Patents by Inventor Michael A. Gordon

Michael A. Gordon 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).

  • SUPPORT APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR POSITIONING A PATIENT?S ANATOMY
    Publication number: 20220378386
    Abstract: A support system configured to support the lower extremities of a patient, for example during radiotherapy and imaging procedures, and methods for employing the same is provided. The support system includes a knee support apparatus and a foot support apparatus, each of which may be used together or independently in order to customize the support needed for the particular procedure. When used on the patient table of an appropriate imaging or treatment modality, the support system is configured to allow the clinician to independently adjust the knee support and foot support's positioning in the superior-inferior axis of the patient table in both a gross and fine manner for optimal positioning of the patient for the target procedure. The robust adjustment capabilities of the support system enable enhanced patient comfort, setup reproducibility, and workflow efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicant: Qfix Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Melissa Reid, Sean F. McGrenaghan, Mathew Michael Gordon, David Martin Rabeno
  • Low-profile keysets and input devices
    Patent number: 11481041
    Abstract: Low-profile keysets and input devices having such low-profile keysets are described. In one example, the input device includes a support structure having a first and second surface; a bezel having a first and second surface, wherein the first surface of the bezel is adjacent to the first surface of the support structure, and the bezel comprises at least one opening; at least one key cap positioned within the at least one opening of the bezel, wherein each key cap is configured to move between a first and second position to trigger a function of the input device; and a fabric cover layer positioned adjacent to the second surface of the bezel, such that the bezel and the at least one key cap are positioned between the fabric cover layer and the support structure, the fabric cover layer is only adhered to the second surface of the bezel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Francis Deily, Michael Gordon Oldani, Yajing Liu, David Paul Platt, David Michael Lane, Thomas Joseph Longo
  • Recombinant HIV-1 envelope proteins and their use
    Patent number: 11459360
    Abstract: HIV-1 Env ectodomain trimers stabilized in a prefusion mature closed conformation and methods of their use and production are disclosed. In several embodiments, the HIV-1 Env ectodomain trimers and/or nucleic acid molecules can be used to generate an immune response to HIV-1 in a subject. In additional embodiments, the therapeutically effective amount of the HIV-1 Env ectodomain trimers can be administered to a subject in a method of treating or preventing HIV-1 infection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Peter Kwong, Marie Pancera, Tongqing Zhou, Ivelin Georgiev, Michael Gordon Joyce, Priyamvada Acharya, Jason Gorman, Yongping Yang, Guillaume Stewart-Jones, Rita Chen, Gwo-Yu Chuang, John Mascola, Baoshan Zhang, Cheng Cheng, Mallika Sastry, Aliaksandr Druz
  • AUTOMATED MARINE NAVIGATION
    Publication number: 20220291682
    Abstract: Autonomously piloting a sea-faring vessel traveling on a pre-defined course at a nominal speed includes: measuring a slamming parameter of the vessel; determining that the slamming parameter is outside an acceptable range; and autonomously decreasing the speed of the vessel until the slamming parameter is within the acceptable range, thereby causing the vessel to enter a reduced-speed mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Michael Gordon Johnson, Lauren Anne Lamm
  • GENERIC SCHEDULING
    Publication number: 20220276999
    Abstract: A system and method for customized scheduling of sources, including breaking down a source of content into at least two categories, including posts and engagements, and gathering content related to a specific source. A scheduler handles scheduling of posts and engagement for a single source and entities that are due to be crawled are sent to a scheduling queue, in which each content type for a source can have its own queue. A process points to the correct scheduler queue in order to request content to be crawled, attaches to the proper queue, processes requests, queries the social network for content, parses the response and sends any new data to be saved to the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: Stuart Douglas McClune, Michael Gordon Luff
  • Dynamic query response with metadata
    Patent number: 11410087
    Abstract: Metadata and for posts originating from different social media sources and the posts themselves may be collected. A query specifying search criteria for the posts and filter criteria related to the metadata may be submitted to the system disclosed herein. The system may allow a client or tenant of the system to filter and search the metadata stored therein. The system may provide the posts in response to the query and permit a client or tenant to rapidly switch between social media sources and corresponding metadata types.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Salesforce, Inc.
    Inventors: Derek Brian Hatchard, Jordan Patrick Lutes, Michael Gordon Luff
  • System and method for sequential circumferential deposition of thermoplastic composite prepreg material to successfully layer plies of prepreg tape, allowing the continuous processing of tubular shapes and rods
    Patent number: 11400665
    Abstract: A system for sequential circumferential deposition of thermoplastic composite prepreg material to layer plies of prepreg tape, allowing the continuous processing of tubular shapes and rods, comprising a floating mandrel; a first heatable folding shoe configured to heat and wrap a first prepreg tape onto the floating mandrel; a first forming tube configured to heat and pultrude the first prepreg tape so as to form a first layer ply of prepreg tape on the floating mandrel; a second heatable folding shoe configured to heat and wrap a second prepreg tape onto the first layer ply of prepreg tape on the floating mandrel; a second forming tube configured to heat and pultrude the second prepreg tape so as to form a second layer ply of prepreg tape over the first layer ply of prepreg tape on the floating mandrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Ebert Composites Corporation
    Inventors: David W. Johnson, D. Michael Gordon
  • Video summarization using selected characteristics
    Patent number: 11393208
    Abstract: Devices, systems and methods are disclosed for improving a playback of video data and generation of a video summary. For example, annotation data may be generated for individual video frames included in the video data to indicate content present in the individual video frames, such as faces, objects, pets, speech or the like. A video summary may be determined by calculating a priority metric for individual video frames based on the annotation data. In response to input indicating a face and a period of time, a video summary can be generated including video segments focused on the face within the period of time. The video summary may be directed to multiple faces and/or objects based on the annotation data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Eugene Pearson, Dynin Hong Khem, Peter Van Tuyl Bentley, William Christopher Banta, Kevin Michael Gordon, Manlio Armando Lo Conte
  • Displaying search results on a one or two dimensional graph
    Patent number: 11341180
    Abstract: Embodiments retrieve a set of search results that have been previously identified as having at least one associated date or location. A timeline or map is displayed that visually represents the distribution of the dates or locations within the results. The timeline is displayed with a histogram graph corresponding to the number of dates in the search results at points along the timeline. The map is displayed with markers at the locations corresponding to the locations in the search results. The user can navigate the result set using the displayed timeline or map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey C. Reynar, Michael Gordon, David J. Vespe, David Petrou, Andrew W. Hogue
  • NETWORK MONITORING TO DETERMINE PERFORMANCE OF INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICE PROVIDERS
    Publication number: 20220159051
    Abstract: Techniques for serving a manifest file of an adaptive streaming video include receiving a request for the manifest file from a user device. The video is encoded at different reference bitrates and each encoded reference bitrate is divided into segments to generate video segment files. The manifest file includes an ordered list of universal resource locators (URLs) that reference a set of video segment files encoded at a particular reference bitrate. A source manifest file that indicates the set of video segment files is identified based on the request. An issued manifest file that includes a first URL and a second URL is generated based on the source manifest file. The first URL references a first domain and the second URL references a second domain that is different from the first domain. The issued manifest file is transmitted to the user device as a response to the request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: DLVR, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Gordon
  • GENERIC SCHEDULING
    Publication number: 20220138188
    Abstract: A system and method for customized scheduling of sources, including breaking down a source of content into at least two categories, including posts and engagements, and gathering content related to a specific source. A scheduler handles scheduling of posts and engagement for a single source and entities that are due to be crawled are sent to a scheduling queue, in which each content type for a source can have its own queue. A process points to the correct scheduler queue in order to request content to be crawled, attaches to the proper queue, processes requests, queries the social network for content, parses the response and sends any new data to be saved to the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Stuart Douglas McClune, Michael Gordon Luff
  • ANTIBODIES AND METHODS FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS INFECTION
    Publication number: 20220098284
    Abstract: Antibodies and compositions of matter useful for the detection, diagnosis and treatment of Epstein Barr Virus infection in mammals, and methods of using those compositions of matter for the same are disclosed. Also disclosed are proteins, referred to as anti-gp350 antibody probes, and anti-gp350 B-cell probes, that maintain the epitope structure of the CR2-binding region of gp350, but do not bind CR2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicants: The U.S.A., as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc.
    Inventors: Wei Bu, Masaru Kanekiyo, Michael Gordon Joyce, Jeffrey I. Cohen
  • Sampler Apparatus for an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
    Publication number: 20220090992
    Abstract: A removably attachable sampling and analysis apparatus for use with a drone which includes a housing member, a flotation member, at least two connecting members, a collapsible framework and sensors. A preferred embodiment of the present invention enables rapid deployment of the sampling and analysis apparatus to multiple target locations on a body of water to take water quality measurements and samples. The sampling and analysis apparatus can also be utilized in other applications such as soil measurements and sample collection, agricultural and forestry applications, as well as with gas sensors to measure air quality and map values in 3D space with a time stamp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicant: Terra Vigilis, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Gordon Mortensen, Charles John Luebke, Timothy Edward Tyre
  • PEPTIDE LIBRARIES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20220090297
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to peptide libraries and uses thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Joanna Feltham Swain, Ellen Lovisa Larsdotter Afzelius, William Michael Gordon, Christian B. Matranga, Assaf Rotem, Gang Hu
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONFIGURING A POWER DISTRIBUTION UNIT
    Publication number: 20220075434
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices are described for configuration of multiple power distribution units (PDUs) in an efficient manner. Power distribution units may be discovered on a network, and automatically configured according to a configuration defined for a particular location. A location may be, for example, a geographical region, a data center, a zone within a data center, a cabinet, or an individual PDU. All PDUs associated with a particular location may be provided with a common configuration file that defines operating parameters for the PDUs. In such a manner, a user may simply connect the PDU to the network, with the appropriate configuration provided without additional involvement of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Calvin Nicholson, Michael Gordon
  • PREFUSION RSV F PROTEINS AND THEIR USE
    Publication number: 20220064222
    Abstract: Embodiments of a recombinant Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) F ectodomain trimer stabilized in a prefusion conformation are provided. Also disclosed are nucleic acids encoding the RSV F ectodomain trimer and methods of producing the RSV F ectodomain trimer. Methods for inducing an immune response in a subject are also disclosed. In some embodiments, the method can be a method for treating or preventing a RSV infection in a subject by administering a therapeutically effective amount of the recombinant RSV F ectodomain trimer to the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Servic
    Inventors: Peter Kwong, Barney Graham, John Mascola, Li Ou, Aliaksandr Druz, Man Chen, Wing-Pui Kong, Ivelin Stefanov Georgiev, Emily Rundlet, Michael Gordon Joyce, Yaroslav Tsybovsky, Paul Thomas, Marie Pancera, Mallika Sastry, Cinque Soto, Joseph Van Galen, Guillaume Stewart-Jones, Yongping Yang, Baoshan Zhang, Ulrich Baxa
  • Antibodies and methods for the diagnosis and treatment of Epstein Barr virus infection
    Patent number: 11236151
    Abstract: Antibodies and compositions of matter useful for the detection, diagnosis and treatment of Epstein Barr Virus infection in mammals, and to methods of using those compositions of matter for the same. Also disclosed are proteins, referred to as anti-gp350 antibody probes, and anti-gp350 B-cell probes, that maintain the epitope structure of the CR2-binding region of gp350, but do not bind CR2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignees: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc.
    Inventors: Wei Bu, Masaru Kanekiyo, Michael Gordon Joyce, Jeffrey I. Cohen
  • PREFUSION RSV F PROTEINS AND THEIR USE
    Publication number: 20220002351
    Abstract: Disclosed are Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) antigens including a recombinant RSV F protein stabilized in a prefusion conformation. Also disclosed are nucleic acids encoding the antigens and methods of producing the antigens. Methods for generating an immune response in a subject are also disclosed. In some embodiments, the method is a method for treating or preventing a RSV infection in a subject by administering a therapeutically effective amount of the antigen to the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicant: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Servic
    Inventors: Peter D. Kwong, Barney S. Graham, Jason S. McLellan, Jeffrey Boyington, Lei Chen, Man Chen, Gwo-Yu Chuang, Ivelin Stefanov Georgiev, Jason Gorman, Michael Gordon Joyce, Masaru Kanekiyo, Gilad Ofek, Marie Pancera, Mallika Sastry, Cinque Soto, Sanjay Srivatsan, Guillaume Stewart-Jones, Yongping Yang, Baoshan Zhang, Tongqing Zhou
  • RING-FUSED THIAZOLINO 2-PYRIDONES, METHODS FOR PREPARATION THEREOF AND THEIR USE IN THE TREATMENT AND/OR PREVENTION OF A DISEASE INVOLVING GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA
    Publication number: 20210401815
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a compound of Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, optionally in combination with a drug against a disease involving gram-positive bacteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Scott Hultgren, Jerome S. Pinkner, Michael Gordon Caparon, Jr., Ana Lidia Flores Mireles, Fredrik Almqvist, Pardeep Singh, Anders Lindgren, Aaron James Leonard Lynch
  • Turbine bucket with a cooling circuit having an asymmetric root turn
    Patent number: 11187085
    Abstract: A turbine bucket may include a platform, an airfoil extending from the platform at an intersection thereof, and a cooling circuit extending within the platform and the airfoil. The cooling circuit may include a root turn with an asymmetric shape to reduce stress concentrations therein. The asymmetric shape of the root turn may be asymmetrical along a path between a pressure side of the airfoil and a suction side of the airfoil. The asymmetric shape of the root turn may be asymmetrical within a plane defined by a radial direction and a circumferential direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: William Scott Zemitis, Luke C. Sponseller, Michael Gordon Sherman