Patents by Inventor Mark James

Mark James 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).

  • AUGMENTED REALITY GUEST RECOGNITION SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20210271881
    Abstract: Systems and methods presented herein include a venue system that includes a guest recognition system configured to recognize one or more guests in a venue, and a guest experience analysis system configured to receive data relating to the recognized one or more guests from the guest recognition system, to generate guest experience information relating to the recognized one or more guests based at least in part on the received data relating to the recognized one or more guests, and to transmit the guest experience information relating to the recognized one or more guests to an augmented reality display device for display on an augmented reality display of the augmented reality display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Mark James Traynor, David John-Louis Alter, Kyle Patrick Hanley, Jeffrey Lamar Polk, Brett James Conroy, Bonnie Jean Spivey
  • Saving and restoring virtual machine states and hardware states for application content
    Patent number: 11103780
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to devices, methods, and computer-readable medium for saving and restoring physical hardware states and virtual machine (VM) states for an application actively being executed on a virtual machine by a user on a computer device. The devices, methods, and computer-readable medium may allow a user to suspend a current state of an application session and save the VM and memory state to persistent storage, and later resume the execution of the saved application session by reading the state back into memory and restoring the VM state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Mark James McNulty, Blaine Craig Hauglie, Paul Joseph Wolfteich, Thomas Fahrig, David Neil Cutler
  • THERMAL BARRIER ROLLER DOOR ASSEMBLIES AND PARTS THEREOF
    Publication number: 20210262281
    Abstract: The construction of rapid opening thermally insulated roller doors is challenging in that there are both structural and operational challenges. The door blades need to have structural strength, and also need to have dimensional stability. Disclosed is a thermally insulated roller door blade in which at least the material forming the outer surface is able to resist the tensile loads during retraction, and the blade is provided with flexible spacer strips that help the primary insulating material of the door blade to maintain dimensional stability, primarily by helping to resist crushing. This allows softer materials to be used for thermal insulation than previously used, helping to reduce weight and to improve thermal efficiency, while at the same time allowing smooth and repeatable operation even when exposed to freezing temperatures for long periods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventor: Mark James BRUNTON
  • Disposable absorbent article designed to facilitate an easy change
    Patent number: 11083646
    Abstract: A disposable absorbent article to be worn about the lower torso of a wearer that facilitates an easy, intuitive change is provided. The disposable absorbent article includes at least one serviceable indicium that facilitates an easy change by providing alignment of the article relative to an anatomical feature of the wearer or by externally highlighting one or more components of the article thereby indicating alignment and fit about the wearer's lower torso.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Luke R. Magee, George B. Glackin, III, Christopher J. Hosmer, Naomi S. Korn, James D. Wilson, Mark C. Bates, Mattias Schmidt, Eva Susanne Dominique Thurnay, Joerg Mueller, John C. Costello, Ann Marie Sullivan, Gregg Allen Flender, Donald C. Roe, Mark James Kline, Kenneth Edwin Jewell
  • Data translator
    Patent number: 11080739
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for translation and validation of representations of data for use in retail transactions. The systems and methods may be implemented by a device including at least one circuit. In some implementations a device may comprise a scanning component and a display component. The scanning component may be operable to capture data corresponding to a first representation of the data. The screen may be operable to display a second representation of the data. The data may correspond to coupon data associated with the sale of a product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
    Inventors: Joel R. Setchell, Erika Leigh Carney, James Hartsell, Mark James Rickert, Corey Douglas Daniels
  • ROBUST POWER TRANSMISSION
    Publication number: 20210214090
    Abstract: A heating element and conductive element system may include a heater conductive element and a heating element. The heater conductive element and the heating element may be integral components. The heater conductive element and the heating element may be discrete components. The heater conductive element may be configured for enhanced mechanical fatigue compared to typical conductive element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: GOODRICH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Adam George, Mark James Didyk
  • Digital health technology selection for digital clinical trials
    Patent number: 11061798
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for monitoring technology usage and performance. In some implementations, use of a technology item by one or more individuals assigned to use the technology item is monitored. Based on the monitoring, usage data that indicates usage of the technology item is generated. One or more criteria for evaluating the usage of the technology item by the one or more individuals is identified. It is determined whether usage data satisfies the one or more criteria. A system performs at least one of (i) evaluating an alternative technology item for the one or more individuals, or (ii) providing, for display on a user interface, output data indicating whether the usage data satisfies the one or more criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Vignet Incorporated
    Inventors: Praduman Jain, Josh Schilling, Dave Klein, Mark James Begale
  • Antenna Array Element by Element Power Tracking
    Publication number: 20210210987
    Abstract: Methods and devices addressing power tracking of transmission systems using antenna arrays are disclosed. The disclosed teachings may be implemented on a channel element to channel element basis, are adaptive and can be implemented on short time durations such as time slots. Power efficiency can be improved when applying the described methods to the design of systems with antenna arrays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Donald Felt Kimball, Mark James O'Leary
  • SELECTIVELY ACTIVATE-ABLE HEATING-ELEMENT SYSTEM WITH TWO-OR-MORE HEATING-ELEMENTS
    Publication number: 20210186119
    Abstract: A selectively activate-able heating-element system for use with cannabis, tobacco, and e-cig inhalation devices and housings. The selectively activate-able heating-element system includes two-or-more heating-elements, each connected to a ‘multi-heating-element circuit-switching-element.’ The ‘multi-heating-element circuit-switching-element’ in simplest form may be a 2 way switch, 3 way switch, 4 way switch, 5 way switch, 6 way switch, 2 or more momentary push buttons, 3 or more momentary pushbuttons, or any other compatible types of user input-able component options, for example, a rotary encoder, graphical user interface operably connected to an integrated circuit and so on.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventor: Mark James Grote
  • INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20210177646
    Abstract: A method for promoting contraception by placing a contraceptive device within a uterus without blocking fallopian tubes may involve advancing a distal end of a delivery device through a cervix, advancing the contraceptive device comprising an elongate shape memory member out of the distal end of the delivery device and into the uterus, and limiting inferior migration of the contraceptive device within the uterus. Inferior migration may be limited by allowing the contraceptive device to assume a shape, when subjected to pressure that tends to cause a downward migration of the device within the uterus, in which an expandable middle portion of the device is expanded to contact the inner wall of the uterus and thus limit the downward migration of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: SEBELA VLC LIMITED
    Inventors: Michael TAL, Bob KATZ, Mark James DEBISSCHOP, Peter WILSON, Oleg SHIKHMAN
  • Semiconductor-Based Chemical Detection Device
    Publication number: 20210172907
    Abstract: The described embodiments may provide a chemical detection circuit that may comprise a plurality of first output circuits at a first side and a plurality of second output circuits at a second side of the chemical detection circuit. The chemical detection circuit may further comprise a plurality of tiles of pixels each placed between respective pairs of first and second output circuits. Each tile may include four quadrants of pixels. Each quadrant may have columns with designated first columns interleaved with second columns. Each first column may be coupled to a respective first output circuit in first and second quadrants, and to a respective second output circuit in third and fourth quadrants. Each second column may be coupled to a respective second output circuit in first and second quadrants, and to a respective first output circuit in third and fourth quadrants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Applicant: Life Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Kim L. JOHNSON, Jeremy JORDAN, Peter M LEVINE, Mark James MILGREW
  • KNIFE BLADE SHARPENING DEVICE AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20210170548
    Abstract: The device includes a holder for retaining the knife blade in a fixed position with the cutting edge accessible from above. One end of a moveable abrasive part is situated above the cutting edge. The other end of the abrasive part is supported by a retaining member and sets the angle of the abrasive part relative to the knife blade when the abrasive surface contacts the cutting edge. The cutting edge is sharpened as the abrasive part in contact with the cutting edge is moved along the length of the knife blade. The abrasive part may be a stone or a rod with an abrasive surface. The retaining part may have a ring shape or take the form of a clamp which attaches to the stone in different positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventor: MARK JAMES HENRY
  • VIRTUAL QUEUING TECHNIQUES
    Publication number: 20210166161
    Abstract: The virtual queue system includes a virtual queue controller comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores instructions executable by the processor and is configured to receive a request, the request being associated with an individual guest, for a position in a virtual queue of an attraction, assign the individual guest to the position in the virtual queue in response to the request, receive ride schedule data for the attraction comprising information about a change in status of individual rides of the attraction, and determine a wait time for the individual guest for the attraction based at least on the position of the individual guest in the virtual queue, the ride schedule data, and historical guest throughput at the attraction. The virtual queue system is further configured to output a signal to a guest-associated device indicating the wait time for the attraction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Jeff Polk, Dave Derda, Thomas Martin Geraghty, Justin Michael Schwartz, Mark James Traynor
  • Hover cover
    Patent number: 11013283
    Abstract: Embodiments of The Hover Cover are comprised of one central rod, a left middle rod, a right middle rod, a left-side rod, a right-side rod, a left-side arm, a right-side arm, a central support, a crossbar, a brim-support, a brim, a hat cover, and a sizer. The central rod, the left middle rod, and the right middle rod span nearly the length of The Hover Cover and are connected on the back side of The Hover Cover to the back fitting and on the front side of The Hover Cover to the brim-support. The left-side rod and right-side rod extend from the back fitting to the brim-support on their respective sides of The Hover Cover. The crossbar transects The Hover Cover and is integrally formed with the brim-support. Connected to the crossbar is the central support. The brim extends forward from the brim-support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: The Hover Cover LLC
    Inventor: Mark James Holterman
  • Low Loss Reflective Passive Phase Shifter using Time Delay Element with Double Resolution
    Publication number: 20210135656
    Abstract: A phase shifter for altering the phase of a radio frequency signal is disclosed herein. A Lange coupler is used having reflective ports that are coupled to artificial transmission lines. The artificial transmission lines provide a reflection transmission path, the length of which can be determined by digital control lines. Transistors placed along the length of the central trace provide independent paths to ground that serve to shorten the electrical length of the ATL. Accordingly, by selectively turning the transistors on/off, the electrical length of the ATL can be selected and thus the amount of phase delay introduced by the phase shifter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: John Birkbeck, Vikas Sharma, Kashish Pal, Mark James O'Leary
  • SAVING AND RESTORING VIRTUAL MACHINE STATES AND HARDWARE STATES FOR APPLICATION CONTENT
    Publication number: 20210129024
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to devices, methods, and computer-readable medium for saving and restoring physical hardware states and virtual machine (VM) states for an application actively being executed on a virtual machine by a user on a computer device. The devices, methods, and computer-readable medium may allow a user to suspend a current state of an application session and save the VM and memory state to persistent storage, and later resume the execution of the saved application session by reading the state back into memory and restoring the VM state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Mark James MCNULTY, Blaine Craig HAUGLIE, Paul Joseph WOLFTEICH, Thomas FAHRIG, David Neil CUTLER
  • DISUBSTITUTED 3-PYRAZOLE CARBOXYLATES AND A PROCESS FOR THEIR PREPARATION VIA ACYLATION OF ENOLATES
    Publication number: 20210114990
    Abstract: The present invention relates to disubstituted 3-pyrazole carboxylates of the formula (I) and a process for their preparation wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and n are defined as above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Sergii PAZENOK, Anton LISHCHYNSKYI, Julia Johanna HAHN, Frank MEMMEL, Mark James FORD
  • CONTEXTUAL EXTENSIBLE SKILLS FRAMEWORK ACROSS SURFACES
    Publication number: 20210109769
    Abstract: In non-limiting examples of the present disclosure, systems, methods and devices for exposing computing service skills are presented. A task intent associated with a natural language input may be identified. A plurality of add-in matching language models may be applied to the natural language input, wherein each add-in matching language model corresponds to a computing service skill. A score for each of the computing service skills may be generated. Each of the computing service skills may be ranked. A selectable option to execute an add-in associated with a top ranked computing service skill may be caused to be displayed. An indication that a selection of the option has been made may be received. The add-in associated with the top ranked computing service skill may be executed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Chenguang Yang, Victor Poznanski, Mark James Encarnación
  • CONTROL OF A FAN ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20210095681
    Abstract: There is provided a method of controlling a direction of an airflow emitted from a fan assembly, the fan assembly being capable of changing the direction of the airflow emitted therefrom to any direction within a range of adjustment of the fan assembly. The method comprises receiving user inputs that select an angle of oscillation and that determine a central emission direction for the airflow emitted from the fan assembly, and controlling the emission direction of the fan assembly such that the emitted airflow oscillates through the selected angle of oscillation with the oscillation of the emitted airflow being centered at the central emission direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Applicant: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Mark James ADKIN, David Edwin HALLS, Liam Craig BARCLAY, Adam James SANDERS, Georgios BAFALOUKAS
  • Process for preparing phosphorus containing cyanohydrins
    Patent number: 10961265
    Abstract: The present invention relates primarily to a process for preparing certain phosphorus-containing cyanohydrins of the formula (I), and also to certain phosphorus-containing cyanohydrins per se and to their use for the preparation of glufosinate and/or glufosinate salts. The present invention further relates to certain mixtures particularly suitable for preparing the phosphorus-containing cyanohydrins of the formula (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Hans-Joachim Ressel, Kilian Tellman, Mark James Ford, Martin Littmann, Friedrich August Muehlthau, Guenter Schlegel