Patents by Inventor John Branch

John Branch 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: 12254272
    Abstract: The systems and methods disclosed herein generate context-aware responses using semantically chunked information. The systems and methods disclosed herein partition a set of artifacts responsive to a query (e.g., a prompt for an artificial intelligence model such as a large language model) into a set of continuous chunks and associate each continuous chunk with a knowledge graph. The knowledge graph includes nodes representing chunks and edges indicating common attributes. The systems and methods disclosed herein modify node(s) in the graph by determining values of feature variables and adjusting edges in accordance with the values and generate contextualized chunks by associating or linking continuous chunks of node pairs using shared edges. The systems and methods disclosed herein use the contextualized chunks and query to generate a response using the artificial intelligence model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: CITIBANK, N.A.
    Inventors: Alberto Cetoli, Jason Ryan Engelbrecht, Youval Bitner, Joel Branch, John E. Ortega
  • Publication number: 20250057989
    Abstract: Methods are provided for measuring the activity of TMEM sites in a tumor comprising measuring a transient increase in permeability of blood vessels at TMEM sites that allows tumor cells to enter the blood vessels, wherein permeability is measured using a modality selected from the group consisting of MRI, PET, CT, and SPECT, and wherein a transient increase in permeability indicates that a TMEM site is active. The method can include, for example, obtaining a MenaINV score assessed by fine needle aspiration in the same tissue. The present invention can be used as both a prognostic for dissemination and a predictive end point for identification and validation of dissemination inhibitors/anti-metastasis drugs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2024
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Inventors: John Condeelis, Craig Branch, Maja Oktay
  • Patent number: 12222992
    Abstract: The systems and methods disclosed herein generates responses generated by artificial intelligence (AI) models such as large language models (LLM) using intent-based rankings of retrieved information. The systems and methods disclosed herein receives an output generation request for the generation of an output using a set of AI models. Using a first AI model, a set of documents are retrieved using the received output generation request. The set of documents are partitioned into chunks. The chunks are ranked using a distance between the vector representation of the received output generation request and the vector representation of each chunk. A second AI model classifies the output generation request and chunks using an intent of the respective output generation request or chunk, and generates a second set of rankings using the intents. The set of AI models generate a response using the second set of rankings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Inventors: Alberto Cetoli, Jason Ryan Engelbrecht, Youval Bitner, Joel Branch, John E. Ortega
  • Patent number: 9511828
    Abstract: The personal safety survival device includes a plurality of elongated inflation members that collectively form a triangular enclosure. The triangular enclosure has an opening at distal ends, which enables an end user to climb into the triangular enclosure. The personal safety survival device includes an auto-inflation system that inflates the triangular enclosure when triggered, and is to be used as a life raft that keeps the end user out of water, and safe from drowning. The auto-inflation system includes a CO2 canister in fluid communication with all the elongated inflation members. Each of the elongated inflation members include a manual inflate nozzle. When deflated, the personal safety survival device is able to be rolled up into a relatively small size, and includes a carrying strap as well as a pull cord.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Inventor: John Branch
  • Publication number: 20070237207
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for canceling variations in the beta for a bipolar junction transistor so that the diode equation can be employed to accurately measure the temperature of the transistor based at least in part on a ratio of two target collector currents and two measurements of the base-emitter voltage of the transistor. If the determined collector current of the transistor is relatively equivalent to one of the first and second target collector currents, the transistor's base-emitter voltage is measured and stored. An analog feedback circuit can be employed to change the determined collector current to be relatively equivalent to the first and second target collector currents. The analog feedback circuit can include an optional sample and hold component to further reduce power consumption and reduce noise. A digital circuit can be employed to change the determined collector current to be relatively equivalent to the first and second target collector currents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2007
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Applicant: National Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Mehmet Aslan, John Branch