Patents by Inventor Mark R. Wells

Mark R. Wells 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: 20240152319
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing supplemental information with a response to a command are provided herein. In some embodiments, audio data representing a spoken command may be received by a cloud-based information system. A response to the command may be retrieved from a category related to the context of the command. A supplemental information database may also be provided that is pre-populated with supplemental information related to an individual having a registered account on the cloud-based information system. In response to retrieving the response to the command, supplemental information may be selected from the supplemental information database to be appended to the response to the command. A message may then be generated including the response and the supplemental information appended thereto, which in turn may be converted into audio data representing the message, which may be sent to a voice-controlled electronic device of the individual.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Srikanth Doss Kadarundalagi Raghuram Doss, Jeffery David Wells, Richard Dault, Benjamin Joseph Tobin, Mark Douglas Elders, Stanislava R. Vlasseva, Skeets Jonathan Norquist, Nathan Lee Bosen, Ryan Christopher Rapp
  • Patent number: 4980813
    Abstract: A power converter is provided with a split primary current fed push pull topology. An inductor connects the primary windings. Controllable switches provide alternate circuits from the dc source inputs through each of the primary windings and the inductor. Clamping diodes connect the ends of the inductor to the dc source inputs opposite to those provided by the controllable switches. The clamping makes cross conduction unnecessary. Separate duty cycle control is provided in each primary circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 25, 1990
    Assignee: Northern Telecom Limited
    Inventor: Mark R. Wells