Patents by Inventor Brent Alexander
Brent Alexander 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: 20240105612Abstract: A semiconductor structure is presented including a device layer having a plurality of active devices, back-end-of-line (BEOL) components disposed under the device layer, a power distribution network (PDN) disposed over the device layer, and backside transistors disposed on a single crystal silicon (Si) layer disposed over the PDN. A through silicon via (TSV) extends from the backside transistors disposed on the single crystal Si layer through the BEOL. An upper TSV (uTSV) extends from the PDN through the backside transistors disposed on the single crystal Si layer to additional interconnects.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2022Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventors: Ruilong Xie, Nicholas Alexander Polomoff, Brent A. Anderson, Chih-Chao Yang
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Publication number: 20240088037Abstract: A semiconductor device that includes a first via connecting a backside of the semiconductor device to a frontside of the semiconductor device, and a second via connecting the backside of the semiconductor device to the frontside of the semiconductor device. The first via and the second via are directly connected to at least one different wiring level on the frontside or the backside.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2022Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Brent A. Anderson, Nicholas Anthony Lanzillo, Ruilong Xie, Lawrence A. Clevenger, Albert M. Chu, Nicholas Alexander POLOMOFF
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Patent number: 11402876Abstract: The protective computer case is configured for use with a notebook computer. The notebook computer is a rotating structure. The protective computer case forms a protected space around the notebook computer. The protected space is such that the notebook computer can rotate while the protective computer case provides the protected space. The protective computer case incorporates a display shell and a digital shell. The display shell forms a protected space around the notebook computer. The digital shell forms a forms a protected space around the notebook computer. The notebook computer inserts into the display shell. The notebook computer inserts the digital shell.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2020Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Inventors: Rob Lennox, Brent Alexander
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Publication number: 20200286444Abstract: In one or more embodiments, one or more methods, procedures, and/or systems may determine multiple most utilized colors of an image; may determine multiple lightness values respectively associated with the multiple most utilized colors of the image; may determine a lightness value of the multiple lightness values that is within a range of lightness values and a saturation value respectively associated with the lightness value that is above a threshold value; may determine a color of the multiple most utilized colors that is associated with the lightness value and with the saturation value as a dominant color; may repeatedly darken the dominant color by an amount until a ratio between a relative luminance value of a foreground color and a relative luminance value of the dominant color is within a range of a target ratio; and may utilize the dominant color as a background color.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2019Publication date: September 10, 2020Inventors: Alexander Galiano, Erik Peter Summa, Brent Alexander Biglin, Uriah Ray Shadle
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Patent number: 10748505Abstract: In one or more embodiments, one or more methods, procedures, and/or systems may determine multiple most utilized colors of an image; may determine multiple lightness values respectively associated with the multiple most utilized colors of the image; may determine a lightness value of the multiple lightness values that is within a range of lightness values and a saturation value respectively associated with the lightness value that is above a threshold value; may determine a color of the multiple most utilized colors that is associated with the lightness value and with the saturation value as a dominant color; may repeatedly darken the dominant color by an amount until a ratio between a relative luminance value of a foreground color and a relative luminance value of the dominant color is within a range of a target ratio; and may utilize the dominant color as a background color.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2019Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Alexander Galiano, Erik Peter Summa, Brent Alexander Biglin, Uriah Ray Shadle
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Patent number: 9218324Abstract: A computer-implemented method, apparatus, and computer readable storage medium encapsulate user interface components that collect data for a case management solution, while consistently enforcing metadata and constraints. Multiple types of interactive documents are supported, and a configuration indicates the type whose user interface components are to be encapsulated. A wrapper widget is created based on the interactive document type and implements an interface that enables it to interact externally with the case management environment and internally with the interactive document. The wrapper widget injects case property data values, metadata and/or constraints from the case management environment into the interactive document, which then enables editing of the case property data values and the effecting of the metadata and/or enforcing of the constraints.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2013Date of Patent: December 22, 2015Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: John Michael Boyer, Wayne Allan Malkin, Brent Alexander Taylor
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Patent number: 8954860Abstract: A computer-implemented method and system may modify categories for points of interest (POIs) for display on a map at a client computing device based on a bias value corresponding to a classification of a user. A system may receive interaction events from client computing devices. The interaction events may each include an indication of a user interaction with a POI displayed on a digital map at a client computing device and each POI may include a category and a default zoom level. Using a user's location data, the system and method may classify the user based on the user's familiarity with an area surrounding the interaction event POI and assign a numerical bias to POIs that include the category of each interaction event POI. Subsequent requests for mapping data may then return categories of POIs according to the type of user sending the request based on the bias value.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2012Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Brent Alexander Hands, Marc Peter Tarca Wilson
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Patent number: 8713004Abstract: Systems, methods, and machine-readable media for prioritizing points of interest for display in a map based on the categories associated with each of the points of interest have been described. In certain aspects, the system may include a logging module, a category module, and a ranking module. The logging module may be configured to obtain a plurality of user interactions associated with a one or more categories. The category module may be configured to increment a category count for each category associated with the user interaction for each user interaction of the plurality of user interactions and calculate a category score for the each category of one or more categories based on the category count for each category of the one or more categories. The ranking module may be configured to calculate a priority score for each of the points of interest based on category scores for the one or more categories associated with each of the points of interest.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2011Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Brent Alexander Hands, Nicholas John Lee
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Publication number: 20140019834Abstract: A computer-implemented method, apparatus, and computer readable storage medium encapsulate user interface components that collect data for a case management solution, while consistently enforcing metadata and constraints. Multiple types of interactive documents are supported, and a configuration indicates the type whose user interface components are to be encapsulated. A wrapper widget is created based on the interactive document type and implements an interface that enables it to interact externally with the case management environment and internally with the interactive document. The wrapper widget injects case property data values, metadata and/or constraints from the case management environment into the interactive document, which then enables editing of the case property data values and the effecting of the metadata and/or enforcing of the constraints.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2013Publication date: January 16, 2014Inventors: John Michael Boyer, Wayne Allan Malkin, Brent Alexander Taylor
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Patent number: 8543903Abstract: A method is provided that includes receiving a request at a server from a client device to configure a form associated with a workflow step. The form is of a form type that supports a set of features. The method also includes identifying a form tool of a plurality of form tools that is compatible with the form type. In addition, the method includes generating form feature discovery instructions via a form integration framework application programming interface (API). The form integration framework API utilizes a common set of instructions adapted to direct the plurality of form tools. Further, the method includes providing a set of user interfaces via the form integration framework to the client device based at least in part on form feature data provided via the form tool. The set of user interfaces is adapted to configure the form to generate a configured form.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2008Date of Patent: September 24, 2013Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Wayne Allan Malkin, Charles David Perman, Brent Alexander Taylor
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Publication number: 20100242849Abstract: A pet bedding designed to allow for easy and convenient clean-up of animal excreta. It is biodegradable and designed with the dimensions of corresponding pet cages found in pet shops. The design consists of two layers of white cotton cloth filled with wood pulp. The top layer of cloth is perforated with evenly-spaced, holes. The top layer of cloth is sewn to the bottom layer using cotton thread. This product is useful because it eliminates the intense physical labor associated with replacing traditional loose pet bedding.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2009Publication date: September 30, 2010Inventors: Brent Alexander Newton, Tasia Michelle Newton
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Publication number: 20090183063Abstract: A method is provided that includes receiving a request at a server from a client device to configure a form associated with a workflow step. The form is of a form type that supports a set of features. The method also includes identifying a form tool of a plurality of form tools that is compatible with the form type. In addition, the method includes generating form feature discovery instructions via a form integration framework application programming interface (API). The form integration framework API utilizes a common set of instructions adapted to direct the plurality of form tools. Further, the method includes providing a set of user interfaces via the form integration framework to the client device based at least in part on form feature data provided via the form tool. The set of user interfaces is adapted to configure the form to generate a configured form.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2008Publication date: July 16, 2009Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: WAYNE ALLAN MALKIN, Charles David Perman, Brent Alexander Taylor