Michael W Sheppard

US Patent:

50694871, Dec 3, 1991

Filed:

Feb 8, 1990

Appl. No.:

7/476838

Inventors:

Michael W. Sheppard - Batavia IL

Assignee:

Flexonics Inc. - Bartlett IL

International Classification:

F16L 2700

US Classification:

285226

Abstract:

A flexible connector is provided for coupling a source and discharge outlet for fluid transfer. The connector has a tubular metal bellows, an inner tubular metal liner, couplings at each end of the bellows having articulated joints between the inner liner and the couplings, such that the liner provides isolation between gases flowing through the connector and the bellows, and protective structure encompassing the bellows.

US Patent:

53401654, Aug 23, 1994

Filed:

Jun 21, 1901

Appl. No.:

7/720223

Inventors:

Michael W. Sheppard - Batavia IL

Assignee:

Senior Engineering Investments, B.V. - Amsterdam

International Classification:

F16L 2700

US Classification:

285226

Abstract:

A flexible connector for connecting adjacent ends of substantially successive pipes in an exhaust system. An input coupler and an output coupler have at least one articulated joint arranged between them. A flexible tubular bellows substantially surrounds at least part of the input and output couplers, as well as the at least one articulated joint. A flexible closure member substantially surrounds the bellows to protect it from external forces.

US Patent:

20230070980, Mar 9, 2023

Filed:

Sep 2, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/902612

Inventors:

- New York NY, US
Michael D. Morgan - Bartlett IL, US
Balachander Shankar - Tampa FL, US
Edward Murphy - North Stonington CT, US
Michael Sheppard - Holland MI, US
Frank Downing - Orchard Park NY, US

International Classification:

H04N 21/466
H04N 21/442
H04N 21/81
H04N 21/258
H04N 21/61
H04N 21/239
G06Q 30/02

Abstract:

Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed to generate synthetic respondent level data. An example apparatus includes at least one memory; processor circuitry to execute instructions to: identify locations corresponding to monitored panelists; when a location of the identified locations corresponds to two or more affiliates, sum tuning minutes of the two or more affiliates; generate an affiliate probability based on the sum; convert first data of households in the location to a candidate receivability session based on the affiliate probability; generate a seed panel, the seed panel to include at least one of the monitored panelists selected based on a population associated with return path data; and donate second data associated with a donor pool of first panelists to second panelists included in the seed panel when the second panelists are included in the seed panel, the second panelists corresponds to faulty media monitoring equipment.

US Patent:

20200204863, Jun 25, 2020

Filed:

Feb 28, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/805361

Inventors:

- New York NY, US
Michael D. Morgan - Bartlett IL, US
Balachander Shankar - Tampa FL, US
Edward Murphy - North Stonington CT, US
Michael Sheppard - Holland MI, US
Frank Downing - Orchard Park NY, US

International Classification:

H04N 21/466
H04N 21/442
H04N 21/81
H04N 21/258
H04N 21/61
H04N 21/239
G06Q 30/02

Abstract:

Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed to generate synthetic respondent level data. An example apparatus includes: a comparator to compare a target rating to a computed rating to determine a comparison result, the computed rating determined based on a seed panel, the seed panel including monitored panelists associated with return path data; a seed panelist data adjuster to adjust the seed panel based on the comparison result to reduce an error between the target rating and the computed rating; and a household data adjuster to add tuning without viewing data to households of the adjusted seed panel, the tuning without viewing data for a first one of the households to represent monitored data corresponding to a media presentation device of the first one of the households being on while a media output device in communication with the media presentation device is off.

US Patent:

20180249214, Aug 30, 2018

Filed:

Feb 28, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/445557

Inventors:

- New York NY, US
Michael D. Morgan - Bartlett IL, US
Balachander Shankar - Tampa FL, US
Edward Murphy - North Stonington CT, US
Michael Sheppard - Holland MI, US
Frank Downing - Orchard Park NY, US

International Classification:

H04N 21/466
H04N 21/442
H04N 21/81
H04N 21/258

Abstract:

Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed to generate synthetic respondent level data. An example method includes generating, by executing an instruction with a processor, a seed panel, the seed panel including monitored panelists selected based on a population associated with return path data; comparing, by executing an instruction with the processor, a target rating to a current rating corresponding to the seed panel; and adjusting, by executing an instruction with the processor, the seed panel based on the comparison