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).

  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF SWALLOWING DISORDERS WITH GAMIFICATION
    Publication number: 20210068740
    Abstract: Devices and methods for providing interactivity during a swallowing exercise are disclosed. Sensory guidance is presented to guide a user through a set of swallows to be completed by the user during the swallowing exercise. Signals are received from a sensor device worn by the user, the signals representing surface electromyography data obtained when the user performs the swallowing exercise. Sensory feedback of the user's exertion level is presented, the feedback generated from the electromyography data and updated as further electromyography data is received from the sensor device, wherein the sensory feedback is presented in association with an exertion level calibrated to the user's ability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Jana Maureen RIEGER, Gabriela CONSTANTINESCU, Mark James REDMOND, Dylan Kyle SCOTT, Benjamin Ronald KING, Mark Vernon FEDORAK, Herman LUNDGREN
  • Process for producing phosphorus-containing cyanohydrin esters
    Patent number: 10941167
    Abstract: The present invention primarily relates to a process for producing certain phosphorus-containing cyanohydrin esters of formula (I) and the use thereof for producing glufosinate/glufosinate salts. The present invention further relates to a process for producing glufosinate/glufosinate salts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Hans-Joachim Ressel, Kilian Tellmann, Mark James Ford, Martin Littmann, Günter Schlegel
  • Virtual queuing techniques
    Patent number: 10943188
    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: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Universal City Studios LLC
    Inventors: Jeff Polk, Dave Derda, Thomas Martin Geraghty, Justin Michael Schwartz, Mark James Traynor
  • Fast transceiver front end serial control
    Patent number: 10944171
    Abstract: Devices and methods for reconfiguration of electronic circuits in multi-antenna communication systems are described. Using indexed programmable lookup tables, phase and gain information related to the antenna array implemented in such system is accessed. Same method may be used to reconfigure state of transceivers and other electronic circuits within such systems. The described methods and devices can be implemented using standardized serial interfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: pSemi Corporation
    Inventor: Mark James O'Leary
  • Intrauterine contraceptive device
    Patent number: 10932943
    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: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: SEBELA VLC LIMITED
    Inventors: Michael Tal, Bob Katz, Mark James Debisschop, Peter Wilson, Oleg Shikhman
  • SURFACE FINISH STYLUS
    Publication number: 20210033379
    Abstract: A surface finish stylus and associated methods for a multi-directional scanning probe the stylus having an elongate stylus shaft having a longitudinal axis and one or more contact elements protruding from the elongate shaft for contacting a surface to be measured. The one or more contact elements are configured to enable measurement of surface finish during motion of the stylus shaft relative to a surface along a measurement direction that is non-parallel to the longitudinal axis. The multi-directional scanning probe may be carried by a coordinate measuring machine or machine tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Applicant: RENISHAW PLC
    Inventors: Stephen Edward LUMMES, Mark James Andrew HOLMES
  • Method for preparing methyl 4-[(4,5-dihydro-3-methoxy-4-methyl-5-oxo-1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)carbonyl)sulfamoyl]-5-methylthiophene-3-carboxylate
    Patent number: 10906893
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for preparing methyl 4-[(4,5-dihydro-3-methoxy-4-methyl-5-oxo-1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)carbonyl)sulfamoyl]-5-methylthiophene-3-carboxylate from 4-methoxycarbonyl-2-methylthiophene-3-sulfonyl chloride in the presence of an imidazole base substituted in the 1-position or in the presence of a mixture of bases comprising an imidazole base substituted in the 1-position (N-alkylimidazole).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignees: Bayer CropScience Aktiengesellschaft, Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Sergii Pazenok, Christian Funke, Friedrich August Muehlthau, Mark James Ford, Arnd Neeff, Klaus-Ulrich Schiffer
  • ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH WAISTBAND
    Publication number: 20210022933
    Abstract: A disposable absorbent article is disclosed that includes a first waist region, a second waist region, a crotch region disposed between the first waist region and second waist region, a waist edge in the first waist region, at least one waistband in the first waist region, at least one fastener in the second waist region, and at least one discrete landing zone in the first waist region, the discrete landing zone comprising an lateral inboard edge, wherein the discrete landing zone and the waistband overlap to form an overlap region in the first waist region, and wherein the waistband does not overlap the lateral inboard edge of the discrete landing zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: Jeromy Thomas RAYCHECK, Andrew James SAUER, Mark James KLINE, Kathleen Marie LAWSON, Xachary Aaron FREIJE
  • SURFACE FINISH STYLUS
    Publication number: 20210025686
    Abstract: A surface finish stylus is described that includes an elongate stylus shaft and a contact element protruding from the elongate shaft for contacting a surface to be measured. The contact element is deformable and the stylus shaft includes a clamp for retaining the contact element, the contact element being deformed by the clamp. The contact element may comprise a metal, such as chromium steel or nitinol. The contact element includes one or more regions of weakness to cause a required deformation when retained by the clamp. The surface finish stylus may be used with a surface finish measurement probe or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: RENISHAW PLC
    Inventors: Stephen Edward LUMMES, Mark James Andrew HOLMES
  • Vibratory flow meter with multichannel flow tube
    Patent number: 10895483
    Abstract: Vibratory meters (5), and methods for their use measuring a fluid are provided. Each vibratory meter includes a multichannel flow tube (300) comprising two or more fluid channels (302), a pickoff (170), a driver (180), and meter electronics (20) configured to apply a drive signal to the driver at a drive frequency ?, and measure a deflection of the multichannel flow tube with the pickoff. In examples, at least one fluid channel has an effective diameter that is related to kinematic viscosity, inverse Stokes number, and drive frequency. In further examples, the driver may apply a drive signal to the driver having a drive frequency proportional to the kinematic viscosity, inverse Stokes number, and effective diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: Micro Motion, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark James Bell, Joel Weinstein, Mitalee Nayan Desai, Clinton R. Griffin
  • Antenna array element by element power tracking
    Patent number: 10897162
    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: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: pSemi Corporation
    Inventors: Donald Felt Kimball, Mark James O'Leary
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A SMART VIRTUAL QUEUE
    Publication number: 20200410412
    Abstract: A system includes a virtual queue controller configured to receive an indication of a reduced capacity event from an amusement park attraction, determine a reduction in capacity of the attraction, identify each guest having a return time in a virtual queue of the attraction that is affected by the reduced capacity event, remove guests having affected return times from the virtual queue, and generate a reaccommodation time slot for the guests removed from the virtual queue, select two or more updated return times within the reaccommodation time slot for each of the guests removed from the virtual queue, provide a notification to each guest removed from the virtual queue requesting guest input to select a single updated return time from the two or more updated return times, and return each guest to the virtual queue upon receiving a corresponding selection of the single updated return time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Nicholas Linguanti, Casey Barreto, William Austin Kelly, Kyle P. Hanley, Mark James Traynor
  • Wipe for killing spores
    Patent number: 10869479
    Abstract: This invention relates to a wipe for killing spores comprising an absorbent sheet holding an aqueous composition and a sealed package containing the absorbent sheet, wherein the aqueous composition comprises water, an antimicrobial agent and a peroxide. The invention also relates to a process for killing spores using the above-indicated wipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: American Sterilizer Company
    Inventors: Peter A. Burke, Mark James Leggett, Michael A. Centanni
  • Vibratory cavity density meter
    Patent number: 10866178
    Abstract: A vibratory cavity density meter (100-300) is provided. The vibratory cavity density meter (100-300) includes a pipe (110-310) extending from a first end (110a-310a) to a second end (110b-310b). The first end (110a-310a) includes an aperture (114-314) configured to receive a material from a container (10) and the second end (110b-310b) is self-enclosed so as to contain the material in the pipe (110-310). The vibratory cavity density meter (100-300) also includes at least one transducer (118, 218) coupled to the pipe (110-310), the at least one transducer (118, 218) configured to one of induce and sense a vibration in the pipe (110-310) to measure a property of the material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Micro Motion, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew S. Kravitz, Martin Andrew Schlosser, Mark James Bell
  • Subject tracking with aliased time-of-flight data
    Patent number: 10861165
    Abstract: A method to identify one or more depth-image segments that correspond to a predetermined object type is enacted in a depth-imaging controller operatively coupled to an optical time-of-flight (ToF) camera; it comprises: receiving depth-image data from the optical ToF camera, the depth-image data exhibiting an aliasing uncertainty, such that a coordinate (X, Y) of the depth-image data maps to a periodic series of depth values {Zk}; and labeling, as corresponding to the object type, one or more coordinates of the depth-image data exhibiting the aliasing uncertainty.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Erroll William Wood, Michael Bleyer, Christopher Douglas Edmonds, Michael Scott Fenton, Mark James Finocchio, John Albert Judnich
  • Absorbent article with waistband
    Patent number: 10857045
    Abstract: A disposable absorbent article is disclosed that includes a first waist region, a second waist region, a crotch region disposed between the first waist region and second waist region, a waist edge in the first waist region, at least one waistband in the first waist region, at least one fastener in the second waist region, and at least one discrete landing zone in the first waist region, the discrete landing zone comprising an lateral inboard edge, wherein the discrete landing zone and the waistband overlap to form an overlap region in the first waist region, and wherein the waistband does not overlap the lateral inboard edge of the discrete landing zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Jeromy Thomas Raycheck, Andrew James Sauer, Mark James Kline, Kathleen Marie{grave over ( )} Lawson, Zachary Aaron Freije
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING ANALYTES
    Publication number: 20200378919
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus relating to FET arrays for monitoring chemical and/or biological reactions such as nucleic acid sequencing-by-synthesis reactions. Some methods provided herein relate to improving signal (and also signal to noise ratio) from released hydrogen ions during nucleic acid sequencing reactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Mark James MILGREW, Jonathan M. Rothberg, James Bustillo
  • ACTIVE DAMPER FOR SEMICONDUCTOR METROLOGY AND INSPECTION SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20200370619
    Abstract: A damper for a semiconductor metrology or inspection system includes a pair of parallel plates with a fluid with a variable viscosity retained between plates. At least one wire is disposed between the plates, which may include one or more sets of lands and grooves. In some implementations, both plates include intermeshed lands and grooves. A controller is configured to provide a current to the at least one wire in order to adjust an electromagnetic field or a current through the fluid. The fluid may be a magnetorheological fluid or an electrorheological fluid in which the viscosity of the fluid is variable based on the electromagnetic field or current through the fluid. The controller varies the current applied to the wire to adjust the viscosity of the fluid to alter the damping of the semiconductor metrology or inspection system based on movement of the stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Paul A. DOYLE, Mark James Franceschi, Morgan A. Crouch, Kenneth E. James
  • Utility knife blade with grip
    Patent number: D903458
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Inventor: Mark James Grote
  • Utility knife blade with grip
    Patent number: D904850
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Inventor: Mark James Grote