Patents by Inventor Steven Andrews

Steven Andrews 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).

  • VEHICLE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190276055
    Abstract: A system includes one or more processors, a communication device, and a positive train control (PTC) system. The one or more processors and communication device are onboard a lead vehicle of a vehicle system that includes the lead vehicle and a first remote vehicle. The PTC system is configured to restrict movement of the vehicle system based on a location of the vehicle system. The PTC system communicates a list of vehicle identifiers to the one or more processors. The communication device communicates a wireless linking message, which includes a vehicle identifier associated with the first remote vehicle, to the first remote vehicle. The communication device establishes a communication link between the lead vehicle and the first remote vehicle responsive to receipt of the wireless linking message at the first remote vehicle. The one or more processors remotely control movement of the first remote vehicle via the communication link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Jared Klineman Cooper, Brian Joseph McManus, Frank Wawrzyniak, Ralph C. Haddock, III, Robert James Foy, James Glen Corry, Mark Bradshaw Kraeling, Todd William Goodermuth, Eugene Smith, Steven Andrew Kellner, Joseph Mario Nazareth, Brian William Schroeck, David Michael Peltz, Jeffrey Donald Kernwein, Daniel J. Rush, David Allen Eldredge
  • Position adjuster for millimeter wave antenna
    Patent number: 10411339
    Abstract: An adjustor configured to position an antenna coupled to a mounting element includes an adjustor nut having a bore extending along a longitudinal axis of the adjustor nut. At least a portion of the bore has inner threads configured to engage corresponding threads on a first portion of the mounting element positioned within the bore. A tool interface is positioned near a proximal end region of the adjustor nut and an external fastening mechanism positioned near a distal end region of the adjustor nut. A preload nut configured to engage the external fastening mechanism and configured to apply a load onto a second portion of the mounting element is positioned between a portion of the adjustor nut and the preload nut. Rotation of the adjustor nut around the longitudinal axis causes movement of the first portion along the longitudinal axis while the load is applied onto the second portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: E-BAND COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Steven Andrew Cashion, Jimmy Hannan
  • USER INTERFACE ELEMENTS FOR CONTENT SELECTION IN MEDIA NARRATIVE PRESENTATION
    Publication number: 20190273972
    Abstract: An interactive narrative presentation includes a plurality of narrative segments, with a variety of available media content consumer selectable paths or directions, typically specified by a director or editor. The content consumer can select a path or path segment at each of a number of points, e.g., decision points, in the narrative presentation via user interface elements or narrative prompts, providing the consumer the opportunity to follow a storyline they find interesting. Each consumer follows a “personalized” path through the narrative. The narrative prompts can include images from subsequent segments, may be generated to stylistically resemble the underlying narrative presentation, may be animated to move with or with respect to the underlying narrative presentation, and, or may be presented in overlaid with a presentation of the underlying narrative while the underlying narrative continues play.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2019
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Inventors: Steven Andrew Soderbergh, Nicolas Dedual, Jose Raul Castillo, Derek H. B. Chung, Adrian Sack, Matthew Keesan
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING VEHICLE ORIENTATION IN A VEHICLE CONSIST
    Publication number: 20190263430
    Abstract: A system and method includes determining, with a sensor assembly disposed onboard a first aerial vehicle, a direction in which a fluid flows within or through the first aerial vehicle, and determining an orientation of the first aerial vehicle relative to a second aerial vehicle based at least in part on the direction in which the fluid flows within or through the first aerial vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Eugene Smith, Ajith Kuttannair Kumar, Wolfgang Daum, Martin Paget, Daniel Rush, Sameh Fahmy, Brad Thomas Costa, Seneca Snyder, Jerry Duncan, Mark Bradshaw Kraeling, Michael Scott Miner, Shannon Joseph Clouse, Anwarul Azam, Matthew Lawrence Blair, Nidhi Naithani, Dattaraj Jagdish Rao, Anju Bind, Sreyashi Dey Chaki, Scott Daniel Nelson, Nikhil Uday Naphade, Wing Yeung Chung, Daniel Malachi Ballesty, Glenn Robert Shaffer, Jeffret James Kisak, Dale Martin DiDomenico, Suresh Govindappa, Manibabu Pippalla, Sethu Madhavan, Jared Klineman Cooper, Huan Tan, John Michael Lizzi, Charles Burton Theurer, Balajee Kannan, Romano Patrick, Brad Thomas Costa, James D. Brooks, Micahel Scott Miner, Harry Kirk Matthews, JR., Bradford Wayne Miller, Neeraja Subrahmaniyan, Brian Joseph McManus, Frank Wawrzyniak, Ralph C. Haddock, III, Robert James Foy, James Glen Corry, Steven Andrew Kellner, Joseph Mario Nazareth, Brian William Schroeck, Shawn Arthur McClintic
  • DELIVERING RADIATION
    Publication number: 20190267146
    Abstract: A radiography camera system includes an exposure container made from radiation shielding material and having a curved channel therein that terminates inside the exposure container, a first conduit portion having a first end coupled to the exposure container, a switch coupled to a second end the first conduit portion, a second conduit portion having a first end coupled to the switch, a guide tube coupled to the switch, a crank coupled to a second end of the second conduit portion, and a cable disposed in the crank and having a connector for a source assembly on an end thereof, the cable actuating the switch to cause the cable to feed through one of: the first conduit portion or the guide tube when the crank unwinds the cable. The exposure container may be made from depleted uranium, tungsten, and/or lead. The curved channel may be J-shaped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: SOURCE PRODUCTION & EQUIPMENT CO., INC.
    Inventors: Richard Donald Dicharry, William Kirk Miller, Steven Andrew Johnson
  • Method and apparatus for transporting and steering a heavy load
    Patent number: 10358876
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for transporting heavy machinery, equipment or other heavy loads from one location to another, whereby the apparatus may be constructed as a walking machine including a plurality of lifting assemblies operative to lift the load above the supporting surface and then move the load relative to the supporting surface by transporting the load via rollers or tracks in the walking machines. In one example, the lifting assemblies are provided with separate longitudinal and lateral drive mechanisms independently operative for translating the load in either or both longitudinal and lateral directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: Columbia Trailer Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Andrew Csergei, Ira James Crisp
  • USER INTERFACE ELEMENTS FOR CONTENT SELECTION IN MEDIA NARRATIVE PRESENTATION
    Publication number: 20190200102
    Abstract: A narrative includes a number of serially connected narrative segments combined by a director or editor in a defined sequence to tell a story. Quite frequently a number of different narrative segments are available to the director or editor. A content delivery editor provides editors and directors with the ability to augment a standard with additional narrative segments that provide alternate perspectives, view, or insights to the narrative consumer. Such provides the ability to convey the same narrative to the narrative consumer using a number of plots, storylines, or perspectives. Branch points in the narrative, defined by the editor or director, provide the narrative consumer the opportunity to follow a storyline they find interesting. Each narrative consumer follows a “personalized” path through the narrative. Through social media, narrative consumers are able to discuss the narrative path with other narrative consumers who have taken a different path through the narrative.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Cynthia P. Brelis, Derek H. B. Chung, Ronny Heinrich Grunwald, Matthew J. Keesan, Kristin Marie Loeb, Adrian Sack, Daniel J. Siegel, Andrew L. Silver, Steven Andrew Soderbergh, Edward James Solomon, Caroline S. Welch
  • Vehicle communication system
    Patent number: 10331121
    Abstract: A communication system and method for communicatively linking vehicles in a vehicle consist determine a vehicle identifier for a first remote vehicle included in a vehicle consist formed from a lead vehicle and at least the first remote vehicle. The system and method communicate a wireless linking message addressed to the vehicle identifier from the lead vehicle to the first remote vehicle, and establish a communication link between the lead vehicle and the first remote vehicle responsive to receipt of the wireless linking message at the first remote vehicle. The communication link is established such that movement of the first remote vehicle is remotely controlled from the lead vehicle via the communication link. The communication link is established without an operator entering the first remote vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: GE GLOBAL SOURCING LLC
    Inventors: Jared Klineman Cooper, Brian Joseph McManus, Frank Wawrzyniak, Ralph C. Haddock, III, Robert James Foy, James Glen Corry, Mark Bradshaw Kraeling, Todd William Goodermuth, Eugene Smith, Steven Andrew Kellner, Joseph Mario Nazareth, Brian William Schroeck, David Michael Peltz
  • PHASE CONTROL OF DC BUS IN APPLIANCES
    Publication number: 20190190429
    Abstract: A control system of an appliance having a motor is provided. The control system includes an inverter circuit configured to provide power to the motor. The inverter circuit has a direct-current (DC) bus. The control system further includes a controller device powered by the DC bus, and a phase fired control device operatively coupled to an input of the inverter circuit. Also, the phase fired control device is configured to control a magnitude of voltage applied to the DC bus based on a phase on angle of the phase fired control device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Mark Anthony Didat, Steven Andrew Rice
  • DEVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH A RESTORE PREVENTION UTILITY
    Publication number: 20190179623
    Abstract: In various embodiments, methods and systems for implementing a device management system with a restore prevention utility are provided. A request is received, at a control server, for an installation file for a restore prevention application. Based on receiving the request, the control server circumvents communication of the installation file based on transmitting a response code. The response code is an informational code that operates as an indicator to wait for a final response. Transmitting the response code triggers maintaining a pending state for the restore prevention application at the controlled device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2019
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Scott Dorfman, Steven Andrew Fink
  • Iteratively updating parameters for dialog states
    Patent number: 10319381
    Abstract: An interaction assistant conducts multiple turn interaction dialogs with a user in which context is maintained between turns, and the system manages the dialog to achieve an inferred goal for the user. The system includes a linguistic interface to a user and a parser for processing linguistic events from the user. A dialog manager of the system is configured to receive alternative outputs from the parser, and selecting an action and causing the action to be performed based on the received alternative outputs. The system further includes a dialog state for an interaction with the user, and the alternative outputs represent alternative transitions from a current dialog state to a next dialog state. The system further includes a storage for a plurality of templates, and wherein each dialog state is defined in terms of an interrelationship of one or more instances of the templates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Semantic Machines, Inc.
    Inventors: Jacob Daniel Andreas, Daniel Lawrence Roth, Jesse Daniel Eskes Rusak, Andrew Robert Volpe, Steven Andrew Wegmann, Taylor Darwin Berg-Kirkpatrick, Pengyu Chen, Jordan Rian Cohen, Laurence Steven Gillick, David Leo Wright Hall, Daniel Klein, Michael Newman, Adam David Pauls
  • AUTO-SCALING HOSTED MACHINE LEARNING MODELS FOR PRODUCTION INFERENCE
    Publication number: 20190164080
    Abstract: Techniques for auto-scaling hosted machine learning models for production inference are described. A machine learning model can be deployed in a hosted environment such that the infrastructure supporting the machine learning model scales dynamically with demand so that performance is not impacted. The model can be auto-scaled using reactive techniques or predictive techniques.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Stefano STEFANI, Steven Andrew LOEPPKY, Thomas Albert FAULHABER, JR., Craig WILEY, Edo LIBERTY
  • DYNAMIC ACCURACY-BASED DEPLOYMENT AND MONITORING OF MACHINE LEARNING MODELS IN PROVIDER NETWORKS
    Publication number: 20190156247
    Abstract: Techniques for dynamic accuracy-based experimentation and deployment of machine learning (ML) models are described. Inference traffic flowing to ML models and the accuracy of the models is analyzed and used to ensure that better performing models are executed more often via model selection. A predictive component can evaluate which model is more likely to be accurate for certain input data elements. Ensemble techniques can combine inference results of multiple ML models to aim to achieve a better overall result than any individual model could on its own.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Thomas Albert FAULHABER, JR., Edo LIBERTY, Stefano STEFANI, Zohar KARNIN, Craig WILEY, Steven Andrew LOEPPKY, Swaminathan SIVASUBRAMANIAN, Alexander Johannes SMOLA, Taylor GOODHART
  • APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR POINTING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION ANTENNAS
    Publication number: 20190131686
    Abstract: An apparatus for pointing wireless communication antennas may include (1) a mount that secures (A) a wireless communication antenna that transmits wireless communication signals to a remote wireless communication antenna that is secured on a remote mount and (B) an array of pointing antennas that receives, from a remote array of pointing antennas mounted on the remote mount, a beacon signal that indicates a location of the remote array of pointing antennas, (3) a motorized drive that physically orients the mount, and (4) a processing device that (A) determines, based at least in part on the beacon signal, an orientation of a boresight axis of the wireless communication antenna relative to a boresight axis of the remote wireless communication antenna and (B) directs the motorized drive to orient the mount such that the wireless communication antenna's boresight axis aligns with the remote wireless communication antenna's boresight axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Abhishek Tiwari, Steven Andrew Cashion
  • WIRELESS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20190131814
    Abstract: The wireless management system for energy storage systems includes a plurality of smart cells arranged into a two-dimensional array and a plurality of distributed management units. The smart cells and management units communicate with each other wirelessly via capacitive coupling (not radio). The communication links have extremely short range (typically under 3 mm), are relatively directional, and are electronically-steerable in the plane of the array. The smart cells may also include at least one power resistor and switch for passive cell balancing. The circuitry in the smart cells is typically incorporated into a flexible sheet that wraps around the energy storage device like a label. This system is extremely reliable because it is massively redundant, fault tolerant, and eliminates the wires used in conventional monitoring systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventor: Steven Andrew Robbins
  • METHOD FOR MANAGEMENT OF ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS, AND RELATED METHOD OF OPERATION FOR SMART ENERGY STORAGE CELLS
    Publication number: 20190131802
    Abstract: A method of managing an energy storage system that includes a plurality of smart energy storage cells, and a related method of operation for said smart cells. The cells are arranged into a two-dimensional array, and at least one management unit for controlling and monitoring the smart cells is coupled to the array. The smart cells and management units engage in wireless communication that has relatively short range and is relatively directional, with the direction being electronically-steerable in the plane of the array. The management method assigns direction codes to each smart cell which the cells utilize to steer the directions of their communication links, thereby organizing the smart cells into a plurality of serially-linked communication networks. The methods include steps for automatically determining the size and arrangement of the array, including the orientation of each smart cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventor: Steven Andrew Robbins
  • Droplet-Based Method And Apparatus For Composite Single-Cell Nucleic Acid Analysis
    Publication number: 20190127782
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to a combination of molecular barcoding and emulsion-based microfluidics to isolate, lyse, barcode, and prepare nucleic acids from individual cells in a high-throughput manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Aviv REGEV, Evan Zane MACOSKO, Steven Andrew MCCARROLL, Alexander K. SHALEK, Anindita BASU, Christopher B. FORD, Hongkun PARK, David A. WEITZ
  • Automated assistant for user interaction via speech
    Patent number: 10276160
    Abstract: An interaction assistant conducts multiple turn interaction dialogs with a user in which context is maintained between turns, and the system manages the dialog to achieve an inferred goal for the user. The system includes a linguistic interface to a user and a parser for processing linguistic events from the user. A dialog manager of the system is configured to receive alternative outputs from the parser, and selecting an action and causing the action to be performed based on the received alternative outputs. The system further includes a dialog state for an interaction with the user, and the alternative outputs represent alternative transitions from a current dialog state to a next dialog state. The system further includes a storage for a plurality of templates, and wherein each dialog state is defined in terms of an interrelationship of one or more instances of the templates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Semantic Machines, Inc.
    Inventors: Jacob Daniel Andreas, Taylor Darwin Berg-Kirkpatrick, Pengyu Chen, Jordan Rian Cohen, Laurence Steven Gillick, David Leo Wright Hall, Daniel Klein, Michael Newman, Adam David Pauls, Daniel Lawrence Roth, Jesse Daniel Eskes Rusak, Andrew Robert Volpe, Steven Andrew Wegmann
  • MATERIAL PREPARATION DEVICE AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20190118496
    Abstract: Material preparation devices and related methods include a material or substrate assembly and an application assembly for applying a fiber material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Jason K. Slack, Christopher J. Madsen, Don C. Jones, Vernon M. Benson, Peter G. Turner, Ralph Douglas Cope, Kimberly Ann Ferrara, Anthony Dale Johnson, Michael James Case, Jesse Paul Brown, James Gargel, Steven Andrew Cope, Kyle Putnam Tarry
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUPPORTING TELESCOPING ELEMENTS
    Publication number: 20190111986
    Abstract: An inner tube moves axially between an outer tube and a support, all of which are concentrically arranged, to a desired telescopic position, relative to the outer tube and the support, and can be locked in the desired telescopic position by applying radial force between the support and the inner surface of the inner tube. The radial force generates a frictional force acting on the inner surface of the inner tube, which resists longitudinal movement of the inner tube. A bicycle actuator cable is coupled to an actuation connector for a tension-controlled actuator by a bicycle cable connector which has a fixed longitudinal position on the bicycle actuator cable. The bicycle cable connector is longitudinally consistently removably repeatably interengageable with the actuation connector to maintain longitudinal alignment of the bicycle actuator cable with the actuator through repeated engagement and disengagement of the bicycle cable connector and the actuation connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Applicant: Nine Point Eight Inc.
    Inventors: Jacobus Josef Pittens, Bradley James Woodward, Steven Andrew Park