Patents by Inventor John Nelson
John Nelson 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: 20240141350Abstract: Provided herein are methods for the treatment of polycystic kidney disease, including autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, using modified oligonucleotides targeted to miR-17.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicants: Regulus Therapeutics Inc., The Board of Regents of The University of Texas SystemInventors: Charles R. ALLERSON, Vishal D. PATEL, B. Nelson CHAU, John R. ANDROSAVICH
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Publication number: 20240125152Abstract: An anti-theft device for securing an article of merchandise against unauthorized removal from a display counter. The anti-theft device comprises a latch plate and a pedestal having a quick-release interface. The latch plate is configured to selectively couple to the quick-release interface. A latch bolt is disposed within the pedestal. The latch bolt locks the latch plate relative to the quick-release interface. A plurality of retaining arms is configured to receive and retain an article of merchandise. The retaining arms cannot be disengaged from the article of merchandise while the latch plate is locked relative to the quick-release interface. A solenoid is housed within the pedestal and operationally connected to the latch bolt. The solenoid is configured to retract the latch bolt into a position in which the latch bolt disengages the latch plate, thereby releasing the latch plate from the quick-release interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Applicant: Vanguard Products Group, Inc.Inventors: Christopher A. Kelsch, Douglas Barthold, Joel Jenkins, Sarah Johnson, Chris Nelson, Wade Zhu, Matthew Kuntz, Lee Eckert, John N. Figh, JR., Jasen Paul Biggins
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Patent number: 11936368Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a power module with a power path extending through a first field-effect transistor (FET) and a second FET. A primary conductive structure connecting the first FET and the second FET in series provides a primary parasitic inductor within the power path. A first secondary conductive structure connected to both a gate and a source of the first FET provides a first secondary parasitic inductor within a first gate path, and a second secondary conductive structure connected to both a gate and a source of the second FET provides a second secondary parasitic inductor within a second gate path. The first secondary conductive structure and the second secondary conductive structure are configured such that mutual coupling between the first secondary parasitic inductor and the primary parasitic inductor and mutual coupling between the second secondary parasitic inductor and the primary parasitic inductor are substantially symmetrical.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2022Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: WOLFSPEED, INC.Inventors: Blake Whitmore Nelson, Brian DeBoi, Daniel John Martin
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Patent number: 11928772Abstract: In a ray tracer, to prevent any long-running query from hanging the graphics processing unit, a traversal coprocessor provides a preemption mechanism that will allow rays to stop processing or time out early. The example non-limiting implementations described herein provide such a preemption mechanism, including a forward progress guarantee, and additional programmable timeout options that can be time or cycle based. Those programmable options provide a means for quality of service timing guarantees for applications such as virtual reality (VR) that have strict timing requirements.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2022Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: NVIDIA CorporationInventors: Greg Muthler, Ronald Charles Babich, Jr., William Parsons Newhall, Jr., Peter Nelson, James Robertson, John Burgess
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Publication number: 20240078293Abstract: A device for authenticating ownership of media includes a storage case configured to store and protect a media product. The media product includes unique content. An identification module is associated with the storage case. The identification module stores a unique identification code used to identify the media product and an owner of the media product. A transmitter transmits the unique identification code. The transmission of the unique identification code is used to authenticate ownership of the media product to allow the owner to access the unique content of the media product without removing the media product from the storage case.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: John Nelson, Deniz Kahn
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Patent number: 11911606Abstract: Technologies and implementations for a defibrillator electrode having communicative capabilities are generally disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: PHYSIO-CONTROL, INC.Inventors: Jennifer Jensen, Jennifer Hoss, Mitchell Smith, Kenneth J. Peterson, Maren Nelson, Andres Belalcazar, Daniel W. Piraino, John Knapinski, Matthew Bielstein, Ethan Albright, Jeffery Edwards, Paul Tamura
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Patent number: 11905566Abstract: The present invention relates to the identification of microorganisms from an environmental sample, and in particular to the rapid identification of Listeria spp. The methods and kits described herein provide a method of detecting Listeria spp. without the need for an enrichment step.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2021Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: NEOGEN CORPORATIONInventors: John Nelson, Preetha Biswas, Lei Zhang, Mark A. Mozola, Lisa Pinkava, David Brookman, Edan Robert Hosking
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Patent number: 11907056Abstract: Disclosed herein is a data processing system comprising a processing unit operable to process data to generate a sequence of outputs, wherein the processing unit is configurable, when generating a sequence of outputs, such that the data processing for generating an output in the sequence of outputs will be performed within a respective processing period for the output. A controller for the processing unit is configured to cause the processing unit, when generating a sequence of outputs, during a respective processing period for at least one output in the sequence of outputs, to also undergo one or more fault detection test(s) such that both processing of data for the output and fault detection testing is performed during the respective processing period for the output.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2021Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: Arm LimitedInventors: Eamonn Quigley, Nicholas John Nelson Murphy, Jussi Tuomas Pennala, Henrik Nils-Sture Olsson
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Publication number: 20240046430Abstract: One or more processing devices access a scene depicting a reference object that includes an annotation identifying a target region to be modified in one or more video frames. The one or more processing devices determine that a target pixel corresponds to a sub-region within the target region that includes hallucinated content. The one or more processing devices determine gradient constraints using gradient values of neighboring pixels in the hallucinated content, the neighboring pixels being adjacent to the target pixel and corresponding to four cardinal directions. The one or more processing devices update color data of the target pixel subject to the determined gradient constraints.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2023Publication date: February 8, 2024Inventors: Oliver Wang, John Nelson, Geoffrey Oxholm, Elya Shechtman
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Publication number: 20240038497Abstract: A high frequency, high voltage compound helical inductor coil includes a primary coil configured as a helix, a secondary coil configured as a helix and being surrounded by and parallel with the primary coil. A dielectric insulator, configured as a helix, is disposed between and separates the primary coil and the secondary coil. A center conductor may extend axially through the primary and secondary coils and may be attached at a first end to the primary coil and at a second end to the secondary coil.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: COMET TECHNOLOGIES USA, INC.Inventors: ANTHONY OLIVETI, JOHN NELSON, J. KIRKWOOD ROUGH
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Publication number: 20240012673Abstract: A data processing system (1) comprises a plurality of processing units (11) and a controller (30) operable to allocate processing units of the plurality of processing units into respective groups of the processing units, wherein each group of processing units comprises a set of one or more of the processing units of the plurality of processing units. The data processing system further comprises an arbiter (31, 32) for each group of processing units for controlling access by virtual machines (33, 34) that require processing operations to the processing units of the group of processing units that the arbiter has been allocated.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2021Publication date: January 11, 2024Inventors: David Thomas GARBETT, Jussi Tuomas PENNALA, Henrik Nils-Sture OLSSON, Nicholas John Nelson MURPHY
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Publication number: 20240004767Abstract: A data processing system (1) comprises a plurality of, e.g. graphics, processing units (11), and a management circuit (12) associated with the processing units and operable to configure the processing units of the plurality of processing units into respective groups of the processing units. The management circuit (12) is configured to always operate with a high level of fault protection, but the groups of the processing units can be selectively operated with either a higher level of fault protection or a lower level of fault protection, by selectively subjecting them to fault detection testing (60).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2021Publication date: January 4, 2024Inventors: Daniel James KERRY, David Thomas GARBETT, Jussi Tuomas PENNALA, Nicholas John Nelson MURPHY
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Publication number: 20230410246Abstract: A data processing system that comprises plural processing units is disclosed. The system includes functional units, the functional units having different processing capacities. A set of one or more processing units can operate in combination with one of the functional units according to a processing capacity required for the set of one or more processing units.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2021Publication date: December 21, 2023Inventors: Jussi Tuomas PENNALA, Henrik Nils-Sture OLSSON, Richard BRAMLEY, Nicholas John Nelson MURPHY
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Patent number: 11823357Abstract: Certain aspects involve video inpainting in which content is propagated from a user-provided reference video frame to other video frames depicting a scene. One example method includes one or more processing devices that performs operations that include accessing a scene depicting a reference object that includes an annotation identifying a target region to be modified in one or more video frames. The operations also includes computing a target motion of a target pixel that is subject to a motion constraint. The motion constraint is based on a three-dimensional model of the reference object. Further, operations include determining color data of the target pixel to correspond to the target motion. The color data includes a color value and a gradient. Operations also include determining gradient constraints using gradient values of neighbor pixels. Additionally, the processing devices updates the color data of the target pixel subject to the gradient constraints.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2021Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: Adobe Inc.Inventors: Oliver Wang, John Nelson, Geoffrey Oxholm, Elya Shechtman
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Patent number: 11780197Abstract: The disclosure describes techniques for erecting cases, and particularly example structures and example methods for use in a case erecting system using a robotic arm. A tool for use in robotic case erecting may be used in conjunction with a robotic arm. Use of the tool assists in keeping a case level as the case moves along a conveyor, where a plow closes the major flaps and a tape head tapes edges of the flaps together, thereby sealing the bottom of the case. The tool also assists in regulating the gap between the major flaps, so that the gap and/or any overlap of the flaps is minimized. Accordingly, the tool assists the robotic arm to close the case in a more precise manner.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2017Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Pearson Packaging SystemsInventors: Michael J. Johnson, David John Nelson
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Patent number: 11775380Abstract: A data processing system comprises a memory, a processing unit, a MMU operable to process memory transactions for the processing unit; and an error-detecting circuit located between the MMU and the memory. The MMU is configured to determine from respective memory address mappings corresponding memory addresses to which memory transaction applies. The determined memory addresses comprise a first part representing a memory location and a second part representing an error-detecting code generated using the first part of the memory address. The error-detecting circuit can then check using the error-detecting code for the memory address whether the memory address received by the error-detecting circuit is valid.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2021Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Arm LimitedInventors: Nicholas John Nelson Murphy, Jussi Tuomas Pennala, Andreas Adamidis, Benjamin Charles James
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Patent number: 11756210Abstract: Certain aspects involve video inpainting in which content is propagated from a user-provided reference frame to other video frames depicting a scene. For example, a computing system accesses a set of video frames with annotations identifying a target region to be modified. The computing system determines a motion of the target region's boundary across the set of video frames, and also interpolates pixel motion within the target region across the set of video frames. The computing system also inserts, responsive to user input, a reference frame into the set of video frames. The reference frame can include reference color data from a user-specified modification to the target region. The computing system can use the reference color data and the interpolated motion to update color data in the target region across set of video frames.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2020Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: Adobe Inc.Inventors: Oliver Wang, Matthew Fisher, John Nelson, Geoffrey Oxholm, Elya Shechtman, Wenqi Xian
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Publication number: 20230126016Abstract: A system and method for generating non-fungible tokens for collectibles. The system authenticates physical ownership of a collectible before allowing a requesting entity to generate a non-fungible token for the collectible. The system generates a fiat currency value for the non-fungible token based on the total number of non-fungible tokens already generated for the collectible and the current value of the collectible. The system tracks non-fungible tokens generated for the collectible to ensure that the proportional cost of generating a non-fungible token strictly increases as the total number of non-fungible tokens generated for the collectible increases.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2022Publication date: April 27, 2023Applicant: Collectors Universe, Inc.Inventor: John Nelson
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Patent number: 11619582Abstract: A retroreflectometer for non-contact measurements of optical characteristics of retroreflective materials from a range of distances includes a light source for emitting a light beam; a first moving mirror assembly for scanning the light beam; a collimating lens for collimating the scanning light on an illumination spot on the surface of the DUT; an imaging lens for receiving a reflected scanning light comprised of the collimated scanning light reflected from the surface of the DUT; a second moving mirror assembly for controlling a predetermined observation angle, wherein the first moving mirror assembly and the second moving mirror assembly moved in synchronization to maintain concentricity of the illumination spot on the surface of the DUT; a light collector for collecting the reflected light from the second moving mirror assembly; a processor including a memory for determining the optical characteristics of the surface of the DUT responsive to the collected reflected light.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2021Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: GAMMA SCIENTIFIC INC.Inventors: Eric John Nelson, Victor Fedoriouk
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Publication number: 20230079060Abstract: A device and a method for creating and/or maintaining an obstruction free upper airway. The device fits under the chin of a subject adjacent to the subject's neck at an external location corresponding approximately with the subject's internal soft tissue associated with the neck's anterior triangle. The device is capable of exerting negative pressure on the surface of a subject's neck, displacing the soft tissue forward and enlarging the airway.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2022Publication date: March 16, 2023Applicant: SOMMETRICS, INC.Inventors: Jerome K. AARESTAD, Richard ROSE, John NELSON, Donna PALMER