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).

  • Publication number: 20250053857
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Jeffrey Thramann, Michael Lawless, Pablo Calderon Rodriguez
  • Patent number: 10525286
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Jessica Fagerstrom, Edward Bender, Wesley Culberson, Michael Lawless, Benjamin R. M. Palmer, Larry DeWerd
  • Publication number: 20190230139
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Jeffrey Thramann, Michael Lawless, Jeff Osborn
  • Patent number: 10230778
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: Clip Interactive, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Thramann, Michael Lawless, Jeff Osborn
  • Publication number: 20180333592
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: Jessica Fagerstrom, Edward Bender, Wesley Culberson, Michael Lawless, Benjamin R.M. Palmer, Larry DeWerd
  • Publication number: 20170126764
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: Jeff Thramann, Michael Lawless, Jeff Osborn
  • Publication number: 20140258292
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: Clip Interactive, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeff Thramann, Michael Lawless, Jeff Osborn
  • Publication number: 20120036007
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Inventors: Niel ROBERTSON, Chris BURTON, Tom GUZIK, Jeff OSBORN, Michael LAWLESS, Bill QUINN, Seth LEVINE, Matt HESSLER, David MITCHELL
  • Publication number: 20120036008
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Inventors: Niel ROBERTSON, Chris BURTON, Tom GUZIK, Jeff OSBORN, Michael LAWLESS, Bill QUINN, Seth LEVINE, Matt HESSLER, David MITCHELL
  • Publication number: 20110071899
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2010
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Inventors: Niel Robertson, Chris Burton, Tom Guzik, Jeff Osborn, Michael Lawless, Bill Quinn, Seth Levine, Matt Hessler, David Mitchell
  • Patent number: 7285556
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2007
    Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas Systems
    Inventors: Michele A. Benish, Michael Lawless, Raymond J. Budde
  • Publication number: 20070156332
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Wailes, Gareth Finucane, Michael Lawless, Mark Wehner, Rodney Fernandez
  • Publication number: 20070088897
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Wailes, Gareth Finucane, Michael Lawless, Mark Wehner, Rodney Fernandez
  • Publication number: 20070058412
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2006
    Publication date: March 15, 2007
    Inventors: 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
  • Publication number: 20060004197
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2004
    Publication date: January 5, 2006
    Inventors: Thomas Thrash, Michael Lawless, Julian Smith, Richard Foster, Qian Liu, Raymond Budde
  • Publication number: 20050214129
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2004
    Publication date: September 29, 2005
    Inventors: Howard Greene, Robert Boyd, Michael Lawless, Marwan Fathallah, Mansour Saleki, Brian Kidd, Kent Abrahamson, Robert Cousineau
  • Publication number: 20040077663
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2003
    Publication date: April 22, 2004
    Inventors: Michele A. Benish, Michael Lawless, Raymond J. Budde
  • Patent number: 6503914
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2003
    Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Michele A. Benish, Michael Lawless, Raymond J. A. Budde
  • Patent number: 4950244
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 1987
    Date of Patent: August 21, 1990
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventors: George H. Fellingham, Michael Lawless
  • Patent number: RE39267
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Michele A. Benish, Michael Lawless, Raymond J. A. Budde