Patents by Inventor William Lefew

William Lefew 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: 11387087
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer-readable storage medium for analyzing component separation/mass spectrometer data for a sample having known characteristic includes analyzing reference ion data for a relationship between ion mass, retention time, and intensity. The analyzed data is added to a repository, wherein each ion therein has an intensity maxima within a characteristic retention time range for a characteristic ion mass. If the reference ion is in the repository, the range is modified according to the characteristic retention time of the reference ion intensity maxima. Based on the known characteristic, an ion expected in the sample is selected from the repository, and sample data is compared to data for the ion selected from the repository to determine whether the ion is present in the sample. The range in the repository is then modified according to the characteristic retention time of the intensity maxima for the ion present in the sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Metabolon, Inc.
    Inventors: William Lefew, David V. Foster, Rex A. Dwyer, Shelby S. Matlock, Casson Stallings, Michael Humphrey, Michael Heiser
  • Publication number: 20200312642
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer-readable storage medium for analyzing component separation/mass spectrometer data for a sample having known characteristic includes analyzing reference ion data for a relationship between ion mass, retention time, and intensity. The analyzed data is added to a repository, wherein each ion therein has an intensity maxima within a characteristic retention time range for a characteristic ion mass. If the reference ion is in the repository, the range is modified according to the characteristic retention time of the reference ion intensity maxima. Based on the known characteristic, an ion expected in the sample is selected from the repository, and sample data is compared to data for the ion selected from the repository to determine whether the ion is present in the sample. The range in the repository is then modified according to the characteristic retention time of the intensity maxima for the ion present in the sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: William Lefew, David V. Foster, Rex A. Dwyer, Shelby S. Matlock, Casson Stallings, Michael Humphrey, Michael Heiser
  • Patent number: 10699298
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for selecting a digital content, comprising: receiving a plurality of samples, each comprises a request having a plurality of values of a plurality of attributes, and associated with a success value for a Bernoulli distributed event having a campaign and a bid rate (BR) of the campaign; clustering the plurality of samples in a plurality of homogenous nodes according to respective plurality of values; identifying a group campaign with a highest valuation for each one of the plurality of nodes using triangular approximation of the Bernoulli distribution of events in the node; receiving a query from a device including a plurality of other values of the plurality of attributes; selecting one of the plurality of nodes; selecting a digital content of the group campaign with highest valuation identified for the selected node; and generating a response to the query including the selected content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Digital Turbine, Inc.
    Inventors: John Haws, Yohan Lejosne, William Lefew
  • Publication number: 20180293613
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for selecting a digital content, comprising: receiving a plurality of samples, each comprises a request having a plurality of values of a plurality of attributes, and associated with a success value for a Bernoulli distributed event having a campaign and a bid rate (BR) of the campaign; clustering the plurality of samples in a plurality of homogenous nodes according to respective plurality of values; identifying a group campaign with a highest valuation for each one of the plurality of nodes using triangular approximation of the Bernoulli distribution of events in the node; receiving a query from a device including a plurality of other values of the plurality of attributes; selecting one of the plurality of nodes; selecting a digital content of the group campaign with highest valuation identified for the selected node; and generating a response to the query including the selected content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2017
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: John Haws, Yohan Lejosne, William Lefew