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).

  • Recovering Metal from Metal-Bearing Material
    Publication number: 20230392232
    Abstract: A method of recovering a metal, such as copper or nickel or zinc or cobalt, from a metal sulfide-containing material in a mined material that is “non-economic” to recover metals from using conventional recovery options before the invention was made is disclosed. The method includes mixing (i) the metal sulfide-containing material and (ii) pyrite and forming agglomerates, leaching agglomerates with a leach liquor and microbes and removing a metal from the metal sulfide-containing material and forming a pregnant leach liquor containing metal, and recovering the metal from the pregnant leach liquor. A heap leaching operation for a metal sulfide-containing material is also disclosed. A flotation circuit for an ore processing plant for a metal sulfide-containing material is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Mark James Fennel, Ralph Peter Hackl, Paul Leslie Brown, Adam James Burley, Javiera Del Pilar ALCAYAGA ZÚÑIGA, Yure Anton MLADINIC MUÑOZ
  • IDENTIFICATION OF TASKS AT RISK IN A COLLABORATIVE PROJECT
    Publication number: 20230376902
    Abstract: A computing system for identifying tasks at risk in a collaborative project includes one or more processors configured to execute, during an inference-time phase, a collaborative project management program and a machine learning model. The collaborative project management program is configured to receive telemetry data associated with a task, process the telemetry data based at least in part on one or more task attributes, and output at least one feature associated with the task. The machine learning model is configured to receive, as inference-time input, the at least one feature associated with the task, and, responsive to receiving the at least one feature, output a risk prediction for the task. The system is configured to output an alert when the task is predicted to be at risk of not being completed by a predetermined due date.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Mark James ENCARNACIÓN, Nalin SINGAL, Michael GAMON, Shawon SARKAR, Nouran SOLIMAN
  • RIDE VEHICLE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ENTITY SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20230364522
    Abstract: Systems and methods presented herein include one or more guest activity recognition devices configured to recognize activity of one or more guests within a physical environment of an amusement park. The system also includes one or more ride vehicles of a ride of the amusement park, each ride vehicle including an artificial intelligence entity management system configured to maintain one or more ride vehicle artificial intelligence entities of the ride vehicle based at least in part on the recognized activity of the one or more guests; and one or more features disposed on the ride vehicle and configured to be activated by the artificial intelligence entity management system to simulate the existence of the one or more ride vehicle artificial intelligence entities in accordance with one or more properties of the one or more ride vehicle artificial intelligence entities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Robert Michael Jordan, Mark James Traynor
  • Control scheme for negative temperature coefficient of resistivity heaters
    Patent number: 11814182
    Abstract: A system for controlling a multi-zone resistive heater. The system includes a first zone of the multi-zone resistive heater formed from a material having a negative temperature coefficient of resistivity (TCR) and configured to receive a first power to generate thermal energy. The system further includes a second zone of the multi-zone resistive heater formed from the material having the negative TCR, separated from the first zone by a gap, and configured to receive a second power to generate the thermal energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: GOODRICH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Adam George, Mark James Didyk, Reid Philip Beery
  • Foodstuff processing system
    Patent number: 11812896
    Abstract: A foodstuff dispensing system is provided in which a foodstuff dispensing hopper comprises a gate rotatably mounted adjacent a bottom opening for selectively opening and closing the bottom opening. The hopper further comprises coupling means for detachably and rotationally coupling the hopper to the apparatus, and an interlock mechanism for interoperating with the gate to enable rotation of the bottom opening relative to the gate into an open position when the coupling means is being rotationally coupled to the apparatus and to enable rotation of the bottom opening relative to the gate into a closed position when the coupling means is being counter-rotationally decoupled from the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Inventors: Maxim K. Guyatt, Timothy Edward Gulliver, Mark James Whitcombe
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING DERIVATIVES OF NON-FUNGIBLE TOKENS FOR AN AMUSEMENT PARK ATTRACTION
    Publication number: 20230347257
    Abstract: An interactive system for an amusement park attraction includes one or more processors configured to identify a non-fungible token (NFT) possessed by a user within the amusement park attraction. The one or more processors are also configured to transform the NFT into a derivative of the NFT based on context data for the amusement park attraction. The one or more processors are further configured to instruct display of the derivative of the NFT on a display screen within the amusement park attraction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Robert Michael Jordan, Gabriella Farrisi, Gargi Deb, Kristen Elizabeth Tan, Matthew Donald Dailey, Taylor Doris May Harris, Mark James Traynor, Howard Bruce Mall, JR., Victor Alexander Lugo, Anthony Melo
  • Collaborative communication triage assistance
    Patent number: 11803703
    Abstract: Systems, storage media and methods for providing information for user prioritization of tasks associated with collaboratively developed content are described. Some examples may include: receiving a conversation thread associated with collaboratively developed content, the conversation thread including a plurality of comments authored by multiple different authors, generating a predicted measure of completion for the received conversation thread, the predicted measure of completion being at least one of a predicted number of remaining actions until the received conversation thread is resolved or a predicted number of total actions for the conversation thread to be resolved and providing, for display at a user interface, the predicted measure of completion for the received conversation thread, the predicted measure of completion being associated with the conversation thread at the user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Gamon, Sujay Kumar Jauhar, Bahareh Sarrafzadeh, Mark James Encarnacion, Liye Fu
  • Antenna array element by element power tracking
    Patent number: 11804734
    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: May 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: pSemi Corporation
    Inventors: Donald Felt Kimball, Mark James O'Leary
  • Management of composite cold temperature for data storage devices
    Patent number: 11803217
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for thermal management in data storage devices are provided. One such data storage device includes a non-volatile memory (NVM), at least one ambient temperature sensor configured to detect an ambient temperature of the data storage device, at least one component temperature sensor configured to detect one or more component temperatures of one or more components of the data storage device, and a processor coupled to the NVM, the at least one ambient temperature sensor, and the at least one component temperature sensor. The processor is configured to determine a composite temperature of the data storage device based on the one or more component temperatures and the ambient temperature. The processor is further configured to determine whether the composite temperature exceeds a threshold and perform a thermal management operation if the composite temperature exceeds the threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Bret Dee Winkler, Mark James Hardiman, Jeff Furlong, Christian Khanh Phan, Jeffrey James Levie, David Allen Wright
  • ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)-ASSISTED AND DYNAMIC RIDE PROFILE HEAD TRACKING SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20230341928
    Abstract: A ride system may include a ride vehicle that supports a passenger and an attention tracker to determine a current direction of attention of the passenger. The ride system may also include a control system for maintaining an environment of the passenger. Maintaining the environment may include determining a set of content to be incorporated into the environment based at least in part on the current direction of attention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Mark James Traynor, Robert Michael Jordan, Patrick John Goergen, David Smith
  • Method for transferring information across a data center network
    Patent number: 11799777
    Abstract: Packets in a data communications network are encapsulated by an encapsulation module on a sending computer and decapsulated on the receiver computer, the trans-mission of data packets being controlled by credit sent by the receiving computer. When overloaded, network switches trim the payload from packets; trimmed packets inform the receiving computer of the demands of the sending computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited
    Inventors: Costin Raiciu, Mark James Handley
  • Portable Refueling Device
    Publication number: 20230332746
    Abstract: The present invention provides a portable refueler for storing a quantity of gaseous fuel, optionally hydrogen, for refueling an end-user vehicle, comprising: a plurality of storage tanks, each storage tank comprising at least one cylinder which is horizontally arranged within an enclosure, wherein the enclosure is configured to be carried by a vehicle, and, a refueling nozzle for discharging a quantity of the gaseous fuel to the end-user vehicle during refueling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: JCB Research
    Inventors: Robert Womersley, Mark James Albert Richards, Thomas Alexander Beamish, Noel Johnson, Chris Peter Owen, Harry Francis Clarke
  • FIBER PANEL REPLICATOR SHELF
    Publication number: 20230333343
    Abstract: Apparatus, systems, methods implement replicator shelves. A blade is slidably connected to a replicator shelf. Communication connectors are positioned on the blade. A support bar, within the replicator shelf, supports a plurality of cables to a plurality of blades comprising the blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: viaPhoton, Inc.
    Inventors: Walter Mark Hendrix, Nathan Eric Benton, Mark James Smrha, Wade James Womack
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STORING PLAYER STATE CACHES LOCALLY ON RIDE VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20230321552
    Abstract: Systems and methods presented herein include ride vehicles configured to locally store player state caches. For example, ride vehicles may include an on-board ride and game control sub-system configured to control local features of a ride and game control system associated with an amusement park ride system (e.g., that occur locally on the ride vehicles), to locally cache player state data for riders of the ride vehicles during ride cycles of the ride vehicles, and to synchronize the locally-cached player state data with global player state data maintained by an off-board ride and game control sub-system after the ride cycles of the ride vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Robert Michael Jordan, Mark James Traynor
  • Mosquito control devices and systems
    Patent number: 11771073
    Abstract: A mosquito control device includes a connector positioned at a first end of the device. The connector couples to a light bulb socket to provide power to the device. The device also includes an LED light source positioned at a second end of the device and an electrocuting mechanism disposed between the connector and the LED light source. The electrocuting mechanism electrocutes the mosquitos upon contact. The device also includes a carbon dioxide generating device that generates and releases carbon dioxide to attract the mosquitos to the device. The device also includes a heater that generates and releases heat to attract the mosquitos to the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Maxtech Mosquito Control Inc.
    Inventors: Mark James Smith, Kailash C. Vasudeva, Satnam Singh
  • Virtual queuing techniques
    Patent number: 11775883
    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: February 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Universal City Studios LLC
    Inventors: Jeff Polk, Dave Derda, Thomas Martin Geraghty, Justin Michael Schwartz, Mark James Traynor
  • INTEGRATED CIRCUIT CAPACITOR
    Publication number: 20230307442
    Abstract: Described examples include an integrated circuit having a transistor that has a transistor well extending into a semiconductor substrate having a first dopant concentration; a gate electrode over the transistor well; and a gate insulating layer between the transistor well and the gate electrode, the gate insulating layer having a first thickness. The integrated circuit also has a capacitor that has a capacitor well extending into the substrate having a second dopant concentration greater than the first dopant concentration; a capacitor electrode over the capacitor well; and a homogeneous capacitor insulating layer between the capacitor well and the capacitor electrode having a greater thickness than the gate insulating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Mark James Taylor, Matthew Charles Araujo
  • Machine-triggered health data collections with automatically set delay
    Patent number: 11770643
    Abstract: A low-powered sensor, a method for a low-powered sensor, and an apparatus are provided for monitoring a condition of a machine. Responsive to receiving a trigger signal during a setup phase, the low-powered sensor collects sensor data for a predetermined extended period of time. The low-powered sensor receives a setting of a delay based on a determined amount of time of the predetermined extended period of time, since the receiving of the trigger signal, for the machine to reach a steady operating condition within predetermined limits. Upon receiving the trigger signal after the receiving of the setting of the delay, the low-powered sensor waits a period of time of the set delay before collecting the sensor data for a predetermined amount of time that is shorter than the predetermined extended period of time, and provides the collected sensor data to a computing device for analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: KCF TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Micah Dennis Gregory, Mark James Edwards
  • Transmission X-ray critical dimension (T-XCD) characterization of shift and tilt of stacks of high-aspect-ratio (HAR) structures
    Patent number: 11761913
    Abstract: A method for X-ray measurement includes generating and directing an X-ray beam to a sample including at least first and second layers stacked on one another, the X-ray beam incident on a sample location at which the first and second layers include respective first and second high aspect ratio (HAR) structures. X-ray scatter profiles are measured, that are emitted from the sample location in response to the X-ray beam as a function of tilt angle between the sample and the X-ray beam. A shift is estimated, between the first and second layers and a characteristic tilt of the first and second layers, based on the X-ray scatter profiles measured as a function of the tilt angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: BRUKER TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
    Inventors: Adam Ginsburg, Mark James Vermeulen, Paul Anthony Ryan, Matthew Wormington
  • Saw
    Patent number: D1005811
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: BLACK & DECKER INC.
    Inventors: Samuel Peter Thompson, James R. Standaloft, Gary Spratt, Mark James Baxter, Tylan A. Tschopp