Patents by Inventor Richard McDonald
Richard McDonald 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).
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Publication number: 20240082004Abstract: Systems for improvising sensorimotor function of a patient, wherein the various systems can include at least one force and/or pressure sensor associated with at least one lower limb or prosthesis of the patient, at least one motion and/or angle sensor associated with at least one lower limb or prosthesis of the patient, a processor configured to receive force and/or pressure signals and motion and/or angle signals and generate an estimated center of pressure and a center of gravity, and generate balance stimulation signals based on the estimated center of pressure and the center of gravity, and at least one sensory stimulation unit disposed on at least one lower limb or prosthesis of the patient, wherein the at least one sensory stimulation unit comprises at least two stimulators that are actuable to provide stimulation to the patient based on the balance stimulation signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Lars Ingimar Eugen Oddsson, Daniel Allan Samuel Nilsson, Rudolf Johannes Cornelus Buijs, Jennifer Lynne Johansson, Todd Richard Garrell, Benjamin Edward McDonald
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Patent number: 10856654Abstract: Disclosed is a portable workstation apparatus including a flat workbench having a top surface and a bottom surface, the workbench having a proximal end and a distal end. A rod is detachably coupled to the distal end of the workbench. A pair of rails is coupled to the bottom side of the workbench and a sink unit is slidably mounted to the pair of rails. A dispenser is coupled to the proximal end of the workbench, wherein the dispenser and the rod upstands on the ground for supporting the workbench at a predetermined height, the dispenser configured to make ice cubes. A storage unit is mounted on the dispenser. An umbrella having a canopy and a shaft, is coupled to the storage unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2019Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Inventors: Richard McDonald, Curt Schlager
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Publication number: 20200121075Abstract: The present invention relates to portable workstation comprising, a supporting assembly for placing desk work components of a user, a rod for lifting the supporting assembly in one position, a housing assembly for washing a stuff of the user, a dispenser for providing ice cubes to the user, wherein the dispenser hold the supporting assembly in one position, a storage unit for storing belongings of the user and an umbrella to protect said user from uneven environmental conditions.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2019Publication date: April 23, 2020Inventors: Richard McDonald, Curt Schlager
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Publication number: 20170298402Abstract: Some aspects of this disclosure relate to the identification of reactive nucleic acids, such as, for example, reactive cellular RNAs. Minimal reactive motif consensus sequences and isolated reactive nucleic acids conforming to such consensus sequences are provided herein. Reactive probes that selectively form covalent bonds with reactive nucleic acids are also provided herein, as are methods of using such probes, for example, for labeling, identification, characterization, and/or quantification of reactive nucleic acids. This disclosure further provides fusion molecules comprising a reactive nucleic acid conjugated to a heterologous molecule of interest, such as a heterologous nucleic acid or protein. Methods and kits for generating and using such fusion proteins to track, detect, and/or quantify molecules of interest in a biological sample are also provided as are expression constructs encoding fusion molecules of reactive nucleic acids and heterologous nucleic acids of interest.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2015Publication date: October 19, 2017Applicant: President and Fellows of Harvard CollegeInventors: David R. Liu, Richard McDonald
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Patent number: 9335883Abstract: Computer-readable media, computer systems, and computing devices for facilitating presentation of search result items having varying prominence is provided. The method includes referencing a search result item to be presented within a search results page in response to a search query. Thereafter, a determination is made that a size prominence of the search result item is to be modified. Such a determination can be based on a result attribute(s) associated with the search result item and a result attribute(s) associated with other search result items within the search results page. The size of the search result item is adjusted in accordance with the determination that the size prominence of the search result item is to be modified.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2011Date of Patent: May 10, 2016Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Alec John Berntson, Sanaz Ahari, Kieran Richard McDonald, Muhammad Arif Iqbal
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Publication number: 20150269152Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for ranking recommendations within a set of recommendations. For example, a set of locational relevance boundaries may be generated and/or configured for ranking the set of recommendation. For example, a locational relevance boundary may adjust a rank of a recommendation using a rank influence (e.g., a linear function, a step function, a numerical value, and/or any other function used to increase, decrease, or assign a value to the rank based upon a current location of the user). The locational relevance boundary may be applied based upon the current location of the user corresponding to one or more threshold distances from a target recommendation location. For example, a logarithmic function may be applied to a rank of a theater recommendation when the user is less than 1.2 miles from the theater. Ranked recommendations may be provided to the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2014Publication date: September 24, 2015Inventors: Karan Singh Rekhi, Abhishek Jha, Gautam Kedia, Kieran Richard McDonald, Andrew P. McGovern
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Patent number: 8650173Abstract: Technologies are described herein for placing search results on a search engine results page (SERP). A query may be received. The query may be transmitted to a plurality of search result providers. A first set of search results and a second set of search results may be received from the search result providers. Intent features may be extracted from the first set of search results. User intent of the second set of search results may be inferred based on the extracted intent features. The first set of search results and the second set of search results may be ranked based on the inferred user intent. The SERP may be rendered according to the ranked first set and second set of search results.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2010Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Kieran Richard McDonald, Ran Gilad-Bachrach, Nipoon Malhotra, Nitin Agrawal, Sanaz Ahari
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Patent number: 8631662Abstract: A pressure and prevacuum testing system for an AC system in a vehicle includes an air pressure source for pressurizing a cooling circuit of the AC system to a predetermined high pressure threshold and a vacuum source for prevacuuming the cooling circuit either to a predetermined prevacuum low pressure level or for a predetermined time period. The system also includes a pressure gauge for operatively measuring a pressure level in the cooling circuit. A controller is operatively connected to the air pressure source, the vacuum source and the pressure gauge. The controller compares the pressure level as measured by the pressure gauge to the predetermined high pressure threshold during a pressurized test of the cooling circuit and to the predetermined prevacuum low pressure level during a prevacuum test of the cooling circuit to determine if leaks are present in the cooling circuit.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2010Date of Patent: January 21, 2014Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Terry Castle, Tiffany Kasettratut, Richard McDonald, Charles Hudgins, Kevin Lilly
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Patent number: 8572065Abstract: A computer-implemented method, a computer system, and computer media for discovering links in scripts are provided. The computer system includes a crawler, a rules engine, and an index that are utilized to store links generated by scripts located in webpages in the index. The crawler traverses a network to locate webpages having scripts. The rules engine parses the located webpages and extracts the scripts based on rules that are satisfied by segments of the extracted scripts. The rules engine evaluates the segments of the extracted scripts to generate links. After the rules engine validates the links, the rules engine transmits the links to the index for storage.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2007Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Kieran Richard McDonald, Srinath Reddy Aaleti, Richard J. Qian
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Publication number: 20130067364Abstract: Computer-readable media, computer systems, and computing devices for facilitating presentation of search result items having varying prominence is provided. The method includes referencing a search result item to be presented within a search results page in response to a search query. Thereafter, a determination is made that a size prominence of the search result item is to be modified. Such a determination can be based on a result attribute(s) associated with the search result item and a result attribute(s) associated with other search result items within the search results page. The size of the search result item is adjusted in accordance with the determination that the size prominence of the search result item is to be modified.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2011Publication date: March 14, 2013Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: ALEC JOHN BERNTSON, SANAZ AHARI, KIERAN RICHARD MCDONALD, MUHAMMAD ARIF IQBAL
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Patent number: 8370337Abstract: Methods and computer-storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that facilitate generating a machine-learned model for ranking search results using click-based data are provided. Data is referenced from user queries, which may include search results generated by general search engines and vertical search engines. A training set is generated from the search results and click-based judgments are associated with the search results in the training set. Based on click-based judgments, identifiable features are determined from the search results in a training set. Based on determining identifiable features in a training set, a rule set is generated for ranking subsequent search results.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2010Date of Patent: February 5, 2013Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Tapas Kanungo, Kumaresh Pattabiraman, Nitin Agrawal, Kieran Richard McDonald, Christopher Avery Meyers, Nipoon Malhotra
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Publication number: 20130000583Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid fuel composition comprising:—a base fuel suitable for use in an internal combustion engine; and—one or more polyetheramines having formula (I): wherein R is an —NR12 group where R1 is independently selected from hydrogen and a C1-C6 hydrocarbyl group, n is an integer in the range of from 6 to 37, m is an integer in the range of from 12 to 74 and p is 0 or 1. The liquid fuel composition provides improved lubricity and improved fuel economy benefits.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2010Publication date: January 3, 2013Inventors: Adrian Philip Groves, Clive Richard McDonald, Susan Jane Smith
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Publication number: 20130000584Abstract: The present invention provides a method of improving the performance of the lubricant of an internal combustion engine, said method comprising fuelling an internal combustion engine containing the engine lubricant with a liquid fuel composition comprising:—a base fuel suitable for use in an internal combustion engine; and—one or more poly (hydroxycarboxylic acid) derivative having a terminal amine group having formula (III): [Y—CO[O-A-CO]n—Zp]m—X wherein Y is hydrogen or optionally substituted hydrocarbyl group, A is a divalent optionally substituted hydrocarbyl group, n is from 1 to 100, m is 1 or 2, Z is an optionally substituted divalent bridging group, p is from 0 to 10, and X is terminal amine group or a group carrying a terminal amine group, wherein the terminal amine group is selected from —NR12, wherein R1 is independently selected from hydrogen and a C1-C6 hydrocarbyl group.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2010Publication date: January 3, 2013Inventors: Adrian Philip Groves, David Roy Kendall, Clive Richard McDonald, Susan Jane Smith
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Publication number: 20120059838Abstract: Computer-readable media, computer systems, and computing devices facilitate providing entity-specific content to a user in response to a search request. A search request is received from a user and determined to be related to an entity. Domains associated with the entity are also identified. The search service identifies a set of potential answers and uses the potential answers to generate a set of reformulation queries, which are used to query answer services. Answers returned by the answer services are ranked and bound to an entity card, which is subjected to a quorum checking process that facilitates optimization of the use of allocated screen real estate associated with the entity card. A representation of the entity card is presented on a search-results page.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2010Publication date: March 8, 2012Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: ALEC JOHN BERNTSON, NITIN AGRAWAL, SONG ZHOU, YATHARTH SARAF, TARUN JOSHI, KIERAN RICHARD MCDONALD, YOHANNES TSEGAY, NIPOON MALHOTRA, MUHAMMAD AATIF AWAN, SANAZ AHARI, TIMOTHY CHARLES HOAD
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Publication number: 20110320440Abstract: Technologies are described herein for placing search results on a search engine results page (SERP). A query may be received. The query may be transmitted to a plurality of search result providers. A first set of search results and a second set of search results may be received from the search result providers. Intent features may be extracted from the first set of search results. User intent of the second set of search results may be inferred based on the extracted intent features. The first set of search results and the second set of search results may be ranked based on the inferred user intent. The SERP may be rendered according to the ranked first set and second set of search results.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2010Publication date: December 29, 2011Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Kieran Richard McDonald, Ran Gilad-Bachrach, Nipoon Malhotra, Nitin Agrawal, Sanaz Ahari
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Publication number: 20110258149Abstract: Methods and computer-storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that facilitate generating a machine-learned model for ranking search results using click-based data are provided. Data is referenced from user queries, which may include search results generated by general search engines and vertical search engines. A training set is generated from the search results and click-based judgments are associated with the search results in the training set. Based on click-based judgments, identifiable features are determined from the search results in a training set. Based on determining identifiable features in a training set, a rule set is generated for ranking subsequent search results.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2010Publication date: October 20, 2011Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: TAPAS KANUNGO, KUMARESH PATTABIRAMAN, NITIN AGRAWAL, KIERAN RICHARD McDONALD, CHRISTOPHER AVERY MEYERS, NIPOON MALHOTRA
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Publication number: 20110240132Abstract: A pressure and prevacuum testing system for an AC system in a vehicle includes an air pressure source for pressurizing a cooling circuit of the AC system to a predetermined high pressure threshold and a vacuum source for prevacuuming the cooling circuit either to a predetermined prevacuum low pressure level or for a predetermined time period. The system also includes a pressure gauge for operatively measuring a pressure level in the cooling circuit. A controller is operatively connected to the air pressure source, the vacuum source and the pressure gauge. The controller compares the pressure level as measured by the pressure gauge to the predetermined high pressure threshold during a pressurized test of the cooling circuit and to the predetermined prevacuum low pressure level during a prevacuum test of the cooling circuit to determine if leaks are present in the cooling circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2010Publication date: October 6, 2011Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Terry Castle, Tiffany Kasettratut, Richard McDonald, Charles Hudgins, Kevin Lilly
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Publication number: 20090327236Abstract: Systems, computer-implemented methods, and computer-readable media for presenting video search results for query suggestions are provided. A search query is received from a user. One or more query suggestions related to the search query are determined. One or more video items or images relevant to the one or more query suggestions are accessed. One or more image representations for the one or video items or images relevant to the one or more query suggestions are displayed to the user who input the original search query.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2008Publication date: December 31, 2009Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Justin Denney, Timothy C. Hoad, Richard J. Qian, Kieran Richard McDonald, Justin Hamilton
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Publication number: 20090125469Abstract: A computer-implemented method, a computer system, and computer media for discovering links in scripts are provided. The computer system includes a crawler, a rules engine, and an index that are utilized to store links generated by scripts located in webpages in the index. The crawler traverses a network to locate webpages having scripts. The rules engine parses the located webpages and extracts the scripts based on rules that are satisfied by segments of the extracted scripts. The rules engine evaluates the segments of the extracted scripts to generate links. After the rules engine validates the links, the rules engine transmits the links to the index for storage.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2007Publication date: May 14, 2009Applicant: MICROSOFT COPORATIONInventors: KIERAN RICHARD MCDONALD, SRINATH REDDY AALETI, RICHARD J. QIAN
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Patent number: RE49910Abstract: An apparatus and method for locking a detonating cord against a shaped charge.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2021Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Hunting Titan, Inc.Inventors: William Richard Collins, Debra Christine McDonald, Bradley Dean Schulte