Patents by Inventor Alexander Crown

Alexander Crown 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: 20240119089
    Abstract: This document relates to performing live video stream analytics on edge devices. One example determines resources available to the system, and a video analytics configuration is selected that distributes work between edge devices and cloud devices in a cascading manner, where edge device processing is prioritized over cloud processing in order to conserve resources. This example can dynamically modify the allocation of processing depending on changing conditions, such as network availability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Ganesh ANANTHANARAYANAN, Yuanchao SHU, Shadi NOGHABI, Paramvir BAHL, Landon COX, Alexander CROWN
  • Patent number: 11340036
    Abstract: A firearm sound suppressor and associated methods. The suppressor can include first and second firearm connectors at opposite ends of the suppressor for connecting to firearm mounts of different types. The suppressor can include symmetrical baffling and/or symmetrical gas flow passaging such that sound reduction performance of the suppressor is generally the same notwithstanding whether the first or second firearm connectors is used to connect the suppressor to the firearm. A protector can be used to protect the firearm connector that is not connected to the firearm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Smith & Wesson Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander Crown, Nolan Blake Young, Grey Oliver Beaudry
  • Publication number: 20210018288
    Abstract: A firearm sound suppressor and associated methods. The suppressor can include first and second firearm connectors at opposite ends of the suppressor for connecting to firearm mounts of different types. The suppressor can include symmetrical baffling and/or symmetrical gas flow passaging such that sound reduction performance of the suppressor is generally the same notwithstanding whether the first or second firearm connectors is used to connect the suppressor to the firearm. A protector can be used to protect the firearm connector that is not connected to the firearm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Alexander Crown, Nolan Blake Young, Grey Oliver Beaudry
  • Publication number: 20200387539
    Abstract: This document relates to performing live video stream analytics on edge devices. One example determines resources available to the system, and a video analytics configuration is selected that distributes work between edge devices and cloud devices in a cascading manner, where edge device processing is prioritized over cloud processing in order to conserve resources. This example can dynamically modify the allocation of processing depending on changing conditions, such as network availability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Ganesh ANANTHANARAYANAN, Yuanchao SHU, Shadi NOGHABI, Paramvir BAHL, Landon COX, Alexander CROWN
  • Patent number: 10794651
    Abstract: A firearm sound suppressor and associated methods. The suppressor can include first and second firearm connectors at opposite ends of the suppressor for connecting to firearm mounts of different types. The suppressor can include symmetrical baffling and/or symmetrical gas flow passaging such that sound reduction performance of the suppressor is generally the same notwithstanding whether the first or second firearm connectors is used to connect the suppressor to the firearm. A protector can be used to protect the firearm connector that is not connected to the firearm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Smith & Wesson Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander Crown, Nolan Blake Young, Grey Oliver Beaudry
  • Publication number: 20190293376
    Abstract: A firearm sound suppressor and associated methods. The suppressor can include first and second firearm connectors at opposite ends of the suppressor for connecting to firearm mounts of different types. The suppressor can include symmetrical baffling and/or symmetrical gas flow passaging such that sound reduction performance of the suppressor is generally the same notwithstanding whether the first or second firearm connectors is used to connect the suppressor to the firearm. A protector can be used to protect the firearm connector that is not connected to the firearm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2018
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Alexander Crown, Nolan Blake Young, Grey Oliver Beaudry