Patents by Inventor Michael A. Young

Michael A. Young 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).

  • NON-SLIP TEMPERATURE RESISTANT CUTTING BOARD ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20210393085
    Abstract: A cutting board assembly that includes a plurality of anti-slip support assemblies that maintain usability of at least one of the opposing surfaces of the cutting board assembly for cutting operations and which maintain a sanitary and cleanable construction of the cutting board assembly. Each support assembly includes first and second support bodies that are constructed to engage one another and cooperate with discrete through-holes that are formed in the body of the cutting board. Each support assembly includes an anti-slip layer that protrudes above the discrete cutting surface and sealingly cooperates with the walls of the discrete through-holes to maintain a sanitary and cleanable condition of the cutting board assembly. The body of the cutting board assembly is constructed to withstand exposure to high temperature conditions associated with use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Jarod Sulik, Michael Young
  • ROLLED WEB MATERIAL FEED ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20210380363
    Abstract: A feed assembly for dispensing rolled web material from a bulk roll of material and that includes a feed drum and a pair of pinch rollers that cooperate with the feed drum. The feed drum and pinch rollers are oriented and constructed to mitigate jamming and/or undesired displacement of the web material as it progresses through the feed assembly. Preferably, a drum guard is disposed between the pinch rollers and is constructed to further mitigate undesired translation of the web material relative to the feed assembly during dispense operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Jarod Sulik, Bernie Ziebart, Tim Larson, Michael Young
  • ROLL MATERIAL DISPENSER TEAR BAR
    Publication number: 20210380367
    Abstract: A web material dispenser tear bar, a dispenser assembly comprising a tear bar and a method of forming the same. The tear bar includes a cutting edge that is defined by a plurality of teeth that extend along a longitudinal edge of a body of the tear bar. The teeth include a first group of teeth that have a triangular shape defined by linear edges of the respective teeth and a second group of teeth where at least one side of each tooth of the second group of teeth have a curved edge that extends in a radial direction toward an adjacent one of the plurality of teeth. The tear bar is preferably disposed in the housing of a dispenser and oriented to engage a web material to selectively perforate and/or sever a portion of the web material from the roll.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventor: Michael Young
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING VEHICLE CLASS BASED UPON AUDIO DATA
    Publication number: 20210375305
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided to identify the class of vehicle driving over a road surface based upon audio data collected as the vehicle drives thereover. With respect to predicting a class of a vehicle, audio data is obtained that is created by the vehicle while driving over the road surface. The audio data includes one or more audio frequency features and/or one or more audio amplitude features. The audio data including the one or more audio frequency features and/or the one or more audio amplitude features is provided to a machine learning model and the class of the vehicle that created the audio data is predicted utilizing the machine learning model. A method, apparatus and computer program product are also provided for training the machine learning model to predict the class of the vehicle driving over the road surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: HERE Global B.V.
    Inventors: Leon STENNETH, Jeremy Michael YOUNG
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREDICITING A MAP OBJECT BASED UPON AUDIO DATA
    Publication number: 20210372813
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided to predict a map object based at least in part on audio data. With respect to predicting a map object, audio data created by a vehicle while driving over a road surface is obtained. The audio data includes one or more audio amplitude features, one or more audio frequency features or a combination of audio amplitude features and audio frequency features. The audio data including the one or more audio amplitude features is provided to a machine learning model and the map object that created the audio data while the vehicle interacted therewith is predicted utilizing the machine learning model. A method, apparatus and computer program product are also provided for training the machine learning model to predict the map object based at least in part on audio data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: HERE Global B.V.
    Inventors: Leon STENNETH, Jeremy Michael YOUNG
  • Chair and Components
    Publication number: 20210368984
    Abstract: A chair support shell has an integral back portion, seat portion, and joining portion between the back portion and the seat portion. At least a major portion of the support shell comprises a compliant structure, the compliant structure having a plurality of cells interconnected by a plurality of resilient members. The compliant structure provides compliance in the seat portion, compliance in the back portion, and compliance in the joining portion. The compliant structure enables recline of the back portion relative to the seat portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Kent Wallace Parker, Martyn Walter Goodwin Collings, Wayne Douglas O'Hara, Aaron Michael Young, Paul James Stevenson, Gavin James Bateman, Kai Xi Lin
  • ISOLATION AND IMMOBILIZATION OF NUCLEIC ACIDS AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20210371850
    Abstract: Disclosed is a novel technique of directly isolating nucleic acids from a biological sample and use of the isolated nucleic acid complexes for various applications and assays such as biobanking and sequencing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventor: Brandon Michael YOUNG
  • Textured fibrous structures
    Patent number: 11174590
    Abstract: Textured fibrous structures, and more particularly textured fibrous structures having a plurality of deformations such that the textures fibrous structures exhibit novel surface height properties compared to known fibrous structures, and methods for making such textured fibrous structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Michael Donald Suer, Fei Wang, John Daniel Algers, Christopher Michael Young, Steven Lee Barnholtz, Timothy Duane Smith, Douglas Jay Barkey, Kamilah Gbadamosi Gillispie
  • METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR VEHICLE LOCALIZATION VIA AMPLITUDE AUDIO FEATURES
    Publication number: 20210349939
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for vehicle localization via amplitude audio features. In this regard, an amplitude audio signature of audio data received from one or more audio sensors of a vehicle is determined. Location data associated with the vehicle is also determined. Based on the location data for the vehicle, at least a portion of an audio feature map is selected. The audio feature map stores amplitude audio signatures associated with road noise in relation to respective locations. Furthermore, the amplitude audio signature of the audio data is compared with the amplitude audio signatures of the audio feature map. Based on the comparison between the amplitude audio signature of the audio data and the amplitude audio signatures of the audio feature map, a location of the vehicle is refined to generate updated location data for the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Jeremy Michael Young, Leon Stenneth
  • METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR VEHICLE LOCALIZATION VIA FREQUENCY AUDIO FEATURES
    Publication number: 20210350817
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for vehicle localization via frequency audio features. In this regard, a frequency audio signature of audio data received from one or more audio sensors of a vehicle is determined. Location data associated with the vehicle is also determined. Based on the location data for the vehicle, at least a portion of an audio feature map is selected. The audio feature map stores frequency audio signatures associated with road noise in relation to respective locations. Furthermore, the frequency audio signature of the audio data is compared with the frequency audio signatures of the audio feature map. Based on the comparison between the frequency audio signature of the audio data and the frequency audio signatures of the audio feature map, a location of the vehicle is refined to generate updated location data for the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Jeremy Michael Young, Leon Stenneth
  • Fused Tricyclic Pyrazolo-Dihydropyrazinyl-Pyridone Compounds as Antivirals
    Publication number: 20210346377
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds of Formula (I) as described herein, along with pharmaceutically acceptable salts, pharmaceutical compositions and pharmaceutical combinations containing such compounds, as well as methods to use these compounds, salts and compositions for treating viral infections, particularly infections caused by hepatitis B virus (HBV), and for reducing the occurrence of serious conditions associated with HBV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Jiping FU, Wooseok HAN, Xianming JIN, Keith Bruce PFISTER, Joseph Michael YOUNG
  • MOBILE ENTITY INTERACTION COUNTDOWN AND DISPLAY
    Publication number: 20210347374
    Abstract: Sensor data captured by one or more sensors coupled to a first entity are received by an apparatus. The sensor data comprises a location of the first entity or representation of surroundings of the first entity. Based at least in part on the sensor data, a second entity is identified. Based at least in part on trajectories along which the first and second entities are respectively traveling, it is expected that the second entity will enter a zone defined around the first entity. Based at least in part on the sensor data, an amount of time until the second entity will enter the zone is determined. The amount of time until the second entity will enter the zone is provided as (a) input to a navigation function and/or (b) to be displayed as a countdown via a display element and/or speaker element of the first entity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Leon Stenneth, Jeremy Michael Young, Jerome Beaurepaire
  • Discretizer and method of using same
    Patent number: 11148147
    Abstract: Discretizers that exhibit improved solid additive laden fluid flow emanating from the discretizers and methods of using same, particularly for making fibrous structures are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Christopher Michael Young, Steven Lee Barnholtz, Fei Wang
  • WATER RESISTANT ROLL MATERIAL DISPENSER ASSEMBLY AND KIT
    Publication number: 20210298542
    Abstract: An assembly, kit, and method for water-proofing a rolled web material dispenser. The assembly includes a mounting plate that is constructed to engage a back surface of a housing of the web material dispenser and includes a gasket that is disposed between a front surface of the mounting plate and the back surface of the housing to form a watertight seal therebetween. A plurality of ribs extend in a rearward direction towards a mounting surface from a back surface of the mounting plate and define a plurality of channels that guide water sprayed above the dispenser away from a cavity enclosed by the housing. The assembly preferably includes a plug that is preferably tethered to the mounting plate and is constructed to cooperate with a keyhole of the dispenser housing and form a watertight seal therewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventor: Michael Young
  • Chair and components
    Patent number: 11122901
    Abstract: A chair support shell has an integral back portion, seat portion, and joining portion between the back portion and the seat portion. At least a major portion of the support shell comprises a compliant structure, the compliant structure having a plurality of cells interconnected by a plurality of resilient members. The compliant structure provides compliance in the seat portion, compliance in the back portion, and compliance in the joining portion. The compliant structure enables recline of the back portion relative to the seat portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Formway Furniture Limited
    Inventors: Kent Wallace Parker, Martyn Walter Goodwin Collings, Wayne Douglas O'Hara, Aaron Michael Young, Paul James Stevenson, Gavin James Bateman, Kai Xi Lin
  • Carousel style dispenser
    Patent number: 11122942
    Abstract: A dispenser assembly that includes a carousel tray and is operable to allow the user to selectively orient one of a plurality of respective discrete rolls of web material supported by the carousel tray proximate a dispense opening. An elongate user actuated lever arm is accessible from outside the dispenser housing and operable to allow the user to manually rotate the carousel tray relative to the housing to present each discrete roll of web material proximate the dispense opening for use. In preferred embodiments, the dispensing assembly includes one or more indexing and/or brake assemblies that are configured to inhibit inertial rotation of the carousel and/or to resist rotation of the carousel beyond a desired radial location absent user interaction with the lever arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: San Jamar, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Young
  • Process for Making Multi-Ply Fibrous Structure Containing Articles
    Publication number: 20210285162
    Abstract: Articles, for example multi-ply fibrous structure-containing articles such as multi-ply sanitary tissue products, containing two or more fibrous structure plies, and more particularly to multi-ply articles containing two or more fibrous structure plies having a plurality of fibrous elements wherein the articles exhibit improved bulk and absorbent properties compared to known articles and methods for making same, are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Steven Lee Barnholtz, Christopher Michael Young, Timothy James Klawitter, James Roy Denbow, Michael Gomer Stelljes, Michael Donald Suer, Jeffrey Glen Sheehan, Paul Dennis Trokhan, Kathryn Christian Kien
  • Fibrous Structure-Containing Articles
    Publication number: 20210277606
    Abstract: Articles, such as sanitary tissue products, including fibrous structures, and more particularly articles including fibrous structures having a plurality of fibrous elements wherein the article exhibits differential cellulose content throughout the thickness of the article and methods for making same are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Christopher Michael Young, Michael Gomer Stelljes, Michael Donald Suer, Timothy James Klawitter, Steven Lee Barnholtz, Jeffrey Glen Sheehan, Paul Dennis Trokhan, James Roy Denbow
  • Multi-Ply Fibrous Structure-Containing Articles
    Publication number: 20210230807
    Abstract: Articles, for example multi-ply fibrous structure-containing articles such as multi-ply sanitary tissue products, containing two or more fibrous structure plies, wherein at least one of the fibrous structure plies is embossed and is bonded to at least one other fibrous structure ply by a water-resistant bond such that void volume is created between the bonded fibrous structure plies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Steven Lee Barnholtz, Christopher Michael Young, Timothy James Klawitter, James Roy Denbow, Michael Gomer Stelljes, Michael Donald Suer, Jeffrey Glen Sheehan, Paul Dennis Trokhan, Kathryn Christian Kien
  • Electrical plug adapter
    Patent number: D938918
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: OREI, LLC
    Inventors: Fuzel Shethwala, Michael Young