Patents by Inventor Weston Lee
Weston Lee 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: 20240090869Abstract: The present discussion relates to structures and devices to facilitate application of an ultrasound therapy beam to a target anatomic region in a replicable manner. In certain aspects, adjustable positioning structures are described that allow a general probe positioning structure to be configured for a specific patient in a manner that allows the device to be used repeatedly to target the anatomic region, even when in non-clinical settings. In other aspects, a probe positioning structure is fabricated that is specific to a respective patient anatomy, such that use of the probe positioning structure provides repeatable targeting of the target anatomic region, even when in non-clinical settings.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: David Andrew Shoudy, Craig Patrick Galligan, Weston Blaine Griffin, Jeffrey Michael Ashe, Warren Lee, James Enrico Sabatini
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Patent number: 11080580Abstract: A chip-based card is provided with on-card security. The card in a non-activated state is fully resistant to any power received from a card reader, such that a chip in the card is unable to be powered on by the card reader when the card is inserted to the card reader for a transaction. A plurality of pressure contact points are provided on the card. When a correct number of correct pressure points are pinched by a card holder before insertion of the card into the card reader, a custom amount of resistance is removed such that a custom amount of voltage is capable of being received from the card reader for powering up the chip. In an embodiment, the customized voltage drives firmware execution on a processor of the chip to produce customized output for the transaction.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2018Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: NCR CorporationInventor: Weston Lee Hecker
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Patent number: 10924476Abstract: Real-time facial recognition is augmented with an additional second biometric-based security gesture authentication. Facial biometric authentication is performed on a user for access to a resource. When facial authentication is successful, an image or a video of the user is captured performing a security gesture. Pixel values from the image or video are compared against expected pixel values for the security gesture and when the comparison is within a threshold, the user is provided access to the resource.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2017Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: NCR CorporationInventors: Weston Lee Hecker, Nir Veltman, Yehoshua Zvi Licht
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Patent number: 10862898Abstract: An address for a protected resource of a device is randomized at configurable intervals of time as a randomized address. The randomized address is pushed to the Operation System (OS) for mapping the randomized address to an OS identifier for the protected resource. Other devices of a network produce a same randomized address for the protected resource based on a time-based synchronization.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2018Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: NCR CorporationInventors: Weston Lee Hecker, Shelley Jackson, Curtis Charles Menmuir, Anthony Edward Roper
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Patent number: 10706691Abstract: Dual Self-Service Terminal (SST) Virtual Machines (VMs) are provided. A VM is selected for processing a transaction on the SST as an active core. The active core is dynamically switched back and forth between a first VM and a second VM on a per-transaction basis. Upon failure, a last-successful image for the failing VM is reloaded for the failing VM when the failing VM is scheduled to be cycled back to the active core.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2018Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: NCR CorporationInventor: Weston Lee Hecker
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Publication number: 20200202190Abstract: A chip-based card is provided with on-card security. The card in a non-activated state is fully resistant to any power received from a card reader, such that a chip in the card is unable to be powered on by the card reader when the card is inserted to the card reader for a transaction. A plurality of pressure contact points are provided on the card. When a correct number of correct pressure points are pinched by a card holder before insertion of the card into the card reader, a custom amount of resistance is removed such that a custom amount of voltage is capable of being received from the card reader for powering up the chip. In an embodiment, the customized voltage drives firmware execution on a processor of the chip to produce customized output for the transaction.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2018Publication date: June 25, 2020Inventor: Weston Lee Hecker
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Patent number: 10679082Abstract: Real-time facial recognition is augmented with a machine-learning process that samples pixels from images captured for the physical environmental background of a device, which captures an image of a user's face for facial authentication. The background pixel points that are present in a captured image of a user's face from a camera of the device are authenticated with the image of the user's face. The value of the background pixel points are compared against the expected values for the background pixel points provided by the on-going machine-learning process for the background.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2017Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: NCR CorporationInventors: Weston Lee Hecker, Nir Veltman, Yehoshua Zvi Licht
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Patent number: 10592904Abstract: A shim detection device is selectively interfaced to a portion of a chip card reader that is integrated into a terminal. The shim detection device is configured to detect when a shimmer is inserted into the chip card reader during a card transaction at the terminal and take an automated action in response thereto.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2017Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: NCR CorporationInventor: Weston Lee Hecker
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Patent number: 10504019Abstract: A contactless card is provided. The card in a non-activated state lacks a circuit between a chip on the card and an antenna on the card. When one or more contact points on the card are pressed, the circuit is formed and the chip is powered on through an antenna that receives signals from a card reader. Once powered on, in an embodiment, the chip produces a one-time transaction specific token for authenticating a transaction using the card.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2018Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: NCR CorporationInventor: Weston Lee Hecker
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Publication number: 20190371132Abstract: Dual Self-Service Terminal (SST) Virtual Machines (VMs) are provided. A VM is selected for processing a transaction on the SST as an active core. The active core is dynamically switched back and forth between a first VM and a second VM on a per-transaction basis. Upon failure, a last-successful image for the failing VM is reloaded for the failing VM when the failing VM is scheduled to be cycled back to the active core.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2018Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventor: Weston Lee Hecker
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Publication number: 20190372992Abstract: An address for a protected resource of a device is randomized at configurable intervals of time as a randomized address. The randomized address is pushed to the Operation System (OS) for mapping the randomized address to an OS identifier for the protected resource. Other devices of a network produce a same randomized address for the protected resource based on a time-based synchronization.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2018Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventors: Weston Lee Hecker, Shelley Jackson, Curtis Charles Menmuir, Anthony Edward Roper
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Patent number: 10492863Abstract: Laser energy delivery devices and methods are provided. A laser energy delivery device may include a housing, and a coupling is carried by the housing and adapted to couple to a laser energy generator. A sheath is carried by the housing, and the sheath includes a distal end adapted to be disposed in the subject. A plurality of transport members are carried by the sheath, and the plurality of transport members are adapted to receive laser energy at the coupling, transmit laser energy through the sheath, and deliver laser energy to the subject. A fluid-driven motor is carried by the housing and adapted to be driven upon receiving a fluid from a fluid source. A drive wire is carried by the sheath and eccentrically coupled to the distal end of the sheath, and the drive wire is adapted to be rotatably driven by the fluid-driven motor and rotates to eccentrically rotate the distal end of the sheath.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2016Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: THE SPECTRANETICS CORPORATIONInventors: Kenneth P. Grace, George Woodrow Burton, Gregory Conway Ebbets, Nolan Miller Horrall, Brandon Thomas Hendrick, Thomas Kelby Triffo, Blaine Andrew Schneider, Joseph Nicholas Matterson, Weston Lee, Donald R. Sandmore
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Publication number: 20190166119Abstract: Real-time facial recognition is augmented with an additional second biometric-based security gesture authentication. Facial biometric authentication is performed on a user for access to a resource. When facial authentication is successful, an image or a video of the user is captured performing a security gesture. Pixel values from the image or video are compared against expected pixel values for the security gesture and when the comparison is within a threshold, the user is provided access to the resource.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2017Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Weston Lee Hecker, Nir Veltman, Yehoshua Zvi Licht
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Publication number: 20190095737Abstract: Real-time facial recognition is augmented with a machine-learning process that samples pixels from images captured for the physical environmental background of a device, which captures an image of a user's face for facial authentication. The background pixel points that are present in a captured image of a user's face from a camera of the device are authenticated with the image of the user's face. The value of the background pixel points are compared against the expected values for the background pixel points provided by the on-going machine-learning process for the background.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2017Publication date: March 28, 2019Inventors: Weston Lee Hecker, Nir Veltman, Yehoshua Zvi Licht
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Publication number: 20190005503Abstract: A shim detection device is selectively interfaced to a portion of a chip card reader that is integrated into a terminal. The shim detection device is configured to detect when a shimmer is inserted into the chip card reader during a card transaction at the terminal and take an automated action in response thereto.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2017Publication date: January 3, 2019Inventor: Weston Lee Hecker
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Publication number: 20170105801Abstract: Laser energy delivery devices and methods are provided. A laser energy delivery device may include a housing, and a coupling is carried by the housing and adapted to couple to a laser energy generator. A sheath is carried by the housing, and the sheath includes a distal end adapted to be disposed in the subject. A plurality of transport members are carried by the sheath, and the plurality of transport members are adapted to receive laser energy at the coupling, transmit laser energy through the sheath, and deliver laser energy to the subject. A fluid-driven motor is carried by the housing and adapted to be driven upon receiving a fluid from a fluid source. A drive wire is carried by the sheath and eccentrically coupled to the distal end of the sheath, and the drive wire is adapted to be rotatably driven by the fluid-driven motor and rotates to eccentrically rotate the distal end of the sheath.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2016Publication date: April 20, 2017Inventors: Kenneth P. Grace, George Woodrow Burton, Gregory Conway Ebbets, Nolan Miller Horrall, Brandon Thomas Hendrick, Thomas Kelby Triffo, Blaine Andrew Schneider, Joseph Nicholas Matterson, Weston Lee, Donald R. Sandmore
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Publication number: 20150342681Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to medical devices, and, in particular, to a system for improved intraluminal positioning of a laser ablation catheter during the removal of material resulting from therapeutic treatment of occlusions within blood vessels. Given the challenges associated with delivering effective therapy for vascular blockages, there remains a need to provide a catheter that can maintain a consistent intraluminal position during the treatment, despite irregularities and inconsistencies within the vessel.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2015Publication date: December 3, 2015Inventor: Weston Lee
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Publication number: 20150234102Abstract: A flexible, multispectral, light field imaging system comprising holographically-formed polymer dispersed liquid crystal (H-PDLC) stacks in a plenoptic camera architecture may capture multispectral light field data from a scene. Through manipulation of this multispectral light field data, digitally refocused spectral images may be created at different, selectable focal depths, with a single exposure.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2013Publication date: August 20, 2015Inventors: Timothy Kurzweg, Weston Lee Aenchbacher, Adam K. Fontecchio, Ben Eyal Pelleg
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Patent number: 7412130Abstract: A termination is formed on an optical fiber by securing the fiber in a mold which defines a cavity for forming the termination. A liquid is injected into the cavity, which solidifies to form the termination. At least a portion of the mold is removed to expose the termination.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2006Date of Patent: August 12, 2008Assignee: X-Rite, Inc.Inventors: Weston Lee Harness, John E. Calow
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Publication number: 20080069500Abstract: A termination is formed on an optical fiber by securing the fiber in a mold which defines a cavity for forming the termination. A liquid is injected into the cavity, which solidifies to form the termination. At least a portion of the mold is removed to expose the termination.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2006Publication date: March 20, 2008Inventors: Weston Lee Harness, John E. Calow