Patents by Inventor Steven James

Steven James 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: 20170021507
    Abstract: A robot arm comprising a joint mechanism for articulating one limb of the arm relative to another limb of the arm about two non-parallel rotation axes, the mechanism comprising: an intermediate carrier attached to a first one of the limbs by a first revolute joint having a first rotation axis and to a second one of the limbs by a second revolute joint having a second rotation axis; a first drive gear disposed about the first rotation axis, the first drive gear being fast with the carrier; a second drive gear disposed about the second rotation axis, the second drive gear being fast with the second one of the limbs; a first drive shaft for driving the first drive gear to rotate about the first rotation axis, the first drive shaft extending along the first one of the limbs and having a first shaft gear thereon, the first shaft gear being arranged to engage the first drive gear; a second drive shaft for driving the second drive gear to rotate about the second rotation axis, the second drive shaft extending along
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas Bates Jackson, Luke David Ronald Hares, Keith Marshall, Steven James Randle
  • Publication number: 20170021506
    Abstract: A robot arm comprising a joint mechanism for articulating one limb of the arm relative to another limb of the arm about two non-parallel rotation axes, the mechanism comprising: an intermediate carrier attached to a first one of the limbs by a first revolute joint having a first rotation axis and to a second one of the limbs by a second revolute joint having a second rotation axis; a first drive gear disposed about the first rotation axis, the first drive gear being fast with the carrier; a second drive gear disposed about the second rotation axis, the second drive gear being fast with the second one of the limbs; a first drive shaft for driving the first drive gear to rotate about the first rotation axis, the first drive shaft extending along the first one of the limbs and having a first shaft gear thereon, the first shaft gear being arranged to engage the first drive gear; a second drive shaft for driving the second drive gear to rotate about the second rotation axis, the second drive shaft extending along
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas Bates Jackson, Luke David Ronald Hares, Keith Marshall, Steven James Randle
  • Publication number: 20170024839
    Abstract: Locational tracking aids emergency management plans. Occupants of a building or campus are determined based on presence or detection of wireless devices. When an emergency occurs, the occupants may move to safety based on the current locations of their wireless devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: Craig Arthur Klein, Gregory O. Harp, Joseph Eric Sineath, Steven James Waken
  • Publication number: 20170021508
    Abstract: A robot arm comprising a joint mechanism for articulating one limb relative to another limb about two non-parallel rotation axes, the mechanism comprising: an intermediate carrier attached to a first one of the limbs by a first revolute joint having a first rotation axis and to a second one of the limbs by a second revolute joint having a second rotation axis; a first drive gear disposed about the first rotation axis and fast with the carrier, whereby rotation of the carrier relative to the first limb about the first rotation axis can be driven; a second drive gear disposed about the second rotation axis and fast with the second one of the limbs, whereby rotation of the second one of the limbs about the second rotation axis relative to the carrier can be driven; at least one of the first and second drive gears being a sector gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Keith Marshall, Luke David Ronald Hares, Thomas Bates Jackson, Steven James Randle
  • Publication number: 20170020614
    Abstract: A robot arm comprising a joint mechanism for articulating one limb of the arm relative to another limb of the arm about two non-parallel rotation axes, the mechanism comprising: an intermediate carrier attached to a first one of the limbs by a first revolute joint having a pitch rotation axis and to a second one of the limbs by a second revolute joint having a yaw rotation axis; a first drive gear disposed about the pitch rotation axis, the first drive gear being fast with the carrier; a second drive gear disposed about the yaw rotation axis, the second drive gear being fast with the second one of the limbs; a first drive shaft for driving the first drive gear to rotate about the pitch rotation axis, the first drive shaft extending along the first one of the limbs and having a first shaft gear thereon, the first shaft gear being arranged to engage the first drive gear; a second drive shaft for driving the second drive gear to rotate about the yaw rotation axis, the second drive shaft extending along the first
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas Bates Jackson, Luke David Ronald Hares, Keith Marshall, Steven James Randle
  • Publication number: 20170022833
    Abstract: An airfoil assembly for a gas turbine engine and a method of transferring load from the ceramic matrix composite (CMC) airfoil assembly to a metallic vane assembly support member are provided. The airfoil assembly includes a forward end and an aft end with respect to an axial direction of the gas turbine engine. The airfoil assembly further includes a radially outer end component including a radially outwardly-facing end surface having a non-compression load-bearing feature extending radially outwardly from the outwardly-facing end surface and formed integrally with the outer end component, the feature configured to mate with a complementary feature formed in a radially inner surface of a first airfoil assembly support structure, the feature selectively positioned orthogonally to a force imparted into the airfoil assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Bryce Loring HEITMAN, Darrell Glenn SENILE, Michael Ray TUERTSCHER, Greg Scott PHELPS, Brian Gregg FEIE, Steven James MURPHY
  • Publication number: 20170016103
    Abstract: Titanium alloys formed into a part or component used in applications where a key design criterion is the energy absorbed during deformation of the part when exposed to impact, explosive blast, and/or other forms of shock loading is described. The titanium alloys generally comprise a titanium base with added amounts of aluminum, an isomorphous beta stabilizing element such as vanadium, a eutectoid beta stabilizing element such as silicon and iron, and incidental impurities. The titanium alloys exhibit up to 70% or more improvement in ductility and up to a 16% improvement in ballistic impact resistance over a Ti-6Al-4V alloy, as well as absorbing up to 50% more energy than the Ti-6Al-4V alloy in Charpy impact tests. A method of forming a part that incorporates the titanium alloys and uses a combination of recycled materials and new materials is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventors: Roger Thomas, Yoji Kosaka, Steven James, Paul Garratt
  • Patent number: 9541356
    Abstract: A portable rotary target apparatus that allows a person with a projectile device to improve their accuracy. The apparatus comprises at least one projectile actuated rotary target mechanism that comprises three elements, a rotary plate, a non-rotary pressure-actuated plate, and a portable frame attached to a constant tension device and a contacting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Inventor: Steven James Bullis
  • Publication number: 20170003470
    Abstract: A flat drop cable has notches or other structures for enhancing the stripability of the jacket from the a core of the flat drop cable. The notches can have an angled configuration with surfaces that converge as the notch extends into the jacket. Inner edges of the notches can be positioned along a tear path that intersects the core of the flat drop cable. For example, the notches can be offset from a minor axis of the flat drop cable a sufficient distance such that the notches are positioned outside a central boundary region that extends tangent to sides of the core and parallel to the minor axis of the flat drop cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: Aly FAHID, Wayne M. KACHMAR, Steven James DICK, Paul David HUBBARD, Wei FU, Dong XU
  • Publication number: 20170004470
    Abstract: A system for symbolic communication including a communication system, a sender communication device including a processor and a memory, a symbolic communication software module stored in the sender communication device memory, the symbolic communication software module including a database of symbols, with some of the symbols being billable, each billable symbol being associated with a merchant and having a billing rate associated with its use in a message, the symbolic communication software module comprising executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to allow a user to select symbols to compose a message; send the message to a receiver communication device using a communication system; count and record each symbols used in the message in the symbol server, and bill the merchant for the use of the billable symbol in a message, using the billing rate associated with the billable symbol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Applicant: JGist International, LLC
    Inventors: Gregory Marion Hewitt, Steven James Vervais
  • Publication number: 20160367041
    Abstract: A cushioning device includes a machine-washable polyurethan viscoelastic foam and a cavity for receiving a filler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Steven James Romero, Terrence Richard O'Connor
  • Publication number: 20160367327
    Abstract: A robot comprising an arm extending between a base and an attachment for an end effector, the arm comprising: a first arm part; a second arm part distal of the first arm part; and a joint whereby the first and second arm parts are coupled together, the joint permitting the first and second arm parts to rotate relative to each other about at least two mutually offset axes; a control rod attached to the second part of the arm at a location spaced from the first and second axes, the control rod extending distally of that location along the first arm part; and a drive mechanism for driving the control rod to move relative to the first arm part and thereby alter the attitude of the second arm part relative to the first arm part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2015
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Applicant: CAMBRIDGE MEDICAL ROBOTICS LTD
    Inventors: Luke David Ronald HARES, Steven James RANDLE
  • Patent number: 9524421
    Abstract: Facial recognition can be used to determine whether or not a user has access privileges to a device such as a smartphone. It may be possible to spoof an authenticated user's image using a picture of the user. Implementations disclosed herein utilize time of flight and/or reflectivity measurements of an authenticated user to compare to such values obtained for an image of an object. If the time of flight distance and/or reflectivity distance for the object match a measured distance, then the person (i.e., object) may be granted access to the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Steven James Ross, Brian Patrick Williams, Henry Will Schneiderman, Michael Christian Nechyba
  • Publication number: 20160365856
    Abstract: A MOS device includes a first latch configured with one latch feedback F and configured to receive a latch input I and a latch clock C. The first latch is configured to output Q, where the output Q is a function of CF, IF, and IC, and the latch feedback F is a function of the output Q. The first latch may include a first set of transistors stacked in series in which the first set of transistors includes at least five transistors. The MOS device may further include a second latch coupled to the first latch. The second latch may be configured as a latch in a scan mode and as a pulse latch in a functional mode. The first latch may operate as a master latch and the second latch may operate as a slave latch during the scan mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Qi YE, Zhengyu DUAN, Steven James DILLEN, Animesh DATTA
  • Publication number: 20160360889
    Abstract: A chair includes a seat pan member, a movement support frame, and at least two movement support members operatively connected to the seat pan member and the movement support frame. The at least two movement support members are configured to support the seat pan member in a floating manner for dynamic movement with respect to the movement support frame in at least one degree of freedom in a horizontal seating plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Applicant: FELLOWES, INC.
    Inventors: Tai Hoon K. Matlin, James Waring, Shawn Applegate, Steven James Barnaby, JR., Peter Maletich, John Fellowes
  • Publication number: 20160361123
    Abstract: A surgical robot comprising an articulated arm, the arm having a terminal portion comprising: a distal segment having an attachment for a surgical instrument; an intermediate segment; and a basal segment whereby the terminal portion is attached to the remainder of the arm; a first articulation between the distal segment and the intermediate segment, the first articulation permitting relative rotation of the distal segment and the intermediate segment about a first axis; and a second articulation between the intermediate segment and the basal segment, the second articulation permitting relative rotation of the intermediate segment and the basal segment about a second axis; wherein: the intermediate segment comprises a third articulation permitting relative rotation of the distal segment and the basal segment about third and fourth axes; and the first, second and third articulations are arranged such that in at least one configuration of the third articulation the first and second axes are parallel and the thir
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2014
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Applicant: CAMBRIDGE MEDICAL ROBOTICS LIMITED
    Inventors: Luke David Ronald Hares, Steven James Randle
  • Publication number: 20160358183
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can determine a request for establishing a communication between a first computing device and a second computing device. Information to be provided to the second computing device can be determined. An address can be associated with the information to be provided to the second computing device. The communication between the first computing device and the second computing device can be established. The address can be provided to the second computing device when establishing the communication and the second computing device can obtain the information using the at least one address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Vincent Gonguet, Steven James Jarrett
  • Publication number: 20160345820
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are presented for obtaining high-resolution 3-D images of a sample over a range of wavelengths, optionally with polarisation-sensitive detection. In preferred embodiments a spectral domain OCT apparatus is used to sample the complex field of light reflected or scattered from a sample, providing full range imaging. In certain embodiments structured illumination is utilised to provide enhanced lateral resolution. In certain embodiments the resolution or depth of field of images is enhanced by digital refocusing or digital correction of aberrations in the sample. Individual sample volumes are imaged using single shot techniques, and larger volumes can be imaged by stitching together images of adjacent volumes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Steven James Frisken, Trevor Bruce Anderson, Armin Georg Segref, Grant Andrew Frisken
  • Publication number: 20160346939
    Abstract: A robotic instrument comprising an arm extending between a robot arm connection and an attachment for an end effector, the arm comprising: a first arm part; a second arm part distal of the first arm part; and a joint whereby the first and second arm parts are coupled together, the joint permitting the first and second arm parts to rotate relative to each other about at least two mutually offset axes; a control rod attached to the second part of the arm at a location spaced from the first and second axes, the control rod extending distally of that location along the first arm part; and a drive mechanism for driving the control rod to move relative to the first arm part and thereby alter the attitude of the second arm part relative to the first arm part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2015
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Applicant: CAMBRIDGE MEDICAL ROBOTICS LTD
    Inventors: Luke David Ronald HARES, Steven James RANDLE
  • Patent number: 9504728
    Abstract: There is provided inter alia a pharmaceutical dosage form for oral administration comprising a sanglifehrin as active ingredient in which the sanglifehrin active ingredient is protected from acid degradation in the stomach environment following oral administration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: NeuroVive Pharmaceutical AB
    Inventors: Matthew Alan Gregory, Steven James Moss