Patents by Inventor Vincent A. Yates
Vincent A. Yates 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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Publication number: 20220215499Abstract: A network computer system can implement a hierarchical selection process to fulfill a scheduled transport request. The hierarchical selection process can include a first selection process and a second selection process. The first selection process can include assigning a first transport provider to fulfill the scheduled transport request. The second selection process can be implemented at a specified time prior to the scheduled time and can include selecting a backup transport provider to service the scheduled transport request.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2022Publication date: July 7, 2022Inventors: Russell Dicker, Qinming Fang, Vincent Yates, Thomas Fallows, Marc Pottier, Michael Reckhow
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Patent number: 11250531Abstract: A network computer system can implement a hierarchical selection process to fulfill the scheduled transport request. The hierarchical selection process can include a first selection process and a second selection process. The first selection process can include assigning a transport provider to fulfill the scheduled transport request. Additionally, the first selection process can include disassociating the transport provider with the scheduled transport request upon determining that the transport provider is unable to fulfill the scheduled transport request at the scheduled time. The second selection process can be implemented at a specified time prior to the scheduled time and can include selecting a backup transport provider.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2019Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: Uber Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Russell Dicker, Qinming Fang, Vincent Yates, Thomas Fallows, Marc Pottier, Michael Reckhow
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Patent number: 10733547Abstract: In some locations, such as airports, drivers that provide passenger transport must wait a significant distance away from the pickup location. To reduce the delay between a passenger requesting a ride and being picked up, drivers are pre-dispatched before being assigned to specific passengers. The demand for a future time period is predicted and the number of drivers that should be pre-dispatched to meet that demand is estimated. The estimated number of drivers is sent pre-dispatch instruction indicating they should leave the waiting area and head towards the pickup location.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2019Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: Uber Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Lei Zhao, Feng Zhao, Vincent Yates, Marc Pottier
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Publication number: 20190354909Abstract: In some locations, such as airports, drivers that provide passenger transport must wait a significant distance away from the pickup location. To reduce the delay between a passenger requesting a ride and being picked up, drivers are pre-dispatched before being assigned to specific passengers. The demand for a future time period is predicted and the number of drivers that should be pre-dispatched to meet that demand is estimated. The estimated number of drivers is sent pre-dispatch instruction indicating they should leave the waiting area and head towards the pickup location.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2019Publication date: November 21, 2019Inventors: Lei Zhao, Feng Zhao, Vincent Yates, Marc Pottier
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Publication number: 20190347754Abstract: A network computer system can implement a hierarchical selection process to fulfill the scheduled transport request. The hierarchical selection process can include a first selection process and a second selection process. The first selection process can include assigning a transport provider to fulfill the scheduled transport request. Additionally, the first selection process can include disassociating the transport provider with the scheduled transport request upon determining that the transport provider is unable to fulfill the scheduled transport request at the scheduled time. The second selection process can be implemented at a specified time prior to the scheduled time and can include selecting a backup transport provider.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2019Publication date: November 14, 2019Inventors: Russell Dicker, Qinming Fang, Vincent Yates, Thomas Fallows, Marc Pottier, Michael Reckhow
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Patent number: 10417589Abstract: In some locations, such as airports, drivers that provide passenger transport must wait a significant distance away from the pickup location. To reduce the delay between a passenger requesting a ride and being picked up, drivers are pre-dispatched before being assigned to specific passengers. The demand for a future time period is predicted and the number of drivers that should be pre-dispatched to meet that demand is estimated. The estimated number of drivers is sent pre-dispatch instruction indicating they should leave the waiting area and head towards the pickup location.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2016Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: Uber Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Lei Zhao, Feng Zhao, Vincent Yates, Marc Pottier
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Patent number: 10395333Abstract: A network system can communicate with a user device and receive a set of request data for a scheduled request at a scheduled date and a scheduled time. The set of request data indicates a start location and a destination location for the scheduled request. The network system can record the scheduled request in a scheduling log, and implement a hierarchical selection process to fulfill the scheduled request.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2017Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: Uber Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Russell Dicker, Qinming Fang, Vincent Yates, Thomas Fallows, Marc Pottier, Michael Reckhow
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Publication number: 20180121847Abstract: In some locations, such as airports, drivers that provide passenger transport must wait a significant distance away from the pickup location. To reduce the delay between a passenger requesting a ride and being picked up, drivers are pre-dispatched before being assigned to specific passengers. The demand for a future time period is predicted and the number of drivers that should be pre-dispatched to meet that demand is estimated. The estimated number of drivers is sent pre-dispatch instruction indicating they should leave the waiting area and head towards the pickup location.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2016Publication date: May 3, 2018Inventors: Lei Zhao, Feng Zhao, Vincent Yates, Marc Pottier
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Publication number: 20170352125Abstract: A network system can communicate with a user device and receive a set of request data for a scheduled request at a scheduled date and a scheduled time. The set of request data indicates a start location and a destination location for the scheduled request. The network system can record the scheduled request in a scheduling log, and implement a hierarchical selection process to fulfill the scheduled request.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2017Publication date: December 7, 2017Inventors: Russell Dicker, Qinming Fang, Vincent Yates, Thomas Fallows, Marc Pottier, Michael Reckhow
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Patent number: 4420220Abstract: An optical cable comprises at least one optical bundle and/or at least one separate optical fibre housed loosely in at least one bore extending lengthwise in an extruded elongate body of rubber or plastics material and, embedded in the extruded elongate body and arranged side by side with the bore or bores, at least one separate elongate reinforcing member. Preferably the bore or bores and the reinforcing member or members extend substantially parallel to the axis of the extruded body and their axes lie in a substantially common plane. Alternatively, a single reinforcing member may extend centrally in the extruded body and a plurality of separate bores be arranged around, preferably helically around, the central reinforcing member.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 1980Date of Patent: December 13, 1983Assignee: BICC Public Limited CompanyInventors: Noel S. Dean, Kenneth L. Lawton, Vincent A. Yates
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Patent number: 4191448Abstract: An optical cable comprises at least one optical bundle and/or at least one separate optical fibre housed loosely in and throughout the length of at least one bore extending lengthwise in an extruded elongate body of rubber or plastics material so that at any transverse cross-section of the cable throughout the whole of its length liimited relative movement between the optical fibre and the extruded elongate body can take place when the cable is flexed and, embedded in the extruded elongate body throughout the whole of the length of the body and arranged side by side with the bore or bores, at least one separate elongate reinforcing member. Preferably the bore or bores and the reinforcing member or members extend substantially parallel to the axis of the extruded body and their axes lie in a substantially common plane.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 1975Date of Patent: March 4, 1980Assignee: BICC LimitedInventors: Noel S. Dean, Kenneth L. Lawton, Vincent A. Yates