Patents by Inventor John Edwards, Jr.

John Edwards, Jr. 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: 11550768
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for an improved database. The systems, methods, and computer-readable media described herein may enhance the response time of databases and improve user experiences. In an example method described herein, a database monitoring system may receive instructions to perform one or more data monitoring operations comprising counting an occurrence of a first value within at least a portion of items stored in a database. The method may include determining a length of a first window of time and fetching, from a first location of a data store of the database, data indicative of a total count of the occurrence of the first value at a time associated with the beginning of the first window of time. In turn, the monitoring system may store data representing the first count in the first memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Vineeth Chandran Poovathikkal, Sangeeth Divakaran, David John Edwards, Jr., Jebaraj Moses, Sumit Kumar Sultania
  • Publication number: 20210179695
    Abstract: Presented herein, in certain aspects, are compositions that comprise novel toxin proteins, the nucleic acids that encode them, and/or portions thereof, which toxins are expressed by fungi of the Mucorales order and are thought to contribute to the pathogenesis of Mucormycosis. Also presented herein, in certain aspects, are methods of detecting the presence or absence of novel fungal toxins and/or the nucleic adds that encode them in a sample, which methods can be used to identify the presence of Mucorales in a subject. Methods and/or compositions presented herein can be used to prevent and/or treat a Mucorales infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Ashraf S. IBRAHIM, Sameh SOLIMAN, John EDWARDS, JR.
  • Patent number: 10877037
    Abstract: Presented herein, in certain aspects, are compositions that comprise novel toxin proteins, the nucleic acids that encode them, and/or portions thereof, which toxins are expressed by fungi of the Mucorales order and are thought to contribute to the pathogenesis of Mucormycosis. Also presented herein, in certain aspects, are methods of detecting the presence or absence of novel fungal toxins and/or the nucleic acids that encode them in a sample, which methods can be used to identify the presence of Mucorales in a subject. Methods and/or compositions presented herein can be used to prevent and/or treat a Mucorales infection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: LOS ANGELES BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT HARBOR-UCLA MEDICAL CENTER
    Inventors: Ashraf S. Ibrahim, Sameh Soliman, John Edwards, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10783126
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for an improved database. The systems, methods, and computer-readable media described herein may enhance the response time of databases and improve user experiences. In an example method described herein, a database monitoring system may receive instructions to perform one or more data monitoring operations comprising counting an occurrence of a first value within at least a portion of items stored in a database. The method may include determining a length of a first window of time and fetching, from a first location of a data store of the database, data indicative of a total count of the occurrence of the first value at a time associated with the beginning of the first window of time. In turn, the monitoring system may store data representing the first count in the first memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Vineeth Chandran Poovathikkal, Sangeeth Divakaran, David John Edwards, Jr., Jebaraj Moses, Sumit Kumar Sultania
  • Patent number: 10459918
    Abstract: Techniques for improving efficiency of data processing associated with data queries are described. For example, a computer system may access a first query result of a first time window that result may have been generated based on first transformed data stored in data partitions associated with the first time window. The computer system may access data corresponding to a time unit that falls outside of the first time window and inside a second time window. The first time window and the second time window may have overlapping time units. The computer system may generate a data partition that corresponds to the time unit and that stores second transformed data. The second transformed data may correspond to a data transformation of the data. The computer system may generate a second query result for the second time window based on the second transformed data and the first query result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: David John Edwards, Jr., Karanpal Singh Kalsi, Sanjay Govindrao Kulkarni
  • Patent number: 10445807
    Abstract: This disclosure is directed to, in part, providing customers with an enhanced shopping experience during a visit to a physical store location. The enhanced shopping experience may include providing the customer with customized delivery of product information. The product information may include demonstrations of product use, samples of products, recommendations of related products or areas of interest to a customer, etc. To provide the customized information, the customer may register to be identified while at the physical store location. The physical store location may include sensors that identify a location of the registered customer. A presentation module may then push relevant content to a device located near the customer, possibly in response to a request from the customer and/or a location of the customer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Varnum Commons, David John Edwards, Jr., Tony Jay Lee, Llewellyn James Mason, Scott James McKee, Elton Victor Pinto, Brandon William Porter, Tyson Christopher Trautmann
  • Publication number: 20190265238
    Abstract: Presented herein, in certain aspects, are compositions that comprise novel toxin proteins, the nucleic acids that encode them, and/or portions thereof, which toxins are expressed by fungi of the Mucorales order and are thought to contribute to the pathogenesis of Mucormycosis. Also presented herein, in certain aspects, are methods of detecting the presence or absence of novel fungal toxins and/or the nucleic acids that encode them in a sample, which methods can be used to identify the presence of Mucorales in a subject. Methods and/or compositions presented herein can be used to prevent and/or treat a Mucorales infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Ashraf S. IBRAHIM, Sameh SOLIMAN, John EDWARDS, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9959551
    Abstract: Techniques for providing a messaging plan may be provided. A message that conforms to a channel agnostic format may be received. In an example, a messaging plan that includes a channel for delivering the message may be determined based at least in part on a score determined by a machine learning module utilizing metrics of a user. The message may be provided to the user according to the messaging plan. The messaging plan may be updated for subsequent messages based at least in part on updated metrics of the user received in response to the user interacting with the message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Porter Schermerhorn, David John Edwards, Jr., Tegdeep Kondal, Donald Arthur Parsons, Nisarg Shah, Vishal Mangesh Shanbhag
  • Patent number: 8709446
    Abstract: The invention features HYR1 as a vaccine target and as a prophylactic strategy for combating disseminated candidiasis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor—UCLA Medical Center
    Inventors: Yue Fu, Guanpingsheng Luo, Ashraf Ibrahim, Brad Spellberg, John Edwards, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20120237534
    Abstract: The invention features HYR1 as a vaccine target and as a prophylactic strategy for combating disseminated candidiasis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2010
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: LOS ANGELES BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT HARBOR-UCLA MEDICAL CENTER
    Inventors: Yue Fu, Guanpingsheng Luo, Ashraf Ibrahim, Brad Spellberg, John Edwards, JR.
  • Patent number: 7700145
    Abstract: Methods of making a low-carbohydrate dairy beverage are provided. The method includes the steps of adding specific ingredients in order to obtain a low-carbohydrate dairy beverage having certain nutritional and overall quality characteristics, including one or more of at least the following characteristics: high protein; high calcium; low calories; satisfying flavor, taste, aroma, and/or appearance; and/or extended shelf life. Low-carbohydrate dairy beverages made by such methods are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: HP Hood LLC
    Inventors: Peter Zoltai, John Edwards, Jr., Margaret Poole, David Kreider, John Laaperi, Richard Kenahan, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20060135416
    Abstract: This invention is directed to multifunctional, context-activated protides that have two or more effectors with individually distinct biological functions and one or more corresponding activator sites that can each initiate or amplify the biological function of one or more effectors upon context-activation. The context-activated protides of the invention are useful in the diagnosis, prophylaxis, and therapy of a broad range of pathological conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2003
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Inventors: Michael Yeaman, Nanette Yount, John Edwards Jr., Eric Brass
  • Patent number: RE46227
    Abstract: Methods of making a low-carbohydrate dairy beverage are provided. The method includes the steps of adding specific ingredients in order to obtain a low-carbohydrate dairy beverage having certain nutritional and overall quality characteristics, including one or more of at least the following characteristics: high protein; high calcium; low calories; satisfying flavor, taste, aroma, and/or appearance; and/or extended shelf life. Low-carbohydrate dairy beverages made by such methods are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: HP HOOD LLC
    Inventors: Peter Zoltai, John Edwards, Jr., Margaret Poole, David Kreider, John Laaperi, Richard Kenahan, Jr.