Patents by Inventor Curtis Holmes
Curtis Holmes 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).
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Patent number: 12158906Abstract: A computer-implemented method is disclosed. The method includes: obtaining at least one query; clustering a set comprising the at least one query into first clusters; for each first cluster, identifying, by a large language model (LLM), queries in the cluster that are semantically dissimilar; clustering the queries identified as semantically dissimilar into one or more second clusters; receiving an incoming query; matching the incoming query to a particular cluster from the first or second clusters; obtaining one or more generated response messages based on providing, to the LLM, data associated with the particular cluster for the incoming query.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2023Date of Patent: December 3, 2024Assignee: Shopify Inc.Inventors: Kasey Hemington, Alejandro Cantarero, Curtis Holmes
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Publication number: 20240320251Abstract: A computer-implemented method is disclosed. The method includes: obtaining at least one query; clustering a set comprising the at least one query into first clusters; for each first cluster, identifying, by a large language model (LLM), queries in the cluster that are semantically dissimilar; clustering the queries identified as semantically dissimilar into one or more second clusters; receiving an incoming query; matching the incoming query to a particular cluster from the first or second clusters; obtaining one or more generated response messages based on providing, to the LLM, data associated with the particular cluster for the incoming query.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2023Publication date: September 26, 2024Applicant: Shopify Inc.Inventors: Kasey HEMINGTON, Alejandro CANTARERO, Curtis HOLMES
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Publication number: 20240110116Abstract: A process of making a fuel product as an additive from a non-auto-combustible high protein organic material for the destruction of polyfluoro compounds in a thermal process system is provided. Thermal reactions within thermal reaction equipment are controlled by controlling the moisture and oxygen in the reaction atmosphere of the equipment and energy inputs at or downstream of a thermal reaction chamber. The concentration of protein thermal decomposition by-products, temperature, and residence time and/or additions of energy within the thermal reaction equipment environment are controlled to destroy hazardous polyfluoro compounds.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Applicant: AKBEV GROUP, LLCInventors: Geoffrey L. Larson, Curtis Holmes, Brandon Michael Smith, David D. Wilson
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Patent number: 11866669Abstract: A process of making a fuel product from a non-combustible high protein organic material such as a biological by-product or waste material. The moisture content of the high protein organic material is mechanically reduced and dried to reduce the moisture content to less than ten percent (10%). The high protein organic material is pulverized to a particle size of less than about 2 mm. The high protein organic waste material is fed into a combustion chamber and separated during combustion such as by spraying high protein organic waste material within the combustion chamber. Temperature and combustion reactions within the combustion chamber are controlled by controlling the moisture in the combustion atmosphere and energy injections at or downstream of the combustion chamber. The concentration of protein thermal decomposition by-products, temperature, and residence time and/or additions of energy plasma within the combustion chamber environment are controlled to degrade hazardous polyfluoro compounds.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: AKBEV GROUP, LLCInventors: Geoffrey L Larson, Curtis Holmes, Brandon Michael Smith, David D. Wilson
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Publication number: 20220333028Abstract: A process of making a fuel product from a non-combustible high protein organic material such as a biological by-product or waste material. The moisture content of the high protein organic material is mechanically reduced and dried to reduce the moisture content to less than ten percent (10%). The high protein organic material is pulverized to a particle size of less than about 2 mm. The high protein organic waste material is fed into a combustion chamber and separated during combustion such as by spraying high protein organic waste material within the combustion chamber. Temperature and combustion reactions within the combustion chamber are controlled by controlling the moisture in the combustion atmosphere and energy injections at or downstream of the combustion chamber. The concentration of protein thermal decomposition by-products, temperature, and residence time and/or additions of energy plasma within the combustion chamber environment are controlled to degrade hazardous polyfluoro compounds.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2022Publication date: October 20, 2022Applicant: AKBEV GROUP, LLCInventors: Geoffrey L. Larson, Curtis Holmes, Brandon Michael Smith, David D. Wilson
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Patent number: 11441090Abstract: A process of making a fuel product from a non-combustible high protein organic material such as a biological by-product or waste material. The moisture content of the high protein organic material is mechanically reduced and dried to reduce the moisture content to less than ten percent (10%). The high protein organic material is pulverized to a particle size of less than about 2 mm. The high protein organic waste material is fed into a combustion chamber and separated during combustion such as by spraying of the high protein organic waste material within the combustion chamber. Temperature and nitrogenous hydrocarbon combustion reactions within the combustion chamber are also controlled by injection of steam within the combustion chamber. The concentration of protein thermal decomposition by-products, the temperature and/or pressure within the combustion chamber is also controlled to degrade hazardous polyfluoro compounds into less hazardous compounds.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2021Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: Akbev Group, LLCInventors: Geoffrey L. Larson, Curtis Holmes, Brandon Michael Smith, David D. Wilson
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Publication number: 20210207049Abstract: A process of making a fuel product from a non-combustible high protein organic material such as a biological by-product or waste material. The moisture content of the high protein organic material is mechanically reduced and dried to reduce the moisture content to less than ten percent (10%). The high protein organic material is pulverized to a particle size of less than about 2 mm. The high protein organic waste material is fed into a combustion chamber and separated during combustion such as by spraying of the high protein organic waste material within the combustion chamber. Temperature and nitrogenous hydrocarbon combustion reactions within the combustion chamber are also controlled by injection of steam within the combustion chamber. The concentration of protein thermal decomposition by-products, the temperature and/or pressure within the combustion chamber is also controlled to degrade hazardous polyfluoro compounds into less hazardous compounds.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2021Publication date: July 8, 2021Applicant: AKBEV GROUP, LLCInventors: Geoffrey L. Larson, Curtis Holmes, Brandon Michael Smith, David D. Wilson
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Patent number: 10982162Abstract: A process of making a fuel product from a non-combustible high protein organic material such as a biological by-product or waste material. The moisture content of the high protein organic material is mechanically reduced and dried to reduce the moisture content to less than ten percent (10%). The high protein organic material is pulverized to a particle size of less than about 2 mm. The high protein organic waste material is fed into a combustion chamber and separated during combustion such as by spraying of the high protein organic waste material within the combustion chamber. Temperature and nitrogenous hydrocarbon combustion reactions within the combustion chamber are also controlled by injection of steam within the combustion chamber.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2017Date of Patent: April 20, 2021Assignee: AKBEV GROUP, LLCInventors: Geoffrey L. Larson, Curtis Holmes, Brandon Michael Smith, David D. Wilson
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Patent number: 10781388Abstract: A process of making a fuel product from a non-combustible high protein organic material such as a waste material. The high protein organic material is pulverized to a particle size whose particle size less than 2 mm. The moisture content of the high protein organic material is mechanically reduced and dried to reduce the moisture content to less than ten percent (10%). The high protein organic waste material is fed into a combustion chamber and separated during combustion such as by spraying of the high protein organic waste material within the combustion chamber. Temperature and combustion reactions within the combustion chamber may be controlled by injection of steam within the combustion chamber.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2017Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: AKBEV GROUP, LLCInventors: Geoffrey L. Larson, Curtis Holmes, Brandon Michael Smith, David D. Wilson
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Publication number: 20190284491Abstract: A process of making a fuel product from a non-combustible high protein organic material such as a biological by-product or waste material. The moisture content of the high protein organic material is mechanically reduced and dried to reduce the moisture content to less than ten percent (10%). The high protein organic material is pulverized to a particle size of less than about 2 mm. The high protein organic waste material is fed into a combustion chamber and separated during combustion such as by spraying of the high protein organic waste material within the combustion chamber. Temperature and nitrogenous hydrocarbon combustion reactions within the combustion chamber are also controlled by injection of steam within the combustion chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2017Publication date: September 19, 2019Applicant: AKBEV GROUP, LLCInventors: Geoffrey L. Larson, Curtis Holmes, Brandon Michael Smith, David D. Wilson
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Patent number: 10364400Abstract: A process of making a fuel product from spent grain from a beer brewing process. In the brewing process, the grain is pulverized to a particle size whose mean particle size is approximately 0.25 mm to 0.6 mm with less than 1% greater than 2 mm. After the brewing sugars are extracted from the grain, the spent grain is pressed against a filter to reduce moisture below sixty-five percent (65%), and then the grain is dried to further reduce its moisture to less than ten percent (10%). The dried spent grain, after the aforementioned processing, is fed into a combustion chamber for a steam boiler that is used for beer brewing, and the spent grain is separated during combustion by agitation such as spraying of the grain in the combustion chamber.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2015Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: AKBEV GROUP, LLCInventors: Geoffrey L. Larson, Curtis Holmes, Brandon Michael Smith, David D. Wilson
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Publication number: 20170247623Abstract: A process of making a fuel product from spent grain from a beer brewing process. In the brewing process, the grain is pulverized to a particle size whose mean particle size is approximately 0.25 mm to 0.6 mm with less than 1% greater than 2 mm. After the brewing sugars are extracted from the grain, the spent grain is pressed against a filter to reduce moisture below sixty-five percent (65%), and then the grain is dried to further reduce its moisture to less than ten percent (10%). The dried spent grain, after the aforementioned processing, is fed into a combustion chamber for a steam boiler that is used for beer brewing, and the spent grain is separated during combustion by agitation such as spraying of the grain in the combustion chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2015Publication date: August 31, 2017Applicant: AKBEV GROUP, LLCInventors: Geoffrey L. Larson, Brandon Michael Smith, Curtis Holmes, David D. Wilson
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Publication number: 20170121619Abstract: A process of making a fuel product from spent grain from a beer brewing process. In the brewing process, the grain is pulverized to a particle size whose mean particle size is approximately 0.25 mm to 0.6 mm with less than 1% greater than 2 mm. After the brewing sugars are extracted from the grain, the spent grain is pressed against a filter to reduce moisture below sixty-five percent (65%), and then the grain is dried to further reduce its moisture to less than ten percent (10%). The dried spent grain, after the aforementioned processing, is fed into a combustion chamber for a steam boiler that is used for beer brewing, and the spent grain is separated during combustion by agitation such as spraying of the grain in the combustion chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2015Publication date: May 4, 2017Applicant: AKBEV GROUP, LLCInventors: Geoffrey L. Larson, Brandon Michael Smith, Curtis Holmes, David D. Wilson
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Patent number: 9447354Abstract: A process of making a fuel product from spent grain from a beer brewing process. In the brewing process, the grain is pulverized to a particle size whose mean particle size is generally in the range of 0.25 mm to 0.6 mm with less than 1% greater than 2 mm. After the brewing sugars are extracted from the grain, the spent grain is pressed against a filter to reduce moisture below sixty-five percent (65%), and then the grain is dried to further reduce its moisture to less than ten percent (10%). The dried spent grain, after the aforementioned processing, is fed into a combustion chamber for a steam boiler that is used for beer brewing, and the spent grain is advanced downward through the combustion chamber with agitation to aid combustion.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2011Date of Patent: September 20, 2016Assignee: AKBEV LLCInventors: Geoffrey Larson, Curtis Holmes, Brandon Smith, David D. Wilson
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Publication number: 20130055622Abstract: A process of making a fuel product from spent grain from a beer brewing process. In the brewing process, the grain is pulverized to a particle size whose mean particle size is generally in the range of 0.25 mm to 0.6 mm with less than 1% greater than 2 mm. After the brewing sugars are extracted from the grain, the spent grain is pressed against a filter to reduce moisture below sixty-five percent (65%), and then the grain is dried to further reduce its moisture to less than ten percent (10%). The dried spent grain, after the aforementioned processing, is fed into a combustion chamber for a steam boiler that is used for beer brewing, and the spent grain is advanced downward through the combustion chamber with agitation to aid combustion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2011Publication date: March 7, 2013Inventors: Geoffrey Larson, Curtis Holmes, Brandon Smith, David D. Wilson