Patents by Inventor Scott Laughlin

Scott Laughlin 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: 20240011520
    Abstract: A spring nut for attaching a threaded object to a structure can include first and second arms extending from the base, and a wedge element. The wedge element can be configured to selectively operatively urge the first and second arms apart to release the threaded object from between the first and second arms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Eric J. Wilson, Raymond Scott Laughlin
  • Patent number: 11817687
    Abstract: A cable tray clip can couple sections of a wire mesh cable tray. The cable tray clip can include a base and a retainer rotatably coupled to the base. The retainer can be rotated to a closed position to retain one or more wires within one or more pockets on the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: ERICO International Corporation
    Inventors: Eric J. Wilson, Jeff Wilson, Scott Laughlin
  • Patent number: 11773895
    Abstract: A spring nut for attaching a threaded object to a structure can include first and second arms extending from the base, and a wedge element. The wedge element can be configured to selectively operatively urge the first and second arms apart to release the threaded object from between the first and second arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: ERICO International Corporation
    Inventors: Eric J. Wilson, Raymond Scott Laughlin
  • Patent number: 11662041
    Abstract: A support clip can be configured to support objects relative to a cable support system having wire members. A support system engagement portion can have first, second, and third attachments, which can be removably attachable to the wire members of the cable support system. The first attachment can define a first partly cylindrical pocket with a first entrance, the second attachment can define a second partly cylindrical pocket with a second entrance, and the third attachment can define a hook that defines a third elongate pocket and a third entrance. The first and second attachments can be configured to receive respective wire members to attach the support clip to the cable support system in a first orientation and the second and third attachments can be configured to receive respective wire members to attach the support clip to the cable support system in a second orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: ERICO International Corporation
    Inventors: Raymond Scott Laughlin, Daniel Kozlowski
  • Publication number: 20220337043
    Abstract: A cable tray clip can couple sections of a wire mesh cable tray. The cable tray clip can include a base and a retainer rotatably coupled to the base. The retainer can be rotated to a closed position to retain one or more wires within one or more pockets on the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Eric J. Wilson, Jeff Wilson, Scott Laughlin
  • Publication number: 20220252101
    Abstract: A spring nut for attaching a threaded object to a structure with reentrant lips. The spring nut can include a base, a first arm and a second arm extending from the base in a first direction, and legs extending laterally from the base. The arms can include a support portion, a structure-engagement portion, and a thread-engagement portion that can be configured to secure the threaded object against axial loading in a second direction opposite the first direction. Crumple zones in the support portions can deform upon loading of the threaded object in the second direction to cause the structure-engagement portion to be urged into the reentrant lips. Each of the legs can extend at a first angle from the base, toward the structure-engagement portions, to be disposed to contact an exterior surface of the reentrant lips of the structure when the first and second arms are received in the channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Eric J. Wilson, Raymond Olle, Scott Laughlin, David Landphair
  • Publication number: 20220218661
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound having the structure: wherein R1 is H or a protecting group; R2 and R3 are each independently H, halo, C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, C1-C6 alkyl-C(O)NHR6, C1-C6 alkyl-C(O)OR6, wherein R6 is H, C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl or C2-C6 alkynyl, or R2 and R3 combine to form a 3-7 membered cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl or heteroaryl ring; and R4 and R5 are each independently halo.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicant: The Research Foundation for The State University of New York
    Inventors: Scott Laughlin, Pratik Kumar, Ting Jiang, Wei Huang
  • Patent number: 11355906
    Abstract: An attachment can secure an electrical box to a support structure without the use of fasteners. An attachment body can be configured to be secured to the support structure. One or more engagement arrangements can include first and second arms that are configured to engage first and second mounting openings of an electrical box without use of a separate fastener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: ERICO International Corporation
    Inventors: Scott Laughlin, Nathan Joseph Petek, Raymond Michael Olle
  • Publication number: 20210033220
    Abstract: A support clip can be configured to support objects relative to a cable support system having wire members. A support system engagement portion can have first, second, and third attachments, which can be removably attachable to the wire members of the cable support system. The first attachment can define a first partly cylindrical pocket with a first entrance, the second attachment can define a second partly cylindrical pocket with a second entrance, and the third attachment can define a hook that defines a third elongate pocket and a third entrance. The first and second attachments can be configured to receive respective wire members to attach the support clip to the cable support system in a first orientation and the second and third attachments can be configured to receive respective wire members to attach the support clip to the cable support system in a second orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Raymond Scott Laughlin, Daniel Kozlowski
  • Patent number: 10849161
    Abstract: Systems and methods for using a communication system in a spectrum are provided. For example, a random access or RACH procedure may be performed where the random access or RACH procedure may be configured to reduce secondary interference and/or to be used in a pixel-based environment. The random access or RACH procedure may include selecting a RACH preamble; sending a RACH preamble and/or format information; determining a transmission power of the RACH preamble and/or the format information; determining a random access radio network temporary identifier (RA-RNTI) and preamble ID associated with the RACH preamble; and/or selecting a physical RACH (PRACH).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Rocco Di Girolamo, Martino M. Freda, Jean-Louis Gauvreau, Scott Laughlin, Debashish Purkayastha
  • Publication number: 20200347871
    Abstract: A spring nut for attaching a threaded object to a structure can include first and second arms extending from the base, and a wedge element. The wedge element can be configured to selectively operatively urge the first and second arms apart to release the threaded object from between the first and second arms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Eric J. Wilson, Raymond Scott Laughlin
  • Publication number: 20190393688
    Abstract: An attachment can secure an electrical box to a support structure without the use of fasteners. An attachment body can be configured to be secured to the support structure. One or more engagement arrangements can include first and second arms that are configured to engage first and second mounting openings of an electrical box without use of a separate fastener.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Scott Laughlin, Nathan Joseph Petek, Raymond Michael Olle
  • Publication number: 20190357253
    Abstract: Systems and methods for using a communication system in a spectrum are provided. For example, a random access or RACH procedure may be performed where the random access or RACH procedure may be configured to reduce secondary interference and/or to be used in a pixel-based environment. The random access or RACH procedure may include selecting a RACH preamble; sending a RACH preamble and/or format information; determining a transmission power of the RACH preamble and/or the format information; determining a random access radio network temporary identifier (RA-RNTI) and preamble ID associated with the RACH preamble; and/or selecting a physical RACH (PRACH).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Rocco Di Girolamo, Martino M. Freda, Jean-Louis Gauvreau, Scott Laughlin, Debashish Purkayastha
  • Patent number: 10462674
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for spectrum coordination are described. A method of spectrum coordination includes a spectrum coordinator receiving a request for shared spectrum from a CRS that the spectrum coordinator supports. The request includes at least one minimum protection requirement. The spectrum coordinator determines protection criteria for the CRS based on the at least one minimum protection requirement received from the CRS. The spectrum coordinator sends the protection criteria for the CRS to a geo-location database for use in assigning shared spectrum to other CRSs that the spectrum coordinator does not support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Martino M. Freda, Jean-Louis Gauvreau, Mihaela C. Beluri, Scott Laughlin, Pekka Ojanen, Amith V. Chincholi
  • Patent number: 10390367
    Abstract: Systems and methods for using a communication system in a spectrum are provided. For example, a random access or RACH procedure may be performed where the random access or RACH procedure may be configured to reduce secondary interference and/or to be used in a pixel-based environment. The random access or RACH procedure may include selecting a RACH preamble; sending a RACH preamble and/or format information; determining a transmission power of the RACH preamble and/or the format information; determining a random access radio network temporary identifier (RA-RNTI) and preamble ID associated with the RACH preamble; and/or selecting a physical RACH (PRACH).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Rocco Di Girolamo, Martino M. Freda, Jean-Louis Gauvreau, Scott Laughlin, Debashish Purkayastha
  • Publication number: 20190150195
    Abstract: Systems and methods for using a communication system in a spectrum are provided. For example, a random access or RACH procedure may be performed where the random access or RACH procedure may be configured to reduce secondary interference and/or to be used in a pixel-based environment. The random access or RACH procedure may include selecting a RACH preamble; sending a RACH preamble and/or format information; determining a transmission power of the RACH preamble and/or the format information; determining a random access radio network temporary identifier (RA-RNTI) and preamble ID associated with the RACH preamble; and/or selecting a physical RACH (PRACH).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicant: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Rocco Di Girolamo, Martino M. Freda, Jean-Louis Gauvreau, Scott Laughlin, Debashish Purkayastha
  • Patent number: 10237039
    Abstract: A wireless network may implement a reduced bandwidth for control information transmitted and/or received on the wireless network. The reduced bandwidth may be used to avoid interference that may be detected from an in-band or adjacent channel. The reduced bandwidth may be used for transmission and/or reception of control information on a cellular or Wi-Fi channel. An eNB or an access point (AP) may signal to a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) information associated with the reduced control channel, such as the power and/or the location of the channel in a frequency band. The control channel may be shifted to avoid a change in interference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Jean-Louis Gauvreau, Martino M. Freda, Chunxuan Ye, Rocco Di Girolamo, Scott Laughlin, Marian Rudolf, Athmane Touag, Kamraan Nasim Syed
  • Patent number: 10201013
    Abstract: Systems and methods for using a communication system in a spectrum are provided. For example, a random access or RACH procedure may be performed where the random access or RACH procedure may be configured to reduce secondary interference and/or to be used in a pixel-based environment. The random access or RACH procedure may include selecting a RACH preamble; sending a RACH preamble and/or format information; determining a transmission power of the RACH preamble and/or the format information; determining a random access radio network temporary identifier (RA-RNTI) and preamble ID associated with the RACH preamble; and/or selecting a physical RACH (PRACH).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Rocco Di Girolamo, Martino M. Freda, Jean-Louis Gauvreau, Scott Laughlin, Debashish Purkayastha
  • Patent number: 10178553
    Abstract: A shared spectrum manager (SSM) may enable spectrum access for Tier 2 Users (T2Us) and Tier 3 Users (T3Us) while provisioning quality of access (QoA) in a dynamic shared spectrum environment while ensuring sufficient spectrum and interference protection for Tier 1 Users (T1Us). The SSM may enable new user spectrum authorizations by sending, to a regulator, a request for administrative information, and receiving, from the regulator, a policy and user authorization information for at least one user. The SSM may register a T2U with or without contacting the regulator. The SSM may perform quality based admission control by receiving periodic measurements from a master device of each T2U with an active frequency assignment indicating a Quality of Operation (QoO) experienced by the respective T2U, maintaining a map of an effective QoOs for a plurality of T2Us, and categorizing protection contours associated with each of the plurality of T2Us.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Pekka Ojanen, Martino M Freda, Mihaela C Beluri, Scott Laughlin, Tan B Le, Jean-Louis Gauvreau
  • Patent number: 10153891
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for coexistence among wireless transmit/receive units (WTRUs) operating in the same spectrum are disclosed. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may include a processor that receives a configuration of a coexistence gap pattern defining a pattern of transmission periods and silent periods for the WTRU. The processor may control the WTRU to transmit information during the transmission periods and to not transmit information during the silent periods of the coexistence gap pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Martino M. Freda, Rocco Di Girolamo, Jean-Louis Gauvreau, Scott Laughlin, Athmane Touag, Mihaela C. Beluri, Joseph M. Murray, Yuying Dai, Stephen E. Terry, Parul Mudgal, Kamraan Nasim Syed