Patents by Inventor Michael Buckley

Michael Buckley 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: 12598345
    Abstract: Generally disclosed herein is a mechanism to display information on persons or objects appearing in media content on a display screen, without obscuring the persons or object. An annotation may be displayed in connection with the particular person or object to indicate that the information for the person or object is available. The viewer may request the information relating to the person or object by interacting with the content, such as by clicking on an icon, clicking on the person or object, submitting a voice search query, etc. In response to the viewer's request, the information may be displayed on the display screen, such as on an overlay display. According to some examples, a least obscuring region for displaying the information while the media content is still being played may be determined, such that the information can be displayed with minimal interruption to the viewer or other viewers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2026
    Assignee: TiVo Platform Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Enda Loughman, Michael Buckley
  • Patent number: 12586912
    Abstract: A radiating element including: Higher order Floquet Structure (HOFS) layers comprising a top PCB metal layer, a mid PCB metal layer, and a low PCB metal layer; component layers comprising electronics to connect to the HOFS layers; and a unit cell constructively defined by the HOFS layers, wherein the unit cell is capable of operating as a transceiver, the unit cell has an operating range of 10.7 GHz to 14.5 GHz, and an area of the unit cell is 0.3125?2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2026
    Assignee: Hughes Network Systems, LLC
    Inventor: Michael Buckley
  • Patent number: 12509745
    Abstract: An apparatus for direct reduction of iron ore in a solid state including a pre-heating furnace for pre-heating iron ore fragments and biomass in briquettes of these materials to a temperature in the range of 400-900° C.; and a reduction assembly for briquettes from the pre-heating furnace. The reduction assembly includes a reaction chamber, a source of electromagnetic energy in the form of microwave energy, a wave guide for transferring microwave energy to the chamber for heating and reducing iron ore in briquettes from the pre-heating furnace, with biomass acting as a reductant, a source of an inert gas, pipework for supplying the inert gas to the chamber to maintain the chamber under anoxic conditions, and an outlet for discharging an offgas and any retained particulates that are generated in the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2025
    Assignee: TECHNOLOGICAL RESOURCES PTY LIMITED
    Inventor: Michael Buckley
  • Patent number: 12389075
    Abstract: Generally disclosed herein is a system for automatically controlling media being viewed by a user based on the user attention levels predicted from gaze and drowsiness estimation and the user's position in a pre-marked monitoring zone. The system may be configured to adjust the monitoring zones based on varying lighting conditions, varying poses of the subjects or users, and the varying distances between the media devices and the users. The system may be further configured to automatically pause or play back the media content based on the user's attention level or changes in positions of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2025
    Assignee: Rovi Product Corporation
    Inventors: Enda Loughman, Michael Buckley
  • Publication number: 20250193479
    Abstract: Generally disclosed herein is a mechanism to display information on persons or objects appearing in media content on a display screen, without obscuring the persons or object. An annotation may be displayed in connection with the particular person or object to indicate that the information for the person or object is available. The viewer may request the information relating to the person or object by interacting with the content, such as by clicking on an icon, clicking on the person or object, submitting a voice search query, etc. In response to the viewer's request, the information may be displayed on the display screen, such as on an overlay display. According to some examples, a least obscuring region for displaying the information while the media content is still being played may be determined, such that the information can be displayed with minimal interruption to the viewer or other viewers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2023
    Publication date: June 12, 2025
    Inventors: Enda Loughman, Michael Buckley
  • Patent number: 12291152
    Abstract: An image processing method is operable in an image acquisition system comprising a camera arranged to capture successive images with a field of view, FOV of a portion of an environment surrounding a vehicle, the FOV intersecting a window of the vehicle comprising one or more heater elements that are visible within the FOV of the camera. The method comprises: obtaining an image; determining whether one or more sequences of pixels within the image corresponds to an image of a respective heater element, each pixel within the or each sequence of pixels having a colour and an intensity within respective thresholds; correcting, within the image, the or each sequence of pixels corresponding to a respective heater element by replacing pixel values for the or each sequence of pixels with pixel values derived from pixels which do not correspond with a heater element; and displaying the corrected image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: CONNAUGHT ELECTRONICS Ltd.
    Inventors: Michael Buckley, Trevor Dempsey, Tony Reilly
  • Publication number: 20250035631
    Abstract: The disclose relates to adenomas of the colon. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to biomarkers which may be used for the detection of advanced colorectal pre-cancerous adenomas (APA) The detection and measurement of these biomarkers in a biological sample may be used to inform the clinician as to whether further invasive procedures such as polypectomy are required.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Applicants: Vision Tech Bio Pty Ltd, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
    Inventors: Trevor LOCKETT, Michael BUCKLEY, Craig LEWIS, Christian DAISH, Louise FORMBY-MILLER, Leah COSGROVE, Kim Yoke Ching FUNG, Ilka PRIEBE
  • Publication number: 20240422396
    Abstract: Generally disclosed herein is a system for automatically controlling media being viewed by a user based on the user attention levels predicted from gaze and drowsiness estimation and the user's position in a pre-marked monitoring zone. The system may be configured to adjust the monitoring zones based on varying lighting conditions, varying poses of the subjects or users, and the varying distances between the media devices and the users. The system may be further configured to automatically pause or play back the media content based on the user's attention level or changes in positions of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2023
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Inventors: Enda Loughman, Michael Buckley
  • Publication number: 20240393336
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the identification of biomarkers which are associated with a higher risk of advanced colorectal Neoplasia (ACN), for example colorectal cancer (CRC), in a subject. The detection and measurement of these biomarkers in a biological sample may be used to inform the clinician as to whether further invasive procedures including colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy are required to provide a definitive diagnosis of colorectal cancer in the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Applicant: Vision Tech Bio Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Trevor LOCKETT, Eduardo VOM, Craig LEWIS, Michael BUCKLEY, Louise MILLER, Christian DAISH
  • Patent number: 12126069
    Abstract: An AESA (Active Electronically Scanned Array), including: a PCB (Printed Circuit Board) substrate having an obverse surface; TRMs (Transmit/Receive Modules) disposed on the obverse surface; thermal pedestals wherein each thermal pedestal includes a wall, having a wall height, including wall surfaces and one of the wall surfaces being a contact surface; and a TIM (Thermal Interface Material), having a TIM height, disposed between a respective contact surface of the thermal pedestals and the obverse surface. The thermal pedestals are discrete with respect to one another, the contact surfaces of the thermal pedestals are interspersed about the TRMs, the thermal pedestals do not contact the TRMs, the TIM is electrically and thermally conductive, and the wall height plus the TIM height is sufficient to suppress resonances of the TRMs below a frequency greater than the Tx and Rx frequency bands of the TRMs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Hughes Network Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Buckley, Tom Walter, Bingqian Lu, Lal Mohan Bhowmik, Varada Rajan Komanduri
  • Patent number: 12088009
    Abstract: A higher order Floquet-mode structure (HOFS) integrated meander line polarizer and radome including: a substrate including layers having a dielectric constant (dk) of 2.9; a HOFS including metal layers disposed in a first subset of the layers; and meander lines, to provide a phase shift and match, disposed in a second subset of the layers, wherein the substrate includes a low-cost material and the metal layers include a feature trace and gap widths of about 10 mils or greater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Hughes Network Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Buckley, Varada Rajan Komanduri
  • Patent number: 12080936
    Abstract: An AESA (Active Electronically Scanned Array), including: a PCB (Printed Circuit Board) substrate having an obverse surface; TRMs (Transmit/Receive Modules) disposed on the obverse surface; thermal pedestals wherein each thermal pedestal includes a wall, having a wall height, including wall surfaces and one of the wall surfaces being a contact surface; and a TIM (Thermal Interface Material), having a TIM height, disposed between a respective contact surface of the thermal pedestals and the obverse surface. A plurality of the thermal pedestals are physically interconnected, the TIM is electrically and thermally conductive, and the wall height plus the TIM height is sufficient to suppress resonances of the TRMs below a frequency greater than a Tx and Rx frequency band of the TRMs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Hughes Network Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Buckley, Tom Walter, Lal Mohan Bhowmik, Varada Rajan Komanduri
  • Patent number: 11959153
    Abstract: A process for direct reduction of iron ore in a solid state includes exposing briquettes of iron ore fragments and biomass to electromagnetic energy under anoxic conditions and generating heat within iron ore in the briquettes. The iron ore is reduced in a solid state within the briquettes, and the biomass provides a source of reductant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: TECHNOLOGICAL RESOURCES PTY LIMITED
    Inventor: Michael Buckley
  • Publication number: 20240082397
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to anti-PVRIG antibodies and stable liquid pharmaceutical formulations thereof. The present invention is directed to monotherapy and combination treatments with anti-PVRIG antibodies and anti-PD-1 antibodies, in particular nivolumab, using stable liquid pharmaceutical formulations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Mark WHITE, Inbal BARBIRO, Ilan VAKNIN, Assaf WOOL, Zurit LEVINE, Henry Adeboye ADEWOYE, MD, Michael BUCKLEY, Jun LU, John HUNTER, Anat COHEN-DAYAG, Gad S. COJOCARU, Eran OPHIR, Zoya ALTEBER
  • Publication number: 20240052426
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to nucleic acid molecules in respect of which changes to DNA methylation levels are indicative of the onset or predisposition to die onset of a neoplasm. More particularly, the present invention is directed to nucleic acid molecules in respect of which changes to DNA methylation levels are indicative of the onset and/or progression of a large intestine neoplasm, such as an adenoma or adenocarcinoma. The DNA methylation status of the present invention is useful in a range of applications including, but not limited to, those relating to the diagnosis and/or monitoring of colorectal neoplasms, such as colorectal adenocarcinomas. Accordingly, in a related aspect the present invention is directed to a method of screening for the onset, predisposition to the onset and/or progression of a neoplasm by screening for modulation in DNA methylation of one or more nucleic acid molecules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Jason Peter Ross, Horace Drew, Michael Buckley, Peter Laurence Molloy, Susan Margaret Mitchell, Konsta Rainer Duesing, Zheng-Zhou Xu
  • Publication number: 20230407423
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for “recycling” a significant amount of heat within a linear hearth furnace by means of an endless conveyor that transports briquettes through the furnace from an inlet (briquette feed) end to an outlet (DRI discharge) end and then returns to the inlet end and transfers a significant amount of heat from the outlet end to the inlet end of the furnace.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventor: Michael Buckley
  • Publication number: 20230366051
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus method for producing direct reduced iron (DRI) from iron ore using biomass as a source of reductant and as a heating source of the iron ore and electromagnetic energy as a further heating source in a furnace having multiple zones. The zones include a preheat zone and a reduction zone between an inlet for briquettes of iron ore and biomass and an outlet for direct reduced iron. The method includes counter-current movement of (a) briquettes of iron ore and biomass in a direction from the inlet to the outlet and (b) combustible gases in an opposite direction in the furnace.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: Technological Resources Pty. Limited
    Inventors: Iain William Farr, Rodney James Dry, Michael Buckley
  • Publication number: 20230344134
    Abstract: A radiating element including: Higher order Floquet Structure (HOFS) layers comprising a top PCB metal layer, a mid PCB metal layer, and a low PCB metal layer; component layers comprising electronics to connect to the HOFS layers; and a unit cell constructively defined by the HOFS layers, wherein the unit cell is capable of operating as a transceiver, the unit cell has an operating range of 10.7 GHz to 14.5 GHz, and an area of the unit cell is 0.3125?2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventor: Michael BUCKLEY
  • Publication number: 20230299497
    Abstract: A higher order Floquet-mode structure (HOFS) integrated meander line polarizer and radome including: a substrate including layers having a dielectric constant (dk) of 2.9; a HOFS including metal layers disposed in a first subset of the layers; and meander lines, to provide a phase shift and match, disposed in a second subset of the layers, wherein the substrate includes a low-cost material and the metal layers include a feature trace and gap widths of about 10 mils or greater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: Hughes Network Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Michael BUCKLEY, Varada Rajan KOMANDURI
  • Publication number: 20230203607
    Abstract: A compacted ‘green’ briquette between 5 cm3 and 20 cm3 including, prior to reduction in a direct reduction process, a composition including at least 30% lignocellulosic biomass material by dry weight and at least 55% iron ore fines by weight, a density of between 1.4 g/cm3 and 2.0 g/cm3, and a compaction strength of at least 500N. A direct reduced iron briquette suitable for the production of iron and/or steel including at least 85% iron by weight and at least 1% fixed carbon by weight, and a volume of between 7.5 cm3 and 30 cm3, wherein the briquette has, prior to reduction (i.e. as a ‘green’ briquette), the above composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventor: Michael Buckley