Patents by Inventor Christopher A. Smith

Christopher A. Smith 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).

  • SANITIZING OR DISINFECTING MITT
    Publication number: 20220039627
    Abstract: A sanitizing mitt includes an impervious inner layer provided with a permeable outer layer provided with a sanitizing material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Troy Vlahos, Christopher Smith
  • ORDERING READS TO LIMIT COLLISIONS IN A NON-VOLATILE MEMORY (NVM)
    Publication number: 20220035569
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for managing data in a storage device, such as a solid-state drive (SSD). In some embodiments, a data storage device includes a main non-volatile memory (NVM), a host command queue that lists pending host read and host write commands, and a write cache which temporarily stores write data sets pending transfer to the NVM responsive to execution of the associated host write commands in the host command queue. A collision prediction circuit predicts a rate of future collisions involving the cached write data sets. A storage manager directs storage of the write data sets to a first target location responsive to the rate of future collisions being at a first level, and directs storage of the write data sets to a different, second target location responsive to the rate of future collisions being at a different, second level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventor: Christopher Smith
  • Systems and methods for CGM-based bolus calculator for display and for provision to medicament delivery devices
    Patent number: 11222724
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for secure and seamless set up and modification of bolus calculator parameters for a bolus calculator tool by a health care provider (HCP). In one aspect, a method for enabling HCP set up of a bolus calculator includes providing a server accessible by both an HCP and a patient; upon login by the HCP, displaying, or transmitting for display, a fillable form, the fillable form including one or more fields for entry of one or more bolus calculator parameters; receiving data from the fillable form, the data corresponding to one or more bolus calculator parameters; and upon login by the patient, transmitting data to a device associated with the patient, the transmitted data based on the received data, where the transmitted data corresponds to one or more of the bolus calculator parameters in a format suitable for entry to a bolus calculator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: DexCom, Inc.
    Inventors: Anna Leigh Davis, Scott M. Belliveau, Esteban Cabrera, Jr., Alexandra Elena Constantin, Rian Draeger, Peter Galuardi, Hari Hampapuram, Matthew Lawrence Johnson, Apurv Ullas Kamath, Katherine Yerre Koehler, Aarthi Mahalingam, Gary A. Morris, Philip Thomas Pupa, Peter C. Simpson, Brian Christopher Smith, Tomas C. Walker
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HEALTH DATA VISUALIZATION AND USER SUPPORT TOOLS FOR CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORING
    Publication number: 20220000432
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for generating graphical displays of analyte data and/or health information. In some implementations, the graphical displays are generating based on a self-referential dataset that are modifiable based on identified portions of the data. The modified graphical displays can indicate features in the analyte data of a host.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Esteban Cabrera, JR., Lauren Danielle Armenta, Scott M. Belliveau, Jennifer Blackwell, Leif N. Bowman, Rian Draeger, Arturo Garcia, Timothy Joseph Goldsmith, John Michael Gray, Andrea Jean Jackson, Apurv Ullas Kamath, Katherine Yerre Koehler, Paul Kramer, Aditya Sagar Mandapaka, Michael Robert Mensinger, Sumitaka Mikami, Gary A. Morris, Hemant Mahendra Nirmal, Paul Noble-Campbell, Philip Thomas Pupa, Eli Reihman, Peter C. Simpson, Brian Christopher Smith, Atiim Joseph Wiley
  • Smoke functionality in electric grill-type appliance
    Patent number: 11209169
    Abstract: A cooking system includes a housing having a hollow interior, a heating element operable to heat to said hollow interior, a food support surface arranged within said hollow interior, and a combustible substrate module removably positionable in said housing. When positioned in the housing, the combustible substrate module is arranged in fluid communication with the hollow interior and the combustible substrate module is disposed remote of the food support surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: SHARKNINJA OPERATING LLC
    Inventors: Christopher T. Martin, Christopher Smith, John M. Steinmetz, Joshua D. Anthony
  • Computer systems for meta-alert generation based on alert volumes
    Patent number: 11188861
    Abstract: Techniques are described for automatically generating meta-alerts based on operational and security risk alert volumes for an entity. In particular, a central device receives entity alert information from other devices in a computer system of an enterprise business, which may have office branches that are each staffed by employees. The central device compares alert volumes of a given entity for a given period of time (e.g., a month) to one or more baseline thresholds determined based on the average alert volume of peer entities during the same period of time and the entity's own historical alert volumes to identify spikes or increases in the volume of alerts for the given entity. If the entity is trending high for the period of time, the central device generates a meta-alert to bring awareness to the relatively high volume of alerts identified for that entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Daniel Jeffery Johnson, Matthew Todd Brown, Christopher Smith, Ruoding Wong, Joe Heger, Rachel Nemecek
  • Systems and methods for CGM-based bolus calculator for display and for provision to medicament delivery devices
    Patent number: 11183298
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for secure and seamless set up and modification of bolus calculator parameters for a bolus calculator tool by a health care provider (HCP). In one aspect, a method for enabling HCP set up of a bolus calculator includes providing a server accessible by both an HCP and a patient; upon login by the HCP, displaying, or transmitting for display, a fillable form, the fillable form including one or more fields for entry of one or more bolus calculator parameters; receiving data from the fillable form, the data corresponding to one or more bolus calculator parameters; and upon login by the patient, transmitting data to a device associated with the patient, the transmitted data based on the received data, where the transmitted data corresponds to one or more of the bolus calculator parameters in a format suitable for entry to a bolus calculator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: DexCom, Inc.
    Inventors: Anna Leigh Davis, Scott M. Belliveau, Esteban Cabrera, Jr., Alexandra Elena Constantin, Rian Draeger, Peter Galuardi, Hari Hampapuram, Matthew Lawrence Johnson, Apurv Ullas Kamath, Katherine Yerre Koehler, Aarthi Mahalingam, Gary A. Morris, Philip Thomas Pupa, Peter C. Simpson, Brian Christopher Smith, Tomas C. Walker
  • SUBSCRIPTION BASED TRAVEL SERVICE WITH DELAY
    Publication number: 20210357822
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for providing a subscription travel service. The systems and methods include operations for receiving travel information with a travel date for a user; computing a subscription value as a function of a booking date and the travel date; determining a minimum travel value and a maximum purchase amount based on the computed subscription value; receiving a request from the user to reserve a given travel service having a first cost that exceeds the minimum travel value and a second cost that is less than the maximum purchase amount; and identifying a travel end date for the given travel service; and preventing the user from reserving another travel service for a specified period of time of the travel end date.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Brent Handler, Cody Holloway, Jesus Gandarilla, Rodolfo Rodriguez, Ashley Roybal, Christopher Smith, Brad Handler
  • User-Generated Templates for Segmented Multimedia Performance
    Publication number: 20210350830
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are computer-implemented method, system, and computer-readable storage-medium embodiments for implementing user-generated templates for segmented multimedia performances. An embodiment includes at least one computer processor configured to transmit a first version of a content instance and corresponding metadata. The first version of the content instance may include a plurality of structural elements, with at least one structural element corresponding to at least part of the metadata. The first content instance may be transformed by a rendering engine triggered by the at least one computer processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Jeffrey Christopher SMITH, Perry Raymond Cook, David Adam Steinwedel
  • Systems and methods for health data visualization and user support tools for continuous glucose monitoring
    Patent number: 11154253
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for generating graphical displays of analyte data and/or health information. In some implementations, the graphical displays are generating based on a self-referential dataset that are modifiable based on identified portions of the data. The modified graphical displays can indicate features in the analyte data of a host.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: DexCom, Inc.
    Inventors: Esteban Cabrera, Jr., Lauren Danielle Armenta, Scott M. Belliveau, Jennifer Blackwell, Leif N. Bowman, Rian Draeger, Arturo Garcia, Timothy Joseph Goldsmith, John Michael Gray, Andrea Jean Jackson, Apurv Ullas Kamath, Katherine Yerre Koehler, Paul Kramer, Aditya Sagar Mandapaka, Michael Robert Mensinger, Sumitaka Mikami, Gary A. Morris, Hemant Mahendra Nirmal, Paul Noble-Campbell, Philip Thomas Pupa, Eli Reihman, Peter C. Simpson, Brian Christopher Smith, Atiim Joseph Wiley
  • METHODS FOR PROVIDING AN ALERT OR AN ALARM TO A USER OF A MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE
    Publication number: 20210316070
    Abstract: Methods, devices and systems are disclosed for inter-app communications between software applications on a mobile communications device. In one aspect, a computer-readable medium on a mobile computing device comprising an inter-application communication data structure to facilitate transitioning and distributing data between software applications in a shared app group for an operating system of the mobile computing device includes a scheme field of the data structure providing a scheme id associated with a target software app to transition to from a source software app, wherein the scheme id is listed on a scheme list stored with the source software app; and a payload field of the data structure providing data and/or an identification where to access data in a shared file system accessible to the software applications in the shared app group, wherein the payload field is encrypted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Gary A. Morris, Scott M. Belliveau, Esteban Cabrera, JR., Rian Draeger, Laura J. Dunn, Timothy Joseph Goldsmith, Hari Hampapuram, Christopher Robert Hannemann, Apurv Ullas Kamath, Katherine Yerre Koehler, Patrick Wile McBride, Michael Robert Mensinger, Francis William Pascual, Philip Mansiel Pellouchoud, Nicholas Polytaridis, Philip Thomas Pupa, Anna Leigh Davis, Kevin Shoemaker, Brian Christopher Smith, Benjamin Elrod West, Atiim Joseph Wiley
  • Systems and methods for health data visualization and user support tools for continuous glucose monitoring
    Patent number: 11141116
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for generating graphical displays of analyte data and/or health information. In some implementations, the graphical displays are generating based on a self-referential dataset that are modifiable based on identified portions of the data. The modified graphical displays can indicate features in the analyte data of a host.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: DexCom, Inc.
    Inventors: Esteban Cabrera, Jr., Lauren Danielle Armenta, Scott M. Belliveau, Jennifer Blackwell, Leif N. Bowman, Rian Draeger, Arturo Garcia, Timothy Joseph Goldsmith, John Michael Gray, Andrea Jean Jackson, Apurv Ullas Kamath, Katherine Yerre Koehler, Paul Kramer, Aditya Sagar Mandapaka, Michael Robert Mensinger, Sumitaka Mikami, Gary A. Morris, Hemant Mahendra Nirmal, Paul Noble-Campbell, Philip Thomas Pupa, Eli Reihman, Peter C. Simpson, Brian Christopher Smith, Atiim Joseph Wiley
  • Cooking device and components thereof
    Patent number: 11134808
    Abstract: A cooking system includes a housing defining a hollow chamber configured to receive food. The housing has an upper portion defining an opening to said hollow chamber. A lid is movable relative to the housing between an open position and a closed position and has an interior lid cavity. An air movement device is positioned to move air through at least one of the hollow chamber and the interior lid cavity in a direction of flow. At least one vent is disposed in at least one of the lid and the housing and includes a leading end and a trailing end relative to the direction of flow. The at least one vent is openable to have a greater airflow capacity at the leading end relative to the trailing end or openable to have a greater airflow capacity at the trailing end relative to the leading end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: SharkNinja Operating LLC
    Inventors: Rupert Elliston, Roger Neil Jackson, Steven Carter, Benjamin Sharp, Thomas Guerin, Christopher T. Martin, Christopher Smith, Joshua D. Anthony, Michaela Dubeau
  • In-the-bowl dispensing device
    Patent number: 11124954
    Abstract: Disclosed is an in-the-bowl dispensing device designed to dispense a composition after the flush of the toilet bowl is complete. In this manner the composition is retained in the toilet bowl until the toilet bowl is flushed by the next user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Reckitt Benckiser (Brands) Limited
    Inventors: Kris Carver, Jesse Delgigante, Henry Matthew Lawrence Fletcher, John Kenneth Hainsworth, Iain Christopher Smith, Alim Thawer
  • SUBSCRIPTION BASED TRAVEL SERVICE
    Publication number: 20210287266
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for providing a subscription travel service. The systems and methods include operations for receiving travel information with a travel date for a user; computing a subscription value as a function of a booking date and the travel date; determining a minimum travel value and a maximum purchase amount based on the computed subscription value; searching a list of travel services that are available on the travel date to identify candidate travel services each having a first cost that exceeds the minimum travel value; selecting a subset of the candidate travel services that each have a second cost that is less than the maximum purchase amount; and generating for display to a user, in a graphical user interface, one or more interactive visual representations of the selected subset of the candidate travel services.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Brent Handler, Cody Holloway, Jesus Gandarilla, Rodolfo Rodriguez, Ashley Roybal, Christopher Smith, Brad Handler
  • Polymeric systems for particle dispersion
    Patent number: 11118100
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides polymeric systems that are able to undergo fast hydration and are useful for maintaining particle dispersions for extended periods of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: RHODIA OPERATIONS
    Inventors: Changmin Jung, Lingjuan Shen, Christopher Smith, Hoang Van Le, Jian Zhou, Genyao Lin
  • FUNCTIONALIZATION AND PURIFICATION OF MOLECULES BY REVERSIBLE GROUP EXCHANGE
    Publication number: 20210277043
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include methods and compositions for functionalizing molecules, such as oligonucleotides, with functional groups, including polyhistidine tags useful in affinity methods. Some embodiments include methods for modifying and purifying complex mixtures of molecules by exchange of functional tags.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicant: Illumina, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank J. Steemers, Kevin L. Gunderson, Kerri York, Ryan Christopher Smith
  • Oat lipid extract
    Patent number: 11096886
    Abstract: A substantially solvent-free oat lipid extract containing neutral and polar lipid fractions, a method of manufacturing a substantially solvent-free oat lipid extract and compositions containing it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignees: Oat Services Ltd, Swedish Oat Fiber
    Inventors: Cark Maunsell, Christopher Smith
  • POLYMER COATINGS
    Publication number: 20210254151
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to polymer coatings covalently attached to the surface of a substrate and the preparation of the polymer coatings, such as poly(N-(5-azidoacetamidylpentyl)acrylamide-co-acrylamide) (PAZAM), in the formation and manipulation of substrates, such as molecular arrays and flow cells. The present disclosure also relates to methods of preparing a substrate surface by using beads coated with a covalently attached polymer, such as PAZAM, and the method of determining a nucleotide sequence of a polynucleotide attached to a substrate surface described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Wayne N. George, Andrew A. Brown, Daniel Bratton, Hongji Ren, Ryan Christopher Smith
  • SURGE PROTECTION MODULE AND RELATED COMPONENTS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20210234289
    Abstract: A surge protection module configured to limit power surge exposure to an electrical device may include a carrier defining a first end and a second end opposite the first end and a longitudinal axis extending between the first end and the second end. The surge protection module may also include at least two electrical conductors coupled to the carrier. The surge protection module may also include a surge protection component electrically coupled to the at least two electrical conductors and configured to limit power surge conducted to an electrical device to which the at least two electrical conductors are electrically coupled. The carrier may include at least one conductor channel extending between ends of the carrier and configured to receive at least one electrical conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Simon Christopher Smith, Jack Lula, Robert Zamora, Anthony Mangiaracina