Patents by Inventor Paul A. R. Frank

Paul A. R. Frank 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: 11911721
    Abstract: A fuel filtration system and methods controlling, and operating a fuel filtration system. A first fuel filter head is fluidly coupled to one or more first fuel filters, a second fuel filter head is fluidly coupled to one or more second fuel filters and a selector valve is coupled to the first fuel filter head and the second fuel filter head. The selector valve includes a primary valve inlet port, a primary valve outlet port, and a movable valve body movable from a first position to a second position. The first position fluidly couples the first fuel filter head to the primary valve outlet port and fluidly decouples the second fuel filter head from the primary valve outlet port. The second position fluidly couples the second fuel filter head to the primary valve outlet port and fluidly decouples the first fuel filter head from the primary valve outlet port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Cummins, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul D. Johnson, Gregory S. Franks, Joseph A. Worthington, Sandesh R. Patil, Amit Yeole, David P. Genter
  • Patent number: 11225264
    Abstract: In an approach, one or more computer processors determine that a user is in a vehicle. The one or more computer processors identify historical vehicle occupancy data of the user. The one or more computer processors monitor one or more driving metrics of the vehicle while the user is an occupant. The one or more computer processors determine whether a vehicle exceeds a threshold based, at least in part, on a comparison of the monitored one or more driving metrics and the identified historical vehicle occupancy data. The one or more computer processors determine an action based, at least in part, on the vehicle exceeding the threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Adam J. Smye-Rumsby, Hernan A. Cunico, Paul A. R. Frank, Martin G. Keen
  • Patent number: 11210709
    Abstract: Embodiments for managing call-to-action elements by one or more processors are described. User data is received from at least one data source associated with the user. Based on the user data, a label for a call-to-action element to be rendered by a computing node is determined. A signal representative of the determined label for the call-to-action element is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hernan A. Cunico, Adam Smye-Rumsby, Martin G. Keen, Paul A. R. Frank
  • Patent number: 11122069
    Abstract: Devices and methods for detecting a compromised social media account are disclosed. A method includes: receiving, by a computing device, social media content corresponding to a plurality of social media accounts; determining, by the computing device, a plurality of affinity groups, each including two or more social media accounts from the plurality of social media accounts, based upon the received social media content; determining, by the computing device, whether or not a particular social media account of the plurality of social media accounts is compromised using the received social media content and the determined plurality of affinity groups; and in response to determining that the particular social media account is compromised, the computing device providing a notification indicating that the particular social media account is compromised.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Paul A. R. Frank, Martin G. Keen, Hernan A. Cunico, Adam Smye-Rumsby
  • Patent number: 11100160
    Abstract: Embodiments for intelligent image note processing by a processor. One or more images associated with a user equipment (UE) may be determined to have notation data. The notation data may be extracted from the one or more images to create one or more actions in relation to the notation data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Paul A. R. Frank, Martin G. Keen, Adam Smye-Rumsby, Hernan A. Cunico
  • Patent number: 10917488
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention provide an approach for processing a notification on a mobile device. In an embodiment, a set of classifications is assigned to a notification received by a user on a mobile device. An expected response action and an expected response time specific to the user is derived based on a comparison of the set of classifications assigned to the notification with a set of prior response profiles in a notification tracking repository. If the user does not perform a response action within the expected response time, the notification is reissued to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Hernan A. Cunico, Paul A. R. Frank, Martin G. Keen, Adam J. Smye-Rumsby
  • Patent number: 10831870
    Abstract: Embodiments for implementing intelligent user identification by a processor. A temporary abstraction model may be created. One or more user specific verification queries may be generated according to the temporary abstraction model. A user identify may be asserted for accessing an application upon validating one or more user responses in relation to the one or more user specific verification queries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hernan A. Cunico, Martin G. Keen, Richard D. Johnson, Paul A. R. Frank
  • Patent number: 10750005
    Abstract: In an approach to narrating an email message based on the significance of the recipients on the message, identifying an email message; identifying recipients of the email message; identifying a client recipient from the recipients; selecting a first recipient from the recipients; identifying messages in an email repository; determining, from among the identified messages, a first count of messages; identifying an important recipient threshold, wherein the important recipient threshold represents a threshold count of messages; in response to determining the first count of messages exceeds the important recipient threshold, assigning a high importance recipient rating to the first recipient; creating a narration script; and in response to identifying the first recipient as having the high importance recipient rating, populating the narration script with a name of the first recipient such that the name of the first recipient will be read when the narration script is recited.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Martin G. Keen, Richard D. Johnson, Hernan A. Cunico, Paul A. R. Frank
  • Patent number: 10735535
    Abstract: Embodiments for analyzing viewer engagement of online content by one or more processors are described. For each of a plurality of online channels having a piece of content posted thereon, viewer engagement associated with the piece of content and information associated with the posting of the piece of content on the respective online channel is received. The viewer engagement from each of the plurality of online channels is compared to the viewer engagement from the others of the plurality of the online channels. Based on the comparing of the viewer engagement and the information associated with the posting of the piece of content, a correlation between the viewer engagement from each of the plurality of online channels and the information associated with the posting of the piece of content on each of the plurality of online channels is determined. A signal representative of the determined correlation is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Martin G. Keen, Hernan A. Cunico, Adam Smye-Rumsby, Paul A. R. Frank
  • Patent number: 10667765
    Abstract: A method, computer system, and a computer program product for automated smart watch assistance is provided. The present invention may include detecting a distress signal from a sensor of a distressed user device. The present invention may then include broadcasting a cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) request based on detecting the distress signal from the sensor of the distressed user device. The present invention may then include receiving a response to the broadcasted CPR request based on an altered direction of travel of a responding user device. The present invention may finally include establishing a connection between the distressed user device and the responding user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Martin G. Keen, Adam Smye-Rumsby, Hernan A. Cunico, Paul A. R. Frank
  • Publication number: 20200106876
    Abstract: In an approach to narrating an email message based on the significance of the recipients on the message, identifying an email message; identifying recipients of the email message; identifying a client recipient from the recipients; selecting a first recipient from the recipients; identifying messages in an email repository; determining, from among the identified messages, a first count of messages; identifying an important recipient threshold, wherein the important recipient threshold represents a threshold count of messages; in response to determining the first count of messages exceeds the important recipient threshold, assigning a high importance recipient rating to the first recipient; creating a narration script; and in response to identifying the first recipient as having the high importance recipient rating, populating the narration script with a name of the first recipient such that the name of the first recipient will be read when the narration script is recited.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Martin G. Keen, Richard D. Johnson, Hernan A. Cunico, Paul A. R. Frank
  • Publication number: 20200099711
    Abstract: Devices and methods for detecting a compromised social media account are disclosed. A method includes: receiving, by a computing device, social media content corresponding to a plurality of social media accounts; determining, by the computing device, a plurality of affinity groups, each including two or more social media accounts from the plurality of social media accounts, based upon the received social media content; determining, by the computing device, whether or not a particular social media account of the plurality of social media accounts is compromised using the received social media content and the determined plurality of affinity groups; and in response to determining that the particular social media account is compromised, the computing device providing a notification indicating that the particular social media account is compromised.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Paul A. R. FRANK, Martin G. KEEN, Hernan A. CUNICO, Adam SMYE-RUMSBY
  • Publication number: 20200094851
    Abstract: In an approach, one or more computer processors determine that a user is in a vehicle. The one or more computer processors identify historical vehicle occupancy data of the user. The one or more computer processors monitor one or more driving metrics of the vehicle while the user is an occupant. The one or more computer processors determine whether a vehicle exceeds a threshold based, at least in part, on a comparison of the monitored one or more driving metrics and the identified historical vehicle occupancy data. The one or more computer processors determine an action based, at least in part, on the vehicle exceeding the threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Adam J. Smye-Rumsby, Hernan A. Cunico, Paul A. R. Frank, Martin G. Keen
  • Publication number: 20200074052
    Abstract: Embodiments for implementing intelligent user identification by a processor. A temporary abstraction model may be created. One or more user specific verification queries may be generated according to the temporary abstraction model. A user identify may be asserted for accessing an application upon validating one or more user responses in relation to the one or more user specific verification queries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hernan A. CUNICO, Martin G. KEEN, Richard D. JOHNSON, Paul A. R. FRANK
  • Publication number: 20200042621
    Abstract: Embodiments for intelligent image note processing by a processor. One or more images associated with a user equipment (UE) may be determined to have notation data. The notation data may be extracted from the one or more images to create one or more actions in relation to the notation data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Paul A. R. FRANK, Martin G. KEEN, Adam SMYE-RUMSBY, Hernan A. CUNICO
  • Patent number: 10542023
    Abstract: Devices and methods for detecting a compromised social media account are disclosed. A method includes: receiving, by a computing device, social media content corresponding to a plurality of social media accounts; determining, by the computing device, a plurality of affinity groups, each including two or more social media accounts from the plurality of social media accounts, based upon the received social media content; determining, by the computing device, whether or not a particular social media account of the plurality of social media accounts is compromised using the received social media content and the determined plurality of affinity groups; and in response to determining that the particular social media account is compromised, the computing device providing a notification indicating that the particular social media account is compromised.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Paul A. R. Frank, Martin G. Keen, Hernan A. Cunico, Adam Smye-Rumsby
  • Patent number: 10531209
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for synchronizing sound with light to produce a starter sound for reducing a listener's perceived gap between reception of an action image produced by an action at a distance from a listener and an action sound produced by the action. In an embodiment, a method includes predicting when a distant action will occur to produce a predicted action time. The method also includes generating a starter sound from a sound generation location near the listener. The starter sound is generated according to the predicted action time and according to the distant action. The starter sound is generated at a time such that the starter sound arrives at a listener's location at or after the action image arrives at the listener's location and prior to arrival of the action sound produced by the action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Aaron K. Baughman, Garfield Vaughn, Micah Forster, Paul A. R. Frank
  • Publication number: 20200007686
    Abstract: Cognitive routing of an incoming call includes analyzing respective captured audio and video data related to each of a plurality of agents of an enterprise, each agent associated with a respective mobile device; and determining a respective current activity in which each agent is engaged based on the agent's related captured audio and video data. Such routing also includes selecting one of the plurality of agents to receive an incoming call based at least in part on the determined respective current activity in which each agent is engaged; and routing an incoming call to the mobile device associated with the selected one agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Martin G. Keen, Adam Smye-Rumsby, Hernan A. Cunico, Paul A.R. Frank
  • Publication number: 20190392486
    Abstract: Embodiments for managing call-to-action elements by one or more processors are described. User data is received from at least one data source associated with the user. Based on the user data, a label for a call-to-action element to be rendered by a computing node is determined. A signal representative of the determined label for the call-to-action element is generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hernan A. CUNICO, Adam SMYE-RUMSBY, Martin G. KEEN, Paul A. R. FRANK
  • Publication number: 20190373069
    Abstract: Embodiments for analyzing viewer engagement of online content by one or more processors are described. For each of a plurality of online channels having a piece of content posted thereon, viewer engagement associated with the piece of content and information associated with the posting of the piece of content on the respective online channel is received. The viewer engagement from each of the plurality of online channels is compared to the viewer engagement from the others of the plurality of the online channels. Based on the comparing of the viewer engagement and the information associated with the posting of the piece of content, a correlation between the viewer engagement from each of the plurality of online channels and the information associated with the posting of the piece of content on each of the plurality of online channels is determined. A signal representative of the determined correlation is generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Martin G. KEEN, Hernan A. CUNICO, Adam SMYE-RUMSBY, Paul A. R. FRANK