Patents by Inventor Derek Richards

Derek Richards 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: 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
  • Publication number: 20220222637
    Abstract: In an aspect a computer implemented method includes: obtaining apportionment data for a transfer, the apportionment data defining a plurality of parts of the transfer; and processing the transfer in accordance with the apportionment data, by: processing a pre-authorization for a total amount of the transfer using a first token; after processing the pre-authorization for the total amount of the transfer using the first token, processing one or more of the parts using associated tokens; and completing the transfer by processing a completion of the pre-authorization for an outstanding portion of the transfer, the outstanding portion of the transfer determined by adjusting the total amount of the transfer to account for any processed parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicant: The Toronto-Dominion Bank
    Inventors: David Samuel TAX, Milos DUNJIC, Derek Richard CASTELL, Anthony Haituyen NGUYEN, Bryan Michael GLEESON, Jeffrey Aaron ECKER
  • Publication number: 20220222642
    Abstract: A method may include: causing a point-of-sale terminal processing a transaction to display a machine-readable code, the machine-readable code encoding a web address; receiving a request from a device that scanned the machine-readable code, the request received at the web address; in response to receiving the request, causing the device that scanned the machine-readable code to output an interface; receiving, through the interface, an input of an indication to separate the transaction into multiple transaction parts and one or more parameters indicating how the transaction is to be separated; and sending, to the point-of-sale terminal, a message that configures the point-of-sale terminal to separate the transaction in accordance with the one or more parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicant: The Toronto-Dominion Bank
    Inventors: David Samuel TAX, Milos DUNJIC, Derek Richard CASTELL, Anthony Haituyen NGUYEN, Bryan Michael GLEESON, Jeffrey Aaron ECKER
  • Publication number: 20220215366
    Abstract: In an aspect a computer-implemented method is described. The method may include: causing a point-of-sale terminal processing a transaction to display a machine-readable code, the machine-readable code encoding a web address; receiving a request from a device that scanned the machine-readable code, the request received at the web address and the request including data; determining, based on data encoded in the machine-readable code and data included in the request, that the transaction may be processed using a value-added service; and in response to determining that the transaction may be processed using the value-added service, enabling completion of the transaction using the value-added service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicant: The Toronto-Dominion Bank
    Inventors: David Samuel TAX, Milos DUNJIC, Derek Richard CASTELL, Anthony Haituyen NGUYEN, Bryan Michael GLEESON, Jeffrey Aaron ECKER
  • Patent number: 11310629
    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: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Simon Levi Shapiro, David Ross Buerer, Derek Richard Westcott, Andrew Alan Bell
  • Publication number: 20220108303
    Abstract: In some implementations, a method of providing contactless payments at a point of sale terminal includes: causing a point-of-sale terminal processing a transaction to display a machine-readable code, the machine-readable code encoding a web address; receiving a request from a device that scanned the machine-readable code, the request received at the web address; in response to receiving the request, causing the device that scanned the machine-readable code to output an interface that includes a prompt for input required to complete the transaction; receiving a response to the prompt; and sending an indication of the response to the prompt to the point-of-sale terminal to allow for completion of the transaction based on the response at the point-of-sale terminal through use of a physical token at the point-of-sale terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Applicant: The Toronto-Dominion Bank
    Inventors: Milos DUNJIC, David Samuel Tax, Vipul Kishore LALKA, Bryan Michael GLEESON, Jeffrey Aaron ECKER, Derek Richard CASTELL, Anthony Haituyen NGUYEN
  • Publication number: 20220041437
    Abstract: Described herein are compositions and methods for the storage and release of hydrogen gas using covalent organic frameworks (COFs). Advantageously, the compositions and methods described herein may be used for the facile and rapid release of hydrogen gas at near ambient temperatures. The described COFs allow for photoactivation, where the release of gas is initiated or the rate of release is increased with the COF is exposed to electromagnetic radiation, for example, UV light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Derek Richard VARDON, Wade A. BRAUNECKER, Justin Carter JOHNSON, Thomas GENNETT, Rachel Elizabeth MOW, Kurt Michael VAN ALLSBURG, Gabriella LAHTI
  • Publication number: 20210409903
    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: June 30, 2020
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Simon Levi SHAPIRO, David Ross BUERER, Derek Richard WESTCOTT, Andrew Alan BELL
  • Patent number: 11167281
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composition that includes a core in the shape of a particle having a characteristic length between about one micron and about one millimeter, an active material that includes a noble metal deposited on a surface of the core, and a coating that includes a first metal-oxide, where the active material is positioned between the core and the coating, the active material has a diameter between about one nanometer and about 20 nanometers, and the coating has a thickness between greater than zero nanometers and about 20 nanometers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignees: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC, Colorado School of Mines
    Inventors: Derek Richard Vardon, Steven T. Christensen, Katherine E. Hurst, Amy Elizabeth Maurer, Michael Brandon Griffin
  • Publication number: 20210340452
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composition that includes a first oxide having a phosphate, a ratio of Brønsted acid sites to Lewis acid sites between 0.05 and 1.00, and a total acidity between 50 ?mol/g and 300 ?mol/g, where the phosphate is at least one of a functional group covalently bonded to the first oxide and/or an anion ionically bonded to the first oxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Glenn Richard HAFENSTINE, Derek Richard VARDON, Xiangchen HUO, Nabila Asem HUQ
  • Publication number: 20210268483
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composition that includes copper (Cu), aluminum (Al), oxygen, and an element (M) that includes at least one of magnesium, cerium, and/or a transition metal, where the copper and the element are present at a first molar ratio relative to the aluminum between about 0.1:1 and about 30:1 ((Cu+M):Al), and the copper and the element are present at a second molar ratio between about 0.1:4 and about 20:1 (Cu:M).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Derek Richard VARDON, Huong Thi Thanh NGUYEN
  • Patent number: 11098257
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composition that includes a first oxide having a phosphate, a ratio of Brønsted acid sites to Lewis acid sites between 0.05 and 1.00, and a total acidity between 50 ?mol/g and 300 ?mol/g, where the phosphate is at least one of a functional group covalently bonded to the first oxide and/or an anion ionically bonded to the first oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC
    Inventors: Glenn Richard Hafenstine, Derek Richard Vardon, Xiangchen Huo, Nabila Asem Huq
  • Publication number: 20210253516
    Abstract: An aspect of the present disclosure is a method that includes a first reacting a molecule from at least one of a carboxylic acid, an ester of a carboxylic acid, and/or an anhydride with ammonia to form a nitrile, where the first reacting is catalyzed using an acid catalyst. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the molecule may include at least one of acetic acid, lactic acid, and/or 3-hydroxyproprionic acid (3-HPA). In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the molecule may include at least one of methyl acetate, ethyl lactate, and/or ethyl 3-hydroxypropanoate (ethyl 3-HP). In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the anhydride may be acetic anhydride.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Eric M. KARP, Gregg Tyler BECKHAM, Derek Richard VARDON, Todd R. EATON
  • Publication number: 20210253515
    Abstract: An aspect of the present disclosure is a method that includes a first reacting a molecule from at least one of a carboxylic acid, an ester of a carboxylic acid, and/or an anhydride with ammonia to form a nitrile, where the first reacting is catalyzed using an acid catalyst. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the molecule may include at least one of acetic acid, lactic acid, and/or 3-hydroxyproprionic acid (3-HPA). In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the molecule may include at least one of methyl acetate, ethyl lactate, and/or ethyl 3-hydroxypropanoate (ethyl 3-HP). In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the anhydride may be acetic anhydride.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Eric M. KARP, Gregg Tyler BECKHAM, Derek Richard VARDON, Todd R. EATON
  • Patent number: 11046642
    Abstract: An aspect of the present disclosure is a method that includes a first reacting a molecule from at least one of a carboxylic acid, an ester of a carboxylic acid, and/or an anhydride with ammonia to form a nitrile, where the first reacting is catalyzed using an acid catalyst. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the molecule may include at least one of acetic acid, lactic acid, and/or 3-hydroxyproprionic acid (3-HPA). In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the molecule may include at least one of methyl acetate, ethyl lactate, and/or ethyl 3-hydroxypropanoate (ethyl 3-HP). In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the anhydride may be acetic anhydride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC
    Inventors: Eric M. Karp, Gregg Tyler Beckham, Derek Richard Vardon, Todd R. Eaton
  • Publication number: 20210188734
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method that includes a first treating of a first mixture that includes a carboxylic acid having between 2 and 12 carbon atoms, inclusively, to form a second mixture that includes a ketone having between 2 and 25 carbon atoms, inclusively, and a second treating of at least a first portion of the second mixture to form a first product that includes a paraffin having 8 or more carbon atoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Derek Richard VARDON, Xiangchen HUO, Nabila HUQ, Huong Thi Thanh Nguyen
  • Patent number: 11042689
    Abstract: A system and computer implemented method for managing a workload in an environment is disclosed. The method may include establishing a set of criteria for providing a document preview, wherein the set of criteria includes a predetermined qualitative user-input feature. The method may also include detecting a first criterion of the set of criteria using a content recognition system configured to analyze user-generated data associated with the document. The first criterion may be correlated with a portion of the document. The method may also include generating, based on the first criterion, a document preview for the portion of the document. The method may also include presenting, in response to a triggering event for a display preview, the document preview.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Bernadette A. Carter, John Girata, Jr., Derek Richard, Joshua M. Small
  • Patent number: 10894760
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composition that includes a solid support, a metal positioned on the solid support, and an oxide coating positioned to at least partially cover the metal. The compositions described herein may be utilized in methods that include contacting muconic acid and hydrogen to convert at least a portion of the muconic acid to adipic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC
    Inventors: Derek Richard Vardon, Steven Thomas Christensen, Katherine Elaine Hurst, Amy Elizabeth Settle, Michael Brandon Griffin
  • Publication number: 20200360904
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composition that includes a first oxide having a phosphate, a ratio of Brønsted acid sites to Lewis acid sites between 0.05 and 1.00, and a total acidity between 50 ?mol/g and 300 ?mol/g, where the phosphate is at least one of a functional group covalently bonded to the first oxide and/or an anion ionically bonded to the first oxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Glenn Richard HAFENSTINE, Derek Richard VARDON, Xiangchen HUO, Nabila Asem HUQ
  • Publication number: 20200230168
    Abstract: Disclosed are nucleic acid oligomer compounds and to their use in compositions and methods for inhibiting proliferation, survival or viability of cancer cells including prostate, lung, pancreatic, breast, cervical and bone cancer cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Derek Richard, Kenneth O'Byrne, Laura Croft, Sam Beard