Patents by Inventor Philip Ryan
Philip 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: 20240073642Abstract: Various arrangements for establishing a link between two electronic devices are presented herein. A pairing mode may be activated to establish the link. A first electronic wireless device can determine that a distance to a second wireless electronic device meets a distance threshold criterion. In response to the pairing mode being activated and the distance to the second wireless electronic device meeting the distance threshold criterion, a graphic element, such as a glow effect, can be presented indicative of direction and distance to the second wireless electronic device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2022Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: Google LLCInventors: Amelia Schladow, Philip Dam Roadley-Battin, Seth Ryan Benson, Matthew Sibigtroth, Tyler John Gough
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Patent number: 11899477Abstract: Systems for processing articles are essential for semiconductor fabrication. In one embodiment, a system is disclosed comprising a plurality of fluid supplies configured to supply process fluids, a plurality of apparatuses for controlling flow, a plurality of mounting substrates, a vacuum manifold fluidly coupled to the plurality of mounting substrates, an outlet manifold fluidly coupled to the plurality of mounting substrates, a vacuum source fluidly coupled to the vacuum manifold, and a processing chamber fluidly coupled to the outlet manifold. The plurality of apparatuses for controlling flow have a bleed port and an outlet. The outlets of the plurality of apparatuses are fluidly coupled to corresponding outlet ports of the plurality of mounting substrates. The bleed ports of the plurality of apparatuses are fluidly coupled to the corresponding vacuum ports of the plurality of mounting substrates.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2022Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Inventors: Philip Ryan Barros, Greg Patrick Mulligan
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Patent number: 11812237Abstract: Techniques for improving adaptive interference cancellation (AIC) using cascaded AIC algorithms are described. To improve an accuracy of detecting speech, a device may perform a first stage of AIC to generate isolated audio data and may generate speech mask data indicating time windows when speech is detected in the isolated audio data. Based on the speech mask data, the device may perform second AIC to generate output audio data, with adaptation of the adaptive filter enabled when the speech is not detected and disabled when the speech is detected. Thus, the first AIC improves the accuracy with which the device detects that speech is present and the second AIC reduces distortion in the output audio data by not updating filter coefficient values when the speech is present. The first AIC may use playback audio data, microphone audio data or beamformed audio data as reference signals.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2021Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Robert Ayrapetian, Philip Ryan Hilmes, Mohamed Mansour, Carlo Murgia
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Patent number: 11785141Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for determining a transfer option for transferring a call. One of the methods include receiving, by a call assistant engine, a keyword related to information provided by a user to an agent during a call; generating, by the call assistant engine, follow-up questions to be displayed on a user device of the agent in an interactive format, the first follow-up question being generated based on the keyword, each of the following follow-up questions being generated based on an answer of the agent to the previous question; and determining, by the call assistant engine, based on answers of the agent to the follow-up questions, a transfer option for transferring the call.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2022Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)Inventors: Philip Ryan Jensen, Everett Russell Freeman James, James Shamlin, Sheryl Lane Niemann, Shanna Limas, Samir Hojat
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Publication number: 20230317471Abstract: An improved fluid delivery system and method that directly controls the concentration of constituent components in a fluid mixture delivered, for example, to a process chamber. Pressure of the fluid mixture can also be directly controlled. A concentration sensor capable of measuring concentration of all of the constituent components in a fluid mixture is used to provide signals used to vary the flow rate of constituent gases under a closed loop feedback system. The signal output of one or more pressure sensors can also be used to provide a signal used to vary the flow rate of constituent gases under a closed loop feedback system. By directly controlling these two extremely important process variables, embodiments of the present invention provide a significant advantage in measurement accuracy over the prior art, enable real-time process control, reduce system level response time, and allow for a system with a significant footprint reduction.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Inventors: Philip Ryan Barros, Greg Patrick Mulligan, Chris Melcer
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Patent number: 11682565Abstract: An improved fluid delivery system and method that directly controls the concentration of constituent components in a fluid mixture delivered, for example, to a process chamber. Pressure of the fluid mixture can also be directly controlled. A concentration sensor capable of measuring concentration of all of the constituent components in a fluid mixture is used to provide signals used to vary the flow rate of constituent gases under a closed loop feedback system. The signal output of one or more pressure sensors can also be used to provide a signal used to vary the flow rate of constituent gases under a closed loop feedback system. By directly controlling these two extremely important process variables, embodiments of the present invention provide a significant advantage in measurement accuracy over the prior art, enable real-time process control, reduce system level response time, and allow for a system with a significant footprint reduction.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2021Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Inventors: Philip Ryan Barros, Greg Patrick Mulligan, Chris Melcer
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Patent number: 11600271Abstract: A speech-based audio device may be configured to detect a user-uttered wake expression. For example, the audio device may generate a parameter indicating whether output audio is currently being produced by an audio speaker, whether the output audio contains speech, whether the output audio contains a predefined expression, loudness of the output audio, loudness of input audio, and/or an echo characteristic. Based on the parameter, the audio device may determine whether an occurrence of the predefined expression in the input audio is a result of an utterance of the predefined expression by a user.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2020Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Michael Alan Pogue, Philip Ryan Hilmes
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Patent number: 11570166Abstract: In one embodiment, a device in a network observes traffic between a client and a server for an encrypted session. The device makes a determination that a server certificate should be obtained from the server. The device, based on the determination, sends a handshake probe to the server. The device extracts server certificate information from a handshake response from the server that the server sent in response to the handshake probe. The device uses the extracted server certificate information to analyze the traffic between the client and the server.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2020Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: David McGrew, Blake Harrell Anderson, Subharthi Paul, William Michael Hudson, Jr., Philip Ryan Perricone
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Patent number: 11568867Abstract: A speech-based audio device may be configured to detect a user-uttered wake expression. For example, the audio device may generate a parameter indicating whether output audio is currently being produced by an audio speaker, whether the output audio contains speech, whether the output audio contains a predefined expression, loudness of the output audio, loudness of input audio, and/or an echo characteristic. Based on the parameter, the audio device may determine whether an occurrence of the predefined expression in the input audio is a result of an utterance of the predefined expression by a user.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2020Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Michael Alan Pogue, Philip Ryan Hilmes
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Publication number: 20230029366Abstract: Apparatuses for controlling fluid flow are important components for delivering process fluids for semiconductor fabrication. These apparatuses for controlling fluid flow require a variety of fluid flow components which are tightly packaged within the apparatuses for controlling flow. In an effort to improve packaging density, fluid delivery modules preferably incorporate both active and passive components into a single substrate block. This enables increases in packaging density as well as enabling reduced cost through greater simplification of the fluid delivery module. For instance, incorporating a filter to filter incoming fluid with a valve or other component in a single monolithic block avoids the need for separate components which add cost and complexity.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2022Publication date: January 26, 2023Inventors: Philip Ryan Barros, Greg Patrick Mulligan, Dustin Tomhave, Christopher Bryant Davis
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Patent number: 11501792Abstract: A distributed voice controlled system has a primary assistant and at least one secondary assistant. The primary assistant has a housing to hold one or more microphones, one or more speakers, and various computing components. The secondary assistant is similar in structure, but is void of speakers. The voice controlled assistants perform transactions and other functions primarily based on verbal interactions with a user. The assistants within the system are coordinated and synchronized to perform acoustic echo cancellation, selection of a best audio input from among the assistants, and distributed processing.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2020Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Michael Alan Pogue, Kavitha Velusamy, Preethi Parasseri Narayanan, Tony David, Philip Ryan Hilmes
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Patent number: 11483646Abstract: Techniques for improving beamforming using filter coefficient values corresponding to virtual microphones are described. A system may define “virtual” microphone positions and determine corresponding filter coefficient values. These filter coefficient values may be applied to input audio data captured by actual physical microphones, enabling the system to improve performance of beamforming and/or to reduce a number of physical microphones without degrading performance. Offline testing and simulations may be performed to identify the best combination of virtual microphones and/or filter coefficient values for a particular look-direction. For example, the simulations may identify that a first filter coefficient corresponding to a first virtual microphone and a first direction will be associated with a first physical microphone and the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2018Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Guangdong Pan, Philip Ryan Hilmes, Robert Ayrapetian
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Publication number: 20220283596Abstract: Systems for processing articles are essential for semiconductor fabrication. In one embodiment, a system is disclosed comprising a plurality of fluid supplies configured to supply process fluids, a plurality of apparatuses for controlling flow, a plurality of mounting substrates, a vacuum manifold fluidly coupled to the plurality of mounting substrates, an outlet manifold fluidly coupled to the plurality of mounting substrates, a vacuum source fluidly coupled to the vacuum manifold, and a processing chamber fluidly coupled to the outlet manifold. The plurality of apparatuses for controlling flow have a bleed port and an outlet. The outlets of the plurality of apparatuses are fluidly coupled to corresponding outlet ports of the plurality of mounting substrates. The bleed ports of the plurality of apparatuses are fluidly coupled to the corresponding vacuum ports of the plurality of mounting substrates.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2022Publication date: September 8, 2022Inventors: Philip Ryan Barros, Greg Patrick Mulligan
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Patent number: 11343377Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for determining a transfer option for transferring a call. One of the methods include receiving, by a call assistant engine, a keyword related to information provided by a user to an agent during a call; generating, by the call assistant engine, follow-up questions to be displayed on a user device of the agent in an interactive format, the first follow-up question being generated based on the keyword, each of the following follow-up questions being generated based on an answer of the agent to the previous question; and determining, by the call assistant engine, based on answers of the agent to the follow-up questions, a transfer option for transferring the call.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2019Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)Inventors: Philip Ryan Jensen, Everett Russell Freeman James, James Shamlin, Sheryl Lane Niemann, Shanna Limas, Samir Hojat
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Publication number: 20220109929Abstract: Techniques for improving adaptive interference cancellation (AIC) using cascaded AIC algorithms are described. To improve an accuracy of detecting speech, a device may perform a first stage of AIC to generate isolated audio data and may generate speech mask data indicating time windows when speech is detected in the isolated audio data. Based on the speech mask data, the device may perform second AIC to generate output audio data, with adaptation of the adaptive filter enabled when the speech is not detected and disabled when the speech is detected. Thus, the first AIC improves the accuracy with which the device detects that speech is present and the second AIC reduces distortion in the output audio data by not updating filter coefficient values when the speech is present. The first AIC may use playback audio data, microphone audio data or beamformed audio data as reference signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2021Publication date: April 7, 2022Inventors: Robert Ayrapetian, Philip Ryan Hilmes, Mohamed Mansour, Carlo Murgia
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Patent number: 11277685Abstract: Techniques for improving adaptive interference cancellation (AIC) using cascaded AIC algorithms are described. To improve an accuracy of detecting speech, a device may perform a first stage of AIC to generate isolated audio data and may generate speech mask data indicating time windows when speech is detected in the isolated audio data. Based on the speech mask data, the device may perform second AIC to generate output audio data, with adaptation of the adaptive filter enabled when the speech is not detected and disabled when the speech is detected. Thus, the first AIC improves the accuracy with which the device detects that speech is present and the second AIC reduces distortion in the output audio data by not updating filter coefficient values when the speech is present. The first AIC may use playback audio data, microphone audio data or beamformed audio data as reference signals.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2018Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Robert Ayrapetian, Philip Ryan Hilmes, Mohamed Mansour, Carlo Murgia
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Publication number: 20210366735Abstract: An improved fluid delivery system and method that directly controls the concentration of constituent components in a fluid mixture delivered, for example, to a process chamber. Pressure of the fluid mixture can also be directly controlled. A concentration sensor capable of measuring concentration of all of the constituent components in a fluid mixture is used to provide signals used to vary the flow rate of constituent gases under a closed loop feedback system. The signal output of one or more pressure sensors can also be used to provide a signal used to vary the flow rate of constituent gases under a closed loop feedback system. By directly controlling these two extremely important process variables, embodiments of the present invention provide a significant advantage in measurement accuracy over the prior art, enable real-time process control, reduce system level response time, and allow for a system with a significant footprint reduction.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2021Publication date: November 25, 2021Inventors: Philip Ryan Barros, Greg Patrick Mulligan, Chris Melcer
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Patent number: D946862Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2021Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: Mars, IncorporatedInventors: Joanne Johansson, Helena Skinn, Joel Cockcroft, Wayne Morris, Adam Smith, Keith Kristiansen, Roland Charriez, David Demar, Philip Ryan
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Patent number: D946863Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2021Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: Mars, IncorporatedInventors: Joanne Johansson, Helena Skinn, Joel Cockcroft, Wayne Morris, Adam Smith, Keith Kristiansen, Roland Charriez, David Demar, Philip Ryan
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Patent number: D957088Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2021Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: Mars, IncorporatedInventors: Joanne Johansson, Helena Skinn, Joel Cockcroft, Wayne Morris, Adam Smith, Keith Kristiansen, Roland Charriez, David Demar, Philip Ryan