Patents by Inventor Michael Baldwin

Michael Baldwin 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: 10601761
    Abstract: Social networking system users may create events where a group of other users invited to the event meet at a specified time and location. The social networking system suggests users to invite to an event based on a prediction that the users would attend the event if invited. Various factors may be used to make the prediction, such as an affinity between the inviting user and the other users, the availability of the other users at the time of the event and/or the proximity of the other users to the location of the event. An inviting user receives the suggested users and selects suggested users to invite to the event or invitations may be automatically sent to the suggested users by the social networking system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Michael Baldwin, Henry Bridge, Matthew Bush
  • Patent number: 10587541
    Abstract: An electronic device of a second user receives, from a first user, a first message. Subsequent to receiving the first message, the electronic device sends, to the first user, a second message responsive to the first message, wherein the second message is selected from a set of predefined first-reply messages. The set of predefined first-reply messages is based on first-reply factors for the second user, including content from one or more messages between the first user and the second user, and including one or more of: relationship characteristics between the first user and the second user, information provided by the first user and/or the second user to a social network, profile characteristics of the first user and/or the second user, environmental characteristics of the first user and/or the second user, and/or technical characteristics of the electronic device of the first user and/or the second user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.
    Inventors: Sarah Hum, Andrew Nolan Rasmussen, Arturo J Esquivel Chambergo, Tatiana Janov Grossman, Ursula Anne Lim, Robert Michael Baldwin
  • Patent number: 10579808
    Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method may include (1) acquiring, from a user of a social networking system, a hyperlink to a protected content item, hosted by a content provider system, that is protected by an authentication protocol, (2) sending a request for metadata associated with the protected content item to the content provider system, where the request includes authentication information associated with the authentication protocol, (3) receiving, in response to the content provider system approving the request, metadata associated with the protected content item from the content provider system, where the metadata includes information sufficient to generate a preview of the protected content item, and (4) generating a preview of the protected content item based on the metadata received from the content provider system. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Michael Baldwin, Luke Dennis Walsh, Joel Micha Krebs, Connor Treacy
  • Publication number: 20200026501
    Abstract: A system described herein may provide a mechanism for decoupling user interfaces from backend input processing systems by receiving user input that was provided to a user interface, identifying a label (e.g., a label that was defined as being associated with an interactive element via which the user input was received) associated with the user input, and identifying one or more actions to perform based on the received label.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Christopher Michael Baldwin, Dawn C. Morris, Snehal Neil Shah, Aditi Surana, Eric Winkle
  • Patent number: 10510694
    Abstract: A packaged radio frequency (RF) module is disclosed. The module can include a substrate, a first die electrically and mechanically attached to the substrate, a second die electrically and mechanically attached to the substrate, an encapsulating material, and a lid attached to the substrate. The first die comprises a silicon-based die, such as an RF switch die, and the second die comprises a compound semiconductor die, such as an RF amplifier. The encapsulating material can protect electrical connections between the first die and the substrate. The substrate and the lid at least partially define an air cavity within which the first and the second die are mounted. An active surface of the second die is exposed to the air cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: Analog Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith E. Benson, Michael Patrick Clark, Michael Baldwin Heiny, Vincent Lixiang Bu
  • Patent number: 10472335
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to a crystalline form of the structure: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, having neprilysin inhibition activity. In another aspect, the invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising this crystalline form; methods of using this crystalline form and its soluble form (I); and processes for preparing soluble (I) and crystalline (I?) forms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: THERAVANCE BIOPHARMA R&D IP, LLC
    Inventors: Adam D. Hughes, Melissa Fleury, Miroslav Rapta, Venkat R. Thalladi, R. Michael Baldwin, David L. Bourdet
  • Publication number: 20190326234
    Abstract: A packaged radio frequency (RF) module is disclosed. The module can include a substrate, a first die electrically and mechanically attached to the substrate, a second die electrically and mechanically attached to the substrate, an encapsulating material, and a lid attached to the substrate. The first die comprises a silicon-based die, such as an RF switch die, and the second die comprises a compound semiconductor die, such as an RF amplifier. The encapsulating material can protect electrical connections between the first die and the substrate. The substrate and the lid at least partially define an air cavity within which the first and the second die are mounted. An active surface of the second die is exposed to the air cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Keith E. Benson, Michael Patrick Clark, Michael Baldwin Heiny, Vincent Lixiang Bu
  • Patent number: 10418616
    Abstract: A battery terminal protection assembly includes a battery having at least one terminal with a plurality of tabs. A cover for protecting the battery terminal includes a cap including an outer wall and a plurality of inner segments attached to the outer wall and including a radially outwardly extending ledge adjacent the bottom surface of the inner segments. The cap being placed overtop of the terminal with the radially outwardly extending ledges engaging the plurality of tabs. An insert including a top portion with a post extending from a bottom surface of the top portion and the post including a first radially outwardly extending flange, the post being received within the cap so that the first radially outwardly extending flange engages the inner segment in an abutting relationship to secure the radially outwardly extending ledge in engagement with the one of the plurality of tabs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Levy Devay, LLC
    Inventor: Michael Baldwin
  • Patent number: 10402426
    Abstract: A social networking system suggests events for a target user based on stored data in the social networking system related to the target user and to events. The social networking system may suggest events based on the target user's affinity for, connections with, or interactions with objects in the social networking system connected to or otherwise associated with the events. For example, an event is suggested to a target user if users connected to the target user already accepted an invitation to the event. As another example, an event organized by a particular entity is suggested to the target user because of interactions between the target user and other content provided by the entity. Invitations to suggested events may be presented to the target user via a client device, allowing the target user to easily join a suggested event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Michael Baldwin, Henry Bridge, Omid Aziz, Devin Naquin
  • Publication number: 20190224449
    Abstract: A tubular sheath for enclosing an expandable balloon attached to the distal portion of a catheter encloses and protects the expandable balloon. The tubular sheath is configured to be slidable and removable from the catheter. The tubular sheath may include a longitudinal splitting element that is removable as a result of a force applied to the longitudinal splitting element. The longitudinal splitting element is configured to split the wall of the tubular sheath in response to the force. Alternatively, the tubular sheath may include a gripping portion that has relatively poor cohesive strength to adjacent portions of the tubular sheath. The tubular sheath is configured to be removable in response to a force applied to the gripping portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: John Wilson Traxler, Michael Baldwin, Joseph Duffy, John Kantor, Tony Le, Asim Malik, Susan Peterson, Emily Schoenhoff, Eric Hallberg, Steven Holt, Erik Svensson, Ronan Cleary, Sameer Singh, Steven Holmgren, Janet Komatsu, Traci Colgan, Gregory Hopper, Marcel Fuhrer
  • Patent number: 10298618
    Abstract: A social networking system user creates an album including a shared collection of content (a “shared album”) and associates a privacy model with the shared album. The privacy model specifies additional users of the social networking system authorized to access content items in the shared album and specifies types of actions users authorized to access content items in the shared album are permitted to perform to content items in the shared album. Notifications describing actions associated with content items in a shared album may be presented to users authorized to access the shared album. The social networking system may prompt a user to create a shared album containing based on actions performed by the user or performed by connected to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Andrew Kanter, Robert Michael Baldwin, Paul Francois Carduner, Sai Wo Li, Paul Tarjan, Fred Yuehua Zhao
  • Publication number: 20190147178
    Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method may include (1) acquiring, from a user of a social networking system, a hyperlink to a protected content item, hosted by a content provider system, that is protected by an authentication protocol, (2) sending a request for metadata associated with the protected content item to the content provider system, where the request includes authentication information associated with the authentication protocol, (3) receiving, in response to the content provider system approving the request, metadata associated with the protected content item from the content provider system, where the metadata includes information sufficient to generate a preview of the protected content item, and (4) generating a preview of the protected content item based on the metadata received from the content provider system. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Robert Michael Baldwin, Luke Dennis Walsh, Joel Micha Krebs, Connor Treacy
  • Publication number: 20190002416
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to a crystalline form of the structure: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, having neprilysin inhibition activity. In another aspect, the invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising this crystalline form; methods of using this crystalline form and its soluble form (I); and processes for preparing soluble (I) and crystalline (I?) forms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: THERAVANCE BIOPHARMA R&D IP, LLC
    Inventors: Adam D. Hughes, Melissa Fleury, Miroslav Rapta, Venkat R. Thalladi, R. Michael Baldwin, David L. Bourdet
  • Patent number: 9891720
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can determine a first orientation in which a computing system is positioned. A first functionality can be provided when the computing system is positioned in the first orientation. It can be determined that the computing system becomes positioned in a second orientation. A second functionality can be selected, out of a set of functionalities, based on a current state associated with the computing system. The second functionality can be provided when the computing system becomes positioned in the second orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert Michael Baldwin
  • Publication number: 20180005188
    Abstract: Techniques to share images in a social networking system. In an embodiment, an image is received from a first user, the image is associated with a first archive of the first user within a social networking system, and the image is associated with a second archive of a second user within the social networking system without the social networking system receiving a request from the second user to download the image. The image may be received from a mobile device. The image may be captured by a camera of a mobile device. The image may be automatically uploaded from a mobile device. A request may be received from the second user to include the image in the second archive associated with the second user. Associating the image with the second archive of the second user may comprise including a link to the image in the second archive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Robert Michael Baldwin, Paul Francois Carduner, Andrew Chung, Dirk John Stoop
  • Publication number: 20180004313
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can determine a first orientation in which a computing system is positioned. A first functionality can be provided when the computing system is positioned in the first orientation. It can be determined that the computing system becomes positioned in a second orientation. A second functionality can be selected, out of a set of functionalities, based on a current state associated with the computing system. The second functionality can be provided when the computing system becomes positioned in the second orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventor: Robert Michael Baldwin
  • Publication number: 20180006994
    Abstract: Social networking system users may create events where a group of other users invited to the event meet at a specified time and location. The social networking system suggests users to invite to an event based on a prediction that the users would attend the event if invited. Various factors may be used to make the prediction, such as an affinity between the inviting user and the other users, the availability of the other users at the time of the event and/or the proximity of the other users to the location of the event. An inviting user receives the suggested users and selects suggested users to invite to the event or invitations may be automatically sent to the suggested users by the social networking system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Robert Michael Baldwin, Henry Bridge, Matthew Bush
  • Patent number: 9851812
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can determine a first orientation in which a computing system is positioned. A first functionality can be provided when the computing system is positioned in the first orientation. It can be determined that the computing system becomes positioned in a second orientation. A second functionality can be selected, out of a set of functionalities, based on a current state associated with the computing system. The second functionality can be provided when the computing system becomes positioned in the second orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert Michael Baldwin
  • Publication number: 20170275259
    Abstract: In one aspect, the invention relates to a crystalline form of the structure: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, having neprilysin inhibition activity. In another aspect, the invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising this crystalline form; methods of using this crystalline form and its soluble form (I); and processes for preparing soluble (I) and crystalline (I?) forms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Applicant: THERAVANCE BIOPHARMA R&D IP, LLC
    Inventors: Adam D. Hughes, Melissa Fleury, Miroslav Rapta, Venkat R. Thalladi, Gene Timothy Fass, Michael Simeone, R. Michael Baldwin, David L. Bourdet
  • Patent number: 9773228
    Abstract: Techniques to share images in a social networking system. In an embodiment, an image is received from a first user, the image is associated with a first archive of the first user within a social networking system, and the image is associated with a second archive of a second user within the social networking system without the social networking system receiving a request from the second user to download the image. The image may be received from a mobile device. The image may be captured by a camera of a mobile device. The image may be automatically uploaded from a mobile device. A request may be received from the second user to include the image in the second archive associated with the second user. Associating the image with the second archive of the second user may comprise including a link to the image in the second archive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Michael Baldwin, Paul François Carduner, Andrew Chung, Dirk John Stoop