Patents by Inventor Patrick A. Evans

Patrick A. Evans 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).

  • Publication number: 20240128762
    Abstract: In various embodiments, a process for configuring or commissioning a solar power system includes receiving, at a controller, hardware identifiers of a plurality of power electronics modules to be configured. Each of the plurality of power electronics modules of at least a portion of the plurality of power electronics modules is associated with a corresponding photovoltaic panel. A hub is configured to wirelessly communicate with the plurality of power electronics modules. The controller is physically connected to the hub and communicates with the hub via wiring that also carries power from photovoltaic panels to an inverter. The process includes configuring, by the controller, the plurality of power electronics modules using the received hardware identifiers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Kyle Breuning Evans, Sebastian Wolf, Mark Holveck, Hai-Yue Han, Craig Patrick Timms, Paul Chapman, Christopher Wright, Ryan Pflaum
  • Patent number: 11946503
    Abstract: A connector is provided to attach a supported member to a supporting member, with the supported member being in sloped and skewed relation to the supporting member. The connector has back members attached to side members. A seat member attaches to the side members through a hinged connection. The seat member interfaces with the bottom face of the supported member and can be disposed at a sloped angle. A pair of seat side members extend from the seat member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas G. Evans, Dustin P. Muhn, Rachel Marie Holland, Benedict Ang, Paul Howard Oellerich, James M. Benton, Timothy Patrick Murphy
  • Patent number: 11948227
    Abstract: Certain embodiments of the present disclosure provide techniques for eliminating an appearance of one or more objects in an environment surrounding a vehicle during operation of the vehicle. A method generally includes detecting the one or more objects in first sensor data collected from first sensors onboard the vehicle, wherein the first sensor data is representative of the environment surrounding the vehicle; receiving, from other vehicles, second sensor data collected from second sensors onboard the other vehicles, wherein the second sensor data is representative of the environment surrounding each of the one or more other vehicles; generating one or more augmented reality images depicting portions of the environment obstructed by the one or more objects in the first sensor data; displaying the one or more augmented reality images in an augmented reality display such that the augmented reality images are positioned to overlay the one or more objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignees: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Benjamin Piya Austin, John K. Lenneman, George M. Evans, Takeshi Yoshida, William Patrick Garrett, Rebecca L. Kirschweng
  • Patent number: 11922001
    Abstract: A method of operating a device, which includes providing a user interface with a display artifact; in response to an indication a user selected to copy the display artifact, storing multiple levels of detail of the display artifact; allowing the user to paste a selected level of detail by steps of: in response to an indication a user selected an input field and a paste command, displaying a plurality of paste options for pasting the display artifact into the input field, wherein the plurality of paste options each have a unique level of detail for representing the display artifact; allowing the user to select from the plurality of paste options; and in response to an indication a user selected a paste option from the plurality of paste options, pasting the display artifact with a level of detail associated with the selected paste option into the input filed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Jared Brown, John Thomas Kimbell, Patrick Evan Little, Marianna Levant, Rory Akira Malcolm Fairweather, Lisa Marie Wright, Gurpreet Virdi, Grigoriy V Lyukshin, David Chege Gitau
  • Publication number: 20240028183
    Abstract: A data processing system implements displaying a tabbed user interface comprising a plurality of tabs for navigating among a plurality of electronic documents; determining a first tab of the plurality of tabs is associated with a first tab group according to a first grouping criterion; and causing a first tab group control element to be displayed proximate to the first tab, the first tab group control element providing a set of tools for accessing content associated with the first tab group and for creating new tabs associated with the first tab group
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Chad ROTHSCHILLER, Mujtaba Shabbir KHAMBATTI, Patrick Evan LITTLE, Felix ANDREW, Pooja MEHTA
  • Publication number: 20240005280
    Abstract: System and methods for collaborative workspaces for content browsers are provided. In one embodiment, a method for a collaborative content browser comprises: obtaining a network address for a workspace management document; opening, at a browser, the workspace management document from a shared network resource based on the network address, the workspace management document recording a browser state for rendering a collaborative browser workspace in the browser; executing a browser process to generate a workspace shell for the workspace by rendering structural features of the workspace shell based on the browser state, the structural features including an user interface with a browser tab; synchronizing project resource data from the browser state to render network content from a project resource in the browser tab; and communicating an update to the browser state based on a change applied at the browser to the structural features or the project resources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Avi Ashish VAID, Kevin Reis DiCLEMENTE, Joseph Jiwoong OAK, Erik J. SNEAD, Sean O. LYNDERSAY, Andrew J. RITZ, Christian James COLANDO, Mohamed MANSOUR, Candice POON, Patrick Evan LITTLE
  • Patent number: 11762537
    Abstract: A data processing system implements displaying a tabbed user interface comprising a plurality of tabs for navigating among a plurality of electronic documents; determining a first tab of the plurality of tabs is associated with a first tab group according to a first grouping criterion; and causing a first tab group control element to be displayed proximate to the first tab, the first tab group control element providing a set of tools for accessing content associated with the first tab group and for creating new tabs associated with the first tab group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Chad Rothschiller, Mujtaba Shabbir Khambatti, Patrick Evan Little, Felix Andrew, Pooja Mehta
  • Publication number: 20230227559
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel antibodies, in particular murine monoclonal antibodies, chimeric and humanized, that are able to block specifically the human IgG receptors Fc?RIIIA (CD16A) and Fc?RIIIB (CD16B) as well as the amino and nucleic acid sequences coding for such antibodies. The invention also comprises the use of such antibodies or of fragments thereof as a medicament for the preventive and/or therapeutic treatment of diseases involving CD16, like autoimmune diseases, inflammatory disorders, allergies and infections, without inducing any adverse effects. In particular, these antibodies and fragments can prevent or treat anti-drug idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and autoimmune hemolytic anemia (ANA).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Pierre BRUHNS, Odile Madeleine RICHARD-LE GOFF, Patrick Evan ENGLAND, Sylviane HOOS, Friederike JONSSON
  • Publication number: 20230214104
    Abstract: A method of operating a device, which includes providing a user interface with a display artifact; in response to an indication a user selected to copy the display artifact, storing multiple levels of detail of the display artifact; allowing the user to paste a selected level of detail by steps of: in response to an indication a user selected an input field and a paste command, displaying a plurality of paste options for pasting the display artifact into the input field, wherein the plurality of paste options each have a unique level of detail for representing the display artifact; allowing the user to select from the plurality of paste options; and in response to an indication a user selected a paste option from the plurality of paste options, pasting the display artifact with a level of detail associated with the selected paste option into the input filed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Jared BROWN, John Thomas KIMBELL, Patrick Evan LITTLE, Marianna LEVANT, Rory Akira Malcolm FAIRWEATHER, Lisa Marie WRIGHT, Gurpreet VIRDI, Grigoriy V LYUKSHIN, David Chege GITAU
  • Patent number: 11644959
    Abstract: A method of operating a device, which includes providing a user interface with a display artifact; in response to an indication a user selected to copy the display artifact, storing multiple levels of detail of the display artifact; allowing the user to paste a selected level of detail by steps of: in response to an indication a user selected an input field and a paste command, displaying a plurality of paste options for pasting the display artifact into the input field, wherein the plurality of paste options each have a unique level of detail for representing the display artifact; allowing the user to select from the plurality of paste options; and in response to an indication a user selected a paste option from the plurality of paste options, pasting the display artifact with a level of detail associated with the selected paste option into the input filed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Jared Brown, John Thomas Kimbell, Patrick Evan Little, Marianna Levant, Rory Akira Malcolm Fairweather, Lisa Marie Wright, Gurpreet Virdi, Grigoriy V Lyukshin, David Chege Gitau
  • Publication number: 20230083527
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for managing a GUI of a web browser. When a user interaction with a tab presentation control is detected, a horizontal tab strip having first navigation tab controls for a set of webpages is removed, and a vertical tab strip having second navigation tab controls for the same set of webpages is displayed in a vertical column in the browser. In response to detecting a user hover interaction with the vertical tab strip while the vertical tab strip is in a collapsed state, the vertical tab strip is expanded from the collapsed state to an expanded state. In response to termination of the user hover interaction, the vertical tab strip is collapsed from the expanded state to the collapsed state. The vertical tab strip in the collapsed state occupies a smaller portion of the GUI then the vertical tab strip in the expanded state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: William J. DEVEREUX, Jerin R. SCHNEIDER, Olga VESELOVA, Patrick Evan LITTLE, Warren C. STEVENS, Darryl J. BROWN, Michael H. CATBAGAN, Aaron M. BUTCHER, Daniel J. KRENN
  • Publication number: 20230046605
    Abstract: In one aspect, a method is provided for controlling access to a facility including a movable barrier and a plurality of loading docks. The method includes receiving, from a user device associated with a vehicle, a check-in communication that includes a check-in identifier. The method includes receiving a verification communication that verifies a presence of the vehicle relative to a sensor associated with the movable barrier. The method further includes causing a movable barrier operator associated with the movable barrier to move the movable barrier between closed and open positions in response to the check-in identifier indicating authorization to access the facility and in response to receiving the verification communication. Further, the method includes selecting a particular loading dock from the plurality of loading docks and communicating a loading dock identification representative of the particular loading dock to the user device to direct the vehicle to the particular loading dock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Patrick Evans, Michael Pilgrim
  • Patent number: 11531719
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for managing a GUI of a web browser. When a user interaction with a tab presentation control is detected, a horizontal tab strip having first navigation tab controls for a set of webpages is removed, and a vertical tab strip having second navigation tab controls for the same set of webpages is displayed in a vertical column in the browser. In response to detecting a user hover interaction with the vertical tab strip while the vertical tab strip is in a collapsed state, the vertical tab strip is expanded from the collapsed state to an expanded state. In response to termination of the user hover interaction, the vertical tab strip is collapsed from the expanded state to the collapsed state. The vertical tab strip in the collapsed state occupies a smaller portion of the GUI then the vertical tab strip in the expanded state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: William J. Devereux, Jerin R. Schneider, Olga Veselova, Patrick Evan Little, Warren G. Stevens, Darryl J. Brown, Michael H. Catbagan, Aaron M. Butcher, Daniel J. Krenn
  • Patent number: 11492838
    Abstract: In one aspect, a method is provided for controlling access to a facility including a movable barrier and a plurality of loading docks. The method includes receiving, from a user device associated with a vehicle, a check-in communication that includes a check-in identifier. The method includes receiving a verification communication that verifies a presence of the vehicle relative to a sensor associated with the movable barrier. The method further includes causing a movable barrier operator associated with the movable barrier to move the movable barrier between closed and open positions in response to the check-in identifier indicating authorization to access the facility and in response to receiving the verification communication. Further, the method includes selecting a particular loading dock from the plurality of loading docks and communicating a loading dock identification representative of the particular loading dock to the user device to direct the vehicle to the particular loading dock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Patrick Evans, Michael Pilgrim
  • Publication number: 20220137797
    Abstract: A method of operating a device, which includes providing a user interface with a display artifact; in response to an indication a user selected to copy the display artifact, storing multiple levels of detail of the display artifact; allowing the user to paste a selected level of detail by steps of: in response to an indication a user selected an input field and a paste command, displaying a plurality of paste options for pasting the display artifact into the input field, wherein the plurality of paste options each have a unique level of detail for representing the display artifact; allowing the user to select from the plurality of paste options; and in response to an indication a user selected a paste option from the plurality of paste options, pasting the display artifact with a level of detail associated with the selected paste option into the input filed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Jared BROWN, John Thomas KIMBELL, Patrick Evan LITTLE, Marianna LEVANT, Rory Akira Malcolm FAIRWEATHER, Lisa Marie WRIGHT, Gurpreet VIRDI, Grigoriy V LYUKSHIN, David Chege GITAU
  • Publication number: 20220092133
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for managing a GUI of a web browser. When a user interaction with a tab presentation control is detected, a horizontal tab strip having first navigation tab controls for a set of webpages is removed, and a vertical tab strip having second navigation tab controls for the same set of webpages is displayed in a vertical column in the browser. In response to detecting a user hover interaction with the vertical tab strip while the vertical tab strip is in a collapsed state, the vertical tab strip is expanded from the collapsed state to an expanded state. In response to termination of the user hover interaction, the vertical tab strip is collapsed from the expanded state to the collapsed state. The vertical tab strip in the collapsed state occupies a smaller portion of the GUI then the vertical tab strip in the expanded state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: William J. Devereux, Jerin R. Schneider, Olga Veselova, Patrick Evan Little, Warren G. Stevens, Darryl J. Brown, Michael H. Catbagan, Aaron M. Butcher, Daniel J. Krenn
  • Patent number: 11132115
    Abstract: A method of operating a device, which includes providing a user interface with a display artifact; in response to an indication a user selected to copy the display artifact, storing multiple levels of detail of the display artifact; allowing the user to paste a selected level of detail by steps of: in response to an indication a user selected an input field and a paste command, displaying a plurality of paste options for pasting the display artifact into the input field, wherein the plurality of paste options each have a unique level of detail for representing the display artifact; allowing the user to select from the plurality of paste options; and in response to an indication a user selected a paste option from the plurality of paste options, pasting the display artifact with a level of detail associated with the selected paste option into the input filed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Jared Brown, John Thomas Kimbell, Patrick Evan Little, Marianna Levant, Rory Akira Malcolm Fairweather, Lisa Marie Wright, Gurpreet Virdi, Grigoriy Vyacheslavovich Lyukshin, David Chege Gitau
  • Publication number: 20210079710
    Abstract: In one aspect, a method is provided for controlling access to a facility including a movable barrier and a plurality of loading docks. The method includes receiving, from a user device associated with a vehicle, a check-in communication that includes a check-in identifier. The method includes receiving a verification communication that verifies a presence of the vehicle relative to a sensor associated with the movable barrier. The method further includes causing a movable barrier operator associated with the movable barrier to move the movable barrier between closed and open positions in response to the check-in identifier indicating authorization to access the facility and in response to receiving the verification communication. Further, the method includes selecting a particular loading dock from the plurality of loading docks and communicating a loading dock identification representative of the particular loading dock to the user device to direct the vehicle to the particular loading dock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Patrick Evans, Michael Pilgrim
  • Patent number: 10716882
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for efficient expression of breast milk is provided. The device comprises a horn having a funnel for receiving a breast and a tube extending downwards from the funnel and removably connected to a first end of a main body. The main body has a stem extending downwards from a second end. The horn portion of the device can vary in size depending on the user need to accommodate varying sizes. A flexible cylindrical diaphragm and a valve is provided and are configured to engage and create a sealing between the lower portion of the main body and a container for receiving the breast milk. The use of the cylindrical diaphragm creates minor stress points along the surface of the diaphragm, thereby making it difficult to tear or damage during repeated operation and cleaning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: AMEDA, INC.
    Inventors: Jeremy Patrick Evans, Terry Chung, Yordan Dimitrov Pargov, David Shao Ling, Joshua Stoia, Rodrigo Labrador Gonzales, Oliver James Harris, Manshi Kiritkumar Naik, Nathan Meng, Kwang Suk Kim
  • Publication number: 20190275222
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for efficient expression of breast milk is provided. The device comprises a horn having a funnel for receiving a breast and a tube extending downwards from the funnel and removably connected to a first end of a main body. The main body has a stem extending downwards from a second end. The horn portion of the device can vary in size depending on the user need to accommodate varying sizes. A flexible cylindrical diaphragm and a valve is provided and are configured to engage and create a sealing between the lower portion of the main body and a container for receiving the breast milk. The use of the cylindrical diaphragm creates minor stress points along the surface of the diaphragm, thereby making it difficult to tear or damage during repeated operation and cleaning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Jeremy Patrick Evans, Terry Chung, Yordan Dimitrov Pargov, David Shao Ling, Joshua Stoia, Rodrigo Labrador Gonzales, Oliver James Harris, Manshi Kiritkumar Naik, Nathan Meng, Kwang Suk Kim