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: 20250146981
    Abstract: A battery cell inspection system and method are disclosed. The system performs an ultrasound interrogation session of a cell by directing ultrasound at different frequencies at target points across surfaces of the cell, detecting ultrasound at the target points that is transmitted through and/or reflected from the cell, generating response signals from the detected ultrasound at each of the target points, and determining characteristics of the cell including defects, anomalies and cell capacity based upon the response signals. During the session, the transducers are not in contact with the surfaces of the cell, and the transducers and the cell are immersed in an electrically non-conductive fluid. The system can also configure the ultrasound transmitted at the target points into focused beams. Alternatively, an inspection system can be configured to determine characteristics of a cell during a formation stage of the cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2024
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventors: Shawn D. MURPHY, Nemanya SEDOGLAVICH, Michael BELL, Georgios KAPODISTRIAS
  • Publication number: 20250139501
    Abstract: A machine learning platform operating at a server is described. The machine learning platform accesses a dataset from a datastore. A task that identifies a target of a machine learning algorithm from the machine learning platform is defined. The machine learning algorithm forms a machine learning model based on the dataset and the task. The machine learning platform deploys the machine learning model and monitors a performance of the machine learning model after deployment. The machine learning platform updates the machine learning model based on the monitoring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2023
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Alessandra Tosi, Robert Bell, Nathaniel Korda, Joanna Crown, Davide Zilli, Brian Mullins, Michael Osborne, Stephen Roberts, Alistair Garfoot
  • Publication number: 20250120545
    Abstract: An oil receiving system is provided and includes a housing with front, side, and a bottom wall, the front wall configured to be connectable to an outer edge of a vat, the combined front, side, and bottom walls form a plenum for receipt of oil therein. A fluid connection is disposed in either the side wall or the bottom wall, the fluid connection vertically disposed below a top edge of the front wall. A piped system allows flow from within the plenum through the fluid connection. A valve is disposed at or proximate to the fluid connection and operable to either allow flow from the plenum through the fluid connection or prevent flow from the plenum through the fluid connection. The oil receiving system can be provided with a vat for frying foods or as a separate item that is attached to a vat after the vat has been installed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Inventors: Allen ZANDI, Michael BELL
  • Patent number: 12278372
    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: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: Croda International Plc
    Inventors: Louise Maria Bell McCulloch, Joshua Michael Moore, Michael Andrew Oakley
  • Publication number: 20250108119
    Abstract: The invention provides novel glucocorticosteroids, glucocorticosteroid-linkers and antibody drug conjugates (ADC's) comprising an antibody or antibody fragment which binds to an antigen expressed on immune cells, optionally an antigen expressed on human immune cells. In some instances the ADCs comprise an anti-human VISTA (V-region Immunoglobulin-containing Suppressor of T cell Activation (1)) antibody or anti-VISTA antigen-binding antibody fragment which binds to VISTA expressing cells at physiologic pH having a short serum half-life (?24-72 or 24-48 or 12-24 hours or less in a human VISTA knock-in rodent or ((?1-3.5 days or less in a human or non-human primate). In some instances these ADCs have a rapid onset of action and are potent for prolonged duration as they are very effectively internalized by immune cells in large amounts where they are cleaved releasing large amounts of active steroid payload.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2022
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventors: Jay ROTHSTEIN, Kierstin BELL, Catherine CARRIERE, Michael MOLLOY, Anna KUTA, Nicholas SCHWERTNER, Maria DAy, Xin Huang, Dov PECHENICK, Toni KLINE, Shibhani RAJANNA, Yalin GUO, Yingcai (Ian) WANG, Jieyu ZHOU, Sergey SEREGIN, Erin CLARK, Labros MEIMETIS, Julio MEDINA, Sheng Sun, Alexander KOVAL, Sravan THUMMANAPELLI, Dmitry BORKIN, Rajeshkumar Maganlal LORIYA
  • Patent number: 12266019
    Abstract: A method and system for scanning claims data, the method comprising receiving, by a computing system, contract details associated with claims, receiving, by the computer system, prescription transactions data associated with the claims, parsing, by the computer system, the transactions data into column values, and executing, by the computer system, analytics on the parsed transactions. The analytics include comparing the parsed transactions against the contract details for accurate pricing, fees, and accepted treatment protocols concerning dose and quantity, comparing the parsed transactions with independent pricing data that is based on third-party pricing data and drug information, identifying material errors in the parsed transactions, determining withholdings from payment of the claims for a portion above a tolerance level based on the identified material errors. The method further comprising presenting, by the computer system, results of the execution of the analytics to a portal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: HEALTHPLAN DATA SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Gary Rutherford, Michael Blevins, Jarrod Grossman, Douglas Bell, Detlef Sarbok, Jeff Rabe
  • 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: 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
  • 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
  • Patent number: D1068940
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: Everi Games, Inc.
    Inventors: Travis Bussey, Daniel Gibson, Peter A. Phillips, Jr., Courtney Bell, Charles Curbbun, Michael Conway
  • Patent number: D1072055
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: Everi Games, Inc.
    Inventors: Travis Bussey, Daniel Gibson, Peter A. Phillips, Jr., Courtney Bell, Charles Curbbun, Michael Conway