Patents by Inventor Lawrence Thomas
Lawrence Thomas 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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Patent number: 11935628Abstract: Determining relative relationships of people who share a common ancestor within at least a threshold number of generations includes: receiving recombinable deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) sequence information of a first user and recombinable DNA sequence information of a plurality of users; processing, using one or more computer processors, the recombinable DNA sequence information of the plurality of users in parallel; determining, based at least in part on a result of processing the recombinable DNA information of the plurality of users in parallel, a predicted degree of relationship between the first user and a user among the plurality of users, the predicted degree of relative relationship corresponding to a number of generations within which the first user and the second user share a common ancestor.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2022Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: 23andMe, Inc.Inventors: Lawrence Hon, Serge Saxonov, Brian Thomas Naughton, Joanna Louise Mountain, Anne Wojcicki, Linda Avey
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Publication number: 20240010131Abstract: An aspect of the present disclosure is directed to a vehicle comprising a vehicle body; and a front storage module coupled to the front of the vehicle body, the front storage module comprising: a drawer; and a drawer actuator configured to move the drawer from a closed position within a cavity of the vehicle body to an open position at least partially extended from the front of the vehicle body.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2023Publication date: January 11, 2024Inventors: Henrik Fisker, Seunghee Oh, Lawrence Thomas, Robert Dickie, Michael Speck
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Publication number: 20240010057Abstract: An aspect of the present disclosure is directed to a vehicle comprising a vehicle body comprising a rear bumper; and a rear end module coupled to the rear of the vehicle body, the rear end module comprising: a rear window, and a rear gate, wherein the rear window is configured to move from a closed position to an open position within a cavity of the rear gate, and the rear gate is configured to move from a closed position to an opening position within a cavity formed by the rear bumper.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2023Publication date: January 11, 2024Inventors: Henrik Fisker, Seunghee Oh, Lawrence Thomas, Robert Dickie, Nima Farzin
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Publication number: 20230385051Abstract: According to some implementations, while a proxy routes production traffic to a first application (app) version that runs in a plurality of container orchestration system (cos) pods having first app version containers, configuration information is received including an identification of a second app version container image for a second app version. The second app version is an updated version of the first app version. Cos pods having second app version containers are brought up based on the second app version container image identified in the configuration information. Test and/or warmup traffic is caused to be routed to the second app version containers. Responsive to an indication regarding the routing of the test and/or warmup traffic to the second app version, causing a transition to sending production traffic to the second app version containers instead of to the first app version.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2023Publication date: November 30, 2023Applicant: Salesforce, Inc.Inventors: Sreeram Duvur, Vijayanth Devadhar, Matthew Gainsborough, Kiet Phong, Sathish Santhanam, Lawrence Thomas Lopez
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Patent number: 11756084Abstract: Various embodiments are directed to systems and methods for providing employee data corresponding to individual employees to a customer computing entity operated by a customer. The employee data is provided so as to provide additional detail regarding an employee involved in a customer service interaction with the customer. The employee data is broadcast from an employee beacon carried by a respective employee. The employee data is received by a customer computing entity within the broadcast range of the employee beacon and, upon detection of a trigger event, the employee data is presented to the user via a graphical user interface of the customer computing entity, which requests that the customer provide feedback data regarding the employee, which may be transmitted to a management computing entity for storage and analysis.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2021Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: Baypoint Technology, LLCInventor: Lawrence Thomas Volz
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Patent number: 11748090Abstract: According to some implementations, while a proxy routes production traffic to a first application (app) version that runs in a plurality of container orchestration system (cos) pods having first app version containers, configuration information is received including an identification of a second app version container image for a second app version. The second app version is an updated version of the first app version. Cos pods having second app version containers are brought up based on the second app version container image identified in the configuration information. Test and/or warmup traffic is caused to be routed to the second app version containers. Responsive to an indication regarding the routing of the test and/or warmup traffic to the second app version, causing a transition to sending production traffic to the second app version containers instead of to the first app version.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2022Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: Salesforce, Inc.Inventors: Sreeram Duvur, Vijayanth Devadhar, Matthew Gainsborough, Kiet Phong, Sathish Santhanam, Lawrence Thomas Lopez
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Publication number: 20230087544Abstract: According to some implementations, while a proxy routes production traffic to a first application (app) version that runs in a plurality of container orchestration system (cos) pods having first app version containers, configuration information is received including an identification of a second app version container image for a second app version. The second app version is an updated version of the first app version. Cos pods having second app version containers are brought up based on the second app version container image identified in the configuration information. Test and/or warmup traffic is caused to be routed to the second app version containers. Responsive to an indication regarding the routing of the test and/or warmup traffic to the second app version, causing a transition to sending production traffic to the second app version containers instead of to the first app version.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2022Publication date: March 23, 2023Applicant: salesforce.com, inc.Inventors: Sreeram Duvur, Vijayanth Devadhar, Matthew Gainsborough, Kiet Phong, Sathish Santhanam, Lawrence Thomas Lopez
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Patent number: 11507364Abstract: Cloud services release orchestration with a reusable deployment pipeline. According to some implementations, responsive to receiving from a COS controller parameters from configuration information provided to the COS controller while an app aware proxy routes production traffic to a first application (app) version that communicates with a database management system (DBMS) and that runs in container orchestration system (COS) pods having first app version containers, causing a validation of a second app version using COS pods having second app version containers that are now live after having been brought up by the COS controller responsive to the provision of the configuration information. After the validation, causing the transition to sending production traffic to the second app version containers that are determined to be live instead of to the first app version containers.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2021Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.Inventors: Sreeram Duvur, Vijayanth Devadhar, Matthew Gainsborough, Kiet Phong, Sathish Santhanam, Lawrence Thomas Lopez
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Publication number: 20220108360Abstract: Various embodiments are directed to systems and methods for providing employee data corresponding to individual employees to a customer computing entity operated by a customer. The employee data is provided so as to provide additional detail regarding an employee involved in a customer service interaction with the customer. The employee data is broadcast from an employee beacon carried by a respective employee. The employee data is received by a customer computing entity within the broadcast range of the employee beacon and, upon detection of a trigger event, the employee data is presented to the user via a graphical user interface of the customer computing entity, which requests that the customer provide feedback data regarding the employee, which may be transmitted to a management computing entity for storage and analysis.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2021Publication date: April 7, 2022Applicant: BAYPOINT TECHNOLOGY, LLC.Inventor: Lawrence Thomas Volz
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Patent number: 11232491Abstract: Various embodiments are directed to systems and methods for providing employee data corresponding to individual employees to a customer computing entity operated by a customer. The employee data is provided so as to provide additional detail regarding an employee involved in a customer service interaction with the customer. The employee data is broadcast from an employee beacon carried by a respective employee. The employee data is received by a customer computing entity within the broadcast range of the employee beacon and, upon detection of a trigger event, the employee data is presented to the user via a graphical user interface of the customer computing entity, which requests that the customer provide feedback data regarding the employee, which may be transmitted to a management computing entity for storage and analysis.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2019Date of Patent: January 25, 2022Assignee: BAYPOINT TECHNOLOGY, LLCInventor: Lawrence Thomas Volz
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Publication number: 20210224059Abstract: Cloud services release orchestration with a reusable deployment pipeline. According to some implementations, responsive to receiving from a COS controller parameters from configuration information provided to the COS controller while an app aware proxy routes production traffic to a first application (app) version that communicates with a database management system (DBMS) and that runs in container orchestration system (COS) pods having first app version containers, causing a validation of a second app version using COS pods having second app version containers that are now live after having been brought up by the COS controller responsive to the provision of the configuration information. After the validation, causing the transition to sending production traffic to the second app version containers that are determined to be live instead of to the first app version containers.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2021Publication date: July 22, 2021Applicant: salesforce.com, inc.Inventors: Sreeram Duvur, Vijayanth Devadhar, Matthew Gainsborough, Kiet Phong, Sathish Santhanam, Lawrence Thomas Lopez
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Patent number: 11003434Abstract: Cloud services release orchestration with a reusable deployment pipeline. According to some implementations, responsive to receiving from a COS controller parameters from configuration information provided to the COS controller while an app aware proxy routes production traffic to a first application (app) version that communicates with a database management system (DBMS) and that runs in container orchestration system (COS) pods having first app version containers, causing a validation of a second app version using COS pods having second app version containers that are now live after having been brought up by the COS controller responsive to the provision of the configuration information. After the validation, causing the transition to sending production traffic to the second app version containers that are determined to be live instead of to the first app version containers.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2019Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Inventors: Sreeram Duvur, Vijayanth Devadhar, Matthew Gainsborough, Kiet Phong, Sathish Santhanam, Lawrence Thomas Lopez
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Patent number: 10776099Abstract: A release orchestration mechanism for cloud services. According to some implementations, while an app aware proxy routes production traffic to a first application (app) version that runs in a plurality of container orchestration system (COS) pods having first app version containers, configuration information is received. When a threshold number of the COS pods having the second app version containers are live, a validation of the second app version is caused. Then a transition to sending production traffic to the second app version containers is performed. After causing the transition, timers are started based on a time period indicated in the configuration information and the first app version containers are instructed to gracefully shut down. Based on expiration of the timers, any of the COS pods having the first app version containers that are not yet shut down are forced to shut down.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2019Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.Inventors: Sreeram Duvur, Vijayanth Devadhar, Matthew Gainsborough, Kiet Phong, Sathish Santhanam, Lawrence Thomas Lopez
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Publication number: 20200241863Abstract: A release orchestration mechanism for cloud services. According to some implementations, while an app aware proxy routes production traffic to a first application (app) version that runs in a plurality of container orchestration system (COS) pods having first app version containers, configuration information is received. When a threshold number of the COS pods having the second app version containers are live, a validation of the second app version is caused. Then a transition to sending production traffic to the second app version containers is performed. After causing the transition, timers are started based on a time period indicated in the configuration information and the first app version containers are instructed to gracefully shut down. Based on expiration of the timers, any of the COS pods having the first app version containers that are not yet shut down are forced to shut down.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2019Publication date: July 30, 2020Applicant: salesforce.com, inc.Inventors: Sreeram Duvur, Vijayanth Devadhar, Matthew Gainsborough, Kiet Phong, Sathish Santhanam, Lawrence Thomas Lopez
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Publication number: 20200241864Abstract: Cloud services release orchestration with a reusable deployment pipeline. According to some implementations, responsive to receiving from a COS controller parameters from configuration information provided to the COS controller while an app aware proxy routes production traffic to a first application (app) version that communicates with a database management system (DBMS) and that runs in container orchestration system (COS) pods having first app version containers, causing a validation of a second app version using COS pods having second app version containers that are now live after having been brought up by the COS controller responsive to the provision of the configuration information. After the validation, causing the transition to sending production traffic to the second app version containers that are determined to be live instead of to the first app version containers.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2019Publication date: July 30, 2020Applicant: salesforce.com, inc.Inventors: Sreeram Duvur, Vijayanth Devadhar, Matthew Gainsborough, Kiet Phong, Sathish Santhanam, Lawrence Thomas Lopez
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Publication number: 20200051141Abstract: Various embodiments are directed to systems and methods for providing employee data corresponding to individual employees to a customer computing entity operated by a customer. The employee data is provided so as to provide additional detail regarding an employee involved in a customer service interaction with the customer. The employee data is broadcast from an employee beacon carried by a respective employee. The employee data is received by a customer computing entity within the broadcast range of the employee beacon and, upon detection of a trigger event, the employee data is presented to the user via a graphical user interface of the customer computing entity, which requests that the customer provide feedback data regarding the employee, which may be transmitted to a management computing entity for storage and analysis.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2019Publication date: February 13, 2020Inventor: Lawrence Thomas Volz
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Patent number: 10406654Abstract: The present application is a new improvement in the fine-grained cubic Boron Nitride sintered compact which may be employed to manufacture a cutting tool. The compact contains at least 80 vol % cBN and is sintered under HPHT conditions. The invention has lower levels of unreacted cobalt in the final sintered material than conventions materials. The invention has proved beneficial in the machining of ferrous metal alloys such as sintered metal alloys.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2017Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: DIAMOND INNOVATIONS, INC.Inventors: Lawrence Thomas Dues, Kenji Yumoto
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Publication number: 20190118344Abstract: The present application is a new improvement in the fine-grained cubic Boron Nitride sintered compact which may be employed to manufacture a cutting tool. The compact contains at least 80 vol % cBN and is sintered under HPHT conditions. The invention has lower levels of unreacted cobalt in the final sintered material than conventions materials. The invention has proved beneficial in the machining of ferrous metal alloys such as sintered metal alloys.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2017Publication date: April 25, 2019Inventors: Lawrence Thomas DUES, Kenji YUMOTO
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Patent number: 10013501Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to caching web application data. In some embodiments, a computing system maintains a multi-tenant database and an in-memory cache for the database. In some embodiments, the computing system is configured to store data in an entry in response to a store request and retrieve data in response to a read request. In various embodiments, data cached by one tenant is not visible to other tenants. The cache may be partitioned and each partition may have an assigned capacity. The computing system may be configured to evict cached data based on capacity thresholds, least-recently-used information, time-to-live information, amount of data in an entry, etc. The cache may indicate misses when requested data is not present. Various disclosed techniques may improve web application performance while maintaining privacy between tenants.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2015Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.Inventors: Barathkumar Sundaravaradan, Christopher James Wall, Lawrence Thomas Lopez, Paul Sydell, Sreeram Duvur, Vijayanth Devadhar
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Patent number: 9990400Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to an in-memory cache. In some embodiments, in response to determining that data for a requested entry is not present in the cache (e.g., because it has been evicted), a computing system is configured to invoke cached program code associated with the entry. In some embodiments, the computing system is configured to provide data generated by the program code in response to requests that indicate the entry. In some embodiments, the computing system is configured to store the generated data in the cache. In various embodiments, this may avoid cache misses and provide configurability in responding to requests to access the cache.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2015Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.Inventors: Barathkumar Sundaravaradan, Christopher James Wall, Lawrence Thomas Lopez, Paul Sydell, Sreeram Duvur, Vijayanth Devadhar