Patents by Inventor Melanie John

Melanie John 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).

  • Patent number: 11975153
    Abstract: Apparatus for generating a supply of air at positive pressure for the amelioration or treatment of a respiratory disorder comprising a housing, a blower structured and configured to produce a flow of air at positive pressure, a flexible connector electrically and physically connected to the blower; and a blower rotation limitation structure configured to reduce rotation of the blower during use. The apparatus may comprise first and second blower suspensions for holding opposite ends of the blower. The blower suspension(s) may be flexible and in tension. The apparatus may comprise one or more connector anchors for anchoring a longitudinal middle section of the flexible connector to another part of the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: ResMed Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Melanie Lucia Cariola, Barton John Kenyon
  • Patent number: 11948189
    Abstract: A system for identifying complete account identifiers from partial account identifiers is provided. The system includes an account identification computing device including at least one processor and a memory device in communication with the at least one processor. The processor is configured to receive transaction data including unique merchant identifiers, build a merchant table using the transaction data, and receive a list including partial account identifiers. The processor is further configured to determine, for each unique merchant identifier, a number of candidate account identifiers and calculate at least one metric based on the number of candidate account identifiers. The processor is further configured to identify a source unique merchant identifier and match at least one candidate account identifier to a complete account identifier by matching one of the partial account identifiers to the at least one candidate account identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Christopher John Merz, Joshua A. Allbright, Melanie Gersten, Simon Hunt, Felix Johannes Flory
  • Publication number: 20240082518
    Abstract: Apparatus for generating a supply of air at positive pressure for the amelioration or treatment of a respiratory disorder includes a first chamber, a second chamber, at least one inlet tube structured and configured to allow ambient air to enter the first chamber, at least one flow tube structured and configured to allow air to pass from the first chamber to the second chamber, and a blower structured and configured to produce a flow of air at positive pressure. The blower is positioned in the first chamber and structured and configured to receive air from the second chamber. The blower includes a housing structured and configured to sealingly separate air flow through an interior of the housing from the first chamber. The at least one inlet tube is axially spaced from the at least one flow tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Melanie Lucia CARIOLA, Christopher Scott EDWARDS, Jeegarkumar KAPADIA, Barton John KENYON, Michael Bruce MOIR, Timothy Nicholas SHADIE, Robert John SPARROW, Zhuo Ran TANG
  • Publication number: 20060024129
    Abstract: A connecting element for suspending an article from a structural element and for detachably connecting several articles with one another has a center part, a first lateral end area and a second lateral end area, wherein a first bent area connects the first lateral end area to the center part and a second bent area connects the second lateral end area to the center part. The first and second end areas are positioned within a common first plane and the center part is positioned in a second plane. The first plane and the second plane are parallel to one another and spaced at a spacing from one another. The spacing between the first and second planes is defined by a height of the first and second bent areas, respectively. The connecting element has two lateral openings; or a central cutout; or two lateral openings and a central cutout.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2003
    Publication date: February 2, 2006
    Inventors: Melanie John, Uwe Nutto
  • Patent number: 6702505
    Abstract: A hook element for detachably connecting two objects with one another has a first hook shank, a second hook shank, and a hook bow connecting the first and second hook shanks with one another. The hook bow has a lateral cutout. At least one of the first and second hook shanks has a slanted contact surface. The slanted contact surface extends on the front side of the hook shank from the outer side to the inner side and extends along the forward edge of the hook shank over the entire length of the hook shank. The hook elements can be easily connected to one another even when not aligned but rotated relative to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2004
    Inventors: Uwe Nutto, Melanie John