Patents by Inventor John David Cranor, III

John David Cranor, III 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).

  • Intelligent item receptacle
    Patent number: 11974687
    Abstract: An intelligent item receptacle, system, and method for providing supplemental media content in response to depositing an item having media indicia disposed thereon. An intelligent item receptacle includes an item receptacle securely enclosing an interior volume, an item sensor configured to detect an inserted item, a camera within the interior volume configured to capture an image of the item, and an output configured to play audio or visual content to bystanders outside the item receptacle. Processing circuitry within the item receptacle analyzes the image to determine if the media indicia are present on the item and, if present, causes the output to play the audio or visual content associated with the media indicia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: United States Postal Service
    Inventors: William Albert Tartal, Gabriel Michael Yessin, Mihae Mukaida, Matthew Anthony Borgatti, John David Cranor, III, Nathan Lachenmyer
  • INTELLIGENT ITEM RECEPTACLE
    Publication number: 20230190025
    Abstract: An intelligent item receptacle, system, and method for providing supplemental media content in response to depositing an item having media indicia disposed thereon. An intelligent item receptacle includes an item receptacle securely enclosing an interior volume, an item sensor configured to detect an inserted item, a camera within the interior volume configured to capture an image of the item, and an output configured to play audio or visual content to bystanders outside the item receptacle. Processing circuitry within the item receptacle analyzes the image to determine if the media indicia are present on the item and, if present, causes the output to play the audio or visual content associated with the media indicia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: William Albert Tartal, Gabriel Michael Yessin, Mihae Mukaida, Matthew Anthony Borgatti, John David Cranor, III, Nathan Lachenmyer
  • Intelligent item receptacle
    Patent number: 11594018
    Abstract: An intelligent item receptacle, system, and method for providing supplemental media content in response to depositing an item having media indicia disposed thereon. An intelligent item receptacle includes an item receptacle securely enclosing an interior volume, an item sensor configured to detect an inserted item, a camera within the interior volume configured to capture an image of the item, and an output configured to play audio or visual content to bystanders outside the item receptacle. Processing circuitry within the item receptacle analyzes the image to determine if the media indicia are present on the item and, if present, causes the output to play the audio or visual content associated with the media indicia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: United States Postal Service
    Inventors: William Albert Tartal, Gabriel Michael Yessin, Mihae Mukaida, Matthew Anthony Borgatti, John David Cranor, III, Nathan Lachenmyer