Patents by Inventor Andrew A. Maxwell

Andrew A. Maxwell 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: 20240134212
    Abstract: An ophthalmic lens includes an optic comprising an anterior surface, a posterior surface, and an optical axis. At least one of the anterior surface and the posterior surface has a surface profile including a base curvature and a plurality of morphed sinusoidal phase shift structures. The base curvature may correspond to a base optical power of the ophthalmic lens, and the morphed sinusoidal phase shift structures may be configured to extend depth of focus of the ophthalmic lens at intermediate or near viewing distances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Xin Hong, William Andrew Maxwell, Xin Wei
  • Patent number: 11962619
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for cryptographic signing of content requests. One method includes receiving, at a content network, a content request from a publisher website, the publisher website purporting to be associated with a publisher domain. At the content network, a public key may be received associated with the publisher domain. At the content network, at least one policy may be received associated with the publisher domain. It may be determined whether the content request comprises a cryptographic signature. If it is determined that the content request does not comprise a cryptographic signature, content may or may not be provided to the publisher website according to the policy from the publisher domain. If it is determined that the content request comprises a cryptographic signature, the cryptographic signature of the request may be validated using the public key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Yahoo Assets LLC
    Inventors: Lachlan A. Maxwell, Andrew Braksator, George Fletcher
  • Patent number: 11957152
    Abstract: Some embodiments of a smokeless tobacco system include one or more preformed smokeless tobacco products configured to generally retain their shape during processing, shipping, and consumer handling. In particular embodiments, each smokeless tobacco product can comprise a moist smokeless tobacco in combination with a selected binder such that the final product is configured to have material properties providing improved handling, an improved mouth feel, and a satisfying flavor profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Nathan Carroll, Shannon Maxwell Black, Tommy C. Holland, Jason Andrew Macko, Christopher Joseph Dinovi
  • Publication number: 20240074486
    Abstract: A melt-blown fabric for pouching smokeless tobacco or a smokeless tobacco substitute can include melt-blown polymer fibers. The fabric can have a basis weight of less than 30 gsm and a tensile strength of at least 4mJ in at least one predetermined direction. Method of making the fabric can include melt-blowing a polymeric material against a support surface and bonding the fibers or arranging them in a predetermined orientation. Pouched smokeless tobacco or tobacco substitute products including the fabrics provided herein can provide desirable flavor and tactile experience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Nathan CARROLL, Shannon Maxwell BLACK, Yan Helen SUN, William J. BURKE, Christopher Joseph DINOVI, David PHILLIPS, Jason Andrew MACKO, Robert SMITH
  • Patent number: 11892713
    Abstract: An ophthalmic lens includes an optic comprising an anterior surface, a posterior surface, and an optical axis. At least one of the anterior surface and the posterior surface has a surface profile including a base curvature and a plurality of morphed sinusoidal phase shift structures. The base curvature may correspond to a base optical power of the ophthalmic lens, and the morphed sinusoidal phase shift structures may be configured to extend depth of focus of the ophthalmic lens at intermediate or near viewing distances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Alcon Inc.
    Inventors: Xin Hong, William Andrew Maxwell, Xin Wei
  • Publication number: 20230313782
    Abstract: A multisiphon passive cooling system includes a heat exchanger thermally connected to a heat-generating component located within an enclosure, a distribution manifold located below the heat exchanger, a condensing unit located external to the enclosure and above the heat exchanger, and a first conduit thermally connected to the heat exchanger. The first conduit is fluidly connected to the distribution manifold and the condensing unit. The cooling system also includes a second conduit fluidly connected to the condensing unit and the distribution manifold, a liquid bridge fluidly connected to the first conduit and the second conduit or the distribution manifold, and a two-phase cooling medium that circulates through a loop defined by the first conduit, the liquid bridge, the condensing unit, the second conduit, the heat exchanger, and the distribution manifold. As such, the liquid bridge transfers the cooling medium in a liquid state from the first conduit to the second conduit or the distribution manifold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Naveenan Thiagarajan, Andrew Maxwell Peter, Samir Salamah
  • Patent number: 11610357
    Abstract: A system of generating targeted user lists using customizable avatar characteristics includes a messaging server system. The messaging server system includes an application server that generates a database of mutable avatar characteristics, a database of style categories, and a targeted user list. The application server then causes a media content item to be displayed on display screens of electronic devices associated with the set of user identifiers included in the targeted user list. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Mehrdad Jahangiri, Andrew Maxwell, Athena Rich
  • Publication number: 20230029356
    Abstract: In various embodiments described herein, a visualization system receives message requests from client devices, wherein the message requests comprise at least location data that identifies a location of a client device, and media content, wherein the media content includes at least one of image data, audio data, and video data. In response to receiving the message requests that comprise the media content, the visualization system analyzes and parses the media content to detect one or more tags embedded within the media content. In response to detecting the tag, the visualization system identifies a campaign or account referenced by or associated with the tag. Based on the identification of the campaign based on the tag within the media content, the visualization system determines a distribution of the campaign based on the location data from the message request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Xuan Huang, Andrew Maxwell, Shuai Tong, Xiaoyu Wang
  • Patent number: 11487794
    Abstract: In various embodiments described herein, a visualization system receives message requests from client devices, wherein the message requests comprise at least location data that identifies a location of a client device, and media content, wherein the media content includes at least one of image data, audio data, and video data. In response to receiving the message requests that comprise the media content, the visualization system analyzes and parses the media content to detect one or more tags embedded within the media content. In response to detecting the tag, the visualization system identifies a campaign or account referenced by or associated with the tag. Based on the identification of the campaign based on the tag within the media content, the visualization system determines a distribution of the campaign based on the location data from the message request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Xuan Huang, Andrew Maxwell, Shuai Tong, Xiaoyu Wang
  • Publication number: 20220130093
    Abstract: A system of generating targeted user lists using customizable avatar characteristics includes a messaging server system. The messaging server system includes an application server that generates a database of mutable avatar characteristics, a database of style categories, and a targeted user list. The application server then causes a media content item to be displayed on display screens of electronic devices associated with the set of user identifiers included in the targeted user list. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Mehrdad Jahangiri, Andrew Maxwell, Athena Rich
  • Patent number: 11269002
    Abstract: A high-voltage lead-through device includes an insulator body having a solid exterior and including insulation, a main conductor passing therethrough, a sensor adjacent the main conductor inside the insulator body measuring a physical property of the device and a communication unit adjacent the main conductor outside the insulator body, wherein the main conductor has a first electric potential, a section of the solid exterior of the insulator body faces a second electric potential, the communication unit is connected to the sensor using a signal conductor as a first electrical communication medium and the communication unit employs a different communication medium for communicating with a data distribution device at a third electric potential.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Hitachi Energy Switzerland AG
    Inventors: Cecilia Forssén, Joachim Schiessling, Peter Sjöberg, Andrew Maxwell
  • Patent number: 11189070
    Abstract: A system of generating targeted user lists using customizable avatar characteristics includes a messaging server system. The messaging server system includes an application server that generates a database of mutable avatar characteristics, a database of style categories, and a targeted user list. The application server then causes a media content item to be displayed on display screens of electronic devices associated with the set of user identifiers included in the targeted user list. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Mehrdad Jahangiri, Andrew Maxwell, Athena Rich
  • Publication number: 20210356509
    Abstract: A high-voltage lead-through device includes an insulator body having a solid exterior and including insulation, a main conductor passing therethrough, a sensor adjacent the main conductor inside the insulator body measuring a physical property of the device and a communication unit adjacent the main conductor outside the insulator body, wherein the main conductor has a first electric potential, a section of the solid exterior of the insulator body faces a second electric potential, the communication unit is connected to the sensor using a signal conductor as a first electrical communication medium and the communication unit employs a different communication medium for communicating with a data distribution device at a third electric potential.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Cecilia Forssén, Joachim Schiessling, Peter Sjöberg, Andrew Maxwell
  • Patent number: 11137293
    Abstract: A wound electrical component includes a wound body comprising a plurality of wound layers of an electrically insulating material around a longitudinal axis of the body. The component also includes at least one printed electronics sensor consisting of printed circuits on a flexible substrate. Each sensor is interleaved between two of the wound layers of the wound body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: ABB Power Grids Switzerland AG
    Inventors: Andrew Maxwell, Cecilia Forssen, Joachim Schiessling
  • Patent number: 11089747
    Abstract: A bioreactor includes a bioreactor container, and a root stand. The container has a base and one or more sidewalls connected to the base, the base and sidewalls together defining an interior bioreactor volume. The root stand is supported by the container within the bioreactor volume, and includes a first support comb and a second support comb, each support comb having a plurality of spaced apart teeth. The teeth of the first support comb extend in length in a first direction and the teeth of the second support comb extend in length in a second direction different from the first direction. The first support comb overlaying the second support comb when the root stand is supported in the container, and the first support comb being separable from the second support comb when the root stand is removed from the container. A gravity well and atmosphere control container are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: University of Guelph
    Inventors: Andrew Maxwell Phineas Jones, Kevin Frank Piunno, Mukund Shukla
  • Publication number: 20210063767
    Abstract: An ophthalmic lens includes an optic comprising an anterior surface, a posterior surface, and an optical axis. At least one of the anterior surface and the posterior surface has a surface profile including a base curvature and a plurality of morphed sinusoidal phase shift structures. The base curvature may correspond to a base optical power of the ophthalmic lens, and the morphed sinusoidal phase shift structures may be configured to extend depth of focus of the ophthalmic lens at intermediate or near viewing distances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Xin Hong, William Andrew Maxwell, Xin Wei
  • Patent number: 10871659
    Abstract: An ophthalmic lens includes an optic comprising an anterior surface, a posterior surface, and an optical axis. At least one of the anterior surface and the posterior surface has a surface profile including a base curvature and a plurality of morphed sinusoidal phase shift structures. The base curvature may correspond to a base optical power of the ophthalmic lens, and the morphed sinusoidal phase shift structures may be configured to extend depth of focus of the ophthalmic lens at intermediate or near viewing distances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Alcon Inc.
    Inventors: Xin Hong, William Andrew Maxwell, Xin Wei
  • Publication number: 20200378836
    Abstract: A wound electrical component includes a wound body comprising a plurality of wound layers of an electrically insulating material around a longitudinal axis of the body. The component also includes at least one printed electronics sensor consisting of printed circuits on a flexible substrate. Each sensor is interleaved between two of the wound layers of the wound body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2019
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Andrew MAXWELL, Cecilia FORSSEN, Joachim SCHIESSLING
  • Publication number: 20200334885
    Abstract: A system of generating targeted user lists using customizable avatar characteristics includes a messaging server system. The messaging server system includes an application server that generates a database of mutable avatar characteristics, a database of style categories, and a targeted user list. The application server then causes a media content item to be displayed on display screens of electronic devices associated with the set of user identifiers included in the targeted user list. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Mehrdad Jahangiri, Andrew Maxwell, Athena Rich
  • Publication number: 20200201893
    Abstract: In various embodiments described herein, a visualization system receives message requests from client devices, wherein the message requests comprise at least location data that identifies a location of a client device, and media content, wherein the media content includes at least one of image data, audio data, and video data. In response to receiving the message requests that comprise the media content, the visualization system analyzes and parses the media content to detect one or more tags embedded within the media content. In response to detecting the tag, the visualization system identifies a campaign or account referenced by or associated with the tag. Based on the identification of the campaign based on the tag within the media content, the visualization system determines a distribution of the campaign based on the location data from the message request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Xuan Huang, Andrew Maxwell, Shuai Tong, Xiaoyu Wang