Patents by Inventor Daniel Hartman
Daniel Hartman 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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Publication number: 20240118771Abstract: A proximity sensor including a structure suspending at least one lens above a circuit board, light emitters operable to project light beams through the lens along a common projection plane, light detectors operable to detect amounts of light arriving through the lens at the detector, wherein an object in the projection plane reflects light from an emitter to one or more of the detectors, and wherein each emitter-detector pair, including one of the emitters and one of the detectors, when synchronously activated, is expected to generate a greater detection signal at the activated detector than the other detectors, were they to be synchronously activated with any of the emitters, when the object is located at a specific 2D location in the projection plane corresponding to the emitter-detector pair, and a processor identifying gestures performed by the object based on amounts of light detected by the detector of each emitter-detector pair.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Inventors: Stefan Johannes Holmgren, Jan Tomas Hartman, Tom Richard Berglind, Lars Bertil Sparf, Jonas Daniel Justus Hjelm, Jon Elis Gõsta Karlsson, Per Carl Sture Rosengren, Gunnar Martin Frõjdh, Joseph Shain, Xiatao Wang, Clarence Ray King, III, Oscar Ritzén Praglowski de Radwan
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Patent number: 11932489Abstract: A storage, retrieval and processing system for processing objects is disclosed. The storage, retrieval and processing system includes a plurality of storage bins providing storage of a plurality of objects, where the plurality of storage bins is in communication with a retrieval conveyance system, a programmable motion device in communication with the retrieval conveyance system for receiving the storage bins from the plurality of bins, where the programmable motion device includes an end effector for grasping and moving a selected object out of a selected storage bin, and a movable carriage for receiving the selected object from the end effector of the programmable motion device, and for carrying the selected object to one of a plurality of destination bins.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2022Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc.Inventors: Thomas Wagner, Kevin Ahearn, John Richard Amend, Jr., Benjamin Cohen, Michael Dawson-Haggerty, William Hartman Fort, Christopher Geyer, Victoria Hinchey, Jennifer Eileen King, Thomas Koletschka, Michael Cap Koval, Kyle Maroney, Matthew T. Mason, William Chu-Hyon McMahan, Gene Temple Price, Joseph Romano, Daniel Smith, Siddhartha Srinivasa, Prasanna Velagapudi, Thomas Allen
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Publication number: 20240069847Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling a display system. The methods comprise: detecting an occurrence of an event; initiating a display session based on the event being of an event type to trigger a display session; and selecting media content (MC) for display by computing devices (ICDs) (wherein ICDs are located in areas or sections (SA/S) of a venue); selecting a first SA/S at which display of MC is to begin; identifying first CDs (FCDs) that are located in the first SA/S; causing FCDs to notify users that FCDs are to be moved into positions in which first pixel panels are visible by persons located outside of the first SA/S; and causing each FCD to display a respective pixel portion of a first electronic graphic (FEI) contained in MC, whereby an entirety of FEI is displayed collectively by FCDs.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Inventors: Lance Decker, Bradley Hartman, Daniel Korbelic, DeAndrew Daniel, Sherman Wilder, Tyler Culley, Christopher Smith
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Publication number: 20230399637Abstract: The present disclosure relates to data storage systems and methods of making thereof. Aspects of the disclosure further relate to engineered porous protein crystals that bind and adsorb guest information storage mediums such as DNA.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2021Publication date: December 14, 2023Inventors: Christopher D. SNOW, Julius D. STUART, Rebekah C. KADING, Lyndsey I. GRAY, Daniel A. HARTMAN
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Patent number: 11344592Abstract: Food grade cannabis extracts and methods for their preparation that may reduce or eliminate the anxiety effect that cannabis may have on a user. Embodiments of the methods include providing raw botanical material; providing food grade glycerin; combining the botanical material with the glycerin; blending the botanical material and the glycerin to achieve a homogenous mixture; optionally pre-heating the mixture prior to being agitated; placing the mixture in a sealable container; providing an agitator; securing the container on or within the agitator, agitating the mixture and allowing the mixture to rest at various intervals; heating the mixture and allowing the mixture to cool at various intervals; straining the mixture; pressing the mixture; and then filtering the mixture to remove any remaining particulates to thereby produce a food grade cannabis extract suitable for at least medical use.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2020Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: Fiji Kava LTDInventor: Daniel Hartman Stoops
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Patent number: 10716819Abstract: Food grade cannabis extracts and methods for their preparation that may reduce or eliminate the anxiety effect that cannabis may have on a user. Embodiments of the methods include providing raw botanical material; providing food grade glycerin; combining the botanical material with the glycerin; blending the botanical material and the glycerin to achieve a homogenous mixture; optionally pre-heating the mixture prior to being agitated; placing the mixture in a sealable container; providing an agitator; securing the container on or within the agitator, agitating the mixture and allowing the mixture to rest at various intervals; heating the mixture and allowing the mixture to cool at various intervals; straining the mixture; pressing the mixture; and then filtering the mixture to remove any remaining particulates to thereby produce a food grade cannabis extract suitable for at least medical use.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2018Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: Yabuwi, Inc.Inventor: Daniel Hartman Stoops
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Patent number: 10581789Abstract: This disclosure relates to systems and methods for managing multiple messages. In one example, a method includes determining a message transmission frequency threshold for a member of an online social networking service using responses from the member; receiving a message that is to be transmitted to the member; storing the message, without transmitting the message to the member, in a digest of messages for the member; and transmitting the digest to the member in response to a send score for the digest exceeding a send score threshold, the send score calculated using the number of messages in the digest.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2019Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Rishi Jobanputra, Romer E. Rosales-Delmoral, Joshua Daniel Hartman, Shubhanshu Nagar, Ryan Oblak, Cameron Alexander Lee, Hsiao-Ping Tseng, Shaunak Chatterjee, Rupesh Gupta
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Patent number: 10395260Abstract: A system and method for the federation of content items of a social network based on personalized relevance includes obtaining content items from first and second content item sources. Profile data for a member of the social network is obtained from the electronic data storage. A relevance score of the content item to the profile data of the member is determined for each of the content items. A utility value is determined based on the selection value, the value metric for content items from the first content item source, and the relevance score. A user device associated with the member displays the content items based on their respective utility values.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2015Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Joshua Daniel Hartman, Kai Chao, Anuj Goyal
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Publication number: 20190182200Abstract: This disclosure relates to systems and methods for managing multiple messages. In one example, a method includes determining a message transmission frequency threshold for a member of an online social networking service using responses from the member; receiving a message that is to be transmitted to the member; storing the message, without transmitting the message to the member, in a digest of messages for the member; and transmitting the digest to the member in response to a send score for the digest exceeding a send score threshold, the send score calculated using the number of messages in the digest.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2019Publication date: June 13, 2019Inventors: Rishi Jobanputra, Romer E. Rosales-Delmoral, Joshua Daniel Hartman, Shubhanshu Nagar, Ryan Oblak, Cameron Alexander Lee, Hsiao-Ping Tseng, Shaunak Chatterjee, Rupesh Gupta
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Patent number: 10279496Abstract: A rotary knife assembly includes a rotatable core and a plurality of knife blades extending from the rotatable core. A heating element is coupled with the plurality of knife blades, and the heating element is configured to heat the knife blades. One or more package guides are interposed between each of the plurality of knife blades configured to engage along one or more deformable packages as the rotatable core is rotated. In another example, a discharge assembly includes a conveyor belt including inner and outer belt surfaces, and a plurality of belt rows extending along a belt length. A plurality of package spacing ridges each include outer engaging edges, and one package spacing ridge of the plurality is positioned between each of the plurality of belt rows. The outer belt surface is recessed from the outer engaging edges.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2015Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: Cloud Packaging Solutions LLCInventors: Donn A. Hartman, Alexander J. Waterman, Tony Loiacono, Donn Daniel Hartman
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Patent number: 10263941Abstract: This disclosure relates to systems and methods for managing multiple messages. In one example, a method includes determining a message transmission frequency threshold for a member of an online social networking service using responses from the member; receiving a message that is to be transmitted to the member; storing the message, without transmitting the message to the member, in a digest of messages for the member; and transmitting the digest to the member in response to a send score for the digest exceeding a send score threshold, the send score calculated using the number of messages in the digest.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2016Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Rishi Jobanputra, Romer E. Rosales, Joshua Daniel Hartman, Shubhanshu Nagar, Ryan Oblak, Cameron Alexander Lee, Hsiao-Ping Tseng, Shaunak Chatterjee, Rupesh Gupta
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Publication number: 20190005518Abstract: Systems and methods for federating social network content items include determining an engagement value for content items based on previous interactions with content items from first and second content item sources stored in an electronic data storage, certain content items having selection metrics and value metrics according to varying selection schemas and a value schema. A utility value is generated for each of the at least some of the content items, the utility value including an engagement component and a monetary component. A user device displays the content items in an order based on the utility values.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2018Publication date: January 3, 2019Inventors: Joshua Daniel Hartman, Bee-Chung Chen
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Patent number: 10083454Abstract: Systems and methods for federating social network content items include determining an engagement value for content items based on previous interactions with content items from first and second content item sources stored in an electronic data storage, certain content items having selection metrics and value metrics according to varying selection schemas and a value schema. A utility value is generated for each of the at least some of the content items, the utility value including an engagement component and a monetary component. A user device displays the content items in an order based on the utility values.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2015Date of Patent: September 25, 2018Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Joshua Daniel Hartman, Bee-Chung Chen
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Publication number: 20180236017Abstract: Food grade cannabis extracts and methods for their preparation that may reduce or eliminate the anxiety effect that cannabis may have on a user. Embodiments of the methods include providing raw botanical material; providing food grade glycerin; combining the botanical material with the glycerin; blending the botanical material and the glycerin to achieve a homogenous mixture; optionally pre-heating the mixture prior to being agitated; placing the mixture in a sealable container; providing an agitator; securing the container on or within the agitator, agitating the mixture and allowing the mixture to rest at various intervals; heating the mixture and allowing the mixture to cool at various intervals; straining the mixture; pressing the mixture; and then filtering the mixture to remove any remaining particulates to thereby produce a food grade cannabis extract suitable for at least medical use.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2018Publication date: August 23, 2018Applicant: Yabuwi, Inc.Inventor: Daniel Hartman Stoops
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Publication number: 20180034764Abstract: This disclosure relates to systems and methods for selecting an application to handle a message. In one example, a method includes receiving a first message from a first member of an online social networking service using a first computing device, the first message addressed to a second member of the online social networking service, determining which application the first member used to generate the first message, receiving a second message from the second member, the second message being a reply message to the first message, and transmitting the second message to the first computing device that includes an instruction that the determined application is to handle the second message.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2016Publication date: February 1, 2018Inventors: Rishi Jobanputra, Romer E. Rosales, Joshua Daniel Hartman, Shubhanshu Nagar, Ryan Oblak, Cameron Alexander Lee, Hsiao-Ping Tseng, Shaunak Chatterjee, Steven David Heidel
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Publication number: 20170333375Abstract: The present invention includes a method for the treatment of retinitis pigmentosa in a human that comprises adminisering to the human a therapeutically effective amount of N-acetylcysteine amide (NACA). In accordance with an embodiment, the present invention provides a method for the treatment of retinitis pigmentosa in an animal that comprises administering to the animal a therapeutically effective amount of N-acetylcystein amide (NACA).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2015Publication date: November 23, 2017Inventors: Peter A. Campochiaro, Daniel Hartman
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Publication number: 20170222963Abstract: This disclosure relates to systems and methods for managing multiple messages. In one example, a method includes determining a message transmission frequency threshold for a member of an online social networking service using responses from the member; receiving a message that is to be transmitted to the member; storing the message, without transmitting the message to the member, in a digest of messages for the member; and transmitting the digest to the member response to a send score for the digest exceeding a send score threshold, the send score calculated using the number of messages in the digest.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2016Publication date: August 3, 2017Inventors: Rishi Jobanputra, Romer E. Rosales, Joshua Daniel Hartman, Shubhanshu Nagar, Ryan Oblak, Cameron Alexander Lee, Hsiao-Ping Tseng, Shaunak Chatterjee, Rupesh Gupta
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Publication number: 20160343009Abstract: Systems and methods for providing push notifications of social network content items include determining first and second engagement values for first and second content items, respectively, provided by first and second content item sources, respectively, based on previous interactions with content items. First and second utility values are determined for the first and second content items, respectively, based on a mathematical operation applied to the first and second engagement values, respectively, the first and second selection metrics, respectively, and, for the first utility value, the value metric. One of the first and second content items are determined as a push content item based on a difference between the first and second utility values and displayed on a user device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2016Publication date: November 24, 2016Inventors: Alexander Ovsiankin, Daniel Wong, Rishi Jobanputra, Rupesh Gupta, Ravi Kiran Holur Vijay, Hsiao-Ping Tseng, Joshua Daniel Hartman
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Publication number: 20160292163Abstract: A system and method for behavior influenced search ranking may include obtaining, via a network interface, a search term from a user device. An initial result including a first group of the user profiles may be generated based on user profiles from a social network in relation to the search term, the user profiles stored in a profile database. A rank of each of the first group of the user profiles may be determined based, at least in part, on interactions from an activity database corresponding to the first group of the user profiles, the activity database storing information indicative of activities related to the social network, the activities including the interactions. The user device may display a second group of the user profiles, including at least some of the first group of the user profiles, according to the rank of the first group of the user profiles.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2016Publication date: October 6, 2016Inventors: Qi He, Bee-Chung Chen, Joshua Daniel Hartman, Zhenhao Hua, Hsiao-Ping Tseng
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Patent number: 9413838Abstract: Systems and methods for providing push notifications of social network content items include determining first and second engagement values for first and second content items, respectively, provided by first and second content item sources, respectively, based on previous interactions with content items. First and second utility values are determined for the first and second content items, respectively, based on a mathematical operation applied to the first and second engagement values, respectively, the first and second selection metrics, respectively, and, for the first utility value, the value metric. One of the first and second content items are determined as a push content item based on a difference between the first and second utility values and displayed on a user device.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2015Date of Patent: August 9, 2016Assignee: LinkedIn CorporationInventors: Alexander Ovsiankin, Daniel Wong, Rishi Jobanputra, Rupesh Gupta, Ravi Kiran Holur Vijay, Hsiao-Ping Tseng, Joshua Daniel Hartman