Patents by Inventor Christopher A. Michaels
Christopher A. Michaels 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: 20240156429Abstract: A method and apparatus for identifying blood vessels in ultrasound images and displaying blood vessels in ultrasound images are described. In some embodiments, the method is implemented by a computing device and includes receiving an ultrasound image that includes one or more blood vessels, and determining, with a neural network implemented at least partially in hardware of the computing device, diameters of the one or more blood vessels in the ultrasound image. The method includes receiving a user selection of an instrument size, and indicating, in the ultrasound image, at least one blood vessel of the one or more blood vessels based on the instrument size and the diameters of the one or more blood vessels.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2023Publication date: May 16, 2024Inventors: Davinder S. DHATT, Christopher Aleksandr WHITE, Adam Benjamin PELY, Thomas Michael DUFFY, Paul Tomotaro DANSET, Diku Pranav MANDAVIA
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Publication number: 20240159771Abstract: Disclosed are methods and systems using liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) for the analysis of endogenous biomarkers isolated from biological samples. In certain embodiments, the samples comprise dried body fluids such as dried plasma.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2023Publication date: May 16, 2024Applicant: Laboratory Corporation of America HoldingsInventors: Christopher Michael Shuford, Russell Philip Grant, Meghan Norris Bradley, Patricia Louise Miller Holland, Michael Levandoski, Matthew Lee Francis Crawford, Bradley Collier
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Publication number: 20240158422Abstract: Monoorgano tin trialkoxide compounds having chemical formula R?Sn(OR)3 and containing less than about 5 mol % diorgano tin dialkoxide are described. R? is a linear or branched, optionally fluorinated, unsaturated hydrocarbon group having about 2 to about 20 carbon atoms and each R is independently a linear or branched, optionally fluorinated, alkyl group having about 1 to about 10 carbon atoms. Methods for synthesizing and purifying these compounds are also provided. The monoorgano tin compounds may be used for the formation of high-resolution EUV lithography patterning precursors and are attractive due to their high purity and minimal concentration of diorgano tin impurities.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2024Publication date: May 16, 2024Inventors: Li YANG, Christopher Michael CAROFF, Yuta HIOKI
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Publication number: 20240157940Abstract: As part of a start-up sequence, a controller of a machine causes one or more activation components of a battery of the machine to be enabled, then causes one or more electrical components associated with the battery to be enabled, then causes one or more non-accumulator components of a hydraulic system to be enabled, then causes one or more accumulator components of the hydraulic system to charge, and then causes one or more propulsion components to be enabled. As part of a shut-down sequence, the controller causes the one or more propulsion components to be disabled, then causes the one or more accumulator components of the hydraulic system to bleed, then causes the one or more non-accumulator components of the hydraulic system to be disabled, and then causes the one or more electrical components associated with the battery to be disabled.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2022Publication date: May 16, 2024Applicant: Caterpillar Global Mining Equipment LLCInventors: Jason Lee MILLER, Luke T. MELCHIOR, Christopher L. WYNKOOP, Dustin Dale DENNING, Brett Michael NEE, Peter H. HUANG
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Publication number: 20240157836Abstract: Improvements in energy distribution for electric vehicle (EV) energy delivery technologies are provided. An EV charging station management system optimizes the use of various sources of power for charging EVs. The optimizing may be based on current and/or forecasted EV charging demand, and the amount of greenhouse gas emissions produced by various sources to generate the power used for EV charging. In another embodiment, the optimizing may be based on current and/or forecasted EV charging demand, and current or forecasted cost of acquiring power from a power grid, which varies over time. The system may be configured to maximize earnings from EV charging at one or more charging stations.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2022Publication date: May 16, 2024Inventors: Christopher GALBRAITH, Keegan Michael John GREEN, Nasrin SADEGHIANPOURHAMAMI, Alexander LINCHIEH, Devashish PAUL, Mostafa FARROKHABADI
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Publication number: 20240156922Abstract: Fungal protease compositions, and more particularly, proteolytic enzyme mixtures comprising a plurality of Aspergillus proteases are provided. The disclosure also relates to protein hydrolysates, food and beverage products and dietary supplements produced using these proteolytic enzyme mixtures, and methods of making and using the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2022Publication date: May 16, 2024Inventors: Sean Michael GARVEY, Kelly Marie TINKER, Justin Lamont GUICE, Robert Daniel LITTLE, Christopher Edward SCHULER
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Publication number: 20240157389Abstract: An atomizer for applying a coating includes a nozzle plate, an actuator, and an acoustic focusing device. The nozzle plate defines at least one aperture. The actuator is configured to oscillate to form pressure waves within a fluid to eject the fluid from the nozzle plate. The acoustic focusing device focuses the pressure waves toward the apertures.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2024Publication date: May 16, 2024Applicant: Ford Motor CompanyInventors: Wanjiao Liu, Kevin Richard John Ellwood, Mark Edward Nichols, Christopher Michael Seubert
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Publication number: 20240157798Abstract: A controller of a machine identifies that a battery of the machine is connected to an electrical power connector component. The controller then causes one or more charging components of the battery of the machine to be enabled, then cause one or more electrical components associated with the battery of the machine to be enabled, then causes one or more cooling components of the machine to be enabled, then causes one or more propulsion components of the machine to be disabled, then causes one or more accumulator components of a hydraulic system of the machine to bleed, and then causes one or more non-accumulator components of the hydraulic system of the machine to be enabled. In this way, the controller causes the battery of the machine to enter into a charging state.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2022Publication date: May 16, 2024Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Dustin Dale DENNING, Jason Lee MILLER, Christopher L. WYNKOOP, Srikar THADUVAYI, Brett Michael NEE
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Patent number: 11981354Abstract: Systems and methods for mitigating certain spoofing of vehicle features are disclosed herein. An example method can include determining input torque values obtained from a steering torque sensor associated with a steering wheel of a vehicle, wherein the input torque values are obtained over a period of time, determining road disturbances using a road disturbance model, applying a driver model that is indicative of human driver hands-on-wheel behaviors, determining when input torque values are indicative of a spoof or human interaction with the steering wheel using the input torque values, the road disturbance model, and the driver model, and executing a remediating measure when the input torque values are indicative of the spoof.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2022Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: David Michael Herman, Catherine Marie Amodeo, Yashanshu Jain, Christopher Colarusso
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Patent number: 11981201Abstract: A drive mechanism that connects to a rotary drive component for transferring rotary motion to another component. The drive mechanism may be a conversion assembly to facilitate a connection to an existing rotary drive component and transfer the rotary motion to another component. The drive mechanism may include a drive shaft, a housing with a rotary bearing and seal, an enclosure and a drive pulley or other transfer component. The drive shaft may include a cap and flange to connect to a rotary drum and extend to a drive pulley in an enclosure.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2022Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: TSI Products, Inc.Inventors: Stephen William O'Brien, Todd Michael Coleman, Christopher Delmont Corfman, Charles J. Martis, Kerry Wayne Whitaker
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Patent number: 11982183Abstract: A downhole fluid sampling tool comprising one or more probes configured to take at least one fluid sample from the wellbore and perform a Saturates, Aromatics, Resins, Asphaltenes (SARA) analysis on the at least one fluid sample. Additionally, the downhole fluid sampling tool comprises an information handling system for developing a first remediation operation based at least in part on the first SARA analysis and performing the first remediation operation on the first fluid sample to form a first remediated fluid sample.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2022Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Michael Jones, Rohin Naveena-Chandran, Anthony Herman VanZuilekom
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Publication number: 20240149056Abstract: A medical device, including an implantable portion of the medical device, the implantable portion including at least one electrode, wherein the implantable portion is configured to, while implanted in a human, obtain data indicative of wear of the at least one electrode. In an exemplary embodiment, the medical device is a cochlear implant.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2021Publication date: May 9, 2024Inventors: Paul Michael CARTER, Nicholas Charles Kendall PAWSEY, Christopher Joseph LONG, Sara Ingrid DURAN, Peter GIBSON
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Publication number: 20240150438Abstract: Antibodies that bind SARS-CoV spike protein, SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, and methods of using same for treating or preventing conditions associated with SARS or COVID-19 and for detecting SARS-CoV or SARS-CoV-2.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2023Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicants: AbCellera Biologics Inc., The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Svcs.Inventors: Kathryn WESTENDORF, Stefanie ZENTELIS, Krithika MUTHURAMAN, Kevin JEPSON, Ester FALCONER, John MASCOLA, Barney GRAHAM, Kizzmekia CORBETT, Julie LEDGERWOOD, Lingshu WANG, Olubukola ABIONA, Wei SHI, Wing-pui KONG, Yi ZHANG, Bryan Edward JONES, Denisa FOSTER, Julian DAVIES, Qing CHAI, Christopher Carl FRYE, Ganapathy GOPALRATHNAM, Jörg HENDLE, John Michael SAUDER, Jeffrey Streetman BOYLES, Anna PUSTILNIK
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Publication number: 20240148409Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods are provided for creating bone tunnels. In particular, described herein are embodiments of bone tunneling devices configured to create curvilinear tunnels in bone, as well as methods and devices relating thereto.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2023Publication date: May 9, 2024Inventors: Adam H. Hsieh, Joe Ty Lin, Christopher Michael Rodriguez, Jacob Lev Rudelson
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Publication number: 20240151140Abstract: In general, in one aspect, embodiments relate to a method, that includes lowering a downhole tool to a target depth of a wellbore, sampling reservoir fluid containing asphaltene at the target depth using the downhole tool, controlling a pressure of the sampled reservoir fluid while downhole to induce one or more phase transitions of the asphaltene, measuring the sampled reservoir fluid after inducing the one or more phase transitions, and identifying fluid composition of the reservoir fluid based on the measuring.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2024Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Rohin Naveena-Chandran, Syed Muhammad Farrukh Hamza, Gibran Mushtaq Hashmi, Jason A. Rogers, Christopher Michael Jones, Anthony Herman VanZuilekom
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Publication number: 20240149121Abstract: An example putter presented herein is designed manufactured in a way that allows for a golfer to adjust weight balance of the golf club head by moving respective weights through a toe-side track and a heel-side track on a bottom side of the golf club head. The putter may also be configured with adjustable toe-hang, face material, and loft all in one club, in order to optimize the club for the day's game without having to purchase a new golf club each time one desires to try something new. The putter head can combine a removable, stackable face plate with a continuous range of shaft attachment points to allow a golfer to adjust each factor all in one club.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2022Publication date: May 9, 2024Inventors: Caroline MEANS, Stewart CINK, Jason KUPIER, Justin MARTIN, William Judson READY, Rex ROSS, Christopher Javellana SALDANA, Jaime Michael Schnaier BEREZ, Elliott JOST, Brittan D. PERO
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Publication number: 20240153080Abstract: A method and apparatus for identifying blood vessels in ultrasound images and displaying blood vessels in ultrasound images are described. In some embodiments, the method is implemented by a computing device and includes assigning, with a neural network implemented at least partially in hardware of the computing device, one of a vein classification and an artery classification to one or more blood vessels in ultrasound images. The method also includes determining a misclassification for one blood vessel that denotes the neural network assigning the one of the vein classification and the artery classification to the one blood vessel in one ultrasound image and the other of the vein classification and the artery classification to the one blood vessel in additional ultrasound images. The method includes displaying, in the one ultrasound image, an indication of the other of the vein classification and the artery classification for the one blood vessel.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2024Publication date: May 9, 2024Inventors: Davinder S. Dhatt, Christopher Aleksandr White, Adam Benjamin Pely, Thomas Michael Duffy, Paul Tomotaro Danset, Diku Pranav Mandavia
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Patent number: 11978272Abstract: Adapting a machine learning model to process data that differs from training data used to configure the model for a specified objective is described. A domain adaptation system trains the model to process new domain data that differs from a training data domain by using the model to generate a feature representation for the new domain data, which describes different content types included in the new domain data. The domain adaptation system then generates a probability distribution for each discrete region of the new domain data, which describes a likelihood of the region including different content described by the feature representation. The probability distribution is compared to ground truth information for the new domain data to determine a loss function, which is used to refine model parameters. After determining that model outputs achieve a threshold similarity to the ground truth information, the model is output as a domain-agnostic model.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2022Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: Adobe Inc.Inventors: Kai Li, Christopher Alan Tensmeyer, Curtis Michael Wigington, Handong Zhao, Nikolaos Barmpalios, Tong Sun, Varun Manjunatha, Vlad Ion Morariu
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Patent number: 11976553Abstract: A test tool attached to test string comprising a fluid conduit is deployed to a test position within a wellbore. The deployment includes hydraulically isolating a portion of the wellbore proximate the test tool to form an isolation zone containing the test position. A fluid inflow test is performed within the isolation zone and an initial formation property and a fluid property are determined based on the fluid inflow test. A fluid injection test is performed within the isolation zone including applying an injection fluid through the test string into the isolation zone, wherein the flow rate or pressure of the injection fluid application is determined based, at least in part, on the at least one of the formation property and fluid property.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2023Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Mark Anton Proett, Christopher Michael Jones, Michel Joseph LeBlanc, Anthony Herman van Zuilekom, Mehdi Alipour Kallehbasti
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Patent number: D1026941Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2018Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Jody Akana, Molly Anderson, Bartley K. Andre, Shota Aoyagi, Anthony Michael Ashcroft, Marine C. Bataille, Jeremy Bataillou, Daniele De Iuliis, Markus Diebel, M. Evans Hankey, Julian Hoenig, Richard P. Howarth, Jonathan P. Ive, Julian Jaede, Duncan Robert Kerr, Peter Russell-Clarke, Benjamin Andrew Shaffer, Mikael Silvanto, Christopher J. Stringer, Joe Tan, Clement Tissandier, Eugene Antony Whang, Rico Zörkendörfer