Patents by Inventor Michael Lawless
Michael Lawless 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: 20250053857Abstract: A method and system for providing an intermediary AI model that interfaces with a general purpose generative AI engine (e.g., a chatbot) that improves interface with the general-purpose AI in a domain-specific environment. The intermediary AI makes use of user specific information, user preferences, domain-specific concerns, trends, and makes use of a feedback loop to improve the operation thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2024Publication date: February 13, 2025Inventors: Jeffrey Thramann, Michael Lawless, Pablo Calderon Rodriguez
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Patent number: 10525286Abstract: A sharpening filter for orthovoltage x-ray beams employs a substantially planar filter disk supporting a set of radial symmetric features controlling attenuation of x-ray transmission in concentric circular regions providing increased sharpness of the pencil beams in a compact filter structure that may be tailored to different beam sizes and focus depths.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2017Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research FoundationInventors: Jessica Fagerstrom, Edward Bender, Wesley Culberson, Michael Lawless, Benjamin R. M. Palmer, Larry DeWerd
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Publication number: 20190230139Abstract: A system and method for providing seamless consumption of media content and managing playlists for seamless consumption of media is described. One embodiment includes receiving a request for media content; determining a mode of consumption for the media content; determining a media content service to provide the media content; and providing the media content according to the preferred mode of consumption and from the preferred service and managing playlists to integrate reproduction of media content from multiple services.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2019Publication date: July 25, 2019Inventors: Jeffrey Thramann, Michael Lawless, Jeff Osborn
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Patent number: 10230778Abstract: A system and method for providing seamless consumption of media content and managing playlists for seamless consumption of media is described. One embodiment includes receiving a request for media content; determining a mode of consumption for the media content; determining a media content service to provide the media content; and providing the media content according to the preferred mode of consumption and from the preferred service and managing playlists to integrate reproduction of media content from multiple services.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2016Date of Patent: March 12, 2019Assignee: Clip Interactive, LLCInventors: Jeffrey Thramann, Michael Lawless, Jeff Osborn
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Publication number: 20180333592Abstract: A sharpening filter for orthovoltage x-ray beams employs a substantially planar filter disk supporting a set of radial symmetric features controlling attenuation of x-ray transmission in concentric circular regions providing increased sharpness of the pencil beams in a compact filter structure that may be tailored to different beam sizes and focus depths.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2017Publication date: November 22, 2018Inventors: Jessica Fagerstrom, Edward Bender, Wesley Culberson, Michael Lawless, Benjamin R.M. Palmer, Larry DeWerd
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Publication number: 20170126764Abstract: A system and method for providing seamless consumption of media content and managing playlists for seamless consumption of media is described. One embodiment includes receiving a request for media content; determining a mode of consumption for the media content; determining a media content service to provide the media content; and providing the media content according to the preferred mode of consumption and from the preferred service and managing playlists to integrate reproduction of media content from multiple services.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2016Publication date: May 4, 2017Inventors: Jeff Thramann, Michael Lawless, Jeff Osborn
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Publication number: 20140258292Abstract: A system and method for providing seamless consumption of media content and managing playlists for seamless consumption of media is described. One embodiment includes receiving a request for media content; determining a mode of consumption for the media content; determining a media content service to provide the media content; and providing the media content according to the preferred mode of consumption and from the preferred service and managing playlists to integrate reproduction of media content from multiple services.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: September 11, 2014Applicant: Clip Interactive, Inc.Inventors: Jeff Thramann, Michael Lawless, Jeff Osborn
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Publication number: 20120036007Abstract: Systems and methods for creating, managing and optimizing online advertising campaigns include groups of independent human resources working through a marketplace to suggest and optimize appropriate choices for how, where and how much to pay for online advertising. Optimization is achieved through the use of market-based incentives that pay participants based on the quality, quantity and efficiency of the results of their suggestions. The systems and methods enable a marketplace that leverages the inherent knowledge of a large group of people to come up with all search terms, placements, targeting and advertisements that might be relevant to a product, and determine the optimal auction prices for these search terms, placements, targeting and ads on the search engine systems.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2011Publication date: February 9, 2012Inventors: Niel ROBERTSON, Chris BURTON, Tom GUZIK, Jeff OSBORN, Michael LAWLESS, Bill QUINN, Seth LEVINE, Matt HESSLER, David MITCHELL
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Publication number: 20120036008Abstract: Systems and methods for creating, managing and optimizing online advertising campaigns include groups of independent human resources working through a marketplace to suggest and optimize appropriate choices for how, where and how much to pay for online advertising. Optimization is achieved through the use of market-based incentives that pay participants based on the quality, quantity and efficiency of the results of their suggestions. The systems and methods enable a marketplace that leverages the inherent knowledge of a large group of people to come up with all search terms, placements, targeting and advertisements that might be relevant to a product, and determine the optimal auction prices for these search terms, placements, targeting and ads on the search engine systems.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2011Publication date: February 9, 2012Inventors: Niel ROBERTSON, Chris BURTON, Tom GUZIK, Jeff OSBORN, Michael LAWLESS, Bill QUINN, Seth LEVINE, Matt HESSLER, David MITCHELL
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Publication number: 20110071899Abstract: Systems and methods for creating, managing and optimizing online advertising campaigns include groups of independent human resources working through a marketplace to suggest and optimize appropriate choices for how, where and how much to pay for online advertising. Optimization is achieved through the use of market-based incentives that pay participants based on the quality, quantity and efficiency of the results of their suggestions. The systems and methods enable a marketplace that leverages the inherent knowledge of a large group of people to come up with all search terms, placements, targeting and advertisements that might be relevant to a product, and determine the optimal auction prices for these search terms, placements, targeting and ads on the search engine systems.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2010Publication date: March 24, 2011Inventors: Niel Robertson, Chris Burton, Tom Guzik, Jeff Osborn, Michael Lawless, Bill Quinn, Seth Levine, Matt Hessler, David Mitchell
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Patent number: 7285556Abstract: Various thienopyrimidine-based analog compounds are able to selectively inhibit the Src family of tyrosine kinases. Compounds of the present invention, capable of such selective inhibition, are of the basic structure seen in formulae (I), (II) or (III): These compounds are useful in the treatment of a wide variety of diseases including hyperproliferative diseases, hematologic allergic/immunological diseases, or viral infections. Methods of synthesis of these compounds and their methods of inhibiting the Src family of tyrosine kinases are presented.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2001Date of Patent: October 23, 2007Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas SystemsInventors: Michele A. Benish, Michael Lawless, Raymond J. Budde
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Publication number: 20070156332Abstract: Method and computer program product for navigating a map in a browser window of a user device via the Internet are disclosed. The method includes providing a first map for showing geographic context of a general area, providing a second map for showing geographic context of a portion of the general area, superimposing the second map onto the first map, wherein the second map is represented by a highlighted area in the first map, and navigating the first map using the highlighted area. The method further includes displaying points of interest inside the highlighted area of the first map and in the second map for assisting a user in navigating to the points of interest, and displaying additional points of interest outside the shaded area of the first map for assisting a user in navigating to the additional points of interest.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2006Publication date: July 5, 2007Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.Inventors: Thomas Wailes, Gareth Finucane, Michael Lawless, Mark Wehner, Rodney Fernandez
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Publication number: 20070088897Abstract: Method and computer program product for presenting a set of address locations in a browser window of a user device via the Internet are disclosed. The method includes receiving a set of address locations in a given order, presenting the set of address locations as a list of directions, and presenting the set of address locations graphically on a map, where the map includes a route connecting the set of address locations according to the given order and a marker for each of the address locations. The method further includes creating a new order of the set of address locations from the given order by dragging an address location from the map to a different position in the list of directions, updating the list of directions according to the new order of the set of address locations, and updating the map according to the new order of the set of address locations.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2006Publication date: April 19, 2007Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.Inventors: Thomas Wailes, Gareth Finucane, Michael Lawless, Mark Wehner, Rodney Fernandez
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Publication number: 20070058412Abstract: A medical pump with an improved continuity low flow delivery system and method for use with a pumping chamber, for example in a cassette, is disclosed. The pump includes a pump drive for exerting a force on the pumping chamber and a sensor for sensing the force/pressure exerted by the pump drive on the pumping chamber. The pump drive position sensor senses the position of the pump drive. The medical pump also includes a processing unit and a memory having a programming code adapted to calculate the rate of change of the sensed force/pressure values and determine whether the rate of change of the sensed force/pressure values meets a rate of change threshold. Once the rate of change threshold is met, the programming code is adapted to calculate a remaining pump drive travel value for determining how much farther the pump drive should travel before the end of an effective pump cycle.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2006Publication date: March 15, 2007Inventors: David Wang, Peter Scaramuzzi, Mansour Saleki, Robert Cousineau, Kent Abrahamson, Michael Lawless, Marwan Fathallah, Brian Kidd, Robert Boyd, Howard Greene, Eric Navin, Lori Lucke, Benjamin Mullin
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Publication number: 20060004197Abstract: Various sulfonamide-based compounds are able to selectively inhibit the Src family of tyrosine kinases. These compounds are useful in the treatment of various diseases including hyperproliferative diseases, hematologic diseases, osteoporosis, neurological diseases, autoimmune diseases, allergic/immunological diseases, or viral infections.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2004Publication date: January 5, 2006Inventors: Thomas Thrash, Michael Lawless, Julian Smith, Richard Foster, Qian Liu, Raymond Budde
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Publication number: 20050214129Abstract: A medical pump with a closed loop stroke feedback system and method, for use with a pumping chamber, for example in a cassette, is disclosed. The pump includes a pumping element that intermittently pressurizes a pumping chamber during a pumping cycle. A pressure sensor detects the pressure exerted by the pumping element on the pumping chamber. A position sensor detects the position of the pumping element. A processing unit processes pressure data from the pressure sensor and position data from the position sensor to determine a calculated stroke volume of the pump for a pump cycle, and to adjust a stroke frequency of the pump to compensate for variation in the stroke volume.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2004Publication date: September 29, 2005Inventors: Howard Greene, Robert Boyd, Michael Lawless, Marwan Fathallah, Mansour Saleki, Brian Kidd, Kent Abrahamson, Robert Cousineau
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Publication number: 20040077663Abstract: Various thienopyrimidine-based analog compounds are able to selectively inhibit the Src family of tyrosine kinases. These compounds are useful in the treatment of various diseases including hyperproliferative diseases, hematologic diseases, osteoporosis, neurological diseases, autoimmune diseases, allergic/immunological diseases, or viral infections.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2003Publication date: April 22, 2004Inventors: Michele A. Benish, Michael Lawless, Raymond J. Budde
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Patent number: 6503914Abstract: Various thienopyrimidine-based analog compounds that selectively inhibit the Src family of tyrosine kinases. These compounds are thienopyrimidines and contain a hydrozone bridge created by heating a thienopyrimidine hydrazine with an aldehyde in ethanol at reflux. Such compounds are useful in the treatment of various diseases including hyperproliferative diseases, hematologic diseases, osteoporosis, neurological diseases, autoimmune diseases, allergic/immunological diseases, or viral infections.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2000Date of Patent: January 7, 2003Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas SystemInventors: Michele A. Benish, Michael Lawless, Raymond J. A. Budde
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Patent number: 4950244Abstract: A pressure sensor assembly includes two spacedly positioned flexible supports which support an elongated rod, with one end of the elongated rod contacting a pressure detector section on a disposable pumping cassette; the pressure sensor assembly can detect pressures in the cassette both above and below atmospheric (i.e., zero psig); when pressure changes in the cassette, the pressure detection section causes axial movement of the rod and the rod, in turn, flexes the two flexible supports. Position detection means associated with one of the two supports monitors the flexural movement of the one support, providing an indication of the pressure within the cassette.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 1987Date of Patent: August 21, 1990Assignee: Abbott LaboratoriesInventors: George H. Fellingham, Michael Lawless
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Patent number: RE39267Abstract: Various thienopyrimidine-based analog compounds that selectively inhibit the Src family of tyrosine kinases. These compounds are thienopyrimidines and contain a hydrozone bridge created by heating a thienopyrimidine hydrazine with an aldehyde in ethanol at reflux. Such compounds are useful in the treatment of various diseases including hyperproliferative diseases, hematologic diseases, osteoporosis, neurological diseases, autoimmune diseases, allergic/immunological diseases, or viral infections.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2004Date of Patent: September 5, 2006Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas SystemInventors: Michele A. Benish, Michael Lawless, Raymond J. A. Budde