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: 11494372
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs stored on computer-readable media, for generating context data for an information card are disclosed. Upon receiving a selection of a data element to include in an information card, a plurality of dimensional view types available for the data element are determined and provided to a user. Upon receiving a selection of a dimensional view type from the plurality of dimensional view types, a set of attributes associated with the dimensional view type are determined and provided to the user. A selection of an attribute from the set of attributes is received, and a dimensional view is generated based on the selection of the dimensional view type and attribute.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: MicroStrategy Incorporated
    Inventors: Scott Rigney, Michael-Andrew Keays, Malik Abu-Kalokoh, Utkarsha Bhave
  • Publication number: 20220351720
    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: April 28, 2021
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Lior Alon, Rafael Goldfarb, Dekel Auster, Dan Rasin, Michael Andrew Goodman, Trevor Strohman, Nino Tasca, Valerie Nygaard, Jaclyn Konzelmann
  • Publication number: 20220346436
    Abstract: An oral product in the form of an edible film is provided herein. The edible film can include a binder in an amount of at least about 30 percent by weight; a plasticizer in an amount of at least about 5 percent by weight; and an active agent, wherein the edible film is orally dissolvable. The edible film can also be used as a component of another oral product, e.g., a fleece-based pouched product. The edible film can form a coating on a portion of an interior or exterior surface of a fleece-based pouched product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Inventors: Michael Andrew Zawadzki, Steven Lee Alderman, Thomas H. Poole, Michael Joyce, Wesley Steven Jones, Matthew Lampe
  • Publication number: 20220345886
    Abstract: Detection and prevention of resource drain from unauthorized wireless device connections is provided. Responsive to receiving of a connection request from a connecting device, a pre-authentication message is sent to the connecting device, the pre-authentication message including a challenge value. A vehicle hash result is computed using a hash function taking the challenge value and the unique identifier of the vehicle as inputs. A device hash result is received from the connecting device. Responsive to a match of the vehicle hash result and the device hash result, additional hardware of the vehicle is activated to perform a secondary authentication of the connecting device. Responsive to a mismatch, authentication of the connecting device is rejected without activation of the additional hardware, thereby avoiding key-off load from the additional hardware in instances where pre-authentication of the connecting device fails.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Jochen SCHUBERT, Fouad BOUNEFISSA, Michael Andrew SIMONS, Thomas NELSON, Timothy THIVIERGE, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11481818
    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 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Opendoor Labs Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Andrew Stewart
  • Patent number: 11473104
    Abstract: Provided herein, in some embodiments, are engineered phagemids that comprise at least one synthetic genetic circuit, wherein the at least one synthetic genetic circuit comprises gene sequences encoding at least one non-lytic antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) and/or antibacterial toxin proteins, a stable origin of replication, and a bacteriophage-packaging signal, wherein the engineered phagemid does not comprise some or all gene sequences encoding bacteriophage proteins required for assembly of a bacteriophage particle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignees: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Trustees of Boston University, President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Russell-John Krom, James J. Collins, Prerna Saluja Bhargava, Michael Andrew Lobritz
  • Patent number: 11468351
    Abstract: A brain computer interface (BCI) system predicts text based on input and output signals obtained in relation to an individual that are informative for determining an individual's neurobiological activity. The BCI system applies a first predictive model to the input signal and a second predictive model to the output signal. The first predictive model predicts the forward propagation of the input signal through the individual's head whereas the second predictive model predicts the backward propagation of the output signal through the individual's head. Each of the first predictive model and second predictive model predicts characteristics of their respective signal at a common plane such as the cortical surface of the individual's brain. The BCI system predicts text by applying a third predictive model to the predicted signal characteristics at the common plane outputted by the first predictive model and the second predictive model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Andrew Choma, Emily Mittag Mugler, Patrick Mineault, Soo Yeon Kim Jennings, Mark Allan Chevillet
  • Patent number: 11468616
    Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method may include identifying a set of action units (AUs) associated with a face of a user. Each AU may be associated with a muscle group engaged by the user to produce a viseme associated with a sound produced by the user. The method may also include, for each AU in the set of AUs, determining a set of AU parameters associated with the AU and the viseme. The set of AU parameters may include (1) an onset curve, and (2) a falloff curve. The method may also include (1) detecting that the user has produced the sound, and (2) directing a computer-generated avatar to produce the viseme in accordance with the set of AU parameters in response to detecting that the user is producing the sound. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: William Arthur Hugh Steptoe, Michael Andrew Howard, Melinda Ozel, Giovanni F. Nakpil, Timothy Naylor
  • Publication number: 20220319177
    Abstract: System, apparatus and method of image processing to detect a substance spill on a solid surface such as a floor is disclosed. First data representing a first image, captured by an image sensor, of a region including a solid surface, is received. A trained semantic segmentation neural network is applied to the first image data to determine, for each pixel of the first image, a spill classification value associated with the pixel, the determined spill classification value for a given pixel indicating the extent to which the trained semantic segmentation neural network estimates, based on its training, that the given pixel illustrates a substance spill. The presence of a substance spill on the solid surface is detected based on the determined spill classification values of the pixels of the first image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Ariel Edgar RUIZ-GARCIA, David Packwood, Michael Andrew Pallister
  • Patent number: 11462180
    Abstract: In various embodiments, a system includes a mesh layer including a plurality of LEDs, where at least a subset of the LEDs is selectively controllable to control lighting of the mesh layer. The system further includes a screen layer at least partially aligned with the mesh layer, wherein the screen layer is configured to: be illuminated from behind by the mesh layer, and at least partially absorb light projected onto the screen layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Thinkwell Group, LLC
    Inventors: Jon Paul Griffin, William Le Dang, Michael Andrew Carpenter, Thomas Jakobsen
  • Patent number: 11455435
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including medium-encoded computer program products, for computer aided design of physical structures using data format conversion (e.g., of output(s) from generative design processes) and user interface techniques that facilitate the production of 3D models of physical structures that are readily usable with 2.5-axis subtractive manufacturing, include: modifying smooth curves, which have been fit to contours representing discrete height layers of an object, to facilitate the 2.5-axis subtractive manufacturing; preparing an editable model of the object using a parametric feature history, which includes a sketch feature, to combine extruded versions of the smooth curves to form a 3D model of the object in a boundary representation format; reshaping a subset of the smooth curves responsive to user input with respect to the sketch feature; and replaying the parametric feature history to reconstruct the 3D model of the object, as changed by the user input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Autodesk, Inc.
    Inventors: Karl Darcy Daniel Willis, Nigel Jed Wesley Morris, Andreas Linas Bastian, Adrian Adam Thomas Butscher, Daniele Grandi, Suguru Furuta, Joseph George Lambourne, Tristan Ward Barback, Martin Cvetanov Marinov, Marco Amagliani, Jingyang John Chen, Michael Andrew Smell, Brian M. Frank, Hooman Shayani, Christopher Michael Wade, Nandakumar Santhanam
  • Patent number: 11455268
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to electronic interconnects including one or more switches and, more particularly, to delay bound determination for electronic interconnects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Arm Limited
    Inventors: Matteo Maria Andreozzi, Michael Andrew Campbell, Giovanni Stea, Raffaele Zippo
  • Publication number: 20220302456
    Abstract: The present invention relates to dispersants comprising a polyester derived from a plurality of poly(carbonylalkyleneoxy) chains (and optionally a fatty acid) and an amine, wherein said dispersants have an acid value of less than 15 mgKOH/g. The dispersants as described herein provide desirable viscosity profiles when in use. More especially some embodiments provide improved compatibility with certain solvents in dispersions, and/or are particularly suitable for use in battery systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: Croda International Plc
    Inventors: Louise Maria Bell McCulloch, Joshua Michael Moore, Michael Andrew Oakley
  • Publication number: 20220295940
    Abstract: A segmented sole for an article of footwear comprises a forefoot region, a heel region, and a segmentation zone disposed between the forefoot and heel region. The segmentation zone includes a plurality of segments separated from each other and from the forefoot and heel by a plurality of sipes, cuts, or gaps. The segmented sole produces bending along a segmentation axis disposed along an arch of a wearer of an article of footwear including the sole, allowing for arch support and natural foot movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Mark Arthur OLESON, Michael Andrew NOTRICA, Christopher Ka-Yin LAM, Donald Taylor JOHNSTON, Peter RUEEGGER, Simon Markus LUTHI, Michael STESZYN
  • Publication number: 20220299036
    Abstract: A drag pump for pumping fluid from an inlet to an outlet includes a stator and a rotor. One of the stator or rotor includes a disc having a plurality of channels each of the channels extending from an inlet portion of the disc at or close to an inlet edge towards an outlet portion at or close to an outlet edge. The plurality of channels each has walls for guiding fluid flow from the inlet edge to the outlet edge in response to relative motion between the stator and the rotor. The disc further includes a plurality of protrusions extending from the channels, each of the protrusions being arranged to divide a channel at the inlet or the outlet end of the channel, into sub-channels that extend for a portion of a length of the channel and do not extend for a whole length of the channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Michael Andrew Galtry, Miles Geoffery Hockliffe
  • Publication number: 20220287977
    Abstract: Compositions configured for oral use, the compositions including at least one active ingredient selected from caffeine, taurine, GABA, theanine, tryptophan, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, vitamin C, lemon balm extract, ginseng, citicoline, sunflower lecithin, cannabinoids, cannabimimetics, terpenes, or combinations thereof, are provided. The compositions include one or more fillers, including a sugar alcohol, and optionally, a lipid or binder. The compositions may be in chewable, tablet, pastille, or meltable forms. Further provided are methods of preparing such compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: DARRELL EUGENE HOLTON, JR., RONALD K. HUTCHENS, JEREMY BARRETT MABE, KRISTEN ANN SPIELBAUER, MATTHEW EVAN LAMPE, ROSS JAY ODEN, MICHAEL ANDREW ZAWADZKI, ANTHONY RICHARD GERARDI, RUOJIE ZHANG, SHUVECHHYA ARYAL
  • Patent number: 11443798
    Abstract: A variety of applications can include a high voltage switch configured to translate supply voltages or other voltages to specific magnitudes in memory devices, with the high voltage switch designed to provide enhanced lifetime of components of the high voltage switch. A high voltage switch can include a high voltage diode coupled to an output node and to a gate of a high voltage transistor coupled to the output node. The high voltage diode can provide feedback of an output voltage to the gate of the high voltage transistor to relieve Fowler-Nordheim stress on the dielectric coupled to the gate in the transistor, where large shifts in threshold voltage of the transistor could otherwise result from the Fowler-Nordheim stress. The high voltage diode can be structured using a high voltage field effect transistor. Additional devices, systems, and methods are discussed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Andrew Smith
  • Publication number: 20220281286
    Abstract: A vehicle heating and cooling system has a vehicle evaporator coil, a vehicle HVAC user interface, a compressor, a compressor coil, and a controller. The controller is connected between the vehicle HVAC user interface and the compressor. The compressor and compressor coil are connected to the vehicle evaporator coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicant: Tiger Tool International Incorporated
    Inventor: Michael Andrews
  • Publication number: 20220281288
    Abstract: A disconnect system to be connected between a DC power source formed by the battery system of a vehicle and a load of the vehicle comprises at least one relay switch and at least one thermostat switch. The at least one relay switch is electrically connected between the DC power source and the load to form a power circuit. The at least one thermostat switch is secured to a sensed portion of the load. The at least one thermostat switch is connected to the at least one relay switch to form a control circuit. The at least one relay switch is closed when current flows through the control circuit. When a temperature of the at least one thermostat switch reaches a predetermined temperature level, the at least one thermostat switch prevents current from flowing through the control circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicant: Tiger Tool International Incorporated
    Inventor: Michael Andrews
  • Patent number: 11438429
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus to monitor mobile Internet activity are disclosed. An example apparatus includes at least one memory, and processor circuitry to execute instructions to at least assign (i) a first port of a proxy server to a first mobile device associated with a first panelist and (ii) a second port of the proxy server to a second mobile device associated with a second panelist, in response to receiving an un-authenticated request for media from at least one of the first, second, or third mobile devices, service the un-authenticated request in response to determining that the un-authenticated request is from an Internet Protocol (IP) address associated with an IP address range representative of devices on a cellular network, and, in response to servicing the un-authenticated request via the first port, store an association between the media and first panelist demographic information associated with the first mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC
    Inventors: Achilleas Papakostas, Michael Andrew Yonker