Patents by Inventor Christopher Whitten

Christopher Whitten 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: 12131879
    Abstract: A vacuum interrupter module for a tap changer includes an insulation plate having a first main side and a second main side opposite of the first main side, a vacuum interrupter assembly, a bypass switch assembly, and a control cam. The vacuum interrupter assembly includes a vacuum interrupter and a driving mechanism coupled with the vacuum interrupter, the vacuum interrupter and the driving mechanism being arranged on the first main side of the insulation plate. The bypass switch assembly includes two bypass contacts, each one mechanically connected to a corresponding bypass lever, the two bypass contacts and the two corresponding bypass levers being arranged on the first main side of the insulation plate. The control cam is arranged on the first main side of the insulation plate and configured to actuate both the driving mechanism and, through the corresponding bypass levers, the two bypass contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: HITACHI ENERGY LTD
    Inventors: Plamen Danchev Marinov, Petar Mitev, Mark Newbill, Christopher Whitten
  • Patent number: 11722440
    Abstract: A visual bot designer displays a user interface that has a visual authoring canvas and a property pane. It can also have a serialized file display pane. A user can provide authoring inputs on any of the user interfaces, and the visual bot designer computing system generates and displays updates on the other parts of the user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Whitten, Sangwoo Han, Benjamin Abraham Russell Brown, Vishwac Sena Kannan, Andrew Stephen Brown, Marieke Watson Iwema, Yochay Kiriaty
  • Patent number: 11658925
    Abstract: A chatbot designer user interface (UI) has a visual authoring canvas that shows visual elements indicative of a logical flow of processing in a chatbot application. The designer UI receives an authoring input identifying a language processing system that is to be used during runtime. The chatbot application is configured to use the identified language processing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Whitten, Sangwoo Han, Benjamin Abraham Russell Brown, Vishwac Sena Kannan, Andrew Stephen Brown, Marieke Watson Iwema, Yochay Kiriaty
  • Publication number: 20220384123
    Abstract: A vacuum interrupter module for a tap changer includes an insulation plate having a first main side and a second main side opposite of the first main side, a vacuum interrupter assembly, a bypass switch assembly, and a control cam. The vacuum interrupter assembly includes a vacuum interrupter and a driving mechanism coupled with the vacuum interrupter, the vacuum interrupter and the driving mechanism being arranged on the first main side of the insulation plate. The bypass switch assembly includes two bypass contacts, each one mechanically connected to a corresponding bypass lever, the two bypass contacts and the two corresponding bypass levers being arranged on the first main side of the insulation plate. The control cam is arranged on the first main side of the insulation plate and configured to actuate both the driving mechanism and, through the corresponding bypass levers, the two bypass contacts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Plamen Danchev Marinov, Petar Mitev, Mark Newbill, Christopher Whitten
  • Patent number: 11431657
    Abstract: A visual trigger node, indicative of a trigger, is displayed on a first display portion. A trigger configuration user interface is also displayed. A property input, indicative of a property that activates the trigger, is detected and code is generated to map the trigger to the property.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Whitten, Sangwoo Han, Benjamin Abraham Russell Brown, Vishwac Sena Kannan, Andrew Stephen Brown, Marieke Watson Iwema, Yochay Kiriaty
  • Publication number: 20220231974
    Abstract: A visual bot designer displays a user interface that has a visual authoring canvas and a property pane. It can also have a serialized file display pane. A user can provide authoring inputs on any of the user interfaces, and the visual bot designer computing system generates and displays updates on the other parts of the user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Christopher WHITTEN, Sangwoo Han, Benjamin Abraham Russell Brown, Vishwac Sena Kannan, Andrew Stephen Brown, Marieke Watson Iwema, Yochay Kiriaty
  • Patent number: 11329932
    Abstract: A visual bot designer displays a user interface that has a visual authoring canvas and a property pane. It can also have a serialized file display pane. A user can provide authoring inputs on any of the user interfaces, and the visual bot designer computing system generates and displays updates on the other parts of the user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Whitten, Sangwoo Han, Benjamin Abraham Russell Brown, Vishwac Sena Kannan, Andrew Stephen Brown, Marieke Watson Iwema, Yochay Kiriaty
  • Publication number: 20220060435
    Abstract: A chatbot designer user interface (UI) has a visual authoring canvas that shows visual elements indicative of a logical flow of processing in a chatbot application. The designer UI receives an authoring input identifying a language processing system that is to be used during runtime. The chatbot application is configured to use the identified language processing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Christopher WHITTEN, Sangwoo HAN, Benjamin Abraham Russell BROWN, Vishwac Sena KANNAN, Andrew Stephen BROWN, Marieke Watson IWEMA, Yochay KIRIATY
  • Patent number: 11190466
    Abstract: A chatbot designer user interface (UI) has a visual authoring canvas that shows visual elements indicative of a logical flow of processing in a chatbot application. The designer UI receives an authoring input identifying a language processing system that is to be used during runtime. The chatbot application is configured to use the identified language processing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Whitten, Sangwoo Han, Benjamin Abraham Russell Brown, Vishwac Sena Kannan, Andrew Stephen Brown, Marieke Watson Iwema, Yochay Kiriaty
  • Publication number: 20210132916
    Abstract: A chatbot designer user interface (UI) has a visual authoring canvas that shows visual elements indicative of a logical flow of processing in a chatbot application. The designer UI receives an authoring input identifying a language processing system that is to be used during runtime. The chatbot application is configured to use the identified language processing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Christopher Whitten, Sangwoo Han, Benjamin Abraham Russell Brown, Vishwac Sena Kannan, Andrew Stephen Brown, Marieke Watson Iwema, Yochay Kiriaty
  • Publication number: 20210132960
    Abstract: A visual trigger node, indicative of a trigger, is displayed on a first display portion. A trigger configuration user interface is also displayed. A property input, indicative of a property that activates the trigger, is detected and code is generated to map the trigger to the property.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Christopher WHITTEN, Sangwoo HAN, Benjamin Abraham Russell BROWN, Vishwac Sena KANNAN, Andrew Stephen BROWN, Marieke Watson IWEMA, Yochay KIRIATY
  • Publication number: 20210136008
    Abstract: A visual bot designer displays a user interface that has a visual authoring canvas and a property pane. It can also have a serialized file display pane. A user can provide authoring inputs on any of the user interfaces, and the visual bot designer computing system generates and displays updates on the other parts of the user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Christopher WHITTEN, Sangwoo HAN, Benjamin Abraham Russell BROWN, Vishwac Sena KANNAN, Andrew Stephen BROWN, Marieke Watson IWEMA, Yochay KIRIATY