Patents by Inventor Mike Kerns

Mike Kerns 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).

  • Method for weighting a graph
    Patent number: 11941056
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for a weighting graph comprising nodes representing entities and edges representing relationships between entities in accordance with one or more domains. The method comprises: pre-processing the graph comprising assigning weights to the nodes and/or the edges of the graph in accordance with a specific domain of the domains, wherein the weight indicates a domain specific data quality problem of attribute values representing an edge of the edges and/or an entity involved in that edge. The weighted graph may be provided for enabling a processing of the graph in accordance with the specific domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Martin Oberhofer, Mike W. Grasselt, Claudio Andrea Fanconi, Thuany Karoline Stuart, Yannick Saillet, Basem Elasioty, Hemanth Kumar Babu, Robert Kern
  • Tunable light source
    Patent number: 11471698
    Abstract: An illuminated bassinet including a light source for delivering therapeutic light and anti-bacterial light, where an interlock prevents the anti-bacterial light from being emitted while an infant is located in the bassinet. Also, a surgical illuminator configured to concurrently or alternately emit different wavelengths of light for treating a physiological condition and for affecting perception of the surgical opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Lumitex, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Broer, Vedang Kothari, Alan Greszler, Joe Dombrowski, David Felty, Mike Kerns
  • TUNABLE LIGHT SOURCE
    Publication number: 20190262629
    Abstract: An illuminated bassinet including a light source for delivering therapeutic light and anti-bacterial light, where an interlock prevents the anti-bacterial light from being emitted while an infant is located in the bassinet. Also, a surgical illuminator configured to concurrently or alternately emit different wavelengths of light for treating a physiological condition and for affecting perception of the surgical opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Peter Broer, Vedang Kothari, Alan Greszler, Joe Dombrowski, David Felty, Mike Kerns
  • Corn seed comprising novel opaque modifiers and related methods
    Patent number: 8299335
    Abstract: Novel corn opaque modifier loci, associated molecular markers and methods for obtaining the loci, markers, and resultant seed are provided. Vitreous seed with reduced alpha-zein storage protein content that contain the opaque modifier loci are also described. Processes for obtaining milled corn seed products from the vitreous seed with reduced alpha-zein storage protein content that contain the opaque modifier loci are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Malvar, Shihshieh Huang, Alessandra Frizzi, Mike Kerns
  • Corn Seed Comprising Novel Opaque Modifiers and Related Methods
    Publication number: 20090246350
    Abstract: Novel corn opaque modifier loci, associated molecular markers and methods for obtaining the loci, markers, and resultant seed are provided. Vitreous seed with reduced alpha-zein storage protein content that contain the opaque modifier loci are also described. Processes for obtaining milled corn seed products from the vitreous seed with reduced alpha-zein storage protein content that contain the opaque modifier loci are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Malvar, Shihshieh Huang, Alessandra Frizzi, Mike Kerns