Patents by Inventor Patrick Watson

Patrick Watson 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: 20230086013
    Abstract: A storage and display assembly with a base defining a cavity configured to receive a product. A lid is mounted to the base covering the cavity. A hang tag is mounted to the base. The hang tag has a first position with a first end of the hang tag engaging an inner surface of the lid securing the lid to the base and a second position with the first end of the hang tag is disengaged from the inner surface of the lid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Matthew James Helle, Sharika D. Anderson, Jiong Hui Li, Brian Patrick Watson, David John Haylings, Artur Wichowski, Bingxiao Wang
  • Patent number: 11348031
    Abstract: Techniques for assessing the proficiency of artificial intelligence agents and users in a given knowledge domain are described. A plurality of proficiency agents can be initialized with a plurality of proficiency scores, by performing a plurality of assessments between pairs of proficiency agents selected from the plurality of proficiency agents. A first client device associated with a first user is matched with a first proficiency agent of the plurality of proficiency agents, based on a first proficiency score associated with the first user and a second proficiency score of the plurality of proficiency scores corresponding to the first proficiency agent. Assessments results of an assessment performed between the first client device and the first proficiency agent are received, and a rating system update function is used to update the first proficiency score and the second proficiency score, based on the assessment results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Patrick Watson, Maria Chang, Jae-Wook Ahn, Sharad Chandra Sundararajan, Prasenjit Dey
  • Publication number: 20210362930
    Abstract: A storage and display assembly for a shaving razor system. The assembly comprising has a case with a top portion and a bottom portion. The top and bottom portions being coupled together so as to be movable relative to one another between a closed position and an open position. The top and bottom portions, when in the closed position, define an inner cavity sized to receive the shaving razor system. A securement cover associated with the top and bottom portions to maintain the top and bottom portions in the to be moved to the open position. The securement cover comprises at least one of product indicia closed position. The securement cover being removable from the case to allow the top and bottom portions or product imagery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Rory Frederick Wellington McGarry, Brian Patrick Watson
  • Patent number: 11164377
    Abstract: Methods and systems of navigating within a virtual environment are described. In an example, a processor may generate a portal that includes a set of portal boundaries. The processor may display the portal within a first scene of the virtual environment being displayed on a device. The processor may display a second scene of the virtual environment within the portal boundaries. The processor may receive sensor data indicating a movement of a motion controller. The processor may reposition the portal and the second scene in the first scene based on the sensor data, wherein the first scene remains stationary on the device during the reposition of the portal and the second scene. The processor may translate a location of the portal within the first scene to move the portal towards a user of the device until the second scene replaces the first scene being displayed on the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Aldis Sipolins, Lawrence A. Clevenger, Benjamin D. Briggs, Michael Rizzolo, Christopher J. Penny, Patrick Watson
  • Patent number: 11151410
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for data labeling is provided. The computer-implemented method assigns pseudo-labels to unlabeled examples of data using a similarity metric on an embedding space to produce pseudo-labeled examples. A curriculum learning model is trained using the pseudo-labeled examples. The curriculum learning model trained with the pseudo-labeled examples is employed in in a fine-tuning task to enhance classification accuracy of the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Patrick Watson, Bishwaranjan Bhattacharjee, Siyu Huo, Noel C. Codella, Brian M. Belgodere, Parijat Dube, Michael R. Glass, John R. Kender, Matthew L. Hill
  • Publication number: 20210259384
    Abstract: A storage assembly for a shaving razor system including a case with a top portion and a bottom portion and an insert including a material having a Shore A hardness of between 40 and 70. The insert includes one or more cavities configured to receive one or more components of the shaving razor system, and the bottom portion of the case defines a compartment configured to removably receive the insert within the bottom portion. Also provided is a method of assembling a storage assembly for a shaving razor system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Rory Frederick Wellington McGarry, Brian Patrick Watson
  • Publication number: 20210187430
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of removing contaminants from interior of a vehicle. The contaminants become suspended by an emulsification process and removed from the interior of the vehicle by a vacuum suction unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Patrick Watson, Davide Secci
  • Publication number: 20210174191
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a method for fine-tuning a pre-trained neural network for transfer learning, the method comprising obtaining a first target feature vector from a first layer of a pre-trained neural network responsive to a first target data element of a target dataset passing therethrough, obtaining a first source feature vector associated with the first layer of the pre-trained neural network, calculating a first divergence value for the first layer of the pre-trained neural network based at least in part on the first target feature vector and the first source feature vector, and setting a learning rate for the first layer of the pre-trained neural network based at least in part on the first divergence value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Parijat Dube, Bishwaranjan Bhattacharjee, Patrick Watson, John Ronald Kender
  • Patent number: 11013278
    Abstract: An adhesive sport tissue having an elongated absorbent body including a first end and a second end of predetermined length, and a pair of opposing side edges of predetermined width extending between the first end and the second end. The adhesive sport tissue further comprising a front side and a rear side, wherein the rear side is securable to a user's skin or an article of clothing such that the front side faces away from the user. At least one sheet is disposed on the front side that is selectively removable by the user. The adhesive sport tissue further includes an upper layer that is permeable to moisture and a moisture-absorbent inner core layer that tapers inwardly from the pair of opposing side edges, and a plurality of adhesive strips disposed on the rear side. In one embodiment, a scented layer is also included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Inventor: Patrick Watson
  • Patent number: D921294
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
    Inventors: Rory Frederick Wellington McGarry, Brian Patrick Watson, Philipp Goeder, Oliver Felix Grabes
  • Patent number: D949478
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
    Inventors: Rory Frederick Wellington McGarry, Brian Patrick Watson, Christopher Ramm, Oliver Felix Grabes
  • Patent number: D964652
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
    Inventors: Philipp Goeder, Christopher Ramm, Brian Patrick Watson, Kristopher William Schulz, Vanessa Christie
  • Patent number: D965887
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
    Inventors: Neil Dustin Lettenberger, Brian Patrick Watson, Jan Wertel, Gernot Oberfell
  • Patent number: D967529
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
    Inventors: Philipp Goeder, Christopher Ramm, Brian Patrick Watson, Vanessa Christie
  • Patent number: D967531
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
    Inventors: Rory Frederick Wellington McGarry, Brian Patrick Watson, Philipp Goeder, Oliver Felix Grabes
  • Patent number: D967532
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
    Inventors: Rory Frederick Wellington McGarry, Brian Patrick Watson, Philipp Goeder, Oliver Felix Grabes
  • Patent number: D976489
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
    Inventors: Philipp Goeder, Christopher Ramm, Brian Patrick Watson, Vanessa Christie
  • Patent number: D981084
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Inventor: Patrick Watson
  • Patent number: D986583
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
    Inventors: Rory Frederick Wellington McGarry, Brian Patrick Watson
  • Patent number: D986584
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: The Gillette Company LLC
    Inventors: Rory Frederick Wellington McGarry, Christopher Ramm, Brian Patrick Watson, Oliver Felix Grabes