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: 10572813
    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: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: PEARSON EDUCATION, INC.
    Inventors: Mark Potter, Kimberly Runyon, Laura Pionek
  • Patent number: 10486715
    Abstract: A control system for a vehicle having an electric motor for providing drive torque to at least one wheel of the vehicle, an internal combustion engine for providing drive torque to at least one wheel of the vehicle, a manual transmission unit having a user selectable gear ratio that includes at least one user selectable forward gear and/or reverse gear, and a clutch actuator, the control system comprising a controller arranged to have three user selectable modes of operation, wherein in a first mode of operation the controller is arranged to allow the clutch actuator to engage and disengage the internal combustion engine from the manual transmission unit based upon a user selection, wherein when the clutch actuator is arranged to engage the internal combustion engine with the manual transmission unit, torque generated by the internal combustion engine is applied to the at least one wheel, and the electric motor is arranged to provide drive torque to the at least one wheel of the vehicle based on whether the u
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: PROTEAN ELECTRIC LIMITED
    Inventors: Tom Lucas, Andrew Whitehead, Mark Potter
  • Publication number: 20190349440
    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: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Sean YORK, Tim STEWART, David STRONG, Brian MORIARTY, Mark POTTER, Angela McALLISTER
  • Publication number: 20190306167
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a server system with a processor, and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium in data communication with the processor that can store and exchange content data including or representing content derived or received from a server of a social network and/or a user. An application programming interface includes steps executable by the processor to upload, download, or enable access of the content data. A content rights synchronization process is configured to enable the user to assign and/or control a rights access to any of the content data associated with the user. Further, a content engine can monitor for and save the content data as received content when identified, accessed, and/or received by the network. The content metadata and/or the content data is stored for recall in a centralized library database, where rights access is assigned by the at least one user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Roy Christopher LaManna, Mark Ivan Allen, Stephen Mark Potter, Nicholas Edward Bobryk, Murty V. Korada, Daniel Robert Vassallo, Brittany Lynn Jacobs, Matthew Thomas Vincek, Ning Ding, Paul Michael Arevalo Santos, Tyler Alexander Geerdts, Bhavani Veeraputhiran Saminathan Ramasamy, Ricardo Saporta
  • Patent number: 10419559
    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: November 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: PEARSON EDUCATION, INC.
    Inventors: Sean York, Tim Stewart, David Strong, Brian Moriarty, Mark Potter, Angela McAllister
  • Publication number: 20190251464
    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: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Brian MORIARTY, Mark POTTER
  • Patent number: 10296841
    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 21, 2019
    Assignee: PEARSON EDUCATION, INC.
    Inventors: Brian Moriarty, Mark Potter
  • Publication number: 20190001990
    Abstract: A control system for a vehicle having an electric motor for providing drive torque to at least one wheel of the vehicle, an internal combustion engine for providing drive torque to at least one wheel of the vehicle, a manual transmission unit having a user selectable gear ratio that includes at least one user selectable forward gear and/or reverse gear, and a clutch actuator, the control system comprising a controller arranged to have three user selectable modes of operation, wherein in a first mode of operation the controller is arranged to allow the clutch actuator to engage and disengage the internal combustion engine from the manual transmission unit based upon a user selection, wherein when the clutch actuator is arranged to engage the internal combustion engine with the manual transmission unit, torque generated by the internal combustion engine is applied to the at least one wheel, and the electric motor is arranged to provide drive torque to the at least one wheel of the vehicle based on whether the u
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: TOM LUCAS, ANDREW WHITEHEAD, MARK POTTER
  • Publication number: 20180373994
    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: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Alison Doucette, Victoria Kortan, Daniel Ensign, Mark Potter, Chadwick Reimers, Brian Moriarty
  • Publication number: 20180374375
    Abstract: Systems and methods for content provisioning are disclosed herein. The method includes, for each calendar event of a plurality of calendar events for a user, receiving the calendar event, parsing the calendar event, applying a tag to the calendar event based on the parsing of the calendar event, and saving the calendar event and the tag into a temporary table. The method also includes applying a filter to the plurality of calendar events in the temporary table, wherein the filter removes labels from calendar events having a first tag, and saving data from the filtered temporary table into a permanent table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Alison Doucette, Daniel Ensign, Mark Potter, Chadwick Reimers, Brian Moriarty
  • Publication number: 20180232651
    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: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Mark Potter, Kimberly Runyon, Laura Pionek
  • Publication number: 20180232247
    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: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Mark Potter, Kimberly Runyon, Laura Pionek
  • Publication number: 20170295256
    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: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventors: Brian Moriarty, Mark Potter
  • Publication number: 20160119456
    Abstract: A cover part includes a radio frequency transparent woven fabric layer arranged within the cover part; and a radio frequency transparent coating layer arranged within the cover part, at least partially in contact with the radio frequency transparent woven fabric layer, the coating layer configured to change appearance of the cover part, wherein the cover part being configured to pass radio frequency signals through the cover part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2013
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Stuart Godfrey, Mark Potter
  • Patent number: 9040880
    Abstract: An electronic circuit control arrangement to sustain water discharging from an instantaneous hot water heater at a set temperature or range having a proportional water temperature signal derived from a sensing arrangement in communication with water inlet and outlet ports so as to sense the respective temperatures at each port to provide a comparatively measurable proportional difference between the inlet and outlet temperatures set against referenced parameters, including a comparator that acts as an operable control of a switch adapted to couple and de-couple an alternating current power source to the heating element through a duty cycle of highs and lows to provide a rate to generate and maintain the appropriate coupling and/or de-coupling of the alternating current power source to and from the heating element to achieve the desired referenced temperature and/or range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Hendon Semiconductors Pty Ltd.
    Inventors: Mark Potter, Justin Langman
  • Patent number: 8872433
    Abstract: An electronic control system for operating lighting is rated and operable from normal AC mains supply voltages. A street light controller is adapted to activate a luminaire when ambient light levels are considered too dark and, conversely, when ambient light levels are sufficient, the luminaire is turned off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Hendon Semiconductors Pty. Ltd.
    Inventors: Thi Bui, Mark Potter, Khanh Le, Stephen Francis
  • Publication number: 20130257295
    Abstract: An electronic control system for operating lighting is rated and operable from normal AC mains supply voltages. A street light controller is adapted to activate a luminaire when ambient light levels are considered too dark and, conversely, when ambient light levels are sufficient, the luminaire is turned off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Inventors: Thi Bui, Mark Potter, Khan Le, Stephen Francis
  • Patent number: 8465373
    Abstract: The present invention contemplates a face coupling, and contemplates a gas turbine engine having a face coupling. The face coupling includes a plurality of driving teeth extending from a first component, and a plurality of driven teeth extending from a second component. The plurality of driving teeth and the plurality of driven teeth cooperate to transmit a torque load from the first component to second component. The plurality of driven teeth include a root transition for preventing a driving tooth tip edge from contacting an adjacent driven tooth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce Corporation
    Inventors: Michael S. Dornfeld, Douglas Michael Roever, Mark Potter, Gregory Blake
  • Publication number: 20130126516
    Abstract: An electronic circuit control arrangement to sustain water discharging from an instantaneous hot water heater at a set temperature or range having a proportional water temperature signal derived from a sensing arrangement in communication with water inlet and outlet ports so as to sense the respective temperatures at each port to provide a comparatively measurable proportional difference between the inlet and outlet temperatures set against referenced parameters, including a comparator that acts as an operable control of a switch adapted to couple and de-couple an alternating current power source to the heating element through a duty cycle of highs and lows to provide a rate to generate and maintain the appropriate coupling and/or de-coupling of the alternating current power source to and from the heating element to achieve the desired referenced temperature and/or range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: HENDON SEMICONDUCTORS PTY LTD
    Inventors: Mark Potter, Justin Langman
  • Patent number: 8378619
    Abstract: A motor start circuit for an induction motor includes a start switch device serving the purpose of interrupting the current or voltage flow through the start winding after the start of the motor. The motor includes a main winding and a start winding, which are supplied with alternating current or voltage from a mains power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Hendon Semi Conductors Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Phil Hancock, Phil Tracy, Justin Langman, Mark Potter