Patents by Inventor Kevin Daniels

Kevin Daniels 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: 10951947
    Abstract: The disclosed system implements techniques to identify activity in which attendees to a communication session likely have a greater interest. Prior to commencement of a communication session or during the communication session, the techniques enable a list of attendees to a communication session to be designated as a group for which detected activity has a priority with respect to being displayed. The designated list of attendees is a subset of a total number of attendees to the communication session. The system monitors streams associated with individual attendees on the list to detect an occurrence of a preset target event. The system configures a portion of a graphical user interface of the communication session to accentuate the stream that includes the occurrence of the preset target event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Jason Thomas Faulkner, Sonu Arora, Santhosh Kumar Misro, Joshua George, Kevin Daniel Morrison
  • Publication number: 20210061723
    Abstract: A method is provided for applying porous carbonaceous particles to soil for purpose of cultivating plants having roots, where at least 95% of the porous carbonaceous particles have a particle size less than or equal to 10 mm. The method incorporates the porous carbonaceous particles into the soil surrounding the plant roots at a depth of between 0-24 inches from the soil surface, where the porous carbonaceous particles are positioned in the area surrounding the roots of the plants at a ratio of between 1:999 to 1:1 porous carbonaceous particles to soil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Han Suk Kim, Kevin Daniel Dolinar, Mark L. Jarand, Vern Traxler, Timothy Alan Thompson, Rajashekharam Malyala
  • Patent number: 10924709
    Abstract: The techniques disclosed herein improve user engagement and more efficient use of computing resources by providing dynamically controlled view states for communication sessions based on a number of people depicted in shared video streams. In some configurations, a system can control the size and position of a video rendering based on the number of individuals depicted in a video stream. In some configurations, a stream depicting a threshold number of people can be rendered in the primary display area and other streams can be rendered in a secondary section. The primary area can be sized to scale a video depicting multiple people video to equalize the size of the people with renderings of single-person video streams. This helps a system provide a more granular level of control to equalize the representation of each person displayed within different video streams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Jason Thomas Faulkner, Ruchir Astavans, Kevin Daniel Morrison, Timur Aleshin, Chad A. Voss, Amey Parandekar
  • Patent number: 10918542
    Abstract: An attachment for a wheelchair, having a seat frame with a foot support, includes a frame, which supports an electric motor, a battery and a steering mechanism, and a wheel that is powered by the electric motor and is steerable by the steering mechanism. The attachment also includes a hook for supporting the foot support of the wheelchair when the attachment and the wheelchair are attached to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Inventor: Kevin Daniel
  • Patent number: 10917608
    Abstract: The disclosed techniques improve user engagement and more efficient use of computing resources by providing dynamically controlled aspect ratios for communication session renderings based on a number of people depicted in shared video streams. A system can identify select streams depicting at least a threshold number of individuals. A first aspect ratio can be selected from a number of preset aspect ratios for the display of select streams depicting at least the threshold number of individuals. A second aspect ratio can be selected for the display of other individual streams having video components depicting less than the threshold number of individuals. In some embodiments, the first aspect ratio is greater than the second aspect ratio. By switching between aspect ratios depending on a number of individuals depicted in each video stream, a system can improve user engagement by equalizing the display each person participating in a communication session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Jason Thomas Faulkner, Ruchir Astavans, Kevin Daniel Morrison, Timur Aleshin, Chad A. Voss, Amey Parandekar
  • Publication number: 20200410457
    Abstract: A representation of a calendar view is rendered on a user interface (UI). The calendar view is indicative of one or more calendar days comprising a time span including a plurality of sequential time slots. A representation of a scheduled meeting is rendered in at least one of the sequential time slots. The scheduled meeting is rendered without an icon or button operative to provide an interactive control to join the scheduled meeting. In response to determining that the scheduled meeting has started, the representation of the scheduled meeting is converted to a live meeting object and the representation of the scheduled meeting is replaced with the converted live meeting object. The live meeting object renders a live video or audio output of the scheduled meeting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Eric Randall SEXAUER, Ewin Davis KANNUTHOTTIYIL, Kevin Daniel MORRISON, Amey PARANDEKAR
  • Publication number: 20200410456
    Abstract: A representation of a calendar view is rendered on a user interface (UI), the calendar view indicative of one or more calendar days comprising a time span including a plurality of sequential time slots. A representation of a calendar event is rendered that is indicative of a scheduled meeting in at least one of the sequential time slots. The scheduled meeting is rendered without an icon or button operative to provide an interactive control to join the scheduled meeting. In response to determining that a scheduled meeting has started, the representation is updated by adding a status indication that is indicative of a current status of the scheduled meeting. The current status is provided without joining the scheduled meeting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Eric Randall SEXAUER, Ewin Davis KANNUTHOTTIYIL, Kevin Daniel MORRISON, Amey PARANDEKAR
  • Publication number: 20200392142
    Abstract: This invention relates to compounds of general Formula (1) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, in which R1, R2, R2A, R2B, R3, R4, R5A, R5B, R6, R7, R8, R9, p, q and r are as defined herein, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and salts, and to methods of using such compounds, salts and compositions for the treatment of abnormal cell growth, including cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Applicant: Pfizer Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Carl Behenna, Ping Chen, Kevin Daniel Freeman-Cook, Robert Louis Hoffman, Mehran Jalaie, Asako Nagata, Sajiv Krishnan Nair, Sacha Ninkovic, Martha Alicia Ornelas, Cynthia Louise Palmer, Eugene Yuanjin Rui
  • Patent number: 10864235
    Abstract: Provided are therapeutic compositions containing Ecobioticâ„¢ populations for prevention, treatment and reduction of symptoms associated with a dysbiosis of a mammalian subject such as a human.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Seres Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew R. Henn, Geoffrey von Maltzahn, Anthony Mario D'Onofrio, Kevin Daniel Litcofsky, David Arthur Berry, David N. Cook, Noubar B. Afeyan, John Grant Aunins
  • Publication number: 20200378952
    Abstract: A method of creating a reperfusion injury can include: providing a cell culture device having an internal chamber with at least one port coupled to a perfusion modulating system capable of modulating perfusion in the internal chamber, wherein the internal chamber includes a cell culture; perfusing a fluid through the internal chamber with the perfusion modulating system, wherein the perfusion modulating system includes at least one pump; reducing fluid flow through the internal chamber; reperfusing fluid flow through the internal chamber; and creating a reperfusion injury in the cell culture by the reperfusion of the fluid flow through the internal chamber. The cell culture includes at least one type of tissue cell. The cell culture can include a tissue construct formed of hydrogel and/or extracellular matrix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Balabhaskar Prabhakarpandian, Kapil Pant, Kevin Daniel Roehm, Ketan Harendrakumar Bhatt
  • Patent number: 10853166
    Abstract: Techniques are provided for remote object store error handling. A storage system may store data within one or more tiers of storage, such as a local storage tier (e.g., solid state storage and disks maintained by the storage system), a remote object store (e.g., storage provided by a third party storage provider), and/or other storage tiers. Because the remote object store may not provide the same data consistency and guarantees that the storage system provides for clients such as through the local storage tier, additional validation is provided by the storage system for the remote object store. For example, when data is put into an object of the remote object store, a verification get operation is performed to read and validate information within a header of the object. Other verifications and checks are performed such as using a locally stored metafile to detect corrupt or lost metadata and/or objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: NetApp Inc.
    Inventors: Ananthan Subramanian, Ganga Bhavani Kondapalli, Cheryl Marie Thompson, Kevin Daniel Varghese, Anil Paul Thoppil, Qinghua Zheng
  • Patent number: 10828449
    Abstract: A patient interface device (8) that includes a cushion (12) structured to receive a flow of treatment gas, a frame (14) having a central portion (17) structured to couple with the cushion and a strap (18a, 18b) extending from the central portion, a headgear component (28) including at least one of a top portion (30) adapted to fit on top of a patient's head and a rear portion (32) adapted to fit behind the patient's head, and a coupling mechanism (34a, 34b) structured to couple the strap to the headgear component, wherein an end portion of the strap is structured to pass through an opening in the coupling mechanism, fold back in a direction toward the central portion of the frame, and releasably attach to the strap, such that pulling the end portion of the strap toward the central portion of the frame tightens the patient interface device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Eric Alan Higgins, Kevin Daniel Himes, Robert Scott Dulabon, Elizabeth Eury, Jeffry Huth
  • Publication number: 20200345792
    Abstract: Provided are therapeutic compositions containing microbial populations for prevention, treatment and reduction of symptoms associated with a dysbiosis of a mammalian subject such as a human.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicant: SERES THERAPEUTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Matthew R. Henn, Kevin Daniel Litcofsky, Anthony Mario D'Onofrio, Toshiro K. Ohsumi, Mary-Jane Lombardo McKenzie, Geoffrey von Maltzahn, David N. Cook, David Arthur Berry, Noubar B. Afeyan, John Grant Aunins
  • Publication number: 20200331909
    Abstract: This invention relates to compounds of general Formula I in which A, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as defined herein, and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and salts; to methods of using such compounds, salts and compositions for treating pulmonary hypertension and related diseases, like pulmonary arterial hypertension; to methods of using such compounds, salts and compositions for treating abnormal cell growth, such as cancer; and to processes to make such compounds, salts and compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Applicant: Pfizer Inc.
    Inventors: Samit Kumar Bhattacharya, Douglas Carl Behenna, Kimberly O. Cameron, Ping Chen, John M. Curto, Kevin Daniel Freeman-Cook, Mehran Jalaie, Robert Steven Kania, Yajing Lian, Sajiv Krishnan Nair, Cynthia Louise Palmer, Martin Youngjin Pettersson, Eugene Yuanjin Rui, Matthew Sammons, Qingyi Yang, Liying Zhang
  • Patent number: 10810553
    Abstract: A calendar view is rendered on a user interface (UI). A scheduled meeting is rendered in a time slot of the calendar view, initially without an interactive control to join the scheduled meeting. In response to determining that a start time for the scheduled meeting is within a threshold time, the rendered scheduled meeting is updated to include an interactive control to join the scheduled meeting. The interactive control has a selectable region that is configured to indicate that the scheduled meeting is to be joined. In response to input data indicative of a selection of the interactive control, a collaboration application joins the scheduled meeting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Eric Randall Sexauer, Ewin Davis Kannuthottiyil, Kevin Daniel Morrison, Amey Parandekar
  • Patent number: 10800783
    Abstract: This invention relates to compounds of general Formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, in which R1, R2, R2A, R2B, R3, R4, R5A, R5B, R6, R7, R8, R9, p, q and r are as defined herein, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and salts, and to methods of using such compounds, salts and compositions for the treatment of abnormal cell growth, including cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Pfizer Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Carl Behenna, Ping Chen, Kevin Daniel Freeman-Cook, Robert Louis Hoffman, Mehran Jalaie, Asako Nagata, Sajiv Krishnan Nair, Sacha Ninkovic, Martha Alicia Ornelas, Cynthia Louise Palmer, Eugene Yuanjin Rui
  • Patent number: 10796286
    Abstract: A calendar view is rendered on a user interface (UI). A scheduled meeting in a time slot of the calendar view, initially without an interactive control to join the scheduled meeting. In response to determining that a start time for the scheduled meeting is within a threshold time, the representation of the scheduled meeting is converted to a live meeting object within the calendar view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Eric Randall Sexauer, Ewin Davis Kannuthottiyil, Kevin Daniel Morrison, Amey Parandekar
  • Publication number: 20200294000
    Abstract: A calendar view is rendered on a user interface (UI). A scheduled meeting is rendered in a time slot of the calendar view, initially without an interactive control to join the scheduled meeting. In response to determining that a start time for the scheduled meeting is within a threshold time, the rendered scheduled meeting is updated to include an interactive control to join the scheduled meeting. The interactive control has a selectable region that is configured to indicate that the scheduled meeting is to be joined. In response to input data indicative of a selection of the interactive control, a collaboration application joins the scheduled meeting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2019
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Eric Randall SEXAUER, Ewin Davis KANNUTHOTTIYIL, Kevin Daniel MORRISON, Amey PARANDEKAR
  • Publication number: 20200294001
    Abstract: A calendar view is rendered on a user interface (UI). A scheduled meeting in a time slot of the calendar view, initially without an interactive control to join the scheduled meeting. In response to determining that a start time for the scheduled meeting is within a threshold time, the representation of the scheduled meeting is converted to a live meeting object within the calendar view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2019
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Eric Randall SEXAUER, Ewin Davis KANNUTHOTTIYIL, Kevin Daniel MORRISON, Amey PARANDEKAR
  • Publication number: 20200263892
    Abstract: A heating, ventilation and air conditioning system (200) reduces energy consumption in a building (202) by turning on and off all compressors (212, 214, 216). The HVAC system (200) includes a plurality of in-flow air temperature sensors (232, 234, 236) and out-flow air temperature sensors (242, 244, 246) that respectively measure return air temperatures at inlets and supply air temperatures at outlets of fan coil units (222, 224, 226) located in rooms (203, 205, 207) of the building (202). The HVAC system (200) turns on and off all the compressor (212, 214, 216) based on the return air temperatures and the supply air temperatures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventor: Kevin Daniel Martin Moore