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).

  • Publication number: 20250352452
    Abstract: The present invention provides polymer compositions for use in cosmetic nail polish compositions. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to the introduction of cleavable conomoner additives into an existing polymer composition to produce a chemically deconstructable composition. Methods and compositions for removing the nail polish composition are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2025
    Publication date: November 20, 2025
    Inventors: Jeremiah A. JOHNSON, Leticia C. CARDOSO DA COSTA, Elisabeth PRINCE, Alexandra Johnson
  • Patent number: 12377037
    Abstract: The present invention provides polymer compositions for use in cosmetic nail polish compositions. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to the introduction of cleavable comonomer additives into an existing polymer composition to produce a chemically deconstructable composition. Methods and compositions for removing the nail polish composition are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Jeremiah A. Johnson, Leticia C. Cardoso Da Costa, Elisabeth Prince, Alexandra Johnson
  • Patent number: 12236287
    Abstract: 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 propose
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Alexandra Johnson, Patrick Hayes, Scott Clark
  • Patent number: 12141667
    Abstract: A disclosed example includes implementing a first worker instance and a second worker instance to operate in parallel; running a first tuning operation via the first worker instance to tune first hyperparameters; running a second tuning operation via the second worker instance using a Bayesian-based optimization to determine a hyperparameter configuration to evaluate next; evaluating the hyperparameter configuration for an external model using a surrogate model; and selecting the hyperparameter configuration for the external model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Patrick Hayes, Michael McCourt, Alexandra Johnson, George Ke, Scott Clark
  • Publication number: 20230385129
    Abstract: 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 propose
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Alexandra Johnson, Patrick Hayes, Scott Clark
  • Patent number: 11709719
    Abstract: 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 propose
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Alexandra Johnson, Patrick Hayes, Scott Clark
  • Publication number: 20220121993
    Abstract: A disclosed example includes implementing a first worker instance and a second worker instance to operate in parallel running a first tuning operation via the first worker instance to tune first hyperparameters; running a second tuning operation via the second worker instance using a Bayesian-based optimization to determine a hyperparameter configuration to evaluate next; evaluating the hyperparameter configuration for an external model using a surrogate model; and selecting the hyperparameter configuration for the external model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Patrick Hayes, Michael McCourt, Alexandra Johnson, George Ke, Scott Clark
  • Patent number: 11301781
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Patrick Hayes, Michael McCourt, Alexandra Johnson, George Ke, Scott Clark
  • Publication number: 20220107850
    Abstract: 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 propose
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Alexandra Johnson, Patrick Hayes, Scott Clark
  • Patent number: 11163615
    Abstract: 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 propose
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Alexandra Johnson, Patrick Hayes, Scott Clark
  • Publication number: 20200202254
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Patrick Hayes, Michael McCourt, Alexandra Johnson, George Ke, Scott Clark
  • Publication number: 20200151029
    Abstract: 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 propose
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Alexandra Johnson, Patrick Hayes, Scott Clark
  • Patent number: 10607159
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: SigOpt, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick Hayes, Michael McCourt, Alexandra Johnson, George Ke, Scott Clark
  • Patent number: 10565025
    Abstract: 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 propose
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: SigOpt, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexandra Johnson, Patrick Hayes, Scott Clark
  • Publication number: 20190391859
    Abstract: 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 propose
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Alexandra Johnson, Patrick Hayes, Scott Clark
  • Patent number: 10445150
    Abstract: 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 propose
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: SigOpt, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexandra Johnson, Patrick Hayes, Scott Clark
  • Publication number: 20190310898
    Abstract: 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 propose
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: Alexandra Johnson, Patrick Hayes, Scott Clark
  • Patent number: 10379913
    Abstract: 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 propose
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: SigOpt, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexandra Johnson, Patrick Hayes, Scott Clark
  • Publication number: 20190213056
    Abstract: 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 propose
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Alexandra Johnson, Patrick Hayes, Scott Clark
  • Publication number: 20190147362
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Patrick Hayes, Michael McCourt, Alexandra Johnson, George Ke, Scott Clark