Patents by Inventor James A. Kerr

James A. Kerr 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: 20240129689
    Abstract: A system for delivering content to a wireless handset is described. The system comprises a beacon and a wireless handset communicatively coupled to a network. The wireless handset receives a signal from the beacon. A user profile associated with the wireless handset comprises at least one user attribute. The system further comprises a content administration interface configured to store an association between a content item and a user attribute. The system further comprises a content delivery module that retrieves content item(s) associated with a user attribute. The content delivery module transmits at least one retrieved content item to the wireless handset via the network. A handset content interface displays the at least one transmitted content item on the wireless handset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Anthony Kerr, David James Stewart
  • Publication number: 20230413947
    Abstract: An insole (2) has a heel region (8), an arch region (6) and a forefoot region (4). A pod (10) comprising an encapsulated liquid is partially embedded in a foam layer in the heel region (8). The impact of foot strike can lead to large forces on joints in the body. The insole (2) with the pod (10) reduces the impact of foot strike and therefore can lessen the impact of steps on the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2021
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Edward John Beech, Alexander James Kerr, Kaiming Pan, Daniel John Wood
  • Patent number: 11830110
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to computer storage, methods, and systems for the optimization of accessible color themes. Systems and methods are disclosed that leverage the use of confusion lines to identify and highlight relationships between colors that may be inaccessible (e.g., indistinguishable) for a person with a vision impairment, such as a color vision deficiency. In some embodiments, a graphical user interface is provided that, based on a selection of colors in a color wheel, visually indicates curves of confusion for each color in the selection of colors. Each curve of confusion visually indicates a confusion of colors for a type of vision impairment, such as a CVD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Adobe Inc.
    Inventors: Jose Ignacio Echevarria Vallespi, Adrian Cristian Brojbeanu, Bernard James Kerr
  • Patent number: 11813232
    Abstract: The disclosure is directed to deutetrabenazine analogs, compositions comprising same and methods of detecting same in compositions comprising deutetrabenazine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Auspex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Chengzhi Zhang, James Kerr
  • Patent number: 11651530
    Abstract: Techniques are described for modification of color contrast ratio based on target contrast that overcome the challenges experienced in conventional systems for color contrast selection. In an implementation, a user leverages a content editing system to select a color set for contrast analysis. Utilizing the selected color set, the content editing system determines whether the color set exhibits a target contrast ratio. Further, the content editing system performs modification of the color set to generate candidate color sets that improve (e.g., increase) a contrast ratio of the original color set. The content editing system, for instance, manipulates color values (e.g., luminance values) of the original color set to increase a contrast ratio of the colors and generate different candidate color sets that are applicable to digital content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Adobe Inc.
    Inventors: Jose Ignacio Echevarria Vallespi, Manisha Gupta, Bernard James Kerr
  • Publication number: 20220405988
    Abstract: Techniques are described for modification of color contrast ratio based on target contrast that overcome the challenges experienced in conventional systems for color contrast selection. In an implementation, a user leverages a content editing system to select a color set for contrast analysis. Utilizing the selected color set, the content editing system determines whether the color set exhibits a target contrast ratio. Further, the content editing system performs modification of the color set to generate candidate color sets that improve (e.g., increase) a contrast ratio of the original color set. The content editing system, for instance, manipulates color values (e.g., luminance values) of the original color set to increase a contrast ratio of the colors and generate different candidate color sets that are applicable to digital content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: Adobe Inc.
    Inventors: Jose Ignacio Echevarria Vallespi, Manisha Gupta, Bernard James Kerr
  • Publication number: 20220383560
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to computer storage, methods, and systems for the optimization of accessible color themes. Systems and methods are disclosed that leverage the use of confusion lines to identify and highlight relationships between colors that may be inaccessible (e.g., indistinguishable) for a person with a vision impairment, such as a color vision deficiency. In some embodiments, a graphical user interface is provided that, based on a selection of colors in a color wheel, visually indicates curves of confusion for each color in the selection of colors. Each curve of confusion visually indicates a confusion of colors for a type of vision impairment, such as a CVD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Jose Ignacio ECHEVARRIA VALLESPI, Adrian Cristian BROJBEANU, Bernard James KERR
  • Publication number: 20220304342
    Abstract: The present application for patent relates to the field of fluid sterilization and more specifically to devices for the sterilization of fluids that are held in reservoirs as well as sterilization of fluids while they are being delivered. The present application used UVC sterilization radiation to achieve sterilization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Stephen Almeida, James Kerr
  • Publication number: 20220300165
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an interconnect architecture that enables communications and/or data transmissions among data storage drives in a computing system. The flash translation layer (FTL) in each data storage drive may be operated in a cooperative manner that allows communications and/or data transmissions across memory arrays from each of the data storage drives implemented in the computing system. The direct communications and/or data transmissions among the data storage drives in the computing system may be enabled without deferring back to a host computing device in the computing system. Thus, the computational load to the host computing device is reduced and the flexibility of scaling up the storage appliance in the computing system is increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Benjamin James Kerr, Nital Pankajkumar Patwa
  • Patent number: 11450035
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to computer storage, methods, and systems for the optimization of accessible color themes. Systems and methods are disclosed that leverage the use of confusion lines to identify and highlight relationships between colors that may be inaccessible (e.g., indistinguishable) for a person with a vision impairment, such as a color vision deficiency. In some embodiments, a graphical user interface is provided that, based on a selection of colors in a color wheel, visually indicates curves of confusion for each color in the selection of colors. Each curve of confusion visually indicates a confusion of colors for a type of vision impairment, such as a CVD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Adobe Inc.
    Inventors: Jose Ignacio Echevarria Vallespi, Adrian Cristian Brojbeanu, Bernard James Kerr
  • Publication number: 20220281647
    Abstract: The current disclosure relates to containers. More specifically, the current disclosure relates to containers with access to both the top and the bottom of the container, particularly for contents of the container that are thick and/or viscous.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Stephen Almeida, James Kerr
  • Publication number: 20220202970
    Abstract: The present application for patent relates to the field of bio-film sterilization and more specifically to the field of biofilm sterilization of fluid delivery systems which store and deliver fluids on demand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Stephen Almeida, James Kerr
  • Publication number: 20220175982
    Abstract: The present invention relates to sanitization devices and methods. More particularly, the invention relates to sanitizing devices and methods that significantly reduce, deactivate or eliminate germs, bacteria and/or other pathogenic microorganisms from objects that have been placed in sanitizing in the sanitizing devices, which are sanitizing bags and sanitizing containers of the current invention, such devices include large and small containers. The device and method use germicidal electromagnetic radiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Stephen Almeida, James Kerr
  • Publication number: 20220088006
    Abstract: The disclosure is directed to deutetrabenazine analogs, compositions comprising same and methods of detecting same in compositions comprising deutetrabenazine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Chengzhi Zhang, James Kerr
  • Patent number: 11281603
    Abstract: A system for serial communication includes a controller, a semiconductor package comprising a plurality of semiconductor die, and a serial interface configured to connect the plurality of semiconductor die to the controller. The serial interface includes a controller-to-package connection and a package-to-controller connection, and the serial interface is configured to employ a signaling protocol using differential data signaling with no separate clock signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: KIOXIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Benjamin James Kerr, Philip Rose, Robert Reed
  • Patent number: 11256634
    Abstract: A memory system for storing and retrieving data may include a controller, a first switch, a second switch connected to the first switch via an interconnecting bus, and a plurality of memory devices. The controller may have a first serial interface. The first switch may have one or more serial interfaces and one or more memory ports. The first serial interface of the controller may be communicatively connected to a first serial interface of the one or more serial interfaces of the first switch via a first serial bus. Each of the one or more memory ports of the first switch may be communicatively connected to a subset of the plurality of memory devices via a memory bus. The first switch may transfer data between the controller and the subsets of the plurality of memory devices via the one or more memory ports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Gary James Calder, Benjamin James Kerr, Philip Rose
  • Publication number: 20220040170
    Abstract: The disclosure is directed to deutetrabenazine analogs, compositions comprising same and methods of detecting same in compositions comprising deutetrabenazine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Chengzhi Zhang, James Kerr
  • Patent number: 11179386
    Abstract: The disclosure is directed to deutetrabenazine analogs, compositions comprising same and methods of detecting same in compositions comprising deutetrabenazine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: AUSPEX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Chengzhi Zhang, James Kerr
  • Publication number: 20210342370
    Abstract: A method and system for preference-based matching can receive input data, preference data, and campaign data. Input data can be received from a first interface, and preference data can be associated with the input data. The input data can be ranked based on the preference data. The campaign criteria can be received from a second interface. The input data can be matched to the campaign criteria to create a match list, which can be sorted based on, for example, the preference data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicant: College Engine Inc
    Inventors: Jeff Caprini, Ross James Kerr
  • Publication number: 20210275714
    Abstract: The present application for patent is in the field of anti-microbial breathing apparatus. More specifically the present application for patent is in the field of anti-microbial sterilizing modules and apparatus wherein the apparatus comprise a sterilization module which contains UVC, UVA/B, and/or blue light sanitizing radiation emitting components which sterilize the air passing through the sterilizing module to be breathed prior to the air entering the body of the user. The disclosure optionally includes the use of filters, electronically charged screens. fans, and intake and outflow valves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Stephen Almeida, James Kerr