved data sets are provided in response to the first request, for forecasting performance of audience clusters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Scott Andrew Ferber, Kevin Coates HALEY, Aleck Howard Schleider
  • Patent number: 10043960
    Abstract: Light emitting diode (LED) packages and methods are disclosed herein. In one aspect, a light emitting package is disclosed. The light emitting package includes one or more areas of conductive material having a thickness of less than approximately 50 microns (?m). The package can further include at least one light emitting diode (LED) electrically connected to the conductive material and at least one thin gap disposed between areas of conductive material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Scott Andrews, Jeffrey Carl Britt
  • Patent number: 10033776
    Abstract: A server system receives a first request for access to content items from a user device associated with a user. In response to the first request, links to a plurality of content categories are sent for display on the user device. The content categories include a plurality of content items. Furthermore, a first group of content items determined to be relevant to the user is identified in accordance with one or more relevance criteria. The first group of content items includes a first subset of the plurality of content items. In response to the first request, links to the first group of content items are sent for display on the user device in addition to the plurality of content categories.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.
    Inventors: Guilherme Carlos De Napoli Ferreira, Christopher Wayne Masterson, Scott Andrew Thomson, Jon Yee Chiang
  • Patent number: 10019940
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices are disclosed for applying concealment of components of an electronic device. In one embodiment, an electronic device may include a component that is disposed behind a display (e.g., a transparent organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display) that is configured to selectively become transparent at certain transparency regions. Additionally, the electronic device includes data processing circuitry configured to determine when an event requesting that the component be exposed occurs. The data processing circuitry may control portions of the display to become transparent, to expose the component upon the occurrence of the event requesting that the component be exposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Mark Rappoport, Christopher J. Stringer, Fletcher R. Rothkopf, Jeremy C. Franklin, John Patrick Ternus, Julian Christoph Hoeing, Richard Paul Howarth, Scott Andrew Myers, Stephen Brian Lynch
  • Patent number: 10013677
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus are disclosed for monitoring appliances at a site, such as a household, business office, etc. The appliances can include, for example but not limited to, an electric oven, dishwasher, refrigerator, laundry washer, freezer, pool controller, light bulb, microwave oven, computer, motor vehicle, television, telephone, etc. In many of the embodiments, the appliance has a computer based architecture or a controller that enables communication of data concerning the electronic appliance. In some embodiments the appliance is an apparatus with a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag or other passive device that can be interrogated for information concerning the appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Martin Kelly Jones, Scott Andrew Horstemeyer
  • Patent number: 9992062
    Abstract: Briefly, methods and/or apparatuses for implicit traffic engineering, such as for the Internet, are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: Cradlepoint, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Andrew Hankins, Andrew John Mastracci
  • Patent number: 9980847
    Abstract: A lower leg and foot cast including foam padding, a stockinette, cast padding, one or more layers of conformable cast tape, a foam pad having a foot bed and left and right malleolar pads, and a foot and ankle positioning device configured to be positioned over the foam pad, the device including an under foot portion and left and right vertically-extending side extensions configured to be positioned covering the left and right malleolar pads of the foam pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: BSN Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Hugh Andrews, Scott Andrew McCall
  • Patent number: 9978399
    Abstract: A system includes a head and torso simulation (HATS) system configured to play back pre-recorded audio commands while simulating a driver head location as an output location. The system also includes a vehicle speaker system and a processor configured to engage a vehicle heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) system. The processor is also configured to play back audio commands through the HATS system while playing back pre-recorded vehicle environment noises through the speaker system. The processor is further configured to determine if the audio command, recorded by a vehicle microphone, is recognizable in the presence of the environment noises and HVAC noises. Also, the processor is configured to repeat the engagement, playback of commands and noises, and determination, recording the results of the determination for each command in a set of commands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Scott Andrew Amman, Brigitte Frances Mora Richardson, Allan Miramonti, John Edward Huber, Francois Charette, Gintaras Vincent Puskorius
  • Publication number: 20180130028
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus are disclosed for monitoring appliances at a site, such as a household, business office, etc. The appliances can include, for example but not limited to, an electric oven, dishwasher, refrigerator, laundry washer, freezer, pool controller, light bulb, microwave oven, computer, motor vehicle, television, telephone, etc. In many of the embodiments, the appliance has a computer based architecture or a controller that enables communication of data concerning the electronic appliance. In some embodiments the appliance is an apparatus with a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag or other passive device that can be interrogated for information concerning the appliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2015
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Scott Andrew Horstemeyer, Martin Kelly Jones
  • Publication number: 20180101910
    Abstract: A method, apparatus or system is provided to receive, over a network connection, investment data associated with one or more investment vehicles. Investment data associated with one or more investment vehicles is received. Data analysis of the investment data is performed according to a plurality of investment parameters. Selection, based on the analysis of the investment data, of the one or more investment vehicles is made. The selected one or more investment vehicles is designated as part of a portfolio of a private equity fund. A yield value representing future cash flow of the selected portfolio is computed, wherein the prioritized units are associated correspondingly with one of or a combination of a plurality of rates of return, a plurality of risk tolerances, and a plurality of maturities, each of the rates of return being different from one another, each of the risk tolerances being different from one another, each of the maturities being different from one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: Scott Andrew SMITH, Christopher Graham SMITH
  • Publication number: 20180103188
    Abstract: The embodiments of the Remote Video Inspection System comprise a remote video inspection hardware assembly and a video inspection software system. The remote video inspection hardware assembly is comprised of a camera and a stage assembly. The stage assembly is comprised of a horizontal gimbal, an outer gimbal, and an inner gimbal, a base plate, and a component table. The video inspection software system is comprised of both a local and remote component. The local component is operated by a technician who oversees the remote inspection, and allows for setup, manual positioning, and manual camera adjustment. The remote component is operated by an inspector, and provides video feed to them, as well as a system to control the viewing angle and position of the component/camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Applicant: Frontier Electronic Systems Corp.
    Inventors: Kurt Ashley McLain, Scott Andrew Briggs