Patents by Inventor Michael Ellis

Michael Ellis 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: 20190078892
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a coaching message to a user are disclosed. The method may include receiving electronic coaching data, collecting electronic user data, and providing the coaching data to the user during a fitness activity based on the electronic user data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventor: Michael ELLIS
  • Publication number: 20190078891
    Abstract: Systems and methods for electronically creating and modifying a fitness plan are disclosed. The method may include receiving electronic user data, collecting electronic fitness data, and displaying a suggestion for a fitness activity based on the electronic user data and the electronic fitness data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventor: Michael ELLIS
  • Publication number: 20190078890
    Abstract: Systems and methods for electronically conducting a fitness activity challenge are disclosed. The method may include first collecting electronic fitness data related to a first fitness activity, collecting second electronic fitness data related to a second fitness activity, generating comparison data by comparing the first electronic fitness data and the second electronic fitness data, and displaying the comparison data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventor: Michael ELLIS
  • Patent number: 10226451
    Abstract: The invention relates to substituted bicyclic compounds, which are useful for inhibition of BET protein function by binding to bromodomains, pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds, and use of the compounds and compositions in therapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: Zenith Epigenetics Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuang Liu, John Frederick Quinn, Bryan Cordell Duffy, Ruifang Wang, May Xiaowu Jiang, Gregory Scott Martin, He Zhao, Michael Ellis, Gregory Steven Wagner, Peter Ronald Young
  • Publication number: 20190041899
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to a facial interface in a head-mount display. The facial interface assembly is comprised of three separate layers of various materials that are contoured to assemble into a removable facial interface that may be replaced in the event that it becomes worn due to use. The facial interface assembly is composed of a periphery frame, a semi-rigid frame, and facial interface foam. These three layers are of varying rigidity, and support contours designed to fit together in a flush manner comprising a removable facial interface assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Shane Michael Ellis, Joseph Patrick Sullivan
  • Patent number: 10166215
    Abstract: The invention relates to substituted bicyclic compounds, which are useful for inhibition of BET protein function by binding to bromodomains, pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds, and use of the compounds and compositions in therapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Zenith Epigenetics Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuang Liu, John Frederick Quinn, Bryan Cordell Duffy, Ruifang Wang, May Xiaowu Jiang, Gregory Scott Martin, He Zhao, Michael Ellis, Gregory Steven Wagner, Peter Ronald Young
  • Patent number: 10133305
    Abstract: A detachable head-mounted-display cushion may include a cushion layer having a user-side surface dimensioned to abut a facial portion of a user and a display-side surface dimensioned to abut a mounting surface of a facial-interface system for a head-mounted display. The detachable head-mounted-display cushion may also include a magnetic-coupling mechanism configured to removably attach the cushion layer to the mounting surface of the facial-interface system. A corresponding head-mounted-display system may include a head-mounted display, a facial-interface mounting member for the head-mounted display, a cushion layer abutting the facial-interface mounting member, and a magnetic-coupling mechanism removably attaching the cushion layer to the facial-interface mounting member. A method may include positioning a cushion layer abutting a facial-interface mounting member for a head-mounted display and removably attaching the cushion layer to the facial-interface mounting member with a magnetic-coupling mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Oculus VR, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Patrick Sullivan, Shane Michael Ellis
  • Patent number: 10082396
    Abstract: Systems and methods for electronically providing fitness activity feedback to a user are disclosed. The method may include collecting performance data, generating comparison data by comparing the respective performance and including identifying comparison performance data representative of performance differences, and displaying the comparison data and the comparison performance data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventor: Michael Ellis
  • Patent number: 10078349
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to a strap system having a securing plate and a strap. The securing plate is configured to be secured to a body of a head-mounted display in a rotatable manner. The securing plate includes a flat portion, a rear loop located at a first end of the flat portion, and a front loop located at a second end of the flat portion. The strap is inserted through the rear loop and the front loop of the securing plate. An end portion of the strap is flipped over the front loop and secured to a portion of the strap on the flat potion of the securing plate to fix the strap to the securing plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: Oculus VR, LLC
    Inventors: Quintin Morris, Peter Wesley Bristol, Scott Andrew Dallmeyer, Mauricio Romano, Shane Michael Ellis
  • Patent number: 10070700
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a lanyard adjuster that adjusts the length of a lanyard that passes through the lanyard adjuster. The lanyard adjuster includes a housing and a plate residing within the housing. The plate includes flanges that couple with locking slots of the housing to achieve a locked configuration. In the locked configuration, the plate contacts and applies a force on segments of the lanyard that passes through the lanyard adjuster. Therefore, the lengths of the lanyard on either side of the lanyard adjuster are fixed. The plate can be further decoupled from the housing to enable adjustment of the lengths of the lanyard on either side of the lanyard adjuster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Oculus VR, LLC
    Inventors: Yi-Yaun Chen, Shane Michael Ellis
  • Patent number: 10060745
    Abstract: We have disclosed systems and methods for portable performance monitoring of an individual during a physical activity. The systems and methods may include an input device configured to receive position data. The systems and methods may also include a processor configured to determine location information for the fitness activity based on the position data. The systems and methods may also include a memory operatively coupled to the processor and storing computer readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the system to determine weather information based on the location information, and to determine athletic performance information. The systems and methods may also include a display screen configured to display the weather information and the athletic performance information to the individual.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventors: Michael Ellis, Caron Schwartz
  • Publication number: 20180237163
    Abstract: Methods and systems for in situ cleaning of internal cooling circuits of a turbine engine with detergent that provide cleaning a turbine engine that includes circumferentially arranged internal impingement cooling circuits that each include a baffle plate configured to air cool a respective surface or component of the turbine engine. Detergent is introduced through the outer wall and proximate to a back side of a baffle plate such that the detergent passes through at least aperture in the baffle plate and acts at least upon the surface or component that the baffle plate is configured to cool. The detergent may also act on the front side of the baffle plate that is proximate to the surface or component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Bernard Patrick Bewlay, Brian Michael Ellis, Ambarish Jayant Kulkarni, Nicole Jessica Tibbetts, Manuel K. Bueno, Ever Reyes, Noel Leslie Bates, Brian Kalb
  • Publication number: 20180188897
    Abstract: Technologies for narrowing the choices for programs that each comply with example behaviors provided by a user in programming by example. Even if the user provides insufficient behavior examples to precisely identify a program that should be used, the system still uses program behavior features (along with potentially structure features) of the program in order to identify suitability of each program that would comply with the specific set of behavior examples. A particular program is then selected and enabled for that user so that the particular program performs behaviors exemplified by the one or more program behavior examples. In the case where user assistance is used in selection of the program, the suitability for each possible program may be used to decide which of multiple possible programs should be made selectable by the user. Those higher suitability programs might be visualized to the user for selection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Sumit Gulwani, Kevin Michael Ellis
  • Patent number: D824362
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Joshua Y. Probst, Shih-Heng Chen, Michael Ellis Smith
  • Patent number: D828822
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: Oculus VR, LLC
    Inventors: Scott Andrew Dallmeyer, Shane Michael Ellis, Peter Wesley Bristol, Mauricio Romano
  • Patent number: D828836
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: Oculus VR, LLC
    Inventors: Shane Michael Ellis, Joseph Patrick Sullivan
  • Patent number: D829208
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: Oculus VR, LLC
    Inventors: Scott Andrew Dallmeyer, Shane Michael Ellis, Peter Wesley Bristol, Mauricio Romano
  • Patent number: D829436
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Bruce A. Benzon, Chad A. Rabe, Michael Ellis Smith
  • Patent number: D834019
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Scott Andrew Dallmeyer, Shane Michael Ellis, Peter Wesley Bristol, Mauricio Romano
  • Pen
    Patent number: D835106
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Eric Hsu, Nicholas G. DiLoreto, Michael Ellis Smith