Patents by Inventor David A. Mills

David A. Mills 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: 11943504
    Abstract: An application programming interface (API) receives broadcast-related information from media automation applications. A traffic log is received from a first media automation application configured to generate a traffic log associated with a media station, and spot information associated with spots included in the traffic log is received from at least a second media automation application. The API stores the broadcast-related information, including the traffic log and the spot information, in one or more databases. The API also receives, from a media playout system, at least one request for the stored broadcast-related information. The media playout system is configured to insert media content into a media broadcast associated with the media station. The API provides the requested broadcast-related information to the media playout system, which inserts the media content into the media broadcast associated with the media station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: IHEARTMEDIA MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Steve Mills, Jeffrey Lee Littlejohn, David C. Jellison, Jr., Vijay Jayakumar, Riad Edelbi, Adam Zastawski, José Antonio Carbajal Orozco
  • Publication number: 20240094707
    Abstract: Techniques for data transmission within an industrial automation system include modeling or simulating, in accordance with a model, a plurality of devices performing one or more operations in an industrial automation system, determining, for a first operation of the one or more operations and from a plurality of categories, a category for the first operation, sending a request to the industrial automation system for data associated with the first operation at a time, wherein the data and time are determined based on the category of the first operation, receiving, from the industrial automation system, the requested data, and modifying the model based on the received data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: David C. Mazur, Rob A. Entzminger, Jonathan A. Mills, Todd A. Wiese, Bruce T. McCleave, JR., James M. Teal
  • Patent number: 11934178
    Abstract: Techniques for data transmission within an industrial automation system include modeling or simulating, in accordance with a model, a plurality of devices performing one or more operations in an industrial automation system, determining, for a first operation of the one or more operations and from a plurality of categories, a category for the first operation, sending a request to the industrial automation system for data associated with the first operation at a time, wherein the data and time are determined based on the category of the first operation, receiving, from the industrial automation system, the requested data, and modifying the model based on the received data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: David C. Mazur, Rob A. Entzminger, Jonathan A. Mills, Todd A. Wiese, Bruce T. McCleave, Jr., James M. Teal
  • Patent number: 11937074
    Abstract: The present document relates to methods and apparatus for rendering input audio for playback in a playback environment. The input audio includes at least one audio object and associated metadata, and the associated metadata indicates at least a location of the audio object. A method for rendering input audio including divergence metadata for playback in a playback environment comprises creating two additional audio objects associated with the audio object such that respective locations of the two additional audio objects are evenly spaced from the location of the audio object, on opposite sides of the location of the audio object when seen from an intended listener's position in the playback environment, determining respective weight factors for application to the audio object and the two additional audio objects, and rendering the audio object and the two additional audio objects to one or more speaker feeds in accordance with the determined weight factors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignees: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation, Dolby International AB
    Inventors: Michael William Mason, Juan Felix Torres, Antonio Mateos Sole, Daniel Arteaga, Adam J. Mills, Mark David de Burgh, Andrew Robert Owen
  • Patent number: 11930061
    Abstract: An edge device operates in an online mode of operation during a first period of time, wherein during the online mode of operation, the edge device obtains broadcast-related information originating from media automation applications. The edge device operates in a local mode of operation during a second period of time, wherein during the local mode of operation the edge device obtains locally stored broadcast-related information, and emulates services provided by the media automation applications. The edge device operates in a disaster recovery mode of operation during recovery from the local mode of operation, wherein during the disaster recovery mode of operation the edge device obtains stored broadcast-related information from a content recovery database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: IHEARTMEDIA MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Steve Mills, Jeffrey Lee Littlejohn, David C. Jellison, Jr., Vijay Jayakumar, Riad Edelbi, Adam Zastawski, José Antonio Carbajal Orozco
  • Patent number: 11918662
    Abstract: Provided herein are certain compounds and imaging agents useful for detecting a disease or condition associated with protein aggregation, compositions thereof, and methods of their use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: CHDI Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Longbin Liu, Matthew Lee, Celia Dominguez, Peter David Johnson, Catherine Jane Greenaway, Kanika Khurana, Matthew Robert Mills, Filippo Rota
  • Publication number: 20240031365
    Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques for identifying an application (e.g., accessing application) that is attempting to access a resource. In some examples, access may be managed by an authentication service. When an access request is received at the authentication service from an application on a client device, the authentication service may ask the application to communicate with an identification agent on the client device. The identification agent may perform one or more tests to discover the identity of the application. In some cases, the identification agent may send the identity of the application to the authentication service. The authentication service may then allow or deny access by the accessing application to the resource based at least in part on the discovered identity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: David Steven Gross, Jennifer Lee Bammel, David William Matteson, Christopher Carl Cassell, Kyle David Mills
  • Publication number: 20240010693
    Abstract: An antibacterial polypeptide and methods of use are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Ishita M. SHAH, J. Bruce GERMAN, David A. MILLS, Carlito B. LEBRILLA
  • Publication number: 20230414957
    Abstract: The subject matter of the present disclosure generally relates to techniques for neuromodulation of a tissue that include applying energy (e.g., ultrasound energy) into the tissue to cause altered activity at a synapse between a neuron and a non-neuronal cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Christopher Michael Puleo, Victoria Cotero, Ying Fan, Tzu-Jen Kao, David Mills, Jeffrey Ashe, Sireesha Kaanumalle, Kirk Dennis Wallace, Kenneth Wayne Rigby, Ileana Hancu, James Rothman
  • Patent number: 11799856
    Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques for identifying an application (e.g., accessing application) that is attempting to access a resource. In some examples, access may be managed by an authentication service. When an access request is received at the authentication service from an application on a client device, the authentication service may ask the application to communicate with an identification agent on the client device. The identification agent may perform one or more tests to discover the identity of the application. In some cases, the identification agent may send the identity of the application to the authentication service. The authentication service may then allow or deny access by the accessing application to the resource based at least in part on the discovered identity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: David Steven Gross, Jennifer Lee Bammel, David William Matteson, Christopher Carl Cassell, Kyle David Mills
  • Patent number: 11754436
    Abstract: A high-frequency dynamic pressure transducer calibration system and method is provided. The method directs a source onto a diaphragm of a dynamic pressure transducer. An oscillating voltage at a target frequency (or range of frequencies) is generated. The oscillating voltage is coupled to an electrical connector of the dynamic pressure transducer. A deflection pattern of the diaphragm is recorded. The dynamic pressure transducer is calibrated by correlating magnitude of the deflection pattern with the oscillating voltage as a function of the target frequency (or range of frequencies).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignees: UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INCORPORATED, INTERDISCIPLINARY CONSULTING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mark Sheplak, David A. Mills
  • Publication number: 20230190777
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for use of human milk oligosaccharides for prevention and treatment of airway viral infections are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Ishita M. SHAH, David A. MILLS, J. Bruce GERMAN, Xi CHEN
  • Patent number: 11633461
    Abstract: Provided herein are deglycosylating enzymes that remove a broad range of N-glycans from N-glycosylated proteins. Further provided are methods of recombinantly producing and expressing the deglycosylating enzymes. The presently described deglycosylating enzymes can be used to produce free glycans for characterization, and for prebiotic and immunostimulatory uses. In addition, the presently described deglycosylating enzymes can be used to produce deglycosylated proteins for characterization, to improve digestion, and to reduce immunogenicity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Daniel Garrido, J. Bruce German, Carlito B. Lebrilla, David A. Mills
  • Patent number: 11591874
    Abstract: A packer for anchoring and sealing to a tubular in a well, the packer including a packer element, an anchoring arrangement, a setting mechanism and a release mechanism. The release mechanism holds a thin-walled section of tubing in the packer in tension using a biasing mechanism. On severing the tubing, the bias releases an engagement mechanism which allows the anchor arrangement and the packing element to move relative to the body and thereby unset the packer. An embodiment of a dual bore packer is described. A method of well isolation is described, with an assembly including the dual bore packer. The primary bore forms the short string and a secondary bore forms the long string. By severing the short string the integrity of the long string is maintained to pull lower devices on the long string and the short string does not require tension below the packer to release.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: VIKING COMPLETION TECHNOLOGY FZCO
    Inventors: Bartosz Krupski, Simon Peter Leiper, David Mills, William Morrison
  • Publication number: 20220289857
    Abstract: An antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof that binds to a Fn14, wherein the antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof is an antagonist and non-agonist of Fn14.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: KYOWA KIRIN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Aihua SONG, Andrew John MCKNIGHT, Rachel Soloff NUGENT, John Lorca LAUDENSLAGER, Giuseppe DESTITO, Sarah Sunrise BUBECK, Shinya OGAWA, Yuji YAMAZAKI, David MILLS, Aruna BITRA, Dirk Michael ZAJONC
  • Publication number: 20220280581
    Abstract: The combination of specific immunoglobulins plus activated Bifidobacteria strains or other beneficial bacteria is described with the designed efficacy to colonize unstable microbiome communities in humans or other animals, restoring the keystone Bifidobacteria strains or other beneficial bacteria to compositional and functional importance in the intestine and improve overall health and reduce pathogenic infections in the host. Secretory immunoglobulin A (SIgA), when bound via specific glycans to select commensal bacteria grown on human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs), enhances the colonization potential of commensals through protection from intestinal digestion, enhancing attachment, and dampening host immune response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Vanessa DUNNE-CASTAGNA, David MILLS, J. Bruce GERMAN
  • Publication number: 20220286455
    Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques for identifying an application (e.g., accessing application) that is attempting to access a resource. In some examples, access may be managed by an authentication service. When an access request is received at the authentication service from an application on a client device, the authentication service may ask the application to communicate with an identification agent on the client device. The identification agent may perform one or more tests to discover the identity of the application. In some cases, the identification agent may send the identity of the application to the authentication service. The authentication service may then allow or deny access by the accessing application to the resource based at least in part on the discovered identity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: David Steven Gross, Jennifer Lee Bammel, David William Matteson, Christopher Carl Cassell, Kyle David Mills
  • Publication number: 20220266755
    Abstract: A storage system, comprising: a frame, the frame comprising two opposing frame side walls, a frame rear wall, a frame top wall and a frame base, which collectively define a drawer receiving space; the frame having a front opening; a drawer receivable in the drawer receiving space through the front opening; the drawer comprising first and second opposing drawer side walls, a drawer base, a drawer front wall and a drawer rear wall, which collectively define a drawer storage space, the drawer having a top opening for receiving contents into the drawer storage space; a drawer position retainer for releasably retaining the drawer in any one of at least two drawer positions relative to the frame, the at least two drawer positions comprising: a closed position, wherein the drawer is at least substantially received within the frame; and a partially open position, wherein the drawer is partially received within the frame; and an actuator mounted to or adjacent the drawer front wall for manually actuating the drawer po
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Giles Frederick Matthews, Antony Angelo Stolfo, Yi Yuan, Jeffrey West, David Richard Chapman, Blake Jordan Fuller, Louis David Mills
  • Publication number: 20220266739
    Abstract: A storage system comprising: a pair of rails, comprising a first rail and a second rail; rail mounts for mounting the first and second rails in an at least generally parallel orientation in position on or to a supporting surface; a storage frame defining a storage space for storing items therein; a first connector for connecting the storage frame to the first rail; and a second connector for connecting the storage frame to the second rail; wherein the first connector includes a first connector rail part and a first connector frame part, with the first connector rail part provided on the first rail; and the first connector frame part provided on the storage frame, with one of the first connector rail part and the first connector frame part slidably receivable in the other of the first connector rail part and the first connector frame part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Giles Frederick Matthews, Antony Angelo Stolfo, Yi Yuan, Jeffrey West, David Richard Chapman, Blake Jordan Fuller, Louis David Mills
  • Publication number: 20220235084
    Abstract: Synthetic oligosaccharides and mixtures thereof which resemble polysaccharides produced by plants, yeast and other fungi, bacteria, and algae are described. The oligosaccharides and compositions provided herein are useful as synbiotics, prebiotics, immune modulators, digestion aids, and food additives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Carlito B. LEBRILLA, Bruce GERMAN, Matthew J. AMICUCCI, Eshani NANDITA, Juan CASTILLO, David A. MILLS