Patents by Inventor Brad MURPHY

Brad MURPHY 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: 11627006
    Abstract: Technologies are disclosed for to utilizing a virtual assistant to as a meeting agenda facilitator. The virtual assistant may start the meeting, control the flow of the meeting, introduce agenda items, receive comments, display meeting materials associated with the meeting, generate/keep track of follow-up actions, create a meeting record, and the like. In some examples, virtual assistant accesses a meeting agenda to determine what agenda items are to be discussed, what content is to be presented, as well as summaries of the meeting and the agenda items. The meeting agenda may also include an expected duration of each of the agenda items that may be used to keep the meeting on time. The virtual assistant may also generate follow-up actions to be performed. Still yet, the virtual assistant may create a meeting record that can include information recorded from the meeting and is associated with the agenda items discussed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Hwee Hong Christopher Chew, Chhaya Pandey, Divyang Mahendrabhai Upadhyay, Brad Murphy, Sadie Mackay
  • Patent number: 11422068
    Abstract: Process inserts, assemblies, and related methods for use in monitoring high velocity fluids or supporting instruments that monitor and manage high velocity fluids are disclosed. Exemplary inserts include a head having a cavity for receiving an instrument, a shank, and an integral flange. The shank includes an elongated body having a first end disposed proximate to the head, a free end opposite the first end, and a threaded portion spaced apart from the first and free ends. Exemplary process insert assemblies include a process insert having a shank and a threaded support disposed around the shank. Methods of making and using process inserts are also disclosed. For example, a method of installing a process insert on a container includes inserting the free end of the process insert in the interior volume of a container containing a high velocity fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: JMS Southeast, Inc
    Inventors: Mitchell Johnson, Srínivasan Iyer, Brad Murphy
  • Patent number: 11293841
    Abstract: Process inserts, assemblies, and related methods for use in monitoring high velocity fluids or supporting instruments that monitor and manage high velocity fluids are disclosed. Exemplary inserts include a head having a cavity for receiving an instrument, a shank, and a hub. The shank includes an elongated body having a first end disposed proximate to the head, a free end opposite the first end, and a threaded portion spaced apart from the first and free ends. The hub can form a lapped joint. Exemplary process insert assemblies include a process insert having a shank and a threaded support disposed around the shank. Methods of making and using process inserts are also disclosed. For example, a method of installing a process insert on a container includes inserting the free end of the process insert in the interior volume of a container containing a high velocity fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: JMS Southeast, Inc.
    Inventors: Mitchell Johnson, Srinivasan Iyer, Brad Murphy
  • Publication number: 20200182710
    Abstract: Process inserts, assemblies, and related methods for use in monitoring high velocity fluids or supporting instruments that monitor and manage high velocity fluids are disclosed. Exemplary inserts include a head having a cavity for receiving an instrument, a shank, and an integral flange. The shank includes an elongated body having a first end disposed proximate to the head, a free end opposite the first end, and a threaded portion spaced apart from the first and free ends. Exemplary process insert assemblies include a process insert having a shank and a threaded support disposed around the shank. Methods of making and using process inserts are also disclosed. For example, a method of installing a process insert on a container includes inserting the free end of the process insert in the interior volume of a container containing a high velocity fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Mitchell JOHNSON, Srìnìvasan IYER, Brad MURPHY
  • Publication number: 20190113420
    Abstract: Process inserts, assemblies, and related methods for use in monitoring high velocity fluids or supporting instruments that monitor and manage high velocity fluids are disclosed. Exemplary inserts include a head having a cavity for receiving an instrument, a shank, and a hub. The shank includes an elongated body having a first end disposed proximate to the head, a free end opposite the first end, and a threaded portion spaced apart from the first and free ends. The hub can form a lapped joint. Exemplary process insert assemblies include a process insert having a shank and a threaded support disposed around the shank. Methods of making and using process inserts are also disclosed. For example, a method of installing a process insert on a container includes inserting the free end of the process insert in the interior volume of a container containing a high velocity fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Mitchell JOHNSON, Srinivasan IYER, Brad MURPHY