Patents by Inventor Brian McLaughlin

Brian McLaughlin 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).

  • Publication number: 20240095752
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a system and method for reporting lost items includes presenting a lost item reporting link associated with an entity having a plurality of different physical establishment locations; receiving a user selection of the lost item reporting link; presenting at a website, in response to the user selection of the lost item reporting link, a graphical user interface configured to solicit lost item recovery information, the website being associated with the entity having the plurality of different physical establishments; receiving the lost item recovery information via the graphical user interface; and transmitting the lost item recovery information to a third party online lost and found system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Chargerback, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Colodny, Michael McLaughlin
  • Patent number: 11747952
    Abstract: A unique implementation of a machine learning application for suggesting actions for a user to undertake is described herein. The application transforms a history of user behavior for a plurality of users into a set of models that represent user actions, and the optimal actions, given a set of parameters. These models are then used to suggest that users in a payments or banking environment take certain actions based on a best in class model derived from the best performing user. The models are created using the DensiCube, random forest, K-means or other machine learning algorithms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Bottomline Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: David Sander, Brian McLaughlin, Fred Ramberg, Norman DeLuca
  • Publication number: 20220398467
    Abstract: A unique implementation of a machine learning application for suggesting actions for a user to undertake is described herein. The application transforms a history of user behavior into a set of models that represent user actions given a set of parameters. These models are then used to suggest that users in a payments or banking environment take certain actions based on their history. The models are created using the DensiCube, random forest or k-means algorithms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicant: Bottomline Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Norman DeLuca, Brian McLaughlin, Fred Ramberg, David Sander
  • Patent number: 11436501
    Abstract: A unique implementation of a machine learning application for suggesting actions for a user to undertake is described herein. The application transforms a history of user behavior into a set of models that represent user actions given a set of parameters. These models are then used to suggest that users in a payments or banking environment take certain actions based on their history. The models are created using the DensiCube, random forest or k-means algorithms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Bottomline Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Norman DeLuca, Brian McLaughlin, Fred Ramberg, David Sander
  • Patent number: 9970311
    Abstract: A method of assembling a gas turbine engine is provided that includes locating a consumable assembly tool within the engine. The consumable assembly tool is attached to another component of the gas turbine engine. The engine is run to vaporize the consumable assembly tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Michael S. Stevens, Jeremy Drake, Brian Duguay, Timothy M. Davis, Ryan M. Kohn, Dairus D. McDowell, Brian McLaughlin
  • Publication number: 20180028242
    Abstract: There is an implant, comprising a plate portion at a first end, and a stem portion at a second end extending away from an end of the plate portion. In one embodiment, the plate portion comprises a first lobe with a first screw hole; and a second lobe with a second screw hole, wherein the first lobe is adjacent to the second lobe. There is also method of inserting an implant, comprising preparing a patient's bones, performing an osteotomy on the patient's bones to form a first bone segment and a second bone segment, aligning the first bone segment and the second bone segment and inserting an implant into an intramedullary canal in the second bone segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Applicant: Additive Orthopaedics, LLC
    Inventors: Selene PAREKH, Greg KOWALCZYK, Brian MCLAUGHLIN
  • Publication number: 20170360488
    Abstract: There is a fixation device for promoting fusion and/or osteosynthesis of a first bone segment and a second bone segment, comprising a bone plate portion including an outer surface, an inner surface and at least one fixation aperture extending from the outer surface to the inner surface and a bone wedge portion extending from the plate portion at a first end and a free opposite end, the bone wedge portion comprising a porous architecture configured to promote bone ingrowth, the wedge portion defining first and second engagement surfaces for engaging the first bone segment and a second bone segment, respectively. There is also a method of manufacturing a fixation device for promoting fusion and/or osteosynthesis of a first bone segment and a second bone segment, a method of promoting fusion and/or osteosynthesis of a first bone segment and a second bone segment, and a fixation kit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Applicant: ADDITIVE ORTHOPAEDICS, LLC
    Inventors: GREG KOWALCZYK, Selene PAREKH, Brian MCLAUGHLIN
  • Patent number: 9624000
    Abstract: A portable article holding device for catching articles which may fall from a user's hands towards the floor when a user is sitting in a chair, such as a high chair. The device has an open top, and includes a pair of front receptacles configured for operably expanding and contracting into one another, and a pair of arm receptacles, each of which can be operably expanded and contracted into an associated front receptacle. When thus configured, the device can adjustably deploy to create a full receptacle perimeter around users having variable body shapes and sizes. In an example embodiment, the device further includes a pair of arm receptacle subsets which expand and contract to further vary the width of each arm receptacle. When in a retracted position, the device can further include a selectively removable cover sized to close the open top of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Inventors: Sonya McLaughlin, Brian McLaughlin
  • Patent number: 9448328
    Abstract: A system, for calculating an object location within a portal, includes a portal map formed by a plurality of infra-red beams. The system further includes a broken beam detector for detecting and recording, in response to an object moving through the portal map, data indicative of one or more broken beams of the plurality of infra-red beams. The data includes first data indicative of an initial position of the object within the portal, second data indicative of a subsequent position of the object within the portal, and third data including one or more time records. The system also includes at least one broken beam analyzer for obtaining the data from the broken beam detector, the broken beam analyzer calculating the object location based on at least one of the first data, the second data, and the third data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Inventor: Brian McLaughlin
  • Publication number: 20150028215
    Abstract: A system, for calculating an object location within a portal, includes a portal map formed by a plurality of infra-red beams. The system further includes a broken beam detector for detecting and recording, in response to an object moving through the portal map, data indicative of one or more broken beams of the plurality of infra-red beams. The data includes first data indicative of an initial position of the object within the portal, second data indicative of a subsequent position of the object within the portal, and third data including one or more time records. The system also includes at least one broken beam analyzer for obtaining the data from the broken beam detector, the broken beam analyzer calculating the object location based on at least one of the first data, the second data, and the third data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventor: Brian McLaughlin
  • Publication number: 20140255167
    Abstract: A method of assembling a gas turbine engine includes locating a consumable assembly tool within the engine
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Michael S. Stevens, Jeremy Drake, Brian Duguay, Timothy M. Davis, Ryan M. Kohn, Dairus D. McDowell, Brian McLaughlin
  • Patent number: 8829441
    Abstract: A system, for calculating an object location within a portal, includes a portal map formed by a plurality of infra-red beams. The system further includes a broken beam detector for detecting and recording, in response to an object moving through the portal map, data indicative of one or more broken beams of the plurality of infra-red beams. The data includes first data indicative of an initial position of the object within the portal, second data indicative of a subsequent position of the object within the portal, and third data including one or more time records. The system also includes at least one broken beam analyzer for obtaining the data from the broken beam detector, the broken beam analyzer calculating the object location based on at least one of the first data, the second data, and the third data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Inventor: Brian McLaughlin
  • Publication number: 20130137952
    Abstract: Described and illustrated herein are an exemplary methods and system to display analyte sensor data. Such method may be achieved by the medical device receiving data from the analyte sensor for a period of time and displaying a target zone and a graphical representation of the data in which one or more portions of the graphical representation comprises a specific indicia of clinical risk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2011
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicant: Animas Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas McCann, Eric Keller, Thomas Fuhs, David Walton, John Porter, Brian McLaughlin
  • Patent number: 8310415
    Abstract: The invention relates to a novel display system for a drug delivery device that reduces power consumption and permits the user of the device to see messages when the device is not in a powered state or when the device has encountered an error condition. By using a bistable display, the medical device is able to maintain messages that can been seen by the user even when the device's power supply is exhausted or when the device has encountered an error that interrupts its normal operation. The use of such a display also improves the battery life by eliminating the need to provide power to the display screen when it is not being updated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Animas Corporation
    Inventors: Brian McLaughlin, Ian M. Shipway, John Quinlan
  • Publication number: 20120241624
    Abstract: A system, for calculating an object location within a portal, includes a portal map formed by a plurality of infra-red beams. The system further includes a broken beam detector for detecting and recording, in response to an object moving through the portal map, data indicative of one or more broken beams of the plurality of infra-red beams. The data includes first data indicative of an initial position of the object within the portal, second data indicative of a subsequent position of the object within the portal, and third data including one or more time records. The system also includes at least one broken beam analyzer for obtaining the data from the broken beam detector, the broken beam analyzer calculating the object location based on at least one of the first data, the second data, and the third data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2012
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Inventor: Brian McLaughlin
  • Publication number: 20100079360
    Abstract: The invention relates to a novel display system for a drug delivery device that reduces power consumption and permits the user of the device to see messages when the device is not in a powered state or when the device has encountered an error condition. By using a bistable display, the medical device is able to maintain messages that can been seen by the user even when the device's power supply is exhausted or when the device has encountered an error that interrupts its normal operation. The use of such a display also improves the battery life by eliminating the need to provide power to the display screen when it is not being updated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Applicant: Animas Corporation
    Inventors: Brian McLaughlin, Ian M. Shipway, John Quinlan
  • Publication number: 20080086065
    Abstract: A portable, handheld device for manual percussive respiratory therapy in infants and young children having a pear-shaped dome for proper position of the device over various sizes of target treatment anatomy, an ergonomic handle for maximum efficacy in implementation by a range of users, a cushioned sealing mechanism for softening the impact on a young patient, and indicator means to indicate proper positioning and engagement of the device during use. The device is optimal for use by parents and other caregivers with little or no medical training.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2007
    Publication date: April 10, 2008
    Inventors: Karen B. Holm, Robert Holm, Brian McLaughlin
  • Publication number: 20070284881
    Abstract: This invention is an energy generating device adaptable to a “means of rotation” which captures human energy by converting it to usable energy. This process occurs through the conversion of energy from the body to a “means of rotation” to an alternator to a battery. Then, the battery's output energy, which is in the form of direct current (DC), may be sent either to a DC appliance or through an inverter that transforms it into alternating current (AC), which is used by most modern electronics and appliances. This invention overcomes five key elements: an alternator's “turn on speed” (minimum revolutions per minute required for the alternator to begin producing its specified output voltage), torsion force required by the alternator at the “turn on speed”, coefficient of friction required, tension requirements and specific voltage regulation/generation. Energy measuring device(s) may be associated with the energy generating device to measure the voltage output and the amperage output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2007
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Inventors: Brian McLaughlin, Jennifer Berger
  • Publication number: 20060016767
    Abstract: A system and related method for separating floating and nonfloating particulate and entrained, suspended, and/or dissolved contaminants from a fluid. The system includes a tank with a lower chamber spaced from an outlet or upper chamber by a confinement deck. The deck includes one or more sockets for receiving one or more filter units for fluid treatment. In addition, the lower chamber of the tank acts as a pretreatment sump to remove floating and nonfloating particulates, thereby reducing the load on the filter units. The filter units are configured for radial and/or upward flow of the fluid from the lower chamber. The filter units may include one or more filter media through which the fluid pass prior to exiting the tank. The filter units include a removable screening retainer for retaining the filter media and/or to screen relatively large contaminants. The filter unit may be removed for ease of tank maintenance and replacement of filter media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2004
    Publication date: January 26, 2006
    Applicants: I.S.C. Environmental, Inc., Vortechnics, Inc.
    Inventors: Norman Olson, Brian McLaughlin, Daniel Cobb, Vaikko Allen, Derek Berg
  • Patent number: D784019
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Inventors: Sonya McLaughlin, Brian McLaughlin