Patents by Inventor Patrick Nicholson

Patrick Nicholson 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: 20240338716
    Abstract: A method for finding digital assets in a database per a user query, is provided. The method includes generating an embedded keyword vector for a search query from a user searching for a digital asset in a database, ranking multiple embedded asset vectors within a similarity radius around the embedded keyword vector, each of the embedded asset vectors associated with a digital asset in the database based on a proximity with the embedded keyword vector, and providing, to the user, multiple digital assets associated with the embedded asset vectors in response to the search query, based on the ranking. A system including a memory circuit storing instructions and one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to cause the system to perform a method as above, the memory circuit and the one or more processors, are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2023
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Inventor: Patrick Nicholson
  • Publication number: 20240095812
    Abstract: A data structure to facilitate language agnostic searches in an online marketplace is provided. The data structure includes multiple nodes, each node having one or more labels associated to a network resource; and multiple links joining a parent node to a child node. A first label is associated with one or more words in a first language, the link indicates a navigation route for a search engine to move from the parent node to the child node in search of a pre-selected media file, and a label in a parent node is associated with an unambiguous concept in a knowledge base, the network resource includes one or more media files associated with a license weight, and the license weight for the parent node is higher than the license weight for the child node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventor: Patrick Nicholson
  • Patent number: 11523250
    Abstract: Reliable location data is found using messages with unreliable location data. A logistic-geohash is found for a plurality of messages. Records of are accessed data messages, each data message including a geographic locator and a sender-identifier. For each sender-identifier, one or more geogroups are determined. For each geogroup: determining, a representative point of the geogroup is found to represent the geogroup. Using the representative point of the geogroup, a geogroup-geohash is found. Pair of geogroup: logistic address are found based on a matching of at least some of the first plurality of digits and some of the second plurality of digits. For each pair of geogroup:logistic address, a distance is determined between the representative point of the geogroup and the representative point of the logistic address. Geogroup:logistic address pairs are selected. The selected geogroup:logistic address pairs are stored in memory as representing a logistic location of the sender-identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Valassis Digital Corp.
    Inventor: Patrick Nicholson
  • Publication number: 20220369062
    Abstract: Reliable location data is found using messages with unreliable location data. A logistic-geohash is found for a plurality of messages. Records of are accessed data messages, each data message including a geographic locator and a sender-identifier. For each sender-identifier, one or more geogroups are determined. For each geogroup: determining, a representative point of the geogroup is found to represent the geogroup. Using the representative point of the geogroup, a geogroup-geohash is found. Pair of geogroup: logistic address are found based on a matching of at least some of the first plurality of digits and some of the second plurality of digits. For each pair of geogroup:logistic address, a distance is determined between the representative point of the geogroup and the representative point of the logistic address. Geogroup:logistic address pairs are selected. The selected geogroup:logistic address pairs are stored in memory as representing a logistic location of the sender-identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventor: Patrick Nicholson
  • Publication number: 20170008790
    Abstract: Greenhouse gases are lowered in treatment of animal manure from a CAFO by eliminating or reducing anaerobic digestion. The manure product is admixed with drying agents and is suitable for use as fertilizer or fuel while severely curtailing odor at the same time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Harry P. Hackett, Timothy Joseph Nicholson, John Patrick Nicholson
  • Publication number: 20110079060
    Abstract: Greenhouse gases are lowered in treatment of animal manure from a CAFO by eliminating or reducing anaerobic digestion. The manure product is admixed with drying agents and is suitable for use as fertilizer or fuel while severely curtailing odor at the same time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2009
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Applicant: RCRA CLEAN ENERGY SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Harry P. Hackett, Timothy Joseph Nicholson, John Patrick Nicholson
  • Patent number: 7601120
    Abstract: A method for the in vivo non-invasive characterization of the material and architectural properties of a bone in which an ultrasonic wave is introduced into a bone in such way as to produce one or more guided wave modes within the bone, and the signals emerging from the bone are stored and analyzed to determine the propagation characteristics of the guided wave/s. These measured guided wave propagation characteristics are then processed to obtain estimates of desired bone properties such as cortical thickness, bone density and bone elastic constants. The invention also includes an unltrasound arrangement with movable transducers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Inventors: Petro Moilanen, Patrick Nicholson, Shu Lin Cheng, Jussi Timonen
  • Publication number: 20050004457
    Abstract: A method for the in vivo non-invasive characterization of the material and architectural properties of a bone in which an ultrasonic wave is introduced into a bone in such way as to produce one or more guided wave modes within the bone, and the signals emerging from the bone are stored and analyzed to determine the propagation characteristics of the guided wave/s. These measured guided wave propagation characteristics are then processed to obtain estimates of desired bone properties such as cortical thickness, bone density and bone elastic constants. The invention also includes an unltrasound arrangement with movable transducers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2002
    Publication date: January 6, 2005
    Inventors: Petro Moilanen, Patrick Nicholson, Shu-Lin Cheng, Jussi Timonen
  • Patent number: 4591722
    Abstract: A low-temperature stage for use in an electron microscope comprises a main body (37), a holder (10) for a specimen mount, a heat exchanger (16) within the main body (37), conduit means (14, 18) for supplying coolant to the heat exchanger, a bar (22) of relatively large cross-section and relatively high thermal conductivity interconnecting the heat exchanger (16) and the specimen mount holder (10) to form a heat transfer path therebetween, and a support member (28) of relatively small cross-section and relatively low thermal conductivity interconnecting the specimen mount holder (10) and the main body (37), the support member (28) being a generally box-shaped member (28) disposed around said bar. An anti-contaminator for an electron microscope, comprising a metallic cryogenic shield (58), a tank (50) for holding a cryogenic liquid maintained at boiling point, and a thermal pathway (60) between the shield (58) and the tank (50).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1983
    Date of Patent: May 27, 1986
    Assignee: The University Court of the University of Glasgow
    Inventors: William H. Biddlecombe, Hugh Y. Elder, W. A. Patrick Nicholson
  • Patent number: 4101332
    Abstract: A mixture consisting essentially of fly ash and cement kiln dust which reacts at ambient temperature with water to produce a durable mass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 1977
    Date of Patent: July 18, 1978
    Assignee: Nicholson Realty Ltd.
    Inventor: John Patrick Nicholson
  • Patent number: 4038095
    Abstract: A mixture consisting essentially of fly ash, lime stack dust and aggregate which through pozzolanic reactions produces a hard, strong, durable mass capable of supporting surfacing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1976
    Date of Patent: July 26, 1977
    Assignee: Nicholson Realty Ltd.
    Inventor: John Patrick Nicholson
  • Patent number: 4018617
    Abstract: A mixture consisting essentially of fly ash, cement kiln dust and aggregate which through pozzolanic reactions produces a hard, strong, durable mass capable of supporting surfacing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1976
    Date of Patent: April 19, 1977
    Assignee: Nicholson Realty Ltd.
    Inventor: J. Patrick Nicholson