Patents by Inventor Christopher Miller

Christopher Miller 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).

  • Publication number: 20230135936
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for interfaces to manage inter-regional connectivity for direct network peerings. A system may include a connectivity coordinator, a first resource collection in a first geographical zone and a second resource collection in a second geographical zone. The coordinator implements a programmatic interface defining connectivity operations. The coordinator receives a request via the interface to establish a logically isolated network path to the second resource collection on behalf of a client that has a dedicated physical link set up to connect to the first resource collection. In response to the request, the coordinator performs one or more configuration operations to enable traffic to flow from the client's network to the second resource collection over a logically isolated network path using the dedicated physical link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew J. Doane, Kevin Christopher Miller, David B. Lennon
  • Patent number: 11641319
    Abstract: Respective network metrics sets corresponding to one or more data sources are examined at a network health manager. Network health states corresponding to one or more endpoint pair categories are determined based on the analysis of the network metric sets. An indication of the network health state of a particular endpoint pair category is stored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Grey Richards, Schuyler David Thompson, Adam Siefker, Kevin Christopher Miller, Meenakshi Rameshkumar
  • Patent number: 11637906
    Abstract: A service implemented at a first isolated virtual network of a provider network is added to a database of privately-accessible services. Configuration changes that enable network packets to flow between the first isolated virtual network and a second isolated virtual network without utilizing a network address accessible from the public Internet are implemented. Service requests originating at the second isolated virtual network are transmitted to the first isolated virtual network via private pathways of the provider network. Metrics corresponding to service requests directed from the second isolated network to the service are collected and provided to the respective owners of one or both isolated virtual networks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kyle Tailor Akers, Michael Siaosi Voegele, Kevin Christopher Miller, Chao Yuan, David Brian Lennon, Patrick Stephenson
  • Publication number: 20230081989
    Abstract: Described are oxygen control systems that utilize compressed air or oxygen. The oxygen control systems may include a control device having a first inlet that enables the flow of a supply gas from a high pressure gas source at an input pressure into the control device. The control device also includes a second inlet that enables a flow of atmospheric air into the control device and an outlet in fluid communication with the first inlet and the second inlet. The control device also includes a pressure regulator that is operable in a first mode and a second mode. In the first mode, the pressure regulator reduces input pressure of the gas to a first outlet pressure at the outlet, and, in the second mode, the pressure regulator reduces the input pressure of the gas to a second outlet pressure at the outlet that is greater than the first outlet pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventor: Christopher Miller
  • Patent number: 11599427
    Abstract: In some examples, a first computing device may receive, from a server, an indication that the server has recovered data. For instance, the first computing device may store metadata including a mapping for one or more file systems accessed by one or more client devices. Furthermore, a second computing device may store a copy of the mapping stored on the first computing device. The first computing device may receive, from the server, a mapping of the one or more file systems determined by the server based on the recovered data. The first computing device may compare the mapping from the server with the mapping of the one or more file systems on the first computing device, and may send, to the server, information about changes determined between the two mappings to enable the server to update the mapping on the server based on the changes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: HITACHI VANTARA LLC
    Inventors: Ngale Clark, Christopher Miller, Scott Yaninas, Jeffrey Gross
  • Publication number: 20230065647
    Abstract: An autonomous vehicle includes audio sensors configured to detect audio in an environment around the autonomous vehicle and to generate audio signals based on the detected audio. A processor in the autonomous vehicle receives the audio signals and compares a time domain or frequency domain representation of the audio signals to a corresponding representation of a known emergency vehicle siren. The comparison causes the processor to output a first determination indicating whether the audio signals are indicative of an emergency vehicle siren. The processor also applies a trained neural network to the audio signals that causes the processor to output a second determination indicating whether the audio signals are indicative of the emergency vehicle siren. If the first determination or the second determination indicates presence of an emergency vehicle siren in the environment around the autonomous vehicle, the autonomous vehicle is caused to perform an action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Scott Douglas FOSTER, Neil M. OVERMON, Erik Orlando PORTILLO, Zhujia SHI, Joyce TAM, Mohammad POORSARTEP, Christopher MILLER, Pengji DUAN, Lingting GE, Navid SARMADNIA, Panqu PANQU WANG, Zhe HUANG
  • Patent number: 11588886
    Abstract: Techniques are described for providing managed computer networks, such as for managed virtual computer networks overlaid on one or more other underlying computer networks. In some situations, the techniques include facilitating replication of a primary computing node that is actively participating in a managed computer network, such as by maintaining one or more other computing nodes in the managed computer network as replicas, and using such replica computing nodes in various manners. For example, a particular managed virtual computer network may span multiple broadcast domains of an underlying computer network, and a particular primary computing node and a corresponding remote replica computing node of the managed virtual computer network may be implemented in distinct broadcast domains of the underlying computer network, with the replica computing node being used to transparently replace the primary computing node in the virtual computer network if the primary computing node becomes unavailable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Jason Brandwine, Kevin Christopher Miller, Andrew J. Doane
  • Patent number: 11570154
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for interfaces to manage direct network peerings. A system may include a data center, endpoint routers and a connectivity coordinator. The coordinator implements a programmatic interface defining connectivity operations. The coordinator receives a request for dedicated connectivity to data center resources, formatted according to the interface. The coordinator selects a target endpoint router at which to establish a physical link to implement the dedicated connectivity, and transmits a response identifying the target endpoint router and including configuration instructions for setting up a physical link for the dedicated connectivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Christopher Miller, Andrew J. Doane, Mahmoud A. Abuelela, Michael B. Furr
  • Patent number: 11516080
    Abstract: Techniques are described for providing managed virtual computer networks that have a configured logical network topology with virtual networking devices, such as by a network-accessible configurable network service, with corresponding networking functionality provided for communications between multiple computing nodes of the virtual computer network by emulating functionality that would be provided by the virtual networking devices if they were physically present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Christopher Miller, Eric Jason Brandwine, Andrew J. Doane
  • Patent number: 11509577
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus that allow clients to connect resource instances to virtual networks in provider network environments via private IP. Via private IP linking methods and apparatus, a client of a provider network can establish private IP communications between the client's resource instances on the provider network and the client's resource instances provisioned in the client's virtual network via links from the private IP address space of the virtual network to the private IP address space of the provider network. The provider network client resource instances remain part of the client's provider network implementation and may thus also communicate with other resource instances on the provider network and/or with entities on external networks via public IP while communicating with the virtual network resource instances via private IP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Christopher Miller, Andrew Bruce Dickinson, Eric Wayne Schultze, Ian Roger Searle, Shane Ashley Hall, Deepak Mohan, David Brian Lennon
  • Patent number: 11499589
    Abstract: An apparatus is described for interconnecting a steering knuckle and lower suspension arm. The apparatus includes a ball joint assembly having a height adjustment feature and a non-concentric ball and shaft that together allow for increased range of camber adjustment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Northstar Manufacturing Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Shawn Christopher Miller, Spenser Ryan Shimek, Jeffrey Michael Goranson
  • Publication number: 20220360604
    Abstract: A system and method for detecting interactive network of automated accounts, the interactive network of automated accounts comprising a plurality of automated accounts posting to a social media channel, the system comprising: an ingestion engine operated by a computational device for connecting to the social media channel and receiving a plurality of social media postings from a plurality of posting entities; a bot model operated by a computational device for determining whether at least one posting entity is a suspected bot; and a computer network for communication between said computational devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Alex SMITH, Andras BENKE, Jonathan R DODSON, Jeffrey FENCHEL, Loretta JIMENEZ, Michael KRAMER, Fabien VIVES, Adam BEAUGH, Felix Medina WONG, Melinda CHU, Christopher MILLER, Ali ZAFARANI
  • Patent number: 11463351
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for interfaces to manage inter-regional connectivity for direct network peerings. A system may include a connectivity coordinator, a first resource collection in a first geographical zone and a second resource collection in a second geographical zone. The coordinator implements a programmatic interface defining connectivity operations. The coordinator receives a request via the interface to establish a logically isolated network path to the second resource collection on behalf of a client that has a dedicated physical link set up to connect to the first resource collection. In response to the request, the coordinator performs one or more configuration operations to enable traffic to flow from the client's network to the second resource collection over a logically isolated network path using the dedicated physical link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew J. Doane, Kevin Christopher Miller, David B. Lennon
  • Patent number: 11463475
    Abstract: Devices and techniques are generally described for fraud detection. In various examples, first data may be received from a remote computing device, the first data specifying at least one of a first internet protocol (IP) address or a first telephone number by a fraud detection service using an application programming interface (API) of the fraud detection service. In some examples, a first machine learning model of the fraud detection service may determine a first confidence score indicating a likelihood that at least one of the first telephone number or the first IP address is associated with fraudulent activity. In some examples, output data may be sent to the first remote computing device via the API, the output data indicating a determination as to whether at least one of the first IP address or the first telephone number is associated with fraudulent activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Brendan Cruz Colon, Manraj Tatla, Christopher Miller
  • Publication number: 20220308049
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to lateral flow test strips comprising an active control and diagnostic devices comprising same for making determinations about the presence or absence of one or more target analytes in a sample. For example, the present disclosure relates to lateral flow test strips comprising an active control which recognises a control analyte which is abundant in the biological sample being tested e.g., such as human serum albumin (HSA) in blood, and diagnostic devices comprising same. In some examples, the lateral flow test strips of the disclosure may comprise an active control and one or more internal controls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Christopher MILLER, Scott FRY, Sean PARSONS, Harmony DOUWES
  • Publication number: 20220278903
    Abstract: Techniques are described for providing virtual networking functionality for managed computer networks. In some situations, a user may configure or otherwise specify a logical network topology for a managed computer network with multiple computing nodes that includes one or more virtual networking devices each associated with a specified group of the multiple computing nodes. Corresponding networking functionality may be provided for communications between the multiple computing nodes by emulating functionality that would be provided by the networking devices if they were physically present and configured to support the specified network topology. In some situations, the managed computer network is a virtual computer network overlaid on a substrate network, and the networking device functionality emulating includes receiving routing communications directed to the networking devices and using included routing information to update the specified network topology for the managed computer network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Jason Brandwine, Kevin Christopher Miller, Andrew J. Doane
  • Publication number: 20220279040
    Abstract: Techniques are described for providing managed computer networks, such as for managed virtual computer networks overlaid on one or more other underlying computer networks. In some situations, the techniques include facilitating replication of a primary computing node that is actively participating in a managed computer network, such as by maintaining one or more other computing nodes in the managed computer network as replicas, and using such replica computing nodes in various manners. For example, a particular managed virtual computer network may span multiple broadcast domains of an underlying computer network, and a particular primary computing node and a corresponding remote replica computing node of the managed virtual computer network may be implemented in distinct broadcast domains of the underlying computer network, with the replica computing node being used to transparently replace the primary computing node in the virtual computer network if the primary computing node becomes unavailable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Jason Brandwine, Kevin Christopher Miller, Andrew J. Doane
  • Patent number: 11407564
    Abstract: The present application is directed to cap assemblies and particularly, cap assembly for closing an opening in a vessel, the cap assembly including a stopper including an polymer body adapted to fit an opening of a vessel, the stopper also including a tubular portion which defines an internal passageway extending through the polymer body; and a rigid cap attached to and integral with the stopper, wherein the cap is adapted to engage the vessel and provide a sealing force between the stopper and the vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gerald Mark Pennington, Khoa D. Pham, Thomas R. Nixon, Christopher Miller
  • Publication number: 20220240496
    Abstract: A hang-on tree stand having a frame and an assembly pivotally connected to and supported by the frame, the frame being free of cables. The assembly has a platform removably connected to the assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventor: Christopher A. Miller
  • Publication number: 20220198150
    Abstract: Computer implemented systems and methods of processing clinical documentation for a multi-axial coding scheme include inputting clinical documentation from memory operatively coupled with a computer system, and executing a natural language processor configured to process narrative text in the clinical documentation. The processor segments the narrative text based on boundaries defined in the clinical documentation, sequences words in the narrative text based on the segmentation, and maps the sequenced words to semantic objects in an ontology database. The ontology defines classes of semantic objects and relationships between them, corresponding to the multi-axial coding scheme. The semantic objects are converted into characters and output into slots in a medical code, with the characters positioned in the slots based on the multi-axial coding scheme.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2022
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: George Karres, Destinee Tormey, Christopher Miller, Brian Potter, Mark L. Morsch