Patents by Inventor Michael Denny

Michael Denny 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: 20250209355
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for low-latency autoregressive generation of sequence output based on a plurality of parallel draft sequences. A lower-latency machine-learned model (e.g., having a smaller number of parameters than a model of interest) can generate a plurality of draft sequences comprising a plurality of draft tokens per sequence. A machine-learned model of interest (e.g., having a high latency per token) can evaluate a plurality of respective conditional probabilities for the respective draft tokens in parallel. An output sequence comprising one or more accepted draft tokens, corrected tokens, and/or additional tokens can be generated based on the draft tokens and conditional probabilities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2024
    Publication date: June 26, 2025
    Inventors: Ziteng Sun, Ananda Theertha Suresh, Jae Hun Ro, Ahmad Beirami, Himanshu Jain, Xinnan Yu, Michael Dennis Riley, Sanjiv Kumar
  • Publication number: 20250176451
    Abstract: An agricultural implement includes a frame including a center frame section, an intermediate frame section, and a wing frame section. A first actuator is configured to rotate the intermediate frame section relative to the center frame section and a second actuator is configured to rotate the wing frame section relative to the intermediate frame section. A first sensor is configured to sense a position of the intermediate frame section relative to the center frame section, and a second sensor is configured to sense a position of the wing frame section relative to the intermediate frame section. A control system is configured to independently control the first actuator and the second actuator to travel by a different percentage of a total displacement based on the sensed positions of the intermediate frame section and the wing frame section. Related methods and control systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2024
    Publication date: June 5, 2025
    Inventors: Jarret Lee Brinker, Robert L Figger, Benjamin Anson Fanshier, Michael Dennis Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20250176450
    Abstract: An agricultural implement includes a frame including a center frame section, an intermediate frame section, and a wing frame section. A first actuator is operably coupled to the center frame section and the intermediate frame section, and a second actuator is operably coupled to the wing frame section and the intermediate frame section. A first sensor is configured to sense a position of the intermediate frame section relative to the center frame section, and a second sensor is configured to sense a position of the wing frame section relative to the intermediate frame section. A control system is configured to control the first actuator and the second actuator to adjust the position of the intermediate frame section based at least in part on the sensed position of the intermediate frame section relative to the center frame section. Related methods and control systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2024
    Publication date: June 5, 2025
    Inventors: Robert L. Figger, Jarret Lee Brinker, Benjamin Anson Fanshier, Michael Dennis Schmidt
  • Patent number: 12312504
    Abstract: A thermally reworkable adhesive includes at least one di-epoxide, at least one diamine that is reactive with the at least one di-epoxide, at least one additive that is miscible, but not reactive, with the at least one di-epoxide and/or the at least one diamine. Reaction of the at least one di-epoxide and the at least one diamine forms a crosslinked polymer network and the at least one additive offsets the stoichiometry of the crosslinked polymer network by 5-50%. The offset crosslinked polymer network forms the thermally reworkable adhesive that once cured, at a temperature in the range of 20-200° C., can be de-bonded from a device to which it is attached at a temperature in the range of 50-200° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph Michael Dennis, Andy Theodora Tek, Robert David Allen
  • Publication number: 20250134764
    Abstract: A portable cardiac massage apparatus comprises a C-shaped frame including a base, an upper arm and an upright body, a plunger for applying pressure to a patient's sternum, which plunger is coupled to and movable with respect the upper arm toward the base and back. A lever is pivotally coupled to the plunger through a first hinge and to a link rod through a second hinge. The link rod is pivotally coupled to the upper arm through a third hinge. The lever is also pivotally connected to an auxiliary rod through a fourth hinge. The auxiliary rod is pivotally connected to the upright body through a fifth hinge that is displaceable along the upright body in toward the base and back. The first hinge is located between the second and fourth hinges and beyond the fourth hinge as seen in a direction from the upright body to the plunger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2022
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventor: Michael Dennis Doeve
  • Patent number: 12270407
    Abstract: A fan controller for a ceiling fan is provided. The fan controller includes one or more switching devices configured to selectively couple the ceiling fan to a power source. The fan controller further includes a power meter circuit and one or more control devices. The one or more control devices are configured to obtain, via the power meter circuit, data indicative of power consumption of a fan motor of the ceiling. The one or more control devices are configured to determine the fan motor is configured in a first mode of a plurality of modes for the fan motor based, at least in part, on the data indicative of power consumption. The one or more control devices are configured to provide a notification to manipulate an input device on the ceiling fan to switch the fan motor from the first mode to a second mode of the plurality of modes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventors: Michael Dennis Tetreault, Nicholas Charles Kraus
  • Patent number: 12263754
    Abstract: A system can assign a machine to dispense material at designated areas along a route at a worksite. For example, the machine can be an electric water truck on a mine site, and the electric water truck can be assigned to spray water at areas along a route to control dust on the mine site. The system can verify that the machine is carrying enough material to dispense along the assigned route. The system can also verify that the battery of the machine is charged to a level sufficient to power travel of the machine through the assigned route and to power operations to dispense the material, based at least in part on a changing amount and/or weight of the material as the machine progresses along the route.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Dennis Braunstein, Cameron Thomas Lane
  • Patent number: 12245615
    Abstract: A food or beverage product with improved texture and mouthfeel. The food or beverage product includes aggregated proteins comprising micellar casein and whey protein aggregates. The product has a pH of 6.1-7.1, a concentration of 6-40 wt. % milk solids, a casein to whey protein ratio of 90/10-60/40, and a concentration of 3-8 mM free divalent cations. The agglomerates have a size of 5-50 microns mean diameter D(4,3) as measured by laser diffraction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: SOCIÉTÉ DES PRODUITS NESTLÉ S.A.
    Inventors: Christophe Joseph Etienne Schmitt, Lionel Jean Rene Bovetto, Axel Syrbe, Michael Dennis Sharp, Madansinh Nathusinh Vaghela, Rajiv Indravadan Dave, Markus Kreuss, Eric Stanislas Kolodziejczyk
  • Publication number: 20250043078
    Abstract: A self-branching polyetherimide comprising a first repeating unit derived from polymerization of the aromatic dianhydride and a first diamine, wherein the first diamine comprises a carboxyl-substituted C6-24 aromatic hydrocarbon group; and optionally, a second repeating unit derived from polymerization of an aromatic dianhydride and a second diamine, wherein the second diamine comprises a C1-30 divalent hydrocarbon group, optionally comprising 1 to 4 heteroatoms, wherein the self-branching polyetherimide is end-capped with phthalic anhydride.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2022
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Roy Ray Odle, Ryan J. Mondschein, Joseph Michael Dennis, Clay Bradley Arrington, Timothy Edward Long
  • Patent number: 12202836
    Abstract: Compounds, tautomers and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds are disclosed, wherein the compounds have the structure of Formula Ia, as defined in the specification. In an embodiment, a pharmaceutical composition can be in a liquid dosage form and can comprise a therapeutically effective amount of the compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an adjuvant and a therapeutic agent. In another embodiment, a method of adjuvant treating a disorder or condition can comprising administering the pharmaceutical composition to a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Pfizer Inc.
    Inventors: John David Trzupek, Katherine Lin Lee, Mark Edward Bunnage, Seungil Han, David Hepworth, Frank Eldridge Lovering, John Paul Mathias, Nikolaos Papaioannou, Betsy Susan Pierce, Joseph Walter Strohbach, Stephen Wayne Wright, Christoph Wolfgang Zapf, Lori Krim Gavrin, Arthur Lee, David Randolph Anderson, Kevin Joseph Curran, Christoph Martin Dehnhardt, Eddine Saiah, Joel Adam Goldberg, Xiaolun Wang, Horng-Chih Huang, Richard Vargas, Michael Dennis Lowe, Akshay Patny
  • Publication number: 20250022118
    Abstract: Machines can operate based on electricity received from a charging rail system installed along a route at a worksite. Sensors on the machines capture image data indicating locations and/or orientations of components of the charging rail system. Machine controllers of the machine, and/or a worksite controller, can monitor the integrity of the charging rail system by detecting possible faults if the locations and/or orientations of one or more components vary by more than a threshold amount from target locations and/or orientations. The machine controllers and/or the worksite controller can also initiate one or more response actions when a possible fault in the charging rail system is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2024
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Dennis Braunstein
  • Patent number: 12171081
    Abstract: A crossbar is provided that is operable to be removably installed in a sled for a modular server and/or information handling system, for example a network equipment building system. The crossbar includes a frame, a keystone portion of the frame forming a keystone air duct, and a riser guide extending from the frame. The keystone portion is operable to direct air flow through the keystone air duct towards a heat sink and/or a CPU. The riser guide is operable to align a riser to be plugged into a motherboard installed in the sled. The frame is operable to be a structural component that is substantially coupled to the sled chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2024
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: ZT Group Int'l, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Dennis Marcade, Ellie Elsu, Mark Hammond, Vladimir Igor Lipnevici, Bradley Andrew Jackson
  • Patent number: 12160969
    Abstract: A card support is provided that passively and automatically adapts to variations in the length of an electronic card. When a card is inserted into a slotted bar of the card support, variations in the length of that card are adjusted for by the compression or expansion of a spring disposed between the slot and a supporting face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: ZT Group Int'l, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Alan Hammond, Vladimir Igor Lipnevici, Michael Dennis Marcade
  • Patent number: 12144281
    Abstract: An agricultural product application system such as an air seeder or a sprayer includes a controller, a product source, and a plurality of product dispensing sections. Each of the dispensing sections include a metering module and a product sensor arranged to detect product passing through one or more product dispensing devices. The controller determines a dispense activation delay (don) for each product dispensing section by measuring a delay between activation of the metering module and the product sensor detecting product arriving. The delay is optionally used for automatic control of the product dispensing sections and/or for logging georeferenced application data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Vaderstad LLC
    Inventors: Michael Dennis Schmidt, Collin David Miller
  • Patent number: 12125188
    Abstract: Machines can operate based on electricity received from a charging rail system installed along a route at a worksite. Sensors on the machines capture image data indicating locations and/or orientations of components of the charging rail system. Machine controllers of the machine, and/or a worksite controller, can monitor the integrity of the charging rail system by detecting possible faults if the locations and/or orientations of one or more components vary by more than a threshold amount from target locations and/or orientations. The machine controllers and/or the worksite controller can also initiate one or more response actions when a possible fault in the charging rail system is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Dennis Braunstein
  • Patent number: 12124266
    Abstract: A service vehicle can have a service vehicle battery that can provide energy to, and/or receive energy from, a separate machine that is normally configured to operate based on energy provided by a battery of the machine. If a machine becomes unable to operate using the battery of the machine, the service vehicle can travel to the machine and use an energy transfer arm to transfer energy to the machine. In some situations, the service vehicle and the machine can travel together in a convoy formation, for instance to a maintenance station, while the service vehicle provides the machine with energy for driving operations of the machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Dennis Braunstein
  • Patent number: 12067809
    Abstract: A control system is programmed for monitoring the health and charge of batteries used to power a battery electric machine (BEM) or other heavy equipment and determining when maintenance, service, or replacement should be performed for the batteries as a function of data related to travel route segments over which the BEM or other heavy equipment is operated. The control system is programmed to receive historical information mapping the performance and energy consumption of a BEM or other heavy equipment, such as battery state-of-charge, power usage, battery state-of-health, and number of charge cycles for a battery supplying power to the BEM or other heavy equipment operating over a travel route segment, and instruct an operator to replace or perform maintenance on the batteries if the difference between present and historical performance exceeds a threshold level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Dennis Braunstein, Cameron Thomas Lane
  • Patent number: 12052848
    Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided to facilitate the cooling of different configurations of cards within a chassis, e.g., a card riser cage. Embodiments disclose telescoping air dams that may be reconfigured to adapt to different combinations of half height and full height cards to fill vacancies in the chassis, hindering the flow of air through those vacancies, thereby redirecting the flow elsewhere and improving the cooling of the cards. By being reconfigurable, embodiments improve the ease that card cages may be reconfigured by reducing the number of parts necessary for such reconfigurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: ZT Group Int'l, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Dennis Marcade, Ellie Elsu, Mark Alan Hammond, Vladimir Igor Lipnevici
  • Publication number: 20240191721
    Abstract: A fan controller for a ceiling fan is provided. The fan controller includes one or more switching devices configured to selectively couple the ceiling fan to a power source. The fan controller includes a first capacitor having a first capacitance and a second capacitor having a second capacitance that is larger than the first capacitance. The fan controller includes a power meter circuit and one or more control devices. The one or more control devices are configured to obtain, via the power meter circuit, data indicative of electrical power a fan motor of the ceiling fan draws from the power source. The one or more control devices are configured determine a size of the fan motor based on the data. The one or more control devices are configured to select the first capacitor or the second capacitor as a selected capacitor based on the determined size of the fan motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2024
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Dennis Tetreault, Nick Charles Kraus
  • Publication number: 20240179867
    Abstract: A crossbar is provided that is operable to be removably installed in a sled for a modular server and/or information handling system, for example a network equipment building system. The crossbar includes a frame, a keystone portion of the frame forming a keystone air duct, and a riser guide extending from the frame. The keystone portion is operable to direct air flow through the keystone air duct towards a heat sink and/or a CPU. The riser guide is operable to align a riser to be plugged into a motherboard installed in the sled. The frame is operable to be a structural component that is substantially coupled to the sled chassis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2024
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Dennis Marcade, Ellie Elsu, Mark Hammond, Vladimir Igor Lipnevici, Bradley Andrew Jackson