Patents Assigned to TRANSFORM SR BRANDS LLC
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Patent number: 11588691Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus are disclosed that process requested changes to operating parameters of an Internet of Things (IoT) device. In some embodiments, a client computing device originates a requested change to the IoT device. An IoT services system may process the requested change and determine whether an early indication of success is appropriate. If an early indication of success is appropriate, the IoT services system, prior to the requested change being applied to the IoT device, transmits to the client computing device a first message that provides an indication of success for the requested change.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2022Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: TRANSFORM SR BRANDS LLCInventors: Ajaykumar R. Idnani, Jonathan Meeks, Angel Favila
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Patent number: 11588201Abstract: Various battery packs are presented for use with twenty volt (20 V) power tools. In some embodiments, one or more lithium-ion battery cells of the battery packs are received by a handle of the power tool.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2021Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: TRANSFORM SR BRANDS LLCInventors: Brian Todd Reese, Cody Lyle Mayer, David S. Pozgay
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Patent number: 11575535Abstract: Systems and methods for providing contextual interaction with connected devices are described. A mobile device having a display that presents a user interface enabling access to functionalities provided by connected devices. The user interface may be updated as various contextually-related data is received. For example, data representing a current position of the mobile device, such as Bluetooth low energy beacon signals, WiFi signals, and the like, may be monitored. In response to determining that the current position is within a threshold proximity of a first location, the user interface may be updated to emphasize a first location interface corresponding to the first location over interfaces corresponding to other locations.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2019Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: Transform SR Brands LLCInventors: Parag Kumar Garg, Nicholas Frank LaVassar, Joseph Reid Baird, Donald Smyth, Jonathan Kevin Gagliardoni, Darrin Michael Johnson
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Patent number: 11568459Abstract: Methods and apparatus are disclosed regarding an e-commerce system having social networking aspects. The e-commerce system leverages such social networking aspects to help promote the sale of products.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2020Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: Transform SR Brands LLCInventor: Guy Haimovitch
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Patent number: 11554477Abstract: An apparatus having a handle with a mounted hand grip is described. A first end wall surface of the hand grip is tapered from a base surface to a top surface of the hand grip. A second end wall surface of the hand grip is tapered from the base surface to the top surface of the hand grip. A first end wall of the recess engages the first end wall surface of the hand grip and prevents movement of the first end wall surface away from the base surface of the recess. A second end wall of the recess engages the second end wall surface of the hand grip and prevents movement of the first end wall surface away from the base surface of the recess.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2020Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: TRANSFORM SR BRANDS LLCInventor: Ross Carl
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Patent number: 11552487Abstract: A system and method for charging battery packs is provided. The system may include a charging pad comprising a power supply, a charging pad surface, and a microcontroller unit. The power supply may provide charging power. The charging pad surface may include a first charging region and a second charging region. The microcontroller unit may control delivery of charging power to the first charging region and the second charging region such that a device placed in contact with the first charging region is given a higher charging priority than a device placed in contact with the second charging region.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2020Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: TRANSFORM SR BRANDS LLCInventors: Brian Todd Reese, Mark Good, David Pozgay, Tom Arvia
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Patent number: 11532033Abstract: A method for scan, try and/or buy may include receiving, from a mobile device, information that is representative of a clothing outfit. The clothing outfit may include a plurality of merchandise items available for purchase through a store. The information may be obtained by the mobile device by scanning a single code associated with the clothing outfit. The obtained information may be used to cause at least one user interface element associated with the clothing outfit to be displayed on the mobile device. In response to receiving a selection from the mobile device of the at least one user interface element, the plurality of merchandise items associated with the clothing outfit may be delivered to a merchandise check-out location within the store. The merchandise check-out location may be operable to receive payment from the user for the clothing outfit.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2019Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: Transform SR Brands LLCInventors: Varun Reddy Agasti, Leena Munjal, Tara Stewart, Scott Multer, Catherine Michalski, Mark Mahurin
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Patent number: 11508208Abstract: A system and method for assessing personal preferences and interests of end-users by engaging one or more end-users in a game in which the end-user may be given a chance to win a product item from a collection of product items selected by the end-user.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2020Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: Transform SR Brands LLCInventor: Frederick W. Skoler
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Patent number: 11501235Abstract: A system and method that enables the ongoing communication, tracking, and management review of feedback among a population of workers and their management.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2020Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: Transform SR Brands LLCInventors: Adam Robert Frederico, Naveen Seshadri, John C. Schneider
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Patent number: 11490309Abstract: Systems and methods for switching communication pathways between a mobile device and connected “Internet of Things” (IOT) device are described to improve scalability and communication between devices. An application on the mobile device may determine whether local or virtual local endpoints are available to route communications without using a remote IoT server endpoint. Communications and updates from multiple co-located, but not necessarily user-related connected devices may be aggregated, and sent to a remote IoT server to reduce the peak load scalability requirement of the server.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2019Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: Transform SR Brands LLCInventors: Puneet Shivam, Angel Fernando Favila, Nicholas James Shuttleworth
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Patent number: 11455233Abstract: Techniques for evaluating software systems are provided, including measurement of performance ratings of features of an app-under-test are described. The evaluation may include analysis of a video recording of the user interface of the app-under-test, where the video analysis may include comparing the changes over time of co-located pixel in the video to produce a performance rating, for example a speed index. The results of multiple such tests can be compared by comparing the performance rating produced during execution of different tests.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2020Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: Transform SR Brands LLCInventors: Yonatan Mevorach, Gil Fuchs, Edward Lampert, Eui Chung, Moti Karmona, Shani Raba, Netanel Lev, Amit Goldshmidt, Eric Rabinovich
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Patent number: 11441836Abstract: A refrigeration device includes a refrigerated compartment, a door that seals the compartment, a dispenser opening in an exterior surface of the door, and a dispenser outlet in the opening. The refrigeration device also includes a reservoir configured to hold a substance and a conveyor configured to convey the substance from the reservoir to the dispenser outlet. Measurement sensors of the refrigeration device are configured to generate first measurement signals that are indicative a gesture of a hand in the dispenser opening. A control unit of the refrigeration device is configured to ascertain a requested fill height based upon the first measurement signals. The control unit is further configured to generate signals that cause the conveyor to convey the substance from the reservoir to a container placed under the dispenser outlet and cease conveying the substance upon the container attaining the requested fill level.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2019Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: TRANSFORM SR BRANDS LLCInventors: Puneet Shivam, Angel Favila
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Patent number: 11443367Abstract: A system and method for online peer-to-peer rental of things using crowdsourcing and selected groups of potential lenders. Individuals desiring to borrow a particular thing may search a listing of things offered for rental by lenders that have chosen to list for rental some of the things that they own. If a thing desired by one wishing to rent is not available among the things currently listed for rental, the borrower may request that potential lenders be contacted. Potential lenders may be identified using a collection of personal information for a population of consumers based on consumer purchase history information and consumer rental history information collected by the entity operating the peer-to-peer rental system.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2016Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: Transform SR Brands LLCInventors: David E. Conant, II, Sarah Anne Helvie, Gregory K. Lacy, Michael Joseph Polo
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Patent number: 11435137Abstract: Door alarm systems, methods, and apparatus are disclosed. A door alarm system may monitor a door of a refrigeration device and detect a failed attempt at closing the door. In response to detecting the failed attempt, the door alarm system may generate a notification of the detected, failed attempt so that remedial action may be taken.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2020Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: TRANSFORM SR BRANDS LLCInventors: Angel Favila, Puneet Shivam
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Patent number: 11392993Abstract: A system and method for providing personalized recommendations or promotional information to consumers based upon a recommendation algorithm selected from a number of recommendation algorithms, by matching personal contextual information of each consumer to detailed contexts in which each recommendation algorithm exhibits optimal performance with regard to particular business performance measures.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2020Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: Transform SR Brands LLCInventor: Kelly Joseph Wical
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Patent number: 11367126Abstract: Systems, methods, and media for picking-up and delivering products are disclosed. Some embodiments route shoppers to acquire products for multiple customers orders from multiple suppliers using a variety of transportation modes. The transportation modes may differing maximum weight carrying and volume carrying capacities, maximum vehicle speeds. Moreover, some embodiments may account for a different number vehicles for each transportation mode and may further account for the availability of shoppers and vehicles.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2019Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: Transform SR Brands LLCInventor: Jinxiang Pei
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Patent number: 11315168Abstract: A method for managing an electronic commerce (e-commerce) shopping cart may include, in a computing device comprising a touch screen, memory, and at least one processor, receiving a selection of one of a plurality of web pages associated with an e-commerce web site. The selected one of the plurality of web pages and an indication of the e-commerce shopping cart may be displayed on the touch screen. The indication of the e-commerce shopping cart may be integrated for display into each of the plurality of web pages. While displaying the selected one of the plurality of web pages and the indication of the e-commerce shopping cart, at least one gesture event associated with the e-commerce shopping cart may be detected. Access to the e-commerce shopping cart may be enabled upon detecting the at least one gesture event.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2019Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: Transform SR Brands LLCInventors: Andrea Sutton, Robert Hudson
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Patent number: 11310109Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus are disclosed that process requested changes to operating parameters of an Internet of Things (IoT) device. In some embodiments, a client computing device originates a requested change to the IoT device. An IoT services system may process the requested change and determine whether an early indication of success is appropriate. If an early indication of success is appropriate, the IoT services system, prior to the requested change being applied to the IoT device, transmits to the client computing device a first message that provides an indication of success for the requested change.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2018Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: TRANSFORM SR BRANDS LLCInventors: Ajaykumar R. Idnani, Jonathan Meeks, Angel Favila
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Patent number: 11301905Abstract: Methods and apparatus are disclosed regarding an e-commerce system that places customers into a plurality of clusters and tailors services provided to a customer based on the cluster in which the customer is placed. In one embodiment, the e-commerce system defines the clusters based on purchase history data for customers having sufficient purchase history data. The e-commerce system then places customers without sufficient purchase history data into one of the defined clusters based on demographic data for the customer and demographic data for the customers in the cluster.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2020Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: TRANSFORM SR BRANDS LLCInventors: Burcu Aydin, Michael Tamir
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Patent number: 11301882Abstract: Certain embodiments of the disclosure relate to methods and systems that support automated, targeted polling of consumers via an e-commerce promotions platform for administering e-commerce promotional activities, such as, for example, sweepstakes, contests, giveaways, and/or instant wins.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2019Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: Transform SR Brands LLCInventor: Frederick W. Skoler