Patents by Inventor Michael Busch

Michael Busch 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: 11833470
    Abstract: A single-stage or multi-stage biological odor control treatment system for the removal of target vapor compounds from a contaminated air stream consisting of a first stage (onsite non-potable water treatment) where raw collection system non-potable water is extracted from the sewer collection system, screened and sprayed over a media bed where it is treated to secondary effluent water quality and is collected in a tank. The onsite non-potable water treatment system effluent is then pumped to the biological odor control system. This onsite non-potable water treatment system effluent is used for irrigating either a single media bed, or multiple media beds, which require continuous moisture and a source of nutrients. The microorganisms use the odorous compounds in the foul air stream as a food source. Treated air is then discharged to the atmosphere. The odor control treatment system drain water is then returned into the source containment collection point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Anua International LLC
    Inventors: Colin Bishop, Michael Busch, M. Sean McGuigan
  • Patent number: 11829324
    Abstract: A method and indexing system indexes the content of a body of documents into a content index, and the metadata of the documents into a metadata index which is a parallel index to the content index. The metadata is copied into a data store that is easily accessible by the indexing system and is stored in native form. The indexing system can dynamically re-index the metadata from the native metadata in the data store to produce a new metadata index which is used to replace the original metadata index. Search queries received by a search engine associated with the indexing system are applied to both the content and metadata index and the results are merged for return.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David O. Been, Michael Busch, Osamu Furusawa, Frederick S. Grennan, Fumihiko Terui, Justo L. Perez
  • Patent number: 11580176
    Abstract: A system for real-time search, including: a set of partitions, each including a set of segments, each segment corresponding to a time slice of messages posted to the messaging platform, and a real-time search engine configured to receive a search term in parallel with other partitions in set the set of partitions, and search at least one of the set of segments in reverse chronological order of the corresponding time slice to identify document identifiers of messages containing the search term; and a search fanout module configured to: receive a search query including the search term; send the search term to each of the set of partitions for parallel searching; and return, in response to the search query, at least one of the identified document identifiers of messages containing the search term.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Twitter, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Busch, Samuel Luckenbill, Brian Larson, Patrick J. Lok, Krishna Gade, Francesco G. Callari, Ugo Di Girolamo
  • Patent number: 11351501
    Abstract: A multi-stage treatment system for removal of target vapor compounds from a contaminated air stream consisting of an initial bioscrubber stage utilizing a plurality of filter media derived from foamed glass immediately followed by a biofilter stage utilizing a plurality of media derived from the calcareous exoskeleton of a bivalve mollusk (shell media).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Anua International LLC
    Inventors: Casey Davis, Justin DaMore, Michael Busch
  • Publication number: 20220016573
    Abstract: A single-stage or multi-stage biological odor control treatment system for the removal of target vapor compounds from a contaminated air stream consisting of a first stage (onsite non-potable water treatment) where raw collection system non-potable water is extracted from the sewer collection system, screened and sprayed over a media bed where it is treated to secondary effluent water quality and is collected in a tank. The onsite non-potable water treatment system effluent is then pumped to the biological odor control system. This onsite non-potable water treatment system effluent is used for irrigating either a single media bed, or multiple media beds, which require continuous moisture and a source of nutrients. The microorganisms use the odorous compounds in the foul air stream as a food source. Treated air is then discharged to the atmosphere. The odor control treatment system drain water is then returned into the source containment collection point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Colin Bishop, Michael Busch, M. Sean McGuigan
  • Patent number: 10915843
    Abstract: Provided herein are systems, methods and computer readable media for identifying supply. An example for identifying merchants for fulfilling demand comprises receiving one or more virtual offers and an associated quantity of at least a portion of the one or more virtual offers, wherein the one or more virtual offers are representative of a residual demand for a geographic area, assigning a virtual offer of the one or more of the virtual offers to one or more merchants in an instance in which a supply source of the one or more merchants is identified as able to supply at least a portion of the associated quantity of the virtual offer, and determining a priority score for the one or more merchants, wherein the one or more merchants are rankable based on the priority score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Groupon, Inc.
    Inventors: Shafiq Shariff, Rajesh Parekh, Derek Nordquist, Shawn Jeffery, Bob Beaty, Michael Busch
  • Publication number: 20200406189
    Abstract: A multi-stage treatment system for removal of target vapor compounds from a contaminated air stream consisting of an initial bioscrubber stage utilizing a plurality of filter media derived from foamed glass immediately followed by a biofilter stage utilizing a plurality of media derived from the calcareous exoskeleton of a bivalve mollusk (shell media).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Casey Davis, Justin DaMore, Michael Busch
  • Patent number: 10878042
    Abstract: A system for real-time search, including: a set of partitions, each including a set of segments, each segment corresponding to a time slice of messages posted to the messaging platform, and a real-time search engine configured to receive a search term in parallel with other partitions in the set of partitions, and search at least one of the set of segments in reverse chronological order of the corresponding time slice to identify document identifiers of messages containing the search term; and a search fanout module configured to: receive a search query including the search term; send the search term to each of the set of partitions for parallel searching; and return, in response to the search query, at least one of the identified document identifiers of messages containing the search term.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Twitter, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Busch, Samuel Luckenbill, Brian Larson, Patrick J. Lok, Krishna Gade, Francesco G. Callari, Ugo Di Girolamo
  • Publication number: 20200349205
    Abstract: A system for real-time search, including: a set of partitions, each including a set of segments, each segment corresponding to a time slice of messages posted to the messaging platform, and a real-time search engine configured to receive a search term in parallel with other partitions in set the set of partitions, and search at least one of the set of segments in reverse chronological order of the corresponding time slice to identify document identifiers of messages containing the search term; and a search fanout module configured to: receive a search query including the search term; send the search term to each of the set of partitions for parallel searching; and return, in response to the search query, at least one of the identified document identifiers of messages containing the search term.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Michael Busch, Samuel Luckenbill, Brian Larson, Patrick J. Lok, Krishna Gade, Francesco G. Callari, Ugo Di Girolamo
  • Patent number: 10810236
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage medium, for indexing data in information retrieval systems. In one aspect, a system includes computer readable storage media, where the non-transitory computer readable storage media include postings lists for a term, where each posting list includes postings blocks, position blocks, and metadata blocks. Each postings block includes document identifiers and respective indications of frequency of the term in each document. Each position block includes position indications for the term in the documents of a corresponding postings block. Each metadata block includes an indication of the size of the document identifiers in the associated postings block, an indication of the size of the indications of frequency of terms in the associated postings block, an indication of a number of postings in the associated postings block, and an indication of position information for postings in the associated postings block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Twitter, Inc.
    Inventors: Yan Zhao, Paul Burstein, Yi Zhuang, Michael Busch
  • Patent number: 10657187
    Abstract: A system for real-time search, including: a set of partitions, each including a set of segments, each segment corresponding to a time slice of messages posted to the messaging platform, and a real-time search engine configured to receive a search term in parallel with other partitions in the set of partitions, and search at least one of the set of segments in reverse chronological order of the corresponding time slice to identify document identifiers of messages containing the search term; and a search fanout module configured to: receive a search query including the search term; send the search term to each of the set of partitions for parallel searching; and return, in response to the search query, at least one of the identified document identifiers of messages containing the search term.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Twitter, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Busch, Samuel Luckenbill, Brian Larson, Patrick J. Lok, Krishna Gade, Francesco G. Callari, Ugo Di Girolamo
  • Patent number: 10640520
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) are inhibitors of LMP7 and can be employed, inter alia, for the treatment of an autoimmune disorder or hematological malignancies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Markus Klein, Oliver Schadt, Philipp Haselmayer, Michael Busch
  • Patent number: 10394754
    Abstract: A method and indexing system indexes the content of a body of documents into a content index, and the metadata of the documents into a metadata index which is a parallel index to the content index. The metadata is copied into a data store that is easily accessible by the indexing system and is stored in native form. The indexing system can dynamically re-index the metadata from the native metadata in the data store to produce a new metadata index which is used to replace the original metadata index. Search queries received by a search engine associated with the indexing system are applied to both the content and metadata index and the results are merged for return.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David O. Been, Michael Busch, Osamu Furusawa, Frederick S. Grennan, Fumihiko Terui, Justo L. Perez
  • Publication number: 20190258603
    Abstract: A method and indexing system indexes the content of a body of documents into a content index, and the metadata of the documents into a metadata index which is a parallel index to the content index. The metadata is copied into a data store that is easily accessible by the indexing system and is stored in native form. The indexing system can dynamically re-index the metadata from the native metadata in the data store to produce a new metadata index which is used to replace the original metadata index. Search queries received by a search engine associated with the indexing system are applied to both the content and metadata index and the results are merged for return.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: David O. Been, Michael Busch, Osamu Furusawa, Frederick S. Grennan, Fumihiko Terui, Justo L. Perez
  • Patent number: 10294246
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) are inhibitors of LMP7 and can be employed, inter alia, for the treatment of an autoimmune disorder or hematological malignancies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Markus Klein, Oliver Schadt, Philipp Haselmayer, Michael Busch
  • Patent number: 10253049
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) are inhibitors of LMP7 and can be employed, inter alia, for the treatment of an autoimmune disorder or hematological malignancies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: MERCK PATENT GMBH
    Inventors: Markus Klein, Oliver Schadt, Philipp Haselmayer, Michael Busch
  • Publication number: 20180179231
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) are inhibitors of LMP7 and can be employed, inter alia, for the treatment of an autoimmune disorder or hematological malignancies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventors: MARKUS KLEIN, OLIVER SCHADT, PHILIPP HASELMAYER, MICHAEL BUSCH
  • Publication number: 20180105539
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) are inhibitors of LMP7 and can be employed, inter alia, for the treatment of an autoimmune disorder or hematological malignancies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: MARKUS KLEIN, OLIVER SCHADT, PHILIPP HASELMAYER, MICHAEL BUSCH
  • Publication number: 20180105538
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) are inhibitors of LMP7 and can be employed, inter alia, for the treatment of an autoimmune disorder or hematological malignancies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: MARKUS KLEIN, OLIVER SCHADT, PHILIPP HASELMAYER, MICHAEL BUSCH
  • Patent number: 9861635
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula I in which X, Y, Q1, M, Q2 and B have the meanings indicated in Claim 1, are inhibitors of GCN2, and can be employed, inter alia, for the treatment of cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Merck Patent Gmbh
    Inventors: Guenter Hoelzemann, Dieter Dorsch, Ansgar Wegener, Oliver Poeschke, Michael Busch