Patents by Inventor SUSAN EDWARDS

SUSAN EDWARDS 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).

  • Publication number: 20240181552
    Abstract: The invention relates generally to welding and, more specifically, to welding wires for arc welding, such as Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) or Flux Core Arc Welding (FCAW). In one embodiment, a tubular welding wire includes a sheath and a core. The tubular welding wire is configured to form a weld deposit on a structural steel workpiece, wherein the weld deposit includes less than approximately 2.5% manganese by weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2024
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventors: Mario Anthony Amata, Joseph C. Bundy, Steven Edward Barhorst, Susan Renata Fiore, Daryl L. Duncan
  • Publication number: 20240142312
    Abstract: Described are techniques for quality analysis using thermographic imaging. In one example, a system including a test chamber for receiving an unpowered component. The system further includes an external heat source for heating the unpowered component for a predetermined period of time. The system further includes a thermographic imaging system for collecting thermographic images of the unpowered component during the predetermined period of time. The system further includes a computer communicatively coupled to the thermographic imaging system and configured to classify a quality of the unpowered component based on the thermographic images of the unpowered component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: John R. Dangler, Tory Johnson, GUNNAR MILLS, AUSTIN CARTER, Susan Zichittella, Colin Edward MASTERSON
  • Publication number: 20240131630
    Abstract: Systems and methods for low-manganese welding alloys are disclosed. An example arc welding consumable may comprise: between 0.4 and 1.0 wt % manganese; strengthening agents selected from the group consisting of nickel, cobalt, copper, carbon, molybdenum, chromium, vanadium, silicon, and boron; and grain control agents selected from the group consisting of niobium, tantalum, titanium, zirconium, and boron. The grain control agents may comprise greater than 0.06 wt % and less than 0.6 wt % of the welding consumable. The resulting weld deposit may comprise a tensile strength greater than or equal to 70 ksi, a yield strength greater than or equal to 58 ksi, a ductility (as measured by percent elongation) of at least 22%, and a Charpy V-notch toughness greater than or equal to 20 ft-lbs at ?20° F. The welding consumable may provide a manganese fume generation rate less than 0.01 grams per minute during the arc welding operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Steven Edward Barhorst, Kevin M. Krieger, Joseph C. Bundy, Mario Anthony Amata, Daryl L. Duncan, Susan Renata Fiore
  • Publication number: 20240131631
    Abstract: Systems and methods for low-manganese welding alloys are disclosed. An example arc welding consumable may comprise: between 0.4 and 1.0 wt % manganese; strengthening agents selected from the group consisting of nickel, cobalt, copper, carbon, molybdenum, chromium, vanadium, silicon, and boron; and grain control agents selected from the group consisting of niobium, tantalum, titanium, zirconium, and boron. The grain control agents may comprise greater than 0.06 wt % and less than 0.6 wt % of the welding consumable. The resulting weld deposit may comprise a tensile strength greater than or equal to 70 ksi, a yield strength greater than or equal to 58 ksi, a ductility (as measured by percent elongation) of at least 22%, and a Charpy V-notch toughness greater than or equal to 20 ft-lbs at ?20° F. The welding consumable may provide a manganese fume generation rate less than 0.01 grams per minute during the arc welding operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Steven Edward Barhorst, Kevin M. Krieger, Joseph C. Bundy, Mario Anthony Amata, Daryl L. Duncan, Susan Renata Fiore
  • Patent number: 11779392
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods, systems, and devices for increasing heat shock protein expression and treating conditions for which increased heat shock protein expression is expected to be beneficial using thermal ablation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Medtronic Ireland Manufacturing Unlimited Company
    Inventors: Ayala Hezi-Yamit, Susan Edwards, Carol Sullivan
  • Patent number: 11338140
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods, devices, compositions, and kits for monitoring neuromodulation efficacy based on changes in the level or activity of one or more target biomarkers. One aspect includes a comparison of baseline and post-modulation levels of one or more biomarkers in bodily fluid that have each been collected from a human subject at a relevant time, and that may be used to assess the neuromodulation efficacy. The post-neuromodulation levels for the one or more biomarkers may be collected from the human subject within about 5 minutes to about 14 days post-neuromodulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: MEDTRONIC ARDIAN LUXEMBOURG S.A.R.L.
    Inventors: Ayala Hezi-Yamit, Rudy Beasley, Susan Edwards, Lori Garcia, Michele Lee Silver, Christopher W. Storment, Carol M. Sullivan, Joseph A. Traina, Stefan Stoyanov Tunev
  • Publication number: 20210267674
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods, systems, and devices for increasing heat shock protein expression and treating conditions for which increased heat shock protein expression is expected to be beneficial using thermal ablation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Ayala Hezi-Yamit, Susan Edwards, Carol Sullivan
  • Patent number: 11020176
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods, systems, and devices for increasing heat shock protein expression and treating conditions for which increased heat shock protein expression is expected to be beneficial using thermal ablation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: MEDTRONIC ARDIAN LUXEMBOURG S.A.R.L.
    Inventors: Ayala Hezi-Yamit, Susan Edwards, Carol Sullivan
  • Patent number: 10600005
    Abstract: A computing device selects a feature set and hyperparameters for a machine learning model to predict a value for a characteristic in a scoring dataset. A number of training model iterations is determined. A unique evaluation pair is selected for each iteration that indicates a feature set selected from feature sets and a hyperparameter configuration selected from hyperparameter configurations. A machine learning model is trained using each unique evaluation pair. Each trained machine learning model is validated to compute a performance measure value. An estimation model is trained with the feature set, the hyperparameter configuration, and the performance measure value computed for unique evaluation pair. The trained estimation model is executed to compute the performance measure value for each unique evaluation pair. A final feature set and a final hyperparameter configuration are selected based on the computed performance measure value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: SAS Institute Inc.
    Inventors: Funda Gunes, Wendy Ann Czika, Susan Edwards Haller, Udo Sglavo
  • Publication number: 20190370684
    Abstract: A computing device selects a feature set and hyperparameters for a machine learning model to predict a value for a characteristic in a scoring dataset. A number of training model iterations is determined. A unique evaluation pair is selected for each iteration that indicates a feature set selected from feature sets and a hyperparameter configuration selected from hyperparameter configurations. A machine learning model is trained using each unique evaluation pair. Each trained machine learning model is validated to compute a performance measure value. An estimation model is trained with the feature set, the hyperparameter configuration, and the performance measure value computed for unique evaluation pair. The trained estimation model is executed to compute the performance measure value for each unique evaluation pair. A final feature set and a final hyperparameter configuration are selected based on the computed performance measure value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Funda Gunes, Wendy Ann Czika, Susan Edwards Haller, Udo Sglavo
  • Patent number: 10242473
    Abstract: One or more embodiments may include techniques to computer generate one or more plots based on computational clustering performed by a system. Embodiments include performing clustering on a dataset to generate a number of clusters of data for the dataset. The clusters may be processed and used to generate the one or more plots. In some embodiments, the plots may include one or more variables plotted against a weighted average score associated with a cluster, the plot may visually indicate the effect that the one or more variables has on the predicted outcome. The one or more plots may be presented in a display on a display device. In some embodiments, the plots may be segmented and each segment may correspond with a number of individual curves. The segmented curves may be plotted and displayed on the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: SAS Institute Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond Eugene Wright, Ilknur Kaynar Kabul, Susan Edwards Haller
  • Patent number: 10127696
    Abstract: One or more embodiments may include techniques to computer generate one or more plots based on computational clustering performed by a system. Embodiments include performing clustering on a dataset to generate a number of clusters of data for the dataset. The clusters may be processed and used to generate the one or more plots. In some embodiments, the plots may include one or more variables plotted against a weighted average score associated with a cluster, the plot may visually indicate the effect that the one or more variables has on the predicted outcome. The one or more plots may be presented in a display on a display device. In some embodiments, the plots may be segmented and each segment may correspond with a number of individual curves. The segmented curves may be plotted and displayed on the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: SAS Institute Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond Eugene Wright, Ilknur Kaynar Kabul, Susan Edwards Haller
  • Publication number: 20180286092
    Abstract: One or more embodiments may include techniques to computer generate one or more plots based on computational clustering performed by a system. Embodiments include performing clustering on a dataset to generate a number of clusters of data for the dataset. The clusters may be processed and used to generate the one or more plots. In some embodiments, the plots may include one or more variables plotted against a weighted average score associated with a cluster, the plot may visually indicate the effect that the one or more variables has on the predicted outcome. The one or more plots may be presented in a display on a display device. In some embodiments, the plots may be segmented and each segment may correspond with a number of individual curves. The segmented curves may be plotted and displayed on the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: SAS Institute Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond Eugene Wright, Ilknur Kaynar Kabul, Susan Edwards Haller
  • Publication number: 20180276861
    Abstract: One or more embodiments may include techniques to computer generate one or more plots based on computational clustering performed by a system. Embodiments include performing clustering on a dataset to generate a number of clusters of data for the dataset. The clusters may be processed and used to generate the one or more plots. In some embodiments, the plots may include one or more variables plotted against a weighted average score associated with a cluster, the plot may visually indicate the effect that the one or more variables has on the predicted outcome. The one or more plots may be presented in a display on a display device. In some embodiments, the plots may be segmented and each segment may correspond with a number of individual curves. The segmented curves may be plotted and displayed on the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: SAS Institute Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond Eugene Wright, Ilknur Kaynar Kabul, Susan Edwards Haller
  • Publication number: 20180168722
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods, systems, and devices for increasing heat shock protein expression and treating conditions for which increased heat shock protein expression is expected to be beneficial using thermal ablation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Ayala Hezi-Yamit, Susan Edwards, Carol Sullivan
  • Publication number: 20180042535
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods, devices, compositions, and kits for monitoring neuromodulation efficacy based on changes in the level or activity of one or more target biomarkers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Ayala Hezi-Yamit, Rudy Beasley, Susan Edwards, Lori Garcia, Michele Lee Silver, Christopher W. Storment, Carol M. Sullivan, Joseph A. Traina, Stefan Stoyanov Tunev
  • Patent number: 9848950
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods, systems, and devices for increasing heat shock protein expression and treating conditions for which increased heat shock protein expression is expected to be beneficial using thermal ablation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Medtronic Ardian Luxembourg S.a.r.l.
    Inventors: Ayala Hezi-Yamit, Susan Edwards, Carol Sullivan
  • Publication number: 20160074110
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods, systems, and devices for increasing heat shock protein expression and treating conditions for which increased heat shock protein expression is expected to be beneficial using thermal ablation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventors: Ayala HEZIT-YAMIT, Susan EDWARDS, Carol SULLIVAN
  • Publication number: 20130046283
    Abstract: Methods and intravascular treatment devices for treating atherosclerosis are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
    Inventors: Ayala Hezi-Yamit, Susan Edwards, Carol Sullivan, Oluwashola Shakirat Sulaimon, Lori Garcia, Stefan Tunev
  • Publication number: 20120315303
    Abstract: Methods and intravascular treatment devices for treating atherosclerosis are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
    Inventors: AYALA HEZI-YAMIT, SUSAN EDWARDS, CAROL SULLIVAN, OLUWASHOLA SHAKIRAT SULAIMON, LORI GARCIA, STEFAN TUNEV