Patents by Inventor Brian Stephens

Brian Stephens 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: 11711435
    Abstract: Systems and methods provide managing of communication between a remote data object hosted by a remote resource and a group-based communication interface of a group-based communication system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Slack Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Liza Gurtin, Salman Suhail, Michael Hahn, Corey Baker, Serry Park, Sachin Ranchod, Brian Stephen O'Neill
  • Patent number: 11708360
    Abstract: The present invention relates to N-substituted-dioxocyclobutenylamino-3-hydroxy-picolinamide compounds of Formulae (IA and 1B) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or hydrate thereof, that inhibit CC chemokine receptor 6 (CCR6), pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, and the use of these compounds for treating or preventing diseases, conditions, or disorders ameliorated by inhibition of CCR6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Pfizer Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Stephen Gerstenberger, Andrew Christopher Flick, Daniel Wei-Shung Kung, Vincent Michael Lombardo, James John Mousseau, Philippe Marcel Nuhant, Ralph Pelton Robinson, Jr., Daniel Copley Schmitt, Mark Edward Schnute, Atli Thorarensen, John Isidro Trujillo, Rayomand Jal Unwalla, Huixian Wu
  • Patent number: 11692447
    Abstract: A tip shroud may include a platform to couple to an airfoil having a pressure side and a suction side. A front tip rail and a rear tip rail extend radially from the platform with each including a downstream side, an upstream side, and an origin(s). Each of the downstream side and the upstream side of the rear tip rail and the downstream side of the front tip rail has a shape having a nominal profile substantially in accordance with Cartesian coordinate values of X, Y, Z set forth in a respective table and originating at a selected origin. The Cartesian coordinate values are non-dimensional values of from 0% to 100% convertible to distances by multiplying the X, Y, Z values by a minimum rear tip rail X-wise extent expressed in units of distance. The X, Y, Z values are connected by lines to define each respective surface profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Brian Stephen Gray, Richard Ryan Pilson, William Scott Zemitis, Dustin James Hall, Derek Kanoa Tan
  • Patent number: 11688020
    Abstract: Home telematics devices are engineered to identify unique device signatures for all appliances, fixtures, and so on that generate voltage noise, pressure waves, and acoustic responses throughout a property. The device signatures comprise the inventory of devices in the insured's home and are used to create an electronic record of the devices that assists him in filing a claim with an insurer that is quick and easy after a theft or total loss. Using the device signatures provided by home telematics devices' sensing an itemization technology, fraud detection is also possible. Additionally, analytics software predicts possible failure by analyzing the device signatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventors: Brian Stephen Piccolo, Guy Michael Mabry, Courtney Taryn Quinn, Normand Francis Olean, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11675996
    Abstract: The description relates to artificial intelligence assisted wearables, such as backpacks. An example backpack may include sensors, such as a microphone and a camera. The backpack may receive a contextual voice command from a user. The contextual voice command may include a non-explicit reference to an object in an environment. The backpack may use the sensors to sense the environment, use an artificial intelligence engine to identify the object in the environment, and use a digital assistant to perform a contextual task in response to the contextual voice command. The contextual task may relate to the object in the environment. The backpack may output a response to the contextual voice command to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventor: Brian Stephen Claire
  • Patent number: 11661419
    Abstract: The invention relates to benzimidazoles of Formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1 to R6 are as defined in the description; to their use in medicine; to compositions containing them; to processes for their preparation; and to intermediates used in such processes. The benzimidazoles of Formula (I) are ITK inhibitors and are therefore potentially useful in the treatment of a wide range of disorders including, atopic dermatitis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Pfizer Inc.
    Inventors: Scott William Bagley, Agustin Casimiro-Garcia, Xiayun Cheng, Jennifer Elizabeth Davoren, Rajiah Aldrin Denny, Brian Stephen Gerstenberger, Frank Eldridge Lovering, Mihir Dineshkumar Parikh, Joseph Walter Strohbach, John Isidro Trujillo
  • Patent number: 11655252
    Abstract: A compound of formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1 and R2 are each independently hydrogen or hydroxy; wherein R1 and R2 are not both hydroxy. Also provided are methods of treatment as Janus Kinase inhibitors and pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds of the invention and combinations thereof with other therapeutic agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Pfizer Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Stephen Gerstenberger, Wenhua Jiao, Manjinder Singh Lall, Ricardo Lira, Mark Edward Schnute
  • Patent number: 11582576
    Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for a feature-based simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) system and method that generates radio maps for environments that are not accessible for surveying. More accurate radio maps are generated for an unsurveyed environment by determining a best estimate of a mobile device state from harvested traced data that maximizes a posterior probability of the mobile device state given measurements, landmarks and loop constraints.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jahshan Bhatti, Brian Stephen Smith, Wei Kong
  • Publication number: 20230045252
    Abstract: A compound compound having the structure: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable solvate of said compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt, wherein A, A? and A? are independently O, C?O, C—R? or N—R?, where R? and R? may independently be H, amino, —NR7COR6, COR6, —CONR7R8, C1-C6 alkyl, or hydroxy(C1-C6 alkyl), and R? may be present or absent, and is present where the rules of valency permit, and where not more than one of A, A? and A? is O or C?O; R0 and R are independently H, Br, Cl, F, or C1-C6 alkyl; R1 is H, C1-C6 alkyl, or hydroxy(C1-C6 alkyl); R2 is selected from the group consisting of H, C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 alkoxy, hydroxy(C1-C6 alkyl), phenyl(C1-C6 alkyl), formyl, heteroaryl, heterocyclic, —COR6, —OCOR6, —COOR6, —NR7COR6, —CONR7R8, and —(CH2)n—W, where W is cyano, hydroxy, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, —SO2NR7R8, and —SO2—R9, where R9 is C1-C6 alkyl, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, heteroaryl, or heterocyclic; wherein each of said alkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclic, or heteroaryl ma
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: PFIZER INC.
    Inventors: Matthew Frank BROWN, Alpay DERMENCI, Andrew FENSOME, Brian Stephen GERSTENBERGER, Matthew Merrill HAYWARD, Dafydd Rhys OWEN, Stephen Wayne WRIGHT, Li Huang XING, Xiaojing YANG
  • Patent number: 11506064
    Abstract: A tip shroud includes a pair of opposed, axially extending wings configured to couple to an airfoil at a radially outer end thereof. The tip shroud also includes a tip rail extending radially from the pair of opposed, axially extending wings. Tip shroud surface profiles may be of the downstream and/or upstream side of the tip rail, a leading Z-notch of the tip shroud, and/or a downstream radially inner surface of a wing. The surface profiles may have a nominal profile substantially in accordance with at least part of Cartesian coordinate values of X and Y, and perhaps Z and a thickness, set forth in a respective table. The radially inner surface of the wing may define a protrusion extending along the radially outer end of the airfoil, the suction side fillet, and a radial inner surface of the wing to an axial edge of the wing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Derek Kanoa Tan, William Scott Zemitis, Richard Ryan Pilson, Felipe Roman-Morales, Brian Stephen Gray
  • Patent number: 11472809
    Abstract: There is a method for treating a psoriasis. A compound is administered in a therapeutically effective amount to a subject suffering therefrom. The compound has the structure or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable solvate thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Pfizer Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Frank Brown, Alpay Dermenci, Andrew Fensome, Brian Stephen Gerstenberger, Matthew Merrill Hayward, Dafydd Rhys Owen, Stephen Wayne Wright, Li Huang Xing, Xiaojing Yang
  • Publication number: 20220325629
    Abstract: A tip shroud includes a pair of opposed, axially extending wings configured to couple to an airfoil at a radially outer end thereof. The tip shroud also includes a tip rail extending radially from the pair of opposed, axially extending wings. Tip shroud surface profiles may be of the downstream and/or upstream side of the tip rail, a leading Z-notch of the tip shroud, and/or downstream radially inner surface of a wing. The surface profiles may have a nominal profile substantially in accordance with at least part of Cartesian coordinate values of X and Y, and perhaps Z and a thickness, set forth in a respective table. The radially inner surface of the wing may define a protrusion extending along the radially outer end of the airfoil, the suction side fillet, and a radial inner surface of the wing to an axial edge of the wing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Derek Kanoa Tan, William Scott Zemitis, Richard Ryan Pilson, Felipe Roman-Morales, Brian Stephen Gray
  • Publication number: 20220307376
    Abstract: A tip shroud includes a pair of opposed, axially extending wings configured to couple to an airfoil at a radially outer end thereof. The tip shroud also includes a tip rail extending radially from the pair of opposed, axially extending wings. Tip shroud surface profiles may be of the downstream and/or upstream side of the tip rail, a leading Z-notch of the tip shroud, and/or a downstream radially inner surface of a wing. The surface profiles may have a nominal profile substantially in accordance with at least part of Cartesian coordinate values of X and Y, and perhaps Z and a thickness, set forth in a respective table. The radially inner surface of the wing may define a protrusion extending along the radially outer end of the airfoil, the suction side fillet, and a radial inner surface of the wing to an axial edge of the wing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Derek Kanoa Tan, William Scott Zemitis, Richard Ryan Pilson, Felipe Roman-Morales, Brian Stephen Gray
  • Publication number: 20220303279
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer program products that enable client devices to install integrations of a third party application that supports variable host address identification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Sachin Ranchod, Brian Stephen O'Neill, Amy Dong Shan, Steven Chen
  • Patent number: 11393042
    Abstract: Home telematics devices are engineered to identify unique device signatures for all appliances, fixtures, and so on that generate voltage noise, pressure waves, and acoustic responses throughout a property. The device signatures comprise the inventory of devices in the insured's home and are used to create an electronic record of the devices that assists him in filing a claim with an insurer that is quick and easy after a theft or total loss. Using the device signatures provided by home telematics devices' sensing an itemization technology, fraud detection is also possible. Additionally, analytics software predicts possible failure by analyzing the device signatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventors: Brian Stephen Piccolo, Guy Michael Mabry, Courtney Taryn Quinn, Normand Francis Olean, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11388171
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer program products that enable client devices to install integrations of a third party application that supports variable host address identification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: SlackTechnologies, LLC
    Inventors: Sachin Ranchod, Brian Stephen O'Neill, Amy Dong Shan, Steven Chen
  • Patent number: 11381982
    Abstract: An example method includes obtaining a plurality of data items. Each data item includes an indication of a particular location, an indication that a wireless signal from a first access point was observed at that location, and an indication of a time at which the wireless signal from the first access point was observed at that location. The method also includes determining a locational stability of the first access point based on the data items. Determining the locational stability of the first access point includes clustering the plurality of data items into one or more clusters based on the locations indicated in the plurality of data items, determining whether the N most recent data items are associated with a common cluster, and determining whether a time span between the N most recent data items exceeds a threshold period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Margaret Tam, David Benjamin Millman, Brian Stephen Smith, Benjamin A. Detwiler
  • Publication number: 20220205364
    Abstract: A turbomachine component includes a platform, a shank, and an airfoil. The platform includes a pressure side slash face and a suction side slash face. The shank extends radially inward from the platform. The airfoil extends radially outward from the platform. The airfoil includes a leading edge and a trailing edge. A cooling circuit is defined within the shank and the airfoil. The cooling circuit further includes a plurality of exit channels disposed along the trailing edge of the airfoil. The cooling circuit further includes at least one bypass conduit that extends from an inlet disposed in the cooling circuit to an outlet positioned on the pressure side slash face. The at least one bypass conduit being positioned radially inward of the plurality of exit channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Brian Stephen Gray, Michael Anthony Wondrasek, Jan Emeric Agudo
  • Patent number: 11254668
    Abstract: A compound having the structure: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable solvate of said compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt, wherein variables are defined in the specification. Also provided are methods of treatment as Janus Kinase inhibitors and pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds of the invention and combinations thereof with other therapeutic agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Pfizer Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Stephen Gerstenberger, Andrew Fensome, Dafydd Rhys Owen, Matthew Frank Brown, Matthew Merrill Hayward, Felix Vajdos, Li Huang Xing, Stephen Wayne Wright
  • Publication number: 20220044894
    Abstract: An integrated assembly includes a switchgear apparatus for operation at voltages up to 72.5 kV and a mount assembly for coupling to a pole and to support the switchgear apparatus. The mount assembly includes a crossbar, a pole mount, a mounting bracket to support the switchgear apparatus, and a pair of crossbar mounts for supporting the mounting bracket on the crossbar at different positions. Each crossbar mount includes a first arm, a second arm spaced from the first arm and extending parallel to the first arm, a third arm extending between and coupled to a distal end of each of the first and second arms, and a flange extending between and coupled to a proximal end of each of the first and second arms. The flange extends parallel to the third arm. The first, second, and third arms and the flange form an enclosed space to receive the crossbar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Brian Stephen Nault, Vincent Marec, Janet Ache, Blair S. Kerr, Arturas Dauksas