Patents by Inventor Saad Ali

Saad Ali 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: 20260033545
    Abstract: The vaporizer includes a tube element defining an inner volume for receiving an amount of liquid aerosol-forming substrate, a mesh in the inner volume of the tube element, and a heater outside, the heater including an electrical resistive heater, and the heater is configured to heat the mesh and the received amount of liquid aerosol-forming substrate to a temperature sufficient to volatilize at least a part of the received amount of liquid aerosol-forming substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2025
    Publication date: February 5, 2026
    Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Michel BESSANT, Fabien Duc, Zachary Elliott, Robert Emmett, Hossein Ostadi, Shaun Phillips, Bruce Renfrew, Eva Saade Latorre, Saad Ali
  • Patent number: 12439967
    Abstract: The vaporizer includes a tube element defining an inner volume for receiving an amount of liquid aerosol-forming substrate, a mesh in the inner volume of the tube element, and a heater outside, the heater including an electrical resistive heater, and the heater is configured to heat the mesh and the received amount of liquid aerosol-forming substrate to a temperature sufficient to volatilize at least a part of the received amount of liquid aerosol-forming substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2025
    Assignee: ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC
    Inventors: Michel Bessant, Fabien Duc, Zachary Elliott, Robert Emmett, Hossein Ostadi, Shaun Phillips, Bruce Renfrew, Eva Saade Latorre, Saad Ali
  • Publication number: 20240315338
    Abstract: The vaporizer includes a tube element defining an inner volume for receiving an amount of liquid aerosol-forming substrate, a mesh in the inner volume of the tube element, and a heater outside, the heater including an electrical resistive heater, and the heater is configured to heat the mesh and the received amount of liquid aerosol-forming substrate to a temperature sufficient to volatilize at least a part of the received amount of liquid aerosol-forming substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Michel BESSANT, Fabien DUC, Zachary ELLIOTT, Robert EMMETT, Hossein OSTADI, Shaun PHILLIPS, Bruce RENFREW, Eva Saade LATORRE, Saad ALI
  • Patent number: 12022870
    Abstract: The vaporizer includes a tube element defining an inner volume for receiving an amount of liquid aerosol-forming substrate, a mesh in the inner volume of the tube element, and a heater outside, the heater including an electrical resistive heater, and the heater is configured to heat the mesh and the received amount of liquid aerosol-forming substrate to a temperature sufficient to volatilize at least a part of the received amount of liquid aerosol-forming substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC
    Inventors: Michel Bessant, Fabien Duc, Zachary Elliott, Robert Emmett, Hossein Ostadi, Shaun Phillips, Bruce Renfrew, Eva Saade Latorre, Saad Ali
  • Publication number: 20200281274
    Abstract: The vaporizer includes a tube element defining an inner volume for receiving an amount of liquid aerosol-forming substrate, a mesh in the inner volume of the tube element, and a heater outside, the heater including an electrical resistive heater, and the heater is configured to heat the mesh and the received amount of liquid aerosol-forming substrate to a temperature sufficient to volatilize at least a part of the received amount of liquid aerosol-forming substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Michel BESSANT, Fabien DUC, Zachary ELLIOTT, Robert EMMETT, Hossein OSTADI, Shaun PHILLIPS, Bruce RENFREW, Eva Saade LATORRE, Saad ALI
  • Patent number: 10667558
    Abstract: The vaporizer includes a tube element defining an inner volume for receiving an amount of liquid aerosol-forming substrate, a mesh in the inner volume of the tube element, and a heater outside, the heater including an electrical resistive heater, and the heater is configured to heat the mesh and the received amount of liquid aerosol-forming substrate to a temperature sufficient to volatilize at least a part of the received amount of liquid aerosol-forming substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC
    Inventors: Michel Bessant, Fabien Duc, Zachary Elliott, Robert Emmett, Hossein Ostadi, Shaun Phillips, Bruce Renfrew, Eva Saade Latorre, Saad Ali
  • Patent number: 10198509
    Abstract: A complex video event classification, search and retrieval system can generate a semantic representation of a video or of segments within the video, based on one or more complex events that are depicted in the video, without the need for manual tagging. The system can use the semantic representations to, among other things, provide enhanced video search and retrieval capabilities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: SRI International
    Inventors: Hui Cheng, Harpreet Singh Sawhney, Ajay Divakaran, Qian Yu, Jingen Liu, Amir Tamrakar, Saad Ali, Omar Javed
  • Publication number: 20170228600
    Abstract: Methods and systems for analyzing video-game videos in connection with facilitating video editing and creation and performing automated extraction of information of interest to facilitate labeling of and/or highlight generation for such videos is provided. According to one embodiment, a video, containing content pertaining to a video game, is received by a video-game video analysis system. Information regarding the status of the video game over time is received by retrieving game metadata through an API of the video game or by analyzing audio or visual features within the content. Multiple clips are automatically identified within the video for proposed inclusion within an edited version of the video based on the status of the video game over time. The edited version of the video is then generated by (i) joining the automatically identified clips or (ii) joining multiple user-selected clips, including at least one clip selected from the automatically identified clips.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2016
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: ClipMine, Inc.
    Inventors: Zia Syed, Farhan Zaidi, Ivana Savic, Saad Ali, Omar Javed, Jiangbo Yuan, Manas Paldhe
  • Patent number: 9616155
    Abstract: Fixation devices for tissue repair, for example sutures, surgical arrows, staples, darts, bolts, screws, buttons, anchors, nails, rivets, or barbed devices comprise at least one of angiogenic material; angiogenic precursor material which is capable of breaking down in vivo to form angiogenic material; or tissue-engineered material, which tissue-engineered material is capable of producing angiogenic material. In a preferred form, the material is incorporated into a polymer matrix having predetermined hydrophobicity to allow controlled release of angiogenic materials such as butyric or hydroxybutyric acid or salts thereof. Polymer matrix compositions comprising angiogenic materials and methods for tissue repair are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Cotton, Emma J. Wright, Steven W. Astorino, Saad Ali
  • Publication number: 20170091590
    Abstract: A computer vision service includes technologies to, among other things, analyze computer vision or learning tasks requested by computer applications, select computer vision or learning algorithms to execute the requested tasks based on one or more performance capabilities of the computer vision or learning algorithms, perform the computer vision or learning tasks for the computer applications using the selected algorithms, and expose the results of performing the computer vision or learning tasks for use by the computer applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Harpreet Singh SAWHNEY, Jayakrishan ELEDATH, Saad ALI, Bogdan C. MATEI, Steven S. Weiner, Xutao Lv, Timothy J. Shields
  • Patent number: 9466013
    Abstract: A computer vision service includes technologies to, among other things, analyze computer vision or learning tasks requested by computer applications, select computer vision or learning algorithms to execute the requested tasks based on one or more performance capabilities of the computer vision or learning algorithms, perform the computer vision or learning tasks for the computer applications using the selected algorithms, and expose the results of performing the computer vision or learning tasks for use by the computer applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: SRI INTERNATIONAL
    Inventors: Harpreet Singh Sawhney, Jayakrishnan Eledath, Saad Ali, Bogdan C. Matei, Steven S. Weiner, Xutao Lv, Timothy J. Shields
  • Patent number: 9396763
    Abstract: Methods and systems for generation of an index and Table-of-Contents (ToC) for videos based on user given labels or a combination of user input and automated indexing techniques are provided. According to one embodiment, an annotation tool and a video player are presented to individual subscribers/users of a video discovery and consumption service. Tags proposed by the subscribers to be associated with various portions of the video content are received, processed and integrated within a global ToC for the video. The service can assist subscribers that intend to tag a certain portion of video by automatically proposing suitable tags and portion boundaries. Subscribers can vote on the suitability of tags constituting the ToC. Responsive to a request to view video content, a customized ToC is presented to a subscriber which include labels selected from the global ToC in accordance with default tag selection/filtering criteria or filtering criteria specified by subscriber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: ClipMine, Inc.
    Inventors: Zia Syed, Syed Farhan Raza Zaidi, Saad Ali, Ivana Savic, Omar Javed
  • Publication number: 20160154882
    Abstract: A complex video event classification, search and retrieval system can generate a semantic representation of a video or of segments within the video, based on one or more complex events that are depicted in the video, without the need for manual tagging. The system can use the semantic representations to, among other things, provide enhanced video search and retrieval capabilities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2016
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Hui Cheng, Harpreet Singh Sawhney, Ajay Divakaran, Qian Yu, Jingen Liu, Amir Tamrakar, Saad Ali, Omar Javed
  • Patent number: 9244924
    Abstract: A complex video event classification, search and retrieval system can generate a semantic representation of a video or of segments within the video, based on one or more complex events that are depicted in the video, without the need for manual tagging. The system can use the semantic representations to, among other things, provide enhanced video search and retrieval capabilities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: SRI INTERNATIONAL
    Inventors: Hui Cheng, Harpreet Singh Sawhney, Ajay Divakaran, Qian Yu, Jingen Liu, Amir Tamrakar, Saad Ali, Omar Javed
  • Publication number: 20160004936
    Abstract: A computer vision service includes technologies to, among other things, analyze computer vision or learning tasks requested by computer applications, select computer vision or learning algorithms to execute the requested tasks based on one or more performance capabilities of the computer vision or learning algorithms, perform the computer vision or learning tasks for the computer applications using the selected algorithms, and expose the results of performing the computer vision or learning tasks for use by the computer applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Harpreet Singh Sawney, Jayakrishan Eledath, Saad Ali, Bogdan C. Matei, Steven S. Weiner, Xutao Lv
  • Patent number: 9152870
    Abstract: A computer vision service includes technologies to, among other things, analyze computer vision or learning tasks requested by computer applications, select computer vision or learning algorithms to execute the requested tasks based on one or more performance capabilities of the computer vision or learning algorithms, perform the computer vision or learning tasks for the computer applications using the selected algorithms, and expose the results of performing the computer vision or learning tasks for use by the computer applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: SRI INTERNATIONAL
    Inventors: Harpreet Singh Sawhney, Jayakrishan Eledath, Saad Ali, Bogdan C. Matei, Steven S. Weiner, Xutao Lv
  • Publication number: 20150139610
    Abstract: Methods and systems for generation of an index and Table-of-Contents (ToC) for videos based on user given labels or a combination of user input and automated indexing techniques are provided. According to one embodiment, an annotation tool and a video player are presented to individual subscribers/users of a video discovery and consumption service. Tags proposed by the subscribers to be associated with various portions of the video content are received, processed and integrated within a global ToC for the video. The service can assist subscribers that intend to tag a certain portion of video by automatically proposing suitable tags and portion boundaries. Subscribers can vote on the suitability of tags constituting the ToC. Responsive to a request to view video content, a customized ToC is presented to a subscriber which include labels selected from the global ToC in accordance with default tag selection/filtering criteria or filtering criteria specified by subscriber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: CLIPMINE, INC.
    Inventors: Zia Syed, Syed Farhan Raza Zaidi, Saad Ali, Ivana Savic, Omar Javed
  • Publication number: 20140270494
    Abstract: A computer vision service includes technologies to, among other things, analyze computer vision or learning tasks requested by computer applications, select computer vision or learning algorithms to execute the requested tasks based on one or more performance capabilities of the computer vision or learning algorithms, perform the computer vision or learning tasks for the computer applications using the selected algorithms, and expose the results of performing the computer vision or learning tasks for use by the computer applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: SRI International
    Inventors: Harpreet Singh Sawhney, Jayakrishan Eledath, Saad Ali, Bogdan C. Matei, Steven S. Weiner, Xutao Lv
  • Publication number: 20130282747
    Abstract: A complex video event classification, search and retrieval system can generate a semantic representation of a video or of segments within the video, based on one or more complex events that are depicted in the video, without the need for manual tagging. The system can use the semantic representations to, among other things, provide enhanced video search and retrieval capabilities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: SRI INTERNATIONAL
    Inventors: Hui Cheng, Harpreet Singh Sawhney, Ajay Divakaran, Qian Yu, Jingen Liu, Amir Tamrakar, Saad Ali, Omar Javed
  • Publication number: 20100040662
    Abstract: Fixation devices for tissue repair, for example sutures, surgical arrows, staples, darts, bolts, screws, buttons, anchors, nails, rivets, or barbed devices comprise at least one of angiogenic material; angiogenic precursor material which is capable of breaking down in vivo to form angiogenic material; or tissue-engineered material, which tissue-engineered material is capable of producing angiogenic material. In a preferred form, the material is incorporated into a polymer matrix having predetermined hydrophobicity to allow controlled release of angiogenic materials such as butyric or hydroxybutyric acid or salts thereof. Polymer matrix compositions comprising angiogenic materials and methods for tissue repair are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2009
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Cotton, Emma J. Wright, Steven W. Astorino, Saad Ali