Patents by Inventor James Lee

James Lee 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).

  • Customer interaction manager on a restaurant computer
    Patent number: 9870555
    Abstract: An approach is provided for indirectly connecting a customer's mobile smart device to a point of sale computer located at a business when the customer is making a purchase at the business. The customer's mobile smart device and the POS computer communicate over the Internet with a customer interaction manager executing on an Internet server. This provides an easy to use interface for the customer and allows the customer to receive information and send requests to the business without having to wait for personnel working at the business to be available.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Taylor Drake Morgan, Azhar Bande-ali, Curtis Patrick Quinn Evans, James Lee Fortuna, Brian Jerel Ollison, Kevin Andrew Patterson, Sherry Shirah Spreter
  • Biomarkers for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
    Publication number: 20180010187
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of assessing whether an individual is at high risk or low risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) progression by determining the expression level of two or more genes in a whole blood sample. Also provided are methods for treating IBD in an individual who is determined to be at high risk or low risk for IBD progression, and kits for assessing whether an individual is at high risk or low risk for IBD progression. Arrays, and methods of providing arrays, of patient-identified selected gene expression products from a whole blood sample of a patient are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: Paul A. Lyons, Kenneth G.C. Smith, Eoin F. McKinney, Daniele Biasci, James Lee
  • Biomarkers for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
    Publication number: 20180010189
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of assessing whether an individual is at high risk or low risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) progression by determining the expression level of two or more genes in a whole blood sample. Also provided are methods for treating IBD in an individual who is determined to be at high risk or low risk for IBD progression, and kits for assessing whether an individual is at high risk or low risk for IBD progression. Arrays, and methods of providing arrays, of patient-identified selected gene expression products from a whole blood sample of a patient are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: Paul A. Lyons, Kenneth G.C. Smith, Eoin F. McKinney, Daniele Biasci, James Lee
  • Method and systems for integrated global view of operations
    Patent number: 9862501
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for providing a real-time global view of airline operations situational awareness is provided. The method is implemented using a situational awareness server system in communication with client systems and data sources. The method includes gathering a plurality of situational awareness data from a plurality of data sources including real-time data, updating the situational awareness data based on one or more business rules, augmenting the updated situational awareness data based on historical data, and determining whether to generate one or more alerts based on the augmented situational awareness data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Gregory John Small, James Lee Cantrell, Jr., Mark Hester, David Wendell Thompson
  • DEVICES AND METHODS FOR ANALYZING SPATTER GENERATING EVENTS
    Publication number: 20180001412
    Abstract: A method for monitoring a spatter generating event during a welding application. The method includes capturing data that corresponds to a welding current of the welding application. The method also includes detecting parameters associated with a short circuit from the captured data. The method includes analyzing the detected parameters to monitor the spatter generating event during the welding application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Richard Martin Hutchison, Todd Earl Holverson, James Lee Uecker
  • Male erection enhancement loop
    Patent number: 9844457
    Abstract: An apparatus for decreasing the adverse effect of erectile dysfunction includes an elastic waist band. A plurality of magnets are disposed in a generally end to end orientation to provide a magnetic loop assembly. A cloth sleeve preferably surrounds the magnets. The waist band encircles a waist of the user. Opposite ends of the magnetic loop assembly are secured in a spaced-apart relationship to a front portion of the waist band and to form a loop that descends below the waist band. Opposite ends of an elastic thigh band are attached to a rear portion of the waist band. A center of the magnetic tube assembly is attached to a center of the thigh band. The male enhancement loop is worn for a period of time prior to intercourse to help to improve the quality (i.e., hardness) and duration of male erection during intercourse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Inventors: Angela Arlene Goertler, James Lee Goertler
  • METHODS FOR TREATING ATTENTION-DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER
    Publication number: 20170355668
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a method of treating attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in a subject, comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a carbamoyl compound, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventors: Sung James Lee, Susan Marie Melnick
  • Electronics housing and manufacturing method of electronics housing
    Patent number: 9844160
    Abstract: An electronics housing includes a base body and a metal plating layer formed on a surface of the base body. The base body includes an upper cover, a lower cover and a metal ring. The upper cover and the lower cover are integrally fused by virtue of an ultra high frequency technology, and the metal ring is embedded between the upper cover and the lower cover. A nickel-deposited layer of the metal plating layer is electrolessly deposited on the surface of the base body. A copper layer of the metal plating layer is plated on the nickel-deposited layer. A nano-nickel layer of the metal plating layer is plated on the copper layer. A surface decoration layer of the metal plating layer is plated on the nano-nickel layer. The base body together with the metal plating layer defines at least one assembling hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: James Lee
  • METHODS FOR TREATING FIBROMYALGIA SYNDROME
    Publication number: 20170349541
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a method of treating fibromyalgia syndrome in a subject, comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a carbamoyl compound, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Sung James Lee, Susan Marie Melnick
  • Integrated cascade process for vaporization and recovery of residual LNG in a floating tank application
    Patent number: 9835373
    Abstract: Methods and systems for vaporizing and recovering LNG are provided. One method includes: a) heating at least a portion of the LNG to provide a boil-off gas stream and a liquid quench stream; b) routing the boil-off gas stream and the liquid quench stream to a quench system, wherein the quench system cools the boil-off gas stream to provide a quenched stream; and c) compressing the quenched stream to provide a compressed quenched stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: ConocoPhillips Company
    Inventors: Paul Raymond Davies, James Lee Harris, Jr.
  • PANCAKE MAKER APPARATUS, METHODS AND SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20170340165
    Abstract: A cooking apparatus includes first and second griddles, each having a generally planar cooking surface for cooking food. A first lifting mechanism is configured to elevate the first griddle such that a food item on the cooking surface of the first griddle is predisposed to fall onto the cooking surface of the second griddle. A first wiper is configured to sweep the cooking surface of the first griddle to facilitate detachment of any food item attached to the cooking surface of the first griddle for transfer such food item to the cooking surface of the second griddle. The first and second griddles, first lifting mechanism, and first wiper are interconnected preferably to form a portable, integrated cooking product. These components preferably are enclosed within a housing for presenting a refined consumer product for use in a home kitchen and are arranged so as to define a compact volume and footprint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Andrew James LEE, Preston MOELLER, Zhong Quan Si
  • Method of preparing dialkyl-, diaryl-, and alkylaryl-dihalosilanes with high selectivity in a Grignard coupling reaction
    Patent number: 9828394
    Abstract: A method of making a diakyl-, diaryl-, or alkylaryl-dihalosilane in a Grignard coupling reaction with a high degree of selectivity is provided. More specifically, a Grignard reagent comprising an alkyl- or aryl-magnesium halide is allowed to react with an alkyl- or aryl-trihalosilane precursor or reagent to produce a product mixture of R2SiX2 and R3SiX, wherein each R is independently selected to be an alkyl or aryl group and X is a halogen group, such that the R2SiX2 product is formed with a high degree of selectivity. High selectivity is defined as the mass ratio of R2SiX2 product to the R3SiX product that is formed in the reaction being greater than 7:1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Dow Corning Corporation
    Inventors: James Lee, Binh Thanh Nguyen, Scott E. Pider, Steven L. Umphrey, Hanh Xuan Vo
  • Power management in a virtual machine farm at the local virtual machine platform level by a platform hypervisor extended with farm management server functions
    Patent number: 9829950
    Abstract: Power management for a virtual machine farm in which each hypervisor respectively serving each virtual machine platform in the farm is provided with an extended hypervisor function coacts with functions provided by the connection broker and the manual configuration interface of the virtual machine farm management server for managing each respective virtual machine platform to maximize the time that each platform is in the reduced power state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Lenovo Enterprise Solutions (Singapore) PTE., LTD.
    Inventors: James J Bozek, Kellie Francis, Edward Stanley Suffern, James Lee Wooldridge
  • OPTICAL HEART RATE EARPHONE
    Publication number: 20170339480
    Abstract: An optical heart rate earphone includes a front housing, a circuit board assembly, a rear housing assembled to a rear end of the front housing, and a light pipe. The front housing has a sound tube. At least one portion of the sound tube forms at least one light transmission gap. The circuit board assembly includes a circuit board and at least one optical sensor. The at least one optical sensor is corresponding to the at least one light transmission gap. The light pipe has a circular base. At least one portion of a periphery of the base protrudes rearward to form at least one transmittance slice. The light pipe is assembled to the sound tube. The at least one transmittance slice is wedged in the at least one light transmission gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: James Lee, Kuo Yang Wu, Wen Bing Hsu, Hsiang Ling Chung, Ching Jang Shyr, Tsung Hsun Yu, Hsiu Fen Wang
  • Radiation modulator for a lithography apparatus, a lithography apparatus, a method of modulating radiation for use in lithography, and a device manufacturing method
    Patent number: 9823576
    Abstract: A radiation modulator for a lithography apparatus, a lithography apparatus, a method of modulating radiation for use in lithography, and a device manufacturing method is disclosed. The radiation modulator for a lithography apparatus may have a plurality of waveguides supporting propagation therethough of radiation having a wavelength less than 450 nm; and a modulating section configured to individually modulate radiation propagating in each of the waveguides in order to provide a modulated plurality of output beams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
    Inventors: Dries Smeets, Arno Jan Bleeker, Christopher James Lee, Pieter Willem Herman De Jager, Heine Melle Mulder, Rudy Jan Maria Pellens
  • TETHERED LIPOPLEX NANOPARTICLE BIOCHIPS AND METHODS OF USE
    Publication number: 20170328904
    Abstract: Disclosed are compositions and methods for the use of lipoplex nanoparticle chips and arrays in the detection of/diagnosis of a disease or condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Ly James Lee, Kwang Joo Kwak, Bo Yu, Yun Wu, Andrew Lee
  • Dose and location controlled drug/gene/particle delivery to individual cells by nanoelectroporation
    Patent number: 9816086
    Abstract: A simple and low cost method of producing sealed arrays of laterally ordered nanochannels interconnected to microchannels of tunable size, over large surface areas, is disclosed. The method incorporates DNA combing and subsequent imprinting. Associated micro and macroscale inlets and outlets can be formed in the same process or manufactured later in low cost, non-cleanroom techniques. The techniques embrace two procedures, generating DNA nanostrands and translating these strands into nanoscale constructs via imprinting. Devices incorporating the novel arrays have a first microchannel, a second microchannel and a nanochannel that is substantially linear and which defines an axis. The nanochannel is connected at its open ends to the microchannels, which are aligned along the axis. Methods for precise dose delivery of agents into cells employing the devices in nanoelectroporation methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Inventors: Ly James Lee, Pouyan E. Boukany, Jingjiao Guan, Nan-Rong Chiou
  • TECHNIQUES FOR RESTAURANT TRANSACTION PROCESSING
    Publication number: 20170323401
    Abstract: Techniques for restaurant transaction processing are provided. A handheld device of a waiter is used to automatically associate a check with a table at a restaurant and to recall and modify that check. In an embodiment, two waiters use one or more handheld devices to automatically transfer a customer's check to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: James Asa Cloin, James Lee Fortuna
  • Vibrating diaphragm structure and method of manufacture thereof
    Patent number: 9813817
    Abstract: A vibrating diaphragm includes a diaphragm body and a suspension edge. The diaphragm body is made by acrylonitrile butadiene styrene materials. A surface of the diaphragm body is electroplated a layer of nanoscale materials. The suspension edge is made by room temperature vulcanized silicone rubber materials. The suspension edge is molded an outer periphery of the diaphragm body. The vibrating diaphragm can improve the high frequency effect of the speaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: James Lee, Yi Lin Yang
  • Upside down holiday stocking
    Patent number: D802471
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Inventor: James Lee Moore