Patents by Inventor Michael A. Collier

Michael A. Collier 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: 11109335
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a number of example embodiments where wireless nodes are arranged in a wirelessly connected environment to support a variety of remote management operations, including location tracking, status monitoring, and remote control. In an example embodiment, the wireless nodes can be deployed in a retail store and provide remote management and control over any combination of product display assemblies, locks, power strips, display shelves, display hooks, and other node types.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Mobile Tech, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Logan Blaser, Hunter Wylie, Jacob Michael Collier
  • Patent number: 11052149
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition comprising a) a polyacetal polymer, a polyester polymer and/or a biodegradable polymer; b) a cyclic dinucleotide; and c) an antigen and/or an antibody, as well as methods of using same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Inventors: Jenny P.-Y. Ting, Robert Junkins, Brandon Johnson, Kristy Ainslie, Eric Bachelder, Matthew Gallovic, Michael Collier, Ning Cheng
  • Publication number: 20210196058
    Abstract: This disclosure is directed to product merchandising systems that enable products to be swapped between base assemblies of different product merchandising systems and accommodate different charging/powering capabilities of the products. Product merchandising systems have puck assemblies comprising modular puck upper portions and modular puck lower portions. Various different products may be mounted on the modular puck upper portions, each with a different way of receiving power from the modular puck upper portions. Each modular puck upper portion can be detached from a modular puck lower portion of a product merchandising system and reattached to a modular puck lower portion of another product merchandising system without having to reconfigure a power connection to the product attached to the modular puck upper portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: Mobile Tech, Inc.
    Inventors: Wade Wheeler, Robert Logan Blaser, Mitch Hose, Jacob Michael Collier
  • Publication number: 20210055902
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a number of example embodiments where wireless nodes are arranged in a wirelessly connected environment to support a variety of remote management operations, including location tracking, status monitoring, and remote control. In an example embodiment, the wireless nodes can be deployed in a retail store and provide remote management and control over any combination of product display assemblies, locks, power strips, display shelves, display hooks, and other node types.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Applicant: Mobile Tech, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Logan Blaser, Hunter Wylie, Jacob Michael Collier
  • Patent number: 10728868
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a number of example embodiments where wireless nodes are arranged in a wirelessly connected environment to support a variety of remote management operations, including location tracking, status monitoring, and remote control. In an example embodiment, the wireless nodes can be deployed in a retail store and provide remote management and control over any combination of product display assemblies, locks, power strips, display shelves, display hooks, and other node types.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Mobile Tech, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Logan Blaser, Hunter Wylie, Jacob Michael Collier
  • Patent number: 10674466
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a number of example embodiments where wireless nodes are arranged in a wirelessly connected environment to support a variety of remote management operations, including location tracking, status monitoring, and remote control. In an example embodiment, the wireless nodes can be deployed in a retail store and provide remote management and control over any combination of product display assemblies, locks, power strips, display shelves, display hooks, and other node types.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: MOBILE TECH, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Logan Blaser, Hunter Wylie, Jacob Michael Collier
  • Publication number: 20200137708
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a number of example embodiments where wireless nodes are arranged in a wirelessly connected environment to support a variety of remote management operations, including location tracking, status monitoring, and remote control. In an example embodiment, the wireless nodes can be deployed in a retail store and provide remote management and control over any combination of product display assemblies, locks, power strips, display shelves, display hooks, and other node types.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Robert Logan Blaser, Hunter Wylie, Jacob Michael Collier
  • Patent number: 10524220
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a number of example embodiments where wireless nodes are arranged in a wirelessly connected environment to support a variety of remote management operations, including location tracking, status monitoring, and remote control. In an example embodiment, the wireless nodes can be deployed in a retail store and provide remote management and control over any combination of product display assemblies, locks, power strips, display shelves, display hooks, and other node types.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: MOBILE TECH, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Logan Blaser, Hunter Wylie, Jacob Michael Collier
  • Publication number: 20190275144
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition comprising a) a polyacetal polymer, a polyester polymer and/or a biodegradable polymer; b) a cyclic dinucleotide; and c) an antigen and/or an antibody, as well as methods of using same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Jenny P.-Y. Ting, Robert Junkins, Brandon Johnson, Kristy Ainslie, Eric Bachelder, Matthew Gallovic, Michael Collier, Ning Cheng
  • Publication number: 20190230612
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a number of example embodiments where wireless nodes are arranged in a wirelessly connected environment to support a variety of remote management operations, including location tracking, status monitoring, and remote control. In an example embodiment, the wireless nodes can be deployed in a retail store and provide remote management and control over any combination of product display assemblies, locks, power strips, display shelves, display hooks, and other node types.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Robert Logan Blaser, Hunter Wylie, Jacob Michael Collier
  • Patent number: 10251144
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a number of example embodiments where wireless nodes are arranged in a wirelessly connected environment to support a variety of remote management operations, including location tracking, status monitoring, and remote control. In an example embodiment, the wireless nodes can be deployed in a retail store and provide remote management and control over any combination of product display assemblies, locks, power strips, display shelves, display hooks, and other node types.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: MOBILE TECH, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Logan Blaser, Hunter Wylie, Jacob Michael Collier
  • Publication number: 20180288722
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a number of example embodiments where wireless nodes are arranged in a wirelessly connected environment to support a variety of remote management operations, including location tracking, status monitoring, and remote control. In an example embodiment, the wireless nodes can be deployed in a retail store and provide remote management and control over any combination of product display assemblies, locks, power strips, display shelves, display hooks, and other node types.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Robert Logan Blaser, Hunter Wylie, Jacob Michael Collier
  • Publication number: 20180288721
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a number of example embodiments where wireless nodes are arranged in a wirelessly connected environment to support a variety of remote management operations, including location tracking, status monitoring, and remote control. In an example embodiment, the wireless nodes can be deployed in a retail store and provide remote management and control over any combination of product display assemblies, locks, power strips, display shelves, display hooks, and other node types.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Robert Logan Blaser, Hunter Wylie, Jacob Michael Collier
  • Publication number: 20180288720
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a number of example embodiments where wireless nodes are arranged in a wirelessly connected environment to support a variety of remote management operations, including location tracking, status monitoring, and remote control. In an example embodiment, the wireless nodes can be deployed in a retail store and provide remote management and control over any combination of product display assemblies, locks, power strips, display shelves, display hooks, and other node types.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Robert Logan Blaser, Hunter Wylie, Jacob Michael Collier
  • Patent number: 9354767
    Abstract: A multi-document application that includes a multi-document interface that includes a view area that displays one document at a time and includes a tab group element that displays tabs, each tab having a control that permits a corresponding document to be visualized in the view area. When a new document is opened in the multi-document application, the multi-document interface adds a new tab to the tab group element to represent the newly opened document. The user may configure the hiding criteria that is used to determine which tabs are hidden when there are too many tabs to be visualized in the tab group element, the sorting criteria for ordering the tabs that are visualized and/or the type of navigation control that may be used to change the subset of the tabs that are visualized in the tab group element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Radames Saul Cruz Moreno, Adrian Michael Collier, Pradyumna Siddhartha
  • Publication number: 20150122532
    Abstract: In various embodiments, high temperature printed circuit boards are disclosed. In one embodiment, a high temperature printed circuit board (PCB) comprises a first reinforced pre-impregnated layer and a second reinforced pre-impregnated layer. The first reinforced pre-impregnated layer and the second reinforced pre-impregnated layer comprise a plurality of glass fibers having a warp and a weft and impregnated with a polyimide high-temperature resin adhesive. A flexible metal-clad polyimide laminate material is located between the first reinforced pre-impregnated layer and the reinforced second pre-impregnated layer. The flexible metal-clad polyimide laminate material comprises a plurality of conductive traces. A polyimide film is disposed over the first pre-impregnated layer and the second pre-impregnated layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Robert A. Nelson, Raymond L. Dubois, Michael A. Collier, James E. Keating
  • Patent number: 8407612
    Abstract: A multi-document application that includes a multi-document interface that includes a view area that displays one document at a time and includes a tab group element that displays tabs, each tab having a control that permits a corresponding document to be visualized in the view area. A user may then designate that one or more of the tabs are to be pinned to thereby have the multi-document application assign a pinned status to the tab. The pinned status may be persisted such that when the multi-document application is closed and reloaded, the pinned status remains. Further, when a tab receives a pinned status, the tab does not display less information regarding the corresponding document as compared to before the tab was pinned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Radames Saul Cruz Moreno, James E. Bartlett, Adrian Michael Collier, Pradyumna Siddhartha
  • Patent number: 8375321
    Abstract: A multi-document application that includes a multi-document interface that includes a view area that displays one document at a time and includes a tab group element that displays tabs, each tab having a control that permits a corresponding document to be visualized in the view area. When a new document is opened in the multi-document application, the multi-document interface adds a new tab to the tab group element to represent the newly opened document. The color coding of the tabs and/or the tab sizing is configurable by a user rather than being predetermined. Other visual properties may also be configurable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Radames Saul Cruz Moreno, Adrian Michael Collier, Pradyumna Siddhartha
  • Publication number: 20120264549
    Abstract: An on-field vision training system is disclosed that provides a visual identifier near the athlete during game play and training exercises and other visual identifier positioned away from the athlete, but so as to still be seen by the athlete during game play and training exercises. The athlete uses the visual identifiers during game play and training exercises to improve vision, focus, and concentration. An American football having unique visual identifiers for use as an in-flight visual training tool is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2011
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: NIKE INC.
    Inventors: Kristopher Homsi, Vikram Malhotra, Michael E. Schmitt, Rodolfo Chapa, Michael Collier, Bruce Wojciechowski, Justin Wojciechowski
  • Patent number: D818079
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Inventors: Michael Collier, Janice Collier, Jake Collier