Patents by Inventor Christopher Ward

Christopher Ward 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: 11823714
    Abstract: In exemplary embodiments of the present invention systems and methods are provided to implement and facilitate cross-fading, interstitials and other effects/processing of two or more media elements in a personalized media delivery service so that each client or user has a consistent high quality experience. The effects or crossfade processing can occur on the broadcast, publisher or server-side, but can still be personalized to a specific user, thus still allowing a personalized experience for each individual user, in a manner where the processing burden is minimized on the downstream side or client device. This approach enables a consistent user experience, independent of client device capabilities, both static and dynamic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Sirius XM Radio Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond Lowe, Christopher Ward
  • Publication number: 20230354941
    Abstract: The techniques disclosed herein analyze a garment design to create, verify, and package technical specifications usable by a manufacturer to produce a garment. Computer vision technologies are applied to an image of the garment to identify fabrics and other materials, notions such as zippers, buttons, drawstrings, etc., and individual panels that will be cut and sewn together to produce the garment. In some configurations, the identified aspects of the garment are analyzed for inconsistencies, omissions, or other errors. A designer of the garment may be prompted to resolve any errors. The confirmed specifications are then exported to a tech pack that conforms to the standards of a manufacturer, including a bill of materials, a list of panels to be cut, and annotations confirming the intent of the designer. A clothing manufacturer may then use the tech pack to configure machines to produce the garment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Yan Mui Kitty YEUNG, Christopher Ward DAVIS, Evan Roy CHAKI
  • Patent number: 11784944
    Abstract: Embodiments for dynamic bandwidth allocation in cloud network switches in a cloud computing environment are provided. Quality of service (QoS) policies may be dynamically changed in one or more cloud network switches based on dynamically estimating expected traffic demands for each of a plurality of traffic classes, wherein bandwidth is dynamically allocated among queues based on changing the QoS policies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bengi Karacali-Akyamac, Claude Basso, Nicolas Dupuis, Thomas James Christopher Ward, MD Abdul Alim, Pavlos Maniotis
  • Publication number: 20230295293
    Abstract: The present invention provides binding molecules (e.g. antibodies or antigen-binding fragments thereof) against FR? and related antibody-drug conjugates, along with pharmaceutical compositions and kits comprising the same. Methods for use of said binding molecules and related antibody-drug conjugates in the treatment of cancer are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Neki PATEL, Roger DODD, Christopher WARD, Paula FRAENKEL, Jorge ZERON-MEDINA CUAIRAN, Frances NEAL
  • Patent number: 11756562
    Abstract: Systems and methods are presented for cross-fading (or other multiple clip processing) of information streams on a user or client device, such as a telephone, tablet, computer or MP3 player, or any consumer device with audio playback. Multiple clip processing can be accomplished at a client end according to directions sent from a service provider that specify a combination of (i) the clips involved; (ii) the device on which the cross-fade or other processing is to occur and its parameters; and (iii) the service provider system. For example, a consumer device with only one decoder, can utilize that decoder (typically hardware) to decompress one or more elements that are involved in a cross-fade at faster than real time, thus pre-fetching the next element(s) to be played in the cross-fade at the end of the currently being played element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Sirius XM Radio Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond Lowe, Christopher Ward, Charles W. Christine
  • Publication number: 20230242034
    Abstract: An autonomous vehicle is configured to estimate a change in direction of a vehicle that is on a roadway and is proximate to the autonomous vehicle. The autonomous vehicle has a mechanical system, one or more sensors that generate one or more sensor signals, and a computing system in communication with the mechanical system and the one or more sensors. The autonomous vehicle is configured to detect an imminent lane change by another vehicle based on at least one of a computed angle between a wheel of the other vehicle and a longitudinal direction of travel of the other vehicle, a degree of misalignment between the wheel of the other vehicle and a body of the other vehicle, and/or an eccentricity of the wheel of the other vehicle. The mechanical system of the autonomous vehicle is controlled by the computing system based upon the detected imminent lane change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Christopher Ward, Ted Nitz, Curt Harrington, Christopher Daily-Diamond
  • Publication number: 20230224258
    Abstract: Embodiments for dynamic bandwidth allocation in cloud network switches in a cloud computing environment are provided. Quality of service (QoS) policies may be dynamically changed in one or more cloud network switches based on dynamically estimating expected traffic demands for each of a plurality of traffic classes, wherein bandwidth is dynamically allocated among queues based on changing the QoS policies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bengi KARACALI-AKYAMAC, Claude BASSO, Nicolas DUPUIS, Thomas James Christopher WARD, MD Abdul ALIM, Pavlos MANIOTIS
  • Patent number: 11643009
    Abstract: An autonomous vehicle is described, wherein the autonomous vehicle is configured to estimate a change in direction of a vehicle that is on a roadway and is proximate to the autonomous vehicle. The autonomous vehicle has a mechanical system, one or more sensors that generate one or more sensor signals, and a computing system in communication with the mechanical system and the one or more sensors. The autonomous vehicle is configured to detect an imminent lane change by another vehicle based on at least one of a computed angle between a wheel of the other vehicle and a longitudinal direction of travel of the other vehicle, a degree of misalignment between the wheel of the other vehicle and a body of the other vehicle, and/or an eccentricity of the wheel of the other vehicle. The mechanical system of the autonomous vehicle is controlled by the computing system based upon the detected imminent lane change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: GM CRUISE HOLDINGS LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Ward, Ted Nitz, Curt Harrington, Christopher Daily-Diamond
  • Publication number: 20230124393
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a powdered material (M) containing at least one poly(arylene sulfide) (PAS) polymer, comprising recurring units p, q and r according of formula (I), (II) and (III): wherein np, nq and nr are respectively the mole % of each recurring units p, q and r; recurring units p, q and r are arranged in blocks, in alternation or randomly; 1%?(nq+nr)/(np+nq+nr)?12%; nq is ?0% and nr is ?0%; j is zero or an integer varying between 1 and 4; R1 is selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms, C1-C12 alkyl groups, C7-C24 alkylaryl groups, C7-C24 aralkyl groups, C6-C24 arylene groups, C1-C12 alkoxy groups, and C6-C18 aryloxy groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS USA, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Nielsen, Christopher Ward, Stéphane Jeol, Nina Vylkov
  • Publication number: 20230052039
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for detecting and responding to dangerous road users. In some aspects, a process can include steps for receiving sensor data of a detected object from an autonomous vehicle, determining whether the detected object is exhibiting a dangerous attribute, generating output data based on the determining of whether the detected object is exhibiting the dangerous attribute, and updating a machine learning model based on the output data relating to the dangerous attribute.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Travis McCawley, Christopher Ward, Saranya Konala, Nikola Noxon
  • Publication number: 20230011998
    Abstract: In exemplary embodiments of the present invention systems and methods are provided to implement and facilitate cross-fading, interstitials and other effects/processing of two or more media elements in a personalized media delivery service so that each client or user has a consistent high quality experience. The effects or crossfade processing can occur on the broadcast, publisher or server-side, but can still be personalized to a specific user, thus still allowing a personalized experience for each individual user, in a manner where the processing burden is minimized on the downstream side or client device. This approach enables a consistent user experience, independent of client device capabilities, both static and dynamic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Raymond Lowe, Christopher Ward
  • Publication number: 20220405324
    Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus for generating music recommendations based on combining song and user influencers with channel rule characterizations are presented. Such systems and methods output a playlist, which may be delivered as an information stream of audio on a user or client device, such as a telephone or smartphone, tablet, computer or MP3 player, or any consumer device with audio play capabilities. The playlist may comprise various individual audio clips of one genre or type, such as songs, or of multiple types, such as music, talk, sports and comedy. The individual audio clips may be ordered by a sequencer, which, using large amounts of data, generates both (i) user independent and (i) user dependent influencer weightings for each clip, and then combines all of such influencer weightings into a combined play weighting W for a given audio clip, for a given user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Raymond Lowe, Christopher Ward
  • Publication number: 20220328051
    Abstract: Systems and methods are presented for efficient cross-fading of compressed domain information streams on a user/client device. Exemplary systems may provide cross-fade between AAC/Enhanced AAC Plus information streams, between MP3 information streams, or between information streams of unmatched formats. These systems are distinguished in that cross-fade is directly applied to compressed bitstreams so a single decode operation is performed on the resulting bitstream. Thus, a set of frames from each input stream associated with the time interval in which a cross fade is decoded, and combined and recoded with a cross fade or other effect now in the compressed bitstream. Once sent through the client device's decoder, the user hears the transitional effect. The only input data that is decoded and processed is that associated with the portion of each stream used the crossfade, blend or other interstitial, and thus the vast majority of input streams are left compressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Raymond Lowe, Mark Kalman, Deepen Sinha, Christopher Ward
  • Publication number: 20220297376
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an additive manufacturing (AM) process for making a three-dimensional (3D) object, using a powdered polymer material (M) comprising at least one semi-crystalline polymer or copolymer (P), in particular to a 3D object obtainable by laser sintering from this powdered polymer material (M).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Christopher WARD, Stéphane JEOL, Ryan HAMMONDS, Emmanuel DAVID
  • Patent number: 11434369
    Abstract: The present invention relates to high performance polymer compositions and articles made therefrom. In particular, the present invention relates to compositions (C1) comprising from 25 to 59 wt. % of at least one poly(aryl ether sulfone) (PAES), from 1 to 35 wt. % of at least one poly(aryl ether ketone) (PAEK), from 20 to 35 wt. % at least one polyphenylene sulfide (PPS), and from 5 to 50 wt. % of glass fibers, the wt. % being based on the total weight of the polymer composition (C1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS USA, LLC
    Inventors: Bianca Sadicoff Shemper, Jiqiang Xia, Christopher Ward
  • Publication number: 20220273608
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods for treating a bone-related disorder in a subject. At least one of a microtubule altering drug, for example, a microtubule disrupting drug or a microtubule stabilizing drug, a TRPV4 agonist or a NOX2 activator is administered to the subject. Also provided are related methods for treating a bone-related disorder in the subject by further administering at least one of an anti-sclerostin agent, a parathyroid hormone agonist, a bisphosphonate, an estrogen mimic, or a selective estrogen receptor modulator with the at least one of a microtubule altering drug, a TRPV4 agonist or a NOX2 activator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicant: University of Maryland, Baltimore
    Inventors: Joseph Stains, Christopher Ward, James Lyons
  • Patent number: 11426928
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an additive manufacturing (AM) method for making a three-dimensional (3D) object, comprising a) the provision of providing a powdered polymer material (M) comprising at least one poly(ether ether ketone) (PEEK) polymer, and at least one poly(aryl ether sulfone) (PAES) polymer, b) the deposition of successive layers of the powdered polymer material; and c) the selective sintering of each layer prior to the deposition of the subsequent layer, wherein the powdered polymer material (M) is heated before step c) to a temperature Tp (° C.): Tp<Tg+40, wherein Tg (° C.) is the glass transition temperature of the PAES polymer, as measured by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) according to ASTM D3418.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS USA, LLC
    Inventors: Stéphane Jeol, Christopher Ward, Vito Leo
  • Patent number: 11420079
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an in-mask display or feedback system having a lens coupled to a face blank of the mask, the lens covering a facepiece. The feedback system includes a display apparatus coupled to the facepiece, and disposed within an interior of the mask, the display apparatus being powered by a first power source coupled to a housing of the display apparatus. The feedback system further includes a recording device (e.g., a camera) coupled to the face blank, the recording device operable to communicate data (e.g., wirelessly or wired) with the display apparatus. In some approaches, the recording device is powered by a second power source. In other approaches, the first power source provides power to both the recording device and the display apparatus. In another approach, the display apparatus includes an adjustment aperture formed therethrough to allow adjustment of an eye piece housing a display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Scott Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Darin Kyle Thompson, Eric James Bassani, Graham Peter Wilson, Troy Alan Baker, Kyle Dane Hudson, Christopher Ward, Longin James Kloc, Kimberly Michelle Henry
  • Patent number: 11407859
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymer composition (C) comprising: —a polyphenylene sulfide (PPS), —at least 3 wt. % of polyamide 6 (PA6), —25 to 60 wt. % of reinforcing agents, —3 to 8 wt. % of a functionalized, non-aromatic elastomer, wherein the weight ratio PPS/PA6 is at least 4 and wherein wt. % are based on the total weight of the composition. The present invention also relates to articles incorporating the polymer composition and the use of polyamide 6 (PA6) as a heat-aging stabilizer in a polymer composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS USA, LLC
    Inventors: Stéphane Jeol, Christopher Ward, Vito Leo
  • Patent number: 11398240
    Abstract: Systems and methods are presented for cross-fading (or other multiple clip processing) of information streams on a user or client device, such as a telephone, tablet, computer or MP3 player, or any consumer device with audio playback. Multiple clip processing can be accomplished at a client end according to directions sent from a service provider that specify a combination of (i) the clips involved; (ii) the device on which the cross-fade or other processing is to occur and its parameters; and (iii) the service provider system. For example, a consumer device with only one decoder, can utilize that decoder (typically hardware) to decompress one or more elements that are involved in a cross-fade at faster than real time, thus pre-fetching the next element(s) to be played in the cross-fade at the end of the currently being played element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Sirius XM Radio Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond Lowe, Christopher Ward, Charles W. Christine