Patents by Inventor Laura L. Smith

Laura L. Smith 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).

  • Treatment for myopathy
    Patent number: 10973912
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods and compositions for the treatment of myopathies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignees: President and Fellows of Harvard College, Children's Medical Center Corporation
    Inventors: Laura L. Smith, Vandana Gupta, Alan Beggs
  • TREATMENT FOR MYOPATHY
    Publication number: 20180185478
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods and compositions for the treatment of myopathies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicants: Children's Medical Center Corporation, President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Laura L. Smith, Vandana Gupta, Alan Beggs
  • System and method for providing environmental controls for a meeting session in a network environment
    Patent number: 8694165
    Abstract: An example method is provided and includes establishing a communication pathway to a building element configured to control at least one environmental setting within a room. The method also includes communicating an ability to control the environmental setting within the room to an endpoint configured to participate in a meeting session. The method further includes receiving a command from the endpoint to adjust the environmental setting during the meeting session. The command can be communicated to the building element. In more specific examples, the method can include registering with one or more application program interfaces (APIs) associated with the building element, and communicating a credential to the building element in order to provide an authentication for controlling the environmental setting. In yet other embodiments, the command to adjust the environmental setting is received via a menu of a user interface provided by a video conferencing platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Laura L. Smith, Tyrone T. Thorsen, Todd C. Tatum, Alan D. Gatzke
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS FOR A MEETING SESSION IN A NETWORK ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20110320044
    Abstract: An example method is provided and includes establishing a communication pathway to a building element configured to control at least one environmental setting within a room. The method also includes communicating an ability to control the environmental setting within the room to an endpoint configured to participate in a meeting session. The method further includes receiving a command from the endpoint to adjust the environmental setting during the meeting session. The command can be communicated to the building element. In more specific examples, the method can include registering with one or more application program interfaces (APIs) associated with the building element, and communicating a credential to the building element in order to provide an authentication for controlling the environmental setting. In yet other embodiments, the command to adjust the environmental setting is received via a menu of a user interface provided by a video conferencing platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2010
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Inventors: Laura L. Smith, Tyrone T. Thorsen, Todd C. Tatum, Alan D. Gatzke