Patents by Inventor Michael N. Sommers

Michael N. Sommers 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: 20240135251
    Abstract: A method may include receiving a communication from a device at an artificial intelligence controller including state information for a software application component running on the device, the state information including information corresponding to at least one potential state change available to the software application component, and metrics associated with at least one end condition, interpreting the state information using the artificial intelligence controller, and selecting an artificial intelligence algorithm from a plurality of artificial intelligence algorithms for use by the software application component based on the interpreted state information; and transmitting, to the device, an artificial intelligence algorithm communication, the artificial intelligence algorithm communication indicating the selected artificial intelligence algorithm for use in the software application component on the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Ross R. Dexter, Michael R. Brennan, Bruno M. Sommer, Norman N. Wang
  • Patent number: 6620281
    Abstract: An insulating label and wrap for beverage containers of various shapes is manufactured by a continuous run process using a plurality of printing stations to provide a high quality printed image on the face of the label. The label or after-market beverage container wrap produced by this process comprises a multi-layered label having a layer of ink on the face of a paper stock substrate, an adhesive layer on the backside of the stock substrate holds a thin water-proof layer of foam. The printed face of the label is protected by a clear film or coating covering the ink layer. The label can be manufactured as an after-market wrap to be applied by hand by the customer and fits containers of various sizes, or as a label that is an integral part of the container as it comes from the manufacturer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2003
    Inventor: Michael N. Sommers