Patents by Inventor Steven A. Schmidt

Steven A. Schmidt 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: 20240105035
    Abstract: A smart sensor early warning notification system. Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide for a smart sensor early warning notification system comprising a smart sensor coupled to a door and configured to detect one or more unauthorized access events, including sawing, blunt force and other atypical vibrations to the door. A smart sensor may be communicably engaged with a local alarm to communicate sensor data received at the smart sensor. The local alarm may be configured to process the sensor data received from the smart sensor and trigger an alarm event and/or notification or pre-event detection alert in response to the sensor data. A door controller may be configured to send different pulses or messages to indicate the type of alarm event to an alarm management server and/or access control servers via public/private cloud.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Matthew Frank Trapani, Philip J. Ufkes, Steven J. Malone, David Schmidt
  • Patent number: 11919887
    Abstract: Compounds, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, useful as inhibitors of sodium channels are provided. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds or pharmaceutically acceptable salts and methods of using the compounds, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, and pharmaceutical compositions in the treatment of various disorders, including pain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Steven John Durrant, Nadia M. Ahmad, Elizabeth Mary Beck, Lidio Marx Carvalho Meireles, Ewa Iwona Chudyk, Gorka Etxebarria Jardi, Bhairavi Galan, Sara S. Hadida Ruah, Dennis James Hurley, Ronald Marcellus Knegtel, Timothy Donald Neubert, Joanne Louise Pinder, Joseph Pontillo, Robert Pullin, Yvonne Schmidt, David Matthew Shaw, Sarah Skerratt, Dean Stamos, Stephen Andrew Thomson, Anisa Nizarali Virani, Christopher Wray
  • Patent number: 11778251
    Abstract: A cable distribution system that includes a head end connected to a plurality of customer devices through a transmission network that includes a remote fiber node that converts digital data to analog data suitable for the plurality of customer devices, where the head end includes a processor. A packetized elementary stream of a video is provided from the head end to customer devices through the transmission network, wherein the packetized elementary stream includes a plurality of groups comprising pairs of packetized elementary stream headers and packetized elementary stream payloads. A first one of the plurality of groups corresponding to a non-predicted coded picture of the video of the packetized elementary stream is determined. The first one of the plurality of groups is encrypted while not encrypting all of the plurality of groups of the video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLC
    Inventors: Lawrence Robert Cook, Mark Steven Schmidt
  • Patent number: 11600206
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system (10) for powering display devices (11) for displaying goods-related information, comprising an elongate base body (12) and at least one closure device (14). The main part (12) has a channel (16) for receiving the display devices (11), and the main part (12) has two end portions (18). Each end portion (18) has one of two channel (16) end portions (20) in which the display devices (11) can be received. The system (10) has at least two current conductors (21, 22) which are arranged in the channel (16), and a power supply contact (28) of each display device (11) can be contacted with a respective current conductors (21, 22) by receiving the display devices (11) in the channel (16). By connecting the closure device (14) to the end portion (18) of the main part (12), a respective supply line (32, 34) of the closure device (14) can be contacted with the current conductors (21, 22). The invention also relates to a goods presentation system and to a method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: REHAU INDUSTRIES SE & CO. KG
    Inventors: Christian Bühlmeyer, Jörg Goldstein, Stefan Eibl, Ansgar Niehoff, Peter Michels, Holger Fritzlar, Steven Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20230004763
    Abstract: A Deep-Learning (DL) explainable AI system for Radio Frequency (RF) machine learning applications with expert driven neural explainability of input signals combines three algorithms (A1, A2, and A3). A1 is a neural network that learns to classify spectrograms. During training, A1 learns to map a spectrogram to its paired label. It outputs a label estimate from a spectrogram. Labels account for device number and spectrum utilization. The neural network is built on two-dimensional dilated causal convolutions to account for frequency and time dimensions of spectrogram data. A2 is a user-defined function that converts an input spectrogram into a vector that quantifies human-identifiable elements of the spectrogram. A3 is a random forest feature extraction algorithm. It takes as input the outputs of A2 and A1. From these, A3 learns which elements in the vector output by A2 were most important for choosing the labels output from A1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
    Inventors: James M. Stankowicz, JR., Joseph M. Carmack, Scott A Kuzdeba, Steven Schmidt
  • Patent number: 11321663
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus (200) comprising an elongate main body (202) made of a plastic material for attaching to a shelf device (70) of a goods rack (236) and comprising at least one signaling apparatus (204), which is attached to the main body (202) and which is provided for signaling a hand motion toward the shelf device (70) and/or for signaling a hand motion away from the shelf device (70).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Rehau AG + Co.
    Inventors: Christian Bühlmeyer, Steven Schmidt, Peter Michels, Santiago Pardos, Ansgar Niehoff, Stefan Eibl, Jörg Goldstein, Holger Fritzlar
  • Publication number: 20210392385
    Abstract: A cable distribution system that includes a head end connected to a plurality of customer devices through a transmission network that includes a remote fiber node that converts digital data to analog data suitable for the plurality of customer devices, where the head end includes a processor. A packetized elementary stream of a video is provided from the head end to customer devices through the transmission network, wherein the packetized elementary stream includes a plurality of groups comprising pairs of packetized elementary stream headers and packetized elementary stream payloads. A first one of the plurality of groups corresponding to a non-predicted coded picture of the video of the packetized elementary stream is determined. The first one of the plurality of groups is encrypted while not encrypting all of the plurality of groups of the video.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Lawrence Robert COOK, Mark Steven SCHMIDT
  • Patent number: 11147537
    Abstract: A method and system for analyzing stiffness in a volume of tissue, the method including: emitting acoustic waveforms toward the volume of tissue with an array of ultrasound transmitters; detecting, with an array of ultrasound receivers, a set of acoustic signals derived from acoustic waveforms transmitted through the volume of tissue; generating, from the set of acoustic signals, a sound speed map and an acoustic attenuation map of a region of the volume of tissue, generating a stiffness map derived from combination of a set of sound speed parameter values of the sound speed map and a corresponding set of acoustic attenuation parameter values of the acoustic attenuation map, the stiffness map representing the distribution of the stiffness parameter across the region; and at a display in communication with the computer processor, rendering a stiffness image of the volume of tissue, based upon the stiffness map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: DELPHINUS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Nebojsa Duric, Peter Littrup, Cuiping Li, Olivier Roy, Steven Schmidt
  • Patent number: 10976191
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (300) comprising a flat element (302) made of a plastic material for arranging on a shelf surface (304) of a shelf element (306) for a goods rack (308) and comprising at least one signaling device (309) for signaling a weight load on at least one region of the flat element (302) caused by at least one good (305) arranged on the flat element. The invention further relates to a system (10) and to a goods presentation system (66) having such a device (300).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: REHAU AG + CO.
    Inventors: Christian Bühlmeyer, Stefan Eibl, Jörg Goldstein, Peter Michels, Ansgar Niehoff, Santiago Pardos, Steven Schmidt
  • Patent number: 10743837
    Abstract: A method and system for generating an enhanced image of a volume of tissue, the method comprising: emitting acoustic waveforms toward the volume of tissue; detecting a set of acoustic signals derived from acoustic waveforms interacting with the volume of tissue; generating, from the set of acoustic signals, an initial model representing a distribution of an acoustomechanical parameter across a region of the volume of tissue; extracting a set of frequency components, from the set of acoustic signals; generating a first simulated wavefield with a first frequency component of the set of frequency components; generating an updated model of the initial model with the first simulated wavefield; iteratively refining the updated model with a set of simulated wavefields associated with the set of frequency components until a threshold condition is satisfied, thereby producing a final model; and generating the enhanced image from the final model of the volume of tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Delphinus Medical Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Gursharan Singh Sandhu, Cuiping Li, Olivier Roy, Steven Schmidt, Nebojsa Duric
  • Patent number: 10734256
    Abstract: A heater system is provided that includes a base functional layer having at least one functional zone. A substrate is secured to the functional member, and a tuning layer is secured to the substrate opposite the base functional layer. The tuning layer includes a plurality of zones that is greater in number than the zones of the base functional layer, and the tuning layer provides lower power than the base functional layer. A component is secured to the tuning layer opposite the substrate, and the substrate defines a thermal conductivity to absorb and dissipate a requisite amount of power from the base functional layer. A control system is also provided that has a plurality of addressable control elements in electrical communication with power lines and with the tuning layer, the control elements providing selective control of the tuning layer zones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Kevin Ptasienski, Kevin Robert Smith, Cal Thomas Swanson, Philip Steven Schmidt, Mohammad Nosrati, Jacob Lindley, Allen Norman Boldt, Sanhong Zhang, Louis P. Steinhauser, Dennis Stanley Grimard
  • Publication number: 20200072659
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (300) comprising a flat element (302) made of a plastic material for arranging on a shelf surface (304) of a shelf element (306) for a goods rack (308) and comprising at least one signaling device (309) for signaling a weight load on at least one region of the flat element (302) caused by at least one good (305) arranged on the flat element. The invention further relates to a system (10) and to a goods presentation system (66) having such a device (300).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Christian Bühlmeyer, Stefan Eibl, Jörg Goldstein, Peter Michels, Ansgar Niehoff, Santiago Pardos, Steven Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20200074891
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system (10) for powering display devices (11) for displaying goods-related information, comprising an elongate base body (12) and at least one closure device (14). The main part (12) has a channel (16) for receiving the display devices (11), and the main part (12) has two end portions (18). Each end portion (18) has one of two channel (16) end portions (20) in which the display devices (11) can be received. The system (10) has at least two current conductors (21, 22) which are arranged in the channel (16), and a power supply contact (28) of each display device (11) can be contacted with a respective current conductors (21, 22) by receiving the display devices (11) in the channel (16). By connecting the closure device (14) to the end portion (18) of the main part (12), a respective supply line (32, 34) of the closure device (14) can be contacted with the current conductors (21, 22). The invention also relates to a goods presentation system and to a method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Christian Bühlmeyer, Jörg Goldstein, Stefan Eibl, Ansgar Niehoff, Peter Michels, Holger Fritzlar, Steven Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20200057983
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus (200) comprising an elongate main body (202) made of a plastic material for attaching to a shelf device (70) of a goods rack (236) and comprising at least one signaling apparatus (204), which is attached to the main body (202) and which is provided for signaling a hand motion toward the shelf device (70) and/or for signaling a hand motion away from the shelf device (70).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: Rehau AG + Co.
    Inventors: Christian BÜHLMEYER, Steven SCHMIDT, Peter MICHELS, Santiago PARDOS, Ansgar NIEHOFF, Stefan EIBL, Jörg GOLDSTEIN, Holger FRITZLAR
  • Patent number: 10366370
    Abstract: Methods and systems for retrieving and compiling vehicle information from a variety of sources, and assessing circumstances or events based upon the vehicle information. A central entity, such as an insurance provider, may receive the vehicle information and avail information related to a plurality of vehicles to vehicle owners or operators in a single source dashboard. The central entity may assess the vehicle circumstances to determine whether to notify the individuals of an event, such as a vehicle recall or upcoming maintenance, and then generate notifications and communicate the notifications to the individuals. The notifications may enable the individuals to take maintenance, repair, update, and/or other actions to manage the circumstances and potentially avoid situations that may cause unnecessary financial commitments or vehicle damage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventors: Todd Binion, Andrea Lee Rhoades, Steven C. Cielocha, Jessica Shull, Brian Mark Fields, Wayne Louis Cecil, Steven Schmidt, Ronny S. Bryant, Ed Weidmann, Gregory Hayward, Stacey Gorsuch, John Anthony Argenziano, Carol Marie Csanda, Catherine Sue Schwamberger, Courtney Clarke, Christina P. Mullen
  • Publication number: 20190195562
    Abstract: A baking process includes placing a baked goods carrier onto a work surface and filling the baked goods carrier with pieces of dough. Display data may be transmitted using a computer to a digitally controlled display apparatus close to the work surface for displaying a desired filling. The actual filling may be captured by an image recording apparatus and transmitted to the computer. The captured data of the actual filling may be evaluated using the computer and compared to data relating to the desired filling. The computer may be used to act on the filling process and/or the baking process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicant: MIWE Michael Wenz GmbH
    Inventors: Adrian Issing, Christoph Weigel, Uwe Klatt, Ronny Leppich-Rudloff, Steven Schmidt, Stephan Seipp
  • Patent number: D917560
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Christiane Keller, Judith Onodi-Wolff, Steven Schmidt
  • Patent number: D937307
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Judith Onodi-Wolff, Steven Schmidt, Thi Phuong Tran
  • Patent number: D937308
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Judith Onodi-Wolff, Steven Schmidt, Thi Phuong Tran
  • Patent number: D942480
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Judith Onodi-Wolff, Steven Schmidt, Thi Phuong Tran