Patents by Inventor Paul Howard

Paul Howard 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: 20250260877
    Abstract: Techniques for automatic subtitle enabling are described herein. In various embodiments, one or more servers, which include processor(s) and non-transitory memory, receive an audio file and a subtitle file of a media content object, obtain, using speech-to-text, transcription of the audio file and one or more confidence scores for one or more portions of the transcription. The server(s) then determine one or more similarity scores representing similarities between the one or more portions of the transcription and one or more corresponding portions in the subtitle file, and derive a clarity score for each of the one or more portions in the subtitle file based on the one or more similarity scores and the one or more confidence scores, wherein when playing the media content object, display of each of the one or more corresponding portions in the subtitle file is enabled based at least in part on the clarity score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2024
    Publication date: August 14, 2025
    Inventors: James Charles Wilson, Iain David Cooke, Charles Arthur George Nurser, James Robert Bushell, Paul Howard Rutland
  • Publication number: 20250080217
    Abstract: A base station configured to transmit resource allocation information associated with an uplink physical control channel to a user equipment (UE), wherein the uplink physical control channel and a physical uplink shared channel have different resources. The base station is further configured to receive from the UE, data over the physical uplink shared channel in assigned time intervals. The base station is further configured, in a time interval that it is not receiving information from the UE, over the physical uplink shared channel, to receive a signal over the uplink physical control channel based on the transmitted resource allocation information, wherein the processor is further configured to receive the signal from the UE, over the uplink physical control channel between transmissions of data over the physical uplink shared channels within a frame. The base station is further configured to transmit feedback information to the UE from a downlink control channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicant: Intellectual Ventures II LLC
    Inventor: Paul Howard
  • Publication number: 20250022312
    Abstract: Facial movement of a wearer of a head-mountable display (HMD) is detected by detecting movement of a gasket of the HMD positioned against a face of the wearer using resistive or magnetic sensors within the gasket. A facial expression of the wearer is identified based on the detected facial movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Inventors: Paul Howard Mazurkiewicz, Joseph Nouri, Mark Lessman
  • Patent number: 12149334
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is configured to receive resource allocation information associated with an uplink physical control channel, wherein the uplink physical control channel and a physical uplink shared channel have different resources. The UE is configured to send data over the physical uplink shared channel in assigned time intervals. The UE is further configured to, in a time interval that it is not sending information over the physical uplink shared channel, to send a signal over the uplink physical control channel based on the received resource allocation information, wherein the UE is further configured to transmit the signal over the uplink physical control channel between transmissions of data over the physical uplink shared channels within a frame. The UE is configured to receive feedback information from a downlink control channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Intellectual Ventures II LLC
    Inventor: Paul Howard
  • Publication number: 20240366032
    Abstract: This invention relates to an enclosure such as those which house a food processor to deaden the noise emanating there from. An enclosure for a food blender including an enclosure base portion into which a food blender mechanism is placed, enclosure side walls attached to the base, and a top cover portion attachable to the side walls portion. The enclosure base portion includes a bottom, sides, front, back walls and open on the top. The main side walls portion includes front, back, sides, and open ends. The top cover includes a seal against the side walls and a center recess into which fits a blender food canister and through which the user can grip via top cover flexible material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2023
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventor: Paul Howard Nye
  • Publication number: 20240295116
    Abstract: An apparatus wherein a sill member or anchored member is connected to a concrete foundation or anchoring member by a connector, the connector having an embedment member and an attachment member connected to the upper end of the embedment member and extending away from the embedment member. The connector attaches to the side of sill member with fasteners.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2024
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Inventors: Emmet J. Mielbrecht, Benedict Ang, Dallas A. Hinds, Paul Howard Oellerich
  • Publication number: 20240247668
    Abstract: A connector is provided to attach a supported member to a supporting member, with the supported member being in sloped and skewed relation to the supporting member. The connector has back members attached to side members. A seat member attaches to the side members through a hinged connection. The seat member interfaces with the bottom face of the supported member and can be disposed at a sloped angle. A pair of seat side members extend from the seat member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Inventors: Thomas G. Evans, Dustin P. Muhn, Rachel Marie Holland, Benedict Ang, Paul Howard Oellerich, James M. Benton, Timothy Patrick Murphy
  • Publication number: 20240169371
    Abstract: Systems, methods and software merge a Virtual World, Live Event and Entertainment Channel, thus creating “The Perfect Storm” of gaming and entertainment whereby the characters of a social network game (e.g., an online fantasy sports league) are represented by human beings who register to be avatars of characters supported by a “Character Service Center,” while players compete to bring avatars to life in a Real World event (e.g., a Real World sports league), where the human beings behind the avatars compete for prizes while staying in character, as these competitors and players are incentivized by a “Collaboration Incentive Platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2024
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicant: MWE Live, LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth Lloyd TAYLOE, Paul Howard GLASS, David Eugene WILLIAMSON, JR., Jordan William SNIDER
  • Publication number: 20240137116
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is configured to receive resource allocation information associated with an uplink physical control channel, wherein the uplink physical control channel and a physical uplink shared channel have different resources. The UE is configured to send data over the physical uplink shared channel in assigned time intervals. The UE is further configured to, in a time interval that it is not sending information over the physical uplink shared channel, to send a signal over the uplink physical control channel based on the received resource allocation information, wherein the UE is further configured to transmit the signal over the uplink physical control channel between transmissions of data over the physical uplink shared channels within a frame. The UE is configured to receive feedback information from a downlink control channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: Intellectual Ventures II LLC
    Inventor: Paul Howard
  • Patent number: 11965479
    Abstract: A rotor lock assembly for locking a rotor of a wind turbine. The rotor lock assembly has at least one relocatable rotor lock. The relocatable rotor lock has a housing, a bushing element, a pin shaft position within the bushing element, and a locking mechanism. The housing includes a mounting portion adapted for mounting to a bearing housing adjacent to a rotor lock plate of the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: GE Infrastructure Technology LLC
    Inventors: Brian William Manikas, Paul Howard Davidson, Michael Frederick Sander, Jacob Thomas Hoyt, Jason James Welsh, Kevin L Holmes
  • Patent number: 11946503
    Abstract: A connector is provided to attach a supported member to a supporting member, with the supported member being in sloped and skewed relation to the supporting member. The connector has back members attached to side members. A seat member attaches to the side members through a hinged connection. The seat member interfaces with the bottom face of the supported member and can be disposed at a sloped angle. A pair of seat side members extend from the seat member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas G. Evans, Dustin P. Muhn, Rachel Marie Holland, Benedict Ang, Paul Howard Oellerich, James M. Benton, Timothy Patrick Murphy
  • Patent number: 11922434
    Abstract: Systems, methods and software merge a Virtual World, Live Event and Entertainment Channel, thus creating “The Perfect Storm” of gaming and entertainment whereby the characters of a social network game (e.g., an online fantasy sports league) are represented by human beings who register to be avatars of characters supported by a “Character Service Center,” while players compete to bring avatars to life in a Real World event (e.g., a Real World sports league), where the human beings behind the avatars compete for prizes while staying in character, as these competitors and players are incentivized by a “Collaboration Incentive Platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: MWE Live, LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth Lloyd Tayloe, Paul Howard Glass, David Eugene Williamson, Jr., Jordan William Snider
  • Publication number: 20240070672
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method is provided for detecting actionable transaction risks. The method includes grouping an inbound event related to a transaction with a target event group and determining an actionable group of events that are deemed high risk and a non-actionable group of non-actionable events that are deemed low risk. The method also includes evaluating the target event group relative to the actionable and non-actionable groups of events. This includes computing a first distance between the target event group and the non-actionable group and a second distance between the target event group and actionable group. The first distance is compared with the second distance to determine if the target event group, including the inbound event, is closer to the actionable group or to the nonactionable group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: John Mariano, Victor Christian, Christopher Janes, David Ferris, Paul Howard, Christopher Baril
  • Patent number: 11898662
    Abstract: A hose assembly includes an inner hose component, a first braid of reinforcement fiber material that extends around the inner hose component, and a second braid of reinforcement fiber material that extends around the first braid. The first braid and the second braid each has a 3 over 3 braid design, and the first braid has a first modulus and the second braid has a second modulus different from the first modulus. The first braid may be a high strength braid having a strength greater than a strength of the second braid, and the second braid may be a high modulus braid having a modulus greater than a modulus of the first braid. The hose assembly optionally may have a third braid with a high angle configuration of the braid segments. The hose assembly may be combined with an enhanced fitting for securing the hose assembly to fluid system equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Parker-Hannifin Corporation
    Inventors: Steven Morgan Powell, Ty Anthony Henry, Paul Howard Webster, Gerald Kuzmiak
  • Patent number: 11870545
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is configured to receive a control message over a physical control channel in a first of a plurality of time slots, wherein the control message has power control bits for a plurality of UEs. Further, the first of the plurality of time slots has a second downlink physical control channel and a downlink physical shared channel. The UE is further configured to transmit a signal in uplink physical channel in a second time slot to a base station having a transmission power level based on the power control bits received in the control message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Intellectual Ventures II LLC
    Inventor: Paul Howard
  • Patent number: 11781389
    Abstract: A bottom hole assembly has a tubular component with an axis, a first axial end, a second axial end and a poppet valve assembly mounted in the second axial end. An orifice retainer is mounted inside the tubular component adjacent the first axial end. The orifice retainer has a retainer first axial end, a retainer second axial end opposite the retainer first axial end and an orifice pocket adjacent the retainer second axial end. The orifice retainer is installed in and can be removed from the first axial end of the tubular component, opposite the poppet valve assembly. In addition, an orifice is mounted in the orifice pocket of the orifice retainer. The orifice operates in conjunction with the poppet valve assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignees: ERDOS MILLER, INC., BLACK DIAMOND OILFIELD RENTALS, LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth C. Miller, David Cramer, Steven Paul Howard
  • Publication number: 20230299846
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is configured to receive a control message over a physical control channel in a first of a plurality of time slots, wherein the control message has power control bits for a plurality of UEs. Further, the first of the plurality of time slots has a second downlink physical control channel and a downlink physical shared channel. The UE is further configured to transmit a signal in uplink physical channel in a second time slot to a base station having a transmission power level based on the power control bits received in the control message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: Intellectual Ventures II LLC
    Inventor: Paul Howard
  • Publication number: 20230193709
    Abstract: A bottom hole assembly has a tubular component with an axis, a first axial end, a second axial end and a poppet valve assembly mounted in the second axial end. An orifice retainer is mounted inside the tubular component adjacent the first axial end. The orifice retainer has a retainer first axial end, a retainer second axial end opposite the retainer first axial end and an orifice pocket adjacent the retainer second axial end. The orifice retainer is installed in and can be removed from the first axial end of the tubular component, opposite the poppet valve assembly. In addition, an orifice is mounted in the orifice pocket of the orifice retainer. The orifice operates in conjunction with the poppet valve assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Kenneth C. Miller, David Cramer, Steven Paul Howard
  • Patent number: 11674359
    Abstract: A centralizer for stabilizing fluid flow through a hollow shaft has a body with an axis, an outer surface and a circumference. Fins extend from the outer surface and include a first pair of fins that are axially aligned with each other and circumferentially spaced from each other. A second pair of fins are axially spaced a first distance from the first pair of fins. The second pair of fins are axially aligned with each other and circumferentially spaced from each other. The first and second pairs of fins are circumferentially offset from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignees: ERDOS MILLER, INC., BLACK DIAMOND OILFIELD RENTALS, LLC
    Inventors: Steven Paul Howard, Christopher W. Lane, Charles Kibbe, Kyle W. Scholl
  • Patent number: 11664889
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is configured to receive a control message over a physical control channel in a first time slot, wherein the control message has power control bits for a plurality of UEs, wherein the plurality of UEs include the first UE. The UE is further configured to extract power control information for the first UE from the control message, and to transmit a signal over a physical control channel to a base station in a second time slot at a transmission power level based on the extracted power control information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Intellectual Ventures II LLC
    Inventor: Paul Howard