Patents by Inventor Steven C.

Steven C. 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: 20190193660
    Abstract: A knitted structure is configured for heat generation and distribution. In some embodiments, the knitted structure includes a knitted fabric including a first knitted layer and a second knitted layer opposite the first knitted layer. The first knitted layer has a first thermal conductivity. The second knitted layer has a second thermal conductivity. The second thermal conductivity is greater than the first thermal conductivity to faciliate heat transfer toward the first knitted layer. The knitted structure may further include a plurality of electrodes at least partially disposed inside the knitted fabric. Each of the plurality of electrodes is configured to generate heat within the knitted fabric upon receipt of electrical energy in order to distribute heat along the knitted structure and toward the first knitted layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2017
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Paul W. Alexander, Nancy L. Johnson, Kuo-Huey Chen, Nilesh D. Mankame, Steven C. Lang, Michael S. Foos, Suzanne M. Cody-Gump
  • Publication number: 20190197911
    Abstract: A system includes a candidate device including a processor configured to implement a candidate evaluation software application and a server computer configured to communicate with the candidate device using a network. The server computer is configured to receive, from the candidate device, a request to access an evaluation service. The request includes a candidate identifier. The server computer is configured to access historical candidate data in a memory accessible by the server computer to determine a trust score for a candidate associated with the candidate identifier, and when the trust score exceeds a threshold, transmit a credential to the candidate device enabling an evaluation of the candidate to be performed on the candidate device via a secured local area network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Gregory ANDERSON, Wayne BAILEY, Colleen M. DOLAN, Jide FAJOBI, Darrick JENSEN, Ronald D. Lancaster, JR., Matthew MALONEY, Michael NEALIS, Steven C. NORDBERG, Peter PASCALE, Andrew STOCKINGER
  • Publication number: 20190197443
    Abstract: A system includes one or more server hardware computing devices communicatively coupled to a network. The one or more server hardware computing devices include one or more processors and memory storing specific computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to receive a first request to calculate a trust score for a user associated with a user account of an online proctored examination platform. The trust score represents results of a risk analysis of the user. The instructions cause the system to obtain internal data of the online proctored examination platform, the internal data describing usage of the online proctored examination platform by the user, perform the risk analysis using at least the internal data to produce the trust score, associate the trust score with the user account, and perform an action based on the trust score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Gregory ANDERSON, Wayne BAILEY, Colleen M. DOLAN, Jide FAJOBI, Darrick JENSEN, Ronald D. LANCASTER, JR., Matthew MALONEY, Michael NEALIS, Steven C. NORDBERG, Peter PASCALE, Andrew STOCKINGER
  • Publication number: 20190197247
    Abstract: A system includes a candidate client device including a processor, a camera, and a microphone. The system includes one or more server hardware computing devices communicatively coupled to a network and in communication with the candidate client device. Each of the one or more server hardware computing devices includes at least one processor executing specific computer-executable instructions within a memory that, when executed, cause the one or more server hardware computing devices to receive the sequence of images and the audio data from the candidate client device, extract a first video attribute from the sequence of images, extract a first audio attribute from the audio data, determine that at least one of the first video attribute violates a first video condition and the first audio attribute violates a first audio condition, and prevent the candidate client device from performing a candidate evaluation function using candidate evaluation software application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Gregory ANDERSON, Wayne BAILEY, Colleen M. DOLAN, Jide FAJOBI, Darrick JENSEN, Ronald D. LANCASTER, Jr., Matthew MALONEY, Michael NEALIS, Steven C. NORDBERG, Peter PASCALE, Andrew STOCKINGER
  • Publication number: 20190199759
    Abstract: A system includes a client device including a processor configured to implement a candidate evaluation software application and a server computer in communication, via a network, with the client device. The server computer is configured to receive, from the client device, a queue request. The queue request includes a candidate identifier. The server computer includes determine, using the candidate identifier, a candidate target attribute, identify a first candidate queue from a plurality of candidate queues using the candidate target attribute, and encode into the first candidate queue a reference to the candidate identifier. The server computer is configured to identify, in a first administrative queue, an administrator identifier, the first administrative queue being associated with the candidate target attribute, and establish at least one of a video and an audio data connection between the client device and an administrator device associated with the administrator identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Gregory ANDERSON, Wayne BAILEY, Colleen M. DOLAN, Jide FAJOBI, Darrick JENSEN, Ronald D. LANCASTER, JR., Matthew MALONEY, Michael NEALIS, Steven C. NORDBERG, Peter PASCALE, Andrew STOCKINGER
  • Publication number: 20190196581
    Abstract: A ride system includes at least one ride vehicle. The at least one ride vehicle is configured to receive a ride passenger. The ride system includes electronic goggles configured to be worn by the ride passenger. The electronic goggles include a camera and a display. The ride system includes a computer graphics generation system communicatively coupled to the electronic goggles, and configured to generate streaming media of a real world environment based on image data captured via the camera of the electronic goggles, generate one or more virtual augmentations superimposed on the streaming media of the real world environment, and to transmit the streaming media of the real world environment along with the one or more superimposed virtual augmentations to be displayed on the display of the electronic goggles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Steven C. Blum, Brian B. McQuillian
  • Publication number: 20190197220
    Abstract: A system includes one or more server hardware computing devices includes one or more processors and memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to receive a request to verify an identity of a user attempting to complete an examination provided by an online proctored examination platform to a candidate user authorized to complete the examination and repeatedly, at a predefined interval during the examination, determine, based at least in part on user data collected by the online proctored examination platform during the examination, the user data identifying the user at a time that the interval elapses, whether the user is the candidate user, and, responsive to a determination that the user is not the candidate user, perform one or more of a plurality of actions associated with a failed identity verification, the plurality of actions including stopping the examination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Gregory ANDERSON, Wayne BAILEY, Colleen M. DOLAN, Jide FAJOBI, Darrick JENSEN, Ronald D. LANCASTER, JR., Matthew MALONEY, Michael NEALIS, Steven C. NORDBERG, Peter PASCALE, Andrew STOCKINGER, Julianne Michael Schaffer
  • Publication number: 20190197461
    Abstract: A system includes one or more server hardware computing devices communicatively coupled to a network. The one or more server hardware computing devices includes one or more processors and memory storing specific computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to receive decision data describing usage conditions of an online proctored examination platform, determine, based at least on the decision data, a need for additional proctoring resources on the platform to meet a demand for proctoring resources, and send a request for proctoring services to each of one or more on-demand proctor users agreeing to receive requests to become available on the platform when the additional proctoring resources are needed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Gregory ANDERSON, Wayne BAILEY, Colleen M. DOLAN, Jide FAJOBI, Darrick JENSEN, Ronald D. LANCASTER, JR., Matthew MALONEY, Michael NEALIS, Steven C. NORDBERG, Peter PASCALE, Andrew STOCKINGER
  • Patent number: 10334748
    Abstract: Top-mount cable management structures are provided to mount to an upper surface of an electronics rack, over a cable pass-through in the upper surface. The cable management structure includes a base structure to mount to the upper surface of the rack, and reside over the cable pass-through. The base structure includes a sidewall with at least one cable opening to allow one or more cables which pass-through the cable pass-through to also pass-through the sidewall of the base structure. A cover structure is provided mounted to the base structure. The base and cover structures together define a substantially enclosed housing disposed over the cable pass-through when the cable management structure is operatively positioned over the upper surface of the electronics rack and the one or more cables pass-through the at least one cable opening in the sidewall of the base structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: William P. Kostenko, John G. Torok, Steven C. McIntosh
  • Patent number: 10328444
    Abstract: A sprinkler includes a compartment that surrounds its riser portion in an offset or asymmetrical configuration. More specifically, the distance of the compartments walls from those of the riser vary (i.e., increase or decrease) at different locations surrounding the riser. Put another way, the riser is closer to one side of the compartment than other sides of the compartment. This non-concentric configuration allows larger components to fit inside the compartment than would otherwise fit if the riser was symmetrically surrounded by the compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: The Toro Company
    Inventors: James T. Wright, III, Steven C. Renquist
  • Patent number: 10330870
    Abstract: A multi-fiber cable assembly includes an optical connector and a cable. The optical connector includes a connector body; an optical ferrule body, and alignment elements. The optical ferrule body has an end face defining a plurality of alignment openings arranged in rows and has a plurality of buckling chambers. Each buckling chamber is aligned with one of the rows of the alignment openings. The optical fibers of the cable have bare portions secured at a first end of the optical ferrule body using rigid epoxy. Each of the optical fibers is routed through one of the buckling chambers to one of the alignment holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Yu Lu, Steven C. Zimmel, Gregory J. Schaible
  • Patent number: 10329684
    Abstract: Systems and methods for electrochemically oxidizing components of a test-sensor reagent prior to deposition on a test sensor comprise at least a first electrode and a second electrode for contacting the test-sensor reagent. The first electrode and the second electrode may have hollow interior portions for contacting the test-sensor reagent to produce a modified test-sensor reagent having a reduced background current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Ascensia Diabetes Care Holdings AG
    Inventors: Sung-Kwon Jung, Dijia Huang, Steven C. Charlton
  • Patent number: 10334334
    Abstract: Examples may include a sled for a rack of a data center including physical storage resources. The sled comprises an array of storage devices and an array of memory. The storage devices and memory are directly coupled to storage resource processing circuits which are themselves, directly coupled to dual-mode optical network interface circuitry. The circuitry can store data on the storage devices and metadata associated with the data on non-volatile memory in the memory array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Steven C. Miller, Michael Crocker, Aaron Gorius, Paul Dormitzer
  • Patent number: 10331440
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method is disclosed which detects that new source code linked to a defect identifier has been checked in to a source code repository for a given code branch of a software application. The new source code is automatically checked in to additional code branches of the software application based on the defect identifier. For each additional code branch into which the new source code is automatically checked in, code coverage metrics are determined which indicate an extent to which application source code of the code branch is tested by its corresponding test case source code before and after the automatic check in. If a difference between the code coverage metrics indicates that code coverage for the code branch has decreased by more than a predefined threshold, a notification is transmitted that indicates a test case deficiency for the code branch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: CA, Inc.
    Inventors: Ramanjaneyulu Mallisetty, Naveen Arora, Steven C. Versteeg, Xien Yao
  • Patent number: 10331619
    Abstract: A method for archiving files includes determining when a change in an operating file is imminent, capturing the operating file immediately before the change in the operating file occurs, if the operating file has not already been captured; and capturing the operating file immediately after the change in the operating file has occurred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Inventors: Warren Roach, Steven R Williams, Troy J Reiber, Steven C Burdine
  • Publication number: 20190187396
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to fiber optic components and structures for use in building fiber optic networks using an indexing architecture. In certain examples, fan-out structures are used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Samuel Taylor FINNEGAN, Steven C. ZIMMEL
  • Publication number: 20190184935
    Abstract: A system includes a ride vehicle of an amusement park ride and a restraint system coupled to the ride vehicle and including a lock having a detector that may receive a wireless signal. Receiving the wireless signal causes the lock to lock or unlock and the restraint system may secure a rider within the ride vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventor: Steven C. Blum
  • Patent number: 10325491
    Abstract: Methods and systems are described for generating a vehicle-to-vehicle traffic alert and updating a vehicle-usage profile. Various aspects include detecting, via one or more processors associated with a first vehicle, that an abnormal traffic condition exists in an operating environment of the first vehicle. An electronic message is generated and transmitted wirelessly, via a vehicle-mounted transceiver associated with the first vehicle, to alert a nearby vehicle of the abnormal traffic condition and to allow the nearby vehicle to avoid the abnormal traffic condition. The first vehicle receives telematics data regarding operation of the nearby vehicle after the nearby vehicle received the electronic message, and transmits the telematics data to a remote server for updating a vehicle-usage profile associated with the nearby vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
    Inventors: Brian Mark Fields, Steven C. Cielocha, Jacob J. Alt, Laura A. Uphoff, Leo Nelson Chan, Mohamed A. Wazeer, Kristopher Keith Gaudin, Justin Davis, Nathan W. Baumann, Giles Roll
  • Patent number: 10321702
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for producing an extruded protein product. In particular, a system for making an extruded protein product using a system that includes a die including channel having a transverse cross section that is a continuous loop along at least a portion of the length of the die is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: General Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: Goeran Walther, Bernhard H van Lengerich, Steven C Robie, James N Weinstein
  • Publication number: 20190179088
    Abstract: Optical connector arrangements terminate at least seventy-two optical fibers. The optical connector arrangements include multiple optical ferrules that each terminates multiple optical fibers. Some example optical connectors can terminate about 144 optical fibers. Each optical connector includes a fiber take-up arrangement and a flange extending outwardly from a connector housing arrangement. The fiber take-up arrangement manages excess length of the optical fibers. A threadable coupling nut can be disposed on the connector housing arrangement to engage the outwardly extending flange. Certain types of optical connector arrangements include furcation cables spacing the connector housing arrangement form the fiber take-up arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Steven C. Zimmel, Yu Lu, Gregory J. Schaible