Patents by Inventor Nicholas David

Nicholas David 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).

  • Dynamic assignment of MIMO modes for a wireless communication device
    Patent number: 9065498
    Abstract: A wireless access node to facilitate dynamic assignment of multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) modes comprises a wireless communication transceiver and a processing system. The wireless communication transceiver is configured to receive a scattering coefficient transmitted from a wireless communication device served by the wireless access node. The processing system is configured to compare the scattering coefficient to a scattering threshold, and if the scattering coefficient exceeds the scattering threshold, select a lower order MIMO mode for the wireless communication device and assign the lower order MIMO mode to the wireless communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Sreekar Marupaduga, Muralidhar Reddy Malreddy, Andrew Mark Wurtenberger, Nicholas David Kullman
  • GENERATING AN AVATAR FROM REAL TIME IMAGE DATA
    Publication number: 20150123967
    Abstract: Technology is disclosed for automatically generating a facial avatar resembling a user in a defined art style. One or more processors generate a user 3D head model for the user based on captured 3D image data from a communicatively coupled 3D image capture device. A set of user transferable head features from the user 3D head model are automatically represented by the one or more processors in the facial avatar in accordance with rules governing transferable user 3D head features. In some embodiments, a base or reference head model of the avatar is remapped to include the set of user head features. In other embodiments, an avatar head shape model is selected based on the user 3D head model, and the transferable user 3D head features are represented in the avatar head shape model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: David J. Quinn, Peter Alan Ridgway, Nicholas David Burton, Carol Clark, David T. Hill, Christian F. Huitema, Yancey C. Smith, Royal D. Winchester, Iain A. McFadzen, Andrew John Bastable
  • Dynamic Qrxlevmin and Sintrasearch values to optimize intra- and inter-frequency handovers in LTE
    Patent number: 9020509
    Abstract: A method and system are provided for dynamically changing Qrxlevmin and Sintrasearch values in a LTE network. An eNodeB sets the Qrxlevmin and Sintrasearch values for each mobile device. The Qrxlevmin value and Sintrasearch value are changed based on RF conditions and a velocity of the mobile device. A lower Qrxlevmin value coupled with a higher Sintrasearch value increases a search period to locate better performing neighboring cells and reduces the chance of handing down from the LTE network to a non-LTE network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Sreekar Marupaduga, Nicholas David Caola Kullman, Rajveen Narendran, Andrew Mark Wurtenberger
  • Optimizing voice services
    Patent number: 9019820
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for optimizing voice services are provided. Hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) is an algorithm that implements fast retransmissions of lost blocks or packets of data. HARQ is an error correcting algorithm. Data may be lost at any layer of a protocol stack, thus, increasing a retransmission rate. In order to reduce the retransmission rate and increase quality of voice services, HARQ may be implemented at each layer of a protocol stack based on, for example, radio frequency signal and retransmission rates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Sreekar Marupaduga, Nicholas David Caola Kullman
  • System to present additional item information
    Patent number: 8954886
    Abstract: A computer-implemented system and method for displaying additional information corresponding to an item represented by a visual indicator in response to a mouseover event is disclosed. Various embodiments receive a mouseover event corresponding to a visual indicator displayed on a display screen and generate additional information corresponding to an item represented by the visual indicator in response to the mouseover event, the additional information being obtained from various databases and used to generate additional information corresponding to the item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas David Posner, Randall Scott Shoup, Sriram Samu, Thomas Lo
  • Amino Silicone Nanoemulsion
    Publication number: 20150030643
    Abstract: The present invention relates to amino silicone nanoemulsions. More specifically, the present invention relates to amino silicone nanoemulsions that may be used to protect surfaces from being soiled or wetted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Vladimir Gartstein, William Richard Mueller, Charles Raymond Degenhardt, Hiroshi Oh, Steven Daryl Smith, Nicholas David Vetter
  • Dynamic gain adjustment via mechanical transducers involving active combiners in wireless networks
    Patent number: 8942755
    Abstract: A method and system are provided for dynamically adjusting gain in a cell site. Network devices, such as an eNodeB, NodeB, base transceiver station, base station server, radio network controller, and base station controller can provide instructions directly or through remote radio heads to an amplification system to change the power distribution levels. The instructions are received over an AISG protocol and cause a mechanical motor in an amplification system to move a magnetic core in a solenoid causing a change in the electromagnetic field resulting in a change in an electrical current. The change in the electrical current causes a change in gain, thus, resulting in a change in the power distribution level in a cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Sreekar Marupaduga, Nicholas David Caola Kullman, Eugene S. Mitchell, Jr., Andrew Mark Wurtenberger
  • Communications-tower antenna mount
    Patent number: 8896497
    Abstract: An antenna mount for mounting radio antennas on a communications tower is described. The antenna mount includes a ring structure that encircles the tower and includes a channel disposed about its outer perimeter. The channel is configured to receive a plurality of antenna carriages upon which antennas are mounted on a first end. A second end of the antenna carriage is disposed in the channel and is slideably movable along the length of the channel about the perimeter of the ring structure. The antenna is thus aimable in any desired azimuthal direction by moving the antenna along the ring structure. Bands for communication of data, power, control signaling, and propulsion of the antenna carriages about the ring structure are disposed in the channel. The ring structure may include a junction that allows reorientation of antennas with respect to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Nicholas David Caola Kullman, Andrew Mark Wurtenberger
  • Enhanced multipath environments for MIMO wireless networks
    Patent number: 8897383
    Abstract: A wireless communication device to improve multipath environments for multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) wireless networks comprises a wireless communication transceiver and a processing system. The wireless communication transceiver is configured to receive MIMO performance information for a plurality of locations of a premises. The processing system is configured to process the MIMO performance information to determine individual ranks associated with each of the locations, wherein higher ones of the ranks indicate better MIMO performance, compare each of the individual ranks to a threshold to determine a group of suboptimal locations of the plurality of locations that have ranks falling below the threshold, and process the suboptimal locations with an in-building geometry of the premises to identify at least one location to install a scattering agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
    Inventors: Sreekar Marupaduga, Nicholas David Kullman
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CARTRIDGE-BASED CARBONATION OF BEVERAGES
    Publication number: 20140331868
    Abstract: Systems, methods and cartridges for carbonating or otherwise dissolving gas in a precursor liquid, such as water, to form a beverage. A gas source can be provided in a cartridge which is used to generate gas that is dissolved into the precursor liquid. A beverage medium, such as a powdered drink mix or liquid syrup, may be provided in the same, or a separate cartridge as the gas source and mixed with the precursor liquid to form a beverage. The use of one or more cartridges for the gas source and/or beverage medium may make for an easy to use and mess-free system for making sparkling beverages, e.g., in the consumer's home.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Novak, Ross Packard, Peter Peterson, Shawn Gulla, Jennifer Caitlin Huot Carlson, Camilla Schmitt, Mark Joseph Cohen, Ross Peter Jones, Nicolas Alejandro Martinez, Miles William Noel Hember, Fabien Yannick Schmitt, Gary Stacey, Niall Allan Mottram, Neil Lester Campbell, Cormac O'Prey, Wai Ting Chan, Nicholas David Rollings, Charles Frazer Kilby, Christopher Paul Richardson, Thomas Bates Jackson, Scott Grubb, Chris Covey, Barry Dobson, Paul Wilkins, Chris Roach, Peter David Cauwood, Keith Paul Thompson, James Hewitt, Marc Angotti, Ray Carroll, Richard Estabrook, Kevin Hartley, Frank Consoli
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CARTRIDGE-BASED CARBONATION OF BEVERAGES
    Publication number: 20140335239
    Abstract: Systems, methods and cartridges for carbonating or otherwise dissolving gas in a precursor liquid, such as water, to form a beverage. A gas source can be provided in a cartridge which is used to generate gas that is dissolved into the precursor liquid. A beverage medium, such as a powdered drink mix or liquid syrup, may be provided in the same, or a separate cartridge as the gas source and mixed with the precursor liquid to form a beverage. The use of one or more cartridges for the gas source and/or beverage medium may make for an easy to use and mess-free system for making sparkling beverages, e.g., in the consumer's home.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Novak, Ross Packard, Peter Peterson, Shawn Gulla, Jennifer Caitlin Huot Carlson, Camilla Schmitt, Mark Joseph Cohen, Ross Peter Jones, Nicolas Alejandro Martinez, Miles William Noel Hember, Fabien Yannick Schmitt, Gary Stacey, Niall Allan Mottram, Neil Lester Campbell, Cormac O'Prey, Wai Ting Chan, Nicholas David Rollings, Charles Frazer Kilby, Christopher Paul Richardson, Thomas Bates Jackson, Scott Grubb, Chris Covey, Barry Dobson, Paul Wilkins, Chris Roach, Peter David Cauwood, Keith Paul Thompson, James Hewitt, Marc Angotti, Ray Carroll, Richard Estabrook, Kevin Hartley, Frank Consoli
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CARTRIDGE-BASED CARBONATION OF BEVERAGES
    Publication number: 20140331867
    Abstract: Systems, methods and cartridges for carbonating or otherwise dissolving gas in a precursor liquid, such as water, to form a beverage. A gas source can be provided in a cartridge which is used to generate gas that is dissolved into the precursor liquid. A beverage medium, such as a powdered drink mix or liquid syrup, may be provided in the same, or a separate cartridge as the gas source and mixed with the precursor liquid to form a beverage. The use of one or more cartridges for the gas source and/or beverage medium may make for an easy to use and mess-free system for making sparkling beverages, e.g., in the consumer's home.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: Keurig Green Mountain,Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Novak, Ross Packard, Peter Peterson, Shawn Gulla, Jennifer Caitlin Huot Carlson, Camilla Schmitt, Mark Joseph Cohen, Ross Peter Jones, Nicolas Alejandro Martinez, Miles William Noel Hember, Fabien Yannick Schmitt, Gary Stacey, Niall Allan Mottram, Neil Lester Campbell, Cormac O'Prey, Wai Ting Chan, Nicholas David Rollings, Charles Frazer Kilby, Christopher Paul Richardson, Thomas Bates Jackson, Scott Grubb, Chris Covey, Barry Dobson, Paul Wilkins, Chris Roach, Peter David Cauwood, Keith Paul Thompson, James Hewitt, Marc Angotti, Ray Carroll, Richard Estabrook, Kevin Hartley, Frank Consoli
  • Stand-Up Pouch
    Publication number: 20140248005
    Abstract: An improved stand-up pouch and blank for constructing the same. The stand-up pouch comprises a front panel, a back panel, and a bottom gusset provide between the front panel and the back panel. The bottom side of each panel may comprise a left curved section and a right curved section. The front panel, back panel, and bottom gusset are sealed to one another such that the stand-up pouch is configured to move between a substantially flat state and a stand-up state. According to some aspects, the stand-up pouch is configured such that, when in the stand-up state, a portion of the pouch where the left curved sections of the bottom sides of each panel are sealed together and a portion of the pouch where the right curved sections of the bottom sides of each panel are sealed together do not contact a support surface, thus providing increased stability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2014
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: Stokely-Van Camp, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas David, Marc Wiescinski
  • STABILIZED AERATED CONFECTION CONTAINING HYDROPHOBIN
    Publication number: 20140170292
    Abstract: A chill, ambient or frozen aerated confection is disclosed whose microstructure is stable to temperature abuse for the frozen case or storage for the chill or ambient case. A synergistic stabilization effect regarding the combination of hydrophobin, a Secondary protein and a Co-surfactant is described that results in the observed stabilization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Andrew Richard COX, Nicholas David HEDGES, Damiano ROSSETTI, Penelope Eileen KNIGHT
  • APPLIANCE WITH EXPANDING FOAM MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20140139087
    Abstract: An appliance is provided with a cabinet having a plurality of fill holes along a rear section or panel of a cabinet whereby expandable foam material may be injected at multiple locations into voids within the cabinet. The plurality of fill holes avoids or minimizes problems with conventional methods such as sink parks, unfilled spaces, and uneven distribution. In certain embodiments, patterns or configurations of the fill holes are provided to e.g., improve the effectiveness of the injection process and conserve the amount of material required to fill the voids in the cabinet. Related methods are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2012
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Joseph Anthony Tobbe, Roger Shawn Nelson, Nicholas David Tackett
  • TRIAZOLONES AS FATTY ACID SYNTHASE INHIBITORS
    Publication number: 20140100213
    Abstract: This invention relates to the use of triazolone derivatives for the modulation, notably the inhibition of the activity or function of fatty acid synthase (FAS). Suitably, the present invention relates to the use of triazolones in the treatment of cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: GlaxoSmithKline LLC
    Inventors: Nicholas David Adams, Christopher Joseph Aquino, Amita M. Chaudhari, Jonathan Michael Chergurovich, Terence John Kiesow, Cynthia Ann Parrish, Alexander Joseph Reif, Kenneth Wiggall
  • Compounds
    Patent number: 8629271
    Abstract: The present invention relates to spirocyclic amide derivatives of the formula I, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, a process for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and their use in therapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Lilian Alcaraz, Nicholas David Kindon
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING BIOMARKER PANEL DATA
    Publication number: 20130237439
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure are related to systems and methods for utilizing biomarker panel data with respect to medical devices and methods, amongst other things. In an embodiment, the disclosure can include a method of predicting the likelihood of response to CRT therapy. The method can include quantifying levels of one or more biomarkers in a biological sample of a patient, analyzing the quantified levels to determine response to CRT therapy, wherein a panel of biomarkers includes at least two selected from the group consisting of CRP, SGP-130, sIL-2R, sTNFR-II, IFNg, BNP, sST2, MMP-2, MMP-9, TIMP-1, TIMP-2, TIMP-4. Other embodiments are also included herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicants: MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC.
    Inventors: Craig M. Stolen, Timothy E. Meyer, Milan Seth, Francis G. Spinale, Nicholas David Wold
  • Method for extracting hydrophobin from a solution
    Patent number: RE44812
    Abstract: Process for extracting hydrophobin from a solution wherein carrageenan is added to the solution and the pH of the solution is brought below 3.5, and the ionic strength of the solution is below 0.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventor: Nicholas David Hedges
  • Container
    Patent number: D710693
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Stokely-Van Camp, Inc.
    Inventors: Anuj Bhasin, Nicholas David, Shannon Rice, Matthew Schmunk