Patents Examined by Daniel Hess
  • Patent number: 11875212
    Abstract: An RFID tag is provided that includes an insulator film, an antenna with an antenna conductor pattern disposed on the insulator film, and an RFIC module mounted on the insulator film. The RFIC module includes an RFIC and an impedance matching circuit. The impedance matching circuit includes a first coil and a second coil. Main planes of magnetic flux loops generated in the vicinities of the first coil and the second coil by the antenna are not parallel to main planes of magnetic flux loops generated in the first coil and the second coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Noriyuki Ueki
  • Patent number: 11869019
    Abstract: The essence of the invention consists in recognition technique using means for telecommunication that are equipped with a unique program for recognizing identification codes located inside lengthy products. An identification code contains information about the manufacturer, as well as information about physical characteristics of the product as described in the certificate of quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Inventors: Mihail A. Merkushev, Denis A. Kurashov, Kirill V. Samodelkin, Andrej V. Drozhzhachih, Ivan I. Zhuravlev, Yevgeniy N. Ivanov
  • Patent number: 11868987
    Abstract: An exemplary system, method, and computer-accessible medium can include, for example, storing on a first device an applet configured to generate a digital tag; receiving a request at the first device for information; configuring the digital tag to be associated with at least one of (i) an application or (ii) an input on a second device, such that receipt of the digital tag by a second device causes the application to launch on the second device; and emitting from the first device a digital tag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: CAPITAL ONE SERVICES, LLC
    Inventors: Wayne Lutz, Jeffrey Rule
  • Patent number: 11868834
    Abstract: A digital signage system displays a plurality of sets of electronic content on a touch panel display so as to be selectable. The system sets a session for accepting the selection of content, accepts the selection of content by the user, and temporarily holds the information about the content selected by the user during the session. After the selection of content, the system creates access information for collectively accessing the held content, issues a two-dimensional code that is based on the access information and can be read using the user's mobile terminal, and displays the two-dimensional code on the touch panel display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: TEAMLAB INC.
    Inventor: Toshiyuki Inoko
  • Patent number: 11869297
    Abstract: An automated transaction machine includes a plurality of cassettes of at least two different configurations. A first cassette may include multiple cavities with an internal transport, while a second cassette includes a single cavity. A first cassette may include lid access from both a top and bottom, while a second cassette only includes lid access from a top.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated
    Inventors: William Daniel Beskitt, Jasen James Smolk, Sean Haney, Michael J. Harty
  • Patent number: 11859115
    Abstract: A method for activating and/or deactivating the phosphorescence of a structure is disclosed. The structure may include a first and a second material, wherein a phosphor is admixed with the first material and oxygen is present in the region of the phosphor. The second material may be oxygen-impermeable at an ambient temperature and, in the oxygen-impermeable state, act as an oxygen barrier between the first material and a surrounding environment. To activate the phosphorescence, in a first activation step, oxygen present in the structure is photochemically deactivated by irradiating the structure with light of a first characteristic, and, in a second activation step, the phosphorescence is activated by irradiating the structure with light of a second characteristic. To deactivate the phosphorescence, oxygen is introduced into the structure by heating the structure and/or by irradiating the structure with light of a third characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Inventors: Max Gmelch, Heidi Thomas, Sebastian Reineke, Felix Simon Fries, Paul-Anton Will
  • Patent number: 11854353
    Abstract: A height-adjustable kiosk apparatus includes: a kiosk unit configured to generate processed signals by recognizing and processing an image and a voice, to receive basic signals from a user, to perform output, and to process payment; and a height adjustment unit disposed under the kiosk unit, and equipped with a driving unit configured to be driven to move the kiosk unit up and down based on the processed signals; wherein the kiosk unit includes an image recognition unit, a voice recognition unit, an image processing unit, and a voice processing unit; and wherein the height adjustment unit includes a driving signal generation unit and a priority determination unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: HANASIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jung Yong Lee
  • Patent number: 11853998
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for creating a personalized barcode for an account holder at an Automated Teller Machine (ATM). An embodiment operates by storing account holder unique data and a first rule for generating a personalized barcode unique to the account holder based on the account holder unique data. After receiving a request for completion of a transaction from the first account holder, placing the account holder unique data and the first rule in a pairing service. Thereafter, the ATM is configured to retrieve the account holder unique data and the first rule from the pairing service, generate the first personalized barcode based on the first rule and the account holder unique data, and present the first personalized barcode to the first account holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Capital One Services, LLC
    Inventors: Jeremy J. Phillips, Ashay Sheth
  • Patent number: 11854346
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a system that utilizes virtual ticket vouchers in association with one or more transactions involving one or more components of a gaming establishment ecosystem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Erik Petersen, Kevin Higgins, Adrian Marcu
  • Patent number: 11847865
    Abstract: Systems and methods relate generally to app assisted voting. In an example method thereof, a voting app is installed in a mobile device. The mobile device has a memory configured to store program code for the voting app. The mobile device has a processor coupled to the memory. The processor, in response to executing the program code, is configured to initiate operations for implementing the voting app. The operations of the voting app include: taking in by the voting app personal information and a pre-assigned code; validating the personal information for the pre-assigned code by the voting app; registering a user associated with the personal information and the pre-assigned code by the voting app with a cloud-based voting authority server; authenticating the user by the voting authority server; and authorizing, by the voting authority server, the user to use the voting app during voting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Jacek Joseph Matysiak, Dilinur Wushour
  • Patent number: 11840335
    Abstract: Systems and methods for a weapon mountable tactical heads-up display (HUD) are provided. The HUD may include a 9 degrees of freedom (9DOF) sensor, a target library, and a target finder visualization. The target library may store respective ballistic information for each target of a plurality of targets. The respective ballistic information may include a target vector for each target of the plurality of targets. The target vector may be calculated based on data received from the 9DOF sensor. The target finder visualization may allow a shooter to locate a selected target of the plurality of targets. The target finder visualization may be based on the target vector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: KNIGHTWERX INC.
    Inventor: Daniel Baumgartner
  • Patent number: 11842244
    Abstract: A Non-transferable Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) assembly for attachment to an article comprises a RFID module; and a antenna module coupled with the RFID module, the antenna module comprising a conductive layer, a substrate, and an adhesive modification layer between the conductive layer and the substrate, the adhesive modification layer configured such that when the assembly is attached to the article and attempt to remove the assembly will cause the substrate to release and leave the conductive layer intact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: NEOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Joe Mullis, Steve Gonzalez, Emily Olanoff
  • Patent number: 11842593
    Abstract: A method of detecting a counterfeit item using a contactless scanner includes contactlessly scanning at least a portion of an item to generate a scanned image of the at least a portion of the item, wherein the at least a portion of the item comprises a graphic, identifying elements in the scanned image that correspond to elements in the graphic, measuring the identified elements to generate a plurality of element measurements, determining whether the item is counterfeit based on a comparison between at least one element measurement of the plurality of element measurements and at least one reference element measurement that is associated with an authentic version of the item, and in response to determining that the item is counterfeit, generating an alert indicating a detection of a counterfeit item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: IDEMIA National Security Solutions LLC
    Inventors: Michael E. Ronayne, Jr., Mark Burge, Jason Hicks
  • Patent number: 11837058
    Abstract: A card with an embedded location tracker that can assist with locating a misplaced, lost, or stolen card is described. The location tracking device is embedded into the material forming the card. Other devices can form a crowdsourced network covering a wide geographic area that may be used to detect signals from the location tracking device of the card using a short-range wireless communication technology. When the card becomes misplaced, lost, or stolen, the card holder or the card issuer may use the embedded location tracking device to determine the current location of the card. In one embodiment, a tamper mechanism may also be provided to disable a chip of the card in response to an attempt to deactivate, destroy, or remove the embedded location tracking device from the card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventor: Nicole Williamson
  • Patent number: 11829969
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for allowing completion of cardless ATM transactions at an ATM using a barcode that encodes an identifier for that ATM. A user of a mobile banking app may begin a transaction on their mobile device and, upon reaching a stage of the transaction where ATM access is needed (e.g., to withdraw physical cash), requests that the user visit an ATM to scan the barcode. When the mobile app scans the barcode, the ATM displaying the barcode is associated with the transaction, and completes the transaction (e.g., by dispensing cash). This barcode, while usable to identify the ATM for this purpose, also provides additional information that can be obtained by any barcode reader. This additional information may, for example, be a link to a website that provides an explanation about this service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Capital One Services, LLC
    Inventors: Jeremy J. Phillips, Matthew B. Konopa
  • Patent number: 11829840
    Abstract: An article of clothing wear indicator and/or use counter for tracking the number of times an article of clothing has been worn. The clothing wear tracker includes an intermediate portion or body, an upper portion or body, and a lower portion or body. Preferably, the clothing wear tracker is configured to allow both the upper portion or body and the lower portion or body to rotate about the intermediate portion or body independently. The clothing wear tracker is designed to fit or secure to a hanger and to provide a mechanism for tracking the number of times a user wears an article of clothing, such as a shirt, a blouse, pants, or a dress, and is easily attachable or securable to a clothing hanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Egret Associates, Inc.
    Inventor: Dawn Luks
  • Patent number: 11830327
    Abstract: A housing facilitates a service operation for a transaction device. The housing is communicatively coupled to a housing control computing system. The housing includes a user interface comprising a first input/output (I/O) device that is communicatively coupled to the housing control computing system. The housing includes a transfer cassette interface structured to receive a transfer cassette that is structured to retrievably store banknotes. The housing also includes a media aperture interface structured to couple to a media aperture of the transaction device. The media aperture interface includes a first sensor structured to detect a parameter of the service operation. The media aperture interface also includes a transfer arm structured to facilitate transferring banknotes to and from the media aperture. The housing also includes a transport apparatus that facilitates transporting banknotes to and from the transfer cassette via the transfer cassette interface and/or the media aperture interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Frank DiGangi, Christian Mande, Dennis E. Montenegro, Darren M. Goetz
  • Patent number: 11822989
    Abstract: A method for multi-phase monitoring, comprising: receiving a first set of data associated with a monitoring agent during a first phase of an itinerary for monitoring an asset; determining the first phase of the itinerary is complete; receiving a second set of data relating to a second phase of the itinerary, the second set of data defining a phase requirement for implementing the second phase; determining an agent capability of the monitoring agent; comparing the agent capability to the phase requirement; and performing an action based on whether the phase requirement is capable of being met by the monitoring agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Inventors: Hendrik J. Volkerink, Ajay Khoche
  • Patent number: 11823536
    Abstract: A method includes receiving a notification of the gesture from a sensing device, receiving an input from a user to select a banking transaction, and determining an intent of the gesture from the sensing device. Additionally, the method includes altering the banking transaction based on the input of the user and the intent of the gesture from the sensing device. The method further includes transmitting a request separate from the banking transaction based on the intent of the gesture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Truist Bank
    Inventors: Yadhira Haydee Arroyo, Stephen Gary Hess, Nancy Wells, LaTonja Barlow, Sarah Katherine Nash, Alex Heath Misiaszek
  • Patent number: 11815881
    Abstract: Mechanisms can be designed to manage non-contact forces to reduce energy consumption and/or to control interactions between the parts. Management of non-contact forces is especially useful in micro-scale and nano-scale mechanisms, where van der Waals attraction between parts of the mechanism may be significant to the operation of the mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: CBN Nano Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: James F. Ryley, Mark N. Jobes, James MacArthur, Jeffrey E. Semprebon