Patents by Inventor Michael Edwards

Michael Edwards 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).

  • HEAT EXCHANGE REACTOR
    Publication number: 20240042407
    Abstract: A reactor includes a shell enveloping a reaction zone, a heat transfer zone, and an isolation zone. The shell is provided with a feed fluid inlet, a product fluid outlet, and an isolation fluid inlet. The reaction zone provides fluid communication between feed fluid inlet and product fluid outlet, and extends though the heat transfer zone and the isolation zone. The isolation zone is located between the heat transfer zone and the product fluid outlet, where a feed fluid, as it flows from the feed fluid inlet and through the reaction zone, is heated by a heat transfer fluid flowing through the heat transfer zone and reacts to form a product fluid that flows out of the shell through the product fluid outlet. A purge fluid in the isolation zone is at a positive pressure relative to a pressure of the heat transfer fluid flowing through the heat transfer zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Solomon Aladja Faka, Michael Edward Lev Massen-Hane, Sui Boon Liaw
  • IDENTIFICATION OF MALICIOUS DOMAIN CAMPAIGNS USING UNSUPERVISED CLUSTERING
    Publication number: 20240048579
    Abstract: The technology presented herein enables the use of a clustering algorithm to identify additional malicious domains based on known malicious domains. A domain identifier system identifies a first plurality of domain names associated with a malicious domain campaign and seeding a first clustering algorithm with the first plurality of domain names. After seeding the first clustering algorithm, the domain identifier system uses the first clustering algorithm to process passive domain name system (DNS) records to identify and group a second plurality of domain names associated with the malicious domain campaign.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Edward Weber, Jun Wang, Yuchen Zhou, Wei Xu
  • ORTHOPEDIC IMPLANTS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20240041610
    Abstract: A subtalar joint implant system that includes a first implant component and a second implant component is disclosed herein. An alternative embodiment of a subtalar joint implant system is disclosed and includes a first component that has threads disposed on at least a portion of an exterior surface of the first component and a second component having threads disposed on at least a portion of the exterior surface of the second component. The first and second components are each configured to couple with at least a portion of a talus and a calcaneum of a patient with the first component being configured to couple with at least a portion of a posterior facet of the calcaneum of the patient and the second component being configured to couple with at least a portion of a middle facet of the calcaneum of the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: Paragon 28, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Julian GOLDBERG, Kevin Alan DODD, Mathew Richard ANDERLE, Michael Edward CARROLL, Richard Matthew OBERT, Gregory Charles MARIK
  • MODIFIED CATHODE FOR HIGH-VOLTAGE LITHIUM-ION BATTERY AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF
    Publication number: 20240038984
    Abstract: A composition includes a first portion including Ni-rich LiNixCoyMnzO2, where 0.5<x<1, 0<y<1, 0<z<1; a second portion including Li3PO4 such that the second portion is coated on the first portion, and the first portion is doped with an elemental metal selected from at least one of Zr, Sn, Nb, Ta, Al, and Fe. The molar ratio between Li3PO4 and Ni-rich LiNixCoyMnzO2 ranges from 0.76:100 to 3.8:100. A method of forming a composition includes mixing a metal precursor with nickel-cobalt-manganese (NCM) precursor to form a first mixture; adding a lithium-based compound to the first mixture to form a second mixture; and calcining the second mixture at a predetermined temperature for a predetermined time to form the composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Edward Badding, Jun Jin, Zhen Song, Zhaoyin Wen, Tongping Xiu, Liu Yao
  • Substituted heterocyclic compounds
    Patent number: 11884650
    Abstract: There are disclosed compounds of the following formula I: or a stereoisomer or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein all substituents are as defined herein, which are useful in the modulation of IL-12, IL-23 and/or IFN?, by acting on Tyk-2 to cause signal transduction inhibition. The compounds of the invention may be useful for treating neurodegenerative diseases or disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY
    Inventors: Steven H. Spergel, Ryan M. Moslin, Michael Edward Mertzman
  • Physiological monitoring devices with adjustable stability
    Patent number: 11883201
    Abstract: A monitoring device configured to be attached to a body of a subject includes a physiological sensor configured to detect and/or measure physiological information from the subject, an activity sensor configured to sense physical activity information from the subject, an actuator configured to adjust stability of the monitoring device relative to the body of the subject, and a processor in communication with the activity sensor and the actuator. The processor is configured to process the physical activity information to detect a change in the physical activity of the subject and to control the at least one actuator to adjust the stability of the monitoring device relative to the body of the subject in response to detecting that a change in the physical activity of the subject has occurred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: YUKKA MAGIC LLC
    Inventors: Steven Matthew Just, Steven Francis LeBoeuf, Jesse Berkley Tucker, Michael Edward Aumer, Mark Andrew Felice
  • HAND-HELD INHALABLE VAPOR PRODUCING DEVICE AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20240024595
    Abstract: Described herein are systems, devices, and methods for generating and delivering an inhalable vapor or aerosol. In some embodiments, the systems, devices, and methods described herein are used to generate and deliver a vapor or aerosol containing tobacco for use in, for example, traditional smoking or, for example, to deliver a smoking cessation therapy. In some embodiments, the systems, devices, and methods described herein are used for generating and delivering a vapor or aerosol comprising a medicament. For example, in some embodiments, the systems, devices, and methods described herein are used to deliver an inhalable medicament to the lungs of a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventor: Michael Edward Breede
  • Data Collection Device
    Publication number: 20240023522
    Abstract: A pet amusement device may comprise at least one housing that may comprise, a memory, a power source, a transceiver, and/or at least one sensor. The sensor may be configured to detect one or more parameters corresponding to at least one pet interaction with the device. The device may comprise a processor that may be configured to receive the one or more parameters. The processor may be configured to generate data corresponding to the one or more parameters. The processor may transmit one or more signals corresponding to the data to one or more remote servers. The device may comprise at least one haptic motor configured to generate at least some vibration through the at least one housing. The processor may be configured to control the at least some vibration based on an occurrence of a predetermined condition, or a command from the one or more remote servers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc.
    Inventors: Susan WERNIMONT, Cheryl STIERS, Janae Michelle BRADLEY, John Michael MCCOY, JR., Robin THOMPSON, Michael Edward MARINELLO, Austin LUGINBILL, Jose Mateus RAITZ PERSCH, Kylie Wilkerson, Aaron STORY
  • MANUFACTURING LINE, PROCESS, AND SINTERED ARTICLE
    Publication number: 20240019209
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing ceramic tape includes a step of directing a tape of partially-sintered ceramic into a furnace. The tape is partially-sintered such that grains of the ceramic are fused to one another yet the tape still includes at least 10% porosity by volume, where the porosity refers to volume of the tape unoccupied by the ceramic. The method further includes steps of conveying the tape through the furnace and further sintering the tape as the tape is conveyed through the furnace. The porosity of the tape decreases during the further sintering step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Edward Badding, William Joseph Bouton, Jacqueline Leslie Brown, Timothy Joseph Curry, Roman E. Hurny, Lanrik Wayne Kester, Thomas Dale Ketcham, John Albert Olenick, Kathleen Ritter Olenick, Jeremy Paananen, Thomas Silverblatt, Dell Joseph St Julien, Viswanathan Venkateswaran, Nathan Michael Zink
  • INTERLOCKING SECTIONAL TUBING
    Publication number: 20240019052
    Abstract: A tube arrangement as described herein can include a first and a second wedge shaped circular tube, or pie cut, that are each defined by a front face and a back face, a minimum face-to-face distance between the front face and the back face that is smaller than a maximum face-to-face distance between the front face and the back face. A plurality of evenly spaced keys is dispersed along the front face of the first pie cut. The keys are engaged with a plurality of evenly spaced facets dispersed along the back face of the second pie cut. A weld seals a joint located between the front face of the first pie cut to the back face of the second pie cut. This arrangement is beneficial for constructing custom shaped exhaust tubes by welding the offset pie cuts as needed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventor: Michael Edward Figaro
  • Backpacking stove having tip valve
    Patent number: 11873990
    Abstract: A tip valve and a cook system incorporating same that automatically stops the flow of gas to a burner when tipped over and that automatically resets when disconnected from the fuel canister to allow the flow of gas to resume when righted and reconnected are provided. The tip valve includes a ball bearing freely moveable between a fuel canister actuator pin and a tip seal within a bore having two different diameters at each end thereof. The transition between the two diameters forms a taper that may be continuous forming a smooth tapered bore, or discontinuous formed by at least one counter bore. The automatic resetting is provided without the use of a mechanical pin or member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Johnson Outdoors Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Paul Chartier, Michael Edward Hebert, Jr., Adam Emery Wilcox, Michael Steven Siopis
  • COMPONENT REPAIR SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20240011413
    Abstract: A method of repairing a component of a gas turbine engine in situ, wherein the component includes a deposit, includes directing a flow of gas, which may be an oxygen-containing gas, to the deposit of the component; and heating the component including the deposit while the component is installed in the gas turbine engine and for a duration sufficient to substantially remove the deposit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Robert Millheam, Andrew Crispin Graham, Byron Andrew Pritchard, JR., David Scott Diwinsky, Jeremy Clyde Bailey, Michael Edward Eriksen, Ambarish Jayant Kulkarni
  • Substituted heterocyclic compounds
    Patent number: 11866414
    Abstract: There are disclosed compounds of the following formula I: or a stereoisomer or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein all substituents are as defined herein, which are useful in the modulation of IL-12, IL-23 and/or IFN?, by acting on Tyk-2 to cause signal transduction inhibition. The compounds of the invention may be useful for treating neurodegenerative diseases or disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY
    Inventors: Steven H. Spergel, Ryan M. Moslin, Michael Edward Mertzman, Zili Xiao
  • THROUGH SILICON VIA MACRO WITH DENSE LAYOUT FOR PLACEMENT IN AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT FLOORPLAN
    Publication number: 20240005078
    Abstract: A system and method for efficiently designing a through silicon via (TSV) macro blocks are described. In various implementations, the circuitry of a processor executes instructions of a place and route tool that provides automatic placement of macro blocks and standard cells on an integrated circuit die based on a copy of a netlist of the integrated circuit being designed and a copy of a standard cell library that includes a variety of standard cells and macro blocks. The processor places two functional macros in the floorplan with a channel between them. In the channel, the processor places a TSV macro that includes at least one boundary cell inside of the TSV macro. The processor prevents placement of a boundary cell adjacent to at least one side of the TSV macro despite empty space exists due to no standard cells or macros about the at least one side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Edward Griffith, Aaron Keiichi Horiuchi, Donald A. Clay, Eric William Busta, Hye Jung Stanford, Kathryn E. Wilcox, Ruochen Xie, Russell Schreiber, Stephen J. Dussinger, William Edwin Laub, JR., Te-Hsuan Chen
  • Solar arrays and related vehicles and assemblies
    Patent number: 11863120
    Abstract: A solar array may include a first rigid composite solar panel including solar cells secured to a first substrate. The solar array may further include a second rigid composite solar panel including solar cells secured to a second substrate. The solar array may also include solar panel modules including solar cells secured to a flexible sheet of material. The solar panel modules may be coupled between the first composite solar panel and the second composite solar panel. The solar array may be configured to be retained in a stowed arrangement with the solar panel modules between the first rigid composite solar panel and the second rigid composite solar panel. The solar array further configured to be extended with an extendable arm until each of the first rigid composite solar panel, the second rigid composite solar panel and the solar panel modules are arranged in a substantially straight line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael I. Eskenazi, Michael Edward McEachen, Christopher Peterson
  • Detergent compositions for washing urushiol and methods of treating urushiol induced contact dermatitis
    Patent number: 11857666
    Abstract: A composition and a method of washing urushiol off the surface of human skin. The composition includes a first solely C12 surfactant and a second solely C12 surfactant that are each in a non-buffered composition and the composition is free of each of the following: (1) any nonylphenol ethoxylate, (2) any pharmaceutically active drug or prodrug, or (3) any salt that affects the functional characteristics of either of the solely C12 surfactants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: WILLIAM M. YARBROUGH FOUNDATION
    Inventor: Michael Edward Silver
  • Garnet-lithium titanate composite electrolyte
    Patent number: 11858854
    Abstract: A sintered composite ceramic includes: a lithium-garnet major phase; and a lithium-rich minor phase, such that the lithium-rich minor phase has LixTiO(x+4)/2, with 0.66?x?4. The sintered composite ceramic may exhibit a relative density of at least 90% of a theoretical maximum density of the ceramic, an ionic conductivity of at least 0.35 mS·cm?1, or a critical current density (CCD) of at least 1.0 mA·cm?2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignees: CORNING INCORPORATED, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Inventors: Michael Edward Badding, Jun Jin, Zhen Song, Jianmeng Su, Zhaoyin Wen, Tongping Xiu, Chujun Zheng
  • GLASS POLYMER LAMINATES WITH COMPRESSIVE TOP LAYER
    Publication number: 20230415456
    Abstract: Laminated glass-based articles are provided. The glass-based articles include at least a first glass-based layer, a second glass-based layer, and a polymer layer disposed between the first and second glass-based layers. The first glass-based layer includes a compressive stress. A difference between the coefficient of thermal of expansion of the first glass-based layer and the coefficient of thermal of expansion of the second glass-based layer is greater than or equal to 0.4 ppm/° C. Methods of producing the laminated glass-based articles are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Ravindra Kumar Akarapu, Matthew John Dejneka, Michael Edward DeRosa, Diane Kimberlie Guilfoyle, Camden Wayne Isenberg, Manuela Ocampo Davila, Shawn Michael O'Malley, Paul George Rickerl, Amber Leigh Tremper, Erick Franklin VanDuyne, Jonathan Earl Walter
  • Charging dock
    Patent number: D1013547
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Edward James Paterson, Chia-Wei Chan, Mei Hsuan Chen, Benjamin Wild, Matthew J. England, Wen-Yo Lu, James Siminoff, Mark Siminoff, Yen-Chi Tsai
  • Shaving razor tray
    Patent number: D1014862
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
    Inventors: Joselyn Castillo, Michael Edward Lewis, Tricia Angelbelle Sada, Richard Kevin Sennett, Lamont Walker