Patents by Inventor Michael Douglas

Michael Douglas 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: 20250101546
    Abstract: Described herein are compositions, and more particularly to alloy compositions, methods of using the alloy compositions, and articles formed from with the alloy compositions. The alloy compositions are broadly applicable in applications requiring superalloys, including welding processes, additive manufacturing processes, metal casting processes, coating processes, repairing processes, powder metallurgy, and/or combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2023
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Inventors: Yan Cui, Matthew Joseph Laylock, Michael Douglas Arnett, Jon C. Schaeffer, Brian Lee Tollison
  • Publication number: 20250064854
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates inter alia to a new T-cell receptor (TCR), an immune cell, particularly a T-cell expressing said TCR; a vector encoding said TCR; a soluble version of said TCR; a pharmaceutical composition or bispecific comprising said TCR, and a method of treating cancer using said TCR, said cell, said vector, said pharmaceutical composition or bispecific comprising said TCR.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Inventors: Andrew Sewell, Garry Dolton, Michael Douglas Crowther
  • Patent number: 12237707
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and devices for controlling charging of vehicles, to avoid charging during charge-adverse time periods or during charge restriction events. This can advantageously reduce cost to vehicles owners, and or provide access to reward incentives. Further, power distribution entities (utility providers) advantageously have increased control over power distribution to avoid over-burdening of power distribution infrastructure. Further, systems and methods for determining or inferring whether a vehicle is connected to a charge station are described, which can be used to inform automatic restriction of vehicle charging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Geotab Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Christopher Mallia, Christopher Joseph Mendes, Matthew Stevens, Young Seok Shin, Michael Douglas McLean
  • Publication number: 20250023960
    Abstract: A device includes an interface. The interface includes a plurality of terminals. The interface further includes first components configured to interpret signals received at the plurality of terminals according to a first protocol. The device further includes second components configured to the interpret signals received at the plurality of terminals according to a second protocol. The first components are configured to disable the second components in response to a determination that the signals received at the terminals correspond to the first protocol. Further, the second components are configured to disable the first components in response to a determination that the signals received at the terminals correspond to the second protocol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2024
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Inventors: Keith Charles Brouse, Michael Douglas Snedeker, Hugo Cheung
  • Publication number: 20250021921
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes accessing data descriptive of a plurality of freight lanes, each freight lane being associated with a pickup region and a dropoff region for one or more loads, wherein each of the plurality of freight lanes includes one or more lane attributes; determining that two or more freight lanes of the plurality of freight lanes satisfy at least one clustering criteria indicative of a similarity between the two or more freight lanes based at least in part on the one or more freight lane attributes; in response to determining that the two or more freight lanes meet the at least one clustering criteria, clustering the two or more freight lanes to generate a clustered freight lane including the two or more freight lanes; receiving a request from a carrier computing device to associate a carrier with the clustered freight lane; and assigning at least one load of the one or more loads associated with the two or more freight lanes including the clustered freight lane to the carrier bas
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2024
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Inventors: Michael Douglas Place, Ran Sun, Elizabeth Gabriella Oliva, Suchit Dubey, Yichen Wang
  • Patent number: 12191694
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and devices for controlling charging of vehicles, to avoid charging during charge-adverse time periods or during charge restriction events. This can advantageously reduce cost to vehicles owners, and or provide access to reward incentives. Further, power distribution entities (utility providers) advantageously have increased control over power distribution to avoid over-burdening of power distribution infrastructure. Further, systems and methods for determining or inferring whether a vehicle is connected to a charge station are described, which can be used to inform automatic restriction of vehicle charging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Geotab Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Christopher Mallia, Christopher Joseph Mendes, Matthew Stevens, Young Seok Shin, Michael Douglas McLean
  • Publication number: 20240423693
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling a radiofrequency (RF) treatment are provided. In some embodiments, the method can include: performing, using a programmable controller, at least the following functions of: measuring an electrical energy flow through a grounding pad that is in contact with at least a portion of skin of a subject's skin; determining, based on the measured electrical energy flow, a heating factor that represents a measure of heat absorbed by the subject over a period of time in response to treatment of the subject with an electrical radiofrequency probe; and comparing the heating factor to a predetermined threshold. In response to determining from the comparison that the heating factor is approaching or greater than the predetermined threshold value, the method can include disabling the radiofrequency generator or changing the electrical energy flow such that the controller regulates the electrical energy flow using a closed loop feedback system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2022
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Inventors: Lisa M. MCGREGOR, Michael Douglas BROWN, Jennifer J. BARRETT
  • Publication number: 20240426292
    Abstract: Systems and methods for testing a pump assembly for a cooled radiofrequency treatment procedure. In some embodiments, the pump assembly and at least one pump head are driven by at least one respective motor, where the at least one pump head is coupled to tubing for delivering a cooling fluid to a medical probe assembly. The at least one pump head is configured to pump the cooling fluid through the tubing for the cooled radiofrequency treatment procedure. The system can also include a programmable controller operatively connective to the pump assembly and configured to control the pump assembly, and one or more pump function sensors for sensing operation parameters associated with the pump assembly and communicating the pump operation parameters to the controller. The controller can determine that the pump assembly is operating properly based on the operation parameters and can adjust the operation of the motor or output an alert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2022
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Inventors: Jennifer J. BARRETT, Lisa M. MCGREGOR, Michael Douglas BROWN
  • Publication number: 20240382719
    Abstract: A balloon catheter has a shaft having a Y-connector provided at the proximal end, and a balloon provided at the distal end, the balloon having a balloon body having opposing first and second ends, and a reinforcement fiber layer wrapped on the balloon body, the fiber layer formed from a single continuous fiber wrapped first radially around the balloon body in non-continuous rows, followed by a figure-8 wrap that continuously traverses from the first end to the second end, and the second end back to the first end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2023
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Applicant: Intervention Tech LLC
    Inventor: Michael Douglas Franklin, JR.
  • Patent number: 12132810
    Abstract: A device includes an interface. The interface includes a plurality of pins. The interface further includes first components configured to interpret signals received at the plurality of pins according to a first protocol. The device further includes second components configured to the interpret signals received at the plurality of pins according to a second protocol. The first components are configured to disable the second components in response to a determination that the signals received at the pins correspond to the first protocol. Further, the second components are configured to disable the first components in response to a determination that the signals received at the pins correspond to the second protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Keith Charles Brouse, Michael Douglas Snedeker, Hugo Cheung
  • Publication number: 20240352558
    Abstract: Described herein are compositions, and more particularly to alloy compositions, methods of using the alloy compositions, and articles formed from with the alloy compositions. The alloy compositions are broadly applicable in applications requiring superalloys, including welding processes, additive manufacturing processes, metal casting processes, coating processes, repairing processes, powder metallurgy, and/or combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2023
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Yan Cui, Jon C. Schaeffer, Michael Douglas Arnett, Matthew Joseph Laylock, Brian Lee Tollison
  • Publication number: 20240352557
    Abstract: Compositions, and articles and methods for forming articles which include said compositions, are disclosed. The compositions include, by weight percent, 13.7% to 14.3% chromium (Cr), 9.0% to 9.9% cobalt (Co), 4.0% to 5.5% aluminum (Al), 0.5% to 3.0% titanium (Ti), 3.5% to 5.0% tungsten (W), 1.4% to 4.0% molybdenum (Mo), 1.8% to 4.2% niobium (Nb), 0.08% to 0.12% carbon (C), 0.005% to 0.04% zirconium (Zr), 0.010% to 0.014% boron (B), and balance nickel (Ni) and incidental impurities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2023
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Yan CUI, Jon Conrad SCHAEFFER, Michael Douglas ARNETT, Matthew Joseph LAYLOCK, Brian Lee TOLLISON
  • Patent number: 12106254
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes accessing data descriptive of a plurality of freight lanes, each freight lane being associated with a pickup region and a dropoff region for one or more loads, wherein each of the plurality of freight lanes includes one or more lane attributes; determining that two or more freight lanes of the plurality of freight lanes satisfy at least one clustering criteria indicative of a similarity between the two or more freight lanes based at least in part on the one or more freight lane attributes; in response to determining that the two or more freight lanes meet the at least one clustering criteria, clustering the two or more freight lanes to generate a clustered freight lane including the two or more freight lanes; receiving a request from a carrier computing device to associate a carrier with the clustered freight lane; and assigning at least one load of the one or more loads associated with the two or more freight lanes including the clustered freight lane to the carrier bas
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Douglas Place, Ran Sun, Elizabeth Gabriella Oliva, Suchit Dubey, Yichen Wang
  • Patent number: 12066296
    Abstract: Aspects are described herein that are capable of providing a vehicle configuration for a vehicle that is optimized to maximize the customer's performance priorities while additionally complying with regulatory emissions requirements and equipment regulations. A machine learning (ML) predictive model is trained based on simulations run on combinations of vehicle configurations and routes and on real-world telematics data, and used to determine a vehicle configuration optimized for a representative route.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: PACCAR Inc.
    Inventors: Varun Ramesh, Shreyash Ukidave, Michael Douglas Gerty
  • Publication number: 20240267686
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a processor and a memory operably coupled to the processor. The memory stores instructions to cause the processor to receive a call request via an intercom operably coupled to the processor and further receive at least one of (1) badge event data via an access control device operably coupled to the processor, or (2) video data via a camera operably coupled to the processor, the intercom, the access control device, and the camera being co-located at an ingress location. Additionally, the instructions cause the processor to cause display, via a graphical user interface operably coupled to the processor, of a depiction of a modified call routing sequence that is generated based on a predefined call routing sequence and the at least one of the badge event data or the video data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2024
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Douglas LYONS, David Ye ZHAI, Sergey Vladimirovich PHILIPPOV, Erik Christopher OLSEN, Anubhav SINGLA, Darshan Jayeshbhai PATEL
  • Publication number: 20240208834
    Abstract: A method for separating membrane from an avian eggshell comprising the steps of providing pieces of egg shell having attached membrane, contacting the pieces of egg shell having attached membrane with a carbonic anhydrase enzyme or an acidic aqueous medium, applying physical force to the pieces of egg shell having attached membrane, and separating the pieces of egg shell from the detached membrane. A method of producing purified calcium carbonate comprising the steps of; providing impure calcium carbonate material, contacting the impure calcium carbonate material with an aqueous acid to produce carbon dioxide and an aqueous product mixture comprising a calcium salt, adding an aqueous base to the aqueous product mixture, adding a carbonate source to the aqueous product mixture to produce calcium carbonate and a salt by-product, and precipitating purified calcium carbonate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Carole Celia PASHLEY, Graham James HICKMAN, Michael Douglas KEAST, Andrew Laurence STACEY, David BELTON
  • Publication number: 20240184517
    Abstract: Methods, systems and apparatus for associating electronic devices together based on received commands are described. Methods for associating an audio-controlled device with a physically separate device with different hardware capabilities such that commands spoken to the audio-controlled device that require the hardware capabilities of the physically separate device can be streamlined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2024
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventors: Justin-Josef Angel, Eric Alan Breitbard, Sean Robert Ryan, Robert Steven Murdock, Michael Douglas McQueen, Ryan Charles Chase, Colin Neil Swann
  • Patent number: D1057513
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Schroeder and Tremayne, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Douglas Eimer
  • Patent number: D1059043
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Schroeder and Tremayne, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Douglas Eimer
  • Patent number: D1059044
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Schroeder and Tremayne, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Douglas Eimer