Patents by Inventor Mark Stanford

Mark Stanford 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: 20260044679
    Abstract: Provided herein are techniques to facilitate minimizing context for LLM function calling operations. In one example, a method may include obtaining, by an interface system, a user conversation input; providing, to an LLM, for each of one or more interactions between the interface system and the LLM: a description of the interface system; the user conversation input; a list of function groups that describes types of functions that the interface system is capable of performing; and a list of private functions that are callable by the LLM, based on the user conversation input, to receive function context from the interface system or to cause function operations to be performed by the interface system; and providing one or more user conversation outputs based on at least one of the one or more interactions by the interface system with the LLM.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2024
    Publication date: February 12, 2026
    Inventors: Fergal Keating, Andrew McGlynn, Ciaran Raymond Jordan, Mark Stanford
  • Patent number: 4772371
    Abstract: An electroplating apparatus for high-speed electroplating a cathodic strip of metal passed therethrough. The apparatus includes an elongated cell subdivided into a plurality of sub-cells defined by bottom and side walls and slotted partition walls for passage of the strip from one sub-cell to the next. Each sub-cell is provided with a pair of anodes, and means are provided for circulating electrolyte continuously in and through each sub-cell. The elongated cell is mounted within a surrounding sump tank which functions to collect and remove the overflowing electrolyte. The anode pairs present in each sub-cell are preferably activated in time sequence, proceeding from one end to the other of the cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1987
    Date of Patent: September 20, 1988
    Assignee: Vanguard Research Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Melvin A. Lace, Mark Stanford, Raj B. Patel, Gannady Volkov
  • Patent number: D700022
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Davion, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark Stanford