Patents by Inventor Thomas Little
Thomas Little 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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Patent number: 11922001Abstract: A method of operating a device, which includes providing a user interface with a display artifact; in response to an indication a user selected to copy the display artifact, storing multiple levels of detail of the display artifact; allowing the user to paste a selected level of detail by steps of: in response to an indication a user selected an input field and a paste command, displaying a plurality of paste options for pasting the display artifact into the input field, wherein the plurality of paste options each have a unique level of detail for representing the display artifact; allowing the user to select from the plurality of paste options; and in response to an indication a user selected a paste option from the plurality of paste options, pasting the display artifact with a level of detail associated with the selected paste option into the input filed.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2023Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Jared Brown, John Thomas Kimbell, Patrick Evan Little, Marianna Levant, Rory Akira Malcolm Fairweather, Lisa Marie Wright, Gurpreet Virdi, Grigoriy V Lyukshin, David Chege Gitau
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Patent number: 10848670Abstract: A camera system for vehicles captures panoramic video, has a unique identifier, and has an image processor that compresses the video and detects events. It transmits compressed video with one or more of a timestamp, a unique identifier, a location, and event flags through a network (e.g., cellular) to a server. A GPS device (or the like) may be adapted to determine location. Particular embodiments process the video to detect events, and, upon detecting these events, transmit video at a high data rate while using a low data rate at other times.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2018Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Brian Gatti, Danylo Dorofeyev, Aaron Harpole, Eugene Lee, Jonathan Thomas Little
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Publication number: 20200303033Abstract: A system and method are described for receiving biological process input data from a biological process input data source and transforming the biological process input data into curated data, which may be in a flattened or normalized data space. As an example, a curation server is disclosed with the ability to transform biological process input data from the scientific literature such that the data can be mapped to patient-specific genomic data.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2019Publication date: September 24, 2020Inventors: Stephen Charles Benz, Charles Joseph Vaske, John Thomas Little, Andrea Preble
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Publication number: 20200050743Abstract: An electronic storage system is provided. The system includes a housing, securable units within the housing, a kiosk to assign securable units to users and to provide the users with access credentials for accessing assigned securable units, and user portals within the housing and separate from the kiosk. Each user portal permits access to one or more of the securable units in accordance with access credentials entered into the portal. Each user portal is also operable to allow users to transfer rentals of assigned securable devices to other electronic storage systems. The system also permits access to assigned securable devices in accordance with access credentials received via text or SMS messages or via applications executing on a computer, NFC device, or smart device, such as a smart phone or tablet.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2019Publication date: February 13, 2020Applicant: Tiburon Lockers Inc.Inventors: Jared Lowenthal, Thomas Little, Shuangqing Wang, Jianyun Gao, Sung-Yuan Chen
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Patent number: 10474797Abstract: An electronic storage system is provided. The system includes a housing, securable units within the housing, a kiosk to assign securable units to users and to provide the users with access credentials for accessing assigned securable units, and user portals within the housing and separate from the kiosk. Each user portal permits access to one or more of the securable units in accordance with access credentials entered into the portal. Each user portal is also operable to allow users to transfer rentals of assigned securable devices to other electronic storage systems. The system also permits access to assigned securable devices in accordance with access credentials received via text or SMS messages or via applications executing on a computer, NFC device, or smart device, such as a smart phone or tablet.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2016Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: Tiburon Lockers Inc.Inventors: Jared Lowenthal, Thomas Little, Shuangqing Wang, Jianyun Gao, Sung-Yuan Chen
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Patent number: 10451808Abstract: The invention provides a device comprising a movable micromirror adapted to receive light from one or more light source(s) and manipulate the reflected light. The micromirror can be actuated electrothermally. In particular, the micromirror is adapted to do at least one of: (a) tipping along a first axis; (b) tilting along a second axis; (c) changing focal length (i.e., varifocal mode); and (d) elevating (i.e., piston mode). The invention also provides a system comprising at least one device comprising a movable micromirror and at least one light source. The invention can be used in smart lighting applications.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2016Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITYInventors: David J. Bishop, Thomas Little, Jessica Morrison, Matthias Imboden
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Publication number: 20180231715Abstract: The invention provides a device comprising a movable micromirror adapted to receive light from one or more light source(s) and manipulate the reflected light. The micromirror can be actuated electrothermally. In particular, the micromirror is adapted to do at least one of: (a) tipping along a first axis; (b) tilting along a second axis; (c) changing focal length (i.e., varifocal mode); and (d) elevating (i.e., piston mode). The invention also provides a system comprising at least one device comprising a movable micromirror and at least one light source. The invention can be used in smart lighting applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2016Publication date: August 16, 2018Applicant: TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITYInventors: David J. Bishop, Thomas Little, Jessica Morrison, Matthias Imboden
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Publication number: 20170286649Abstract: An electronic storage system is provided. The system includes a housing, securable units within the housing, a kiosk to assign securable units to users and to provide the users with access credentials for accessing assigned securable units, and user portals within the housing and separate from the kiosk. Each user portal permits access to one or more of the securable units in accordance with access credentials entered into the portal. Each user portal is also operable to allow users to transfer rentals of assigned securable devices to other electronic storage systems. The system also permits access to assigned securable devices in accordance with access credentials received via text or SMS messages or via applications executing on a computer, NFC device, or smart device, such as a smart phone or tablet.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2016Publication date: October 5, 2017Applicant: Tiburon Lockers Inc.Inventors: Jared Lowenthal, Thomas Little, Shuangqing Wang, Jianyun Gao, Sung-Yuan Chen
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Patent number: 9621268Abstract: An optical orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (O-OFDM) system with pulse-width modulation (PWM) dimming includes a driver responsive to one or more predetermined dimming set points configured to generate PWM signals having a predetermined duty cycle and configured to supply current to one or more light emitting diodes (LEDs). An O-OFDM generator responsive to the one or more predetermined dimming set points and digital data is configured to generate digital inverted O-OFDM signals during on-states of the PWM signals and non-inverted O-OFDM signals during off-states of the PWM signals according to the predetermined duty cycle and convert the digital inverted O-OFDM signals and the digital non-inverted O-OFDM signals to analog output O-OFDM signals.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2014Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: Trustees of Boston UniversityInventors: Hany Elgala, Thomas Little
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Patent number: 9464033Abstract: Provided are alkynyl phenyl derivative compounds, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of treating ophthalmic diseases and disorders, such as age-related macular degeneration and Stargardt's Disease, using said compounds and compositions.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2015Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: ACUCELA INC.Inventors: Ian Leslie Scott, Vladimir Aleksandrovich Kuksa, Mark W. Orme, Thomas Little, Anna Gall, Jennifer Gage, Feng Hong
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Publication number: 20160134366Abstract: An optical orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (O-OFDM) system with pulse-width modulation (PWM) dimming includes a driver responsive to one or more predetermined dimming set points configured to generate PWM signals having a predetermined duty cycle and configured to supply current to one or more light emitting diodes (LEDs). An O-OFDM generator responsive to the one or more predetermined dimming set points and digital data is configured to generate digital inverted O-OFDM signals during on-states of the PWM signals and non-inverted O-OFDM signals during off-states of the PWM signals according to the predetermined duty cycle and convert the digital inverted O-OFDM signals and the digital non-inverted O-OFDM signals to analog output O-OFDM signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2014Publication date: May 12, 2016Inventors: Hany Elgala, Thomas Little
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Publication number: 20160063635Abstract: A method, system, apparatus and computer readable storage medium is provided for taking information related to a specific real property structure, including customer information; information regarding uses of real property (residential, industrial, commercial, living spaces, crawl spaces, etc.); elevation, slope, and grade information; base flood elevation data; flood depth; use of flood mitigation devices (e.g., breakaway walls, flood vents); survey information; the use of design professionals in mitigation of risk; and other matters; and using this information to identify means of reducing risk, including use of, or repositioning of, flood mitigation devices; reinforcement of structures, use of design professionals, and other matters, in order to assess and mitigate risk.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2014Publication date: March 3, 2016Inventors: Emmett Collazo, Thomas Little, Winfield Scott Anderson, JR.
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Publication number: 20150329473Abstract: Provided are alkynyl phenyl derivative compounds, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of treating ophthalmic diseases and disorders, such as age-related macular degeneration and Stargardt's Disease, using said compounds and compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2015Publication date: November 19, 2015Inventors: Ian Leslie Scott, Vladimir Aleksandrovich Kuksa, Mark W. Orme, Thomas Little, Anna Gall, Jennifer Gage, Feng Hong
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Patent number: 9115056Abstract: Provided are alkynyl phenyl derivative compounds, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of treating ophthalmic diseases and disorders, such as age-related macular degeneration and Stargardt's Disease, using said compounds and compositions.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2014Date of Patent: August 25, 2015Assignee: ACUCELA INC.Inventors: Ian Leslie Scott, Vladimir Aleksandrovich Kuksa, Mark W. Orme, Thomas Little, Anna Gall, Jennifer Gage, Feng Hong
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Patent number: 9079825Abstract: The present invention relates generally to compositions and methods for treating neurodegenerative diseases and disorders, particularly ophthalmic diseases and disorders. Provided herein are alkoxyl derivative compounds and pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds. The subject compositions are useful for treating and preventing ophthalmic diseases and disorders, including age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and Stargardt's Disease.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2011Date of Patent: July 14, 2015Assignee: ACUCELA INC.Inventors: Ian L. Scott, Vladimir A. Kuksa, Mark W. Orme, Thomas Little, Anna Gall, Feng Hong
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Publication number: 20150160229Abstract: Described herein are methods for diagnosing and/or treating an individual for heart failure based on the individual's level of Lp-PLA2, or the individual's level of Lp-PLA2 and GDF-15, or the individual's level of Lp-PLA2 and sST2.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2014Publication date: June 11, 2015Inventors: Thomas D. SCHAAL, Robert J. SCHOTT, Yan LIU, Erhard Ralf SCHOENBRUNNER, Thomas A. LITTLE
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Patent number: 8993807Abstract: The present invention relates generally to compositions and methods for treating neurodegenerative diseases and disorders, particularly ophthalmic diseases and disorders. Provided herein are alkoxyl derivative compounds and pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds. The subject compositions are useful for treating and preventing ophthalmic diseases and disorders, including age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and Stargardt's Disease.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2011Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Acucela Inc.Inventors: Ian L. Scott, Vladimir A. Kuksa, Mark W. Orme, Thomas Little, Anna Gall, Feng Hong
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Patent number: 8981153Abstract: The present invention relates generally to compositions and methods for treating neurodegenerative diseases and disorders, particularly ophthalmic diseases and disorders. Provided herein are alkoxyl derivative compounds and pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds. The subject compositions are useful for treating and preventing ophthalmic diseases and disorders, including age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and Stargardt's Disease.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2011Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: Acucela Inc.Inventors: Ian L. Scott, Vladimir A. Kuksa, Mark W. Orme, Thomas Little, Anna Gall, Feng Hong
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Publication number: 20150045444Abstract: Provided are alkynyl phenyl derivative compounds, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of treating ophthalmic diseases and disorders, such as age-related macular degeneration and Stargardt's Disease, using said compounds and compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2014Publication date: February 12, 2015Inventors: Ian Leslie Scott, Vladimir Aleksandrovich Kuksa, Mark W. Orme, Thomas Little, Anna Gall, Jennifer Gage, Feng Hong
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Patent number: 8895782Abstract: Provided are alkynyl phenyl derivative compounds, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of treating ophthalmic diseases and disorders, such as age-related macular degeneration and Stargardt's Disease, using said compounds and compositions.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2014Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignee: Acucela Inc.Inventors: Ian Leslie Scott, Vladimir Aleksandrovich Kuksa, Mark W. Orme, Thomas Little, Anna Gall, Jennifer Gage, Feng Hong