Patents by Inventor Michael Simons

Michael Simons 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: 20250053924
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for gathering electronic signatures to be applied to collaboration system content objects (e.g., contracts, letters, insurance claims, riders, etc.). A collaboration system monitors changes made to the collaboration system content objects during electronic signature processing. A module of the content management system is configured to associate one or more instances of e-signing metadata to one or more of the stored content objects of the content management system. The e-signing metadata indicates whether or not a particular portion of the one or more of the stored content objects has been e-signed by a designated e-signatory. A collaborator who is not one of the designated e-signatories makes a change to one or more of the stored content objects (e.g., contracts, letters, insurance claims, riders, etc.). The change is remediated on-the-fly and the e-signing process continues without having to restart the e-signing process from the beginning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Applicant: Box, Inc.
    Inventors: Seth Morgan Luce VOLTZ, Jón Tómas GRÉTARSSON, Michaël Simon KRENS, Valentin ZBEREA, Rohit BAKSHI, Matthew Phillip HEWES, Daniel KIM, Nachiket DEO, Stephen Philip HILLER, Virender GUPTA
  • Patent number: 12168484
    Abstract: A railborne driver assistance device for supporting or automating the lateral control of a vehicle includes a first processing unit configured to control a steering torque intervention by establishing a steering angle with a stationary control accuracy of an electrically supported steering system. A second processing unit is configured to adjust the stationary control accuracy of the steering angle via the output of an accuracy request signal to the first processing unit in such a way that there is a scaling of the control accuracy between a lower and an upper threshold value. The second processing unit includes a control unit having an integrator with an input and an output, wherein the output of the integrator is connected to the input in a closed-loop manner with a weighting dependent on the accuracy request signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Feick, Philipp Keßler, Michael Simon
  • Publication number: 20240410942
    Abstract: An electronic device for improving a performance of a signal chain is described. The signal chain includes multiple electronic components. The electronic device further includes a control circuit. The control circuit is configured to receive a set of figures of merit, wherein the set of figures of merit includes at least one component-specific figure of merit for several different settings of several of the electronic components, respectively. The control circuit is configured to determine and/or receive at least one n-th moment characteristic of a signal of the signal chain. The control circuit is configured to determine at least one performance parameter for a plurality of different combinations of settings of the electronic components, respectively, wherein the at least one performance parameter is indicative of a performance of the signal chain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2023
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Applicant: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Matthias RUENGELER, Michael SIMON
  • Patent number: 12140630
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods of finding optimized analog measurement hardware settings of a measurement system for a target measurement. The method can include one or more of the following steps: applying initial settings to the measurement system; varying the settings over a power sweep while processing a test signal used for the target measurement or a representative signal; performing the target measurement during the power sweep, thereby determining a hardware contribution of the measurement system over the power sweep; and identifying the respective settings that lead to a minimum hardware contribution of the measurement system at various powers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Darren Tipton, Michael Simon, Florian Ramian, Martin Breinbauer
  • Patent number: 12084967
    Abstract: A method for downlinking communication from a surface location to a bottom hole assembly during drilling operation is provided. The method includes pumping drilling fluid through a fluid line and through a drill string to the bottom hole assembly, and generating pressure wave signals by a modulator disposed against an outside surface of the fluid line at an outside-surface location of the fluid line. The modulator is disposed entirely outside of the fluid line. The method includes detecting and receiving at the bottom hole assembly the pressure wave signals generated by the modulator, and processing and decoding the pressure wave signals with a decoder associated with the bottom hole assembly to identify downlinking command purpose and required action for controlling drilling operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Inventor: Michael Simon Pogrebinsky
  • Publication number: 20240293762
    Abstract: The pharmaceutical industry is highly regulated to ensure the safety, efficacy, and quality of medicines and drug discolouration is one of the leading causes for drug recall. An object of the present invention is to provide an improved method of manufacturing cannabinoids for use in pharmaceuticals that is both stable and substantially pure. Such use of stable and substantially pure cannabinoids in pharmaceuticals will improve patient compliance to medication. The main steps of the method are decarboxylation, extraction, winterization and crystallisation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Simon LOFT, Alejandro Montellano LOPEZ, Alan James SILCOCK
  • Patent number: 12067531
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for gathering electronic signatures to be applied to collaboration system content objects (e.g., contracts, letters, insurance claims, riders, etc.). A collaboration system monitors changes made to the collaboration system content objects during electronic signature processing. A module of the content management system is configured to associate one or more instances of e-signing metadata to one or more of the stored content objects of the content management system. The e-signing metadata indicates whether or not a particular portion of the one or more of the stored content objects has been e-signed by a designated e-signatory. A collaborator who is not one of the designated e-signatories makes a change to one or more of the stored content objects (e.g., contracts, letters, insurance claims, riders, etc.). The change is remediated on-the-fly and the e-signing process continues without having to restart the e-signing process from the beginning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Box, Inc.
    Inventors: Seth Morgan Luce Voltz, Jón Tómas Grétarsson, Michaël Simon Krens, Valentin Zberea, Rohit Bakshi, Matthew Phillip Hewes, Daniel Kim, Nachiket Deo, Stephen Philip Hiller, Virender Gupta
  • Publication number: 20240240555
    Abstract: A method for downlinking communication from a surface location to a bottom hole assembly during drilling operation is provided. The method includes pumping drilling fluid through a fluid line and through a drill string to the bottom hole assembly, and generating pressure wave signals by a modulator disposed against an outside surface of the fluid line at an outside-surface location of the fluid line. The modulator is disposed entirely outside of the fluid line. The method includes detecting and receiving at the bottom hole assembly the pressure wave signals generated by the modulator, and processing and decoding the pressure wave signals with a decoder associated with the bottom hole assembly to identify downlinking command purpose and required action for controlling drilling operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2023
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventor: Michael Simon Pogrebinsky
  • Publication number: 20240188665
    Abstract: In methods and apparatuses that disclose a combination solar and wind electricity generating apparatus; an apparatus for the mounting and distribution of components, consisting of several or more sizes and shapes of connectors which allow tubes of scaling sizes to be connected at specific angles relative to each other, and which allow those components to be installed where the tubes terminate, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2022
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventor: Michael Simon Toon
  • Patent number: 11981379
    Abstract: A regulating device for regulating the steering angle of a vehicle includes a first controller unit having at least one integrating component and configured to receive a control difference between first steering angle information, which is deduced from nominal steering angle information, and an actual steering angle. The first controller unit provides actuation information for a motor operating the steering. A compensation control circuit superposed on the first controller unit is provided. The compensation control circuit has a feedback path receives actuation information of the motor, the output torque of the motor, and/or information dependent on the output torque of the motor as the input variable and, based on the input variable, provides steering angle compensation information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Philipp Keßler, Stefan Feick, Michael Simon
  • Patent number: 11932254
    Abstract: A vehicle includes an engine, a transmission, and a controller. The engine is configured to generate power. The transmission is configured to transfer power from the engine to at least one drive wheel to propel the vehicle. The controller is programmed to, in response to a command to shift the transmission and a corresponding command to decrease a torque of the engine to less than a threshold corresponding to a spark retard limit during the shift, (i) increase the pressure of an oncoming clutch to engage the oncoming clutch, (ii) retard an engine spark at the spark retard limit to reduce the torque of the engine to the threshold during the engagement of the oncoming clutch, and (iii) shutdown at least one cylinder of the engine to further reduce the torque of the engine to less than the threshold during the engagement of the oncoming clutch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Cory Benson LaRoche, Stephen Michael Cicala, Jianping Zhang, Bradley Dean Riedle, Jesse D. L. Brunais, Michael Simon, Leonard Dziubinschi
  • Publication number: 20240075026
    Abstract: The present invention features solid pharmaceutical compositions comprising Compound 1 and Compound 2. In one embodiment, the solid pharmaceutical composition includes (1) a first layer which comprises 100 mg Compound 1, as well as a pharmaceutically acceptable hydrophilic polymer and a pharmaceutically acceptable surfactant, all of which are formulated in amorphous solid dispersion; and (2) a second layer which comprises 40 mg Compound 2, as well as a pharmaceutically acceptable hydrophilic polymer and a pharmaceutically acceptable surfactant, all of which are formulated in amorphous solid dispersion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: AbbVie Inc.
    Inventors: Nancy E. Sever, Ulrich Westedt, Ute Lander, Katrin Schneider, Benedikt Steitz, Thomas Mueller, Regina Reul, Constanze Obermiller, Adivaraha Jayasankar, Michael Simon, Yi Gao, Harald Hach, Samuel Kyeremateng, Katharina Asmus, Ping Tong, Donghua Zhu, Marius Naris, Colleen Garrett
  • Patent number: 11873770
    Abstract: Systems and method are provided for an internal combustion engine with boosted operation. In an example, this includes operating the engine with boosted intake pressure via a supercharger and with supercharger flow regulated by a vacuum actuated bypass valve, and in response to a supercharger outlet temperature greater than a first threshold, increasing a blow through air passing from the engine intake to engine exhaust without combustion in a cylinder of the engine due to engine intake and exhaust valves having positive valve overlap; and then in response to the supercharger outlet temperature greater than a second, higher, threshold, limiting engine airflow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Kevin Mikulski, Michael Simon, Christopher Blanchet, David Bell
  • Patent number: 11840294
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a regulating device for regulating the steering angle for a vehicle, comprising a first controller unit with a controller superposed thereon, the controller having a feedback path and a prefilter. The feedback path provides a first adjustment variable based on actual steering angle information which is provided by the first controller unit as an output variable and the prefilter provides a second adjustment variable based on nominal steering angle information. The controller is configured to form input information for the first controller unit based on the first and the second adjustment variables, wherein the feedback path has a first correction element, the transfer behavior of which can be adjusted. The prefilter has a second correction element, the transfer behavior of which can be adjusted. The controller is configured such that at least the controller gain of the first controller unit can be adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventors: Philipp Keßler, Stefan Feick, Michael Simon
  • Patent number: 11840925
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments are directed to a system and method for continuous downlinking communication from a surface location to a bottom hole assembly during drilling operations. The system transmits harmonic pressure wave fluctuations generated by a modulator, which is disposed outside of a surface-located fluid line with a flap rotatably disposed entirely inside of the fluid line encoding data by harmonics. One letter of the combinatorial frequencies signal alphabet can have more than 200 different orthogonal frequencies components; each component represents a unique combination of downlinking command purpose and value. For deepest portion of a long trajectory well, the system uses a narrow frequency range (2-3 Hz) with two letters resulting in more than 250 combinations. The system provides continuous automatic downhole control of the signal-to-noise ratio to achieve robust decoding of downlinking signals with a transmission data rate ten times faster as compared to 1-2 bits per minute in the industry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Inventor: Michael Simon Pogrebinsky
  • Publication number: 20230280989
    Abstract: Techniques are described herein that are capable of synthesizing a computer program to include idiomatic function(s) and semantically-meaningful variable(s) using programming by example. For instance, an intent of a user to synthesize a computer program to include functionality configured to generate sample output(s) from respective input(s) is determined based at least in part on receipt of the sample input(s) and the respective sample output(s) from the user. Based at least in part on the determined intent, the computer program is synthesized to include the idiomatic function(s) by configuring the idiomatic function(s) to have the target functionality and to conform to a convention of the target domain-specific language associated with a textual representation of the computer program to be displayed to the user. Non-semantically-meaningful variable(s) included among the idiomatic function(s) are replaced with the respective semantically-meaningful variable(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: José Pablo CAMBRONERO SÁNCHEZ, Sumit GULWANI, Vu Minh LE, Daniel PERELMAN, Arjun RADHAKRISHNA, Daniel Galen SIMMONS, Clint Michael SIMON, Ashish TIWARI
  • Patent number: 11730293
    Abstract: An apparatus can include a generally planar portion approximately in a plane. The apparatus can also include a lip portion extending in a direction generally orthogonal to the plane. The generally planar portion is joined to the lip portion at a circumferential edge of the generally planar portion to form a cover for a beverage container. Likewise, a method can include providing contact information on a disposable cover adapted to cover a beverage container. The contact information is not necessarily provided by the manufacturer of the beverage or beverage container. The method can also include receiving contact from a user of the disposable cover. The method can further include coordinating the delivery of a service to the user of the disposable cover responsive to the contact received from the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: MPD VENTURES, INC.
    Inventors: Peter Hollister Brewster, Michael Simons
  • Patent number: 11727222
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are described herein that are configured to be embodied as a natural language document orchestrator. In some example embodiments, a method is provided that comprises generating natural language text. The method of this embodiment may also include executing document orchestration requests from a scripted input language file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: ARRIA DATA2TEXT LIMITED
    Inventors: Ehud Baruch Reiter, Kapila Annuruddha Ponnamperuma Arachchi, Michael Simon Schlafli, Neil Stuart Burnett, Nikhil Dinesh
  • Publication number: 20230203187
    Abstract: Provided are anti-syndecan-2 antibodies and compositions comprising said antibody and methods useful for treating acute respiratory distress syndrome, including coronavirus disease 2019-induced acute respiratory distress syndrome, in a subject in need thereof. The method comprises administering to the subject an effective amount to treat the acute respiratory distress syndrome of an syndecan-2 disrupting agent. The syndecan-2 disrupting agents may include at least one of the anti-syndecan-2 antibodies and/or at least one syndecan-2 disrupting peptide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Michael Simons, Federico Corti
  • Publication number: 20230193750
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments are directed to a system and method for continuous downlinking communication from a surface location to a bottom hole assembly during drilling operations. The system transmits harmonic pressure wave fluctuations generated by a modulator, which is disposed outside of a surface-located fluid line with a flap rotatably disposed entirely inside of the fluid line encoding data by harmonics. One letter of the combinatorial frequencies signal alphabet can have more than 200 different orthogonal frequencies components; each component represents a unique combination of downlinking command purpose and value. For deepest portion of a long trajectory well, the system uses a narrow frequency range (2-3 Hz) with two letters resulting in more than 250 combinations. The system provides continuous automatic downhole control of the signal-to-noise ratio to achieve robust decoding of downlinking signals with a transmission data rate ten times faster as compared to 1-2 bits per minute in the industry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventor: Michael Simon Pogrebinsky