Patents by Inventor Nicholas MCMAHON
Nicholas MCMAHON 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).
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Patent number: 11874111Abstract: Techniques for improving the display of markers on a map include pre-computing cells for multiple locations on the map and associating points of interest with the pre-computed cells. In response to a request from a user device to display points of interest for a particular location, stored data specifying the pre-computed cells for the particular location is accessed and, for each of the cells, a point of interest is selected from the points of interests associated with that cell. The user device is caused to display the map with a marker in each of the cells for the selected point of interest.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2021Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: Kayak Software CorporationInventors: Mihin Sumaria, Nicholas McMahon, Jason Brillon, Liliana Wu de Freitas Rosa
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Patent number: 11820414Abstract: This disclosure is directed to an item-identifying, mobile cart that may be utilized by a user in a materials handling facility to automatically identify a user operating the cart and items that the user places into a basket of the cart. In addition, the cart may update a virtual shopping cart of the identified user to include items taken by the user. The mobile cart may include multiple imaging devices and oriented such that their respective optical axes are directed towards an interior of a perimeter of the top of the basket, and above the top of the basket. The mobile cart may also include an imaging device oriented away from the basket such that a user operating the mobile cart may scan a user identifier using this imaging device to enable recognition of the user.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2021Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Nicholas McMahon, Matthew Clark Webster, Robert P. Irwin, Jonathan Cohn, Jacob A. Siegel, Charles H. Wood, Jeremy S. De Bonet
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Publication number: 20230070544Abstract: Techniques for improving the display of markers on a map include pre-computing cells for multiple locations on the map and associating points of interest with the pre-computed cells. In response to a request from a user device to display points of interest for a particular location, stored data specifying the pre-computed cells for the particular location is accessed and, for each of the cells, a point of interest is selected from the points of interests associated with that cell. The user device is caused to display the map with a marker in each of the cells for the selected point of interest.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2021Publication date: March 9, 2023Inventors: Mihin Sumaria, Nicholas McMahon, Jason Brillon, Liliana Wu de Freitas Rosa
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Publication number: 20220337786Abstract: This disclosure is directed to an item-identifying cart that may be utilized by a user in a materials handling facility to automatically identify items that the user places in their cart, and update a virtual shopping cart to include items taken by the user. The mobile cart may include four capture assemblies that are disposed proximate to each of the four corners of a basket of the cart, and oriented such that their respective optical axes are directed towards an interior of a perimeter of the top of the basket, and above the top of the basket. The capture assemblies may include proximity sensors that are used to detect movement above the top of the basket, LEDs that illuminate items, and cameras that generate image data representing the items as they are placed in, or removed from, the cart.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2022Publication date: October 20, 2022Inventors: Jeremy Samuel De Bonet, Nicholas McMahon, Oded Maron, Jonathan Cohn
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Publication number: 20220246312Abstract: This disclosure includes techniques for guiding a patient encounter using a computing device and cultural indicators. A computing device receives patient information for a first patient and determines, based at least in part on the patient information for the first patient and a model, cultural identifiers for the first patient. The computing device retrieves a set of encounter instructions for a first patient encounter for the first patient based on a patient encounter type of the first patient encounter for the first patient. The computing device develops an updated set of encounter instructions for the first patient encounter by altering the set of encounter instructions for the first patient encounter based on the cultural identifiers for the first patient. The computing device outputs, via an output component, the updated set of encounter instructions to guide the first patient encounter.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2021Publication date: August 4, 2022Inventors: Kristen Gail Giovanis, Nicholas Mcmahon, Stephen Wade Torgeson
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Patent number: 11381780Abstract: This disclosure is directed to an item-identifying cart that may be utilized by a user in a materials handling facility to automatically identify items that the user places in their cart, and update a virtual shopping cart to include items taken by the user. The mobile cart may include four capture assemblies that are disposed proximate to each of the four corners of a basket of the cart, and oriented such that their respective optical axes are directed towards an interior of a perimeter of the top of the basket, and above the top of the basket. The capture assemblies may include proximity sensors that are used to detect movement above the top of the basket, LEDs that illuminate items, and cameras that generate image data representing the items as they are placed in, or removed from, the cart.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2019Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Jeremy Samuel De Bonet, Nicholas McMahon, Oded Maron, Jonathan Cohn
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Patent number: 11002589Abstract: A fixture includes a plurality of brackets. Accessories such as wire hooks, shelves, bins, and so forth may be supported by one or more brackets. A load cell supports each bracket and generates a signal that is indicative of changes to the bracket as items are added or removed from the accessory. The brackets include features such as tabs that prevent accessories from moving laterally. The fixtures are easily reconfigured to accommodate accessories of different sizes that in turn may support items of different sizes.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2018Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Zihui Zhang, Nicholas Mendenhall, Sydney Tye Minnis, Nicholas Franklin, Venkata Srikiran Bodapati, Nathan Pius O'Neill, Jacob Siegel, Nicholas McMahon, James Olney, Jeremy De Bonet
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Patent number: 10969267Abstract: A parallel planar weight sensing device includes an accessory mounting bracket with an upper portion and a lower portion. Part of the accessory mounting bracket extends around a crossmember that also has an upper portion and a lower portion. Affixed to the upper portion of the crossmember is a first load cell while a second load cell is affixed to the lower portion of the crossmember. The upper portion of the accessory mounting bracket is affixed to the first load cell while the lower portion is affixed to the second load cell. An accessory, such as a shelf or hook, may be attached to the accessory mounting bracket and used to stow items. As the load on the accessory changes, such as due to a pick or place of items, a total weight change may be determined by summing the output from the load cells.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2019Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Nicholas Franklin, Jeremy Samuel De Bonet, Nicholas McMahon, Nicholas Mendenhall, Paul Eugene Munger, Jacob Siegel, Zihui Zhang
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Patent number: 10953906Abstract: This disclosure is directed to an item-identifying, mobile cart that may be utilized by a user in a materials handling facility to automatically identify a user operating the cart and items that the user places into a basket of the cart. In addition, the cart may update a virtual shopping cart of the identified user to include items taken by the user. The mobile cart may include multiple imaging devices and oriented such that their respective optical axes are directed towards an interior of a perimeter of the top of the basket, and above the top of the basket. The mobile cart may also include an imaging device oriented away from the basket such that a user operating the mobile cart may scan a user identifier using this imaging device to enable recognition of the user.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2019Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Nicholas McMahon, Matthew Clark Webster, Robert Irwin, Jonathan Cohn, Jacob A. Siegel, Charles H. Wood, Jeremy Samuel De Bonet
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Publication number: 20200275059Abstract: This disclosure is directed to an item-identifying cart that may be utilized by a user in a materials handling facility to automatically identify items that the user places in their cart, and update a virtual shopping cart to include items taken by the user. The mobile cart may include four capture assemblies that are disposed proximate to each of the four corners of a basket of the cart, and oriented such that their respective optical axes are directed towards an interior of a perimeter of the top of the basket, and above the top of the basket. The capture assemblies may include proximity sensors that are used to detect movement above the top of the basket, LEDs that illuminate items, and cameras that generate image data representing the items as they are placed in, or removed from, the cart.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2019Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: Jeremy Samuel De Bonet, Nicholas McMahon, Oded Maron, Jonathan Cohn
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Patent number: 10746589Abstract: Shelves or other fixtures may be used to support items at a facility. Weighing modules including load cells may be used at the fixtures to acquire weight data indicative of changes to the fixture as items are added or removed from the fixture. Weighing modules may be modular and repositionable with respect to a modular crossbar that provides electrical power and data connectivity. This allows for the fixtures to be easily reconfigured to accommodate items of different sizes.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2017Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Michael Nathan Danenberg, Jeffrey Kevin Feiereisen, Jacob Siegel, Brett Allen Skaloud, Thomas Duester, James Merton Tidman, Dawn Marie Pfund, Jeremy Samuel De Bonet, Nicholas McMahon
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Patent number: 10732026Abstract: Shelves or other fixtures may be used to support items at a facility. Weighing modules including load cells may be used at the fixtures to acquire weight data indicative of changes to the fixture as items are added or removed from the fixture. Accessories such as trays, bins, hangers, and so forth may be attached to the load cells, allowing the fixtures to be easily reconfigured to accommodate items of different sizes.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2017Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Michael Nathan Danenberg, Jeffrey Kevin Feiereisen, Jacob Siegel, Brett Allen Skaloud, Thomas Duester, James Merton Tidman, Dawn Marie Pfund, Jeremy Samuel De Bonet, Nicholas McMahon
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Patent number: 10410962Abstract: Encapsulated conformal electronic devices, encapsulated conformal integrated circuit (IC) sensor systems, and methods of making and using encapsulated conformal electronic devices are presented herein. A conformal integrated circuit device is disclosed which includes a flexible substrate with electronic circuitry attached to the flexible substrate. A flexible encapsulation layer is attached to the flexible substrate. The flexible encapsulation layer encases the electronic circuitry between the flexible substrate and the encapsulation layer. For some configurations, the encapsulation layer and flexible substrate arc fabricated from stretchable and bendable non-conductive polymers. The electronic circuitry may comprise an integrated circuit sensor system with multiple device islands that are electrically and physically connected via a plurality of stretchable electrical interconnects.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2015Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: MC10, Inc.Inventors: Nicholas McMahon, Xianyan Wang, Brian Elolampi, Bryan D. Keen, David G. Garlock
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Publication number: 20160322283Abstract: Encapsulated conformal electronic devices, encapsulated conformal integrated circuit (IC) sensor systems, and methods of making and using encapsulated conformal electronic devices are presented herein. A conformal integrated circuit device is disclosed which includes a flexible substrate with electronic circuitry attached to the flexible substrate. A flexible encapsulation layer is attached to the flexible substrate. The flexible encapsulation layer encases the electronic circuitry between the flexible substrate and the encapsulation layer. For some configurations, the encapsulation layer and flexible substrate arc fabricated from stretchable and bendable non-conductive polymers. The electronic circuitry may comprise an integrated circuit sensor system with multiple device islands that are electrically and physically connected via a plurality of stretchable electrical interconnects.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2015Publication date: November 3, 2016Inventors: Nicholas MCMAHON, Xianyan WANG, Brian ELOLAMPI, Bryan D. KEEN, David G. GARLOCK
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Publication number: 20150335254Abstract: The systems, methods apparatus and devices are provided for monitoring a property of an object or an individual using a conformal sensor device mounted to a portion of a surface of the object or the individual. The method includes receiving data indicative of at least one measurement of at least one sensor component of a conformal sensor device that substantially conforms to contours of the surface to provide a degree of conformal contact. The method includes analyzing the data to generate at least one parameter indicative of the property of the surface and the degree of the conformal contact. The data indicative of the at least one measurement includes data indicative of the degree of the conformal contact. The property of the surface is at least one of: an amount of exposure of the surface to the electromagnetic radiation, and a temperature of the object or the individual.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2014Publication date: November 26, 2015Applicant: MC10, Inc.Inventors: Steven FASTERT, Gregory LEVESQUE, Nicholas MCMAHON, Conor RAFFERTY
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Publication number: 20100217136Abstract: There is disclosed a medical device for implantation in a body comprising: one or more sensors for sensing a physiologically or clinically relevant parameter; and telemetric communications means for telemetrically transmitting data related to a parameter sensed by the one or more sensors to a remote device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2010Publication date: August 26, 2010Applicant: L & P 100 LIMITEDInventors: Nicholas McMahon Turner, Peter Alfred Payne, G. Alban Davies, Julia P. Davies, Simon John Patrick O'Riordan
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Patent number: 7416530Abstract: There is disclosed a medical device adapted to be implanted in the heart of a patient and operable therein i) as a heart valve; or ii) to assist in the functioning of one of the patient's heart valves; or iii) to monitor the functioning of one of the patient's heart valves. The device includes one or more sensors for sensing a physiologically or clinically relevant parameter of a patient. A telemetric communication device telemetrically transmits data related to a parameter sensed by the sensor to a remote device.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2003Date of Patent: August 26, 2008Assignee: L & P 100 LimitedInventors: Nicholas McMahon Turner, Peter Alfred Payne, G. Alban Davies, Julie A. Davies, Simon John Patrick O'Riordan
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Patent number: D767288Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2013Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Inventor: Nicholas McMahon