Patents by Inventor Michael A. Christian
Michael A. Christian 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).
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Publication number: 20240140724Abstract: A computer-implemented method, a device for data processing and a computer system for controlling a control device of a conveyor system to achieve an alignment and/or a defined spacing of piece goods, wherein the control of the control device is determined by an agent acting according to Reinforcement Learning methods. An individual, local state vector of predefined dimension that is the same for all the piece goods is created for each of the piece goods and an action vector is selected from an action space according to a strategy that is the same for all piece goods for the current state vector of this piece good. These action vectors are projected onto the conveying elements, wherein conflicts are resolved. After a cycle time has elapsed, state vectors are created again for each piece good and evaluated with rewards and the strategy is adjusted.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2022Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Michael Zettler, Marc Christian Weber, Daniel Hein, Clemens Otte, Martin Schall, Frank Pfeiffer
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Publication number: 20240138321Abstract: Provided herein are injection tools (100; 200; 300; 400; 500) for use in injection systems configured to penetrate a plant and distribute a liquid formulation to the plant. The injection tool includes a base (104; 204; 304; 404; 504) with one or more inlets (122; 222; 322; 422; 522) to receive liquid formulation, and a penetrating distribution body (102; 202; 302; 402; 502) connected to the base (104; 204; 304; 404; 504). The penetrating distribution body (102; 202; 302; 402; 502) includes a cutting element (110; 210; 310; 410; 510), and a plurality of distribution reservoirs (128; 228; 328; 428; 528) arranged in one or more rows that are positioned between the cutting element (110; 210; 310; 410; 510) and the base (104; 204; 304; 404; 504). Primary distribution channels (126; 226; 326; 426; 526) connect the one or more of the inlets (122; 222; 322; 422; 522) to the plurality of distribution reservoirs (128; 228; 328; 428; 528).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2022Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: Invaio Sciences International GmbHInventors: Michael Christian OEHL, Dimitri VERWEIRE, Urs WIDMER
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Publication number: 20240139169Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the treatment of agitation caused by noradrenergic hyperarousal in an agitated subject. The present disclosure provides oromucosal dosage forms comprising effective amounts of latrepirdine either alone or in combination with dexmedetomidine or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers and/excipients. Methods of their use are also provided. The present disclosure also provides a method of treating depression by administering oromucosally a therapeutically effective amount of dexmedetomidine alone or in combination with latrepirdine.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2022Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Michael DE VIVO, Friso POSTMA, David Christian HANLEY, Vasukumar KAKUMANU, Subhendu SETH, Dinesh Kumar DHULL
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Patent number: 11947513Abstract: Methods and apparatus consistent with the invention provide the ability to organize, index, search, and present time series data based on searches. Time series data are sequences of time stamped records occurring in one or more usually continuous streams, representing some type of activity. In one embodiment, time series data is stored as discrete events time stamps. A search is received and relevant event information is retrieved based in whole or in part on the time stamp, a keyword indexing mechanism, or statistical indices calculated at the time of the search.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2022Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Splunk Inc.Inventors: Michael Joseph Baum, R. David Carasso, Robin Kumar Das, Rory Greene, Bradley Hall, Nicholas Christian Mealy, Brian Philip Murphy, Stephen Phillip Sorkin, Andre David Stechert, Erik M. Swan
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Patent number: 11938880Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting low impact collisions for a vehicle (100). The system includes at least one sensor (99, 110, 111, 115, 120-123, 125-136, 140, 141) and an electronic controller (150). The electronic controller (150) is configured to receive sensor data from the sensor (99, 110, 111, 115, 120-123, 125-136, 140, 141) and determine one or more features of the sensor data received from the at least one sensor. The electronic controller (150) is further configured to determine if a collision has occurred based upon the one or more features of the sensor data, and take at least one action in response to determining that the collision has occurred.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2019Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Robert Jones, Michael Vincent Masserant, Rameez Ahmad, Ulrich Christian Michelfeit, Dean Eiger
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Publication number: 20240094744Abstract: A system for testing a radio transmitter includes multiple unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The multiple UAVs are deployed in the environment surrounding the radio transmitter, enabling simultaneous measurement of the signal emitted by the radio transmitter at multiple points in a variety of configurations. In some implementations, one of the UAVs can be configured as a control unit that facilitates communication between the radio transmitter and the remaining UAVs. In this manner, measurements can be transmitted from the UAVs to the transmitter in real-time. These measurements can then be used as feedback to quickly adjust the radio transmission or reception or to update the flight pattern of the UAVs.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2022Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Michael Scott Probasco, George Frantz Cummings, Brett Christian
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Publication number: 20240081195Abstract: Provided herein are chassis for use in injection systems configured to penetrate a plant and distribute a liquid formulation to the plant, and the method of using the chassis.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2022Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicant: Invaio Sciences International GmbHInventors: Antony Mathai CHETTOOR, Michael Christian OEHL, Urs WIDMER
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Publication number: 20240074719Abstract: This document relates to technologies of projecting an incision marker onto a patient using a movable gantry carrying a medical imaging system and at least one laser which is adjustable relative to the gantry. The medical imaging system is used for capturing a fluoroscopic or x-ray image of at least a part of the patient from a viewing direction. Then a virtual marker is set in the captured image in order to indicate a point or region of interest, for example as a point or at least one line of an incision. Then the laser is used to indicate, from a projection direction different from the viewing direction, the point or region of interest onto the surface of the patient, thus making the point or region of interest visible from the outside.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Michael BERTRAM, Florian GLATZ, Georg CHRISTIAN
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Publication number: 20240071576Abstract: Approaches, techniques, and mechanisms are disclosed for predicting molecular electronic structural information. According to one embodiment, quantum simulation results are generated for a molecule based on a quantum simulation of an electronic structure of the molecule. The quantum simulation of the electronic structure of the molecule is performed with quantum processing units. An input vector comprising data field values derived from the quantum simulation results for the molecule is created. An electronic structural information prediction model is applied to generate, based at least in part on the input vector, predicted electronic structural information for the molecule.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Inventors: Florian NEUKART, Michael STREIF, David VON DOLLEN, Tanja GRAF, Thomas SCHLADT, Arne-Christian VOIGT, Jonthan Edward MUELLER
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Patent number: 11915539Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for student accountability systems. School buses can be equipped with a bus system that executes a driver application. Students carry student identification (ID) systems that identify the students to the bus system, which in turn reports a geographic location to a student accountability system. The bus system is configured to permit rapid boarding and easy usage by drivers. The student accountability system provides a parent portal and an administrator portal to monitor the students and provide other useful functions.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Secured Mobility, LLCInventors: Michael Laranang, Brett Christian Taylor, Ricardo Sevilla Lopez, Emmanuel Enrique Lopez
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Patent number: 11844318Abstract: A plant injection system includes an injection tool configured to penetrate a plant and distribute a liquid formulation to the plant. The injection tool includes abase having an inlet port and a penetrating distribution body extending along a longitudinal body axis. The penetrating distribution body includes a penetrating element and one or more distribution ports in communication with the inlet port. The one or more distribution ports are spaced from the penetrating element. The injection tool includes penetrating and distribution configurations. In the penetrating configuration the penetrating element is configured to penetrate the plant along the longitudinal body axis. In the distribution configuration the one or more distribution ports are configured to distribute the liquid formulation to the plant transversely relative to one or more penetrating directions, at least one of the penetrating directions corresponding to the longitudinal body axis.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2019Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: Invaio Sciences International GmbHInventors: Lukas Rudolf Schupbach, Urs Widmer, Michael Christian Oehl, Antony Mathai Chettoor
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Publication number: 20230280810Abstract: Technologies are provided for identification of closed-loop gain response and compensation of power supply devices. In an aspect, a computing device can receive data indicative of a transient output voltage of a power supply device. The computing device also can determine frequency-domain loop response of a control loop of the power supply device by applying a machine-learned model to the data indicative of the transient output voltage. In addition, or in other aspects, the computing device also can adjust one or multiple compensation component(s) of the power supply device in order to achieve a satisfactory performance during operation of the power supply device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2023Publication date: September 7, 2023Inventors: Wenjie LU, Cecelia China CHU, Michael Christian HOLLOWAY, Jindong ZHANG
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Publication number: 20230240199Abstract: Provided herein are tip setters and tip adapters for installing injection tools to plant parts, and methods of using such tip setters and tip adapters.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2021Publication date: August 3, 2023Applicant: Invaio Sciences International GmbHInventors: Urs WIDMER, Michael Christian OEHL, Lukas Rudolf SCHÜPBACH, Antony Mathai CHETTOOR, Dimitri VERWEIRE
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Publication number: 20230204981Abstract: Eyewear including a frame, a projector supported by the frame, and a lens supported by the frame. The lens has a first surface facing an eye of the user and a second surface facing away from the eye of the user when the frame is worn. The lens also includes a waveguide defined by the first and second surfaces to receive light from the projector. An input light coupler and an output light coupler are on the first surface of the lens and at least one reflector is positioned on a second surface of the lens to redirect light received from the input coupler and/or the output coupler to redirect light having an angle of incidence with respect to the second surface of the lens that would result in that portion of the light exiting the waveguide through the second surface in the absence of the at least one reflector.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2023Publication date: June 29, 2023Inventors: Jonathan M. Rodriguez, II, Julio Cesar Castañeda, Samuel Bryson Thompson, Michael Christian Ryner
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Patent number: 11609441Abstract: Eyewear including a frame, a projector supported by the frame, and a lens supported by the frame. The lens has a first surface facing an eye of the user and a second surface facing away from the eye of the user when the frame is worn. The lens also includes a waveguide defined by the first and second surfaces to receive light from the projector. An input light coupler and an output light coupler are on the first surface of the lens and at least one reflector is positioned on a second surface of the lens to redirect light received from the input coupler and/or the output coupler to redirect light having an angle of incidence with respect to the second surface of the lens that would result in that portion of the light exiting the waveguide through the second surface in the absence of the at least one reflector.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2019Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: Snap Inc.Inventors: Jonathan M. Rodriguez, II, Julio Cesar Castañeda, Samuel Bryson Thompson, Michael Christian Ryner
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Publication number: 20230084693Abstract: A plant injection system includes an injection tool configured to penetrate a plant and distribute a liquid formulation to the plant. The injection tool includes a base having a plurality of inlet ports and a penetrating distribution body extending along a longitudinal body axis. The penetrating distribution body includes a penetrating element to penetrate the plant, and one or more distribution ports in communication with the inlet ports to distribute the liquid formulation to the plant. The injection tools is configured to precisely inject liquid formulation into the vascular system of the plant.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2021Publication date: March 16, 2023Applicant: Invaio Sciences International GmbHInventors: Urs WIDMER, Michael Christian OEHL, Lukas Rudolf SCHÜPBACH, Antony Mathai CHETTOOR, Dimitri VERWEIRE
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Patent number: 11575872Abstract: Three-dimensional image calibration and presentation for eyewear including a pair of image capture devices is described. Calibration and presentation includes obtaining a calibration offset to accommodate flexure in the support structure for the eyewear, adjusting a three-dimensional rendering offset by the obtained calibration offset, and presenting the stereoscopic images using the three-dimension rendering offset.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2021Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: Snap Inc.Inventors: John Bernard Ardisana, II, David Ben Ezra, Nir Daube, Mathias Hintermann, Sagi Katz, Nati Kligler, Michael Christian Ryner, Ashutosh Y. Shukla
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Publication number: 20220401197Abstract: Methods and apparatus(es) for improving irrigation and aspiration of chemical irrigants (e.g., NaOCl) from root canals and/or a pulp chamber of a tooth during a dental procedure are provided. The methods and apparatus(es) enable a dental practitioner to single-handedly perform irrigation and aspiration substantially simultaneously during a dental procedure, thereby simplifying the procedure and mitigating the risk of chemical spillage onto the gums and into the mouth of a patient. Single-handed operation by the practitioner enables the dental technician (or assistant) to perform other duties, while enabling the practitioner to use an available hand to utilize or pass other instruments, hold a mirror to observe the irrigation process, or the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2022Publication date: December 22, 2022Inventors: Michael Christian GRABOW, Maiti Siobhan Grabow
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Patent number: 11514798Abstract: A system and method for conducting preflight planning for autonomous flight missions of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The system includes use of a controller to conduct quantitative risk assessments of available digital data to predict low risk flight routes based on estimated flight risk profiles. The flight risk profiles may be based upon flight safety-critical information, including real time regulatory, airspace, obstacle, and infrastructure data sets. Among other data sets, the flight risk profiles may also account for current weather, current population and traffic data, and aircraft operational data specific to the UAV involved. Each risk assessment can generate a flight risk profile dependent on proposed times of travel, from which a low risk route may be predicted for any impending autonomous aircraft flight. Such risk assessments may enhance chances of expeditious regulatory acceptance of flight plans for such predetermined flight routes.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2020Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Garoe Gonzalez, Anna-Lisa Mautes, Hugo Eduardo Teomitzi, Michael Christian Büddefeld
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Publication number: 20220347138Abstract: The present invention pertains to use of sodium diacetate (NaHAc2) as an antimicrobial agent against bacteria growing in biofilms. The aspects of the invention include a wound care product comprising sodium diacetate, a kit comprising a wound care product, and a method of treating an infected wound.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2022Publication date: November 3, 2022Inventors: Thomas Bjarnsholt, Klaus Kirketerp-Moller, Michael Christian Givskov