Patents by Inventor Ryan Melcher
Ryan Melcher 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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Patent number: 12033204Abstract: Described herein is a system and method for performing ancillary activity. A device activity being performed by a user device of a user is detected. Attribute data associated with a plurality of attribute sources is accessed. A user preference indicating a preference for performing on a secondary user device a complementary activity corresponding to the device activity is inferred. Based on the inferred user preference, the secondary user device is identified according to a device status of the secondary user device, the device status indicating a device capability to perform the complementary activity. The complementary activity to be performed on the secondary user device is generated by analyzing at least one of the device activity, a device functionality of the secondary user device, and the user preference. Instructions to perform the complementary activity are transmitted to the secondary user device.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2021Date of Patent: July 9, 2024Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Ryan Melcher, John Tapley, Robert Lee
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Publication number: 20240095808Abstract: In various example embodiments, a system and method for data mesh-based environmental augmentation are presented. Attribute data associated with a user may be received from a plurality of attribute sources. A portion of the attribute data may include real-time data. A portion of the real-time data indicative of an identity of the user may be identified. The identity of the user may be authenticated with respect to the real-time data by analyzing the identified portion of the real-time data. Based on the authentication of the identity of the user, a user activity being performed by the user may be identified based on the real-time data, and the user activity may be augmented according to a user setting.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Ryan Melcher, John Tapley, Robert Lee
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Publication number: 20240054171Abstract: Systems and methods for multi-directional visual browsing on an electronic device are described. In example embodiments, a primary result and a peripheral result are determined. A display layout based on attributes associated with the primary result and the peripheral result is generated. The display layout is then formatted into instructions, which will cause a device to render the display layout. The instructions are transmitted to the client device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2023Publication date: February 15, 2024Applicant: eBay Inc.Inventors: Ryan Melcher, Dane Howard
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Patent number: 11900437Abstract: In various example embodiments, a system and method for data mesh-based environmental augmentation are presented. Attribute data associated with a user may be received from a plurality of attribute sources. A portion of the attribute data may include real-time data. A portion of the real-time data indicative of an identity of the user may be identified. The identity of the user may be authenticated with respect to the real-time data by analyzing the identified portion of the real-time data. Based on the authentication of the identity of the user, a user activity being performed by the user may be identified based on the real-time data, and the user activity may be augmented according to a user setting.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2023Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: EBAY INC.Inventors: Ryan Melcher, John Tapley, Robert Lee
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Patent number: 11836210Abstract: Systems and methods for multi-directional visual browsing on an electronic device are described. In example embodiments, a primary result and a peripheral result are determined. A display layout based on attributes associated with the primary result and the peripheral result is generated. The display layout is then formatted into instructions, which will cause a device to render the display layout. The instructions are transmitted to the client device.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2022Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Ryan Melcher, Dane Howard
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Patent number: 11823249Abstract: Gesture functionality is provided in a computing environment. In example embodiments, a gesture input is received. A style difference is identified between a known gesture input of a set of known gesture inputs and the received gesture input. The set of known gesture inputs is caused to be modified to include the style difference by updating a database that stores the set of known gesture inputs.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2023Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Ryan Melcher, Dane Howard
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Patent number: 11810178Abstract: In various example embodiments, a system and method for data mesh visualization are presented. An avatar representation of a user is generated. A user-specified change to the avatar representation is received and the avatar representation is changed based on the user-specified change. A current status of the user is determined, and an updated avatar representation is generated based on the current status of the user. The updated avatar is displayed in association with a communication of the user.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2021Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: EBAY INC.Inventors: Ryan Melcher, John Tapley, Robert Lee
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Publication number: 20230298082Abstract: In various example embodiments, a system and method for data mesh-based environmental augmentation are presented. Attribute data associated with a user may be received from a plurality of attribute sources. A portion of the attribute data may include real-time data. A portion of the real-time data indicative of an identity of the user may be identified. The identity of the user may be authenticated with respect to the real-time data by analyzing the identified portion of the real-time data. Based on the authentication of the identity of the user, a user activity being performed by the user may be identified based on the real-time data, and the user activity may be augmented according to a user setting.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2023Publication date: September 21, 2023Inventors: Ryan Melcher, John Tapley, Robert Lee
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Publication number: 20230222564Abstract: Gesture functionality is provided in a computing environment. In example embodiments, a gesture input is received. A style difference is identified between a known gesture input of a set of known gesture inputs and the received gesture input. The set of known gesture inputs is caused to be modified to include the style difference by updating a database that stores the set of known gesture inputs.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2023Publication date: July 13, 2023Applicant: eBay Inc.Inventors: Ryan Melcher, Dane Howard
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Publication number: 20230170103Abstract: A method for restraining a sleeve lining a tube passing through a nuclear reactor pressure vessel is provided. The method includes attaching in situ a radial protrusion on an external surface of the sleeve; and attaching a collar to an end of the tube and coupling the radial protrusion with the collar to retain the thermal sleeve in position.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2023Publication date: June 1, 2023Inventors: Wade Markham, Ryan Melcher
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Patent number: 11657443Abstract: In various example embodiments, a system and method for data mesh-based environmental augmentation are presented. Attribute data associated with a user may be received from a plurality of attribute sources. A portion of the attribute data may include real-time data. A portion of the real-time data indicative of an identity of the user may be identified. The identity of the user may be authenticated with respect to the real-time data by analyzing the identified portion of the real-time data. Based on the authentication of the identity of the user, a user activity being performed by the user may be identified based on the real-time data, and the user activity may be augmented according to a user setting.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2021Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: EBAY INC.Inventors: Ryan Melcher, John Tapley, Robert Lee
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Patent number: 11651409Abstract: In various example embodiments, a system and method to provide status indictors on an image galley is disclosed. At least one item to be displayed in an image gallery on a client device is identified. Once identified, status information for the item is obtained. Subsequently, gallery rendering and display instructions are generated and transmitted to the client device. The rendering and display instructions include the status information and enables generation of status indicators from the status information for display over the image gallery at the client device. The rendering and display instructions may also include instructions for displaying the image gallery. The status information at the client device may be updated as status information changes.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2022Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Ryan Melcher, Dane Howard
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Patent number: 11631121Abstract: Gesture functionality is provided in a computing environment. In example embodiments, a gesture input is received. A style difference is identified between a known gesture input of a set of known gesture inputs and the received gesture input. The set of known gesture inputs is caused to be modified to include the style difference by updating a database that stores the set of known gesture inputs.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2022Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Ryan Melcher, Dane Howard
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Patent number: 11594343Abstract: A method for restraining a sleeve lining a tube passing through a nuclear reactor pressure vessel is provided. The method includes attaching in situ a radial protrusion on an external surface of the sleeve; and attaching a collar to an end of the tube and coupling the radial protrusion with the collar to retain the thermal sleeve in position.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2018Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: Framatome Inc.Inventors: Wade Markham, Ryan Melcher
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Patent number: 11543958Abstract: An indication of a touch on a touch-enabled screen of a device is received that indicates a selection of a date facet in a listing of items. The date facet denotes a temporal indicator, other facets denote non-temporal indicators. An indication of a pinch gesture is received. The date facet is scaled to produce a scaled-facet listing. The scaling includes modifying a degree of a characteristic of the date facet in an increasing amount including producing a scaled-out listing implemented as an updated portion of item data having a different temporal indicator than an initial display of the item data by an amount proportional to a magnitude of a pinch gesture characteristic of the pinch gesture. The scaled-facet listing is displayed by exposing an updated set of the item data having the modified degree of the characteristic and replacing previous item data with the scaled-out listing.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2021Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Han-Shen Yuan, Ryan Melcher, Steve Yankovich
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Publication number: 20220375633Abstract: A nuclear reactor head (12) comprising a vessel top head (14), a penetration (36) extending through the vessel top head (14) along a penetration axis (B) for allowing passage of a control shaft (34) of a control rod drive mechanism (32) through the vessel top head (14) and to a corresponding control guide tube (30) of the nuclear reactor (2), the penetration (36) comprising a penetration tube (38) extending through the vessel top head (14) and a thermal sleeve (40) extending inside the penetration tube (38) and coaxially with the penetration tube (38) with an axial play between the thermal sleeve (40) and the penetration tube (38), wherein the nuclear reactor head further comprises a spacer (60) attached to a lower end of the thermal sleeve (40) for maintaining minimal spacing with the upper end of the corresponding control rod guide tube (30).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2019Publication date: November 24, 2022Inventors: Ryan MELCHER, Charles GRAVES
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Publication number: 20220358180Abstract: Systems and methods for multi-directional visual browsing on an electronic device are described. In example embodiments, a primary result and a peripheral result are determined. A display layout based on attributes associated with the primary result and the peripheral result is generated. The display layout is then formatted into instructions, which will cause a device to render the display layout. The instructions are transmitted to the client device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2022Publication date: November 10, 2022Applicant: eBay Inc.Inventors: Ryan Melcher, Dane Howard
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Patent number: 11461808Abstract: In various example embodiments, systems and methods to provide proximity recommendations are provided. In example embodiments, data representing prioritized recommendations for a user is received. The data representing the prioritized recommendations is used to generated a composite visual representation by embedding select prioritized recommendations into a visual representation. The composite visual representation presents a higher prioritized recommendation in a more spatially prominent manner than a lower prioritized recommendation. The composite visual representation is then presented to the user.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2021Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Steve Yankovich, Ryan Melcher
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Patent number: 11436298Abstract: Systems and methods for multi-directional visual browsing on an electronic device are described. In example embodiments, a primary result and a peripheral result are determined. A display layout based on attributes associated with the primary result and the peripheral result is generated. The display layout is then formatted into instructions, which will cause a device to render the display layout. The instructions are transmitted to the client device.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2019Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: eBay Inc.Inventors: Ryan Melcher, Dane Howard
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Publication number: 20220270151Abstract: In various example embodiments, a system and method to provide status indictors on an image galley is disclosed. At least one item to be displayed in an image gallery on a client device is identified. Once identified, status information for the item is obtained. Subsequently, gallery rendering and display instructions are generated and transmitted to the client device. The rendering and display instructions include the status information and enables generation of status indicators from the status information for display over the image gallery at the client device. The rendering and display instructions may also include instructions for displaying the image gallery. The status information at the client device may be updated as status information changes.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2022Publication date: August 25, 2022Applicant: eBay Inc.Inventors: Ryan Melcher, Dane Howard