Patents by Inventor Craig Nies

Craig Nies 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: 20250111993
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a surface mount coupling capacitor. The coupling capacitor includes a main body containing at least two sets of alternating dielectric layers and internal electrode layers wherein each set of alternating dielectric layers and internal electrode layers contains a first internal electrode layer and a second internal electrode layer. Each internal electrode layer includes a top edge, a bottom edge opposite the top edge, and two side edges extending between the top edge and the bottom edge that define a main body of the internal electrode layer. The coupling capacitor includes external terminals electrically connected to the internal electrode layers wherein the external terminals are formed on a top surface of the coupling capacitor and a bottom surface of the coupling capacitor opposing the top surface of the coupling capacitor. The capacitor includes one or more dielectric regions including one or more air voids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventors: Marianne Berolini, Craig Nies, Jeffrey Horn, Joseph M. Hock
  • Publication number: 20240096563
    Abstract: A wet electrolytic capacitor is provided. The capacitor contains an anode comprising an anodically oxidized pellet formed from a pressed and sintered powder, a cathode, and a working electrolyte in communication with the anode and the cathode. The working electrolyte is in the form of a gel and comprises an ammonium salt of an organic acid, inorganic oxide particles, a gelation activator, an acid, and a solvent system that comprises water. The working electrolyte has a pH value of from about 5.0 to about 8.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Craig Nies, Hari Kishan Rao Abbaraju, Naomi Lollis, Jan Petrzilek
  • Patent number: 8781912
    Abstract: An adaptive method for estimating the selling price for an item at auction in order to set a reserve. The method calculates the selling price as a function of selling prices for items previously-sold at auction and differential values attributable to feature differences between the item to be sold and comparative items previously sold. Distance metrics are calculated by comparing the item to be sold with each item in the set of comparative items, and a subset of most similar items is selected according to the calculated distance metrics. A weighting function is then calculated for each item in the subset based on its respective distance metric value, and the selling price is estimated as a function of the weighting functions and the differential values. The differential values are modeled as a linear dynamical system and updated using a Kalman filter as a function of an actual sales price for the item to be sold and a current estimate of uncertainty for the differential values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Opera Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Soren Solari, Jacob Spoelstra, Craig Nies
  • Publication number: 20120239582
    Abstract: An adaptive method for estimating the selling price for an item at auction in order to set a reserve. The method calculates the selling price as a function of selling prices for items previously-sold at auction and differential values attributable to feature differences between the item to be sold and comparative items previously sold. Distance metrics are calculated by comparing the item to be sold with each item in the set of comparative items, and a subset of most similar items is selected according to the calculated distance metrics. A weighting function is then calculated for each item in the subset based on its respective distance metric value, and the selling price is estimated as a function of the weighting functions and the differential values. The differential values are modeled as a linear dynamical system and updated using a Kalman filter as a function of an actual sales price for the item to be sold and a current estimate of uncertainty for the differential values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2011
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Inventors: Soren Solari, Jacob Spoelstra, Craig Nies
  • Publication number: 20060217824
    Abstract: A computer-implemented approach for processing benefits payment claims for prescription medicine, with these operations. Receiving pending pharmacy benefits payment claims submitted for payment by a pharmacy benefits claims payor, each claim specifying a patient. For each claim and its specified patient, performing operations including the following. Performing computer-driven statistical analysis of predefined aspects of one of the following in relation to a compiled history of past claims paid by one or more pharmacy benefits claims payors: claims history for the patient, the claim, medical history of the patient. Generating an indicator of predicted legitimacy by scoring results of the statistical analysis. Providing an output of at least one of the following: the indicator, payment advice prepared by applying predefined criteria to data including the indicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2006
    Publication date: September 28, 2006
    Inventors: Andrea Allmon, Jean Traversay, Craig Nies, Anu Pathria, Phuong Nguyen, Nallan Suresh, Michael Tyler