Patents by Inventor Shawn Johnson
Shawn Johnson 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: 20240130798Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for semi-automated, portable, ultrasound guided cannulation. The systems and methods provide for image analysis to provide for identification of anatomical landmarks from image data. The image analysis provides for guidance for insertion of a cannulation system into an airway of a subject which may be accomplished by a non-expert based upon the guidance provided. The system further enables a single person to perform the cannulation rather than the typical 2 or more people. The guidance may include an indicator or a mechanical guide to guide a user for inserting the cannulation system into a subject to penetrate the airway of interest.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: Laura Brattain, Brian A. Telfer, Matthew Johnson, Lars Gjesteby, Joshua Werblin, Gregory R. Dion, Ronit E. Malka, Shawn Moynihan
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Patent number: 11960480Abstract: Provided is a system that includes at least one processor programmed or configured to receive an XML data file, wherein the XML data file includes data associated with one or more input parameters of a machine learning model, generate a code generation template based on the data associated with one or more input parameters of the machine learning model included in the XML file, where the code generation template includes one or more keys associated with one or more parameters of a transaction aggregate for an account of a user, and generate a file of executable code based on the code generation template, wherein the file of executable code includes instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, causes at least one processor to retrieve transaction aggregate data associated with the transaction aggregate for the account of the user. A method and computer program product are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2019Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Visa International Service AssociationInventors: Hongqin Song, Yu Gu, Roger Cheng-Chung Huang, Ran Xu, Shawn Johnson
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Publication number: 20240091083Abstract: Disclosed are embodiments of monuments for installation in an aircraft passenger cabin. Each monument is multi-use in that the monument serves to accommodate a wheelchair and provide at least one additional function. In embodiments, the monument includes an interior space dedicated for receiving and positioning a wheelchair in an unfolded state, for instance an occupied wheelchair during taxi-takeoff, and landing (TTOL) and during flight. In embodiments, the monuments include storage compartments, direct access to an exterior window, tray table assemblies, etc. In embodiments, the monuments are configured to be positioned adjacent to at least one aisle for accessibility, and to a seat row including a passenger seat reserved for a caregiver. The monuments disclosed herein enhance the travel experience for a passenger with reduced mobilities (PRM), as well as increase flexibility in cabin designs.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: B/E Aerospace, Inc.Inventors: Daniel N. Moe, Mark B. Dowty, Glenn A. Johnson, Jefferey M. McKee, Shawn W. Raybell
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Publication number: 20240087382Abstract: Systems and methods for managing smart devices associated with a multi-family residential property are disclosed. Control or management of smart devices may be provided by a smart thermostat hub that includes one or more processors and a memory coupled to the one or more processors. The smart thermostat hub also includes a first communication interface configured to communicatively couple the smart thermostat hub to a low-power, wide area network (LPWAN) communication link and a second communication interface configured to communicatively couple the smart thermostat hub to a wireless network via a wireless communication link. The wireless network is communicatively coupled to a set of one or more smart devices. The one or more processors are configured to initialize a connection between the second communication interface and the property management platform via the second communication interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Dave Marcinkowski, Thomas Mandry, Shawn Massie, David Gilles, Larry Lafreniere, Tray Johnson
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Publication number: 20230253199Abstract: Provided are improved toroidal ion traps and methods of design of such ion traps. Toroidal ion traps include an inner electrode comprising a first surface; an outer electrode at least partially circumferentially surrounding the inner electrode, the outer electrode comprising a second surface substantially facing the first surface, wherein the outer electrode is spaced apart from the first surface in a radial direction; a first end electrode comprising a third surface; a second end electrode comprising a fourth surface substantially facing the third surface; an axis of rotation extending through the inner electrode; and wherein: the first, second, third, and fourth surfaces define an ion confinement cavity and at least portions of each of the first, second, third, and fourth surfaces extend through or along iso-potential surfaces associated with a linear combination of toroidal multipoles to generate an electric field extending through slits in the first and second end electrodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2023Publication date: August 10, 2023Inventors: Stephen D. Lammert, Atanu K. Mohanty, Shawn Johnson, Robert Jackson
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Publication number: 20230215716Abstract: An ion guide includes a plurality of lenses arranged in series along a curved central axis. Each lens includes a body and a central opening, and the central openings of the plurality of disks define a curved ion guide region. The ion guide includes an ion deflector configured to apply a radial DC electric field across the ion guide region and along the curved central axis. The ion deflector includes at least one DC voltage source that is configured to apply a positive DC voltage to at least some of the plurality of lenses and a negative DC voltage to at least some of the plurality of lenses.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2023Publication date: July 6, 2023Inventors: Shawn Johnson, Edgar Lee, Hamid R. Badiei
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Publication number: 20220335040Abstract: Provided is a system that includes at least one processor programmed or configured to receive an XML data file, wherein the XML data file includes data associated with one or more input parameters of a machine learning model, generate a code generation template based on the data associated with one or more input parameters of the machine learning model included in the XML file, where the code generation template includes one or more keys associated with one or more parameters of a transaction aggregate for an account of a user, and generate a file of executable code based on the code generation template, wherein the file of executable code includes instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, causes at least one processor to retrieve transaction aggregate data associated with the transaction aggregate for the account of the user. A method and computer program product are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2019Publication date: October 20, 2022Inventors: Hongqin Song, Yu Gu, Roger Cheng-Chung Huang, Ran Xu, Shawn Johnson
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Patent number: 11461323Abstract: Described herein are a system and techniques for increasing the efficiency of generating a result set for a query. In some embodiments, the techniques may involve performing computations on a high-level element, sorting, and selecting a set of the high-level elements, and recursively repeating the process on sub-elements of the set of the high-level elements. The process may be recursively repeated until a specified level of granularity is reached. This may significantly decrease the number of computations that need to be performed, increasing the speed with which queries can be performed. In some embodiments, the process may involve identifying elements which may be highly correlated to optimal computation results and may add those elements to the result set to improve the accuracy of the result set.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2019Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: VISA INTERNATIONAL SERVICE ASSOCIATIONInventors: Hongqin Song, Yu Gu, Shizhuo Yu, Raghunandan Surapaneni, Shawn Johnson, Kalpana Jogi
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Publication number: 20210004716Abstract: A global AI platform and a method for generating aggregated and ordered data sets are disclosed. Aggregated and ordered data sets are data sets that have been grouped, ordered, and for which one or more data values in the data set have been aggregated. As a result of their aggregation and ordering, aggregated and ordered data sets can be retrieved from a database and used more quickly than non-ordered, non-aggregated data sets. A data processor computer can receive a plurality of data sets, and from those data sets generate aggregated and ordered data sets that can subsequently be stored in an aggregated and ordered database. A data service computer can retrieve a subset of the aggregated and ordered data sets from the database, and use the subset as an input to an AI model that can be used to generate predictions that can be delivered to clients.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2019Publication date: January 7, 2021Inventors: Hongqin Song, Yu Gu, Shawn Johnson, Kalpana Jogi, Claudia Barcenas, Xu Wang
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Publication number: 20200409953Abstract: Described herein are a system and techniques for increasing the efficiency of generating a result set for a query. In some embodiments, the techniques may involve performing computations on a high-level element, sorting, and selecting a set of the high-level elements, and recursively repeating the process on sub-elements of the set of the high-level elements. The process may be recursively repeated until a specified level of granularity is reached. This may significantly decrease the number of computations that need to be performed, increasing the speed with which queries can be performed. In some embodiments, the process may involve identifying elements which may be highly correlated to optimal computation results and may add those elements to the result set to improve the accuracy of the result set.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2019Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventors: Hongqin Song, Yu Gu, Shizhuo Yu, Raghunandan Surapaneni, Shawn Johnson, Kalpana Jogi
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Patent number: 10183162Abstract: A coiled, closed-loop RF current attenuator is configured to be placed about an implantable lead conductor. A coiled conductor extends in a coiled shape defining a longitudinal axis from a first coil end to a second coil end. The first coil end is electrically connected to the second coil end. An insulator is disposed about the coiled conductor. The closed loop attenuator can also include in series a short, a capacitor and/or a resistor. In some embodiments the closed loop attenuator can be resonant at an MRI RF-pulsed frequency. The closed loop attenuator can be integrated as a permanent part of an implantable lead conductor, or alternatively, be a stand-alone device that is placed about a premade implantable lead conductor.Type: GrantFiled: January 1, 2016Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: Greatbatch Ltd.Inventors: Robert Shawn Johnson, Robert A. Stevenson
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Patent number: 10092749Abstract: An AIMD includes a conductive housing, an electrically conductive ferrule with an insulator hermetically sealing the ferrule opening. A conductive pathway is hermetically sealed and disposed through the insulator. A filter capacitor is disposed on a circuit board within the housing and has a dielectric body supporting at least two active and two ground electrode plates interleaved, wherein the at least two active electrode plates are electrically connected to the conductive pathway on the device side, and the at least two ground electrode plates are electrically coupled to either the ferrule and/or the conductive housing. The dielectric body has a dielectric constant less than 1000 and a capacitance of between 10 and 20,000 picofarads. The filter capacitor is configured for EMI filtering of MRI high RF pulsed power by a low ESR, wherein the ESR of the filter capacitor at an MRI RF pulsed frequency or range of frequencies is less than 2.0 ohms.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2017Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: Greatbatch Ltd.Inventors: Robert A. Stevenson, Robert Shawn Johnson, Warren S. Dabney, Thomas Marzano, Richard L. Brendel, Christopher Michael Williams, Holly Noelle Moschiano, Keith W. Seitz, John E. Roberts
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Patent number: 9966658Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention include assemblies and methods for utilizing antennas with high gain in small satellites. In one embodiment, a satellite comprising a payload configured for transmitting data is provided. The payload may include various components of the satellite, such as the attitude control system, electrical power system, and/or communication system. The satellite may be configured to communicate with one or more ground stations. The satellite includes a support structure comprising at least one deployable panel, wherein the support structure houses the payload. The satellite also includes at least one antenna coupled to the support structure, wherein the deployable panel is configured to cover the antenna in a non-deployed state and to expose the antenna in a deployed state.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2013Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.Inventors: Norman G. Fitz-Coy, Vivek Shirvante, Shawn Johnson, Kathryn Cason
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Publication number: 20180008822Abstract: An AIMD includes a conductive housing, an electrically conductive ferrule with an insulator hermetically sealing the ferrule opening. A conductive pathway is hermetically sealed and disposed through the insulator. A filter capacitor is disposed on a circuit board within the housing and has a dielectric body supporting at least two active and two ground electrode plates interleaved, wherein the at least two active electrode plates are electrically connected to the conductive pathway on the device side, and the at least two ground electrode plates are electrically coupled to either the ferrule and/or the conductive housing. The dielectric body has a dielectric constant less than 1000 and a capacitance of between 10 and 20,000 picofarads. The filter capacitor is configured for EMI filtering of MRI high RF pulsed power by a low ESR, wherein the ESR of the filter capacitor at an MRI RF pulsed frequency or range of frequencies is less than 2.0 ohms.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2017Publication date: January 11, 2018Inventors: Robert A. Stevenson, Robert Shawn Johnson, Warren S. Dabney, Thomas Marzano, Richard L. Brendel, Christopher Michael Williams, Holly Noelle Moschiano, Keith W. Seitz, John E. Roberts
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Patent number: 9764129Abstract: An AIMD includes a conductive housing, an electrically conductive ferrule with an insulator hermetically sealing the ferrule opening. A conductive pathway is hermetically sealed and disposed through the insulator. A filter capacitor is disposed on a circuit board within the housing and has a dielectric body supporting at least two active and two ground electrode plates interleaved, wherein the at least two active electrode plates are electrically connected to the conductive pathway on the device side, and the at least two ground electrode plates are electrically coupled to either the ferrule and/or the conductive housing. The dielectric body has a dielectric constant less than 1000 and a capacitance of between 10 and 20,000 picofarads. The filter capacitor is configured for EMI filtering of MRI high RF pulsed power by a low ESR, wherein the ESR of the filter capacitor at an MRI RF pulsed frequency or range of frequencies is less than 2.0 ohms.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2016Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: Greatbatch Ltd.Inventors: Robert A. Stevenson, Robert Shawn Johnson, Warren S. Dabney, Thomas Marzano, Richard L. Brendel, Christopher Michael Williams, Holly Noelle Moschiano, Keith W. Seitz, John E. Roberts
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Patent number: 9757558Abstract: An AIMD includes a conductive housing, an electrically conductive ferrule with an insulator hermetically sealing the ferrule opening. A conductive pathway is hermetically sealed and disposed through the insulator. A filter capacitor is disposed within the housing and has a dielectric body supporting at least two active and two ground electrode plates interleaved, wherein the at least two active electrode plates are electrically connected to the conductive pathway on the device side, and the at least two ground electrode plates are electrically coupled to either the ferrule and/or the conductive housing. The dielectric body has a dielectric constant less than 1000 and a capacitance of between 10 and 20,000 picofarads. The filter capacitor is configured for EMI filtering of MRI high RF pulsed power by a low ESR, wherein the ESR of the filter capacitor at an MRI RF pulsed frequency or range of frequencies is less than 2.0 ohms.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2015Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: Greatbatch Ltd.Inventors: Robert A. Stevenson, Robert Shawn Johnson, Warren S. Dabney, Thomas Marzano, Richard L. Brendel, Christopher Michael Williams, Holly Noelle Moschiano, Keith W. Seitz, John E. Roberts
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Publication number: 20170143077Abstract: The present invention extends to removable shoe securing straps. A strap includes one or more portions of hook material on an end and/or on a side of the strap. The strap also includes one or more portions of loop material on another end and/or on another side of the strap. The strap can be inserted through eyelets on both sides of a shoe. The one or more hook portions can then be placed in contact with (e.g., folded over onto) the one or more loop portions to hold the strap in position. Thus, the strap secures the shoe onto the human foot. When secure, a human wearer is essentially prevented from “walking out” of the shoe. Accordingly, a human wearer can secure shoes to their feet in a more efficient manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2016Publication date: May 25, 2017Inventors: Joshua West, Shawn Johnson, Ardie Johnson
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Publication number: 20160263373Abstract: An AIMD includes a conductive housing, an electrically conductive ferrule with an insulator hermetically sealing the ferrule opening. A conductive pathway is hermetically sealed and disposed through the insulator. A filter capacitor is disposed on a circuit board within the housing and has a dielectric body supporting at least two active and two ground electrode plates interleaved, wherein the at least two active electrode plates are electrically connected to the conductive pathway on the device side, and the at least two ground electrode plates are electrically coupled to either the ferrule and/or the conductive housing. The dielectric body has a dielectric constant less than 1000 and a capacitance of between 10 and 20,000 picofarads. The filter capacitor is configured for EMI filtering of MRI high RF pulsed power by a low ESR, wherein the ESR of the filter capacitor at an MRI RF pulsed frequency or range of frequencies is less than 2.0 ohms.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2016Publication date: September 15, 2016Inventors: Robert A. Stevenson, Robert Shawn Johnson, Warren S. Dabney, Thomas Marzano, Richard L. Brendel, Christopher Michael Williams, Holly Noelle Moschiano, Keith W. Seitz, John E. Roberts
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Publication number: 20160193461Abstract: A coiled, closed-loop RF current attenuator is configured to be placed about an implantable lead conductor. A coiled conductor extends in a coiled shape defining a longitudinal axis from a first coil end to a second coil end. The first coil end is electrically connected to the second coil end. An insulator is disposed about the coiled conductor. The closed loop attenuator can also include in series a short, a capacitor and/or a resistor. In some embodiments the closed loop attenuator can be resonant at an MRI RF-pulsed frequency. The closed loop attenuator can be integrated as a permanent part of an implantable lead conductor, or alternatively, be a stand-alone device that is placed about a premade implantable lead conductor.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 1, 2016Publication date: July 7, 2016Inventors: Robert Shawn Johnson, Robert A. Stevenson
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Patent number: 9254377Abstract: A multilayer helical wave filter having a primary resonance at a selected RF diagnostic or therapeutic frequency or frequency range, includes an elongated conductor forming at least a portion of an implantable medical lead. The elongated conductor includes a first helically wound segment having at least one planar surface, a first end and a second end, which forms a first inductive component, and a second helically wound segment having at least one planar surface, a first end and a second end, which forms a second inductive element. The first and second helically wound segments are wound in the same longitudinal direction and share a common longitudinal axis. Planar surfaces of the helically wound segments face one another, and a dielectric material is disposed between the facing planar surfaces of the helically wound segments and between adjacent coils of the helically wound segments, thereby forming a capacitance.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2012Date of Patent: February 9, 2016Assignee: Greatbatch Ltd.Inventors: Kishore Kumar Kondabatni, Warren S. Dabney, Robert Shawn Johnson, Robert A. Stevenson, Christine A. Frysz