Patents Assigned to Service
  • Payment processing for qualified transaction items
    Patent number: 9864988
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses for providing a portable consumer device (e.g., a plastic card) that includes a coupon code and an account number (e.g., embedded on a magnetic stripe or a chip) where the portable consumer device is configured to apply a coupon to goods and services purchased at a merchant (e.g., store). Upon identifying the goods and services under a particular category specified by the coupon code (e.g., healthy food category), a user may pay for a predetermined portion (e.g., 50%) of the goods and services under the particular category using the portable consumer device. The user may pay for the remaining portion using a benefits card (e.g., state benefits card). As such, by allowing the user to pay for the predetermined portion using the portable consumer device, the user has incentive to purchase goods and services that fall under the particular category.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Visa International Service Association
    Inventors: Mary Theresa Taylor, Karen Louise Cervenka, Marla Bischoff, Justin Chace
  • Telemetrics and alert system
    Patent number: 9861281
    Abstract: A telemetric monitoring system and data analysis tool is provided that assists in trial management by identifying relationships between subject profiles and monitors physiological attributes using telemetric devices. The tool may identify subjects having certain response predispositions based on their profiles, which may be used to better select subjects to enroll in a trial. The system may monitor the physiological attributes of a subject to identify adverse events, and may generate event alerts that are sent to investigators over a communication channel. The system may present the investigators with a dashboard through which they can investigate and respond to event alerts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Accenture Global Services Limited
    Inventor: Jimit Jaykumar Gandhi
  • Industrial security agent platform
    Patent number: 9864864
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for facilitating communication in an industrial control network. A system includes an industrial control network, one or more controller devices, one or more emulators, and an encryption relay processor. Each controller device can be operable to control one or more operational devices connected to the industrial control network. Each emulator can be configured to communicate with a respective controller device, and each emulator can be configured to reference a respective profile that includes information about security capabilities of the respective controller device. The encryption relay processor can be operable to facilitate communication to and from each emulator over the industrial control network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Accenture Global Services Limited
    Inventors: Song Luo, Walid Negm, James J. Solderitsch, Shaan Mulchandani, Amin Hassanzadeh, Shimon Modi
  • Systems and methods for soliciting secondary information while maintaining access to primary information
    Patent number: 9864997
    Abstract: Methods and systems to provide for a user to request information over a network and receive the requested information through one or more information channels. A user, through a client device, may access, through a network, a web page that is hosted on a server. The server, while providing primary information, may further provide an opportunity for the user to request secondary information. The user may request access to the secondary information, while maintaining access to the primary information. Included in the request may be a channel selection, and associated channel selection information, through which the user wishes to receive the information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: United States Postal Service
    Inventor: Charles R. Chamberlain
  • Adverse condition detection, assessment, and response systems, methods and devices
    Patent number: 9861550
    Abstract: A method includes receiving an input indicative of at least one factor that contributes to the development of pressure ulcers; determining a risk score as a function of the input; comparing the risk score to a previous risk score; and at least one of activating a therapy configured to reduce the magnitude of the factor and notifying a caregiver if the risk score is greater than the previous risk score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
    Inventors: David Ribble, Michelle McCleerey, Eric Agdeppa
  • Adjustable load supporting stand apparatus and method
    Patent number: 9862581
    Abstract: The disclosure describes load supporting stands and methods of supporting a load. Such systems and methods may include providing a load supporting stand with a column having an outer diameter, and a first end opposite a second end, a saddle attached to the first end of the column, a load bearing pin that extends transversely through the column and may be fixedly attached to the column, and a conduit capable of receiving the column, and a plurality of pin receiving slots disposed in the conduit and capable of receiving the pin, wherein the conduit may be capable of receiving the column and pin through the first end of the conduit, and wherein the column may be configured to be rotated within the conduit to translate upward from a top of the conduit such that the saddle engages the load to be supported.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Bosch Automotive Service Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Larry Lageson, Corday Peterson, John T. May
  • Bed alarm communication system
    Patent number: 9861321
    Abstract: A system that monitors various conditions of a plurality of hospital beds located in different rooms of a healthcare facility is provided. Alternatively or additionally, other types of equipment may be monitored by the system. Various configurations of network interface units that are coupleable to or integrated into a hospital bed are also disclosed. The system receives data from the hospital beds and/or other equipment and initiates a communication to a wireless communication device of at least one designated caregiver in response to the received data being indicative of an alarm condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Williams F. Collins, Jr., James M. Allen, Keith A. Huster, Carl W. Riley, Patricia A. Glidewell, Irvin J. Vanderpohl, III, Richard J. Schuman, Christopher A. Mathura
  • Isolation device containing a dissolvable anode and electrolytic compound
    Patent number: 9863201
    Abstract: A wellbore isolation device comprising: a first material, wherein the first material: (A) is a metal or a metal alloy; and (B) partially dissolves when an electrically conductive path exists between the first material and a second material and at least a portion of the first and second materials are in contact with an electrolyte; and an electrolytic compound, wherein the electrolytic compound dissolves in a fluid located within the wellbore to form free ions that are electrically conductive. A method of removing the wellbore isolation device comprises: placing the wellbore isolation device into the wellbore; and allowing at least a portion of the first material to dissolve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael L. Fripp, Zachary W. Walton, Zachary R. Murphree
  • Rapid prototyping of backend services
    Patent number: 9864585
    Abstract: A device may determine use case information associated with a use case for a development project. The device may determine a set of use case objects associated with the use case based on the use case information. The device may select an abstract machine model. The abstract machine model may be associated with modeling the development project based on the set of use case objects. The abstract machine model may be selected from a set of abstract machine models associated with modeling development projects. The device may generate program code for the development project based on the abstract machine model and the use case information. The device may provide information associated with the generated program code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Accenture Global Services Limited
    Inventor: Chaitanya Chalasani
  • Power monitoring system
    Patent number: 9863984
    Abstract: The subject matter described herein is directed to a power monitoring system for managing power in a data center. In one embodiment, the power monitoring system includes: at least one processor, a memory coupled to the at least one processor, wherein the memory includes, a computation module configured to compute at least one of peak power consumption and current power consumption of each power distribution point of a power distribution unit and an analysis module configured to identify the power distribution points which are overloaded or are underutilized based on a policy data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Tata Consultancy Services Limited
    Inventors: Anand Sivasubramaniam, Arunchandar Vasan, Rajesh Jayaprakash, Perumal Rajaram, Rajesh Subbiah, Praveen Orvakanti, Sivabalan Thirunavukkarasu
  • Systems and methods for providing driving insurance for an individual driver
    Patent number: 9863392
    Abstract: A system for providing driving insurance for an individual driver may comprise at least one subsystem implemented on one or more computing systems configured for electronically calculating a risk of insuring a driver for liability arising from a vehicle accident regardless of any specific vehicle driven by the driver during the accident, at least one subsystem implemented on one or more computing systems configured for electronically and automatically calculating an insurance premium rate based on the previously calculated risk, and at least one subsystem implemented on one or more computing systems configured for electronically preparing an insurance policy according to the calculated premium rate wherein the insurance policy provides liability vehicle insurance covering the driver regardless of any specific vehicle driven by the driver during an accident.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Robert Lance Tucker, Bradly Jay Billman
  • Rigid tray container and method of use
    Patent number: 9862522
    Abstract: Embodiments of this disclosure include a rigid tray container and methods and equipment for using the rigid tray container in batched process operations. In one embodiment, a mass container is sized and dimensioned to receive one or several rigid tray containers. In other embodiments, equipment is configured to lid/unlid, secure, stack, load/unload, and buffer rigid tray containers. In other embodiments, equipment is configured to stack and stage mass containers. In some embodiments, methods are provided for batch processing items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: United States Postal Service
    Inventor: Donald R. Close
  • Compact broadband source and method
    Patent number: 9864085
    Abstract: Method and marine acoustic source array for generating an acoustic wave in a body of water. The marine acoustic source array includes a first depth sub-array set of first acoustic source points configured to be provided at a first depth (z1), the first acoustic source points having different inline first locations along a longitudinal axis (X); and a second depth sub-array set of second acoustic source points configured to be provided at a second depth (z2), the second acoustic source points having different inline second locations along the longitudinal axis (X). The first locations do not coincide along the longitudinal axis (X) with any of the second locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: CGG Services SAS
    Inventors: Thierry Payen, Robert Dowle
  • Using Biodegradable Oils for Controlling Dust from Additive Particles
    Publication number: 20180002122
    Abstract: Application of biodegradable oils to additive particles to control dusting. A method of reducing an amount of dust produced during transfer of additive particles comprising: treating at least some of the additive particles with one or more biodegradable oils; storing the additive particles; and transferring the additive particles prior to and after storage, wherein biodegradable oil reduces the amount of dust produced during at least one of the transfers of the additive particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2015
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip D. Nguyen, Corneliu Stanciu, Loan K. Vo
  • CIRCOVIRUS SEQUENCES ASSOCIATED WITH PIGLET WEIGHT LOSS DISEASE (PWD)
    Publication number: 20180000927
    Abstract: The genome sequences and the nucleotide sequences coding for the PWD circovirus polypeptides, such as the circovirus structural and non-structural polypeptides, vectors including the sequences, and cells and animals transformed by the vectors are provided. Methods for detecting the nucleic acids or polypeptides, and kits for diagnosing infection by a PWD circovirus, also are provided. Method for selecting compounds capable of modulating the viral infection are further provided. Pharmaceutical, including vaccine, compositions for preventing and/or treating viral infections caused by PWD circovirus and the use of vectors for preventing and/or treating diseases also are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Applicant: Zoetis Services LLC
    Inventors: André Jestin, Emmanuel Albina, Pierre Le Cann, Philippe Blanchard, Evelyne Hutet, Claire Arnauld, Catherine Truong, Dominique Mahe, Roland Cariolet, François Madec
  • ULTRASOUND COLOR FLOW IMAGING FOR OIL FIELD APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20180002995
    Abstract: A system and method for measuring rheology of a treatment fluid. The system may comprise an ultrasound transmitter positioned to direct ultrasound pulses into the treatment fluid as the treatment fluid is being introduced into a wellbore; an ultrasound receiver positioned to receive sound waves reflected from the treatment fluid; and a computer system configured to determine a velocity profile of the treatment fluid based at least in part on the reflected sound waves. The method may comprise introducing a treatment fluid into a wellbore by way of a conduit; directing ultrasound pulses into the treatment fluid; measuring sound waves reflected by the treatment fluid; and determining a velocity profile of the treatment fluid based at least on the measured sound waves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Adam R. Dotson, Dale E. Jamison, Cato Russell McDaniel, Xiangnan Ye
  • Determining the Oleophilic to Aqueous Phase Fluid Ratio for Drilling Fluids
    Publication number: 20180003654
    Abstract: A method for monitoring the oleophilic fluid to aqueous fluid ratio of a drilling fluid includes selecting a sample of the drilling fluid that has been recirculated, measuring the NMR response of the sample of the drilling fluid and determining the oleophilic fluid to aqueous fluid ratio of the drilling fluid based at least in part on the NMR response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Songhua Chen, Magdalena Traico Sandor, Cato Russell McDaniel, Jason Glen Bell, William W. Shumway
  • KNOWLEDGE-BASED DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR PROCESS LIFECYCLE AUTOMATION
    Publication number: 20180005146
    Abstract: Computer implemented knowledge-based decision support system and method is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Applicant: Tata Consultancy Services Limited
    Inventors: Sreedhar CHINTALAPATY, Seekar GHODGAONKAR, Dhamodararaj KANNAN, Aashish CHANDRA
  • Container
    Patent number: D807185
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Service Ideas, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Wendt, Gregory Poul
  • E-vapor device including pre-sealed cartridge
    Patent number: D807574
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Eric Hawes, Raymond Lau, Ben Sharp