Patents by Inventor Christopher Ball

Christopher Ball 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: 12619703
    Abstract: In certain aspects of the present disclosure, a computer-implemented includes generating a unique code for display on a managed device, and authorizing a manager device to selectively initiate at least one workflow on the managed device. The method includes, responsive to the manager device scanning the unique code, verifying the manager device is authorized. The method includes displaying on the manager device, based on verification that the manager device is authorized, an option corresponding to the at least one workflow. The method includes receiving, from the manager device, a selected workflow. The method includes, responsive to receiving the selected workflow, transmitting a message to a push notification server initiating the managed device to communicate with an MDM server. The method includes transmitting a command to the managed device causing performance of the selected workflow on the managed device. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignee: JAMF Software, LLC
    Inventors: Aaron Maxim, Adam Mahmud, Christopher Ball, Jonathan William Yuresko, Tim Knox
  • Patent number: 12332170
    Abstract: A system and method indicate capability for detecting methane leaks inside buildings. This approach provides the ability to detect methane behind high efficiency coated windows and can extract methane concentration (rather than concentration-path length product CL). Lock-in imaging technologies can facilitate lower laser transmitter power. A field deployable, hand held prototype sensor for use in remote sensing a appropriate standoff distances can support operational testing. Distance infrared imaging of methane is feasible. Fully characterized real time image of a methane cloud offers operational advantages in accuracy and safety as compared to current sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: Ohio State Innovation Foundation
    Inventors: Christopher Ball, Theodore Ronningen, Douglas Fink, Brett Ringel, Sanjay Krishna, Earl Fuller, Douglas Mooney
  • Patent number: 11976972
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and devices for use in determining a level of a trait in an agriculture or food product sample. Further disclosed is a portable spectrometer system coupled with chemometric analysis methods to determine a level of a trait in an agriculture or food product sample, the portable spectrometer system comprising: a spectrometer; a sample stage adjacent the spectrometer; a motor coupled to the sample stage; and a system housing enclosing the motor and the spectrometer; wherein rotation of the motor rotates the sample stage, and wherein the motor is controllable in response to spectroscopy requirements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Ohio State Innovation Foundation
    Inventors: Luis Rodriguez-Saona, Christopher Ball, Xin Rong Sia, Sanjay Krishna, Theodore James Ronningen
  • Publication number: 20240070256
    Abstract: In certain aspects of the present disclosure, a computer-implemented includes generating a unique code for display on a managed device, and authorizing a manager device to selectively initiate at least one workflow on the managed device. The method includes, responsive to the manager device scanning the unique code, verifying the manager device is authorized. The method includes displaying on the manager device, based on verification that the manager device is authorized, an option corresponding to the at least one workflow. The method includes receiving, from the manager device, a selected workflow. The method includes, responsive to receiving the selected workflow, transmitting a message to a push notification server initiating the managed device to communicate with an MDM server. The method includes transmitting a command to the managed device causing performance of the selected workflow on the managed device. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Aaron Maxim, Adam Mahmud, Christopher Ball, Jonathan William Yuresko, Tim Knox
  • Publication number: 20240035961
    Abstract: A system and method indicate capability for detecting methane leaks inside buildings. This approach provides the ability to detect methane behind high efficiency coated windows and can extract methane concentration (rather than concentration-path length product CL). Lock-in imaging technologies can facilitate lower laser transmitter power. A field deployable, hand held prototype sensor for use in remote sensing a appropriate standoff distances can support operational testing. Distance infrared imaging of methane is feasible. Fully characterized real time image of a methane cloud offers operational advantages in accuracy and safety as compared to current sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Christopher Ball, Theodore Ronningen, Douglas Fink, Brett Ringel, Sanjay Krishna, Earl Fuller, Douglas Mooney
  • Patent number: 11714046
    Abstract: A system and method indicate capability for detecting methane leaks inside buildings. This approach provides the ability to detect methane behind high efficiency coated windows and can extract methane concentration (rather than concentration-path length product CL). Lock-in imaging technologies can facilitate lower laser transmitter power. A field deployable, hand held prototype sensor for use in remote sensing a appropriate standoff distances can support operational testing. Distance infrared imaging of methane is feasible. Fully characterized real time image of a methane cloud offers operational advantages in accuracy and safety as compared to current sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignees: Ohio State Innovation Foundation, SK Infrared, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Ball, Theodore Ronningen, Douglas Fink, Brett Ringel, Sanjay Krishna, Earl Fuller, Douglas Mooney
  • Patent number: 11552204
    Abstract: An apparatus for light detection includes a light, or photon, detector assembly and a dielectric resonator layer coupled to the detector assembly. The dielectric resonator layer is configured to receive transmission of incident light that is directed into the detector assembly by the dielectric resonator layer. The dielectric resonator layer resonates with a range of wavelengths of the incident light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignees: Ohio State Innovation Foundation, THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
    Inventors: Sanjay Krishna, Anthony Grbic, Christopher Ball, Theodore Ronningen, Alireza Kazemi, Mohammadamin Ranjbaraskari, Qingyuan Shu
  • Publication number: 20220221338
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and devices for use in determining a level of a trait in an agriculture or food product sample. Further disclosed is a portable spectrometer system coupled with chemometric analysis methods to determine a level of a trait in an agriculture or food product sample, the portable spectrometer system comprising: a spectrometer; a sample stage adjacent the spectrometer; a motor coupled to the sample stage; and a system housing enclosing the motor and the spectrometer; wherein rotation of the motor rotates the sample stage, and wherein the motor is controllable in response to spectroscopy requirements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Luis RODRIGUEZ-SAONA, Christopher BALL, Xin Rong SIA, Sanjay KRISHNA, Theodore James RONNINGEN
  • Publication number: 20200321481
    Abstract: An apparatus for light detection includes a light, or photon, detector assembly and a dielectric resonator layer coupled to the detector assembly. The dielectric resonator layer is configured to receive transmission of incident light that is directed into the detector assembly by the dielectric resonator layer. The dielectric resonator layer resonates with a range of wavelengths of the incident light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Sanjay Krishna, Anthony Grbic, Christopher Ball, Theodore Ronningen, Alireza Kazemi, Amin Ranjbar, Qingyuan Shu
  • Publication number: 20200319096
    Abstract: A system and method indicate capability for detecting methane leaks inside buildings. This approach provides the ability to detect methane behind high efficiency coated windows and can extract methane concentration (rather than CL). Lock-in imaging technologies can facilitate lower laser transmitter power. A field deployable, hand held prototype sensor for use in remote sensing a appropriate standoff distances can support operational testing. Distance infrared imaging of methane is feasible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Christopher Ball, Theodore Ronningen, Douglas Fink, Brett Ringel, Sanjay Krishna, Earl Fuller, Douglas Mooney
  • Patent number: 8396828
    Abstract: Distributed and local processes analyze usage data and transform it into objects including timestamps and dimensions. Objects include a position vector to represent dimension analysis and additional attributes associated with measurements of different types. The objects are stored in a multidimensional database indexed on the vector and timestamp attributes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Ball, Chinna Polinati, Chenlei Guo, Pravjit Tiwana
  • Publication number: 20120066204
    Abstract: Distributed and local processes analyze usage data and transform it into objects including timestamps and dimensions. Objects include a position vector to represent dimension analysis and additional attributes associated with measurements of different types. The objects are stored in a multidimensional database indexed on the vector and timestamp attributes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2010
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Ball, Chinna Polinati, Chenlei Guo, Praviit Tiwana
  • Patent number: 6661418
    Abstract: A system for generating an animated image of at least the head of a character which is speaking, with the face of the character having visible articulation or expression matching the words being spoken, is described. An input stream of marked up text comprising text to be spoken by the animated character and instructions representing behavioral features are combined in a modified text stream which includes randomization instructions to create random behavioural features. The modified text stream is processed to produce an audio stream representing the text being spoken and a sequence of phonemes corresponding to portions of the audio signal. The phoneme stream is mapped by phoneme to viseme mapping means to produce a stream of morph targets. The morph targets are, in turn, combined with further random movement instructions and these are then processed in an animation module to generate an animated image of at least the character's head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignee: Digital Animations Limited
    Inventors: Robert McMillan, Matthew Caryl, Christopher Ball
  • Patent number: 4368263
    Abstract: An improved strain of Acremonium chrysogenum may be produced by submitting parent strains of Acremonium chrysogenum to protoplast fusion and nuclear fusion and selecting said improved strain from the progeny or from a mutant thereof.The improved strains have operational advantages for the production of cephalosporins compared with the parental strains.The invention also relates to a method of producing a cephalosporin by culturing the improved strain of Acremonium chrysogenum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 1979
    Date of Patent: January 11, 1983
    Assignee: Glaxo Group Limited
    Inventors: Christopher Ball, John S. Collins, Paul F. Hamlyn