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: 20160374146
    Abstract: An approach for creation of an electrical vault cover that is able to generate power that is stored in a battery for use by a heater to maintain the temperature above a minimum in a utility vault.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2015
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: MICHAEL A. ELLIS, BRYAN O. WASHINGTON
  • Patent number: 9511417
    Abstract: The disclosure relates generally to mold compositions and methods of molding and the articles so molded. More specifically, the disclosure relates to silicon carbide-containing mold compositions, silicon carbide-containing intrinsic facecoat compositions, and methods for casting titanium-containing articles, and the titanium-containing articles so molded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Bernard Patrick Bewlay, Joan McKiever, Brian Michael Ellis, Nicholas Vincent McLasky
  • Publication number: 20160340351
    Abstract: The invention provides certain thiazole-substituted aminoheteroaryl compounds of the Formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein ring R1, R2, R3, R4, ring B, and the subscript r are as defined herein. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and methods of using the compounds for treating diseases or conditions mediated by Spleen Tyrosine Kinase (Syk).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Brian M. Andresen, Kenneth L. Arrington, Ryan D. Otte, John Michael Ellis, John W. Butcher, Alan B. Northrup, Joel S. Robichaud, Jacques Yves Gauthier, Jean-Francois Fournier
  • Publication number: 20160326155
    Abstract: In its many embodiments, the present invention provides certain C-6 spirocarbocyclic iminothiadiazine compounds, including compounds Formula (I): or a tautomers thereof, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of said compounds and said tautomers, wherein R1, R4, ring A, RA, m, L1, and RL are as defined herein. The novel compounds of the invention are useful as BACE inhibitors and/or for the treatment and prevention of various pathologies related thereto. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more such compounds (alone and in combination with one or more other active agents), and methods for their preparation and use, including for the possible treatment of Alzheimer's disease, are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2014
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Jack D. Scott, Jared N. Cumming, Timothy Blizzard, Michael Ellis
  • Patent number: 9487504
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel imidazole analogs of Formula I which are potent inhibitors of spleen tyrosine kinase, and are useful in the treatment and prevention of diseases mediated by said enzyme, such as asthma, COPD, rheumatoid arthritis, and cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignees: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Merck Canada Inc.
    Inventors: Jongwon Lim, Michael H. Reutershan, John Michael Ellis, Kaleen Konrad Childers, Anthony Donofrio, Michael D. Altman, Andrew M. Haidle, Anna Zabierek, Matthew Christopher, Jonathan Grimm, Jason Burch, Maria Emilia Di Francesco, Alessia Petrocchi, Christian Beaulieu, Vouy Linh Truong, Alan B. Northrup, Marc Blouin
  • Patent number: 9489863
    Abstract: Systems and methods for electronically creating and modifying a fitness plan are disclosed. The method may include receiving an input of a workout parameter, generating workout plan data based on the workout parameter, displaying the workout plan data to suggest a workout activity, collecting performance data, and generating second workout plan data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventor: Michael Ellis
  • Patent number: 9478148
    Abstract: We have disclosed systems and methods for portable performance monitoring of an individual during a physical activity. The systems and methods may include a heart rate sensor configured to collect heart rate data of the individual while engaged in the fitness activity. The systems and methods may also include a processor and a memory operatively coupled to the processor and storing computer readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the system to determine heart rate information based on the heart rate data. The systems and methods may also include a wireless wide area network transceiver for communicating the heart rate information to a remote computer. The systems and methods may also include a portable performance monitoring device that may have a display screen that may be configured to display the heart rate information to the individual.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventor: Michael Ellis
  • Patent number: 9478149
    Abstract: We have disclosed systems and methods for portable performance monitoring of an individual during a physical activity. The systems and methods may include a personal computer configured to receive personal data from the individual. The systems and methods may also include a portable performance monitoring device that may be in communication with the personal computer and may have a display screen configured to display the personal data to the individual. The systems and methods may also include a server that may be in communication with the personal computer and the portable performance monitoring device and may have a database configured to store the personal data The systems and methods may be configured such that the personal data displayed on the display screen of the portable performance monitoring device and stored on the database of the server is configured to update based on the personal data received on the personal computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventor: Michael Ellis
  • Patent number: 9475081
    Abstract: An applicator device applies at least one liquid to a first side of a flexible web, such as a web of carpet material. A pair of application stations each comprises at least a pair of parallel rollers each driven by a roller motor arrangement. A platen directs the web between the rollers. Two dams are each laterally adjustable with respect to a top roller and conform to the shape of the top roller at a forward end thereof. Each of the dams, the top roller, and the web define a puddle area to which one of the at least one liquid is applied for application to the web as the web moves between the pair of rollers. A rigid frame fixes a first application station in a substantially horizontal orientation, and a second of the application stations in a substantially vertical orientation, with a turning roller situated therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Inventor: Michael A. Ellis
  • Publication number: 20160282119
    Abstract: We have disclosed systems and methods for portable performance monitoring of an individual during a physical activity. The systems and methods may include a portable sensor component configured to be carried by the individual during the physical activity and configured to obtain movement data for the athlete individual during the physical activity. The systems and methods may also include a portable output component configured to be carried by the individual during the physical activity and configured to provide an output to the individual during the physical activity. The systems and methods may further include a portable processing component in communication with the portable sensor component and the portable output component, where the portable processing component is configured to be carried by the individual during the physical activity. The portable processing component may be configured to identify movement of the individual during the physical activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventor: Michael ELLIS
  • Publication number: 20160275814
    Abstract: We have disclosed systems and methods for portable performance monitoring of an individual during a physical activity. The systems and methods may include a portable sensor component configured to be carried by the individual during the physical activity and configured to obtain movement data for the athlete individual during the physical activity. The systems and methods may also include a portable output component configured to be carried by the individual during the physical activity and configured to provide an output to the individual during the physical activity. The systems and methods may further include a portable processing component in communication with the portable sensor component and the portable output component, where the portable processing component is configured to be carried by the individual during the physical activity. The portable processing component may be configured to identify movement of the individual during the physical activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: MICHAEL ELLIS, CARON SCHWARTZ
  • Publication number: 20160271450
    Abstract: We have disclosed systems and methods for portable performance monitoring of an individual during a physical activity. The systems and methods may include a portable sensor component configured to be carried by the individual during the physical activity and configured to obtain movement data for the athlete individual during the physical activity. The systems and methods may also include a portable output component configured to be carried by the individual during the physical activity and configured to provide an output to the individual during the physical activity. The systems and methods may further include a portable processing component in communication with the portable sensor component and the portable output component, where the portable processing component is configured to be carried by the individual during the physical activity. The portable processing component may be configured to identify movement of the individual during the physical activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Michael ELLIS, Caron SCHWARTZ
  • Publication number: 20160236799
    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: February 13, 2015
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Bernard Patrick BEWLAY, Ambarish Jayant KULKARNI, Nicole Jessica TIBBETTS, Brian Michael ELLIS, Manuel K. BUENO, Ever REYES, Noel BATES, Brian KALB
  • Patent number: 9416111
    Abstract: The invention provides certain substituted diazine and triazine compounds of the Formula (I) (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, Rcy, Cy, and t are as defined herein. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and methods of using the compounds for treating diseases or conditions mediated by Spleen Tyrosine Kinase (Syk) kinase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Andrew M. Haidle, Michael D. Altman, Solomon D. Kattar, Matthew Christopher, John Michael Ellis, Christian Fischer, Alan B. Northrup, Kaleen Konrad Childers
  • Patent number: 9415267
    Abstract: Systems and methods for electronically providing comparative health coaching information to a user are disclosed. The method may include collecting performance data, generating comparison data by comparing the respective performance data, and displaying the comparison data on a display screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventor: Michael Ellis
  • Publication number: 20160221252
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for affixing hardware components to garments. Hardware components are provided with an operative component and an adhesive surface. The operative component interacts with one or more other operative components and/or with one or more other features of the garment (e.g. with cords, straps or the like connected to the garment and/or with the fabric of the garment) and/or with one or more external devices. The adhesive surface is bonded to a corresponding interior surface of a fabric layer of the garment using an adhesive located between the adhesive surface and the corresponding surface of the fabric layer. The hardware component is projected from an interior of the fabric laver, through an aperture defined by the fabric layer, and to an exterior of the fabric layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Shane Michael ELLIS, Tom ROUTH, Susanna BERGSTRÖM
  • Patent number: 9401098
    Abstract: Systems and methods for recommending a health-related action to a user using a portable electronic device are disclosed. The method may include receiving data corresponding to a user's first health-related action, storing data in a memory, receiving an indication that the user is engaging in a second health-related action, determining that the second health-related action corresponds to the first health-related action based on the indication, and displaying a recommendation for the second health-related action based on the data corresponding to the user's first health-related action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventor: Michael Ellis
  • Publication number: 20160212573
    Abstract: Modular personal networks (MPNs) are disclosed that include multiple devices that may be worn, carried, or used in close proximity to a user. The devices communicate wirelessly. Devices include security circuitry that prevents them from being used in a different MPN once the user has configured them. Devices not designed for use within an MPN can be included in the network using a bridge device. Devices can be integrated into items of jewelry, such as earrings, rings, pendants, and bracelets. One item of jewelry, such as a bracelet, can support multiple replaceable modules with variable functions. Functions of the MPN can include communications, entertainment, medical monitoring, sports monitoring, personal organization, and games. Multiple users each with his or her own MPN can use them to collaborate in creation of music. An MPN can be used for mobile recognition and logging of wildlife.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Michael ELLIS, Caron SCHWARTZ
  • Patent number: 9381566
    Abstract: The disclosure relates generally to core compositions and methods of molding and the articles so molded. More specifically, the disclosure relates to core compositions and methods for casting hollow titanium-containing articles, and the hollow titanium-containing articles so molded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Bernard Patrick Bewlay, Joan McKiever, Brian Michael Ellis, Nicholas Vincent McLasky
  • Publication number: 20160184273
    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: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Applicant: ZENITH EPIGENETICS CORP.
    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