Patents by Inventor Patrick A. Mann

Patrick A. Mann 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: 20240092121
    Abstract: A bassinet includes a base, a column assembly rotatably connected to the base at a first end of the column assembly, an arm rotatably connected to a second end of the column assembly, a tub frame pivotably connected to the arm, an infant tub retained within the tub frame, the infant tub including a front wall, a back wall, and two side walls and having areas of reduced height along the front wall and at least one of the side walls to provide enhanced access to the infant located within the infant tub, and an insert configured to reversibly fit within an interior of the infant tub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Kristin Patricia Tully, Catherine Sullivan, Carl John Seashore, Alison Mann Stuebe, Ty Hagler, Patrick Murphy, Prasad Joshi, Charity Grace Kirk
  • Patent number: 11587665
    Abstract: A system for estimating maximum heart rate and maximal oxygen uptake from submaximal exercise intensities can include an exercise intensity monitor, a cardiopulmonary monitor, and one or more computers. The computers can be configured, by virtue of appropriate programming, to receive submaximal exercise intensity data from the exercise intensity monitor and submaximal cardiopulmonary data from the cardiopulmonary monitor while a user, who coupled to the exercise intensity monitor and the cardiopulmonary monitor, is performing an exercise at a submaximal exercise intensity. The one or more computers then determine a heuristic estimate of a maximal cardiopulmonary state of the user based on the submaximal exercise intensity data and the submaximal cardiopulmonary data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignees: THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL, DUKE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Claudio Luiz Battaglini, Brian Patrick Mann, Michael Joseph Mazzoleni
  • Publication number: 20200147451
    Abstract: A system for assessing lower extremity movement quality includes one or more user sensors, at least one processor, and a movement evaluator implemented using the at least one processor. The movement evaluator is configured, by virtue of appropriate programming, for receiving movement data from the one or more user sensors during a user's performance of a movement task; extracting one or more movement features from the movement data, each movement feature characterizing a respective aspect of a movement pattern of the user's performance that is associated with lower extremity injury risk; and classifying the movement pattern into a classified risk category for lower extremity injury for the user based on the one or more movement features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Barnett Samuel Frank, Darin Anthony Padua, Michael Joseph Mazzoleni, Brian Patrick Mann
  • Publication number: 20190009134
    Abstract: A system for estimating maximum heart rate and maximal oxygen uptake from submaximal exercise intensities can include an exercise intensity monitor, a cardiopulmonary monitor, and one or more computers. The computers can be configured, by virtue of appropriate programming, to receive submaximal exercise intensity data from the exercise intensity monitor and submaximal cardiopulmonary data from the cardiopulmonary monitor while a user, who coupled to the exercise intensity monitor and the cardiopulmonary monitor, is performing an exercise at a submaximal exercise intensity. The one or more computers then determine a heuristic estimate of a maximal cardiopulmonary state of the user based on the submaximal exercise intensity data and the submaximal cardiopulmonary data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Claudio Luiz Battaglini, Brian Patrick Mann, Michael Joseph Mazzoleni
  • Publication number: 20170238370
    Abstract: A heater cable, which may particularly be a self-regulating heater cable, has a heating element including two bus wires spaced a distance apart by a positive temperature coefficient (PTC) material, giving the heating element a major axis and a minor axis. Bending the heater cable transverse to the major axis gives a tighter bend radius than bending the heater cable transverse to the minor axis. To facilitate bending in multiple directions, the heating element is twisted around the longitudinal axis of the heater cable. The twisting may be done uniformly to give the bus wires a helical configuration, which reduces electromagnetic interference and facilitates heater cable diameters as small as 0.25 inches. Additional layers, such as polymer jackets and a braided metal ground plane layer, may be added over the heating element. Each of these layers may be twisted or untwisted in various implementations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Pete Pretorius, Alice Liang, Patrick Mann
  • Patent number: 9164870
    Abstract: Integrated fuzzing techniques are described. A fuzzing system may employ a container configured as a separate component that can host different target pages to implement fuzzing for an application. A hosted target file is loaded as a subcomponent of the container and parsed to recognize functionality of the application invoked by the file. In at least some embodiments, this involves building a document object model (DOM) for a browser page and determining DOM interfaces of a browser to call based on the page DOM. The container then operates to systematically invoke the recognized functionality to cause and detect failures. Additionally, the container may operate to perform iterative fuzzing with multiple test files in an automation mode. Log files may be created to describe the testing and enable both self-contained replaying of failures and coverage analysis for multiple test runs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Jiong Qiu, Michael Allan Friedman, Charles Patrick Mann, Kwan-Leung Chan, Jeremy Lynn Reed
  • Publication number: 20150033079
    Abstract: Integrated fuzzing techniques are described. A fuzzing system may employ a container configured as a separate component that can host different target pages to implement fuzzing for an application. A hosted target file is loaded as a subcomponent of the container and parsed to recognize functionality of the application invoked by the file. In at least some embodiments, this involves building a document object model (DOM) for a browser page and determining DOM interfaces of a browser to call based on the page DOM. The container then operates to systematically invoke the recognized functionality to cause and detect failures. Additionally, the container may operate to perform iterative fuzzing with multiple test files in an automation mode. Log files may be created to describe the testing and enable both self-contained replaying of failures and coverage analysis for multiple test runs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Jiong Qiu, Michael Allan Friedman, Charles Patrick Mann, Kwan-Leung Chan, Jeremy Lynn Reed
  • Patent number: 8862940
    Abstract: Integrated fuzzing techniques are described. A fuzzing system may employ a container configured as a separate component that can host different target pages to implement fuzzing for an application. A hosted target file is loaded as a subcomponent of the container and parsed to recognize functionality of the application invoked by the file. In at least some embodiments, this involves building a document object model (DOM) for a browser page and determining DOM interfaces of a browser to call based on the page DOM. The container then operates to systematically invoke the recognized functionality to cause and detect failures. Additionally, the container may operate to perform iterative fuzzing with multiple test files in an automation mode. Log files may be created to describe the testing and enable both self-contained replaying of failures and coverage analysis for multiple test runs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Jiong Qiu, Michael Allan Friedman, Charles Patrick Mann, Kwan-Leung Chan, Jeremy Lynn Reed
  • Publication number: 20130212435
    Abstract: Integrated fuzzing techniques are described. A fuzzing system may employ a container configured as a separate component that can host different target pages to implement fuzzing for an application. A hosted target file is loaded as a subcomponent of the container and parsed to recognize functionality of the application invoked by the file. In at least some embodiments, this involves building a document object model (DOM) for a browser page and determining DOM interfaces of a browser to call based on the page DOM. The container then operates to systematically invoke the recognized functionality to cause and detect failures. Additionally, the container may operate to perform iterative fuzzing with multiple test files in an automation mode. Log files may be created to describe the testing and enable both self-contained replaying of failures and coverage analysis for multiple test runs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jiong Qiu, Michael Allan Friedman, Charles Patrick Mann, Kwan-Leung Chan, Jeremy Lynn Reed
  • Patent number: 6651350
    Abstract: Orbiting sight includes a pivotable sight-mounting member; and, attached in a pivoting relationship to said member, a sighting unit. The sighting unit can remain positioned in a fixed orientation in relation to an axis. The orbiting sight can be attached to a projectile-type weapon, especially, an archery bow. Provided also, in a projectile-type weapon other than an archery bow, the improvement of an orbiting sight including a pivotable sight-mounting member, which heed not necessarily be, but advantageously is, such that it remain positioned in a fixed orientation to an axis; and, attached to it, a sighting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Inventors: Marvin L. Manns, Wayne A. Manns, Patrick A. Manns
  • Patent number: 4087864
    Abstract: A vest is provided which patients undergoing intravenous hyperalimentation (total parenteral nutrition) treatment may wear, permitting the patients/recipients to move about and continue to receive intravenous nourishment. The vest is provided with pouches to receive bags of the hyperalimentation solution, a pocket to receive a pump to transfer the solution to the recipient's body and a pocket for a power supply for the pump. The vest permits hyperalimentation recipients who would otherwise be bed-ridden to lead a more normal and active life.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1976
    Date of Patent: May 9, 1978
    Assignee: Larry D. LaBove
    Inventors: Larry D. LaBove, Patrick A. Mann