Patents by Inventor Michael Frank
Michael Frank 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).
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Publication number: 20240155010Abstract: Generating shared workspaces for enabling communications between users of different organizations and facilitating discovery of users associated with different organizations is described. A first user can generate a shared workspace and associate one or more other organizations therewith. The first user can designate first criteria associated with joining the shared workspace. The communication platform can receive a request from a second user to join the shared workspace. Based on a determination that the second user satisfies the first criteria, the communication platform can enable the second user access to the shared workspace. In some examples, an administrator associated with an organization of the second user can establish second criteria for users of the organization to join the shared workspace. In such examples, the communication platform can enable the second user access to the shared workspace based on a determination that the second user also satisfies the second criteria.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2024Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicant: Salesforce, Inc.Inventors: Michael Demmer, Matthew Wahl, Christopher Sullivan, Ilan Frank, Yian Lo
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Patent number: 11975028Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods for re-stimulating TIL populations that lead to improved phenotype and increased metabolic health of the TILs and provides methods of assaying for TIL populations to determine suitability for more efficacious infusion after re-stimulation.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2022Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: IOVANCE BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC.Inventors: Ian Frank, Michael T. Lotze
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Patent number: 11979429Abstract: An applet may be downloaded or provided to a web browser when a user visits a site in order to protect data input by the user from being captured by malicious software, such as key loggers. The applet may present a user input field in the web browser and may generate a random sequence of low-level key stroke or mouse click events within the input field when the user enters information, such as a username and/or password. A listening key logger will receive a large amount of random data, whereas the applet will receive and buffer the actual user data that may be communicated to a remote site access by the user.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2023Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)Inventors: Teddy Joseph Edmond Voutour, Michael Frank Morris
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Patent number: 11972457Abstract: A financial institution computing system includes an account database with a plurality of transaction parameters with respect to a financial account of a customer, a receptiveness metrics circuit structured to extract the plurality of transaction parameters from the account database, the transaction parameters including at least one financial transaction record, and indicative of a mode of the customer, and determine one or more receptiveness metrics attributed to the customer based on the mode of the customer, the one or more receptiveness metrics indicating likelihoods of the customer converting an interaction from the financial institution, wherein the interaction includes an avatar that is an aged version of the customer, and an interaction generation circuit structured to transmit the interaction to the customer at an optimal time based on the one or more receptiveness metrics.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2021Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Inventors: Wayne Barakat, Michael Fitzpatrick, Mark A. Frank, Yvette M. Hatton, Pey-Ning Huang, Michael Lyon, Kimberly D. Peck, Melissa Schroder Viscomi
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Patent number: 11970409Abstract: Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are destroyed by oxidation in supercritical conditions. PFAS in water can be concentrated and prepared for destruction in a pretreatment phase. Following annihilation of the PFAS in supercritical conditions to levels below 5 parts per trillion (ppt), the water effluent can be used to recover heat, returned to sub-critical conditions, and then released back into the environment.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2022Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: Revive Environmental Technology, LLCInventors: Lindy E. Dejarme, Kavitha Dasu, Russell R. Sirabian, Jeffrey Ellis, Dan Garbark, Nathan Bryant, John Tallarico, Joseph Casciano, Slawomir Winecki, David Holley, Joshua James, Keith Brown, Doug Hendry, Darwin Argumedo, Aaron Frank, Christopher Gordon Scheitlin, Michael M. Miller
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Patent number: 11969444Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods for re-stimulating TIL populations that lead to improved phenotype and increased metabolic health of the TILs and provides methods of assaying for TIL populations to determine suitability for more efficacious infusion after re-stimulation.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2022Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: IOVANCE BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC.Inventors: Ian Frank, Michael T. Lotze
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Patent number: 11959461Abstract: A method for controlling wind turbines of a wind farm is disclosed. The wind farm is positioned at a site which includes one or more turbulence generating structures, such as hills, valleys, trees or buildings. A wind direction at the site of the wind farm is detected, and one or more upstream wind turbines and one or more downstream wind turbines are identified, based on the detected wind direction, where each of the upstream wind turbines is arranged in front of one or more of the downstream wind turbines, as seen in the wind direction. If it is detected that turbulent wind conditions are occurring, based on measurements performed by the wind turbines of the wind farm, then at least one of the upstream wind turbines is controlled based on measurements performed by at least one wind turbine which is a downstream wind turbine relative to the upstream wind turbine.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2020Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/SInventors: Marco Frank, Michael Franz, Gernot Schelch
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Patent number: 11951847Abstract: A battery box for an electric vehicle includes an Al casting that extends between and joins to a BIW or chassis rails of the electric vehicle. The Al casting includes a bottom wall, a side wall with a pair of rails that are securely attached to the BIW or chassis rails of the vehicle, and a plurality of cross members. The bottom wall, the side wall, and the plurality of cross members define a structural enclosure with a plurality of battery compartments and at least one crush zone, and the structural enclosure is load bearing member of the electric vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2021Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Rohit Telukunta, Steven Frank, Adam Weyrauch, Michael J. Gardynik
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Patent number: 11940283Abstract: A method for matching a vehicle with a user including receiving a user ride request for a vehicle from a plurality of available vehicles from a user, receiving a threshold vehicle risk score preference for the user, receiving a user risk score for the user, receiving a threshold user risk score preference for the plurality of available vehicles, identifying a subset of the plurality of available vehicles having a vehicle risk score at or below the threshold vehicle risk score preference of the user and a threshold user risk score preference at or above the user risk score of the user, and presenting the user with ride options for selecting one of the subset of the plurality of available vehicles of the subset of available vehicles for the user ride request.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2021Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Toyota Motor North America, Inc.Inventors: Roger A. Kyle, Christopher Risberg, Nikhil Rajendra, Timothy Wang, Jordan Frank, Jiju Thomas, Daniel C. Bracken, Joshua Batie, Michael D. Dorazio, Randy Kaushek
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Publication number: 20240095414Abstract: In various embodiments a computer-implemented method for providing sustainability insights to a user designing an object. The method includes determining a value of a sustainability metric associated with a design of an object; determining a target value for the sustainability metric; determining an amount of progress made towards achieving the target value for the sustainability metric based on the value of the sustainability metric and the target value for the sustainability metric; and displaying, via a graphical user interface (GUI), a visual indication of the amount of progress made towards achieving the target value for the sustainability metric.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Frederik BRUDY, Dagmara Lilianna SZKURLAT, Vikram-jit Singh BENIPAL, Michael Ziye FAN, Andrew Gareth Lewis JONES, Justin Frank MATEJKA, Zoé Samiha Valentine BEZPALKO, Lorenzo VILLAGGI, Fraser ANDERSON, George FITZMAURICE, Patrick NADEAU, Benjamin James THOMPSON, Daniel NOVIELLO, Arthur HARSUVANAKIT
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Publication number: 20240095416Abstract: In various embodiments a computer-implemented method for providing sustainability insights to a user designing an object. The method includes determining a first value of a sustainability metric associated with a design of an object, displaying, via a graphical user interface (GUI), a visual indication of the first value of the sustainability metric, and detecting a change to the design of the object. The method further includes, in response to detecting the change to the design of the object, determining a second value of the sustainability metric and displaying, via the GUI, a visual indication of the second value of the sustainability metric.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Frederik BRUDY, Dagmara Lilianna SZKURLAT, Vikram-jit Singh BENIPAL, Michael Ziye FAN, Andrew Gareth Lewis JONES, Justin Frank MATEJKA, Zoé Samiha Valentine BEZPALKO, Lorenzo VILLAGGI, Fraser ANDERSON, George FITZMAURICE, Patrick NADEAU, Benjamin James THOMPSON, Daniel NOVIELLO, Arthur HARSUVANAKIT
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Patent number: 11932932Abstract: A magnetron sputtering system includes a substrate mounted within a vacuum chamber. A plurality of cathode assemblies includes a first set of cathode assemblies and a second set of cathode assemblies, and is configured for reactive sputtering. Each cathode assembly includes a target comprising sputterable material and has an at least partially exposed planar sputtering surface. A target support is configured to support the target in the vacuum chamber and rotate the target relative to the vacuum chamber about a target axis. A magnetic field source includes a magnet array. A cathode assemblies controller assembly is operative to actuate the first set of cathode assemblies without actuating the second set of cathode assemblies, and to actuate the second set of cathode assemblies without actuating the first set of cathode assemblies.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2022Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Alluxa, Inc.Inventors: Michael A. Scobey, Shaun Frank McCaffery
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Publication number: 20240084120Abstract: The invention relates to flame-retarded copolymers and molding materials or molding compounds with covalently bonded sulfur and covalently bonded organic phosphorus compounds having a statistical monomer distribution. The flame-retarded copolymers and molding compounds of the invention are substantially colorless, odorless and halogen-free and can be used in the building industry and electrical industry.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2022Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Petra FRANK, Michael LUKSIN, Sabine FUCHS, Ulrich JONAS, Mateusz Patryk ANDRUSCHKO
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Publication number: 20240085684Abstract: A visualization system and methods for simultaneously visualizing white light and visible fluorescent light, the visualization involving an illumination system and an imaging system operable with the illumination system. The illumination system has a light source produces illumination light (white light and fluorescence excitation light), an optical notch rejection filter to remove light having peak fluorescence excitation wavelengths from the illumination light, and illumination optics to at least one of deliver and condense the filtered illumination light.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventor: Michael Frank Gunter WOOD
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Publication number: 20240083562Abstract: A watercraft includes at least one high-temperature superconducting coil and a cooling system for cooling the high-temperature superconducting coil to a cryogenic operating temperature, wherein the cooling system has a first cryostat tank, which surrounds the high-temperature superconducting coil and is designed to hold a liquid phase of a cryogenic coolant; wherein the watercraft also has a load, which is designed to convert an operating medium in the form of a fuel and/or in the form of a material promoting combustion; wherein at least one first material component of the operating medium is formed by the cryogenic coolant; and wherein the first cryostat tank is designed to hold a major part of the required total amount of the first material component of the operating medium for the operation of the load. A method operates a watercraft of this type.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2020Publication date: March 14, 2024Applicant: Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Michael Frank, Jörn Grundmann, Peter van Hasselt
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Publication number: 20240085682Abstract: Imaging systems and methods of multiple fluorophore visualization involving a videoscope. According to embodiments of the disclosure simultaneous visualization of each fluorophore the spatial distribution of fluorophores could be separately visualized by fusing the images and colouring each fluorophore differently. The distribution of each fluorophore could allow for Boolean logic on the fluorescence singles where the combination of fluorophores detected in each pixel is indicative of the state of the tissue.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventor: Michael Frank Gunter WOOD
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Patent number: 11920258Abstract: Antibody libraries comprising a plurality of heavy chain variable domains and/or a plurality of light chain variable domains, which comprise complementary determining regions (CDRs) found in naturally-occurring human antibodies, and methods of making such antibody libraries. The antibody libraries are free of members that comprise one or more liabilities affecting one or more features of such members. Further, the antibody libraries comprise members having heavy chain and/or light chain CDRs not found in the same naturally-occurring human antibody.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2021Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: RULES-BASED MEDICINE INC.Inventors: Andrew Raymon Morton Bradbury, Michael Frank Erasmus, Andre Teixeira
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Patent number: 11921511Abstract: An equipment inspection system receives data captured by a sensor of an autonomous vehicle (AV). The captured data describes a current state of equipment for servicing the AV. The equipment inspection system compares the captured data to a model describing an expected state of the equipment. The equipment inspection system determines, based on the comparison, that the equipment differs from the expected state. The equipment inspection system may transmit data describing the current state of the equipment to an equipment manager. The equipment manager may schedule maintenance for the equipment based on the current state of the equipment.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2022Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: GM Cruise Holdings LLCInventors: Adam Mandel-Senft, Tracy Cheung, Michael Frank Schmidt
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Patent number: 11910271Abstract: A method for communication between autonomous vehicles and personnel can include receiving a signal from a remote computing system, the signal based upon a position of an autonomous vehicle and a first position of a mobile device, wherein the signal identifies that the mobile device is located in a path of the autonomous vehicle, responsive to receipt of the signal from the remote computing system, stopping the autonomous vehicle, receiving an updated signal from the remote computing system, the updated signal based upon a second position of the mobile device, the second position effective to facilitate a determination that the mobile device is no longer within the path of the autonomous vehicle, and responsive to receiving the updated position of the mobile device, resuming operation of the autonomous vehicle along the path. An autonomous vehicle and non-transitory computer-readable medium is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2023Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: GM Cruise Holdings LLCInventors: Michael Frank Schmidt, Sriram Salem Kannan
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Publication number: 20240038006Abstract: A light inspection system positions an autonomous vehicle (AV) in a field of view of a camera such that the camera captures an image of a light of the AV. The light inspection system instructs a camera to capture an image of the light while the light is switched on. The light inspection system receives the captured image, determines a luminance of the light based on the image, and determines to service the light in response to the luminance of the light being below a threshold luminance.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: GM Cruise Holdings LLCInventors: Michael Frank Schmidt, Jeffrey Brandon, Erik Nielsen, Chase Kaufman