Patents by Inventor Patricia A. Ryan
Patricia A. Ryan 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: 20230033359Abstract: A real-time electronic bill presentment and payment system of a bill presentment and payment system (BPPS) provider is exposed to at least one of a business financial institution and an accounting software provider via an API. The BPP provider facilitates the institution or software provider providing a real-time electronic bill presentment and payment mobile application to a business. The BPPS obtains, via the API, from the institution or software provider, registration information relevant to the business. The real-time system populates a biller directory database with the registration information. No action, other than the facilitating, is required by the BPPS provider for the institution or software provider to obtain the registration information. In some instances, provision is made for loss of connectivity between the institution or software provider and the business and/or for alerts to the business.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2022Publication date: February 2, 2023Inventors: Ellen Moskowitz, Sebastien Galperti, Chhomthyda Chhuan, Sriram Iyer, Patricia Ryan
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Patent number: 11481743Abstract: A real-time electronic bill presentment and payment system of a bill presentment and payment system (BPPS) provider is exposed to at least one of a business financial institution and an accounting software provider via an API. The BPP provider facilitates the institution or software provider providing a real-time electronic bill presentment and payment mobile application to a business. The BPPS obtains, via the API, from the institution or software provider, registration information relevant to the business. The real-time system populates a biller directory database with the registration information. No action, other than the facilitating, is required by the BPPS provider for the institution or software provider to obtain the registration information. In some instances, provision is made for loss of connectivity between the institution or software provider and the business and/or for alerts to the business.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2019Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATEDInventors: Ellen Moskowitz, Sebastien Galperti, Chhomthyda Chhuan, Sriram Iyer, Patricia Ryan
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Publication number: 20210072348Abstract: Methods are provided for identifying and quantifying information loss in a system due to uncertainty and analyzing the impact on the reliability of system performance. Models and methods join Fano's equality with the Data Processing Inequality in a Markovian channel construct in order to characterize information flow within a multi-component nonlinear system and allow the determination of risk and characterization of system performance upper bounds based on the information loss attributed to each component. The present disclosure additionally includes methods for estimating the sampling requirements and for relating sampling uncertainty to sensing uncertainty. The present disclosure further includes methods for determining the optimal design of components of a nonlinear system in order to minimize information loss, while maximizing information flow and mutual information.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2020Publication date: March 11, 2021Applicant: US Gov't as represented by Secretary of Air ForceInventors: John A. Malas, Patricia A. Ryan, John A. Cortese
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Publication number: 20210019718Abstract: A real-time electronic bill presentment and payment system of a bill presentment and payment system (BPPS) provider is exposed to at least one of a business financial institution and an accounting software provider via an API. The BPP provider facilitates the institution or software provider providing a real-time electronic bill presentment and payment mobile application to a business. The BPPS obtains, via the API, from the institution or software provider, registration information relevant to the business. The real-time system populates a biller directory database with the registration information. No action, other than the facilitating, is required by the BPPS provider for the institution or software provider to obtain the registration information. In some instances, provision is made for loss of connectivity between the institution or software provider and the business and/or for alerts to the business.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2019Publication date: January 21, 2021Inventors: Ellen Moskowitz, Sebastien Galperti, Chhomthyda Chhuan, Sriram Iyer, Patricia Ryan
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Publication number: 20200074339Abstract: The present disclosure includes theoretical models and methods for identifying and quantifying information loss in a system due to uncertainty and analyzing the impact on the reliability of system performance. These models and methods join Fano's equality with the Data Processing Inequality in a Markovian channel construct in order to characterize information flow within a multi-component nonlinear system and allow the determination of risk and characterization of system performance upper bounds based on the information loss attributed to each component. The present disclosure additionally includes methods for estimating the sampling requirements and for relating sampling uncertainty to sensing uncertainty. The present disclosure further includes methods for determining the optimal design of components of a nonlinear system in order to minimize information loss, while maximizing information flow and mutual information.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2019Publication date: March 5, 2020Applicant: U.S. Government as represented by Secretary of the Air ForceInventors: John A. Malas, Patricia A. Ryan, John A. Cortese
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Patent number: 9996446Abstract: The performance of computer system responses to user requests is measured and evaluated in the context of physical computing resource operation. Diagnostic information related to computer system performance is selectively provided based the measured performance and physical computing resource operation.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2014Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Todd Lefor, Patricia Ryan
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Publication number: 20150309911Abstract: The performance of computer system responses to user requests is measured and evaluated in the context of physical computing resource operation. Diagnostic information related to computer system performance is selectively provided based the measured performance and physical computing resource operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2014Publication date: October 29, 2015Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Todd Lefor, Patricia Ryan
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Publication number: 20140242081Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions and methods for treating CEA-expressing cancers. Methods for dosing a patient with an antibody that binds to CEA and human CD3 are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2011Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicants: MICROMET AG, MEDIMMUNE, LLCInventors: Scott Hammond, Patricia Ryan, Song Ren, Petra Lutterbuese, Maria Amann
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Publication number: 20140188575Abstract: The system and method for quality assurance (QA) of educational institutions, programs, courses, services, and processes stores a QA framework associated with an educational QA review in a database. The QA framework comprises one or more Quality Components (QCs) such that each QC is associated with one or more Quality Indicators (QI). Each QI is defined as a statement related to an educational quality attribute. A QI evaluation template is presented to one or more QA reviewers over a network for evaluating each QI. The QI evaluation template is used by the one or more QA reviewers for entry of one or more Observation Information (OI) for a QI under evaluation and associating each OI with respective evidence information and recommendation information (RI). The RI is then prioritized based on one or more evaluative metrics.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 31, 2013Publication date: July 3, 2014Applicant: Laureate Education, Inc.Inventors: HEATHER WELZANT, Patricia Ryan, Jo Ann Emenecker
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Patent number: 8591013Abstract: In one embodiment, a fluid interconnection between a fluid container and a fluid ejector assembly includes: a first wick at an outlet from the container, the first wick having an upstream surface and a downstream surface; a second wick at an inlet to the ejector assembly, the second wick having an upstream surface and a downstream surface, the upstream surface in direct contact with the downstream surface of the first wick across substantially the entire area of the upstream surface of the second wick; and a filter in direct contact with the downstream surface of the second wick.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2008Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Jon Rittgers, Mark Loughlin, Eduardo Macias, Patricia Ryan
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Patent number: 8341532Abstract: An approach to setting up a collabortive workspace involves receiving a user's instructions to convert an object to a collaborative workspace. In response to this instruction, the approach creates the collaborative workspace in a substantially automated manner. The approach may thereby facilitate the provisioning of a collaborative workspace, eliminating or at least reducing the manual effort involved in setting up a collaborative workspace.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2008Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Patricia A. Ryan, Suri Raman, Ulrike A. Anders, Jason D. Giles
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Publication number: 20110025788Abstract: In one embodiment, a fluid interconnection between a fluid container and a fluid ejector assembly includes: a first wick at an outlet from the container, the first wick having an upstream surface and a downstream surface; a second wick at an inlet to the ejector assembly, the second wick having an upstream surface and a downstream surface, the upstream surface in direct contact with the downstream surface of the first wick across substantially the entire area of the upstream surface of the second wick; and a filter in direct contact with the downstream surface of the second wick.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2008Publication date: February 3, 2011Inventors: Jon Rittgers, Mark Loughlin, Eduardo Macias, Patricia Ryan
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Patent number: 7634467Abstract: A method and system for providing business context corresponding to unstructured documents is provided. A business context correlation system analyzes the contents of a user's unstructured document, identifies the business context of the unstructured document from the analyzed contents, and presents the business context along with the unstructured document to the user. The business context includes the relevant contextual objects and documents associated with one or more business applications. Providing a view of the business context along with the unstructured document allows the user more fully understand and act on the displayed document.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2006Date of Patent: December 15, 2009Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Patricia A. Ryan, John C. Platt, Glen H. Anderson, Gina Venolia, Bob Vogt
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Publication number: 20090307605Abstract: An approach to setting up a collabortive workspace involves receiving a user's instructions to convert an object to a collaborative workspace. In response to this instruction, the approach creates the collaborative workspace in a substantially automated manner. The approach may thereby facilitate the provisioning of a collaborative workspace, eliminating or at least reducing the manual effort involved in setting up a collaborative workspace.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2008Publication date: December 10, 2009Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Patricia A. Ryan, Suri Raman, Ulrike A. Anders, Jason D. Giles
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Publication number: 20080104052Abstract: A method and system for providing business context corresponding to unstructured documents is provided. A business context correlation system analyzes the contents of a user's unstructured document, identifies the business context of the unstructured document from the analyzed contents, and presents the business context along with the unstructured document to the user. The business context includes the relevant contextual objects and documents associated with one or more business applications. Providing a view of the business context along with the unstructured document allows the user more fully understand and act on the displayed document.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2006Publication date: May 1, 2008Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Patricia A. Ryan, John C. Platt, Glen H. Anderson, Gina Venolia, Bob Vogt
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Publication number: 20060073154Abstract: The present invention comprises methods of inhibiting the interaction between group A streptococci or M protein and mucin or mucin producing cells by interfering with binding of M protein to sialic acid moieties of mucin, as well as methods of identifying modulators (e.g., inhibitors) of the interaction and novel M-protein binding receptors and mucin binding receptors. Also provided are methods of treating a group A streptococcal infection by inhibiting the interaction as well as pharmaceutical compositions which may be useful for this purpose.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2002Publication date: April 6, 2006Inventors: Patricia Ryan, Vijay Pancholi, Vincent Fischetti