Patents by Inventor William A. Dunphy

William A. Dunphy 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).

  • Patent number: 11782759
    Abstract: Systems and methods are configured to perform prioritized processing of a plurality of processing objects under a time constraint. In various embodiments, a priority policy that includes deterministic prioritization rules, probabilistic prioritization rules, and a priority determination machine learning model is applied to the objects to determine high and low priority subsets. Here, the subsets are determined using the deterministic prioritization rules and a probabilistic ordering of the low priority subset is determined using the probabilistic prioritization rules and the priority determination machine learning model. In particular embodiments, the ordering is accomplished by determining a hybrid priority score for each object in the low priority subset based on a rule-based priority score and a machine-learning-based priority score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Optum Services (Ireland) Limited
    Inventors: David T. Cleere, Amanda McFadden, Barry A. Friel, William A. Dunphy, Christopher A. McLaughlin
  • Publication number: 20220365814
    Abstract: Systems and methods are configured to perform prioritized processing of a plurality of processing objects under a time constraint. In various embodiments, a priority policy that includes deterministic prioritization rules, probabilistic prioritization rules, and a priority determination machine learning model is applied to the objects to determine high and low priority subsets. Here, the subsets are determined using the deterministic prioritization rules and a probabilistic ordering of the low priority subset is determined using the probabilistic prioritization rules and the priority determination machine learning model. In particular embodiments, the ordering is accomplished by determining a hybrid priority score for each object in the low priority subset based on a rule-based priority score and a machine-learning-based priority score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: David T. Cleere, Amanda McFadden, Barry A. Friel, William A. Dunphy, Christopher A. McLaughlin
  • Patent number: 11449359
    Abstract: Systems and methods are configured to perform prioritized processing of a plurality of processing objects under a time constraint. In various embodiments, a priority policy that includes deterministic prioritization rules, probabilistic prioritization rules, and a priority determination machine learning model is applied to the objects to determine high and low priority subsets. Here, the subsets are determined using the deterministic prioritization rules and a probabilistic ordering of the low priority subset is determined using the probabilistic prioritization rules and the priority determination machine learning model. In particular embodiments, the ordering is accomplished by determining a hybrid priority score for each object in the low priority subset based on a rule-based priority score and a machine-learning-based priority score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Optum Services (Ireland) Limited
    Inventors: David T. Cleere, Amanda McFadden, Barry A. Friel, William A. Dunphy, Christopher A. McLaughlin
  • Publication number: 20210389978
    Abstract: Systems and methods are configured to perform prioritized processing of a plurality of processing objects under a time constraint. In various embodiments, a priority policy that includes deterministic prioritization rules, probabilistic prioritization rules, and a priority determination machine learning model is applied to the objects to determine high and low priority subsets. Here, the subsets are determined using the deterministic prioritization rules and a probabilistic ordering of the low priority subset is determined using the probabilistic prioritization rules and the priority determination machine learning model. In particular embodiments, the ordering is accomplished by determining a hybrid priority score for each object in the low priority subset based on a rule-based priority score and a machine-learning-based priority score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: David T. Cleere, Amanda McFadden, Barry A. Friel, William A. Dunphy, Christopher A. McLaughlin
  • Publication number: 20150355003
    Abstract: Some system embodiments may include a flow monitor and a communication hub. The flow monitor may be configured to be mounted on a feed line. The flow monitor may include an accelerometer configured to detect vibration of the feed line. The communication hub may be configured to wirelessly communicate with the flow monitor, to receive accelerometer data from the flow monitor, and use the accelerometer data to communicate flow status information through a network to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Applicant: Feedlogic Corporation
    Inventors: Bradley Saeger, William Wright, William Dunphy, Andrew Ryder
  • Patent number: 8080531
    Abstract: ATR kinase is a key regulator of checkpoint responses to incompletely replicated and damaged DNA. Without this checkpoint, cells will enter mitosis prematurely, likely resulting in cell death. The invention provides methods and reagents to either block or activate the activation of the ATR kinase checkpoint, through, for example, either blocking or activating the expression of an ATR activator TopBP1. The invention also provides screening methods to identify additional ToBP1 inhibitors or activators that may be used to modulate the activity of the ATR checkpoint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Akiko Kumagai, William Dunphy
  • Publication number: 20090098111
    Abstract: ATR kinase is a key regulator of checkpoint responses to incompletely replicated and damaged DNA. Without this checkpoint, cells will enter mitosis prematurely, likely resulting in cell death. The invention provides methods and reagents to either block or activate the activation of the ATR kinase checkpoint, through, for example, either blocking or activating the expression of an ATR activator TopBP1. The invention also provides screening methods to identify additional ToBP1 inhibitors or activators that may be used to modulate the activity of the ATR checkpoint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2008
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Akiko Kumagai, William Dunphy
  • Publication number: 20080119685
    Abstract: ATR kinase is a key regulator of checkpoint responses to incompletely replicated and damaged DNA. Without this checkpoint, cells will enter mitosis prematurely, likely resulting in cell death. The invention provides methods and reagents to either block or activate the activation of the ATR kinase checkpoint, through, for example, either blocking or activating the expression of an ATR activator TopBP1. The invention also provides screening methods to identify additional ToBP1 inhibitors or activators that may be used to modulate the activity of the ATR checkpoint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2007
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Applicant: California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Akiko Kumagai, William Dunphy
  • Patent number: 7098007
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions of ATR nucleic acids and proteins, as well as methods of using said compositions in screening assays. The invention further provides antibodies and transgenic animals based on the ATR compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2006
    Assignee: California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: William Dunphy, Akiko Kymagai, Zijian Guo
  • Publication number: 20030108916
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions of ATR nucleic acids and proteins, as well as methods of using said compositions in screening assays. The invention further provides antibodies and transgenic animals based on the ATR compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2002
    Publication date: June 12, 2003
    Inventors: William Dunphy, Akiko Kumagai, Zijian Guo
  • Patent number: 5679333
    Abstract: Formaldehyde-free tissue preservative compositions are useful in the fields of mortuary science and histology. The compositions disinfect and preserve animal (including human) tissues and remains, yet avoid the use of formaldehyde and formalin--potentially hazardous materials that are undergoing increasing regulatory review. A trio of compositions for use in embalming human bodies is disclosed, as is a composition for use in histological preservation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 21, 1997
    Inventor: Brian William Dunphy