Patents by Inventor Chris Swearingen

Chris Swearingen 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).

  • Publication number: 20240046196
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices are disclosed for resolving a risk associated with a shipped physical object. The methods and servers comprise associating a time with a geographical region. The methods and servers also comprise receiving a set of locations associated with transport of a physical object. In addition, the methods and servers comprise determining that the set of locations fails to satisfy a condition associated with the time and the geographical region. The sensor devices report location data to a server at a first time interval, wherein the location data fails to satisfy a condition associated with a time and a geographical region. The sensor devices also receive an indication of a panic mode. In addition, the sensor devices also report location data to the server at a second time interval, wherein the second time interval is different than the first time interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: FedEx Corporate Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Amber Moriah WILLIAMS, Chris Swearingen, Cheri Bailey Shirokova
  • Patent number: 11829932
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices are disclosed for resolving a risk associated with a shipped physical object. The methods and servers comprise associating a time with a geographical region. The methods and servers also comprise receiving a set of locations associated with transport of a physical object. In addition, the methods and servers comprise determining that the set of locations fails to satisfy a condition associated with the time and the geographical region. The sensor devices report location data to a server at a first time interval, wherein the location data fails to satisfy a condition associated with a time and a geographical region. The sensor devices also receive an indication of a panic mode. In addition, the sensor devices also report location data to the server at a second time interval, wherein the second time interval is different than the first time interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: FedEx Corporate Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Amber Moriah Williams, Chris Swearingen, Cheri Bailey Shirokova
  • Publication number: 20210326804
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices are disclosed for resolving a risk associated with a shipped physical object. The methods and servers comprise associating a time with a geographical region. The methods and servers also comprise receiving a set of locations associated with transport of a physical object. In addition, the methods and servers comprise determining that the set of locations fails to satisfy a condition associated with the time and the geographical region. The sensor devices report location data to a server at a first time interval, wherein the location data fails to satisfy a condition associated with a time and a geographical region. The sensor devices also receive an indication of a panic mode. In addition, the sensor devices also report location data to the server at a second time interval, wherein the second time interval is different than the first time interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Applicant: FedEx Corporate Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Amber Moriah WILLIAMS, Chris Swearingen, Cheri Bailey Chirokova
  • Patent number: 11080644
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices are disclosed for resolving a risk associated with a shipped physical object. The methods and servers comprise associating a time with a geographical region. The methods and servers also comprise receiving a set of locations associated with transport of a physical object. In addition, the methods and servers comprise determining that the set of locations fails to satisfy a condition associated with the time and the geographical region. The sensor devices report location data to a server at a first time interval, wherein the location data fails to satisfy a condition associated with a time and a geographical region. The sensor devices also receive an indication of a panic mode. In addition, the sensor devices also report location data to the server at a second time interval, wherein the second time interval is different than the first time interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: FEDEX CORPORATE SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Amber Moriah Williams, Chris Swearingen, Cheri Bailey Shirokova
  • Publication number: 20140330737
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices are disclosed for resolving a risk associated with a shipped physical object. The methods and servers comprise associating a time with a geographical region. The methods and servers also comprise receiving a set of locations associated with transport of a physical object. In addition, the methods and servers comprise determining that the set of locations fails to satisfy a condition associated with the time and the geographical region. The sensor devices report location data to a server at a first time interval, wherein the location data fails to satisfy a condition associated with a time and a geographical region. The sensor devices also receive an indication of a panic mode. In addition, the sensor devices also report location data to the server at a second time interval, wherein the second time interval is different than the first time interval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2013
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: FedEX Corporate Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Amber Moriah Williams, Chris Swearingen, Cheri Bailey Shirokova