Patents by Inventor Kevin R Meyer

Kevin R Meyer 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: 10983967
    Abstract: A data transformation system includes a schema inference module and an export module. The schema inference module is configured to dynamically create a cumulative schema for objects retrieved from a first data source. Each of the retrieved objects includes (i) data and (ii) metadata describing the data. Dynamically creating the cumulative schema includes, for each object of the retrieved objects, (i) inferring a schema from the object and (ii) selectively updating the cumulative schema to describe the object according to the inferred schema. The export module is configured to output the data of the retrieved objects to a data destination system according to the cumulative schema.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Dimitris Tsirogiannis, Nathan A. Binkert, Stavros Harizopoulos, Mehul A. Shah, Benjamin A. Sowell, Bryan D. Kaplan, Kevin R. Meyer
  • Patent number: 10275475
    Abstract: A method of operating a data analysis system includes retrieving objects from a data source. Each of the retrieved objects includes (i) data and (ii) metadata describing the data. The method further includes dynamically creating a cumulative schema by, for each object of the retrieved objects: (i) inferring a schema from the object based on the metadata of the object and inferred data types of elements of the data of the object, (ii) creating a unified schema, wherein the unified schema describes both (a) the object described by the inferred schema and (b) a cumulative set of objects described by the cumulative schema, and (iii) storing the unified schema as the cumulative schema. The method further includes exporting the data of each of the retrieved objects to a data warehouse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Dimitris Tsirogiannis, Nathan A. Binkert, Stavros Harizopoulos, Mehul A. Shah, Benjamin A. Sowell, Bryan D. Kaplan, Kevin R. Meyer
  • Publication number: 20170206256
    Abstract: A data transformation system includes a schema inference module and an export module. The schema inference module is configured to dynamically create a cumulative schema for objects retrieved from a first data source. Each of the retrieved objects includes (i) data and (ii) metadata describing the data. Dynamically creating the cumulative schema includes, for each object of the retrieved objects, (i) inferring a schema from the object and (ii) selectively updating the cumulative schema to describe the object according to the inferred schema. The export module is configured to output the data of the retrieved objects to a data destination system according to the cumulative schema.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Dimitris Tsirogiannis, Nathan A. Binkert, Stavros Harizopoulos, Mehul A. Shah, Benjamin A. Sowell, Bryan D. Kaplan, Kevin R. Meyer
  • Patent number: 9613068
    Abstract: A data transformation system includes a schema inference module and an export module. The schema inference module is configured to dynamically create a cumulative schema for objects retrieved from a first data source. Each of the retrieved objects includes (i) data and (ii) metadata describing the data. Dynamically creating the cumulative schema includes, for each object of the retrieved objects, (i) inferring a schema from the object and (ii) selectively updating the cumulative schema to describe the object according to the inferred schema. The export module is configured to output the data of the retrieved objects to a data destination system according to the cumulative schema.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Dimitris Tsirogiannis, Nathan A. Binkert, Stavros Harizopoulos, Mehul A. Shah, Benjamin Sowell, Bryan D. Kaplan, Kevin R. Meyer
  • Patent number: 9174320
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hammer union restoration apparatus wherein a main sanding unit is mounted to a base. The main sanding unit including a sander for sanding the four side faces of a lug formed on the hammer union. The sander being resiliently movable in a direction away from a side face of the lug. The sander is movable under control of a motor to rotate the sander relative to the lug around the four faces of the lug with the sander floating across the corner edges of the four faces. The present invention further includes a sander for sanding the end face of the lug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Inventor: Kevin R. Meyer
  • Publication number: 20140279834
    Abstract: A method of operating a data analysis system includes retrieving objects from a data source. Each of the retrieved objects includes (i) data and (ii) metadata describing the data. The method further includes dynamically creating a cumulative schema by, for each object of the retrieved objects: (i) inferring a schema from the object based on the metadata of the object and inferred data types of elements of the data of the object, (ii) creating a unified schema, wherein the unified schema describes both (a) the object described by the inferred schema and (b) a cumulative set of objects described by the cumulative schema, and (iii) storing the unified schema as the cumulative schema. The method further includes exporting the data of each of the retrieved objects to a data warehouse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: AMIATO, INC.
    Inventors: Dimitris TSIROGIANNIS, Nathan A. BINKERT, Stavros HARIZOPOULOS, Mehul A. SHAH, Benjamin SOWELL, Bryan D. KAPLAN, Kevin R. MEYER
  • Publication number: 20140279838
    Abstract: A data transformation system includes a schema inference module and an export module. The schema inference module is configured to dynamically create a cumulative schema for objects retrieved from a first data source. Each of the retrieved objects includes (i) data and (ii) metadata describing the data. Dynamically creating the cumulative schema includes, for each object of the retrieved objects, (i) inferring a schema from the object and (ii) selectively updating the cumulative schema to describe the object according to the inferred schema. The export module is configured to output the data of the retrieved objects to a data destination system according to the cumulative schema.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: AMIATO, INC.
    Inventors: Dimitris TSIROGIANNIS, Nathan A. BINKERT, Stavros HARIZOPOULOS, Mehul A. SHAH, Benjamin SOWELL, Bryan D. KAPLAN, Kevin R. MEYER
  • Patent number: 5859369
    Abstract: A dynamometer for a snowmobile includes a pair of driver wheels which replace the tension idler wheels so as to contact the inside of the snowmobile track. The regular snowmobile tension idler wheels are removed, and the driver wheels are positioned on the idler wheel axle. In the alternative, the dynamometer is attached to the existing tension idler wheels by a coupling plate. In the alternative embodiment, the tension idler wheels are configured for power take off by including pins forming a quick connect coupling mechanism. The quick connect coupling mechanism permits the dynamometer to be connected to the snowmobile without having to remove and replace the tension idler wheels with a different pair of driver wheels. A jack is provided to lift the snowmobile track clear of the ground by applying a lifting force between the ground and the tension idler wheel axle. The dynamometer and jack are integrated so as to share common components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1999
    Assignee: Dynojet Research, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin R Meyer, Daniel W Keenan, Kenneth A Nevin