Patents by Inventor Spencer Alexander
Spencer Alexander 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).
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Publication number: 20240141128Abstract: A nanovoided polymer-based material may include a bulk polymer material defining a plurality of nanovoids and an interfacial film disposed at an interface between each of the plurality of nanovoids and the bulk polymer material. The interfacial film may include one or more layers of material. A method of forming a nanovoided polymer-based material may include (1) forming a bulk polymer material defining a plurality of nanovoids and (2) forming an interfacial film at an interface between each of the plurality of nanovoids and the bulk polymer material. Various other methods, systems, and materials are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2022Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Kenneth Alexander Diest, Andrew John Ouderkirk, Renate Eva Klementine Landig, Spencer Allan Wells, Katherine Marie Smyth
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Publication number: 20240130239Abstract: An actuator assembly includes a primary electrode, a secondary electrode overlapping at least a portion of the primary electrode, and an electroactive polymer layer disposed between the primary electrode and the secondary electrode, where the electroactive polymer layer includes a non-vertical (e.g., sloped) sidewall with respect to a major surface of at least one of the electrodes. The electroactive polymer layer may be characterized by a non-axisymmetric shape with respect to an axis that is oriented orthogonal to an electrode major surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2022Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: Kenneth Alexander Diest, Andrew John Ouderkirk, Renate Eva Klementine Landig, Katherine Marie Smyth, Spencer Allan Wells, Tingling Rao, Sheng Ye, Eric Collier Schmitt, Nagi Hosni Elabbasi, Bachir Ahmed Abeid
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Patent number: 11932387Abstract: A tailsitter aircraft includes an airframe, a thrust array attached to the airframe and a flight control system. The thrust array includes propulsion assemblies configured to transition the airframe from a forward flight orientation to a VTOL orientation at a conversion rate for an approach to a target ground location in a forward flight-to-VTOL transition phase. The flight control system implements an adaptive transition system including a transition parameter monitoring module configured to monitor parameters including a ground speed and a distance to the target ground location. The adaptive transition system includes a transition adjustment determination module configured to adjust the conversion rate of the airframe from the forward flight orientation to the VTOL orientation based on the ground speed and the distance to the target ground location such that the airframe is vertically aligned with the target ground location in the VTOL orientation of the forward flight-to-VTOL transition phase.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2021Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.Inventors: John Robert Wittmaak, Jr., Russell C. Peters, William Alexander Dean, Spencer Hancock
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Publication number: 20230316243Abstract: The present disclosure relates to method, systems, and non-transitory computer-readable media for building accounts of a digital system using one or more improved graphical user interfaces. For example, in one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems provide a consolidated graphical user interface for applying for multiple user accounts simultaneously utilizing application information received via an enrollment workflow. In some cases, upon application to the multiple accounts, the disclosed system creates at least one account and puts a hold on at least one other account until one or more additional requirements are met. Further, the disclosed systems can provide a graphical user interface that facilitates funding of an account by, for example, supplying options corresponding to suggested transfer amounts determined from user account characteristics.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Inventors: Kyle Patrick Daley, Jonathan Carter Fulton, Kevin Kang Chen, Spencer Alexander Bell
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Publication number: 20230306388Abstract: The present disclosure relates to method, systems, and non-transitory computer-readable media for building accounts of a digital system using one or more improved graphical user interfaces. For example, in one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems provide a consolidated graphical user interface for applying for multiple user accounts simultaneously utilizing application information received via an enrollment workflow. In some cases, upon application to the multiple accounts, the disclosed system creates at least one account and puts a hold on at least one other account until one or more additional requirements are met. Further, the disclosed systems can provide a graphical user interface that facilitates funding of an account by, for example, supplying options corresponding to suggested transfer amounts determined from user account characteristics.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2022Publication date: September 28, 2023Inventors: Kyle Patrick Daley, Jonathan Carter Fulton, Kevin Kang Chen, Spencer Alexander Bell
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Patent number: 11748718Abstract: The present disclosure relates to method, systems, and non-transitory computer-readable media for building accounts of a digital system using one or more improved graphical user interfaces. For example, in one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems provide a consolidated graphical user interface for applying for multiple user accounts simultaneously utilizing application information received via an enrollment workflow. In some cases, upon application to the multiple accounts, the disclosed system creates at least one account and puts a hold on at least one other account until one or more additional requirements are met. Further, the disclosed systems can provide a graphical user interface that facilitates funding of an account by, for example, supplying options corresponding to suggested transfer amounts determined from user account characteristics.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2022Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: Chime Financial, Inc.Inventors: Kyle Patrick Daley, Jonathan Carter Fulton, Kevin Kang Chen, Spencer Alexander Bell
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Patent number: 11703875Abstract: A method and system are provided for controlling braking a vehicle in an autonomous driving mode. For instance, the vehicle is controlled in the autonomous driving mode according to a first braking control mode using a first model to adjust the position of a vehicle relative to an expected position of a current trajectory of the vehicle. Using a second model how close to a maximum deviation threshold the vehicle would come if a maximum braking strength for the vehicle was applied is predicted. The maximum deviation threshold provides an allowed forward deviation from the current trajectory. Based on the prediction, the vehicle is controlled in the autonomous driving mode according to a second braking control mode by automatically applying the maximum braking strength.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2021Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: Waymo LLCInventors: Daniel Trawick Egnor, Nolan McPeek-Bechtold, James Harris, Andrew Barton-Sweeney, Ruslan Kurdyumov, Spencer Alexander, Ryan Cash
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Publication number: 20210325896Abstract: A method and system are provided for controlling braking a vehicle in an autonomous driving mode. For instance, the vehicle is controlled in the autonomous driving mode according to a first braking control mode using a first model to adjust the position of a vehicle relative to an expected position of a current trajectory of the vehicle. Using a second model how close to a maximum deviation threshold the vehicle would come if a maximum braking strength for the vehicle was applied is predicted. The maximum deviation threshold provides an allowed forward deviation from the current trajectory. Based on the prediction, the vehicle is controlled in the autonomous driving mode according to a second braking control mode by automatically applying the maximum braking strength.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2021Publication date: October 21, 2021Inventors: Daniel Trawick Egnor, Nolan McPeek-Bechtold, James Harris, Andrew Barton-Sweeney, Ruslan Kurdyumov, Spencer Alexander, Ryan Cash
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Patent number: 11036234Abstract: A method and system are provided for controlling braking a vehicle in an autonomous driving mode. For instance, the vehicle is controlled in the autonomous driving mode according to a first braking control mode using a first model to adjust the position of a vehicle relative to an expected position of a current trajectory of the vehicle. Using a second model how close to a maximum deviation threshold the vehicle would come if a maximum braking strength for the vehicle was applied is predicted. The maximum deviation threshold provides an allowed forward deviation from the current trajectory. Based on the prediction, the vehicle is controlled in the autonomous driving mode according to a second braking control mode by automatically applying the maximum braking strength.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2018Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: Waymo LLCInventors: Daniel Trawick Egnor, Nolan McPeek-Bechtold, James Harris, Andrew Barton-Sweeney, Ruslan Kurdyumov, Spencer Alexander, Ryan Cash
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Patent number: 10710565Abstract: The disclosure relates to controlling braking behaviors a vehicle in an autonomous driving mode in the event of a hydraulic system failure. For instance, the vehicle may be controlled in the autonomous driving mode according to a first braking control behavior based on a first relationship between position of a brake pedal of the vehicle and amount of deceleration for the vehicle. While controlling the vehicle, a failure of a hydraulic system may be determined. Based on the determination, the vehicle may be controlled in the autonomous driving mode according to a second braking control behavior by moving the brake pedal until the vehicle reaches a deceleration target defined by the second braking control behavior.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2018Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: Waymo LLCInventors: Daniel Trawick Egnor, Nolan McPeek-Bechtold, James Harris, Andrew Barton-Sweeney, Ruslan Kurdyumov, Spencer Alexander
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Publication number: 20200117206Abstract: The disclosure relates to controlling braking a vehicle in an autonomous driving mode. For instance, the vehicle may be controlled the autonomous driving mode according to a first braking control mode using a first model to adjust the position of a vehicle relative to an expected position of a current trajectory of the vehicle. Using a second model how close to a maximum deviation threshold the vehicle would come if a maximum braking strength for the vehicle was applied is predicted. The maximum deviation threshold may provide an allowed forward deviation from the current trajectory. Based on the prediction, the vehicle is controlled in the autonomous driving mode according to a second braking control mode by automatically applying the maximum braking strength.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2018Publication date: April 16, 2020Inventors: Daniel Trawick Egnor, Nolan McPeek-Bechtold, James Harris, Andrew Barton-Sweeney, Ruslan Kurdyumov, Spencer Alexander, Ryan Cash
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Publication number: 20200114889Abstract: The disclosure relates to controlling braking behaviors a vehicle in an autonomous driving mode in the event of a hydraulic system failure. For instance, the vehicle may be controlled in the autonomous driving mode according to a first braking control behavior based on a first relationship between position of a brake pedal of the vehicle and amount of deceleration for the vehicle. While controlling the vehicle, a failure of a hydraulic system may be determined. Based on the determination, the vehicle may be controlled in the autonomous driving mode according to a second braking control behavior by moving the brake pedal until the vehicle reaches a deceleration target defined by the second braking control behavior.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2018Publication date: April 16, 2020Inventors: Daniel Trawick Egnor, Nolan McPeek-Bechtold, James Harris, Andrew Barton-Sweeney, Ruslan Kurdyumov, Spencer Alexander
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Publication number: 20140136943Abstract: Concepts and technologies are described herein for rendering web content within documents. In accordance with some of the concepts and technologies disclosed herein, a method includes presenting a web add-in within a document. The web add-in includes a container in which web content can be provided within the document. The method may include receiving an input and, in response to the input, capturing a static image that is representative of the web content at a time instance after the input. The method may include receiving a request to copy the web add-in and, in response to the request to copy the web add-in, executing a copy operation. The method may also include receiving a request to paste the web add-in and, in response to the request to paste the web add-in, pasting the web add-in or the static image based upon the paste target.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2012Publication date: May 15, 2014Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Russell Spencer Alexander Palmer, Brian Michael Jones, Rolando Jimenez-Salgado, Alexandru Croicu, Rajanikanth Naduppalayam Thandavan
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Publication number: 20130198733Abstract: Concepts and technologies are described herein for distributing web-based software application extensions within documents. In accordance with some of the concepts and technologies disclosed herein, users that own web-based software application extensions or have trial access to web-based software application extensions can add them to documents. The users can then distribute the documents containing the web-based software application extensions to other users, who may or may not be licensed to use the web-based software application extensions. The documents can be distributed in any way that files are distributed. When a user receives a document containing a web-based software application extensions, the user can obtain trial rights to the web-based software application extensions or purchase the web-based software application extensions from without having to visit a virtual marketplace.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2012Publication date: August 1, 2013Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Terry Farrell, David Mowatt, Russell Spencer Alexander Palmer, David Ahs, Brian Michael Jones, Patrick Michael Conlan, Rolando Jimenez-Salgado, Maurizio Cibelli
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Publication number: 20130198606Abstract: Concepts and technologies are described herein for distributing web-based software application extensions within documents. In accordance with some of the concepts and technologies disclosed herein, users that own web-based software application extensions or have trial access to web-based software application extensions can add them to documents. The users can then distribute the documents containing the web-based software application extensions to other users, who may or may not be licensed to use the web-based software application extensions. The documents can be distributed in any way that files are distributed. When a user receives a document containing a web-based software application extensions, the user can obtain trial rights to the web-based software application extensions or purchase the web-based software application extensions from without having to visit a virtual marketplace.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2012Publication date: August 1, 2013Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Terry Farrell, David Mowatt, Russell Spencer Alexander Palmer, David Ahs, Brian Michael Jones, Patrick Michael Conlan, Rolando Jimenez-Salgado, Maurizio Cibelli