Patents by Inventor Michael Bell

Michael Bell 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: 20250091756
    Abstract: A paperboard container is provided for receiving a sealed lid. The container includes a bottom panel, a sidewall, and an upper rim. The sidewall extends upward from the bottom panel to define an interior of the container. The upper rim extends outward from the sidewall. The upper rim includes an overlapping seam having a first overlapping portion and a second overlapping portion. The first overlapping portion of the upper rim wraps around the second overlapping portion. The first overlapping portion includes a bonding tape positioned on an inner surface and an outer surface thereof. The first overlapping portion includes a corner cut defining at least a portion of an outer edge of the first overlapping portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Inventors: Michael Helberg, Phillip Bell, Chad Pauly
  • Publication number: 20250066410
    Abstract: The invention relates to non-systemic TGR5 agonist useful in the treatment of chemotherapy-induced diarrhea, diabetes, Type II diabetes, gestational diabetes, impaired fasting glucose, impaired glucose tolerance, insulin resistance, hyperglycemia, obesity, metabolic syndrome, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, disorders associated with parenteral nutrition especially during short bowel syndrome, and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and other TGR5 associated diseases and disorders, having the Formula: where R1, R2, R2?, R3, R4, X1, X2, X3, X4, Q, and n are described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicant: Ardelyx, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason G. Lewis, Michael Robert Leadbetter, Jeremy Caldwell, Dean Dragoli, Noah Bell, Jeffrey W. Jacobs, Patricia Finn, Rakesh Jain, Tao Chen, Matthew Siegel
  • Patent number: 12233698
    Abstract: A structural assembly for a vehicle includes a vehicle frame distinct from a vehicle body. The vehicle frame includes opposed longitudinal rails. Each rail includes a single, monolithic body having a central internal brace and a pair of opposed ends. One end of the opposed ends is fixed to a first side of the central internal brace and the other end of the opposed ends is fixed to a second side of the central internal brace that is opposite the first side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Scott J. Bell, Vladimir Vladimirovich Bogachuk, Shawn Michael Morgans, Robert Reiners
  • Patent number: 12221179
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a vehicle, which is used in particular for transporting objects, in particular workpieces. Here, preferably one or more sensor devices are provided, by means of which in particular a region surrounding the vehicle is detectable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Dürr Systems AG
    Inventors: Michael Lauer, Dirk Bartsch, Peter Rempp, Benny Frasch, Martin Weidle, Johannes Bayha, Stefano Bell
  • Publication number: 20250032260
    Abstract: An apparatus for testing cardiac devices comprises an inflow and an outflow chamber, a mount for supporting a prosthetic valve, and a fluid driving device operable to vary a pressure differential of a fluid between the inflow chamber and the outflow chamber in repeating cycles. The apparatus can comprise a bypass valve to modulate pressure characteristics across the prosthetic valve, reservoirs to maintain a pressure inside the apparatus, and compliance elements to modulate pressure characteristics in the apparatus. Methods for operating the apparatus include controlling the bypass valve to control testing characteristics across the prosthetic device, and methods for monitoring the pressure inside of the apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2022
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: Yunquan CHEN, Joseph Wesley MCMAHEN, Robert William FRASER, Luke Douglas BELL, Blake Oliver CROUCH, Willem Markus SCHOKKING, Tavia WALSH, Adriel Nissi NGO, Su Thida HTUN, Connor Richard BEWS, Benjamin Michael James TOMKA
  • Patent number: 12209198
    Abstract: Coating compositions or paint having a pigment blended with a polymer system including one or more latex polymers, wherein the polymer system contains an alkali-soluble resin having an acid value and molecular weight and provided in a preferably desired amount to demonstrate optimal performance characteristics of washability, stain resistance or scrubability without negatively impacting block resistance, especially when neutralized with a low-volatility base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: SWIMC LLC
    Inventors: Dana Christensen, Tyler Bell, Robert Sandoval, Mary Jane Hibben, Michael Wildman
  • Publication number: 20250029999
    Abstract: A cathode for a battery including agglomerates of carbonaceous particles. Each carbonaceous particle includes a plurality of porous regions nested within each other. Each of the respective porous regions is characterized by one or more of a corresponding porosity or a corresponding pore density and a plurality of carbon fragments disposed across the plurality of porous regions. Each carbon fragment is separated from an adjacent carbon fragment by mesopores.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2024
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Applicant: Lyten, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Lanning, Michael W. Stowell, Jerzy Gazda, Jeffrey Bell, Anurag Kumar
  • Publication number: 20250021469
    Abstract: A data pipeline validation system and method configured to partially automate testing of data pipelines in a distributed computing environment. The system includes a data pipeline analytic device equipped with various modules, such as a query generation module, data frame comparison module, and metadata management module. The query generation module employs natural language processing techniques to analyze configuration entries and dynamically generate SQL queries tailored to specific test cases. The data frame comparison module compares the results of different test cases using distributed collections, enabling parallel processing and efficient result comparison. The metadata management module captures and stores relevant metadata for traceability and auditing purposes. The system facilitates comprehensive validation of data pipelines, enabling organizations to ensure the accuracy, reliability, and integrity of data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2023
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Inventors: Vijay Anusuri, James Bell, Daniel Herrera, Michael A. Hopkins, Ramesh Joshi, Sameer Joshi, Kanth Nagapudi, Kiran Siripurapu
  • Publication number: 20240406166
    Abstract: This application describes, among other things, systems and methods for deploying a task-specific machine-learning model. An example method includes receiving a prompt associated with one or more commands and a plurality of tokens. A first task-specific machine-learning model is identified based on a first command of the one or more commands. Some or all of the tokens of the plurality of tokens are applied to a node associated with the first task-specific machine-learning model, and a plurality of restricted data is received. Based on evaluating the plurality of restricted data, a correlation between the first node and a second node is determined. If the correlation satisfies a threshold condition, a plurality of text data different than the prompt is generated, otherwise the some or all of the tokens are again provided to the first node. Some or all of the tokens are then traversed and applied to the second node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Joshua Michael Bell, Christopher Shane Colley, Jacob Erwin Lee, Anthony Jennings Massery, Jonathan H. Ozeran, Gabriel Alexander Parlato-Altay
  • Publication number: 20240404655
    Abstract: This application describes, among other things, systems and methods for interacting with a task-specific orchestration. An example method includes obtaining medical data from one or more data collections. A set of user interface elements is presented at a user interface, where each respective user interface element of the set of user interface elements represents a respective task-specific orchestration that includes one or more respective machine-learning models fine-tuned for a specific task or domain based on the medical data. When a user interface element representing a respective task-specific orchestration is selected, at least some of the medical data is provided to the respective task-specific orchestration, and a different user interface is presented for communicating with the respective task-specific orchestration. Based on receiving a prompt at the different user interface, a response object is generated by the task-specific orchestration based on the prompt and at least some of the medical data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Joshua Michael Bell, Christopher Shane Colley, Jacob Erwin Lee, Anthony Jennings Massery, Haley Marianne Mittelstaedt, Jonathan H. Ozeran, Gabriel Alexander Parlato-Altay
  • Publication number: 20240404702
    Abstract: This application describes, among other things, machine-learning models for performing specific clinical tasks. An example method includes receiving a prompt at a first computing system in communication with a machine-learning model trained to assist in performing a clinic task that includes generating a report of a patient's medical records, guiding a patient through a care plan, creating patient care guidelines based on a patient's health profile, identifying patients requiring follow-up at a hospital, identifying changes in a standard of care for a disease setting, or evaluating unstructured data associated with a patient to identify a cohort of similar patients. Based on the prompt, a natural language response is generated that is responsive to the prompt and is based on an analysis by the machine-learning model of a repository of data that is determined to be relevant to the prompt. And the natural language response is provided to second computing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Joshua Michael Bell, Christopher Shane Colley, Jacob Erwin Lee, Haley Marianne Mittelstaedt, Jonathan H. Ozeran, Sai Prabhakar Pandi Selvaraj, Gabriel Alexander Parlato-Altay, Arpita Saha
  • Publication number: 20240404712
    Abstract: This application describes, among other things, methods of generating task-specific agent modules based on user requests. An example method includes receiving a request from a user for performance of a specific task. In response to the request, an agent module to perform the specific task is generated. The generating includes selecting a set of agent building blocks from a plurality of available agent building blocks, where each agent building block in the plurality of available agent building blocks has a respective assigned function, and connecting the set of agent building blocks to form the agent module. The agent module is caused to be executed, and information from the request is provided to the agent module. Based on providing information from the request to the agent module, a response for performing the specific task is received and provided to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Joshua Michael Bell, Jacob Erwin Lee, Anthony Jennings Massery
  • Publication number: 20240404687
    Abstract: This application describes, amongst other things, methods and systems for building and deploying agents. An example method includes obtaining orchestration data about a set of task-specific components selected to provide a response to the prompt, where each respective task-specific components in the set of task-specific components is configured to assist with a respective clinical task of the one or more clinical tasks. The method further includes, determining an order in which each respective task-specific components of the set of task-specific components should be utilized to prepare a complete response to the prompt that address the one or more clinical tasks based on the obtained orchestration data about the set of task-specific components. The method also includes, in accordance with the determined order, providing first data related to the prompt to a first task-specific component and receiving a first response from the first task-specific component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Joshua Michael Bell, Alberto Coroleu Bonet, Christopher Shane Colley, Guillem Garcia i Gomez, Jacob Erwin Lee, Anthony Jennings Massery, Manuel Jesús Morillo Jiménez, Jonathan H. Ozeran
  • Publication number: 20240404701
    Abstract: This application describes, among other things, systems and methods for configuring a task-specific machine-learning model. An example method includes, based on a request to modify a machine-learning model for performing a clinical task, retrieving a corresponding node architecture defining conditional logic for performing the clinical task. The conditional logic is executed based on a first order, including an input node, an output node, and an intermediate node, of a first set of interconnected nodes including a data source node, a machine-learning model node, and a conditional logic node. A representation is generated including a first feature for configuring conditional logic of the node architecture and a second feature for configuring a parameter of a node in the first set of interconnected nodes. A selection of the first or second feature defines a second order of a second set of interconnected nodes, causing the node architecture's conditional logic to be updated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Joshua Michael Bell, Christopher Shane Colley, Jacob Erwin Lee, Anthony Jennings Massery, Jonathan H. Ozeran
  • Publication number: 20240404685
    Abstract: This application describes, among other things, methods of selecting a task-specific machine-learning model for addressing a clinical task. An example method includes receiving a prompt from a user. Based on determining that the prompt requests assistance with a clinical task, a machine-learning model trained to select from among a plurality of task-specific machine-learning models each trained to assist with one of a plurality of clinical tasks selects a respective task-specific machine-learning model from among the plurality of task-specific machine-learning models based on the prompt. The prompt is provided to the selected task-specific machine-learning model. And a response received from the selected task-specific machine-learning model is provided to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Joshua Michael Bell, Christopher Shane Colley, Jacob Erwin Lee, Anthony Jennings Massery, Jonathan H. Ozeran
  • Patent number: 12097399
    Abstract: A portable aquatic exercise device for performing callisthenic workouts using water weight includes an outer bag having an outer surface and an inner surface wherein the inner surface of the outer bag creates an interior. The outer bag has a top end and a bottom end. The top end has an aperture and the bottom end has an opening. The opening has a draw string positioning the opening from an open position to a closed position. A pair of ropes is coupled to the outer surface of the outer bag. An inner bag is positioned within the interior of the outer bag. An inside of the inner bag is fills with water wherein expanding against the outer bag. A hole of the inner bag has an insert. A cap is positioned on the aperture of the outer bag and engages by threading to the insert of the inner bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Inventor: Michael Bell
  • Publication number: 20240233044
    Abstract: A system that allows for channel and platform agnostic automated scheduling. A user that is registered with the system may add an automated assistant into a pre-existing communication thread or channel, such as a short messaging service (“SMS”) conversation between multiple friends. Any user in the thread may interact with the assistant even if not registered with the system. Once present, the assistant analyzes messages sent to the thread for wake words that trigger actions or responses by the system, including automated scheduling actions. When scheduling is invoked, the system will find acceptable times based on top-down and bottom-up availability provided by registered users, and will propose meeting times until one is accepted by some or all of the participants. Once accepted, the system will confirm the meeting, update linked calendars, and provide reminders to attendees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2024
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Bell, Madison A. Bell, Wen Ding
  • Publication number: 20240217634
    Abstract: In a first aspect, embodiments described herein relate to a submersible robot system for inspecting and/or grooming objects (e.g., naval vessels) in a marine environment. In some embodiments, the robot system includes a housing; a plurality of adhesion engines disposed within the housing; an illumination device; and an imaging device. In some applications, each adhesion engine includes a plurality of adhesion devices structured and arranged to secure the system to the object; a magnetic switch motor for switching on and off the adhesion devices; at least one grooming element; and a body rotation motor for moving the grooming element across a surface of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2023
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Inventors: Robert Wood, Sidney McLaurin, Michael Bell, Christian Theriault, Satchel Sieniewicz
  • Patent number: 11999548
    Abstract: A resealable flap device in the form of a sheet, for applying to or incorporating in packaging, comprises: a lower layer of flexible material, and an upper layer of stiff material. The sheet is cut through both layers to outline a flap portion, the cut leaving an edge in a hinge region, the upper layer being removed behind the line of the hinge region. In this way the flexible lower layer forms a hinge that is easy to handle and does not spring back, while the stiff upper layer maintains the shape of the flap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: OPM ADVANCE LIMITED
    Inventors: Ian David Michael Bell, Christopher John Ellison
  • Patent number: D1059075
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Assured Sellers Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Michael Bell, Sujana Veeragani