Patents by Inventor Christopher James
Christopher James 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).
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Publication number: 20250195501Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to the use of compounds that inhibit coronavirus entry into an angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2)-expressing cell, in methods and compositions for inhibiting the interaction of coronavirus to an ACE2-expressing cell and for treating or inhibiting the development of coronavirus infections.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2021Publication date: June 19, 2025Inventors: Michael Paul Jennings, Christopher James Day, Milton Kiefel, Thomas Haselhorst
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Publication number: 20250200399Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and systems for generative question answering for construction project document. The method comprises: receiving a question from a user via a message interface, wherein the question is related to information from a plurality of construction project documents; identifying, using one or more large language models, one or more relevant documents from the plurality of construction project documents and one or more chunks relevant to the question, and generating an answer based at least in part on the one or more relevant documents and one or more chunks; and providing the answer and one or more links to the one or more relevant documents in a text message in the message interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2025Publication date: June 19, 2025Inventors: Moritz Pascal Stephan, Robert Michael Balousek, Sarah Buchner, Christopher James Belsole
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Publication number: 20250201875Abstract: In some examples, a water recovery system is configured to extract water from an exhaust of a fuel cell assembly. The water recovery system includes a condenser configured to transfer heat from the exhaust, an extractor configured to extract water from the exhaust, and a turbine configured to extract energy from the exhaust. The condenser is configured to transfer the heat to a turbine exhaust of the turbine and provide the exhaust to the extractor. The extractor is configured to provide the exhaust to the turbine. In examples, a compressor is configured to compress the exhaust prior to the heat transfer by the condenser.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2023Publication date: June 19, 2025Inventors: Christopher James White, Martin Knob, Jan Ludvik
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Patent number: 12333217Abstract: As disclosed herein, a computer-implemented method for refining a description of a desired digital asset through interactive conversational exchange is provided. The computer-implemented method may include receiving, via a conversational user interface (UI), a first input from a user including a description of a desired digital asset. The computer-implemented method may include prompting the user to provide a second input including additional details about the desired digital asset. The computer-implemented method may include generating, based on the second input, a first refined description of the desired digital asset. The computer-implemented method may include providing the first refined description to a machine learning (ML) model to generate the desired digital asset. A system and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2024Date of Patent: June 17, 2025Assignee: Shutterstock, Inc.Inventors: Christopher James Loy, Ismael Martinez Ortiz, John Farrelly, Joseph Devaney, Keenan Kadam, Kevin Byrne, Margarita Pitsiani, Raymond Lúí Smyth, Ruan Guimarães Barcellos, Timothy Alexander John Williams
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Patent number: 12333252Abstract: A system and method for updating computerized language models is provided that automatically adds or deletes terms from the language model to capture trending events or products, while maximizing computer efficiencies by deleting terms that are no longer trending and use of knowledge bases, machine learning model training and evaluation corpora, analysis tools and databases.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2023Date of Patent: June 17, 2025Assignee: Verint Americas Inc.Inventors: Ian Roy Beaver, Christopher James Jeffs
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Patent number: 12332005Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and techniques for authenticating a user at gun. The gun may include an authentication manager capable of implementing logic, processing signals, or executing instructions. The authentication manager may receive first query data from a first authentication sensor of the gun, receive second query data from a second authentication sensor of the gun, perform an authentication procedure to determine whether the first query data or the second query data matches enrollment data, where a match is determined based on the first query data or the second query data and the enrollment data satisfying a similarity threshold. The authentication manager may determine that the user is authorized to operate the gun and transmit a signal in response to the determining that the user is authorized to operate the gun. The signal may cause the gun to enter an active state which allows the gun to be fired.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2024Date of Patent: June 17, 2025Assignee: Biofire Technologies Inc.Inventors: Kai Thorin Kloepfer, Bryan Edward Rogers, Donna Kelley, Jack Hugo Thiesen, Timothy Joel Thorson, Christopher James Owens
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Publication number: 20250191772Abstract: A method of determining a likelihood of developing cancer therapy-related cardiac dysfunction (CTRCD) in a subject receiving an anthracycline and/or HER2 targeted therapy cancer treatment. Also disclosed herein is a method for treating a subject who is identified as being at risk of developing CTRCD. This disclosure also relates to a method of identifying if a subject with cancer to be treated with or an anthracycline and/or a HER2 targeted therapy treatment is likely to benefit from a cardioprotective treatment. Further disclosed is a panel or kit, the panel or kit comprising a plurality of detection agents specific for each of a set of biomarkers in a sample obtained from a subject with cancer, optionally selected from: angiopoietin-2 (ANGPT2), Endoglin (ENG), E-selectin, endothelin-1 (ET-1), myeloperoxidase (MPO), Interferon gamma-induced protein-10 (IP-10) and Interferon-?, and optionally a solid support.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2024Publication date: June 12, 2025Inventors: Jason Edward FISH, Dakota Drew GUSTAFSON, Paaladinesh THAVENDIRANATHAN, Christopher James MCINTOSH
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Patent number: 12327899Abstract: A stack of rectangular, planar electrochemical cell units (200), each cell unit (200) comprising at least one first fluid mid-port (230, 235) that is disposed midway along its length within or between one or more active cell chemistry regions (210) and is in fluid communication with a first fluid volume of the cell unit (200). The first fluid mid-ports (230, 235) of the respective cell units (200) align to form at least one first fluid mid-passageway extending in the stack direction. The stack is configured such that, in each first fluid volume, first fluid flow paths (405, 410) extend across the one or more active cell chemistry regions (210) between the at least one first fluid mid-port (230, 235) and each respective opposed cell end.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2020Date of Patent: June 10, 2025Assignee: Ceres Intellectual Property Company LimitedInventors: Christopher James Nobbs, Ameir Alexander Mahgoub, Jonathan Harman, Tomasz Domanski
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Publication number: 20250181652Abstract: A data processing system with a dataset multiplexer that enables applications to be written to specify access to datasets as operations on logical datasets. During execution of an application by the data processing system, the physical dataset used for performing data access operations may be selected based on current context. Current context may be specified based on values of system parameters and/or user specified values. The physical dataset accessed may be identified by selecting a record from multiple records in a dataset catalog associated with the logical dataset. Each record includes information to access a physical dataset associated with the selected record and context information to indicate the context in which the specific physical dataset is to be selected.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2024Publication date: June 5, 2025Applicant: Ab Initio Technology LLCInventors: Amit Weisman, Cory Christopher James Fantasia, Robert Parks, Matthew Austin Eads, William Robert Zimmerman, Aaron Huang, Matthew Douglas Becker
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Patent number: 12322916Abstract: The disclosure relates to an apparatus for connecting an electronic component to a conductor. A housing includes at least one slot and defines at least one component chamber for carrying the electronic component. A liquid coolant can pass through the housing. A pair of conductive members extends from the housing through the at least one slot and can be releasably inserted into a channel defined in a support assembly. The support assembly facilitates an electrical connection between the conductive members and corresponding conductive contact members connected to a respective power supply or electrical load. The support assembly can provide an inward sealing force to a seal on the housing circumscribing the pair of conductive members.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2022Date of Patent: June 3, 2025Assignee: GE AVIATION SYSTEMS LLCInventors: Christopher James Kapusta, David Richard Esler, Arun Virupaksha Gowda, Brian Magann Rush, Liang Yin, Richard Anthony Eddins, Liqiang Yang, Judd Everett Swanson
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Patent number: 12320614Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and techniques for determining whether a user is holding a gun. The gun may include a sensor, such as a laser proximity sensor, a capacitive proximity sensor, a load cell, an accelerometer, or a biometric sensor, and the gun may determine whether a user is holding the gun based on an output generated by the sensor. A processor housed in the gun may identify activation of a proximity sensor, determine that a user is holding the gun based on the activation of the proximity sensor, and perform an action in response to determining that the user is holding the gun. The action performed by the processor may include performing a boot procedure, performing a health check procedure, visually indicating state information about the gun, audibly indicating state information about the gun, or tactilely indicating state information about the gun.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2022Date of Patent: June 3, 2025Assignee: Biofire Technologies Inc.Inventors: Christopher James Owens, Bryan Edward Rogers, Benjamin William Dwyer, Donna Kelley, Jack Hugo Thiesen, Kai Thorin Kloepfer
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Publication number: 20250173626Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for novel uses and/or improvements for designing user-specific interfaces using machine learning models. When a request to display certain data by an application is received, an application token and a user token may be retrieved and input into a machine learning model to obtain a prediction of a pre-defined user-application interface configuration. A user interface token for the application may then be generated. The user interface token may indicate user interface settings/configuration desired/preferred by a user. The user interface token may then be sent to the application to cause the application to display the data using user interface configurations within the user interface token.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2025Publication date: May 29, 2025Applicant: Citibank, N.A.Inventors: Kirk M. LEWIS, II, Shahzad DIN, Aarvi THADESHWAR, Christopher James BYRNE
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Publication number: 20250172423Abstract: A flow sensor assembly comprising a first substrate, a flow sensor located over the first substrate, a lid located over the first substrate and the flow sensor, a flow inlet channel, a flow outlet channel, and an overmold laterally encircling the flow sensor. The overmold is in contact with the side walls of the flow sensor, and extends between the flow sensor and the lid such that the overmold, the flow sensor, and the lid define a flow sensing channel between the flow inlet channel and the flow outlet channel. the lid and the encapsulation cooperate to define the flow inlet channel and the flow outlet channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2025Publication date: May 29, 2025Applicant: Flusso LimitedInventors: Andrea De Luca, John Charles Joyce, Cerdin Lee, Christopher James Rosser
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Publication number: 20250172886Abstract: A computing device including a display screen is at a photolithography exposure facility. The facility includes one or more photolithography exposure apparatuses. The computing device is configured to display on the display screen: a status region including one or more status indicators, each status indicator associated with an ultraviolet (UV) light source configured to supply light to a respective photolithography exposure apparatus of the one or more photolithography apparatuses; a graph region including one or more graphs, each graph displaying information relating to the one or more status indicators; and a filtering region including one or more menu items selectable to control the information displayed in the status region and/or in the one or more graphs.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2023Publication date: May 29, 2025Inventors: Spencer Ryan Williams, Christopher James Stevens, Kent Steiner, Ye Jiang, Jung Yoon Shin
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Patent number: 12315376Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and systems are provided for an aircraft superhighway system comprising: at least one superhighway node and/or a plurality of spaced apart superhighway nodes/towers, wherein each superhighway node/tower has an overlapping coverage area (e.g. wireless communication coverage area and/or surveillance coverage area) with the coverage area of another adjacent superhighway node/tower and the airspace within each of the coverage areas forming a continuous airspace corridor or aircraft superhighway; and a superhighway controller in communication with at least one of the superhighway nodes/towers; wherein the superhighway controller is configured to use the superhighway nodes/towers for authorising, monitoring and controlling air traffic permitted to transit a flight path within one or more portions of the airspace corridor or aircraft superhighway.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2021Date of Patent: May 27, 2025Assignee: Altitude Angel LimitedInventors: Richard Steven Parker, Christopher James Forster
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Publication number: 20250161266Abstract: Antibacterial and or adjuvant compounds or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof according to Formula (I) are provided. Formula (I) in which R1-6 have the meanings described herein. Other methods of use are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2023Publication date: May 22, 2025Inventors: Christopher Ross McMaster, Christopher James Barden
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Publication number: 20250152891Abstract: A patient interface for delivery of a supply of pressurised air or breathable gas to an entrance of a patient's airways comprising: a cushion member that includes a retaining structure and a seal-forming structure permanently connected to the retaining structure; a frame member attachable to the retaining structure; and a positioning and stabilising structure attachable to the frame member.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2025Publication date: May 15, 2025Inventors: Robert Edward HENRY, Christopher James SMITH, Anthony Paul BARBARA, Adam Francis BARLOW, Craig David EDWARDS, Martin FORRESTER, Lachlan Richard GOLDSPINK, Kirrily Michele HASKARD, William Laurence HITCHCOCK, Ralph JOURDAN, Murray William LEE, Frederick Arlet MAY, Gerard Michael RUMMERY, Rupert Christian SCHEINER, Shiva Kumar SHANMUGA SUNDARA, Chia Ik TAN, Stewart Joseph WAGNER, Alicia Kristianne WELLS, Lemmy NGA, Hason Tin-Yan HO, Gregory Scott SMART
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Publication number: 20250153704Abstract: Systems and processes described herein can use drive line actuators (DLAs) which can be implemented for one or more individual wheels of an electric vehicle (EV) permitting connection and disconnection of at least a portion of the axle and wheel from the electric motor suppling torque. A disconnected wheel and axle can experience less friction, and have less rotational mass then a wheel and axle that is connected to an electric motor, therefore the disconnecting wheels in which torque is not desired can result in increased efficiency and range in an EV.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2025Publication date: May 15, 2025Inventors: Christopher James Boudreau, Adrian Simula, Craig Feusse
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Patent number: 12297437Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compounds, compositions, and methods for the induction of membraneless organelles.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2018Date of Patent: May 13, 2025Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH—OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATIONInventors: Christopher James Donnelly, Joseph Patrick Clarke
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Publication number: 20250146826Abstract: The disclosed examples are directed to systems and methods for performing co-presence estimation. The systems and methods detect, by a first device associated with a first user, a beacon signal generated by a second device associated with a second user and generate co-presence information representing proximity between the first device and the second device based on detecting the beacon signal. The systems and methods select a graphical indicator from a plurality of graphical indicators of co-presence based on the generated co-presence information and present a proximity graphical user interface (GUI) comprising a map portion and a co-presence portion using the selected graphical indicator.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2024Publication date: May 8, 2025Inventors: John Jacob Christie, Rebecca Leigh Maxworth, Christopher James Meschino, Dylan Babbs, Jacqueline Yilan Ji, Jordan Ponce, Steven William Schelter