Patents by Inventor Mark A. Potter

Mark A. Potter 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: 11188841
    Abstract: Systems and methods for content provisioning are disclosed herein. The method includes receiving content corresponding to at least one source document, parsing the content, identifying segments from the parsed content, generating a networked grouping of the segments, receiving historical user information about a plurality of users, training a model by using the historical user information, receiving activities of a user, parsing the activities of the user, identifying components from the parsed activities, correlating the components with the segments, extracting features from the activities of the user based on the correlation, and using the trained model to estimate a mastery level of the user based on the features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: PEARSON EDUCATION, INC.
    Inventors: Alison Doucette, Victoria Kortan, Daniel Ensign, Mark Potter, Chadwick Reimers, Brian Moriarty
  • Patent number: 11126923
    Abstract: Systems and methods for content aggregation creation are disclosed herein. The system can include memory having a content database and an aggregation database. The system can include a user device having a first network interface and a first I/O subsystem. The system can include a server that can: provide content to the user device via a first electrical signal; receive a selection of a portion of the provided content from the user device via a second electrical signal; automatically extract sentences from the selected portion of the provided content via a natural language processor; automatically generate a parse tree for one of the automatically extracted sentences; identify noun phrases from the part of speech tags within the parse tree; place content associated with one of the noun phrase in a content aggregation; and output the content aggregation to the user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: PEARSON EDUCATION, INC.
    Inventors: Sean York, Tim Stewart, David Strong, Brian Moriarty, Mark Potter, Angela McAllister
  • Publication number: 20210274846
    Abstract: A vapor provision device includes a primary airflow path, internal to the vapor provision device, from an air inlet to an air outlet, wherein air is drawn from the air inlet in a downstream direction through the primary airflow path to the air outlet by user inhalation. The device further includes a vaporizer for providing vapor into the primary airflow path, wherein the vaporizer is located within or adjacent to the primary airflow path, and a trap located in the primary airflow path to inhibit the flow of liquid along the primary airflow path in an upstream direction from the trap by retaining liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventor: Mark POTTER
  • Patent number: 11113616
    Abstract: Systems and methods for determining mastery in a Bayesian network are disclosed herein. The system can include memory including a content library database containing content for delivery to a user. The system can include at least one processor that can receive an assertion from a user device and identify one or several nodes relevant to the received assertion. The at least one processor can further evaluate the assertion and calculate a node mastery probability for the identified one or several relevant nodes. The at least one processor can calculate mastery of related nodes and determine mastery of an objective based on the mastery of the relevant nodes and the related nodes. The at least one processor can generate a mastery bar and update the mastery bar with the determined mastery of the objective.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: PEARSON EDUCATION, INC.
    Inventors: Mark Potter, Kimberly Runyon, Laura Pionek
  • Publication number: 20210145055
    Abstract: A liquid transport element for a vapor provision system includes a layer of wicking material and a layer of substrate material rolled together to form a spiral.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Mark POTTER, Wade TIPTON, William HARRIS, Christopher ROWE, James DAVIES, James BOONZAIER, Conor DEVINE
  • Patent number: 10997514
    Abstract: Systems and methods for content selection with first and second recommendation engines are disclosed herein. The system can include a memory include a content library database and a model database. The system can include a user device having a first network interface and a first I/O subsystem. The system can include one or more servers that can include a packet selection system and a presentation system. These one or more servers can: receive response data from the user device; provide received response data to a first recommendation engine; alert a second recommendation engine when a selected next node is a placeholder node; retrieve at least one statistical model relevant to selection of next node content; and select next node content based on an output of the at least one statistical model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: PEARSON EDUCATION, INC.
    Inventors: Brian Moriarty, Mark Potter
  • Publication number: 20210100284
    Abstract: There is described an aerosol provision article for use in an aerosol provision system for generating an inhalable medium comprising an aerosol when a user draws on the aerosol provision system. The aerosol provision article includes a structure for transporting liquid from a liquid reservoir and heating the transported liquid to generate a flow of aerosol; and a region for receiving a substance which, in use, the flow of aerosol passes through and heats the substance before exiting the aerosol provision article, wherein the substance modifies a property of the flow of aerosol and wherein the structure is positioned so that when the structure heats the transported liquid to generate the flow of aerosol the structure also provides additional heat to the substance in the region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: Ugurhan YILMAZ, Mark POTTER
  • Publication number: 20210093006
    Abstract: An aerosol source for a vapor provision system includes a vapor generating element; a reservoir for holding source liquid, the reservoir being bounded by a wall having an opening therein; and a liquid transport element for delivering liquid from the reservoir to the vapor generating element, the liquid transport element having at least one end part inserted into the opening, the end part having a flared portion arranged in contact with the wall of the reservoir to provide a seal for the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Mark POTTER, Wade TIPTON, William HARRIS, Christopher ROWE, James DAVIES, James BOONZAIER, Conor DEVINE
  • Publication number: 20210093005
    Abstract: An aerosol source for a vapor provision system includes a vapor-generating element; a reservoir for holding source liquid, the reservoir being bounded by a wall having an opening therein; and a liquid transport element including a first portion arranged to receive liquid from the reservoir via the opening, a second portion peripheral to the first portion, and a third portion arranged to deliver liquid from the first portion to the vapor-generating element; wherein at least part of the second portion is compressed against a section of the wall around the opening, in use, to provide a sealing effect around at least part of the first portion to promote movement of liquid towards the vapor-generating element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Mark POTTER, Wade TIPTON, William HARRIS, Christopher ROWE, James DAVIES, James BOONZAIER, Conor DEVINE
  • Publication number: 20210093013
    Abstract: An aerosol provision device includes a power source, at least one heating element for generating aerosol, and temperature monitoring means configured to monitor the temperature of the heating element. In an operational configuration the device is configured to control the supply of power to the heating element to: supply power to the heating element to initially raise the temperature of the heating element to a first threshold temperature; remove power supplied to the heating element when the temperature monitoring means detects that the temperature of the heating element is at the first threshold temperature, such that the temperature of the heating element decreases to a second threshold temperature; supply power to the heating element when the temperature monitoring means detects that the temperature of the heating element has reduced to the second threshold temperature, such that the temperature of the heating element increases towards the first threshold temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventor: Mark POTTER
  • Publication number: 20210093010
    Abstract: A vapor provision system including a vapor generation chamber, a reservoir containing liquid, a vaporizer located in the vapor generation chamber and a liquid transport element arranged to transport liquid from the reservoir through an opening in a wall of the vapor generation chamber to the vaporizer, wherein the liquid transport element in the vapor generation chamber has a cross-sectional area which is greater than that of the opening, and wherein the liquid transport element in the vapor generation chamber abuts the wall surrounding the opening to help prevent leakage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2019
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Mark POTTER, Wade TIPTON, William HARRIS, Christopher ROWE, James DAVIES, James BOONZAIER, Conor DEVINE
  • Publication number: 20210084982
    Abstract: A component for an aerosol-generating apparatus includes a liquid container for containing liquid, a wick arranged to draw liquid from the liquid container in use; and a heater arranged to volatilize liquid drawn from the liquid container by the wick in use to generate an aerosol in use. The heater defines a channel for receiving a material element for modifying a property of the aerosol generated in use. The component is arranged such that, in use, the material element received in the channel in use modifies a property of the aerosol generated in use thereby to generate a modified aerosol for inhalation by a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Ugurhan YILMAZ, Mark POTTER
  • Patent number: 10949763
    Abstract: Systems and methods for content provisioning are disclosed herein. The system can include memory having a content database, a task database, and a user profile database. The system can include a user device having a first network interface and a first I/O subsystem. The system can include a server that can: receive a user identifier from the user device; retrieve user information from the user profile database, which user information identifies one or several attributes of the user; retrieve user task data from the task database, which user task data identifies a plurality of tasks for completion by the user; automatically generate prioritization data for the plurality of tasks identified by the user task data; select a task based on the prioritization data; and send content relating to the selected task to the user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: PEARSON EDUCATION, INC.
    Inventors: Brian Moriarty, Mark Potter
  • Publication number: 20200367561
    Abstract: There is described an aerosol provision article for use in an aerosol provision system for generating an inhalable medium including an aerosol when a user draws on the aerosol provision system. The aerosol provision article includes at least a first heating element and a second heating element for heating liquid from a liquid reservoir to generate a flow of aerosol; and a region for receiving a substance which, in use, the flow of aerosol passes through and heats the substance before exiting the aerosol provision article, which substance modifies a property of the flow of aerosol. The at least a first heating element and a second heating element are positioned so as to additionally heat the substance in the region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Ugurhan YILMAZ, Mark POTTER
  • Publication number: 20200345069
    Abstract: Vapor provision apparatus including a reservoir housing defining a reservoir for liquid, a liquid transport element for transporting liquid from the reservoir to a vaporizer for vaporization and a channel for the liquid transport element, wherein the channel has a sidewall at least partly defined by a section of the reservoir housing; wherein the liquid transport element comprises a first portion arranged to deliver liquid to the vaporizer and a second portion extending along the channel, wherein the channel has a cross-section that corresponds with the cross-section of the second portion of the liquid transport element in the channel, and wherein the section of the reservoir housing that defines the sidewall of the channel has one or more openings to provide fluid communication between the liquid transport element in the channel and liquid in the reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Mark POTTER, Wade TIPTON, William HARRIS, Christopher ROWE, James DAVIES, James BOONZAIER, Conor DEVINE
  • Publication number: 20200324066
    Abstract: A cartridge for an aerosol provision device includes a chamber for containing a liquid from which a flow of aerosol for inhalation by a user is generated. The cartridge includes a first connector arrangement for releasably connecting the cartridge to a body portion of the device, and a second connector arrangement for releasably connecting to a container for a material. In use, aerosol flows through the material in the container before being inhaled by the user. The first connector arrangement is configurable in a locked configuration and in an un-locked configuration, and the first connector arrangement must be configured in the un-locked configuration for the cartridge to be removeable from the body portion. The first connector arrangement is configurable from the locked configuration to the un-locked configuration while the cartridge remains stationary with respect to the body portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventor: Mark POTTER
  • Publication number: 20200288770
    Abstract: A mouthpiece assembly for an aerosol provision device includes a first housing for being received, in use, in a mouth of a user, and a second housing for containing a material through which, in use, an aerosol generated by the aerosol provision device flows before passing out of the mouthpiece assembly for inhalation by the user. The first housing and the second housing are connected together to form the mouthpiece assembly, and the mouthpiece assembly is configured to be releasably connectable to a section of the aerosol provision device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventor: Mark POTTER
  • Publication number: 20200281270
    Abstract: A vapor provision system includes a reservoir containing liquid for vaporization; a vaporizer; a liquid transport element arranged to transport liquid from the reservoir to the vaporizer for vaporization, wherein the liquid transport element extends into the reservoir through an opening in a wall of the reservoir; and a collar mounted around the liquid transport element where it passes through the opening in the wall of the reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Mark POTTER, Wade TIPTON, William HARRIS, Christopher ROWE, Conor DEVINE, James DAVIES, James BOONZAIER
  • Publication number: 20200282156
    Abstract: A vapor provision system includes an inhalation sensor; an input button; control circuitry and a vaporizer for generating vapor from a vapor precursor material when provided with power from the control circuitry, wherein the control circuitry is configured to provide power for the vaporizer to generate vapor both in response to determining from signaling received from the inhalation sensor that a user is inhaling on the vapor provision system and in response to determining from signaling received from the input button that a user has activated the input button for at least a threshold amount of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Mark POTTER, Ugurhan YILMAZ
  • Publication number: 20200268052
    Abstract: A heater for use in an aerosol generating device is disclosed. The heater includes a heating element comprising a coil. The coil has at least two coiled regions and one non-coiled region. The heater includes a pair of wicks arranged to feed e-liquid to the heating element from different directions. A device for generating an inhalable medium including a heater for volatilizing liquid is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Mark POTTER, Ugurhan YILMAZ, Geoffrey FOSS-SMITH