Patents by Inventor Joseph Hewitt

Joseph Hewitt 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: 20240085964
    Abstract: A system and method for updating power supply voltages due to variations from aging are described. A functional unit includes a power supply monitor capable of measuring power supply variations in a region of the functional unit. An age counter measures an age of the functional unit. A control unit notifies the power supply monitor to measure an operating voltage reference. When the control unit receives a measured operating voltage reference, the control unit determines an updated age of the region different from the current age based on the measured operating voltage reference. The control unit updates the age counter with the corresponding age, which is younger than the previous age in some cases due to the region not experiencing predicted stress and aging. The control unit is capable of determining a voltage adjustment for the operating voltage reference based on an age indicated by the age counter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Sriram Sambamurthy, Sriram Sundaram, Indrani Paul, Larry David Hewitt, Anil Harwani, Aaron Joseph Grenat, Dana Glenn Lewis, Leonardo Piga, Wonje Choi, Karthik Rao
  • Patent number: 11902610
    Abstract: A device may receive, from a user device, a content selection, and may receive metadata associated with the content. The device may determine viewing options, for viewing the content, based on the metadata associated with the content, and may identify dimensions of the content based on the viewing options. The device may calculate points for each of the dimensions of the content, and may assign the points for each of the dimensions of the content to generate weighted dimensions of the content. The device may associate the weighted dimensions of the content with the viewing options to generate weighted viewing options, and may rank the weighted viewing options to determine a primary viewing option, a secondary viewing option, and remaining viewing options. The device may provide the primary viewing option, the secondary viewing option, and the remaining viewing options to the user device, for display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Leena Varghese, Mahalakshmi Velrajan, Sivanthikani Appadurai, Mukunda P. Raju, Sharon Gacek, Robert Joseph Hewitt, Vinodkrishnan Surianarayanan
  • Publication number: 20230130391
    Abstract: A device may receive, from a user device, a content selection, and may receive metadata associated with the content. The device may determine viewing options, for viewing the content, based on the metadata associated with the content, and may identify dimensions of the content based on the viewing options. The device may calculate points for each of the dimensions of the content, and may assign the points for each of the dimensions of the content to generate weighted dimensions of the content. The device may associate the weighted dimensions of the content with the viewing options to generate weighted viewing options, and may rank the weighted viewing options to determine a primary viewing option, a secondary viewing option, and remaining viewing options. The device may provide the primary viewing option, the secondary viewing option, and the remaining viewing options to the user device, for display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Leena VARGHESE, Mahalakshmi VELRAJAN, Sivanthikani APPADURAI, Mukunda P. RAJU, Sharon GACEK, Robert Joseph HEWITT, Vinodkrishnan SURIANARAYANAN
  • Patent number: 10117044
    Abstract: A method and/or system allows a user of a social networking service to publish a content item tagged with location information for sharing with other users of the social networking service. The user publishing the content item performs operations on the originating device to generate the content item. The originating communication device attaches the location information to the content item, and transmits the content item to a social networking system. The social networking system may provide various location-based services based on the content item tagged with the location information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Eyal M. Sharon, Jed Stremel, Olumakinde A. Adeagbo, Wayne Chang, Joseph Hewitt, Matthew Cahill
  • Patent number: 9415491
    Abstract: An apparatus for rapid installation of threaded fasteners is provided. The apparatus includes a drive portion configured for being received by a rotary tool, a bit holder extending from the drive portion and configured for receiving a tool bit, the bit holder defining an elongate portion, and a sleeve configured for translatable movement along the elongate portion. The sleeve has a first extended position in which an end of the sleeve extends substantially beyond the tool bit and a retraction position in which the sleeve does not enclose the tool bit. A spring biases the sleeve into the extended position. Pressing of an end of the sleeve against a working surface imparts translation of the sleeve in a direction from the extended position towards the retracted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: RDA Werks, LLC
    Inventors: Dana Joseph Hewitt, James Ryan Stone, Stephen Andrew Miller
  • Publication number: 20150375378
    Abstract: An apparatus for rapid installation of threaded fasteners is provided. The apparatus includes a drive portion configured for being received by a rotary tool, a bit holder extending from the drive portion and configured for receiving a tool bit, the bit holder defining an elongate portion, and a sleeve configured for translatable movement along the elongate portion. The sleeve has a first extended position in which an end of the sleeve extends substantially beyond the tool bit and a retraction position in which the sleeve does not enclose the tool bit. A spring biases the sleeve into the extended position. Pressing of an end of the sleeve against a working surface imparts translation of the sleeve in a direction from the extended position towards the retracted position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Dana Joseph Hewitt, James Ryan Stone, Stephen Andrew Miller
  • Patent number: 9211637
    Abstract: An apparatus for rapid installation of threaded fasteners is provided. The apparatus includes a drive portion configured for being received by a rotary tool, a bit holder extending from the drive portion and configured for receiving a tool bit, the bit holder defining an elongate portion, and a sleeve configured for translatable movement along the elongate portion. The sleeve has a first extended position in which an end of the sleeve extends substantially beyond the tool bit and a retraction position in which the sleeve does not enclose the tool bit. A spring biases the sleeve into the extended position. Pressing of an end of the sleeve against a working surface imparts translation of the sleeve in a direction from the extended position towards the retracted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: RDA Werks, LLC
    Inventors: Dana Joseph Hewitt, James Ryan Stone, Stephen Andrew Miller
  • Publication number: 20150319590
    Abstract: A method and/or system allows a user of a social networking service to publish a content item tagged with location information for sharing with other users of the social networking service. The user publishing the content item performs operations on the originating device to generate the content item. The originating communication device attaches the location information to the content item, and transmits the content item to a social networking system. The social networking system may provide various location-based services based on the content item tagged with the location information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Eyal M. Sharon, Jed Stremel, Olumakinde A. Adeagbo, Wayne Sean Chang, Joseph Hewitt, Matthew Cahill
  • Patent number: 9119027
    Abstract: A method and/or system allows a user of a social networking service to publish a content item tagged with location information for sharing with other users of the social networking service. The user publishing the content item performs operations on the originating device to generate the content item. The originating communication device attaches the location information to the content item, and transmits the content item to a social networking system. The social networking system may provide various location-based services based on the content item tagged with the location information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Eyal M. Sharon, Jed Stremel, Olumakinde A. Adeagbo, Wayne Chang, Joseph Hewitt, Matthew Cahill
  • Publication number: 20130200730
    Abstract: The Energy Uploader is a device using several components to achieve it's end result. The Energy Uploader operates in conjunction with any motor vehicles 12-volt dc charging system and works independently of the vehicles primary electrical system to produce 120-volt ac electrical energy that can be used or sold to the public utility power grid when the car is shut off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2012
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Inventors: Raymond William Nowicki, Robert Joseph Hewitt
  • Publication number: 20110083101
    Abstract: A method and/or system allows a user of a social networking service to publish a content item tagged with location information for sharing with other users of the social networking service. The user publishing the content item performs operations on the originating device to generate the content item. The originating communication device attaches the location information to the content item, and transmits the content item to a social networking system. The social networking system may provide various location-based services based on the content item tagged with the location information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Inventors: Eyal M. Sharon, Jed Stremel, Olumakinde A. Adeagbo, Wayne Chang, Joseph Hewitt, Matthew Cahill
  • Publication number: 20060259869
    Abstract: A system for providing a user interface includes an XML-based scene file that includes an element tag that specifies an element of the user interface. The system also includes an XML-based animation tag and an XML-based state tag. The animation tag includes an animator element for applying an animation to an attribute of the element. The state tag specifies a state of the element and references the animation tag such that the animation is applied to the attribute in response to the element entering the state. In addition, the system includes a parser to parse the scene file, the animation tag, and the state tag and to generate an object model that includes an element object corresponding to the element of the user interface. The system further includes a layout engine to determine a layout of the user interface and a rendering engine to render the user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2006
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Inventors: Joseph Hewitt, Sreekant Kotay, Corey Lucier, Peter Hirschberg, Michael Wright
  • Publication number: 20060259870
    Abstract: A system for providing a user interface includes a gadget definition, a style definition, and a scene file. The gadget definition includes one or more XML-based gadget definition tags defining a gadget element and the style definition includes one or more XML-based style definition tags defining one or more style attributes to be applied to the gadget element. The scene file is an XML-based document that includes a gadget element tag that specifies the gadget element. The system further includes a parser to parse the scene file, the style definition, and the gadget definition, and to generate an object that includes a gadget object corresponding to the gadget element. The system also includes a layout engine to determine, based on the object model, a layout of the user interface, and a rendering engine to render, based on the determined layout, the user interface including the gadget element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2006
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Inventors: Joseph Hewitt, Sreekant Kotay, Corey Lucier, David Besbris, Todd Brannam, Veronica Early, Peter Hirschberg, Ke Ning, John Robinson, Michael Wright