Patents by Inventor M. Novak
M. Novak 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: 11982119Abstract: An automated door system includes a door pivotally coupled to a vehicle body at a hinge axis defined by at least one hinge assembly. A power assist device is coupled to the hinge assembly and further coupled to the door. The power assist device is configured to slow movement of the door along a door swing path from an initial velocity to a slow close velocity when the initial velocity exceeds a predetermined threshold velocity, thereby providing a slow and controlled close when a user attempts to slam the door. The power assist device is further configured to power opening and closing movement of the door as initiated by a user.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2021Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Larry Dean Elie, Timothy J. Potter, Robert F. Novak, John Wayne Jaranson, Jeff A. Wallace, Michael M. Azzouz
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Publication number: 20240147996Abstract: This invention relates in part to soybean event pDAB8264.44.06.1 and includes a novel expression cassettes and transgenic inserts comprising multiple traits conferring resistance to glyphosate, aryloxyalkanoate, and glufosinate herbicides. This invention also relates in part to methods of controlling resistant weeds, plant breeding and herbicide tolerant plants. In some embodiments, the event sequence can be “stacked” with other traits, including, for example, other herbicide tolerance gene(s) and/or insect-inhibitory proteins. This invention further relates in part to endpoint TaqMan PCR assays for the detection of Event pDAB8264.44.06.1 in soybeans and related plant material. Some embodiments can perform high throughput zygosity analysis of plant material and other embodiments can be used to uniquely identify the zygosity of and breed soybean lines comprising the event of the subject invention. Kits and conditions useful in conducting these assays are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2023Publication date: May 9, 2024Inventors: Yunxing C. CUI, Thomas HOFFMAN, Ning ZHOU, Stephen N. NOVAK, Julissa COLON, Dawn M. PARKHURST, Sandra G. TOLEDO, Terry R. WRIGHT, Sean M. RUSSELL, Bruce HELD, Vaithilingam SEKAR
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Patent number: 11972102Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products are provided for sharing user interface (UI) customization across applications. Application developers may create UIs (e.g., game control layouts) with control groups that may be customizable as a group. A control group may comprise a plurality of controls selectively assigned to cluster of sockets (e.g., a socket group) in a layout template. Controls in control groups may be customized as a group, for example, by changing a position, rotation and/or scale of a control group. Users can customize controls for comfort, switch controls for right and left-handed play and share customized preferences across applications. UI customization may be shared across applications with different UIs. For example, customization of one or more control groups in a first UI may be applied to one or more control groups in other UIs for other applications. Users may avoid tedious, time-consuming individual control changes for many UIs.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2022Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Joseph Wheeler, Aron R. Chavez, Christopher M. Novak, Chase R. Meusel
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Publication number: 20240123735Abstract: Reprocessing of a replaceable supply component may include receiving from an encoding device and using an interface communicatively coupled to the encoding device, a request blob to reprocess a replaceable supply component. The method may include in response to cryptographically verifying the request blob, extracting from the request blob, a supply identifier and raw supply data. The method further includes using the supply identifier and raw supply data, generating a reprocess structure to append or amend original manufacturing data for the replaceable supply component, and providing a response blob to the encoding device, to designate the replaceable supply component as a reprocessed supply component.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2021Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: Kyle MICHEL, Laurent PIZOT, Kyle MANNARI, Elijah HOULE, Honee L MESA, Teresa M O'KEEFFE, Lee JACKSON, Gabriel Scott MCDANIEL, Steven T CASTLE, Paul L JERAN, David B NOVAK
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Publication number: 20220291822Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products are provided for sharing user interface (UI) customization across applications. Application developers may create UIs (e.g., game control layouts) with control groups that may be customizable as a group. A control group may comprise a plurality of controls selectively assigned to cluster of sockets (e.g., a socket group) in a layout template. Controls in control groups may be customized as a group, for example, by changing a position, rotation and/or scale of a control group. Users can customize controls for comfort, switch controls for right and left-handed play and share customized preferences across applications. UI customization may be shared across applications with different UIs. For example, customization of one or more control groups in a first UI may be applied to one or more control groups in other UIs for other applications. Users may avoid tedious, time-consuming individual control changes for many UIs.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2022Publication date: September 15, 2022Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Joseph Wheeler, Aron R. Chavez, Christopher M. Novak, Chase R. Meusel
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Publication number: 20220234920Abstract: A method of removing or reducing the concentration of a contaminant in wastewater. The method involves combining wastewater and an elemental iron, comprising of zero valent iron, in a tank to produce treatment water. In this method the wastewater contains a contaminant consisting of: selenate [Se(VI)], selenite [Se(IV)], selenocyanate [SeCN?1], selenide [Se(?II)], and combinations thereof. The treatment water is then agitated with mechanical mixing and air sparging to produce a treated slurry. The treated slurry is then separated into a treated water stream and a contaminate stream.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2022Publication date: July 28, 2022Applicant: PHILLIPS 66 COMPANYInventors: Xiangxin Yang, John M. Novak, Wayne A. Duvall, JR.
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Patent number: 11379104Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products are provided for sharing user interface (UI) customization across applications. Application developers may create UIs (e.g., game control layouts) with control groups that may be customizable as a group. A control group may comprise a plurality of controls selectively assigned to cluster of sockets (e.g., a socket group) in a layout template. Controls in control groups may be customized as a group, for example, by changing a position, rotation and/or scale of a control group. Users can customize controls for comfort, switch controls for right and left-handed play and share customized preferences across applications. UI customization may be shared across applications with different UIs. For example, customization of one or more control groups in a first UI may be applied to one or more control groups in other UIs for other applications. Users may avoid tedious, time-consuming individual control changes for many UIs.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2019Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Joseph Wheeler, Aron R. Chavez, Christopher M. Novak, Chase R. Meusel
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Patent number: 11033819Abstract: A system is configured to implement a graphical overlay in a streaming game based on a current game state. Game data generated by a video game is received including game video in the form of a video stream containing game video frames. The game video is displayed on a display screen of a computing device to represent the video game to a user playing the video game at the computing device. At least one feature of the video game is identified at least in the game data. A user interface (UI) control configuration associated with the identified at least one feature is selected from among a plurality of UI control configurations for the video game and a graphical overlay corresponding to the selected UI control configuration is implemented on the video game in the display screen.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2019Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Joseph Wheeler, Christopher M. Novak, Aron R. Chavez, Tyler Esselstrom, Peter M. Wiest
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Publication number: 20200387297Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products are provided for sharing user interface (UI) customization across applications. Application developers may create UIs (e.g., game control layouts) with control groups that may be customizable as a group. A control group may comprise a plurality of controls selectively assigned to cluster of sockets (e.g., a socket group) in a layout template. Controls in control groups may be customized as a group, for example, by changing a position, rotation and/or scale of a control group. Users can customize controls for comfort, switch controls for right and left-handed play and share customized preferences across applications. UI customization may be shared across applications with different UIs. For example, customization of one or more control groups in a first UI may be applied to one or more control groups in other UIs for other applications. Users may avoid tedious, time-consuming individual control changes for many UIs.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2019Publication date: December 10, 2020Inventors: Joseph Wheeler, Aron R. Chavez, Christopher M. Novak, Chase R. Meusel
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Publication number: 20200101382Abstract: A system is configured to implement a graphical overlay in a streaming game based on a current game state. Game data generated by a video game is received including game video in the form of a video stream containing game video frames. The game video is displayed on a display screen of a computing device to represent the video game to a user playing the video game at the computing device. At least one feature of the video game is identified at least in the game data. A user interface (UI) control configuration associated with the identified at least one feature is selected from among a plurality of UI control configurations for the video game and a graphical overlay corresponding to the selected UI control configuration is implemented on the video game in the display screen.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2019Publication date: April 2, 2020Inventors: Joseph Wheeler, Christopher M. Novak, Aron R. Chavez, Tyler Esselstrom, Peter M. Wiest
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Patent number: 10569174Abstract: A system is configured to implement a graphical overlay in a streaming game based on a current game state. Game data generated by a video game is received including game video in the form of a video stream containing game video frames. The game video is displayed on a display screen of a computing device to represent the video game to a user playing the video game at the computing device. At least one feature of the video game is identified at least in the game data. A user interface (UI) control configuration associated with the identified at least one feature is selected from among a plurality of UI control configurations for the video game and a graphical overlay corresponding to the selected UI control configuration is implemented on the video game in the display screen.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2018Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: Microsoft Licensing Technology, LLCInventors: Joseph Wheeler, Christopher M. Novak, Aron R. Chavez, Tyler Esselstrom, Peter M. Wiest
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Patent number: 10503996Abstract: Concepts and technologies are described herein for providing a context-aware display of objects in mixed environments. The computing device displays an image on an interface. Data associated with at least one object is obtained from one or more resources, such as a camera, sensor and/or an external device. The obtained data is analyzed to determine if the object is of interest. Any number of factors, including a context associated with the object, may be used to determine if an object is of interest. The computing device modifies a display property, such as a transparency parameter, of a selected portion of the image, depending on obtained data and/or contextual data. Depending on the obtained data and/or contextual data, the computing device may display a visual indicator representing the object, an image of the object within the selected portion of the image, and/or any other object or indicator.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2017Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventor: Chris M. Novak
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Patent number: 10280911Abstract: A pumping system and a pumping method implemented with the pumping system. The pumping system comprises a solar panel performing a photovoltaic conversion based on an insolation level including a first insolation level and a second insolation level; a fuel reservoir containing a fuel in a liquid state; an electric motor; a pump rotatable by the electric motor to pump the fuel; and a first motor drive converting electrical energy supplied by the solar panel to drive the electric motor at a first speed when the insolation level is at the first insolation level and at a second speed, slower than the first speed, when the insolation level is at the second insolation level, thereby pumping the fuel at a first rate and a second rate, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2016Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: Franklin Fueling Systems, LLCInventors: Leon R. Schuster, James M. Novak, Donald E. Watzke, William S. Nelson
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Publication number: 20190053649Abstract: A beverage container having an oval or elliptical cross-sectional shape is provided. The beverage container comprises a beverage receptacle comprising a cavity surrounded by a container wall configured to store a liquid and an open top portion. The beverage container further comprises a lid configured to be attached to the open top portion of the beverage receptacle to cover the open top portion of the beverage receptacle and comprising an opening formed through the lid configured to dispense the liquid. The lid and at least the open top portion of the beverage receptacle comprise an oval or elliptical shape to provide the beverage container with its oval or elliptical cross-sectional shape. The oval or elliptical shape of the beverage container is configured to improve visibility of a user during use of the beverage container.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2018Publication date: February 21, 2019Inventors: Michael A. Novak, Christopher M. Novak, Benjamin C. Danker
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Patent number: 10132633Abstract: The technology causes disappearance of a real object in a field of view of a see-through, mixed reality display device system based on user disappearance criteria. Image data is tracked to the real object in the field of view of the see-through display for implementing an alteration technique on the real object causing its disappearance from the display. A real object may satisfy user disappearance criteria by being associated with subject matter that the user does not wish to see or by not satisfying relevance criteria for a current subject matter of interest to the user. In some embodiments, based on a 3D model of a location of the display device system, an alteration technique may be selected for a real object based on a visibility level associated with the position within the location. Image data for alteration may be prefetched based on a location of the display device system.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2015Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: James C. Liu, Stephen G. Latta, Benjamin I. Vaught, Christopher M. Novak, Darren Bennett
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Patent number: 10019962Abstract: A user interface includes a virtual object having an appearance in context with a real environment of a user using a see-through, near-eye augmented reality display device system. A virtual type of object and at least one real world object are selected based on compatibility criteria for forming a physical connection like attachment, supporting or integration of the virtual object with the at least one real object. Other appearance characteristics, e.g. color, size or shape, of the virtual object are selected for satisfying compatibility criteria with the selected at least one real object. Additionally, a virtual object type and appearance characteristics of the virtual object may be selected based on a social context of the user, a personal context of the user or both.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2011Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: James C. Liu, Anton O. Andrews, Benjamin I. Vaught, Craig R. Maitlen, Christopher M. Novak, Sheridan Martin Small
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Publication number: 20170337444Abstract: Concepts and technologies are described herein for providing a context-aware display of objects in mixed environments. The computing device displays an image on an interface. Data associated with at least one object is obtained from one or more resources, such as a camera, sensor and/or an external device. The obtained data is analyzed to determine if the object is of interest. Any number of factors, including a context associated with the object, may be used to determine if an object is of interest. The computing device modifies a display property, such as a transparency parameter, of a selected portion of the image, depending on obtained data and/or contextual data. Depending on the obtained data and/or contextual data, the computing device may display a visual indicator representing the object, an image of the object within the selected portion of the image, and/or any other object or indicator.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2017Publication date: November 23, 2017Inventor: Chris M. NOVAK
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Patent number: 9760790Abstract: Concepts and technologies are described herein for providing a context-aware display of objects in mixed environments. The computing device displays an image on an interface. Data associated with at least one object is obtained from one or more resources, such as a camera, sensor and/or an external device. The obtained data is analyzed to determine if the object is of interest. Any number of factors, including a context associated with the object, may be used to determine if an object is of interest. The computing device modifies a display property, such as a transparency parameter, of a selected portion of the image, depending on obtained data and/or contextual data. Depending on the obtained data and/or contextual data, the computing device may display a visual indicator representing the object, an image of the object within the selected portion of the image, and/or any other object or indicator.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2015Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventor: Chris M. Novak
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Publication number: 20170096327Abstract: A pumping system and a pumping method implemented with the pumping system. The pumping system comprises a solar panel performing a photovoltaic conversion based on an insolation level including a first insolation level and a second insolation level; a fuel reservoir containing a fuel in a liquid state; an electric motor; a pump rotatable by the electric motor to pump the fuel; and a first motor drive converting electrical energy supplied by the solar panel to drive the electric motor at a first speed when the insolation level is at the first insolation level and at a second speed, slower than the first speed, when the insolation level is at the second insolation level, thereby pumping the fuel at a first rate and a second rate, respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2016Publication date: April 6, 2017Inventors: Leon R. Schuster, James M. Novak, Donald E. Watzke, William S. Nelson
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Patent number: 9564281Abstract: A fuse end cap for providing an electrical connection between a fuse and an electrical conductor. The fuse end cap may include a mounting cuff defining a first cavity that is adapted to receive a fuse body. The mounting cuff may be configured to be mounted to the fuse body by friction fit, for example. The fuse end cap may further include a terminal defining a second cavity adapted to receive a conductor. The terminal may be configured to be crimped about the conductor to retain the conductor within the second cavity.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2013Date of Patent: February 7, 2017Assignee: Littelfuse, Inc.Inventors: Daniel R. Gilman, Thomas M. Novak, Nathan C. Siegwald