Patents by Inventor Christopher Waters

Christopher Waters 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: 11971949
    Abstract: A graphics processing unit (GPU) and a method is disclosed that performs a convolution operation recast as a matrix multiplication operation. The GPU includes a register file, a processor and a state machine. The register file stores data of an input feature map and data of a filter weight kernel. The processor performs a convolution operation on data of the input feature map and data of the filter weight kernel as a matrix multiplication operation. The state machine facilitates performance of the convolution operation by unrolling the data of the input feature map and the data of the filter weight kernel in the register file. The state machine includes control registers that determine movement of data through the register file to perform the matrix multiplication operation on the data in the register file in an unrolled manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Christopher P. Frascati, Simon Waters, Rama S. B Harihara, David C. Tannenbaum
  • Patent number: 11318149
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides, among other things, compositions and methods useful for inhibiting biofilm-forming bacteria. For example, the compositions and methods described herein can be used to inhibit the proliferation, viability, and/or biofilm-forming activity, of biofilm-forming bacteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Board of Trustees of Michigan State University
    Inventors: Christopher Waters, Michael Maiden
  • Publication number: 20210308214
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for modulating immune responses using at least one STING variant. Also provided are compositions comprising at least one STING variant, in combination with at least one cyclic di-nucleotide synthetase enzyme. Such compositions may be combined with a number of other therapeutic agents which target modulating immune responses, as well as, treatments that include immune events.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Christopher Waters, Andrea Amalfitano
  • Patent number: 10915595
    Abstract: The disclosed apparatus, systems and methods relate to various apparatus, systems and methods relating to associating a tangible item or asset with a specific website by way of a paired signaler and target URL. A wireless communicator and short URL may be used. The system utilizes cloud management platforms and human readable URLs. The signaler may be re-used with multiple target URLs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: R&D Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald J Van Oort, Christopher Van Oort, Christopher Waters
  • Publication number: 20200276214
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides, among other things, compositions and methods useful for inhibiting biofilm-forming bacteria. For example, the compositions and methods described herein can be used to inhibit the proliferation, viability, and/or biofilm-forming activity, of biofilm-forming bacteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventors: Christopher WATERS, Michael Maiden
  • Publication number: 20190046467
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides, among other things, compositions and methods useful for inhibiting biofilm-forming bacteria. For example, the compositions and methods described herein can be used to inhibit the proliferation, viability, and/or biofilm-forming activity, of biofilm-forming bacteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Christopher Waters, Alessandra Hunt
  • Publication number: 20180250391
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for modulating immune responses using at least one cycli di-nucleotide synthetase enzyme gene. Such compositions may be combined with a number of other therapeutics which target modulating immune responses, as well as, treatments that include immune events.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Inventors: Christopher Waters, Andrea Amalfitano
  • Patent number: 9129005
    Abstract: Techniques for searching a hierarchical database and an unstructured database with a single search query are described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: CITRIX SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventor: Christopher Waters
  • Patent number: 8710082
    Abstract: The various embodiments relate to a compound comprising: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, and R12 are each independently hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, heterocyclyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, heteroaryloxy, alkoxycarbonyl, aryloxycarbonyl, heteroaryloxycarbonyl, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, aminosulfonyl, alkylcarbonyl, arylcarbonyl, heteroarylcarbonyl, acyl, acylamino, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, arylamino, carboxylate (—CO2H), cyano, nitro, —CONH2, heteroarylamino, oxime, alkyloxime, aryloxime, amino-oxime or halogen when A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, and Q are carbon, and X is O, NR (where R is hydrogen, alkyl, aryl or acyl), S, SO (sulfoxide), SO2 (sulfone), or C(R)2 (where R=H, alkyl, aryl, alkenyl, alkynyl, or acyl); or wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, and R12 are each independently hydrogen or hydroxyl when A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, and Q are each independently nitrogen, and compositions, combination
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Board of Trustees of Michigan State University
    Inventors: Christopher Waters, Karthik Sambanthamoorthy, Matthew Neiditch, Martin Semmelhack
  • Publication number: 20130345261
    Abstract: The various embodiments relate to a compound comprising: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, and R12 are each independently hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, heterocyclyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, heteroaryloxy, alkoxycarbonyl, aryloxycarbonyl, heteroaryloxycarbonyl, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, aminosulfonyl, alkylcarbonyl, arylcarbonyl, heteroarylcarbonyl, acyl, acylamino, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, arylamino, carboxylate (—CO2H), cyano, nitro, —CONH2, heteroarylamino, oxime, alkyloxime, aryloxime, amino-oxime or halogen when A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, and Q are carbon, and X is O, NR (where R is hydrogen, alkyl, aryl or acyl), S, SO (sulfoxide), SO2 (sulfone), or C(R)2 (where R?H, alkyl, aryl, alkenyl, alkynyl, or acyl); or wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, and R12 are each independently hydrogen or hydroxyl when A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, and Q are each independently nitrogen, and compositions, combination
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2012
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Inventors: Christopher Waters, Karthik Sambanthamoorthy, Matthew Neiditch, Martin Semmelhack
  • Patent number: 8539064
    Abstract: A method of analyzing streaming media traffic comprises intercepting a data stream that is at least in part encrypted, observing a characteristic associated with the data stream, deriving, based at least in part on the characteristic associated with the data stream, a characteristic associated with an IP telephony session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Aruba Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Tianlin Wang, Christopher Waters
  • Patent number: 8428516
    Abstract: Providing network security includes detecting network traffic associated with an ad hoc network that includes a first station and a second station, and preventing data sent by the first station from reaching the second station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Aruba Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Kelsey, Christopher Waters
  • Patent number: 8285705
    Abstract: Hosted searching of different local area network (LAN) information is described. The apparatus for hosted searching of different private LAN information includes a LAN crawler to automatically and repeatedly crawl a LAN having multiple devices, and a hosted on-demand search system including a set of one or more centralized-search servers to create and synchronize a separate private search database for each of the private LANs based on received reports from of different instances of the LAN crawler deployed on the multiple private LANs, at least some of which are operated by different entities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Citrix Online LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Waters, Brian de Haaff
  • Patent number: 8285704
    Abstract: Hosted searching of private LAN information is described. The apparatus includes a LAN crawler to automatically and repeatedly crawl a LAN having multiple devices, using a discovery module to discover the devices, a generic-probing module to attempt to collect the descriptive information according to a first set of probing requirements, and multiple specific-probing plug-ins each of which attempt to collect the descriptive information according to a second set of specific probing requirements. In another embodiment, the apparatus also includes a hosted on-demand search system including a centralized-search server to create and synchronize a private search database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Citrix Online LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Waters, Brian de Haaff, Andrew Lockhart
  • Publication number: 20120240239
    Abstract: Providing network security includes detecting network traffic associated with an ad hoc network that includes a first station and a second station, and preventing data sent by the first station from reaching the second station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Inventors: Nicholas Kelsey, Christopher Waters
  • Publication number: 20120084296
    Abstract: Techniques for searching a hierarchical database and an unstructured database with a single search query are described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicant: CITRIX ONLINE LLC
    Inventor: Christopher Waters
  • Patent number: 8145131
    Abstract: Providing network security includes detecting network traffic associated with an ad hoc network that includes a first station and a second station, and preventing data sent by the first station from reaching the second station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Aruba Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Kelsey, Christopher Waters
  • Patent number: 8046353
    Abstract: Techniques for searching a hierarchical database and an unstructured database with a single search query are described herein. In one embodiment, a single search query is received that has syntax identifying an unstructured search string within a structured search query to automatically cause a search of the inverted index and use of the result to automatically search the hierarchical database. The unstructured search string is extracted from the single search query and an inverted index is searched according to the unstructured search string, wherein the inverted index includes virtual documents created from data stored in the hierarchical database, wherein each virtual document includes a unique identifier from the hierarchical database used to designate the data in the hierarchical database from which that virtual document was created, wherein a result of the inverted index search includes the unique identifiers of the virtual documents that meet the search.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Citrix Online LLC
    Inventor: Christopher Waters
  • Publication number: 20110113243
    Abstract: Providing network security includes detecting network traffic associated with an ad hoc network that includes a first station and a second station, and preventing data sent by the first station from reaching the second station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2011
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Inventors: Nicholas Kelsey, Christopher Waters
  • Publication number: 20110106787
    Abstract: Hosted searching of different local area network (LAN) information is described. The apparatus for hosted searching of different private LAN information includes a LAN crawler to automatically and repeatedly crawl a LAN having multiple devices, and a hosted on-demand search system including a set of one or more centralized-search servers to create and synchronize a separate private search database for each of the private LANs based on received reports from of different instances of the LAN crawler deployed on the multiple private LANs, at least some of which are operated by different entities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2011
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Inventors: Christopher Waters, Brian de Haaff