Patents by Inventor Walter A. Roberts
Walter A. Roberts 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).
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Publication number: 20240124581Abstract: The present invention relates to novel anti-PD1 and anti-LAG3 antibody molecules. The invention also relates to nucleic acids encoding such antibody molecules; to methods for preparing such antibody molecules; to host cells expressing or capable of expressing such antibody molecules; to compositions comprising such antibody molecules; and to uses of such antibody molecules or such compositions, in particular for therapeutic purposes in the field of cancer diseases.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: Markus ZETTL, Ivo LORENZ, Otmar SCHAAF, Melanie WURM, Jean-Francois FORTIN, Scott Ronald BRODEUR, Keith A. CANADA, Lukasz CHLEWICKI, Walter Carroll DAVIDSON, Pankaj GUPTA, Priyanka GUPTA, Rocío K. PÉREZ, Joseph Robert WOSKA, Jr., Haiguang XIAO, Danlin YANG
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Patent number: 11915802Abstract: The technology disclosed relates to efficient tertiary analysis of genomic data. The technology disclosed includes splitting a genomic data file into a plurality of segments, and storing segments in the plurality of segments across nodes of a distributed storage system, pushing the segments from the nodes of the distributed storage system to nodes of a distributed, in-memory computing engine, distributing directives of tertiary analysis job contexts for the genomic data file across the nodes of the distributed, in-memory computing engine, directly executing the distributed directives on the segments stored on the nodes of the distributed, in-memory computing engine to cause parallel processing of the segments, and aggregating results of the parallel processing across the nodes of the distributed, in-memory computing engine to produce an output.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2020Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: SHARECARE AI, INC.Inventors: Brett Robert Redinger, Kartik Thakore, Sandra Ann R Steyaert, Walter Adolf De Brouwer, Srivatsa Akshay Sharma, Lijing Guo
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Publication number: 20230216805Abstract: A computer-implementation method includes receiving a data packet; identifying a virtual queue from a list of virtual queues to which the data packet pertains; and determining whether the identified virtual queue size exceeds a threshold maximum size. When the first size does not exceed the threshold maximum size, the identified virtual queue is increased based on a size of the data packet and the data packet is forwarded. The method further includes setting a virtual queue from the list of virtual queues as a target queue; determining a service capacity based on an update time interval and increasing a credit allowance based on the service capacity. The target queue is reduced by an amount based on the credit allowance size, and the credit allowance is reduced by the same amount.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2023Publication date: July 6, 2023Inventors: James Walter Roberts, Dario Rossi
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Patent number: 10938423Abstract: A system comprises a modem, configured to transmit data modulated based on an intermediate frequency within one of a C, X, or Ku band, and a single-stage block-up converter having an input electrically coupled via one inter-facility link cable to the modem, and an output electrically coupled to a high-power amplifier. The single-stage block-up-converter is configured to up-convert the intermediate frequency to a satellite communication frequency within the Ka, Q, or V band.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2019Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: Hughes Network Systems, LLCInventors: Kumudchandra Patel, Walter Robert Kepley, Michael J. Scott
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Publication number: 20190393905Abstract: A system comprises a modem, configured to transmit data modulated based on an intermediate frequency within one of a C, X, or Ku band, and a single-stage block-up converter having an input electrically coupled via one inter-facility link cable to the modem, and an output electrically coupled to a high-power amplifier. The single-stage block-up-converter is configured to up-convert the intermediate frequency to a satellite communication frequency within the Ka, Q, or V band.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2019Publication date: December 26, 2019Inventors: Kumudchandra Patel, Walter Robert Kepley, Michael J. Scott
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Patent number: 10205512Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for enhancing flatness of frequency response of couplings of radio frequency (RF) ports in an RF switch matrix. Techniques include determining a second RF port has been selected to be coupled to a first RF port via a coupling, obtaining an indication of a frequency or frequencies to be carried via the coupling, determining an amount of attenuation or amplification for the coupling for the frequency or frequencies, and adjusting attenuation or amplification applied to the coupling according to the determined amount attenuation or amplification.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2017Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignee: Hughes Network Systems, LLCInventors: Kumudchandra Shantilal Patel, Daniel Raymond Wendling, Minheng Shan, Walter Robert Kepley, III
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Publication number: 20180083695Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for enhancing flatness of frequency response of couplings of radio frequency (RF) ports in an RF switch matrix. Techniques include determining a second RF port has been selected to be coupled to a first RF port via a coupling, obtaining an indication of a frequency or frequencies to be carried via the coupling, determining an amount of attenuation or amplification for the coupling for the frequency or frequencies, and adjusting attenuation or amplification applied to the coupling according to the determined amount attenuation or amplification.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2017Publication date: March 22, 2018Applicant: Hughes Network Systems, LLCInventors: Kumudchandra Shantilal Patel, Daniel Raymond Wendling, Minheng Shan, Walter Robert Kepley, III
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Patent number: 9919976Abstract: Soil conditioner compositions including manure-based organic fibers, pyrolytically processed into biochar. Also included are soil amendment compositions including growth factors such as nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium available for plants. Those growth factors may be obtained from the further processing of a liquid portion effluent resulting from heat-agitated anaerobic digestion of manure used to produce the fibers for the manure-based soil conditioner.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2016Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: Magic Dirt Horticultural Products LLCInventors: Walter Robert Joblin, Jr., Richard Ted Sniegocki
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Patent number: 9871578Abstract: An uplink power control system and a machine-implemented method for determining clear sky and adjusting uplink power are provided. A receiving station, which may be a satellite terminal or a satellite gateway, receives a reference signal from a satellite. The reference signal may be sampled over a sampling time period in order to compute a filtered short-term average downlink SINR. A filtered long-term average downlink SINR may be adjusted toward the filtered short-term average downlink SINR using either a first time constant or second time constant, based on a relationship between the filtered long-term average downlink SINR and the filtered short-term average downlink SINR. In some implementations, the second time constant is less than the first time constant.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2014Date of Patent: January 16, 2018Assignee: Hughes Network Systems, LLCInventors: Yezdi Antia, Walter Robert Kepley, III
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Patent number: 9831940Abstract: A method including determining that a first radio frequency (RF) port has been selected to be coupled via an M by N RF switch matrix to a second RF port, wherein the M by N radio frequency (RF) switch matrix includes M first-side RF ports and N second-side RF ports, the first RF port is included in the M first-side RF ports, the second RF port is included in the N second-side RF ports, M is at least 2 and N is at least 2, and each of the first-side RF ports may be selectively coupled to and uncoupled from at least one of two or more of the second-side RF ports, such that RF signals are carried between selectively coupled RF ports; obtaining a first indicator indicating a frequency, frequency range, channel, or band for an RF signal to be carried via the second RF port while coupled to the first RF port; obtaining, in response to the determination that the first RF port has been selected to be coupled to the second RF port, a first adjustment value based on the first indicator, the first RF port, and the seconType: GrantFiled: December 1, 2015Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignee: Hughes Network Systems, LLCInventors: Kumudchandra Shantilal Patel, Daniel Raymond Wendling, Minheng Shan, Walter Robert Kepley, III
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Patent number: 9747661Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for adjusting vertex positions. One or more viewport dimensions are received and a snap spacing is determined based on the one or more viewport dimensions. The vertex positions are adjusted to a grid according to the snap spacing. The precision of the vertex adjustment may increase as at least one dimension of the viewport decreases. The precision of the vertex adjustment may decrease as at least one dimension of the viewport increases.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2016Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: NVIDIA CorporationInventors: Eric Brian Lum, Henry Packard Moreton, Kyle Perry Roden, Walter Robert Steiner, Ziyad Sami Hakura
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Publication number: 20170155444Abstract: A method including determining that a first radio frequency (RF) port has been selected to be coupled via an M by N RF switch matrix to a second RF port, wherein the M by N radio frequency (RF) switch matrix includes M first-side RF ports and N second-side RF ports, the first RF port is included in the M first-side RF ports, the second RF port is included in the N second-side RF ports, M is at least 2 and N is at least 2, and each of the first-side RF ports may be selectively coupled to and uncoupled from at least one of two or more of the second-side RF ports, such that RF signals are carried between selectively coupled RF ports; obtaining a first indicator indicating a frequency, frequency range, channel, or band for an RF signal to be carried via the second RF port while coupled to the first RF port; obtaining, in response to the determination that the first RF port has been selected to be coupled to the second RF port, a first adjustment value based on the first indicator, the first RF port, and the seconType: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2015Publication date: June 1, 2017Applicant: Hughes Network Systems, LLCInventors: Kumudchandra Shantilal Patel, Daniel Raymond Wendling, Minheng Shan, Walter Robert Kepley, III
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Patent number: 9633469Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for conservative rasterization of primitives using an error term. In use, an edge equation is determined for each edge of a primitive, the edge equation having coefficients defining the edge of the primitive. Each edge of the primitive is shifted to enlarge the primitive by modifying coefficients of the edge equation defining the edge by an error term that is a predetermined amount. Pixels that intersect the primitive are then determined using the enlarged primitive.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: NVIDIA CorporationInventors: Eric Brian Lum, Walter Robert Steiner, Henry Packard Moreton, Justin L. Cobb, Barry Nolan Rodgers, Yury Uralsky, Timo Oskari Aila, Tero Tapani Karras
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Patent number: 9591595Abstract: A method and a satellite gateway for minimizing an impact of a noise floor variation in a spot beam satellite system. A demodulator processes digitized signals from multiple channels. Digitized signals are automatically gain controlled by respective automatic gain control components associated with respective channels. Automatic gain controlled digitized signals are downconverted and provided to a burst processor. The burst processor processes each downconverted signal and provides, with respect to each downconverted signal, an automatic gain control estimate, a code rate, and an inroute number to a processor component. The processor component determines an average automatic gain control value for each inroute, provides automatic gain control references to the respective automatic gain control components, and periodically sends noise map information to satellite terminals served by the satellite gateway. In some embodiments, the automatic gain control values are biased according to corresponding code rates.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2014Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Assignee: Hughes Network Systems, LLCInventors: J. Mark Steber, Yogesh Sethi, Walter Robert Kepley, III, Dan Hantz, Nimesh Ambeskar, Hanhui Zhang
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Patent number: 9578646Abstract: A method and a satellite terminal are provided. The satellite terminal may range over multiple frequencies and may receive, from a satellite gateway, a signal quality indicator with respect to each of the ranged multiple frequencies. Noise and interference for a corresponding frequency are estimated based on at least one of the received signal quality indicators for the corresponding frequency. Path loss is estimated based on multiple received signal quality indicators, each of which is received in response to the satellite terminal transmitting a signal while not performing the ranging process. A transmit power level of the satellite terminal is adjusted for the corresponding frequency based on the estimated path loss and the estimated noise and interference for the corresponding frequency.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2015Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: Hughes Networks Systems, LLCInventors: Yash Vasavada, Yezdi Antia, David Alan Roos, Ying Liu, Walter Robert Kepley, III
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Publication number: 20170046812Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for adjusting vertex positions. One or more viewport dimensions are received and a snap spacing is determined based on the one or more viewport dimensions. The vertex positions are adjusted to a grid according to the snap spacing. The precision of the vertex adjustment may increase as at least one dimension of the viewport decreases. The precision of the vertex adjustment may decrease as at least one dimension of the viewport increases.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2016Publication date: February 16, 2017Inventors: Eric Brian Lum, Henry Packard Moreton, Kyle Perry Roden, Walter Robert Steiner, Ziyad Sami Hakura
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Patent number: 9478066Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for adjusting vertex positions. One or more viewport dimensions are received and a snap spacing is determined based on the one or more viewport dimensions. The vertex positions are adjusted to a grid according to the snap spacing. The precision of the vertex adjustment may increase as at least one dimension of the viewport decreases. The precision of the vertex adjustment may decrease as at least one dimension of the viewport increases.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: NVIDIA CorporationInventors: Eric Brian Lum, Henry Packard Moreton, Kyle Perry Roden, Walter Robert Steiner, Ziyad Sami Hakura
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Publication number: 20160302207Abstract: A method and a satellite terminal are provided. The satellite terminal may range over multiple frequencies and may receive, from a satellite gateway, a signal quality indicator with respect to each of the ranged multiple frequencies. Noise and interference for a corresponding frequency are estimated based on at least one of the received signal quality indicators for the corresponding frequency. Path loss is estimated based on multiple received signal quality indicators, each of which is received in response to the satellite terminal transmitting a signal while not performing the ranging process. A transmit power level of the satellite terminal is adjusted for the corresponding frequency based on the estimated path loss and the estimated noise and interference for the corresponding frequency.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2015Publication date: October 13, 2016Applicant: Hughes Network Systems, LLCInventors: Yash Vasavada, Yezdi Antia, David Alan Roos, Ying Liu, Walter Robert Kepley, III
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Patent number: 9382166Abstract: A plant nutrition composition including long organic fibers having nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium available for plants, in combination with organic substratum providing pH balancing in the range of about 6.0 to about 7.0. The long fibers may be the end product of slow, heat-agitated anaerobic digestion of manure. Combined with the fibers are substratum such as pine bark composted for a duration in the range of between about 9 months and about 12 months.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2015Date of Patent: July 5, 2016Assignee: Magic Dirt LLCInventors: Walter Robert Joblin, Jr., Richard Theodore Sniegocki
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Publication number: 20160184605Abstract: This invention proposes a robotic applicator device to be deployed internally to a patient having a capsule (also referred to as a cassette) and aperture with a means of alternately occluding and exposing a radioactive source through the aperture. The capsule and aperture will be integrated with a surgical robot to create a robotic IORT (intra-operative radiation therapy) applicator device as more fully described below. The capsule, radiation source, and IORT applicator arm would be integrated to enable a physician, physicist or technician to interactively internally view and select tissue for exposure to ionizing radiation in sufficient quantities to deliver therapeutic radiation doses to tissue. Via the robotic manipulation device, the physician and physicist would remotely apply radiation to not only the tissue to be exposed, but also control the length of time of the exposure.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2015Publication date: June 30, 2016Inventors: Walter A Roberts, Brooke Schumm, III