Patents by Inventor Michael Dow

Michael Dow 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: 20210001771
    Abstract: A method, a computer program product, and a computer system notify passengers of an imminent brake event of a vehicle. The method includes determining that the imminent brake event is about to occur. The method includes determining a delay value to be applied to a brake system of the vehicle. The method includes determining a safety threshold associated with the imminent brake event based on at least one of conditions of the vehicle and surroundings of the vehicle. As a result of the delay value being less than the safety threshold, the method includes postponing use of the brake system for a duration corresponding to the delay value. The method includes broadcasting a notification to the passengers of the imminent brake event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Eli Michael Dow, Campbell D Watson, Marco Aurelio Stelmar Netto
  • Publication number: 20200285688
    Abstract: A system and method to augment model-to-model coupling include obtaining an output signal fs from an upstream model. The method also includes obtaining an observation signal gob from a region of interest, extracting a high-frequency signal g from the observation signal gob using a linear operator, and providing to a downstream model the high-frequency signal g in addition to information based on the output signal fs from the upstream model. The downstream model is implemented to obtain a prediction or estimation of one or more parameters of interest or drive a mechanical process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Eli Michael Dow, Campbell D. Watson, Guillaume A.R. Auger, Michael E. Henderson
  • Publication number: 20200233747
    Abstract: A simulation model recovery method, system, and computer program product include initiating a simulation model, during an operation of a model, periodically writing a solution space of the model to a checkpoint restart file, during an operation of the model, periodically writing diagnostic information on model progression to a log file, detecting a failure of the model, based on the log of the model, determining a time of the failure, based on the model outputs and restart files, determining a period of a numerical instability preceding the failure, selecting a checkpoint of the model preceding the period of the numerical instability, based on the numerical instability and diagnostic information in log files, modifying a configuration of the model, and restarting the model based on the selected checkpoint and the modified configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Fearghal O'donncha, Ernesto Arandia, Eli Michael Dow, Frank Liu, Campbell D Watson
  • Patent number: 10679201
    Abstract: Within the EMV payment specification, the use of an unattended terminal to accept a payment is allowed. Creating a device that has both the EMV level 1 (L1) and level 2 (L2) payment components combined with a virtual merchant creates a “card present” transaction for an on-line or e-commerce merchant. This device can be called a personal Point of Sale (pPOS). This specification discloses personal Point of Sale (pPOS) devices and methods that can provide for card present e-commerce transactions. In some embodiments, a pPOS device can include only a secure microcontroller function (MCF), a payment kernel, a secure element, and an interface to an external system with an EMV level 3 (L3) payment application. In some embodiments, a pPOS device can further include a reader. In some embodiments, a pPOS device can still further include a sensor switch and/or a user interface function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Todd Raymond Nuzum, Melissa A. Hunter, Derek Alan Snell, Suresh Palliparambil, Patrick Ryan Comiskey, Michael Dow
  • Publication number: 20200175251
    Abstract: Methods, systems and computer program products for estimating a height of a cloud depicted in an image are provided. Aspects include extracting metadata from the image, the metadata including a latitude, a longitude, and heading of a camera that captured the image and a time at which the image was captured. Aspects also include creating a three-dimensional model of a landscape depicted in the image and inserting a simulated cloud into the three-dimensional model. Aspects further include creating a simulated image of the three-dimensional model, including the simulated cloud and determining a similarity score of the cloud depicted in the image to the simulated cloud in the simulated image. Based on a determination that the similarity score exceeds a threshold value, aspects include providing a height of the simulated cloud in the three-dimensional model as the height of the cloud depicted in the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: ELI MICHAEL DOW, MICHAEL E. HENDERSON, CAMPBELL D. WATSON, GUILLAUME AUGER
  • Patent number: 10672594
    Abstract: An atmospheric pressure plasma system includes an atmospheric pressure plasma source that generates a glow discharge-type plasma. The atmospheric pressure plasma source comprises a plasma head, a heating element and an active cooling element and the heating element and active cooling element control the plasma head temperature to a set-point temperature independent of variations in plasma generating power or plasma power ON/OFF status.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: ONTOS EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Emmett Hughlett, Matthew Sheldon Phillips, Eric Frank Schulte, Michael Dow Stead
  • Publication number: 20190370769
    Abstract: It is desirable for a merchant to not store customer PCI (Payment Card Industry) data in the merchant's system, because this would reduce cost and risk to the merchant. But the merchant still wants access to the customer primary account number (PAN) and other PCI data elements for customer authentication, customer relationship management, etc. Therefore, this specification discloses systems and methods that allow a pPOS (personal Point of Sale) device to create a mirror of the original transaction and provide that to the merchant. Then the merchant would still have access to the customer PAN and other PCI data elements, but there are no PCI or payment data in the mirror transaction, so cost and risk are reduced for the merchant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Todd Raymond Nuzum, Michael Dow
  • Publication number: 20190114606
    Abstract: Today, merchant Point of Sale (POS) systems can be certified by the merchant acquirers for Level 3 with a certified EMV Level 1 contact and contactless reader. The EMV Level 2 payment kernel is configured to meet the merchant's requirements based on the rules the merchant sets in the payment kernel. These rules and parameters are static. The present specification discloses a personal POS (pPOS) device and method, where different merchants can use the same customer pPOS hardware by changing the configuration of the payment kernel to their rules prior to processing the payment. Therefore, the present specification discloses devices and methods that can process payment transactions using a payment kernel that is dynamically configurable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2017
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Todd Raymond Nuzum, Michael Dow, Eric Michael Ocasio
  • Publication number: 20190088451
    Abstract: Methods and systems for thermal management methods to control the rates of chemical reaction at the surface of a substrate being treated by atmospheric plasma. Integrated thermal management includes static heating and cooling of the plasma head and the substrate, as well as dynamic heating and cooling of the substrate surface, before and after the substrate passes the linear aperture of the atmospheric plasma head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Applicant: ONTOS Equipment Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Frank Schulte, Robert Emmett Hughlett, Michael Dow Stead, Joel Alfred Penelon, Matthew Sheldon Phillips, Daniel Nicholas Pascual
  • Publication number: 20180365679
    Abstract: Within EMV payment specification, use of an unattended terminal to accept a payment is allowed. Creating a device that has both EMV level 1 (L1) and level 2 (L2) payment components combined with a virtual merchant creates a “card present” transaction for an on-line or e-commerce merchant. This device can be called a personal Point of Sale (pPOS). This specification discloses “card present” payments from a customer's vehicle with a pPOS device in or on the vehicle. This allows for “card present” payments from a customer's vehicle for drive by or drive through payments. The specification further discloses systems and methods to authenticate the merchant or an unattended terminal of a merchant to pPOS in the customer's vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Todd Raymond Nuzum, Michael Dow, Curtis Hillier
  • Publication number: 20180268390
    Abstract: Within EMV payment specification, use of an unattended terminal to accept a payment is allowed. Creating a device that has both EMV level 1 (L1) and level 2 (L2) payment components combined with a virtual merchant creates a “card present” transaction for an on-line or e-commerce merchant. This device can be called a personal Point of Sale (pPOS). This specification discloses pPOS devices and methods that can provide for card present e-commerce transactions with a payment kernel that is local and/or remote to a pPOS device. In some embodiments, a pPOS device can include only a secure microcontroller function (MCF) and a secure element, wherein a payment kernel configured to process payment is local, remote, or split between local and remote to the device. In some embodiments, a pPOS device can further include a reader, a sensor switch, and/or a user interface function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2017
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Todd Raymond Nuzum, Melissa Hunter, Derek Alan Snell, Patrick Ryan Comiskey, Suresh Palliparambil, Michael Dow
  • Publication number: 20180130040
    Abstract: Within the EMV payment specification, the use of an unattended terminal to accept a payment is allowed. Creating a device that has both the EMV level 1 (L1) and level 2 (L2) payment components combined with a virtual merchant creates a “card present” transaction for an on-line or e-commerce merchant. This device can be called a personal Point of Sale (pPOS). This specification discloses personal Point of Sale (pPOS) devices and methods that can provide for card present e-commerce transactions. In some embodiments, a pPOS device can include only a secure microcontroller function (MCF), a payment kernel, a secure element, and an interface to an external system with an EMV level 3 (L3) payment application. In some embodiments, a pPOS device can further include a reader. In some embodiments, a pPOS device can still further include a sensor switch and/or a user interface function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Todd Raymond Nuzum, Melissa A. Hunter, Derek Alan Snell, Suresh Palliparambil, Patrick Ryan Comiskey, Michael Dow
  • Publication number: 20180122624
    Abstract: An atmospheric pressure plasma system includes an atmospheric pressure plasma source that generates a glow discharge-type plasma. The atmospheric pressure plasma source comprises a plasma head, a heating element and an active cooling element and the heating element and active cooling element control the plasma head temperature to a set-point temperature independent of variations in plasma generating power or plasma power ON/OFF status.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicant: Ontos Equipment Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Emmett HUGHLETT, Matthew Sheldon PHILLIPS, Eric Frank SCHULTE, Michael Dow STEAD