Patents by Inventor Michael Andrew

Michael Andrew 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: 11893311
    Abstract: A method includes determining, by an assistant executing at one or more processors, a default group of actions that the assistant is configured to execute in response to receiving a particular audible command. The method includes determining, by the assistant, based on the default group of actions and a user profile associated with a particular user, a custom group of actions that the assistant is configured to execute in response to receiving the particular audible command from the particular user. The method also includes receiving, by the assistant, an indication of the particular audible command, and determining, by the assistant, whether the indication of particular audible command originated from the particular user. The method further includes, responsive to determining that the indication of particular audible command originated from the particular user, executing, by the assistant, each action from the custom group of actions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Vikram Aggarwal, Michael Andrew Goodman
  • Publication number: 20240030818
    Abstract: The present invention may be embodied as a DC-DC step-up converter assembly comprising a multiple-layer PCB and a converter circuit. The converter circuit comprising a boost controller, an inductor, a capacitor, and a resistor. The boost controller, inductor, capacitor, and resistor are all supported on one side of the multiple-layer PCB.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: Tiger Tool International Incorporated
    Inventors: Michael Andrews, Wilson He
  • Publication number: 20240031483
    Abstract: Implementations are directed to utilizing an assistant to automatically navigate an interactive voice response (IVR) tree to arrive at a target state during an assisted telephone call. The assistant can receive input to initiate the assisted telephone call, identify an entity to engage with, on behalf of the user, and during the assisted telephone call, based on the input, and identify an IVR tree stored in association with the entity. In various implementations, navigation of the IVR tree can be modified based on interaction(s) detected at a client device subsequent to initiating the assisted telephone call. In various implementations, the assisted telephone call can be initiated from a search interface, and the target state can be associated with a given search result. In various implementations, the IVR tree can be dynamic in that only a subset of candidate state(s) of the IVR tree may be available as the target state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Yuval Baror, Michael Andrew Goodman, Yoav Tzur
  • Publication number: 20240023593
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of preparing whitened tobacco composition including chemically pulping a tobacco material to form a tobacco pulp, extracting the tobacco pulp with an extraction solution, treating the tobacco pulp with a solution comprising an oxidizing agent for a time and at a temperature sufficient to lighten the color of the tobacco pulp to give a whitened tobacco pulp, and drying the whitened tobacco pulp to provide the whitened tobacco composition. Alternative bleaching processes and treatment methods effective for preparing whitened tobacco compositions are also provided herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Andrew Zawadzki, David Neil McClanahan
  • Patent number: 11877888
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing guidance to an operator of an ultrasound device that comprises an ultrasound probe housing that contains a plurality of probes. In embodiments, images of inside a body of a patient generated in accordance with reflected ultrasonic waves from the probes are received, the images are processed to identify a needle that has been inserted into the body of the patient, and a notification to the operator is generated based on one or more of a distance or direction of the needle relative to a location of an anatomical part also identified by processing of the images, a distance or direction of the needle relative to an internal target body location also identified by processing of the images, or a distance or direction of the needle relative to a desired path of the needle also identified by processing of the images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: DANDELION TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Paul Adams, Christopher Vetter, Michael Andrew Holtman
  • Publication number: 20240020379
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for a multi-processor SoC which includes an execution domain processor for running an execution domain which hosts independent software partitions by accessing, for each software partition, one or more SoC resources; a control point processor that generates control data with pre-emption vectors for controlling access to the SoC resources by identifying at least a first SoC resource that each software partition is allowed to access; and an access control circuit connected between the execution domain and the SoC resources and configured to provide, in response to the control data, a dynamic runtime isolation barrier which enables the execution domain processor to switch between software partitions in response to a pre-emption interrupt trigger by fetching partition instructions from a corresponding pre-emption interrupt vector address in memory that is associated with the pre-emption interrupt trigger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: NXP USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Roderick Lee Dorris, John David Round, Michael Andrew Fischer
  • Patent number: 11869045
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for automatically determining property value, the systems and methods perform operations comprising: receiving, by a server, subject real-estate property listing information associated with a subject real-estate property; identifying a plurality of comparable real-estate property listings based on attributes of the subject real-estate property listing information; processing the subject real-estate property listing information together with the plurality of comparable real-estate property listings using a trained machine learning technique to predict a value for the subject real-estate property, the trained machine learning technique being trained to jointly establish a relationship between weights assigned to a set of training comparable real-estate property listings and value adjustments of the set of training comparable real-estate property listings and a value of a real-estate property of interest; and performing an action with respect to the subject real-estate property
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Opendoor Labs Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Andrew Stewart
  • Publication number: 20240000616
    Abstract: A device for implantation at a treatment site in the body of a patient for the removal of fluid from the treatment site. The device includes a conduit structure at least in part defining a fluid removal lumen, and a porous bioresorbable sheath surrounding a portion of the conduit structure. The conduit structure comprises a removable component configured for removal from the treatment site upon completion of treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Brian Roderick WARD, Isaac Tristram Tane MASON, Hamis Joshua ROSE, Alister Todd JOWSEY, Michael Andrew LOVELAND, Liam DOUGLAS, Samuel Barry TURNER, Brendan O'NEILL, Sean James GORMAN, Dorrin ASEFI, Henry David CHITTOCK
  • Publication number: 20240007778
    Abstract: Aspects describe a dual-planar retaining piece for stabilizing and securing earpiece in a wearer's ear. The retaining piece is either fixed or removable from the earpiece. The retaining piece includes a first cantilevered portion shaped to flexibly fit under the antitragus of a wearer's ear when the earpiece is worn, a second cantilevered portion shaped to flexibly fit under the antihelix of the wearer's ear when the earpiece is worn, and at least one attachment feature that couples the retaining piece to a body of the earpiece, wherein the body is shaped to fit in the lower concha of the wearer's ear when the earpiece is worn. In aspects, the first and second cantilevered portions are integrally formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: BOSE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael Andrew ZALISK, Liam Robert KELLY
  • Publication number: 20240001022
    Abstract: A bioresorbable device for implantation in the body of a patient for administering fluid and/or negative pressure to a treatment site. The device includes a bioresorbable resilient truss for holding two tissue surfaces spaced apart. The truss has two flexible elongate wall members wound in a manner to define a channel, the two elongate wall members intersecting each other periodically at a plurality of cross-over nodes. The truss also includes at least two flexible elongate bracing members, each bracing member being mechanically linked to the two elongate wall members at a plurality of the cross-over nodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Brian Roderick WARD, Isaac Tristram Tane MASON, Hamish Joshua ROSE, Allster Todd JOWSEY, Michael Andrew LOVELAND, Liam Joseph DOUGLAS, Samuel Barry TURNER, Dorrin ASEFI, Sean James GORMAN, Henry David CHITTOCK
  • Patent number: 11860933
    Abstract: A method of providing a personalized audio briefing to a user is performed at an electronic device. The device receives identification of information sources associated with the user. Each of the information sources is associated with a content type. The device receives an authorization to access the identified information sources and a preferred order of content types for presentation within the audio briefing. It transmits to a remote system the identification, the authorization, and the preferred order. Following the transmitting, the device receives a verbal input from the user requesting the audio briefing. In response to the verbal input, the device receives a response generated by the remote system, including content from the information sources and information inserted by the remote system based on the authorization to access received from the user. The device outputs an audible response according to the preferred order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Michael Andrew Goodman, Bibo Xu
  • Patent number: 11850889
    Abstract: A wheel hub assembly adapted to be connected to a wheel assembly comprising a wheel rim defining a mounting portion comprises a retaining ring, a hub cap, and at least one retaining bolt. The retaining ring defines a first clamp portion. The hub cap defines a second clamp portion. The at least one retaining bolt is adapted to secure the hub cap relative to the retaining ring such that the mounting portion of the wheel rim is between the first clamp portion and the second clamp portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Tiger Tool International Incorporated
    Inventor: Michael Andrews
  • Publication number: 20230410803
    Abstract: Implementations described herein relate to reducing latency in automated assistant interactions. In some implementations, a client device can receive audio data that captures a spoken utterance of a user. The audio data can be processed to determine an assistant command to be performed by an automated assistant. The assistant command can be processed, using a latency prediction model, to generate a predicted latency to fulfill the assistant command. Further, the client device (or the automated assistant) can determine, based on the predicted latency, whether to audibly render pre-cached content for presentation to the user prior to audibly rendering content that is responsive to the spoken utterance. The pre-cached content can be tailored to the assistant command and audibly rendered for presentation to the user while the content is being obtained, and the content can be audibly rendered for presentation to the user subsequent to the pre-cached content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Lior Alon, Rafael Goldfarb, Dekel Auster, Dan Rasin, Michael Andrew Goodman, Trevor Strohman, Nino Tasca, Valerie Nygaard, Jaclyn Konzelmann
  • Patent number: 11849001
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus to monitor mobile Internet activity are disclosed. An example apparatus includes at least one memory, machine-readable instructions, programmable circuitry to execute the machine-readable instructions to at least assign a first port of a proxy server to a mobile device associated with a panelist, cause transmission of configuration data to the mobile device to instruct the mobile device to transmit future requests the first port of the proxy server, obtain a first request for media on the first port originating from the mobile device, and after a determination that the first request originated from an Internet Protocol (IP) address associated with an IP address range representative of devices on a cellular network, service the first request, generate a data association, request the media from an Internet media provider identified in the first request, and cause transmission of the media to the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventors: Achilleas Papakostas, Michael Andrew Yonker
  • Patent number: 11845799
    Abstract: Provided herein are anti-Ly6G6D (lymphocyte antigen 6 complex, locus G61) antibodies and methods of using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: WeiYu Lin, Christoph Spiess, Liping Sun, Yan Wu, Cecilia P. C. Chiu, Walter Christian Darbonne, Michael Andrew Dillon
  • Publication number: 20230399710
    Abstract: Various embodiments include processes for purifying and/or preparing iron-bearing materials. Various embodiments include purification and/or preparation of iron ores, iron, and their intermediates. Various embodiments include processes for purifying iron-bearing materials comprising leaching one or more soluble species of impurities out of iron-bearing materials using a leaching solution comprising fluorine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Michael Andrew GIBSON, Danielle Cassidy SMITH, Yet-Ming CHIANG, Kjell William SCHRODER, Olivia Claire TAYLOR, Vincent Chevrier
  • Patent number: 11839602
    Abstract: Meltable compositions configured for oral use, the compositions including at least one cannabinoid or cannabimimetic, are provided. The compositions include one or more fillers, typically a sugar alcohol, and a lipid. A method of forming such compositions is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Nicoventures Trading Limited
    Inventors: Anthony Richard Gerardi, Thomas H. Poole, Michael Andrew Zawadzki, Kristen Ann Spielbauer, Steven Lee Alderman, Timothy Brian Nestor
  • Patent number: 11843718
    Abstract: Implementations are directed to utilizing an assistant to automatically navigate an interactive voice response (IVR) tree to arrive at a target state during an assisted telephone call. The assistant can receive input to initiate the assisted telephone call, identify an entity to engage with, on behalf of the user, and during the assisted telephone call, based on the input, and identify an IVR tree stored in association with the entity. In various implementations, navigation of the IVR tree can be modified based on interaction(s) detected at a client device subsequent to initiating the assisted telephone call. In various implementations, the assisted telephone call can be initiated from a search interface, and the target state can be associated with a given search result. In various implementations, the IVR tree can be dynamic in that only a subset of candidate state(s) of the IVR tree may be available as the target state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Yuval Baror, Michael Andrew Goodman, Yoav Tzur
  • Patent number: D1011768
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Southern Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian John Walsh, Michael Andrew Laton, Scott Ritenour
  • Patent number: D1012447
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: LULULEMON ATHLETICA CANADA INC.
    Inventors: Mark Arthur Oleson, Michael Andrew Notrica, Donald Taylor Johnston, Christopher Ka-Yin Lam, Damon Clegg, Jorge Rojas