Patents by Inventor Michael Howell

Michael Howell 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: 20240383686
    Abstract: A sorting device operates to shorten or lengthen a length of an upper portion of a travel path for a conveyor belt by reciprocating movement of sliding support surfaces at least partially supporting the conveyor belt. The reciprocating movement of the sliding support surfaces caused by rotational movement of a connected pivoting mechanism, which may be operated by an actuator located outside of an area defined by the travel path for the conveyor belt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2023
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Inventors: Christopher Wayne Sisemore, Michael Scott Evans, Kristofer Howell Loper, Willy Crouch
  • Patent number: 12138142
    Abstract: A moisture management apparatus monitors an area for moisture events and wirelessly transmits moisture-related information to one or more notification devices. An embodiment of the moisture management apparatus includes a substrate and one or more sensors supported by the substrate. The sensor(s) emit wireless signals indicative of the moisture-related information. A sensor event communication system forwards the sensor signals to another device, such as a notification device. The sensor event communication system may monitor other types of patient events. Portions of the moisture management apparatus and/or the moisture event communication system may be embodied in a patient support apparatus, such as a bed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: HILL-ROM SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Thomas F. Heil, Steven Alan Dixon, Laetitia Gazagnes, Timothy A. Lane, II, David Lance Ribble, Varad Narayan Srivastava, Charles A. Lachenbruch, Michael Scott Hood, Charles A. Howell, Kirsten M. Emmons
  • Publication number: 20240370147
    Abstract: A system and method for investigating trust scores. A trust score is calculated based on peer transfers, a graphical user interface displays actuatable elements associated with a first peer transfer from the peer transfers, in response to receiving an indication the first actuatable element has been actuated, recalculating the trust score without the first peer transfer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2024
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventors: Alex Grigoryan, Avinash Gangadharan, Akshay Peshave, Michael Morgan, Rhys Howell
  • Publication number: 20240347148
    Abstract: A client device presents a user interface including a macro entry field for defining a macro indicator from a plurality of macro indicators and transmits the macro indicator. A server stores a database of macro-based diagnoses, each macro-based diagnosis associated with one or more elements of an accession, and one or more specimens associated with the accession. The server also receives the macro indicator from the client device, retrieves an initial diagnosis from the database of macro-based diagnoses responsive to the macro indicator, and transmits the initial diagnosis. The client device, receives the initial diagnosis, pre-populates one or more text boxes on the user interface with information from the initial diagnosis, and enables the user to edit the pre-populated one or more text boxes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventors: Gregg LAHTI, Matthew HOPPES, Michael HOWELL, Brandon SLEATER
  • Publication number: 20240315220
    Abstract: Genetically modified mice characterized by one or more symptoms or signs associated with expression of human APOE4p and mouse Trem2p and relevant to non-familial late-onset Alzheimer's disease are provided wherein the genome of the mouse includes: 1) a DNA sequence encoding a human APOE4 protein (APOE4p) operably linked to a promoter; and 2) a DNA sequence encoding a mouse Trem2 protein having a mutation p.R47H (Trem2p) operably linked to a promoter, such that the mouse expresses human APOE4p and mouse Trem2p. Methods are provided for screening for a compound for use in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease using such genetically modified mice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Applicants: The Jackson Laboratory, Indiana University Research and Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Gareth Howell, Michael Sasner, Gregory Carter, Bruce Lamb
  • Patent number: 12020784
    Abstract: A client device presents a user interface including a macro entry field for defining a macro indicator from a plurality of macro indicators and transmits the macro indicator. A server stores a database of macro-based diagnoses, each macro-based diagnosis associated with one or more elements of an accession, and one or more specimens associated with the accession. The server also receives the macro indicator from the client device, retrieves an initial diagnosis from the database of macro-based diagnoses responsive to the macro indicator, and transmits the initial diagnosis. The client device, receives the initial diagnosis, pre-populates one or more text boxes on the user interface with information from the initial diagnosis, and enables the user to edit the pre-populated one or more text boxes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: Cerebrum Holding Corporation
    Inventors: Gregg Lahti, Matthew Hoppes, Michael Howell, Brandon Sleater
  • Publication number: 20240191309
    Abstract: Described herein are methods, systems, and compositions for non-invasively diagnosing or detecting a skin disease or disorder. Diagnosing or detecting a non-melanoma skin cancer (e.g., squamous cell carcinoma or basal cell carcinoma) as provided herein comprises detecting and/or comparing gene expression levels of identified genes. Methods, systems, and compositions are also described for differentiation of non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) from other diseases, such as actinic keratosis (AK).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventors: John William WHITAKER, Michael HOWELL, Rizi AI, James ROCK, Loren CLARKE, Lien Thi VO, Emad BAHRAMI SAMANI, John Daniel DOBAK, III, Jordan MCGHEE, Zuxu YAO
  • Publication number: 20240176312
    Abstract: A method includes providing, as input to a first trained machine learning model, trace data associated with one or more substrate processing procedures. The input further includes equipment constants associated with the one or more substrate processing procedures. The input further includes trace data of a first processing chamber. The input further includes equipment constants of the first processing chamber. The method further includes obtaining, as output from the first trained machine learning model, a recommended update to a first equipment constant of the first processing chamber. The method further includes updated the first equipment constant of the first processing chamber responsive to obtaining the output from the first trained machine learning model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Inventors: Sidharth Bhatia, Roger Lindley, Upendra Ummethala, Thomas Li, Michael Howells, Steven Babayan, Mimi-Diemmy Dao
  • Publication number: 20240176334
    Abstract: A method includes receiving, by a processing device, first trace data associated with a first processing chamber, wherein the first processing chamber satisfies one or more performance metrics. The method further includes generating target trace data based on the first trace data associated with the first processing chamber. The method further includes receiving second trace data associated with a second processing chamber, wherein the second processing chamber does not satisfy the one or more performance metrics. The method further includes generating, based on the target trace data and the second trace data, a first recommended corrective action associated with the second processing chamber, wherein the first recommended corrective action includes updating one or more equipment constants of the second processing chamber. The method further includes performing the first recommended corrective action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Inventors: Sidharth Bhatia, Roger Lindley, Upendra Ummethala, Thomas Li, Michael Howells, Steven Babayan, Mimi-Diemmy Dao
  • Publication number: 20240176328
    Abstract: An electronic device manufacturing system that includes a process tool and a tool server coupled to the process tool and comprising a communication node and an evaluation system. The communication node is configured to receive, from a monitoring device registered on the process tool, data based on a data collection plan and send the received data to the evaluation system. The communication node is further configured to receive, from the evaluation system, feedback data based on the received data and cause the process tool to perform a corrective action based on the feedback data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2024
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Howells, Thorsten Kril, Hemanth Konanur Nagendra, Jatinder Sasan
  • Publication number: 20240176336
    Abstract: A method includes receiving, by a processing device, data indicative of performance of a plurality of process chambers. The method further includes providing the data indicative of performance of the plurality of process chambers to a model. The method further includes receiving as output from the model a first recommended equipment constant update associated with a first process chamber of the plurality of process chambers and a second recommended equipment constant update associated with a second process chamber of the plurality of process chambers. The method further includes updating a first equipment constant of the first process chamber and a second equipment constant of the second process chamber in view of the first recommended equipment constant update and the second recommended equipment constant update.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Inventors: Sidharth Bhatia, Roger Lindley, Upendra Ummethala, Thomas Li, Michael Howells, Steven Babayan, Mimi-Diemmy Dao
  • Publication number: 20240167102
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods of assessing response to therapies. Also described herein are methods for using the methods described herein for assessing response to therapies for treating skin diseases or skin conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Michael HOWELL, Zuxu YAO, James ROCK, Burkhard JANSEN
  • Patent number: 11972845
    Abstract: A client device presents a user interface including a macro entry field for defining a macro indicator from a plurality of macro indicators and transmits the macro indicator. A server stores a database of macro-based diagnoses, each macro-based diagnosis associated with one or more elements of an accession, and one or more specimens associated with the accession. The server also receives the macro indicator from the client device, retrieves an initial diagnosis from the database of macro-based diagnoses responsive to the macro indicator, and transmits the initial diagnosis. The client device, receives the initial diagnosis, pre-populates one or more text boxes on the user interface with information from the initial diagnosis, and enables the user to edit the pre-populated one or more text boxes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Cerebrum Holding Corporation
    Inventors: Gregg Lahti, Matthew Hoppes, Michael Howell, Brandon Sleater
  • Patent number: 11935631
    Abstract: A client device presents a user interface including a macro entry field for defining a macro indicator from a plurality of macro indicators and transmits the macro indicator. A server stores a database of macro-based diagnoses, each macro-based diagnosis associated with one or more elements of an accession, and one or more specimens associated with the accession. The server also receives the macro indicator from the client device, retrieves an initial diagnosis from the database of macro-based diagnoses responsive to the macro indicator, and transmits the initial diagnosis. The client device, receives the initial diagnosis, pre-populates one or more text boxes on the user interface with information from the initial diagnosis, and enables the user to edit the pre-populated one or more text boxes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Cerebrum Holding Corporation
    Inventors: Gregg Lahti, Matthew Hoppes, Michael Howell, Brandon Sleater
  • Patent number: 11892821
    Abstract: An electronic device manufacturing system that includes a process tool and a tool server coupled to the process tool and comprising a communication node and an evaluation system. The communication node is configured to obtain one or more attributes from an evaluation system and provide a monitoring device comprising a data collection plan that is based on the one or more attributes. The communication node is further configured to register the monitoring device with a process tool. The communication node is further configured to receive, from the process tool, data based on the data collection plan and send the received data to the evaluation system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Howells, Thorsten Kril, Hemanth Konanur Nagendra, Jatinder Sasan
  • Publication number: 20230364095
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to topical treatment of vitiligo using ruxolitinib, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: INCYTE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kathleen BUTLER, Jim LEE, Kang SUN, Fiona KUO, Michael HOWELL
  • Patent number: D1007323
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: WD-40 MANUFACTURING COMPANY
    Inventors: Jeffrey T. Cole, Christopher Michael Howell, John W. Freudenberg, Ryan Paul Davidson, Michael J. Starzman, Joseph G. Peschke, Paul Mierzwa
  • Patent number: D1031743
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Sidharth Bhatia, Zhaozhao Zhu, Jeffrey Yat Shan Au, Shawn Levesque, Michael Howells, Raja Sekhar Jetti
  • Patent number: D1045923
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Sidharth Bhatia, Zhaozhao Zhu, Jeffrey Yat Shan Au, Shawn Levesque, Michael Howells, Raja Sekhar Jetti
  • Patent number: D1045924
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Sidharth Bhatia, Zhaozhao Zhu, Jeffrey Yat Shan Au, Shawn Levesque, Michael Howells, Raja Sekhar Jetti