Patents by Inventor Lee Nelson
Lee Nelson 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: 20240138472Abstract: The replaceable mouthpiece includes a body having a first body end and a second body end. The first body end defines an outlet. The second body end defines a first opening coupleable to the aerosol-generating device. The replaceable mouthpiece includes two or more pillars disposed within the body and extending towards the second end.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2022Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Gregory Lee NELSON, Nam TRAN, Dean TWITE, Oliver DE ROECK
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Patent number: 11971519Abstract: A display article is described herein that includes: a substrate comprising a thickness and a primary surface; a textured surface region; and an antireflective coating disposed on the textured surface region. The textured surface region comprises structural features and an average texture height (Rtext) from 50 nm to 300 nm. The substrate exhibits a sparkle of less than 5%, as measured by PPD140, and a transmittance haze of less than 40%, at a 0° incident angle. The antireflective coating comprises alternating high refractive index and low refractive index layers. Each of the low index layers comprises a refractive index of less than or equal to 1.8, and each of the high index layers comprises a refractive index of greater than 1.8. The article also exhibits a first-surface average photopic specular reflectance (% R) of less than 0.3% at any incident angle from about 5° to 20° from normal at visible wavelengths.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2021Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATEDInventors: Shandon Dee Hart, Karl William Koch, III, Carlo Anthony Kosik Williams, Lin Lin, Cameron Robert Nelson, James Joseph Price, Jayantha Senawiratne, Florence Christine Monique Verrier, David Lee Weidman
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Publication number: 20240125152Abstract: An anti-theft device for securing an article of merchandise against unauthorized removal from a display counter. The anti-theft device comprises a latch plate and a pedestal having a quick-release interface. The latch plate is configured to selectively couple to the quick-release interface. A latch bolt is disposed within the pedestal. The latch bolt locks the latch plate relative to the quick-release interface. A plurality of retaining arms is configured to receive and retain an article of merchandise. The retaining arms cannot be disengaged from the article of merchandise while the latch plate is locked relative to the quick-release interface. A solenoid is housed within the pedestal and operationally connected to the latch bolt. The solenoid is configured to retract the latch bolt into a position in which the latch bolt disengages the latch plate, thereby releasing the latch plate from the quick-release interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Applicant: Vanguard Products Group, Inc.Inventors: Christopher A. Kelsch, Douglas Barthold, Joel Jenkins, Sarah Johnson, Chris Nelson, Wade Zhu, Matthew Kuntz, Lee Eckert, John N. Figh, JR., Jasen Paul Biggins
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Patent number: 11912619Abstract: A textured glass article includes: a body comprising an aluminosilicate glass comprising greater than or equal to 16 wt % Al2O3, the body having at least a first surface; and a plurality of polyhedral surface features extending from the first surface, each of the plurality of polyhedral surface features comprising a base on the first surface, a plurality of facets extending from the first surface, and a surface feature size at the base greater than or equal to 10 ?m and less than or equal to 350 ?m, wherein the plurality of facets of each polyhedral surface feature converge toward one another.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATEDInventors: Xinyu Cao, Christine Cecala, Ling Chen, Wanghui Chen, Yuhui Jin, Cameron Robert Nelson, Jayantha Senawiratne, David Lee Weidman
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Patent number: 11838986Abstract: A wireless communication network delivers policy enforcement to a wireless user device in another wireless communication network. The wireless communication network wirelessly serves the wireless user device based on a policy. The wireless communication network determines when the wireless user device is visiting the other wireless communication network, and in response, selects the policy for the wireless user device. The wireless communication network transfers the selected policy for the wireless user device to the other wireless communication network. The other wireless communication network receives and enforces the selected policy for the wireless user device.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2022Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: T-MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLCInventors: Lyle T. Bertz, Mark Richard Bales, Tracy Lee Nelson
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Patent number: 11718875Abstract: The present disclosure provides a panel of nucleic acid molecule primers specific for HLA-specific alleles and other genetic polymorphisms, which are useful for quantitatively amplifying these markers to detect, diagnose, and monitor individuals who have or are at risk of certain disease conditions, such as autoimmune disease, proliferative disease, infectious disease, allograft rejection, or pregnancy-related pathologies.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2020Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: Fred Hutchinson Cancer CenterInventors: J. Lee Nelson, Nathalie C. Lambert, Vijayakrishna K. Gadi, Zhen Yan
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Patent number: 11718876Abstract: The present disclosure provides a panel of nucleic acid molecule primers specific for HLA-specific alleles and other genetic polymorphisms, which are useful for quantitatively amplifying these markers to detect, diagnose, and monitor individuals who have or are at risk of certain disease conditions, such as autoimmune disease, proliferative disease, infectious disease, allograft rejection, or pregnancy-related pathologies.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2021Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: Fred Hutchinson Cancer CenterInventors: J. Lee Nelson, Nathalie C. Lambert, Vijayakrishna K. Gadi, Zhen Yan
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Patent number: 11716678Abstract: A wireless communication network comprises distributed ledgers that host network attributes that have data values that characterize wireless data services. Directory circuitry stores ledger information that characterizes the distributed ledgers and the network attributes. Network circuitry delivers the wireless data services to wireless User Equipment (UEs). The network circuitry generates and stores the data values and their network attributes in the distributed ledgers. The directory circuitry receives a directory information request and selects a portion of the ledger information that characterizes the distributed ledgers and the network attributes based on the directory information request. The network circuitry receives a ledger information request responsive to the selected portion of the ledger information. The network circuitry selects and transfers a portion of the network attributes and the related data values based on the ledger information request.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2021Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: T-MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLCInventors: Lyle Walter Paczkowski, Tracy Lee Nelson, Ronald R. Marquardt
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Publication number: 20230189386Abstract: A wireless communication system serves user functions to a wireless user device. The wireless communication system serves selects the user functions for the wireless user device. The wireless communication system selects User Plane Functions (UPFs) to serve the selected user functions. The wireless communication system selects data routes between the selected UPFs. At least one of the selected UPFs receives user data for the wireless user device. At least some of the selected UPFs route the user data among the selected UPFs based on the selected data routes. The selected UPFs serve the selected user functions to the user data for the wireless user device. At least one of the selected UPFs transfers at least some of user data to one or more external data systems. The user functions may comprise deep packet inspection, network border security, low-latency data transfer, high-throughput data transfer, data cryptography, and/or another data service.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2023Publication date: June 15, 2023Inventors: Lyle T. Bertz, Robert Keith Butler, Laurent Alexandre Laporte, Tracy Lee Nelson
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Publication number: 20230077026Abstract: A wireless communication network delivers policy enforcement to a wireless user device in another wireless communication network. The wireless communication network wirelessly serves the wireless user device based on a policy. The wireless communication network determines when the wireless user device is visiting the other wireless communication network, and in response, selects the policy for the wireless user device. The wireless communication network transfers the selected policy for the wireless user device to the other wireless communication network. The other wireless communication network receives and enforces the selected policy for the wireless user device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2022Publication date: March 9, 2023Inventors: Lyle T. Bertz, Mark Richard Bales, Tracy Lee Nelson
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Patent number: 11602003Abstract: A wireless communication network serves a User Equipment (UE) over multiple User Plane Function Groups (UPFGs). In the wireless communication network, a Session Management Function (SMF) receives UPFG performance metrics from the wireless communication network. The SMF identifies a Packet Data Flow Group (PDFG) for the UE. The SMF responsively selects one of the UPFGs for the PDFG based on the UPFG performance metrics. The selected UPFG comprises at least three User Plane Functions (UPFs) and the PDFG comprises at least two Packet Data Flows (PDFs). The SMF transfers network signaling to the selected UPFG to deliver the PDFG to the UE. The selected UPFG receives the network signaling and responsively exchanges user data for the UE to deliver the PDFG.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: T-MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLCInventors: Lyle T. Bertz, Robert Keith Butler, Laurent Alexandre Laporte, Tracy Lee Nelson
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Patent number: 11589295Abstract: In a wireless communication network, a provisioning system transfers a Session Management Function (SMF) Application Programming Interface (API) call for a User Plane Function (UPF) metric to an SMF. The SMF transfers a UPF API call for the UPF metric to the UPF over signaling. The UPF transfers a UPF API response indicating the UPF metric to the SMF over signaling. The SMF transfers an SMF API response indicating the UPF metric to the provisioning system. The provisioning system may obtain UE metrics through the SMF or an Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF) in a like manner. The provisioning system may obtain Radio Access Network (RAN) metrics through the SMF or AMF in a like manner.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2021Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: T-MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLCInventors: Lyle T. Bertz, Laurent Alexandre Laporte, Tracy Lee Nelson, Galip Murat Karabulut
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Publication number: 20230020066Abstract: According to an aspect, an implantable device for penile construction includes a penile implant having a distal portion and a proximal portion. The distal portion includes a shaft portion configured to be disposed in a neophallus. The proximal portion defines a first strut and a second strut, and the proximal portion is configured to be attached to a pelvis structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2022Publication date: January 19, 2023Inventors: Jessica Elizabeth Felton, Thomas Andrew Albrecht, Matthew Lee Nelson, Brian P. Watschke, James Ryan Mujwid, Samuel L. Will, Randall Paul Rowland, John Anders Bostrom, Julie Andreen, Grady Jensen, Nickolas Dalbec, Paden Reed
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Publication number: 20230014695Abstract: An implantable device for penile construction can comprise an anchor plate and at least one attachment member. The anchor plate can be configured to engage with a first portion of a pelvic bone of a patient. The anchor plate can comprise a prosthesis attachment interface configured to be coupled to a penile prosthesis, and at least one attachment member configured to attach to the anchor plate. The at least one attachment member can be configured to engage with a second portion of the pelvic bone of the patient. The engagement of the anchor plate with the first portion of the pelvic bone and the engagement of the attachment member with the second portion of the pelvic bone can couple the pelvic bone between the anchor plate and the at least one attachment member.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2022Publication date: January 19, 2023Inventors: Jessica Elizabeth Felton, Randall Paul Rowland, Jonathan J. Lund, Thomas Andrew Albrecht, Paul John Gindele, Aaron Roydon Johnson, Matthew Lee Nelson, John Anders Bostrom, Julie Andreen, Bernard Andre Wasscher, Grady Jensen, Michael Wasson
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Patent number: 11540112Abstract: A wireless communication network enforces a user policy for a User Equipment (UE) and directs another wireless communication network to enforce another user policy for another UE. In the wireless communication network, an Application Function (AF) receives the user policy from another AF in the other wireless communication network and transfers the user policy to the PCF. The PCF distributes the user policy to a Network Function (NF). The NF enforces the user policy. The PCF identifies the other user policy for the other UE and transfers the other user policy to the AF. The AF responsively transfers the other user policy to the other AF. The other AF transfers the other user policy to another PCF in the other wireless communication network. The other PCF distributes the other user policy to another NF in the other wireless communication network which enforces the other user policy.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2021Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LPInventors: Lyle T. Bertz, Mark Richard Bales, Tracy Lee Nelson
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Publication number: 20220407912Abstract: A wireless communication system generates Artificial Intelligence (AI) responses to network data. Computer circuitry hosts network functions, distributed ledgers, ledger clients, and AI engines. The network functions serve User Equipment (UEs) over Radio Access Networks (RANs), and in response, transfer the network data to the distributed ledgers. The distributed ledgers receive and store the network data. The ledger clients select some of the network data from the distributed ledgers and transfer the selected network data to the AI engines. The AI engines receive the selected network data, and in response, generate the AI responses. The ledger clients and the AI engines may comprise wireless network slices.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2022Publication date: December 22, 2022Inventors: Lyle Walter Paczkowski, Ronald R. Marquardt, Stephen P. O'Neal, Tracy Lee Nelson
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Patent number: 11497607Abstract: According to an aspect, an implantable device for penile construction includes a penile implant having a distal portion and a proximal portion. The distal portion includes a shaft portion configured to be disposed in a neophallus. The proximal portion defines a first strut and a second strut, and the proximal portion is configured to be attached to a pelvis structure.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2020Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.Inventors: Jessica Elizabeth Felton, Thomas Andrew Albrecht, Matthew Lee Nelson, Brian P. Watschke
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Patent number: 11497069Abstract: A wireless communication network serves a Protocol Data Unit (PDU) session type over a Radio Access Network (RAN). The wireless communication network comprises a Network Repository Function (NRF), Management and Orchestration (MANO) system, a User Plane Function (UPF), a RAN, and User Equipment (UEs). The NRF receives UPF requests for User Plane Functions (UPFs) that can serve the PDU session type over the RAN and responsively transfers UPF responses indicating other UPFs that cannot serve the PDU session type over the RAN. The NRF determines when the transfer of the UPF responses is excessive. In response, the NRF transfers an instantiation request to a Management and Orchestration (MANO) system to instantiate a new UPF that can serve the PDU session type over the RAN. The MANO system instantiates the new UPF. The new UPF serves the PDU session type to the UEs over the RAN.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2021Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: Sprint Communications Company LPInventors: Lyle T. Bertz, Robert Keith Butler, Laurent Alexandre Laporte, Tracy Lee Nelson
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Patent number: 11477266Abstract: A data communication system generates Artificial Intelligence (AI) responses to distributed ledger data. In the data communication system, ledger clients discover distributed ledgers and establish hardware-trust with the distributed ledgers. The ledger clients discover AI engines and establish hardware-trust with the AI engines. The ledger clients read ledger information from the top data blocks of the distributed ledgers and select top-block ledger information. The ledger clients select AI engines to receive the selected top-block ledger information and transfer the selected ledger information to the selected AI engines. The selected AI engines process the selected top-block ledger information and generate the AI responses.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2019Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.Inventors: Lyle Walter Paczkowski, Ronald R. Marquardt, Stephen P. O'Neal, Tracy Lee Nelson
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Publication number: 20220323223Abstract: According to a general aspect, an insertion device can include an elongate barrel having an opening defined in a distal end; a lumen defined within the elongate barrel, the lumen being accessible through the opening; and an obturator disposed within the lumen of the elongate barrel. The obturator can be movable within the lumen between a proximal position in the elongate barrel and a distal position in the elongate barrel. The obturator, in its distal position in the elongate barrel, can be configured to receive a needle via the opening. The obturator, in its proximal position in the elongate barrel, can be configured to secure the needle within the elongate barrel.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2022Publication date: October 13, 2022Inventors: Richard C. Tah, Brian P. Watschke, Matthew Lee Nelson, John Christian Kulaga, Kyle Pickett