Patents by Inventor Michael David

Michael David 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: 20250057156
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pest control composition and to methods for controlling pests, including plant pests and arthropod pests. More particularly, the disclosure relates to a pest control composition that is substantially clear and colorless, especially over a range of environmental conditions, yet efficacious.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2024
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Inventors: Michael David O'Young MUI, Jorge Max SUNKEL
  • Publication number: 20250060994
    Abstract: A computing device can obtain usage data associated with the device. The usage data indicate how the computing device operates or how the device is used. The device can analyze the usage data to recognize usage patterns. The usage patterns can correspond to recurring actions or tasks initiated by the user using the device, such as actions or tasks initiated due to the user's habits and/or routines. Based on the usage patterns, the device can determine a task that has a sufficient likelihood of being performed using the device within a specified or determined time (e.g., 5 minutes from now, one year from now, etc.). The device can provide information (e.g., recommendations) associated with the task, and likely relevant to the user. The user can use the provided information to perform the task, thereby increasing the ease of access or efficiency associated with performing the task.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2024
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Inventors: Gy Stuart Fullmer, Arnaud Marie Froment, Srinivasan Sridharan, Levon Dolbakian, Andrea Robin Kilpatrick, Michael David Dumont
  • Publication number: 20250057539
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for occluding cavities or passageways in a subject, such as the left atrial appendage of a subject's heart. The devices, systems, and methods can be used to decrease the rate of thromboembolic events associated with atrial fibrillation by occluding the left atrial appendage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2024
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Inventors: RODNEY PAUL HORTON, MICHAEL DAVID HORTON, FRANCIS JAVIER OTERO
  • Patent number: 12229035
    Abstract: Systems, devices, media, and methods are presented for releasing an application feature in incremental stages while monitoring the application for anomalies. The feature includes a package of code and an action setting. The methods in some implementations include identifying active devices on which the application has been installed, monitoring the application according to a set of metrics, activating the feature by changing its action setting for a first segment of the active devices, pausing the feature if an anomaly is detected among the set of metrics, and generating a repair ticket. As long as no anomaly is detected, the activating step proceeds for subsequent segments of the active devices, iteratively, until the release is completed. A feature rank may be used to process and release a plurality of features in order of priority.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Cieslak, Jiayao Yu, Kai Chen, Farnaz Azmoodeh, Michael David Marr, Jun Huang, Zahra Ferdowsi, Olamide Valerie Olatunji, David Boyle, Claire Reinert
  • Publication number: 20250049041
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to improved pest control compositions and aerosol pest control products comprising the pest control compositions contained in plastic containers. The aerosol pest control product may comprise a spray dispenser connected to a pressurized plastic container and a pest control composition contained in the plastic container. The pest control composition may comprise from about 1 wt % to about 15 wt % of sodium lauryl sulfate; from about 0.005 wt % to about 15 wt % of an active ingredient, wherein the active ingredient is an essential oil; from about 0.1 wt % to about 45 wt % of a first solvent, wherein the first solvent is isopropyl alcohol; from about 45 wt % to about 99 wt % of water; and a propellant, preferably the propellant is selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, carbon dioxide, and mixtures thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventor: Michael David O'Young MUI
  • Publication number: 20250055834
    Abstract: A stream of events is received at a local security agent running on an endpoint at an enterprise network. The local security agent may detect an event of a first event type and may generate an aggregate event with subsequent events of the first event type in the stream. The local security agent may then transmit the aggregate event to a security resource for detecting security threats.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Michael David Wood, Anand Ajjan, Richard S. Teal
  • Publication number: 20250051875
    Abstract: This invention describes a hydrometallurgical process for extracting and recovering valuable metals contained within metalliferous minerals including ores, concentrates and other materials and generation of useful by-products including sulfur, calcium, oxygen, carbon and hydrogen, wherein the process comprises the use of a hydrogen generator, such as an water electrolyser, hydrocarbon pyrolyser or reformer to produce hydrogen, and optionally carbon and oxygen integrated into a single circuit that converts the CO2 and SO2 pollutants that would be emitted by the conventional pyrometallurgical process into the useful by-products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Keith Stuart Liddell, Michael David Adams
  • Publication number: 20250054255
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method is disclosed for generating scene reconstructions from image data. The method includes: receiving image data of a scene captured by a camera; inputting the image data of the scene into a scene reconstruction model; receiving, from the scene reconstruction model, a final spatial model of the scene, wherein the scene reconstruction model generates the final spatial model by: predicting a depth map for each image of the image data, extracting a feature map for each image of the image data, generating a first spatial model based on the predicted depth maps of the images, generating a second spatial model based on the extracted feature maps of the images, and determining the final spatial model by combining the first spatial model and the second spatial model; and providing functionality on a computing device related to the scene and based on the final spatial model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: James Watson, Sara Alexandra Gomes Vicente, Oisin Mac Aodha, Clément Godard, Gabriel J. Brostow, Michael David Firman
  • Patent number: 12221612
    Abstract: This document relates to methods and materials for generating oilseed (e.g., pennycress) plants that have oil with reduced levels of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) and/or increased levels of oleic acid. For example, oilseed plants having reduced expression levels of one or more polypeptides involved in fatty acid biosynthesis (e.g., fatty acid desaturase 2 (FAD2) and reduced oleate desaturation 1 (ROD1)), as well as methods and materials for making and using such oilseed plants are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignees: Regents of the University of Minnesota, The Board of Trustees of Illinois State University
    Inventors: Michael David Marks, Ratan Chopra, Nicole Folstad, Donald L. Wyse, John C. Sedbrook
  • Patent number: 12215640
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine system is described herein. The system uses compressed air from a compressor to purge at least a portion of a fuel from an internal combustion engine. During a purge operation, a controller opens and closes an injector of the fuel to be purged to allow the compressed air from the compressor to push at least a portion of the fuel back into a fuel tank through the injector. The controller deenergizes a fuel pump that pumps the fuel to be purged, allowing the pressure of the fuel that is to be purged to reduce to a pressure that allows the compressed air to flow into the injector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Michael David Gerstner, Arnold Myoungjin Kim
  • Patent number: 12209087
    Abstract: Provided herein are inhibitors of AKT1, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the inhibitory compounds, and methods for using the AKT1 inhibitory compounds for the treatment of disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: ALTEROME THERAPEUTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Michael David Bartberger, Elena V. Dneprovskaia, Yi Fan, Eric Anthony Murphy, Xuefeng Zhu
  • Patent number: 12203800
    Abstract: A system of detecting loading and unloading of mobile containers such as grain carts utilizes two low pass filters to determine whether the contents of the container are changing by subtracting one filter signal from the other, and using the sign of the difference. Weighing performance is improved by utilizing accelerometers to compensate for measurement dynamics and non-level orientation. Failure and degradation of weight sensors is detected by testing sensor half bridges. Loading and unloading weights can be tied to specific vehicles by utilizing RF beacons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Bitstrata Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Ian Robert Meier, Michael David Lockerbie
  • Patent number: 12201801
    Abstract: A transparent tubing is provided comprising a longitudinal axis having a center; an inner circumferential surface defining a fluid pathway therethrough for delivering a first medium having a first index of refraction m; an outer circumferential surface; at least one visual marker; and, at least one integrated lens disposed opposite from the at least one visual marker, the at least one integrated lens configured to direct light from the at least one visual marker for detecting a presence or an absence in the fluid pathway of a second medium having a second index of refraction n2, where n2 is different from the first index of refraction n1. A method of making transparent tubing having at least one integrated lens is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventors: Xiangnan Dang, Daniel Morris Hartmann, Michael David Sanchez
  • Patent number: 12195052
    Abstract: A gap blocking system includes a loading platform having a gap separating a first portion of the loading platform from a second portion of the loading platform. A ride vehicle is coupled to a transport extending through the gap. The gap blocking system also includes a panel assembly coupled to the loading platform and comprising a plurality of panels, wherein each panel of the plurality of panels is coupled to a respective biasing mechanism coupled to the first portion of the loading platform and configured to bias each panel towards a closed configuration in which each panel extends radially away from the first portion of the loading platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Universal City Studios LLC
    Inventors: James Anthony Bertoncello, Michael David Russell, Jr., Fred Calvin Wainwright, Jr., Brad Borgman, Daniel Coats, Michael Gordon, Kenneth D. Salter, Frank Weigand
  • Publication number: 20250016948
    Abstract: A cable harness for use in a backplane is provided. The cable harness includes a primary hybrid signal and power backplane connector having a primary housing. The primary housing includes a primary signal pair element and a primary power connector. The cable harness also includes a secondary hybrid signal and power backplane connector having a secondary housing. The secondary housing includes a secondary signal pair element and a secondary power connector. The primary hybrid signal and power backplane connector is connected with the secondary hybrid signal and power backplane connector with a signal cable. Each of the primary and secondary hybrid signal and power backplane connectors is electrically connected with a power supply unit each via a power cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Inventors: Tommy Lawrence, Robert Dillman, Michael David Rost, Jeffrey Alan Joniak
  • Patent number: 12188298
    Abstract: A door system includes a doorframe having opposing vertical jambs, a door pivotably coupled to the doorframe, a threshold extending between the opposing vertical jambs and providing an upper surface that defines a valley, and a dam removably mountable to the threshold at the valley. A valley seal interposes the dam and the threshold at the valley when the dam is mounted to the threshold and thereby generates a sealed interface between the dam and the threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: ARCONIC TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventor: Michael David Mitchell
  • Publication number: 20250005837
    Abstract: In an embodiment, an animated figure display system includes an animated figure having a body and a first tracker coupled to the body. The animated figure display system includes a projection surface having a second tracker coupled to the projection surface. The projection surface moves between a first position and a second position and the projection surface is at least partially concealed behind the animated figure in the first position. The animated figure display system includes a tracking camera that detects the first tracker and the second tracker and generates location data. A controller receives the location data and generates a control signal based on the location data. A projector receives the control signal indicative of image content from the controller and projects the image content onto the body of the animated figure and the external surface of the projection surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2024
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventors: Michael David Russell, JR., Harrison Smith, Daniel Roman Swando
  • Publication number: 20250001963
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to a method, apparatus, and system for restraining a passenger in a ride vehicle. The system includes a ride seat and a restraint system configured to restrain the passenger against the ride seat. The restraint system includes a crossbar for placing against the passenger, a support bar having a first support bar end coupled to the crossbar and a second support bar end rotatably coupled to a pivot mounted to an upper-rear portion of the ride seat, and a flap coupled to the support bar. The flap is configured to insert into, or extract from, a slot formed within a seat side structure when the support bar is rotated about the pivot and indicate whether the crossbar has attained a minimum closed position for restraining the passenger based on a position of a marking on the flap relative to the slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2024
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventors: Rachel Sarah Wilcox, James Anthony Bertoncello, Michael David Russell, JR., Shawn Michael Kish
  • Publication number: 20250002649
    Abstract: A polymerisation process for consecutive batch production of a copolyamide comprising terephthalic acid, adipic acid and hexamethylenediamine, said process comprising the steps of: (a) introducing into a batch vessel said copolyamide monomeric units of terephthalic acid, adipic acid and hexamethylenediamine to provide a reaction mixture, (b) introducing into said batch vessel an end-capping agent and at least one comonomer(s) other than terephthalic acid, adipic acid and hexamethylenediamine; (c) subjecting the batch vessel contents to conditions sufficient to form said copolyamide; and (d) recovering said copolyamide product from the vessel, wherein the batch vessel is not cleaned out between batches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventors: Charles Richard Langrick, Michael David Benstead
  • Patent number: 12179940
    Abstract: A spacecraft trash disposal apparatus and method are disclosed. The spacecraft trash disposal apparatus includes an airlock, an inflatable trash enclosure holding trash, and a pressure regulating system. The spacecraft trash disposal apparatus permits wet and dry trash to be transported from the inside of a spacecraft via the inflatable trash enclosure holding the trash. The inflatable trash enclosure is ejected to the surrounding vacuum of space without causing trash or liquids to escape from the inflatable trash enclosure. The pressure regulating system permits reduction of pressure inside the inflatable trash enclosure from typically atmospheric to a lower pressure while the airlock is depressurizing without going to a full vacuum. This lower pressure is such that, at a given temperature, the liquid trash is prevented from boiling. The lower pressure permits a lightweight inflatable trash enclosure for low cost spacecraft trash disposal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: REPRISE SPACE SOLUTIONS, LLC
    Inventor: Michael David Johnson