Patents by Inventor Michael Muller

Michael Muller 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: 12546306
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a resistant steel composition comprising a nickel content from about 3% MB to about 4% MB; a manganese content from about 0.5% MB to about 1.5% MB; a chromium content from about 12% MB to about 13.4% MB; a molybdenum content from about 0.3% MB to about 0.7% MB; and a copper content of less than about 0.40% MB. In some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to a process for generating a resistant steel composition, the process comprising melting one or more resistant steel components together to form a melted steel; refining the melted steel to form a refined steel; and purifying the refined steel to form the resistant steel composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2026
    Assignee: SPM Oil & Gas Inc.
    Inventors: Jacob Bayyouk, Alastair Scott Pearson, Frank Hippenstiel, Michael Muller
  • Patent number: 12380283
    Abstract: In an approach for assisting a user to remain focused on a task, a processor collects a plurality of information regarding one or more digital activities of a user. A processor tokenizes the plurality of information into one or more vectorized embeddings. Responsive to determining that the user has engaged a focus mode, a processor intercepts one or more communications. A processor synthesizes, utilizing a large language model and the one or more vectorized embeddings, one or more natural language responses to the one or more communications. A processor transmits the one or more natural language responses to one or more originating users of the one or more communications. Responsive to determining that the user has ended the focus mode, a processor displays a summary of the one or more communications and the one or more natural language responses transmitted while the user was in the focus mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Justin David Weisz, Kristina Marie Brimijoin, Stephanie Houde, Michael Muller
  • Publication number: 20250222166
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of providing a graft scaffold for cartilage repair, particularly in a human patient. The method of the invention comprising the steps of providing particles and/or fibres; providing an aqueous solution of a gelling polysaccharide; providing mammalian cells; mixing said particles and/or fibres, said aqueous solution of a gelling polysaccharide and said mammalian cells to obtain a printing mix; and depositing said printing mix in a three-dimensional form. The invention further relates to graft scaffolds and grafts obtained by the method of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2025
    Publication date: July 10, 2025
    Applicant: ETH Zurich
    Inventors: Matti KESTI, Marcy ZENOBI-WONG, Michael MULLER
  • Publication number: 20250111166
    Abstract: In an approach for assisting a user to remain focused on a task, a processor collects a plurality of information regarding one or more digital activities of a user. A processor tokenizes the plurality of information into one or more vectorized embeddings. Responsive to determining that the user has engaged a focus mode, a processor intercepts one or more communications. A processor synthesizes, utilizing a large language model and the one or more vectorized embeddings, one or more natural language responses to the one or more communications. A processor transmits the one or more natural language responses to one or more originating users of the one or more communications. Responsive to determining that the user has ended the focus mode, a processor displays a summary of the one or more communications and the one or more natural language responses transmitted while the user was in the focus mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2023
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventors: Justin David Weisz, Kristina Marie Brimijoin, Stephanie Houde, Michael Muller
  • Publication number: 20240415147
    Abstract: A method for preparing a crosslinked texturized food stuff, comprising the steps of: providing a food stuff mixture comprising at least a protein, water and a crosslinking enzyme; directionally freezing said food stuff mixture by cooling to below the freezing temperature of the food stuff mixture according to a directional thermal gradient such that ice crystals are grown anisotropically within the food stuff mixture to create a frozen texturized food stuff mixture; and increasing the temperature of said frozen texturized food stuff mixture to a temperature at which the crosslinking enzyme is active and allowing the texturized food stuff mixture to form a crosslinked texturized food stuff.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2022
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Inventors: Patrick Ruhs, Michael Muller, Laura Alessia Savorani
  • Patent number: 12049750
    Abstract: The invention relates to a gutter system (1) with at least one frame unit (10), at least one cover unit (20) and at least one first damping element (14), wherein the frame unit (10) has at least one receiving area (12) for arranging the cover unit (20). The receiving area (12) of the frame unit (10) has at least three side walls (12.1; 12.2; 12.3; 12.4; 12.5), wherein the first damping element (14) is provided between the frame unit (10) and the cover unit (20) in such a way that the cover unit (20) is received in the frame unit (10) in a damping manner in at least three spatial directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: ACO AHLMANN SE & CO. KG
    Inventors: Michael Muller, Michael Sieber, Arne Stoltenberg
  • Patent number: 12044641
    Abstract: Systems and methods for monitoring emissions of a combusted gas are provided. The method includes determining a first net heating value of a flare gas. The method also includes determining a second net heating value of a combustion gas including the flare gas. The second net heating value can be determined based upon the first net heating value and a volumetric flow rate of the flare gas. Based upon the value of the second net heating value, an empirical model or a non-parametric machine learning model can be selected. A combustion efficiency of the combustion gas can be determined using the selected model, the second net heating value, and selected ones of the process conditions and the environmental conditions. Total emissions of the combustion mixture can be further determined from the combustion efficiency and a volumetric flow rate of the combustion gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC
    Inventors: Chong Tao, Aniruddha Weling, Lei Sui, Anthony Kowal, Michael Muller
  • Publication number: 20240044233
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a resistant steel composition comprising a nickel content from about 3% MB to about 4% MB; a manganese content from about 0.5% MB to about 1.5% MB; a chromium content from about 12% MB to about 13.4% MB; a molybdenum content from about 0.3% MB to about 0.7% MB; and a copper content of less than about 0.40% MB. In some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to a process for generating a resistant steel composition, the process comprising melting one or more resistant steel components together to form a melted steel; refining the melted steel to form a refined steel; and purifying the refined steel to form the resistant steel composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: SPM Oil & Gas Inc.
    Inventors: Jacob BAYYOUK, Alastair Scott PEARSON, Frank HIPPENSTIEL, Michael MULLER
  • Publication number: 20230409461
    Abstract: A method, computer program, and computer system is provided for testing a user interface. A previously trained machine learning model trained with traces of interactions between one or more users and a user interface is accessed. The interactions include one or more timestamps of user interactions with the user interface, actions by each user associated with the user interface, and metadata associated with user interactions. A simulated interaction of a simulated agent utilizing the user interface is generated using the previously trained machine learning model. The simulated interaction is encoded as an input trace to a user interface. The encoded simulated interaction is input into the user interface for automated testing of the user interface. Results of the automated testing of the user interface are received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2022
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Justin David Weisz, Mayank Agarwal, Michael Muller, John Thomas Richards, Steven I. Ross, Kartik Talamadupula
  • Publication number: 20230321320
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of providing a graft scaffold for cartilage repair, particularly in a human patient. The method of the invention comprising the steps of providing particles and/or fibres; providing an aqueous solution of a gelling polysaccharide; providing mammalian cells; mixing said particles and/or fibres, said aqueous solution of a gelling polysaccharide and said mammalian cells to obtain a printing mix; and depositing said printing mix in a three-dimensional form. The invention further relates to graft scaffolds and grafts obtained by the method of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Applicant: ETH Zurich
    Inventors: Matti KESTI, Marcy ZENOBI-WONG, Michael MULLER
  • Patent number: 11744348
    Abstract: A device for automating the process of installing eyelash extensions onto the natural eyelashes of a subject. In some embodiments, the placing of extensions is carried out by a robotic mechanism utilizing computer vision. In some embodiments, the same device may be used for extending eyebrows rather than eyelashes, as eyebrows have rather similar properties to eyelashes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: WINK ROBOTICS
    Inventors: Nathan Harding, Kurt Amundson, H. Keith Nishihara, Michael Muller
  • Patent number: 11633518
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of providing a graft scaffold for cartilage repair, particularly in a human patient. The method of the invention comprising the steps of providing particles and/or fibres; providing an aqueous solution of a gelling polysaccharide; providing mammalian cells; mixing said particles and/or fibres, said aqueous solution of a gelling polysaccharide and said mammalian cells to obtain a printing mix; and depositing said printing mix in a three-dimensional form. The invention further relates to graft scaffolds and grafts obtained by the method of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: ETH ZURICH
    Inventors: Matti Kesti, Marcy Zenobi-Wong, Michael Muller
  • Patent number: 11537666
    Abstract: Crowdsourced solutions are provided that can prevent and/or reduce dissemination of selected digital content in a social media platform. In one embodiment, a system can include at least one memory device having computer-executable components stored therein, and at least one processor configured to execute the computer-executable components. Such computer-executable components can include a selection component that identifies multiple reviewer accounts using a selection criterion corresponding to a user account in the social media platform. The multiple reviewer accounts can evaluate presence of particular digital content in the social media platform directed to the user account. The computer-executable components also can include a routing component that can provide portions of digital content directed to the user account to respective reviewer accounts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Casey Dugan, Werner Geyer, Michael Muller, James Johnson, Aabhas Sharma
  • Publication number: 20220389703
    Abstract: The invention relates to a gutter system (1) with at least one frame unit (10), at least one cover unit (20) and at least one first damping element (14), wherein the frame unit (10) has at least one receiving area (12) for arranging the cover unit (20). The receiving area (12) of the frame unit (10) has at least three side walls (12.1; 12.2; 12.3; 12.4; 12.5), wherein the first damping element (14) is provided between the frame unit (10) and the cover unit (20) in such a way that the cover unit (20) is received in the frame unit (10) in a damping mariner in at least three spatial directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Michael Muller, Michael Sieber, Arne Stoltenberg
  • Patent number: 11474883
    Abstract: A reminder method, system, and computer program product include collecting information and an activity of a user, determining an optimum time to send the reminder to the user based on the information and the activity of the user and an optimal platform to deliver the reminder to the user based on the information and the activity of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Casey Dugan, Michael Muller, Aabhas Sharma, James Johnson, Werner Geyer
  • Patent number: 11429360
    Abstract: A method of using artificial intelligence to provide source code from an original programming language in a target programming language showing regions of low confidence. The method includes receiving, by a computing device, a code base in an original programming language. The computing device further provides the code base in the original programming language to a target programming language using an artificial intelligence tool. The computing device additionally displays the code base in the target programming language using a visualization tool in a visual interface. The computing device still further displays the regions of uncertainty to a human user in the visual interface. The regions of uncertainty provide low confidence regions of the code base in the target programming language for targeted user intervention. The regions of low confidence correlate with violations to provide displayed actionable insight regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Mayank Agarwal, Kartik Talamadupula, Justin David Weisz, Stephanie Houde, Fernando Carlos Martinez, Michael Muller, John Thomas Richards, Steven I. Ross
  • Patent number: 11375799
    Abstract: A device for providing safety during the process of installing eyelash extensions onto the natural eyelashes of a subject, especially when the installation is automatic. In some embodiments, the placing of extensions is carried out by a robotic mechanism utilizing computer vision, and in some embodiments, a barrier is created between the robotic mechanism and the subject in order to protect the subject in the event of a malfunction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Wink Robotics
    Inventors: Nathan Harding, Kurt Amundson, Michael Muller, Kyle Andrew Tucker, Michelle Warner, Richard W. O'Connor
  • Patent number: 11362897
    Abstract: A method, system and apparatus for inter-parties network computing. A policy management method can include establishing a set of policy terms for receiving content from a content provider based upon preferences selected by a content recipient externally to the content recipient and content provider. The method further can include enforcing the policy terms externally to the content recipient and content provider for content provided by the content provider for receipt by the content recipient. Notably, the establishing step can include mapping the selected preferences to the set of policy terms. The establishing step also can include exposing an interface to the content recipient, and accepting the selected preferences through the interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew L. Schirmer, Ruthie D. Lyle, Michael Muller
  • Patent number: 11323405
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to managing interrupting requests to engage in a collaborative session and provide a novel and non-obvious method, system and computer program product for host state sensing for message interruptions. In one embodiment of the invention, a data processing system configured for host sensing for message interruption can include a messenger disposed is a host computing platform, prioritization logic including program code enabled to assign priorities to incoming messages, and host state sensing logic coupled to the host computing platform. The host state sensing logic can include program code enabled to adjust a threshold value for permitting message interruptions for messages having assigned priorities beyond the threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Muller, Daniel M. Gruen, Daniel Q. Chen, Chuang Li, Mary E. Raven, Xu Guang Gu, Yu Chen Zhou
  • Publication number: 20220098962
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates, according to some embodiments, to a resistant steel composition including a nickel content from about 1.75% MB to about 5.75% MB. Further, the present disclosure relates to a fluid end block assembly for use in a plunger pump apparatus, the fluid end assembly including: at least one cylinder body configured to receive a respective plunger from a power end; at least one suction bore configured to house a valve body, a valve seat, a spring; a spring retainer, with at least one of the cylinder body, the suction bore, and the spring retainer being composed of a steel composition having a nickel content from about 1.75% MB to about 5.75% MB.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Jacob Bayyouk, Alastair Scott Pearson, Frank Hippenstiel, Michael Muller