Patents by Inventor John To

John To 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: 11977676
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, systems, and program products are disclosed for adjusting content of a head mounted display. An apparatus includes a processor and a memory that stores code executable by the processor to determine a field of view for a user relative to a display of a head-mounted display unit, detect that the user is attempting to look at content that is presented on the display of the head-mounted display unit but is out of the user's field of view, and adjust the content that is out of the user's field of view to make the content visible to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: John W. Nicholson, Daryl C. Cromer, Howard Locker, Mengnan Wang
  • Patent number: 11977091
    Abstract: An analyzer having an inner chassis surrounded by a housing includes sample and dilution probes, a mixing housing including first and second mixing chambers, a flow cytometer including a flow cell, and sample and sheath pumps configured to perform first and second pluralities of tasks, respectively. The first plurality of tasks includes: aspirating sample into the sample probe, dispensing sample from the sample probe into the first and second mixing chambers, delivering first sample-dilution fluid mixture to the flow cell, and delivering second sample-dilution fluid mixture to the flow cell. The second plurality of tasks includes: dispensing sheath to the flow cell in cooperation with the delivery of the first sample-dilution fluid mixture to the flow cell, and dispensing sheath to the flow cell in cooperation with the delivery of the second sample-dilution fluid mixture to the flow cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: IDEXX LABORATORIES INC.
    Inventors: Jonathan W. Lawrence, Mark R. Dumont, Jason J. Aguiar, John H. McGibbon, Nicholas P. Prince
  • Patent number: 11977083
    Abstract: Compositions and methods are provided for diagnosis and/or prognosis of cardiovascular diseases or events in a subject. In some embodiments, the method includes measuring and comparing the level of particular proteins to other proteins. In other embodiments, the method includes comparison with clinical variable information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: PREVENCIO, INC.
    Inventors: Rhonda Fay Rhyne, Craig Agamemnon Magaret, John Edward Strobeck, James Louis Januzzi, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11979767
    Abstract: An example method includes receiving a first signal indicating that a user of a first user endpoint device wishes to engage in a data transfer with a second device over a communication network, estimating at least one metric associated with the data transfer, sending the at least one metric associated with the data transfer to a remote server, and initiating the data transfer with the second device in accordance with a temporarily adjusted throughput that is adjusted by the remote server in response to the at least one metric associated with the data transfer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: John Bulger, Yupeng Jia, Prabhakara Aithal
  • Patent number: 11977440
    Abstract: A system includes an on-board electronic device of an autonomous vehicle, and a computer-readable medium having one or more programming instructions. The system receives one or more forecast messages pertaining to a track, where each of the forecast messages includes a unique identifier associated with the track, and receives one or more inference messages pertaining to the track, where each of the inference messages includes the unique identifier. The system aggregates the one or more forecast messages and the one or more inference messages to generate a message set, and applies a set of processing operations to the message set to generate a feedback message. The system identifies one or more events from the feedback message, automatically generates an annotation for one or more of the events that is identified, and embeds the generated annotations in an event log for the autonomous vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: John Lepird, Lorenzo Nardi, Andrew T. Hartnett
  • Patent number: 11976376
    Abstract: Systems, methods and power converters are disclosed to provide regulated individual DC output signals to anode structures using a PWM inverter to generate a first AC signal, a sinewave filter to provide a filtered AC signal, a multiphase isolation transformer to provide a plurality of isolated AC signals, a multi-pulse diode bridge rectifier to provide a DC rectifier output signal, an output filter to provide a filtered DC rectifier output signal, and a blocking diode to provide the filtered DC rectifier output signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Nickolay N. Guskov, Gary L. Skibinski, Zhijun Liu, William John Sarver
  • Patent number: 11977721
    Abstract: An event scheduling system and method include receiving a message that includes an availability list of a first participant group of one or more members of a first party for an event to be scheduled. The availability list includes time slots that the first participant group is available for the event. A participant text window is presented on a display device that prompts a user associated with a second party to select members of the second party to form a second participant group. Responsive to receiving a user selection that identifies the members to form the second participant group, calendar data of the second participant group is accessed and cross-referenced with the time slots in the availability list. One or more confirmed time slots are determined in which both the first participant group and the second participant group are available for the event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Nathan Peterson, Russell S. VanBlon, Arnold Weksler, Mark Delaney, John C. Mese
  • Patent number: 11976377
    Abstract: Described herein are methods of applying metals to substrates, where the methods include contacting the substrate with an aqueous metal plating composition comprising polyammonium bisulfate (“PABS”) and a dissolved metal or salt thereof. The methods allow application of metals to the substrate without need for electrical energy input or for an added chemical catalyst, chelating agent, complexing agent, reducing agent, stabilizer, or pH-modifying (or controlling) chemical compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: EARTH SCIENCE LABORATORIES, INC.
    Inventors: Nam Tran, John A. Hatten, Jr., Reid Henry Bowman, Jeffrey Alan Keiser, David Hammond, Freddie L. Singleton, David Nicholas
  • Patent number: 11979497
    Abstract: Identity systems, methods, and media for auditing and notifying users concerning verifiable claims are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: David Stein, John Wittrock
  • Patent number: 11976454
    Abstract: A trenchless collector system is configured to intercept and direct surface and/or subsurface fluids to a designated reception location to control groundwater elevations. A target collection and drainage area is identified and a gravity drainage pipe is accessed or trenchlessly installed at the target collection and drainage area. The gravity drainage pipe can be accessed at one or more drawdown points. One end of a collection pipe can be connected to the gravity drainage pipe. Surface and subsurface water is hydrostatically drawn into the collection pipe from the target collection and drainage area through venting at the one end of the collection pipe connected to the gravity drainage pipe. The surface and subsurface water can be passively drained from the collection pipe into the gravity drainage pipe and onto the designated reception location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: TRENCHLESS GROUNDWATER MOVERS, LLC
    Inventors: John Jurgens, Larry Kiest, Bruce Tobey
  • Patent number: 11977455
    Abstract: The Back Up Data Across Cloud Trust Zone Apparatuses, Processes and Systems (“BUDACTZ”) transforms resource backup registration input, resource backup execution request, resource restore input datastructure/inputs via BUDACTZ components into resource backup registration output, resource backup execution response, resource restore output outputs. A resource backup registration datastructure structured to specify a partner shared cloud protected zone is obtained. A partner zone administrator authorization token datastructure is obtained. A partner zone service account for the partner shared cloud protected zone is created using the partner zone administrator authorization token datastructure. A partner zone resource to be serviced is determined. A shared cloud backup zone is determined. A backup resource for the partner zone resource is created in the shared cloud backup zone. A service agent installation token datastructure structured to associate the partner zone resource and the backup resource is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: DATTO, INC.
    Inventors: Bryan Ehrlich, Ben Lucas, John Roland
  • Patent number: 11976565
    Abstract: A vibration dampening system includes a vibration dampening element for a turbine nozzle or blade. A body opening extends through the turbine nozzle or blade, e.g., through the airfoil among potentially other parts of the nozzle or blade. A vibration dampening element includes a plurality of stacked damper pins within the body opening. The damper pins include an outer body having an inner opening, a first end surface and an opposing second end surface; and an inner body nested and movable within the inner opening of the outer body. The end surfaces frictionally engage to dampen vibration. The inner body has a first central opening including a first portion configured to engage an elongated body therein and an outer surface configured to frictionally engage a portion of the inner opening of the outer body to dampen vibration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: GE Infrastructure Technology LLC
    Inventors: Zachary John Snider, Brad Wilson VanTassel, Brian Denver Potter, John McConnell Delvaux
  • Patent number: 11979389
    Abstract: This invention provides a method and system for secure messaging on a mobile network, leveraging public/private key encryption. The method includes steps for deploying a trusted application by a mobile carrier on a device with a Trusted Execution Environment (TEE). A wireless Software Development Kit (SDK) on the subscriber device interacts with the trusted application and a wireless original equipment manufacturer (OEM) cloud service for mutual attestation, confirming the identity and trustworthiness of the device. A pair of public and private keys are generated, with the private key secured on the device. Messages are encrypted with the public key at a cloud messaging application, and decrypted with the private key at the device, enabling secure, viewable messages. The system can support secure transmission of one-time-passwords (OTPs) from an enterprise application, as well as encrypted chat functionality for device responses to the enterprise application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Syniverse Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Rajan John Thomas, Chris Wright
  • Patent number: 11976576
    Abstract: An energy storage system converts variable renewable electricity (VRE) to continuous heat at over 1000° C. Intermittent electrical energy heats a solid medium. Heat from the solid medium is delivered continuously on demand. Heat delivery via flowing gas establishes a thermocline which maintains high outlet temperature throughout discharge. The delivered heat which may be used for processes including power generation and cogeneration. In one application, the energy storage system provides higher-temperature heat to a conventional lower-temperature heat source to boost the temperature of a thermal power cycle working fluid to a turbine, thereby increasing efficiency of the power cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Rondo Energy, Inc.
    Inventors: John Setel O'Donnell, Yusef Desjardins Ferhani
  • Patent number: 11977665
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising communication logic and a memory. The communication logic may be configured to receive a data payload, validate the data payload, decode an instruction from the data payload, generate a bypass signal in response to the instruction and generate a remote signal in response to an arm signal. The memory may be configured to store configuration data and store status information. The bypass signal may be compatible with a safing block configured to provide one independent signal for an actuator. The communication logic may operate according to a pre-defined end-to-end communication standard. The configuration data may be configured to enable a selected profile for the pre-defined end-to-end communication standard. The safing block may be configured to pass through the bypass signal generated by the communication logic as the arm signal. The communication logic may receive the arm signal from the safing block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: VEONEER US SAFETY SYSTEMS, LLC
    Inventors: Haitham Islim, John Fitzpatrick, Ron Wantuck, James Gramenos
  • Patent number: 11976595
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine according to a first embodiment, having a case; a core within the case; an exhaust nozzle that is fluidly coupled to the case; a duct having a duct outlet that is fluidly coupled to the exhaust nozzle and a duct body extending from the duct outlet to a duct inlet; an air/oil cooler having an airflow outlet disposed at the duct inlet and a cooler body extending from the airflow outlet to an airflow inlet; and an airflow control baffle disposed at one of: the duct inlet; the duct outlet; and the airflow inlet of the cooler, wherein the airflow control baffle is configured to open when oil temperature in the engine is above a first threshold and close when the oil temperature is below a second threshold that is lower than the first threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
    Inventors: Kashif Mohammed, John Sgouromitis, Sylvain Lamarre
  • Patent number: 11977888
    Abstract: A method, computer readable medium, and processor are described herein for inline data inspection by using a decoder to decode a load instruction, including a signal to cause a circuit in a processor to indicate whether data loaded by a load instruction exceeds a threshold value. Moreover, an indication of whether data loaded by a load instruction exceeds a threshold value may be stored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: NVIDIA Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey Michael Pool, Andrew Kerr, John Tran, Ming Y. Siu, Stuart Oberman
  • Patent number: 11976642
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention include a thruster system comprising a thruster and a pulsing power supply. The thruster may include a gas inlet port; a plasma jet outlet; and a first electrode. In some embodiments, the pulsing power supply may provide an electrical potential to the first electrode with a pulse repetition frequency greater than 10 kHz, a voltage greater than 5 kilovolts. In some embodiments, the pressure downstream from the thruster can be less than 10 Torr. In some embodiments, when a plasma is produced within the thruster by energizing a gas flowing into the thruster through the gas inlet port, the plasma is expelled from the thruster through the plasma jet outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: EHT Ventures LLC
    Inventors: Timothy M. Ziemba, James R. Prager, John G. Carscadden, Kenneth E. Miller, Ilia Slobodov, Julian F. Picard, Akel Hashim
  • Patent number: 11977863
    Abstract: A system may determine one or more data sources which the system is configured to access. The system may provide a set of application programming interfaces (APIs) for interacting with data stored in one or more data sources. The APIs may be accessible to one or more web applications which the system is configured to serve. The system may determine that a web application has requested an operation for interacting with the data through one or more APIs in the set of APIs. The system may determine one or more responses based at least in part on the operation requested by the web application. The system may provide the response(s) to the web application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Palantir Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander Ryan, Allen Chang, William Bindi, Brian Lee, John Carrino, Julie Tibshirani, Timothy Wilson
  • Patent number: 11977309
    Abstract: A variety of anodically-coloring electrochromic molecules are provided. In particular, anodically-coloring electrochromic molecules and devices are provided that allow for tuning the absorption bands in the cation state across the visible spectrum while demonstrating little to no coloring or visible absorption in the neutral state, resulting in high-contrast devices. Electrochromic devices are also provided, as well as methods of making the devices and molecules, and methods of use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
    Inventors: John Robert Reynolds, Dylan T. Christiansen