Patents by Inventor John Hicks
John Hicks 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).
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Publication number: 20230270938Abstract: To detect air in a fluid delivery line of an infusion system, infusion fluid is pumped through a fluid delivery line adjacent to at least one sensor. A signal is transmitted and received using the at least one sensor into and from the fluid delivery line. The at least one sensor is operated, using at least one processor, at a modified frequency which is different than a resonant frequency of the at least one sensor to reduce an amplitude of an output of the signal transmitted from the at least one sensor to a level which is lower than a saturation level of the analog-to-digital converter to avoid over-saturating the analog-to-digital converter. The signal received by the at least one sensor is converted from analog to digital using an analog-to-digital converter. The at least one processor determines whether air is in the fluid delivery line based on the converted digital signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2023Publication date: August 31, 2023Inventors: John Hicks Dumas, III, Paul T. Kotnik, Kunal Sur, Anatoly S. Belkin, Timothy L. Ruchti
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Patent number: 11596737Abstract: To detect air in a fluid delivery line of an infusion system, infusion fluid is pumped through a fluid delivery line adjacent to at least one sensor. A signal is transmitted and received using the at least one sensor into and from the fluid delivery line. The at least one sensor is operated, using at least one processor, at a modified frequency which is different than a resonant frequency of the at least one sensor to reduce an amplitude of an output of the signal transmitted from the at least one sensor to a level which is lower than a saturation level of the analog-to-digital converter to avoid over-saturating the analog-to-digital converter. The signal received by the at least one sensor is converted from analog to digital using an analog-to-digital converter. The at least one processor determines whether air is in the fluid delivery line based on the converted digital signal.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: ICU Medical, Inc.Inventors: John Hicks Dumas, III, Paul T. Kotnik, Kunal Sur, Anatoly S. Belkin, Timothy L. Ruchti
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Publication number: 20220031943Abstract: To detect air in a fluid delivery line of an infusion system, infusion fluid is pumped through a fluid delivery line adjacent to at least one sensor. A signal is transmitted and received using the at least one sensor into and from the fluid delivery line. The at least one sensor is operated, using at least one processor, at a modified frequency which is different than a resonant frequency of the at least one sensor to reduce an amplitude of an output of the signal transmitted from the at least one sensor to a level which is lower than a saturation level of the analog-to-digital converter to avoid over-saturating the analog-to-digital converter. The signal received by the at least one sensor is converted from analog to digital using an analog-to-digital converter. The at least one processor determines whether air is in the fluid delivery line based on the converted digital signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2021Publication date: February 3, 2022Inventors: John Hicks Dumas, III, Paul T. Kotnik, Kunal Sur, Anatoly S. Belkin, Timothy L. Ruchti
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Patent number: 11224098Abstract: A system configured for operation below a threshold temperature system includes a power supply, a housing, a temperature-sensitive electronic component, and a heating circuit. The temperature-sensitive electronic component is enclosed within said housing and electrically connected to the power supply, wherein the temperature-sensitive electronic component becomes susceptible to failure when the temperature of said temperature-sensitive electronic component decreases and crosses the threshold temperature. The heating circuit is at least partially enclosed within the housing and comprising a temperature-dependent resistor, the heating circuit electrically connected to the power supply and configured to generate heat energy within the housing when the temperature within the housing decreases and approaches the threshold temperature in order to maintain the temperature of the temperature-sensitive electronic component above the threshold temperature.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2018Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Hendrik Pieter Jacobus de Bock, Darrall John Hicks, William Dwight Gerstler
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Patent number: 11157571Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a system for extracting external website data using generated polymorphic data. The system is configured for receiving an input from at least one of a plurality of entity systems or at least one of a plurality of user computing systems, wherein the plurality of user computing systems and the plurality of entity systems are connected to a first network, wherein the input is associated with at least one third party server, generating random user information, wherein the generated random user information is dynamic, creating polymorphic user profiles based on the generated random user information, accessing the at least one third party server from a second network different from the first network using the polymorphic user profiles, and extracting data associated with the at least one third party server.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2018Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATIONInventors: Donald Joseph Cardinal, Shane Edward Asher, Christopher Daniel Birch, Corey Scott Gillespie, Travis John Hicks, Guy Vernon Pearson, Jr., Todd Anthony Smialek, Shannon Sabina Willis
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Patent number: 11090431Abstract: To detect air in a fluid delivery line of an infusion system, infusion fluid is pumped through a fluid delivery line adjacent to at least one sensor. A signal is transmitted and received using the at least one sensor into and from the fluid delivery line. The at least one sensor is operated, using at least one processor, at a modified frequency which is different than a resonant frequency of the at least one sensor to reduce an amplitude of an output of the signal transmitted from the at least one sensor to a level which is lower than a saturation level of the analog-to-digital converter to avoid over-saturating the analog-to-digital converter. The signal received by the at least one sensor is converted from analog to digital using an analog-to-digital converter. The at least one processor determines whether air is in the fluid delivery line based on the converted digital signal.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2020Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: ICU Medical, Inc.Inventors: John Hicks Dumas, III, Paul T. Kotnik, Kunal Sur, Anatoly S. Belkin, Timothy L. Ruchti
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Patent number: 10868782Abstract: Embodiments provide a system for flagging data transmissions for retention of metadata and triggering appropriate transmission placement. Embodiments receive a plurality of data transmissions represented in a transmission queue; determine that a first data transmission of the plurality of data transmissions is suspicious; and, in response to the determination, automatically flag the first data transmission for retention of metadata associated with the first data transmission. The data transmission may then be placed in an appropriate location.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2018Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATIONInventors: Donald Joseph Cardinal, Christopher Daniel Birch, Shane Edward Asher, Travis John Hicks, Todd Anthony Smialek, Shannon Sabina Willis, Guy Vernon Pearson, Jr., Corey Scott Gillespie
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Patent number: 10805342Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a system for automated malfeasance detection. Dedicated communication channels are established between a computing device system of a first entity and a computing device system of a service provider, where the service provider manages, operates, or is otherwise associated with certain web pages. The presence of a malfeasance within one of these web pages of the service provider is detected, and a malfeasance report is generated in response to detecting the malfeasance. This malfeasance report includes an automatic malfeasance remediation action that, when transmitted to the computing device system of the service provider, causes the computing device system of the service provider to automatically execute one or more actions that are responsive to the malfeasance.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2018Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATIONInventors: Donald Joseph Cardinal, Christopher Daniel Birch, Shane Edward Asher, Travis John Hicks
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Publication number: 20200321363Abstract: A method of measuring morphological characteristics of a laser annealed film having a crystalline structure, which is defined by at least one row of side-to-side positioned grains each having a length (Lg), which is uniform for the grains, and width (Wg), wherein a length of the row (Lr) corresponds to a cumulative width Wg of the grains and creates a diffraction of various orders of diffraction, the method includes generating a monochromatic light; training the monochromatic light onto a surface of the laser annealed film at an angle varying in a range between 0° (incident) and grazing angles; and measuring variations of properties of the monochromatic light diffracted from the surface, thereby measuring the morphological characteristics of the laser annealed film along the length (Lr) of the one row.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2017Publication date: October 8, 2020Inventors: Florian HUBER, Alexander LIMANOV, Michael VON DADELSZEN, Dan PERLOV, Edward TSIDILKOVSKI, John HICKS
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Publication number: 20200282137Abstract: To detect air in a fluid delivery line of an infusion system, infusion fluid is pumped through a fluid delivery line adjacent to at least one sensor. A signal is transmitted and received using the at least one sensor into and from the fluid delivery line. The at least one sensor is operated, using at least one processor, at a modified frequency which is different than a resonant frequency of the at least one sensor to reduce an amplitude of an output of the signal transmitted from the at least one sensor to a level which is lower than a saturation level of the analog-to-digital converter to avoid over-saturating the analog-to-digital converter. The signal received by the at least one sensor is converted from analog to digital using an analog-to-digital converter. The at least one processor determines whether air is in the fluid delivery line based on the converted digital signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2020Publication date: September 10, 2020Inventors: John Hicks Dumas, III, Paul T. Kotnik, Kunal Sur, Anatoly S. Belkin, Timothy L. Ruchti
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Patent number: 10771485Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to a system, method, or computer program product for cross-channel electronic communication security. In this regard, the invention provides dynamic construction and targeting of adaptive simulated malicious electronic communications for unsecure communication identification by a user. The invention configures adaptive simulated malicious electronic communications for interacting with users via user interfaces of the multiple electronic communication media and user devices. Another aspect of the invention is directed to configuring, dynamically and in real time, a simulated malicious electronic communication for one electronic communication medium, based on and in response to, user actions on another simulated malicious electronic communication on another electronic communication medium.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2018Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATIONInventors: Donald Joseph Cardinal, Shane Edward Asher, Travis John Hicks, Guy Vernon Pearson, Jr., Christopher Daniel Birch, Shannon Sabina Willis, Todd Anthony Smialek, Corey Scott Gillespie
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Publication number: 20200146112Abstract: A system configured for operation below a threshold temperature system includes a power supply, a housing, a temperature-sensitive electronic component, and a heating circuit. The temperature-sensitive electronic component is enclosed within said housing and electrically connected to the power supply, wherein the temperature-sensitive electronic component becomes susceptible to failure when the temperature of said temperature-sensitive electronic component decreases and crosses the threshold temperature. The heating circuit is at least partially enclosed within the housing and comprising a temperature-dependent resistor, the heating circuit electrically connected to the power supply and configured to generate heat energy within the housing when the temperature within the housing decreases and approaches the threshold temperature in order to maintain the temperature of the temperature-sensitive electronic component above the threshold temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2018Publication date: May 7, 2020Inventors: Hendrik Pieter Jacobus de Bock, Darrall John Hicks, William Dwight Gerstler
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Patent number: 10596316Abstract: To detect air in a fluid delivery line of an infusion system, infusion fluid is pumped through a fluid delivery line adjacent to at least one sensor. A signal is transmitted and received using the at least one sensor into and from the fluid delivery line. The at least one sensor is operated, using at least one processor, at a modified frequency which is different than a resonant frequency of the at least one sensor to reduce an amplitude of an output of the signal transmitted from the at least one sensor to a level which is lower than a saturation level of the analog-to-digital converter to avoid over-saturating the analog-to-digital converter. The signal received by the at least one sensor is converted from analog to digital using an analog-to-digital converter. The at least one processor determines whether air is in the fluid delivery line based on the converted digital signal.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2017Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: ICU Medical, Inc.Inventors: John Hicks Dumas, III, Paul T. Kotnik, Kunal Sur, Anatoly S. Belkin, Timothy L. Ruchti
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Publication number: 20200021605Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a system for automated malfeasance detection. Dedicated communication channels are established between a computing device system of a first entity and a computing device system of a service provider, where the service provider manages, operates, or is otherwise associated with certain web pages. The presence of a malfeasance within one of these web pages of the service provider is detected, and a malfeasance report is generated in response to detecting the malfeasance. This malfeasance report includes an automatic malfeasance remediation action that, when transmitted to the computing device system of the service provider, causes the computing device system of the service provider to automatically execute one or more actions that are responsive to the malfeasance.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2018Publication date: January 16, 2020Inventors: Donald Joseph Cardinal, Christopher Daniel Birch, Shane Edward Asher, Travis John Hicks
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Publication number: 20200021546Abstract: Embodiments provide a system for flagging data transmissions for retention of metadata and triggering appropriate transmission placement. Embodiments receive a plurality of data transmissions represented in a transmission queue; determine that a first data transmission of the plurality of data transmissions is suspicious; and, in response to the determination, automatically flag the first data transmission for retention of metadata associated with the first data transmission. The data transmission may then be placed in an appropriate location.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2018Publication date: January 16, 2020Inventors: Donald Joseph Cardinal, Christopher Daniel Birch, Shane Edward Asher, Travis John Hicks, Todd Anthony Smialek, Shannon Sabina Willis, Guy Vernon Pearson, JR., Corey Scott Gillespie
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Publication number: 20200020059Abstract: A system for detecting and remediating invalid domain name registration requests typically includes a processor, a memory, and an analysis resolution module stored in the memory. The analysis module is typically configured for: receiving a brand submission comprising a brand identifier from a brand custodian; validating the brand submission; storing a brand validation record in a brand database; receiving a domain name registration request for a domain name; comparing the domain name to the brand identifier; determining that the domain name comprises the brand identifier or an imitation of the brand identifier; in response to determining that the domain name comprises the brand identifier or the imitation of the brand identifier, transmitting a notification to the brand custodian; receiving a response to the notification from the brand custodian; and based on the response to the notification from the brand custodian, rejecting or approving the domain name registration request.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2018Publication date: January 16, 2020Applicant: Bank of America CorporationInventors: Donald Joseph Cardinal, Christopher Daniel Birch, Shane Edward Asher, Travis John Hicks
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Publication number: 20200021606Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to a system, method, or computer program product for cross-channel electronic communication security. In this regard, the invention provides dynamic construction and targeting of adaptive simulated malicious electronic communications for unsecure communication identification by a user. The invention configures adaptive simulated malicious electronic communications for interacting with users via user interfaces of the multiple electronic communication media and user devices. Another aspect of the invention is directed to configuring, dynamically and in real time, a simulated malicious electronic communication for one electronic communication medium, based on and in response to, user actions on another simulated malicious electronic communication on another electronic communication medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2018Publication date: January 16, 2020Inventors: Donald Joseph Cardinal, Shane Edward Asher, Travis John Hicks, Guy Vernon Pearson, JR., Christopher Daniel Birch, Shannon Sabina Willis, Todd Anthony Smialek, Corey Scott Gillespie
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Publication number: 20200019645Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a system for extracting external website data using generated polymorphic data. The system is configured for receiving an input from at least one of a plurality of entity systems or at least one of a plurality of user computing systems, wherein the plurality of user computing systems and the plurality of entity systems are connected to a first network, wherein the input is associated with at least one third party server, generating random user information, wherein the generated random user information is dynamic, creating polymorphic user profiles based on the generated random user information, accessing the at least one third party server from a second network different from the first network using the polymorphic user profiles, and extracting data associated with the at least one third party server.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2018Publication date: January 16, 2020Inventors: Donald Joseph Cardinal, Shane Edward Asher, Christopher Daniel Birch, Corey Scott Gillespie, Travis John Hicks, Guy Vernon Pearson, JR., Todd Anthony Smialek, Shannon Sabina Willis
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Patent number: 10123057Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for providing a call to action at the end of a resource. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a request for media content to present on a user device, the request including a second request for third-party content to present with the media content, identifying, user device capabilities that describes information about system compatibility for the user device, determining third-party content to present with the media, the third-party content including a first presentation time duration indicative of a length of time the third-party content is presented, determining that an end cap is compatible with the user device and related to the third-party content, the end cap providing an interactive opportunity to request subsequent resources for the user device, and transmitting data to present the third-party content, the end cap, and the media.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2017Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Avi Fein, Vipul Vinod Thakur, John Hicks, James Daniel McEvoy, Omair Malik
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Publication number: 20180028749Abstract: To detect air in a fluid delivery line of an infusion system, infusion fluid is pumped through a fluid delivery line adjacent to at least one sensor. A signal is transmitted and received using the at least one sensor into and from the fluid delivery line. The at least one sensor is operated, using at least one processor, at a modified frequency which is different than a resonant frequency of the at least one sensor to reduce an amplitude of an output of the signal transmitted from the at least one sensor to a level which is lower than a saturation level of the analog-to-digital converter to avoid over-saturating the analog-to-digital converter. The signal received by the at least one sensor is converted from analog to digital using an analog-to-digital converter. The at least one processor determines whether air is in the fluid delivery line based on the converted digital signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2017Publication date: February 1, 2018Inventors: John Hicks Dumas, III, Paul T. Kotnik, Kunal Sur, Anatoly S. Belkin, Timothy L. Ruchti