Patents by Inventor James C. Stone
James C. Stone 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: 11970419Abstract: A method of forming an imaging fibre apparatus comprises: •arranging core rods 102 and cladding rods 104 to form at least one primary stack 100a, each primary stack 100a comprising a plurality of core rods 102 and cladding rods 104 arranged in a stack arrangement thereby to form a plurality of core regions within a cladding region; •performing a drawing process to form a plurality of drawn stacks from the at least one primary stack; •wherein the plurality of core rods and cladding rods are further arranged to have a selected shape such that the plurality of stacks stack together in a desired arrangement and wherein the stack arrangement comprises an at least partial outer layer of cladding rods thereby to provide separation between core regions of respective adjacent stacks when stacked in the desired arrangement, the method further comprising: •stacking the plurality of drawn stacks together in the desired arrangement to form a further stack; •drawing the further stack; and •using the drawn further stack toType: GrantFiled: June 20, 2019Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: The University Court of the University of EdinburghInventors: Harry A. C. Wood, James M. Stone, Kerrianne Harrington
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Patent number: 11925804Abstract: A first medical device for obstructive sleep apnea therapy includes therapy delivery circuitry coupled to a first set of electrodes implantable proximate to a first hypoglossal nerve within a tongue of the patient and configured to deliver a first electrical stimulation signal to the first hypoglossal nerve that causes the tongue of the patient to advance and includes information to communicate to a second medical device implantable within the head or neck of the patient and coupled to a second set of electrodes implantable proximate to a second hypoglossal nerve within the tongue of the patient; and sensing circuitry coupled to the first set of electrodes and configured to receive a second electrical stimulation signal, delivered to the second hypoglossal nerve by the second medical device, that includes information that the second medical device communicates to the first medical device.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2021Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: Medtronic Xomed, LLCInventors: Jeffrey P. Bodner, Avram Scheiner, Phillip C. Falkner, James Britton Hissong, Walton W. Baxter, III, Richard T. Stone, Robert T. Sandgren, Ryan B. Sefkow, Adam J. Rivard
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Patent number: 11733841Abstract: A method for profile matching includes receiving a plurality of user profiles, each user profile comprising traits of a respective user. The method includes receiving a preference indication for a first user profile of the plurality of user profiles. The method also includes determining a potential match user profile of the plurality of user profiles based on the preference indication for the first user profile. The method also includes presenting the potential match user profile to a second user.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2017Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: MATCH GROUP, LLCInventors: Sean Rad, Todd M. Carrico, Kenneth B. Hoskins, James C. Stone, Jonathan Badeen
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Publication number: 20230095973Abstract: A method for profile matching includes receiving a plurality of user profiles, each user profile comprising traits of a respective user. The method includes receiving a preference indication for a first user profile of the plurality of user profiles. The method also includes determining a potential match user profile of the plurality of user profiles based on the preference indication for the first user profile. The method also includes presenting the potential match user profile to a second user.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2022Publication date: March 30, 2023Inventors: Sean Rad, Todd M. Carrico, Kenneth B. Hoskins, James C. Stone, Jonathan Badeen
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Patent number: 11513666Abstract: A method for profile matching includes receiving a plurality of user profiles, each user profile comprising traits of a respective user. The method includes receiving a preference indication for a first user profile of the plurality of user profiles. The method also includes determining a potential match user profile of the plurality of user profiles based on the preference indication for the first user profile. The method also includes presenting the potential match user profile to a second user.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2019Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: MATCH GROUP, LLCInventors: Sean Rad, Todd M. Carrico, Kenneth B. Hoskins, James C. Stone, Jonathan Badeen
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Publication number: 20190179516Abstract: A method for profile matching includes receiving a plurality of user profiles, each user profile comprising traits of a respective user. The method includes receiving a preference indication for a first user profile of the plurality of user profiles. The method also includes determining a potential match user profile of the plurality of user profiles based on the preference indication for the first user profile. The method also includes presenting the potential match user profile to a second user.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2019Publication date: June 13, 2019Applicant: Match Group, LLCInventors: Sean Rad, Todd M. Carrico, Kenneth B. Hoskins, James C. Stone, Jonathan Badeen
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Patent number: 10203854Abstract: A method for profile matching includes receiving a plurality of user profiles, each user profile comprising traits of a respective user. The method includes receiving a preference indication for a first user profile of the plurality of user profiles. The method also includes determining a potential match user profile of the plurality of user profiles based on the preference indication for the first user profile. The method also includes presenting the potential match user profile to a second user.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2018Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignee: Match Group, LLCInventors: Sean Rad, Todd M. Carrico, Kenneth B. Hoskins, James C. Stone, Jonathan Badeen
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Publication number: 20180292981Abstract: A method for profile matching includes receiving a plurality of user profiles, each user profile comprising traits of a respective user. The method includes receiving a preference indication for a first user profile of the plurality of user profiles. The method also includes determining a potential match user profile of the plurality of user profiles based on the preference indication for the first user profile. The method also includes presenting the potential match user profile to a second user.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2018Publication date: October 11, 2018Applicant: Match Group, LLCInventors: Sean Rad, Todd M. Carrico, Kenneth B. Hoskins, James C. Stone, Jonathan Badeen
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Publication number: 20180150205Abstract: A method for profile matching includes receiving a plurality of user profiles, each user profile comprising traits of a respective user. The method includes receiving a preference indication for a first user profile of the plurality of user profiles. The method also includes determining a potential match user profile of the plurality of user profiles based on the preference indication for the first user profile. The method also includes presenting the potential match user profile to a second user.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2017Publication date: May 31, 2018Inventors: Sean Rad, Todd M. Carrico, Kenneth B. Hoskins, James C. Stone, Jonathan Badeen
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Patent number: 9733811Abstract: A method for profile matching includes receiving a plurality of user profiles, each user profile comprising traits of a respective user. The method includes receiving a preference indication for a first user profile of the plurality of user profiles. The method also includes determining a potential match user profile of the plurality of user profiles based on the preference indication for the first user profile. The method also includes presenting the potential match user profile to a second user.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2013Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: Tinder, Inc.Inventors: Sean Rad, Todd M. Carrico, Kenneth B. Hoskins, James C. Stone, Jonathan Badeen
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Publication number: 20140074824Abstract: A method for profile matching includes receiving a plurality of user profiles, each user profile comprising traits of a respective user. The method includes receiving a preference indication for a first user profile of the plurality of user profiles. The method also includes determining a potential match user profile of the plurality of user profiles based on the preference indication for the first user profile. The method also includes presenting the potential match user profile to a second user.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2013Publication date: March 13, 2014Inventors: Sean Rad, Todd M. Carrico, Kenneth B Hoskins, James C. Stone
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Patent number: 8566327Abstract: A method for profile matching includes receiving a plurality of user profiles, each user profile comprising traits of a respective user. The method includes receiving a preference indication for a first user profile of the plurality of user profiles. The method also includes determining a potential match user profile of the plurality of user profiles based on the preference indication for the first user profile. The method also includes presenting the potential match user profile to a second user.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2008Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: Match.com, L.L.C.Inventors: Todd M. Carrico, Kenneth B. Hoskins, James C. Stone
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Publication number: 20090164464Abstract: A method for profile matching includes receiving a plurality of user profiles, each user profile comprising traits of a respective user. The method includes receiving a preference indication for a first user profile of the plurality of user profiles. The method also includes determining a potential match user profile of the plurality of user profiles based on the preference indication for the first user profile. The method also includes presenting the potential match user profile to a second user.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2008Publication date: June 25, 2009Applicant: Match.com, LPInventors: Todd M. Carrico, Kenneth B. Hoskins, James C. Stone