Patents by Inventor Seth Roberts

Seth Roberts 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: 20190266525
    Abstract: Execution systems using unstructured data include a memory, one or more input/output devices, and one or more processors coupled to the memory and the input/output devices. The one or more processors are configured to receive a working document comprising data, receive a workflow described according to a workflow structure, the workflow structure describing sub-processes of the workflow, routings between the sub-processes, actions that make up the sub-processes, and mappings between the data in the working document and the actions, identify a first sub-process to be performed, perform each of one or more first actions associated with the first sub-process, update the data in the working document based on one or more first mappings associated with the one or more first actions, and select a second sub-process to be performed based on the data in the working document and one or more first routings associated with the first sub-process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Seth Robert Patin, David Brian Koch Erickson, Raymond Pasquale Spagnola, Amin Fetanat Fard Haghighi, Paul Michael Patin
  • Publication number: 20190011001
    Abstract: A flywheel device includes an enclosure that surrounds an interior chamber that includes a rotor, which during normal operation is maintained in a vacuum state and spinning, the enclosure includes a first opening, and a valve that attaches to the enclosure, configured to enable, when actuated, ambient air to flow from the exterior of the enclosure into the chamber through the first opening, thus allowing the internal air pressure to rapidly approach ambient air pressure and thereby increase the air drag which acts as a brake on the spinning rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Seth Robert Sanders, Daniel Bakholdin, Matthew K. Senesky, Mark J. Holloway, Peter Thomas Tennessen, Roger Nelson Hitchcock
  • Publication number: 20180190418
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for unloading a rotor bearing is described. The apparatus includes an electromagnet for levitating the rotor. In one embodiment, a sensor of the magnetic field near the electromagnet is used to control the current to levitate the rotor. In another embodiment, a method is provided that includes rotating the rotor, increasing the current to levitate the rotor and decrease the gap between electromagnet and rotor, and then reducing the current to levitate the rotor with a minimal amount of electric power to the electromagnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventor: Seth Robert Sanders
  • Patent number: 9892839
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for unloading a rotor bearing is described. The apparatus includes an electromagnet for levitating the rotor. In one embodiment, a sensor of the magnetic field near the electromagnet is used to control the current to levitate the rotor. In another embodiment, a method is provided that includes rotating the rotor, increasing the current to levitate the rotor and decrease the gap between electromagnet and rotor, and then reducing the current to levitate the rotor with a minimal amount of electric power to the electromagnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Amber Kinetics, Inc.
    Inventor: Seth Robert Sanders
  • Patent number: 9710440
    Abstract: A reader application presents fixed format documents in reflowed format. A selection control is presented to display a reflow view after identifying text-based sections within a displayed content. The reflow view is generated using the sections upon an action on the selection control to display the reflow view. The reflow view is displayed in a location associated with the section within the displayed content or in place of the displayed content The reflow view is adjusted based on a screen size of the reader application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Wei Zeng, Seth Robert Atkinson, Raman Narayanan, Ming Liu, Aleksandr Gil
  • Publication number: 20150058711
    Abstract: A reader application presents fixed format documents in reflowed format. A selection control is presented to display a reflow view after identifying text-based sections within a displayed content. The reflow view is generated using the sections upon an action on the selection control to display the reflow view. The reflow view is displayed in a location associated with the section within the displayed content or in place of the displayed content The reflow view is adjusted based on a screen size of the reader application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2013
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Wei Zeng, Seth Robert Atkinson, Raman Narayanan, Ming Liu, Aleksandr Gil
  • Publication number: 20150058710
    Abstract: An e-reader application displays a page of a fixed format document resized to match a size of a window pane in a fit page format. The e-reader application presents selection controls associated with a selection action in response to detecting the selection action on a text of the page. In addition, an operation associated with a navigation action is executed in response to detecting the navigation action on the page.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2013
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Seth Robert Atkinson, Wei Zeng, Raman Narayanan, Ming Liu, Aleksandr Gil, Renee Choy Yang
  • Publication number: 20140055905
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for unloading a rotor bearing is described. The apparatus includes an electromagnet for levitating the rotor. In one embodiment, a sensor of the magnetic field near the electromagnet is used to control the current to levitate the rotor. In another embodiment, a method is provided that includes rotating the rotor, increasing the current to levitate the rotor and decrease the gap between electromagnet and rotor, and then reducing the current to levitate the rotor with a minimal amount of electric power to the electromagnet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: Amber Kinetics, Inc.
    Inventor: Seth Robert Sanders
  • Patent number: 8641133
    Abstract: A high-strength-per-unit-weight spaceframe-like vehicle has a front subassembly, a core frame and a rear subassembly configured to be bolted together, forming a spaceframe core platform. A roof structure assembly of formed, extruded or stamped components is bolted to the spaceframe core platform in a common plane and height. Closure panels common to a vehicle family style are provided, and non-load bearing colored panels defines the vehicle body color. A vehicle assembly method includes bolting together a plurality of subassemblies, bolting a roof structure assembly to the core platform, installing at a plant closure panels common to a vehicle family style, and thereafter installing a series of non-structural colored panels defining the vehicle body color and having only aesthetic and aerodynamic functionalities as the last assembly step in the plant or optionally at the point of sale or the other location outside the plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Inventors: Robert Joseph Scaringe, Celyn Morgan Evans, Christopher Wilson Auerbach, Brian James Gase, Adrian N. A. Elliott, Seth Robert Moczydlowski
  • Publication number: 20110183425
    Abstract: The application concerns an isolated protein complex comprising polypeptide components: (i) UTP20 HUMAN or a fragment, variant or homologue thereof; (ii) PWP2 HUMAN or a fragment, variant or homologue thereof; (iii) WDR46_HUMAN or a fragment, variant or homologue thereof; (iv) UTP18 HUMAN or a fragment, variant or homologue thereof; (v) MPPIO HUMAN or a fragment, variant or homologue thereof; (vi) WDR3_HUMAN or a fragment, variant or homologue thereof; (vii) TBL3 HUMAN or a fragment, variant or homologue thereof; (viii) WDR36_HUMAN or a fragment, variant or homologue thereof; and (ix) N0C4L HUMAN or a fragment, variant or homologue thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2009
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicants: BIOCANT- ASSOCIACÃO DE TRANSFERÊNCIA DE TECHNOLOGIA, VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY FOUNDATION
    Inventors: André Xavier de Carvalho Negräo Valente, Yuan Gao, Gregory A. Buck, Seth Roberts
  • Patent number: 7963463
    Abstract: The compressed air foam and high pressure liquid dispersal system provides a compressed air foam product in addition to concurrently producing a liquid under pressure for decontamination, general cleaning, vapor suppression, Hazmat remediation, fuel spills, and fire suppression support for durable equipment, vehicles, terrain, facilities, and aircraft. The system includes a power plant for powering the compressed air foam and high pressure liquid sub-systems of the system. The high pressure sub-system further includes a boiler for heating the liquid to a temperature above ambient temperature. The boiler and power plant may use the same type of fuel for decreasing the number of fuel supplies to the system. In addition, the power plant drives an air compressor for providing compressed air for powering the compressed air foam sub-system. The power plant further drives a high pressure water pump for pressurizing the water for the high pressure sub-system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: Intelagard, Inc.
    Inventors: John David Breedlove, Dennis Edward Smagac, Seth Robert Mayer, Thomas Anthony Licht, James Theodore Wilkinson
  • Publication number: 20110093211
    Abstract: A method of generating data indicating whether a set of proteins is a protein complex. The method comprises receiving as input experimental data indicating experimentally observed relationships, each experimentally observed relationship being between a first protein and zero or more second proteins and generating data indicating whether the set of proteins is a protein complex. The experimental data is processed to determine a first data value indicating a number of proteins having a relationship with one or more second proteins and a second data value indicating a number of proteins having a relationship with a selected protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2009
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Inventors: Andre' Xavier de Carvalho Negrão Valente, Yuan Gao, Gregory A. Buck, Seth Roberts