Patents by Inventor Paul Sons

Paul Sons 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: 20240120975
    Abstract: A controller of a RAN detects an interferer is present in a region covered by antenna array(s) that provide a 3D view of segments of a cell, using at least a mapping from the segments to corresponding anomaly signatures, and using radio measurements taken in the segments, to determine segment(s) affected by the interferer. The controller performs mitigation of interference in the segment(s). A base station controlling the antenna array(s) determines that an event has been detected because radio measurement(s) of the segments of the cell meet an event detection threshold, and performs and sends to the controller multiple symbol-level radio measurements. The controller also causes channel sensing and radio measurements to be performed by the base station for steady state and states of interest in the cell. The controller correlates these radio measurements to map from segments to anomaly signatures and uses the mapping to perform interference mitigation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Krishnan Iyer, Phy Son Nguyen, Jatin Vidhani, Paul Stephens
  • Publication number: 20240090556
    Abstract: A method of forming a heat-treated liquid nutritional composition having a neutral pH and comprising a water-insoluble plant flavonoid comprises providing an aqueous liquid nutritional composition having a pH of from about 6 to about 7.5 and comprising protein, fat, carbohydrate, and water-insoluble plant flavonoid, homogenizing the liquid nutritional composition at a pressure of at least about 2000 psi, and heat treating the liquid nutritional composition. A heat-treated liquid nutritional composition having a pH of from about 6 to about 7.5 comprises a water-insoluble plant flavonoid, protein, fat and carbohydrate. At least about 75 wt % of the water-insoluble plant flavonoid remains suspended throughout the liquid nutritional composition after two months of storage at room temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Quang Son PHAM, Suzette L. PEREIRA, Paul JOHNS, Susan WANG, Megan TERP, Ricardo Rueda Cabrera
  • Publication number: 20240029162
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to reduction of computational resources of an electronic trading system required for management of electronic tradeable instruments via instantiation of data objects in a memory including both data inherited from and data linked to a master data object stored in an external data structure or database. The combination of both inherited and referenced attributes may uniquely define each instance to enable the electronic trading system to manage and process transactions for a large number of tradeable instrument variations with minimal computational resources. Thereby, the disclosed embodiments enable the listing en mass and scheduling of a large number of financial instruments for trading to cover, for example, various currency patterns, pricing sources and fixing times.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Sacristan, Dileep C. Konduru, Marla Frank, Paul Sons, Eric Schuldt
  • Patent number: 11810194
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to reduction of computational resources of an electronic trading system required for management of electronic tradeable instruments via instantiation of data objects in a memory including both data inherited from and data linked to a master data object stored in an external data structure or database. The combination of both inherited and referenced attributes may uniquely define each instance to enable the electronic trading system to manage and process transactions for a large number of tradeable instrument variations with minimal computational resources. Thereby, the disclosed embodiments enable the listing en mass and scheduling of a large number of financial instruments for trading to cover, for example, various currency patterns, pricing sources and fixing times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Sacristan, Dileep C. Konduru, Marla Frank, Paul Sons, Eric Schuldt
  • Patent number: 9586732
    Abstract: A plastic lid for a metal can including a liquid. The lid includes a cavity (20) receiving a neck (15) that can be folded down and secured to a wall section (21) of the cavity. The free end of the folded-down neck (15) compresses a wall (23) of the cavity and seals the can, closing an air intake slit (27) provided in an elastomer material (29).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Inventor: Paul Son
  • Publication number: 20150069079
    Abstract: A plastic lid for a metal can including a liquid. The lid includes a cavity (20) receiving a neck (15) that can be folded down and secured to a wall section (21) of the cavity. The free end of the folded-down neck (15) compresses a wall (23) of the cavity and seals the can, closing an air intake slit (27) provided in an elastomer material (29).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2013
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventor: Paul SON
  • Publication number: 20090197675
    Abstract: Systems and methods for online marketing are disclosed. Advertising games are provided by defining a game having at least one question that is answerable by physically visiting a predetermined sponsor location. The at least one question is stored in a database of sponsored games in an advertising system. A participant enrolls in a game and receives a question clue to the predetermined sponsor location from the advertising system. The participant visits the sponsor location to determine an answer responsive to the question clue and obtains corresponding verification information. After transmitting the verification information to the advertising system, the participant receives game standing information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2009
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Inventor: Paul Son
  • Publication number: 20080272122
    Abstract: A device is fitted with a pouring tube which can be raised after opening a blocking-off cover and which can then be folded back down, as also can the cover, to close the container again hermetically so as to preserve a remaining portion of the beverage for consumption at a later time. A locking arrangement which breaks when the cover is opened for the first time tells the purchaser or consumer that the container is intact or that it has already been opened. The present security closure device always keeps the pouring tube in a hygienic state of a standard appropriate for foodstuffs and keeps the contents of the container free of any soiling or external contamination. The security closure device, which is small in thickness, is simple to fix to the top of any current container and, in particular to any carton made of cardboard or a similar material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2006
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Inventor: Paul Son
  • Patent number: 7059490
    Abstract: A beverage can lid (10) is provided with an articulated neck (15) which can be lifted after partly tearing a closure seal (13) to drink the beverage contained in the can and which can be then folded down together with the seal so as to close hermetically the can to preserve the remaining part of the beverage for subsequent consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2006
    Inventor: Paul Son
  • Patent number: 6902439
    Abstract: A wire connect device includes a bulb seat having a body that has a screw shell and a plane formed opposite to the screw shell. A switch is mounted on the body and controls multiple electric elements in the body. Two connectors upwardly extend from the plane and are rectangular and parallel to each other for defining a groove. Two electrode plates extend into the groove and are electrically connected to the multiple electric elements. Each electrode plate has a sharpened free end allowing the electrode plates easily prick into the wire and electrically communicating with the cores in the wire. A fastener is mounted to the two connectors to hold the wire in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2005
    Inventor: Paul Son Lee
  • Publication number: 20050040169
    Abstract: A beverage can lid (10) is provided with an articulated neck (15) which can be lifted after partly tearing a closure seal (13) to drink the beverage contained in the can and which can be then folded down together with the seal so as to close hermetically the can to preserve the remaining part of the beverage for subsequent consumption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2002
    Publication date: February 24, 2005
    Inventor: Paul Son
  • Patent number: 6237817
    Abstract: A drink or other liquid container having a surface with a separable cap. A spout is mounted beneath the separable cap and the spout unfolds outwards when the cap is separated from the container. The unfolding spout is constructed of a flexible tubular piece which folds back on itself, under the cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2001
    Inventor: Paul Son