Patents by Inventor Sean McKenna

Sean McKenna 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).

  • Patent number: 11969604
    Abstract: A biostimulator, such as a leadless cardiac pacemaker, having a flexible circuit assembly, is described. The flexible circuit assembly is contained within an electronics compartment between a battery, a housing, and a header assembly of the biostimulator. The flexible circuit assembly includes a flexible substrate that folds into a stacked configuration in which an electrical connector and an electronic component of the flexible circuit assembly are enfolded by the flexible substrate. An aperture is located in a fold region of the flexible substrate to allow a feedthrough pin of the header assembly to pass through the folded structure into electrical contact with the electrical connector. The electronic component can be a processor to control delivery of a pacing impulse through the feedthrough pin to a pacing tip. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: PACESETTER, INC.
    Inventors: Wade Keller, Thomas B. Eby, Sean McKenna, Brett C. Villavicencio
  • Patent number: 11962113
    Abstract: A connector assembly of a cartridge of an electronic vaping device may be formed by metal in-molding. The connector assembly may include a connector body that is integrally formed. The connector body may include a base portion that is generally cylindrical, a nose portion extending from a first end of the base portion, and at least two slots extending longitudinally through the base portion and on opposing sides of the nose portion. An electrical lead extends through each of the at least two slots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Bipin Patil, Sean Sundberg, Kelli McKenna, Rangaraj Sundar, Greg Nelson, David Bennett
  • Patent number: 11957917
    Abstract: A biostimulator, such as a leadless cardiac pacemaker, having a flexible circuit assembly, is described. The flexible circuit assembly is contained within an electronics compartment between a battery, a housing, and a header assembly of the biostimulator. The flexible circuit assembly includes a flexible substrate that folds into a stacked configuration in which an electrical connector and an electronic component of the flexible circuit assembly are enfolded by the flexible substrate. An aperture is located in a fold region of the flexible substrate to allow a feedthrough pin of the header assembly to pass through the folded structure into electrical contact with the electrical connector. The electronic component can be a processor to control delivery of a pacing impulse through the feedthrough pin to a pacing tip. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: PACESETTER, INC.
    Inventors: Wade Keller, Thomas B. Eby, Sean McKenna, Brett C. Villavicencio
  • Publication number: 20240031426
    Abstract: Systems and methods cross device application discovery and/or control. Cross device application discovery and/or control can provide for simple detection and activation of applications on remote devices. Cross device application discovery and/or control can provide for the control of remote applications in a master and slave configuration. Responsive to an activation message, an application can execute a task in an application, the task being displayed on a target device. Responsive to an activation message, an application can execute a task in an application on a target device, a task context data for the task being streamed to the source device for presentation on a display. Cross device application discovery and/or control can be enabled on a single operating system, or across a plurality of operating systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Arunjeet SINGH, John M SHEEHAN, Kunal GANDHI, Sean MCKENNA, Akhilesh (Akhil) KAZA, Sameer TEJANI
  • Patent number: 11818199
    Abstract: Systems and methods cross device application discovery and/or control. Cross device application discovery and/or control can provide for simple detection and activation of applications on remote devices. Cross device application discovery and/or control can provide for the control of remote applications in a master and slave configuration. Responsive to an activation message, an application can execute a task in an application, the task being displayed on a target device. Responsive to an activation message, an application can execute a task in an application on a target device, a task context data for the task being streamed to the source device for presentation on a display. Cross device application discovery and/or control can be enabled on a single operating system, or across a plurality of operating systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Arunjeet Singh, John M Sheehan, Kunal Gandhi, Sean Mckenna, Akhilesh (Akhil) Kaza, Sameer Tejani
  • Patent number: 11802537
    Abstract: Embodiments for managing a wave energy converter (WEC) device by one or more processors are described. At least one environmental characteristic associated with a WEC device in a body of water is received. A prediction of wave conditions on the body of water is calculated based on the at least one environmental characteristic. A signal representative of the prediction of wave conditions is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Fearghal O'Donncha, Bei Chen, Sean A. McKenna
  • Patent number: 11663506
    Abstract: A system and method for providing power consumption data for a distributed system in blockchains in a computer environment are presented. Energy consumption of one or more blockchain nodes in a blockchain network that achieves a consensus by a proof of work on a plurality of transactions upon executing a cryptographic operation may be determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Emanuele Ragnoli, Sean A. McKenna
  • Publication number: 20230069632
    Abstract: In an aspect, a storage device is provided and includes a container including an exterior surface and an opening therethrough. The storage device further includes at least one movable facial feature element. The storage device further includes an actuator operatively connected to the at least one movable facial feature element for driving movement of the at least one movable facial feature element. The storage device further includes a closure structure extending along the opening, and a traveler that is movably mounted to the closure structure for movement between a first traveler position and a second traveler position to open or close the closure structure. A coupling arrangement connects the traveler to the actuator such that movement of the traveler drives movement of the actuator, which in turn drives movement of the at least one movable facial feature element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Sean MCKENNA, Vanessa R. RAPONI
  • Patent number: 11487351
    Abstract: Embodiments for an intelligent directing service in an Internet of Things (IoT) computing environment by a processor. One or more objects may be identified within a defined region relative to an entity. At least a portion of an extremity of the entity may be directed to select or avoid the one or more objects according to one or more internet of things (IoT) devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Beat Buesser, Michele Gazzetti, Yiannis Gkoufas, Kostas Katrinis, Vincent Lonij, Sean A. McKenna
  • Patent number: 11419399
    Abstract: In an aspect, a storage device is provided and includes a container including an exterior surface and an opening therethrough. The storage device further includes at least one movable facial feature element. The storage device further includes an actuator operatively connected to the at least one movable facial feature element for driving movement of the at least one movable facial feature element. The storage device further includes a closure structure extending along the opening, and a traveler that is movably mounted to the closure structure for movement between a first traveler position and a second traveler position to open or close the closure structure. A coupling arrangement connects the traveler to the actuator such that movement of the traveler drives movement of the actuator, which in turn drives movement of the at least one movable facial feature element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Spin Master Ltd.
    Inventors: Sean McKenna, Vanessa R. Raponi
  • Publication number: 20220207238
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of extracting properties of one or more variables of a mathematical transformation in a document identified by automatic feature engineering (AFE) is provided. The document is parsed to extract at least one of a mathematical formula including identifying data, a textual description of the one or more variables of the mathematical transformation, or a category identifier to which the document belongs. Constraints are determined to apply to the one or more variables extracted from the mathematical transformations in the document. At least one candidate feature is automatically generated from a portion of an input data that conforms to the determined constraints.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: William Karol Lynch, Sean A. McKenna
  • Publication number: 20220198278
    Abstract: A computing device configured for automatic selection of model parameters includes a processor and a memory coupled to the processor. The memory stores instructions to cause the processor to perform acts including providing an initial set of model parameters and initial condition information to a model based on historical data. A model generates data based on the model parameters and the initial condition information. After determining whether the model-generated data is similar to an observed data, updated model parameters are selected for input to the model based on the determined similarity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Fearghal O'Donncha, Ambrish Rawat, Sean A. McKenna, Mathieu Sinn
  • Publication number: 20220188629
    Abstract: Techniques of facilitating deep learning model rescaling by computing devices. In one example, a system can comprise a processor that executes computer executable components stored in memory. The computer executable components can comprise: a rescaling component; and a forecasting component. The rescaling component can determine a scaling ratio that maps low mesh resolution predictive data output by a partial differential equation (PDE)-based model for a sub-domain to high-resolution observational or ground-truth data for a domain comprising the sub-domain. The forecasting component can generate high mesh resolution predictive data for the domain with a machine-learning model using input data of the PDE-based model and the scaling ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Fearghal O'Donncha, Ambrish Rawat, Sean A. McKenna, Mathieu Sinn
  • Publication number: 20220180174
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, a computer program product, and a computer system for optimally balancing deployment of a deep learning based surrogate model and a physics based mathematical model in simulating a complex problem. One or more computing devices or servers compare results of running the deep learning based surrogate model with results of partially running the physics based mathematical model or with observations. One or more computing devices or severs output the results of running the deep learning based surrogate model as system outputs of simulating the complex problem, in response to determining that the deep learning based surrogate model is reliable. One or more computing devices or servers output results of running the physics based mathematical model as the system outputs of simulating the complex problem, in response to determining that the deep learning based surrogate model is not reliable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Ambrish Rawat, Fearghal O'Donncha, Mathieu Sinn, Sean A. McKenna
  • Publication number: 20220141284
    Abstract: Systems and methods cross device application discovery and/or control. Cross device application discovery and/or control can provide for simple detection and activation of applications on remote devices. Cross device application discovery and/or control can provide for the control of remote applications in a master and slave configuration. Responsive to an activation message, an application can execute a task in an application, the task being displayed on a target device. Responsive to an activation message, an application can execute a task in an application on a target device, a task context data for the task being streamed to the source device for presentation on a display. Cross device application discovery and/or control can be enabled on a single operating system, or across a plurality of operating systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Arunjeet Singh, John M. Sheehan, Kunal Gandhi, Sean Mckenna, Akhilesh (Akhil) Kaza, Sameer Tejani
  • Publication number: 20220118266
    Abstract: A biostimulator, such as a leadless cardiac pacemaker, having a flexible circuit assembly, is described. The flexible circuit assembly is contained within an electronics compartment between a battery, a housing, and a header assembly of the biostimulator. The flexible circuit assembly includes a flexible substrate that folds into a stacked configuration in which an electrical connector and an electronic component of the flexible circuit assembly are enfolded by the flexible substrate. An aperture is located in a fold region of the flexible substrate to allow a feedthrough pin of the header assembly to pass through the folded structure into electrical contact with the electrical connector. The electronic component can be a processor to control delivery of a pacing impulse through the feedthrough pin to a pacing tip. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Wade Keller, Thomas B. Eby, Sean McKenna, Brett C. Villavicencio
  • Publication number: 20220118265
    Abstract: A biostimulator, such as a leadless cardiac pacemaker, having a flexible circuit assembly, is described. The flexible circuit assembly is contained within an electronics compartment between a battery, a housing, and a header assembly of the biostimulator. The flexible circuit assembly includes a flexible substrate that folds into a stacked configuration in which an electrical connector and an electronic component of the flexible circuit assembly are enfolded by the flexible substrate. An aperture is located in a fold region of the flexible substrate to allow a feedthrough pin of the header assembly to pass through the folded structure into electrical contact with the electrical connector. The electronic component can be a processor to control delivery of a pacing impulse through the feedthrough pin to a pacing tip. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Wade Keller, Thomas B. Eby, Sean McKenna, Brett C. Villavicencio
  • Publication number: 20220118264
    Abstract: A biostimulator, such as a leadless cardiac pacemaker, having a flexible circuit assembly, is described. The flexible circuit assembly is contained within an electronics compartment between a battery, a housing, and a header assembly of the biostimulator. The flexible circuit assembly includes a flexible substrate that folds into a stacked configuration in which an electrical connector and an electronic component of the flexible circuit assembly are enfolded by the flexible substrate. An aperture is located in a fold region of the flexible substrate to allow a feedthrough pin of the header assembly to pass through the folded structure into electrical contact with the electrical connector. The electronic component can be a processor to control delivery of a pacing impulse through the feedthrough pin to a pacing tip. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Wade Keller, Thomas B. Eby, Sean McKenna, Brett C. Villavicencio
  • Patent number: D980624
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: SPIN MASTER LTD.
    Inventors: Sean McKenna, Vanessa R. Raponi
  • Patent number: D1014079
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Spin Master Ltd.
    Inventor: Sean McKenna