Patents by Inventor Sean Michael

Sean Michael 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: 20230087227
    Abstract: Systems and methods for displaying a virtual character in a mixed reality environment are disclosed. In some embodiments, a view of the virtual character is based on an animation rig comprising primary joints and helper joints. The animation rig may be in a pose defined by spatial relationships between the primary joints and helper joints. The virtual character may be moving in the mixed reality environment. In some instances, the virtual character may be moving based on a comparison of interestingness values associated with elements in the mixed reality environment. The spatial relationship transformation associated with the movement may be indicated by movement information. In some embodiments, the movement information is received from a neural network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas Marshall MILLER, IV, Nafees BIN ZAFAR, Sean Michael COMER, James Jonathan BANCROFT
  • Patent number: 11610014
    Abstract: A method, system and computer-readable storage medium for controlling access to application data associated with an application configured on a computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Sean Michael Quinlan, Haniff Somani, Sanjiv Maurya, Peter Barker, Siavash James Joorabchian Hawkins
  • Publication number: 20230081942
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and apparatuses where a controller can automatically manage a physical infrastructure of a computer system based on a plurality of system rules, a system state for the computer system, and a plurality of templates. Techniques for automatically adding resources such as computer, storage, and/or networking resources to the computer system are described. Also described are techniques for automatically deploying applications and services on such resources. These techniques provide a scalable computer system that can serve as a turnkey scalable private cloud.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Parker John Schmitt, Sean Michael Richardson, Neil Benjamin Semmel, Cameron Tyler Spry
  • Patent number: 11605106
    Abstract: The present disclosure involves systems, software, and computer implemented methods for automatically providing a lending offer for loyalty points based on a customer account analysis. One example method includes initiating an offer analysis for a customer account associated with a particular customer and storing an account balance and a point deficit balance. The offer analysis determines whether to provide an offer for a point loan, and is based on profile information of the customer, a current point balance, and a reward identified from the loyalty account. If an offer is to be provided, an offer for a loan of points equal to the difference between the current point balance of a loyalty account and the point value cost of the reward is transmitted to a client device of the customer. If accepted, the current point balance and the point deficit are both incremented by the amount of the offer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Inventors: Adrian Bloy, Danielle Marie Mullenax, Dominic Elia, Michael James Taggart, Lance Lucas Leisher, Arlene Lori Maciver, Christiane Jewer, Ameya Warty, Javon Tavoy Findlator, Sean Michael Mullen, Stacey-Anne Callender, Jeffery Macdonald, Sheirline Hanna
  • Patent number: 11601706
    Abstract: A headset system for tracking eye motion, reaction, facial features, and focus of a user. The system may include an inward-facing camera directed at the front of the user's face to capture image data associated with the eye movement, facial expressions, reaction, and focus of the user. The system may also include at least one additional outward-facing camera directed away from the user's face to capture image data of the viewable content of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Smart Science Technology, LLC
    Inventors: Duane Varan, Sean Michael Ragan
  • Patent number: 11597463
    Abstract: An electric-powered personal transport vehicle with a board to support a weight of a user and one or more wheels driven by one or more electric motors is discussed. The electric motors are powered by one or more batteries. A throttle has a thumb wheel speed controller on a handlebar. The thumb wheel speed controller has a horizontal manipulation between accelerate, neutral, and brake input positions such that pressing the thumbwheel speed controller in a vertical direction will not result in an unintentional acceleration or braking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: NEUTRON HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: John Ulmen, Sean Michael Flanigan, Mark Frykman, Levi Jacob Price, Oliver Riihiluoma, Barrett Heyneman, Jason Bluhm, Mike McHugh, Jeff Russakow, Jukka Rautiainen, Noriko Morimoto, Julian Farnam
  • Patent number: 11600835
    Abstract: Fuel cell systems configured for efficient byproduct recovery and reuse are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a fuel cell system includes a reformer configured to reform a fuel containing methane (CH4) with steam to produce a reformed fuel having methane (CH4), carbon monoxide (CO), and hydrogen (H2). The fuel cell system also includes a fuel cell configured to perform an electrochemical reaction between a first portion of the reformed fuel and oxygen (O2) to produce electricity and an exhaust having carbon dioxide (CO2), water (H2O), and a second portion of the reformed fuel. The fuel cell system further includes an oxygen enricher configured to generate an oxygen enriched gas and a combustion chamber configured to combust the second portion of the reformed fuel with the oxygen enriched gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Eric Clarence Peterson, Sean Michael James
  • Patent number: 11590490
    Abstract: Disclosed here are pipette tips useful for acquiring or dispelling liquids, and include one or more design that may increase fluid delivery precision and/or accuracy, and may reduce certain repetitive motions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: BIOTIX, INC.
    Inventors: Arta Motadel, Peter Paul Blaszcak, Phillip Chad Hairfield, Sean Michael Callahan
  • Publication number: 20230050395
    Abstract: Methods for generating a composite biomarker that identifies a predicted level of responsiveness of a subject to a particular type of an immunotherapy treatment is provided. The method can include generating genomic metrics that represent one or more characteristics corresponding to one or more DNA sequences. The method can also include generating transcriptomic metrics represent one or more characteristics corresponding to a set of peptides that are translated from a corresponding RNA sequence of the one or more RNA sequences. The method can also include generating a composite biomarker score derived from the set of genomic metrics and the set of transcriptomic metrics. The method can also include determining, based on the composite biomarker score, a predicted level of responsiveness of the subject to a particular type of an immunotherapy treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: Personalis, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Wilbur ABBOTT, III, Sean Michael BOYLE, Rachel Marty PYKE, Eric LEVY, Dattatreya MELLACHERUVU, Rena MCCLORY, Richard CHEN, Robert POWER, Gabor BARTHA, Jason HARRIS, Pamela MILANI, Prateek TANDON, Paul MCNITT, Massimo MORRA, Sejal DESAI, Juan-Sebastian SALVIDAR, Michael CLARK, Christian HAUDENSCHILD, John WEST, Nick PHILLIPS, Simo V. ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20230053056
    Abstract: A minimal ingredient personal care composition containing 9 wt % to 16 wt % amino acid surfactant, 3 wt % to 10 wt % glyceryl ester, 0.2 wt % to 6 wt % triglyceride oil, a liquid carrier. The personal care composition is substantially free of sulfated surfactants, has a pH of 4.5 to 6 and a yield stress of 0.5 to 10 Pa. The personal care composition can be a shampoo that delivers suitable cleaning, color retention and/or conditioning benefits, while also being sulfate free.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Sean Michael Renock, Jennifer Mary Marsh, Howard David Hutton, III
  • Patent number: 11579004
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and devices for calibrating contrast measurements from laser speckle imaging systems to accurately determine unknown particle motion characteristics, such as flow rate. The calibration stores to memory calibration data, which may include a set of measurements from samples with known particle characteristics and/or estimates of noise, including the effects on contrast arising from undesired signals unrelated to the unknown particle motion characteristics. The calibration data may be accessed and used to correct an empirical measurement of contrast and/or interpolate a value of the unknown particle motion characteristic. The system may include a light source, photodetector, processor, and memory, which can be combined into a single device, such as a wearable device, for providing calibrated flow measurements. The device may be used, for example, to measure blood flow, cardiac output, and heart rate, and can be used to amplify the pulsatile signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: COVIDIEN AG
    Inventors: Tyler Bywaters Rice, Sean Michael White, Bruce Yee Yang
  • Patent number: 11576132
    Abstract: A method for reporting power headroom-related information for a plurality of aggregated carriers. The method includes reporting in a bitmap the power headroom-related information for a number of the aggregated carriers that is less than or equal to the total number of aggregated carriers, wherein the power headroom-related information is one of a power headroom for at least one of the aggregated carriers and a path loss for at least one of the aggregated carriers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Youn Hyoung Heo, Zhijun Cai, Andrew Mark Earnshaw, Sean Michael McBeath, Mo-Han Fong
  • Publication number: 20230026515
    Abstract: A method, medium, and apparatus for allowing evaluation of property, such as damaged property, remotely and efficiently. A mobile computing device may be used to conduct bilateral communication between a client and an agent for evaluating property. Systems and methods may be used to efficiently automate intake of communications and intelligently load-balance resources for handling calls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: Allstate Insurance Company
    Inventors: Sean Michael Beavers, David Gilkison, Pinal Patel, Steven Genc, David M. Zahn
  • Publication number: 20230028207
    Abstract: A method of generating a plasma is provided. The method uses a plasma antenna having a length, the method including driving an electrical conductor of the plasma antenna with RF frequency current to generate plasma both at a first location and at a second location spaced apart from the first location in a direction along the length of the antenna, there being a region adjacent to the antenna between the first location and the second location at which the generation of plasma is curtailed as a result of at least one shield member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: Dyson Technology Limited
    Inventors: Sean Michael CARLEY, Sven GAUTER
  • Publication number: 20230020233
    Abstract: The disclosed techniques generally relate to devices and methods for generating cropped images in which one or more features of interest are preserved or emphasized. In one implementation, such features of interest may include facial features. In accordance with certain implementations, location and extent of such features may be identified and used in conjunction with information regarding display characteristics so as to generate cropped images preserving or emphasizing the feature of interest when displayed on a given device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Ashish Agarwal, Fei Peng, Wenyu Zhang, Matthew H. Thorn, Sean Michael Harold, Douglas Isaac Friedman, Leticia Marie Alarcón
  • Patent number: 11555236
    Abstract: An article formed of a metal alloy is covered at least partially with a metal hydride and a shell metal to form an assembly. Load is applied to the assembly and the assembly is heated. The shell metal deforms around the article and the metal hydride and forms a gas proof seal. The metal hydride thermally decomposes to form hydrogen gas. At least a portion of the hydrogen gas dissociates and moves as monoatomic hydrogen into the article. The metal alloy can be a zirconium metal alloy, the metal hydride can be a zirconium metal hydride, and the shell metal can be substantially copper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Atomic Energy of Canada Limited / Énergie Atomique du Canada Limitée
    Inventors: Glenn Aldon McRae, Christopher Edward Coleman, Curtis John St. Louis, Scott Thomas Langille, James Leigh McLean Corrigall, Heidi Marie Nordin, Sean Michael Kevin Hanlon, Scott Anthony Douglas Read, Kevin William McCaugherty
  • Publication number: 20230004952
    Abstract: Facilitating transaction status indications for point-of-sale (POS) systems is described. A POS application stored on a POS terminal of a POS system may communicate with a payment reader device coupled to the POS terminal and a payment server application. The POS application may receive, from a customer device associated with a customer and via a short-range communication network, payment information for satisfying a cost of a transaction. The POS application may send the payment information to the payment server application to attempt to authorize the payment information for the cost of the transaction and may receive, from the payment server application, an indication of a status of the transaction. Responsive to receiving the indication of the status of the transaction, the payment reader device and the customer device may output respective aspects of a transaction status indication associated with the status of the transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventor: Sean Michael Hafemann
  • Publication number: 20230006223
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for reducing the tendency for mold formation and accumulation in membrane-based humidifiers used in PEM fuel cell systems can include reducing the oxygen concentration and/or generating hydrogen peroxide within the humidifier upon shutdown of a fuel cell system. In some embodiments, a fuel cell system comprises valves and lines located and operable to facilitate introduction of hydrogen into the humidifier upon shutdown of the system. In some embodiments, a fuel cell humidifier comprises a catalyst for promoting the generation of hydrogen peroxide from hydrogen and oxygen, and/or comprises acidic gas transport layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Sean Michael MacKinnon, Matthew Guenther, Claudette Kennette
  • Publication number: 20230006150
    Abstract: Provided is a compound including a first ligand LA of Formula I, In Formula I, moiety A is a monocyclic ring or a multicyclic fused ring system; one of X1, X2, and X3 is C and is connected to X4; one of X1, X2, and X3 is N and is coordinated to a metal M; and the remaining one of X1, X2, and X3 is CR or N; X4 is C or N; Y is a divalent linking group; each R, R?, RA, and RB is independently hydrogen or a General Substituent; each of K1 and K2 is independently direct bond, O, or S; and metal M is selected from the group consisting of Os, Ir, Pd, Pt, Cu, Ag, and Au. Formulations, OLEDs, and consumer products including the same are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: Jui-Yi TSAI, Alexey Borisovich DYATKIN, Walter YEAGER, Joseph A. MACOR, Sean Michael RYNO, Jason BROOKS, Wei-Chun SHIH, Pierre-Luc T. BOUDREAULT, Scott BEERS
  • Publication number: 20230002430
    Abstract: In one aspect, provided is a compound of Formula I, In Formula I, M is Pt or Pd; L has the structure F1 is or a direct bond; rings A, B, C, D, and F are independently monocyclic rings or multicyclic fused ring systems; each of X1 to X10 is independently C or N; each of Z1 to Z4 is C or N; each of L1 to L5 is a direct bond or an organic linker; each of a, b, c, and d is 0 or 1; each K1 to K4 is a direct bond, O, or S; each of Z1 to Z4 that is connected to O or S is C; and each RA, RB, RC, RD, RE, and RX is independently hydrogen or a substituent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hsiao-Fan CHEN, Morgan C. MACINNIS, Noah HORWITZ, Rasha HAMZE, Fadi M. JRADI, Sean Michael RYNO, Douglas WILLIAMS, Charles J. STANTON, Raghupathi NEELARAPU, Weiye GUAN