Patents by Inventor John Maxwell

John Maxwell 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).

  • Publication number: 20250252231
    Abstract: A method, computer system, and a computer program product are provided. A trained machine learning model is used to predict performance of a semiconductor circuit. The using includes inputting, to the trained machine learning model, semiconductor physical characteristics of the semiconductor circuit and in response receiving, as output from the trained machine learning model, predicted performance characteristics for the semiconductor circuit. The trained machine learning model was trained on training data obtained from a prior known semiconductor circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2024
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Inventors: Xin Zhang, Shun Zhang, Shaoze Fan, Yilan Gu, John Maxwell Cohn, Chuang Gan
  • Publication number: 20250241409
    Abstract: The shoe includes a sole and an upper having a foot-receiving shoe opening. The shoe includes a heel cup in a heel region, the heel cup having a central region, peripheral portions, and a top portion, mid-portion, and lower portion extending through the central region and the peripheral portions. The top portion, mid-portion, and lower portion form a vertical cross-sectional ā€œSā€ wave shape through the central region of the heel cup. The shoe includes a compressible material layer positioned along regions of an inner wall of the heel cup facing an interior of the shoe upper corresponding to a portion of the central region of the heel cup. The compressible material layer protrudes into the shoe opening along the central region corresponding to the top portion and tapers towards the portion of the central region corresponding to the lower portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2025
    Publication date: July 31, 2025
    Applicant: SKECHERS U.S.A., Inc. II
    Inventors: John Maxwell Weeks, Scott Kelley, Frank Chuang, Pei-Chun Liao, Johnson Tja, Hui Xie, Kurt Stockbridge
  • Publication number: 20250241408
    Abstract: The shoe includes a sole and an upper and a heel cup that extends from adjacent to the sole to a rear portion of a collar of the upper. The heel cup is positioned in an interior portion of the upper, has a central portion thinner than an adjacent region, and has a smooth curvature, including an S-wave cross-section at its rearmost portion. The shoe includes an inner compressible layer having foam and which is covered by a form-fitting elastic textile. The inner compressible layer has a curved outer surface extending into a foot-receiving opening of the shoe, a first thickness adjacent to a portion of the heel cup above a central inflection point, tapering to lesser lateral thicknesses at each side of the foot-receiving, and tapering to a lesser lower thickness adjacent to a portion of the heel cup below the central inflection point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2025
    Publication date: July 31, 2025
    Applicant: SKECHERS U.S.A., Inc. II
    Inventors: John Maxwell Weeks, Scott Kelley, Frank Chuang, Pei-Chun Liao, Johnson Tja, Hui Xie, Kurt Stockbridge
  • Publication number: 20250230923
    Abstract: A light-emitting system (1000) removably attachable to headgear is provided, which comprises: a form factor (1010) configured to surround a portion of the headgear when the light-emitting system (1000) is removably attached to the headgear for use; a plurality of halo lighting elements (1100) configured to selectively generate at least a partial halo of light that radiates outwardly away from the light-emitting system; and at least one task lighting element (1120) aligned in a direction along a task light axis (1130) that is fixed and oriented downwardly at an oblique angle (?) relative to a transverse plane (TP) of the light-emitting system (1000), the at least one task lighting element (1120) being configured to selectively generate flood task lighting in an area in front of a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2024
    Publication date: July 17, 2025
    Inventors: Chris Doughty, John Maxwell Baker, Jedediah Joaquin McCann, Joshua Robert Buesseler
  • Patent number: 12336594
    Abstract: The shoe includes a sole and an upper including at least one layer of elastic material positioned to stretch and create tension that enhances securement of a foot inserted into the shoe. The shoe includes a heel cup with polymer material, the heel cup affixed to the sole and upper, and the heel cup includes an upper portion, a midportion, and a lower portion. The shoe includes an interior foam layer adjacent to at least an interior wall of the upper portion of the heel cup, the interior foam layer being compressible, and the interior foam layer extends into the shoe opening, providing securement of the foot once inserted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: Skechers U.S.A., Inc. II
    Inventors: John Maxwell Weeks, Scott Kelley, Frank Chuang, Pei-Chun Liao, Johnson Tja, Hui Xie, Kurt Stockbridge
  • Patent number: 12310922
    Abstract: Systems and methods for making and delivering personalized, medically prescribed pharmaceuticals to an individual patient are described. Individual unit doses (IUDs) of medicine may be prepared specific to the individual in need of same, by using a system, which includes a networked control system in combination with manufacturing assemblies specific to the IUDs and delivering the medicine to the patient directly from the manufacturer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander Mark Schobel, Keith Kendall, Dan Barber, Theresa Wood, Peter Boyd, John Maxwell
  • Patent number: 12290124
    Abstract: A light-emitting system is provided which is removably attachable to headgear for personal illumination to enhance visibility of the user to others. The light-emitting system includes a housing that defines a receiving aperture and is configured to surround a portion of the headgear when the light-emitting system is removably attached to the headgear for use. The light-emitting system further includes at least one lens and a plurality of lighting elements coupled to the annular housing which are configured to selectively generate a halo or at least a partial halo of light that radiates outwardly away from the annular housing through the at least one lens to provide enhanced personal illumination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Illumagear, Inc.
    Inventors: John Maxwell Baker, Andrew Royal, Raymond Walter Riley, Mark John Ramberg, Chad Austin Brinckerhoff, John R. Murkowski, Trent Robert Wetherbee, Alexander Michael Diener, Kristin Marie Will, Kyle S. Johnston, Clint Timothy Schneider, Evan William Mattingly, Keith W. Kirkwood, Jonathan Brandt Hadley
  • Patent number: 12285076
    Abstract: The shoe includes a sole and an upper including a layer of elastic material positioned to stretch and create tension that enhances securement of a foot inserted into the shoe. The shoe includes a heel cup having polymer material, affixed to the sole and upper, and having an upper portion, a midportion, and a lower portion. In a first configuration, the upper portion has a downward incline with a first angle relative to a vertical line, and the upper portion is capable of distorting into a second configuration under a load of the foot when donning the shoe. In the second configuration, the upper portion has a downward incline with a second angle relative to the vertical line, the second angle being greater than the first angle. An interior foam layer is adjacent to an interior wall of the upper portion, is compressible, and extends into the shoe opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: Skechers U.S.A., Inc. II
    Inventors: John Maxwell Weeks, Scott Kelley, Frank Chuang, Pei-Chun Liao, Johnson Tja, Hui Xie, Kurt Stockbridge
  • Patent number: 12275434
    Abstract: A computer implemented method for evaluating autonomous vehicle safety that includes defining criteria for safety of autonomous vehicles in a test space, and dividing the test space into an intended test space and a un-intended test space for the criteria for safety of autonomous vehicles. The intended test space includes characterizations for the autonomous vehicle that can be quantified, and the un-intended test space includes characterizations that are not quantifiable. The method further includes measuring the safety of the autonomous vehicles in the intended test space. The applying the un-intended test space is applied to the intended test space as feedback into the intended test space; and evaluating the intended test space including the feedback from the unintended test space using a combined simulation of peripheral vehicles and autonomous vehicles to provide the evaluation of autonomous vehicle safety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshifumi Sakamoto, Kentaro Aota, John Maxwell Cohn, Hardy Groeger
  • Publication number: 20250098820
    Abstract: The shoe includes a sole and an upper including at least one layer of elastic material positioned to stretch and create tension that enhances securement of a foot inserted into the shoe. The shoe includes a heel cup with polymer material, the heel cup affixed to the sole and upper, and the heel cup includes an upper portion, a midportion, and a lower portion. The shoe includes an interior foam layer adjacent to at least an interior wall of the upper portion of the heel cup, the interior foam layer being compressible, and the interior foam layer extends into the shoe opening, providing securement of the foot once inserted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicant: SKECHERS U.S.A., Inc. II
    Inventors: John Maxwell Weeks, Scott Kelley, Frank Chuang, Pei-Chun Liao, Johnson Tja, Hui Xie, Kurt Stockbridge
  • Patent number: 12251705
    Abstract: A food recycler can include a bucket with a certain configuration for processing waste food. A bucket includes an interior surface having thereon a set of projections. A grinding mechanism includes a first arm connected to a rotational member, the first arm having a first distal end adjacent to the interior surface of the bucket and that has notches that are complementary to the projections. A second arm has a second distal end also having notches complementary to projections. Waste food is processed with the grinding mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Food Cycle Science Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy John Maxwell, Meng Wang, Bradley Crepeau
  • Patent number: 12232567
    Abstract: A shoe has an upper with a foot receiving shoe opening. A heel counter is located at a rear portion of the upper and includes a rigid heel cup. The heel cup has a lower portion, a midportion, and an upper portion having a curvature extending from a top edge of the heel cup and that is curved downward towards the shoe opening. On a vertical cross-section, the heel cup has a S wave shape. A compressible layer is located along an inner wall of the heel cup and is configured to curve around a portion of a user's ankle above the user's heel once donned. The compressible layer may be compressed during donning of the shoe and may at least partially expand to secure the foot within the shoe once donned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Skechers U.S.A., Inc. II
    Inventors: John Maxwell Weeks, Scott Kelley, Frank F Chuang, Pei-Chun Liao, Johnson Tja, Hui Xie, Kurt Stockbridge
  • Patent number: D1064166
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Raytheon Canada Ltd.
    Inventors: John Maxwell Connolly, Carter K. McCormick
  • Patent number: D1084207
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: Raytheon Canada Ltd.
    Inventors: John Maxwell Connolly, Carter K. McCormick
  • Patent number: D1083005
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: Raytheon Canada Ltd.
    Inventors: John Maxwell Connolly, Carter K. McCormick
  • Patent number: D1083006
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: Raytheon Canada Ltd.
    Inventors: John Maxwell Connolly, Carter K. McCormick
  • Patent number: D1083007
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: Raytheon Canada Ltd.
    Inventors: John Maxwell Connolly, Carter K. McCormick
  • Patent number: D1076393
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: Skechers U.S.A., Inc. II
    Inventor: John Maxwell Weeks
  • Patent number: D1087563
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2025
    Assignee: Skechers U.S.A., Inc. II
    Inventor: John Maxwell Weeks
  • Patent number: D1087567
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2025
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2025
    Assignee: Skechers U.S.A., Inc. II
    Inventor: John Maxwell Weeks