Patents by Inventor Stephen Ellis

Stephen Ellis 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: 20260127453
    Abstract: A method for acquiring knowledge based on an interview is provided. The method includes obtaining, through an interface displayed on a screen, an objective of an interview from a user; deriving one or more topics from the objective of the interview using a large language model (LLM) and displaying, on the interface, the one or more topics; generating a plurality of questions using the LLM based on the objective of the interview and the derived one or more topics; providing the plurality of questions to a target user; obtaining answers to the plurality of questions from the target user; gathering the plurality of questions and the answers as knowledge units; and providing an answer to a question input by another user based on the knowledge units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2025
    Publication date: May 7, 2026
    Applicants: Toyota Motor North America, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Melody Ayeli, Paul Greenberg, Stephen Ellis, Brian Kursar
  • Patent number: 10498781
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes a system receiving, from a third-party system, a first request to publish a live video. The system may receive a second request for content from a user device and, in response, transmit display instructions and one or more network addresses from which the live video and an interface application are available. The display instructions may be configured to cause the user device to: configure a video player application to display the live video obtained using at least one of the one or more network addresses; and configure the interface application, obtained using at least one of the one or more network addresses, to be displayed over at least a portion of the live video and to communicate with the third-party computing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Calvin Patrick Grunewald, Stephen Ellis, Jakub Pudelek
  • Patent number: 10444981
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention are related to systems, methods and apparatus for digital-marking-surface spatial management of content units and display of content units. Some aspects relate to diagrammatic gestures that invoke content-unit spatial separation on a digital marking surface. Some aspects relate to the generation and display of a transformed view of content units on a digital marking surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: John Dolan, Dana Smith, Stephen Ellis
  • Publication number: 20180359295
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes a system receiving, from a third-party system, a first request to publish a live video. The system may receive a second request for content from a user device and, in response, transmit display instructions and one or more network addresses from which the live video and an interface application are available. The display instructions may be configured to cause the user device to: configure a video player application to display the live video obtained using at least one of the one or more network addresses; and configure the interface application, obtained using at least one of the one or more network addresses, to be displayed over at least a portion of the live video and to communicate with the third-party computing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Calvin Patrick Grunewald, Stephen Ellis, Jakub Pudelek
  • Publication number: 20180342153
    Abstract: An autonomous traffic managing system, includes at least one motorized traffic controlling mobile platform, a traffic monitoring system for receiving real-time traffic data, and a traffic managing module. In response to the real-time traffic data received and analyzed by the traffic monitoring system the traffic controlling mobile platform can autonomously manage vehicle or pedestrian traffic within the traffic control zone using the traffic managing module. The real-time traffic data is received from at least one of: one or more cameras or sensors associated with the traffic controlling mobile platform; one or more off-board sensors; a drone; and a traffic monitoring application. A plurality of traffic controlling mobile platforms can be synchronized to autonomously control traffic flow in two directions or expand or contract the size of the traffic control zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Stephen Ellis, Ahmet Mufit Ferman
  • Patent number: 10057310
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes a system receiving a first request to publish a live video and a first network address associated with a third-party system. The system may receive a second request for content from a first user device and, in response, transmit display instructions, the first network address associated, a second network address from which the live video is available, and a third network address from which an interface application is available. The display instructions may be configured to cause the first user device to: configure a video player application to display the live video obtained using the second network address; obtain the interface application using the third network address; configure the interface application to be displayed over at least a portion of the live video and to communicate with the third-party computing system using the first network address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Calvin Patrick Grunewald, Stephen Ellis, Jakub Pudelek
  • Publication number: 20180037097
    Abstract: A detachable roof system for a convertible vehicle (10) having an open state in which a vehicle cabin is open and a closed state in which the vehicle cabin is closed includes a front frame (30) which is removably mountable to the vehicle at the front of the vehicle cabin and a rear frame (60), separate from the front frame (30), which is removably mountable to the vehicle at the rear of the vehicle cabin. The rear frame includes an integral panel (76) which forms a rear window of the vehicle when the rear frame is mounted on the vehicle. The roof system includes a hood (34) for covering the cabin in the closed state; wherein the rear frame (60) provides a support for the hood (34) which spans the rear frame (60) when the hood (34) covers the cabin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Dan HAYNES, Stephen ELLIS
  • Publication number: 20160306544
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention are related to systems, methods and apparatus for digital-marking-surface spatial management of content units and display of content units. Some aspects relate to diagrammatic gestures that invoke content-unit spatial separation on a digital marking surface. Some aspects relate to the generation and display of a transformed view of content units on a digital marking surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: John Dolan, Dana Smith, Stephen Ellis
  • Patent number: 9089406
    Abstract: One aspect of the present disclosure relates to an embolic filter device configured for placement in a blood vessel to capture emboli during a medical procedure. The embolic filter device can include an expandable frame member and a membrane. The expandable frame member can include a radial support member operably connected to first and second longitudinal struts, and an engaging portion extending between the first and second longitudinal struts. The engaging portion can be shaped and configured to temporarily receive, and sealingly mate with, a portion of an endovascular catheter during the medical procedure. The membrane can be securely connected to the frame member and define a collection chamber for captured emboli. The membrane can be configured to cover substantially all of the cross-sectional area of the blood vessel when the embolic filter device is deployed in the blood vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
    Inventors: Shubhayu Basu, Stephen Ellis, Dave Dudzinski, Ryan S. Klatte
  • Patent number: 8950752
    Abstract: A wellhead seal assembly that forms a metal-to-metal seal between inner and outer wellhead members and a face seal between inner wellhead members. The face seal is created by two opposing sealing surfaces on inner wellhead members that sealingly engage each other. The inner wellhead members that interact to form a face seal may be a casing hanger, bridging hanger, or lockdown hanger. A wicker profile formed on one of the opposing seal surfaces bites into the opposing seal surface in response to a load. The face seal is designed such that well pressure enhances the face seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Vetco Gray Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Peter Gette, Armando Faz, Stephen Ellis
  • Publication number: 20140350954
    Abstract: The use of a medical software platform to collect, normalize, and aggregate clinical data. Supports clinical care and provides research and clinical tools for institutions, healthcare providers, researchers, and patients. The invention provides a graphical interface to customize searches in the database for specified subsets of conditions, treatments or outcomes. The invention also provides a system and method for searching through clinical databases for desired terms which may provide additional information to a physician regarding patient care. Furthermore, this invention facilitates personalized medicine-based practices as relationships between genetics, personal heath data from multiple sources, disease risk and drug response can be more easily visualized and utilized for patient care and research.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: Ontomics, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Ellis, Omri Gottesman, Erwin Bottinger
  • Patent number: 8743684
    Abstract: The invention is directed to providing a method and apparatus for managing and tracking default bearers in an Internet Protocol Connectivity Access Network (IP-CAN) session of a General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) network while observing the requirements of the GPRS specifications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Alcatel Lucent
    Inventors: Kevin Scott Cutler, Kalyan Premchand Siddam, Stephen Ellis
  • Publication number: 20130268412
    Abstract: A first catalog of items associated with item characteristics Cim, describing the items is converted into a display catalog of the items. A plurality of item parameters Pi are defined for the items of the first catalog. A first generation module generates a first identifier for each item in the first catalog. The first identifier comprises a series of the item characteristics for each of the parameters associated with the item. A hierarchy prioritizes item parameters and their associated characteristics. A second generation module generates a second identifier based on the first identifier and the hierarchy. The second identifier comprises a series of item characteristics that is a subset of the characteristics included in the first identifier. A display generator generates display catalog from the second catalog by selectively populating a display medium according to the priority of each characteristic and associated parameter of the second identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Inventors: Gerardo Camacho, Stephen Ellis, Christian Arzola
  • Publication number: 20130245669
    Abstract: One aspect of the present disclosure relates to an embolic filter device configured for placement in a blood vessel to capture emboli during a medical procedure. The embolic filter device can include an expandable frame member and a membrane. The expandable frame member can include a radial support member operably connected to first and second longitudinal struts, and an engaging portion extending between the first and second longitudinal struts. The engaging portion can be shaped and configured to temporarily receive, and sealingly mate with, a portion of an endovascular catheter during the medical procedure. The membrane can be securely connected to the frame member and define a collection chamber for captured emboli. The membrane can be configured to cover substantially all of the cross-sectional area of the blood vessel when the embolic filter device is deployed in the blood vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Shubhayu Basu, Stephen Ellis, Dave Dudzinski, Ryan S. Klatte
  • Publication number: 20120290713
    Abstract: Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method and related network node including one or more of the following: receiving, at a session management node, a usage monitoring report from a usage monitoring node, the usage monitoring report including a reported usage amount for a first monitoring key; updating a current usage amount based upon the reported usage amount; identifying a current monitoring key; and requesting additional monitoring from the usage monitoring node for the current monitoring key. Various exemplary embodiments additionally relate to a method and related network node including one or more of the following: taking a policy action based on the current usage amount; determining a next threshold based on the current usage amount; determining a second usage amount associated with a second monitoring key; and adding the current usage amount to at least the second usage amount to determine a total usage amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2011
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: Alcatel-Lucent Canada Inc.
    Inventor: Stephen Ellis
  • Publication number: 20120218888
    Abstract: The invention is directed to providing a method and apparatus for managing and tracking default bearers in an Internet Protocol Connectivity Access Network (IP-CAN) session of a General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) network while observing the requirements of the GPRS specifications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: ALCATEL-LUCENT CANADA INC.
    Inventors: Kevin Scott Cutler, Kalyan Premchand Siddam, Stephen Ellis
  • Publication number: 20110316236
    Abstract: A wellhead seal assembly that forms a metal-to-metal seal between inner and outer wellhead members and a face seal between inner wellhead members. The face seal is created by two opposing sealing surfaces on inner wellhead members that sealingly engage each other. The inner wellhead members that interact to form a face seal may be a casing hanger, bridging hanger, or lockdown hanger. A wicker profile formed on one of the opposing seal surfaces bites into the opposing seal surface in response to a load. The face seal is designed such that well pressure enhances the face seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2010
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: VETCO GRAY INC.
    Inventors: Nicholas Peter Gette, Armando Faz, Stephen Ellis
  • Patent number: 7562429
    Abstract: A substrate defining a cavity comprising a wide, shallow first portion and a narrow, deep second portion is provided. The first portion of the cavity extends into the substrate from the front side of the substrate and is filled with sacrificial material. The second portion extends deeper into the substrate from the first portion. A device structure is fabricated over the sacrificial material. A release etchant is introduced from the back side of the substrate via the second portion of the cavity to remove from the first portion of the cavity the sacrificial material underlying the device structure. Removing from the first portion of the cavity the sacrificial material underlying the device structure by introducing the release etchant from the back side of the substrate via the second portion of the cavity allows the release etch to be performed without exposing the device structure to the release etchant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: Avago Technologies General IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: John D Larson, III, Stephen Ellis
  • Patent number: 7358831
    Abstract: The encapsulated film bulk acoustic resonator (FBAR) device comprises a substrate, an FBAR stack over the substrate, an element for acoustically isolating the FBAR stack from the substrate, encapsulant covering the FBAR stack, and an acoustic Bragg reflector between the top surface of the FBAR stack and the encapsulant. The FBAR stack comprises an FBAR and has a top surface remote from the substrate. The FBAR comprises opposed planar electrodes and a piezoelectric element between the electrodes. The acoustic Bragg reflector comprises a metal Bragg layer and a plastic Bragg layer juxtaposed with the metal Bragg layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Inventors: John D Larson, III, Stephen Ellis, Yury Oshmyansky
  • Patent number: 7332985
    Abstract: The film bulk acoustic resonator (FBAR) device comprises a substrate, an acoustic Bragg reflector over the substrate, a piezoelectric element over the acoustic Bragg reflector, and a remote-side electrode over the piezoelectric element. The acoustic Bragg reflector comprises a metal Bragg layer juxtaposed with a plastic Bragg layer. The large ratio between the acoustic impedances of the plastic material of the plastic Bragg layer and the metal of the metal Bragg layer provides sufficient acoustic isolation between the FBAR and the substrate for the frequency response of the FBAR device to exhibit minor, if any, spurious artifacts arising from undesirable acoustic coupling between the FBAR and the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: Avago Technologies Wireless IP (Singapore) Pte Ltd.
    Inventors: John D Larson, III, Stephen Ellis, Paul A. Bradley, Yury Oshmyansky