Patents by Inventor Joshua Allen

Joshua Allen 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: 10740407
    Abstract: A facility for managing information about document-related activities is described. In some cases, the facility uses particular kinds of structures to represent, in a document graph, document-related activities performed by particular users. In some cases, the facility uses these structures to enable one user to subscribe to the document-related activities performed by another user. In some cases, the facility uses these structures to aggregate document-related activities performed by users in a group of users, such as by aggregating topics that are addressed by documents that are the subject of these document-related activities. In some cases, the facility uses particular kinds of structures to represent, in a document graph, tasks that certain users either can help with or need help with. In some cases, the facility uses these structures to match users that can help with a task with users that need help with a task.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Lee Mullins, Joshua Allen Cowhig, Robert Earl Standefer, III
  • Patent number: 10740545
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating and annotating cell documents include extracting tables from a document using a table extraction engine. Headers are extracted for each of the tables using a header detection engine. Cells are extracted from each of the tables using a cell extraction engine. A cell document is generated for each of the cells which are each correlated to corresponding portions of the headers, each cell document recording the correlation between the cells and the the headers. Each cell document is annotated to generate annotated cell documents with a cell recognition model trained to perform natural language processing on the cell documents by classifying each term in each of the cell documents and extracting relationships between the terms of each of the cell documents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Joshua Allen, Andrew R. Freed, Thai T. La
  • Publication number: 20200248921
    Abstract: A system includes a cloud-based system and a plurality of systems for sensing air conditioner parameters coupled to the cloud-based system. Each of the plurality of systems for sensing air conditioner parameters senses parameters about a respective air conditioning system and forwards the sensed parameters to the cloud-based system. The cloud-based system receives the parameters from the plurality of systems for sensing air conditioner parameters, determines a maintenance condition, and forwards the maintenance condition to an interested party.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Applicant: Mistbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Brad Donald Marshall, Joshua Allen Teekell
  • Patent number: 10699682
    Abstract: A snare drum with a snare bed created by a continuous curve in the lower edge of the snare drum shell is disclosed. The continuous curve has two maxima and two minima. The continuous curve is cut into the snare drum shell blank, from which the snare drum shell is bent. The continuous curve can be sinusoidal, polynomial, or spline. The two minima are disposed opposite one another when the shell is formed. The snare bed thus created provides superior tuning, reduced buzzing, and improved sensitivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Independent Drum Lab LLC
    Inventor: Joshua Allen
  • Publication number: 20200149860
    Abstract: In some examples, a device can be used for measuring a length of a wear indicator on a brake assembly. The device includes a moveable component configured to move based on contact with the wear indicator. The device also includes a sensor configured to detect a displacement of the moveable component. The device further includes processing circuitry configured to determine the length of the wear indicator based on the displacement of the moveable component detected by the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Hua Huang, Braxton Felts, Dennis Norman Oswell Dalton, Qixiang Li, Dinkar Mylaraswamy, Matthew Arend, Joshua Allen Moore
  • Publication number: 20200102445
    Abstract: A lightweight insulative and fire-retardant building material and component and manufacturing process are disclosed. The building material is based on cellulose impregnated with clay and can be formed in the form of posts, columns, bricks, blocks, and panels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Joshua Allen McGuire, Leslie Abdalla McGuire
  • Publication number: 20200104350
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating and annotating cell documents include extracting tables from a document using a table extraction engine. Headers are extracted for each of the tables using a header detection engine. Cells are extracted from each of the tables using a cell extraction engine. A cell document is generated for each of the cells which are each correlated to corresponding portions of the headers, each cell document recording the correlation between the cells and the the headers. Each cell document is annotated to generate annotated cell documents with a cell recognition model trained to perform natural language processing on the cell documents by classifying each term in each of the cell documents and extracting relationships between the terms of each of the cell documents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Joshua Allen, Andrew R. Freed, Thai T. La
  • Patent number: 10599313
    Abstract: A system and user interface capable of effectively manipulating high volumes of data is provided. The system and/or user interface is specially-configured to aggregate large data volumes and translate the large data volumes into summary information associated with navigable categorizations (e.g., categorizations linked to selectable visualizations in the user interface) that enable dynamic selection and visualization of portions of the large data volumes. In one particular example, the system and/or user interface is adapted to generate selectable panels having a plurality of build or editing tools displayed coextensive with portions of the large volumes of data. Such panels may be particularly useful for generating a placement (e.g., an advertisement) while reviewing or managing large amounts of information, such as ad placement and performance information for hundreds or thousands or advertisements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Nanigans, Inc.
    Inventors: Ric Calvillo, Claude Denton, Joshua Allen Breckman, Per Anders Sandell, Derek J. Yimoyines, Amit Deepak Adur, Christopher Connors, Jonathan Palmer
  • Patent number: 10569213
    Abstract: A method for removing acid gas from feed gas, comprising: alternating input of feed gas between beds of adsorbent particles that comprise zeolite SSZ-98 or SSZ-105; wherein gas contacts one of the beds during an adsorption and tail gas is vented from another bed by desorption; wherein a product gas containing no greater than about 2 Mol % carbon dioxide is produced, and methane and ethane are recovered. A method for removing acid gas, wherein the product gas contains 1 wppm H2S or less. A process for removing acid gas from feed gas, comprising adjusting selectivity of an adsorbent by changing a substitution of ERI phase with LEV phase in an intergrown molecular sieve. A process for removing acid gas from a feed gas, comprising: contacting a feed gas with adsorbent comprising a molecular sieve having a defined intergrowth of an ERI phase and a LEV phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.
    Inventors: Joshua Allen Thompson, Dan Xie
  • Publication number: 20200000007
    Abstract: Provided herein are systems and methods for the automation of seed planting and analysis comprising automated planting of the seeds, germination, and analysis. The methods generally comprise conveying containers containing seeds to an automated seed planting station, wherein each container includes a machine-readable tag, planting at least some of the seeds in the container onto respective planting trays, wherein each planting tray includes a machine-readable tag, allowing the seeds to germinate, and analyzing the germinated seeds. The systems generally comprise a seed planting system and a planting verification and correction system. Also provided herein are backlit templates comprising a light source and a power interface configured to connect to a power source to power the light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Applicant: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Adam M. Barrick, Eric L. Borrowman, Jarrett R. Ceglinski, Jerry Christopher, Joshua Allen Crews, Daniel Dillard, Timothy P. Garvin, Charles K. Johnson, Jeffrey L. Kohne, Jason T. Mitchell, Jeff S. Morris, Ralph E. Nothdurft, Payman Rassoolkhani, Christian A. Saia
  • Patent number: 10472220
    Abstract: The present application provides a dispensing nozzle assembly. The dispensing nozzle assembly may include a core module assembly and an injector ring assembly surrounding the removable core module assembly. The injector ring assembly may include a number of first paths surrounding the core module assembly and extending to a dispensing ring and a number of second paths surrounding the first paths and extending to the dispensing ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
    Inventors: William J. Moore, Caitlin Lahey, Bernard Phoenix, Joshua Allen Maust
  • Publication number: 20190337789
    Abstract: A beverage dispenser and process of dispensing beverages from a beverage dispenser may include causing an ingredient in the form of a fluid to be drawn from a storage container through a conduit. An electrical conductivity of the fluid ingredient may be sensed within the conduit. A determination as to whether the electrical conductivity of the fluid ingredient crosses a threshold level may be made, and if so, the beverage dispenser may be disabled from dispensing beverages containing the fluid ingredient, otherwise, the beverage dispenser may be enabled to dispense beverages containing the fluid ingredient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Caitlin Lahey, Joshua Allen Maust
  • Publication number: 20190298297
    Abstract: A breakaway stethoscope includes a chest piece, a headset, a tube, and a coupler. The chest piece captures sounds generated inside a person's body when the chest piece is positioned adjacent the person's body. The headset directs the sounds captured by the chest piece toward a person's ear when the headset is positioned on an ear of the person. The tube connects the chest piece to the headset and conveys the sounds captured by the chest piece toward the headset. The tube has a length and includes a first portion connected to the chest piece and a second portion connected to the headset. The coupler releasably connects the tube's first portion to the tube's second portion and releases one of the tube's portions when the tube experiences a force that urges at least one of the tube's portions to move away from the coupler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventor: Joshua Allen Stivers
  • Publication number: 20190279170
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include systems, methods, and computer-program products for dynamic resource management for managing payment exception processing and maximize work flow. In this way, the system may lift data from financial documents received from sources to allow for exception processing. The exceptions may include one or more irregularities such as bad micro line reads, outdated check stock, or misrepresentative checks that may result in a failure to match the check to an associated account for processing. As such, once an exception is identified during the processing the exception is directed to an appropriate resource for processing. The system monitors work flow nodes and resource experience to prevent bottlenecks or underutilization. Furthermore, the system employs awards and gamification models for exception processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Applicant: Bank of America Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Gerald Smith, James F. Barrett, II, Andrew Patrick Bastnagel, Joshua Allen Beaudry, Eric Dryer, Shawn Cart Gunsolley, Marshall Bright Thompson, Michael Matthew Wisser
  • Patent number: 10410258
    Abstract: According to various aspects of the present invention, a user interface capable of effectively manipulating high volumes of data is provided. The system and/or user interface is specially configured to aggregate large data volumes and translate the large data volumes into summary information and incorporate navigable categorizations that enable dynamic selection and visualization of portions of the large data volumes. Such interfaces may be particularly useful for managing large amounts of information, such as ad placement and performance information that is generated within an advertising network associated with ad campaigns. Moreover the integration of such summary menus in detailed visualizations improves information access, limits rendering operations by the system, and enables more efficient retrieval and visualization of information. In some examples, the contextual views limit errors in data entry, for example, by providing contextual visualization for subsequent functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Nanigans, Inc.
    Inventors: Claude Denton, Ric Calvillo, Joshua Allen Breckman, Travis Hansen, Jonathan Palmer, George Plesko, Keith Wright
  • Publication number: 20190265217
    Abstract: A monitoring system may include a module configured to couple to a base. The module may include a memory configured to store a firmware application and data, a processor operably coupled to the memory and configured to execute firmware to control the monitoring system, a wireless communication transceiver configured to allow communications between the module and other modules external to the monitoring system, and at least one sensor. The monitoring system is operable to monitor data measured via the at least one sensor and provide monitoring and alarm functions. The module is replaceable separately from the base, which has a shape generally resembling a safety cone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Timothy J. BELSKI, Rodney David BRENSTUHL, Joshua Allen FUTRELL, Charles Dennis HUGHES, Thomas Michael MIKULIN, Henry J. SUWALSKI, Daniel James TIMCO
  • Patent number: 10373128
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include systems, methods, and computer-program products for dynamic resource management for managing payment exception processing and maximize work flow. In this way, the system may lift data from financial documents received from sources to allow for exception processing. The exceptions may include one or more irregularities such as bad micro line reads, outdated check stock, or misrepresentative checks that may result in a failure to match the check to an associated account for processing. As such, once an exception is identified during the processing the exception is directed to an appropriate resource for processing. The system monitors work flow nodes and resource experience to prevent bottlenecks or underutilization. Furthermore, the system employs awards and gamification models for exception processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael Gerald Smith, James F. Barrett, II, Andrew Patrick Bastnagel, Joshua Allen Beaudry, Eric Dryer, Shawn Cart Gunsolley, Marshall Bright Thompson, Michael Matthew Wisser
  • Patent number: 10366681
    Abstract: An adjustable integrated lug and drum mount composed of an integrated lug, a U-bracket and at least one mounting component, wherein the relative position of the mounting component with respect to the U-bracket is adjustable. The integrated lug and U-bracket are durably attached to the drum shell and one another with two fasteners. The U-bracket has a planar, free member, which connects with the mounting component(s). The planar, free member has one end, attached continuously to the bulk of the U-bracket, called the joined end. The planar, free member has another end, disposed distal to the joined end, called the free end, which can vibrate. The mounting components can be mounted substantially anywhere between the joined end and the free end. The adjustment changes the stiffness with which the integrated lug and drum mount connects the drum leg or support to the drum. The integrated lug has a threaded receiver that can accept a threaded shaft from a tuning screw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Inventor: Joshua Allen
  • Publication number: 20190223328
    Abstract: A foam panel has a front face and a rear face. The foam panel is used in water-based cooling of air entering an air conditioner compressor. A plurality of channels is manufactured in a predetermined pattern into the foam panel from the front face to the rear face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Applicant: Mistbox, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua Allen Teekell, Samuel Alexander Moon, Stephen R Myers, Kevin C Sloan, Samuel Cupples Scudder, Brad Donald Marshall
  • Patent number: D892963
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Inventor: Joshua Allen Hensley