Patents by Inventor David A. Ross

David A. Ross 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).

  • Methods of forming apparatuses including air gaps between conductive lines and related apparatuses, memory devices, and electronic systems
    Patent number: 11456208
    Abstract: A method of forming an apparatus includes forming pillar structures extending vertically through a first isolation material, forming conductive lines operatively coupled to the pillar structures, forming dielectric structures overlying the conductive lines, and forming air gaps between neighboring conductive lines. The air gaps are laterally adjacent to the conductive lines with a portion of the air gaps extending above a plane of an upper surface of the laterally adjacent conductive lines and a portion of the air gaps extending below a plane of a lower surface of the laterally adjacent conductive lines. Apparatuses, memory devices, methods of forming a memory device, and electronic systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Sidhartha Gupta, David Ross Economy, Richard J. Hill, Kyle A. Ritter, Naveen Kaushik
  • Methods, systems, and devices for call session management via dynamic control of dual connectivity in a network
    Patent number: 11452010
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining data relating to a user equipment, where the user equipment is communicatively coupled to a first network node, and where the first network node employs a first radio access technology, determining whether there is an initiation of a call session for the user equipment to be facilitated by the first network node, determining, according to the data relating to the user equipment and responsive to determining that there is an initiation of a call session, a probability that the call session will become disconnected, and controlling connectivity between the user equipment and a second network node based on the probability that the call session will become disconnected, wherein the second network node employs a second radio access technology. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignees: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., AT&T Technical Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Vivanco, David Ross Beppler, Slawomir Mikolaj Stawiarski
  • Enhanced feedback exposure for merchants based on transaction metadata
    Patent number: 11443312
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described herein for the direct sharing and use of transaction data separately from transaction authorization processes. Transaction metadata associated with a transaction may be received and validated. Authorization information corresponding to the transaction may be received. The degree to which the transaction metadata is tested may be based on a predicted time of receipt of the authorization information. The transaction metadata and authorization information may be correlated. A computing device may determine whether to authorize the financial transaction based on the authorization information and the correlated transaction metadata. All or portions of the transaction metadata may be provided to one or more users after the transaction has been authorized or denied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Capital One Services, LLC
    Inventors: Wesley Perkins, Venkata Satya Sriram Kalyan Namuduri, David Ross, Andrew Coulson, Hunter Roberts
  • Apparatuses and methods for managing and regulating power consumption and resource allocations in communication systems and networks
    Patent number: 11445407
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, computing a first time gap associated with a completion of a first transfer of first data via a first network connection and a completion of a second transfer of second data via a second network connection that is different from the first network connection, determining, based on the computing of the first time gap, that the first time gap exceeds a threshold, and adjusting, based on the determining, respective shares of third data that are to be transferred via the first network connection and the second network connection. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignees: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., AT&T Technical Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Vivanco, David Ross Beppler, Slawomir Mikolaj Stawiarski
  • Remote execution of secondary-device drivers
    Patent number: 11429345
    Abstract: Techniques for remotely executing a secondary-device driver for generating commands for a secondary device are described herein. For instance, a secondary device (or “appliance”) may reside within an environment, along with a device to which the secondary device communicatively couples. The device may be configured to send control signals to the secondary device for causing the secondary device to perform certain operations. For instance, a user in the environment may provide, to the device, a request that the secondary device perform a certain operation. The device, which may lack some or all of a device driver associated with the secondary device, may then work with a remote service that executes the device driver for the purpose of receiving a command from the device driver and sending the command along to the secondary device. Upon receiving the command, the secondary device may perform the operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Rohan Mutagi, Michael Dale Whiteley, He Lu, Brian James Butler, Fred Torok, Willy Lew Yuk Vong, David Ross Bronaugh, Christopher Ryan Nies, Shikher Sitoke
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRAINING NEURAL NETWORKS ON A CLOUD SERVER USING SENSORY DATA COLLECTED BY ROBOTS
    Publication number: 20220269943
    Abstract: Systems and methods for training neural networks on a cloud server using sensory data collected by plurality of robots is disclosed herein. The model may be derived from one or more trained neural networks, the neural networks being trained using data collected by one or more robots. Advantageously, data collection by robots may enhance consistency, reliability, and quality of data received for use in training one or more neural networks. The model may be utilized by robots, upon sufficient training of the neural networks, such that the robots may identify features within their environments. Advantageously, the model may be trained on a cloud server and utilized by individual robots for use in enhancing autonomy of the robots, wherein the utilization of the model requires significantly fewer computational resources than training of the neural networks to develop the model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Botond Szatmary, David Ross
  • Creating scenes from voice-controllable devices
    Patent number: 11422772
    Abstract: Techniques for causing different devices to perform different operations using a single voice command are described herein. In some instances, a user may define a “scene”, in which a user sets different devices to different states and then associates an utterance with those states or with the operations performed by the devices to reach those states. For instance, a user may dim a light, turn on his television, and turn on his set-top box before sending a request to a local device or to a remote service to associate those settings with a predefined utterance, such as “my movie scene”. Thereafter, the user may cause the light to dim, the television to turn on, and the set-top box to turn on simply by issuing the voice command “execute my movie scene”.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Rohan Mutagi, He Lu, Fred Torok, Willy Lew Yuk Vong, David Ross Bronaugh, Bo Li
  • Enhanced Feedback Exposure for Users Based on Transaction Metadata
    Publication number: 20220261795
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described herein for the direct sharing and use of transaction data separately from transaction authorization processes. Transaction metadata associated with a transaction may be received and validated. Authorization information corresponding to the transaction may be received. The degree to which the transaction metadata is tested may be based on a predicted time of receipt of the authorization information. The transaction metadata and authorization information may be correlated. A computing device may determine whether to authorize the financial transaction based on the authorization information and the correlated transaction metadata. All or portions of the transaction metadata may be provided to one or more users after the transaction has been authorized or denied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Wesley Perkins, Venkata Satya Sriram Kalyan Namuduri, David Ross, Andrew Coulson, Hunter Roberts
  • Enhanced Feedback Exposure for Merchants Based on Transaction Metadata
    Publication number: 20220261794
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described herein for the direct sharing and use of transaction data separately from transaction authorization processes. Transaction metadata associated with a transaction may be received and validated. Authorization information corresponding to the transaction may be received. The degree to which the transaction metadata is tested may be based on a predicted time of receipt of the authorization information. The transaction metadata and authorization information may be correlated. A computing device may determine whether to authorize the financial transaction based on the authorization information and the correlated transaction metadata. All or portions of the transaction metadata may be provided to one or more users after the transaction has been authorized or denied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Wesley Perkins, Venkata Satya Sriram Kalyan Namuduri, David Ross, Andrew Coulson, Hunter Roberts
  • Direct Data Share
    Publication number: 20220261811
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described herein for the direct sharing and use of transaction data separately from transaction authorization processes. Transaction metadata associated with a transaction may be received and validated. Authorization information corresponding to the transaction may be received. The degree to which the transaction metadata is tested may be based on a predicted time of receipt of the authorization information. The transaction metadata and authorization information may be correlated. A computing device may determine whether to authorize the financial transaction based on the authorization information and the correlated transaction metadata. All or portions of the transaction metadata may be provided to one or more users after the transaction has been authorized or denied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Wesley Perkins, Venkata Satya Sriram Kalyan Namuduri, David Ross, Andrew Coulson, Hunter Roberts
  • Parallel Transaction Pre-Authorization Platform
    Publication number: 20220261809
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described herein for the direct sharing and use of transaction data separately from transaction authorization processes. Transaction metadata associated with a transaction may be received and validated. Authorization information corresponding to the transaction may be received. The degree to which the transaction metadata is tested may be based on a predicted time of receipt of the authorization information. The transaction metadata and authorization information may be correlated. A computing device may determine whether to authorize the financial transaction based on the authorization information and the correlated transaction metadata. All or portions of the transaction metadata may be provided to one or more users after the transaction has been authorized or denied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2021
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Wesley Perkins, Venkata Satya Sriram Kalyan Namuduri, David Ross, Andrew Coulson, Hunter Roberts
  • Dynamic Transmission Metadata Validation Adjustment Based on Network Conditions
    Publication number: 20220261802
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described herein for the direct sharing and use of transaction data separately from transaction authorization processes. Transaction metadata associated with a transaction may be received and validated. Authorization information corresponding to the transaction may be received. The degree to which the transaction metadata is tested may be based on a predicted time of receipt of the authorization information. The transaction metadata and authorization information may be correlated. A computing device may determine whether to authorize the financial transaction based on the authorization information and the correlated transaction metadata. All or portions of the transaction metadata may be provided to one or more users after the transaction has been authorized or denied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Wesley Perkins, Venkata Satya Sriram Kalyan Namuduri, David Ross, Andrew Coulson, Hunter Roberts
  • Enhanced Feedback Exposure for Users Based on Transaction Metadata
    Publication number: 20220261799
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described herein for the direct sharing and use of transaction data separately from transaction authorization processes. Transaction metadata associated with a transaction may be received and validated. Authorization information corresponding to the transaction may be received. The degree to which the transaction metadata is tested may be based on a predicted time of receipt of the authorization information. The transaction metadata and authorization information may be correlated. A computing device may determine whether to authorize the financial transaction based on the authorization information and the correlated transaction metadata. All or portions of the transaction metadata may be provided to one or more users after the transaction has been authorized or denied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Wesley Perkins, Venkata Satya Sriram Kalyan Namuduri, David Ross, Andrew Coulson, Hunter Roberts
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DECARBONIZED LNG PRODUCTION
    Publication number: 20220252341
    Abstract: Integration of a natural gas liquefaction system, a hydrogen production system, and power generation system to increase CO2 capture and improve overall plant efficiency. The predominantly methane endflash is sent to the hydrogen production system which produces hydrogen and CO2. The CO2 may be captured or beneficially used. At least a portion of the hydrogen produced is used to fuel gas turbines in the power generation which, in turn, provides power for the refrigeration compressor of the natural gas liquefaction system—either in the form of mechanical work or electricity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Annemarie Ott Weist, Jeremy D. Beard, David Ross Graham, John Eugene Palamara, Mark Julian Roberts, Dejan Veskovic
  • System and method to improve carrier aggregation efficiency for aerial user equipment over terrestrial 5G networks
    Patent number: 11405096
    Abstract: A method includes registering, by a primary cell site processor, an unmanned aerial vehicle, receiving, by the primary cell site processor, a list of one or more potential secondary cell sites from the unmanned aerial vehicle, timing advances associated with the one or more secondary cell sites, deriving, by the primary cell site processor, a number of component carriers within each of the one or more potential secondary cell sites, selecting, by the primary cell site processor, one or more secondary cell sites from the one or more potential secondary cell sites, and transmitting, by the primary cell site processor, instructions to the one or more secondary cell sites to provide a component carrier to the unmanned aerial vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignees: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., AT&T Technical Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Vivanco, David Ross Beppler, Slawomir Stawiarski
  • Low power tissue sealing device and method
    Patent number: 11399884
    Abstract: An electrosurgical instrument has a power supply operatively coupled to an end effector. The end effector has a pair of jaws for effectuating an action on tissue positioned therebetween. The power supply is configured to input a first signal and a second signal to a buck-boost converter. The buck-boost converter is configured to transmit an output to an H-bridge circuit. The H-bridge circuit is configured to pass a signal to a resonant LC transformer circuit. The power supply is configured to transmit a power signal. The pair of jaws are operatively coupled to the power supply to receive the power signal, the power having no more than 80 Volts RMS, and less than 2 Amps RMS. The power is configured to seal the tissue positioned between the pair of jaws in 3 seconds or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: BOLDER SURGICAL, LLC
    Inventors: Jenifer Kennedy, Dale Schmaltz, David Schechter, Joel Helfer, David Ross
  • CLIENT-RENDERABLE ELEMENT FOR INDOOR BUILDING MAP
    Publication number: 20220240055
    Abstract: A computerized mapping system is provided, including a map server configured to, in a map serving phase, receive a request from a client device to view a portion of a map at least partially including a building for which an indoor map is available, at a requested level of detail that is outside a range for displaying the indoor map, and transmit a target tile with a prerendered bitmap image for the building, and a client-side renderable geometric element with a perimeter and a client-side renderable visual feature of the internal map feature of the indoor map selected according to a selection criterion set by an authorized user of the indoor map, to the client device for display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Simon Levi SHAPIRO, David Ross BUERER, Derek Richard WESTCOTT, Andrew Alan BELL
  • Generating a video segment of an action from a video
    Patent number: 11393209
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes receiving a video that includes multiple frames. The method further includes identifying a start time and an end time of each action in the video based on application of one or more of an audio classifier, an RGB classifier, and a motion classifier. The method further includes identifying video segments from the video that include frames between the start time and the end time for each action in the video. The method further includes generating a confidence score for each of the video segments based on a probability that a corresponding action corresponds to one or more of a set of predetermined actions. The method further includes selecting a subset of the video segments based on the confidence score for each of the video segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Sudheendra Vijayanarasimhan, Alexis Bienvenu, David Ross, Timothy Novikoff, Arvind Balasubramanian
  • VEHICLE SEAT ARMREST ASSEMBLY WITH REPOSITIONABLE ARM PAD
    Publication number: 20220204166
    Abstract: Disclosed is an armrest assembly for a vehicle seat such as a pilot seat positioned in an aircraft cockpit. The armrest assembly generally includes a pivoting armrest and an arm pad repositionable relative to the armrest to change the arm pad width. The arm pad includes two functional sides each having a different width dimension. The arm pad is coupled to the armrest such that sequential translational and rotational motion of the arm pad moves one of the first and second sides into a use position atop the armrest and the other of the first and second sides into an out of use position alongside the armrest. The armrest assembly according to the present disclosure is ideal for use in tight quarters within the flight deck, among other installation environments requiring a functional armrest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Douglas E. Hoover, David A. Ross
  • Method of treatment of hypoxia inducible factor (HIF)-related conditions
    Patent number: RE49129
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of treatment of Hypoxia Inducible Factor (HIF)-related conditions, and in particular to methods of treatment of HIF-related conditions comprising the administration of a composition comprising transferrins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: GRIFOLS WORLDWIDE OPERATIONS LIMITED
    Inventors: David A. Ross, Ralph Christian Crumrine