Patents by Inventor Lee Newton

Lee Newton 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).

  • Publication number: 20250117865
    Abstract: Methods, computer program products, and systems are presented. The method computer program products, and systems can include, for instance: predicting future energy supply profiles at respective ones of a plurality of geographically differentiated computer environments, wherein the respective future energy supply profiles at the respective ones of the plurality of geographically differentiated computer environments express an attribute of supplied energy supplied to a computer environment attributable to renewable power generation; scheduling a plurality of jobs defining an application workflow, wherein the application workflow is characterized by commencement of a second job of the plurality of jobs being dependent on completion of a first job of the plurality of jobs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2023
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Inventors: James McDONAGH, Vasileios VASILEIADIS, Malgorzata Jadwiga ZIMON, Gwilym Benjamin Lee NEWTON, Geeth Ranmal DE MEL
  • Patent number: 12186907
    Abstract: Dynamically adjusting, using artificial intelligence (AI), sensors and models of an autonomous roaming robotic device, which includes receiving data regarding an asset at a computer of a roaming robotic device from sensors on the robotic device. The robotic device identifies an asset at a location using the sensors, and the robotic device has instructions, received from a control system, to inspect the location or items at the location. The data is analyzed using the computer of the robotic device, and the analysis includes using historical data for the asset. An AI model is loaded using the computer of the robotic device, based on the identification of the asset. A sensor is selected using the computer of the robotic device, for conducting an inspection of the asset based on the analysis of the data and the AI model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jenny S. Li, Raghu Ramaswamy, Nirmit V Desai, Dhiraj Joshi, Satish Rajani, Nancy Anne Greco, Shiva G, Aakash Praliya, Wei-Han Lee, Luis Angel Bathen, Tova Roth, Sujoy Kumar Roy Chowdhury, Prakriti Pritmani, Kay Murphy, Shilpa Shenai, Arun Yashwant Ingale, Ajjay Ratnakar, Gwilym Benjamin Lee Newton
  • Publication number: 20240422155
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, a computer program product, and a computer system for using a user location as a security factor for online services. Upon receiving from a computing device of a user a request for a digital service allowed in a geofence, a first computer hosting a digital service provider generates an original one-time password (OTP) and sends the original OTP to a second computer hosting a communication service provider. The second computer encrypts the original OTP using a private key for a mobile network cell communicating with a mobile device of the user and sends an encrypted OTP to the mobile device. Upon receiving the encrypted OTP from the computing device, the first computer decrypts the encrypted OTP, using public keys for one or more cells covering the geofence. Upon determining a decrypted OTP matches the original OTP, the first computer allows the digital service to be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2023
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Inventors: KAWEEPOJ PHACHARINTANAKUL, Wolfgang von Drews, Gwilym Benjamin Lee Newton
  • Patent number: 12122098
    Abstract: A configurable printing bed for a 3D printer includes a bed surface and linear actuators. The bed surface includes bed surface portions. Each of the bed surface portions is supported for independent movement. At least one of the bed surface portions includes a head that is twistable. When each of the bed surface portions is positioned at a reference level, the bed surface portions form different parts of a common plane. Each of the linear actuators is connected to at least one of the bed surface portions, respectively. The linear actuators are configured to generate the independent movement of the bed surface portions and to effect positioning of the bed surface portions. The linear actuators are configured to lower the bed surface portions in a staggered manner so that a release wave is generated and used to remove a 3D printed object from the printing bed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Hamish C. Hunt, Gwilym Benjamin Lee Newton, Daniel Thomas Cunnington, Elizabeth Jane Maple
  • Patent number: 12072463
    Abstract: Systems and methods are discussed to image lithological data within the strata beneath the earth surface, including a subterranean object detection system. The system may further comprise a pipeline operable to conduct a working fluid and an instrumented pig operable to travel within the pipeline and operable to image lithological strata and voids within the strata beneath and around the pipeline. The instrumented pig may comprise an outer case, a battery coupled to the outer case, a ground imaging unit operable to send a signal to image the lithological strata and voids within the strata beneath and around the pipeline and may be operable to receive a reflected signal indicating lithology data, wherein the ground imaging unit may be operably coupled to the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Inventor: Frederick Lee Newton
  • Patent number: 12007910
    Abstract: A caching sub-system downloads and authenticates Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI) cryptographically signed Route Origin Authorizations (ROAs) from a plurality of repositories, forming a VRP set for each repository. When the caching sub-system determines that the VRP count of a VRP set drops to or below a threshold, it substitutes in a last known valid VRP set. A route validating sub-system downloads route information data from one or more global routing tables and calculates the number of valid routes, the number of unknown routes and the number of invalid routes. When the number of valid routes drops to or below a threshold, the route validating sub-system sets an alarm to stop the distribution of VRPs to one or more group of pre-determined routers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Phillibert, Andrew Lee Newton, Gaston Keller, Jun Sung Park, Samuel Kenney
  • Patent number: 11909703
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for processing comments provided to a live chat stream. By way of example, embodiments obviate or mitigate problems associated with conventional live chat streams by assessing semantic uniqueness of collections of comments in a live chat stream and then determining a final importance score for each collection based on its semantic-uniqueness and activity score. The display of each collection can then be controlled based on its final importance score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Emma Jane Dawson, Gwilym Benjamin Lee Newton
  • Patent number: 11879706
    Abstract: A hand-held nonlethal weapon comprises a body and a battery coupled to the body. The hand-held nonlethal weapon further comprises a power supply operably coupled to the battery. The hand-held nonlethal weapon further comprises a power amplifier operably coupled to the power supply. The power amplifier is operable to produce a nonlethal beam of energy. The hand-held nonlethal weapon further comprises a beamformer operably coupled to the power amplifier, the beamformer being operable to shape and direct a nonlethal beam of energy. The hand-held nonlethal weapon further comprises a trigger coupled to the body and operably coupled to the power amplifier and to the beamformer, wherein the trigger is operable to be activated and wherein activating the trigger is operable to initiate the formation of a nonlethal beam of energy and wherein the nonlethal beam of energy is operable to be projected from the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Inventor: Frederick Lee Newton
  • Publication number: 20230401946
    Abstract: A public area defense system, comprising a non-lethal reactive deterrence defense subsystem, an optical subsystem operably coupled to and in communication with the non-lethal reactive deterrence defense subsystem, and an acoustic subsystem operably coupled to and in communication with the non-lethal reactive deterrence defense subsystem.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventor: FREDERICK LEE NEWTON
  • Patent number: 11741807
    Abstract: A public area defense system, comprising a non-lethal reactive deterrence defense subsystem, an optical subsystem operably coupled to and in communication with the non-lethal reactive deterrence defense subsystem, and an acoustic subsystem operably coupled to and in communication with the non-lethal reactive deterrence defense subsystem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Inventor: Frederick Lee Newton
  • Publication number: 20230147921
    Abstract: A configurable printing bed for a 3D printer includes a bed surface and linear actuators. The bed surface includes bed surface portions. Each of the bed surface portions is supported for independent movement. At least one of the bed surface portions includes a head that is twistable. When each of the bed surface portions is positioned at a reference level, the bed surface portions form different parts of a common plane. Each of the linear actuators is connected to at least one of the bed surface portions, respectively. The linear actuators are configured to generate the independent movement of the bed surface portions and to effect positioning of the bed surface portions. The linear actuators are configured to lower the bed surface portions in a staggered manner so that a release wave is generated and used to remove a 3D printed object from the printing bed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2023
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Hamish C. Hunt, Gwilym Benjamin Lee Newton, Daniel Thomas Cunnington, Elizabeth Jane Maple
  • Publication number: 20230126457
    Abstract: Dynamically adjusting, using artificial intelligence (AI), sensors and models of an autonomous roaming robotic device, which includes receiving data regarding an asset at a computer of a roaming robotic device from sensors on the robotic device. The robotic device identifies an asset at a location using the sensors, and the robotic device has instructions, received from a control system, to inspect the location or items at the location. The data is analyzed using the computer of the robotic device, and the analysis includes using historical data for the asset. An AI model is loaded using the computer of the robotic device, based on the identification of the asset. A sensor is selected using the computer of the robotic device, for conducting an inspection of the asset based on the analysis of the data and the AI model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Jenny S. Li, Raghu Ramaswamy, Nirmit V Desai, Dhiraj Joshi, Satish Rajani, Nancy Anne Greco, Shiva G, Aakash Praliya, Wei-Han Lee, Luis Angel Bathen, Tova Roth, Sujoy Kumar Roy Chowdhury, Prakriti Pritmani, Kay Murphy, Shilpa Shenai, Arun Yashwant Ingale, Ajjay Ratnakar, Gwilym Benjamin Lee Newton
  • Patent number: 11633914
    Abstract: A configurable printing bed for a 3D printer includes a bed surface and linear actuators. The bed surface includes bed surface portions. Each of the bed surface portions is supported for independent movement. When each of the bed surface portions is positioned at the reference level, the bed surface portions form different parts of a common plane. Each of the linear actuators is connected to at least one of the bed surface portions, respectively. The linear actuators are configured to generate the independent movement of the bed surface portions and to effect positioning of the bed surface portions. A 3D printer includes the configurable printing bed, an extruder, a feeding system, and a filament spool. A method for performing 3D printing includes providing the 3D printer and printing an object using the 3D printer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hamish C. Hunt, Gwilym Benjamin Lee Newton, Daniel Thomas Cunnington, Elizabeth Jane Maple
  • Publication number: 20230067819
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for processing comments provided to a live chat stream. By way of example, embodiments obviate or mitigate problems associated with conventional live chat streams by assessing semantic uniqueness of collections of comments in a live chat stream and then determining a final importance score for each collection based on its semantic-uniqueness and activity score. The display of each collection can then be controlled based on its final importance score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Emma Jane Dawson, Gwilym Benjamin Lee Newton
  • Publication number: 20230056616
    Abstract: Systems and methods are discussed to image lithological data within the strata beneath the earth surface, including a subterranean object detection system. The system may further comprise a pipeline operable to conduct a working fluid and an instrumented pig operable to travel within the pipeline and operable to image lithological strata and voids within the strata beneath and around the pipeline. The instrumented pig may comprise an outer case, a battery coupled to the outer case, a ground imaging unit operable to send a signal to image the lithological strata and voids within the strata beneath and around the pipeline and may be operable to receive a reflected signal indicating lithology data, wherein the ground imaging unit may be operably coupled to the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventor: Frederick Lee Newton
  • Patent number: 11572390
    Abstract: Chimeric proteins that comprise one or more amino acid sequences of an insect-specific flavivirus and one or more other immunogenic proteins are provided. The chimeric proteins are suitably capable of forming virus particles. The chimeric protein and/or virus particle may be suitable for delivery to a subject to elicit an immune response to a pathogen and/or for diagnosis or detection of a pathogen. Also provided are nucleic acids and vectors encoding the chimeric proteins, and isolated chimeric insect-specific flaviviruses comprising the chimeric proteins and/or nucleic acids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND
    Inventors: Roy Hall, Jody Hobson-Peters, Alexander Khromykh, Daniel Watterson, Mn Setoh, Thisun Piyasena, Agathe Colmant, Jessica Harrison, N Ata Lee Newton, Laura Vet, Helle Bielefeldt-Ohmann
  • Patent number: 11480703
    Abstract: Systems and methods are discussed to image lithological data within the strata beneath the earth surface, including a subterranean object detection system. The system may further comprise a pipeline operable to conduct a working fluid and an instrumented pig operable to travel within the pipeline and operable to image lithological strata and voids within the strata beneath and around the pipeline. The instrumented pig may comprise an outer case, a battery coupled to the outer case, a ground imaging unit operable to send a signal to image the lithological strata and voids within the strata beneath and around the pipeline and may be operable to receive a reflected signal indicating lithology data, wherein the ground imaging unit may be operably coupled to the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Inventor: Frederick Lee Newton
  • Publication number: 20220118700
    Abstract: A configurable printing bed for a 3D printer includes a bed surface and linear actuators. The bed surface includes bed surface portions. Each of the bed surface portions is supported for independent movement. When each of the bed surface portions is positioned at the reference level, the bed surface portions form different parts of a common plane. Each of the linear actuators is connected to at least one of the bed surface portions, respectively. The linear actuators are configured to generate the independent movement of the bed surface portions and to effect positioning of the bed surface portions. A 3D printer includes the configurable printing bed, an extruder, a feeding system, and a filament spool. A method for performing 3D printing includes providing the 3D printer and printing an object using the 3D printer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Hamish C. Hunt, Gwilym Benjamin Lee Newton, Daniel Thomas Cunnington, Elizabeth Jane Maple
  • Publication number: 20220099413
    Abstract: A hand-held nonlethal weapon comprises a body and a battery coupled to the body. The hand-held nonlethal weapon further comprises a power supply operably coupled to the battery. The hand-held nonlethal weapon further comprises a power amplifier operably coupled to the power supply. The power amplifier is operable to produce a nonlethal beam of energy. The hand-held nonlethal weapon further comprises a beamformer operably coupled to the power amplifier, the beamformer being operable to shape and direct a nonlethal beam of energy. The hand-held nonlethal weapon further comprises a trigger coupled to the body and operably coupled to the power amplifier and to the beamformer, wherein the trigger is operable to be activated and wherein activating the trigger is operable to initiate the formation of a nonlethal beam of energy and wherein the nonlethal beam of energy is operable to be projected from the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventor: Frederick Lee Newton
  • Publication number: 20210080609
    Abstract: Systems and methods are discussed to image lithological data within the strata beneath the earth surface, including a subterranean object detection system. The system may further comprise a pipeline operable to conduct a working fluid and an instrumented pig operable to travel within the pipeline and operable to image lithological strata and voids within the strata beneath and around the pipeline. The instrumented pig may comprise an outer case, a battery coupled to the outer case, a ground imaging unit operable to send a signal to image the lithological strata and voids within the strata beneath and around the pipeline and may be operable to receive a reflected signal indicating lithology data, wherein the ground imaging unit may be operably coupled to the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventor: Frederick Lee Newton