Patents by Inventor Alexandra Johnson
Alexandra Johnson 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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Patent number: 10828847Abstract: A fiber placement system including a fiber placement station at a first location, the fiber placement station including a tool and a fiber placement assembly configured to construct a reinforcement layup on the tool, the first fiber placement assembly including a compaction roller rotatable about an axis of rotation, the compaction roller at least partially defining a nip, a thermoplastic composite ply extending through the nip and a heating unit positioned to heat the thermoplastic composite ply proximate the nip, and a consolidation station at a consolidation location, the consolidation location being different from the first location, the consolidation station including a consolidation tool and a consolidation system configured to consolidate a reinforcement layup assembly that includes the reinforcement layup.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2018Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Marc R. Matsen, Mark A. Negley, Jeffery L. Marcoe, Stephen G. Moore, Brice A. Johnson, Alexandra K. Dillon, Megan M. Petersen
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Publication number: 20200299633Abstract: A composition includes at least one carrier containing a polysaccharide, at least one antioxidant and at least one amino acid selected from cysteine, lysine, alanine and arginine. Such a composition can be used for protection of microorganisms during drying, storage and/or reconstitution. A culture powder, a process of making the culture powder, and products containing the culture powder are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2020Publication date: September 24, 2020Inventors: Edwin Ananta, Biljana Bogicevic, Carsten Cramer, Alexandra Dubois, Judith Gaulocher, Katja Johnson, Jeroen Andre Muller, Matthias Perren, Guenolee Eliane Marie Prioult, Sabine Sres, Wilbert Sybesma
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Publication number: 20200291354Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for using a minibody. Minibodies described herein comprise a secretion signal, a variable heavy chain fragment, a variable light chain fragment, a constant chain fragment, and a hinge domain between the variable light chain fragment and the constant chain fragment. One aspect includes a nucleic acid encoding a minibody. Other aspects include compositions comprising a minibody and a modified T cell comprising a nucleic acid encoding a minibody. Also included are methods and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the modified T cells for adoptive therapy and treating a condition, such as cancer.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2017Publication date: September 17, 2020Inventors: Laura Alexandra Johnson, Danielle Cook
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Patent number: 10711240Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising at least one carrier comprising a polysaccharide, at least one antioxidant and at least one amino acid selected from cysteine, lysine, alanine and arginine. It also relates to the use of such a composition for the protection of microorganisms during drying, storage and/or reconstitution, to a culture powder, to a process of making the culture powder and to products comprising the culture powder.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2016Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: Societe des Produits Neslte S.A.Inventors: Edwin Ananta, Biljana Bogicevic, Carsten Cramer, Alexandra Dubois, Judith Gaulocher, Katja Johnson, Jeroen Andre Muller, Matthias Perren, Guenolee Eliane Marie Prioult, Sabine Sres, Wilbert Sybesma
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Publication number: 20200202254Abstract: A system and method includes receiving a tuning work request for tuning an external machine learning model; implementing a plurality of distinct queue worker machines that perform various tuning operations based on the tuning work data of the tuning work request; implementing a plurality of distinct tuning sources that generate values for each of the one or more hyperparameters of the tuning work request; selecting, by one or more queue worker machines of the plurality of distinct queue worker machines, one or more tuning sources of the plurality of distinct tuning sources for tuning the one or more hyperparameters; and using the selected one or more tuning sources to generate one or more suggestions for the one or more hyperparameters, the one or more suggestions comprising values for the one or more hyperparameters of the tuning work request.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2020Publication date: June 25, 2020Inventors: Patrick Hayes, Michael McCourt, Alexandra Johnson, George Ke, Scott Clark
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Publication number: 20200151029Abstract: Systems and methods for implementing an application programming interface (API) that controls operations of a machine learning tuning service for tuning a machine learning model for improved accuracy and computational performance includes an API that is in control communication the tuning service that: executes a first API call function that includes an optimization work request that sets tuning parameters for tuning hyperparameters of a machine learning model; and initializes an operation of distinct tuning worker instances of the service that each execute distinct tuning tasks for tuning the hyperparameters; executes a second API call function that identifies raw values for the hyperparameters; and generates suggestions comprising proposed hyperparameter values selected from the plurality of raw values for each of the hyperparameters; and executes a third API call function that returns performance metrics relating to a real-world performance of the subscriber machine learning model executed with the proposeType: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2020Publication date: May 14, 2020Inventors: Alexandra Johnson, Patrick Hayes, Scott Clark
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Patent number: 10607159Abstract: A system and method includes receiving a tuning work request for tuning an external machine learning model; implementing a plurality of distinct queue worker machines that perform various tuning operations based on the tuning work data of the tuning work request; implementing a plurality of distinct tuning sources that generate values for each of the one or more hyperparameters of the tuning work request; selecting, by one or more queue worker machines of the plurality of distinct queue worker machines, one or more tuning sources of the plurality of distinct tuning sources for tuning the one or more hyperparameters; and using the selected one or more tuning sources to generate one or more suggestions for the one or more hyperparameters, the one or more suggestions comprising values for the one or more hyperparameters of the tuning work request.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2019Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: SigOpt, Inc.Inventors: Patrick Hayes, Michael McCourt, Alexandra Johnson, George Ke, Scott Clark
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Patent number: 10565025Abstract: Systems and methods for implementing an application programming interface (API) that controls operations of a machine learning tuning service for tuning a machine learning model for improved accuracy and computational performance includes an API that is in control communication the tuning service that: executes a first API call function that includes an optimization work request that sets tuning parameters for tuning hyperparameters of a machine learning model; and initializes an operation of distinct tuning worker instances of the service that each execute distinct tuning tasks for tuning the hyperparameters; executes a second API call function that identifies raw values for the hyperparameters; and generates suggestions comprising proposed hyperparameter values selected from the plurality of raw values for each of the hyperparameters; and executes a third API call function that returns performance metrics relating to a real-world performance of the subscriber machine learning model executed with the proposeType: GrantFiled: September 4, 2019Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: SigOpt, Inc.Inventors: Alexandra Johnson, Patrick Hayes, Scott Clark
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Publication number: 20190391859Abstract: Systems and methods for implementing an application programming interface (API) that controls operations of a machine learning tuning service for tuning a machine learning model for improved accuracy and computational performance includes an API that is in control communication the tuning service that: executes a first API call function that includes an optimization work request that sets tuning parameters for tuning hyperparameters of a machine learning model; and initializes an operation of distinct tuning worker instances of the service that each execute distinct tuning tasks for tuning the hyperparameters; executes a second API call function that identifies raw values for the hyperparameters; and generates suggestions comprising proposed hyperparameter values selected from the plurality of raw values for each of the hyperparameters; and executes a third API call function that returns performance metrics relating to a real-world performance of the subscriber machine learning model executed with the proposeType: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2019Publication date: December 26, 2019Inventors: Alexandra Johnson, Patrick Hayes, Scott Clark
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Publication number: 20190330356Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods for treating diseases associated with expression of EGFRvIII. The invention also relates to chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) specific to EGFRvIII, vectors encoding the same, and recombinant T cells comprising the anti-EGFRvIII CAR. The invention also includes methods of administering a genetically modified T cell expressing a CAR that comprises an anti-EGFRvIII binding domain.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2019Publication date: October 31, 2019Inventors: Jennifer Brogdon, Laura Alexandra Johnson, Carl H. June, Andreas Loew, Marcela Maus, John Scholler, Hideho Okada
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Patent number: 10445150Abstract: Systems and methods for implementing an application programming interface (API) that controls operations of a machine learning tuning service for tuning a machine learning model for improved accuracy and computational performance includes an API that is in control communication the tuning service that: executes a first API call function that includes an optimization work request that sets tuning parameters for tuning hyperparameters of a machine learning model; and initializes an operation of distinct tuning worker instances of the service that each execute distinct tuning tasks for tuning the hyperparameters; executes a second API call function that identifies raw values for the hyperparameters; and generates suggestions comprising proposed hyperparameter values selected from the plurality of raw values for each of the hyperparameters; and executes a third API call function that returns performance metrics relating to a real-world performance of the subscriber machine learning model executed with the proposeType: GrantFiled: June 24, 2019Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: SigOpt, Inc.Inventors: Alexandra Johnson, Patrick Hayes, Scott Clark
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Publication number: 20190310898Abstract: Systems and methods for implementing an application programming interface (API) that controls operations of a machine learning tuning service for tuning a machine learning model for improved accuracy and computational performance includes an API that is in control communication the tuning service that: executes a first API call function that includes an optimization work request that sets tuning parameters for tuning hyperparameters of a machine learning model; and initializes an operation of distinct tuning worker instances of the service that each execute distinct tuning tasks for tuning the hyperparameters; executes a second API call function that identifies raw values for the hyperparameters; and generates suggestions comprising proposed hyperparameter values selected from the plurality of raw values for each of the hyperparameters; and executes a third API call function that returns performance metrics relating to a real-world performance of the subscriber machine learning model executed with the proposeType: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2019Publication date: October 10, 2019Inventors: Alexandra Johnson, Patrick Hayes, Scott Clark
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Patent number: 10379913Abstract: Systems and methods for implementing an application programming interface (API) that controls operations of a machine learning tuning service for tuning a machine learning model for improved accuracy and computational performance includes an API that is in control communication the tuning service that: executes a first API call function that includes an optimization work request that sets tuning parameters for tuning hyperparameters of a machine learning model; and initializes an operation of distinct tuning worker instances of the service that each execute distinct tuning tasks for tuning the hyperparameters; executes a second API call function that identifies raw values for the hyperparameters; and generates suggestions comprising proposed hyperparameter values selected from the plurality of raw values for each of the hyperparameters; and executes a third API call function that returns performance metrics relating to a real-world performance of the subscriber machine learning model executed with the proposeType: GrantFiled: March 20, 2019Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: SigOpt, Inc.Inventors: Alexandra Johnson, Patrick Hayes, Scott Clark
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Publication number: 20190213056Abstract: Systems and methods for implementing an application programming interface (API) that controls operations of a machine learning tuning service for tuning a machine learning model for improved accuracy and computational performance includes an API that is in control communication the tuning service that: executes a first API call function that includes an optimization work request that sets tuning parameters for tuning hyperparameters of a machine learning model; and initializes an operation of distinct tuning worker instances of the service that each execute distinct tuning tasks for tuning the hyperparameters; executes a second API call function that identifies raw values for the hyperparameters; and generates suggestions comprising proposed hyperparameter values selected from the plurality of raw values for each of the hyperparameters; and executes a third API call function that returns performance metrics relating to a real-world performance of the subscriber machine learning model executed with the proposeType: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2019Publication date: July 11, 2019Inventors: Alexandra Johnson, Patrick Hayes, Scott Clark
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Patent number: 10308717Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods for treating diseases associated with expression of EGFRvIII. The invention also relates to chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) specific to EGFRvIII, vectors encoding the same, and recombinant T cells comprising the anti-EGFRvIII CAR. The invention also includes methods of administering a genetically modified T cell expressing a CAR that comprises an anti-EGFRvIII binding domain.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2016Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignees: Novartis AG, The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, University of Pittsburgh—of The Commonwealth System of Higher EducationInventors: Jennifer Brogdon, Laura Alexandra Johnson, Carl H. June, Andreas Loew, Marcela Maus, John Scholler, Hideho Okada
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Publication number: 20190147362Abstract: A system and method includes receiving a tuning work request for tuning an external machine learning model; implementing a plurality of distinct queue worker machines that perform various tuning operations based on the tuning work data of the tuning work request; implementing a plurality of distinct tuning sources that generate values for each of the one or more hyperparameters of the tuning work request; selecting, by one or more queue worker machines of the plurality of distinct queue worker machines, one or more tuning sources of the plurality of distinct tuning sources for tuning the one or more hyperparameters; and using the selected one or more tuning sources to generate one or more suggestions for the one or more hyperparameters, the one or more suggestions comprising values for the one or more hyperparameters of the tuning work request.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2019Publication date: May 16, 2019Inventors: Patrick Hayes, Michael McCourt, Alexandra Johnson, George Ke, Scott Clark
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Patent number: 10282237Abstract: Systems and methods for implementing an application programming interface (API) that controls operations of a machine learning tuning service for tuning a machine learning model for improved accuracy and computational performance includes an API that is in control communication the tuning service that: executes a first API call function that includes an optimization work request that sets tuning parameters for tuning hyperparameters of a machine learning model; and initializes an operation of distinct tuning worker instances of the service that each execute distinct tuning tasks for tuning the hyperparameters; executes a second API call function that identifies raw values for the hyperparameters; and generates suggestions comprising proposed hyperparameter values selected from the plurality of raw values for each of the hyperparameters; and executes a third API call function that returns performance metrics relating to a real-world performance of the subscriber machine learning model executed with the proposeType: GrantFiled: October 29, 2018Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: SigOpt, Inc.Inventors: Alexandra Johnson, Patrick Hayes, Scott Clark
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Publication number: 20190129764Abstract: Systems and methods for implementing an application programming interface (API) that controls operations of a machine learning tuning service for tuning a machine learning model for improved accuracy and computational performance includes an API that is in control communication the tuning service that: executes a first API call function that includes an optimization work request that sets tuning parameters for tuning hyperparameters of a machine learning model; and initializes an operation of distinct tuning worker instances of the service that each execute distinct tuning tasks for tuning the hyperparameters; executes a second API call function that identifies raw values for the hyperparameters; and generates suggestions comprising proposed hyperparameter values selected from the plurality of raw values for each of the hyperparameters; and executes a third API call function that returns performance metrics relating to a real-world performance of the subscriber machine learning model executed with the proposeType: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2018Publication date: May 2, 2019Inventors: Alexandra Johnson, Patrick Hayes, Scott Clark
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Patent number: 10217061Abstract: A system and method includes receiving a tuning work request for tuning an external machine learning model; implementing a plurality of distinct queue worker machines that perform various tuning operations based on the tuning work data of the tuning work request; implementing a plurality of distinct tuning sources that generate values for each of the one or more hyperparameters of the tuning work request; selecting, by one or more queue worker machines of the plurality of distinct queue worker machines, one or more tuning sources of the plurality of distinct tuning sources for tuning the one or more hyperparameters; and using the selected one or more tuning sources to generate one or more suggestions for the one or more hyperparameters, the one or more suggestions comprising values for the one or more hyperparameters of the tuning work request.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2018Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: SigOpt, Inc.Inventors: Patrick Hayes, Michael McCourt, Alexandra Johnson, George Ke, Scott Clark
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Publication number: 20180336493Abstract: A system and method includes receiving a tuning work request for tuning an external machine learning model; implementing a plurality of distinct queue worker machines that perform various tuning operations based on the tuning work data of the tuning work request; implementing a plurality of distinct tuning sources that generate values for each of the one or more hyperparameters of the tuning work request; selecting, by one or more queue worker machines of the plurality of distinct queue worker machines, one or more tuning sources of the plurality of distinct tuning sources for tuning the one or more hyperparameters; and using the selected one or more tuning sources to generate one or more suggestions for the one or more hyperparameters, the one or more suggestions comprising values for the one or more hyperparameters of the tuning work request.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2018Publication date: November 22, 2018Inventors: Patrick Hayes, Michael McCourt, Alexandra Johnson, George Ke, Scott Clark