Patents by Inventor Michael A. Price

Michael A. Price 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: 10560746
    Abstract: Systems and methods for identifying, assembling, and publishing content are described. A content item, such as a video, having a first time length, is identified by a system to be included in a program scheduled for a first time period. The video may be hosted on a third party system. A first span of time within the first program is allocated for the video, wherein the first span of time is longer than the first time length. The system determines, prior to or at the first time period, a time difference between a current length of the video and the first span of time. At least partly in response to determining that the video has a time length shorter than the first span of time, the system selects supplemental content based at least in part of the determined time difference to be streamed to user terminals over a data network within the first time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: Pluto Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas A. Grouf, Ilya Pozin, Thomas Sieverding, Michael Price, Lindsey Emerson, Lynn D. Gabbay, Thomas V. Ryan, Audra E. Gold, Chan V. Hou
  • Patent number: 10548791
    Abstract: An arm support for a supine patient includes a support which can easily be attached to or removed from a standard medical table pad, and which supports the patient's forearms at an angle parallel to the body, with the biceps at right angles to the body. The arm support may include arm rests which may be slideably moved to accommodate patients with narrower or broader shoulder widths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Inventors: Tim Michaelis, Talmage Barth, Michael Price, Ryan O'Hara, Holden Brown, Nicole Nielsen Davis
  • Publication number: 20200030828
    Abstract: A nozzle for an abatement apparatus and a method are disclosed. The nozzle is for abatement apparatus operable to treat an effluent stream from a processing tool, the nozzle comprises: a nozzle body defining a nozzle inlet operable to receive the effluent stream, a nozzle outlet, and a conduit extending between the nozzle inlet and the nozzle outlet and operable to convey the effluent stream in a direction of flow from the nozzle inlet to the nozzle outlet; and an effluent stream rotator configured to impart a rotational component to the effluent stream to rotate the effluent stream around the direction of flow. In this way, the effluent stream is rotated as it passes through the nozzle body. The destruction rate efficiency achieved by an abatement apparatus when receiving such rotating effluent streams has been found to be significantly improved compared to non-rotating effluent streams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Andrew Seeley, Duncan Michael Price
  • Publication number: 20200018064
    Abstract: A method is provided for supporting a recessed subfloor panel in a lowered position relative to an adjacent, primary subfloor, the primary subfloor being supported from beneath by one or more floor supports. The method includes positioning a spanning brace between a pair of floor supports and adjusting a length of the spanning brace such that the spanning brace engages and is supported by lateral, vertical sides of the pair of floor supports. A recessed subfloor panel is supported atop the spanning brace, the recessed subfloor panel being supported at a lower elevation than an adjacent, primary subfloor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Lyle James Kelly, Joshua Michael Price, John Christopher Daffer
  • Patent number: 10482260
    Abstract: Techniques for in-line filtering of insecure or unwanted mobile components or communications (e.g., insecure or unwanted behaviors associated with applications for mobile devices (“apps”), updates for apps, communications to/from apps, operating system components/updates for mobile devices, etc.) for mobile devices are disclosed. In some embodiments, in-line filtering of apps for mobile devices includes intercepting a request for downloading an application to a mobile device; and modifying a response to the request for downloading the application to the mobile device. In some embodiments, the response includes a notification that the application cannot be downloaded due to an application risk policy violation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventors: Anthony John Bettini, Kevin Watkins, Domingo J. Guerra, Michael Price
  • Patent number: 10387889
    Abstract: Techniques for brand recognition and protection in applications (“apps”) for mobile devices are disclosed. In some embodiments, brand recognition and protection in apps for mobile devices includes extracting a plurality of features of an app; comparing the plurality of features with a target set of features associated with an entity; and determining whether the app violates a policy for brand recognition and protection for the entity based on the comparing the plurality of features with the target set of features associated with the entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventors: Steve Hanna, Anthony John Bettini, Kevin Watkins, Michael Price, Domingo J. Guerra
  • Publication number: 20190232882
    Abstract: A portable organizer used for storing personal items in vehicles to prevent belonging from being transported in a disorganized manner. Additionally, the organizer is designed to provide various storage options, as well as a charging platform. To achieve this the organizer has a back plate, a collection of receptacles, and a base plate. The receptacles are serially distributed across the base plate. Additionally, the receptacles are delineated by sidewalls and a shelf that is inclined relative to the back plate. This enables the stored items to remain within the receptacles when the vehicle is motion, and sudden maneuvers occur. Similarly, the base plate is positioned in between an edge of the back plate and the receptacles to provide another option for storing or dividing the personal items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventor: Michael Price
  • Publication number: 20190208274
    Abstract: Systems and methods for identifying, assembling, and publishing content are described. A content item, such as a video, having a first time length, is identified by a system to be included in a program scheduled for a first time period. The video may be hosted on a third party system. A first span of time within the first program is allocated for the video, wherein the first span of time is longer than the first time length. The system determines, prior to or at the first time period, a time difference between a current length of the video and the first span of time. At least partly in response to determining that the video has a time length shorter than the first span of time, the system selects supplemental content based at least in part of the determined time difference to be streamed to user terminals over a data network within the first time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Nicholas A. Grouf, Ilya Pozin, Thomas Sieverding, Michael Price, Lindsey Emerson, Lynn D. Gabbay, Thomas V. Ryan, Audra E. Gold, Chan V. Hou
  • Publication number: 20190124109
    Abstract: A computer implemented method includes receiving instructions from a user, where the instructions received from the user comprise one or more conditions, scanning data that is maintained across multiple social networks, where scanning comprises identifying data that is associated with a protected social entity, determining that the identified data meets one or more conditions specified in the instructions received from the user, in response to determining that the identified data meets one or more conditions specified in the instructions, determining whether to request a particular social network to remove the identified data by comparing the identified data to terms of service data of each of the one or more social networks, based on the comparison, determining that the identified data is not permitted on at least one social network, and submitting a request for the removal of the identified data to the at least one social network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: James Foster, Christopher B. Cullison, Michael Price
  • Patent number: 10231018
    Abstract: Systems and methods for identifying, assembling, and publishing content are described. A content item, such as a video, having a first time length, is identified by a system to be included in a program scheduled for a first time period. The video may be hosted on a third party system. A first span of time within the first program is allocated for the video, wherein the first span of time is longer than the first time length. The system determines, prior to or at the first time period, a time difference between a current length of the video and the first span of time. At least partly in response to determining that the video has a time length shorter than the first span of time, the system selects supplemental content based at least in part of the determined time difference to be streamed to user terminals over a data network within the first time period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: Pluto Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas A. Grouf, Ilya Pozin, Thomas Sieverding, Michael Price, Lindsey Emerson, Lynn D. Gabbay, Thomas V. Ryan, Audra E. Gold, Chan V. Hou
  • Publication number: 20190068632
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method including scanning, by one or more processors, data that is maintained on one or more social networks, identifying, one or more social entities associated with the scanned data, determining a risk score for each of the one or more social entities, analyzing the scanned data using one or more machine learning techniques, assigning a rating to each of the one or more social entities based on the determined risk score and the analyzed data, and determining, based on the rating assigned to at least one of the one or more social entities that the at least one social entity is a security risk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: James Foster, Christopher B. Cullison, Michael Price, Zachary Michael Allen
  • Publication number: 20190065748
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method including scanning, by one or more processors, data that is maintained on one or more social network profiles of a protected social entity, identifying, one or more social entities associated with the scanned data, determining a risk score for each of the one or more social entities, analyzing the scanned data using one or more machine learning techniques, assigning a rating to each of the one or more social entities based on the determined risk score and the analyzed data, and determining, based on the rating assigned to at least one of the one or more social entities that the at least one social entity is a security risk to the protected social entity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: James Foster, Christopher B. Cullison, Michael Price, Zachary Michael Allen
  • Publication number: 20190058721
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes scanning data maintained on multiple social networks, where, scanning includes identifying a first set of data that is associated with a protected social entity. Scanning data maintained on one or more additional platforms, where, scanning includes identifying a second set of data that is associated with the protected social entity. Scanning data is performed on a continuous basis without user initiation. One or more characteristics of the first set and second set of identified data are determined, and a reference to the identified data, that indicates the characteristic, is generated for each of the one or more characteristics. The one or more generated references of the first set of identified data is compared to the one or more generated references of the second set of identified data. A correlation score is determined based on the comparison, and a threat level indicator is generated based on the determined correlation score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2018
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventors: Christopher B. Cullison, Michael Price, James Foster
  • Publication number: 20190036937
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes receiving, by one or more processors, instructions from a user, wherein the received instructions identify one or more conditions and one or more actions, scanning, by one or more processors, data that is posted to one or more social network pages associated with a corporate entity, determining that the scanned data meets at least one of the one or more conditions of the received instructions, and in response to determining that the scanned data meets at least one of the one or more conditions of the received instructions, performing one or more actions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Christopher B. Cullison, Michael Price, James Foster
  • Publication number: 20190036960
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes identifying, by one or more processors, a first user associated with an organization, identifying one or more social network accounts associated with the first user, identifying a second user associated with the organization, identifying one or more social network accounts associated with the second user, generating a protection portal for the organization, providing a link to the protection portal for the organization to a third user, and providing one or more alerts to the third user associated with the organization, wherein the one or more alerts identify security risks associated with one or more of the first or second user's social network accounts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Christopher B. Cullison, Michael Price, James Foster
  • Publication number: 20190014148
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes scanning, by one or more processors, data that is maintained on one or more social networks, analyzing the scanned data using one or more machine learning techniques, generating custom content associated with a target social entity, initiating interaction with the target social entity, where initiating interaction with the target social entity includes, posting, by the one or more processors, a form of the generated custom content associated with the target social entity to one or more of the target social entity's social networks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: James Foster, Michael Price, Christopher B. Cullison, Philip Tully, John Jefferson Seymour, III
  • Publication number: 20190005584
    Abstract: The invention is a system and method of appraising and managing risk relating to technology needs using a risk management processing engine. The risk management processing engine serves as a central server for an administrator to manage a plurality of policy holders and third party service technicians. The invention gathers policy holder data, determining the risk associated with the data, creating a risk management policy for technology service events and technology service situations in order to mitigate or eliminate the risk, and resolving serviceable events when risk is actualized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventor: Michael Price
  • Publication number: 20180335209
    Abstract: An inlet assembly for a burner and a method are disclosed. The inlet assembly comprises: an inlet nozzle defining an inlet aperture coupleable with an inlet conduit providing an effluent gas stream for treatment by the burner, a non-circular outlet aperture, and a nozzle bore extending along a longitudinal axis between the inlet aperture and the outlet aperture for conveying the effluent gas stream from the inlet aperture to the outlet aperture for delivery to the combustion chamber of the burner, the nozzle bore having an inlet portion extending from the inlet aperture and an outlet portion extending to the non-circular outlet aperture. In this way, the non-circular outlet aperture provides a non-circular effluent gas stream flow into the combustion chamber. The non-circular effluent gas flow enables a greater volume of effluent gas stream to be introduced into the combustion chamber whilst still achieving or exceeding the required levels of abatement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: Andrew James Seeley, Duncan Michael Price
  • Patent number: 10127562
    Abstract: Any of various comparisons of computer folders from different points in time is performed. Such comparisons provide the ability to discover missing documents or documents with modification dates that have changed when there would otherwise have been no need to change them and thus allows discovery of missing documents to discover fraud or to search for evidence after a fraud is suspected. In another embodiment, deltas in accounting system vendor invoice accounts are compared at different points in time, potentially exposing the practice of moving fraudulent vendor transactions into a large group of legitimate transactions for a legitimate vendor. Per period transaction totals for specific periods for legitimate vendors are compared over historical time for suspicious activity. A comparison of reports from the two different periods, using exact data and software from those separate periods (instead of reporting from “current” data), may raise a red flag otherwise missed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: NBRELLA, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Price, Scott DeGraffenreid, Joseph Dito, Taylor Price
  • Publication number: 20180311607
    Abstract: The abatement apparatus includes a porous element at least partially defining a treatment chamber and through which treatment materials pass for introduction into the treatment chamber for treatment of an effluent gas stream; and an infra-red heating device operable to emit infra-red energy to heat the porous element which heats the treatment materials as they pass through the porous element into the treatment chamber. In this way, infra-red energy, rather than combustion, can be used to raise the temperature within the treatment chamber in order to treat the effluent gas stream. This allows the apparatus to be used in environments where no fuel gas exists or where the provision of fuel gas is considered undesirable. Also, heating the treatment materials as they pass through the porous sleeve, rather than simply using radiant heat to heat the treatment chamber enables significantly more energy to be imparted into the treatment materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2016
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Duncan Michael Price, Gary Peter Knight