Patents by Inventor James A. Harrison

James A. Harrison 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).

  • MEDICAL IMPLANTS WITH STRUCTURAL MEMBERS HAVING FEATURES FOR RETAINING RADIOPAQUE MARKERS
    Publication number: 20220071731
    Abstract: A medical implant may include a structural member and a radiopaque marker. The structural member may include a first surface, a second surface disposed opposite the first surface, and an opening extending from the first surface to the second surface. The opening may be defined by a first partial-cylindrical surface defining a first central axis, and a second partial-cylindrical surface defining a second central axis that is angled relative to the first central axis. The radiopaque marker may be disposed within the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: William James Harrison, Michae Andrew Longo, Christopher John Turek, Timothy W. O'Neil, Daniel Alexander
  • DISTRIBUTION AND EXECUTION OF INSTRUCTIONS IN A DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20220043649
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for distribution and execution of instructions in a distributed computing environment are disclosed. An example apparatus includes memory; first instructions; and processor circuitry to execute the first instructions to manage an instruction queue. The instruction queue includes indications of second instructions to be executed at a component server. The processor circuitry is to add a first indication of a corresponding one of the second instructions to the instruction queue. The first indication is to identify: (1) a location of the second instruction and (2) a format of the second instruction. In response to a second indication that the second instruction has been executed, the processor circuitry is to remove the first indication from the instruction queue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Dimitar Ivanov, Martin Draganchev, Bryan Paul Halter, Nikola Atanasov, James Harrison
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TOUCHLESS ALTERNATE PAYMENT PROVIDER SELECTION AT KIOSKS OR PAYMENT TERMINALS USING MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICES
    Publication number: 20220036333
    Abstract: Systems and methods for touchless alternate payment provider selection at kiosks of payment terminals using mobile electronic devices are disclosed. In one embodiment, at a cloud-based information processing apparatus comprising at least one computer processor, a method for touchless alternate payment provider selection at a payment terminal using a mobile electronic device may include: (1) receiving, from a mobile electronic device and at a uniform resource locator, a communication comprising an identifier for a kiosk or a payment terminal; (2) retrieving an alternate payment provider selection menu; (3) communicating the alternate payment provider selection menu to the mobile electronic device; (4) receiving an alternate payment provider selection from the mobile electronic device; and (5) communicating the alternate payment provider selection to the kiosk or the payment terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Applicant: VeriFone, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy BELOSTOCK, James Harrison BULLARD, Timothy O'LOUGHLIN
  • Camera holder
    Patent number: 11231640
    Abstract: A camera mount includes a lower mount component comprising a rigid tray; and an elastic retaining member fastened to the tray such that it arches over the tray cavity. The elastic retaining member includes a first relief indentation to prevent the elastic retaining member from causing unwanted interaction with a camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Inventor: James Harrison Elias
  • Methods and systems for an automated design, fulfillment, deployment and operation platform for lighting installations
    Patent number: 11232321
    Abstract: A platform for design of a lighting installation generally includes an automated search engine for retrieving and storing a plurality of lighting objects in a lighting object library and a lighting design environment providing a visual representation of a lighting space containing lighting space objects and lighting objects. The visual representation is based on properties of the lighting space objects and lighting objects obtained from the lighting object library. A plurality of aesthetic filters is configured to permit a designer in a design environment to adjust parameters of the plurality of lighting objects handled in the design environment to provide a desired collective lighting effect using the plurality of lighting objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: ECOSENSE LIGHTING INC.
    Inventors: Benjamin James Harrison, Shruti Koparkar, Mark Reynoso, Paul Pickard, Raghuram L. V. Petluri, Gary Vick, Andrew Villegas
  • PERFORMING INTELLIGENT AFFINITY-BASED FIELD UPDATES
    Publication number: 20220012236
    Abstract: Described herein is a method, system, and non-transitory computer readable medium for updating fields in records. Initially, fields are displayed according to how frequently the fields are updated. One of the fields is selected and then records of a record type including the selected field are displayed. One of the records is selected and a form is displayed that enables a user to update the value stored in the selected field of the selected record.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: James HARRISON, Yang SU, Bryan KANE, Youdong ZHANG, ANH KHUC, DAN WILLHITE, Matt CHAN, Nate BOTWICK, Michael MACHADO
  • COMBINATION OF GOLD COMPLEXES WITH OLAPARIB OR OTHER PARP1/2 INHIBITORS FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF CANCER RESISTANT TO SAID PARP1/2 INHIBITORS
    Publication number: 20220000911
    Abstract: The present application is concerned with gold complexes for use in treating cancer which is resistant to a known therapy. In some embodiments, the cancer is resistant to a first PARP inhibitor and/or the gold complex is for use in combination with a second PARP inhibitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: James Harrison, Melinda Duer, Uliana Bashtanova
  • ARTICLE OF FURNITURE AND METHOD OF INSTALLING SAME
    Publication number: 20210396258
    Abstract: An article of furniture can be configured to allow for a toolless installation via use of one or more attachment bracket members. The article can be configured to facilitate the distribution of power and/or data wiring to different articles as well as support one or more articles (e.g. privacy screens, shelving, displays, etc.). The article can be configured to be mobile for allowing a work space to be adjusted to alter the arrangement or spacing of different work stations within a work area (e.g. an office, a floor of a building, etc.).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Masamichi Udagawa, Sigrid Moeslinger, Mark Jones, James Harrison McKenzie
  • System for separation of viscous materials from solids
    Patent number: 11198133
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of cleaning solids to be free of, or separating solids from, viscous materials and in some cases other solids such as, but not limited to resins and other coatings, foreign debris, clays, silts, contaminated water or chemicals and in other cases separating some liquids form some other liquids. Also disclosed are systems to accomplish such.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: STITECH INDUSTRIES INC
    Inventors: James Harrison, Emmanuel L'Ecuyer
  • MASS SPECTROMETER
    Publication number: 20210384024
    Abstract: A mass spectrometer is disclosed comprising an ion optics device housing having one or more external electrical connectors (1719) provided thereon. An ion optics device (301) is arranged inside the ion optics device housing, the ion optics device (301) comprising one or more electrodes for manipulating ions, the one or more electrodes being electrically connected to the one or more external electrical connectors (1719) provided on the ion optics device housing. A voltage supply housing (1717) is provided having one or more external electrical connectors provided thereon. One or more voltage supplies are arranged inside the voltage supply housing (1717), the one or more voltage supplies being in electrical communication with the one or more external electrical connectors provided on the voltage supply housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Applicant: Micromass UK Limited
    Inventors: Peter Carney, James Harrison, Paul Hough, Kenneth R. Worthington, Paul McIver, Alistar Schofield
  • CONTROL DEVICES HAVING INDEPENDENTLY SUSPENDED BUTTONS FOR CONTROLLED ACTUATION
    Publication number: 20210375563
    Abstract: A control device includes a button assembly having one or more buttons and a button carrier that includes a plurality of resilient, independently deflectable spring arms. The control device may be configured as a wall-mounted keypad to control a load control device, or as a thermostat to control a temperature regulation appliance. The button carrier may be configured to prevent interference between the buttons during operation of the control device. The button assembly may be captured between a faceplate of the control device and a housing that is attached to a rear side of the faceplate. The control device may include one or more button retainers that are attached to the buttons and that are configured to align respective outer surfaces of the buttons relative to each other, and relative to the faceplate of the control device, when the buttons are in respective rest positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Nikhil Vithal Bhate, Rich Destremps, James Harrison, Jason Edward Jennings, Eric Jonathan Mace, Stephen Phillips
  • Method to kill pathogenic microbes in a patient
    Patent number: 11185555
    Abstract: An improved method to kill pathogenic microbes in a patient is disclosed and claimed. The improved method includes transducing eukaryotic cells of the patient with a first viral vector that will not transfect the pathogenic microbes. The first viral vector is replication defective and encodes in its recombinant genome a first antimicrobial resistance gene and a promoter. An antimicrobial medication is administered to the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Inventor: Noah James Harrison
  • Distribution and execution of instructions in a distributed computing environment
    Patent number: 11175901
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for distribution and execution of instructions in a distributed computing environment are disclosed. An example method includes accessing, by executing an instruction with a processor implementing a management agent within a deployment environment, an indication of an instruction to be executed, the indication of the instruction to be executed provided by a management endpoint operated at a virtual appliance within the deployment environment. The instruction is retrieved from a repository. The repository is identified by the indication of the instruction to be executed. An instruction executor is directed to execute the instruction. The instruction is to cause the instruction executor to install an update to the management agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: VMware, Inc.
    Inventors: Dimitar Ivanov, Martin Draganchev, Bryan Paul Halter, Nikola Atanasov, James Harrison
  • Tripod stabilizing base
    Patent number: 11162632
    Abstract: A tripod stabilizing base consists of a containing envelope incorporating stabilizing mass elements and tripod foot attachment components. The tripod stabilizing base also includes a force transmitting member arranged such that the force transmitting member transmits forces from the tripod foot attachment components to the stabilizing mass elements, thus allowing the stabilizing mass elements to compensate for imbalance regarding the forces acting on the individual tripod foot attachment components, keeping the mounted tripod from tipping over due to an imbalanced payload.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Inventor: James Harrison Elias
  • Light blocking apparatus and method of using same
    Patent number: 11160339
    Abstract: An apparatus and method can be configured to adjustably block natural light and/or overhead lighting to provide a use desired amount of light within a particular work space. Embodiments can help permit a user to adjust the light affecting that user's work space so a common lighting arrangement affecting many different work spaces' within a common area (e.g. an office floor or large office room within a building, etc.) so that the illumination provided by one or more light sources to illuminate the common area can be adjusted to meet a particular user's preferences within a particular work space within that common work area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Knoll, Inc.
    Inventors: James Harrison McKenzie, Tracy Wymer, Jeffrey Lee, David Fisher, James Eldon, David McClanahan
  • ADOPTION CONTENT PROPAGATION BASED ON USER COLLABORATION DATA
    Publication number: 20210319402
    Abstract: A system and method for configuring an application is described. The system identifies user collaboration data of users of an application. The user collaboration data indicates durations of collaborations between one or more users using the application. The system computes an influencer score of a first user based on the duration of collaborations between the first user and the other users. The system determines that the influencer score of the first user exceeds an influencer score threshold and generates a configuration setting of the application for the first user. The system applies the configuration setting to the application for the first user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Sanjay Hemmige Ramaswamy, Jagadeesh Virupaksha Huliyar, Sreeram Nivarthi, Ritu Lakhotia, Vindana Madhuwantha, Apurva Bharatkumar Shah, Ganesh Jaiswal, Siddarth Rajendra Kumar, V. S. Srujana Oruganti, Vishnu Gajendran, Sai Sumana Pagidipalli, Sunil Kumar, Nimesh Ravindra Desai, Nishtha Mehrotra, Diego Fernando Suarez Castillo, Neha Parikh Shah, Aaron James Harrison, Tannaz Sattari Tabrizi, Aleksey Y. Ashikhmin, Carlos Andres Morales Torrado, Amit Prem Manghani, Sida Peng
  • 5-ACETAMIDOMETHYL-OXAZOLIDINONE DERIVATIVES FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF CANCER
    Publication number: 20210267992
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a compound, or a pharmaliorating or preventing cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventor: James Harrison
  • Control devices having independently suspended buttons for controlled actuation
    Patent number: 11094482
    Abstract: A control device includes a button assembly having one or more buttons and a button carrier that includes a plurality of resilient, independently deflectable spring arms. The control device may be configured as a wall-mounted keypad to control a load control device, or as a thermostat to control a temperature regulation appliance. The button carrier may be configured to prevent interference between the buttons during operation of the control device. The button assembly may be captured between a faceplate of the control device and a housing that is attached to a rear side of the faceplate. The control device may include one or more button retainers that are attached to the buttons and that are configured to align respective outer surfaces of the buttons relative to each other, and relative to the faceplate of the control device, when the buttons are in respective rest positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Nikhil Vithal Bhate, Rich Destremps, James Harrison, Jason Edward Jennings, Eric Jonathan Mace, Stephen Phillips
  • CAMERA SUPPORTING BASE
    Publication number: 20210232025
    Abstract: A camera supporting base includes a mounting platform with a mounting surface, a lower surface, and a recess area. The mounting surface is raised above and non-coplanar with the lower surface of the mounting platform. The camera supporting base also includes a pliable mass surrounding the mounting platform. The mounting surface of the mounting platform is recessed below a highest contour of the pliable mass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventor: James Harrison Elias
  • Cradle for positioning a final dental prosthesis
    Patent number: D928326
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Inventor: James Harrison