Patents by Inventor Brian David

Brian David 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: 10086288
    Abstract: Techniques for forking and merging of electronically presented content items, such as MMO and other video games, are described herein. In particular, a first content item session may be forked to generate a second (forked) content item session. The first and forked content item sessions may then continue to execute and evolve in separate directions from one another. In some examples, a user of the forked content item session may serve as an administrator of the forked content item session and may receive compensation in exchange for serving as an administrator. Additionally, one or more forked or other separate content item sessions may be merged together to form a merged content item session. In some examples, conflicts between merged content item sessions may be identified and resolved based, at least in part, on input from administrators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Francis Xavier Surjo-Subagio, Brian David Fisher, David Edward Maldonado, Patrick Gilmore, Christopher Thomas Larson, Yu Ping Hu
  • Patent number: 10083160
    Abstract: A metadata item may be generated that includes metadata content corresponding to a selected portion of digital content stored on a first device, the metadata item may be associated with a first user profile, and the metadata item may be distributed to a second user device storing the digital content such that the metadata item can be accessed via a second user profile and rendered on the second user device in association with the digital content. In this manner, metadata content corresponding to digital content may be shared across user profiles that access the digital content. In addition, a collaborative content item may be generated that includes collaborative content associated with a word or phrase in digital content and that is editable by multiple user profiles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Wainwright Gregory Siady Yu, Shanmugarasa Muhunthan, Robert Wayne Roth, Ashish Singh, Brian David Rosenblat, Jeffrey Craig Kunins, Eric Michael Franklin, Walter Manching Tseng, Seth Gershom Goldstein, Otis Yeager Chandler, Andrew Olcott, Arjun Subramanian, Jay Prashant Subhash, Manigandan Natarajan
  • Publication number: 20180258964
    Abstract: A locking clamp for use in a cable system for stretching a sheet across a surface and maintaining it under tension, the locking clamp having a base member defining a first grasping surface; an elongate tongue member rotatively coupled to a first portion of the base member and defining a second grasping surface, and a locking member that is rotatively coupled to a second portion of the base member and that is configured to selectively rotate the tongue member to urge at least a portion of the second grasping surface of the tongue member into engageable contact with the first grasping surface of the base member. The base member of the locking clamp also has a hook configured to removably engage a cable of a tensioning system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: John D. Gibb, Jonathon Christopher Adams, Brian David Jeffries, Robert Lee Franklin
  • Publication number: 20180259657
    Abstract: The present approach relates to the use of reference pixels provided between the primary pixels of a detector panel. Coincidence circuitry or logic may be employed so that the measured signal arising from the same X-ray event may be properly, that is the signal measured at both a reference and primary pixel may be combined so as to provide an accurate estimate of the measured signal, at an appropriate location on the detector panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2017
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Geng Fu, Xue Rui, Yannan Jin, Jianjun Guo, Peter Michael Edic, Brian David Yanoff
  • Publication number: 20180257070
    Abstract: A microfluidic product utilizing gradient surface energy coatings for fluid control comprising a plurality of fluid passages wherein at least one fluid passage comprises a coating configured to control liquid flow wherein the coating configured to control liquid flow comprises a gradient surface energy coating from a proximal location to a distal location on a surface of the fluid passage. The product can include uniform regions and surface gradient regions in the same passage. Coating compositions and product dimensions can be selected to provide control over different flow properties including fluid velocity, reduction and acceleration of fluid flow, and starting and stopping fluid flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventor: Brian David BABCOCK
  • Patent number: 10075624
    Abstract: A portable camera is provided for, including a camera section, a body section, and an attachment portion, wherein the camera section and the body section are configured to contact one another along an angled surface that allows the camera section to swivel with respect to the body section. The attachment portion may also be connected to the body section via a magnet and may further include ports for attaching to a charging and/or data cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: BOSE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gustavo Fontana, Mark A. Zeh, Brian David Mulcahey
  • Patent number: 10068378
    Abstract: Digital content interaction and navigation techniques and systems in virtual and augmented reality are described. In one example, techniques are employed to aid user interaction within a physical environment in which the user is disposed while viewing a virtual or augmented reality environment. In another example, techniques are described to support a world relative field of view and a fixed relative field of view. The world relative field of view is configured to follow motion of the user (e.g., movement of the user's head or mobile phone) within the environment to support navigation to different locations within the environment. The fixed relative field of view is configured to remain fixed during this navigation such that digital content disposed in this field of view remains at that relative location to a user's field of view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Henricus Maria Cabanier, Yuyan Song, Brian David Williams, Cory Lynn Edwards, Byungmoon Kim, Gavin Stuart Peter Miller
  • Patent number: 10067730
    Abstract: Systems and methods for enabling co-browsing are provided herein. A device, such as a web server, may execute a browser application that initiates co-browsing capabilities between a host computing device and one or more guest computing devices. Activatable code is injected and/or otherwise embedded in one or more web pages. Subsequently, using the activatable code, web browser information on the host computing device is obtained and processed for display on the one or more guest computing devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Recursive Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian David Handrigan, Mark David Comiso, Eldon Spencer Markowski, Bud Albers, Daniel Alstadt, David Wilcox, Ryan Vincent
  • Patent number: 10069205
    Abstract: A wireless sensor includes environment sensing structure, a radio frequency (RF) front-end, and a processing module. When the wireless sensor is positioned proximal to an object, a portion of the environment sensing structure senses an environmental condition in a remote area of the object that effects a characteristic of the RF front-end. The processing module generates a reference value representative of a known environmental condition in the remote area based on the effect on the characteristic of the RF front-end. The processing module generates a sensed value representative of an unknown environmental condition in the remote area based on the effect on the characteristic of the RF front-end when the environment sensing structure is sensing the unknown environmental condition. The processing module transmits, via the RF front-end, at least one of the reference value, the sensed value, or a difference between the reference value and the sensed value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: RFMicron, Inc.
    Inventors: Shahriar Rokhsaz, Brian David Young, Marwan Hassoun
  • Patent number: 10067729
    Abstract: Systems and methods for enabling co-browsing are provided herein. A device, such as a web server, may execute a browser application that initiates co-browsing capabilities between a host computing device and one or more guest computing devices. Activatable code is injected and/or otherwise embedded in one or more web pages. Subsequently, using the activatable code, web browser information on the host computing device is obtained and processed for display on the one or more guest computing devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Recursive Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian David Handrigan, Mark David Comiso, Eldon Spencer Markowski
  • Patent number: 10061574
    Abstract: A system includes a processor configured to wirelessly receive update requests from a plurality of vehicles. The processor is also configured to, for each request, determine if any vehicle modules require updating. Also, the processor is configured to retrieve an updated version and sending the updated version to a vehicle for reflashing, for each module that requires updating. The processor is additionally configured to receive confirmation for each module that has been reflashed and update a vehicle configuration with a version identifier corresponding to the updated version for each reflashed module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Paul Mueller, Medville J. Throop, Brian David Tillman, April Deneane Johnson, Gregory William Farrey, Jason Michael Miller, John Dolinsky, Charles Henry Nagi, Thomas Eric Svenson
  • Publication number: 20180228438
    Abstract: An integrated adhesive sensor array includes an adhesive a patch, a sensor hub, and a detachable sensor pod packaged as a unit. The patch may include a docking area for the detachable sensor pod. The detachable sensor pod may include at least one sensor and may be configured to be detached from the patch and applied to various locations on a body. The detachable sensor pod may send sensor data to the sensor hub via a wired link when on the patch and via a wireless link when detached from the patch. The sensor hub receives sensor data from the various sensors, and relays the data to a receiver. The sensor hub and detachable sensor pod may include indicators for communicating information. The sensor hub may include a power source for powering the sensor hub and a detachable sensor pod attached to the main sensor unit or patch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Kenneth KASKOUN, Brian David NIZNIK, Michael David ATELLA
  • Publication number: 20180232715
    Abstract: Disclosed embodiments provide systems, methods, and apparatuses for facilitating transfers between user commerce accounts associated with a merchant of a commerce platform within a computing environment supported by a processor and a memory to execute such functionality. An exemplary system may include a means for creating a merchant account platform at the payment system; creating a single charge from a customer at the merchant account platform; creating multiple transfers from the merchant account platform to different connected accounts, wherein the multiple transfers are to each transfer a sub-portion of proceeds associated with the single charge from the customer to each of the different connected accounts; performing the single charge from the customer to the merchant account platform; and performing each of the multiple transfers from the merchant account platform to the different connected accounts. Other embodiments are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Christopher Continanza, Shreyas Surendra Doshi, Brian David Krausz, Jay Shah
  • Patent number: 10049882
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes forming a structure with a height difference on a substrate and forming a dielectric layer structure on the structure using an atomic layer deposition (ALD) method. Forming the dielectric layer structure includes forming a first dielectric layer including silicon nitride on the structure with the height difference. Forming the first dielectric layer includes feeding a first gas including pentachlorodisilane (PCDS) or diisopropylamine pentachlorodisilane (DPDC) as a silicon precursor, and a second gas including nitrogen components into a chamber including the substrate such that the first dielectric layer is formed in situ on the structure having the height difference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignees: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., DOW SILICONES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Won Woong Chung, Sun hye Hwang, Youn Joung Cho, Jung Sik Choi, Xiaobing Zhou, Brian David Rekken, Byung Keun Hwang, Michael David Telgenhoff
  • Patent number: 10045913
    Abstract: Methods and devices for exchanging therapeutic agents, such as cells, from one liquid medium to another liquid medium are provided. Aspects of embodiments of the methods include transferring a therapeutic agent from a first medium, such as a freezing, storage or shipping buffer, into a second medium, such as a sterile physiologically compatible buffer. In certain aspects, the transfer of the therapeutic agent from a first medium to a second medium involves the use of acoustic-focusing, or acoustophoresis. Embodiments of the subject methods may facilitate the transfer of a therapeutic agent from a storage medium to an infusion medium, and in certain embodiments include administering the therapeutic agent contained in the infusion medium to the subject. Also provided by the present disclosure are devices for practicing the subject methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Brian David Warner, John Dunne
  • Patent number: 10047945
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lighting device kit of parts comprising a lamp (3) and a lamp shade (5). The lamp (3) of the lighting device comprises a light source (11) and a heat sink area (13) comprising a main heat dissipating surface (15). The lamp shade (5) of the lighting device comprises a shade structure (17) conjoined via a thermal path part with a cooling structure (21) comprising a main surface (24). In a mounted position of the lamp shade (5) and the lamp (3), the main surface (24) of the cooling structure (21) adjoins the main heat dissipating surface (15) of the heat sink area (13). The invention further relates to a lamp and a lamp shade of said lighting device kit of parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V.
    Inventors: Vincent Stefan David Gielen, Jan De Graaf, Brian David Clarke
  • Publication number: 20180225719
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses useful for operating, regulating, and controlling an information exchange. For example, in a simplified description of one embodiment, mechanisms and methods are disclosed to dynamically determine from metrics for each information consumer an exchange value for each potential information item. Among other uses, the exchange value allows information items to be ranked and provides a component for dynamically determining, in conjunction with metrics, the bounds on a set of potential information items that may be included in the information stream of the information consumer. Further disclosed mechanisms and methods, for example, support broad dynamic control and automated operations of the information exchange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventor: Brian David McFadden
  • Patent number: 10039451
    Abstract: A method of monitoring a patient includes receiving patient data from one or more sensors a patient monitoring system, comparing the received patient data with preselected thresholds indicative of patient status, determining a patient status from comparing the received patient data with the preselected thresholds, and adjusting a sampling frequency of the one or more sensors based on the determined patient status.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Brian David Gross, Joseph James Frassica
  • Publication number: 20180216464
    Abstract: A method of repairing a blisk having a hub with circumferentially spaced blades. The method can include removing a portion of a blade and replacing the portion with a replacement piece. The method can further include welding the replacement portion to the blade. The method can further include at least one of inspecting the weld after the completion of the weld and prior to heat treatment, dimensionally inspecting the replacement piece after machining, peening the blade, and surface finishing the replacement piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Keith Edward Bezanson, William E. Morgan, Eric Gebert, Drew Michael Chmura, Donna Tylicki Walters, Stanford Verigood, Suhas Prabhakar Vaze, Timothy J. Trapp, Donovan O. Buckley, Hans R. Wagner, Brian David Church, Gary Edward Trewiler, Gregory Christopher Firestone, James A. Hahn, Jeffrey James Root, Seth Carl Shira
  • Patent number: 10037447
    Abstract: A method begins with a first reader sending a first radio frequency (RF) signal prior to exposing a vehicle to moisture testing. The method continues with a second reader send a second RF signal after exposing the vehicle to moisture testing. The method continues by a first RF sensor tag receiving the first RF signal and adjusting a tank circuit in response to the first RF signal to produce a first impedance change. The method continues by the first RF sensor tag generating a first digital representation of the first impedance change. The method continues by the first RF sensor tag receiving the second RF signal, adjusting the tank circuit in response to the second RF signal to produce a second impedance change, and generating a second digital representation of the second impedance change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: RFMicron, Inc.
    Inventors: Shahriar Rokhsaz, Brian David Young