Patents by Inventor Alexander Norman
Alexander Norman 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: 20230409127Abstract: An adaptive grip for a digital stylus includes a body having an internal volume and a keying feature in the internal volume to rotationally key the digital stylus to the body. The adaptive grip further includes a distal opening to allow an inking tip of the digital stylus to protrude from the internal volume and a retention feature to retain the digital stylus in the internal volume in a longitudinal direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2022Publication date: December 21, 2023Inventors: David Justin RAPPAPORT, Erica Lynn ARNOLD, Gabrielle DeAnne MICHEL, Rhishikesh A. SATHE, Lalit Anil PALVE, Cameron Delaney FOSTER, Julia Caroline CHAMBERLAIN, Adele Fishbein DRUCK, Alexander Norman BENNETT, Aditha May ADAMS, David George DAME, Daniel SMITASIN
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Publication number: 20230214468Abstract: Examples are disclosed that relate to computing devices and methods for authenticating a user. In one example, a method for authenticating a user at a computing device comprises activating a fingerprint reader integrated into a power key of the computing device, and activating a visual indicator at the power key to indicate a status of the fingerprint reader. Based at least in part on activating the fingerprint reader, a standby function of the power key is disabled. A fingerprint of the user is received via the fingerprint reader and used to authenticate the user. After authenticating the user, the visual indicator is deactivated and the standby function of the power key is re-enabled.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2021Publication date: July 6, 2023Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: David Earl WASHINGTON, Natalia Janina URBANOWICZ, Shunjiro EGUCHI, Alexander Norman BENNETT, Elizabeth Ann PINA
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Publication number: 20230095141Abstract: A carbonated beverage maker includes a water reservoir, a carbon dioxide creation chamber, and a carbonation chamber. The water reservoir holds ice water and has a first impeller and a shroud surrounding the first impeller. The carbon dioxide creation chamber contains chemical elements and receives warm water. The chemical elements react with each other to create carbon dioxide when the warm water is introduced to the carbon dioxide creation chamber. The carbonation chamber is connected to the water reservoir and the carbon dioxide creation chamber. The carbonation chamber has a second impeller that includes a stem portion and blades. The stem portion and the blades define conduits therein. The blades create a low pressure region in a lower portion of the carbonation chamber such that carbon dioxide from the carbon dioxide creation chamber flows through the conduits to the low pressure region.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2022Publication date: March 30, 2023Inventors: Steven T. JERSEY, Stephen BROWN, Farideh GOUDARZI, Steven HEADEN, Miles HEMBER, Alexander NORMAN, Andrew POTTER, Gary STACEY
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Publication number: 20220398550Abstract: A method, apparatus, system, and computer program product for managing a platform. Sensor information for a platform health of the platform is received from a sensor system for the platform. The sensor information for the platform health of the platform is sent by a computer system into a machine learning model trained using historical sensor information indicating a historical platform health and historical context information corresponding to the historical sensor information in which the historical context information is for a set of operating conditions. A remaining useful life of a component in the platform is received by the computer system from the machine learning model.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2022Publication date: December 15, 2022Inventors: Kang-Yu Ni, Tsai-Ching Lu, Alexander Norman Waagen, Aruna Rani Jammalamadaka, Charles Eugene Martin, Alice Ann Murphy, Derek Samuel Fok, Kirby Joe Keller, Douglas Peter Knapp
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Patent number: 11524268Abstract: A carbonated beverage maker includes a water reservoir, a carbon dioxide creation chamber, and a carbonation chamber. The water reservoir holds ice water and has a first impeller and a shroud surrounding the first impeller. The carbon dioxide creation chamber contains chemical elements and receives warm water. The chemical elements react with each other to create carbon dioxide when the warm water is introduced to the carbon dioxide creation chamber. The carbonation chamber is connected to the water reservoir and the carbon dioxide creation chamber. The carbonation chamber has a second impeller that includes a stem portion and blades. The stem portion and the blades define conduits therein. The blades create a low pressure region in a lower portion of the carbonation chamber such that carbon dioxide from the carbon dioxide creation chamber flows through the conduits to the low pressure region.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2017Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.Inventors: Steven T. Jersey, Stephen Brown, Farideh Goudarzi, Steven Headen, Miles Hember, Alexander Norman, Andrew Potter, Gary Stacey
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Patent number: 11168413Abstract: A method for manufacturing fabric that passes colonnaded light is described herein. The method includes weaving a first yarn and a second yarn to create a woven fabric and weaving a light emitting yarn through the woven fabric, wherein the light emitting yarn creates a plurality of loops of light emitting yarn on at least one side of the woven fabric. The method also includes finishing the woven fabric to create columns of light emitting yarn throughout the fabric by removing the plurality of loops.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2018Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Eric Paul Witt, Kelly M. Bogan, Alexander Norman Bennett, Rachael Sara Bell
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Patent number: 11010601Abstract: An intelligent assistant device is configured to communicate non-verbal cues. Image data indicating presence of a human is received from one or more cameras of the device. In response, one or more components of the device are actuated to non-verbally communicate the presence of the human. Data indicating context information of the human is received from one or more of the sensors. Using at least this data one or more contexts of the human are determined, and one or more components of the device are actuated to non-verbally communicate the one or more contexts of the human.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2018Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Steven Nabil Bathiche, Vivek Pradeep, Alexander Norman Bennett, Daniel Gordon O'Neil, Anthony Christian Reed, Krzysztof Jan Luchowiec, Tsitsi Isabel Kolawole
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Patent number: 11006206Abstract: A headphone device having a listening configuration and a storage configuration. In the listening configuration, the headphone device is configured to provide an ergonomic fit for a user when the headphone device is worn on the user's head with earcups oriented over the user's ears. In the storage configuration, the headphone device is configured to provide an ergonomic fit for the user when the headphone device is worn around the user's neck.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2019Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: John Richard Morris, Daniel Anton Ruud Dhondt, Alexander Norman Bennett, Ryan Alain Laprise
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Patent number: 10972614Abstract: A method of alerting a user to information includes receiving a notification while a portable electronic device is in communication with a second electronic device, queuing the notification, terminating the communication between the portable electronic device and the second electronic device, and playing an audible alert of the notification after terminating the communication.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2018Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Kaitlyn Marley Schoeck, Alexander Norman Bennett
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Publication number: 20200389719Abstract: A headphone device having a listening configuration and a storage configuration. In the listening configuration, the headphone device is configured to provide an ergonomic fit for a user when the headphone device is worn on the user's head with earcups oriented over the user's ears. In the storage configuration, the headphone device is configured to provide an ergonomic fit for the user when the headphone device is worn around the user's neck.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2019Publication date: December 10, 2020Inventors: John Richard Morris, Daniel Anton Ruud Dhondt, Alexander Norman Bennett, Ryan Alain Laprise
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Patent number: 10760858Abstract: A heat exchanger is disclosed for transferring heat from a first material to a second material comprises a structural heat transfer member having a first surface in contact with the first material and a second surface in contact with the second material. The heat exchanger also has a coating on the first surface, the second surface, or on the first and second surfaces. The coating comprises filler particles dispersed in a polymer resin matrix.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2015Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATIONInventors: Wayde R. Schmidt, Scott Alan Eastman, Alexander Norman, Sonia Tulyani, Jodi A. Vecchiarelli, Caitlyn McIntyre Thorpe
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Publication number: 20200195786Abstract: A method of alerting a user to information includes receiving a notification while a portable electronic device is in communication with a second electronic device, queueing the notification, terminating the communication between the portable electronic device and the second electronic device, and playing an audible alert of the notification after terminating the communication.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2018Publication date: June 18, 2020Inventors: Kaitlyn Marley SCHOECK, Alexander Norman BENNETT
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Publication number: 20200157711Abstract: A method for manufacturing fabric that passes colonnaded light is described herein. The method includes weaving a first yarn and a second yarn to create a woven fabric and weaving a light emitting yarn through the woven fabric, wherein the light emitting yarn creates a plurality of loops of light emitting yarn on at least one side of the woven fabric. The method also includes finishing the woven fabric to create columns of light emitting yarn throughout the fabric by removing the plurality of loops.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2018Publication date: May 21, 2020Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Eric Paul WITT, Kelly M. BOGAN, Alexander Norman Bennett, Rachael Sara BELL
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Patent number: 10426977Abstract: A proton beam therapy system with a cantilever gantry system and a moving floor system. The moving floor system includes a flexible moving floor and a track that is disposed vertically and affixed to an external wall. The track includes a lateral portion providing a linear lateral path for the part of the moving floor and non-lateral portions providing a vertical path for the excess of the floor. The non-lateral portions may be located above or below the lateral portion. During rotation of the cantilever gantry and when the beam nozzle is positioned under the patient table, an opening is maintained in the floor through which the beam nozzle protrudes. The opening follows the changing positions of the beam nozzle and moves in the floor plane in synchronization with the rotation of the gantry.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2017Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS PARTICLE THERAPY GMBH.Inventors: Gary Stacey, Congyi Huang, Alexander Norman, Mark Rogers
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Publication number: 20190275478Abstract: A carbonated beverage maker includes a water reservoir, a carbon dioxide creation chamber, and a carbonation chamber. The water reservoir holds ice water and has a first impeller and a shroud surrounding the first impeller. The carbon dioxide creation chamber contains chemical elements and receives warm water. The chemical elements react with each other to create carbon dioxide when the warm water is introduced to the carbon dioxide creation chamber. The carbonation chamber is connected to the water reservoir and the carbon dioxide creation chamber. The carbonation chamber has a second impeller that includes a stem portion and blades. The stem portion and the blades define conduits therein. The blades create a low pressure region in a lower portion of the carbonation chamber such that carbon dioxide from the carbon dioxide creation chamber flows through the conduits to the low pressure region.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2017Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventors: Steven T. JERSEY, Stephen BROWN, Farideh GOUDARZI, Steven HEADEN, Miles HEMBER, Alexander NORMAN, Andrew POTTER, Gary STACEY
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Publication number: 20190001157Abstract: A proton beam therapy system with a cantilever gantry system and a moving floor system. The moving floor system includes a flexible moving floor and a track that is disposed vertically and affixed to an external wall. The track includes a lateral portion providing a linear lateral path for the part of the moving floor and non-lateral portions providing a vertical path for the excess of the floor. The non-lateral portions may be located above or below the lateral portion. During rotation of the cantilever gantry and when the beam nozzle is positioned under the patient table, an opening is maintained in the floor through which the beam nozzle protrudes. The opening follows the changing positions of the beam nozzle and moves in the floor plane in synchronization with the rotation of the gantry.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2017Publication date: January 3, 2019Inventors: Gary STACEY, Congyi HUANG, Alexander NORMAN, Mark ROGERS
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Publication number: 20180232571Abstract: An intelligent assistant device is configured to communicate non-verbal cues. Image data indicating presence of a human is received from one or more cameras of the device. In response, one or more components of the device are actuated to non-verbally communicate the presence of the human. Data indicating context information of the human is received from one or more of the sensors. Using at least this data one or more contexts of the human are determined, and one or more components of the device are actuated to non-verbally communicate the one or more contexts of the human.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2018Publication date: August 16, 2018Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Steven Nabil BATHICHE, Vivek PRADEEP, Alexander Norman BENNETT, Daniel Gordon O'NEIL, Anthony Christian REED, Krzysztof Jan LUCHOWIEC, Tsitsi Isabel KOLAWOLE
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Publication number: 20170234629Abstract: A heat exchanger is disclosed for transferring heat from a first material to a second material comprises a structural heat transfer member having a first surface in contact with the first material and a second surface in contact with the second material. The heat exchanger also has a coating on the first surface, the second surface, or on the first and second surfaces. The coating comprises filler particles dispersed in a polymer resin matrix.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2015Publication date: August 17, 2017Inventors: Wayde R. Schmidt, Scott Alan Eastman, Alexander Norman, Sonia Tulyani, Jodi A. Vecchiarelli, Caitlyn McIntyre Thorpe
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Patent number: 8393932Abstract: A doll's seamless garment which is adapted to be dressed, fitted and be removed in a life-like manner from a doll having a height in the range of above 8 cm to about 32 cm, wherein the doll is bendable at least in part. The garment is molded from an elastomeric material or rubber having an average modulus of elasticity of less than 1 MN/m2. The garment wall thickness is preferably in the range of about 1 mm to about 3 mm. Further disclosed is a skin. The skin is adapted to be dressed, fitted and removed from a doll to transform the doll into a different character or object, and wherein the skin is molded in at least one part from an elastomeric material. The skin may have a wall thickness from 1 to 3 mm, the material having an average modulus of elasticity of less than 1 MN/m2. The garments are easily manipulated by children and provide opportunities for creative play. Still further disclosed is a play set comprising, in cooperative combination, a doll donned and fitted with a garment.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2000Date of Patent: March 12, 2013Assignee: Genie Toys plcInventors: Casey William Norman, Torquil Patrick Alexander Norman
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Publication number: 20010016465Abstract: A doll's garment is moulded from an elastomeric material or rubber, to give greater realism. A set comprising a miniature doll with articulated limbs and at least one garment therefor is also provided. Suitable elastomeric materials are polyvinyl chloride, ethylene vinyl acetate co-polymers, styrene containing copolymers and low density polyethylene. The garment may be injected moulded and may have detail such as belt, button or collar integrally moulded therewith.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2001Publication date: August 23, 2001Inventors: Casey William Norman, Torquil Patrick Alexander Norman