Patents by Inventor James Ross

James Ross 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).

  • Publication number: 20240140118
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention includes a media processing device comprising: a housing; a media bay within the housing, the media bay configured to receive media; a media centering assembly within the media bay, the media centering assembly comprising: a first support; and a first strut attached to the first support, wherein the first strut is configured to stabilize the first support via contact between a ground strip and the first strut.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: James Lucas, Matthew D. Corvese, Anthony Ross Helberg
  • Patent number: 11969732
    Abstract: A slide handling system is disclosed. The system has a carrier comprising a retention hole, a compartment configured to accept the carrier, and a spacer disposed so as to engage the retention hole when the carrier is fully seated in the compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Mikroscan Technologies
    Inventors: Jeffrey Ross Gray, James Clail Crowe
  • Patent number: 11974023
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for the selection, provision and display of one or more digital components during display of content. Methods can include identifying a plurality of digital components that can be presented on the client device. A maximum number of digital components that can be presented in a slot of a content and the time duration of the slot is determined. For each digital component a score is generated based on the duration, position requirement and the number of times the digital component is available for provision within the slot is generated. A first set of digital component is selected based on the scores and provided to the client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin James Schaeffer, Matthew Stephen Ross
  • Patent number: 11957259
    Abstract: A cubby unit includes a unit housing, a plurality of cubbies disposed within the unit housing, and an interface positioned along the unit housing. Each of the plurality of cubbies includes a cubby housing defining an internal compartment and a door coupled to the cubby housing. The door facilitates accessing the internal compartment of the cubby housing. The interface provides a cubby selection interface that facilitates manual assignment of a respective cubby to a respective order by an employee.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Hatco Corporation
    Inventors: James Jakubowski, Gerhard Wenzel, Michael Ross, Taylor Bley, Jim Virgin, Nicholas Bassill
  • Patent number: 11954463
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to determining a similarity of components of a current webpage to different UI components for use in automatically generating an updated webpage. A computer system may receive information specifying a current webpage, including a particular current UI component and information specifying a plurality of different UI components for an updated webpage. The computer system may identify one or more characteristics of the particular current UI component. The computer system may determine, based on the identified one or more characteristics, a similarity of ones of the plurality of different UI components to the particular current UI component. The computer system may select, based on the determining, a particular different UI component from the plurality of different UI components for use, in the updated webpage, for the particular current UI component. Such techniques may advantageously improve user experience by automatically providing up-to-date user interfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Salesforce, Inc.
    Inventors: Owen Winne Schoppe, Brian J. Lonsdorf, Alan Martin Ross, Sönke Rohde, David James Woodward, Jessica Lundin
  • Patent number: 11932601
    Abstract: Compounds that modulate the oxidoreductase enzyme indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase, and compositions containing the compounds, are described herein. The use of such compounds and compositions for the treatment and/or prevention of a diverse array of diseases, disorders and conditions, including cancer- and immune-related disorders, that are mediated by indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Flexus Biosciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Hilary Plake Beck, Juan Carlos Jaen, Maksim Osipov, Jay Patrick Powers, Maureen Kay Reilly, Hunter Paul Shunatona, James Ross Walker, Mikhail Zibinsky, James Aaron Balog, David K. Williams, Weiwei Guo
  • Patent number: 11919863
    Abstract: The disclosure is directed to improved methods for preparing substituted quinolinylcyclohexylpropanamide compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Albert J. Delmonte, Benjamin M. Cohen, Kenneth Joseph Fraunhoffer, Sergei Kolotuchin, Francisco Gonzalez-Bobes, Gregory Louis Beutner, Adam Joseph Freitag, Michael Scott Bultman, Yu Fan, Prantik Maity, Ian Scott Young, Hilary Plake Beck, Maksim Osipov, Jay Patrick Powers, Maureen Kay Reilly, Hunter Paul Shunatona, James Ross Walker, Mikhail Zibinsky
  • Patent number: 11921867
    Abstract: Described are various embodiments of a digital data comparison filter, system and method, and applications therefor. In one embodiment, a digital data comparator system comprises two or more transformation engines each having securely stored in association therewith a common key, a common designated comparator threshold number, and a respective identifier; and a reconstitution engine operable to access partial encryption information from each transformation engine and, only upon relating to identical digital data, process each partial encryption information to successfully release the identical digital data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: CRYPTO4A TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Fiset, Bruno Couillard, Bradley Clare Ritchie, James Ross Goodman
  • Patent number: 11916872
    Abstract: Described are various embodiments of an integrated network appliance and system. In one embodiment, the appliance comprises: a hardware-integrated processing engine operable to implement a trusted network-related resource; an integrated digital data processor operable to execute said processing engine; an integrated data storage resource accessible to said processing engine to implement said trusted network-related resource; an integrated location sensor; and an embedded hardware security module (HSM) hardwired to interface with said hardware-integrated processing engine via a dedicated hardware-isolated communication path, and operable to execute a trusted internal cryptographic process associated with said trusted network-related resource as a function of location data output from said integrated location sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: CRYPTO4A TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: Bruno Couillard, Bradley Clare Ritchie, James Ross Goodman, Jean-Pierre Fiset
  • Publication number: 20230404691
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are described herein for autonomous operation of a surgical device within a predefined boundary. A discrete signal associated with clamping control (e.g., closure of a clamping jaw) may be received by the surgical device. The discrete signal may be triggered by a healthcare professional or autonomously activated. The surgical device, in response to the discrete signal and based on an algorithm, may generate a continuous signal to cause a continuous application of force or deployment of an operation. The surgical device, based at least on a measurement associated with one of tissue, inrush current, or the distance between the smart energy device and the smart grasper may determine a safety adjustment associated with the operation of the surgical device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Kevin M. Fiebig, Charles J. Scheib, Shane R. Adams, Taylor W. Aronhalt, Aaron Chow, Curtis Anthony Maples, Nicholas James Ross, Matthew David Cowperthwait
  • Publication number: 20230397969
    Abstract: A computing system may receive first operation data associated with a first surgical procedure and second operation data associated with a second surgical procedure. The computing system receive first outcome data associated with the first surgical procedure and second outcome data associated with the second surgical procedure. The computing system determine that each of the control algorithm of the first surgical device and the control algorithm of the second surgical device is an up-to-date control algorithm associated with the first surgical device type. The computing system generate first aggregation data based on at least the first operation data, the second operation data, the first outcome data, and the second outcome data. Based on the first aggregation data, the computing system determine a correlation between a first aspect of the up-to-date control algorithm and outcome data. Based on the determined correlation, the computing system generate an updated up-to-date control algorithm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Matthew David Cowperthwait, Nicholas James Ross, Curtis Anthony Maples
  • Publication number: 20230372013
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are disclosed for aggregating patient, procedure, surgeon, and/or facility pre-surgical data and population and adaptation of a starting procedure plan template. Pre-surgical data may be used to populate a patient specific surgical procedure plan. A surgical system (e.g., surgical hub) may be configured to obtain patient specific pre-surgical data for a patient specific surgical procedure. The surgical system may obtain a surgical procedure template comprising surgical procedure steps. The surgical system may determine surgical task options for the surgical procedure steps, for example, based on the patient specific pre-surgical data. The surgical system may determine characterizations (e.g., predicted outcomes, risk levels, efficiency) for the surgical task options. A populated patient specific procedure plan may be generated, for example, which may include the determined surgical procedure steps and the respective characterizations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Kevin M. Fiebig, Taylor W. Aronhalt, Jacqueline Corrigan Aronhalt, Nicholas James Ross, Shane R. Adams
  • Publication number: 20230372012
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are described herein for detecting failure mitigation associated with a surgical task. A device may perform a first autonomous function associated with a surgical task. Performing the first autonomous function may be associated with control feedback. The first autonomous function may be monitored by tracking one or more outputs associated with the control feedback. If the one or more outputs cross a failure threshold, the device may switch from performing the first autonomous function to performing a second autonomous function associated with the surgical task. The second autonomous function may be associated with failure mitigation feedback.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Jason L. Harris, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Kevin M. Fiebig, Matthew David Cowperthwait, Curtis Anthony Maples, Shane R. Adams, Nicholas James Ross, Raymond Edward Parfett
  • Publication number: 20230377709
    Abstract: Examples described herein may include a surgical computing system that determines an autonomous operation parameter and generates a control signal for an autonomous operation based on the autonomous operation parameter. The surgical computing system may obtain surgical data and determine the autonomous operation parameter based on the surgical data. The surgical computing system may obtain surgical data and determine the autonomous operation parameter based on the surgical data. The surgical computing system may send the control signal for the autonomous operation, for example, to one or more smart surgical devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Kevin L. Houser, Taylor W. Aronhalt, Sarah A. Worthington, Kevin M. Fiebig, Curtis Anthony Maples, Nicholas James Ross, Shane R. Adams, Matthew David Cowperthwait, Raymond Edward Parfett, Jacqueline Corrigan Aronhalt, Charles J. Scheib, Jason L. Harris, Aaron Chow
  • Publication number: 20230377726
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are described herein for adapted autonomy functions and system interconnections. A surgical hub may detect a first surgical device in the surgical environment. The first surgical device may include a first plurality of features. The surgical hub may include a plurality of resources. The surgical hub may detect a second surgical device in the surgical environment. The second surgical device may include a second plurality of features. The surgical hub may determine one or more features from the first plurality of features for the first surgical device to perform and one or more features from the second plurality of features for the second surgical device to perform based on the plurality of resources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Nicholas James Ross, Curtis Anthony Maples, Kevin M. Fiebig, Shane R. Adams
  • Publication number: 20230371950
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and instrumentalities may be described herein for automating a surgical task. The device may receive an indication of a surgical task to be performed with a surgical instrument. Capabilities of the surgical instrument may be associated with levels of automation. The device may monitor a performance of the surgical task with the surgical instrument operating at a first level of automation associated with the levels of automation. The device may detect a trigger event associated with the performance of the surgical task and switch operation of the surgical instrument from the first level of automation to a second level of automation associated with levels of automation, for example, based on the trigger event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Kevin L. Houser, Taylor W. Aronhalt, Sarah A. Worthington, Kevin M. Fiebig, Curtis Anthony Maples, Nicholas James Ross, Shane R. Adams, Matthew David Cowperthwait
  • Patent number: 11803666
    Abstract: Described are various embodiments of a hardware security module, hardwired port interconnection matrix, and embedded communication channel resources operable on selected hardware port-specific data communicated via this matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Crypto4A Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Bruno Couillard, Bradley Clare Ritchie, James Ross Goodman, Jean-Pierre Fiset
  • Publication number: 20230342830
    Abstract: A system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a computer-implemented method for enhancing and personalizing an interactive marketplace. The systems and methods provided herein may allow a user to receive search results that are tailored to the user's personal preferences based on social and purchasing information known about the user. In addition, the systems and methods provided herein may provide shipping updates to a buyer that include a personalized message based on location information provided by the package being shipped. In addition, the systems and methods provided herein allow merchants to provide incentives and rewards for shoppers by participating in interactive shopping games.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Michael George Lenahan, Ben Lucas Mitchell, Chahn Chung, Myra Sandoval, Timothy Sean Suglian, Matthew Bret Maclaurin, James Ross Skorupski, Jesse Wolfe, Hsin-Yi Chein, Marie Jeanette Floyd Tahir, Jai Dandekar, Healey Cypher
  • Patent number: 11734743
    Abstract: A system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a computer-implemented method for enhancing and personalizing an interactive marketplace. The systems and methods provided herein may allow a user to receive search results that are tailored to the user's personal preferences based on social and purchasing information known about the user. In addition, the systems and methods provided herein may provide shipping updates to a buyer that include a personalized message based on location information provided by the package being shipped. In addition, the systems and methods provided herein allow merchants to provide incentives and rewards for shoppers by participating in interactive shopping games.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: EBAY INC.
    Inventors: Michael George Lenahan, Ben Lucas Mitchell, Chahn Chung, Myra Sandoval, Timothy Sean Suglian, Matthew Bret MacLaurin, James Ross Skorupski, Jesse Wolfe, Hsin-Yi Chien, Marie Jeanette Floyd Tahir, Jai Dandekar, Healey Cypher
  • Patent number: D1025678
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Rebecca M. Cully, Jennifer Ross Wynn, Christopher M. Green, Christopher Daniel Peak, David Kahl Peschel, Stefan Behling, James Sherman, Vasileios Bakas