Patents by Inventor Nicholas Desmond

Nicholas Desmond 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).

  • Patent number: 12320267
    Abstract: A foreign material exclusion system for positioning within a casing of a turbine to catch any foreign material during maintenance of the turbine. The foreign material exclusion system may include a fabric sleeve with a semicircular shape and a number of poles attached to the sleeve to maintain the sleeve in place within the turbine casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: GE Infrastructure Technology LLC
    Inventors: Magdalena Angelika Lula, Thomas Alan Mogle, II, Christopher David Runkel, Sandra Beverly Kolvick, Nicholas Desmond Dupre, Kelly Anne McManus
  • Patent number: 12301604
    Abstract: An anomaly detection system that includes a database and a server. The server is connected to the database. The server is configured to identify anomalous web traffic for a certain time period based on one or more client keys from the certain time period. The client key(s) includes at least two characteristics related to web traffic data. The server includes a processing unit and a memory. The server is configured to receive the web traffic data from the database, calculate a z-score metric for the client key, calculate a change rate metric for the client key, calculate a failure metric for the client key, determine an anomaly score based on the z-score metric, the change rate metric, and the failure metric, and determine that the certain time period is an anomalous time period based on the anomaly score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: MASTERCARD TECHNOLOGIES CANADA ULC
    Inventors: John Hearty, Jake Madison, Zhi-Ping Ng, Nicholas Desmond
  • Publication number: 20240360773
    Abstract: A foreign material exclusion system for positioning within a casing of a turbine to catch any foreign material during maintenance of the turbine. The foreign material exclusion system may include a fabric sleeve with a semicircular shape and a number of poles attached to the sleeve to maintain the sleeve in place within the turbine casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Inventors: Magdalena Angelika LULA, Thomas Alan MOGLE, II, Christopher David RUNKEL, Sandra Beverly KOLVICK, Nicholas Desmond DUPRE, Kelly Anne MCMANUS
  • Patent number: 12112331
    Abstract: Methods and systems for rule-based machine learning for precise fraud detection. One system includes an electronic processor configured to determine, via a decision tree, a first subset of datasets of an aggregate dataset collection generated using a rule-based model. The electronic processor is also configured to select a third collection of datasets, each dataset included in the third collection of datasets associated with a user characteristic associated with fraud. The electronic processor is also configured to determine, via the decision tree, a second subset of datasets of the third collection of datasets, each dataset included in the second subset of datasets associated with a second set of user characteristics associated with fraud. The electronic processor is also configured to, in response to determining that an accuracy score associated with the second set of user characteristics satisfies a threshold, generate and transmit a report for display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: MASTERCARD TECHNOLOGIES CANADA ULC
    Inventors: Thomas Funk, Nicholas Desmond
  • Publication number: 20240064164
    Abstract: An anomaly detection system that includes a database and a server. The server is connected to the database. The server is configured to identify anomalous web traffic for a certain time period based on one or more client keys from the certain time period. The client key(s) includes at least two characteristics related to web traffic data. The server includes a processing unit and a memory. The server is configured to receive the web traffic data from the database, calculate a z-score metric for the client key, calculate a change rate metric for the client key, calculate a failure metric for the client key, determine an anomaly score based on the z-score metric, the change rate metric, and the failure metric, and determine that the certain time period is an anomalous time period based on the anomaly score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: John Hearty, Jake Madison, Zhi-Ping Ng, Nicholas Desmond
  • Patent number: 11736505
    Abstract: An anomaly detection system that includes a database and a server. The server is connected to the database. The server is configured to identify anomalous web traffic for a certain time period based on one or more client keys from the certain time period. The client key(s) includes at least two characteristics related to web traffic data. The server includes a processing unit and a memory. The server is configured to receive the web traffic data from the database, calculate a z-score metric for the client key, calculate a change rate metric for the client key, calculate a failure metric for the client key, determine an anomaly score based on the z-score metric, the change rate metric, and the failure metric, and determine that the certain time period is an anomalous time period based on the anomaly score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: MASTERCARD TECHNOLOGIES CANADA ULC
    Inventors: John Hearty, Jake Madison, Zhi-Ping Ng, Nicholas Desmond
  • Publication number: 20230061914
    Abstract: Methods and systems for rule-based machine learning for precise fraud detection. One system includes an electronic processor configured to determine, via a decision tree, a first subset of datasets of an aggregate dataset collection generated using a rule-based model. The electronic processor is also configured to select a third collection of datasets, each dataset included in the third collection of datasets associated with a user characteristic associated with fraud. The electronic processor is also configured to determine, via the decision tree, a second subset of datasets of the third collection of datasets, each dataset included in the second subset of datasets associated with a second set of user characteristics associated with fraud. The electronic processor is also configured to, in response to determining that an accuracy score associated with the second set of user characteristics satisfies a threshold, generate and transmit a report for display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas Funk, Nicholas Desmond
  • Patent number: 11451562
    Abstract: A system, method and computer-readable medium for recommending signals to monitor in a fraud prevention application, including a server including an electronic processor. The electronic processor is configured to calculate a similarity score for one or more clients, and, for one or more signals, determine, for each of the one or more clients, a signal weight associated with the signal. The electronic processor is also configured to multiply the signal weight by the similarity score associated with the client to generate a weighted similarity score and generate a total similarity score and, for each signal, a total weighted similarity score. The electronic processor is configured to, for each signal, generate a recommendation score based on the total weighted similarity score for the signal and the total similarity score for the signal and, based on the recommendation scores, generate one or more recommended signals for a first client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: MASTERCARD TECHNOLOGIES CANADA ULC
    Inventors: Hanhan Wu, Nicholas Desmond, Karen Rose Taylor
  • Publication number: 20210344688
    Abstract: A system, method and computer-readable medium for recommending signals to monitor in a fraud prevention application, including a server including an electronic processor. The electronic processor is configured to calculate a similarity score for one or more clients, and, for one or more signals, determine, for each of the one or more clients, a signal weight associated with the signal. The electronic processor is also configured to multiply the signal weight by the similarity score associated with the client to generate a weighted similarity score and generate a total similarity score and, for each signal, a total weighted similarity score. The electronic processor is configured to, for each signal, generate a recommendation score based on the total weighted similarity score for the signal and the total similarity score for the signal and, based on the recommendation scores, generate one or more recommended signals for a first client.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Hanhan Wu, Nicholas Desmond, Karen Rose Taylor
  • Publication number: 20210250368
    Abstract: An anomaly detection system that includes a database and a server. The server is connected to the database. The server is configured to identify anomalous web traffic for a certain time period based on one or more client keys from the certain time period. The client key(s) includes at least two characteristics related to web traffic data. The server includes a processing unit and a memory. The server is configured to receive the web traffic data from the database, calculate a z-score metric for the client key, calculate a change rate metric for the client key, calculate a failure metric for the client key, determine an anomaly score based on the z-score metric, the change rate metric, and the failure metric, and determine that the certain time period is an anomalous time period based on the anomaly score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: John Hearty, Jake Madison, Zhi-Ping Ng, Nicholas Desmond
  • Patent number: 8527362
    Abstract: A search engine at a service provider is configured to identify commercial suppliers in response to a keyword specified by a user. Keywords are received and searches are performed on an index database to identify displayable text items. Images are stored in the form of commercially relevant graphical images such as logos. A logo is linked to each item of displayable text and an output list is produced in which each text item includes a displayable graphical image. The system may store different image formats to allow the graphical images to be displayed on a variety of platforms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Adknowledge, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Ishag, Sebastian Luke Bishop, Nicholas Desmond James Bancroft Cooke, Judd Harcombe
  • Publication number: 20120271818
    Abstract: A search engine at a service provider is configured to identify commercial suppliers in response to a keyword specified by a user. Keywords are received and searches are performed on an index database to identify displayable text items. Images are stored in the form of commercially relevant graphical images such as logos. A logo is linked to each item of displayable text and an output list is produced in which each text item includes a displayable graphical image. The system may store different image formats to allow the graphical images to be displayed on a variety of platforms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Inventors: Daniel Ishag, Sebastian Luke Bishop, Nicholas Desmond James Bancroft Cooke, Judd Harcombe
  • Patent number: 8219455
    Abstract: A search engine at a service provider is configured to identify commercial suppliers in response to a keyword specified by a user. Keywords are received and searches are performed on an index database to identify displayable text items. Images are stored in the form of commercially relevant graphical images such as logos. A logo is linked to each item of displayable text and an output list is produced in which each text item includes a displayable graphical image. The system may store different image formats to allow the graphical images to be displayed on a variety of platforms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Adknowledge, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Ishag, Sebastian Luke Bishop, Nicholas Desmond James Bancroft Cooke, Judd Harcombe
  • Publication number: 20120023086
    Abstract: A search engine at a service provider is configured to identify commercial suppliers in response to a keyword specified by a user. Keywords are received and searches are performed on an index database to identify displayable text items. Images are stored in the form of commercially relevant graphical images such as logos. A logo is linked to each item of displayable text and an output list is produced in which each text item includes a displayable graphical image. The system may store different image formats to allow the graphical images to be displayed on a variety of platforms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Inventors: Daniel ISHAG, Sebastian Luke BISHOP, Nicholas Desmond James Bancroft Cooke, Judd Harcombe
  • Patent number: 8032418
    Abstract: A search engine at a service provider is configured to identify commercial suppliers in response to a keyword specified by a user. Keywords are received and searches are performed on an index database to identify displayable text items. Images are stored in the form of commercially relevant graphical images such as logos. A logo is linked to each item of displayable text and an output list is produced in which each text item includes a displayable graphical image. The system may store different image formats to allow the graphical images to be displayed on a variety of platforms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Inventors: Daniel Ishag, Sebastian Luke Bishop, Nicholas Desmond James Bancroft Cooke, Judd Harcombe
  • Publication number: 20040117353
    Abstract: A search engine at a service provider is configured to identify commercial suppliers in response to a keyword specified by a user. Keywords are received and searches are performed on an index database to identify displayable text items. Images are stored in the form of commercially relevant graphical images such as logos. A logo is linked to each item of displayable text and an output list is produced in which each text item includes a displayable graphical image. The system may store different image formats to allow the graphical images to be displayed on a variety of platforms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2003
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Inventors: Daniel Ishag, Sebastian Luke Bishop, Nicholas Desmond James Bancroft Cooke, Judd Harcombe