Patents by Inventor Stephen Wells

Stephen Wells 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: 11570932
    Abstract: A heat exchange ribbon includes a base portion to be attached to a spacer to be mounted to a circuit board, a tail portion substantially parallel to the base portion, and a leg connecting the tail portion to the base portion. A height of the leg extends in the same direction as a height of the base portion and the tail portion so as to create an opening at least partially surrounded by the base portion, the leg, and the tail portion. The base portion, the tail portion, and the leg portion have a one-piece construction. The leg extends below a lower edge of the base portion such that at least a portion of the tail portion is located below a lower edge of the base portion, and at least a portion of an inner surface of the tail portion does not oppose the outer surface of the base portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLC
    Inventor: James Stephen Wells
  • Publication number: 20230013632
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed that provide smart alerts to users, e.g., alerts to users about diabetic states that are only provided when it makes sense to do so, e.g., when the system can predict or estimate that the user is not already cognitively aware of their current condition, e.g., particularly where the current condition is a diabetic state warranting attention. In this way, the alert or alarm is personalized and made particularly effective for that user. Such systems and methods still alert the user when action is necessary, e.g., a bolus or temporary basal rate change, or provide a response to a missed bolus or a need for correction, but do not alert when action is unnecessary, e.g., if the user is already estimated or predicted to be cognitively aware of the diabetic state warranting attention, or if corrective action was already taken.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Anna Leigh DAVIS, Scott M. BELLIVEAU, Naresh C. BHAVARAJU, Leif N. BOWMAN, Rita M. CASTILLO, Alexandra Elena CONSTANTIN, Rian W. DRAEGER, Laura J. DUNN, Gary Brian GABLE, Arturo GARCIA, Thomas HALL, Hari HAMPAPURAM, Christopher Robert HANNEMANN, Anna Claire HARLEY-TROCHIMCZYK, Nathaniel David HEINTZMAN, Andrea Jean JACKSON, Lauren Hruby JEPSON, Apurv Ullas KAMATH, Katherine Yerre KOEHLER, Aditya Sagar MANDAPAKA, Samuel Jere MARSH, Gary A. MORRIS, Subrai Girish PAI, Andrew Attila PAL, Nicholas POLYTARIDIS, Philip Thomas PUPA, Eli REIHMAN, Ashley Anne RINDFLEISCH, Sofie Wells SCHUNK, Peter C. SIMPSON, Daniel S. SMITH, Stephen J. VANSLYKE, Matthew T. VOGEL, Tomas C. WALKER, Benjamin Elrod WEST, Atiim Joseph WILEY
  • Patent number: 11473461
    Abstract: An oil blending system for a marine diesel two-stroke engine and/or generator comprises a blender having at least one inlet for receiving a lubrication oil and at least one other component and at least one outlet for outputting a mixed lubrication oil composition to the engine or generator. A blender controller is configured to receive parameter data on the current lubrication oil status used in the engine or generator and receive parameter data on the current engine and/or generator status. The blender controller is also configured to automatically determine whether the currently used lubrication oil is within a predetermined parameter range based on the current engine and/or generator status. If the current lubrication oil is outside a predetermined parameter threshold, the blender controller is configured to determine a new lubrication oil composition for the engine or generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Maersk A/S
    Inventors: Henrik Bak Weimar, Martin Olsson, Mark Stephen Wells, Jens Byrgesen
  • Publication number: 20220328151
    Abstract: A charting system is provided for use in a healthcare facility having a network. The charting system includes a microphone to receive voice inputs from a caregiver. A vital sign monitor obtains a vital sign from a patient and displays it. The system includes a communication device having a voice-to-text module that includes a processor coupled to the microphone. The processor operates a voice-to-text algorithm that converts the vital sign into text in response to the caregiver dictating the vital sign into the microphone. The processor initiates transmission of the vital sign to an EMR computer via the network after conversion of the at least one vital sign to text.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Stephen Embree, Douglas A. Seim, Frederick Collin Davidson, Britten J. Pipher, Kenzi Mudge, Bradley T. Smith, Steven D. Baker, Eric Agdeppa, Pamela Wells, Laura A. Hassey, Andrew S. Robinson, Thomas A. Myers
  • Patent number: 11468459
    Abstract: Example methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to implement calibration of convenience panel data to reduce behavioral bias are disclosed. Disclosed example apparatus include a distribution estimator to determine a first behavioral distribution for first convenience panel data associated with a first market and a measurement period, determine a second behavioral distribution for second convenience panel data associated with a second market and the measurement period, and determine a third behavioral distribution for probabilistic panel data associated with the second market and the measurement period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
    Inventors: William Deshong, Jonathon Wells, Stephen S. Bell, Behiye Karayaka
  • Patent number: 11450421
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed that provide smart alerts to users, e.g., alerts to users about diabetic states that are only provided when it makes sense to do so, e.g., when the system can predict or estimate that the user is not already cognitively aware of their current condition, e.g., particularly where the current condition is a diabetic state warranting attention. In this way, the alert or alarm is personalized and made particularly effective for that user. Such systems and methods still alert the user when action is necessary, e.g., a bolus or temporary basal rate change, or provide a response to a missed bolus or a need for correction, but do not alert when action is unnecessary, e.g., if the user is already estimated or predicted to be cognitively aware of the diabetic state warranting attention, or if corrective action was already taken.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Dexcom, Inc.
    Inventors: Anna Leigh Davis, Scott M. Belliveau, Naresh C. Bhavaraju, Leif N. Bowman, Rita M. Castillo, Alexandra Elena Constantin, Rian Draeger, Laura J. Dunn, Gary Brian Gable, Arturo Garcia, Thomas Hall, Hari Hampapuram, Christopher Robert Hannemann, Anna Claire Harley-Trochimczyk, Nathaniel David Heintzman, Andrea Jean Jackson, Lauren Hruby Jepson, Apurv Ullas Kamath, Katherine Yerre Koehler, Aditya Sagar Mandapaka, Samuel Jere Marsh, Gary A. Morris, Subrai Girish Pai, Andrew Attila Pal, Nicholas Polytaridis, Philip Thomas Pupa, Eli Reihman, Ashley Anne Rindfleisch, Sofie Wells Schunk, Peter C. Simpson, Daniel Smith, Stephen J. Vanslyke, Matthew T. Vogel, Tomas C. Walker, Benjamin Elrod West, Atiim Joseph Wiley
  • Publication number: 20220249450
    Abstract: Pharmaceutical compositions that include inhibitors of mitochondrial fission are described for the treatment and/or mitigation of cancer, pulmonary arterial hypertension, cardioprotection, stroke, coronary heart disease, neurological disorder, a neurodegenerative disease, Parksinonism, Huntington's Chorea, Alzheimer's disease, diabetic cardiomyopathy, fatty liver diseases, non-alcoholic fatty liver diseases, or alcohol-related liver disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Danchen Wu, Michael Wells, Stephen Archer
  • Patent number: 11404149
    Abstract: A charting system is provided for use in a healthcare facility having a network. The charting system includes a microphone to receive voice inputs from a caregiver. A vital sign monitor obtains a vital sign from a patient and displays it. The system includes a communication device having a voice-to-text module that includes a processor coupled to the microphone. The processor operates a voice-to-text algorithm that converts the vital sign into text in response to the caregiver dictating the vital sign into the microphone. The processor initiates transmission of the vital sign to an EMR computer via the network after conversion of the at least one vital sign to text.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Embree, Douglas A. Seim, Frederick Collin Davidson, Britten J. Pipher, Kenzi Mudge, Bradley T. Smith, Steven D. Baker, Eric Agdeppa, Pamela Wells, Laura A. Hassey, Andrew S. Robinson, Thomas A. Myers
  • Publication number: 20210307191
    Abstract: A heat exchange ribbon includes a base portion to be attached to a spacer to be mounted to a circuit board, a tail portion substantially parallel to the base portion, and a leg connecting the tail portion to the base portion. A height of the leg extends in the same direction as a height of the base portion and the tail portion so as to create an opening at least partially surrounded by the base portion, the leg, and the tail portion. The base portion, the tail portion, and the leg portion have a one-piece construction. The leg extends below a lower edge of the base portion such that at least a portion of the tail portion is located below a lower edge of the base portion, and at least a portion of an inner surface of the tail portion does not oppose the outer surface of the base portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventor: James Stephen WELLS
  • Patent number: 10881620
    Abstract: The present invention provides a way to capture a biomolecule such as a protein in one or more layers of covalently bonded amorphous silica, forming a cage or shell which preserves the shape of the protein and prevents denaturation caused by heat and/or aging and/or non-physiological conditions, through unfolding and loss of secondary and/or higher order structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF BATH
    Inventors: Asel Sartbaeva, Stephen Wells
  • Publication number: 20200248595
    Abstract: An oil blending system for a marine diesel two-stroke engine and/or generator comprises a blender having at least one inlet for receiving a lubrication oil and at least one other component and at least one outlet for outputting a mixed lubrication oil composition to the engine or generator. A blender controller is configured to receive parameter data on the current lubrication oil status used in the engine or generator and receive parameter data on the current engine and/or generator status. The blender controller is also configured to automatically determine whether the currently used lubrication oil is within a predetermined parameter range based on the current engine and/or generator status. If the current lubrication oil is outside a predetermined parameter threshold, the blender controller is configured to determine a new lubrication oil composition for the engine or generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Henrik Bak WEIMAR, Martin OLSSON, Mark Stephen WELLS, Jens BYRGESEN
  • Patent number: 10513008
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) of substrates. In one embodiment, a carrier head for a CMP apparatus is disclosed herein. The carrier head includes a body, a retaining ring, and a sensor assembly. The retaining ring is coupled to the body. The sensor assembly is positioned at least partially in the body. The sensor assembly includes a transmitter, an antenna, and a vibrational sensor. The transmitter has a first end and a second end. The antenna is coupled to the first end of the transmitter. The vibrational sensor is coupled to the second end. The vibrational sensor is configured to detect vibration during chemical mechanical processes with respect to radial, azimuthal, and angular axes of the carrier head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Zubin Huang, Stephen A. Wells, Ramesh Gopalan, Gangadhar Sheelavant, Simon Yavelberg
  • Publication number: 20190167600
    Abstract: The present invention provides a way to capture a biomolecule such as a protein in one or more layers of covalently bonded amorphous silica, forming a cage or shell which preserves the shape of the protein and prevents denaturation caused by heat and/or aging and/or non-physiological conditions, through unfolding and loss of secondary and/or higher order structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF BATH
    Inventors: Asel Sartbaeva, Stephen Wells
  • Publication number: 20180071889
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) of substrates. In one embodiment, a carrier head for a CMP apparatus is disclosed herein. The carrier head includes a body, a retaining ring, and a sensor assembly. The retaining ring is coupled to the body. The sensor assembly is positioned at least partially in the body. The sensor assembly includes a transmitter, an antenna, and a vibrational sensor. The transmitter has a first end and a second end. The antenna is coupled to the first end of the transmitter. The vibrational sensor is coupled to the second end. The vibrational sensor is configured to detect vibration during chemical mechanical processes with respect to radial, azimuthal, and angular axes of the carrier head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Zubin HUANG, Stephen A. WELLS, Ramesh GOPALAN, Gangadhar SHEELAVANT, Simon YAVELBERG
  • Publication number: 20170004438
    Abstract: A computing device is provided, comprising: a communications interface; a memory storing a plurality of item records, a plurality of line records containing attributes of production lines, and a plurality of site records each containing identifiers of a subset of the production lines; and a processor interconnected with the communications interface and the memory. The processor is configured to: receive a project including an item identifier corresponding to an item record; retrieve at least one of the site records; retrieve the item record corresponding to the item identifier, and the line records identified in the at least one retrieved site record; and select one of the retrieved line identifiers for the project based on the retrieved site records, the retrieved item record and the retrieved line records.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Inventors: Clemens PARK, Paul SOBOCINSKI, Adam LOMAS, Jason CHEONG-KEE-YOU, Cameron WOLOSHYN, Jessica LIU, Jason A. YUEN, Jenna STEPHENS-WELLS
  • Patent number: 9327540
    Abstract: By appropriate selection of an overprint varnish, so that it dries to no adhesion within 120 seconds, it is possible to coat one side only of newsprint or other similar substrates or to coat both sides of the substrate (without having regard to the relative times at which the sides are coated), without, in almost all cases, causing any fluting or curling of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: SUN CHEMICAL, B.V.
    Inventors: Colin Craswell, Stephen Wells
  • Publication number: 20150370007
    Abstract: A method of manufacture can produce an apparatus for reflecting light from a light source to an icon, wherein the icon is integrated with the apparatus. An extrusion in the shape of the icon can be molded onto one end of the apparatus. In embodiments, the extrusion can extend into a panel cut-out, wherein the panel cut-out is the same shape as the extrusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2014
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventor: J. Stephen Wells
  • Patent number: D709439
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: RFA Brands, LLC
    Inventors: Roman S. Ferber, Hing Wah Tsang, John Liu, Andrew S. Juhasz, David Riley, Jenna Stephens-Wells
  • Patent number: D728468
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: RFA Brands, LLC
    Inventors: Roman S. Ferber, Hing Wah Tsang, John Liu, Andrew Steven Juhasz, David Riley, Jenna Stephens-Wells
  • Patent number: D938946
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLC
    Inventors: Paul Joseph Harley, Roy B. Ward, J. Stephen Wells, Brent K. Mills