Patents by Inventor Michael Wayne

Michael Wayne 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).

  • Systems and methods for electronic enrollment and authentication
    Patent number: 11611555
    Abstract: Current embodiments relate to proofing and authenticating digital access and/or control requests. By communicating with various service providers, automatic proofing and/or enrollment for authentication of digital access and/or control services may be provided. A confidence level may be calculated and data validation performed to ensure accuracy of the data received via the various service providers (e.g., to ensure that two data sets received from two respective service providers of the various service providers pertain to a user).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Michael Wayne Lester, Thomas Bret Buckingham
  • BOTANICAL ANTIVIRAL NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENT
    Publication number: 20230060934
    Abstract: A botanical antiviral nutritional supplement includes ground Achillea Millefolium, ground Bryophyllum Pinnatum, ground Sambucus Nigra, ground Neurolaena Lobata, ground Verbascum Thapsus, ground Morinda Citrifolia, ground Prunella Vulgaris, and ground Salvia Officinalis. A method of producing the antiviral nutritional supplement includes drying the botanical ingredients; grinding the dried ingredients; and blending the ground, dried ingredients. The supplement is believed to improve the health of a person infected with a virus and to relieve brain fog.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventor: Michael Wayne Dockery
  • SELF-CONTAINED BUILT-IN SELF-TEST CIRCUIT WITH PHASE-SHIFTING ABILITIES FOR HIGH-SPEED RECEIVERS
    Publication number: 20230055935
    Abstract: Aspects of the invention include a phase rotator, that is located at a built-in self-test (BIST) path of a receiver, receiving a clock signal from an on-chip clock. The phase rotator shifts the phases of the clock signal. The phase rotator transmits the shifted clock signal to a binary sequence generator, that is located at the receiver. The binary sequence generator outputs a binary sequence, where the binary sequence generator is driven by the shifted clock signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Nathan Ross Blanchard, VENKAT HARISH NAMMI, DEREJE YILMA, Chad Andrew Marquart, Glen A. Wiedemeier, JEFFREY KWABENA OKYERE, Erik English, Christopher Steffen, Vikram B. Raj, Michael Wayne Harper
  • Brace having integrated remote patient monitoring technology and method of using same
    Patent number: 11583210
    Abstract: A brace configured for attachment to a joint of a subject is provided. The brace includes a first arm having a first end and a second end. The brace includes a second arm having a first end and a second end. The brace includes a hinge assembly coupling the first end of the first arm with the first end of the second arm such that the first arm and the second arm are movable to different relative angular orientations. The brace includes a potentiometer coupled to the hinge assembly. A method of monitoring a relative angular orientation of a first arm of a brace relative to a second arm of the brace is also provided. The method includes monitoring an output of a potentiometer coupled to one of the first arm and the second arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: DJO, LLC
    Inventor: Michael Wayne Moore
  • STORM SHUTTER PANEL SYSTEMS AND METHOD OF DESIGN
    Publication number: 20230043952
    Abstract: Various examples of a system and method for a storm shutter system is described. In one example, the system includes at least one rail configured to be secured to a building structure and a plurality of panels. Each panel includes a first surface configured to face an exterior environment of a building and a second surface configured to face an interior of the building; at least one perforation extending between the first and second surface; rail connection elements configured to attach the panel to a rail; and interlocking elements configured for panel-to-panel assembly. The panels are configured to be assembled by a single person. The interlocking elements are configured to connect one panel of the plurality of panels to another panel forming a unit of connected panels without using additional hardware.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Michael Wayne Kuenstle, John Bernal, Carlos Rios, Margaret Sobrino Almanzar
  • FAN BRAKE CONTROL SYSEM
    Publication number: 20230018836
    Abstract: A fan brake system for controlling an industrial fan system, the fan brake system including a fan brake having a brake pad movable on the fan brake to selectively engage the fan system. An actuator including a motor can be operable to cause the fan brake to perform a braking procedure on the fan system to resist rotational movement of the fan system. A controller can be communicated with the actuator, the controller operable to selectively cause the actuator and the fan brake to perform the braking procedure, wherein the controller is operable to monitor and control power being supplied to the motor of the actuator during the braking procedure to maintain a torque output of the motor according to a predetermined torque profile during the braking procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Carl T. Johnson, Thomas K. Best, Brian Alexander Lesniak, Thomas Ray Hendrix, Michael Wayne Sprengel
  • Heavy equipment boom system and method and hydraulic circuit therefor
    Patent number: 11555292
    Abstract: A boom system including a hoist boom pivoted to a machine base; a stick boom having a proximal end pivoted to the hoist boom and a distal end configured to carry a working tool; at least one hydraulic hoist cylinder mounted between the machine base and the hoist boom; a first stick cylinder mounted between the hoist boom and the stick boom; a second stick cylinder mounted similarly and mechanically linked with the first stick cylinder; and a hydraulic circuit for supplying hydraulic fluid to the hoist cylinder and stick cylinders, wherein the hydraulic circuit includes a hydraulic conduit line connecting a base end of the at least one hoist cylinder with a base end of the second stick cylinder to allow hydraulic fluid to shunt between the base ends of the hoist cylinder and the second stick cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: TIGERCAT INDUSTRIES INC.
    Inventor: Michael Wayne Carlyle
  • GPU networking using an integrated command processor
    Patent number: 11544121
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for generating network messages on a parallel processor are disclosed. A system includes at least a parallel processor, a general purpose processor, and a network interface unit. The parallel processor includes at least a plurality of compute units, a command processor, and a cache. A thread within a kernel executing on a compute unit of the parallel processor generates a network message and stores the network message and a corresponding indication in the cache. In response to detecting the indication of the network message in the cache, the command processor processes and conveys the network message to the network interface unit without involving the general purpose processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Wayne LeBeane, Khaled Hamidouche, Walter B. Benton
  • Built-in-self-test and characterization of a high speed serial link receiver
    Patent number: 11528102
    Abstract: Aspects of the invention include a driver arranged at a stand-alone receiver that is configured to receive a binary sequence from a pseudorandom binary sequence (PRBS) generator arranged at the receiver. The driver is configured to adjust the signal characteristics of the binary sequence to simulate channel loss at the receiver. The driver is further configured to output the adjusted binary sequence to a downstream data path of the receiver to enable the receiver to perform a self-test.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dereje Yilma, Nathan Ross Blanchard, Erik English, Chad Andrew Marquart, Glen A. Wiedemeier, Jeffrey Kwabena Okyere, James Crugnale, Christopher Steffen, Vikram B Raj, Michael Wayne Harper, Venkat Harish Nammi
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TRANSMITTING INFORMATION
    Publication number: 20220358576
    Abstract: Methods and systems for transferring information, comprising: transmitting, by a first computing device of the first computing system, a first network function request to a decentralized network, the first network function request including first information; and transmitting, by a second computing device of the second computing system, a second network function request to the decentralized network, the second network function request including second information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicant: Quarter, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Griffin DIESCH, Michael Wayne DIESCH
  • Fitness Device And Exercise Method For Generating Opposing Muscle Resistance
    Publication number: 20220355152
    Abstract: A fitness device contains a strap, a handle, and a plate. The strap is substantially inelastic and flexible. The plate is substantially rigid. The handle at least partially envelopes the strap. A method of exercising with such a fitness device is also described herein. Other fitness devices and other methods of use are also described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventor: Michael Wayne TANG
  • Fan brake control system
    Patent number: 11454464
    Abstract: A fan brake system for controlling an industrial fan system, the fan brake system including a fan brake having a brake pad movable on the fan brake to selectively engage the fan system. An actuator including a motor can be operable to cause the fan brake to perform a braking procedure on the fan system to resist rotational movement of the fan system. A controller can be communicated with the actuator, the controller operable to selectively cause the actuator and the fan brake to perform the braking procedure, wherein the controller is operable to monitor and control power being supplied to the motor of the actuator during the braking procedure to maintain a torque output of the motor according to a predetermined torque profile during the braking procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Tex Tenn, LLC
    Inventors: Carl T. Johnson, Thomas K. Best, Brian Alexander Lesniak, Thomas Ray Hendrix, Michael Wayne Sprengel
  • System and method to securely exchange system diagnostics information between firmware, operating system and payload
    Patent number: 11429457
    Abstract: A system for secure processing of intra-processor data comprising firmware configured to operate on a processor. An operating system configured to operate on the processor. Payload configured to operate on the processor. An embedded controller coupled to the firmware, the operating system and the payload, wherein the embedded controller is configured to enable messaging between the firmware, the operating system and the payload.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
    Inventors: Balasingh P. Samuel, Michael Wayne Arms, Adolfo S. Montero
  • AUTOMATED BIOMANUFACTURING SYSTEMS, FACILITIES, AND PROCESSES
    Publication number: 20220235312
    Abstract: Disclosed are a process and an automated facility for manufacturing a purified protein of interest. The protein of interest can be a recombinant or naturally occurring protein and/or a therapeutic or other medically useful protein. For example, the disclosed process and automated facility are useful for manufacturing a purified protein drug substance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2021
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicants: Just-Evotec Biologics, Inc., Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Michael Wayne Vandiver, Eva Fan Gefroh, Rebecca Eileen McCoy, Robert James Piper, JR., Mark A. Brower, Nuno J. Dos Santos Pinto, William N. Napoli, Rachel Y. Straughn, Lisa A. Connell-Crowley, Megan J. McClure
  • AUTOMATED BIOMANUFACTURING SYSTEMS, FACILITIES, AND PROCESSES
    Publication number: 20220235311
    Abstract: Disclosed are a process and an automated facility for manufacturing a purified protein of interest. The protein of interest can be a recombinant or naturally occurring protein and/or a therapeutic or other medically useful protein. For example, the disclosed process and automated facility are useful for manufacturing a purified protein drug substance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2021
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicants: Just-Evotec Biologics, Inc., Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Michael Wayne Vandiver, Eva Fan Gefroh, Rebecca Eileen McCoy, Robert James Piper, JR., Mark A. Brower, Nuno J. Dos Santos Pinto, William N. Napoli, Rachel Y. Straughn, Lisa A. Connell-Crowley, Megan J. McClure
  • SELF-ELEVATING PLATFORM
    Publication number: 20220227404
    Abstract: Technologies are shown for self-elevating platform carts that can transport a load from an initial surface to a destination surface that can be at a higher level, lower level or same level across a horizontal distance and/or barrier. One example extends a front height support to contact the destination surface and extends a rear height support control to contact the initial surface. A main lift is retracted and the system moved forward until main wheels on the main lift contact the destination surface. The main lift is extended and the extensible support beams and height supports are retracted. Another example traverses intermediate surfaces using a vertical stabilizer to stabilize the main lift on surfaces at different levels. The main lift can be the only power lift for the cart.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventor: Michael Wayne THOMAS
  • Responding to unresponsive processing circuitry
    Patent number: 11392438
    Abstract: A data processing apparatus is provided comprising first processing circuitry. Interrupt generating circuitry generates an outgoing interrupt in response to the first processing circuitry becoming unresponsive. Interrupt receiving circuitry receives an incoming interrupt, which indicates that second processing circuitry has become unresponsive, and in response to receiving the incoming interrupt, causes the data processing apparatus to access data managed by the second processing circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Arm Limited
    Inventors: Anitha Kona, Michael Wayne Garner, Randall L. Jones, Tessil Thomas, Seow Chuan Lim, Karthick Santhanam, Liana Christine Nicklaus
  • Fragrance compositions
    Patent number: 11365370
    Abstract: The present application relates to fragrance compositions comprising perfume raw materials that resist fragrance habituation, and methods for making and using the fragrance compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Lynette Anne Makins Holland, Julien Claude Plos, Sandra Sabine Meyer, Lara Katharine Goodman, Christelle Marie Sandrine Bonnet, Fabienne Pastor, Jose Maria Velazquez, Jonathan Richard Stonehouse, William Eoghan Staite, Jonathan Robert Cetti, Zerlina Guzdar Dubois, Virginia Tzung-Hwei Hutchins, Michael Wayne Kinsey, Christine Marie Readnour
  • Fitness device and exercise method for generating opposing muscle resistance
    Patent number: 11358019
    Abstract: A fitness device contains a strap, a handle, and a plate. The strap is substantially inelastic and flexible. The plate is substantially rigid. The handle at least partially envelopes the strap. A method of exercising with such a fitness device is also described herein. Other fitness devices and other methods of use are also described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Inventor: Michael Wayne Tang
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WIRELESS CONTROL OF NONINVASIVE ELECTROTHERAPY
    Publication number: 20220152404
    Abstract: Methods and devices for providing noninvasive electrotherapy and electrical stimulation are described herein. In one aspect, a device for noninvasive electrotherapy includes wireless communication circuitry configured to receive pulse generation control signals wirelessly transmitted from a computing device. The device can include pulse generation circuitry configured to deliver electrical waveforms according to instructions encoded in the pulse generation control signals. The computing device can include a cellular telephone device, a portable media player, a personal digital assistant, a tablet computer, or an internet access device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas Jerome Bachinski, Michael Wayne Moore, Joseph Winn, Jay Dave, David Orr, Dain Silvola