Patents by Inventor Michael Lewis

Michael Lewis 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).

  • IDENTITY AND TRUSTWORTHINESS VERIFICATION USING ONLINE AND OFFLINE COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20170244728
    Abstract: Methods and systems for verifying the identity and trustworthiness of a user of an online system are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving online and offline identity information for a user and comparing them to a user profile information provided by the user. Furthermore, the user's online activity in a third party online system and the user's offline activity are received. Based on the online activity and the offline activity a trustworthiness score may be calculated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Stephen Kirkham, Michael Lewis
  • Balun
    Patent number: 9716305
    Abstract: According to the invention there is provided a balun including: a slotline which is coupled to an input line and an output line, in which at least a portion of the slotline is sandwiched between a first and a second layer of dielectric material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: BAE SYSTEMS plc
    Inventors: Mark Christopher Nguyen, Gareth Michael Lewis, Richard John Harper
  • AUTOMATIC CLUSTERING FOR SELF-ORGANIZING GRIDS
    Publication number: 20170195412
    Abstract: A cluster of nodes, comprising: a plurality of nodes, each having a security policy, and being associated task processing resources; a registration agent configured to register a node and issue a node certificate to the respective node; a communication network configured to communicate certificates to authorize access to computing resources, in accordance with the respective security policy; and a processor configured to automatically dynamically partition the plurality of nodes into subnets, based on at least a distance function of at least one node characteristic, each subnet designating a communication node for communicating control information and task data with other communication nodes, and to communicate control information between each node within the subnet and the communication node of the other subnets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Nael Abu-Ghazaleh, Weishuai Yang, Michael Lewis
  • Intravenous omega-3 fatty acid compositions and method of use
    Patent number: 9675572
    Abstract: The invention encompasses intravenous pharmaceutical compositions containing omega-3 fatty acids and methods of treating traumatic brain injury, traumatic spinal cord injury and/or stroke using these pharmaceutical compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY
    Inventor: Michael Lewis
  • Identity and trustworthiness verification using online and offline components
    Patent number: 9674205
    Abstract: Methods and systems for verifying the identity and trustworthiness of a user of an online system are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving online and offline identity information for a user and comparing them to a user profile information provided by the user. Furthermore, the user's online activity in a third party online system and the user's offline activity are received. Based on the online activity and the offline activity a trustworthiness score may be calculated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Airbnb, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Kirkham, Michael Lewis
  • BORYLATED COMPOUNDS
    Publication number: 20170110660
    Abstract: Borylated compounds are disclosed, as well as their methods of preparation and their applications. The disclosed borylated compounds are highly stable, and have reduced band gap properties, thereby making them attractive candidates for incorporation into semiconducting materials for use in a variety of electronic, optical or electro-optical devices or components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2015
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Applicant: The University of Manchester
    Inventors: Michael James Ingleson, Michael Lewis Turner, Daniel Luke Crossley
  • Multi purpose broadcast TV device
    Publication number: 20170104955
    Abstract: A digital video recorder can be engineered and manufactured for broadcast (analog) television in which programs could be recorded and played on the television—perhaps even in connection to a traditional compact disc player.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventor: Michael Lewis Moravitz
  • Systems and methods for converting interactive multimedia content authored for distribution via a physical medium for electronic distribution
    Patent number: 9620172
    Abstract: Systems and methods for converting interactive multimedia content authored for distribution via a physical medium for electronic distribution are disclosed. One embodiment of the invention includes building an object model of interactive multimedia content authored for distribution via a physical medium using a content authoring system, automatically authoring a user interface based upon the object model using the content authoring system, and packing the transcoded multimedia content into at least one container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Rovi Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Anthony David Knight, Ian Michael Lewis, Andrew Maurice Devitt
  • Automatic clustering for self-organizing grids
    Patent number: 9602573
    Abstract: A cluster of nodes, comprising: a plurality of nodes, each having a security policy, and being associated task processing resources; a registration agent configured to register a node and issue a node certificate to the respective node; a communication network configured to communicate certificates to authorize access to computing resources, in accordance with the respective security policy; and a processor configured to automatically dynamically partition the plurality of nodes into subnets, based on at least a distance function of at least one node characteristic, each subnet designating a communication node for communicating control information and task data with other communication nodes, and to communicate control information between each node within the subnet and the communication node of the other subnets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Nael Abu-Ghazaleh, Weishuai Yang, Michael Lewis
  • Liner notes/written material on TV screens, satellite feed to movie theaters, white tar roads & roofs, sorghun molasses with mealie meal
    Publication number: 20170070787
    Abstract: Liner Notes on MP3 Players, connecting to Video Systems through USB cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2014
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventor: Michael Lewis Moravitz
  • Balun
    Patent number: 9564868
    Abstract: There is disclosed a balun for dividing an input electrical signal to produce first and second output electrical signals which are substantially out of phase, the balun including: an input port for receiving the input electrical signal; an input line for coupling the input electrical signal to a slotline; and an output line for coupling the first and second output electrical signals to, respectively a first output port and a second output port, the output line having a junction with the slotline; wherein the slotline couples the input electrical signal to the junction, and the junction acts as a divider to produce the first and second electrical signals; in which at least one of the input line, slotline and output line has a width and a length wherein the width varies over the length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: BAE SYSTEMS plc
    Inventors: Mark Christopher Nguyen, Gareth Michael Lewis, Richard John Harper
  • Method and apparatus for reducing aflatoxin-contaminated corn
    Patent number: 9538777
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for separating and removing aflatoxin-contaminated corn from batches of corn by a floating process, thus producing a distinguishable floating mat of contaminated corn and a separate submerged bed of uncontaminated and less contaminated corn. The methods of this disclosure include removing the floating contaminated corn mat by a vacuum mechanism or by liquid flow. The methods reduce the aflatoxin level in the submerged corn bed as much as 80% from the initial aflatoxin level, while removing no more than 15% from the batch of corn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: CARGILL, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Nicholas Wayne Bethke, Chad Allen Conard, Marie Khagik Costanian, Lawrence E. Fosdick, Eugene Joseph Fox, Donald Grunig, Steven W. Kirkvold, Abhay R. Ladhe, Jacob A. Leland, Joseph Michael Lewis, Eugene Max Peters, Anthony John Schanilec, Riley Neil Smith, Eric Sumner, Ping Yang, Hadi Nayef Yehia, Jill Louise Zullo
  • CONTENTION AVOIDANCE
    Publication number: 20160371979
    Abstract: A system and method for navigating a vehicle through a mining environment to a target destination is presented. The system and method may be utilized to avoid contention in the mining environment. A route through the mining environment to the target destination for the vehicle is identified and a first speed profile for at least a portion of the route is determined. A potential contention condition associated with the route is identified and the potential contention condition along the route is used to determine a second speed profile for at least a portion of the route. An optimized speed profile is determined using the first speed profile and the second speed profile, and at least a portion of the optimized speed profile is communicated to the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: William Casson, Lucas Van Latum, Michael Lewis
  • ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINING DIE SINKING DEVICE AND RELATED METHOD OF OPERATION
    Publication number: 20160346854
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlled and precise EDM manufacturing of a component are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Yuefeng Luo, William Edward Adis, Michael Lewis Jones
  • POLYMERIC MATERIALS
    Publication number: 20160304667
    Abstract: Polyaryletherketones are produced which are end-capped with a phenylethynyl-containing moiety.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Applicant: Victrex Manufacturing Limited
    Inventors: Adam CHAPLIN, Erin BRYCE, Michael David BENSTEAD, Michael Lewis TURNER
  • METAL LAMINATE STRUCTURES WITH SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATING
    Publication number: 20160298258
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to a sealed metal laminate structure comprising: a metal layer having a first surface and an opposite second surface; a first enamel layer laminated on the first surface of the metal layer, except at an exposed metal protrusion at a perimeter edge of the sealed metal laminate structure; a second enamel layer laminated on the second surface of the metal layer, except at the exposed metal protrusion at the perimeter edge of the sealed laminate structure; and a phosphate sealer deposited on the exposed metal protrusion of the sealed metal laminate structure. The present disclosure also relates to a metal laminate structure without a phosphate sealer. In addition, systems and methods for treating workpieces, including metal laminate structures, are discussed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: Yuefeng Luo, William Edward Adis, Michael Lewis Jones
  • Load reduction dual in-line memory module (LRDIMM) and method for programming the same
    Patent number: 9465557
    Abstract: A load reduction dual in-line memory module (LRDIMM) is similar to a registered dual in-line memory module (RDIMM) in which control signals are synchronously buffered but the LRDIMM includes a load reduction buffer (LRB) in the data path as well. To make an LRDIMM which appears compatible with RDIMMs on a system memory bus, the serial presence detector (SPD) of the LRDIMM is programmed with modified latency support and minimum delay values. When the dynamic read only memory (DRAMs) devices of the LRDIMM are subsequently set up by the host at boot time based on the parameters provided by the SPD, selected latency values are modified on the fly in an enhanced register phase look loop (RPLL) device. This has the effect of compensating for the delay introduced by the LRB without violating DRAM constraints, and provides memory bus timing for a LRDIMM that is indistinguishable from that of a RDIMM.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: DIABLO TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: Maher Amer, Michael Lewis Takefman
  • Electric discharge machining die sinking device and related method of operation
    Patent number: 9452483
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlled and precise EDM manufacturing of a component are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Yuefeng Luo, William Edward Adis, Michael Lewis Jones
  • Ultrasound on stomach blockages
    Publication number: 20160271426
    Abstract: Ultrasound technology, which is used to break apart kidney stones, might also be used to break up stomach blockages rather than a colonoscopy in some cases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventor: Michael Lewis Moravitz
  • Internet newspaper wire feed
    Publication number: 20160275452
    Abstract: Newspapers should provide subscription wire feeds to radio and television stations, and other publications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventor: Michael Lewis Moravitz