Patents by Inventor Andrew Francis

Andrew Francis 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).

  • Patent number: 12347416
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and products for using machine-learning networks to generate trustworthy audio and face mesh. A system, serving as a digital avatar, generates a trust audio and trust face mesh corresponding to an input text. A method includes generating a set of trust embedding vectors based on a reference audio; generate a text embedding vector based on the input text; generate a conditioned vector based on the set of trust embedding vectors and the text embedding vector; synthesize an audio representation based on the conditioned vector; generate the trust audio based on the synthesized audio representation; obtain a speech feature representation based on the trust audio; obtain an abstract feature vector based on the speech feature representation; and generate positions of vertices based on the abstract feature vector, the positions of vertices being used for generating the trust face mesh.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: Accenture Global Solutions Limited
    Inventors: Lan Guan, Neeraj D Vadhan, Sukryool Kang, Anwitha Paruchuri, Anupam Anurag Tripathi, Sujeong Cha, Thomas Wayne Hancock, Jill Gengelbach-Wylie, Yuan He, Andrew Francis Hickl, Ivan Wong, Surya Raghavendra Vadlamani
  • Patent number: 12343714
    Abstract: A compression ignition internal combustion engine (30) for a heavy-duty diesel vehicle comprising an exhaust system (32) comprising a composite oxidation catalyst (12, 42) and a soot filter substrate (44, 50) disposed downstream from the composite oxidation catalyst comprising: a substrate (5), preferably a honeycomb flow-through substrate monolith, having a total length L and a longitudinal axis and having a substrate surface extending axially between a first substrate end (I) and a second substrate end (O); two catalyst washcoat zones (1, 2) arranged axially in series on and along the substrate surface, wherein a first catalyst washcoat zone (1) having a length L1 and comprising a first catalyst washcoat layer (9), wherein L1<L, is defined at one end by the first substrate end (I) and at a second end by a first end (15) of a second catalyst washcoat zone (2) having a length L2 and comprising a second catalyst washcoat layer (11), wherein L2<L, wherein the second catalyst washcoat zone (2) is defined a
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company
    Inventors: Andrew Francis Chiffey, Kieran Cole, Oliver Cooper, Christopher Daly, Lee Alexander Gilbert, Robert Hanley, David Micallef, Francois Moreau, Paul Phillips, George Platt
  • Publication number: 20250186995
    Abstract: The present disclosure, in some aspects, is directed to high-throughput systems, and methods of use thereof, for intracellular delivery of one or more payloads to separate cell samples. For example, in certain aspects, provided is a high-throughput liquid handler configured for distribution of mechanically perturbed cells in formats suitable for high-throughput cellular assays. In certain other aspects, the present disclosure is directed to components of said high-throughput systems, e.g., liquid handlers and cartridges comprising a filter comprising a plurality of pores therethrough for perturbing cell membranes, and uses of said high-throughput systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2024
    Publication date: June 12, 2025
    Inventors: Armon Reza SHAREI, Alec John BARCLAY, Sophia Madeleine HIRSCH, Zhihui SONG, Andrew Francis LAROCQUE
  • Patent number: 12318760
    Abstract: A composite, zone-coated, dual-use ammonia (AMOX) and nitric oxide oxidation catalyst (12) comprises: a substrate (5) having a total length L and a longitudinal axis and having a substrate surface extending axially between a first substrate end (I) and a second substrate end (O); two or more catalyst washcoat zones (1; 2) comprised of a first catalyst washcoat layer (9) comprising a refractory metal oxide support material and one or more platinum group metal components supported thereon and a second catalyst washcoat layer (11) different from the first catalyst washcoat layer (9) and comprising a refractory metal oxide support material and one or more platinum group metal components supported thereon, which two or more catalyst washcoat zones (1; 2) being arranged axially in series on and along the substrate surface, wherein a first catalyst washcoat zone (1) having a length L1, wherein L1<L, is defined at one end by the first substrate end (I) and at a second end (13) by a first end (15) of a second catal
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company
    Inventors: Andrew Francis Chiffey, Kieran Cole, Oliver Cooper, Christopher Daly, Jonas Edvardsson, Lee Gilbert, Alexander Green, Neil Greenham, Robert Hanley, Caitlin Lucy Jenkins, Per Marsh, David Micallef, Francois Moreau, George Platt, Paul Richard Phillips, James Wylie
  • Publication number: 20250172942
    Abstract: A method for operating a robot, including: capturing images of a workspace; capturing data indicative of movement of the robot; capturing LIDAR data as the robot moves within the workspace; generating a map of the workspace based on the LIDAR data; actuating the robot to drive; discriminating between an object on a floor surface along a path of the robot and the floor surface based on the captured images; actuating the robot to drive until determining all areas of the workspace are discovered and included in the map; and executing a cleaning function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2024
    Publication date: May 29, 2025
    Applicant: AI Incorporated
    Inventors: Ali Ebrahimi Afrouzi, Lukas Robinson, Andrew Francis Fitzgerald, Amin Ebrahimi Afrouzi, Brian Highfill
  • Patent number: 12273939
    Abstract: A method for pairing a robotic device with an application of a communication device, including: receiving, with the application, login information of a user; logging, with the application, into a user account using the login information; receiving, with the application, a password for a wireless network for connecting the robotic device to the wireless network; initiating, with the robotic device, pairing of the robotic device with the application upon the user pressing a button on a user interface of the robotic device; displaying, with the application, a map and a status of the robotic device; and transmitting, with the application, each of: an adjustment to the map; an instruction to perform a function; a cleaning setting; scheduling information; a cleaning intensity or a cleaning frequency setting; and an area within the map which the robotic device is to avoid to the robotic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: AI Incorporated
    Inventors: Ali Ebrahimi Afrouzi, Andrew Francis Fitzgerald, Chin Pang Alfred Kwan
  • Patent number: 12247199
    Abstract: This invention relates to the storage on a solid matrix of genetic material, in particular DNA that has been purified prior to the application to the solid matrix. More specifically, the invention relates to a solid matrix for the storage of purified DNA, which matrix has been treated with a solution comprising plant polysaccharide inulin. One advantage of the invention is that an increased amount of DNA can be stored in the solid matrix of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: Global Life Sciences Solutions USA LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Francis Page, Breck Olland Parker
  • Patent number: 12242530
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus are provided for generating an image. A personalized text prompt is generated by processing an input embedding using a transformer model followed by a first fully connected neural network. The input embedding comprises a multi-dimensional embedding vector associated with a user profile and a plurality of user items. A scored label set is generated identifying a user's preferences by processing a set of attributes for the plurality of user items using a second fully connected neural network. The image is generated by processing the personalized text prompt and the scored label set using a diffusion model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Accenture Global Solutions Limited
    Inventors: Yuan He, Anupam Anurag Tripathi, Anwitha Paruchuri, Sukryool Kang, Andrew Francis Hickl, Sujeong Cha, Surya Raghavendra Vadlamani, Peter Royer Smith, Jr.
  • Patent number: 12235659
    Abstract: A method for operating a robot, including: capturing images of a workspace; capturing data indicative of movement of the robot; capturing LIDAR data as the robot moves within the workspace; generating a map of the workspace based on the LIDAR data; actuating the robot to drive; discriminating between an object on a floor surface along a path of the robot and the floor surface based on the captured images; actuating the robot to drive until determining all areas of the workspace are discovered and included in the map; and executing a cleaning function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: AI Incorporated
    Inventors: Ali Ebrahimi Afrouzi, Lukas Robinson, Andrew Francis Fitzgerald, Amin Ebrahimi Afrouzi, Brian Highfill
  • Publication number: 20250059677
    Abstract: A method of growing single crystal diamond assisted by polycrystalline diamond growth to enhance dimensions and quality of the single crystal diamond includes thermally mating a diamond seed on a top surface of a substrate holder providing a growth surface for a combination of single crystal diamond and polycrystalline diamond. A predetermined temperature difference between the diamond seed and the substrate holder during processing along with the plasma process conditions causes a single crystal diamond growth rate to be different from a polycrystalline growth rate by a predetermined amount. Process gasses are introduced, and a plasma is formed to grow both single crystal diamond and polycrystalline diamond on the growth surface so that the polycrystalline diamond grown adjacent to the single crystal diamond shields side surfaces of the growing single crystal diamond, thereby improving growth quality across the growing single crystal diamond.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2024
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Applicant: Plasmability, LLC
    Inventors: Robert J. Basnett, Andrew Francis Basnett, Amanda Charris-Hernandez, William Holber, Travis Charles Wade, Adam James Brown
  • Publication number: 20250002313
    Abstract: A saddle and removable extension for a floor jack having a storage assembly is disclosed. A saddle and extension assembly of the floor jack includes a jack saddle fastened to a mounting bracket of a lifting arm and an extension having a flange and an extension saddle. To withstand off-center loading conditions when the floor jack is in an upper extended position, at least one extension fastener is operable to engage with at least one extension bore by fastening the extension to the jack saddle and the mounting bracket of the lifting arm. A storage assembly is provided on a body of the floor jack to house the extension during storage or transport.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2024
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventors: Andrew Francis McGraw, Casper Wypych
  • Publication number: 20250002309
    Abstract: A saddle and removable extension for a floor jack having a storage assembly is disclosed. A saddle and extension assembly of the floor jack includes a jack saddle fastened to a mounting bracket of a lifting arm and an extension having a flange and an extension saddle. To withstand off-center loading conditions when the floor jack is in an upper extended position, at least one extension fastener is operable to engage with at least one extension bore by fastening the extension to the jack saddle and the mounting bracket of the lifting arm. A storage assembly is provided on a body of the floor jack to house the extension during storage or transport.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2023
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventors: Andrew Francis McGraw, Casper Wypych
  • Patent number: 12173427
    Abstract: A method of growing single crystal diamond assisted by polycrystalline diamond growth to enhance dimensions and quality of the single crystal diamond includes thermally mating a diamond seed on a top surface of a substrate holder providing a growth surface for a combination of single crystal diamond and polycrystalline diamond. A predetermined temperature difference between the diamond seed and the substrate holder during processing along with the plasma process conditions causes a single crystal diamond growth rate to be different from a polycrystalline growth rate by a predetermined amount. Process gasses are introduced, and a plasma is formed to grow both single crystal diamond and polycrystalline diamond on the growth surface so that the polycrystalline diamond grown adjacent to the single crystal diamond shields side surfaces of the growing single crystal diamond, thereby improving growth quality across the growing single crystal diamond.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Plasmability, LLC
    Inventors: Robert J. Basnett, Andrew Francis Basnett, Amanda Charris-Hernandez, William Holber, Travis Charles Wade, Adam James Brown
  • Publication number: 20240422370
    Abstract: A processing service of a provider network may protect media content from being tampered with when it is transmitted from the provider network/transcoder to untrusted networks (e.g., third-party networks/CDNs) and to a media player. The processing service (e.g., the transcoder) generates a public and a private key. The service uses the private key to digitally sign content portions (e.g., video frames) before distribution to untrusted CDNs. The provider network creates a manifest that includes the public key. To play the media content, the media player obtains a manifest that includes the public key (via a secure/trusted connection with the provider network). The media player may then obtain the media content from an untrusted edge server/CDN and validate it using the public key that was separately obtained from the manifest (to verify the content was not tampered with).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Selvanayagam Sendurpandian, Ross Engers, Luke Curley, Nikhil Purushe, Andrew Francis, Daniel Lin, Tarek Amara, Shuhan Jin, Levi Lovelock, Berk Taner, Yann Landry, Neeraj Satish Joshi, Jean-Sebastien Royer
  • Publication number: 20240370660
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media that support intelligent model selection for style-specific digital content generation. For example, a system that provides a digital content generation service may include a trained style detection model may receive reference digital content items from a user and extract a user style embedding that represents a style preference of the user. In some implementations, the reference digital content items may include text documents or images provided or selected by the user. The system may compare the user style embedding to a plurality of model style embeddings that each correspond to a respective generative artificial intelligence (AI) model to generate a ranked list of generative AI models. The system may access one or more highest ranked generative AI models from the ranked list to generate novel digital content based on a prompt from the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2023
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventors: Sujeong Cha, Anupam Anurag Tripathi, Sukryool Kang, Surya Raghavendra Vadlamani, Andrew Francis Hickl, Mohamed Suhail, Peter Royer Smith, JR., Jennifer Langusch
  • Publication number: 20240362265
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus are provided for generating an image. A personalized text prompt is generated by processing an input embedding using a transformer model followed by a first fully connected neural network. The input embedding comprises a multi-dimensional embedding vector associated with a user profile and a plurality of user items. A scored label set is generated identifying a user's preferences by processing a set of attributes for the plurality of user items using a second fully connected neural network. The image is generated by processing the personalized text prompt and the scored label set using a diffusion model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Applicant: Accenture Global Solutions Limited
    Inventors: Yuan HE, Anupam Anurag TRIPATHI, Anwitha PARUCHURI, Sukryool KANG, Andrew Francis HICKL, Sujeong CHA, Surya Raghavendra VADLAMANI, Peter Royer SMITH, JR.
  • Patent number: 12108096
    Abstract: A processing service of a provider network may protect media content from being tampered with when it is transmitted from the provider network/transcoder to untrusted networks (e.g., third-party networks/CDNs) and to a media player. The processing service (e.g., the transcoder) generates a public and a private key. The service uses the private key to digitally sign content portions (e.g., video frames) before distribution to untrusted CDNs. The provider network creates a manifest that includes the public key. To play the media content, the media player obtains a manifest that includes the public key (via a secure/trusted connection with the provider network). The media player may then obtain the media content from an untrusted edge server/CDN and validate it using the public key that was separately obtained from the manifest (to verify the content was not tampered with).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Selvanayagam Sendurpandian, Ross Engers, Luke Curley, Nikhil Purushe, Andrew Francis, Daniel Lin, Tarek Amara, Shuhan Jin, Levi Lovelock, Berk Taner, Yann Landry, Neeraj Satish Joshi, Jean-Sebastien Royer
  • Publication number: 20240310851
    Abstract: A method for operating a robot, including: capturing images of a workspace; capturing data indicative of movement of the robot; capturing LIDAR data as the robot moves within the workspace; generating a map of the workspace based on the LIDAR data; actuating the robot to drive; discriminating between an object on a floor surface along a path of the robot and the floor surface based on the captured images; actuating the robot to drive until determining all areas of the workspace are discovered and included in the map; and executing a cleaning function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Applicant: Al Incorporated
    Inventors: Ali Ebrahimi Afrouzi, Lukas Robinson, Andrew Francis Fitzgerald, Amin Ebrahimi Afrouzi, Brian Highfill
  • Publication number: 20240231927
    Abstract: The present application relates to a network, apparatus, and method for allocating clusters of computing nodes for programming jobs. A network includes a plurality of datacenters including computing resources configurable to instantiate nodes for executing programming jobs on a cluster. The computing resources at one of the datacenters are configured to: provision a live pool including a number of clusters, each cluster in the live pool including a plurality of nodes imaged with a configuration for executing the programming jobs in parallel on the cluster; receive a request from a user to execute a programming job; allocate a cluster from the live pool to the user for the programming job when the cluster is available; evict the cluster from the live pool; and provision a new cluster within the live pool to meet the number of clusters. The number of clusters may be optimized based on linear programming and machine-learning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2023
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventors: Yiwen ZHU, Alex YEO, Harsha Nihanth NAGULAPALLI, Sumeet KHUSHALANI, Arijit TARAFDAR, Subramaniam VENKATRAMAN KRISHNAN, Deepak RAVIKUMAR, Andrew Francis FOGARTY, Steve D. SUH, Yoonjae PARK, Niharika DUTTA, Santhosh Kumar RAVINDRAN
  • Patent number: D1036213
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: EMERSON PROFESSIONAL TOOLS, LLC
    Inventors: Sachin Shashikant Dakare, Rahul Maruti Nanche, John Wayne Kroening, Andrew Francis Troy, Katey Earley, Jae Kwang Lee, John Hagan