Patents by Inventor Michael Beal

Michael Beal 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).

  • Publication number: 20250077665
    Abstract: A virus scanning router may manages a local network, including routing network traffic between devices on the network and routing network traffic being sent to and from such devices via an external communication system. The virus scanning router remotely scans for viruses the files stored on one or more such devices on the network. The virus scanning router may be a device trusted by the other devices on local network to facilitate the virus scanning router reading and scanning one or more files stored on such devices for viruses. The virus scanning router also takes corrective actions such as isolating the infected device or isolating an affected network zone to which the remote device belongs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Inventor: William Michael Beals
  • Publication number: 20250061971
    Abstract: Disclosed techniques include generating a first set of sequence snippets from a set of non-contiguous nucleic acid sequences having a first trait; generating a second set of second sequence snippets from a set of non-contiguous nucleic acid sequences having a second trait; identifying a third set of sequence snippets categorized as being of a particular type; and filtering the first set of sequence snippets and the second set of sequence snippets to remove at least one sequence snippet in the third set of sequence snippets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2024
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Inventors: Jacob Stuart Michael Beal, Daniel Wyschogrod, Steven Wayne Jilcott, Jr.
  • Patent number: 12174957
    Abstract: A virus scanning router may manages a local network, including routing network traffic between devices on the network and routing network traffic being sent to and from such devices via an external communication system. The virus scanning router remotely scans for viruses the files stored on one or more such devices on the network. The virus scanning router may be a device trusted by the other devices on local network to facilitate the virus scanning router reading and scanning one or more files stored on such devices for viruses. The virus scanning router also takes corrective actions such as isolating the infected device or isolating an affected network zone to which the remote device belongs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: DISH Technologies L.L.C.
    Inventor: William Michael Beals
  • Patent number: 12059452
    Abstract: The present invention relates to fusion proteins comprising an insulin receptor agonist fused to a human IgG Fc region through the use of a peptide linker, and the use of such fusion proteins in the treatment of diabetes. The fusion protein of the present invention has an extended time action profile and is useful for providing basal glucose control for an extended period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: ELI LILLY AND COMPANY
    Inventors: David Bruce Baldwin, John Michael Beals, Jonathan Wesley Day, Craig Duane Dickinson, Andrew Ihor Korytko, Gregory Alan Lazar
  • Patent number: 11949939
    Abstract: A nonvolatile memory is coupled to a processor in a set top box. On the timing sequence set within the system, set top box data is transferred from the processor to the nonvolatile memory. Set top box system data includes user data and set top box specific data. The current data is maintained in the nonvolatile memory. The system data can be transferred to second memory by a wireless connection even when the set top box is not coupled to a power supply. The system data can then be provided from the second memory to any selected device, computer or location, such as another set top box, a diagnostic tool, a repair facility or other selected location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: DISH Network L.L.C.
    Inventor: William Michael Beals
  • Publication number: 20240061935
    Abstract: A virus scanning router may manages a local network, including routing network traffic between devices on the network and routing network traffic being sent to and from such devices via an external communication system. The virus scanning router remotely scans for viruses the files stored on one or more such devices on the network. The virus scanning router may be a device trusted by the other devices on local network to facilitate the virus scanning router reading and scanning one or more files stored on such devices for viruses. The virus scanning router also takes corrective actions such as isolating the infected device or isolating an affected network zone to which the remote device belongs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventor: William Michael Beals
  • Patent number: 11847218
    Abstract: A virus scanning router may manages a local network, including routing network traffic between devices on the network and routing network traffic being sent to and from such devices via an external communication system. The virus scanning router remotely scans for viruses the files stored on one or more such devices on the network. The virus scanning router may be a device trusted by the other devices on local network to facilitate the virus scanning router reading and scanning one or more files stored on such devices for viruses. The virus scanning router also takes corrective actions such as isolating the infected device or isolating an affected network zone to which the remote device belongs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: DISH TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C.
    Inventor: William Michael Beals
  • Patent number: 11800161
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed towards remotely generating encoding metadata at a remote content distributor for use by a local user computing device. The remote content distributor receives and encodes content. During or after the encoding process, the remote content distributor generates encoding metadata that indicates how the content was encoded by the remote content distributor. The remote content distributor provides the encoding metadata to the user computer device. The user computing device receives the content and the encoding metadata and encodes the content based on the encoding metadata. The user computing device can then provide the encoded content to another computing device for decoding and presentation to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: DISH NETWORK L.L.C.
    Inventors: William Michael Beals, Alistair Chatwin
  • Patent number: 11510967
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pharmaceutical insulin compositions comprising insulin, a preservative, and at least one selected from the group consisting of aspirin, acetaminophen, dexamethasone, heparin, meloxicam, bromfenac sodium, salicylic acid; and the use of the compositions to treat diabetes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventors: John Michael Beals, Eric Dwayne Hawkins, Anthony Shane Ransdell, Shantanu Virendra Sule, Monica Rixman Swinney
  • Publication number: 20220211818
    Abstract: The present invention relates to fusion proteins comprising an insulin receptor agonist fused to a human IgG Fc region through the use of a peptide linker, and the use of such fusion proteins in the treatment of diabetes. The fusion protein of the present invention has an extended time action profile and is useful for providing basal glucose control for an extended period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: David Bruce Baldwin, John Michael Beals, Jonathan Wesley Day, Craig Duane Dickinson, Andrew Ihor Korytko, Gregory Alan Lazar
  • Patent number: 11304585
    Abstract: A method and system for cleaning complex, elevated fixtures and appliances having compound curves, such as but not limited to security camera lenses and light bulbs. The invention having two main parts. A first part comprised of a conventional, telescoping rod and a second part being a flexible adapter head configured to receive and secure a cleaning towel therein. Said flexible adapter head allows a user to access and clean difficult-to-reach fixtures positioned at various angles. The adapter head also containing a flexible hoop allowing the affixed towel to remain in contact with the feature being cleaned. Other embodiments may include a flexible adaptor head with collar that fits on a plurality of handles and rods such as broom handles and PVC pipes etc. according to a user's preference. An object of the invention is to provide a more accurate means to reach and clean elevated fixtures more efficiently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Inventor: Brandon Michael Beal
  • Patent number: 11288462
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide a dual purpose press-bar and heat sink for an integrated circuit card (ICC) reader. The dual purpose press-bar and heat sink provides two functions. First, the dual purpose press-bar and heat sink conducts and dissipates internal heat generated by a high data transfer ICC inserted in to the ICC reader. Second, the dual purpose press-bar and heat sink ensures that contact pads of the high data transfer ICC create reliable electrical connections with ICC contacts of the ICC reader. As such, the dual purpose press-bar and heat sink simultaneously dissipates heat from a high data transfer ICC and ensures that a high data transfer ICC maintains proper electrical connections with ICC contacts of an ICC reader.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: DISH Technologies L.L.C.
    Inventors: William Michael Beals, Jerome A. LaPalme
  • Patent number: 11259065
    Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods for hardware enforcement of hardware functionality in a television receiver. An activation message containing an activation code for a specific hardware component within the television receiver can be transmitted from a television service provider system to a television receiver having an associated smart card. The smart card can decrypt the activation message, security check the activation message, confirm the activation message is intended for the television receiver, encrypt the activation message with a local key, and transmit the activation message to a security processor on the television receiver. The security processor can decrypt the activation message, security check the activation message to ensure it is from the smart card and has not been tampered with, and enable the hardware component within the television receiver based on the activation code within the activation message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: DISH TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C.
    Inventors: William Michael Beals, John Hamrick
  • Patent number: 11253574
    Abstract: The present invention relates to fusion proteins comprising an insulin receptor agonist fused to a human IgG Fc region through the use of a peptide linker, and the use of such fusion proteins in the treatment of diabetes. The fusion protein of the present invention has an extended time action profile and is useful for providing basal glucose control for an extended period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventors: David Bruce Baldwin, John Michael Beals, Jonathan Wesley Day, Craig Duane Dickinson, Andrew Ihor Korytko, Gregory Alan Lazar
  • Patent number: 11250170
    Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods for hardware enforcement of hardware functionality in a client television receiver. An activation message containing an activation code for a specific hardware component within the client television receiver can be transmitted from a television service provider system to a host television receiver having an associated smart card. The smart card can decrypt the activation message, identify the client television receiver as the destination of the activation message, security check the activation message, encrypt the activation message with a local key, and transmit the activation message to a security processor on the client television receiver. The security processor can decrypt the activation message, security check the activation message to ensure it is from the smart card and has not been tampered with, and enable the hardware component within the client television receiver based on the activation code within the activation message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: DISH TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C.
    Inventors: William Michael Beals, John Hamrick
  • Publication number: 20210385229
    Abstract: The disclosure is directed to a network gateway device (“gateway”) that provides various network management features, including a device zoning feature in which client computing devices (“client devices”) connected to the gateway are assigned to different device zones. The client devices connected to the gateway form a local area network (LAN) of the gateway, and can access an external network, e.g., Internet, using the gateway. Each of the device zones has a specific set of network access privileges. Different device zones can have different network access privileges and can provide device isolation in the LAN at different degrees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventor: William Michael Beals
  • Publication number: 20210352340
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed towards remotely generating encoding metadata at a remote content distributor for use by a local user computing device. The remote content distributor receives and encodes content. During or after the encoding process, the remote content distributor generates encoding metadata that indicates how the content was encoded by the remote content distributor. The remote content distributor provides the encoding metadata to the user computer device. The user computing device receives the content and the encoding metadata and encodes the content based on the encoding metadata. The user computing device can then provide the encoded content to another computing device for decoding and presentation to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: William Michael Beals, Alistair Chatwin
  • Publication number: 20210335452
    Abstract: According to an example, a method of analyzing an output of a sequencer is provided comprising identifying genetic targets, obtaining target signature snippets responsive thereto, each target signature snippet derived from a genetic sequence of the genetic targets, receiving portions of a test sequence output by a sequencer sequencing a sample in real time, determining, in real time or near-real time with the sequencer sequencing the sample, whether a target signature snippet of the target signature snippets is in at least one portion of the test sequence, determining, for each genetic target, a probability the genetic target is in the sample based on the determination of whether the target signature snippet is present in the at least one portion of the test sequence, and outputting an analysis of the sample indicating the respective probability that each genetic target is present in the sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Jacob Stuart Michael Beal, Thomas Cushing Mitchell, Daniel Wyschogrod
  • Patent number: D949864
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: NagraStar LLC
    Inventors: William Michael Beals, Hervé Goupil
  • Patent number: RE49394
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a method for processing messages intended to allow the access to conditional access content and to a security module arranged for implementing this method. The method comprises the steps of receiving by a security module comprising at least one decryption module, a plurality of messages, these messages belonging to at least two different categories; assigning a different priority level to messages from each different category, one of said priority level being defined as high and another priority level, lower that the high priority level, being defined as the standard priority level; associating a value to the messages to which the standard priority level has been assigned; assigning at least one threshold value for the value associated with messages having a standard priority level; and comparing between the threshold value for a determined message and the value associated with said message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: NAGRASTAR L.L.C.
    Inventors: Jean Keomany, Daniel Golaz, Philippe Mazeau, Jean-Luc Bussy, Sébastien Erard, William Michael Beals, John D. Hamrick, Jr.