Patents by Inventor Scott Collins

Scott Collins 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: 11370359
    Abstract: In accordance with the teachings described herein, a rearview device for a vehicle is provided that includes a moveable head assembly; a base assembly to be fixed to the vehicle; an actuator assembly; and a cradle configured to attach the actuator assembly to the moveable head assembly and/or the base assembly and a vehicle with such a rearview device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: SMR Patents S.à.r.l.
    Inventors: Andrew Lettis, Graham Rehill, Callum Scott-Collins
  • Publication number: 20220176878
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a rear view device for a vehicle with one or more gaskets preventing water or other contaminants from entering the device between components, while allowing the components to move in relation to one another. In embodiments, the rear view device comprises a base adapted to be mounted to a side of the vehicle, a head for supporting at least one means for providing a rearward field of view disposed at a second attachment end of the base, an actuator connected to the second end of the base, and a shroud attached to the actuator, wherein the actuator may rotate the head in relation to the base. In embodiment, a foot gasket is attached to a foot of the base and includes a first lip portion that extends towards the shroud in a vertical direction, and a second soft lip portion that contacts the shroud in a horizontal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Tom Harris, Stephen Beecher, Davis Kershaw, Gareth Aspden, Levente Kurti, Warwick Jones, Dong Myeong Park, Levente Acs, Thorsten Staiger, Zoltàn Huszar, Andrew Lettis, Callum Scott-Collins, Graham Rehill, Andreas Herrmann, Arne Schmierer, Simon David Field, Francis Charlet
  • Publication number: 20220179936
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, at an information handling device positioned within a vehicle, a command from a vehicle occupant to initiate a function; transmitting, responsive to the receiving and prior to initiation of the function, an authorization request to a secondary device designated as an authorization authority; determining, using a processor, whether confirmation of the authorization request is received from the secondary device; and initiating, responsive to determining that confirmation of the authorization request is received from the secondary device, the function. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Arnold S. Weksler, Sandy Scott Collins, Neal Robert Caliendo, JR.
  • Publication number: 20220180010
    Abstract: In one aspect, a device includes at least one processor, an electrical circuit that includes a screw forming part of the circuit, and storage accessible to the at least one processor. The storage includes instructions executable by the at least one processor to determine that the screw has been removed from the circuit and to take at least one action at the device to indicate device tampering based on the determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Justin Michael Ringuette, Robert James Norton, JR., Sandy Scott Collins
  • Publication number: 20220176880
    Abstract: An assembly set for assembling an external rearview system for a motor vehicle is provided. The external rearview system when assembled may include a base assembly provided for arrangement on the motor vehicle, and a head assembly attached to the base assembly. The assembly set may include (i) a first head assembly comprising, a first rearview device comprising at least one reflective element in form of a mirror glass, (ii) a second head assembly comprising, a second rearview device comprising at least one reflective element in form of an at least partly translucent mirror glass, and at least one first camera unit being configured to obtain a rearview image through the reflective element, and (iii) a third head assembly with at least one component of a camera monitor system. The head assembly may be configured to be detachable and is selected to be the first, second or third head assembly, with the first, second and third head assembly being exchangeable with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Andrew Lettis, Graham Rehill, Callum Scott-Collins, Andreas Herrmann, Arne Schmierer, Simon David Field, Francis Charlet, Jakub Spychala, Kane Connor
  • Publication number: 20220169178
    Abstract: A multi-function rearview device for use with a vehicle includes a housing configured to be attached to the vehicle and to be moveable relative to the vehicle, a rearview element including at least one of a reflective element, a camera and a display element, a bezel formed at an outer portion of the multi-function rearview device surrounding the rearview element, with the rearview element being attached to at least one of the bezel and the housing, one or more light assemblies providing at least one or more light function indications, including a Human Machine Interface (HMI), and at least one sensor, the sensor controlling the one or more light assemblies or the display element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Andreas Herrmann, Andrew Lettis, Callum Scott-Collins, Gary Smith, Graham Rehill, Andrew Brian Little, Ian Robert Toone
  • Publication number: 20220143923
    Abstract: In one example, a carriage control process using rotary encoder counts includes: reading an outbound rotational count for a carriage drive when the carriage reaches a first translational reference position in an outbound pass along a path; reading a return rotational count for the carriage drive when the carriage reaches a second translational reference position on a return pass back along the path; advancing a rotational start count for the carriage drive at the beginning of a next outbound pass if the outbound count is less than the first reference count and the return count is less than the second reference count; or retarding a rotational start count for the carriage drive at the beginning of the next outbound pass if the outbound count is more than the first reference count and the return count is more than the second reference count.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Eric Scott Collins, Michael Douglas Long
  • Publication number: 20220144549
    Abstract: An autonomous transport vehicle includes a frame forming a payload section configured to hold one or more pickfaces, a transfer arm movably mounted to the frame, a drive section connected to the frame, and a controller connected to the drive section, the controller being configured to effect an on-the-fly sortation of pickfaces carried by the autonomous transport vehicle according to a predetermined case out order sequence where the controller commands the drive section so that two or more pickfaces are picked from one or more first case unit holding locations and placed at one or more different second case unit holding locations according to the predetermined case out order sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Michael Cyrulik, Todd E. Kepple, Scott Collins, Jason S. Sirois
  • Patent number: 11325534
    Abstract: An assembly includes a head assembly for an external rear view device to be attached to a motor vehicle, a lower casing element, an upper casing element, an articulation assembly, a bezel assembly for carrying at least one rear view element, and a hinge connection between the bezel assembly and a first sub assembly provided by at least the lower casing, the articulation assembly and attachment means with the articulation assembly being mounted on the attachment means or the attachment means being mounted on the articulation assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: SMR Patents S.à.r.l.
    Inventors: Andrew Lettis, Callum Scott-Collins, Graham Rehill
  • Publication number: 20220089089
    Abstract: A rearview device for a motor vehicle includes a moveable head assembly, an actuator assembly having a fixed part and a moveable part, the moveable part being attached to the head assembly, a motor cradle configured to attach the actuator assembly to the moveable head assembly. A method of assembling a rearview device comprises providing the rearview device and attaching the actuator assembly to the moveable head assembly using the motor cradle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Andrew Lettis, Graham Rehill, Callum Scott-Collins
  • Patent number: 11279165
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to a multi-component nib structure and marking device for selectively generating primary marks and a secondary marks for lettering and shading. The marking device includes a multi-component nib structure, an ink source. The multi-component nib structure generally includes a first nib component, a second nib component, and optionally, a transfer component between the first nib component and the second nib component. In other aspects, the multi-component nib structure may allow lettering with different tones creating, for example, an ombre effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Crayola LLC
    Inventors: Craig Skinner, Robert N. Amabile, Scott Collins, Jake Towne
  • Publication number: 20220084803
    Abstract: Slide analysis a gripper with three sensors for controlling a slide grip sequence and at least one rotatable carousel with a slide receiving channel. The systems also include a robot with a robot arm that holds a slide gripper residing inside the housing in communication with the rotatable carousel. The systems also include a load lock chamber and a door sealably coupled to the second end portion and an acquisition vacuum chamber with an X-Y stage and a slide holder with a vacuum seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Jared Bullock, Scott Collins, Ian MacGregor, Mark Talmer
  • Patent number: 11273766
    Abstract: A multi-function rearview device for use with a vehicle includes a housing configured to be attached to the vehicle and to be moveable relative to the vehicle, a rearview element including at least one of a reflective element, a camera and a display element, a bezel formed at an outer portion of the multi-function rearview device surrounding the rearview element, with the rearview element being attached to at least one of the bezel and the housing, one or more light assemblies providing at least one or more light function indications, including a Human Machine Interface (HMI), and at least one sensor, the sensor controlling the one or more light assemblies or the display element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Motherson Innovations Company Limited
    Inventors: Andreas Herrmann, Andrew Lettis, Callum Scott-Collins, Gary Smith, Graham Rehill, Andrew Brian Little, Ian Robert Toone
  • Patent number: 11273764
    Abstract: An external rearview device for a motor vehicle includes a base assembly provided for arrangement on the motor vehicle; a head assembly configured to be attached to the base assembly; rearview means including at least one of a camera unit and a reflective element secured within the head assembly, the head assembly configured to be detachable and selected from a set comprising a first head assembly with a first rearview means including at least one reflective element and a second head assembly with a second rearview means including at least one reflective element, and a camera unit configured to obtain a rearview image through the reflective element, and a third head assembly with a third rearview means including the camera unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: SMR Patents S.à.r.l.
    Inventors: Andrew Lettis, Graham Rehill, Callum Scott-Collins, Andreas Herrmann, Arne Schmierer, David Simon Field, Francis Charlet
  • Publication number: 20220063500
    Abstract: An assembly includes a head assembly for an external rear view device to be attached to a motor vehicle, a lower casing element, an upper casing element, an articulation assembly, a bezel assembly for carrying at least one rear view element, and a hinge connection between the bezel assembly and a first sub assembly provided by at least the lower casing, the articulation assembly and attachment means with the articulation assembly being mounted on the attachment means or the attachment means being mounted on the articulation assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Andrew Lettis, Callum Scott-Collins, Graham Rehill, Thorsten Staiger, Zoltan Huszar, Levente Àcs
  • Patent number: 11250227
    Abstract: In one aspect, a device may include at least one processor, a display accessible to the at least one processor, a camera accessible to the at least one processor, and storage accessible to the at least one processor. The storage may include instructions executable by the at least one processor to identify a decryption key, receive input from the camera, identify a quick response (QR) code based on the input from the camera, and use the decryption key to decrypt at least part of the QR code. The instructions may also be executable to identify a subset of content indicated via the QR code based on the decryption of the QR code and to then present the subset of content on the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Justin Michael Ringuette, Robert Norton, Sandy Scott Collins
  • Patent number: 11244819
    Abstract: Load lock assemblies for a sample analysis system, such as a mass spectrometry system, include a load lock chamber having longitudinally opposing first and second end portions and a through channel, a door coupled to the second end portion, and a seal assembly coupled to the first end portion. The seal assembly includes a rigid seal housing member coupled to a housing of the load lock chamber. The rigid seal housing member includes a port forming part of the first end portion of the through channel of the load lock chamber. The rigid seal housing member can include a self-centering cartridge and/or a flexure member coupled to the housing of the load lock chamber. Where used, the flexure member has an outer perimeter that extends above and below the rigid seal housing member and includes an aperture that is aligned with the port of the rigid seal housing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: bioMérieux, Inc.
    Inventors: Jared Bullock, Scott Collins, Mark Talmer
  • Publication number: 20220027592
    Abstract: In one aspect, a device may include at least one processor, a display accessible to the at least one processor, a camera accessible to the at least one processor, and storage accessible to the at least one processor. The storage may include instructions executable by the at least one processor to identify a decryption key, receive input from the camera, identify a quick response (QR) code based on the input from the camera, and use the decryption key to decrypt at least part of the QR code. The instructions may also be executable to identify a subset of content indicated via the QR code based on the decryption of the QR code and to then present the subset of content on the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Justin Michael Ringuette, Robert Norton, Sandy Scott Collins
  • Patent number: 11230228
    Abstract: A pivot detent system acts between two components that rotate with respect to one another around an axis to control rotation from a first set position to at least a second set position with each of said two components including a cylindrical section and a resilient means being arranged within a cylindrical space between the cylindrical sections to act between the two components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: SMR Patents S.à.r.l.
    Inventors: Callum Scott-Collins, Andrew Lettis
  • Patent number: D949247
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Crayola LLC
    Inventors: Jennifer Weikel, Scott Collins, Craig Skinner