Patents by Inventor Michael Bender

Michael Bender 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: 11565380
    Abstract: A paint-line hook for vehicle shocks includes a tube, an eye fixed to the tube, and a bracket fixed to the tube below the eye. The tube has a bottom end and a bore extending through the bottom end. The bracket defines a channel configured to engage a mount of a vehicle shock. A latch is rotatably supported by the tube. The tube includes a slot in communication with the bore. The latch extends through the slot and has a handle exterior to the slot and an end positioned to engage a threaded shaft of a vehicle shock in the bore. A vehicle shock may be retained in the tube and the tube acts as a paint shield during paint application to the vehicle shock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: DRiV Automotive Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Bender
  • Patent number: 11564384
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provides a systems and methods for pest control. The system detects one or more pests based on receiving sensor data from one or more sensors associated with a predefined location. The system analyzes the sensor data with cognitive machine learning based on the detected pests. The system generates a treatment recommendation report based on the analysis and outputs the treatment recommendation report.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Bender, Rhonda L. Childress, Stan K. Daley
  • Patent number: 11562568
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, a computer program product, and a computer system for dynamically creating a composition reference video to support a user activity. In response to that a user selects a reference video for performing an activity, the computer system identifies a search query of a reference video. The computer system identifies personalized parameters of the user, based on a knowledge corpus user preferences of performing activities, and the search query. The computer system identifies appropriate videos and video transcripts in an online video repository and identifies textual contents through document and text search, based on a prediction about how the user is to perform the activity. The computer system draws series of images based on the textual contents. The computer system normalizes contents from the appropriate videos and the series of images and normalizes voices in the contents from the appropriate videos.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: KYNDRYL, INC.
    Inventors: Todd Russell Whitman, Mauro Marzorati, Jeremy R. Fox, Michael Bender, Sarbajit K. Rakshit
  • Patent number: 11558208
    Abstract: A method includes: defining, by a computer device, an audio collaborative environment; defining, by the computer device, an access control of the audio collaborative environment, wherein the access control includes a geofence; receiving, by the computer device, a request from at least one user device to connect to the audio collaborative environment; determining, by the computer device, the at least one user device satisfies the access control; connecting, by the computer device, the at least one user device to an audio channel of the audio collaborative environment; recording, by the computer device, audio data transmitted on the audio channel by the at least one user device; storing, by the computer device, the audio data in a record; tagging, by the computer device, respective portions of the audio data in the record; and presenting one of the respective portions of the audio data to a user based on the tagging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael Bender, Craig M. Trim, Milton A. Bonilla, Tamer Nassar
  • Patent number: 11550889
    Abstract: Facial scanning data of an authorized user is received for requested access to a computing device. A facial expression of the facial scanning data is determined to match a predetermined facial expression. In response to identifying that the facial expression matches the predetermined facial expression, the computing device is caused to provide a set of functionality that correlates to the predetermined facial expression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jennifer M. Hatfield, Craig M. Trim, Martin G. Keen, Michael Bender, Jeremy R. Fox
  • Patent number: 11521220
    Abstract: In an approach for monitoring data usage in an IoT network, a processor identifies a set of IoT devices. A processor collects a set of baseline readings for the set of IoT devices. A processor collects a set of IoT data from the set of IoT devices as a user answers a survey question. A processor compares the set of baseline readings to the set of IoT data. A processor derives an emotional state of the user while answering the survey question. A processor builds a CART model using the set of baseline readings, the set of IoT data, and a set of survey data. A processor applies the emotional state as a weight to the CART model. A processor outputs the weighted CART model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Craig M. Trim, Michael Bender, Martin G. Keen, Zachary A. Silverstein
  • Publication number: 20220383028
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, a computer program product, and a computer system for dynamically creating a composition reference video to support a user activity. In response to that a user selects a reference video for performing an activity, the computer system identifies a search query of a reference video. The computer system identifies personalized parameters of the user, based on a knowledge corpus user preferences of performing activities, and the search query. The computer system identifies appropriate videos and video transcripts in an online video repository and identifies textual contents through document and text search, based on a prediction about how the user is to perform the activity. The computer system draws series of images based on the textual contents. The computer system normalizes contents from the appropriate videos and the series of images and normalizes voices in the contents from the appropriate videos.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Todd Russell Whitman, Mauro Marzorati, Jeremy R. Fox, Michael Bender, Sarbajit K. Rakshit
  • Patent number: 11514113
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method, computer program product, and system for generating hashtags. The method comprises receiving content to be posted on a social media service and analyzing the content to identify at least one item included in the content. Generating a first hashtag tree, wherein the content of the first hashtag tree contains information that indirectly relates to the identified at least one item, wherein the first hierarchical hashtag tree is comprised of multiple levels, wherein the first hierarchical hashtag tree includes words or phrases indirectly relates to the identified at least one item. Generating at least one hashtag from the first hierarchical hashtag tree and adding the at least one hashtag to the content and posting the content and the added at least one hashtag to the social media service, wherein the at least one hashtag is automatically added.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jeremy R. Fox, Michael Bender, Trudy L. Hewitt, Robert Huntington Grant, Mark Delaney
  • Publication number: 20220374220
    Abstract: A processor may load one or more potential updates to a trusted source from an identified trusted source. The processor may determine acceptable update windows. The processor may apply at least one of the one or more potential updates to the computing device. The processor may identify if a steady state has been reached. The processor may determine whether the at least one update has succeeded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Rhonda L. Childress, Martin G. Keen, Jeremy R. Fox, Michael Bender
  • Publication number: 20220376949
    Abstract: A lighting system includes a plurality of nodes arranged in a serial network. The lighting system has a master node, one or more gateway nodes, a first communication bus connecting the one or more gateway nodes to the master node, a plurality of slave nodes such that each slave node is connected to a lighting source and is arranged for conveying data messages, and one or more second communication buses, each connecting one of the gateway nodes with one or more slave nodes of the plurality. The master node is arranged for conveying a unique network address to the one or more gateway nodes via the first communication bus, and the one or more gateway nodes are arranged for conveying a unique network address to the plurality of slave nodes via one of the second communication buses. At least one gateway node is arranged for storing a lighting plan for lighting one or more slave nodes connected to that gateway node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Raik FROST, Jens RĂ–PCKE, Thomas FREITAG, Michael BENDER
  • Patent number: 11501349
    Abstract: Presentation of multimedia content comprising at least one advertisement and at least a portion of metadata pertaining to the at least one advertisement is detected. A spoken utterance of a user is detected. A computer-understandable meaning of the spoken utterance by performing natural language processing on the spoken utterance. Whether the spoken utterance pertains to a product or service indicated in the at least one advertisement can be determined by comparing the computer-understandable meaning of the spoken utterance to the at least the portion of metadata pertaining to the at least one advertisement and whether the computer-understandable meaning of the spoken utterance indicates that the user chooses to order the product or service indicated in the at least one advertisement can be determined. If both determinations are affirmative, an order for the product or service indicated in the at least one advertisement can be automatically placed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael Bender, Jeremy R. Fox, Kulvir Singh Bhogal, Shilpa Shetty
  • Patent number: 11487866
    Abstract: A security application may monitor applications attempting to be installed on a user device. In one example, various steps may include at least one of: receiving an application access operation on a computing device, identifying at least one application action associated with the application access operation, retrieving an application security profile stored in memory, identifying at least one application security restriction in the application security profile related to the at least one application action, restricting the at least one application action from occurring based on the at least one application security restriction and notifying a pre-registered device responsive to restricting the at least one application action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Bender, Rhonda L. Childress, David B. Kumhyr, Michael John Spisak
  • Publication number: 20220339381
    Abstract: A ventilator (100), for mechanical ventilation of a patient (102), includes a sensor unit that measures a course profile (114) of gas flow-dependent measured values (115) in a ventilation circuit (105) of the ventilator and outputs a corresponding sensor signal (116). A plurality of ventilation parameters (122) of a provided ventilation mode, stored in a memory unit (120), indicate an inspiration time (124) of the ventilation currently provided and a subsequent expiration time (126) for a corresponding breathing cycle. A processing unit (130) is configured to receive the sensor signal, to determine at least one current end-expiratory gas flow (132) based on the course profile and to adjust a ratio (136), between the inspiration time and the expiration time, for the current ventilation mode depending on a comparison between the determined current end expiratory gas flow and a lower threshold value (134) and/or an upper threshold value (135).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Tilman von BLUMENTHAL, Michael BENDER
  • Patent number: 11475296
    Abstract: A neural network system for generating a quality assurance alert is provided. A computing device analyzes a quality assurance profile. A computing device arranges data in neurons of, at least, a first layer of a neural network. A computing device generates a threshold level of prediction of quality assurance based, at least in part, on output data from a neural network. A computing device applies output data from a neural network to a regression profile to determine a probability that a quality assurance issue will occur. A computing device generates a message that includes a quality assurance evaluation based, at least, on the determined probability that the quality assurance issue will occur.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Craig M. Trim, Martin G. Keen, Michael Bender, Aaron K. Baughman
  • Publication number: 20220322104
    Abstract: A communication management resource monitors delivery of content over a wireless network. In response to detecting a condition indicating a temporary or long term need for (additional or initial) wireless services in a first geographical region, the communication management resource deploys a mobile wireless base station in the first geographical region to support the need for wireless services.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventor: Michael Bender
  • Patent number: 11461674
    Abstract: Disclosed embodiments provide techniques for providing vehicular recommendations based on driver habits. Embodiments utilize a variety of input data, including, but not limited to, static vehicular data, dynamic vehicular data, and/or environmental data. In embodiments, empirical rules are used to adjust recommended maintenance schedules based on the input conditions. Additionally, the adjusted recommendations along with unscheduled maintenance data are input to a machine learning system, such as a neural network. The machine learning system is used to further revise the maintenance schedule, estimate end of life of the vehicle, and issue recommendations for when to sell a vehicle and recommendations on attributes of a new vehicle for acquisition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Kyndryl, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Bender, Rhonda L. Childress, Kim A. Eckert, Minh Q. Pham
  • Patent number: 11460300
    Abstract: A user may be aided in modifying a product that is an assemblage of parts. This aid may involve a processor obtaining images of a target part captured by the user on a mobile device camera. The processor may compare, based on the captured images and a plurality of images of identified parts, the target part to the identified parts. Based on the comparison, the processor may determine an identity of the target part. This aid may also involve a processor obtaining images of a first configuration of a partial assembly of the product captured by a mobile device camera. The processor may compare, based on the captured images, the first configuration to a correct configuration of the partial assembly. Based on the comparison, the processor may determine that the first configuration does not match the correct configuration and may notify the user accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Wayfair LLC
    Inventors: Michael Bender, Rhonda L. Childress, David B. Kumhyr, Michael J. Spisak
  • Patent number: 11459028
    Abstract: One example of a computer-implemented method of adjusting vehicle sensitivity comprises receiving, at a first vehicle, a vehicle profile of a second vehicle. The vehicle profile of the second vehicle correlates measured responses of one or more actuators on the second vehicle to measured user control inputs on the second vehicle. The method further comprises receiving a user control input for the first vehicle; and modifying a response of one or more actuators on the first vehicle to the received user control input based on the received vehicle profile of the second vehicle such that the one or more actuators on the first vehicle mimic the one or more actuators on the second vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: KYNDRYL, INC.
    Inventors: Gregory J. Boss, Michael Bender, Jeremy R. Fox
  • Publication number: 20220309425
    Abstract: In an approach to resource monitoring and allocation recommendation, a computer determines a work activity for a risk assessment. A computer determines one or more resources assigned to the work activity. A computer determines one or more current activities associated with the one or more resources assigned to the work activity. Based on the one or more resources assigned to the work activity and on the one or more current activities associated with the one or more resources assigned to the work activity, a computer determines a confidence level associated with successful completion of the work activity. A computer determines the confidence level does not exceed a pre-defined threshold. A computer determines one or more resource scenarios to improve the confidence level. A computer ranks the one or more resource scenarios. A computer generates a resource allocation recommendation based on the ranked one or more resource scenarios.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Jennifer M. Hatfield, Jill S. Dhillon, Michael Bender, Stan Kevin Daley, Jeremy R. Fox
  • Publication number: 20220310258
    Abstract: A processor may receive procedure data regarding a medical procedure. The processor may receive patient data regarding a patient intended to receive the medical procedure. The processor may identify, using an artificial intelligence (AI) model, features of the data related to performance of the medical procedure on the patient. The processor may analyze the relation of the features to locations for performance of the medical procedure. The processor may determine one or more locations for the performance of the medical procedure. The processor may output the one or more locations for the performance of the medical procedure to a display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Stan Kevin Daley, Michael Bender