Patents by Inventor Michael Simmons

Michael Simmons 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: 11949949
    Abstract: Various implementations disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods for performing content generation based on audience engagement. In some implementations, a method includes presenting a first portion of content. Engagement data is obtained for an audience comprising a plurality of persons while the first portion of the content is presented. Based on the engagement data, a collective engagement level of the audience is determined for the first portion of the content. A second portion of the content that has not been presented is adjusted based on the collective engagement level of the audience for the first portion of the content in order to satisfy an engagement threshold. After adjusting the second portion of the content, the second portion of the content is presented to the audience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Inventors: Jack Greasley, Philip Michael Simmons
  • Patent number: 11905809
    Abstract: A system can determine a heterogeneity and a score for a reservoir for optimizing a drilling location. The system can receive a wireline log associated with a well that is positioned in a subterranean formation that includes a reservoir. The system can determine, using the wireline log, at least one statistical parameter for an interval of the well. The system can determine, using the at least one statistical parameter, a vertical heterogeneity of the reservoir. The system can determine, using the vertical heterogeneity, a score associated with the reservoir. The score can indicate an extraction difficulty and a carbon intensity of the reservoir. The system can output the score for optimizing a drilling location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Landmark Graphics Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew Davies, Michael Simmons, Lawrence Cowliff, Estanislao Nicolás Kozlowski
  • Publication number: 20230392399
    Abstract: A device capable of being attached to a work machine and which is designed to remove fireproofing, insulation and other material from buildings. The device includes a brush element that, when in contact with the material, rotates and strips the material from the building. The device is elevated by the work machine to contact the material to be stripped. This enables rapid clearing of the material with significantly fewer personnel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventor: Michael SIMMONS
  • Patent number: 11810754
    Abstract: A system and method for optimizing a ribbon ion beam in a beam line implantation system is disclosed. The system includes a calibration sensor disposed in the beam line after the mass analyzer. The calibration sensor is able to measure both the total current of the ribbon ion beam, as well as provide information about its vertical position. Information from the calibration sensor can then be utilized by a controller to adjust various parameters to improve the density as well as the vertical position. In some embodiments, the calibration sensor may include a plurality of Faraday sensors, where, both the total current and the vertical position of the ion beam can be determined. Furthermore, the focus of the ion beam can be estimated based on the distribution of the current in the height direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric D. Hermanson, Nevin Clay, Antonella Cucchetti, Philip Layne, Sudhakar Mahalingam, Michael Simmons
  • Publication number: 20230265750
    Abstract: A system can determine a heterogeneity and a score for a reservoir for optimizing a drilling location. The system can receive a wireline log associated with a well that is positioned in a subterranean formation that includes a reservoir. The system can determine, using the wireline log, at least one statistical parameter for an interval of the well. The system can determine, using the at least one statistical parameter, a vertical heterogeneity of the reservoir. The system can determine, using the vertical heterogeneity, a score associated with the reservoir. The score can indicate an extraction difficulty and a carbon intensity of the reservoir. The system can output the score for optimizing a drilling location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Andrew Davies, Michael Simmons, Lawrence Cowliff, Estanislao Nicolás Kozlowski
  • Publication number: 20230251977
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a database with device profiles, and a device programmer. The device programmer includes instructions. The instructions, when read and executed by a processor, cause the device programmer to identify a device identifier of an electronic device. The device programmer is further caused to, based upon the device identifier, access device data from the database. The device programmer is further caused to, based upon the device data, determine an area of memory of the electronic device that can be written. The device programmer is further caused to, based on the determination of the area of memory of the electronic device that can be written, write data to the area of memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicant: Microchip Technology Incorporated
    Inventor: Michael Simmons
  • Publication number: 20230219175
    Abstract: A system for performing computer-assisted image analysis of welds and related methods is disclosed. Digital images are captured at a worksite and sent to a remote image analysis system of a weld analytics system that analyzes images to determine whether the images conform to weld specifications. The remote image analysis system may be trained by artificial intelligence or machine learning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2023
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Donald F. McDonald, James Michael Simmons, Dean Gibb
  • Patent number: 11698872
    Abstract: Disclosed examples include an apparatus. The apparatus may include first interfaces, second interfaces, a bus interface, and a buffer interface. The first interfaces may be to communicate at first data widths via first interconnects for operable coupling with data samples sources. The second interface may be to communicate at second data widths via second interconnects for operable coupling with data sinks. The buffer interface may be to communicate with a system to process data samples sampled using different sampling rates according to processing frame durations. The buffer interface may include an uplink channel handler and a downlink channel handler. The uplink channel handler may be to receive data samples from the first interfaces at first data widths and provide the data samples to the bus interface at third data widths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Microchip Technology Incorporated
    Inventors: Narendra Raj S V, Priyank Gupta, Michael Simmons
  • Publication number: 20230214765
    Abstract: Systems and methods for using machine learning to dynamically assess the likelihood that a shipping agreement will be successfully fulfilled. According to certain aspects, an electronic device may receive order data associated with the shipping agreement, wherein the electronic device may input the order data into a machine learning model which outputs a likelihood that the shipping agreement will be successfully fulfilled. The electronic device may enable a customer computing device to access this information and facilitate communications or corrective actions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: William Ewing Blake, Nicholas Jay Douglas, Alexander Lukasik, Andrew Michael Simmons
  • Publication number: 20230187171
    Abstract: A system and method for optimizing a ribbon ion beam in a beam line implantation system is disclosed. The system includes a calibration sensor disposed in the beam line after the mass analyzer. The calibration sensor is able to measure both the total current of the ribbon ion beam, as well as provide information about its vertical position. Information from the calibration sensor can then be utilized by a controller to adjust various parameters to improve the density as well as the vertical position. In some embodiments, the calibration sensor may include a plurality of Faraday sensors, where, both the total current and the vertical position of the ion beam can be determined. Furthermore, the focus of the ion beam can be estimated based on the distribution of the current in the height direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Eric D. Hermanson, Nevin Clay, Antonella Cucchetti, Philip Layne, Sudhakar Mahalingam, Michael Simmons
  • Patent number: 11663146
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a database with device profiles, and a device programmer. The device programmer includes instructions. The instructions, when read and executed by a processor, cause the device programmer to identify a device identifier of an electronic device. The device programmer is further caused to, based upon the device identifier, access device data from the database. The device programmer is further caused to, based upon the device data, determine an area of memory of the electronic device that can be written. The device programmer is further caused to, based on the determination of the area of memory of the electronic device that can be written, write data to the area of memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Microchip Technology Incorporated
    Inventor: Michael Simmons
  • Patent number: 11461139
    Abstract: An apparatus includes processing cores, memory blocks, a connection between each of processing core and memory block, chip selection circuit, and chip selection circuit busses between the chip selection circuit and each of the memory blocks. Each memory block includes a data port and a memory check port. The chip selection circuit is configured to enable writing data from a highest priority core through respective data ports of the memory blocks. The chip selection circuit is further configured to enable writing data from other cores through respective memory check ports of the memory blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Microchip Technology Incorporated
    Inventors: Michael Simmons, Anjana Priya Sistla, Priyank Gupta
  • Patent number: 11297164
    Abstract: A method and system provides a device and content agnostic, interactive, collaborative and synchronized virtual world comprising of three dimensional and two dimensional virtual objects defined by data, which can be viewed, customized, built on and interacted with simultaneously by geographically disparate users with different device types, including VR, AR, Tablet, and Computer devices, whereby the content may be ingested from or controlled by data and models from external sources or the system's internal storage. A machine learning component is implemented as a set of software containers. The containerized solution can be deployed as an enterprise service, in a cloud architecture, or as a part of a monolithic deployment that runs natively in any one of the components as part of the larger architecture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Eolian VR, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael McCormack, Rodney Jackson, Kyle Siptroth, John Cannizzaro, Michael Simmons, Garrett Krick
  • Publication number: 20220092006
    Abstract: Disclosed examples include an apparatus. The apparatus may include first interfaces, second interfaces, a bus interface, and a buffer interface. The first interfaces may be to communicate at first data widths via first interconnects for operable coupling with data samples sources. The second interface may be to communicate at second data widths via second interconnects for operable coupling with data sinks. The buffer interface may be to communicate with a system to process data samples sampled using different sampling rates according to processing frame durations. The buffer interface may include an uplink channel handler and a downlink channel handler. The uplink channel handler may be to receive data samples from the first interfaces at first data widths and provide the data samples to the bus interface at third data widths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Narendra Raj S V, Priyank Gupta, Michael Simmons
  • Patent number: 11221976
    Abstract: A buffer interface, data transport method, and computing system are described in which a buffer interface may be configured for communicating data samples to and from frame buffers defined in a memory. The configurable buffer interfaces and frame buffers provide a flexible and scalable platform for use with many applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Microchip Technology Incorporated
    Inventors: Narendra Raj S V, Priyank Gupta, Michael Simmons
  • Publication number: 20210400342
    Abstract: Various implementations disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods for performing content generation based on audience engagement. In some implementations, a method includes presenting a first portion of content. Engagement data is obtained for an audience comprising a plurality of persons while the first portion of the content is presented. Based on the engagement data, a collective engagement level of the audience is determined for the first portion of the content. A second portion of the content that has not been presented is adjusted based on the collective engagement level of the audience for the first portion of the content in order to satisfy an engagement threshold. After adjusting the second portion of the content, the second portion of the content is presented to the audience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Jack Greasley, Philip Michael Simmons
  • Patent number: 11079211
    Abstract: A caliper tool for measuring a shape of a wellbore may include a sensor assembly and a movable measurement component including a hub and a measurement arm extending from the hub, and a magnetically-permeable target coupled to the hub and configured to rotate with the hub upon movement of the measurement arm. A sensor assembly includes primary coil and one or more secondary coils spaced apart from the primary coil, wherein output signals from the secondary coils facilitates measurement of the shape of the wellbore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Harrigan, Michael Simmons, Laurence T. Wisniewski, Abbas Arian, Gary Lee Fickert
  • Publication number: 20200409869
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a database with device profiles, and a device programmer. The device programmer includes instructions. The instructions, when read and executed by a processor, cause the device programmer to identify a device identifier of an electronic device. The device programmer is further caused to, based upon the device identifier, access device data from the database. The device programmer is further caused to, based upon the device data, determine an area of memory of the electronic device that can be written. The device programmer is further caused to, based on the determination of the area of memory of the electronic device that can be written, write data to the area of memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: Microchip Technology Incorporated
    Inventor: Michael Simmons
  • Publication number: 20200317010
    Abstract: A trash bin caddy may be removably coupled to a motor vehicle. A wheeled trash bin may then be removably coupled to a pair of hooks on the trash bin caddy for towed transport of the wheeled trash bin. The trash bin caddy is inserted between a trunk lid closure of a motor vehicle. A first lug assembly and a second lug assembly are disposed at opposed ends of a suspension strap. The first lug assembly having a pair of hooks disposed in a laterally spaced apart relation for engagement with a handle of the wheeled trash bin. The second lug assembly dimensioned to be captively retained within the trunk of the motor vehicle when drawn in abutment with a trunk closure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Michael Simmons, Carolyn Simmons
  • Patent number: 10736672
    Abstract: A surgical instrument includes an actuator. A first member is connected with the actuator and is configured to engage a bone fastener that defines a first implant cavity and a second implant cavity. A second member is connected with the actuator and includes an implant engaging surface having a first portion movable along the first implant cavity and a second portion movable along the second implant cavity. Systems, spinal constructs, implants and methods are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Mire, Joseph Rosenberger, Michael Simmons, Christopher I. Shaffrey