Patents by Inventor Sean Plaice

Sean Plaice 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: 11992566
    Abstract: A delivery robot includes a cargo bin to carry cargo for delivery, and a door coupled to the cargo bin. The door to the cargo bin has an open state to allow access to an interior of the cargo bin, and a closed state to seal the interior of the cargo bin from an exterior environment. The delivery robot also includes a disinfecting light source operable to generate a disinfecting radiation to disinfect the interior of the cargo bin. The disinfecting light source is allowed to be activated when the door is in the closed state, and is prevented from being activated when the door is in the open state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Serve Robotics Inc.
    Inventors: David Gillespie, Colin Janssen, Sean Plaice, Aaron Leiba, Ali Haghighat Kashani
  • Publication number: 20230042931
    Abstract: Provided are systems, methods, and computer-program products for generating a personalized item list. In various examples, a server computer on a network can receive a request that includes a user identifier. The computer can use the user identifier to look up a data model associated with the user identifier. The computer can further determine a geolocation, and use the geolocation to determine a list of items associated with an eatery at or near the geolocation. The computer can input the item list into the data model, for the data model to output a probability for each item, the probability indicating a likelihood that the user will select the item. The probabilities can be used to generate a personalized item list, which can be output onto the network for receipt by a computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Ali Haghighat Kashani, Bastian Lehmann, Sean Plaice, Oren Shklarsky
  • Patent number: 11481457
    Abstract: Provided are systems, methods, and computer-program products for generating a personalized item list. In various examples, a server computer on a network can receive a request that includes a user identifier. The computer can use the user identifier to look up a data model associated with the user identifier. The computer can further determine a geolocation, and use the geolocation to determine a list of items associated with an eatery at or near the geolocation. The computer can input the item list into the data model, for the data model to output a probability for each item, the probability indicating a likelihood that the user will select the item. The probabilities can be used to generate a personalized item list, which can be output onto the network for receipt by a computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Ali Haghighat Kashani, Bastian Lehmann, Sean Plaice, Oren Shklarsky
  • Publication number: 20220019213
    Abstract: Described herein is a delivery robot that can be programmed to travel from one location to another in open spaces that have few restrictions on the robot's path of travel. The delivery robot may operate in an autonomous mode, a remote controlled mode, or a combination thereof. The delivery robot can include a cargo area for transporting physical items. The robot can include exterior display devices and/or lighting devices to convey information to people that the robot may be encountering, including indications of the robot's direction of travel, current status, and/or other information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Ali Haghighat Kashani, Colin Janssen, Ario Jafarzadeh, Bastian Lehmann, Sean Plaice, Dmitry Demeshchuk, Marc Greenberg, Kimia Nassehi, Nicholas Fischer, Chace Medeiros, Enger Bewza, Cormac Eubanks
  • Publication number: 20210290796
    Abstract: A delivery robot includes a cargo bin to carry cargo for delivery, and a door coupled to the cargo bin. The door to the cargo bin has an open state to allow access to an interior of the cargo bin, and a closed state to seal the interior of the cargo bin from an exterior environment. The delivery robot also includes a disinfecting light source operable to generate a disinfecting radiation to disinfect the interior of the cargo bin. The disinfecting light source is allowed to be activated when the door is in the closed state, and is prevented from being activated when the door is in the open state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: David Gillespie, Colin Janssen, Sean Plaice, Aaron Leiba, Ali Haghighat Kashani
  • Patent number: 11036236
    Abstract: Provided is a light projection system that can be used to indicate a robot's path of travel, a robot including the light projection system, and methods for projecting light to indicate a robot's path of travel. The light projection system can by mounted to the body of the robot, and can be configured to project light onto the ground in front of the robot. The light projection system can be configured to project different illumination patterns that can indicate whether the robot is moving forward, turning, accelerating, and/or slowing down, among other examples.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Serve Robotics Inc.
    Inventors: Colin Janssen, Ali Haghighat Kashani, Bastian Lehmann, Sean Plaice
  • Publication number: 20190163196
    Abstract: Provided is a light projection system that can be used to indicate a robot's path of travel, a robot including the light projection system, and methods for projecting light to indicate a robot's path of travel. The light projection system can by mounted to the body of the robot, and can be configured to project light onto the ground in front of the robot. The light projection system can be configured to project different illumination patterns that can indicate whether the robot is moving forward, turning, accelerating, and/or slowing down, among other examples.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicant: Postmates Inc.
    Inventors: Colin Janssen, Ali Haghighat Kashani, Bastian Lehman, Sean Plaice
  • Publication number: 20190163710
    Abstract: Provided are systems, methods, and computer-program products for generating a personalized item list. In various examples, a server computer on a network can receive a request that includes a user identifier. The computer can use the user identifier to look up a data model associated with the user identifier. The computer can further determine a geolocation, and use the geolocation to determine a list of items associated with an eatery at or near the geolocation. The computer can input the item list into the data model, for the data model to output a probability for each item, the probability indicating a likelihood that the user will select the item. The probabilities can be used to generate a personalized item list, which can be output onto the network for receipt by a computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicant: Postmates Inc.
    Inventors: Ali Haghighat Kashani, Bastian Lehman, Sean Plaice, Oren Shklarsky