Patents by Inventor Edward Nelson

Edward Nelson 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: 20250230204
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to insecticidal toxin resistance management and screening of novel insecticidal toxins. One embodiment relates to the isolation, characterization, compositions, and methods of use relating to polynucleotides encoding novel insecticidal toxin receptors and the polypeptides encoded thereby. The polynucleotides and polypeptides are useful in identifying or designing novel insecticidal toxin receptor ligands including novel insecticidal toxins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2025
    Publication date: July 17, 2025
    Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: CLAIRE MARIE BAZYK, CATHERINE J CLARK, RUTH CONG, JAMES M. HASLER, JINGTONG HOU, NAGA KISHORE KAKANI, DEIRDRE KAPKA-KITZMAN, SONG LENG, JOHN P MATHIS, MARK EDWARD NELSON, TAKASHI YAMAMOTO
  • Patent number: 12359632
    Abstract: A dual fuel system for an internal combustion engine includes a plurality of fuel injectors, a first fuel pump and a first fuel conduit extending to the plurality of fuel injectors, and a second fuel pump and a second fuel conduit extending to a fuel manifold fluidly connected to the plurality of fuel injectors. The dual fuel system also includes an overflow buffer arranged to receive a volume of the second fuel expelled from the second fuel conduit, and a valve movable from a closed position to an open position fluidly connecting the overflow buffer to the second fuel conduit. Expelling fuel from the second fuel conduit enables a rapid pressure drop in a supply pressure of the second fuel to hasten switchover of the internal combustion engine between fuel type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel R. Baldwin, Eric Lee Schroeder, Bryan Edward Nelson
  • Publication number: 20250179970
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine system is described herein. The systems described herein allow for switching from the methanol to the diesel as a primary fuel at the cylinder rather than at the system. A valve at an inlet of a primary return tank is used to isolate a primary return tank of a primary fuel. A primary fuel pump is deenergized allowing an input valve to open. Pilot fuel is then directed into both a primary fuel input line and a pilot fuel input line into the injector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2023
    Publication date: June 5, 2025
    Applicant: CATERPILLAR INC.
    Inventor: BRYAN EDWARD NELSON, JR.
  • Patent number: 12286459
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to insecticidal toxin resistance management and screening of novel insecticidal toxins. One embodiment relates to the isolation, characterization, compositions, and methods of use relating to polynucleotides encoding novel insecticidal toxin receptors and the polypeptides encoded thereby. The polynucleotides and polypeptides are useful in identifying or designing novel insecticidal toxin receptor ligands including novel insecticidal toxins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Claire Marie Bazyk, Catherine J Clark, Ruth Cong, James M Hasler, Jingtong Hou, Naga Kishore Kakani, Deirdre Kapka-Kitzman, Song Leng, John P Mathis, Mark Edward Nelson, Takashi Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20250053586
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable storage media for improving the accuracy of embedding vector generation for domain-specific text for purposes of semantic search and generative AI. A dictionary of domain-specific terms can be built to include embedding vectors generated for respective domain-specific terms using a pre-trained large language model. A list of domain-specific terms pertaining to a particular domain can be identified and textual content comprising a description or a definition of a respective domain-specific term can be obtained. A domain-adapted embedding vector for each domain-specific term can be generated based on the textual content for that term. The domain-specific dictionary can be built to include a combination of a domain-specific term, a corresponding domain-adapted embedding vector and the domain-specific term definition or description.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Paul Edward Nelson, Reid Craig, III
  • Patent number: 12197920
    Abstract: Embodiments of a system and a method for classifying blocks of text at varying, possibly simultaneous, and possibly interacting levels of scope (e.g., sentence, paragraph, section, document) are disclosed. A system includes a processor coupled to: a data reader to receive an input comprising of a data stream, and convert the data stream into one or more logical data blocks of varying scopes. The system includes a dependency tree generator to create a dependency tree to define the scope and dependencies of each of a plurality of natural language processors (NL Processors) with respect to each other such that the dependency tree identifies when an input of a NL Processor (depender) depends on an output of another NL Processor (dependee). Each NL Processor is configured based on a type of at least one logical data block of the one or more logical blocks to which it applies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: ACCENTURE GLOBAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED
    Inventors: Esteban Alberto Alvarado Solano, Paul Edward Nelson, Mark David Stanger
  • Publication number: 20240411609
    Abstract: System, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are disclosed for auto-scaling of a deployment based on resource utilization data for a workload executing on the deployment. A resource availability is determined based on the resource utilization data and a current resource allocation of the deployment. A severity of resource throttling of the workload may be determined based on the resource utilization data, and a scaling factor is determined based at least on the severity of resource throttling. In response to at least the resource availability satisfying a predetermined condition with a predetermined threshold, the deployment is scaled based on the scaling factor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2023
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventors: Karla Jean SAUR, Joyce Yu CAHOON, Yiwen ZHU, Anna PAVLENKO, Jesus CAMACHO RODRIGUEZ, Brian Paul KROTH, Travis Austin WRIGHT, Michael Edward NELSON, David LIAO, Andrew Sherman CARTER
  • Publication number: 20240392310
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for controlling pests are provided. The methods involve transforming organisms with a nucleic acid sequence encoding an insecticidal protein. In particular, the nucleic acid sequences are useful for preparing plants and microorganisms that possess insecticidal activity. Thus, transformed bacteria, plants, plant cells, plant tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions are insecticidal nucleic acids and proteins of bacterial species. The sequences find use in the construction of expression vectors for subsequent transformation into organisms of interest including plants, as probes for the isolation of other homologous (or partially homologous) genes. The pesticidal proteins find use in controlling, inhibiting growth or killing Lepidopteran, Coleopteran, Dipteran, fungal, Hemipteran and nematode pest populations and for producing compositions with insecticidal activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: NURIA JIMENEZ-JUAREZ, ALBERT L LU, LU LIU, MARK EDWARD NELSON, GUSUI WU
  • Publication number: 20240394291
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable storage media for improving the accuracy of embedding vector generation for domain-specific text for purposes of semantic search and generative AI. A dictionary of domain-specific terms can be built to include embedding vectors generated for respective domain-specific terms using a pre-trained large language model. A list of domain-specific terms pertaining to a particular domain can be identified and textual content comprising a description or a definition of a respective domain-specific term can be obtained. A domain-adapted embedding vector for each domain-specific term can be generated based on the textual content for that term. The domain-specific dictionary can be built to include a combination of a domain-specific term, a corresponding domain-adapted embedding vector and the domain-specific term definition or description.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Paul Edward Nelson, Reid Craig, III
  • Publication number: 20240143334
    Abstract: Embodiments of a system and a method for classifying blocks of text at varying, possibly simultaneous, and possibly interacting levels of scope (e.g., sentence, paragraph, section, document) are disclosed. A system includes a processor coupled to: a data reader to receive an input comprising of a data stream, and convert the data stream into one or more logical data blocks of varying scopes. The system includes a dependency tree generator to create a dependency tree to define the scope and dependencies of each of a plurality of natural language processors (NL Processors) with respect to each other such that the dependency tree identifies when an input of a NL Processor (depender) depends on an output of another NL Processor (dependee). Each NL Processor is configured based on a type of at least one logical data block of the one or more logical blocks to which it applies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: ACCENTURE GLOBAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED
    Inventors: Esteban Alberto ALVARADO SOLANO, Paul Edward NELSON, Mark David STANGER
  • Publication number: 20230340522
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for controlling pests are provided. The methods involve transforming organisms with a nucleic acid sequence encoding an insecticidal protein. In particular, the nucleic acid sequences are useful for preparing plants and microorganisms that possess insecticidal activity. Thus, transformed bacteria, plants, plant cells, plant tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions are insecticidal nucleic acids and proteins of bacterial species. The sequences find use in the construction of expression vectors for subsequent transformation into organisms of interest including plants, as probes for the isolation of other homologous (or partially homologous) genes. The pesticidal proteins find use in controlling, inhibiting growth or killing Lepidopteran, Coleopteran, Dipteran, fungal, Hemipteran and nematode pest populations and for producing compositions with insecticidal activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: NURIA JIMENEZ-JUAREZ, ALBERT L LU, LU LIU, MARK EDWARD NELSON, GUSUI WU
  • Publication number: 20230272018
    Abstract: The disclosure provides nucleic acids, and variants and fragments thereof, derived from strains of Bacillus thuringiensis encoding variant polypeptides having increased pesticidal activity against insect pests, including Lepidoptera and Coleopteran. Particular embodiments of the disclosure provide isolated nucleic acids encoding pesticidal proteins, pesticidal compositions, DNA constructs, and transformed microorganisms and plants comprising a nucleic acid of the embodiments. These compositions find use in methods for controlling pests, especially plant pests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2022
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: ALBERT L. LU, MARK EDWARD NELSON, GUSUI WU, TAKASHI YAMAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20230193403
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to insecticidal toxin resistance management and screening of novel insecticidal toxin receptors for insect resistance. One embodiment relates to the isolation, characterization, compositions, and methods of use relating to polynucleotides encoding novel insecticidal toxin receptors and the polypeptides encoded thereby. The polynucleotides and polypeptides are useful in identifying or designing insect pest management strategies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: SAMANTHA L GRIFFIN, JAMES M HASLER, DEIRDRE KAPKA-KITZMAN, USHA MUPPIRALA, MARK EDWARD NELSON, XIPING NIU
  • Publication number: 20220380418
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to insecticidal toxin resistance management and screening of novel insecticidal toxins. One embodiment relates to the isolation, characterization, compositions, and methods of use relating to polynucleotides encoding novel insecticidal toxin receptors and the polypeptides encoded thereby. The polynucleotides and polypeptides are useful in identifying or designing novel insecticidal toxin receptor ligands including novel insecticidal toxins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: CLAIRE MARIE BAZYK, CATHERINE J CLARK, RUTH CONG, JAMES M HASLER, JINGTONG HOU, NAGA KISHORE KAKANI, DEIRDRE KAPKA-KITZMAN, SONG LENG, JOHN P MATHIS, MARK EDWARD NELSON, TAKASHI YAMAMOTO
  • Patent number: 11281864
    Abstract: Examples of automatically generating natural language pipelines to process an input to generate tags, semantic or syntactic, are described. In an example, on receiving a request to process input data to generate tags, a dependency graph, based on identified dependees and further dependees may be created to satisfy the request, the dependency graph including natural language operations arranged in order of their dependencies on each other. Based on the dependency graph, a pipeline for the tags may be automatically generated, which includes a series of natural language operations such that the operations for dependee tags are processed before any of their associated depender tags.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: ACCENTURE GLOBAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED
    Inventors: Paul Edward Nelson, Esteban Alberto Alvarado Solano, Rafael Guillermo Alfaro Flores
  • Patent number: 11204920
    Abstract: A device may receive a user-specified query, and may construct the user-specified query as a query tree of operators that include zero or more operands. The device may produce, for each of the operators, a weight that indicates how valuable or confident a determination of relevancy of each of the operators is in relation to siblings in the query tree. The device may normalize the weights for the siblings in the query tree with a parent operator according to a normalization formula. The device may produce, for each of the operators, a score, normalized to a value from zero to one and computed for the document, that represents how relevant the document is to the user-specified query. The device may apply the query tree to the document as a whole as well as to positions within the document to determine the final normalized score for the document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Accenture Global Solutions Limited
    Inventors: Paul Edward Nelson, Mark David
  • Publication number: 20210388039
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to Bt toxin resistance management. One embodiment relates to the isolation and characterization of polynucleotides and polypeptides corresponding to novel Bt toxin receptors. The polynucleotides and polypeptides are useful in identifying or designing novel Bt toxin receptor ligands including novel insecticidal toxins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Applicants: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC., E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: JAMES E. BECKER, CATHERINE J. CLARK, JOHN P. MATHIS, MARK EDWARD NELSON
  • Patent number: D936353
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Inventor: Craig Edward Nelson
  • Patent number: D1026956
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: IMPROVED RACING PRODUCTS, LLC
    Inventors: Richard Michael Ihns, Casey Allen Fitzgerald, Jarott Edward Nelson
  • Patent number: D1043755
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: IMPROVED RACING PRODUCTS, LLC
    Inventors: Richard Michael Ihns, Casey A. Fitzgerald, Jarott Edward Nelson