Patents by Inventor Michael A. Lee

Michael A. Lee 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: 11750079
    Abstract: A VRM system comprises a first output group that comprises a first primary converter. The VRM system also comprises a second output group that comprises a second primary converter. The VRM system also comprises a first VRM output and a second VRM output. The VRM system comprises an adaptable spare converter. The VRM system comprises a first switch and a second switch. Closing the first switch connects the adaptable spare converter with the first VRM output. Closing the second switch connects the adaptable spare converter with the second VRM output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Lee Miller, Eric B. Swenson
  • Patent number: 11750119
    Abstract: Power supply hold-up time is increased using regenerative braking. A power line disturbance (“PLD”) event is detected in a power supply unit. One or more fan motors associated with the power supply unit may be signaled to provide regenerative braking based on identifying the PLD event, where the one or more fan motors transition from a motor operating mode to a regenerative braking mode. The regenerative braking may be applied to the one or more fan motors associated with the power supply unit, where a hold-up time is extended to prevent shut down of the power supply unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael Lee Miller, Bret P. Elison
  • Publication number: 20230273965
    Abstract: A sporting equipment apparatus is described. The apparatus including a sporting equipment data aggregation module configured to receive a plurality of data sets for a plurality of pieces of sporting equipment, each set including sporting equipment parameters for a piece of sporting equipment. The apparatus also including a user interface module configured to receive input of a user requested data set of requested sporting equipment parameters. The apparatus also including a sporting equipment analysis module configured to: compare the user requested data set to the plurality of data sets and select at least one piece of sporting equipment based on a comparison of the user requested data set to the plurality of data sets. The user interface module is configured to generate for display at least one image of the at least one piece of sporting equipment presented to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Jared McNally, Kammie Melton, Michael Lee
  • Publication number: 20230273714
    Abstract: A sporting equipment system is described. The system includes a sporting equipment aggregation module that is configured to receive (i) a first data including a first set of sporting equipment parameters and second data including a second set of sporting equipment parameters. The system also includes a sporting equipment shape generation module configured to determine (i) a first shape for a first sporting equipment, and (ii) a second shape for a second sporting equipment. The system also includes a user interface module that is configured to concurrently generate for display one of: (i) the first shape and the second shape in a first view to a user, wherein in the first view, the first shape and the second shape are shown in a first perspective, and (ii) the first shape and the second shape in a second view to the user, wherein the second view is different than the first view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Jared McNally, Kammie Melton, Michael Lee
  • Patent number: 11743648
    Abstract: A headset includes a speaker, such as a side firing dipole speaker. The headset includes a front chamber that receives sound waves from a first side of the speaker and a rear chamber that receives sound waves from a second side of the speaker. A control leak channel connects the front chamber and the rear chamber. An acoustic mesh may be located within the control leak channel. The speaker configuration is configured to reduce total harmonic distortion of the speaker, particularly in ranges such as 3-6 kHz, while maintaining the broadband efficiency of the speaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Tetsuro Oishi, Rex Pinegar Price, Limin Zhou, Michael Thomas Frank, Joshua James Barr, Michael Lee Butts
  • Patent number: 11740045
    Abstract: A firearm safety mechanism assembly is provided. The firearm safety mechanism assembly includes a firearm with a receiver, a trigger guard coupled to the firearm, and a housing pin. The firearm safety mechanism assembly includes a trigger safety mechanism. The trigger safety mechanism includes a plate, a rod extending from the plate, a trigger coupled to the rod, and a lever nested within the trigger. The lever includes a lever first end and a lever second end, where the lever rotates between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the lever first end abuts a housing pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Agency Arms, LLC
    Inventors: Randy Paul Niswander, Michael Lee Parks
  • Publication number: 20230267150
    Abstract: Aspects described herein may relate to a transaction exchange platform using a streaming data platform (SDP) and microservices to process transactions according to review and approval workflows. The transaction exchange platform may receive transactions from origination sources, which may be added to the SDP as transaction objects. Microservices on the transaction exchange platform may interact with the transaction objects based on configured workflows associated with the transactions. Processing on the transaction exchange platform may facilitate clearing and settlement of transactions. Some aspects may provide for dynamic and flexible reconfiguration of workflows and/or microservices. Other aspects may provide for data snapshots and workflow tracking, allowing for monitoring, quality control, and auditability of transactions on the transaction exchange platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Earle Michael Lee, William Planck
  • Publication number: 20230267591
    Abstract: Various embodiments may relate to an aerial vehicle. The aerial vehicle may include a frame. The aerial vehicle may also include a camera assembly attached to the frame, the camera assembly including a cascaded bi-directional linear actuator and a camera attached to the cascaded bi-directional linear actuator such that the camera is configured to be moved to different positions by the cascaded bi-directional linear actuator to capture a plurality of images of an object. The aerial vehicle may further include a processor in electrical connection to the camera such that the processor is configured to determine one or more dimensions of the object based on the plurality of images. The aerial vehicle may additionally include a flight system configured to move the aerial vehicle. The aerial vehicle may also include an energy system in electrical connection to the camera assembly, the processor, and the flight system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Shaohui FOONG, Meng Da Denzel LEE, Shawndy Michael LEE
  • Publication number: 20230265445
    Abstract: Transgenic plants comprising an originator guide RNA recognition site (OgRRS) as well as an exogenous cognate guide RNA recognition site (CgRRS) which is introduced at or near the junctions of the transgene insert, methods of making such plants, and use of such plants to facilitate breeding are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Michael Andreas Kock, Joshua L. Price, Michael Lee Nuccio
  • Publication number: 20230258286
    Abstract: A conduit support assembly for a heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and/or refrigeration (HVAC&R) system includes a bracket having a base portion and a tab portion. The base portion includes a channel formed therein, the channel is configured to receive a conduit of the HVAC&R system, the tab portion is configured to be inserted through an opening in a panel of the HVAC&R system, and the base portion and the tab portion are configured to cooperatively capture the panel in an installed configuration of the conduit support assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Michael Lee Buckley, Xingshun Gao, Jacob Conrad Ballentine
  • Publication number: 20230255368
    Abstract: A frame assembly for supporting a flat article. In one aspect, the frame assembly may include a stack including a transparent window panel and a frame. The frame may include a floor structure for supporting the stack and an outer annular wall coupled to and surrounding the floor structure, the outer annular wall including a plurality of corners, an outer surface defining a periphery of the frame, an inner surface defining a display cavity, and a front edge that defines a display opening configured to allow the stack to pass therethrough into the display cavity. The outer annular wall may have a non-uniform thickness. The corner portions may have lower and upper portions, with the lower portions having a greater thickness than the lower portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: MCS Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Terry Coyle, JR., Matthew Scott Kressin, Geoffrey William Bastian, Michael Lee Pyle
  • Publication number: 20230250001
    Abstract: A method is described for preparing in-situ a substantially maleic acid copolymer for a treatment additive for aqueous systems, in which crystal habit modification properties are prioritized; for aqueously preparing a substantially poly-maleic additive through in-situ formation of maleic acid copolymer so that mono-carboxylic acids, non-ionic functional groups, and terminal hydroxyl groups are also formed during polymerization; and for applying such additives for treatment of aqueous systems. Treatment agents resulting from these processes are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicant: MFG CHEMICAL, LLC
    Inventor: Michael Lee Standish
  • Publication number: 20230250441
    Abstract: Transgenic INHT26 soybean plants comprising modifications of the DAS44406-6 soybean locus which provide for facile excision of the modified DAS44406-6 transgenic locus or portions thereof as well as modifications of the DAS44406-6 soybean locus, methods of making such plants, and use of such plants to facilitate breeding are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Jurgen G. Debaveye, Joshua L. Price, Michael Andreas Kock, Michael Lee Nuccio, Robin Vanden Bossche
  • Publication number: 20230250000
    Abstract: A method is described for selecting a treatment additive for aqueous systems, such as cooling towers, in which crystal habit modification properties are prioritized; for aqueously preparing a substantially poly-maleic additive through in-situ formation of maleic acid copolymer so that mono-carboxylic acids, non-ionic functional groups, and terminal hydroxyl groups are also formed during polymerization; and for applying such additives for treatment of aqueous systems. Treatment agents resulting from these processes are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicant: MFG CHEMICAL, LLC
    Inventor: Michael Lee Standish
  • Publication number: 20230248095
    Abstract: The snap on and off feature of Copyrighted Print Picture Clothing using different varieties of Fasteners is what makes this product unique. The Print Picture Method for clothing and apparel used for these Fasteners makes it easy for anyone to be a clothing designer by easily printing a snap on picture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2022
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventor: Michael Lee Bivens
  • Publication number: 20230250491
    Abstract: Transgenic INHT26 soybean plants comprising modifications of the DAS44406-6 soybean locus which provide for facile excision of the modified DAS44406-6 transgenic locus or portions thereof, methods of making such plants, and use of such plants to facilitate breeding are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Michael Lee Nuccio, Michael Andreas Kock, Joshua L. Price, Daniel Rodriguez Leal
  • Publication number: 20230250002
    Abstract: A treatment additive for aqueous systems is described, in which crystal habit modification properties are prioritized; for aqueously preparing a substantially poly-maleic additive through in-situ formation of maleic acid copolymer so that mono-carboxylic acids, non-ionic functional groups, and terminal hydroxyl groups are also formed during polymerization; and for applying such additives for treatment of aqueous systems. Treatment agents resulting from these processes are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicant: MFG CHEMICAL, LLC
    Inventor: Michael Lee Standish
  • Patent number: 11713951
    Abstract: A bullet-seating die for precisely loading a bullet into a cartridge case is disclosed. In embodiments, the bullet die comprises: a die body; means for controlling seating depth of the bullet in the cartridge case; means for positively centering the bullet in the die body; means for positively centering a front end and base of the cartridge case in the die body; means for seating the bullet by engaging an ogival portion of the bullet that will engage a rifling as the bullet moves into a bore when a loaded cartridge is fired; and means for releasing the seated bullet from the seating means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Inventor: Michael Lee McPherson
  • Patent number: 11712636
    Abstract: A transformable toy for use on a playing surface is provided. The transformable toy is formed to includes at least one movable housing element that will move from and expanded to a retracted position when a catch and a latch of the transformable toy are secured and released by an actuator of the transformable toy. The transformable toy is formed to roll about at least one rotation axis thereof, and in some embodiments, is also formed to be driven to spin about a spinning axis thereof. In some embodiments the transformable toy includes separably connectable top and bottom housing portions, and in some embodiments, different bottom housing portions can be exchanged on a particular top housing portion to provide different functionality to the transformable toy. The transformable toy can be driven to spin about the spinning axis by a shaft and flywheel mounted within the transformable toy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: SPIN MASTER LTD.
    Inventors: Michael Lee, Evan Miller, Jaedon Tseng, Fujio Nobata, Michitoshi Sugimoto
  • Patent number: 11714417
    Abstract: Generally, the present disclosure is directed to systems and methods that include or otherwise leverage an iterative solver as part of optimizing a motion plan for an autonomous vehicle (AV). In particular, a scenario generator within a motion planning system can include a warm start generator configured to determine an initial trajectory that respects the dynamics of the autonomous vehicle and that closely tracks a speed profile determined by a constraint solver and one or more nominal paths determined by a route selector. A decision validator can analyze speed profiles and nominal paths to identify potential inconsistencies and validate a decision before optimization and execution. An initial trajectory can be further optimized by an iterative solver to determine an optimized trajectory for execution as a motion plan for the autonomous vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: UATC, LLC
    Inventors: Chenggang Liu, Moslem Kazemi, David McAllister Bradley, Tianyu Gu, Michael Lee Phillips