Patents by Inventor Michael Tanaka

Michael Tanaka 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: 20240028658
    Abstract: One or more of the systems, apparatuses, or methods discussed herein can include a quality score for a plurality of item listings or collections of item listings. Data sparseness can be avoided, as the quality score is based on inherent properties of the listing. An item listing can be recommended to a user based on the quality score. In one or more embodiments, a method can include determining a plurality of quality scores including a quality score for each of a plurality of item listings or a plurality of collections of item listings, the quality scores determined independent of a user's attributes and independent of the user's contextual information, the contextual information corresponding to details of the user's access to a website, and recommending an item listing or collection of item listings to a user based on the quality scores and the contextual information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Chandra Khatri, Steven Hui Luan, Michael Tanaka, Praveen K. Boinapalli
  • Patent number: 11809501
    Abstract: One or more of the systems, apparatuses, or methods discussed herein can include a quality score for a plurality of item listings or collections of item listings. Data sparseness can be avoided, as the quality score is based on inherent properties of the listing. An item listing can be recommended to a user based on the quality score. In one or more embodiments, a method can include determining a plurality of quality scores including a quality score for each of a plurality of item listings or a plurality of collections of item listings, the quality scores determined independent of a user's attributes and independent of the user's contextual information, the contextual information corresponding to details of the user's access to a website, and recommending an item listing or collection of item listings to a user based on the quality scores and the contextual information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Chandra Khatri, Steven Hui Luan, Michael Tanaka, Praveen K. Boinapalli
  • Publication number: 20160063065
    Abstract: One or more of the systems, apparatuses, or methods discussed herein can include a quality score for a plurality of item listings or collections of item listings. Data sparseness can be avoided, as the quality score is based on inherent properties of the listing. An item listing can be recommended to a user based on the quality score. In one or more embodiments, a method can include determining a plurality of quality scores including a quality score for each of a plurality of item listings or a plurality of collections of item listings, the quality scores determined independent of a user's attributes and independent of the user's contextual information, the contextual information corresponding to details of the user's access to a website, and recommending an item listing or collection of item listings to a user based on the quality scores and the contextual information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Chandra Khatri, Steven Hui Luan, Michael Tanaka, Praveen K. Boinapalli
  • Publication number: 20140251215
    Abstract: An exchangeable cartridge system for use with a production coater for coating a material with a solution or a suspension. The exchangeable cartridge system includes an integrated drum and exhaust plenum, the drum is connectable with a motor of the production coater and the exhaust plenum is connectable with an exhaust duct of the production coater. The exchangeable cartridge system provides for simple exchange of drums having a wide range of production capacities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventors: Timothy C. PILIPAUSKAS, Michael Tanaka