公开(公告)号：US20180046892A1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-15

申请号：US15232888

申请日：2016-08-10

Applicant: ELWHA LLC

Inventor： Roderick A. Hyde ,  Jordin T. Kare ,  Gary L. McKnight ,  Robert C. Petroski ,  Elizabeth A. Sweeney

IPC: G06K19/077 ,  G07C9/00

CPC classification number: G06K19/0776 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/1171 ,  G06F17/30985 ,  G06K19/041 ,  G06K19/07749 ,  G07C9/00015 ,  G07C9/00087 ,  G07C2009/00095

Abstract: A device embodiment includes, but is not limited to, a deformable substrate; a sensor assembly including an identity sensor configured to generate identity sense signals associated with a physical characteristic of an individual subject; circuitry including an identity comparison module configured to compare the identity sense signals to reference data indicative of one or more physical characteristics associated with an identity of at least one individual to determine whether the identity sense signals correspond to the identity of the at least one individual, the circuitry including an authorization comparison module configured to compare at least one of the identity sense signals or the identity with one or more authorization parameters; and a reporter configured to generate one or more communication signals associated with a comparison of at least one of the identity sense signals with the authorization parameters or the identity with the one or more authorization parameters.

公开(公告)号：US20180045862A1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-15

申请号：US15798059

申请日：2017-10-30

Applicant: Elwha LLC

Inventor： Jesse R. Cheatham, III ,  Tom Driscoll ,  Roderick A. Hyde ,  Muriel Y. Ishikawa ,  Jordin T. Kare ,  Nathan P. Myhrvold ,  Tony S. Pan ,  Robert C. Petroski ,  David R. Smith ,  Clarence T. Tegreene ,  Nicholas W. Touran ,  Yaroslav A. Urzhumov ,  Charles Whitmer ,  Lowell L. Wood, Jr. ,  Victoria Y.H. Wood

IPC: G02B5/00 ,  G01N21/552 ,  G02F1/015 ,  G02B6/122 ,  H01L31/06 ,  B82Y20/00 ,  G01N21/64

CPC classification number: G02B5/008 ,  B82Y20/00 ,  G01N21/554 ,  G01N21/648 ,  G02B6/1226 ,  G02F1/015 ,  G02F2001/0155 ,  G02F2203/10 ,  G02F2203/15 ,  H01L31/06

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to systems for tuning nanocube plasmonic resonators and methods for forming tunable plasmonic resonators. A tunable plasmonic resonator system can include a substrate and a nanostructure positioned on a surface of the substrate. The substrate can include a semiconductor material having a carrier density distribution. A junction can be formed between the nanostructure and the substrate forming a Schottky junction. Changing the carrier density distribution of the semiconductor material can change a plasmonic response of the plasmonic resonator.

公开(公告)号：US09887177B2

公开(公告)日：2018-02-06

申请号：US14527521

申请日：2014-10-29

Applicant: Elwha LLC

Inventor： William David Duncan ,  Roderick A. Hyde ,  Jordin T. Kare ,  Thomas M. McWilliams ,  Thomas Allan Weaver ,  Lowell L. Wood, Jr.

IPC: H01L23/02 ,  H01L25/065 ,  H01L23/64

CPC classification number: H01L25/0657 ,  H01L23/642 ,  H01L2223/6627 ,  H01L2223/6638 ,  H01L2225/06513 ,  H01L2225/06531 ,  H01L2225/06541 ,  H01L2924/1434 ,  H01L2924/19041 ,  H01L2924/19103 ,  H01L2924/19104

Abstract: Inter-substrate coupling and alignment using liquid droplets can include electrical and plasmon modalities. For example, a set of droplets can be placed on a bottom substrate. A top substrate can be placed upon the droplets, which uses the droplets to align the substrates. Using the droplets in a capacitive or plasmon coupling modality, information or power can be transferred between the substrates using the droplets.

公开(公告)号：US20180031171A1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-01

申请号：US15714579

申请日：2017-09-25

Applicant: Elwha LLC

Inventor： Paul G. Allen ,  Jeffrey A. Bowers ,  Kenneth G. Caldeira ,  William D. Duncan ,  Roderick A. Hyde ,  Muriel Y. Ishikawa ,  Edward K.Y. Jung ,  Jordin T. Kare ,  John Latham ,  Eric C. Leuthardt ,  Nathan P. Myhrvold ,  Thomas J. Nugent,, Jr. ,  Stephen H. Salter ,  Clarence T. Tegreene ,  David B. Tuckerman ,  Thomas A. Weaver ,  Charles Whitmer ,  Lowell L. Wood,, Jr. ,  Victoria Y.H. Wood

IPC: F16L59/02 ,  B82Y20/00 ,  B82Y40/00 ,  B82Y30/00

CPC classification number: F16L59/028 ,  B32B2307/206 ,  B32B2307/304 ,  B82Y20/00 ,  B82Y30/00 ,  B82Y40/00 ,  F16L59/029 ,  Y10T29/49826 ,  Y10T428/24752 ,  Y10T428/24802 ,  Y10T428/24942

Abstract: A thermal insulator includes a plurality of layers. At least some of the layers include phononic crystals having a phononic bandgap, wherein heat transporting phonons within a selected range of frequencies are substantially blocked by each phononic crystal layer. The plurality of layers thermally isolate a first region from a second region, wherein the first region is at one end of the plurality of layers and the second region is at the other end of the plurality of layers.

公开(公告)号：US09881477B2

公开(公告)日：2018-01-30

申请号：US14634321

申请日：2015-02-27

Applicant: ELWHA LLC

Inventor： Roderick A. Hyde ,  Muriel Y. Ishikawa ,  Jordin T. Kare ,  Eric C. Leuthardt ,  Mark A. Malamud ,  Tony S. Pan ,  Elizabeth A. Sweeney ,  Clarence T. Tegreene ,  Charles Whitmer ,  Lowell L. Wood, Jr. ,  Victoria Y. H. Wood

IPC: G08B21/00 ,  G08B21/18 ,  G08B21/04

CPC classification number: G08B21/18 ,  G08B21/0453

Abstract: An embodiment of a device includes a sensor and a communicator. The sensor is configured to be attached to a body portion of a subject, to sense an object, and to generate information related to the object. The communicator is configured to provide the information to a determiner-notifier that is configured to determine, in response to the information, if the body portion may contact the object, and to generate a notification in response to determining that the body portion may contact the object. Such a device (e.g., attached to, or part of, a shoe) may be useful to warn a subject of a potential collision between an object (e.g., stairs, furniture, door jamb, curb, toy) and a body part (e.g., foot, toes) in which the subject has lost feeling, the ability to feel pain, or proprioception. And such a warning may help the subject to avoid inadvertently and repeatedly injuring the body part.

公开(公告)号：US09878631B2

公开(公告)日：2018-01-30

申请号：US14188940

申请日：2014-02-25

Applicant: Elwha LLC

Inventor： Roderick A. Hyde ,  Jordin T. Kare ,  David B. Tuckerman ,  Thomas Allan Weaver ,  Lowell L. Wood, Jr.

IPC: B60L11/16 ,  B60L11/18 ,  B60L1/06 ,  B60L1/14 ,  B60L3/00 ,  B60L3/12 ,  B60L7/12 ,  B60L8/00 ,  B60L11/00

CPC classification number: B60L11/1861 ,  B60L1/06 ,  B60L1/14 ,  B60L3/0046 ,  B60L3/12 ,  B60L7/12 ,  B60L8/003 ,  B60L11/005 ,  B60L11/16 ,  B60L11/1866 ,  B60L11/1874 ,  B60L11/1887 ,  B60L2240/545 ,  B60L2240/547 ,  B60L2240/549 ,  B60L2240/622 ,  B60L2240/642 ,  B60L2240/662 ,  B60L2240/667 ,  B60L2240/70 ,  B60L2250/10 ,  B60L2250/12 ,  B60L2250/16 ,  B60L2260/50 ,  B60L2270/145 ,  Y02T10/7022 ,  Y02T10/7044 ,  Y02T10/7061 ,  Y02T10/7083 ,  Y02T10/7291 ,  Y02T90/16 ,  Y02T90/162 ,  Y02T90/34

Abstract: A system and method for management of an energy storage system for a vehicle is disclosed. The energy storage system may comprise a battery system for a vehicle such as an electric vehicle or hybrid-electric vehicle. Vehicles may be in a group of fleet. The management system may be configured to use data and information available from data sources over a network or by instrumentation/sensors for vehicle systems. Data and information could be used in a system to manage the configuration and operation of the energy storage system and components, manage/control inventory and use/life-cycle of components, and/or aggregated/analyzed in analytics function for systems and components. Predictive control of the battery system may be implemented through a management system using data sources external to the vehicle. Inventive concepts and features of the systems and methods are indicated in the specification and FIGURES.

公开(公告)号：US09876762B2

公开(公告)日：2018-01-23

申请号：US13731982

申请日：2012-12-31

Applicant: Elwha LLC

Inventor： Philip Lionel Barnes ,  Hon Wah Chin ,  Howard L. Davidson ,  Kimberly D. A. Hallman ,  Roderick A. Hyde ,  Muriel Y. Ishikawa ,  Jordin T. Kare ,  Brian Lee ,  Richard T. Lord ,  Robert W. Lord ,  Craig J. Mundie ,  Nathan P. Myhrvold ,  Nicholas F. Pasch ,  Eric D. Rudder ,  Clarence T. Tegreene ,  Marc Tremblay ,  David B. Tuckerman ,  Charles Whitmer ,  Lowell L. Wood, Jr.

IPC: H04L29/06 ,  H04W12/06 ,  H04W12/08

CPC classification number: H04L63/02 ,  H04W12/06 ,  H04W12/08

Abstract: Structures and protocols are presented for signaling a status or decision concerning a wireless service or device within a region to a network participant or other communication device (smartphone or motor vehicle, e.g.).

公开(公告)号：US20180000502A1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-04

申请号：US15197370

申请日：2016-06-29

Applicant: Elwha LLC

Inventor： Michael H. Baym ,  Mahalaxmi Gita Bangera ,  Hon Wah Chin ,  Roderick A. Hyde ,  Jordin T. Kare ,  Nathan P. Myhrvold ,  Elizabeth A. Sweeney

IPC: A61B17/3205 ,  A61B34/32 ,  A61B17/32 ,  A61B18/20 ,  A61B18/00 ,  A61B17/00

CPC classification number: A61B34/32 ,  A61B17/32 ,  A61B17/3203 ,  A61B2017/00035 ,  A61B2017/00084 ,  A61B2017/00345 ,  A61B2017/00402 ,  A61B2017/00747 ,  A61B2017/00876 ,  A61B2017/320008 ,  A61B2017/320064 ,  A61B2017/320069 ,  A61B2018/00452 ,  A61N2007/0017

Abstract: Robotic debridement apparatuses, related systems, and methods of using the same are disclosed herein. The robotic debridement apparatuses are configured to facilitate debridement of tissue from a wound region. For example, the robotic debridement apparatuses can include one or more of at least one debriding tool configured to debride tissue, at least one tissue disposal tool configured to dispose of substances in the wound region, to the wound region. The systems disclosed herein can include a plurality of robotic debridement apparatuses. The systems disclosed herein can include a dressing associated with the plurality of robotic debridement apparatuses. The dressing can be associated with the robotic debridement apparatuses in a manner that facilitates operations of the robotic debridement apparatuses.

公开(公告)号：US20170372697A1

公开(公告)日：2017-12-28

申请号：US15189969

申请日：2016-06-22

Applicant: Elwha LLC

Inventor： Jesse R. Cheatham, III ,  Roderick A. Hyde ,  Muriel Y. Ishikawa ,  Jordin T. Kare ,  Craig J. Mundie ,  Nathan P. Myhrvold ,  Robert C. Petroski ,  Eric D. Rudder ,  Desney S. Tan ,  Clarence T. Tegreene ,  Charles Whitmer ,  Andrew Wilson ,  Jeannette M. Wing ,  Lowell L. Wood,, JR. ,  Victoria Y.H. Wood

IPC: G10L15/22 ,  G10L25/39 ,  G10L15/08 ,  G10L25/84 ,  G10L25/33

Abstract: A sound processing system includes a sound input device for providing a sound input, a sound output device for providing a sound output, and processing electronics including a processor and a memory, wherein the processing electronics is configured to receive a target sound input identifying a target sound, receive a rule input establishing a sound processing rule that references the target sound, receive a sound input from the sound input device, analyze the sound input for the target sound, process the sound input according to the sound processing rule in view of the analysis of the sound input, and provide a processed sound output to the sound output device.

公开(公告)号：US20170369383A1

公开(公告)日：2017-12-28

申请号：US15694310

申请日：2017-09-01

Applicant: Elwha LLC

Inventor： Jeffrey A. Bowers ,  Bran Ferren ,  W. Daniel Hillis ,  Roderick A. Hyde ,  Jordin T. Kare ,  Cameron A. Myhrvold ,  Conor L. Myhrvold ,  Nathan P. Myhrvold ,  Thomas J. Nugent,, Jr. ,  Tony S. Pan ,  Clarence T. Tegreene ,  David B. Tuckerman ,  Lowell L. Wood,, Jr.

IPC: C04B40/00 ,  C04B28/02 ,  G01N33/38 ,  C04B103/54

CPC classification number: C04B40/0096 ,  C04B28/02 ,  C04B2103/54 ,  G01N33/383 ,  C04B14/06 ,  C04B20/0048 ,  C04B20/008 ,  C04B2103/0014 ,  C04B20/10

Abstract: A traceable cement mixture includes a volume of cementitious material, a plurality of taggants disposed within the volume of cementitious material according to a taggant mix ratio that is specified based on a quality of the cementitious material, and a volume of an additional material mixed with the volume of cementitious material according an additional material mix ratio.