Patents by Inventor James A. Taylor

James A. Taylor 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).

  • Patent number: 11611714
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward systems, computer-readable media, and methods for generating a personalized selfie reaction-element in connection social media content. For example, the systems and methods described herein generate a personalized selfie reaction-element including a multi-media item and one or more elements and/or enhancements. The systems and method described herein can then provide the personalized selfie reaction-element for use in connection with various types of social media content including communication threads, ephemeral content, posts, and direct messages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc.
    Inventors: Blake Cutler, Mihika Kapoor, Andew James Taylor, Andrea Mittelstaedt, Peter Jongin Lee, Yo-Tzu Yeh, Duylinh Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20230082389
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems and methods are provided for treating pulmonary tissues via delivery of energy, generally characterized by high voltage pulses, to target tissue using a pulmonary tissue modification system (e.g., an energy delivery catheter system). Example pulmonary tissues include, without limitation, the epithelium (the goblet cells, ciliated pseudostratified columnar epithelial cells, and basal cells), lamina propria, submucosa, submucosal glands, basement membrane, smooth muscle, cartilage, nerves, pathogens resident near or within the tissue, or a combination of any of these. The system may be used to treat a variety of pulmonary diseases or disorders such as or associated with COPD (e.g., chronic bronchitis, emphysema), asthma, interstitial pulmonary fibrosis, cystic fibrosis, bronchiectasis, primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD), acute bronchitis and/or other pulmonary diseases or disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: Galvanize Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Reuben Waldstreicher, William Sanford Krimsky, Denise M. Zarins, Robert J. Beetel, Paul Brian Friedrichs, Kevin James Taylor, Roman Turovskiy, Robert E. Neal, II
  • Publication number: 20230065979
    Abstract: An exercise machine has a lock mode and an unlock mode associated with a screen lock function. A computing device coupled to the exercise machine includes a display, memory, and a processor coupled to the memory. The computing device is configured to detect a user interaction with the computing device or the exercise machine while the exercise machine is in the lock mode, render a screen lock interface on the display in response to the user interaction, receive an input code from the screen lock interface, determine that the input code matches a goal code, and adjust the exercise machine from the lock mode to the unlock mode in response to determining that the input code matches the goal code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: Nautilus, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Michael Rodden, Cyrus Evanado, Steve Black, James Taylor, Robert Nicholas Haselmann
  • Patent number: 11586642
    Abstract: Generating and providing a content feed to a user that surfaces information items that are determined to be interesting or relevant to the user including content that is determined to be “distant” to the user is provided. Explicit user actions are used to discover peers who are not colleagues of the user (e.g., peers with whom the user does not share a close organizational relationship, peers with whom the user does not regularly communicate, etc.), but who the user indicates an interest in via his/her actions. These peers are categorized as elevated peers of the user, and information items associated with and trending around the elevated peers are surfaced to the user in a content feed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Torbjørn Helvik, Michael James Taylor, Vishwa Vinay, Vidar Vikjord, Viral Shah, Ashok Kuppusamy, Bjørnstein Lilleby
  • Patent number: 11567919
    Abstract: In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for performing transparent object migration across storage tiers. In an embodiment and by way of example, a method for appending data to large data volumes is provided. The method embodiment includes a) setting a CustomEntityOption bit that determines (at object creation time) where the object is stored, either in the relational or the non-relational data store portion, b) loading the CustomEntityOption bit in a cached CustomEntityDefinition, c) showing the CustomEntityOption bit as EntityInfo, and d) allowing custom object definition and Metadata API functionality when the bit is shown.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.
    Inventors: James Taylor, Bill C. Eidson, Kevin Oliver
  • Publication number: 20230025560
    Abstract: There is described a continuous process for producing and isolating mycoprotein. The process may comprise the steps of: providing a fermentation media suitable for producing mycoprotein; introducing the fermentation media to a first fermentation vessel; fermenting the fermentation media to obtain a mixture comprising mycoprotein and partially spent fermentation media; isolating at least part of the partially spent fermentation media from the mixture comprising mycoprotein and partially spent fermentation media; and reintroducing at least a portion of the isolated partially spent fermentation media into the first fermentation vessel. Also described is mycoprotein obtained from the process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: David Sparkes, Robert James Taylor Laird, Paul Andrew Hudman
  • Patent number: 11547851
    Abstract: Pulsed electric fields (PEFs) are transmitted to a body lumen or passageway in a manner which provides focal therapy. In some embodiments, PEFs are delivered through independent electrically active electrodes of an energy delivery body, typically in a monopolar fashion. Such delivery concentrates the electrical energy over a smaller surface area, resulting in stronger effects than delivery through an electrode extending circumferentially around the lumen or passageway. It also forces the electrical energy to be delivered in a staged regional approach, mitigating the effect of preferential current pathways through the surrounding tissue. Focal delivery of PEFs can provide increased tissue lethality by employing precise timing and sequencing of energy delivery to the electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Galvanize Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: William Sanford Krimsky, Paul Brian Friedrichs, Roman Turovskiy, Robert E. Neal, II, Jonathan Reuben Waldstreicher, Kevin James Taylor
  • Patent number: 11540818
    Abstract: Provided is a tissue retrieval bag. The bag is defined by a region of the bag defining an opening; an exterior surface of the bag depending from the opening; and a channel formed into the exterior surface of the bag, wherein the channel provides access to the interior of the bag through the exterior surface. Also provided is a tissue retrieval defined by a region of the bag defining an opening; an exterior surface of the bag depending from the opening; and at least one porthole on the exterior of the bag, wherein at least one tube extends from the at least one porthole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Conmed Corporation
    Inventors: James Taylor, Robert H. Thrun
  • Publication number: 20220395323
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems and methods are provided for treating pulmonary tissues via delivery of energy, generally characterized by high voltage pulses, to target tissue using a pulmonary tissue modification system (e.g., an energy delivery catheter system). Example pulmonary tissues include, without cells), lamina propria, submucosa, submucosal glands, basement membrane, smooth muscle, cartilage, nerves, pathogens resident near or within the tissue, or a combination of any of these. The system may be used to treat a variety of pulmonary diseases or disorders such as or associated with COPD (e.g., chronic bronchitis, emphysema), asthma, interstitial pulmonary fibrosis, cystic fibrosis, bronchiectasis, primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD), acute bronchitis and/or other pulmonary diseases or disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicant: Galvanize Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Reuben WALDSTREICHER, William Sanford KRIMSKY, Denise Marie ZARINS, Robert J. BEETEL, III, Paul Brian FRIEDRICHS, Kevin James TAYLOR, Roman TUROVSKIY, Gary L. LONG
  • Publication number: 20220356620
    Abstract: Nonwoven fabrics are provided that include (i) continuous fibers and (ii) a blend of staple fibers comprising polyester staple fibers, bicomponent staple fibers, microfiber staple fibers, and wettable staple fibers, in which the continuous fibers are mechanically entangled with the blend of staple fibers. The continuous fibers and the blend of staple fibers may be mechanically entangled via a hydroentangling process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Dionne Pots, Matthijs Van Hunen, James Taylor
  • Publication number: 20220355914
    Abstract: A stand-alone modular removable rudder system for watercraft having a rudder comprising a steering handle coupled to a quick release mechanism adapted to releasably secure said steering handle to said watercraft in proximity to the operator, said system further comprising, a rudder mount adapted to be coupled to the rear of the watercraft by a quick release mechanism adapted to releasably secure said rudder mount to said watercraft, said rudder being carried by a rudder support pivotal about said rudder mount and cables operatively connecting said steering handle to said rudder mount whereby the steering handle can be operated to steer the rudder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Drew William Brackett, William John Broadway, James Taylor Czarnowski, Mark Joseph Johnson, Jason Christopher Kardas, Victor Daniel Ortiz, Elizabeth Catherine Sexton, Shane Yellin, Philip James Dow
  • Publication number: 20220350997
    Abstract: A head-mounted device (HMD) can be configured to determine a request for recognizing at least one content item included within content framed within a display of the HMD. The HMD can be configured to initiate a head-tracking process that maintains a coordinate system with respect to the content, and a pointer-tracking process that tracks a pointer that is visible together with the content within the display. The HMD can be configured to capture a first image of the content and a second image of the content, the second image including the pointer. The HMD can be configured to map a location of the pointer within the second image to a corresponding image location within the first image, using the coordinate system, and provide the at least one content item from the corresponding image location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Qinge Wu, Grant Yoshida, Catherine Boulanger, Erik Hubert Dolly Goossens, Cem Keskin, Sofien Bouaziz, Jonathan James Taylor, Nidhi Rathi, Seth Raphael
  • Patent number: 11471208
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems and methods are provided for treating pulmonary tissues via delivery of energy, generally characterized by high voltage pulses, to target tissue using a pulmonary tissue modification system (e.g., an energy delivery catheter system). Example pulmonary tissues include, without limitation, the epithelium (the goblet cells, ciliated pseudostratified columnar epithelial cells, and basal cells), lamina propria, submucosa, submucosal glands, basement membrane, smooth muscle, cartilage, nerves, pathogens resident near or within the tissue, or a combination of any of these. The system may be used to treat a variety of pulmonary diseases or disorders such as or associated with COPD (e.g., chronic bronchitis, emphysema), asthma, interstitial pulmonary fibrosis, cystic fibrosis, bronchiectasis, primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD), acute bronchitis and/or other pulmonary diseases or disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Galvanize Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Reuben Waldstreicher, William Sanford Krimsky, Denise M. Zarins, Robert J. Beetel, Paul Brian Friedrichs, Kevin James Taylor, Roman Turovskiy, Robert E. Neal, II
  • Publication number: 20220324546
    Abstract: A watercraft includes a hull, an opening extending vertically through the hull, and a support assembly configured to mount a propulsion mechanism to the watercraft. The hull at least partially defines the opening. The support assembly includes a rightward support device attached to the hull, positioned between a forward portion of the opening and a rearward portion of the opening, and at least partially defining a right lateral portion of the opening. The support assembly further includes a leftward support device attached to the hull, positioned between the forward portion of the opening and the rearward portion of the opening, and at least partially defining a left lateral portion of the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: James Taylor Czarnowski, Jason Christopher Kardas, William John Broadway, Drew William Brackett, Philip James Dow, Elizabeth Catherine Sexton, Shane Michael Yellin
  • Patent number: 11456584
    Abstract: A quick connect generator cable for coupling a generator to a main breaker panel for selectively supplying power to a plurality of circuit breakers in the panel for powering multiple loads found in residential or commercial buildings. The quick connect generator cable includes a power cable having a male connector for connection to a generator, and a switch housing for enclosing at least one breaker switch to selectively control power from the generator, a neutral and ground cable extending from the housing to electrically couple the generator to the main breaker panel, and power wires extending from the switch housing for powering the main breaker panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Inventors: James A. Taylor, Ivan B. Caruso, Renee A. James Gilmore
  • Patent number: 11441252
    Abstract: Nonwoven fabrics including (i) continuous fibers and (ii) a blend of staple fibers comprising polyester staple fibers, bicomponent staple fibers, microfiber staple fibers, and wettable staple fibers, in which the continuous fibers are mechanically entangled with the blend of staple fibers. The continuous fibers and the blend of staple fibers may be mechanically entangled via a hydroentangling process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Berry Global, Inc.
    Inventors: Dionne Pots, Matthijs Van Hunen, James Taylor
  • Publication number: 20220282960
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for igniting a power charge in downhole wellbore using an ignition propellant mixed with a main propellant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicant: Hunting Titan, Inc.
    Inventors: Ty Edgar Stovall, Jeffrey Wayne Smith, Johnny Covalt, Zachary James Taylor
  • Publication number: 20220274681
    Abstract: A stand-alone modular removable rudder system for watercraft having a rudder comprising a steering handle coupled to a quick release mechanism adapted to releasably secure said steering handle to said watercraft in proximity to the operator, said system further comprising, a rudder mount adapted to be coupled to the rear of the watercraft by a quick release mechanism adapted to releasably secure said rudder mount to said watercraft, said rudder being carried by a rudder support pivotal about said rudder mount and cables operatively connecting said steering handle to said rudder mount whereby the steering handle can be operated to steer the rudder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: Drew William Brackett, William John Broadway, James Taylor Czarnowski, Mark Joseph Johnson, Jason Christopher Kardas, Victor Daniel Ortiz, Elizabeth Catherine Sexton, Shane Yellin, Philip James Dow
  • Patent number: 11392599
    Abstract: Techniques and structures for providing a multitenant environment having both a relational database and a non-relational database. A database query is received with at least one server computing device providing a multitenant environment having a relational database system and a non-relational database system, the database query in a format corresponding to the relational database system. The query is parsed with the at least one server computing device to find one or more components of the query directed to data stored in the non-relational database system. One or more components of the query directed to data stored in the non-relational database system are converted to one or more scans of the non-relational database system. Results from the query of the relational database system and results from the one or more scans of the non-relational database system are collected. The results from the query and the results of the one or more scans to a combined result are combined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: salesforce.com, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Bruce, Eli Levine, Simon Toens, James Taylor
  • Patent number: D976266
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc.
    Inventors: Mihika Kapoor, Blake Cutler, Andrew James Taylor, Joseph Kennedy, Yo-Tzu Yeh