Patents by Inventor Partha Saha
Partha Saha 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).
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Publication number: 20170044645Abstract: The invention relates to biodegradable, metal alloy-containing compositions, methods for their preparation and applications for their use. The compositions include magnesium and other components, such as yttrium, calcium, silver, cerium, and zirconium; or zinc, silver, cerium, and zirconium; or aluminum, zinc, calcium, manganese, silver, yttrium; or strontium, calcium, zinc. The compositions are prepared by vacuum induction/crucible melting together the components and casting the melted mixture in a preheated mild steel/copper mold. In certain embodiments, the compositions of the invention are particularly useful for forming medical devices for implantation into a body of a patient.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2016Publication date: February 16, 2017Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATIONInventors: PRASHANT N. KUMTA, DA-TREN CHOU, DAEHO HONG, PARTHA SAHA
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Patent number: 9510932Abstract: The invention relates to biodegradable, metal alloy-containing compositions, methods for their preparation and applications for their use. The compositions include magnesium and other components, such as yttrium, calcium, silver, cerium, and zirconium; or zinc, silver, cerium, and zirconium; or aluminum, zinc, calcium, manganese, silver, yttrium; or strontium, calcium, zinc. The compositions are prepared by vacuum induction/crucible melting together the components and casting the melted mixture in a preheated mild steel/copper mold. In certain embodiments, the compositions of the invention are particularly useful for forming medical devices for implantation into a body of a patient.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2012Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignee: University of Pittsburgh-Of the Commonwealth System of Higher EducationInventors: Prashant N. Kumta, Da-Tren Chou, Daeho Hong, Partha Saha
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Publication number: 20160055229Abstract: Method and apparatus for stress management in a searchable data service. The searchable data service may provide a searchable index to a backend data store, and an interface to build and query the searchable index, that enables client applications to search for and retrieve locators for stored entities in the backend data store. Embodiments of the searchable data service may implement a distributed stress management mechanism that may provide functionality including, but not limited to, the automated monitoring of critical resources, analysis of resource usage, and decisions on and performance of actions to keep resource usage within comfort zones. In one embodiment, in response to usage of a particular resource being detected as out of the comfort zone on a node, an action may be performed to transfer at least part of the resource usage for the local resource to another node that provides a similar resource.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2015Publication date: February 25, 2016Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: PATRICK W. RANSIL, ALEKSEY V. MARTYNOV, JAMES S. LARSON, JAMES R. COLLETTE, ROBERT WAI-CHI CHU, PARTHA SAHA
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Publication number: 20150370795Abstract: Method and apparatus for stress management in a searchable data service. The searchable data service may provide a searchable index to a backend data store, and an interface to build and query the searchable index, that enables client applications to search for and retrieve locators for stored entities in the backend data store. Embodiments of the searchable data service may implement a distributed stress management mechanism that may provide functionality including, but not limited to, the automated monitoring of critical resources, analysis of resource usage, and decisions on and performance of actions to keep resource usage within comfort zones. In one embodiment, in response to usage of a particular resource being detected as out of the comfort zone on a node, an action may be performed to transfer at least part of the resource usage for the local resource to another node that provides a similar resource.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2015Publication date: December 24, 2015Applicant: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: PATRICK W. RANSIL, ALEKSEY V. MARTYNOV, JAMES S. LARSON, JAMES R. COLLETTE, ROBERT WAI-CHI CHU, PARTHA SAHA
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Publication number: 20150010832Abstract: The invention relates to Chevrel-phase materials and methods of preparing these materials utilizing a precursor approach. The Chevrel-phase materials are useful in assembling electrodes, e.g., cathodes, for use in electrochemical cells, such as rechargeable batteries. The Chevrel-phase materials have a general formula of Mo6Z8 and the precursors have a general formula of MxMo6Z8. The cathode containing the Chevrel-phase material in accordance with the invention can be combined with a magnesium-containing anode and an electrolyte.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2014Publication date: January 8, 2015Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATIONInventors: Prashant N. Kumta, Partha Saha, Moni Kanchan Datta, Ayyakkannu Manivannan
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Publication number: 20140324881Abstract: Method and apparatus for stress management in a searchable data service. The searchable data service may provide a searchable index to a backend data store, and an interface to build and query the searchable index, that enables client applications to search for and retrieve locators for stored entities in the backend data store. Embodiments of the searchable data service may implement a distributed stress management mechanism that may provide functionality including, but not limited to, the automated monitoring of critical resources, analysis of resource usage, and decisions on and performance of actions to keep resource usage within comfort zones. In one embodiment, in response to usage of a particular resource being detected as out of the comfort zone on a node, an action may be performed to transfer at least part of the resource usage for the local resource to another node that provides a similar resource.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2014Publication date: October 30, 2014Applicant: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: PATRICK W. RANSIL, ALEKSEY V. MARTYNOV, JAMES S. LARSON, JAMES R. COLLETTE, ROBERT WAI-CHI CHU, PARTHA SAHA
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Publication number: 20140255896Abstract: Techniques are provided for testing alternative teaching approaches for specific portions of a curriculum. Test-triggering rules are established, each of which corresponds to a specific target-area. Each test-triggering rule specifies conditions which, if satisfied, indicate that a new teaching approach should be tested for the test-triggering rule's target-area. Once the test-triggering rules are established, the assessment results produced by students in instances of courses that implement the curriculum are monitored. If the assessment results satisfy the conditions, a revised teaching approach is selected for the target-area. The revision is then pushed out in waves where some course takers see the revision and others are held constant (A/B analysis). If a hypothesis is validated, then the appropriate revision can be permanently adopted.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2013Publication date: September 11, 2014Applicant: APOLLO GROUP, INC.Inventors: Partha Saha, Pradeep Ragothaman, Kurtis Taylor
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Publication number: 20140248288Abstract: The invention relates to biodegradable, metal alloy-containing compositions, methods for their preparation and applications for their use. The compositions include magnesium and other components, such as yttrium, calcium, silver, cerium, and zirconium; or zinc, silver, cerium, and zirconium; or aluminum, zinc, calcium, manganese, silver, yttrium; or strontium, calcium, zinc. The compositions are prepared by vacuum induction/crucible melting together the components and casting the melted mixture in a preheated mild steel/copper mold. In certain embodiments, the compositions of the invention are particularly useful for forming medical devices for implantation into a body of a patient.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2012Publication date: September 4, 2014Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATIONInventors: Prashant N. Kumta, Da-Tren Chou, Daeho Hong, Partha Saha
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Patent number: 8775411Abstract: Method and apparatus for stress management in a searchable data service. The searchable data service may provide a searchable index to a backend data store, and an interface to build and query the searchable index, that enables client applications to search for and retrieve locators for stored entities in the backend data store. Embodiments of the searchable data service may implement a distributed stress management mechanism that may provide functionality including, but not limited to, the automated monitoring of critical resources, analysis of resource usage, and decisions on and performance of actions to keep resource usage within comfort zones. In one embodiment, in response to usage of a particular resource being detected as out of the comfort zone on a node, an action may be performed to transfer at least part of the resource usage for the local resource to another node that provides a similar resource.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2013Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Patrick W. Ransil, Aleksey Martynov, James S. Larson, James R. Collette, Robert Wai-Chi Chu, Partha Saha
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Publication number: 20140097277Abstract: The invention relates to biodegradable iron alloy-containing compositions for use in preparing medical devices. In addition, biodegradable crystalline and amorphous compositions of the invention exhibit properties that make them suitable for use as medical devices for implantation into a body of a patient. The compositions include elemental iron and one or more elements selected from manganese, magnesium, zirconium, zinc and calcium. The compositions can be prepared using a high energy milling technique. The resulting compositions and the devices formed therefrom are useful in various surgical procedures, such as but not limited to orthopedic, craniofacial and cardiovascular.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2013Publication date: April 10, 2014Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATIONInventors: PRASHANT N. KUMTA, SUNG JAE CHUNG, PARTHA SAHA, OLEG VELIKOKHATNYI, MONI KANCHAN DATTA, DAE HO HONG, DA-TREN CHOU
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Patent number: 8689136Abstract: A system for backend conversion attribution of an advertisement served to a user device. The advertisement server provides an advertisement to the user device. The advertisement server receives user information from the user device. The advertisement server stores attributable event information and the user information into an attributable event record in a data store. Based on a user event, a conversion server receives conversion information and the user information from the user device. The conversion server stores the conversion information and the user information into a conversion record in the data store. An attribution server matches the attributable event record with the conversion record.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2010Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.Inventors: Chyr-Chong Ting, Partha Saha, Yang Yang
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Publication number: 20130280690Abstract: A method and apparatus for utilizing a course skeleton for adaptive learning is provided. Based on student profile information and course goal information, a query is generated to dynamically determine which learning items should be presented to the student. The query, which is based on a particular learning goal, may differ from student to student, and therefore different students may be presented with different learning items to achieve the same learning goal. In addition, as new learning items is added to the learning item repository, the learning items returned by the query for a particular learning goal may change, even if the query used for the goal does not.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2013Publication date: October 24, 2013Inventors: Satish Menon, Jayakumar Muthukumarasamy, Partha Saha, Kurtis S. Taylor, James R. Utter
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Publication number: 20130266922Abstract: A method and apparatus for competitive learning objects in a learning environment is provided. Based on the success that a student has with a particular learning item, a learning recommendation is generated for another student.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2013Publication date: October 10, 2013Inventors: Catherine Needham, Satish Menon, Willie Wheeler, Jayakumar Muthukumarasamy, Partha Saha, Nitzan Katz, Adam Honea, Marla Kelsey, Jorge Carmargo
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Patent number: 8554758Abstract: Method and apparatus for monitoring and maintaining group health and membership in a searchable data service. The searchable data service may provide a searchable index to a backend data store, and an interface to build and query the searchable index, that enables client applications to search for and retrieve locators for stored entities in the backend data store. Embodiments of the searchable data service may implement a group health mechanism that may allow one or more components of the searchable data service to identify sets of nodes that the components may monitor. A group health component may be queried by the other components for automatically-refreshed health information about those nodes. The group health component may perform as a node failure detection mechanism. Node health information may be communicated among nodes at least in part using a gossip protocol.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2006Date of Patent: October 8, 2013Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: James S. Larson, Patrick W. Ransil, Aleksey V. Martynov, James R. Collette, Robert Wai-Chi Chu, Partha Saha
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Publication number: 20130095461Abstract: A method and apparatus for utilizing a course skeleton for adaptive learning is provided. Based on student profile information and course goal information, a query is generated to dynamically determine which learning items should be presented to the student. The query, which is based on a particular learning goal, may differ from student to student, and therefore different students may be presented with different learning items to achieve the same learning goal. In addition, as new learning items is added to the learning item repository, the learning items returned by the query for a particular learning goal may change, even if the query used for the goal does not.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2011Publication date: April 18, 2013Inventors: Satish Menon, Jayakumar Muthukumarasamy, Partha Saha, Kurtis S. Taylor, James R. Utter
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Publication number: 20130095465Abstract: A method and apparatus for utilizing a course skeleton for adaptive learning is provided. Based on student profile information and course goal information, a query is generated to dynamically determine which learning items should be presented to the student. The query, which is based on a particular learning goal, may differ from student to student, and therefore different students may be presented with different learning items to achieve the same learning goal. In addition, as new learning items is added to the learning item repository, the learning items returned by the query for a particular learning goal may change, even if the query used for the goal does not.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 29, 2012Publication date: April 18, 2013Inventors: Satish Menon, Jayakumar Muthukumarasamy, Partha Saha, Kurtis S. Taylor, James R. Utter
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Patent number: 8392400Abstract: Method and apparatus for stress management in a searchable data service. The searchable data service may provide a searchable index to a backend data store, and an interface to build and query the searchable index, that enables client applications to search for and retrieve locators for stored entities in the backend data store. Embodiments of the searchable data service may implement a distributed stress management mechanism that may provide functionality including, but not limited to, the automated monitoring of critical resources, analysis of resource usage, and decisions on and performance of actions to keep resource usage within comfort zones. In one embodiment, in response to usage of a particular resource being detected as out of the comfort zone on a node, an action may be performed to transfer at least part of the resource usage for the local resource to another node that provides a similar resource.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2006Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Patrick W. Ransil, Aleksey V. Martynov, James S. Larson, James R. Collette, Robert Wai-Chi Chu, Partha Saha
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Publication number: 20120164620Abstract: A method and apparatus for competitive learning objects in a learning environment is provided. Based on the success that a student has with a particular learning item, a learning recommendation is generated for another student.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 29, 2012Publication date: June 28, 2012Inventors: Catherine Needham, Satish Menon, Willie Wheeler, Jayakumar Muthukumarasamy, Partha Saha, Nitzan Katz, Adam Honea, Marla Kelsey, Jorge Carmargo
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Publication number: 20110191714Abstract: A system for backend conversion attribution of an advertisement served to a user device. The advertisement server provides an advertisement to the user device. The advertisement server receives user information from the user device. The advertisement server stores attributable event information and the user information into an attributable event record in a data store. Based on a user event, a conversion server receives conversion information and the user information from the user device. The conversion server stores the conversion information and the user information into a conversion record in the data store. An attribution server matches the attributable event record with the conversion record.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2010Publication date: August 4, 2011Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.Inventors: Chyr-Chong Ting, Partha Saha, Yang Yang
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Publication number: 20110177483Abstract: A method and apparatus for competitive learning objects in a learning environment is provided. Based on the success that a student has with a particular learning item, a learning recommendation is generated for another student.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2011Publication date: July 21, 2011Inventors: Catherine Needham, Satish Menon, Willie Wheeler, Jayakumar Muthukumarasamy, Partha Saha, Nitzan Katz, Adam Honea, Marla Kelsey, Jorge Carmargo