Patents by Inventor Alexander Newman

Alexander Newman 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: 20240161867
    Abstract: One or more techniques for optimizing cancer classification based on covariate characteristics is disclosed. In a first approach, an analytics system may determine separate cutoff thresholds for positively detecting disease signal for different labels for a covariate characteristic. The system may subdivide training samples based on their labels for the covariate characteristic, to separately determine the cutoff thresholds. In other approaches, the system may train disparate classifiers for each population. The system separates the training samples based on their labels for the covariate characteristic, and separately trains classifiers to generate a signal vector representing an amount of disease signal detected in a sample. The classifiers may be trained on different feature sets as determined based on mutual information gain, genomic region coverage, and healthy activation fraction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Alexander P. Fields, John F. Beausang, Oliver Claude Venn, Arash Jamshidi, M. Cyrus Maher, Qinwen Liu, Jan Schellenberger, Joshua Newman, Robert Abe Paine Calef, Samuel S. Gross, Frank Chu, Earl Hubbell
  • Publication number: 20240152267
    Abstract: In some embodiments, an electronic device detects an activity event associated with a user of the electronic device and displays a prompt that facilitates creation of a journaling entry based on the activity event, displays suggested content for inclusion in a journal entry of a journaling application, and/or displays one or more lookbacks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Joseph-Alexander P. WEIL, Daniel J. ZIGMOND, Mariah W. WHITMORE, Adeeti V. ULLAL, Nadaleen F. TEMPELMAN-KLUIT, Nathan A. Russak, Joanna M. Newman
  • Publication number: 20240153219
    Abstract: A computer system displays a representation of a field of view of the one or more cameras, including a representation of a portion of a three-dimensional physical environment that is in the field of view of the one or more cameras. The computer system receives a request to add a first virtual effect to the displayed representation of the field of view of the one or more cameras. In response to receiving the request to add the first virtual effect to the displayed representation of the field of view of the one or more cameras and in accordance with a determination that the first virtual effect requires a scan of the physical environment, the computer system initiates a scan of the physical environment to detect one or more features of the physical environment and displays a user interface that indicates a progress of the scan of the physical environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2024
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: James A. Queen, Joseph-Alexander P. Weil, Joanna M. Newman, Ron A. Buencamino, Richard H. Salvador, Fernando Garcia, Austin T. Tamaddon
  • Patent number: 11941764
    Abstract: A computer system displays a representation of a field of view of the one or more cameras, including a representation of a portion of a three-dimensional physical environment that is in the field of view of the one or more cameras. The computer system receives a request to add a first virtual effect to the displayed representation of the field of view of the one or more cameras. In response to receiving the request to add the first virtual effect to the displayed representation of the field of view of the one or more cameras and in accordance with a determination that the first virtual effect requires a scan of the physical environment, the computer system initiates a scan of the physical environment to detect one or more features of the physical environment and displays a user interface that indicates a progress of the scan of the physical environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Andrew L. Harding, James A. Queen, Joseph-Alexander P. Weil, Joanna M. Newman, Ron A. Buencamino, Richard H. Salvador, Fernando Garcia, Austin T. Tamaddon, Omid Khalili, Scott W. Wilson, Thomas H. Smith, III
  • Publication number: 20230026823
    Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method may include identifying, via an artificial reality system, a current state of a physical object in a real-world environment of a user and determining a desired end state for the physical object. The method may also include determining a sequence of action steps for manipulating the object to place the object in the desired end state, and presenting, via the artificial reality system, a notification to the user indicative of the sequence of action steps. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Benjamin Alexander Newman, Kevin Thomas Carlberg, Ruta Parimal Desai, James Hillis
  • Patent number: 11462016
    Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method may include identifying, via an artificial reality system, a plurality of physical objects in a real-world environment of a user and defining, based on identifying the plurality of objects, an object-manipulation objective for manipulating at least one of the plurality of objects. The method may also include determining an action sequence that defines a sequence of action steps for manipulating the at least one of the plurality of objects to complete the object-manipulation objective, and presenting, via the artificial reality system, a notification to the user indicative of the action sequence. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin Alexander Newman, Kevin Thomas Carlberg, Ruta Parimal Desai, James Hillis
  • Publication number: 20220114366
    Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method may include identifying, via an artificial reality system, a plurality of physical objects in a real-world environment of a user and defining, based on identifying the plurality of objects, an object-manipulation objective for manipulating at least one of the plurality of objects. The method may also include determining an action sequence that defines a sequence of action steps for manipulating the at least one of the plurality of objects to complete the object-manipulation objective, and presenting, via the artificial reality system, a notification to the user indicative of the action sequence. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Benjamin Alexander Newman, Kevin Thomas Carlberg, Ruta Parimal Desai, James Hillis
  • Patent number: 11055487
    Abstract: Of the four primary approaches to processing language by computer, only the parsing approach considers the semantic and syntactic components from the start. In doing so, however, the required resources expand rapidly as the scope of the language processed increases. And as that scope increases, the performance of parsing systems decreases. A natural language processor uses a tumbling-frequency phrase chain parser as described herein which circumvents this resource-intensive step in parsing, while quickly and almost effortlessly arriving at the next step in natural-language processing with far more accurate results involving a partitioning dictionary and phrase chains.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: QwikIntelligence, Inc.
    Inventors: William Randolph Ford, Alfred Rives Berkeley, III, Mark Alexander Newman
  • Publication number: 20200257854
    Abstract: Of the four primary approaches to processing language by computer, only the parsing approach considers the semantic and syntactic components from the start. In doing so, however, the required resources expand rapidly as the scope of the language processed increases. And as that scope increases, the performance of parsing systems decreases. A natural language processor uses a tumbling-frequency phrase chain parser as described herein which circumvents this resource-intensive step in parsing, while quickly and almost effortlessly arriving at the next step in natural-language processing with far more accurate results involving a partitioning dictionary and phrase chains.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: William Randolph Ford, Alfred Rives Berkeley, III, Mark Alexander Newman
  • Patent number: 10383546
    Abstract: This disclosure concerns improved capabilities for evaluating whether additional medical tests need to be conducted for a diagnosis of a pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) condition in a patient. The method includes determining that the patient is at rest and measuring a partial pressure of carbon dioxide in a composite gas, comprising: transferring an expiration from the patient's mouth to a carbon dioxide analyzer; measuring end tidal carbon dioxide (EtCO2) from each of a plurality of oral expirations from the patient; and calculating a composite EtCO2 value. The method further includes comparing the composite EtCO2 value to a range of stored carbon dioxide partial pressure values; generating a signal indicating whether additional medical tests need to be conducted in response to the comparing; and providing the generated signal to an indicator, the indicator adapted to respond to the generated signal to provide an output in a human cognizable format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Anna R. Hemnes, Alexander Newman, John Newman
  • Publication number: 20180228398
    Abstract: This disclosure concerns improved capabilities for evaluating whether additional medical tests need to be conducted for a diagnosis of a pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) condition in a patient. The method includes determining that the patient is at rest and measuring a partial pressure of carbon dioxide in a composite gas, comprising: transferring an expiration from the patient's mouth to a carbon dioxide analyzer; measuring end tidal carbon dioxide (EtCO2) from each of a plurality of oral expirations from the patient; and calculating a composite EtCO2 value. The method further includes comparing the composite EtCO2 value to a range of stored carbon dioxide partial pressure values; generating a signal indicating whether additional medical tests need to be conducted in response to the comparing; and providing the generated signal to an indicator, the indicator adapted to respond to the generated signal to provide an output in a human cognizable format.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Anna R. Hemnes, Alexander Newman, John Newman
  • Publication number: 20170238841
    Abstract: This disclosure concerns improved capabilities for evaluating pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). A system and method of evaluating PAH in a subject may include measuring end tidal partial pressure of exhaled carbon dioxide in the subject, wherein the measurement is made orally using described systems or devices. Integrated sensors enable the measurement and characterization of other respiratory gas components, some of which may be indicative of disease. The system and method can be used to monitor a course of treatment for PAH.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Anna R. Hemnes, Alexander Newman, John Newman
  • Patent number: 9687176
    Abstract: This disclosure concerns improved capabilities for evaluating pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). A system and method of evaluating PAH in a subject may include measuring end tidal partial pressure of exhaled carbon dioxide in the subject, wherein the measurement is made orally using described systems or devices. Integrated sensors enable the measurement and characterization of other respiratory gas components, some of which may be indicative of disease. The system and method can be used to monitor a course of treatment for PAH.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Anna R. Hemnes, Alexander Newman, John Newman
  • Publication number: 20140280375
    Abstract: A distributed database, comprising a plurality of server racks, and one or more many-core processor servers in each of the plurality of server racks, wherein each of the one or more many-core processor servers comprises a many-core processor configured to store and access data on one or more solid state drives in the distributed database, where the one or more solid state drives are configured to enable retrieval of data through one or more text-searchable indexes. The one or more many-core processor servers are configured to communicate within the plurality of server racks via a network, and the data is configured as one or more tables distributed to the one or more many-core processor servers for storage in the one or more solid state drives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Ryan Rawson, Alexander Newman
  • Publication number: 20120302908
    Abstract: This disclosure concerns improved capabilities for evaluating pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). A system and method of evaluating PAH in a subject may include measuring end tidal partial pressure of exhaled carbon dioxide in the subject, wherein the measurement is made orally using described systems or devices. Integrated sensors enable the measurement and characterization of other respiratory gas components, some of which may be indicative of disease. The system and method can be used to monitor a course of treatment for PAH.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Inventors: Anna R. Hemnes, Alexander Newman, John Newman
  • Publication number: 20100099999
    Abstract: In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for evaluating pulmonary embolism. A system and method of evaluating pulmonary embolism in a subject may include measuring end tidal partial pressure of exhaled carbon dioxide in the subject, wherein the measurement is made orally, obtaining a clinical approximation of dead space ventilation based on the measurement, and excluding pulmonary embolism when the end tidal partial pressure of exhaled carbon dioxide reaches a threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2009
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Inventors: Anna R. Hemnes, Alexander Newman, John Newman
  • Publication number: 20050218616
    Abstract: Systems and techniques relating to a microscope storage unit. In one implementation, a storage unit includes a base, a top and multiple receptacles configured between the base and the top. Each receptacle is configured to house a microscope. The storage unit includes multiple charging devices, where each charging device is configured to recharge a battery of a battery-powered microscope. An electrical cord can be electrically connected to the multiple charging devices, and include a plug configured to mate with an electrical outlet to supply electrical power to the charging devices. One or more wheels can be connected to a lower surface of the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2004
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Inventors: David Copeland, Aidan Petrie, Ryan White, Blaine Adams, Alexander Newman, Robert Garay