Patents by Inventor Stephen Tucker

Stephen Tucker 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: 11213722
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for measuring a swimmer's speed and conveying the speed to the swimmer in real time includes a plurality of ultrasonic beacons each having a transducer configured to emit ultrasonic signals in a pool or other body of water within which the swimmer is swimming. A wearable, waterproof, ultrasonic receiver worn by the swimmer, receives the ultrasonic signals and generates corresponding signal data. The receiver's microcontroller captures and uses the signal data to calculate the swimmer's position and speed in real time, and conveys this information to a wearable, waterproof, user interface device worn by the swimmer, the user interface device including a near-eye display disposed on the swimmer's goggles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Swimmetric, LLC
    Inventor: Robert Stephen Tucker
  • Patent number: 10816653
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for measuring a swimmer's speed and conveying the speed to the swimmer in real time includes a plurality of ultrasonic beacons each having a transducer configured to emit ultrasonic signals in a pool or other body of water within which the swimmer is swimming. A wearable, waterproof, ultrasonic receiver worn by the swimmer, receives the ultrasonic signals and generates corresponding signal data. The receiver's microcontroller captures and uses the signal data to calculate the swimmer's position and speed in real time, and conveys this information to a wearable, waterproof, user interface device worn by the swimmer, the user interface device including a near-eye display disposed on the swimmer's googles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Swimmetric, LLC
    Inventor: Robert Stephen Tucker
  • Patent number: 10719375
    Abstract: A system includes a non-transitory memory and a hardware processors configured to perform operations including receiving a plurality of events from one or more network monitoring systems, wherein each event includes a message output by a network monitoring system communicating a status of a network resource connected to a network, clustering similar events into one or more event clusters, extracting an event template for each event cluster, extracting a regular expression (regex) for each event cluster, grouping the events into one or more groups of events having the same or similar extracted regexes, and outputting the one or more groups of events.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: ServiceNow, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Tucker, Qingbin Li
  • Publication number: 20200179758
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for measuring a swimmer's speed and conveying the speed to the swimmer in real time includes a plurality of ultrasonic beacons each having a transducer configured to emit ultrasonic signals in a pool or other body of water within which the swimmer is swimming. A wearable, waterproof, ultrasonic receiver worn by the swimmer, receives the ultrasonic signals and generates corresponding signal data. The receiver's microcontroller captures and uses the signal data to calculate the swimmer's position and speed in real time, and conveys this information to a wearable, waterproof, user interface device worn by the swimmer, the user interface device including a near-eye display disposed on the swimmer's googles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: Swimmetric, LLC
    Inventor: Robert Stephen Tucker
  • Patent number: 10583734
    Abstract: A transfer case for a normally rear wheel drive vehicle with selective four wheel drive capabilities is provided. The transfer case has an intermediate gear driven lubrication pump, wherein the machining required for the lubrication pump is almost exclusively conducted from an interior side of the rear shell. The transfer case of the present invention also eliminates the requirement for a cover plate for the pump and an external lubrication tube. The transfer case of the current invention has an internal lubrication pump outlet which has a portion extending in a reinforcing mound of the rear shell thereby providing greater stiffness to a portion of the rear shell supporting the main input shaft rear bearings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Thad S. Morton, Mallikarjun Rudagi, Michael Whitaker, Bo Yang, Stephen Tucker, Robert Harris
  • Publication number: 20190300434
    Abstract: Nano-sized powder particles of barium titanate are coated with silica yielding silica-coated particles having a silica coating thickness in a range of 2-5 nanometers. The silica-coated particles are sintered by application of pressure in a range of 35-50 megapascals and temperature in a range of 950-1050° C. The sintered quantity of material is cooled at a cooling rate in a range of 1-3° C. per minute at least until the temperature thereof is less than 120° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Dennis Stephen Tucker, Terry D. Rolin, Curtis W. Hill
  • Publication number: 20190286500
    Abstract: A system includes a non-transitory memory and a hardware processors configured to perform operations including receiving a plurality of events from one or more network monitoring systems, wherein each event includes a message output by a network monitoring system communicating a status of a network resource connected to a network, clustering similar events into one or more event clusters, extracting an event template for each event cluster, extracting a regular expression (regex) for each event cluster, grouping the events into one or more groups of events having the same or similar extracted regexes, and outputting the one or more groups of events.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Stephen Tucker, Qingbin Li
  • Publication number: 20180319276
    Abstract: A transfer case for a normally rear wheel drive vehicle with selective four wheel drive capabilities is provided. The transfer case has an intermediate gear driven lubrication pump, wherein the machining required for the lubrication pump is almost exclusively conducted from an interior side of the rear shell. The transfer case of the present invention also eliminates the requirement for a cover plate for the pump and an external lubrication tube. The transfer case of the current invention has an internal lubrication pump outlet which has a portion extending in a reinforcing mound of the rear shell thereby providing greater stiffness to a portion of the rear shell supporting the main input shaft rear bearings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: Thad S. Morton, Mallikarjun Rudagi, Michael Whitaker, Bo Yang, Stephen Tucker, Robert Harris
  • Publication number: 20170146644
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for measuring a swimmer's speed and conveying the speed to the swimmer in real time includes a plurality of ultrasonic beacons each having a transducer configured to emit ultrasonic signals in a pool or other body of water within which the swimmer is swimming. A wearable, waterproof, ultrasonic receiver worn by the swimmer, receives the ultrasonic signals and generates corresponding signal data. The receiver's microcontroller captures and uses the signal data to calculate the swimmer's position and speed in real time, and conveys this information to a wearable, waterproof, user interface device worn by the swimmer, the user interface device including a near-eye display disposed on the swimmer's googles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Applicant: Swimmetric, LLC
    Inventor: Robert Stephen Tucker
  • Patent number: 9523577
    Abstract: A vibrating gyroscope includes a piezoelectric strip having length and width dimensions. The piezoelectric strip includes a piezoelectric material and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) substantially aligned and polled along the strip's length dimension. A spindle having an axis of rotation is coupled to the piezoelectric strip. The axis of rotation is parallel to the strip's width dimension. A first capacitance sensor is mechanically coupled to the spindle for rotation therewith. The first capacitance sensor is positioned at one of the strip's opposing ends and is spaced apart from one of the strip's opposing faces. A second capacitance sensor is mechanically coupled to the spindle for rotation therewith. The second capacitance sensor is positioned at another of the strip's opposing ends and is spaced apart from another of the strip's opposing faces. A voltage source applies an AC voltage to the piezoelectric strip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Inventor: Dennis Stephen Tucker
  • Patent number: 9435821
    Abstract: A single-axis accelerometer includes a housing defining a sleeve. An object/mass is disposed in the sleeve for sliding movement therein in a direction aligned with the sleeve's longitudinal axis. A first piezoelectric strip, attached to a first side of the object and to the housing, is longitudinally aligned with the sleeve's longitudinal axis. The first piezoelectric strip includes a first strip of a piezoelectric material with carbon nanotubes substantially aligned along a length thereof. A second piezoelectric strip, attached to a second side of the object and to the housing, is longitudinally aligned with the sleeve's longitudinal axis. The second piezoelectric strip includes a second strip of the piezoelectric material with carbon nanotubes substantially aligned along a length thereof. A voltage sensor is electrically coupled to at least one of the first and second piezoelectric strips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Inventors: Dennis Stephen Tucker, Pedro A. Capó-Lugo