Patents by Inventor Paul A. Adam

Paul A. Adam 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).

  • Patent number: 11433897
    Abstract: The present application relates to a method and apparatus for controlling an ADAS equipped vehicle including a sensor configured for determining a first distance to a first proximate vehicle and a second distance to a second proximate vehicle, a user input operative to receive a user preference, a memory operative to store a map data, a processor operative to generate a current lane score and an adjacent lane score in response to the first distance, the second distance, the user preference, and the map data, the processor being further operative to generate a lane change control signal in response to the adjacent lane score exceeding the current lane score and a vehicle controller operative to perform a lane change operation from a current lane to an adjacent lane in response to the lane change control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey S. Parks, Paul A. Adam, Gabriel T. Choi, Braden J. Swantick, Namai P. Kumara
  • Publication number: 20220251236
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel DLL3/CD3 binding proteins. The invention also relates to nucleic acids encoding such proteins; to methods for preparing such proteins; to host cells expressing or capable of expressing such proteins; to compositions comprising such proteins; and to uses of such proteins or such compositions, in particular for therapeutic purposes in the field of cancer diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Susanne Hipp, Paul Adam, Michael Dziegelewski, Rajkumar Ganesan, Philip Nicholas Gorman, Priyanka Gupta, Justin Scheer, Vladimir H. Voynov, Pankaj GUPTA
  • Publication number: 20220251243
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a binding molecule which is at least bispecific comprising a first and a second binding domain, wherein the first binding domain is capable of binding to epitope cluster 3 of BCMA, and the second binding domain is capable of binding to the T cell CD3 receptor complex. Moreover, the invention provides a nucleic acid sequence encoding the binding molecule, a vector comprising said nucleic acid sequence and a host cell transformed or transfected with said vector. Furthermore, the invention provides a process for the production of the binding molecule of the invention, a medical use of said binding molecule and a kit comprising said binding molecule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Peter Kufer, Tobias Raum, Patrick Hoffmann, Roman Kischel, Ralf Lutterbuese, Doris Rau, Paul Adam, Eric Borges, Barbara Hebeis, Susanne Hipp
  • Patent number: 11400282
    Abstract: In some examples, an implantable medical device (IMD) that includes a pulse generator comprising a housing, electrodes, and circuitry configured to deliver cardiac pacing via the electrodes. The IMD may further include a lead including at least one of the electrodes, an elongate body, a fixation helix, and a connector segment. A width of the helix transverse to a longitudinal axis of the lead is greatest at a distal end of the helix. A proximal end of the elongate body may be connected to a distal end of the pulse generator, and the helix may be attached to a distal end of the elongate body. The pulse generator may include a first connector tab. A distal end of the connector segment may be configured to receive the proximal end of the elongate body and a proximal end of the connector segment may include at least one second connector member configured to engage the first connector tab.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark T. Marshall, Teresa A. Whitman, Carla Pfeiffer, Thomas A. Anderson, Jean Rutten, Paul Adams, Antoine Camps, Richard Cornelussen, Ralph Leinders
  • Publication number: 20220228387
    Abstract: A triangular-shaped mounting device may include a top plate. The top plate may include a triangular-shaped center portion, a first return formed on a first side of the triangular-shaped center portion, a second return formed on a second side of the triangular-shaped center portion, and a third return formed on a third side of the triangular-shaped center portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Nathan Colton Sargent, Rowdy Hans DeJong, Braxton Tyler Schindler, Kynan Dee Wynne, John David Whittington, Reese James Ferrin, Joshua Paul Adam
  • Publication number: 20220228386
    Abstract: A mounting device may include a first arm, a first void defined in the first arm, a second arm, and a second void defined in the second arm. The first arm and the second arm may be engaged to one another via the first void and the second void. The mounting device may further include a top plate coupled to the first arm and the second arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Nathan Colton Sargent, Rowdy Hans DeJong, Braxton Tyler Schindler, Kynan Dee Wynne, John David Whittington, Reese James Ferrin, Joshua Paul Adam
  • Publication number: 20220228704
    Abstract: A mounting device includes a first arm, a second arm positioned parallel to the first arm, and a top plate coupled to the first arm and the second arm. The top plate includes a center portion, a first coupling panel formed at a 90 degree angle with respect to a surface of the center portion, and a second coupling panel formed at a 90 degree angle with respect to a surface of the center portion. The second coupling panel is located at a side of the center portion opposite the first coupling panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Nathan Colton Sargent, Rowdy Hans DeJong, Braxton Tyler Schindler, Kynan Dee Wynne, John David Whittington, Reese James Ferrin, Joshua Paul Adam
  • Publication number: 20220228388
    Abstract: A mounting device may include a top plate including a cone-shaped center portion, a flange coupled to the cone-shaped center portion, a number of apertures defined in the flange, and a number of fasteners engaged with the apertures to couple the top plate to a surface of a structure. The flange seals a bottom side of the top plate to the surface of the structure. The flange includes a seal coupled to the bottom of the flange. The cone-shaped center portion has a convex paraboloid shape. The flange includes at least one surface that is parallel to a surface of the structure, and a transition between the cone-shaped center portion and the flange forms an angle. The top plate has a diameter sufficient to displace a load greater than 50 pounds over the surface of the structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Nathan Colton Sargent, Rowdy Hans DeJong, Braxton Tyler Schindler, Kynan Dee Wynne, John David Whittington, Reese James Ferrin, Joshua Paul Adam
  • Patent number: 11390285
    Abstract: An automated lane change system for a motor vehicle includes one or more environmental sensors for generating an input signal indicative of a position of an object relative to the motor vehicle, with the object being disposed at a distance from the motor vehicle. The input signal is further indicative of a velocity of the object relative to the motor vehicle. The system further includes a steering wheel sensor generating a gripped signal, in response to a driver gripping a steering wheel. A controller generates an activation signal, in response to the controller receiving the input signal from the environmental sensor and the gripped signal from the steering wheel sensor. An actuator controls the steering wheel, a propulsion mechanism, and a braking mechanism for maneuvering the motor vehicle from a current driving lane to a target driving lane, in response to the actuator receiving the activation signal from the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Paul A Adam, Gabriel T Choi, Daryl A Wilson, Tetyana V Mamchuk, Reza Zarringhalam
  • Publication number: 20220158719
    Abstract: Measures for managing satellite bearer resources of a satellite telecommunications network. A corpus of data based on historical satellite bearer resource allocations is maintained. A machine learning agent is trained with the corpus to determine a plurality of weights for use in directing satellite bearer resource management in the satellite telecommunications network. A satellite bearer resource allocation request is received. A set of features is extracted from a current environment of the satellite telecommunications network. The set of features defines currently allocated satellite bearer resources. On the basis of the determined plurality of weights and the set of features, satellite bearer resources of the satellite telecommunications network are managed to satisfy the request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Ashley BAKER, Paul ADAMS, Sam WOOLER, Brian VAN LUIPEN, Stuart TAYLOR
  • Patent number: 11332541
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel DLL3/CD3 binding proteins. The invention also relates to nucleic acids encoding such proteins; to methods for preparing such proteins; to host cells expressing or capable of expressing such proteins; to compositions comprising such proteins; and to uses of such proteins or such compositions, in particular for therapeutic purposes in the field of cancer diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Susanne Hipp, Paul Adam, Michael Dziegelewski, Rajkumar Ganesan, Philip Nicholas Gorman, Priyanka Gupta, Justin Scheer, Vladimir H. Voynov, Pankaj Gupta
  • Publication number: 20220144276
    Abstract: In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, methods and systems are provided for controlling automatic overtake functionality for a host vehicle. In on such exemplary embodiment, a disclosed method includes: (i) obtaining, via a plurality of sensors, sensor data pertaining to the host vehicle and a roadway on which the host vehicle is traveling; (ii) determining, via a processor, when an automatic overtake is recommended, using the sensor data in conjunction with one or more threshold values; (iii) receiving driver inputs pertaining to the automatic overtake; and (iv) adjusting, via the processor, the one or more threshold values for the automatic overtake based on the driver inputs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey S. Parks, Namal P. Kumara, Paul A. Adam, Gabriel T. Choi, Michael J. Abowd, Braden J. Swantick
  • Publication number: 20220147371
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for provisioning client devices. A configuration file previously installed on the computing device can be read. The configuration file can contain a provisioning address. Then, a user account is automatically created using a predefined username and credential stored in the configuration file. Next, an enrollment request can be sent to the provisioning address to enroll the computing device with a provisioning service using the user account. In response, an enrollment response can be received from the provisioning service. The computing device can then be configured based upon the enrollment response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Kishore Krishnakumar, Vijay Chari Narayan, Brooks Peppin, Paul Adam Ryman, Rob Schlotman
  • Publication number: 20220144266
    Abstract: In various embodiments, methods, systems, and vehicle apparatuses are provided. A method for implementing a lane-keeping assist unit of a vehicle by receiving information of a plurality of road geometries, and driving scenarios wherein at least one driving scenario is combined with a target path that is parallel and biased from a lane center by a desired path offset, and a reference path for guiding the vehicle to merge with the target path; adapting the reference path with control based on a selected road geometry and driving scenario; adjusting the desired path offset by considering lane markings during an intervention for an inner curve, an outer curve and a straight road; controlling the vehicle trajectory for enabling the vehicle to track the reference path; exiting the intervention once a trajectory tracking performance by the vehicle is confirmed; and aborting once an instability of the trajectory tracking performance is confirmed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Jayant Sachdev, Reza Zarringhalam, Amir Takhmar, Jimmy Zhong Yan Lu, Paul A. Adam, Tetyana V. Mamchuk
  • Publication number: 20220111848
    Abstract: An autonomous vehicle and a system and method of operating the autonomous vehicle. The system includes a sensor and a processor. The processor determines an effective observation area of the sensor, the effective observation area being affected by an extrinsic condition. The processor determines an available time for performing a lane change based on the effective observation area and performs the lane change based on the available time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Jeffrey S. Parks, Paul A. Adam, Namal P. Kumara, Shaun C. Bowman, Dmitriy Feldman
  • Patent number: 11299538
    Abstract: Antibody molecules, in particular fully human antibodies that bind to human IGF-1 and cross-react with IGF-2 such that binding of IGF-1 and IGF-2 to the IGF-1 receptor is prevented and IGF-1 receptor-mediated signaling is inhibited. The antibodies do not bind to insulin and thus do not affect the mitogenic properties of insulin that are mediated by its binding to the insulin receptors. The antibodies are useful for the treatment of hyperproliferative diseases, in particular cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Paul Adam, Eric Borges, Robert Rauchenberger, Gabriela Wochnik-Veltrup
  • Patent number: 11292470
    Abstract: A method to establish a lane-change maneuver, the method includes the steps of calculating a plurality of anchor points along a projected vehicle route and, based on the plurality of anchor points, generating a lane-change maneuver trajectory. The plurality of anchor points can include: a first anchor point based on time, a second anchor point where the vehicle would cross a lane boundary from a host lane to a target lane, and a third anchor point where counter steering torque would be applied to center the vehicle in the target lane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Tetyana V. Mamchuk, Paul A. Adam, Gabriel T. Choi, Joseph M. Burdge
  • Patent number: 11295350
    Abstract: A social networking system predicts a life event (e.g., birthday, change in marital status, relationship status, etc.) for a target user based on information associated with the user. The social networking system identifies gift suggestions to provide to one or more friends of the user based on the predicted event. A gift suggestion may include an invitation to purchase or send an item, voucher, or other gift to the target user, wherein the gift may be determined based on information about the target user's interests obtained by the social networking system. The social networking system sends a gift suggestion to one or more friends of the target user, where the gift suggestion identifies the predicted life event and provides the gift suggestion to the target user's friend. The advertisement may require action by multiple of the target user's friends before the gift is sent to the target user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc.
    Inventor: Paul Adams
  • Publication number: 20220097709
    Abstract: An automated lane change system for a motor vehicle includes one or more environmental sensors for generating an input signal indicative of a position of an object relative to the motor vehicle, with the object being disposed at a distance from the motor vehicle. The input signal is further indicative of a velocity of the object relative to the motor vehicle. The system further includes a steering wheel sensor generating a gripped signal, in response to a driver gripping a steering wheel. A controller generates an activation signal, in response to the controller receiving the input signal from the environmental sensor and the gripped signal from the steering wheel sensor. An actuator controls the steering wheel, a propulsion mechanism, and a braking mechanism for maneuvering the motor vehicle from a current driving lane to a target driving lane, in response to the actuator receiving the activation signal from the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Paul A. Adam, Gabriel T. Choi, Daryl A. Wilson, Tetyana V. Mamchuk, Reza Zarringhalam
  • Publication number: 20220087639
    Abstract: A device and system for and methods of using an ultrasound probe housing containing ultrasound probes configured to produce images inside the body of a patient for procedures requiring needle or probe insertion. The ultrasound probe housing can be configured with a guide channel cut-out or aperture between the ambient side and body side of a patient. A needle guide assembly may be pivotally connected internal to the guide channel cut-out or aperture of the ultrasound probe housing at a pivot point such that during use the needle enters the patient through the needle guide assembly within the ultrasonic probe housing so that the needle can be visualized by the ultrasonic probes in real time. The ultrasound probe housing may also provide an adhesion or suction quality to the body side of the device to facilitate aspects of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Paul Adams, Christopher Vetter