Patents by Inventor Catherine A. Edwards

Catherine A. Edwards 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: 11911371
    Abstract: The present invention provides pyridine and pyrazine derivatives which restore or enhance the function of mutant and/or wild type CFTR to treat cystic fibrosis, primary ciliary dyskinesia, chronic bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, respiratory tract infections, lung carcinoma, xerostomia and keratoconjunctivitis sire, or constipation (IBS, IBD, opioid induced). Pharmaceutical compositions comprising such derivatives are also encompassed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: NOVARTIS AG
    Inventors: Urs Baettig, Kamlesh Jagdis Bala, Emma Budd, Lee Edwards, Catherine Howsham, Glyn Alan Hughes, Darren Mark Le Grand, Katrin Spiegel
  • Patent number: 9405832
    Abstract: A user can input a search query. By assessing terms in the search query, the search query can be categorized (e.g., as a navigational, functional or browse query). The categorization can depend on an analysis of terms in the search query, a preliminary search, and/or empirical data tied to previous and similar searches. For example, searches estimated to be directed to finding a specific app can be categorized as navigational, based on capitalized letters, quotation marks, a short number of words in the query, and a tight distribution of apps typically downloaded subsequent to viewing results from the search. Based on the categorization, a search strategy can be identified. Search strategies can differentially weight and/or use text-based strategies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Catherine A. Edwards, Alexander F. Braunstein, Eva H. Mok, Natalia Hernandez-Gardiol
  • Publication number: 20160171091
    Abstract: A set of potential search-query terms can be identified based on empirical queries for apps. For each potential search-query term, a subset of documents within a set of documents can be identified based on apps that users were likely to click on or download following entry of a search query with a comparable or same term. One or more other indicator terms can be identified as being related to the potential search-query term based on the one or more second indicator terms being prevalent within the subset of documents. Upon receipt of a subsequent search query, a search can then be performed using both a term within the search query and one or more related other indicator terms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Catherine A. Edwards, Natalia Hemandez-Gardiol
  • Patent number: 9280595
    Abstract: A set of potential search-query terms can be identified based on empirical queries for apps. For each potential search-query term, a subset of documents within a set of documents can be identified based on apps that users were likely to click on or download following entry of a search query with a comparable or same term. One or more other indicator terms can be identified as being related to the potential search-query term based on the one or more second indicator terms being prevalent within the subset of documents. Upon receipt of a subsequent search query, a search can then be performed using both a term within the search query and one or more related other indicator terms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Catherine A. Edwards, Natalia Hernandez-Gardiol
  • Patent number: 9261380
    Abstract: A method of selectively displaying maps on a mobile device. The method sends a map application, which had been displaying a first map, to the background. The method then returns the map application to the foreground. The method then determines whether to redisplay the previous map or display a map surrounding the then current location of the device. The determination is based on various factors including user interaction, time that the map application has been in the background and distance traveled while the map application is in the background.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Bradford A. Moore, Christopher Blumenberg, Catherine A. Edwards, Marcel van Os, Patrice O. Gautier, Sarah G. Barbour
  • Publication number: 20140218392
    Abstract: A method of selectively displaying maps on a mobile device. The method sends a map application, which had been displaying a first map, to the background. The method then returns the map application to the foreground. The method then determines whether to redisplay the previous map or display a map surrounding the then current location of the device. The determination is based on various factors including user interaction, time that the map application has been in the background and distance traveled while the map application is in the background.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Bradford A. Moore, Christopher Blumenberg, Catherine A. Edwards, Marcel van Os, Patrice O. Gautier, Sarah G. Barbour
  • Publication number: 20140067846
    Abstract: A set of potential search-query terms can be identified based on empirical queries for apps. For each potential search-query term, a subset of documents within a set of documents can be identified based on apps that users were likely to click on or download following entry of a search query with a comparable or same term. One or more other indicator terms can be identified as being related to the potential search-query term based on the one or more second indicator terms being prevalent within the subset of documents. Upon receipt of a subsequent search query, a search can then be performed using both a term within the search query and one or more related other indicator terms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Catherine A. Edwards, Natalia Hernandez-Gardiol
  • Publication number: 20130325892
    Abstract: A user can input a search query. By assessing terms in the search query, the search query can be categorized (e.g., as a navigational, functional or browse query). The categorization can depend on an analysis of terms in the search query, a preliminary search, and/or empirical data tied to previous and similar searches. For example, searches estimated to be directed to finding a specific app can be categorized as navigational, based on capitalized letters, quotation marks, a short number of words in the query, and a tight distribution of apps typically downloaded subsequent to viewing results from the search. Based on the categorization, a search strategy can be identified. Search strategies can differentially weight and/or use text-based strategies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Catherine A. Edwards, Alexander F. Braunstein, Eva H. Mok, Natalia Hernandez-Gardiol