Patents by Inventor Michael Nelson

Michael Nelson 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: 20200187059
    Abstract: Arrangements (e.g., apparatus, method, machine-readable medium, chipset, etc.) guiding selection of a gateway to which to present a hand-off request for an outgoing communication session, including: referencing a gateway database storing gateway data for gateways of plural communication carriers, respectively, the gateway data of each subject gateway including an IP address and at least one connection efficiency value for the subject gateway; and considering connection efficiency values of ones of the gateways of the plural communication carriers in the gateway database according to a predetermined selection criteria, to form an output instruction which guides selection of at least one gateway to which to present the hand-off request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: James Milko, Scott Mullen, Richard Revels, Michael Nelson
  • Patent number: 10666594
    Abstract: Non-limiting examples of the present disclosure describe proactive action by an intelligent personal assistant application/service to improve functionality of one or more applications. In one example, an intelligent personal assistant service may interface with a messaging application to analyze a message thread within the messaging application. The intelligent personal assistant service may analyze the message thread by evaluating context of message content within the message thread. Analysis of the message thread may occur proactively without requiring an explicit request for assistance from a user of a processing device. In response to the analyzing of the message thread, the intelligent personal assistant service may proactively provide a cue that includes content retrieved by the intelligent personal assistant service. An input may be received to include the cue within the message thread. In response to receiving the input, the cue may be displayed within the message thread.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Zachary Adam Pfriem, Mark Jozef Vitazko, Jared Frew, Jason Michael Nelson
  • Publication number: 20200117473
    Abstract: Techniques for application launching in a multi-display device are described. In one or more implementations, an apparatus such as a mobile device includes multiple interconnected display devices. According to one or more implementations, techniques described herein enable application launching behavior to be determined based on context information. For instance, based on a determined context condition of a multi-display client device, an application launch behavior is determined and used to launch an application on the client device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Christian Klein, Robert Joseph Disano, Paula Julia Chuchro, Jerome Jean-Louis Vasseur, Jason Michael Nelson, Scott David Schenone
  • Patent number: 10595159
    Abstract: Various examples are directed to systems and methods for provisioning news items. A news provisioning application may apply user interest data to select a first news item from news data and determine that the first news item is negative for the first user based at least in part on the financial data. The news provisioning application may receive, from a first network-enabled device, physiological data describing a physiological condition of the first user at a first time and determine to provide the first news item to the first user based at least in part on the physiological data. The news provisioning application may send to a second network-enabled device, alert data instructing the second network-enabled device to modify the operation of the second network-enabled device to generate an alert indicating the first news item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Corey Michael Nelson, Spencer Holland Touchberry, November Michelle Champion, Gwendoria M. Salley
  • Publication number: 20200046828
    Abstract: Pro-toothpaste compositions formulated to receive a volume of allergen solution to provide toothpastes that exhibit efficacy for oral mucosal immunotherapy (OMIT) and acceptable consumer and product stability properties, along with kits of pro-toothpaste, allergen/extracts of allergens, and optionally compounding means and/or specialized toothbrushes are provided. Toothpastes suitable and effective for OMIT and methods for managing allergic symptoms and for reducing risk of allergy in people without symptoms employing the pro-toothpastes, toothpastes and kits of the invention are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Michael Nelson, Erick Berglund
  • Patent number: 10534735
    Abstract: In a virtualized computer system in which a guest operating system runs on a virtual machine of a virtualized computer system, a computer-implemented method of providing the guest operating system with direct access to a hardware device coupled to the virtualized computer system via a communication interface, the method including: (a) obtaining first configuration register information corresponding to the hardware device, the hardware device connected to the virtualized computer system via the communication interface; (b) creating a passthrough device by copying at least part of the first configuration register information to generate second configuration register information corresponding to the passthrough device; and (c) enabling the guest operating system to directly access the hardware device corresponding to the passthrough device by providing access to the second configuration register information of the passthrough device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: VMware, Inc.
    Inventors: Mallik Mahalingam, Michael Nelson
  • Patent number: 10528359
    Abstract: Techniques for application launching in a multi-display device are described. In one or more implementations, an apparatus such as a mobile device includes multiple interconnected display devices. According to one or more implementations, techniques described herein enable application launching behavior to be determined based on context information. For instance, based on a determined context condition of a multi-display client device, an application launch behavior is determined and used to launch an application on the client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Christian Klein, Robert Joseph Disano, Paula Julia Chuchro, Jerome Jean-Louis Vasseur, Jason Michael Nelson, Scott David Schenone
  • Publication number: 20190365317
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a physiological sensing and therapeutic administration system. The system comprises a sensor and a pharmacokinetic (PK) server. The sensor (e.g., a physiological sensor) is configured to acquire real-time physiological measurements of a patient. The PK server is configured to determine a recommended administration of a therapeutic for the patient based on the acquired real-time physiological measurements of the patient. Due to the patient metabolizing therapeutic, the therapeutic has a time-varying concentration level in the patient. For instance, the concentration of the therapeutic in the patient decreases after an infusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Gerald Spotts, Roman Pichler, Michael Nelson
  • Patent number: 10485867
    Abstract: Pro-toothpaste compositions formulated to receive a volume of allergen solution to provide toothpastes that exhibit efficacy for oral mucosal immunotherapy (OMIT) and acceptable consumer and product stability properties, along with kits of pro-toothpaste, allergen/extracts of allergens, and optionally compounding means and/or specialized toothbrushes are provided. Toothpastes suitable and effective for OMIT and methods for managing allergic symptoms and for reducing risk of allergy in people without symptoms employing the pro-toothpastes, toothpastes and kits of the invention are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Allovate, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Nelson, Erick Berglund
  • Patent number: 10485185
    Abstract: A vegetation support structure including a frame including a back wall, and opposing side walls; a plurality of horizontal support platforms affixed to the opposing side walls at respective opposing ends; a lower horizontal support platform affixed to the opposing side walls at respective opposing ends; a plurality of horizontal support platforms above the lower horizontal support platform affixed to the opposing side walls at respective opposing ends; an upper horizontal support platform affixed to the opposing side walls above the plurality of horizontal support platforms at respective opposing ends; a plurality of vertical interior walls interconnected to the horizontal support platforms to define individual cells between the opposing side walls; and one or more front panels extending up to half of a height of one or more of the respective individual cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Inventors: Angela Di Prima-Bucci, Michael Nelson Bucci
  • Patent number: 10467611
    Abstract: A system for verifying a price associated with an item in a retail environment includes a price tag having an optical member that includes an optical characteristic that modifies an amount of optical energy that leaves the optical member relative to an amount of optical energy received by the optical member, and a price tag holder including an optical sensor having an emitter and a detector. The emitter is positioned to emit optical energy onto the optical member and the detector is positioned to receive optical energy leaving the optical member. A computing device in operable communication with the optical sensor is operative to determine whether the price tag is accurate based upon a comparison between the amount of optical energy received by the detector and the amount of optical energy emitted by the emitter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: John Douglas Anderson, Christopher Michael Nelson, Adam Randal Wiedemann
  • Patent number: 10456534
    Abstract: A nasal spray delivery guide including a pair of guide elements spaced apart from one another and configured to be at least partially inserted into respective nostrils of a patient, and a flexible connector element attached to and extending between the guide elements. Each guide element includes an aperture extending therethrough from a base end to a tip end of the guide element. A method for delivering a nasal spray into a patient's nose includes the steps of providing the nasal spray delivery guide, inserting the guide elements at least partially into respective nostrils of the patient, inserting at least a portion of a nasal spray delivery device into one of the guide elements, and activating the nasal spray delivery device to deliver a nasal spray to a lateral wall of the respective nasal cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignees: Cornell University, Nasalign LLC
    Inventors: William Reisacher, Erick B. Berglund, Michael Nelson
  • Patent number: 10447180
    Abstract: A method of operating an electromechanical actuator (EMA) system includes determining a command time remaining for an actuator to attain a commanded position and determining a stop time required to stop movement of the actuator. The command time is compared to the stop time, and an electric motor driving the actuator is decelerated if the stop time is equal to or greater than the command time. An electromechanical actuator system includes an actuator and an electric motor operably connected to the actuator, the electric motor configured to drive movement of the actuator. A controller is operably connected to the electric motor to control operation of the actuator. The controller is configured to determine a command time remaining, determine a stop time, compare the command time to the stop time, and decelerate the electric motor if the stop time is equal to or greater than the command time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND SPACE SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Scott C. Bonnett, Shawn Michael Nelson
  • Publication number: 20190283394
    Abstract: The invention relates to articles of footwear having traction elements, and systems and methods for manufacturing same. An example shoe includes an upper and a sole plate, the sole plate including a lower surface adapted for ground contact having a first sole portion including first traction elements, the first traction elements having a distal end and a side wall with extensions extending from a central core, and a second sole portion including second traction elements, the second traction elements having at least one geometrical feature differing in one or more aspects from a corresponding geometrical feature of the first traction elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Robert Lee Ashcroft, Lee Blackwell, Matt Bullock, Bryan Decker Gothie, Timothy Kelvin Robinson, Stephen Bradford Shepard, Michael Nelson White, John Robert Whiteman
  • Publication number: 20190277315
    Abstract: An electromagnetically operated powertrain system is provided. The system includes a plurality of cylinder assemblies arranged in parallel at least partially along a vehicle. Each of the cylinder assemblies may include one or more cylinders, one or more electromagnetic devices secured to at least one of the ends of each cylinder, one or more pistons reciprocatingly received in the cylinders, and a piston rod coupled to the pistons. Each of the pistons includes a permanent magnet that creates a magnetic field interacting with an electromagnetic field generated by each of the electromagnetic devices. A pulling and/or pushing force may be selectively generated by the magnetic field and the electromagnetic field to enable the pistons to reciprocate within the cylinders. A crankshaft is coupled to the piston rods of the plurality of cylinder assemblies and directly coupled to at least one of front and rear axles of a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventor: Andrew Michael Nelson
  • Publication number: 20190213568
    Abstract: A system for verifying a price associated with an item in a retail environment includes a price tag having an optical member that includes an optical characteristic that modifies an amount of optical energy that leaves the optical member relative to an amount of optical energy received by the optical member, and a price tag holder including an optical sensor having an emitter and a detector. The emitter is positioned to emit optical energy onto the optical member and the detector is positioned to receive optical energy leaving the optical member. A computing device in operable communication with the optical sensor is operative to determine whether the price tag is accurate based upon a comparison between the amount of optical energy received by the detector and the amount of optical energy emitted by the emitter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: JOHN DOUGLAS ANDERSON, CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL NELSON, ADAM RANDAL WIEDEMANN
  • Patent number: 10288119
    Abstract: A thrust control assembly for use in a horizontal pumping system includes a thrust bearing chamber that is filled with a fluid lubricant, a thrust bearing assembly contained within the thrust bearing chamber, a first radial bearing chamber, a first radial bearing assembly contained within the first radial bearing chamber and a first metering assembly. The first metering assembly controls the flow of lubricant from the thrust bearing chamber to the first radial bearing chamber. The first metering assembly may include an orifice plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: GE Oil & Gas ESP, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Michael Nelson, Michael David Campbell, Jonathan Edward Peterson
  • Patent number: D855325
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Home Depot Product Authority, LLC
    Inventor: Michael Nelson
  • Patent number: D879471
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Home Depot Product Authority, LLC
    Inventor: Michael Nelson
  • Patent number: D884347
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Home Depot Product Authority, LLC
    Inventor: Michael Nelson