Patents by Inventor Carl M. Skonberg
Carl M. Skonberg 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: 20240053429Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating the sorting of assets to sort locations. In various embodiments, a sort employee scans an asset indicia using a user device, which stores asset data corresponding to the stored asset. As the sort employee nears a sort location (e.g., a delivery vehicle) with the asset and the user device, the user device automatically communicates wirelessly with a sort location receiver to associate the asset data with data indicative of the sort location where the user deposits the asset. In various embodiments, a device may determine whether the user device is proximate the appropriate sort location for the item, and may generate an alert upon a determination that the user device is proximate an incorrect sort location.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2023Publication date: February 15, 2024Inventors: Scott Alan LOVERICH, Ted ABEBE, Lawrence A. LAGROSA, Richard Allen KERSLAKE, Jonathan C. GRAY, Carl M. SKONBERG
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Patent number: 11841452Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating the sorting of assets to sort locations. In various embodiments, a sort employee scans an asset indicia using a user device, which stores asset data corresponding to the stored asset. As the sort employee nears a sort location (e.g., a delivery vehicle) with the asset and the user device, the user device automatically communicates wirelessly with a sort location receiver to associate the asset data with data indicative of the sort location where the user deposits the asset. In various embodiments, a device may determine whether the user device is proximate the appropriate sort location for the item, and may generate an alert upon a determination that the user device is proximate an incorrect sort location.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2021Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Scott Alan Loverich, Ted Abebe, Lawrence A. Lagrosa, Richard Allen Kerslake, Jonathan C. Gray, Carl M. Skonberg
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Patent number: 11686808Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating the sorting of assets to sort locations. In various embodiments, a sort employee scans an indicia using a user device, which stores asset data corresponding to the stored asset. As the sort employee nears a sort location (e.g., a delivery vehicle) with the asset and the user device, the user device automatically communicates wirelessly with a sort location receiver to associate the asset with data indicative of the sort location where the user deposits the asset. In various embodiments, a device may determine whether the user device is proximate the appropriate sort location for the item, and may generate an alert upon a determination that the user device is proximate an incorrect sort location.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2020Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Scott Alan Loverich, Ted Abebe, Lawrence A. Lagrosa, Richard Allen Kerslake, Jonathan C. Gray, Carl M. Skonberg
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Publication number: 20230025103Abstract: A multi-communication-interface system methods implement fine locationing while conserving battery power. A first wireless-communication interface of a first multi-communication-interface tape node located at a first location in an area detect a first wireless signal from a second tape node at a first time. A first receiver of a second wireless-communication interface of the first multi-communication-interface tape node is activated in response to detecting the first wireless signal and used to receive a first response signal from a first wireless tag in response to an interrogation signal. The first receiver is deactivated to conserve power within an internal battery of the at least one second multi-communication-interface tape node and a location of the first wireless tag at the first time is determined as the first location.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2022Publication date: January 26, 2023Inventors: Hendrik J. Volkerink, Ajay Khoche, Carl M. Skonberg, Saurabh Sanghai
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Publication number: 20220201435Abstract: In some implementations, a locating agent may identify, at the locating agent, one or more identifiable access points, each identifiable access point establishing a wireless network and being identifiable to the locating agent via a signal broadcast from the identifiable access point. The locating agent may compare the identified one or more identifiable access points to an access-point database defining known access points to the wireless tracking system. The locating agent may connect to one of the identifiable access points based on the comparing. The locating agent may transmit one or more of sensed and monitoring data captured at the locating agent to an external device via the connected access point.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2021Publication date: June 23, 2022Inventors: HENDRIK J. VOLKERINK, AJAY KHOCHE, CARL M. SKONBERG
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Publication number: 20220050166Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating the sorting of assets to sort locations. In various embodiments, a sort employee scans an asset indicia using a user device, which stores asset data corresponding to the stored asset. As the sort employee nears a sort location (e.g., a delivery vehicle) with the asset and the user device, the user device automatically communicates wirelessly with a sort location receiver to associate the asset data with data indicative of the sort location where the user deposits the asset. In various embodiments, a device may determine whether the user device is proximate the appropriate sort location for the item, and may generate an alert upon a determination that the user device is proximate an incorrect sort location.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2021Publication date: February 17, 2022Inventors: Scott Alan Loverich, Ted Abebe, Lawrence A. Lagrosa, Richard Allen Kerslake, Jonathan C. Gray, Carl M. Skonberg
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Publication number: 20210383320Abstract: An asset identifier for an asset located within a physical environment is obtained based on received scanning information. The asset identifier is associated with a delivery destination defined for the asset. Asset location data that is associated with the obtained asset identifier and defines a position of the asset within the physical environment is generated based on the received scanning information. A current location of the physical environment is determined based on received asset location data. One or more lights of a plurality of lights are selectively activated to indicate the position of the asset within the physical environment based on the asset location data and a determination that the determined current location is within a threshold distance of the defined delivery destination.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2021Publication date: December 9, 2021Inventors: JULIO GIL, CARL M. SKONBERG, DANIEL PAUL TYLER
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Patent number: 11105887Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating the sorting of assets to sort locations. In various embodiments, a sort employee scans an asset indicia using a user device, which stores asset data corresponding to the stored asset. As the sort employee nears a sort location (e.g., a delivery vehicle) with the asset and the user device, the user device automatically communicates wirelessly with a sort location receiver to associate the asset data with data indicative of the sort location where the user deposits the asset. In various embodiments, a device may determine whether the user device is proximate the appropriate sort location for the item, and may generate an alert upon a determination that the user device is proximate an incorrect sort location.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2019Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Scott Alan Loverich, Ted Abebe, Lawrence A. Lagrosa, Richard Allen Kerslake, Jonathan C. Gray, Carl M. Skonberg
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Publication number: 20210088620Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating the sorting of assets to sort locations. In various embodiments, a sort employee scans an indicia using a user device, which stores asset data corresponding to the stored asset. As the sort employee nears a sort location (e.g., a delivery vehicle) with the asset and the user device, the user device automatically communicates wirelessly with a sort location receiver to associate the asset with data indicative of the sort location where the user deposits the asset. In various embodiments, a device may determine whether the user device is proximate the appropriate sort location for the item, and may generate an alert upon a determination that the user device is proximate an incorrect sort location.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2020Publication date: March 25, 2021Inventors: Scott Alan Loverich, Ted Abebe, Lawrence A. Lagrosa, Richard Allen Kerslake, Jonathan C. Gray, Carl M. Skonberg
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Publication number: 20210042871Abstract: Embodiments herein provide a system and method for generating mobile mesh networks that monitor multi-package shipments. In embodiments, mobile mesh networks are created using a plurality of devices that are associated with and travel with packages in a multi-package shipment. The plurality of devices are configured to form a mesh network: some devices act as child nodes and at least one device acts as a parent node. In embodiments, the devices acting as child nodes provide information to the device acting as the parent node through the mesh network. Then, the device acting as the parent node provides information to an external device for monitoring purposes. As such, a portion or all of the packages in a multi-package shipment are monitored using the device acting as the parent node as a proxy for the packages in the multi-package shipment.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2020Publication date: February 11, 2021Inventors: Carl M. Skonberg, Ted Abebe, Daniel Paul Tyler
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Patent number: 10859665Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating the sorting of assets to sort locations. In various embodiments, a sort employee scans an asset indicia using a user device, which stores asset data corresponding to the stored asset. As the sort employee nears a sort location (e.g., a delivery vehicle) with the asset and the user device, the user device automatically communicates wirelessly with a sort location receiver to associate the asset data with data indicative of the sort location where the user deposits the asset. In various embodiments, a device may determine whether the user device is proximate the appropriate sort location for the item, and may generate an alert upon a determination that the user device is proximate an incorrect sort location.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2016Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: United Parcel Service of America, Inc.Inventors: Scott Alan Loverich, Ted Abebe, Lawrence A. Lagrosa, Richard Allen Kerslake, Jonathan C. Gray, Carl M. Skonberg
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Publication number: 20200209342Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating the sorting of assets to sort locations. In various embodiments, a sort employee scans an asset indicia using a user device, which stores asset data corresponding to the stored asset. As the sort employee nears a sort location (e.g., a delivery vehicle) with the asset and the user device, the user device automatically communicates wirelessly with a sort location receiver to associate the asset data with data indicative of the sort location where the user deposits the asset. In various embodiments, a device may determine whether the user device is proximate the appropriate sort location for the item, and may generate an alert upon a determination that the user device is proximate an incorrect sort location.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2019Publication date: July 2, 2020Inventors: SCOTT ALAN LOVERICH, Ted Abebe, Lawrence A. Lagrosa, Richard Allen Kerslake, Jonathan C. Gray, Carl M. Skonberg
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Patent number: 10495723Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating the sorting of assets to sort locations. In various embodiments, a sort employee scans an asset indicia using a user device, which stores asset data corresponding to the stored asset. As the sort employee nears a sort location (e.g., a delivery vehicle) with the asset and the user device, the user device automatically communicates wirelessly with a sort location receiver to associate the asset data with data indicative of the sort location where the user deposits the asset. In various embodiments, a device may determine whether the user device is proximate the appropriate sort location for the item, and may generate an alert upon a determination that the user device is proximate an incorrect sort location.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2016Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: United Parcel Service of America, Inc.Inventors: Scott Alan Loverich, Ted Abebe, Lawrence A. Lagrosa, Richard Allen Kerslake, Jonathan C. Gray, Carl M. Skonberg
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Patent number: 10281555Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating the sorting of assets to sort locations. In various embodiments, a sort employee scans an asset indicia using a user device, which stores asset data corresponding to the stored asset. As the sort employee nears a sort location (e.g., a delivery vehicle) with the asset and the user device, the user device automatically communicates wirelessly with a sort location receiver to associate the asset data with data indicative of the sort location where the user deposits the asset. In various embodiments, a device may determine whether the user device is proximate the appropriate sort location for the item, and may generate an alert upon a determination that the user device is proximate an incorrect sort location.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2016Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: United Parcel Service of America, Inc.Inventors: Scott Alan Loverich, Ted Abebe, Lawrence A. Lagrosa, Richard Allen Kerslake, Jonathan C. Gray, Carl M. Skonberg
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Patent number: 10157513Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatus, and computer program products are provided for identifying assets (e.g., mobile assets and/or personnel assets). A mobile asset is uniquely identified from RFID tags. Additionally, mobile assets and personnel assets are identified from captured image data. After identification, it can be determined whether the asset (e.g., mobile asset and/or personnel asset) is authorized for one or more activities and a corresponding perceivable indication can be generated.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2018Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: United Parcel Service of America, Inc.Inventors: Carl M. Skonberg, Ernest J. Pyzocha, Jr., Andrew J. Hill, III, Bobby J. McFarland
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Patent number: 10126403Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating the sorting of assets to sort locations. In various embodiments, a sort employee scans an asset indicia using a user device, which stores asset data corresponding to the stored asset. As the sort employee nears a sort location (e.g., a delivery vehicle) with the asset and the user device, the user device automatically communicates wirelessly with a sort location receiver to associate the asset data with data indicative of the sort location where the user deposits the asset. In various embodiments, a device may determine whether the user device is proximate the appropriate sort location for the item, and may generate an alert upon a determination that the user device is proximate an incorrect sort location.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2016Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: United Parcel Service of America, Inc.Inventors: Scott Alan Loverich, Ted Abebe, Lawrence A. Lagrosa, Richard Allen Kerslake, Jonathan C. Gray, Carl M. Skonberg
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Publication number: 20180308304Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatus, and computer program products are provided for identifying assets (e.g., mobile assets and/or personnel assets). A mobile asset is uniquely identified from RFID tags. Additionally, mobile assets and personnel assets are identified from captured image data. After identification, it can be determined whether the asset (e.g., mobile asset and/or personnel asset) is authorized for one or more activities and a corresponding perceivable indication can be generated.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2018Publication date: October 25, 2018Inventors: Carl M. SKONBERG, Ernest J. PYZOCHA, JR., Andrew J. HILL, III, Bobby J. McFARLAND
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Patent number: 10008056Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatus, and computer program products are provided for identifying assets (e.g., mobile assets and/or personnel assets). In one embodiment, a mobile asset can be uniquely identified from RFID tags. In another embodiment, mobile assets and personnel assets can be identified from captured image data. After identification, it can be determined whether the asset (e.g., mobile asset and/or personnel asset) is authorized for one or more activities and a corresponding perceivable indication can be generated.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2017Date of Patent: June 26, 2018Assignee: Adobe Systems IncorporatedInventors: Carl M. Skonberg, Ernest J. Pyzocha, Jr., Andrew J. Hill, III, Bobby J. McFarland
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Publication number: 20180040179Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatus, and computer program products are provided for identifying assets (e.g., mobile assets and/or personnel assets). In one embodiment, a mobile asset can be uniquely identified from RFID tags. In another embodiment, mobile assets and personnel assets can be identified from captured image data. After identification, it can be determined whether the asset (e.g., mobile asset and/or personnel asset) is authorized for one or more activities and a corresponding perceivable indication can be generated.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2017Publication date: February 8, 2018Inventors: Carl M. Skonberg, Ernest J. Pyzocha, JR., Andrew J. Hill, III, Bobby J. McFarland
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Patent number: 9824517Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatus, and computer program products are provided for identifying assets (e.g., mobile assets and/or personnel assets). In one embodiment, a mobile asset can be uniquely identified from RFID tags. In another embodiment, mobile assets and personnel assets can be identified from captured image data. After identification, it can be determined whether the asset (e.g., mobile asset and/or personnel asset) is authorized for one or more activities and a corresponding perceivable indication can be generated.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2013Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Carl M Skonberg, Ernest J. Pyzocha, Jr., Andrew J. Hill, III, Bobby J. McFarland