Patents by Inventor Christopher Summers
Christopher Summers 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: 20230177365Abstract: Methods and systems for intelligently recommending selections for a selector control are disclosed. The method includes receiving a recommendation request from a selector control client, the recommendation request comprising a search string and a unique identifier of a user interacting with a selector control; identifying user identifiers of usernames matching the search string; retrieving machine learning features corresponding to the user identifiers of usernames matching the search string; applying a machine learning model to the retrieved machine learning features to assign weights to the retrieved machine learning features; computing recommendation scores for the user identifiers based on the assigned weights to the retrieved machine learning features; ranking the user identifiers based on the recommendation scores; and forwarding a ranked list of user identifiers to the selector control client for displaying in the selector control for selection by the user interacting with the selector control.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2023Publication date: June 8, 2023Inventors: Shihab Hassan Hamid, Addo Wondo, Neil Christopher Summers, Joshua Adam Hansen, Geoff Sims, Hao Ye, Gaurav Awadhwai, Penyo Atanasov, Ahmed Saad, Alexander McCarthy, Sreeraj Arallao
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Patent number: 11574218Abstract: Methods and systems for intelligently recommending selections for a selector control are disclosed. The method includes receiving a recommendation request from a selector control client, the recommendation request comprising a search string and a unique identifier of a user interacting with a selector control; identifying user identifiers of usernames matching the search string; retrieving machine learning features corresponding to the user identifiers of usernames matching the search string; applying a machine learning model to the retrieved machine learning features to assign weights to the retrieved machine learning features; computing recommendation scores for the user identifiers based on the assigned weights to the retrieved machine learning features; ranking the user identifiers based on the recommendation scores; and forwarding a ranked list of user identifiers to the selector control client for displaying in the selector control for selection by the user interacting with the selector control.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2020Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignees: ATLASSIAN PTY LTD., ATLASSIAN US, INC.Inventors: Shihab Hassan Hamid, Addo Wondo, Neil Christopher Summers, Joshua Adam Hansen, Geoff Sims, Hao Ye, Gaurav Awadhwal, Penyo Atanasov, Ahmed Saad, Alexander McCarthy, Sreeraj Arakkal
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Publication number: 20210406715Abstract: Methods and systems for intelligently recommending selections for a selector control are disclosed. The method includes receiving a recommendation request from a selector control client, the recommendation request comprising a search string and a unique identifier of a user interacting with a selector control; identifying user identifiers of usernames matching the search string; retrieving machine learning features corresponding to the user identifiers of usernames matching the search string; applying a machine learning model to the retrieved machine learning features to assign weights to the retrieved machine learning features; computing recommendation scores for the user identifiers based on the assigned weights to the retrieved machine learning features; ranking the user identifiers based on the recommendation scores; and forwarding a ranked list of user identifiers to the selector control client for displaying in the selector control for selection by the user interacting with the selector control.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2020Publication date: December 30, 2021Inventors: Shihab Hassan Hamid, Addo Wondo, Neil Christopher Summers, Joshua Adam Hansen, Geoff Sims, Hao Ye, Gaurav Awadhwal, Penyo Atanasov, Ahmed Saad, Alexander McCarthy, Sreeraj Arakkal
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Patent number: 7112921Abstract: Provided herein are novel phosphors useful in the manufacture of white light emitting diodes. The phosphors provided by the invention are described by the formulae: MSxSey: B in which x, and y are each independently any value between about 0 and about 1, subject to the proviso that the sum of x and y is equal to any number in the range of between about 0.75 and about 1.25; M is at least one of Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Zn, excepting Zn alone; and wherein the activator(s) B comprises one or more elements selected from the group consisting of: Eu, Ce, Cu, Ag, Al, Tb, Sb, Bi, K, Na, Cl, F, Br, I, Mg, Pr, and Mn, including mixtures comprising any two, any three, any four, any five, any six, any seven, or more of these elements in any proportion, and wherein the elements in these mixtures may each independently be present in any amount between 0.0001% and about 10% in mole percent based on the total molar weight of said composition.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2004Date of Patent: September 26, 2006Assignee: Phosphortech Inc.Inventors: Hisham Menkara, Christopher Summers, Brent K. Wagner
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Patent number: 7109648Abstract: Provided herein are novel phosphors useful in the manufacture of white light emitting diodes. The phosphors provided by the invention are described by the formulae: MA2(SxSey)4:B and/or M2A4(SxSey)7:B in which x, and y are each independently any value between 0 and 1, including 0 and 1 subject to the proviso that the sum of x and y is equal to any number in the range of between about 0.75 and about 1.25; M is at least one of Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Zn; A is at least one of Al, Ga, In, Y, La, and Gd; and wherein the activator(s), B, comprises one or more element selected from the group consisting of: Eu, Ce, Cu, Ag, Al, Tb, Cl, Br, F, I, Mg, Pr, K, Na, and Mn, including mixtures comprising any two, any three, any four, any five, any six, any seven, or more of these elements in any proportion, and wherein the elements in these mixtures may each independently be present in any amount between 0.0001% and about 10% in mole percent based on the total molar weight of said composition.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2004Date of Patent: September 19, 2006Assignee: Phosphortech Inc.Inventors: Hisham Menkara, Christopher Summers, Brent K. Wagner
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Publication number: 20060082296Abstract: A device and method for emitting output light of a desired color utilizes green-emitting Thiogallate phosphor material and red-emitting SrCaS:Eu phosphor material to convert some of the original light emitted from a light source of the device to a longer wavelength light in order to produce the desired output light. The green-emitting Thiogallate phosphor material includes at least one of CaGa2S4:Ce phosphor and BaGa4S7:Eu phosphor. The device and method can be used to produce white light or other mixed color light using the light source, which may be a blue-green light emitting diode (LED) die.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2004Publication date: April 20, 2006Inventors: Janet Bee Chua, Hisham Menkara, Christopher Summers, Azlida Ahmad, Hwai Choo
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Publication number: 20060082288Abstract: The invention provides compositions, which are mixtures of phosphors. The compositions comprise a first component described by the formula: M1SxSey:B1 and a second component that comprises a material described by the formula M2Am(SpSeq)n:B2, in which: M1 and M2 may be any metal species and B1 and B2 may be any activator, typically a metal species, with the remaining variables representing effective numerical values necessary for conferring electrical neutrality to the compositions. A phosphor mixture according to the invention is produced by first preparing individual components, and then physically mixing the components, as in a mortar or ball mill.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2005Publication date: April 20, 2006Inventors: Hisham Menkara, Christopher Summers, Brent Wagner
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Patent number: 6987353Abstract: Provided herein are novel phosphors useful in the manufacture of white light emitting diodes. The phosphors provided by the invention are described by the formula: described by the formula: ZnSxSey:Cu,A in which x and y are each independently any value between 0 and about 1, subject to the proviso that the sum of x and y is equal to any number in the range of between about 0.75 and about 1.25; wherein A is optional and comprises at least one additional element selected from the group consisting of: Ag, Al, Ce, Tb, Cl, I, Mg, and Mn, including mixtures thereof, and wherein Cu is present in any amount between about 0.0001% and about 5% in mole percent based on the total molar weight of said composition. Standard techniques used in phosphor deposition for the manufacture of light emitting diodes which comprise phosphors may be employed to produce LED's having a white light output when the phosphors of the invention are utilized.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2003Date of Patent: January 17, 2006Assignee: Phosphortech CorporationInventors: Hisham Menkara, Christopher Summers
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Publication number: 20060006396Abstract: A device and method for emitting output light utilizes orange/red light emitting ZnSe0.5S0.5:Cu,Cl phosphor material and green light emitting BaSrGa4S7:Eu phosphor material to convert some of the original light emitted from a light source of the device to a longer wavelength light to change the optical spectrum of the output light. The device and method can be used to produce white color light using the light source, which may be a blue light emitting diode (LED) die. The orange/red light emitting ZnSe0.5S0.5:Cu,Cl phosphor material and green light emitting BaSrGa4S7:Eu phosphor material are included in a wavelength-shifting region optically coupled to the light source.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2004Publication date: January 12, 2006Inventors: Janet Chua, Hisham Menkara, Christopher Summers, Brent Wagner
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Patent number: 6982045Abstract: Provided herein are novel phosphors useful in the manufacture of white light emitting diodes. The phosphors provided by the invention are described by the formula: SrxBayCazSiO4:Eu in which x, y, and z are each independently variable to be any value between about 0 and about 2, including without limitation 0.001 and 2, and every thousandth therebetween, subject to the proviso that the sum of x, y, or z is equal to at least 1, and in which Eu is present in any amount between about 0.0001% and about 5% by weight based upon the phosphor's total weight, wherein substantially all of the europium present is present in the divalent state. A phosphor according to the invention may optionally further comprise an element selected from the group consisting of: Ce, Mn, Ti, Pb, and Sn and is present in any amount between about 0.0001% and about 5% by weight based on the phosphor's total weight.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2003Date of Patent: January 3, 2006Assignee: Phosphortech CorporationInventors: Hisham Menkara, Christopher Summers
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Publication number: 20050224779Abstract: A method of making nanostructures using a self-assembled monolayer of organic spheres is disclosed. The nanostructures include bowl-shaped structures and patterned elongated nanostructures. A bowl-shaped nanostructure with a nanorod grown from a conductive substrate through the bowl-shaped nanostructure may be configured as a field emitter or a vertical field effect transistor. A method of separating nanoparticles of a desired size employs an array of bowl-shaped structures.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2004Publication date: October 13, 2005Inventors: Zhong Wang, Christopher Summers, Xudong Wang, Elton Graugnard, Jeffrey King
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Device and method for emitting output light using group IIB element selenide-based phosphor material
Publication number: 20050167684Abstract: A device and method for emitting output light utilizes Group IIB element Selenide-based phosphor material to convert some of the original light emitted s from a light source of the device to a longer wavelength light to change the optical spectrum the output light. Thus, the device and method can be used to produce white color light. The Group IIB element Selenide-based phosphor material is included in a wavelength-shifting region optically coupled to the light source, which may be a blue-green light emitting diode (LED) die.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2004Publication date: August 4, 2005Inventors: Janet Chua, Azlida Ahmad, Hwai Choo, Hisham Menkara, Christopher Summers -
Publication number: 20050156510Abstract: A device and method for emitting output light utilizes a mixture of Group IIB element Selenide-based phosphor material and Group IIA element Gallium Sulfide-based phosphor material in which the Group IIA element includes Calcium, Strontium and/or Barium to convert some of the original light emitted from a light source of the device to longer wavelength light to change the optical spectrum the output light. Thus, the device and method can be used to produce white color light. The mixture of Group IIB element Selenide-based and Group IIA element Gallium Sulfide-based phosphor materials is included in a wavelength-shifting region optically coupled to the light source, which may be a blue light emitting diode (LED) die.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2004Publication date: July 21, 2005Inventors: Janet Chua, Azlida Ahmad, Hwai Choo, Hisham Menkara, Christopher Summers
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Publication number: 20050023546Abstract: Provided herein are novel phosphors useful in the manufacture of white light emitting diodes. The phosphors provided by the invention are described by the formulae: MSxSey: B in which x, and y are each independently any value between about 0 and about 1, subject to the proviso that the sum of x and y is equal to any number in the range of between about 0.75 and about 1.25; M is at least one of Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Zn, excepting Zn alone; and wherein the activator(s) B comprises one or more elements selected from the group consisting of: Eu, Ce, Cu, Ag, Al, Tb, Sb, Bi, K, Na, Cl, F, Br, I, Mg, Pr, and Mn, including mixtures comprising any two, any three, any four, any five, any six, any seven, or more of these elements in any proportion, and wherein the elements in these mixtures may each independently be present in any amount between 0.0001% and about 10% in mole percent based on the total molar weight of said composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2004Publication date: February 3, 2005Inventors: Hisham Menkara, Christopher Summers, Brent Wagner
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Publication number: 20050023963Abstract: Provided herein are novel phosphors useful in the manufacture of white light emitting diodes. The phosphors provided by the invention are described by the formulae: MA2(SxSey)4:B and/or M2A4(SxSey)7:B in which x, and y are each independently any value between 0 and 1, including 0 and 1 subject to the proviso that the sum of x and y is equal to any number in the range of between about 0.75 and about 1.25; M is at least one of Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Zn; A is at least one of Al, Ga, In, Y, La, and Gd; and wherein the activator(s), B, comprises one or more element selected from the group consisting of: Eu, Ce, Cu, Ag, Al, Tb, Cl, Br, F, I, Mg, Pr, K, Na, and Mn, including mixtures comprising any two, any three, any four, any five, any six, any seven, or more of these elements in any proportion, and wherein the elements in these mixtures may each independently be present in any amount between 0.0001% and about 10% in mole percent based on the total molar weight of said composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2004Publication date: February 3, 2005Inventors: Hisham Menkara, Christopher Summers, Brent Wagner
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Publication number: 20050023962Abstract: Provided herein are novel phosphors useful in the manufacture of white light emitting diodes. The phosphors provided by the invention are described by the formula: described by the formula: ZnSxSey:Cu,A in which x and y are each independently any value between 0 and about 1, subject to the proviso that the sum of x and y is equal to any number in the range of between about 0.75 and about 1.25; wherein A is optional and comprises at least one additional element selected from the group consisting of: Ag, Al, Ce, Tb, Cl, I, Mg, and Mn, including mixtures thereof, and wherein Cu is present in any amount between about 0.0001% and about 5% in mole percent based on the total molar weight of said composition. Standard techniques used in phosphor deposition for the manufacture of light emitting diodes which comprise phosphors may be employed to produce LED's having a white light output when the phosphors of the invention are utilized.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2003Publication date: February 3, 2005Inventors: Hisham Menkara, Christopher Summers
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Publication number: 20040227465Abstract: Provided herein are novel phosphors useful in the manufacture of white light emitting diodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2003Publication date: November 18, 2004Inventors: Hisham Menkara, Christopher Summers
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Publication number: 20040111791Abstract: Protective devices for use with toilet seats are described. They consist of an elongate waisted sheet, e.g. of 2 or 3 ply tissue, parts of which may be textured or guilted. The waist is located aver the front of the toilet seat in use, one end hanging down inside the bowl sufficiently far as to provide a protective barrier to prevent direct contact between the end of the penis of a male sitting on the seat with the inside surface of the wc pan.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2003Publication date: June 17, 2004Inventor: Christopher Summers