Patents by Inventor Gregory R. Smith

Gregory R. Smith 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: 20240112824
    Abstract: A system configured to monitor the structural health of reactor vessel internals of a nuclear reactor is disclosed herein. The system includes a memory configured to store historical information associated with past performance of the nuclear reactor, and an anomaly detection subsystem including a control circuit configured to receive a signal from a sensor. The anomaly detection subsystem is configured to determine, via the control circuit, a characteristic of a vibrational response of the reactor vessel internals based, at least in part, on the signal; access, via the control circuit, the historical information stored in the memory; compare, via the control circuit, the determined characteristic to the historical information stored in the memory; and determine, via the control circuit, a condition of the reactor vessel internals based, at least in part, on the comparison of the determined characteristic and the historical information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
    Inventors: Gregory A. BANYAY, Richard A. BASEL, David C. DIBASILIO, Jeremy R. KOETHER, Gregory A. MEYER, Stephen D. SMITH
  • Patent number: 11934161
    Abstract: System and method provide wireless distributed lighting control systems implementing a secure peer-to-peer, self-organizing and self-healing mesh network of actuators and system inputs. The system and method can be designed specifically for indoor and outdoor lighting where actuators include in-fixture, on-fixture and circuit control modules with ON/OFF and full range dimming capabilities, and system inputs include occupancy/vacancy sensors, daylight sensors and switches. A unique messaging protocol facilitates wireless and wired communication between actuators and system inputs, and provides web-based commissioning and monitoring of the lighting control system using a wireless access point accessible from a local network or Internet which can provide an intuitive and easy to use Graphical User Interface (GUI).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: HLI SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Theodore E. Weber, Terrence R. Arbouw, Ronald K. Bender, Ronald J. Cummings-Kralik, Michael D. Crane, Thomas J. Hartnagel, Robert A. Martin, Peter A. Moyle, Gregory F. Smith, Stephan K. Zitz
  • Patent number: 10809865
    Abstract: Various technologies described herein pertain to presenting a graphical object on a display screen. An indication that specifies a selected value attribute from a dataset for the graphical object and an example icon for the graphical object can be received. The example icon is a cluster of strokes, where a stroke is a mark that is displayable on the display screen. The graphical object is generated based upon the example icon and data for the selected value attribute from the dataset. The graphical object includes instances of the example icon respectively modified based upon the data for the selected value attribute from the dataset. The graphical object can be caused to be displayed on the display screen. Creation of strokes of the instances of the example icon included in the graphical object can be recorded for subsequent replay. The graphical object can be annotated and/or modified by filtering the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Bongshin Lee, Gregory R. Smith, Kazi Rubaiat Habib
  • Patent number: 10765331
    Abstract: A first data window of a pulse waveform signal comprising a first number of samples is analyzed to determine a level of confidence that a pulse sensing device is placed correctly. If an initial level of confidence is met, the user is given positive feedback, and a second data window of a pulse waveform signal comprising a second, larger number of samples is analyzed. If an increased level of confidence is met, the user is given increased positive feedback. If a level of confidence is not met, the user is given negative feedback. If a final level of confidence is met, the user is given feedback that the pulse sensing device is placed correctly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Morris, Sumit Basu, Jeremiah Wander, Gregory R. Smith, T. Scott Saponas
  • Patent number: 10748647
    Abstract: Described herein are technologies pertaining to automatic generation of an executive summary (explanation) of a medical event in an electronic medical record (EMR) of a patient. A medical event in the EMR is automatically identified, and a search is conducted over a document corpus based upon the identified medical event. A document retrieved as a result of the search is analyzed for a portion of text to act as an executive summary for the medical event. Each portion of text in the document is assigned a score, and the portion of text assigned the highest score is utilized as the executive summary for the medical event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Scott Morris, Desney S. Tan, Lauren Gabrielle Wilcox-Patterson, Gregory R. Smith, Amy Kathleen Karlson, Asta Jane Roseway
  • Patent number: 10709383
    Abstract: A wrist-worn device heart-monitoring device is presented. The wrist-worn heart-monitoring device includes a radial tonometer configured to output a pressure signal indicating a pulse pressure wave at a user's wrist, two or more electrodes configured to output an electrical signal indicating a user's heart has been commanded to contract, and a microphone configured to output an audio signal indicating a closing of a user's aortic valve. The wrist-worn heart-monitoring device further includes a pulse transit time monitor configured to calculate a pre-ejection period of the user's heart based on at least the pressure, electrical, and audio signals, and calculate a pulse transit time based on at least the pre-ejection period, the pressure signal, and the electrical signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICNESING, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Morris, Desney S. Tan, T. Scott Saponas, Shwetak N. Patel, Nicolas Villar, Gregory R. Smith, Sidhant Gupta, Gabriel Adam Cohn, David C. Kale, Sailaja Malladi, Ronald E. Paulsen
  • Patent number: 10353697
    Abstract: A hierarchical shared resources spatial visualization system and method including a visualization runtime user interface that quickly and efficiently displays a spatial layout of a shared resource having a hierarchical nature. The user interface provides a spatial layout of the hierarchical shared resource and overlays salient activity information of a group's interaction with the shared resource. In software development, the user interface provides software teams with awareness of activity by other developers in the group regarding files in the shared source code base. The salient activity includes active file information (such as which files are open and by whom) and source repository actions (such as a developer's activity within a project's source repository system). Visual geometry and colors are employed to create a visually distinctive environment that is used to convey the salient activity information quickly and efficiently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Jacob T. Biehl, George G. Robertson, Gregory R. Smith, Mary P. Czerwinski
  • Patent number: 10076252
    Abstract: A wrist-worn pressure sensing device includes a pressure sensor. The wrist-worn pressure sensing device also includes a first strap that sets the position of the pressure sensor on a wearer's wrist and a second strap that engages with the first strap to adjust the overall length of the strap without moving the set position of the pressure sensor on the wearer's wrist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: T. Scott Saponas, Sumit Basu, Daniel Morris, Sidhant Gupta, Sailaja Malladi, Desney S. Tan, Nicolas Villar, Shwetak N. Patel, Gabriel Adam Cohn, Jonathan Lester, Gregory R. Smith, Ronald E. Paulsen
  • Patent number: 9805160
    Abstract: Described herein are technologies pertaining to automatic generation of an executive summary (explanation) of a medical event in an electronic medical record (EMR) of a patient. A medical event in the EMR is automatically identified, and a search is conducted over a document corpus based upon the identified medical event. A document retrieved as a result of the search is analyzed for a portion of text to act as an executive summary for the medical event. Each portion of text in the document is assigned a score, and the portion of text assigned the highest score is utilized as the executive summary for the medical event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Scott Morris, Desney S. Tan, Lauren Gabrielle Wilcox-Patterson, Gregory R. Smith, Amy Kathleen Karlson, Asta Jane Roseway
  • Publication number: 20170286601
    Abstract: Described herein are technologies pertaining to automatic generation of an executive summary (explanation) of a medical event in an electronic medical record (EMR) of a patient. A medical event in the EMR is automatically identified, and a search is conducted over a document corpus based upon the identified medical event. A document retrieved as a result of the search is analyzed for a portion of text to act as an executive summary for the medical event. Each portion of text in the document is assigned a score, and the portion of text assigned the highest score is utilized as the executive summary for the medical event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Daniel Scott Morris, Desney S. Tan, Lauren Gabrielle Wilcox-Patterson, Gregory R. Smith, Amy Kathleen Karlson, Asta Jane Roseway
  • Patent number: 9671922
    Abstract: Some examples relate to facilitating multi-tasking in a computing environment. A focus area component defines a focus area within a display spaceā€”the focus area occupying a subset area of the display space area. A scaling component scales display objects as a function of proximity to the focus area, and a behavior modification component modifies respective behavior of the display objects as a function their location of the display space. Some implementations provide for interaction technique(s) and user interface(s) in connection with managing display objects on a display surface. Further, some examples define a central focus area, such that the display objects are displayed and behave as usual. Also included is a periphery outside the focus area where the display objects are reduced in size based on their location, getting smaller as the display objects near an edge of the display surface with many more objects visible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: George G. Robertson, Dugald R. Hutchings, Brian R. Meyers, Gregory R. Smith
  • Publication number: 20160287103
    Abstract: A wrist-worn pressure sensing device includes a pressure sensor. The wrist-worn pressure sensing device also includes a first strap that sets the position of the pressure sensor on a wearer's wrist and a second strap that engages with the first strap to adjust the overall length of the strap without moving the set position of the pressure sensor on the wearer's wrist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: T. Scott Saponas, Sumit Basu, Daniel Morris, Sidhant Gupta, Sailaja Malladi, Desney S. Tan, Nicolas Villar, Shwetak N. Patel, Gabriel Adam Cohn, Jonathan Lester, Gregory R. Smith, Ronald E. Paulsen
  • Publication number: 20160287172
    Abstract: A wrist-worn device heart-monitoring device is presented. The wrist-worn heart-monitoring device includes a radial tonometer configured to output a pressure signal indicating a pulse pressure wave at a user's wrist, two or more electrodes configured to output an electrical signal indicating a user's heart has been commanded to contract, and a microphone configured to output an audio signal indicating a closing of a user's aortic valve. The wrist-worn heart-monitoring device further includes a pulse transit time monitor configured to calculate a pre-ejection period of the user's heart based on at least the pressure, electrical, and audio signals, and calculate a pulse transit time based on at least the pre-ejection period, the pressure signal, and the electrical signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Daniel Morris, Desney S. Tan, T. Scott Saponas, Shwetak N. Patel, Nicolas Villar, Gregory R. Smith, Sidhant Gupta, Gabriel Adam Cohn, David C. Kale, Sailaja Malladi, Ronald E. Paulsen
  • Publication number: 20160287110
    Abstract: A first data window of a pulse waveform signal comprising a first number of samples is analyzed to determine a level of confidence that a pulse sensing device is placed correctly. If an initial level of confidence is met, the user is given positive feedback, and a second data window of a pulse waveform signal comprising a second, larger number of samples is analyzed. If an increased level of confidence is met, the user is given increased positive feedback. If a level of confidence is not met, the user is given negative feedback. If a final level of confidence is met, the user is given feedback that the pulse sensing device is placed correctly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Daniel Morris, Sumit Basu, Jeremiah Wander, Gregory R. Smith, T. Scott Saponas
  • Publication number: 20150143338
    Abstract: A hierarchical shared resources spatial visualization system and method including a visualization runtime user interface that quickly and efficiently displays a spatial layout of a shared resource having a hierarchical nature. The user interface provides a spatial layout of the hierarchical shared resource and overlays salient activity information of a group's interaction with the shared resource. In software development, the user interface provides software teams with awareness of activity by other developers in the group regarding files in the shared source code base. The salient activity includes active file information (such as which files are open and by whom) and source repository actions (such as a developer's activity within a project's source repository system). Visual geometry and colors are employed to create a visually distinctive environment that is used to convey the salient activity information quickly and efficiently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Jacob T. BIEHL, George G. ROBERTSON, Gregory R. SMITH, Mary P. CZERWINSKI
  • Patent number: 8949769
    Abstract: A hierarchical shared resources spatial visualization system and method including a visualization runtime user interface that quickly and efficiently displays a spatial layout of a shared resource having a hierarchical nature. The user interface provides a spatial layout of the hierarchical shared resource and overlays salient activity information of a group's interaction with the shared resource. In software development, the user interface provides software teams with awareness of activity by other developers in the group regarding files in the shared source code base. The salient activity includes active file information (such as which files are open and by whom) and source repository actions (such as a developer's activity within a project's source repository system). Visual geometry and colors are employed to create a visually distinctive environment that is used to convey the salient activity information quickly and efficiently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Jacob T. Biehl, George G. Robertson, Gregory R. Smith, Mary P. Czerwinski
  • Publication number: 20140201682
    Abstract: Various technologies described herein pertain to presenting a graphical object on a display screen. An indication that specifies a selected value attribute from a dataset for the graphical object and an example icon for the graphical object can be received. The example icon is a cluster of strokes, where a stroke is a mark that is displayable on the display screen. The graphical object is generated based upon the example icon and data for the selected value attribute from the dataset. The graphical object includes instances of the example icon respectively modified based upon the data for the selected value attribute from the dataset. The graphical object can be caused to be displayed on the display screen. Creation of strokes of the instances of the example icon included in the graphical object can be recorded for subsequent replay. The graphical object can be annotated and/or modified by filtering the data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bongshin Lee, Gregory R. Smith, Kazi Rubaiat Habib
  • Publication number: 20130275911
    Abstract: A framework is provided for obtaining window information. The window information can be applied to different assignment models to assign windows to different groups. A group may correspond to a task being performed by a user. The window information can be semantic or temporal information captured as window events and properties of windows whose events are captured. Temporal information can be information about switches between windows. Semantic information can be window titles. Temporal information, semantic information, or both, can be used to assign windows to groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Inventors: Nuria M. Oliver, Anmgunrum C. Surendran, Chintan S. Thakkar, Gregory R. Smith
  • Publication number: 20130232552
    Abstract: The subject disclosure is directed towards a technology by which a computing device user may share context-related information (e.g., including current activity) with other recipient machines. A requestor may request to peek at a user's context, and if the requestor is valid (pre-approved by the user), a response based on context-related information is sent, which may be via a cloud service. The response may be filtered and/or adjusted based upon the identity of the requestor and other information associated with that identity, e.g., filtering criteria set by the user. Also described is notifying the user of the peek request, and logging information corresponding to the request and response. A broadcast message may also be sent by the device to share context without waiting for a peek request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Alice Jane Bernheim Brush, Timothy Scott Saponas, Asta Roseway, James William Scott, Ryder B. Ziola, Aman Kansal, Paul R. Johns, Gregory R. Smith
  • Patent number: 8484577
    Abstract: A framework is provided for obtaining window information. The window information can be applied to different assignment models to assign windows to different groups. A group may correspond to a task being performed by a user. The window information can be semantic or temporal information captured as window events and properties of windows whose events are captured. Temporal information can be information about switches between windows. Semantic information can be window titles. Temporal information, semantic information, or both, can be used to assign windows to groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Nuria M. Oliver, Arungunram C. Surendran, Chintan S. Thakkar, Gregory R. Smith