Patents by Inventor Michael Lapointe

Michael Lapointe 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).

  • Patent number: 12611607
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an articulating apparatus. The apparatus comprises one or more objects. Each object comprises one or more bobbling components. Further, two or more bobbling components of one or more objects are connected together. The apparatus further comprises one or more joining modules. The joining modules are configured to movably connect each bobbling component to the respective object and enables the two or more connected bobbling components of one or more objects to bobble synergistically in unison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2026
    Inventors: Michael LaPointe, Dan Dyble
  • Publication number: 20250242270
    Abstract: The invention discloses an articulating system comprising one or more objects, one or more joining modules, a motion inducing module, a power source and a control module. Each object comprises one or more bobbling components, and the bobbling components are movably connected to the object by the joining module. The motion inducing module comprises at least one first component disposed proximal to the joining module. The first component is an electromagnet. The power source module is configured to supply power to the electromagnet. The control module is configured to control the power source module to supply power to the motion inducing module, to create a magnetic field at the electromagnet, which compresses the joining module. The control module is further configured to turn off the power supply that would release the joining module, thereby inducing movement to the bobbling component proximal to the joining module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2023
    Publication date: July 31, 2025
    Inventors: Michael LaPointe, Dan Dyble
  • Publication number: 20250108311
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an articulating apparatus. The apparatus comprises one or more objects. Each object comprises one or more bobbling components. Further, two or more bobbling components of one or more objects are connected together. The apparatus further comprises one or more joining modules. The joining modules are configured to movably connect each bobbling component to the respective object and enables the two or more connected bobbling components of one or more objects to bobble synergistically in unison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2023
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventors: Michael LaPointe, Dan Dyble
  • Patent number: 11244123
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method may include obtaining, by processor, a first message composed in a first language and obtaining, by the processor, a translated first message. The translated first message may include a translation of the first message from the first language to a second language. The method may further include determining, by the processor, that the translated first message includes a translation-generated additional meaning, and notifying, by the processor, the first user of the determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Schayne Bellrose, Pasquale A. Catalano, Prach Jerry Chuaypradit, Andrew Gerald Crimmins, Preston Lane, Michael Lapointe, Francesca Wisniewski
  • Patent number: 11120594
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for placement of objects in a loading space are provided. Aspects include determining item data for a plurality of items, determining space data for a loading space, generating an optimized configuration for placement of the plurality of items in the loading space comprising determining one or more geometric representations for each item in the plurality of items, wherein the one or more geometric representations for each item are coupled together, determining, by an algorithm, a location in the loading space for each item in the plurality of items based on the one or more geometric representations for each item and the space data, and displaying, by a display, the optimized configuration comprising an image of each item of the plurality of items overlaid on corresponding locations in an image of the loading space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jayapreetha Natesan, Gerald Stanquist, Chanchal Saha, Michael Lapointe, Sumant Singh Rana, Jason Hirst, Natesan Venkateswaran
  • Patent number: 11119979
    Abstract: Systems and methods for content based routing are provided. Aspects include receiving, by a processor, a request to save a file. Analyzing, by the processor, data associated with the file. Determining one or more file save locations for the file based on a feature vector, generated by a machine learning model, comprising a plurality of features extracted from the data associated with the file and presenting the one or more file save locations to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael Lapointe, Jayapreetha Natesan, Chanchal Saha, Gerald Stanquist, Jason Hirst, Richard B. Finch
  • Patent number: 11087502
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes receiving a base visualization having first data in a first set of channels, where each channel in the first set of channels is associated with a respective range in the base visualization. It is detected that the respective ranges of the first set of channels fall outside a perceptual bandwidth of a first user. The base visualization is automatically transformed to a second visualization, based on the perceptual bandwidth of the first user. The second visualization includes second data in a second set of channels, where each channel in the second set of channels is associated with a respective range in the second visualization. The respective ranges of the second set of channels fall within the perceptual bandwidth of the first user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jonathan Fry, Victoria A. Nwobodo, Kam Hou U, Michael Lapointe
  • Publication number: 20200387573
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method may include obtaining, by processor, a first message composed in a first language and obtaining, by the processor, a translated first message. The translated first message may include a translation of the first message from the first language to a second language. The method may further include determining, by the processor, that the translated first message includes a translation-generated additional meaning, and notifying, by the processor, the first user of the determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Schayne Bellrose, Pasquale A. Catalano, Prach Jerry Chuaypradit, Andrew Gerald Crimmins, Preston Lane, Michael Lapointe, Francesca Wisniewski
  • Publication number: 20200380746
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for placement of objects in a loading space are provided. Aspects include determining item data for a plurality of items, determining space data for a loading space, generating an optimized configuration for placement of the plurality of items in the loading space comprising determining one or more geometric representations for each item in the plurality of items, wherein the one or more geometric representations for each item are coupled together, determining, by an algorithm, a location in the loading space for each item in the plurality of items based on the one or more geometric representations for each item and the space data, and displaying, by a display, the optimized configuration comprising an image of each item of the plurality of items overlaid on corresponding locations in an image of the loading space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2019
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Jayapreetha Natesan, Gerald Stanquist, Chanchal Saha, Michael Lapointe, Sumant Singh Rana, Jason Hirst, Natesan Venkateswaran
  • Patent number: 10761974
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a computer-implemented method for generating test plans based on test failure root causes or symptoms. The method generates a heat map of manufacturing process test failures based at least in part on historical test failures and prior repair actions. A database is searched for test failure records that are relevant to user input. Relevant test failure records are prioritized via an index score that is assigned based at least in part on proximity of the relevant test failure records to the user input. Failure records that have an index score that is higher than a threshold value are detected. Unstructured text data of each of the detected failure records is analyzed to identify relevant keywords and relevancy rates. A test solution priority list is displayed, via a GUI, in a window or view that is separate from the heat map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Brad Hoover, Rajaram B. Krishnamurthy, Michael Lapointe, Jayapreetha Natesan, Kanayo G. Okonji, Chanchal Saha, Thomas Ward
  • Publication number: 20200134878
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes receiving a base visualization having first data in a first set of channels, where each channel in the first set of channels is associated with a respective range in the base visualization. It is detected that the respective ranges of the first set of channels fall outside a perceptual bandwidth of a first user. The base visualization is automatically transformed to a second visualization, based on the perceptual bandwidth of the first user. The second visualization includes second data in a second set of channels, where each channel in the second set of channels is associated with a respective range in the second visualization. The respective ranges of the second set of channels fall within the perceptual bandwidth of the first user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Jonathan Fry, Victoria A. Nwobodo, KAM HOU U, Michael Lapointe
  • Publication number: 20200034447
    Abstract: Systems and methods for content based routing are provided. Aspects include receiving, by a processor, a request to save a file. Analyzing, by the processor, data associated with the file. Determining one or more file save locations for the file based on a feature vector, generated by a machine learning model, comprising a plurality of features extracted from the data associated with the file and presenting the one or more file save locations to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Michael Lapointe, Jayapreetha Natesan, Chanchal Saha, Gerald Stanquist, Jason Hirst, Richard B. Finch
  • Publication number: 20190146901
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a computer-implemented method for generating test plans based on test failure root causes or symptoms. The method generates a heat map of manufacturing process test failures based at least in part on historical test failures and prior repair actions. A database is searched for test failure records that are relevant to user input. Relevant test failure records are prioritized via an index score that is assigned based at least in part on proximity of the relevant test failure records to the user input. Failure records that have an index score that is higher than a threshold value are detected. Unstructured text data of each of the detected failure records is analyzed to identify relevant keywords and relevancy rates. A test solution priority list is displayed, via a GUI, in a window or view that is separate from the heat map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Brad Hoover, Rajaram B. Krishnamurthy, Michael Lapointe, Jayapreetha Natesan, Kanayo G. Okonji, Chanchal Saha, Thomas Ward