Patents by Inventor Paul Duan

Paul Duan 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: 11620598
    Abstract: A board associated with a communication platform and/or one or more channels associated therewith is described. In an example, the board can be associated with editable text and one or more objects capable of being at least one of reordered, added, deleted, or edited. In an example, the one or more objects can be associated with one or more sections. In an example, a communication platform can perform a modification to the board, based at least in part on receiving a request associated with the modification, and can cause the board to be presented via a user interface associated with a member of at least one communication channel with which the board is associated. In an example, the board can be sharable with users associated with different communication channels, workspaces, organizations, or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Salesforce, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Stewart Butterfield, Matthew Hodgins, Michael Hahn, Neil Kamireddy, Paul Duan, Zach Forrest y Salazar, James Colgan, Siddhi Soman
  • Publication number: 20220128250
    Abstract: The purpose is to remove viruses and other airborne germs from public and private buildings, rooms, dwellings, and enclosures by lowering the air pressure of the entire building and directing contaminated air out of the building. By installing a negative pressure vent system, at strategic locations, this contaminated air will keep moving until captured and removed by the ductwork from rooms. This strategic location is found using smoke or laser lights. By installing fresh air ducts at strategic locations air flow speed and direction may be controlled thereby keeping contaminated air away from non-contaminated persons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventor: Paul Duane Stanford
  • Publication number: 20220051169
    Abstract: A board associated with a communication platform and/or one or more channels associated therewith is described. In an example, the board can be associated with editable text and one or more objects capable of being at least one of reordered, added, deleted, or edited. In an example, the one or more objects can be associated with one or more sections. In an example, a communication platform can perform a modification to the board, based at least in part on receiving a request associated with the modification, and can cause the board to be presented via a user interface associated with a member of at least one communication channel with which the board is associated. In an example, the board can be sharable with users associated with different communication channels, workspaces, organizations, or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Daniel Stewart Butterfield, Matthew Hodgins, Michael Hahn, Neil Kamireddy, Paul Duan, Zach Forrest y Salazar, James Colgan, Siddhi Soman
  • Patent number: 11161753
    Abstract: The present invention describes a water surface maintenance and cleaning system which comprises a home base station and a plurality of cleaning robot. The home station is either fixed on the water bank or floating on the water surface as an island. The home station serves as a charging station and trash collection station. The home base station is covered with solar PV panels and the PV panels convert the sunlight into electricity and then store the electricity into the batteries. The self-driving cleaning robot boat, which floats on water surface and drives around and sweeps the water surface. While sweeping across the water surface, the robot boat which is equipped with motor, rotors, pumps, nets, containers, etc. can intake water and filter out trashes and any other environmental unfriendly substances such as plastic bottles, cans, leaves, algae, plants, bio-films, and oil/grease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Inventors: Lisa Rousha Wang, Bingyan Steven Yu, Hanou Wang, Lei Hei Dou, Baocheng Paul Duan, Yifei Jenny Jin, Jian Jim Wang
  • Publication number: 20150095247
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes accessing a plurality of classified event profiles including a classification that identifies whether the corresponding classified event profile is associated with fraud or legitimate. The method also includes accessing a first cluster of classified event profiles each identified as being associated with fraud, and a second cluster of classified event profiles each identified as being legitimate. The method further includes determining a plurality of first sub-clusters of classified event profiles from the first cluster of classified event profiles, and a plurality of second sub-clusters of classified event profiles from the second cluster of classified event profiles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2013
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: Eventbrite, Inc.
    Inventor: Paul Duan
  • Publication number: 20140038899
    Abstract: The present invention provides protein-based biomarkers and biomarker combinations that are useful in qualifying ovarian cancer status in a patient. In particular, the biomarkers of this invention are useful to classify a subject sample as ovarian cancer, ovarian cancer of low malignant potential, benign ovarian disease or other malignant condition. The biomarkers can be detected by SELDI mass spectrometry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicants: The University of Kentucky Research Foundation, Vermillion, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Thomas Fung, Frederick Rand Ueland, Van Nagell, JR., Paul Duane Depriest, Andre Thomas Baron
  • Publication number: 20100325968
    Abstract: A hold-down nail includes two portions, a stake and a washer, that function in combination to secure a sheet or cover over some type of material, such as an earthen material, and thereby protects the material from the elements and prevents movement of the material due to wind, rain, snow, etc. or foot or other type of traffic over the material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Inventor: Paul Duane KOSKOVICH
  • Publication number: 20100105067
    Abstract: The present invention provides protein-based biomarkers and biomarker combinations that are useful in qualifying ovarian cancer status in a patient. In particular, the biomarkers of this invention are useful to classify a subject sample as ovarian cancer, ovarian cancer of low malignant potential, benign ovarian disease or other malignant condition. The biomarkers can be detected by SELDI mass spectrometry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2006
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicants: CIPHERGEN BIOSYSTMES, INC., UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Eric Thomas Fung, Frederick Rand Ueland, J.R. van Nagell, Paul Duane Depriest, Andre Thomas Baron
  • Patent number: 7523222
    Abstract: In an electronic mail system environment, a system and method for providing message flags, providing custom forms, and providing an autoresponse feature. The e-mail system notifies a recipient when a due date is approaching or when a follow-up action is past due. A custom forms feature allows a user to create and share custom forms without requiring the form to be published or installed by other users. The custom form's attributes are transmitted to the recipient as an element of the e-mail message. An autoresponse feature allows a sender to create a message that includes voting buttons corresponding to the possible responses to a query. A recipient replies by selecting one of the voting buttons. The recipient's vote is automatically tallied in the sender's copy of the message, thus allowing the sender to view a vote tally, a list of recipients, and their response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew G. Carlson, Nicholas Paul Duane, Scott A. Thurlow
  • Patent number: 7010616
    Abstract: In an electronic mail system environment, a system and method for automatically checking recipients' names, providing message flags, providing custom forms, and providing an autoresponse feature. Recipients' names are resolved in the background, while the user of the e-mail system is composing the message. The user easily resolves ambiguous names by using a context menu. The resolved ambiguous names are automatically used to create nicknames, which are used to resolve ambiguous names in the future. Message flags allow a sender or recipient to identify required follow-up action and a deadline. The recipient may use the message flags to quickly determine which messages require follow-up action. The e-mail system notifies a recipient when a due date is approaching or when a follow-up action is past due. A custom forms feature allows a user to create and share custom forms without requiring the form to be published or installed by other user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew G. Carlson, Nicholas Paul Duane, Scott A. Thurlow
  • Publication number: 20020169841
    Abstract: In an electronic mail system environment, a system and method for automatically checking recipients' names, providing message flags, providing custom forms, and providing an autoresponse feature. Recipients' names are resolved in the background, while the user of the e-mail system is composing the message. The user easily resolves ambiguous names by using a context menu. The resolved ambiguous names are automatically used to create nicknames, which are used to resolve ambiguous names in the future. Message flags allow a sender or recipient to identify required follow-up action and a deadline. The recipient may use the message flags to quickly determine which messages require follow-up action. The e-mail system notifies a recipient when a due date is approaching or when a follow-up action is past due. A custom forms feature allows a user to create and share custom forms without requiring the form to be published or installed by other user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2002
    Publication date: November 14, 2002
    Applicant: Microsoft
    Inventors: Andrew G. Carlson, Nicholas Paul Duane, Scott A. Thurlow
  • Patent number: 6092067
    Abstract: A system for selectively recording a data structure where one or more external program modules are registered. A group of important actions is selected corresponding to both internal program modules and registered external program modules. The system determines if an action associated with one of the internal program modules or one of the registered external program modules has occurred. If so, the system determines if the action is one of the important actions. If the action is an important action, then information associated with the important action is placed into data fields of a data structure. The data structure containing the information is stored in computer memory. The data structure is maintained within a central container or folder in memory, along with previously recorded data structures. The data structure can be automatically deleted after a predetermined threshold of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2000
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Marcus Girling, Jennifer Ruth Mead, Nicholas Paul Duane, Se-Wai Lee, David John Brennan, Eric Van Doren, Michael Gene Leu