Patents by Inventor Steve Marks
Steve Marks 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: 20240367236Abstract: A machining system including a first body with a first channel to receive a first stream of compressed air, a second channel to receive a second stream of compressed air, an upper compartment, the first stream of compressed air configured to clear debris from an upper compartment surface and a lower compartment surface when the first stream of compressed air is engaged, the upper compartment configured to shift to a position where the upper compartment abuts the lower compartment and conceals the upper compartment surface and the lower compartment surface when the second stream of compressed air is engaged, and the lower compartment configured to shift when in contact with the upper compartment.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2024Publication date: November 7, 2024Inventor: Steve Mark Bryan
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Publication number: 20240353392Abstract: A method for estimating portal blood flow and hepatic function in a subject is provided. In one example, the STAT test is an in vitro simplified, convenient test intended for screening purposes that can reasonably estimate the portal blood flow from a single blood sample taken 60 minutes after orally administered deuterated-cholate. The test can be administered to a patient having, or suspected of having, Chronic Hepatitis C, Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC), Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD), or any chronic liver disease.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2024Publication date: October 24, 2024Inventors: Gregory Thomas EVERSON, Steve Mark HELMKE
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Patent number: 12087320Abstract: A system may be configured to detect custom acoustic events, where the system generates an acoustic event profile for the custom acoustic event based on a natural language description provided by a user and using an audio sample of the described acoustic event. For example, the user may describe the custom acoustic event as “dog bark.” The system may ask the user questions to refine the description (e.g., dog breed, dog gender, age, etc.). Using an audio sample of the refined description, the system may then determine that audio captured in the user's environment is a potential sample of the custom acoustic event. Such captured audio may be presented to the user for confirmation, and then may be used to detect future occurrences of the custom acoustic event in the user's environment.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2022Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Qin Zhang, Qingming Tang, Ming Sun, Chao Wang, Steve Mark Lorusso, Andrew Thomas Bydlon, James Garnet Droppo, Viktor Rozgic, Sripal Mehta, Yang Liu
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Publication number: 20240233748Abstract: In some examples, a non-transitory computer-readable medium stores machine-readable instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to cause a playback device to produce a sound using an audio file; cause a recording device to record the sound; compare the audio file to the recorded sound; determine, based on the comparison, whether the recorded sound comprises a noise not present in the audio file; and cause, based on the determination, a second recording device to be selected, a multiplexer to select a second playback device, or a combination thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2024Publication date: July 11, 2024Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Hassan A. Syed, Hoang Van Ngo, Steve Mark Brauns, Kwok Chi Kwong
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Patent number: 12007383Abstract: A method for estimating portal blood flow and hepatic function in a subject is provided. In one example, the STAT test is an in vitro simplified, convenient test intended for screening purposes that can reasonably estimate the portal blood flow from a single blood sample taken 60 minutes after orally administered deuterated-cholate. The test can be administered to a patient having, or suspected of having, Chronic Hepatitis C, Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC), Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD), or any chronic liver disease.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2020Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: The Regents of the University of Colorado, a body corporateInventors: Gregory Thomas Everson, Steve Mark Helmke
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Publication number: 20240175881Abstract: Simplified methods are provided for determining liver function based on a Compartmental Model (CM) method for analysis of various hepatic indices including cholate SHUNT test which closely approximates and elucidates the underlying physiology of hepatic uptake of cholate from systemic and portal circulations simultaneously.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2023Publication date: May 30, 2024Inventors: Michael P. McRae, Steve Mark Helmke, Gregory Thomas Everson
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Patent number: 11967337Abstract: In some examples, a non-transitory computer-readable medium stores machine-readable instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to cause a playback device to produce a sound using an audio file; cause a recording device to record the sound; compare the audio file to the recorded sound; determine, based on the comparison, whether the recorded sound comprises a noise not present in the audio file; and cause, based on the determination, a second recording device to be selected, a multiplexer to select a second playback device, or a combination thereof.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2020Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Hassan A. Syed, Hoang Van Ngo, Steve Mark Brauns, Kwok Chi Kwong
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Publication number: 20240062912Abstract: Methods are provided for determining liver function based on a Compartmental Model (CM) method for analysis of cholate SHUNT test data which closely approximates and elucidates the underlying physiology of hepatic uptake of cholate from systemic and portal circulations simultaneously.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2023Publication date: February 22, 2024Inventors: Michael P. McRae, Steve Mark Helmke, Gregory Thomas Everson
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Publication number: 20230087290Abstract: A machining system including a first body with a first channel to receive a first stream of compressed air, a second channel to receive a second stream of compressed air, an upper compartment, the first stream of compressed air configured to clear debris from an upper compartment surface and a lower compartment surface when the first stream of compressed air is engaged, the upper compartment configured to shift to a position where the upper compartment abuts the lower compartment and conceals the upper compartment surface and the lower compartment surface when the second stream of compressed air is engaged, and the lower compartment configured to shift when in contact with the upper compartment.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2022Publication date: March 23, 2023Inventor: Steve Mark Bryan
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Publication number: 20230066470Abstract: In some examples, a non-transitory computer-readable medium stores machine-readable instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to cause a playback device to produce a sound using an audio file; cause a recording device to record the sound; compare the audio file to the recorded sound; determine, based on the comparison, whether the recorded sound comprises a noise not present in the audio file; and cause, based on the determination, a second recording device to be selected, a multiplexer to select a second playback device, or a combination thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2020Publication date: March 2, 2023Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Hassan A. Syed, Hoang Van Ngo, Steve Mark Brauns, Kwok Chi Kwong
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Patent number: 11468466Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods directed to a social-financial platform. In certain embodiments, sponsor-members, consumer-members, and beneficiary members are part of a social-financial platform in which purchases made by consumer-members at merchant sponsor-members result in automatic rebates being paid to and allocated between the consumer member and one or more beneficiary-members. Also disclosed is a monolithic financial structure for carrying out rebate allocation automatically and instantaneously, and for transferring funds between users.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2020Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: PayForward, LLCInventors: Steve Marks, Armando Rand, James Saltmar, Armen Santourian, Ronnie Silos
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Publication number: 20220034915Abstract: A Disease Severity Index (DSI) is provided for assessment of chronic liver disease in a patient using non-invasive liver function test results. A DSI was derived from non-invasive liver function test results based on hepatic blood flow. The DSI is used in methods for prediction of clinical outcomes, prediction of response to antiviral treatment, and assessment of progression of chronic liver diseases. Non-invasive methods to diagnose three distinct categories of patients with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC) are provided. The methods can be used to diagnose PSC patients as Slow Progressors, Moderate Progressors and Rapid Progressors.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2021Publication date: February 3, 2022Inventors: Gregory Thomas Everson, Steve Mark Helmke
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Patent number: 11181536Abstract: A Disease Severity Index (DSI) is provided for assessment of chronic liver disease in a patient using non-invasive liver function test results. A DSI was derived from non-invasive liver function test results based on hepatic blood flow. The DSI is used in methods for prediction of clinical outcomes, prediction of response to antiviral treatment, and assessment of progression of chronic liver diseases. Non-invasive methods to diagnose three distinct categories of patients with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC) are provided. The methods can be used to diagnose PSC patients as Slow Progressors, Moderate Progressors and Rapid Progressors.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2019Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: The Regents of the University of Colorado, a Body CorporateInventors: Gregory Thomas Everson, Steve Mark Helmke
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Publication number: 20210318274Abstract: Improved methods and kits are provided for non-invasively evaluating liver function of a patient including rapidly and efficiently processing, detecting, and quantifying distinguishable compounds from patient blood or serum samples. A method is provided for estimating risk of experiencing a clinical event in 1 year for an individual patient having a chronic liver disease. Methods for determining hepatic reserve in a subject are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2021Publication date: October 14, 2021Inventors: Gregory Thomas Everson, Steve Mark Helmke
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Publication number: 20210027330Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods directed to a social-financial platform. In certain embodiments, sponsor-members, consumer-members, and beneficiary members are part of a social-financial platform in which purchases made by consumer-members at merchant sponsor-members result in automatic rebates being paid to and allocated between the consumer member and one or more beneficiary-members. Also disclosed is a monolithic financial structure for carrying out rebate allocation automatically and instantaneously, and for transferring funds between users.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2020Publication date: January 28, 2021Applicant: PayForward, LLCInventors: Steve Marks, Armando Rand, James Saltmar, Armen Santourian, Ronnie Silos
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Publication number: 20200333323Abstract: A method for estimating portal blood flow and hepatic function in a subject is provided. In one example, the STAT test is an in vitro simplified, convenient test intended for screening purposes that can reasonably estimate the portal blood flow from a single blood sample taken 60 minutes after orally administered deuterated-cholate. The test can be administered to a patient having, or suspected of having, Chronic Hepatitis C, Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC), Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD), or any chronic liver disease.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2020Publication date: October 22, 2020Inventors: Gregory Thomas Everson, Steve Mark Helmke
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Patent number: 10697956Abstract: A method for estimating portal blood flow and hepatic function in a subject is provided. In one example, the STAT test is an in vitro simplified, convenient test intended for screening purposes that can reasonably estimate the portal blood flow from a single blood sample taken 60 minutes after orally administered deuterated-cholate. The test can be administered to a patient having, or suspected of having, Chronic Hepatitis C, Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC), Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD), or any chronic liver disease.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2019Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: The Regents of the University of ColoradoInventors: Gregory Thomas Everson, Steve Mark Helmke
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Patent number: 10679237Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods directed to a social-financial platform. In certain embodiments, sponsor-members, consumer-members, and beneficiary members are part of a social-financial platform in which purchases made by consumer-members at merchant sponsor-members result in automatic rebates being paid to and allocated between the consumer member and one or more beneficiary-members. Also disclosed is a monolithic financial structure for carrying out rebate allocation automatically and instantaneously, and for transferring funds between users.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2015Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: PayForward, LLCInventors: Steve Marks, Armando Rand, James Saltmar, Armen Santourian, Ronnie Silos
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Patent number: 10520517Abstract: A Disease Severity Index (DSI) is provided for assessment of chronic liver disease in a patient using non-invasive liver function test results. A DSI was derived from non-invasive liver function test results based on hepatic blood flow. The DSI is used in methods for prediction of clinical outcomes, prediction of response to antiviral treatment, and assessment of progression of chronic liver diseases. Non-invasive methods to diagnose three distinct categories of patients with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC) are provided. The methods can be used to diagnose PSC patients as Slow Progressors, Moderate Progressors and Rapid Progressors.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2017Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: The Regents of the University of Colorado, a Body CorporateInventors: Gregory Thomas Everson, Steve Mark Helmke
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Publication number: 20190339294Abstract: A Disease Severity Index (DSI) is provided for assessment of chronic liver disease in a patient using non-invasive liver function test results. A DSI was derived from non-invasive liver function test results based on hepatic blood flow. The DSI is used in methods for prediction of clinical outcomes, prediction of response to antiviral treatment, and assessment of progression of chronic liver diseases. Non-invasive methods to diagnose three distinct categories of patients with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC) are provided. The methods can be used to diagnose PSC patients as Slow Progressors, Moderate Progressors and Rapid Progressors.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2019Publication date: November 7, 2019Inventors: Gregory Thomas Everson, Steve Mark Helmke