Patents by Inventor Sean Kennedy
Sean Kennedy 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).
-
Patent number: 11976329Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems, methods, and classifiers for differentiating between samples as usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) or non-UIP.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2021Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: Veracyte, Inc.Inventors: Giulia C. Kennedy, Jing Huang, Yoonha Choi, Daniel Pankratz, Patric Sean Walsh
-
Publication number: 20240143316Abstract: In some aspects, the techniques described herein relate to a method including calling, by a first event driven function associated with a spoke account, an inventory interface of the spoke account; writing, by the first event driven function, inventory data received from the inventory interface to a messaging queue, wherein the messaging queue is associated with a hub account; receiving, by a second event driven function, the inventory data from the messaging queue, wherein the second event driven function is associated with the hub account; writing, by the second event driven function, the inventory data to a database, wherein the database is associated with the hub account; executing, by a third event driven function, a query of the database, wherein the query retrieves the inventory data, and wherein the third event driven function is associated with an administrative account; and displaying the inventory data via a front-end application.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2022Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Alasdair RAE, Ganesh PRABHU, David THOMSON, Donnie KENNEDY, Ellis GOWAN, Krzysztof MALINOWSKI, Sean ONEILL, Kaushik NIMMALA
-
Patent number: 11929932Abstract: Systems and methods balance communication loads across computer networks. In particular, the systems and methods balance the communication loads across computer networks in instances of computer communication tasks that have variable transmission confirmations and network delivery locations. Additionally or alternatively, the systems and methods balance communication loads across computer networks for computer communication tasks based on real-time confirmation of network resource availability.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2023Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: Capital One Services, LLCInventors: Lee Haefele, Sean Hanson, James Kennedy, Jacob Moody
-
Publication number: 20240071622Abstract: Provided herein are methods and systems for analyzing a sample of a subject to determine whether the subject has, or is at risk of having or developing, a cancer, such as lung cancer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Inventors: Giulia C. Kennedy, Yoonha Choi, Joshua Babiarz, Jianghan Qu, Daniel Pankratz, Shuyang Wu, Jie Ding, Sangeeta Bhorade, Lori Lofaro, P. Sean Walsh, Jing Huang
-
Publication number: 20230122060Abstract: A cable connector (100-900) for connecting an electrical cable, the electrical cable including a cable conductor having a terminal end portion, the terminal end portion having an end face, includes an electrically conductive connector body (110), a conductor bore (102) in the connector body (110), a securing mechanism, and a contact mechanism (141). The connector bore (102) defines a conductor bore axis and is configured to receive the terminal end portion of the cable conductor along the conductor bore axis. The securing mechanism is operable to clamp onto the terminal end portion. The contact mechanism (141) includes a pressure member (170A, 170B), an electrical contact surface, and a drive mechanism (151). The drive mechanism (151) is selectively operable to drive the pressure member (170A, 170B) to force the electrical contact surface against the end face of the cable conductor.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2022Publication date: April 20, 2023Inventors: Barry James Johnson, Alexandru P. Bulza, Sachidanandan Murugiah, Jonathan Guppy, Sarzil Rahman, Mahmoud Seraj, Benoit Millot, Brian Ayres, Sean Kennedy
-
Patent number: 11371801Abstract: A brace assembly is configured for use with a longitudinal support of a firearm, such as a cylindrical bar or receiver extension. The assembly includes a brace body with a first or lower body member and a second or upper body member. The body members are configured to engage opposite surfaces of the longitudinal support. A brace portion can be attached to the brace body. In one example, a mounting post extends rearwardly from the brace body and the brace portion includes left and right brace members each having an upper end portion configured to attach to and pivot about the mounting post.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2021Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: Sig Sauer, Inc.Inventors: Scott D. Shinkle, Christopher Baker, Wayne Wilson, Harry Andrew Packard, Sean Kennedy, Luke Edward Morenz, Christopher Brent D'Alfonso
-
Publication number: 20210372731Abstract: A brace assembly is configured for use with a longitudinal support of a firearm, such as a cylindrical bar or receiver extension. The assembly includes a brace body with a first or lower body member and a second or upper body member. The body members are configured to engage opposite surfaces of the longitudinal support. A brace portion can be attached to the brace body. In one example, a mounting post extends rearwardly from the brace body and the brace portion includes left and right brace members each having an upper end portion configured to attach to and pivot about the mounting post.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2021Publication date: December 2, 2021Applicant: Sig Sauer, Inc.Inventors: Scott D. Shinkle, Christopher Baker, Wayne Wilson, Harry Andrew Packard, Sean Kennedy, Luke Edward Morenz, Christopher Brent D'Alfonso
-
Patent number: 10885551Abstract: A system and associated methods for enabling a tenant of a multi-tenant platform to customize the promotional functions of the tenant's eCommerce website which is hosted on the multi-tenant platform. The promotional offer(s) may be configured to suit the tenant's short term and/or long term business needs, such as to encourage purchase of a particular product or service at a particular time, to encourage a purchase in response to a particular business event or situation, to encourage a purchase in response to a particular action or lack of action by the consumer, to encourage a purchase in response to a particular inventory level or revenue amount of the tenant, to encourage a purchase in response to determining that the consumer was the object of a sales pitch from one of the tenant's salespeople, etc.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2014Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: NETSUITE INC.Inventors: Alfredo Dimaunahan, Donnabelle Embuscado, Yukte Oberoi, Sean Kennedy, Brad Stoutimore
-
Publication number: 20170236152Abstract: A system and associated methods for enabling a tenant of a multi-tenant platform to customize the promotional functions of the tenant's eCommerce website which is hosted on the multi-tenant platform. The promotional offer(s) may be configured to suit the tenant's short term and/or long term business needs, such as to encourage purchase of a particular product or service at a particular time, to encourage a purchase in response to a particular business event or situation, to encourage a purchase in response to a particular action or lack of action by the consumer, to encourage a purchase in response to a particular inventory level or revenue amount of the tenant, to encourage a purchase in response to determining that the consumer was the object of a sales pitch from one of the tenant's salespeople, etc.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2014Publication date: August 17, 2017Inventors: Alfredo DIMAUNAHAN, DONNABELLE EMBUSCADO, YUKTE OBEROI, SEAN KENNEDY, BRAD STOUTIMORE
-
Patent number: 9632574Abstract: Certain aspects of a device and method for authenticating a user are disclosed. The device may display a first set of images and receive a user input. The received user input may comprise a set of gestures and a selection of a plurality of images from the first set of images in a pre-determined sequence. The selected plurality of images may be modified based on the set of gestures. The device compares the modified selected plurality of images with a second set of pre-stored images. The device may authenticate the user based on the comparison.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2012Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Marjorie Guerrero, Sean Kennedy
-
Patent number: 9504195Abstract: A cover assembly for covering and electrically insulating an electrical connection includes a joint body including a tubular inner sleeve and an integral semiconductor layer. The inner sleeve is formed of an elastically expandable, electrically insulating material and having an outer surface and opposed first and second terminal ends. The inner sleeve defines a through passage extending axially from a first end opening at the first terminal end of the inner sleeve to a second terminal end opening at the second end of the inner sleeve. The semiconductor layer is disposed on the outer surface of the inner sleeve and is formed of an electrically semiconductive material. The semiconductor layer extends axially from a first terminal end of the semiconductor layer to an opposing second terminal end of the semiconductor layer.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2015Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventors: Daniel Dinu, Harry Yaworski, Sean Kennedy, Mahmoud Seraj
-
Publication number: 20150334887Abstract: A cover assembly for covering and electrically insulating an electrical connection includes a joint body including a tubular inner sleeve and an integral semiconductor layer. The inner sleeve is formed of an elastically expandable, electrically insulating material and having an outer surface and opposed first and second terminal ends. The inner sleeve defines a through passage extending axially from a first end opening at the first terminal end of the inner sleeve to a second terminal end opening at the second end of the inner sleeve. The semiconductor layer is disposed on the outer surface of the inner sleeve and is formed of an electrically semiconductive material. The semiconductor layer extends axially from a first terminal end of the semiconductor layer to an opposing second terminal end of the semiconductor layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2015Publication date: November 19, 2015Inventors: Daniel Dinu, Harry Yaworski, Sean Kennedy, Mahmoud Seraj
-
Publication number: 20140282956Abstract: Various aspects of a system and method for user authentication are disclosed herein. An audio input is received from one of a plurality of computing devices associated with a user. The user identification data associated with the user based on said received audio input is determined. An association of the user with one or more other users in a social network is determined based on comparison of the determined user identification data with pre-stored user identification data. The user is authenticated to participate in an event in association with the one or more other users based on the comparison.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Sean Kennedy, Edward Winter
-
Publication number: 20140267806Abstract: Various aspects of a device and a method for processing video content may comprise one or more processors. The one or more processors may determine, in run-time, a first set of pixel sensors of one or more image sensors that capture a first video content when the device is in a first orientation relative to a reference orientation. The one or more processors may determine a change in orientation of the device from the first orientation to a second orientation relative to the reference orientation. The second orientation is different from the first orientation. The one or more processors may determine, in run-time, a second set of pixel sensors of the one or more image sensors that capture a second video content when the device is in the second orientation. An orientation of the captured second video content is same as an orientation of the captured first video content.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Sean Kennedy, Edward Winter
-
Patent number: 8789120Abstract: A method and apparatus for temporal tagging of videos in response to identification of locations on the video where persons in a contact list of a user are identified in response to facial recognition. The temporal tags can be retained within the video, or contained separately in a metadata file having fields to indicate time locations in the video and identified persons seen at those locations. Use of the temporal tags allows for automatic distribution of content relevant to the recipient, based on their presence in the video, or of persons in the video of which they are interested.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2012Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Sean Kennedy, Edward Winter
-
Publication number: 20140143404Abstract: Certain aspects of a method and system for communicating with multiple devices may include a network that is capable of communicatively coupling a plurality of peripheral devices to a server. The server may be operable to receive a first set of instructions from a first of the plurality of peripheral devices and transcode the received first set of instructions to a second set of instructions. The transcoded second set of instructions may be communicated to at least one other of the plurality of peripheral devices. The first set of instructions may be based on a first communication protocol and the second set of instructions may be based on a second communication protocol.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2012Publication date: May 22, 2014Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Sean KENNEDY, Miyuki KUROIWA, Srujana YEDULAPURAM, Craig Robert WESSMAN, Frank SLEEPER, Gary LYONS, Leland TREEBS, Jenny DONG, Eiji TAKAHASHI
-
Patent number: 8726359Abstract: A method of managing content related to a plurality of social networking websites. The method comprises accessing a first account that stores user's authentication information of the plurality of the networking websites and connecting to the plurality of social networking websites. Content associated with a second account is obtained from each of the plurality of social networking websites and service capabilities of each of the plurality of social networking websites are tracked. The obtained content from all the social networking websites is displayed on a single page and service information applicable to content is provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2011Date of Patent: May 13, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Sean Kennedy, Gary Lyons, Edward Winter
-
Publication number: 20140123258Abstract: Certain aspects of a device and method for authenticating a user are disclosed. The device may display a first set of images and receive a user input. The received user input may comprise a set of gestures and a selection of a plurality of images from the first set of images in a pre-determined sequence. The selected plurality of images may be modified based on the set of gestures. The device compares the modified selected plurality of images with a second set of pre-stored images. The device may authenticate the user based on the comparison.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2012Publication date: May 1, 2014Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Marjorie GUERRERO, Sean KENNEDY
-
Publication number: 20130254816Abstract: A method and apparatus for temporal tagging of videos in response to identification of locations on the video where persons in a contact list of a user are identified in response to facial recognition. The temporal tags can be retained within the video, or contained separately in a metadata file having fields to indicate time locations in the video and identified persons seen at those locations. Use of the temporal tags allows for automatic distribution of content relevant to the recipient, based on their presence in the video, or of persons in the video of which they are interested.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2012Publication date: September 26, 2013Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Sean Kennedy, Edward Winter
-
Publication number: 20130097685Abstract: A method of managing content related to a plurality of social networking websites. The method comprises accessing a first account that stores user's authentication information of the plurality of the networking websites and connecting to the plurality of social networking websites. Content associated with a second account is obtained from each of the plurality of social networking websites and service capabilities of each of the plurality of social networking websites are tracked. The obtained content from all the social networking websites is displayed on a single page and service information applicable to content is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2011Publication date: April 18, 2013Inventors: Sean KENNEDY, Gary Lyons, Edward Winter