Patents by Inventor Michael Banks

Michael Banks 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: 11929623
    Abstract: For transmitting electrical energy different electric currents are transmitted through different numbers of wires from a plurality of sources, converted into single-wire electric currents with increased voltage, transmitted through a single-wire electrical current transmission line, converted into several electric currents with the reduced voltage and supplied to corresponding consumers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Bank, Izhak Elyashiv
  • Publication number: 20240000707
    Abstract: The present invention relates to inhalable dry powder formulations comprising one or more antibodies or one or more angiogenesis inhibiting active pharmaceutical ingredients, methods of manufacture of such compositions, e.g. via spray drying, as well as their local administration to the lung for use in the treatment, prevention and/or delay of progression of asthma, COPD, lung infections, cystic fibrosis, or lung cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: Lonza Bend Inc.
    Inventors: Kimberly Shepard, Michael Banks, David Vodak
  • Publication number: 20230291205
    Abstract: For transmitting electrical energy different electric currents are transmitted through different numbers of wires from a plurality of sources, converted into single-wire electric currents with increased voltage, transmitted through a single-wire electrical current transmission line, converted into several electric currents with the reduced voltage and supplied to corresponding consumers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Michael Bank, Izhak Elyashiv
  • Patent number: 11659362
    Abstract: Techniques related to managing data communications between devices are described. In an example, a computer system receives, from a first device, a request to transfer a communications session with the first device and a second device. The computer system determines contextual data associated with the communications session. Using at least the contextual data, the computer system determines the communications session is permitted to be transferred from the first device to a third device based. The computer system causes a transferred communications session to be established with the third device and the second device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Shambhavi Sathyanarayana Rao, Patrick Fiori, Ford Davidson, Rohit Lohani, Shawn Michael Banks, Merle Michael Robinson, Ninad Parkhi
  • Publication number: 20220302575
    Abstract: System and method for reduction of exposure to electromagnetic radiation emitted while using a communication network, wherein said electromagnetic radiation can potentially cause vulnerabilities to the human body or to the data integrity conveyed thereby by the translocating and buffering of a transceiver electromagnetic radiation signal by using an intermediary relay system or method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2020
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Michael BANK, Carmi HALACHMI, Eugene SHUBOV
  • Publication number: 20220151920
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to inhalable dry powder formulations comprising one or more antibodies or one or more angiogenesis inhibiting active pharmaceutical ingredients, methods of manufacture of such compositions, e.g., via spray drying, as well as their local administration to the lung for use in the treatment, prevention and/or delay of progression of asthma, COPD, lung infections, cystic fibrosis, or lung cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: Bend Research, Inc.
    Inventors: Kimberly Shepard, Michael Banks, David Vodak
  • Patent number: 11258268
    Abstract: An electric energy transmission system which does not need a reservation has a generator generating a multi-phase electric current, a converter converting it into another electric current, an electric current network connected with the converter and having a first group of electric current lines extending towards electric current users and a second group of electric current ones electrically connecting the electric current lines of the first group with each other, and a plurality of consumer blocks connected with the network and having users which use different electric currents and further converters converting the electric current transmitted by the network into the different electric currents and supplying the different electric currents to the electric current users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Inventor: Michael Bank
  • Patent number: 11258746
    Abstract: Techniques for managing notifications to be presented by user devices are described. In an example, a computer system associates a first user account with a user device and stores first data indicating that a notification about a communications session via a communications network system is prohibited. The computer system receives a request associated with the first user account for communications with another device via the communications network system. Based at least in part on the other device, the computer system generates second data indicating that the notification about the communications session is to be presented within a period of time of the communications session being requested. The computer system associates the first user account with the second data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Vinaya Nadig, Sarang Anil Ozarde, Shawn Michael Banks, King Lung Chiu, Nicholas Kalkouni, Brian Oliver, Anuj Kamra, Iain Kennedy, Tu Dien Do, Adrien Montpellier
  • Patent number: 10841756
    Abstract: Techniques related to managing data communications between devices are described. In an example, a computer system receives, from a first device, a request to transfer a communications session with the first device and a second device. The computer system determines contextual data associated with the communications session. Using at least the contextual data, the computer system determines the communications session is permitted to be transferred from the first device to a third device based. The computer system causes a transferred communications session to be established with the third device and the second device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Shambhavi Sathyanarayana Rao, Patrick Fiori, Ford Davidson, Rohit Lohani, Shawn Michael Banks, Merle Michael Robinson, Ninad Parkhi
  • Patent number: 10381744
    Abstract: A wide band omni directional antenna, in which the radiation parameters are automatically correspond to the frequency of the emitted signal. It can be made by printing and used in small size transducers, for example in cellular telephones. The antenna radiator is formed as an electrically conductive plate, the electrically conductive plate which has a shape of a non-rectangular triangle having two lateral sides of different lengths with first ends of the lateral sides connected with one another in a point connectable to an electric signal source and other opposite second ends, and the electrically conductive plate also has a side which is opposite to the point connectable to the electric signal source and connects the opposite second ends of the lateral sides with each other thus forming a third side of the triangle of the non-rectangular triangle. The antenna can be built by using two joined triangles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Inventor: Michael Bank
  • Patent number: 10305289
    Abstract: A phase converter for electrical signals is configured for obtaining a vector sum of phase signals or subdividing one signal into several phase signals, including transformers and configured for successive addition of signals received from secondary windings of the transformers and inversion of one or several of the signals, or for subdivision of the one signal into the several phase signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Inventor: Michael Bank
  • Publication number: 20190157875
    Abstract: A phase converter for electrical signals is configured for obtaining a vector sum of phase signals or subdividing one signal into several phase signals, including transformers and configured for successive addition of signals received from secondary windings of the transformers and inversion of one or several of the signals, or for subdivision of the one signal into the several phase signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventor: Michael Bank
  • Patent number: 10250061
    Abstract: A system for charging electrically driven vehicles includes a source of three phase electrical current, a first converter converting the three-phase or one-phase electric current received from the source into a converted electric current, a single electric current transmission line transmitting the converted electric current, a second converter converting the converted signal received through the single line into three phase electric current, or one phase electric current, or direct current, and a plurality of charging stations receiving from the second converter corresponding currents and provided with charging components for charging electrically driven vehicles with a corresponding one of the received currents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Inventor: Michael Bank
  • Patent number: 10240922
    Abstract: An integrated auto-level and electronic rod reader is disclosed. In one embodiment, the integrated auto-level and electronic rod reader comprises a telescope and an image delivery device integrated with the auto-level which is configured for capturing an image of a standard grade rod visible through the telescope and a crosshair. Logic implemented by a processor automatically recognizes the crosshair, automatically compares the crosshair against a scale of the standard grade rod, and automatically determines an elevation of the standard grade rod based upon the comparing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Trimble Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Bank
  • Patent number: 10050353
    Abstract: A wide band antenna has a first radiator formed as an electrical field signal monopole radiator or a helix radiator, and a second radiator formed as an electric field folded dipole radiator or as a magnetic field loop radiator, with the first radiator radiating a signal at a lowest frequency and its odd harmonics and the second radiator radiating a signal at even harmonics of the lowest frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Inventors: Michael Bank, Motti Haridim
  • Publication number: 20180191084
    Abstract: A wide band antenna has a first radiator formed as an electrical field signal monopole radiator or a helix radiator, and a second radiator formed as an electric field folded dipole radiator or as a magnetic field loop radiator, with the first radiator radiating a signal at a lowest frequency and its odd harmonics and the second radiator radiating a signal at even harmonics of the lowest frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: MICHAEL BANK, Motti Haridim
  • Publication number: 20170227358
    Abstract: An integrated auto-level and electronic rod reader is disclosed. In one embodiment, the integrated auto-level and electronic rod reader comprises a telescope and an image delivery device integrated with the auto-level which is configured for capturing an image of a standard grade rod visible through the telescope and a crosshair. Logic implemented by a processor automatically recognizes the crosshair, automatically compares the crosshair against a scale of the standard grade rod, and automatically determines an elevation of the standard grade rod based upon the comparing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventor: Michael Bank
  • Patent number: 9685704
    Abstract: A surface antenna with a single radiation element, which comprises (a) a power source with first and second poles; (b) a phase shifting element, inserted to the path of one of the poles of the power source in such a manner that the phase shifting device shifts the phase of a first signal propagating through said pole such that the shifted phase of the first signal will be essentially identical to the phase of a second signal propagating through the other pole. The shifted first signal is added to the second signal with essentially the same phase of second signal, whenever both poles are connected together to form a single-wire, through which the resulting added signal propagates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Inventors: Michael Bank, Motti Haridim
  • Patent number: 9633246
    Abstract: An integrated auto-level and electronic rod reader is disclosed. In one embodiment, the integrated auto-level and electronic rod reader comprises a telescope and an image delivery device integrated with the auto-level which is configured for capturing an image of a standard grade rod visible through the telescope and a crosshair. Logic implemented by a processor automatically recognizes the crosshair, automatically compares the crosshair against a scale of the standard grade rod, and automatically determines an elevation of the standard grade rod based upon the comparing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Trimble Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Bank
  • Patent number: 9608441
    Abstract: A single-wire electric transmission line system that includes a power sources having first and second poles and a phase shifting device, coupled to one of the poles of the power source, in such a manner that the phase shifting device shifts the phase of a first signal propagating through the pole such that the shifted phase of the first signal will be essentially identical to the phase of a second signal propagating through the other pole. The shifted first signal is added to the second signal with essentially the same phase of second signal, whenever both poles are connected together to form a single-wire, through which the resulting added signal propagates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: SLE INTERNATIONAL LLC.
    Inventor: Michael Bank