Patents by Inventor Julie A. Ward
Julie A. Ward 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: 20210180063Abstract: Antisense compounds for suppressing expression of ARID3a are disclosed, as well as pharmaceutical compositions containing same and methods of producing and using same. The antisense compounds can be used to treat inflammatory disorders and conditions related to interferon-alpha production.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2020Publication date: June 17, 2021Inventors: Carol F. Webb, Julie Ward, Michelle Ratliff
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Patent number: 10876116Abstract: Antisense compounds for suppressing expression of ARTD3a are disclosed, as well as pharmaceutical compositions containing same and methods of producing and using same. The antisense compounds can be used to treat inflammatory disorders and conditions related to interferon-alpha production.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2017Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: The Board of Regents of the University of OklahomaInventors: Carol F. Webb, Julie Ward, Michelle Ratliff
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Patent number: 10765192Abstract: A lice removing apparatus and method of using it are disclosed. The apparatus comprises a flexible fabric sheet having a pair of pockets defined on a first side of the sheet adjacent opposite ends of the sheet. A second side of the sheet includes a plurality of projections, or other physically coarse material, that strip nits from a person's hair when passed there over. A user inserts his fingers and thumb into the pockets, folds the sheet around a lock of hair, and runs the sheet along the length of the hair while squeezing the folded sheet into constant contact with the hair. Thereafter, the sheet is discarded and a new one is used for cleaning a subsequent lock of hair. The sheets may be stored in a contained in a manner that provides easy access for grasping the sheet and removing it from the container with one hand.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2019Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: Wipe & Remove Nits, LLCInventors: Dawn Julie Ward, Frances A. Elenbaas
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Patent number: 10491688Abstract: Example implementations relate to virtualized network function (VNF) placements. For example, VNF placements may include generating an initial mapping of a plurality of VNFs among a plurality of nodes of a network infrastructure, wherein the initial VNF mapping distributes each of a plurality of service chains associated with the plurality of VNFs to different top-of-rack switches. VNF placement may include generating an alternate VNF mapping of the plurality of VNFs among a portion of the plurality of nodes, wherein the alternate VNF mapping corresponds to a metric associated with node resource utilization and a particular amount of servers utilized by distributing the plurality of service chains according to the alternate VNF mapping. VNF placement may include placing the plurality of VNFs according to a selected placement from the initial VNF mapping and the alternate VNF mapping.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2016Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LPInventors: Julie Ward Drew, Freddy Chua, Ying Zhang, Puneet Sharma, Bernardo Huberman
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Publication number: 20190345493Abstract: Antisense compounds for suppressing expression of ARTD3a are disclosed, as well as pharmaceutical compositions containing same and methods of producing and using same. The antisense compounds can be used to treat inflammatory disorders and conditions related to interferon-alpha production.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2017Publication date: November 14, 2019Inventors: Carol F. WEBB, Julie WARD, Michelle RATLIFF
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Publication number: 20190328104Abstract: A lice removing apparatus and method of using it are disclosed. The apparatus comprises a flexible fabric sheet having a pair of pockets defined on a first side of the sheet adjacent opposite ends of the sheet. A second side of the sheet includes a plurality of projections, or other physically coarse material, that strip nits from a person's hair when passed there over. A user inserts his fingers and thumb into the pockets, folds the sheet around a lock of hair, and runs the sheet along the length of the hair while squeezing the folded sheet into constant contact with the hair. Thereafter, the sheet is discarded and a new one is used for cleaning a subsequent lock of hair. The sheets may be stored in a contained in a manner that provides easy access for grasping the sheet and removing it from the container with one hand.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2019Publication date: October 31, 2019Inventors: Dawn Julie Ward, Frances A. Elenbaas
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Patent number: 10362849Abstract: A lice removing apparatus and method of using it are disclosed. The apparatus comprises a flexible fabric sheet having a pair of pockets defined on a first side of the sheet adjacent opposite ends of the sheet. A second side of the sheet includes a plurality of projections, or other physically coarse material, that strip nits from a person's hair when passed there over. A user inserts his fingers and thumb into the pockets, folds the sheet around a lock of hair, and runs the sheet along the length of the hair while squeezing the folded sheet into constant contact with the hair. Thereafter, the sheet is discarded and a new one is used for cleaning a subsequent lock of hair. The sheets may be stored in a contained in a manner that provides easy access for grasping the sheet and removing it from the container with one hand.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2016Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: Wipe & Remove Nits, LLCInventors: Dawn Julie Ward, Frances A. Elenbaas
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Publication number: 20170354226Abstract: A lice removing apparatus and method of using it are disclosed. The apparatus comprises a flexible fabric sheet having a pair of pockets defined on a first side of the sheet adjacent opposite ends of the sheet. A second side of the sheet includes a plurality of projections, or other physically coarse material, that strip nits from a person's hair when passed there over. A user inserts his fingers and thumb into the pockets, folds the sheet around a lock of hair, and runs the sheet along the length of the hair while squeezing the folded sheet into constant contact with the hair. Thereafter, the sheet is discarded and a new one is used for cleaning a subsequent lock of hair. The sheets may be stored in a contained in a manner that provides easy access for grasping the sheet and removing it from the container with one hand.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2016Publication date: December 14, 2017Inventors: Dawn Julie Ward, Frances A. Elenbaas
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Publication number: 20170318097Abstract: Example implementations relate to virtualized network function (VNF) placements. For example, VNF placements may include generating an initial mapping of a plurality of VNFs among a plurality of nodes of a network infrastructure, wherein the initial VNF mapping distributes each of a plurality of service chains associated with the plurality of VNFs to different top-of-rack switches. VNF placement may include generating an alternate VNF mapping of the plurality of VNFs among a portion of the plurality of nodes, wherein the alternate VNF mapping corresponds to a metric associated with node resource utilization and a particular amount of servers utilized by distributing the plurality of service chains according to the alternate VNF mapping. VNF placement may include placing the plurality of VNFs according to a selected placement from the initial VNF mapping and the alternate VNF mapping.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2016Publication date: November 2, 2017Inventors: Julie Ward Drew, Freddy Chua, Ying Zhang, Puneet Sharma, Bernardo Huberman
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Publication number: 20170178041Abstract: Examples of providing completion contracts are included. Completion contracts are offered for a request for cloud services. The completion contracts are continuous-decision based and have different prices and different durations to complete the request for cloud services.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2015Publication date: June 22, 2017Inventors: Andrew Li, Julie Ward Drew, Filippo Balestrieri, Bernardo Huberman
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Patent number: 9633357Abstract: Example embodiments relate to net utility determinations based on product replacement and coverage decisions of a customer. In example embodiments, a number of net utility values corresponding to each possible product replacement decision and each possible coverage decision in each of a plurality of time periods is determined. An expected net utility attributable to the customer over the plurality of time periods is then determined based on the determined utility values.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2010Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LPInventors: Julie Ward Drew, Ruxian Wang
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Publication number: 20140164066Abstract: A plurality of efficient assortments may be determined for a plurality of products. One of the efficient assortments may be identified based on a strictly decreasing convex function.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2012Publication date: June 12, 2014Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVEOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Ruxian Wang, Julie A. Ward
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Patent number: 8745265Abstract: Link used variables are defined for links related to an interconnection fabric. The links used variables are representative of whether or not a link is used for handling flows between a plurality of hosts and devices. Constraints for links, and hop counts or port counts are also defined. An objective function is used by an integer programming solver to determine connections as a function of the definitions.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2012Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Julie Ward Drew, John Wilkes, Charles O'Toole, Douglas Hagerman, Simge Kucukyavuz
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Publication number: 20130262202Abstract: A method performed by at least one processing system includes detecting that a purchaser of an item with a trade-in option has performed an action corresponding to the trade-in option using the processing system and modifying a trade-in option level of the purchaser using the processing system based on the action.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2012Publication date: October 3, 2013Inventors: Filippo Balestrieri, Julie Ward Drew
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Publication number: 20130245998Abstract: As part of a sampling process, entities of a population are selected, where the population includes plural types of entities. Selecting the entities includes iteratively indicating in each of successive steps of the sampling process a corresponding type of the plural types of entities to select.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2012Publication date: September 19, 2013Inventors: Filippo Balestrieri, Julie Ward Drew
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Patent number: 8533016Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to selecting a portfolio. One embodiment of the present invention includes identifying a network comprising a source node, a target node, a first set of intermediate nodes that correspond to a set of objects from which a portfolio is selected, a second set of intermediate nodes, and a plurality of directed links. Also, the embodiment comprises initializing a network flow through the directed links and redistributing the flow through a subset of the plurality of directed links including directed links extending between the source node and the first set of intermediate nodes, between the first set of intermediate nodes and the second set of intermediate nodes. Further, the embodiment includes identifying members of the portfolio by determining which nodes of the first set of intermediate nodes have a network flow from the source node equal to or greater than a threshold value.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2005Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Bin Zhang, Julie Ward Drew, Qi Feng
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Publication number: 20130191181Abstract: Survey responses are received regarding user interest in offerings of plural different types based on proposed incentives for the offerings of the plural different types. An analysis of the survey responses is performed. The analysis includes deriving measures based on the survey responses regarding user interest in the offerings of the plural different types, and computing, based on the measures, an indication of profitability regarding a particular one of the plural different types of offerings. The indication of profitability to allow for a determination of whether to launch the particular type of offering.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2012Publication date: July 25, 2013Inventors: Filippo Balestrieri, Julie Ward Drew
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Patent number: 8478620Abstract: Systems, methods, and machine-readable and executable instructions are provided for profit comparison. Profit comparison can include determining a first profitability function of a flexible duration extended warranty offering with respect to a first plurality of warranty parameters and determining a second profitability function of a fixed duration extended warranty offering with respect to a second plurality of warranty parameters. Profit comparison can also include comparing the first function and the second function for at least one level of at least one of profit lift and flexible duration warranty offering coverage duration. Presenting results of the comparison for a range of values of the first and second plurality of warranty parameters can also be included in profit comparison.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2011Date of Patent: July 2, 2013Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Julie Ward Drew, Filippo Balestrieri, Ruxian Wang
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Publication number: 20130091064Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable and executable instructions are provided for pricing open-list warranties. Pricing open-list warranties can include determining an expected product support cost of a provider of an open-list warranty to a customer over a time period, determining an expected product repair cost of the customer over the time period, and pricing the open-list warranty for the time period based on the expected product support cost and the expected product repair cost.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2011Publication date: April 11, 2013Inventors: Julie Ward Drew, Filippo Balestrieri, Ruxian Wang
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Publication number: 20130066790Abstract: A maximum expected value of a residual value warranty for a product to a customer is determined. An expected cost to a provider to support the residual value warranty for the customer is determined, based on the maximum expected value of the candidate residual value warranty to the customer. The expected profitability of the candidate residual value warranty is determined based on the expected cost.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2010Publication date: March 14, 2013Inventors: Julie Ward Drew, Jose Luis Beltran Guerrero, Ming Hu, Guillermo Gallego, Ruxian Wang, Shailendra K. Jain