Patents by Inventor James A. Beck
James A. Beck 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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Patent number: 11989720Abstract: A system and method for oblivious information retrieval are disclosed. A particular embodiment includes: a plurality of network nodes in data communication with each other via a network, each network node having a secure processing enclave, the enclave configured to include: at least one isolated memory device, processing logic isolated from operating system (OS) calls, and a remote attestation capability; and a view node in data communication with the plurality of network nodes and a transaction ledger, the view node including an account index horizontally scaled across a plurality of computing devices, the view node further configured to receive a transaction and a corresponding account hint, to decrypt the account hint, and to add a row corresponding to the transaction and the account hint to the account index.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2020Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: MOBILECOIN INC.Inventors: Christopher Beck, James Cape, Joseph Yandle, Robb Walters, Sara Drakeley Hall
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Patent number: 11948704Abstract: Techniques described herein relate to systems and methods for obtaining a high temperature superconducting (HTS) cable assembly and filling the HTS cable assembly with a molten metal, such as solder.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2020Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyInventors: Amanda Hubbard, James Irby, Rui Vieira, William Beck, Richard Murray, Andrew Pfeiffer, Thomas Toland, William Burke
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Patent number: 11919887Abstract: Compounds, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, useful as inhibitors of sodium channels are provided. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds or pharmaceutically acceptable salts and methods of using the compounds, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, and pharmaceutical compositions in the treatment of various disorders, including pain.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2022Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATEDInventors: Steven John Durrant, Nadia M. Ahmad, Elizabeth Mary Beck, Lidio Marx Carvalho Meireles, Ewa Iwona Chudyk, Gorka Etxebarria Jardi, Bhairavi Galan, Sara S. Hadida Ruah, Dennis James Hurley, Ronald Marcellus Knegtel, Timothy Donald Neubert, Joanne Louise Pinder, Joseph Pontillo, Robert Pullin, Yvonne Schmidt, David Matthew Shaw, Sarah Skerratt, Dean Stamos, Stephen Andrew Thomson, Anisa Nizarali Virani, Christopher Wray
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Publication number: 20240061695Abstract: System and methods providing for categorizing individual virtual machines, as well as the associated application that they form by working in concert, into groups based on the feasibility of hosting the processes that occur on a virtual machine within a container, as well as the relative difficulty of doing so on a virtual machine and application level. The data used to create these scores is collected from the individual machines, at regular intervals through the use of an automated scoring engine that collects and aggregates the data. Said data is then analyzed by the system, that with the aid of passed in configuration data, is configured to generate the scores to allows for an educated and focused effort to migrate from hosting applications on virtual machines to hosting applications on containers.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2023Publication date: February 22, 2024Inventors: Jacob ABBOTT, James BECK, Jacquelyn DU
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Patent number: 11698803Abstract: System and methods providing for categorizing individual virtual machines, as well as the associated application that they form by working in concert, into groups based on the feasibility of hosting the processes that occur on a virtual machine within a container, as well as the relative difficulty of doing so on a virtual machine and application level. The data used to create these scores is collected from the individual machines, at regular intervals through the use of an automated scoring engine that collects and aggregates the data. Said data is then analyzed by the system, that with the aid of passed in configuration data, is configured to generate the scores to allows for an educated and focused effort to migrate from hosting applications on virtual machines to hosting applications on containers.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2019Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: ROYAL BANK OF CANADAInventors: Jacob Abbott, James Beck, Jacquelyn Du
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Patent number: 11487401Abstract: A method and test system are provided for selectively emphasizing waveforms on a display of the test system. The method includes presenting a graphical user interface (GUI) on the display of the test system; receiving through the GUI a selection of channels to be viewed on the display; receiving through the GUI an indication enabling a waveform emphasis feature; receiving through the GUI an indication of a cycle time; and displaying through the GUI multiple waveforms, respectively produced by the selected channels, by sequentially emphasizing each waveform of the multiple waveforms for the cycle time as a viewable waveform, while de-emphasizing each remaining waveforms of the multiple waveforms in relation to the emphasized waveform for the cycle time.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2020Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: Keysight Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Warren S. Tustin, Douglas James Beck
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Patent number: 11420883Abstract: Methods and systems of controlling odor in. water by adding a humic composition to the water. The humic composition cm adsorb or otherwise neutralize malodorous compounds such as hydrogen sulfide, ammonia, and mercaptans. The methods are useful in food and. agricultural industries where the water may come in contact with food items.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2018Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: CHEMTREAT, INCInventors: Joel Wicks, James Beck, John Richardson, John Burchtorf
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Publication number: 20220105241Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relates articles at least partially coated with fluorapatites to reduce downgrowth as well as methods of making and using the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2020Publication date: April 7, 2022Inventors: Sujeevini Jeyapalina, James Beck, Kent Bachus, John Colombo, Brian Bennett, Kongnara Papangkorn
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Publication number: 20210303111Abstract: A method and test system are provided for selectively emphasizing waveforms on a display of the test system. The method includes presenting a graphical user interface (GUI) on the display of the test system; receiving through the GUI a selection of channels to be viewed on the display; receiving through the GUI an indication enabling a waveform emphasis feature; receiving through the GUI an indication of a cycle time; and displaying through the GUI multiple waveforms, respectively produced by the selected channels, by sequentially emphasizing each waveform of the multiple waveforms for the cycle time as a viewable waveform, while de-emphasizing each remaining waveforms of the multiple waveforms in relation to the emphasized waveform for the cycle time.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2020Publication date: September 30, 2021Inventors: Warren S. Tustin, Douglas James Beck
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Patent number: 11047949Abstract: Examples are provided of an entertainment robot featuring an infrared apparatus for use in determining a position of an object. In these examples, a power supply of a plurality of infrared transmitters is varied, wherein a control value used to set the power supply is transmitted by the plurality of infrared transmitters. The examples may be used in a first entertainment robot, for example, to determine a distance and orientation of another entertainment robot using received infrared signals. The entertainment robot may be controlled by a computing device such as a smartphone or tablet. The entertainment robot may comprise a gaming robot to be used in solo or group gaming activities.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2019Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: Awarri LimitedInventors: Christopher James Beck, John Honniball
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Patent number: 10891574Abstract: Augmented reality may be used to facilitate a planogram (POG) reset in a retail environment. The system may include a location benchmark positioned adjacent a retail display, and a display generator located relative to the location benchmark. The display generator may display an image corresponding to the POG reset on the retail display. A control processor may drive the display generator to display the image, and a data source may provide control signals to the control processor based on pre-stored POG data.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2015Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: TARGET BRANDS, INC.Inventors: Daniel Mark Cundiff, Joshua James Beck
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Patent number: 10780613Abstract: The present invention relates firstly to a method for reproducing a stem cell niche of an organism. The invention further relates to a reproduction of a stem cell niche of an organism. According to the invention, an image of a tissue of an organism is generated, which tissue comprises at least one stem cell niche. The image is filtered in order to obtain a structural pattern of the imaged stem cell niche. In a further step, a lithographic mask is generated from the structural pattern. According to the invention, a starting material of a substrate is structured by means of indirect or direct application of the lithographic mask, whereby a structured substrate is obtained which represents the reproduction of the imaged stem cell niche of the organism. The reproduction can be characterised as biolithomorphic.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2016Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignees: TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET ILMENAU, UNIVERSITAETSKLINIKUM JENAInventors: Andreas Schober, Joerg Hampl, Frank Weise, Justyna Borowiec, Uta Fernekorn, Michael Gebinoga, Sukhdeep Singh, Gregor Schlingloff, Sebastian Haefner, James Beck, Angelika Mueller, Astrid Voigt
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Publication number: 20200255304Abstract: Methods and systems of controlling odor in. water by adding a humic composition to the water. The humic composition cm adsorb or otherwise neutralize malodorous compounds such as hydrogen sulfide, ammonia, and mercaptans. The methods are useful in food and. agricultural industries where the water may come in contact with food items.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2018Publication date: August 13, 2020Inventors: Joel Wicks, James Beck, John Richardson, John Burchtorf
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Patent number: 10610792Abstract: Examples of a gaming robot are described. The gaming robot may be controlled by a computing device such as a smartphone or tablet. The gaming robot may be used in solo or group gaming activities. In one case a gaming robot has one or more primary modules. These include a main module with a main processing module to control at least one locomotion module of the gaming robot in response to commands received from the computing device. Secondary modules may be attached to the primary modules via mechanical couplings and electrical interfaces. The main processing module is configured to obtain data identifying the secondary module from the secondary module via the electrical interface, and transmit the data to the computing device. The computing device alters the commands sent to the main processing module based on the data obtained from the secondary module such that control of at least one locomotion module is modified based on connection of the secondary module.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2018Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: Reach Robotics LimitedInventors: Silas Adedotun Adekunle, Christopher James Beck, Arnaud Didey, John Lee Rees, Jonathan Quinn
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Publication number: 20200057663Abstract: System and methods providing for categorizing individual virtual machines, as well as the associated application that they form by working in concert, into groups based on the feasibility of hosting the processes that occur on a virtual machine within a container, as well as the relative difficulty of doing so on a virtual machine and application level. The data used to create these scores is collected from the individual machines, at regular intervals through the use of an automated scoring engine that collects and aggregates the data. Said data is then analyzed by the system, that with the aid of passed in configuration data, is configured to generate the scores to allows for an educated and focused effort to migrate from hosting applications on virtual machines to hosting applications on containers.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2019Publication date: February 20, 2020Inventors: Jacob ABBOTT, James BECK, Jacquelyn DU, Charles WALKER
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Publication number: 20200018819Abstract: Examples are provided of an entertainment robot featuring an infrared apparatus for use in determining a position of an object. In these examples, a power supply of a plurality of infrared transmitters is varied, wherein a control value used to set the power supply is transmitted by the plurality of infrared transmitters. The examples may be used in a first entertainment robot, for example, to determine a distance and orientation of another entertainment robot using received infrared signals. The entertainment robot may be controlled by a computing device such as a smartphone or tablet. The entertainment robot may comprise a gaming robot to be used in solo or group gaming activities.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2019Publication date: January 16, 2020Inventors: Christopher James BECK, John HONNIBALL
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Publication number: 20180370025Abstract: There is provided a gaming robot comprising at least one movable joint actuated by a prime mover. The gaming robot comprises a first module comprising first electronic circuitry and a first coupling. The first coupling is connectable to a second coupling on a second module comprising second electronic circuitry to create a mechanical interface between the first module and the second module and an electrical interface between the first module and the second module. The first electronic circuitry is configured to: in response to a connection of the second module to the first module, access via the electrical interface data stored within the second electronic circuitry, said data identifying the second module; and transmit the data to an identification system configured to detect the presence and identification of modules attached to the gaming robot.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2018Publication date: December 27, 2018Inventors: Arnaud DIDEY, Christopher James BECK, John Lee REES
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Publication number: 20180256989Abstract: Examples of a gaming robot are described. The gaming robot may be controlled by a computing device such as a smartphone or tablet. The gaming robot may be used in solo or group gaming activities. In one case a gaming robot has one or more primary modules. These include a main module with a main processing module to control at least one locomotion module of the gaming robot in response to commands received from the computing device. Secondary modules may be attached to the primary modules via mechanical couplings and electrical interfaces. The main processing module is configured to obtain data identifying the secondary module from the secondary module via the electrical interface, and transmit the data to the computing device. The computing device alters the commands sent to the main processing module based on the data obtained from the secondary module such that control of at least one locomotion module is modified based on connection of the secondary module.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2018Publication date: September 13, 2018Inventors: Silas Adedotun ADEKUNLE, Christopher James BECK, Arnaud DIDEY, John Lee REES, Jonathan QUINN
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Publication number: 20180147751Abstract: The present invention relates firstly to a method for reproducing a stem cell niche of an organism. The invention further relates to a reproduction of a stem cell niche of an organism. According to the invention, an image of a tissue of an organism is generated, which tissue comprises at least one stem cell niche. The image is filtered in order to obtain a structural pattern of the imaged stem cell niche. In a further step, a lithographic mask is generated from the structural pattern. According to the invention, a starting material of a substrate is structured by means of indirect or direct application of the lithographic mask, whereby a structured substrate is obtained which represents the reproduction of the imaged stem cell niche of the organism. The reproduction can be characterised as biolithomorphic.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2016Publication date: May 31, 2018Inventors: Andreas SCHOBER, Joerg HAMPL, Frank WEISE, Justyna BOROWIEC, Uta FERNEKORN, Michael GEBINOGA, Sukhdeep SINGH, Gregor SCHLINGLOFF, Sebastian HAEFNER, James BECK, Angelika MUELLER, Astrid VOIGT
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Patent number: 9727228Abstract: A method for operating a data processing system having a touch enabled display screen that displays a plurality of waveforms to alter the display of one of the waveforms without altering the display of the remaining waveforms is disclosed. The method includes determining a selected waveform in response to a user touching the display screen in a first location thereby defining a touch area that determines the selected waveform. An operation that is to be performed on the selected waveform is then defined by a gesture on the screen. The selected waveform is determined by a touch area that is defined by the user touching the screen. If more than one waveform is defined by the touch area, the possible waveforms are sequentially selected until the correct one is presented to the user in response to the user repeating the touching that defines the touch area.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2013Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: Keysight Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Douglas James Beck, Daniel P. Timm, Kristopher A. Larsen