Patents by Inventor Matthew Edwards

Matthew Edwards 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: 20230304084
    Abstract: Provided herein is method for quantifying a target sequence in a sample. In some embodiments, the method may comprise: adding a known amount of a first nucleic acid to a sample, wherein the longest contiguous sequence that the first spike-in sequence and the first target sequence have in common is no more than 40 contiguous nucleotides. After amplification and sequencing the reads from first nucleic acid can be used to quantify the amount of target sequence, or a variant thereof in the sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Samuel Woodhouse, Warren Emmett, Tim Forshew, Vincent Plagnol, Stefanie Lensing, Matthew Edward Smith, Giovanni Marsico, Mikidache Madi
  • Patent number: 11761888
    Abstract: An infrared thermal desorber includes a desorption housing; an infrared source receiver that receives an infrared emission source; an infrared absorber receiver that receives an infrared absorber, such that the infrared absorber receiver produces thermal energy emission; an analyte target receiver that receives an analyte target, such that the analyte target receiver is in infrared communication with the infrared absorber disposed in the infrared source receiver so that the analyte target receives the thermal energy emission from the infrared absorber, desorbs the adsorbed analyte as volatilized analyte from the analyte target in response to receipt of the thermal energy emission from the infrared absorber, and communicates the volatilized analyte from the analyte target; and an effluent communicator that receives the volatized analyte.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE
    Inventors: Thomas Patrick Forbes, Matthew Edward Staymates
  • Patent number: 11742885
    Abstract: A system, method, and apparatus for keying radio transmitters in data transmission. The invention includes an automated Push-To-Talk (PTT) transmitter keying/enable switch to facilitate data mode communication via radio stations. An embodiment of the present invention provides low latency or delay; independent from other firmware/subroutine layers executing properly; independent of computer ‘power management’ arbitrarily and capriciously shutting down vital parts of the communications chain. The PTT transmitter keying switch includes a buffering resistor to smooth a load impedance and a charge pump power demand of a driving audio input signal. A plurality of charge pump capacitors are configured to store a source charge of the driving audio input signal for the voltage multiplier. A collector of a switch transistor is configured for connection with a PTT input of the radio station transmitter. An emitter of the switch transistor coupled to the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Inventor: Matthew Edward Squire
  • Patent number: 11742076
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for generating multi-modal data archetypes. In one aspect, a method comprises obtaining a plurality of training examples, wherein each training example corresponds to a respective patient and includes multi-modal data, having a plurality of feature dimensions, that characterizes the patient; jointly training an encoder neural network and a decoder neural network on the plurality of training examples; and generating a plurality of multi-modal data archetypes that each correspond to a respective dimension of a latent space, comprising, for each multi-modal data archetype: processing a predefined embedding that represents the corresponding dimension of the latent space using the decoder neural network to generate multi-modal data, having the plurality of feature dimensions, that defines the multi-modal data archetype.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Neumora Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Tathagata Banerjee, Matthew Edward Kollada
  • Patent number: 11734354
    Abstract: A computer system includes a processor and a database. The database includes a plurality of business intelligence (BI) data objects. Each of the BI data objects is associated with one or more data parameters. The processor is programmed with computer-executable instructions that cause the processor to run user code associated with a runtime environment that is hosted on the database. The user code includes executable source code that is not an intrinsic part of the database. The user code is created and deployed into the database and is configured to intercept a data call from a query application to a query interface for data corresponding to one or more of the BI data objects. The data call includes one or more selected parameters. The data call is parsed to ascertain the one or more selected parameters. Data corresponding to the one or more BI data objects is obtained from the database based on the one or more selected parameters. A data prediction result is appended to the obtained data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Mastercard International Incorporated
    Inventors: Sandeep Chakravarthy Chimakurthi, Matthew Edward Hopkins, Stephen G. Schwent
  • Publication number: 20230260634
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for classifying a patient. In one aspect, a method comprises: receiving multi-modal data characterizing a patient, wherein the multi-modal data comprises a respective feature representation for each of a plurality of modalities; processing the multi-modal data characterizing the patient using an encoder neural network to generate an embedding of the multi-modal data characterizing the patient; determining a respective classification score for each patient category in a set of patient categories based on the embedding of the multi-modal data characterizing the patient; and classifying the patient as being included in a corresponding patient category from the set of patient categories based on the classification scores.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Tathagata Banerjee, Matthew Edward Kollada
  • Patent number: 11724538
    Abstract: A rim portion of a composite wheel comprises a shaped annulus formed about a central axis of rotation of the composite wheel and having a circumferential axis extending circumferentially about the central axis and around the rim portion, said rim portion having a fibre layup comprising a stacked laminate formed from alternating layers of: a hoop tow layer comprising elongate fibre tow in which the fibres are substantially aligned with the circumferential axis of the rim portion, the hoop tow layer being formed from at least one annularly wound elongate fibre tow; and a bias ply layer comprising at least one fibre ply in which the fibres are substantially orientated at an angle of +? or ?? to the circumferential axis of the rim portion, wherein ? is from 26° to 40°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Carbon Revolution Limited
    Inventors: Ashley James Denmead, Haydn Law, Timothy Corbett, Matthew Edward Dingle, Eden Kwok, Barry Trippit
  • Publication number: 20230253727
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing having a hermaphroditic mating interface configured to be mated with a mating electrical connector having an identical mating interface. The housing a contact shroud at the mating end with openings at the front. A contact assembly is received in the contact cavity with mating ends of contacts aligned with corresponding openings and defining a hermaphroditic contact interface. The electrical connector includes a retractable cover located at the contact shroud to close the openings that is movable relative to the housing between a closed position and an open position. A cover actuator is coupled to the housing including a pusher and an actuation element operably coupled to the retractable cover. The pusher is configured to interface with a complimentary actuation element of the mating electrical connector to actuate a retractable cover of the mating electrical connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2022
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Christopher George Daily, Matthew Edward Mostoller
  • Publication number: 20230244768
    Abstract: A system for facilitating intent-based device unlocking is configurable to detect a set of facial features using one or more sensors of a user device and bind the set of facial features with a particular application of a plurality of applications of the user device. Binding the set of facial features with the particular application causes the particular application to be surfaced for display on the user device upon unlocking of the user device when the set of facial features is detected during an unlock signal detection process of the user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventor: Matthew Edward Natividad Healey
  • Patent number: 11709932
    Abstract: Some examples relate generally to managing and storing data, and more specifically to the real-time detection of ransomware, system (or insider) threats, or the misappropriation of credentials by using file system audit events.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Rubrik, Inc.
    Inventors: Shanthi Kiran Pendyala, Di Wu, Matthew Edward Noe
  • Patent number: 11699878
    Abstract: A power connector includes a terminal block holding terminals in terminal channels with terminating ends configured to be electrically coupled to corresponding wires at separable interfaces. The power connector includes a rear insert covering the terminating ends of the terminals having wire ports configured to receive the corresponding wires during a wire poke-in process. The power connector includes biasing members associated with the terminals each including a pusher configured to be biased against the wire to push the wire into direct physical contact with the separable interface of the corresponding terminal. The power connector includes a release mechanism includes a plurality of pusher release elements. The release mechanism is actuated to release the pushers of each of the biasing members from the corresponding wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH
    Inventors: Matthew Edward Mostoller, Christopher George Daily
  • Patent number: 11698989
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for propagating queries across a plurality of datasources that includes receiving user input via an administrative user interface. The input at least in part defines a plurality of asset paths within the datasources. A plurality of adapters corresponding to the datasources is automatically invoked and the input is automatically consolidated via the adapters for collective invocation in response to queries. A search query is received via an application user interface and the datasources are automatically queried at least in part by invoking the adapters and passing the input and the search query to the adapters. Responsive results for the search query from at least one of the datasources are automatically presented at an end user computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Mastercard International Incorporated
    Inventors: Vikranth Kumar Anneboina, Matthew Edward Hopkins, Sandeep Chakravarthy Chimakurthi
  • Publication number: 20230186306
    Abstract: Systems, computer program products, and methods are described herein for authenticating access to a network using electronic identification credentials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Paul Martin Mattison, Matthew Edward Williams
  • Patent number: 11670417
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for classifying a patient. In one aspect, a method comprises: receiving multi-modal data characterizing a patient, wherein the multi-modal data comprises a respective feature representation for each of a plurality of modalities; processing the multi-modal data characterizing the patient using an encoder neural network to generate an embedding of the multi-modal data characterizing the patient; determining a respective classification score for each patient category in a set of patient categories based on the embedding of the multi-modal data characterizing the patient; and classifying the patient as being included in a corresponding patient category from the set of patient categories based on the classification scores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Neumora Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Tathagata Banerjee, Matthew Edward Kollada
  • Publication number: 20230159945
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for modulating (e.g. decreasing) the nicotine content of a plant (e.g. a tobacco plant) or part thereof, or tobacco plant cell, the method comprising modifying said plant or cell providing at least one mutation in a Nic3 locus. The present invention provides a method for modulating (e.g. decreasing) the nicotine content of a plant (e.g. a tobacco plant) or part thereof, or tobacco plant cell, the method comprising modifying said plant or cell to modulate the expression or activity of at least one Nic3 gene. The present invention also provides for the use of the Nic3 locus for modulating the alkaloid content of a plant, as well as tobacco cells, plants, plant propagation materials, harvested leaves, processed tobaccos, or delivery systems obtainable in accordance with the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: Darlene Madeline Lawson, Xingpeng Li, Matthew Edward Humphry, Sara Ben Khaled
  • Publication number: 20230158027
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods of treatment comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a myosin modulator or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof to a subject in need thereof and diagnostic methods useful in connection with those treatments. Due to observations unfolding in clinical trials with mavacamten and with mavacamten and other myosin inhibitors in the pre-clinical setting, new insights into how myosin inhibitors can be used beneficially to impact the disease state of HCM and other diseases are provided herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventors: Timothy Carlson, Carlos L. Del Rio, Jay M. Edelberg, Sarah Fernandes, Marcus Patrick Henze, Yanfei Ma, Robert McDowell, Matthew Edwards Mealiffe, Amy Sehnert, Marc J. Semigran, Kathy L. Lampl, David Zhang, Milind Y. Desai, Steve E. Nissen, Liang Fang, Joseph Lambing, Wanying Li, Danielle L. Aubele, Brian Edmund Kane, Louis Charles Sehl
  • Publication number: 20230146075
    Abstract: A foreign particulate removal assembly for a laundry appliance includes a cabinet and a drum that is disposed within the cabinet. The drum includes a humidity sensor. The foreign particulate removal assembly further includes a fluid emitting feature that is operably coupled to a fluid housing proximate the drum. The fluid emitting feature is configured to selectively dispense fluid into the drum. A controller is communicatively coupled with the fluid emitting feature. The controller is configured to activate the fluid emitting feature when the humidity sensor detects a predetermined wetness of clothing items disposed within the drum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Matthew Edward Borgerson, Mark Jason Christensen
  • Publication number: 20230111556
    Abstract: Presented herein are technologies and methods for improved production of AAV vectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Matthias Charles Jerome Hebben, Jing Liao, Carmen Wu, Wilhad Hans Reuter, Thomas Matthew Edwards
  • Patent number: 11626830
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to an energy management system that allows leveraging DC energy at user premises. The system allows for use of local or remote DC energy generated by photovoltaic modules or a battery pack. The system comprises a premises electricity network interface arranged to deliver and draw energy to and from a premises electricity network; a premises energy measurement module arranged to measure the amount of energy required by the premises electricity network; a DC energy input arranged to receive energy from one or more DC energy sources; and an energy analytics module arranged to receive data from the energy measurement module and, based on the received data, calculate an amount of energy to be delivered to the premises electricity network via the premises electricity network interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Bluevolt Solar Pty. Ltd.
    Inventors: Matthew Edwards, Catherine Chan, Alison Ciesla
  • Patent number: 11627454
    Abstract: A method to detect an operator of an automobile vehicle includes: identifying if an emergency situation is occurring in an automobile vehicle; determining if a communication device is currently connected or was previously connected in the automobile vehicle; identifying a most recently connected operator of the communication device; and sending a signal identifying the emergency situation is occurring to the most recently connected operator of the communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Eric T. Hosey, Matthew Edward Gilbert-Eyres, Russell A. Patenaude, David Nicky Yang