Patents by Inventor Michael J. Taylor

Michael J. Taylor 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: 20240361619
    Abstract: An electro-optic assembly includes a first substrate that has a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. A second substrate has a third surface and a fourth surface opposite the third surface. The second and third surfaces face each other to define a gap. A first electrode is coupled to the second surface and a second electrode is coupled to the third surface. An electro-optic medium is located between the first electrode and the second electrode. A concealment layer is located between the electro-optic medium and the first surface and a user interface defines a touch input sensor aligned with the concealment layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Applicant: Gentex Corporation
    Inventors: Eric S. Lundy, Michael J. Taylor, Andrew D. Weller, Xiaoxu Niu, Nigel T. Lock
  • Patent number: 10860663
    Abstract: Online learning of click-through rates on search result blocks from one or more federated sources may be provided. Click-through feedback for the search result blocks may be received from the one or more federated sources in response to a query. Weights may be assigned to each of the search result blocks based on the received click-through feedback. The search result blocks may then be ranked based on the assigned weights. Finally, a search results page may be generated for displaying the ranked search results blocks to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Vishwa Vinay, Michael J. Taylor
  • Publication number: 20180272649
    Abstract: In some aspects, an auxetic structure includes a first sheet and a second sheet, the first sheet defining therein a plurality of first openings in a first pattern, the plurality of first openings providing a first porosity and the second sheet defining therein a plurality of second openings in a second pattern to provide a second porosity. The second sheet is positioned to overlay the first sheet so that the plurality of second openings at least partially occlude the plurality of first openings to define a plurality of third openings in a third pattern, the plurality of third openings defining a third porosity less than that of the first porosity or the second porosity. The second sheet is connected to the first sheet by a plurality of distinct connection elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2016
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Katia Bertoldi, Matthew Christopher Innes, Farhad Javid, Minh Quan Pham, Megan Schaenzer, Ali Shanian, Michael J. Taylor
  • Publication number: 20180203929
    Abstract: Online learning of click-through rates on search result blocks from one or more federated sources may be provided. Click-through feedback for the search result blocks may be received from the one or more federated sources in response to a query. Weights may be assigned to each of the search result blocks based on the received click-through feedback. The search result blocks may then be ranked based on the assigned weights. Finally, a search results page may be generated for displaying the ranked search results blocks to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Vishwa Vinay, Michael J. Taylor
  • Patent number: 9963679
    Abstract: Methods of preparing pancreatic islets that may comprise pancreatites are provided. The methods may involve subjecting a pancreas and/or pieces thereof to disruption, such as, for example, an enzyme digest, and seeding the recovered cellular product comprising islets in a culture medium comprising at least a detectable amount of endocrine tissue and/or exocrine tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: LIFELINE SCIENTIFIC, INC.
    Inventors: Michael J. Taylor, Simona C. Baicu
  • Patent number: 9922120
    Abstract: Online learning of click-through rates on search result blocks from one or more federated sources may be provided. Click-through feedback for the search result blocks may be received from the one or more federated sources in response to a query. Weights may be assigned to each of the search result blocks based on the received click-through feedback. The search result blocks may then be ranked based on the assigned weights. Finally, a search results page may be generated for displaying the ranked search results blocks to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Vishwa Vinay, Michael J. Taylor
  • Publication number: 20170370581
    Abstract: Auxetic structures, effusion-cooling auxetic sheets, systems and devices with auxetic structures, and methods of using and methods of making auxetic structures are disclosed. An auxetic structure is disclosed which includes an elastically rigid body with opposing top and bottom surfaces. First and second pluralities of elongated apertures extend through the elastically rigid body from the top surface to the bottom surface. The first plurality of elongated apertures extends transversely with respect to the second plurality of elongated apertures. The first and/or second pluralities of elongated apertures have distorted shapes projected through the elastically rigid body at an oblique angle. The elongated apertures are cooperatively configured to provide a desired stress performance while exhibiting negative Poisson's Ratio (NPR) behavior under macroscopic planar loading conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2016
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Katia Bertoldi, Christopher Booth-Morrison, Mehran Farhangi, Farhad Javid, Minh Quan Pham, Michael J. Taylor
  • Patent number: 9834756
    Abstract: Methods of isolating cellular products, such as pancreatic islets, may be used in diabetes research and therapeutic transplantation. The methods may involve providing a donor tissue having desired cells and undesired cells, perfusing the donor tissue with a perfusion solution, developing edema during perfusion of the donor tissue to form a swelled tissue, and separating the desired cells from undesired cellular material to obtain a cellular product. The methods may also include disrupting the tissue, and separating the desired cells from undesired cellular material to obtain the cellular product. The methods may result in an increased yield of cellular product that retains sufficient functional integrity to be useful as a transplantation resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: LIFELINE SCIENTIFIC, INC.
    Inventors: Michael J. Taylor, Simona C. Baicu, David Kravitz
  • Patent number: 9736948
    Abstract: Systems and methods of manufacturing printed circuit boards using blind and internal micro vias to couple subassemblies. An embodiment of the invention provides a method of manufacturing a printed circuit including attaching a plurality of metal layer carriers to form a first subassembly including at least one copper foil pad on a first surface, applying an encapsulation material onto the first surface of the first subassembly, curing the encapsulation material and the first subassembly; applying a lamination adhesive to a surface of the cured encapsulation material, forming at least one via in the lamination adhesive and the cured encapsulation material to expose the at least one copper foil pad, attaching a plurality of metal layer carriers to form a second subassembly, and attaching the first subassembly and the second subassembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Viasystems Technologies Corp., L.L.C.
    Inventors: Rajesh Kumar, Monte P. Dreyer, Michael J. Taylor
  • Patent number: 9495460
    Abstract: Merging search results is required, for example, where an information retrieval system issues a query to multiple sources and obtains multiple results lists. In an embodiment a search engine at an Enterprise domain sends a query to the Enterprise search engine and also to a public Internet search engine. In embodiments, results lists obtained from different sources are merged using a merging model which is learnt using a machine learning process and updates when click-through data is observed for example. In examples, user information available in the Enterprise domain is used to influence the merging process to improve the relevance of results. In some examples, the user information is used for query modification. In an embodiment a user is able to impersonate a user of a specified group in order to promote particular results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Michael J. Taylor, Filiip Radlinski, Milad Shokouhi
  • Patent number: 9485876
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing at least a portion of a printed circuit board. The method includes: applying a lamination adhesive on a first plural-layer substrate that includes a plurality of circuit layers with at least one first metal pad on a first side of the first plural-layer substrate; applying a protective film on the lamination adhesive; forming at least one via into the lamination adhesive to expose the at least one metal pad on the first side of the first plural-layer substrate; filling at least one conductive paste into the at least one via formed in the lamination adhesive; removing the protective film to expose the lamination adhesive on the first plural-layer substrate; and attaching the first plural-layer substrate with a second plural-layer substrate that includes a plurality of circuit layers with at least one second metal pad on a second side of the second plural-layer substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Viasystems Technologies Corp., L.L.C.
    Inventors: Raj Kumar, Monte P. Dreyer, Michael J. Taylor
  • Publication number: 20150041428
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing at least a portion of a printed circuit board. The method includes: applying a lamination adhesive on a first plural-layer substrate that includes a plurality of circuit layers with at least one first metal pad on a first side of the first plural-layer substrate; applying a protective film on the lamination adhesive; forming at least one via into the lamination adhesive to expose the at least one metal pad on the first side of the first plural-layer substrate; filling at least one conductive paste into the at least one via formed in the lamination adhesive; removing the protective film to expose the lamination adhesive on the first plural-layer substrate; and attaching the first plural-layer substrate with a second plural-layer substrate that includes a plurality of circuit layers with at least one second metal pad on a second side of the second plural-layer substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Raj Kumar, Monte P. Dreyer, Michael J. Taylor
  • Patent number: 8950063
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing at least a portion of a printed circuit board. The method includes: applying a lamination adhesive on a first plural-layer substrate that includes a plurality of circuit layers with at least one first metal pad on a first side of the first plural-layer substrate; applying a protective film on the lamination adhesive; forming at least one via into the lamination adhesive to expose the at least one metal pad on the first side of the first plural-layer substrate; filling at least one conductive paste into the at least one via formed in the lamination adhesive; removing the protective film to expose the lamination adhesive on the first plural-layer substrate; and attaching the first plural-layer substrate with a second plural-layer substrate that includes a plurality of circuit layers with at least one second metal pad on a second side of the second plural-layer substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Viasystems Technologies Corp., L.L.C.
    Inventors: Raj Kumar, Monte Dreyer, Michael J. Taylor
  • Patent number: 8863379
    Abstract: Methods of manufacturing printed circuit boards using parallel processes to interconnect with subassemblies are provided. In one embodiment, the invention relates to a method of manufacturing a printed circuit board including providing a core subassembly including at least one metal layer, providing a plurality of one-metal layer carriers after parallel processing each of the plurality of one-metal layer carriers, and attaching at least two of the plurality of one-metal layer carriers with each other and with the core subassembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Inventors: Rajesh Kumar, Monte P. Dreyer, Michael J. Taylor
  • Patent number: 8832056
    Abstract: Content insertion elements to combine search results, for example, enable a user to search the internet and obtain relevant intranet search results integrated into the results page from the internet source. In embodiments enterprise search results, desktop search results, or paid for search results are combined with internet search results. For example, a public internet search engine maintains mapping data indicating which users or user computers are authorized to access content from a second source. In an embodiment, an internet search engine receives a query from a web browser and returns results together with a content insertion element only if mapping data requirements are met. A content insertion element may hold an address of a second content source, a query and optional parameters. A web browser is able to render a web page displaying results from more than one content source using the content insertion element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Samuel Gavin Smyth, Michael J. Taylor
  • Patent number: 8831754
    Abstract: Event prediction using hierarchical event features is described. In an embodiment a search engine monitors search results presented to users and whether users click on those search results. For example, features describing the search result events are universal resource locator prefix levels which are inherently hierarchically related. In an embodiment a graphical data structure is created and stored and used to represent the hierarchical relationships between features. An online training process is used in examples which enables knowledge to be propagated through the graphical data structure according to the hierarchical relations between features. In an example, the graphical data structure is used to predict whether a user will click on a search result and those predictions are used by the search engine to rank search results for future searches. In another example the events are advertisement impressions and the predictions are used by an online advertisement system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Michael J. Taylor, Vishwa Vinay, Yauhen Shnitko
  • Publication number: 20140059042
    Abstract: Online learning of click-through rates on search result blocks from one or more federated sources may be provided. Click-through feedback for the search result blocks may be received from the one or more federated sources in response to a query. Weights may be assigned to each of the search result blocks based on the received click-through feedback. The search result blocks may then be ranked based on the assigned weights. Finally, a search results page may be generated for displaying the ranked search results blocks to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Vishwa Vinay, Michael J. Taylor
  • Publication number: 20140047709
    Abstract: Systems and methods of manufacturing printed circuit boards using blind and internal micro vias to couple subassemblies. An embodiment of the invention provides a method of manufacturing a printed circuit including attaching a plurality of metal layer carriers to form a first subassembly including at least one copper foil pad on a first surface, applying an encapsulation material onto the first surface of the first subassembly, curing the encapsulation material and the first subassembly; applying a lamination adhesive to a surface of the cured encapsulation material, forming at least one via in the lamination adhesive and the cured encapsulation material to expose the at least one copper foil pad, attaching a plurality of metal layer carriers to form a second subassembly, and attaching the first subassembly and the second subassembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: DDi Global Corp.
    Inventors: Rajesh Kumar, Monte P. Dreyer, Michael J. Taylor
  • Patent number: 8623591
    Abstract: Methods of isolating cellular products, such as pancreatic islets, may be used in diabetes research and therapeutic transplantation. The methods may involve providing a tissue having desired cells that are less prone to destructive freezing and undesired cells that are more prone to destructive freezing, or pre-treating a tissue to have such characteristics. The methods may involve freezing the tissue, disrupting the tissue, warming the tissue, and separating the desired cells from undesired cellular material to obtain the cellular product. The methods may thereby provide an enzyme-free or reduced-enzyme method of isolating a cellular product that is more consistent, reliable and less toxic than conventional methods. The methods may also yield an optimum quantity of cellular product that retain sufficient functional integrity to be useful as a transplantation resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Lifeline Scientific, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Taylor, David E. Pegg
  • Patent number: 8601010
    Abstract: A computer implemented asset management system is disclosed. The computer implemented asset management system comprises an asset data store containing information about assets that is updated at intervals. The computer implemented asset management system also comprises a personnel data store containing information about individuals and an analysis component operable to identify an association of individuals with each of the assets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: John D. Felton, Scott D. Perrea, Michael J. Taylor