Patents by Inventor Matthew Ellis
Matthew Ellis 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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Publication number: 20150013699Abstract: A vaporizer for use with a water pipe or hookah has electrically heated beating element. The heating dement extends through a vaporizer body and carries a cup member atop thereof. A pre-determined quantity of a vaporizable substance is placed in the cup member and is heated to cause release of an inhalable gas. All adapter directs the inhalable gas beneath water surface, of a water reservoir of the water pipe. By drawing on an outlet end of the water pipe the user can inhale the inhalable substance released during heating of the vaporizable substance.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2013Publication date: January 15, 2015Inventor: Matthew Ellis
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Publication number: 20140369893Abstract: A system for extracting oil from oil-bearing plant parts has an extraction vessel supported by an upright stand, a separator vessel mounted below the extraction vessel, and an expansion filter vessel mounted downstream from the separator vessel. A source of hydrocarbon solvent supplies liquid gas to the top of the extraction vessel, while a recycling pump connected to the separator vessel facilitates transport of the solvent through the plant material in the extraction vessel. The solvent is recovered and re-circulated, while extracted oil is removed from the separator. A thermal jacket is mounted on each of the separator vessel and the expansion filter vessel; the thermal jackets supplying heat and cold to the interior of the separator vessel and the expansion filter vessel and help evaporate and condense the solvent.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2014Publication date: December 18, 2014Inventors: Matthew A. Ellis, Marcus J. Fauth
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Publication number: 20140193303Abstract: A system for extracting oil from oil-bearing plant parts has an extraction vessel supported by an upright stand and a separator vessel mounted below the extraction vessel. A source of hydrocarbon solvent supplies liquid gas to the top of the extraction vessel, while a recycling pump connected to the separator vessel facilitates transport of the solvent through the plant material in the extraction vessel. The solvent is recovered and re-circulated, while extracted oil is removed from the separator. A thermal jacket is mounted on the separator; the thermal jacket supplies heat and cold to the interior of the separator and helps evaporate and condense the solvent.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2013Publication date: July 10, 2014Inventors: Matthew A. Ellis, Marcus J. Fauth
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Publication number: 20130262421Abstract: A resilient hashing system leverages a fast, non-cryptographic hash/checksum function that has good diffusion properties while remaining reasonably efficient on modern central processing units (CPUs). The hash function uses random secret data so that hash keys for particular data are difficult to predict. Due to its internal structure, well-chosen random secret data is difficult for an attacker to counter without having access to the direct output of the hash function. At every stage of the block function, there are at least two operations that can be performed in parallel, increasing performance on modern superscalar CPUs. Thus, the resilient hashing system provides a hash table and checksum that can be used in Internet-facing or other vulnerable sources of input data to manage performance in the face of malicious attacks.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2012Publication date: October 3, 2013Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Niels Ferguson, Reid Borsuk, Jeffrey Cooperstein, Matthew Ellis
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Patent number: 8466762Abstract: A magnetically actuated system includes a conductor and a magnetic field apparatus to generate a magnetic field. The magnetic field apparatus includes magnets and magnetically permeable materials to focus the magnetic field in areas of the conductor that produce a drive torque when the conductor carries a current.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2012Date of Patent: June 18, 2013Assignee: Microvision, Inc.Inventors: Randall B. Sprague, Dean R. Brown, Matthew Ellis
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Patent number: 8305672Abstract: A magnetically actuated system includes a conductor and a magnetic field apparatus to generate a magnetic field. The magnetic field apparatus includes magnets and magnetically permeable materials to focus the magnetic field in areas of the conductor that produce a drive torque when the conductor carries a current.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2010Date of Patent: November 6, 2012Assignee: Microvision, Inc.Inventors: Selso Luanava, Matthew Ellis
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Publication number: 20120268839Abstract: A magnetically actuated system includes a conductor and a magnetic field apparatus to generate a magnetic field. The magnetic field apparatus includes magnets and magnetically permeable materials to focus the magnetic field in areas of the conductor that produce a drive torque when the conductor carries a current.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2012Publication date: October 25, 2012Applicant: MICROVISION, INC.Inventors: Randall B. Sprague, Dean R. Brown, Matthew Ellis
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Patent number: 8237522Abstract: A magnetically actuated system includes a conductor and a magnetic field apparatus to generate a magnetic field. The magnetic field apparatus includes magnets and magnetically permeable materials to focus the magnetic field in areas of the conductor that produce a drive torque when the conductor carries a current.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2012Date of Patent: August 7, 2012Assignee: Microvision, Inc.Inventors: Randall B. Sprague, Dean R. Brown, Matthew Ellis
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Patent number: 8218014Abstract: Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, a scanner for a scanned beam display may comprise a scanning platform having a mirror disposed thereon to reflect a beam of light impinging on the mirror, a drive coil disposed on the scanning platform to scan the reflected beam of light in response to a drive current applied to the drive coil. The drive coil has coil winding segments having a narrower width in one or more regions of the drive coil, and has coil winding segments having a greater width in one or more other regions of the drive coil to provide a the drive coil with a reduced electrical resistance.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2009Date of Patent: July 10, 2012Assignee: Microvision, Inc.Inventors: Jason B. Tauscher, Dean R. Brown, Matthew Ellis, Wyatt O. Davis, Mark P. Helsel
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Patent number: 8218218Abstract: A microelectromechanical system (MEMS) includes a conductor with improved reliability. The conductor flexes with a moving member in the MEMS device, and the improved reliability is achieved through material selections that provides increased fatigue resistance, reduced crack propagation, and/or mechanisms for improved live at a given strain level. The conductor may include a single material, or may include layers of different materials.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2009Date of Patent: July 10, 2012Assignee: Microvision, Inc.Inventors: Jason B. Tauscher, Matthew Ellis, Dean R. Brown, Mark P. Helsel, Wyatt O. Davis, Yunfei Ma, Michael E. Sherwood, John Wyatt Coy, David Malametz
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Publication number: 20120146751Abstract: A magnetically actuated system includes a conductor and a magnetic field apparatus to generate a magnetic field. The magnetic field apparatus includes magnets and magnetically permeable materials to focus the magnetic field in areas of the conductor that produce a drive torque when the conductor carries a current.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2012Publication date: June 14, 2012Applicant: MICROVISION, INC.Inventors: Randall B. Sprague, Dean R. Brown, Matthew Ellis
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Patent number: 8057951Abstract: Conveying gas containing sulfur through a sulfur tolerant planar solid oxide fuel cell (PSOFC) stack for sulfur scrubbing, followed by conveying the gas through a non-sulfur tolerant PSOFC stack. The sulfur tolerant PSOFC stack utilizes anode materials, such as LSV, that selectively convert H2S present in the fuel stream to other non-poisoning sulfur compounds. The remaining balance of gases remaining in the completely or near H2S-free exhaust fuel stream is then used as the fuel for the conventional PSOFC stack that is downstream of the sulfur-tolerant PSOFC. A broad range of fuels such as gasified coal, natural gas and reformed hydrocarbons are used to produce electricity.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2007Date of Patent: November 15, 2011Assignee: Ohio UniversityInventors: Matthew Ellis Cooper, David J. Bayless, Jason P. Trembly
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Publication number: 20110205612Abstract: A magnetically actuated system includes a conductor and a magnetic field apparatus to generate a magnetic field. The magnetic field apparatus includes magnets and magnetically permeable materials to focus the magnetic field in areas of the conductor that produce a drive torque when the conductor carries a current.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2010Publication date: August 25, 2011Applicant: MICROVISION, INC.Inventors: Selso Luanava, Matthew Ellis
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Publication number: 20110194083Abstract: A magnetically actuated system includes a conductor and a magnetic field apparatus to generate a magnetic field. The magnetic field apparatus includes magnets and magnetically permeable materials to focus the magnetic field in areas of the conductor that produce a drive torque when the conductor carries a current.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2011Publication date: August 11, 2011Applicant: MICROVISION, INC.Inventors: Randall B. Sprague, Dean R. Brown, Matthew Ellis
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Publication number: 20110145176Abstract: Methods for classifying and for evaluating the prognosis of a subject having breast cancer are provided. The methods include prediction of breast cancer subtype using a supervised algorithm trained to stratify subjects on the basis of breast cancer intrinsic subtype. The prediction model is based on the gene expression profile of the intrinsic genes listed in Table 1. This prediction model can be used to accurately predict the intrinsic subtype of a subject diagnosed with or suspected of having breast cancer. Further provided are compositions and methods for predicting outcome or response to therapy of a subject diagnosed with or suspected of having breast cancer. These methods are useful for guiding or determining treatment options for a subject afflicted with breast cancer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2009Publication date: June 16, 2011Inventors: Charles M. Perou, Joel S. Parker, James Stephen Marron, Andrew Nobel, Philip S. Bernard, Matthew Ellis, Elaine Mardis, Torsten O. Nielsen, Maggie Cheang
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Publication number: 20110026549Abstract: Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, a scanner for a scanned beam display may comprise a scanning platform having a mirror disposed thereon to reflect a beam of light impinging on the mirror, a drive coil disposed on the scanning platform to scan the reflected beam of light in response to a drive current applied to the drive coil. The drive coil has coil winding segments having a narrower width in one or more regions of the drive coil, and has coil winding segments having a greater width in one or more other regions of the drive coil to provide a the drive coil with a reduced electrical resistance.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2009Publication date: February 3, 2011Applicant: MICROVISION, INC.Inventors: Jason B. Tauscher, Dean R. Brown, Matthew Ellis, Wyatt O. Davis, Mark P. Helsel
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Publication number: 20100259806Abstract: A microelectromechanical system (MEMS) includes a conductor with improved reliability. The conductor flexes with a moving member in the MEMS device, and the improved reliability is achieved through material selections that provides increased fatigue resistance, reduced crack propagation, and/or mechanisms for improved live at a given strain level. The conductor may include a single material, or may include layers of different materials.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2009Publication date: October 14, 2010Applicant: Microvision, Inc.Inventors: Jason B. Tauscher, Matthew Ellis, Dean R. Brown, Mark P. Helsel, Wyatt O. Davis, Yunfei Ma, Michael E. Sherwood, John Wyatt Coy, David Malametz
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Publication number: 20100203535Abstract: The present invention provides methods for excluding a gene as being involved in, associated with or causative of a genetic disorder in a family.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2008Publication date: August 12, 2010Inventors: Susan Anne Ross Stenhouse, Victoria Murday, Daniel Matthew Ellis
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Publication number: 20100141366Abstract: A magnetically actuated system includes a conductor and a magnetic field apparatus to generate a magnetic field. The magnetic field apparatus includes magnets and magnetically permeable materials to focus the magnetic field in areas of the conductor that produce a drive torque when the conductor carries a current.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2008Publication date: June 10, 2010Applicant: Microvision, Inc.Inventors: Randall B. Sprague, Dean R. Brown, Matthew Ellis
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Publication number: 20090252999Abstract: Conveying gas containing sulfur through a sulfur tolerant planar solid oxide fuel cell (PSOFC) stack for sulfur scrubbing, followed by conveying the gas through a non-sulfur tolerant PSOFC stack. The sulfur tolerant PSOFC stack utilizes anode materials, such as LSV, that selectively convert H2S present in the fuel stream to other non-poisoning sulfur compounds. The remaining balance of gases remaining in the completely or near H2S-free exhaust fuel stream is then used as the fuel for the conventional PSOFC stack that is downstream of the sulfur-tolerant PSOFC. A broad range of fuels such as gasified coal, natural gas and reformed hydrocarbons are used to produce electricity.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2007Publication date: October 8, 2009Applicant: OHIO UNIVERSITYInventors: Matthew Ellis Cooper, David J. Bayless, Jason P. Trembly