Patents by Inventor Tonya An

Tonya An 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: 20200077574
    Abstract: Techniques are provided for receiving a first set of historical agricultural data and a second set of historical agricultural data; generating a plurality of projected target yield ranges using the first set and the second set of historical agricultural data by generating a historic yield distribution; generating one or more yield ranking scores for one or more fields of a grower using the first set of historical agricultural data, and assigning a projected target yield range of the plurality of projected target yield ranges to each of the one or more fields based on the one or more yield ranking scores to generate assigned projected target yield ranges; receiving a third set of historical agricultural data comprising seed optimization data, and generating a recommended change in seed population or a recommended change in seed density; causing displaying the yield improvement recommendation for each of the one or more fields.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: JASON BULL, DAVID ROCK, JOO YOON HAN, DONGMING JIANG, TIMOTHY REICH, MORRISON JACOBS, YAO XIE, XIAO YANG, TONYA EHLMANN, ALLAN TRAPP
  • Publication number: 20200077527
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a user interface module for a building control system that has flexible mounting options to address mounting constraints that are often encountered in utility rooms and/or equipment panels. In some cases, the user interface module may be provided with interchangeable mounting bases from which an installer can select depending on the mounting constraints presented at a particular installation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Cary Leen, Haitao Li, Arthur Zhang, Michael Zheng, Tonya Tang, Timo Tapio Pihlajasaari, Andrew D. Halford, Sanjoy Bhattacharjee, Derek Tai, Trent N. Welander
  • Publication number: 20200061674
    Abstract: Methods and devices for sorting cottonseeds. Methods include the use of an optical sorter to sort cottonseed by color. Additionally, methods include sorting cottonseed using a gravity table to collect high-density seed (“accepts”) and mid-density seed (“middlings”), followed by sorting the mid-density, and optionally, the high-density seed using an optical sorter to collect dark cottonseed, thereby providing high-quality cottonseed for packaging. Devices and systems comprising one or more gravity tables and one or more optical sorters are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Sebastian Ulrich SCHMIDT, Jeff RATLIFF, Benno Franz ULFIK, Fatma Alexia VAN WINSSEN, Tonya CROSSLAND, Hartmut HUEBNER
  • Publication number: 20200054650
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to obeticholic acid formulations with improved stability, dissolution, and/or solubility, methods of preparing the same for use and methods of treating various diseases and conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Richard Gail Lancaster, Kay K. Olmstead, Masashi Kagihiro, Mitsuhiro Matono, Ikuko Taoka, Mark Pruzanski, David Shapiro, Roya Hooshmand-Rad, Richard Pencek, Cathi Sciacca, Lise Eliot, Jeffrey Edwards, Leigh A. MacConell, Tonya K. Marmon
  • Patent number: 10561838
    Abstract: An iontophoresis system includes a preloaded reservoir containing one or more doses of a therapeutic agent. As a result, the therapeutic agent does not have to be loaded into the reservoir prior to use. In such a system, the preloaded reservoir is generally disposable. Various components of the iontophoresis system can be combined with the reservoir in a disposable cartridge that is selectively connectable to other, reusable components of the iontophoresis system. In addition, the entire iontophoresis system can be formed from one or more disposable, one-time-use modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: P Tech, LLC
    Inventors: Peter M. Bonutti, Justin E. Beyers, Tonya M. Bierman
  • Publication number: 20200046736
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to obeticholic acid formulations with improved stability, dissolution, and/or solubility, methods of preparing the same for use and methods of treating various diseases and conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Richard Gail Lancaster, Kay K. Olmstead, Masashi Kagihiro, Mitsuhiro Matono, Ikuko Taoka, Mark Pruzanski, David Shapiro, Roya Hooshmand-Rad, Richard Pencek, Cathi Sciacca, Lise Eliot, Jeffrey Edwards, Leigh A. MacConell, Tonya K. Marmon
  • Publication number: 20200046735
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to obeticholic acid formulations with improved stability, dissolution, and/or solubility, methods of preparing the same for use and methods of treating various diseases and conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Richard Gail Lancaster, Kay K. Olmstead, Masashi Kagihiro, Mitsuhiro Matono, Ikuko Taoka, Mark Pruzanski, David Shapiro, Roya Hooshmand-Rad, Richard Pencek, Cathi Sciacca, Lise Eliot, Jeffrey Edwards, Leigh A. MacConell, Tonya K. Marmon
  • Patent number: 10559040
    Abstract: A controller and method are provided. The controller includes processing circuitry configured to activate premises security monitoring of a premises if the controller is armed. The processing circuitry includes a memory and a processor. The memory contains instructions that, when executed by the processor, configure the processor to determine that data to disarm the controller has been received, disarm the controller based on the received data, and in response to disarming the controller, track timekeeping payroll records of a plurality of predefined users associated with the premises. The disarming of the controller deactivates premises security monitoring by the controller. The timekeeping payroll records includes at least one of clock-in data and clock-out data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: The ADT Security Corporation
    Inventors: Brandon Somerville, Tonya Somerville
  • Publication number: 20200005401
    Abstract: Techniques are provided for receiving a first set of historical agricultural data for one or more fields of a grower and a second set of historical agricultural data comprising a dataset of hybrid seed properties; cross-referencing the first set and the second set of historical agricultural data to generate a yield range improvement recommendation for each of the one or more fields, wherein the yield improvement recommendation comprises a recommended change in seed population or a recommended change in seed density; generating predictive yield data for the one or more fields by applying the yield improvement recommendation to the first set of historical agricultural data; generating comparison yield data using the grower yield data and the predictive yield data for the one or more fields; and causing displaying the comparison yield data for the grower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Jason Kendrick Bull, James Clesie Moore, III, Timothy Reich, Yao Xie, Xiao Yang, Tonya Ehlmann
  • Publication number: 20200005166
    Abstract: Techniques are provided for automatically assigning hybrid products or seed products to agricultural fields with optimal yield performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: TIMOTHY REICH, XIAO YANG, TONYA EHLMANN, JASON BULL, YAO XIE, NIKISHA SHAH, MATTHEW SORGE
  • Publication number: 20190377830
    Abstract: Controlling contents of interfaces may include receiving multiple interfaces presented on a display screen. The multiple interfaces may include at least one primary task interface and each of the multiple interfaces may present at least one content item. A user engagement level with respect to content items presented via the multiple interfaces may be estimated. A degree of user effectiveness with respect to progression toward completing a primary task presented via the primary task interface may be determined. A content item may be selected from the multiple interfaces based on the user engagement level and the degree of user effectiveness. A presentation of the selected content item may be made in a controlled manner on an unused portion of at least one of the multiple interfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Komminist Weldemariam, Shikhar Kwatra, John D. Wilson, Ashley D. Gritzman, Tonya Nyakeya
  • Publication number: 20190347748
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for analyzing citationally related content and identifying, based on the analysis, a risk of impliedly overruled content. Embodiments provide for receiving case law data from a document source, for extracting a case triple that includes a first case overruling or abrogating a second case, and a third case citationally related to the second case. Features may be generated from case triple, such as natural processing language features comparing the language in the various cases of the triple, and feeding the generated features to a main classifier. In embodiments, the main classifier classifies the case triple into a class indicating the risk probability that the second case is impliedly overruled by the first case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Julian Brooke, Kanika Madan, Hector Martinez Alonso, Afsaneh Fazly, Tonya Custis, Isabelle Moulinier, Gayle McElvain, Diane Erickson, Khaled Ammar
  • Publication number: 20190340172
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for generating contextually, grammatically, and conversationally correct answers to input questions. Embodiments provide for linguistic and syntactic structure analysis of a submitted question in order to determine whether the submitted question may be answered by at least one headnote. The question is then further analyzed to determine more details about the intent and context of the question. A federated search process, based on the linguistic and syntactic structure analysis, and the additional analysis of the question is used to identify candidate question-answer pairs from a corpus of previously created headnotes. Machine learning models are used to analyze the candidate question-answer pairs, additional rules are applied to rank the candidate answers, and dynamic thresholds are applied to identify the best potential answers to provide to a user as a response to the submitted question.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Gayle McElvain, Tonya Custis, Matthew A. Surprenant, Erik Lindberg
  • Publication number: 20190338335
    Abstract: An article is provided. The article comprises a nonwoven substrate having a copolymer grafted thereto, and a dried coating adhered to the substrate. The copolymer comprises interpolymerized monomer units of a quaternary ammonium-containing ligand monomer, an amide monomer, and an oxy monomer. The coating comprises a plurality of test microorganisms. Optionally, the coating further comprises a water-soluble or water-dispersible polymeric binding agent. A process challenge device comprising a body having a hollow channel with said article fixed disposed therein is also provided. Methods of using the article or the process challenge device for determining the efficacy of a disinfection process are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Assumpta A. G. Bennaars-Eiden, Tonya D. Bonilla, Jodi L. Connell, John J. Schmidt, Andrew W. Vail, Federica Sgolastra
  • Patent number: 10438291
    Abstract: Systems and methods for managing a health plan are described. In one embodiment, a method for managing a health plan includes presenting options for a health plan and an incentive program of the health plan, presenting options for configuring a health plan and an incentive program of the health plan, and receiving a selection of an incentive program. In other aspects, the method further comprises receiving a selection of a health plan and an incentive program, storing information about the selected health plan and incentive program, storing information regarding participation in the incentive program, and requesting a reward for a member for completion of the incentive program. In other aspects, the method may further include determining eligibility for an incentive program and a reward of the incentive program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
  • Publication number: 20190284407
    Abstract: Provided are processes of placing an image on an object that includes optionally filling a hand held nib-based marker with a child and environmentally friendly aqueous based heat transfer disperse dye ink composition, and imaging an intermediate substrate with the marker. A process optionally further includes optionally drying the image, optionally heating the intermediate substrate, optionally placing the inked intermediate substrate in contact with a dye receptive surface of a receptive object, and optionally transferring the image to the receptive object by application of sufficient heat and pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Tonya Tremitiere, Mark William Cummings, Jana Petrova, Jeff Lee Morgan, Mandy Lehman Smith, John F. Cooper
  • Publication number: 20190266847
    Abstract: A method of executing a wagering event on an electronic gaming machine, including: a player placing value at risk as a game wager from a credit source in the memory funded through the value-in-value-out system; the processor distributing random letters into an at least 3-column by 5-row frame array displayed on the visual display; the processor identifying words formed; the processor scoring the identified words on a basis including: a) a different numbers of points for 3-letter words, 4-letter words; and for 5-letter words; and b) a fourth number of points or a multiplier value for at least some but fewer than all letters in an alphabet used to define the identified words in the library stored in memory; wherein after the processor has scored all identified words, the processor resolves the game wager.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventor: Tonya Moore
  • Publication number: 20190255071
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to obeticholic acid formulations with improved stability, dissolution, and/or solubility, methods of preparing the same for use and methods of treating various diseases and conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Richard Gail Lancaster, Kay K. Olmstead, Masashi Kagihiro, Mitsuhiro Matono, Ikuko Taoka, Mark Pruzanski, David Shapiro, Roya Hooshmand-Rad, Richard Pencek, Cathi Sciacca, Lise Eliot, Jeffrey Edwards, Leigh A. MacConell, Tonya K. Marmon
  • Publication number: 20190255208
    Abstract: A microbial indicator device for liquid disinfection comprises a first cavity, a source of biological activity fluidically coupled to the first cavity via a portion of a first fluidic path, a filter membrane positioned in a second fluidic path for a disinfectant, and a first coupling portion fluidically coupled to the source of biologically activity via the second fluidic path. The filter membrane has a first side and a second side, wherein the first side is in fluid communication with the first fluidic path. The filter membrane has a pore size sufficient to retain at least a portion of the source of biological activity on the first side. The device further comprises a frangible container contained in the first cavity, wherein a liquid in the container is in fluid communication with the first cavity when the container is fractured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: G. MORCO BOMMARITO, TIMOTHY J. NIES, BARRY W. ROBOLE, ASSUMPTA A. G. BENNAARS-EIDEN, JODI L. CONNELL, TONYA D. BONILLA, TOMOTHY A. KOHMAN, RUTHANN R. DUDA
  • Publication number: 20190217174
    Abstract: A water mat assembly having selectively attachable modular panels is disclosed. The water mat comprises a buoyant solid core insert that is inserted into a sleeve made of fabric. The sleeve may be couple to other sleeves to form an assembly of floating panels. The end panels may have grommeted ports for tethering the mat assembly to a dock or water vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Tonya Bair, Larry Bair