Patents by Inventor Mark A. Wilson

Mark A. Wilson 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: 20210093791
    Abstract: A syringe assembly including: (1) a syringe barrel defining a chamber; (2) a plunger mounted in the chamber and moveable with respect to the barrel; and (3) a cap holder assembly containing a cap and an absorbent material removably attached to the syringe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: William Anderson, Mark Wilson, Gary Henniger, Larry Colquitt, Christopher E. Gardner, Chirag S. Walawalkar
  • Publication number: 20210049577
    Abstract: A Person-to-person payments method and system may include receiving a request from a computer network to transfer funds from a first account to a second account, almost instantly. An alias (mobile number or email) is received and is associated with the second account and checked against a database. If the alias exists, multiple options may apply for transferring funds. Next, a secure party identifier is generated and the transfer may be completed. A Payments Switch Module may also communicate with a Third Party Payment Service Provider a request from a Sending or Receiving Financial Institution or party, to send or receive funds from a specific account held by the Third Party Payment Service Provider. This may occur on an adhoc, automatic, or scheduled basis enabling management of ‘personal cash concentration.’ This feature with the Third Party Payment Service Provider be characterized as a “Bring it Home” feature of the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Mark Wilson, Rod Springhetti, Diane Scott
  • Publication number: 20200408659
    Abstract: A soot sensing system includes a soot sensor having a first element, and circuitry to an amount of soot accumulated on the element and to control heating of the element in response to the soot accumulation. An electrostatic repelling voltage (ERV) may be applied to a sensor/heater element(s) during a contamination prevention mode (CPM) to repel ash and reduce contamination of the sensor. A pulsed heating voltage (PHV) may be applied to the elements during the CPM and a pulsed ERV may be applied to the elements during the “off” period of the PHV. All voltage to the elements may be turned off during the CPM and the elements may be floating/ground. A PHV may be applied to the elements during the CPM and no voltage may be applied to the elements during the “off” period of the PHV. A heating voltage may be applied to the elements during a CPM corresponding to a cold start.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Kayvan Hedayat, John Hart, Eric Matson, Mark Wilson, Norman Poirier
  • Publication number: 20200334054
    Abstract: Automatically identifying context-specific repeated transformations (such as repeated edit tasks) that are based on observation of the developer drafting or modifying code. As the developer modifies the code, the code passes through a series of states, one after the other. The computing system observes the series of states of the code. It is based on this observation that the computing system identifies repeated transformations of the code for potentially offering to continue performing the repeated transformations for the user. This alleviates the developer from having to manually perform the remainder of the repeated transformations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Sumit GULWANI, Arjun RADHAKRISHNA, Abhishek UDUPA, Gustavo ARAUJO SOARES, Vu Minh LE, Anders MILTNER, Mark A. WILSON-THOMAS
  • Publication number: 20200275968
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are cryoablation devices and methods of using the same, including to ablate gallbladders. In certain implementations, the device is a catheter that has an expandable cryogen balloon for expansion within a gallbladder and at least one suction opening for applying suction within the gallbladder. According to other implementations, the device has a cryogen probe and a suction catheter slidably positioned on the probe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventors: Hugh McGregor, Miles Conrad, Mark Wilson, Andrew Surman
  • Patent number: 10754645
    Abstract: Improved techniques for asynchronously displaying the results of a codebase analysis service are provided herein. Initially, machine learning is applied to a corpus of model code. In doing so, a machine learning model is generated, where the model identifies coding practices that are included in the corpus of model code. After this model is generated, then the model is applied to a current codebase by comparing coding practices of the current codebase to the identified coding practices that were extracted, or rather identified, from the corpus of model code. Then, in response to detecting one or more differences between the current codebase's coding practices and the identified coding practices, where the differences satisfy a pre-determined difference threshold, a user interface is caused to display one or more insights. These insights beneficially provide additional detailed information describing the differences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Deborah Chen, Mark Wilson-Thomas, John S. Tilford, Simon Calvert, Kesavan Shanmugam
  • Patent number: 10725748
    Abstract: Improving the results and process of machine learning service in computer program development. A client's codebase is accessed. A set of features are extracted from the client's codebase. One or more features from the set of features are then selected. Thereafter, at least one of the selected features is sent to a machine learning service that uses the received feature(s) to build custom model(s) for the client's computer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Srivatsn Narayanan, Kesavan Shanmugam, Mark A. Wilson-Thomas, Vivian Julia Lim, Jonathan Daniel Keech, Shengyu Fu
  • Patent number: 10695550
    Abstract: An antiseptic cap and packaging for use with a connector are provided. The antiseptic cap includes a material containing an antiseptic solution. Upon application of the cap to the connector, the material compresses thereby releasing the antiseptic solution. Packaging of the antiseptic cap typically includes a cap holder and a lid. A user could remove the cap from the cap holder before applying it to a connector. Alternatively, the cap holder may be used to apply the cap to the connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Excelsior Medical Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher E. Gardner, Chirag Sanjay Walawalkar, Larry Colquitt, Mark Wilson, William Anderson, Sofi Enroth
  • Publication number: 20200200288
    Abstract: A waterproof, mildew resistant, cover for a water backflow prevention apparatus is provided that provides protection of the apparatus's control from UV damage is provided. The cover is constructed from a closed-cell polymeric foam and can be cut to fit when installed. The cover can be anchored to stakes in the ground to prevent dislodgment by wind or animals. The installed cover's open end can take advantage of heat in the ground to maximize the cover's internal temperature when the cover is exposed to low air temperatures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventor: Mark Wilson
  • Publication number: 20200175423
    Abstract: Providing custom machine learning models to client computer systems. Multiple machine learning models are accessed. Client-specific data for multiple client computer systems are also accessed. For each of at least some of the client computer systems, performing the following actions: First, using the corresponding client-specific data for the corresponding client computer system to determine which subset of the multiple machine learning models is applicable to the corresponding client computer system. The subset of the multiple machine learning models includes more than one of the multiple machine learning models. Then, aggregating the determined subset of the multiple machine learning models to generate an aggregated subset of machine learning models that is customized to the corresponding client computer system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Jonathan Daniel KEECH, Kesavan SHANMUGAM, Simon CALVERT, Mark A. WILSON-THOMAS, Vivian Julia LIM
  • Publication number: 20200159505
    Abstract: Improving the results and process of machine learning service in computer program development. A client's codebase is accessed. A set of features are extracted from the client's codebase. One or more features from the set of features are then selected. Thereafter, at least one of the selected features is sent to a machine learning service that uses the received feature(s) to build custom model(s) for the client's computer system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Srivatsn NARAYANAN, Kesavan SHANMUGAM, Mark A. WILSON-THOMAS, Vivian Julia LIM, Jonathan Daniel KEECH, Shengyu FU
  • Publication number: 20200121858
    Abstract: A syringe assembly including: (1) a syringe barrel defining a chamber; (2) a plunger mounted in the chamber and moveable with respect to the barrel; and (3) a cap holder assembly containing a cap and an absorbent material removably attached to the syringe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: William Anderson, Mark Wilson, Gary Henniger, Larry Colquitt, Christopher E. Gardner, Chirag Sanjay Walawalkar
  • Patent number: 10627150
    Abstract: A refrigerator appliance having a targeted cooling zone for cooling objects within the fresh-food compartment. The cooling zone may include one or more identifying features. The identifying features may be positioned adjacent an outlet of an air flow channel supplying the cooling air stream from a cooling source. The identifying features may have insulating and/or non-insulating properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Mark Wilson
  • Patent number: 10623975
    Abstract: An embedded modem for an unattended host device that provides improved cellular communications capabilities to the unattended host device. The embedded modem detects the occurrence of a signal effectiveness event reflective of the reliability of a cellular communication session, and upon detecting the occurrence of a signal effectiveness event, issues commands to improve the reliability of the cellular communications. The signal effectiveness event data can be communicated by the embedded modem on channel that is different from a channel provided for the host device to communicate its own data with an associated remote computer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: OptConnect Management, LLC
    Inventors: Steve Garrett, Todd Christiansen, Mark Wilson, Aaron Allred, Matt Voigt, Kurt Larson, John Young, Kyle Rodgers, Greg Nash
  • Patent number: 10614482
    Abstract: A system determines attribution of an application install on a mobile device that includes a virtual private network (VPN) application. An application executing on a mobile device may display a third party application advertisement. The VPN application detects a click on the third party application advertisements by monitoring the network requests and records a display time of the advertisement. Further, it detects the download and installation of the third party application by monitoring the network requests and comparing it against a rule from the rules dictionary, and records the installation time of the third party application. If the installation time is within a predetermined threshold time of the display time of the third party application advertisement, an attribution count is updated and is reported to an analytics engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: App Annie Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Wilson Ungerer, Chang Sun, Jia Wang, Yu Chen
  • Patent number: 10591398
    Abstract: A soot sensing system includes a soot sensor having a first element, and circuitry to an amount of soot accumulated on the element and to control heating of the element in response to the soot accumulation. An electrostatic repelling voltage (ERV) may be applied to a sensor/heater element(s) during a contamination prevention mode (CPM) to repel ash and reduce contamination of the sensor. A pulsed heating voltage (PHV) may be applied to the elements during the CPM and a pulsed ERV may be applied to the elements during the “off” period of the PHV. All voltage to the elements may be turned off during the CPM and the elements may be floating/ground. A PHV may be applied to the elements during the CPM and no voltage may be applied to the elements during the “off” period of the PHV. A heating voltage may be applied to the elements during a CPM corresponding to a cold start.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Stoneridge, Inc.
    Inventors: Kayvan Hedayat, John Hart, Eric Matson, Mark Wilson, Norman Poirier
  • Patent number: 10563899
    Abstract: A refrigerator appliance and method of dispensing cooling air towards a targeted cooling zone for cooling objects within a fresh-food compartment. The dispensing of cooling air may be based in part on the temperature of the object within the targeted cooling zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Mark Wilson
  • Publication number: 20200018680
    Abstract: A soot sensor includes a soot sensor including a first element on a first surface of the soot sensor. A soot sensing system may include a soot sensor and circuitry electrically coupled to the first element of the soot sensor. The circuitry is configured to determine an amount of soot accumulated on the first element and to control heating of the first element in response to the soot accumulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Kayvan Hedayat, John Hart, Eric Matson, Mark Wilson, Norman Poirier
  • Patent number: 10438231
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for implementing forward looking optimizing promotions by administering, in large numbers and iteratively, test promotions formulated using highly granular test variables on segmented subpopulations, whereby the test promotions are automatically generated. The responses from individuals in the subpopulations are received and analyzed. The analysis result is employed to subsequently formulate a general public promotion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: EVERSIGHT, INC.
    Inventors: David Moran, Mark Wilson
  • Patent number: 10416062
    Abstract: A soot sensor includes a soot sensor including a first element on a first surface of the soot sensor. A soot sensing system may include a soot sensor and circuitry electrically coupled to the first element of the soot sensor. The circuitry is configured to determine an amount of soot accumulated on the first element and to control heating of the first element in response to the soot accumulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Stoneridge, Inc.
    Inventors: Kayvan Hedayat, John Hart, Eric Matson, Mark Wilson, Norman Poirier