Patents by Inventor Akshat Sharma

Akshat Sharma 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: 20240119074
    Abstract: Data indicating one or more verbal phrases provided by one or more participants during a conference call is fed as input to a machine learning model. One or more outputs of the machine learning model are obtained. A polling question for polling at least a portion of the participants is extracted from the one or more outputs of the machine learning model. The polling question is based on one or more verbal phrases provided by the one or more participants. The polling question is provided for polling the at least the portion of the participants during the conference call.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Emily Burd, Akshat Sharma
  • Publication number: 20240098184
    Abstract: One or more audio files including a recording of one or more verbal statements provided by a first participant of the conference call are obtained. A determination is made that the recorded one or more verbal statements include a question associated with audio-based polling of a set of second participants of the conference call. Response data indicating one or more responses to the question provided by at least one of the set of second participants is obtained. A report indicating one or more outcomes of the audio-based polling is generated based on at least the question and the one or more responses to the question indicated by the obtained response data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Emily Burd, Akshat Sharma
  • Publication number: 20240080351
    Abstract: One or more content streams are obtained from a client device associated with a participant during a conference call. The one or more content streams indicate verbal phrases provided by the participant during the conference call. At least a portion of the one or more content streams are fed as input to a machine learning model. A polling question for polling other participants of the conference call and one or more answer options corresponding to the polling question are determined based on one or more outputs of the machine learning model. The polling question and the one or more answer options are provided for polling the other participants via one or more client devices associated with the other participants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Emily Burd, Akshat Sharma
  • Patent number: 11838448
    Abstract: Methods and systems for audio-based polling during a conference call discussion are provided. During a conference call, a user selection of an element on a client device is detected. The element is designated to initiate audio-based polling of participants of the conference call. In response to the detection of the user selection of the element on the client device, a verbal statement provided by a first participant of the conference call is recorded. A determination is made of whether the recorded verbal statement includes a question that is to be used for audio-based polling of one or more second participants of the conference call. Responsive to a determination that the verbal statement includes the question that is to be used for audio-based polling, audio-based polling of the one or more second participants is initiated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Emily Burd, Akshat Sharma
  • Patent number: 11805159
    Abstract: Methods and systems for verbal polling during a conference call discussion are provided. A graphical user interface (UI) is provided to participants of a video conference call. The UI enables one of the participants to verbally provide a question for polling of one or more additional participants of the participants. An indication that a first participant is to provide a verbal question is received via the UI. The verbal question provided by the first participant is recorded. An indication that the first participant has finished providing the verbal question is received via the UI. A determination is made that the verbal question is to be used for polling of second participants of the video conference call. A textual form of the verbal question is provided to the one or more second participants of the video conference call in the UI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Emily Burd, Akshat Sharma
  • Patent number: 11755181
    Abstract: Systems and methods for populating answers to polling questions based on initial responses. A graphical user interface (GUI) is provided to a set of participants of a conference call. The GUI includes a first portion that presents a polling question to be answered by the set of participants. A detecting is made that a first participant of the set of participants has provided a verbal answer to the polling question. The GUI provided to a second participant of the set of participants is modified to present, in a second portion, a textual form of the verbal answer provided by the first participant and a GUI element that allows the second participant to provide a non-verbal answer to the polling question via selection of the GUI element associated with the verbal answer provided by the first participant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Emily Burd, Akshat Sharma
  • Publication number: 20230068231
    Abstract: Methods and systems for audio-based polling during a conference call discussion are provided. During a conference call, a user selection of an element on a client device is detected. The element is designated to initiate audio-based polling of participants of the conference call. In response to the detection of the user selection of the element on the client device, a verbal statement provided by a first participant of the conference call is recorded. A determination is made of whether the recorded verbal statement includes a question that is to be used for audio-based polling of one or more second participants of the conference call. Responsive to a determination that the verbal statement includes the question that is to be used for audio-based polling, audio-based polling of the one or more second participants is initiated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Emily Burd, Akshat Sharma
  • Publication number: 20230066511
    Abstract: Methods and systems for verbal polling during a conference call discussion are provided. A graphical user interface (UI) is provided to participants of a video conference call. The UI enables one of the participants to verbally provide a question for polling of one or more additional participants of the participants. An indication that a first participant is to provide a verbal question is received via the UI. The verbal question provided by the first participant is recorded. An indication that the first participant has finished providing the verbal question is received via the UI. A determination is made that the verbal question is to be used for polling of second participants of the video conference call. A textual form of the verbal question is provided to the one or more second participants of the video conference call in the UI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Emily Burd, Akshat Sharma
  • Publication number: 20220066603
    Abstract: Systems and methods for populating answers to polling questions based on initial responses. A graphical user interface (GUI) is provided to a set of participants of a conference call. The GUI includes a first portion that presents a polling question to be answered by the set of participants. A detecting is made that a first participant of the set of participants has provided a verbal answer to the polling question. The GUI provided to a second participant of the set of participants is modified to present, in a second portion, a textual form of the verbal answer provided by the first participant and a GUI element that allows the second participant to provide a non-verbal answer to the polling question via selection of the GUI element associated with the verbal answer provided by the first participant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Emily Burd, Akshat Sharma
  • Publication number: 20210406292
    Abstract: Systems and methods for recognizing polling questions from a conference call discussion are provided. One or more text strings including a textual form of one or more verbal phrases provided by one or more participants of a conference call are identified. The one or more text strings are provided as input to a trained machine learning model. One or more outputs from the trained machine learning model are obtained. A level of confidence that a verbal phrase of the one or more verbal phrase provided by the one or more participants includes a question associated with polling during the conference call is extracted from the one or more outputs. In response to a determination that the level of confidence satisfies a confidence criterion, the verbal phrase is designated as a polling question presented during the conference call.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Emily Burd, Akshat Sharma
  • Patent number: 10514290
    Abstract: A capacitance measuring apparatus and method detects gas/liquid and liquid/gas transitions by monitoring a sensing capacitor having a gap in fluid communication with a monitored volume. The capacitor electrodes can be any arrangement that does not obstruct drainage, such as parallel plates or concentric cylinders. Embodiments have smooth and/or low wetting surfaces. Detection thresholds are automatically set to account for remnant drops and coatings of liquid, and can be automatically readjusted if additional liquid drains or a different liquid is introduced. Embodiments include an insulating layer to prevent conduction through a conductive liquid. A second capacitor can be included in series and/or the insulating layer can create a second virtual capacitor in series with the sensing capacitor gap to provide high sensitivity at low capacitance. The sensing capacitor can be combined in a cluster with a pressure sensor and/or temperature sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Flowserve Management Company
    Inventors: Akshat Sharma, Peter Charles Cornwell, Ruihua Xie
  • Publication number: 20190120679
    Abstract: A capacitance measuring apparatus and method detects gas/liquid and liquid/gas transitions by monitoring a sensing capacitor having a gap in fluid communication with a monitored volume. The capacitor electrodes can be any arrangement that does not obstruct drainage, such as parallel plates or concentric cylinders. Embodiments have smooth and/or low wetting surfaces. Detection thresholds are automatically set to account for remnant drops and coatings of liquid, and can be automatically readjusted if additional liquid drains or a different liquid is introduced. Embodiments include an insulating layer to prevent conduction through a conductive liquid. A second capacitor can be included in series and/or the insulating layer can create a second virtual capacitor in series with the sensing capacitor gap to provide high sensitivity at low capacitance. The sensing capacitor can be combined in a cluster with a pressure sensor and/or temperature sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Akshat Sharma, Peter Charles Cornwell, Ruihua Xie
  • Patent number: 9796192
    Abstract: Provided is a polymer coating composition for a surface layer, comprising a product of a grafting reaction between a fluoroelastomer and at least one of an aminosilane component and an aminofunctionalized fluorosilicone component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lifeng Chen, Mandakini Kanungo, David J. Gervasi, Phillip J. Wantuck, Santokh Badesha, Akshat Sharma
  • Publication number: 20170015115
    Abstract: Provided is a polymer coating composition for a surface layer, comprising a product of a grafting reaction between a fluoroelastomer and at least one of an aminosilane component and an aminofunctionalized fluorosilicone component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lifeng Chen, Mandakini Kanungo, David J. Gervasi, Phillip J. Wantuck, Santokh Badesha, Akshat Sharma
  • Patent number: 9494884
    Abstract: Provided is a polymer coating composition for a surface layer, comprising a product of a grafting reaction between a fluoroelastomer and at least one of an aminosilane component and an aminofunctionalized fluorosilicone component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lifeng Chen, Mandakini Kanungo, David J. Gervasi, Phillip J. Wantuck, Santokh Badesha, Akshat Sharma
  • Patent number: 9187587
    Abstract: A marking system surface material includes a fluoroelastomer including grafted fluorinated polymers. The fluoroelastomer is a perfluoropolyether-grafted fluoroelastomer formed using an alkoxy-terminated fluorosilicone component, and exhibiting high contact angle and low sliding angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Mandakini Kanungo, Chakkaravarthy Chidambareswarapattar, David J. Gervasi, Santokh S. Badesha, Matthew M. Kelly, Akshat Sharma
  • Publication number: 20150275022
    Abstract: Provided is a polymer coating composition for a surface layer, comprising a product of a grafting reaction between a fluoroelastomer and at least one of an aminosilane component and an aminofunctionalized fluorosilicone component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lifeng CHEN, Mandakini KANUNGO, David J. GERVASI, Phillip J. WANTUCK, Santokh BADESHA, Akshat SHARMA
  • Patent number: 8985758
    Abstract: Described herein is a transfer member for use in aqueous ink jet printer. The transfer member includes an elastomeric material. The surface layer of the transfer member has been subjected to an energy treatment selected from the group including corona discharge, oxygen plasma discharge and electron beam discharge such that the surface layer possesses an aqueous ink contact angle of from about 25° to about 40°. The transfer member has a Shore A durometer of from about 20 to about 70. The ink jet printer is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Srinivas Mettu, Mandakini Kanungo, Anthony S. Condello, Santokh S Badesha, Akshat Sharma, David Joseph Gervasi
  • Publication number: 20150002592
    Abstract: A marking system surface material includes a fluoroelastomer including grafted fluorinated polymers. The fluoroelastomer is a perfluoropolyether-grafted fluoroelastomer formed using an alkoxy-terminated fluorosilicone component, and exhibiting high contact angle and low sliding angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2013
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mandakini KANUNGO, Chakkaravarthy CHIDAMBARESWARAPATTAR, David J. GERVASI, Santokh S. BADESHA, Matthew M. KELLY, Akshat SHARMA
  • Publication number: 20140168336
    Abstract: Described herein is a transfer member for use in aqueous ink jet printer. The transfer member includes an elastomeric material. The surface layer of the transfer member has been subjected to an energy treatment selected from the group including corona discharge, oxygen plasma discharge and electron beam discharge such that the surface layer possesses an aqueous ink contact angle of from about 25° to about 40°. The transfer member has a Shore A durometer of from about 20 to about 70. The ink jet printer is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Srinivas Mettu, Mandakini Kanungo, Anthony S. Condello, Santokh S Badesha, Akshat Sharma, David Joseph Gervasi