Patents by Inventor John A. Edwards

John A. Edwards 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).

  • Patent number: 11991740
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described in which multiple operators may perform spectrum sharing using shared radio units (RUs), where the multiple different operators can access a same RU for communications with a user equipment (UE). A shared RU may receive requests for resources from two or more network nodes of two or more different network operators, for wireless resources in a first time period. The RU may determine a first resource allocation for the first time period based on different priorities of the different network operators. A first network operator may have a higher priority than a second or third network operator, and resources may be allocated to the first network operator ahead of the second or third network operators. The RU may transmit the first resource allocation to each of the different network nodes that transmitted requests for resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Aleksandar Damnjanovic, Douglas Knisely, Rajat Prakash, Abhishek Saurabh Sachidanand Sinha, John Edward Smee
  • Patent number: 11989480
    Abstract: According to examples, an apparatus may include a processor that may, responsive to a secondary display being detected, cause a window including an option for a user to proceed with a location detection operation of the secondary display to be displayed on a primary display. The processor may also cause an icon to be displayed on the secondary display, track a movement of a cursor from the primary display to the icon displayed on the secondary display, and determine a position of the secondary display with respect to the primary display based on the tracked movement of the cursor. The processor may further store the determined position of the secondary display with respect to the primary display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Gary De-Hong Liao, Yilin Song, Michael Paul Erich Von Hippel, Nina Emi Rothenhaus, Sankalp Gupta, Tomas Edward Morris, John Christopher Whytock, Hanna Landauer McLaughlin, Lee Dicks Clark, Fernando Evelio Alvarez, Albert Peter Yih
  • Patent number: 11990343
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an electrode structure for a device, such as a GaN or AlGaN device is described. In one example, the method includes providing a substrate (212) of GaN or AlGaN with a surface region of the GaN or AlGaN exposed through an opening (216) in a layer of silicon nitride (214) formed on the substrate. The method further includes depositing layers of W (222), in one example, or Ni (220) and W (222), in another example, on the substrate and the layer of silicon nitride using reactive evaporation and photoresist layers (230) having an undercut profile for liftoff. The method further includes removing the photoresist layers having the undercut profile, and depositing layers of WN (224) and Al over the underlying layers of W or Ni and W by sputtering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: MACOM TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Wayne Mack Struble, Timothy Edward Boles, Jason Matthew Barrett, John Stephen Atherton
  • Patent number: 11988586
    Abstract: A method of monitoring an immunoassay comprises determining the shape of the flow edge of fluid across an immunoassay region. This allows, for example, early detection of possible errors in the test. The above methods may also be used to provide methods to improve the run conditions of a test during its development. The method may be applied to a competitive assay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: ABBOTT TOXICOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Timothy John Abbott, David Patrick Edward Brookes
  • Patent number: 11987846
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a pair of isolated biomarkers selected from the group consisting of IBP4/SHBG, IBP4/PSG3, IBP4/LYAM1, IBP4/IGF2, CLUS/IBP3, CLUS/IGF2, CLUS/LYAM1, INHBC/PSG3, INHBC/IGF2, PSG2/LYAM1, PSG2/IGF2, PSG2/LYAM1, PEDF/PSG3, PEDF/SHBG, PEDF/LYAM1, CD14/LYAM1, and APOC3/LYAM1, wherein the pair of biomarkers exhibits a change in reversal value between pregnant females at risk for pre-term birth and term controls. Also provided is a method of determining probability for preterm birth in a pregnant female, the method comprising measuring in a biological sample obtained from the pregnant female a reversal value for at least one pair of biomarkers selected from the group consisting of IBP4/SHBG, IBP4/PSG3, IBP4/LYAM1, IBP4/IGF2, CLUS/IBP3, CLUS/IGF2, CLUS/LYAM1, INHBC/PSG3, INHBC/IGF2, PSG2/LYAM1, PSG2/IGF2, PSG2/LYAM1, PEDF/PSG3, PEDF/SHBG, PEDF/LYAM1, CD14/LYAM1, and APOC3/LYAM1 to determine the probability for preterm birth in the pregnant female.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Sera Prognostics, Inc.
    Inventors: John Jay Boniface, Andrew Gassman, Jeff Flick, Chad Bradford, Ashoka Polpitiya, Tracey Cristine Fleischer, Durlin Edward Hickok, Paul Kearney, Gregory Charles Critchfield
  • Publication number: 20240162192
    Abstract: A semiconductor module includes a first semiconductor die, which comprises (i) a power support structure and (ii) a first cache region; and a second semiconductor die, which is mounted on top of the first semiconductor die and comprises (i) a logic core, which overlies and is electrically connected to the power support structure, and (ii) a second cache region, which overlies and is electrically connected to the first cache region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Arvind Kumar, Todd Edward Takken, John W Golz, Joshua M. Rubin
  • Patent number: 11982630
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to assigning and reporting the cleanliness of objects and areas, and particularly relates to utilization of object and area cleanliness states as determined by the opposing processes of cleaning and dirtying detected through various methods to provide an indication of the state of cleanliness potentially utilized to alter the process of cleaning and/or dirtying to reach a desired state of cleanliness. Detection of the cleaning and dirtying operations can be performed automatically through image processing and behavior detection of still images/video indicating the activity taking place in the area of interest and time. The state of cleanliness can then be reported to interested parties as textual reports and/or augmented reality overlays on still images/video.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: DATAGARDEN, INC.
    Inventors: Clint Matthew Harvey, John Edward Moody
  • Publication number: 20240149329
    Abstract: A method for forming and installing a retaining ring comprises: feeding a wire in a linear path into a forming die having a circular bore; forming, using the forming die, the wire into a formed ring having a ring shape; transferring the formed ring from the forming die to a transfer puck; and installing the formed ring, as a retaining ring, in a tube of a product assembly. The formed ring is maintained in a constrained state between forming in the forming die and installation in the product assembly. A system for forming and installing a retaining ring into a product assembly includes a forming die configured to form a wire into a formed ring having a ring shape; and a transfer puck to transfer the formed ring from the forming die. The formed ring is maintained in a constrained state from forming through installation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Frank Gerard PIRRELLO, Steven Edward PYLE, Michael James CHISOM, Tania TANNAHILL, John Lee FORSYTH, Thomas L. FUGATE, JR.
  • Publication number: 20240148603
    Abstract: An inflatable penile prosthesis can include, a reservoir, an inflatable member and a pump assembly. The pump assembly can include at least one valve comprising an entry portion, a middle portion, an exit portion, and exit tube interface, and a valve member. The exit portion can include a first landing portion including an interior portion, the interior portion of the first landing portion being semicircular about a longitudinal exit axis, the longitudinal exit axis extending through a center of the exit portion parallel to a direction that an exit tube interface extends from the exit portion, and a first channel portion adjacent to the first landing portion and including an interior portion, the interior portion of the first channel portion being farther from the longitudinal exit axis than the interior portion of the first landing portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2024
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Mark Edward DiLoreto, James Mujwid, John Anders Bostrom, Ryan Earl Fredrick
  • Publication number: 20240151413
    Abstract: An air purifier comprises a housing that comprises an intake opening for an inflow of air and an output opening for an outflow of air, a fan, a motor for rotating the fan, a sleeve configured to at least partially surround the fan and/or the motor, an air purifier unit, and a retainer assembly. The air purifier unit is mounted in the housing purifying air flowing through the housing and is operatively coupled to the sleeve. The retainer assembly is configured to retain the air purifier unit in the housing and with respect to the sleeve. The retainer assembly comprises a retainer and an actuator operatively associated with the retainer and the sleeve, wherein movement of the actuator from a first position to a second position moves the retainer to securely retain the air purifier unit in the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Michael EGAN, Shawn M. APPLEGATE, James Edward LOSSER, John S. BOYADJIAN, Tai Hoon K. MATLIN, Peter M. MALETICH, Mateusz KUBAK, Ahmednoor KANSARA
  • Publication number: 20240150704
    Abstract: Biological cells, which are stored on carriers in a storage module, are cultivated in a process module. Each cell line is assigned an application containing a treatment specification, which contains one or more workflows that are performed in the process module at successive time intervals, each with a respective start time. Each workflow contains a work step or a plurality of work steps to be performed in succession. The control device controls the parallel execution of a plurality of applications and starts the one or more workflows of the different applications one after another in the same process module. In order to economically perform the workflows successively in a single process module, each workflow is assigned an effective function dependent on the start time, and the sequence and the start times of the workflows of different applications are determined by minimizing or maximizing the sum of the effective functions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Patrick Clemente GILLIGAN, Kenneth B. K. TEO, John Edward CONNAH, David Anthony BULLINARIA
  • Publication number: 20240150438
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicants: 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
  • Patent number: 11979746
    Abstract: Techniques for selective intelligent enforcement for mobile networks using a security platform are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Sachin Verma, Leonid Burakovsky, John Edward McDowall, Apoorva Jain
  • Patent number: 11976169
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymer comprising a repeating group having the structure of formula (I) wherein R, R1, R2, R3, R4, X, and s are as described herein and salt thereof. Also disclosed is a process of synthesizing such polymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
    Inventors: Nacu Hernandez, Mengguo Yan, Eric William Cochran, John Edward Matthiesen, Jean-Philippe Tessonnier
  • Patent number: 11977083
    Abstract: Compositions and methods are provided for diagnosis and/or prognosis of cardiovascular diseases or events in a subject. In some embodiments, the method includes measuring and comparing the level of particular proteins to other proteins. In other embodiments, the method includes comparison with clinical variable information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: PREVENCIO, INC.
    Inventors: Rhonda Fay Rhyne, Craig Agamemnon Magaret, John Edward Strobeck, James Louis Januzzi, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20240139666
    Abstract: A filter element includes a construction of pleated filter media defining an interior volume. First and second opposite end caps are secured to opposite ends of the filter media. A support structure supports the filter media and is operably oriented in the interior volume. The support structure extends from the first opposing interior face to the second opposing interior face. The support structure is provided to extend less than a full extension between the first end cap and second end cap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Philip Edward Johnson, Jonathan G. Parsons, John K. Falk, III
  • Publication number: 20240141887
    Abstract: A valve component utilized in a fluid end assembly of a reciprocating pump may contain a multi-piece construction. The valve component may include a valve body portion, a leg assembly portion, a sealing element, and an insert at least partially captured between the valve body portion and the leg assembly portion. The insert may be constructed from a carbide or a ceramic material, and, when the valve component is fully assembled, may be compressed between the valve body portion and the leg assembly portion. The insert may at least partially form the strike surface of the valve component. The valve body portion and the leg assembly portion may both be constructed from a metallic material, and the valve body portion may define a sealing seat. The sealing element may be constructed from an elastomeric material that may be pre-formed and then compression molded onto the seat of the valve body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Troy Edward Wiegand, John Chase
  • Publication number: 20240142312
    Abstract: Described are techniques for quality analysis using thermographic imaging. In one example, a system including a test chamber for receiving an unpowered component. The system further includes an external heat source for heating the unpowered component for a predetermined period of time. The system further includes a thermographic imaging system for collecting thermographic images of the unpowered component during the predetermined period of time. The system further includes a computer communicatively coupled to the thermographic imaging system and configured to classify a quality of the unpowered component based on the thermographic images of the unpowered component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: John R. Dangler, Tory Johnson, GUNNAR MILLS, AUSTIN CARTER, Susan Zichittella, Colin Edward MASTERSON
  • Publication number: 20240144386
    Abstract: A system and method for enhancing a database to thereby determine asset basis in a computerized accounting system, the method includes receiving basic transaction information relating to an asset, the basis transaction information including Real Date, As of Date, Journal ID, Payee ID, and Transaction ID, receiving transaction type information indicating at least one transaction type selected from Return of Capital, Short Sale, Close Short Sale, Transfer Out, Transfer In, Bought, Tax Basis Adjustment, Tax and Cost Basis Adjustment, and/or Sold, receiving additional transaction specific data, the transaction specific data being defined by the transaction type based on at least one rule, building a data matrix of required values for determining basis of the asset based on the additional transaction specific data, the transaction type information, and the basic transaction information, and determining at least one of a market value basis, a cost basis, and a tax basis for the asset based on the transaction type i
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: C. Edward Van Deman, Daniel Serrano, David Campbell, John Van Deman
  • Patent number: D1027523
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: YETI Coolers, LLC
    Inventors: Derek G. Sullivan, Andrew J. Winterhalter, John W. Dow, Donald Edward Desroches