Patents by Inventor Steven A. Richards

Steven A. Richards 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: 11205149
    Abstract: System, methods, and devices for measuring the performance of a component of a communications network recently installed by a technician using proactive network maintenance parameters, and further assessing the installation performed by the technician.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Harvey Howard, Thomas Martin Davidson, Dean Alan Stoneback, Steven Richard Harris, Pamela Ann Nobles, Christopher Dale Bastian
  • Publication number: 20210368901
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are articles (e.g., wearable articles, such as gloves and masks) comprising an antimicrobial material, and methods of manufacture thereof. In various embodiments, the antimicrobial material comprises dimethyloctadecyl[3-(trimethoxysilyl)propyl]ammonium, or a salt thereof. In some embodiments, the antimicrobial article (e.g., a wearable article, such as a glove or mask) may have antiviral properties against coronavirus, such as SARS-CoV-2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Steven Richard Brown, Leonard Robert Butterman
  • Publication number: 20210352362
    Abstract: A method may include serially joining different video clips from videos of different historical competitions to form a composite video competition, the different video clips comprising an indeterminate subset of clips drawn from a larger pool of dips, wherein each clip from a historical competition has an associated partial result contribution to a final result of the historical competition further include presenting a result during the composite video competition, the result comprising a linked combination of the partial result contributions from the different video clips.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: John Richard Moore, Timothy James Knipper, Jason Daniel Allen, Steven Richard Fishwild
  • Patent number: 11157916
    Abstract: A computer based system and method for identifying complaint interactions, including: detecting appearances of linguistic structures related to complaints in an interaction; calculating at least one sentiment metric of the interaction; and classifying the interaction as being or not being a complaint interaction based on the detected linguistic structures and the at least one sentiment metric, for example using a trained supervised learning model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: NICE LTD.
    Inventors: Steven Richard Arnold, Katie Truong, Robert William Morris
  • Patent number: 11156483
    Abstract: Systems and methods herein provide for floating sensors. In one embodiment, a system includes a waterproof housing, an electronics assembly mounted within the waterproof housing, and a wing structure hingeably attached to the waterproof housing and operable to float the system on a water surface. The system also includes a solar panel configured on the wing structure to provide power to the electronics assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Arete Associates
    Inventors: Michael Francis Marnon, Guy Joseph Farruggia, Jr., James Edward Friel, Justin Peel, Steven Richard Charles Floyd
  • Patent number: 11147226
    Abstract: An inbred corn line designated BSQ033 is disclosed. The invention relates to the plants and seeds of inbred corn line BSQ033 and methods for producing a corn plant by crossing inbred corn line BSQ033 with itself or with another corn plant. The invention also relates to methods for producing a corn plant containing in its genetic material one or more additional traits and to the corn plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to corn plants and plant parts derived from inbred corn line BSQ033 and to methods for producing other corn plants or plant parts derived from inbred corn line BSQ033, and to the corn plants and parts derived from those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid corn seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing inbred corn line BSQ033 or a locus conversion of BSQ033 with another corn line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Beck's Superior Hybrids, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Richard Becker, Thomas Charles Koch
  • Patent number: 11128936
    Abstract: Described is a transformer end-of-life thermal transmitting indicator (thermal transmitting indicator) that is configured and well suited for monitoring the health of a transformer and communicating the health of the transformer to an end user by way of a cellular transceiver. The thermal transmitting indicator can be configured to alert nearby people of an impending transformer explosion if the transformer fails. The thermal transmitting indicator is also arranged to transmit any problems or impending danger from the transformer to the end user who can then respond by preemptively dealing with the failing transformer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Inventors: Mark D. Matlin, Dean Carnell Sanders, Donald Gene Ferguson, Steven Richard Wenande
  • Publication number: 20210259188
    Abstract: An inbred corn line designated BSQ033 is disclosed. The invention relates to the plants and seeds of inbred corn line BSQ033 and methods for producing a corn plant by crossing inbred corn line BSQ033 with itself or with another corn plant. The invention also relates to methods for producing a corn plant containing in its genetic material one or more additional traits and to the corn plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to corn plants and plant parts derived from inbred corn line BSQ033 and to methods for producing other corn plants or plant parts derived from inbred corn line BSQ033, and to the corn plants and parts derived from those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid corn seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing inbred corn line BSQ033 or a locus conversion of BSQ033 with another corn line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: STEVEN RICHARD BECKER, THOMAS CHARLES KOCH
  • Patent number: 11067592
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed to perform prognostic health monitoring of a turbine engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: William Edwin Hurst, Mei Gao, Vivek Gandhi, Donald Horn, Gregory Jon Chiaramonte, Katherine Tharp Nowicki, Steven Richard Levin, Michael William Bailey, Ronald Plybon, Mustafa Tekin Dokucu, Aditya Kumar
  • Patent number: 11056840
    Abstract: An electrical connection system includes various devices and structures for improving alien crosstalk performance in a high density configuration. In certain examples, a plurality of insulation displacement contacts of a connector are arranged at angle and oriented to be symmetrical about an axial of the connector. The connector includes a connector housing and a shield cap configured to at least partially cover the connector housing. The shield cap includes a shield wall and an open side that is not closed by a shield wall. The shield wall exposes a portion of the connector when the shield cap is mounted to the connector housing. When a plurality of such connectors are arranged side by side in a high density configuration, the connectors are aligned such that the open side of the shield cap is arranged close to, or abutted to, the shield wall of the shield cap of an adjacent connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignees: CommScope Technologies LLC, CommScope Connectivity UK Limited
    Inventors: Steven Richard Bopp, Paul John Pepe, Shawn Phillip Tobey, Bernard Harold Hammond, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20210158366
    Abstract: A computer based system and method for identifying complaint interactions, including: detecting appearances of linguistic structures related to complaints in an interaction; calculating at least one sentiment metric of the interaction; and classifying the interaction as being or not being a complaint interaction based on the detected linguistic structures and the at least one sentiment metric, for example using a trained supervised learning model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Applicant: Nice Ltd.
    Inventors: Steven Richard ARNOLD, Katie TRUONG, Robert William MORRIS
  • Publication number: 20210140510
    Abstract: Various implementations include an actuator. The actuator includes a housing and a piston. The housing has a central axis and an inner surface. The housing defines at least one protrusion that extends radially inwardly from the inner surface of the housing. The piston is slidingly disposed within the housing and engages the inner surface of the housing as the piston travels a stroke length within the housing along the central axis. The piston travels from a proximal end to a distal end of the stroke length upon actuation of the actuator. The protrusion is disposed adjacent a distal end of the stroke length and is deformed in a radially outward direction when the piston engages the protrusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Michael Hishon, Steven Richards, Rudi Grzic
  • Publication number: 20210123779
    Abstract: Systems and methods herein provide for floating sensors. In one embodiment, a system includes a waterproof housing, an electronics assembly mounted within the waterproof housing, and a wing structure hingeably attached to the waterproof housing and operable to float the system on a water surface. The system also includes a solar panel configured on the wing structure to provide power to the electronics assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Michael Francis Marnon, Guy Joseph Farruggia, JR., James Edward Friel, Justin Peel, Steven Richard Charles Floyd
  • Publication number: 20210104342
    Abstract: A soft magnetic composite comprising an iron or iron alloy ferromagnetic material coated with an oxide material. An interface between the ferromagnetic material and the layer of oxide contains antiphase domain boundaries. Two processes for producing a soft magnetic composite are also provided. One process includes depositing an oxide layer onto an iron or iron alloy ferromagnetic material by molecular beam epitaxy at a partial oxygen pressure of from 1×10?5 Torr to 1×10?7 Torr to form a coated composite. The other process includes milling an iron or iron alloy ferromagnetic material powder and an oxide powder by high-energy milling to form a mixture; compacting the mixture and curing in an inert gas atmosphere at a temperature from 500° C. to 1200° C. to form a soft magnetic composite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Applicant: DREXEL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Mitra Lenore Taheri, Katie Jo Sunday, Steven Richard Spurgeon, Steven Joseph May
  • Publication number: 20210101015
    Abstract: A method for treating conditions associated with thalamocortical dysrhythmia. The method includes applying transcranial low voltage electrical stimulation (TLVES) therapy or transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) therapy to a patient in need thereof, and administering to the patient a dissociative anesthetic during the TLVES therapy or the TMS therapy. A number of conditions including tinnitus, depression and pain can be treated with TLVES or TMS in combination with the dissociative anesthetic, such as an NMADR inhibitor, including ketamine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventor: Steven Richard Devore Best
  • Publication number: 20210075753
    Abstract: A real-time messaging system platform receives from, a communication application installed on a first user communication device, a first user identifier, an indication that a messaging service message composed by the first user is being directed to a first destination associated with a second user, and an identification of data present in the messaging service message. The identification of the data and a message transmission history of the first user is used to enable selection of a message of a first entity. The selected message of the first entity is caused to be displayed by the communication application within a message framework that frames the first user messaging service message. The first entity message is caused to be included in the messaging service message transmitted to the second user device, wherein the first entity is not provided with access to the identity of the first user or the second user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Steven Richard Brown, Leonard Robert Butterman, Anthony Pisciotto, JR.
  • Publication number: 20210041581
    Abstract: A method is provided to reduce the counting times in radiation detection systems using machine learning, wherein the method comprises: receiving an output data from a detector which is to detect a target material from a target body; analyzing the output data; identifying a material of interest from the analyzed output data; and controlling a source of the target material to prevent the source from harming the target body. An apparatus is also provided which comprises: a detector to detect radiation and to provide an output data in real-time; and a processor coupled to the detector, wherein the processor is to: receive the output data; analyze the output data; identify a material of interest from the analyzed output data; and control a source of the target material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: Oregon State University
    Inventors: Ophir Frieder, Steven Richard Reese, Jessica Ryan Curtis
  • Publication number: 20210031020
    Abstract: A percutaneous catheter system for use within the human body and an ablation catheter for ablating a selected tissue region within the body of a subject. The percutaneous catheter system can include two catheters that are operatively coupled to one another by magnetic coupling through a tissue structure. The ablation catheter can include electrodes positioned within a central portion. The ablation catheter is positioned such that the central portion of a flexible shaft at least partially surrounds the selected tissue region. Each electrode of the ablation catheter can be activated independently to apply ablative energy to the selected tissue region. The ablation catheter can employ high impedance structures to change the current density at specific points. Methods of puncturing through a tissue structure using the percutaneous catheter system are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for ablating a selected tissue region using the ablation catheter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Applicant: University of Iowa Research Foundation
    Inventor: Steven Richard MICKELSEN
  • Patent number: 10900756
    Abstract: A field filled, flexible linear charge system for cutting through material by explosive detonation; the system including a flexible carcass for application to a surface; the carcass adapted for filling with an explosive compound at a site of use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: APPLIED EXPLOSIVES TECHNOLOGY PTY LIMITED
    Inventors: Chris Murray, Steven Richard Courtley
  • Patent number: 10898990
    Abstract: A pin spanner tool for use with a driver having a center of rotation, the pin spanner having a driven arm, a floating arm, and a bolt connecting the driven arm and the floating arm, where the bolt has a center of rotation which is co-centric with the center of rotation of the driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Motion Pro, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Nicholas Wilson, Steven Richard Scott