Patents by Inventor William A. Michaels

William A. Michaels 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: 11743704
    Abstract: Techniques for handling emergency calls in a fifth generation (5G) telecommunication network are discussed herein. Some 5G-compatible user equipment (UEs) support 5G emergency calls, while other 5G-compatible UEs do not support 5G emergency calls. If a UE supports 5G emergency calls, the 5G telecommunication network may instruct the UE during network registration to use the 5G telecommunication network for any emergency calls attempted later. However, if a UE does not support 5G emergency calls, the 5G telecommunication network may instruct the UE during network registration to instead use Long-Term Evolution (LTE) emergency fallback procedures for emergency calls. Such LTE emergency fallback procedures can cause the 5G telecommunication network to steer the UE to LTE for an emergency call almost immediately after receiving a service request from the UE, even though the 5G telecommunication network itself supports emergency calls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Suresh Thanneeru, Christopher H. Joul, Boris Antsev, William Michael Hooker
  • Publication number: 20230267077
    Abstract: In some examples, a system dynamically adjusts a prefetching load with respect to a prefetch cache based on a measure of past utilizations of the prefetch cache, wherein the prefetching load is to prefetch data from storage into the prefetch cache.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Xiali He, Alex Veprinsky, Matthew S. Gates, William Michael McCormack, Susan Agten
  • Publication number: 20230266321
    Abstract: A detectable probe comprising a moiety, which is an ATP non-competitive inhibitor of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MEK), inter alia, human MEK (MEK1 or MEK2) having the properties: (i) allosterically binds an inhibitor pocket formed at an interaction interface between human MEK (MEK1 or MEK2) and human Kinase Suppressor of Ras (KSR1 or KSR2 orBRAF) adjacent to ATP in a physiological complex between MEK and KSR (or BRAF), forming an inhibitor-inhibitor pocket complex; (ii) is an ATP non-competitive kinase inhibitor; (iii) a structure such that when bound to the inhibitor-inhibitor pocket complex, the complex comprises the structural elements: (a) at least one moiety of the inhibitor engaging A825 of KSR1, or P878 of KSR2; or R662 of BRAF (b) at least one moiety engaging R234 of MEK, wherein where R234 is within 5 A from any atoms of KSR1 or KSR2 or BRAF is disclosed. The probe further comprises a detectable label conjugated directly or through a linker to the inhibitor moiety.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Arvin Dar, Zaigham M. Khan, William Michael Marsiglia
  • Patent number: 11735026
    Abstract: In some examples, systems, methods, and devices are described that generate contextual suggestions for patients. Generation of the contextual suggestions is triggered by certain events performed by a medical professional with respect to a patient (e.g., updating a patient record). The contextual suggestions are related to addressing health conditions of the patient and represent tasks or considerations which the medical professional should be made aware. The contextual suggestions are generated in a way that is considerate of patient context, medical professional context, and contexts of similar patients. The contextual suggestions can be presented to the medical professional for selection and execution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: C/HCA, INC.
    Inventors: Christian Krayer, William Michael Gregg, Thomas Andrew Doyle, Paul Brient, Jim Najib Jirjis, Karl Bradley Kehler, Jonathan Perlin, Paul Martin Paslick, Edmund Jackson, Sarah Hume Buta, Erin S. Jospe, Umesh P. Phirke, Steven V. Manoukian, Vincent Doyle, III, Wesley Boles, Ravi S. Chari
  • Patent number: 11734459
    Abstract: Physical Unclonable Functions, PUFs, are hardware devices designed to generate a number that is random (i.e., two identical PUFs should produce randomly different numbers from each other) and persistent (i.e., a PUF should consistently generate the same number over time). Over time, aspects of the PUF hardware may change or drift, which may ultimately cause the generated number to change, and therefore no longer be persistent. Failure to generate a persistent number may cause difficulties for other devices that rely on the persistence of the number generated by the PUF, for example as part of a cryptographic process. The present disclosure relates to monitoring over time the physical characteristics of the PUF that are used to generate its number, and thereby keep track of its reliability to generate a random number that is persistent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Analog Devices International Unlimited Company
    Inventors: George Redfield Spalding, Jonathan Ephraim David Hurwitz, William Michael James Holland
  • Patent number: 11734782
    Abstract: Manual human processing of documents often generates results that are subjective and include human-error. The cost and relatively slow speed of manual, human analysis makes it effectively impossible or impracticable to perform document analysis at the scale, speed, and cost desired in many industries. Accordingly, it may be advantageous to employ objective, accurate rule-based techniques to evaluate and process documents. This application discloses data processing equipment and methods specially adapted for a specific application: analysis of the breadth of documents. The processing may include context-dependent pre-processing of documents and sub-portions of the documents. The sub-portions may be analyzed based on word count and commonality of words in the respective sub-portions. The equipment and methods disclosed herein improve upon other automated techniques to provide document processing by achieving a result that quantitatively improves upon manual, human processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: AON RISK SERVICES, INC. OF MARYLAND
    Inventors: William Michael Edmund, John E. Bradley, III, Daniel Crouse
  • Publication number: 20230262040
    Abstract: Herein is disclosed a method of verifying the authenticity of text messages sent from a sender to a recipient. The text messages each having a sender's address and a user-accessible field for receiving content. The content of the user-accessible field is visible to the recipient upon opening the text message in the second text message application. The method includes the steps of identifying the receiver for a message to be sent by the sender, generating a current sequence marker for the receiver, inserting the current sequence marker into the user-accessible filed of the text message, and then s ending the message. The current sequence marker represents a next sequence identifier in a sequence of text messages between the sender and the receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventor: William Michael Pearce
  • Patent number: 11725310
    Abstract: An improved insulating performance fabric has a double-knit body, formed with traditional, relatively smooth, outer surfaces, and an inner surface with the form of multiple fabric “bubbles” separated, e.g., by a grid pattern of intersecting grooves. An insulating, double-knit performance fabric of this disclosure may also be found in the form of a garment comprising the insulating, double knit performance fabric, or in the form of fabric article comprising the insulating, double knit performance fabric, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: MMI-IPCO, LLC
    Inventors: William Michael Rose, Gary S. Smith, Marina Kozera, William Patz, Gadalia Vainer
  • Patent number: 11712077
    Abstract: A fabric structure includes a first layer, a second layer, and a spacing layer that interconnects the first layer and the second layer, wherein, the interconnecting of the first layer, second layer, and third layer forms a plurality of channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Milliken & Company
    Inventors: Mario Moretti Polegato, Mirco Bergamin, Christian Marcon, Gadalia Vainer, William Michael Rose
  • Patent number: 11711327
    Abstract: In some examples, user models are generated to represent experience of users with respect to their roles. Models that represent conditions are also generated. As part of generating a support element for a particular user, a triggering event is detected (e.g., an update to a user record), a condition is identified, a condition model and a user model are compared to identify a condition preparedness score. This score is used to generate the support element, which is shared with a user device of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: C/HCA, INC.
    Inventors: William Michael Gregg, Jim Najib Jirjis, Jonathan Perlin, Christopher Mason
  • Publication number: 20230228102
    Abstract: A system comprising a first baseboard element, a second baseboard element, and a spline configured to couple with the first baseboard element and the second baseboard element. Another system comprising a first crown element, a second crown element, and a spline configured to couple with the first crown element and the second crown element. Other embodiments are disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicant: SAS IP, LLC
    Inventors: Phil De La O, William Michael Hatch
  • Publication number: 20230229540
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for generation of parsing scripts or rules for unstructured or semi-structured system log messages, including systems and methods for identifying and clustering of same or substantially similar system log messages using machine learning. Patterns indicative of the same or substantially similar types system log messages can be generated based on the clustering of the system log messages and calculated similarities of attributes or distances between common features/fields of the system log messages, with the results of the clustering presented for analysis and development or adjustment of parsing scripts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: William Michael King, Raul Garcia Calvo
  • Patent number: 11698345
    Abstract: A seed sampling system is provided comprising an automated seed loading assembly operable to singulate seeds from a plurality of seeds or enable loading of individually stored seeds and an automated seed sampling assembly comprising at least one sampling module operable to remove tissue samples from one of the singulated seeds. The system also includes an automated seed transport assembly comprising at least one retention member operable to transfer the singulated seeds from at least one elevator unit of the seed loading assembly to the at least one sampling module of the seed sampling assembly. In connection therewith, the at least one sampling module includes multiple sampling locations, each associated with a sampler, where the at least one sampling module is operable to remove tissue samples from seeds at one of sampling locations while another one of the sampling locations is cleaned to remove residual seed tissue therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Wayne Brown, Michael Joseph Dayawon, David W. Finley, William Michael Fischer, Yang Ju Im, John Michael Jensen, Jeffrey Lawrence Kohne, Matthew J. Weis
  • Publication number: 20230214412
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method for generating an index file of a semantic search engine, and a method for generating a response to a user text query using the index file of the semantic search engine. The disclosure enables semantic searching of text documents or text data items to be performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2023
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventor: William Michael Short
  • Publication number: 20230200584
    Abstract: The present invention provides a combination pressure cooker and air fryer lid that may be selectively coupled to a vessel. When the lid and the vessel are coupled, the lid may be adjustable between two positions. In the first position, the lid may be used for pressure cooking. In the second position, the lid may be used for air frying. To transition the lid from the first position to the second position, a handle on the lid may be rotated in a particular direction. Conversely, to transition the lid from the second position to the first position, the handle on the lid may be rotated in an opposite direction. Advantageously, in performing either of the pressure cooking or air fryer cooking functions, the lid need not be replaced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: William Michael Kennedy, Eddy Fung, KK Siu, Sam Ho, Samuel But
  • Patent number: 11686747
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to accurately determining a DC energy signal, such as a DC current or DC voltage, which may be particularly useful when controlling a formation/testing current of a battery cell during formation and/or testing. In the battery formation/testing context, a current sensor is used to measure the current of the battery cell, which is used as a feedback signal for controlling the current to achieve a target current. The transfer function of the current sensor is used to improve the accuracy of the current measurement. Because the transfer function can be regularly determined during formation/testing, a lower-cost current sensor with relatively poor temperature coefficient may be used. Any change in the gain of the current sensor may be detected by the transfer function determination and corrected for. Therefore, high current control accuracy may be achieved at lower cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Analog Devices International Unlimited Company
    Inventors: Shaoli Ye, Gina M Kelso, David J. Lath, William Michael James Holland, John Jude O'Donnell
  • Publication number: 20230184519
    Abstract: A safety assembly for use with a laser-directed energy weapon is disclosed. The assembly comprises a control system comprising a photodetector and a processing unit; and an optical device configured to attach to a target such that, when attached, the optical device provides a light beam to the photodetector. The processing unit is arranged to compare the received light beam against one or more predetermined attributes, and to permit the laser-directed energy weapon to fire only when the received light beam is determined to have the one or more attributes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: MBDA UK LIMITED
    Inventors: Andrew PETERS, Jon DAW, Martyn Robert JENNINGS, William Michael George HALSTEAD, Colin BRIDGEWATER, Mark OWEN
  • Publication number: 20230183239
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and compounds of augmenting and enhancing the production of type I IFNs in vivo. In some embodiments, the compounds disclosed herein are ENPP-1 inhibitors, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods for the treatment of cancer or a viral infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: William Michael GALLATIN, Joshua ODINGO, Gregory N. DIETSCH, Vincent FLORIO, Chandregowda VENKATESHAPPA, Athisayamani Jeyaraj DURAISWAMY
  • Publication number: 20230182138
    Abstract: A device for dispensing one or more microdroplets is provided. The device comprising a microfluidic chip having an oEWOD structure configured to create an optically-mediated electrowetting (oEWOD) force, the microfluidic chip includes a first region and a second region, wherein said first and second regions are separated by a constriction; wherein the first region is adapted to receive and manipulate one or more microdroplets dispersed in a carrier fluid at first flow rate; and wherein the second region is configured to receive the microdroplet via the constriction from the first region and transfer said microdroplet to an outlet port of the microfluidic chip in a second flow rate; wherein the second region is configured to receive said microdroplet via the constriction from the first region by application of an optically -mediated electrowetting (oEWOD) force; and wherein the second flow rate in the second region is higher than the first flow rate in the first flow region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Applicant: LIGHTCAST DISCOVERY LTD
    Inventors: James BUSH, William Michael DEACON, Richard Jeremy INGHAM, Thomas Henry ISAAC, Gianmarco MASTROGIOVANNI, Andreas Michael WAEBER
  • Publication number: 20230185394
    Abstract: Embodiments of a vehicle interior system are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the system includes a base with a curved surface, and a display or touch panel disposed on the curved surface. The display includes a cold-bent glass substrate with a thickness of 1.5 mm or less and a first radius of curvature of 20 mm or greater, and a display module and/or touch panel attached to the glass substrate having a second radius of curvature that is within 10% of the first radius of curvature. Methods for forming such systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Jordon Thomas Boggs, Michael Timothy Brennan, Atul Kumar, Arpita Mitra, William Michael Seiderman, Yawei Sun, Wendell Porter Weeks