Patents by Inventor Brandon Hunt
Brandon Hunt 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: 10681124Abstract: Obligatorily-acquired digital content items are stored under service control in one or more local storage machines of a computer based on service commands provided by a centralized management service; and voluntarily-acquired digital content items are stored under user control in the one or more local storage machines of the computer based on user commands. The obligatorily-acquired digital content items are protected from user-commanded deletion. The obligatorily-acquired digital content items are deleted from the one or more local storage machines based on service commands provided by the centralized management service. However, the voluntarily-acquired digital content items are deleted from the one or more local storage machines based on user commands.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2019Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Alexander Burba, Brandon Hunt, Michael Gallop, Scott Rosemund, Frank R. Morrison, III, Mark J. McNulty, Nima Ganjeh
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Publication number: 20200175832Abstract: Described is a security sensor comprising two or more sub-sensors for use in a variety of installations where different magnetic fields may be experienced by the security sensor as a result of the variety of installations. One of the sub-sensors may have a low magnetic sensitivity while the other sub-sensor may have a much higher sensitivity to magnetic fields. In operation, one or both sub-sensors are used to determine if a door or a window has been opened.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2020Publication date: June 4, 2020Inventor: Brandon Hunt
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Patent number: 10574747Abstract: Implementations disclosed herein can be used to improve the distribution of digital content in a peer-to-peer network. In certain embodiments, computing devices are mapped into different groups based on location information, and inter-group information, including historical inter-group information associated with at least one of inter-group data transfer rate information and inter-group availability information, is accessed and used to identify a first group of computing devices to send download requests for digital content, wherein the first group includes a first number of idle and available computer devices greater than a number of idle and available computer devices of another group of the computing devices. The download request for the digital content is effected or recommended to be sent from a second computing device mapped to a second group of the computing devices to a first computing device mapped to the first group.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2015Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Alexander Burba, Brandon Hunt, Frank R. Morrison, III
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Patent number: 10565843Abstract: Described is a security sensor comprising two or more sub-sensors for use in a variety of installations where different magnetic fields may be experienced by the security sensor as a result of the variety of installations. One of the sub-sensors may have a low magnetic sensitivity while the other sub-sensor may have a much higher sensitivity to magnetic fields. In operation, one or both sub-sensors are used to determine if a door or a window has been opened.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2017Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: Ecolink Intelligent Technology, Inc.Inventor: Brandon Hunt
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Publication number: 20190336854Abstract: Acquiring an interactive digital content item including a plurality of content portions includes receiving a first set of the content portions that is less than an entirety of the content portions. A partial functionality version of the interactive digital content item is presented using the first set of content portions. A second set of the content portions is received while the partial functionality version of the interactive digital content item is presented. Functionality is added to the partial functionality version of the interactive digital content item using the second set of content portions without interrupting presentation of the partial functionality version of the interactive digital content item.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2019Publication date: November 7, 2019Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Frank R. Morrison, III, Brandon Hunt, Jeffrey David Henshaw, Michael Gallop, Ivan P. Trindev, Eric Neil Lockard
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Patent number: 10391387Abstract: Acquiring an interactive digital content item including a plurality of content portions includes receiving a first set of the content portions that is less than an entirety of the content portions. A partial functionality version of the interactive digital content item is presented using the first set of content portions. A second set of the content portions is received while the partial functionality version of the interactive digital content item is presented. Functionality is added to the partial functionality version of the interactive digital content item using the second set of content portions without interrupting presentation of the partial functionality version of the interactive digital content item.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2012Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Frank R. Morrison, III, Brandon Hunt, Jeffrey David Henshaw, Michael Gallop, Ivan P. Trindev, Eric Neil Lockard
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Publication number: 20190245913Abstract: Obligatorily-acquired digital content items are stored under service control in one or more local storage machines of a computer based on service commands provided by a centralized management service; and voluntarily-acquired digital content items are stored under user control in the one or more local storage machines of the computer based on user commands. The obligatorily-acquired digital content items are protected from user-commanded deletion. The obligatorily-acquired digital content items are deleted from the one or more local storage machines based on service commands provided by the centralized management service. However, the voluntarily-acquired digital content items are deleted from the one or more local storage machines based on user commands.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2019Publication date: August 8, 2019Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Alexander Burba, Brandon Hunt, Michael Gallop, Scott Rosemund, Frank R. Morrison, III, Mark J. McNulty, Nima Ganjeh
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Patent number: 10307548Abstract: A tracking system for medical devices which may include a closure and a container and a method for implementation the tracking system. Packaging removably retains the closure therein and a label is connected to the closure in an at least initially reduced orientation within the packaging. The packaging is structured for receipt of at least a portion of the container to establish an attached relation to the closure, whereupon the attached closure and container are concurrently removed from the packaging. The label is disposed in an expanded orientation and connected to both the closure and the container and includes a coded identifier having at least first and second coded segments. The coded identifier, including the first and second coded segments, include coded indicia may be machine readable and structured to define an identifying, matching relation of the closure and the container.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2017Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Inventors: Timothy Brandon Hunt, Jonathan J. Vitello
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Patent number: 10300263Abstract: A closure assembly structured to be attached in flow restricting relation to a medical connector and removed therefrom utilizing a push-on and twist-off manipulation. The closure assembly comprises a cap having a preferably male flow restricting portion, wherein the cap is operatively disposed in removable, flow restricting attachment to a female medical connector. A plurality of segments collectively define a sidewall of the cap and are individually and collectively movable between an open orientation and a closed orientation relative to at least the flow restricting portion and a medical connector attached thereto. The closed orientation comprises the plurality of segments disposed in covering, retaining relation to the attached medical connector and the open orientation comprises an outward disposition of the plurality of segments and an accessible, exposure of the flow restricting portion. A tamper evident structure may be operatively associated with a housing assembly of the closure assembly.Type: GrantFiled: February 29, 2016Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Inventor: Timothy Brandon Hunt
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Patent number: 10284641Abstract: Obligatorily-acquired digital content items are stored under service control in one or more local storage machines of a computer based on service commands provided by a centralized management service; and voluntarily-acquired digital content items are stored under user control in the one or more local storage machines of the computer based on user commands. The obligatorily-acquired digital content items are protected from user-commanded deletion. The obligatorily-acquired digital content items are deleted from the one or more local storage machines based on service commands provided by the centralized management service. However, the voluntarily-acquired digital content items are deleted from the one or more local storage machines based on user commands.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2017Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Alexander Burba, Brandon Hunt, Michael Gallop, Scott Rosemund, Frank R. Morrison, III, Mark J. McNulty, Nima Ganjeh
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Publication number: 20190051129Abstract: Described is a security sensor comprising two or more sub-sensors for use in a variety of installations where different magnetic fields may be experienced by the security sensor as a result of the variety of installations. One of the sub-sensors may have a low magnetic sensitivity while the other sub-sensor may have a much higher sensitivity to magnetic fields. In operation, one or both sub-sensors are used to determine if a door or a window has been opened.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2017Publication date: February 14, 2019Inventor: Brandon Hunt
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Patent number: 10166343Abstract: A noise tamper evident cap assembly for a medical injection device is provided. The assembly includes a sleeve assembly having a sidewall formed circumferentially around a tip cap, and being permanently affixed to a bottom cap. At least one noise fin is formed along an interior of the side wall and disposed in at least partially obstructing and overlying relations relative to a bottom portion of said tip cap, such that the removal of the tip cap will cause an interaction with said noise fin(s) and create an audible indicator. The tip cap is removably connected to the bottom cap via an engagement mechanism, which is also obstructed by the noise fin(s). The bottom cap is structured and dimensioned to enclose a dispensing portion of the medical injection device.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2016Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Inventors: Timothy Brandon Hunt, Patrick Vitello
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Patent number: 10129334Abstract: Telemetry data from a plurality of peer computers of a peer-to-peer network is aggregated via a computer network. Each of the plurality of peer computers sends telemetry data relating to transfer of a digital content item within the peer-to-peer network. A designated peer computer is quarantined from transferring a digital content item within the peer-to-peer network according to one or more health metrics of the peer-to-peer network derived from the telemetry data aggregated from the plurality of peer computers.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2017Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Mehmet Akkurt, Alexander Burba, Brandon Hunt, Michael Gallop, Nima Ganjeh, Frank R. Morrison, III
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Patent number: 9886730Abstract: Methods for communicating medical information using a wearable item, such as a bracelet, comprising a QR code. In some implementations, the wearable medical item comprises a backup telephone number for obtaining medical information related to a wearer of the medical item and a security code and/or patient ID. Upon receiving a telephone call at the backup telephone number and receiving the security code and/or the patient ID and validation of the security code and/or the patient ID, medical information related to the wearer of the wearable medical item may be received, which may provide for a backup way of obtaining the medical information in the event that a first responder or other person accessing the wearable item cannot scan the QR code.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2016Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: Endevr LLCInventors: Brandon Hunt, Josh Taylor
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Patent number: 9855191Abstract: A shield assembly for enclosing and restricting access to the port of a container including a tamper evident structure. A housing includes two segments movable between closed and opened orientations. A hollow interior of the housing, when in the closed orientation, substantially corresponds to the enclosed port. A lock assembly includes male and female members wherein a frangible structure interconnects the female member in engaging relation to the male member in a locked orientation. Passage of the male member through the female member from the locked position into an unlocked position results in detachment of the frangible structure and an enlargement of the female member sufficient to restrict the lock assembly from assuming the locked position. A tracking assembly is included and operative to identify and distinguish a plurality of shield assemblies and/or their components from one another.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2014Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Inventors: Jonathan J. Vitello, Brandon Hunt
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Patent number: 9781056Abstract: Telemetry data from a plurality of peer computers of a peer-to-peer network is aggregated via a computer network. Each of the plurality of peer computers sends telemetry data related to transfer of a digital content item within the peer-to-peer network. A content-acquisition request querying for a recommended content source to provide a first digital content item is received from a first peer computer of the peer-to-peer network via the computer network. A response to the content-acquisition request is sent to the first peer computer via the computer network. The response identifies a second peer computer of the peer-to-peer network that has the first digital content item as the recommended content source. The second peer computer is selected according to a peer selection metric derived from the telemetry data aggregated from the plurality of peer computers.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2016Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Alexander Burba, Brandon Hunt, Matthew Wan, Mehmet Akkurt, Nima Ganjeh, Frank R. Morrison, III, Ivan P. Trindev
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Publication number: 20170279882Abstract: Telemetry data from a plurality of peer computers of a peer-to-peer network is aggregated via a computer network. Each of the plurality of peer computers sends telemetry data relating to transfer of a digital content item within the peer-to-peer network.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2017Publication date: September 28, 2017Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Mehmet Akkurt, Alexander Burba, Brandon Hunt, Michael Gallop, Nima Ganjeh, Frank R. Morrison, III
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Publication number: 20170230450Abstract: Obligatorily-acquired digital content items are stored under service control in one or more local storage machines of a computer based on service commands provided by a centralized management service; and voluntarily-acquired digital content items are stored under user control in the one or more local storage machines of the computer based on user commands. The obligatorily-acquired digital content items are protected from user-commanded deletion. The obligatorily-acquired digital content items are deleted from the one or more local storage machines based on service commands provided by the centralized management service. However, the voluntarily-acquired digital content items are deleted from the one or more local storage machines based on user commands.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2017Publication date: August 10, 2017Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Alexander Burba, Brandon Hunt, Michael Gallop, Scott Rosemund, Frank R. Morrison, III, Mark J. McNulty, Nima Ganjeh
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Patent number: 9716749Abstract: Telemetry data from a plurality of peer computers of a peer-to-peer network is aggregated via a computer network. Each of the plurality of peer computers sends telemetry data relating to transfer of a digital content item within the peer-to-peer network. A mitigation operation that modifies transfer of a digital content item between peer computers of the peer-to-peer network is performed according to one or more health metrics of the peer-to-peer network. The one or more health metrics are derived from the telemetry data aggregated from the plurality of peer computers.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2012Date of Patent: July 25, 2017Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Mehmet Akkurt, Alexander Burba, Brandon Hunt, Michael Gallop, Nima Ganjeh, Frank R. Morrison, III
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Patent number: 9661072Abstract: A plurality of sources storing portions of a digital content item that includes a plurality of pieces is identified. The plurality of sources includes one or more peer computers of a peer-to-peer network. For each piece of the plurality of pieces of the digital content item, that piece is acquired from a source.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2016Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Alexander Burba, Brandon Hunt, Michael Gallop, Scott Rosemund, Frank R. Morrison, III, Mark J. McNulty, Nima Ganjeh