Patents by Inventor Shaun Smith

Shaun Smith 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: 11960609
    Abstract: A package dependencies representation and usage thereof. A data structure representing package dependencies in a computer program. The data structure comprising: a set of package instance nodes, each of which representing a different instance of a code package, wherein each package instance node comprising a unique identifier in the set of package instance nodes and a reference to a package record, wherein the package record representing a package, wherein the instance package is an instance of the package; a set of edges connecting package instance nodes of the set of package instance nodes, wherein an edge from a source node to a target node represents a dependency relationship of a package represented by the source node on a package represented by the target node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Snyk Limited
    Inventors: Michael Gokhman, Shaun Smith, Assaf Hefetz
  • Patent number: 11950361
    Abstract: A multiple layer printed circuit board (PCB) in which the cores (or core layers) are removed and replaced with prepreg layers, which provide structure integrity for the PCB. Such a multi-layer PCB may include signal layers, ground plane layers, inner signal layers, and a single core substrate layer. Each of the layers may be separated from the other layers by at least one prepreg substrate layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: VEEA INC.
    Inventors: Shaun Joseph Greaney, Robert Migliorino, Michael Liccone, Clint Smith
  • Patent number: 11949147
    Abstract: An integrated heatsink and antenna structure that is suitable for inclusion in small and midsized computing devices. The integrated heatsink and antenna structure may include a plurality of fin components that dissipate thermal energy integrated into a heatsink base and a plurality of radio frequency antenna portions coupled to and surrounded by the fin components. The plurality of radio frequency antenna portions may form a monopole antenna. The heatsink base may operate as a ground reference for each of the plurality of the antenna portions and to improve an omnidirectional pattern of each of the plurality of the antenna portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: VEEA INC.
    Inventors: Shaun Joseph Greaney, Michael Liccone, Michael Mirabella, Theodore Lubbe, Dave Doyle, Bob Migliorino, Perry Wintner, Clint Smith
  • Patent number: 11947733
    Abstract: Techniques for displaying a virtual object in an enhanced reality setting in accordance with a physical muting mode being active are described. In some examples, a system obtains context data for one or more physical elements in a physical setting, wherein the context data includes first context data and second context data that is different from the first context data. In some examples, in response to obtaining the context data for the one or more physical elements in the physical setting, a system causes display of a virtual object that represents the one or more physical elements using the first context data without using the second context data, in accordance with a determination that a physical muting mode is active.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Clément Pierre Nicolas Boissière, Shaun Budhram, Tucker Bull Morgan, Bruno M. Sommer, Connor A. Smith
  • Patent number: 11580232
    Abstract: A system, product and process for building a package dependencies data structure. The method comprises determining a package instance identifier of the package to be processed. The package instance identifier is determined based on a unique identifier of the package to be processed and based on a unique identifier of a dependency sub-tree of the package to be processed in the package instance identifier. The package instance identifier is utilized to determine if a node representing the package to be processed exists or not. In case the node does not exist already in the data structure, the node is created and added.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Snyk Limited
    Inventors: Michael Gokhman, Shaun Smith, Assaf Hefetz
  • Patent number: 11531312
    Abstract: A power supply control system includes a power generator for providing a signal to a load. The power generator includes a power controller controlling a power amplifier. The power generator includes an adaptive controller for varying the output signal controlling the power amplifier. The adaptive controller compares an error between a measured output and a predicted output to determine adaptive values applied to the power controller. The power generator also includes a sensor that generates an output signal that is digitized and processed. The sensor signal is mixed with a constant K. The constant K is varied to vary the processing of the sensor output signal. The value K may be commutated based on the phase, frequency, or both phase and frequency, and the bandwidth of K is determined by coupled power in the sensor output signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: MKS Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Coumou, Yuriy Elner, Aung Toe, Daniel M. Gill, Eldridge M. Mount, IV, Shaun Smith
  • Publication number: 20220382882
    Abstract: A system, product and process for building a package dependencies data structure. The method comprises determining a package instance identifier of the package to be processed. The package instance identifier is determined based on a unique identifier of the package to be processed and based on a unique identifier of a dependency sub-tree of the package to be processed in the package instance identifier. The package instance identifier is utilized to determine if a node representing the package to be processed exists or not. In case the node does not exist already in the data structure, the node is created and added.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Michael Gokhman, Shaun Smith, Assaf Hefetz
  • Publication number: 20210311448
    Abstract: A power supply control system includes a power generator for providing a signal to a load. The power generator includes a power controller controlling a power amplifier. The power generator includes an adaptive controller for varying the output signal controlling the power amplifier. The adaptive controller compares an error between a measured output and a predicted output to determine adaptive values applied to the power controller. The power generator also includes a sensor that generates an output signal that is digitized and processed. The sensor signal is mixed with a constant K. The constant K is varied to vary the processing of the sensor output signal. The value K may be commutated based on the phase, frequency, or both phase and frequency, and the bandwidth of K is determined by coupled power in the sensor output signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: MKS Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: David J. COUMOU, Yuriy ELNER, Aung TOE, Daniel M. GILL, Eldridge M. MOUNT, IV, Shaun SMITH
  • Patent number: 11042140
    Abstract: A power supply control system includes a power generator for providing a signal to a load. The power generator includes a power controller controlling a power amplifier. The power generator includes an adaptive controller for varying the output signal controlling the power amplifier. The adaptive controller compares an error between a measured output and a predicted output to determine adaptive values applied to the power controller. The power generator also includes a sensor that generates an output signal that is digitized and processed. The sensor signal is mixed with a constant K. The constant K is varied to vary the processing of the sensor output signal. The value K may be commutated based on the phase, frequency, or both phase and frequency, and the bandwidth of K is determined by coupled power in the sensor output signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: MKS Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Coumou, Yuriy Elner, Aung Toe, Daniel M. Gill, Eldridge M. Mount, IV, Shaun Smith
  • Patent number: 11009843
    Abstract: A power supply control system includes a power generator for providing a signal to a load. The power generator includes a power controller controlling a power amplifier. The power generator includes an adaptive controller for varying the output signal controlling the power amplifier. The adaptive controller compares an error between a measured output and a predicted output to determine adaptive values applied to the power controller. The power generator also includes a sensor that generates an output signal that is digitized and processed. The sensor signal is mixed with a constant K. The constant K is varied to vary the processing of the sensor output signal. The value K may be commutated based on the phase, frequency, or both phase and frequency, and the bandwidth of K is determined by coupled power in the sensor output signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: MKS Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: David J. Coumou, Yuriy Elner, Aung Toe, Daniel M. Gill, Eldridge M. Mount, IV, Shaun Smith
  • Patent number: 10990646
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of generating a form definition for a user interface form is disclosed. The method involves retrieving form definition data for a requested form from a database. One or more overrides are optionally applied to the form definition data to modify properties of form elements. Form instance data for the modified form is generated and stored for reuse. The form instance data is transmitted to a rendering module at a client device for generation of a user interface form based on the form instance data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: HSBC GROUP MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED
    Inventors: James Michael Evans, Rajesh Gupta, Vincent Moffat, James Edward Peek, Shaun Smith
  • Publication number: 20210117548
    Abstract: A package dependencies representation and usage thereof. A data structure representing package dependencies in a computer program. The data structure comprising: a set of package instance nodes, each of which representing a different instance of a code package, wherein each package instance node comprising a unique identifier in the set of package instance nodes and a reference to a package record, wherein the package record representing a package, wherein the instance package is an instance of the package; a set of edges connecting package instance nodes of the set of package instance nodes, wherein an edge from a source node to a target node represents a dependency relationship of a package represented by the source node on a package represented by the target node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Michael Gokhman, Shaun Smith, Assaf Hefetz
  • Publication number: 20200210513
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of generating a form definition for a user interface form is disclosed. The method involves retrieving form definition data for a requested form from a database. One or more overrides are optionally applied to the form definition data to modify properties of form elements. Form instance data for the modified form is generated and stored for reuse. The form instance data is transmitted to a rendering module at a client device for generation of a user interface form based on the form instance data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: James Michael EVANS, Rajesh GUPTA, Vincent MOFFAT, James Edward PEEK, Shaun SMITH
  • Patent number: 10638846
    Abstract: A chair is provided having at least one leg with an upper end on which a seat component is supported and a backrest interconnected to and projecting from the seat component. The backrest comprises a lower backrest section, an upper backrest section, and a backrest hinge interconnecting the upper backrest section to an upper end of the lower backrest section. The lower backrest section is interconnected to and extends from a rear portion of the seat component and the backrest hinge is configured to permit the upper backrest section to be located in an upright position in which the upper backrest section projects above the lower backrest section and is configured to permit the upper backrest section to be pivoted to a forward position in which the upper backrest section extends laterally over and spaced above the seat component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: UNION DESIGN DEVELOPMENT LLC
    Inventors: Shaun Smith, Jeffery Theesfeld
  • Patent number: 10618822
    Abstract: A chemical dispensing system broadly including a mounting ring, a connector ring, a water guide, and a dispenser apparatus. The mounting ring securely attaches to a water return jet in a swimming pool or spa. The connector ring couples the water guide to the mounting ring. The dispenser apparatus may be attached to a side opening of the water guide and broadly includes a housing, and a porous cover. The housing broadly includes an interior chamber and chemical exit openings. Sanitizing chemicals may be placed in the interior chamber. The dispenser apparatus may further include an adjustable basket. The housing may rotatably nest inside the adjustable basket, thereby regulating the sanitizing chemical dispersal rate. Pressurized water from the return jet flows through the water guide, creating a downward current within the dispenser apparatus. The sanitizing chemicals dissolve as the water flows downward through and exits the dispensing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Inventors: Damian Shaun Smith-Taylor, Kevin Eugene Konnis
  • Patent number: 10553403
    Abstract: A plasma source is provided that includes multiple metallic blocks. A toroidal plasma chamber and a transformer are substantially embedded in the metallic blocks. The toroidal plasma chamber includes a gas inlet configured to receive a process gas and a gas outlet configured to expel at least a portion of the process gas from the plasma chamber. The plasma chamber also includes multiple linear channel segments, multiple joints, an inlet joint, and an outlet joint machined into the metallic blocks. Each of the inlet joint, the outlet joint, and the joints connects a pair of the linear channel segments. The linear channel segments, the joints, the inlet joint and the outlet joint in combination form the toroidal plasma chamber. The gas inlet is disposed on the inlet joint. The gas outlet is disposed on the outlet joint. An inner angle of each of the joints is greater than about 90 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: MKS Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Michael Meneghini, Shaun Smith
  • Publication number: 20190391547
    Abstract: A power supply control system includes a power generator for providing a signal to a load. The power generator includes a power controller controlling a power amplifier. The power generator includes an adaptive controller for varying the output signal controlling the power amplifier. The adaptive controller compares an error between a measured output and a predicted output to determine adaptive values applied to the power controller. The power generator also includes a sensor that generates an output signal that is digitized and processed. The sensor signal is mixed with a constant K. The constant K is varied to vary the processing of the sensor output signal. The value K may be commutated based on the phase, frequency, or both phase and frequency, and the bandwidth of K is determined by coupled power in the sensor output signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicant: MKS Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: David J. COUMOU, Yuriy ELNER, Aung TOE, Daniel M. GILL, Eldridge M. MOUNT, IV, Shaun SMITH
  • Patent number: 10435901
    Abstract: A chemical dispensing system broadly including a mounting ring and a dispenser apparatus. The mounting ring securely attaches the dispenser apparatus to a water return jet in a swimming pool or spa. The dispenser apparatus broadly includes a connector ring, a screen, a housing, and an adjustable basket. The connector ring fastens the dispenser apparatus to the mounting ring. The screen is removably attached to the housing. The adjustable basket nests inside the housing and includes a tab that protrudes through the housing sidewall. The tab is used to rotate the adjustable basket within the housing, thereby regulating the sanitizing chemical dispersal rate. Pressurized water from the return jet flows across the surface of the screen, creating an upward-rising current within the dispenser apparatus. The sanitizing chemicals in the adjustable basket dissolve as the water flows upward through and exits through the screen of the dispensing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Inventors: Damian Shaun Smith-Taylor, Kevin Eugene Konnis
  • Patent number: 10299595
    Abstract: A chair having an articulating backrest that deforms when reclined to support an occupant's head or shoulders. A backrest assembly includes a mesh insert secured to a frame, which includes an upper frame section and a lower frame section interconnected by a pair of articulated joints. A push arm pivotally connects to the chair's seat assembly and to the backrest's upper frame section. As the chair reclines, the push arm restricts the angular movement of the upper frame section relative to a floor. The lower frame section moves forward relative to the upper frame section. Consequently, an angle formed between the lower frame section and the upper frame section decreases during recline, thereby supporting the chair occupant's head or shoulders. Optionally, a tensioning member may connect the mesh insert to the push arm to offset any loss of tension caused by the deformation of the frame during reclined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: HUMANSCALE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Niels Diffrient, James Sortor, Shaun Smith, Mesve Vardar, Jeff Theesfeld, Cory Brechbill
  • Publication number: 20190014908
    Abstract: A chair is provided having at least one leg with an upper end on which a seat component is supported and a backrest interconnected to and projecting from the seat component. The backrest comprises a lower backrest section, an upper backrest section, and a backrest hinge interconnecting the upper backrest section to an upper end of the lower backrest section. The lower backrest section is interconnected to and extends from a rear portion of the seat component and the backrest hinge is configured to permit the upper backrest section to be located in an upright position in which the upper backrest section projects above the lower backrest section and is configured to permit the upper backrest section to be pivoted to a forward position in which the upper backrest section extends laterally over and spaced above the seat component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Inventors: Shaun Smith, Jeffery Theesfeld