Patents by Inventor James Brewer

James Brewer 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: 11475207
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices supporting data processing are described. In some systems, a data processing platform may support communication message analysis using machine learning. For example, a system may receive a set of communication messages (e.g., social media messages) and perform a machine learning process on the message contents and message interaction data to train a machine learned model. The system may further receive a subject line for a communication message for analysis, input the subject line into the machine learned model, and receive, as an output of the machine learned model, an engagement score based on the subject line. The engagement score may indicate an estimated probability that a user receiving the communication message opens the communication message (e.g., based on the subject line). A user—or the system—may modify the subject line based on the analysis to improve the engagement score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Salesforce, Inc.
    Inventors: Kexin Xie, Gokhan Cagrici, Daniel Keith Wilson, Shrestha Basu Mallick, Jonathan Daniel Showers Belkowitz, Jason Lestina, James Brewer, Daniel Louis Gasperut, Jeffery Allen Zickgraf, Greg Lyman, Michael Ronald Brewer, Evan Black, Austin Rauschuber, Victoria Schultz, Matthew David Trepina, Peter Stadlinger
  • Publication number: 20210157974
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices supporting data processing are described. In some systems, a data processing platform may support communication message analysis using machine learning. For example, a system may receive a set of communication messages (e.g., social media messages) and perform a machine learning process on the message contents and message interaction data to train a machine learned model. The system may further receive a subject line for a communication message for analysis, input the subject line into the machine learned model, and receive, as an output of the machine learned model, an engagement score based on the subject line. The engagement score may indicate an estimated probability that a user receiving the communication message opens the communication message (e.g., based on the subject line). A user—or the system—may modify the subject line based on the analysis to improve the engagement score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Kexin Xie, Gokhan Cagrici, Daniel Keith Wilson, Shrestha Basu Mallick, Jonathan Daniel Showers Belkowitz, Jason Lestina, James Brewer, Daniel Louis Gasperut, Jeffrey Allen Zickgraf, Greg Lyman, Michael Ronald Brewer, Evan Black, Austin Rauschuber, Victoria Schultz, Matthew David Trepina, Peter Stadlinger
  • Patent number: 9898898
    Abstract: A gaming device includes a cabinet, a display coupled to the cabinet, and a reel assembly positioned within the cabinet. The reel assembly includes a reel configured to rotate, and a reel strip coupled to the reel and including a symbol having a first image and a second image. The gaming device also includes a light source located within the cabinet and configured to selectively project a light for backlighting the reel strip, wherein the light source has a first mode for projecting the light in a first configuration and a second mode for projecting the light in a second configuration, and a game controller coupled to the cabinet and configured to control the light source. The first image is viewable when the light source projects the light in the first configuration to backlight the reel strip, and the second image is viewable when the light source projects the light in the second configuration to backlight the reel strip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: James Brewer, Gene A. Spoor
  • Patent number: 9833970
    Abstract: A marine vessel floor mat for attachment to the deck of a boat to provide enhanced cushioning to stand on. In one embodiment, the marine vessel floor mat comprises a cushion layer shaped to fit the dimensions of the bow of a conventional marine vessel or other target section of such a marine vessel with a non-slip layer shaped as the cushion layer, or with an additional front section, and/or additional rear section permanently attached to the top surface of the cushion layer. The cushion layer additionally includes a tapered edge on its top surface and a plurality of fastener strips for enabling removable attachment to the surface of the boat deck on its bottom surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Inventor: James Brewer
  • Publication number: 20160229491
    Abstract: A marine vessel floor mat for attachment to the deck of a boat to provide enhanced cushioning to stand on. In one embodiment, the marine vessel floor mat comprises a cushion layer shaped to fit the dimensions of the bow of a conventional marine vessel or other target section of such a marine vessel with a non-slip layer shaped as the cushion layer, or with an additional front section, and/or additional rear section permanently attached to the top surface of the cushion layer. The cushion layer additionally includes a tapered edge on its top surface and a plurality of fastener strips for enabling removable attachment to the surface of the boat deck on its bottom surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventor: James Brewer
  • Publication number: 20150087384
    Abstract: A gaming device includes a cabinet, a display coupled to the cabinet, and a reel assembly positioned within the cabinet. The reel assembly includes a reel configured to rotate, and a reel strip coupled to the reel and including a symbol having a first image and a second image. The gaming device also includes a light source located within the cabinet and configured to selectively project a light for backlighting the reel strip, wherein the light source has a first mode for projecting the light in a first configuration and a second mode for projecting the light in a second configuration, and a game controller coupled to the cabinet and configured to control the light source. The first image is viewable when the light source projects the light in the first configuration to backlight the reel strip, and the second image is viewable when the light source projects the light in the second configuration to backlight the reel strip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: IGT
    Inventors: James Brewer, Gene A. Spoor
  • Patent number: 8041416
    Abstract: A method of assessing a patient's susceptibility to ventricular arrhythmia obtaining data by applying electrodes to detect electrocardiographic signal. A plurality of synchronized subthreshold electrical stimuli are delivered into the patient's body to present stimulated cardiac cycles to the electrodes and unstimulated reference cardiac cycles to the electrodes the signals are analyzed by creating a matrix of vectorized time-phase data representing a plurality cardiac cycles contained in the electrocardiographic signals that are recorded the method includes processing the matrix to generate spectral analytic representation of the matrix, analyzing at least the spectral analytic representation to determine at least one alternans index for the patient; and displaying the at least one alternans index as an indicator of the patient's susceptibility to arrhythmia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Harbinger Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Harold H. Hoium, James Brewer
  • Patent number: 7977885
    Abstract: In certain embodiments, a lamp is provided with an arc envelope including a ceramic, an end member including a material different from the ceramic, and a compliant seal disposed between the end member and the arc envelope. The compliant seal includes a plurality of layers having different thermal expansion characteristics in an order of gradual change between the arc envelope and the end member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Bernard Bewlay, Bruce Knudsen, Mohamed Rahmane, James Vartuli, James Brewer
  • Publication number: 20090076402
    Abstract: A method of assessing a patient's susceptibility to ventricular arrhythmia obtaining data by applying electrodes to detect electrocardiographic signal. A plurality of synchronized subthreshold electrical stimuli are delivered into the patient's body to present stimulated cardiac cycles to the electrodes and unstimulated reference cardiac cycles to the electrodes the signals are analyzed by creating a matrix of vectorized time-phase data representing a plurality cardiac cycles contained in the electrocardiographic signals that are recorded the method includes processing the matrix to generate spectral analytic representation of the matrix, analyzing at least the spectral analytic representation to determine at least one alternans index for the patient; and displaying the at least one alternans index as an indicator of the patient's susceptibility to arrhythmia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2007
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Inventors: Harold H. Hoium, James Brewer
  • Patent number: 7505058
    Abstract: A receipt printer which includes a light source providing a beam, a light source movement mechanism which moves the beam between a first position and a second position, a laser mechanism which receives the beam when the beam is in the first position and uses the beam to print onto plain paper, and a thermal mechanism that receives the beam when the beam is in the second position and uses the beam to print onto thermal paper is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: Dell Product L.P.
    Inventors: Dirk Erickson, James Brewer, Dustin Sorenson
  • Publication number: 20080211410
    Abstract: In certain embodiments, a lamp is provided with an arc envelope including a ceramic, an end member including a material different from the ceramic, and a compliant seal disposed between the end member and the arc envelope. The compliant seal includes a plurality of layers having different thermal expansion characteristics in an order of gradual change between the arc envelope and the end member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2008
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Bernard Bewlay, Bruce Knudsen, Mohamed Rahmane, James Vartuli, James Brewer
  • Patent number: 7378799
    Abstract: In certain embodiments, a lamp is provided with an arc envelope including a ceramic, an end member including a material different from the ceramic, and a compliant seal disposed between the end member and the arc envelope. The compliant seal includes a plurality of layers having different thermal expansion characteristics in an order of gradual change between the arc envelope and the end member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2008
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Bernard Bewlay, Bruce Knudsen, Mohamed Rahmane, James Vartuli, James Brewer
  • Publication number: 20080112835
    Abstract: An electrically conducting cermet comprises at least one transition metal element dispersed in a matrix of at least one refractory oxide selected from the group consisting of yttria, alumina, garnet, magnesium aluminum oxide, and combinations; wherein an amount of the at least one transition metal element is less than 15 volume percent of the total volume of the cermet. A device comprises the aforementioned electrically conducting cermet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2008
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Bernard Bewlay, Bruce Knudsen, James Brewer, James Vartuli, Dennis Dalpe, Mohamed Rahmane
  • Publication number: 20080018254
    Abstract: A metal halide discharge lamp comprises a lamp body and a chamber formed within the body. A pair of electrodes extends into the chamber and have electrode tips spaced apart from one another. A discharge medium composition is sealed within the chamber that generates a plasma, which generates visible light. The composition comprises a rare gas, a first metal halide that produces a luminous flux and zinc iodide that generates a desired lamp operating voltage. The composition may also comprise zinc, sealed in the chamber, in elemental form that is not derived from the first metal halide or the zinc iodide. The zinc iodide halide serves as a substitute for mercury for purposes of generating desired lamp operating voltage; and, the excess pure zinc attracts or reacts with iodine atoms thereby making available electrons and the first metal halide for generation of a luminous flux.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2007
    Publication date: January 24, 2008
    Inventors: Mohamed Rahmane, Agoston Boroczki, James Brewer, Segiy Zalyubovskiy, Gabor Farkas, Steven Aceto
  • Publication number: 20070271477
    Abstract: An information handling system includes support for dynamic power throttling. In one embodiment, an information handling system includes power level detection and power control modules. The power level detection module may monitor power consumption for the information handling system and may automatically transmit power level data to a power level manager, based on the monitored power consumption. The power control module may receive power control data from the power level manager. The power control module may also automatically adjust power consumption of the information handling system, in accordance with the power control data received from the power level manager. In another embodiment, an information handling system may include an interface and a power level manager. The power level manager may receive power information for computers via the interface, may automatically compute an adjusted power threshold setting, and may automatically transmit the adjusted power threshold setting to a computer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2007
    Publication date: November 22, 2007
    Inventors: James Brewer, William Sauber
  • Publication number: 20070159105
    Abstract: A hermetically sealed lamp having at least one seal-material-free bond. The seal material-free bond may be a material diffusion bond, a mechanically deformed bond such as a cold weld or crimp, a focused heat bond such as a laser bond, or any other such bond. For example, the hermetically sealed lamp may have one or more endcaps diffusion bonded to an arc envelope, such as a ceramic tube or bulb. The hermetically sealed lamp also may have one or more tubular structures, such as dosing tubes, which are mechanically closed via cold welding or crimping. Localized heating, such as the heat provided by an intense laser, also may be used to enhance any of the foregoing bonds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2007
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Applicant: General Electric Company, a New York Corporation
    Inventors: Bernard Bewlay, James Brewer, Sylvain Coulombe, Sylvia DeCarr, Luana Iorio, Anteneh Kebbede, Timothy Sommerer, James Vartuli
  • Publication number: 20070161319
    Abstract: A hermetically sealed lamp having at least one seal-material-free bond. The seal material-free bond may be a material diffusion bond, a mechanically deformed bond such as a cold weld or crimp, a focused heat bond such as a laser bond, or any other such bond. For example, the hermetically sealed lamp may have one or more endcaps diffusion bonded to an arc envelope, such as a ceramic tube or bulb. The hermetically sealed lamp also may have one or more tubular structures, such as dosing tubes, which are mechanically closed via cold welding or crimping. Localized heating, such as the heat provided by an intense laser, also may be used to enhance any of the foregoing bonds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2007
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Applicant: General Electric Company, a New York Corporation
    Inventors: Bernard Bewlay, James Brewer, Sylvain Coulombe, Sylvia DeCarr, Luana Iorio, Anteneh Kebbede, Timothy Sommerer, James Vartuli
  • Publication number: 20070162076
    Abstract: A method of automatically determining which type of treatment is most appropriate for a cardiac arrest victim, the method comprising transforming one or more time domain electrocardiogram (ECG) signals into a frequency domain representation comprising a plurality of discrete frequency bands, combining the discrete frequency bands into a plurality of analysis bands, wherein there are fewer analysis bands than discrete frequency bands, determining the content of the analysis bands, and determining the type of treatment based on the content of the analysis bands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2006
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Applicant: ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Qing Tan, Gary Freeman, Frederick Geheb, James Brewer
  • Publication number: 20070146465
    Abstract: An image producing apparatus includes a photoconductor. A photonic energy device is positioned adjacent the photoconductor. A reflecting member is located adjacent the photonic energy device, whereby at least a portion of the reflecting member operable to deform upon application of an electrical voltage in order to direct photonic energy from the photonic energy device towards the photoconductor with the reflecting member. The reflecting member may direct the photonic energy from the photonic energy device towards the surface of the photoconductor in order to discharge portions of the surface of the photoconductor to produce an image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2005
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Applicant: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: James Brewer, Kevin Enders, Stanley Osgood
  • Publication number: 20070138961
    Abstract: A conductive element including a core and a coating, wherein the core comprises a material selected from the group consisting of molybdenum, molybdenum alloys, rhenium, rhenium alloys, molybdenum-rhenium alloys, and combinations thereof, and wherein the coating comprises at least one material selected from the group consisting of aluminum, an aluminum alloy, silicon, a silicon alloy, chromium, a chromium alloy, and combinations of two or more thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2006
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: BERNARD BEWLAY, BRUCE KNUDSEN, JAMES BREWER, DAVID BRYAN, VORAMON H DHEERADHADA