Patents by Inventor Michael D. McMahon
Michael D. McMahon 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).
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Patent number: 9439572Abstract: A modular external defibrillator system in embodiments of the teachings may include one or more of the following features: a base containing a defibrillator to deliver a defibrillation shock to a patient, (b) one or more pods each connectable to a patient via patient lead cables to collect at least one patient vital sign, the pods operable at a distance from the base, (c) a wireless communications link between the base and a selected one of the two or more pods to carry the at least one vital sign from the selected pod to the base, the selection being based on which pod is associated with the base.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2014Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: PHYSIO-CONTROL, INC.Inventors: Christopher Pearce, Thomas J. McGrath, Randy L. Merry, John C. Daynes, Kenneth J. Petersen, Peter Wung, Michael D. McMahon, D. Craig Edwards, Eric T. Hoierman, Rockland W. Nordness, James S. Neumiller
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Patent number: 9386063Abstract: Content intended for delivery to one or more consuming users may be recorded by a content distribution system. The recording or archival of the content may allow users to retrieve the content at a later time without providing specific instructions to record the content. Storage of the content may include retrieving programming information describing the content and storing the information in association with the content. In one or more arrangements, descriptive data for content may be generated based on user feedback. Additionally or alternatively, content storage may include fragmentation of the content into a number of segments or segments of a specified size. Content may further be paused and resumed between multiple devices, taking into account the capabilities and compatibilities of the devices and a network through which the content is to be delivered.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2011Date of Patent: July 5, 2016Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: Michael D. McMahon, Danial E. Holden
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Publication number: 20160105477Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to control of consumption of content in an appliance. The content can include linear programming and non-linear assets. Such control can permit (i) changing a channel in the appliance (e.g., a CPE without upstream functionality) and thus selecting a linear-programming asset, a non-linear asset, and so forth, and (ii) controlling consumption of such assets. In one aspect, a device with upstream network connectivity can control the consumption of media in the appliance. The device can leverage data management and control functionality of a service provider network to acquire information related to assets available for consumption and to transmit asset requests to the service provider network, which can transmit content and signaling to the appliance in accordance at least in part with the asset request, thus controlling media consumption in the appliance.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2015Publication date: April 14, 2016Inventors: Danial Holden, Michael D. McMahon, Gregory Allen Broome, Weidong Mao, Ross Gilson
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Patent number: 9294800Abstract: A content access device and system may allow portable remote devices to be paired with a variety of different devices, allowing remote control through a network connection. Content access devices may expose application program interfaces, allowing incoming network traffic to control operation of the device much in the same way that a local infrared remote would. Routing content commands through an external application server may also yield other benefits, such as allowing more customized selection of information and advertising content to users based on their viewing history.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2011Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: Michael D McMahon, Donald Dischner, Jamesheed R Batmanglidj, James Capps, Joshua Seiden
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Patent number: 9219947Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to control of consumption of content in an appliance. The content can include linear programming and non-linear assets. Such control can permit (i) changing a channel in the appliance (e.g., a CPE without upstream functionality) and thus selecting a linear-programming asset, a non-linear asset, and so forth, and (ii) controlling consumption of such assets. In one aspect, a device with upstream network connectivity can control the consumption of media in the appliance. The device can leverage data management and control functionality of a service provider network to acquire information related to assets available for consumption and to transmit asset requests to the service provider network, which can transmit content and signaling to the appliance in accordance at least in part with the asset request, thus controlling media consumption in the appliance.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2011Date of Patent: December 22, 2015Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLCInventors: Danial Holden, Michael D. McMahon, Gregory Allen Broome, Weidong Mao, Ross Gilson
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Publication number: 20150203237Abstract: A squeezable bottle includes a panel having at least one ornamental feature thereon. The panel includes a first facet having a length and a width and a second facet having a length and width. The lengths of the first and second facets extend in a direction generally parallel to a length of the squeezable bottle. The second facet is disposed adjacent to and defines a first interface with the first facet, and the first interface defines a first one of the at least one ornamental features. A generally planar surface of the first facet is disposed at an angle relative to a generally planar surface of the second facet such that the panel is reversibly deformable.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2013Publication date: July 23, 2015Applicant: H.J. HEINZ COMPANYInventors: Michael P. Bryant, Michael D. McMahon, George Ikuya Nukuto
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Patent number: 8996654Abstract: Apparatus, method, and manufacture, illustratively the aggregation apparatus connects to a sites on the Internet, authenticates itself with the sites, and facilitates at least one of: retrieving user-selected information from the sites, parsing the user-selected information from the sites to produce an aggregation, and rendering at least some of the aggregation as the output; retrieving information from the sites, parsing the information from the sites, and user-selectedly filtering the parsed information in producing an aggregation of the parsed information in producing an aggregation, and rendering at least some of the aggregation as the output; and retrieving information from the sites, parsing the information from the sites, producing an aggregation of the parsed information so as to produce an aggregation of the parsed information, and user-selectedly rendering the aggregation as the output. The rendering can include supplying content from one of the sites to another of the sites.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2012Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Fingerprint Cards ABInventors: Jared Polis, Payal Goyal, Jeffery D. Herman, Samuel C. Wu, Eric Wu, Michael C. Wilson, Chris Young, Andrew Hyde, Michael D. McMahon, Andrew Hartman, Peter K. Trzyna, David L. Calone, Scott Shaver
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Patent number: 8990340Abstract: A computerized aggregation system including a computer, a display controlled by the computer, and networking hardware connecting the computer to a network, the computer programmed so that the aggregation apparatus: connects to at least one Internet-connected service; and authenticates itself with each said Internet-connected service; and retrieves input from said Internet-connected service; and connects to at least one appliance computer; and then authenticates itself with each said appliance computer; and retrieves input from each said appliance computer; and parses the input from each said Internet-connected service and parses the input from each said appliance computer so as to produce an aggregation of the parsed input; and renders the aggregation as output.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2012Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Fingerprint Cards ABInventors: Jared Polis, Payal Goyal, Jeffery D. Herman, Samuel C. Wu, Eric Wu, Michael D. McMahon, Michael C. Wilson, Andrew Hartman, Peter K. Trzyna, David L. Calone, Chris Young, Scott Shaver, Andrew Hyde, Francis Brown
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Patent number: 8959156Abstract: An aggregation apparatus including: a computer, an output device, a display controlled by the computer, and networking hardware connecting the computer to a network, the computer programmed so that the aggregation apparatus: communicates with at least one computer via the Internet to obtain peer-to-peer information corresponding to real time data shared by at least one other computer; processes the peer-to-peer information to produce an aggregation; and then renders the aggregation as output; and then presents at least some of the aggregation and at least one of at least some of the information in a customizable user interface, at least some of the aggregation in association with an automatically generated score that represents a level of communication activity, and at least some of the information in a user interface which includes an automatically generated list of contacts and their associated recent activity.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2012Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignee: Fingerprint Cards ABInventors: Jared Polis, Payal Goyal, Jeffery D. Herman, Samuel C. Wu, Eric Wu, Michael D. McMahon, Michael C. Wilson, Andrew Hartman, Peter K. Trzyna, David L. Calone, Chris Young, Scott Shaver, Andrew Hyde
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Publication number: 20150018894Abstract: A modular external defibrillator system in embodiments of the teachings may include one or more of the following features: a base containing a defibrillator to deliver a defibrillation shock to a patient, (b) one or more pods each connectable to a patient via patient lead cables to collect at least one patient vital sign, the pods operable at a distance from the base, (c) a wireless communications link between the base and a selected one of the two or more pods to carry the at least one vital sign from the selected pod to the base, the selection being based on which pod is associated with the base.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2014Publication date: January 15, 2015Inventors: Christopher Pearce, Thomas J. McGrath, Randy L. Merry, John C. Daynes, Kenneth J. Petersen, Peter Wung, Michael D. McMahon, D. Craig Edwards, Eric T. Hoierman, Rockland W. Nordness, James S. Neumiller
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Patent number: 8880168Abstract: A modular external defibrillator system in embodiments of the teachings may include one or more of the following features: a base containing a defibrillator to deliver a defibrillation shock to a patient, (b) one or more pods each connectable to a patient via patient lead cables to collect at least one patient vital sign, the pods operable at a distance from the base, (c) a wireless communications link between the base and a selected one of the two or more pods to carry the at least one vital sign from the selected pod to the base, the selection being based on which pod is associated with the base.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2013Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: Physio-Control, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Pearce, Thomas J. McGrath, Randy L. Merry, John C. Daynes, Kenneth J. Peterson, Peter Wung, Michael D. McMahon, D. Craig Edwards, Eric T. Holerman, Rockland W. Nordness, James S. Neumiller
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Patent number: 8863991Abstract: A bottle formed of a food-grade plastic material, such as clear polyethylene terephthalate, may include a frustoconical neck portion, a shoulder region, a base region, and a sidewall portion have opposed grip-enhancing surfaces, and elastically deformable pressure panels. A cap for the container may include a valve to control product leakage, and may be sized to allow inversion of the bottle. A generally trapezoidal tab of the cap may be moveable between a closed position covering a cap orifice and an open position outside the plane of the cap.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2012Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: H.J. Heinz CompanyInventors: Wayne C. Cleary, Michael D. McMahon
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Patent number: 8738128Abstract: A modular external defibrillator system in embodiments of the teachings may include one or more of the following features: a base containing a defibrillator to deliver a defibrillation shock to a patient, (b) one or more pods each connectable to a patient via patient lead cables to collect at least one patient vital sign, the pods operable at a distance from the base, (c) a wireless communications link between the base and a selected one of the two or more pods to carry the at least one vital sign from the selected pod to the base, the selection being based on which pod is associated with the base.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2011Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Physio-Control, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Pearce, Thomas J. McGrath, Randy L. Merry, John C. Daynes, Kenneth J. Peterson, Peter Wung, Michael D. McMahon, D. Craig Edwards, Eric T. Hoierman, Rockland W. Nordness, James S. Neumiller
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Publication number: 20140142647Abstract: A patient parameter monitoring pod in embodiments of the teachings may include one or more of the following features: (a) portable housing containing a power supply, (b) a patient parameter module connectable to a patient via lead cables to collect patient data, the patient data including at least one vital sign, (c) a transceiver adapted to wirelessly transmit the patient data to a defibrillator, (d) a data port adapted to supply the patient data via a direct electrical connection to the defibrillator, and (e) a carrying handle extending from the housing proximate a patient lead cable port that permits connection of the lead cables to the pod, the carrying handle positioned to protect the patient lead cable port and the patient lead cables attached to the port from direct impact.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2013Publication date: May 22, 2014Applicant: Physio-Control, Inc.Inventors: Michael D. McMahon, Christopher Pearce, Peter Wung, John C. Daynes, Kenneth J. Peterson, Maren L. Nelson, James S. Neumiller
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Publication number: 20130331899Abstract: A modular external defibrillator system in embodiments of the teachings may include one or more of the following features: a base containing a defibrillator to deliver a defibrillation shock to a patient, (b) one or more pods each connectable to a patient via patient lead cables to collect at least one patient vital sign, the pods operable at a distance from the base, (c) a wireless communications link between the base and a selected one of the two or more pods to carry the at least one vital sign from the selected pod to the base, the selection being based on which pod is associated with the base.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2013Publication date: December 12, 2013Applicant: Physio-Control, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Pearce, Thomas J. McGrath, Randy L. Merry, John C. Daynes, Kenneth J. Peterson, Peter Wung, Michael D. McMahon, D. Craig Edwards, Eric T. Hoierman, Rockland W. Nordness, James S. Neumiller
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Patent number: 8600491Abstract: A patient parameter monitoring pod in embodiments of the teachings may include one or more the following features: (a) portable housing containing a power supply, (b) a patient parameter module connectable to a patient via lead cables to collect patient data, the patient data including at least one vital sign, (c) a transceiver adapted to wirelessly transmit the patient data to a defibrillator, (d) a data port adapted to supply the patient data via a direct electrical connection to the defibrillator, and (e) a carrying handle extending from the housing proximate a patient lead cable port that permits connection of the lead cables to the pod, the carrying handle positioned to protect the patient lead cable port and the patient lead cables attached to the port from direct impact.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2004Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: Physio-Control, Inc.Inventors: Michael D. McMahon, Christopher Pearce, Peter Wung, John C. Daynes, Ken Peterson, Maren L. Nelson, James S. Neumiller
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Publication number: 20130191506Abstract: A computerized aggregation system including a computer, a display controlled by the computer, and networking hardware connecting the computer to a network, the computer programmed so that the aggregation apparatus: connects to at least one Internet-connected service; and authenticates itself with each said Internet-connected service; and retrieves input from said Internet-connected service; and connects to at least one appliance computer; and then authenticates itself with each said appliance computer; and retrieves input from each said appliance computer; and parses the input from each said Internet-connected service and parses the input from each said appliance computer so as to produce an aggregation of the parsed input; and renders the aggregation as output.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2013Publication date: July 25, 2013Inventors: Jared Polis, Payal Goyal, Jeffery D. Herman, Samuel C. Wu, Eric Wu, Michael C. Wilson, Chris Young, Andrew Hyde, Michael D. McMahon, Andrew Hartman, Peter K. Trzyna, David L. Calone, Scott Shaver
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Patent number: D690601Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2012Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: H.J. HeinzInventors: Michael Patrick Bryant, Michael D. McMahon, George I. Nukuto, Jonathan H. Zimmer
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Patent number: D690602Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2012Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: H.J. Heinz CompanyInventors: Michael Patrick Bryant, Michael D. McMahon, George I. Nukuto, Jonathan H. Zimmer
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Patent number: D697415Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2012Date of Patent: January 14, 2014Assignee: H.J. Heinz CompanyInventors: Michael Patrick Bryant, Michael D. McMahon, George I. Nukuto, Jonathan H. Zimmer