Patents by Inventor Colin Holmes

Colin Holmes 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: 20240119405
    Abstract: Systems, method and computer readable medium are provided for automated storage and retrieval. User authentication information is received via a user interface for a dynamic storage and retrieval device. The user identity is verified based upon the authentication information and previously stored authentication data. Order information is retrieved for an order associated with the user following the verifying of user identity, the order information indicating one or more locations for items associated with the order. Instructions are transmitted to initiate a physical opening of at least one of the dynamic storage and retrieval device and at least one static storage location to enable the user to retrieve at least one item of the order, the static storage location including a controller controlling a locking mechanism and communicatively coupled to the dynamic storage and retrieval device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Paul Edward Durkee, Stuart William Clark, Colin Holmes, Jason D. Shaffer, Mark R. Ibbotson, John Suarez
  • Patent number: 11893530
    Abstract: Systems, method and computer readable medium are provided for automated storage and retrieval. User authentication information is received via a user interface for a dynamic storage and retrieval device. The user identity is verified based upon the authentication information and previously stored authentication data. Order information is retrieved for an order associated with the user following the verifying of user identity, the order information indicating one or more locations for items associated with the order. Instructions are transmitted to initiate a physical opening of at least one of the dynamic storage and retrieval device and at least one static storage location to enable the user to retrieve at least one item of the order, the static storage location including a controller controlling a locking mechanism and communicatively coupled to the dynamic storage and retrieval device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC
    Inventors: Paul Edward Durkee, Stuart William Clark, Colin Holmes, Jason Shaffer, Mark Ibbotson, John Suarez
  • Publication number: 20230135425
    Abstract: Techniques for determining and displaying error messages including a cause of an error generated because two types are not members of the same nest are disclosed. The system detects, at runtime, an instruction in a first type that attempts to access a private member of a second type. The system evaluates one or more nestmate criteria to determine whether the first type and the second type are within a same nest. A nest host corresponding to the nest specifies each nest member of the nest, and each nest member specifies an association with the nest. Responsive to determining that a particular nestmate criterion is not met, the system determines that the first type and the second type are not within the same nest and records or displays data identifying the particular nestmate criterion that has not been met, and throws an access error.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Alexander R. Buckley, John R. Rose, Daniel Lee Smith, David Colin Holmes, Lai Hung Mandy Chung
  • Patent number: 11568047
    Abstract: Techniques for determining and displaying error messages including a cause of an error generated because two types are not members of the same nest are disclosed. The system detects, at runtime, an instruction in a first type that attempts to access a private member of a second type. The system evaluates one or more nestmate criteria to determine whether the first type and the second type are within a same nest. A nest host corresponding to the nest specifies each nest member of the nest, and each nest member specifies an association with the nest. Responsive to determining that a particular nestmate criterion is not met, the system determines that the first type and the second type are not within the same nest and records or displays data identifying the particular nestmate criterion that has not been met, and throws an access error.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Alexander R. Buckley, John R. Rose, Daniel Lee Smith, David Colin Holmes, Lai Hung Mandy Chung
  • Publication number: 20220383237
    Abstract: Examples provide a system for staggering induction of items into an automated storage. Multiple partial order totes containing items for fulfillment of multiple different orders can be inducted into an automated storage simultaneously. The parts of a multipart order can also be inducted into the automated storage at staggered intervals. The system tracks each part of each multipart order inducted into the system and monitors the location of each tote containing items for fulfilling each order, the induction duration each tote has been inside the automated storage system, and unreceived items which are part of the multipart order, but which have not yet been inducted into the item storage. The system outputs notifications associated with received items, unreceived items, tote locations, aggregation of partial order totes and/or threshold wait times associated with inducting parts of an order into the automated storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Colin Holmes, David G. Tovey, Henk Niemansverdriet, Boyd Bryant
  • Publication number: 20220292453
    Abstract: Systems, method and computer readable medium are provided for automated storage and retrieval. User authentication information is received via a user interface for a dynamic storage and retrieval device. The user identity is verified based upon the authentication information and previously stored authentication data. Order information is retrieved for an order associated with the user following the verifying of user identity, the order information indicating one or more locations for items associated with the order. Instructions are transmitted to initiate a physical opening of at least one of the dynamic storage and retrieval device and at least one static storage location to enable the user to retrieve at least one item of the order, the static storage location including a controller controlling a locking mechanism and communicatively coupled to the dynamic storage and retrieval device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Paul Edward Durkee, Stuart William Clark, Colin Holmes, Jason Shaffer, Mark Ibbotson, John Suarez
  • Publication number: 20220067152
    Abstract: Techniques for determining and displaying error messages including a cause of an error generated because two types are not members of the same nest are disclosed. The system detects, at runtime, an instruction in a first type that attempts to access a private member of a second type. The system evaluates one or more nestmate criteria to determine whether the first type and the second type are within a same nest. A nest host corresponding to the nest specifies each nest member of the nest, and each nest member specifies an association with the nest. Responsive to determining that a particular nestmate criterion is not met, the system determines that the first type and the second type are not within the same nest and records or displays data identifying the particular nestmate criterion that has not been met, and throws an access error.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Alexander R. Buckley, John R. Rose, Daniel Lee Smith, David Colin Holmes, Lai Hung Mandy Chung
  • Publication number: 20210228798
    Abstract: A wearable infusion pump assembly including a reservoir for receiving an infusible fluid, and a fluid delivery system configured to deliver the infusible fluid from the reservoir to an external infusion set. The fluid delivery system includes a volume sensor assembly configured to receive a quantity of the infusible fluid from the reservoir. The volume sensor assembly includes an acoustically contiguous region having a volume that varies based upon the quantity of infusible fluid received from the reservoir, and an acoustic energy emitter configured to provide acoustic energy at a plurality of frequencies to excite a gas included within the acoustically contiguous region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Dean Kamen, John Matthew Kerwin, Colin Holmes Murphy
  • Patent number: 10912882
    Abstract: A wearable infusion pump assembly including a reservoir for receiving an infusible fluid, and a fluid delivery system configured to deliver the infusible fluid from the reservoir to an external infusion set. The fluid delivery system includes a volume sensor assembly configured to receive a quantity of the infusible fluid from the reservoir. The volume sensor assembly includes an acoustically contiguous region having a volume that varies based upon the quantity of infusible fluid received from the reservoir, and an acoustic energy emitter configured to provide acoustic energy at a plurality of frequencies to excite a gas included within the acoustically contiguous region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Inventors: Dean Kamen, John Matthew Kerwin, Colin Holmes Murphy
  • Publication number: 20200372440
    Abstract: Examples provide a system for staggering induction of items into an automated storage device. Multiple partial order totes containing items for fulfillment of multiple different orders can be inducted into an automated storage device simultaneously. The parts of a multipart order can also be inducted into the automated storage device at staggered intervals. The system tracks each part of each multipart order inducted into the system to monitor the location of each tote containing items for fulfilling each order, the induction duration each tote has been inside the automated storage system, and unreceived items which are part of the multipart order but which have not yet been inducted into the item storage device. The system outputs notifications associated with received items, unreceived items, tote locations, aggregation of partial order totes and/or threshold wait times associated with inducting all parts of an order into the automated storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Colin Holmes, David G. Tovey, Henk Niemansverdriet, Boyd Bryant
  • Publication number: 20200017300
    Abstract: Described in detail herein is an autonomous object storage and retrieval system. In one embodiment, an object storage and retrieval system includes a computing system hosting a service application and in communication with a database and storage towers configured to store and dispense physical objects. Each storage tower is in communication with the computing system and has an octagonal prism-shaped housing. Each storage tower includes, a shelving unit disposed within the housing, the shelving unit configured to one or more of the physical objects, a controller, a transport apparatus, an input device, an interactive display, and a repository. The computing system can transmit instructions to the first storage tower to render the status of the first physical object on the interactive display of the storage tower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Paul Edward Durkee, Jason D. Shaffer, Mark Ibbotson, John Suarez, Colin Holmes
  • Publication number: 20200017299
    Abstract: Systems, method and computer readable medium are provided for automated storage and retrieval. User authentication information is received via a user interface for a dynamic storage and retrieval device. The user identity is verified based upon the authentication information and previously stored authentication data. order information is retrieved for an order associated with the user following the verifying of user identity, the order information indicating one or more locations for items associated with the order. Instructions are transmitted to initiate a physical opening of at least one of the dynamic storage and retrieval device and at least one static storage location to enable the user to retrieve at least one item of the order, the static storage location including a controller controlling a locking mechanism and communicatively coupled to the dynamic storage and retrieval device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Paul Edward Durkee, Stuart William Clark, Colin Holmes, Jason Shaffer, Mark Ibbotson, John Suarez
  • Publication number: 20140031743
    Abstract: A wearable infusion pump assembly including a reservoir for receiving an infusible fluid, and a fluid delivery system configured to deliver the infusible fluid from the reservoir to an external infusion set. The fluid delivery system includes a volume sensor assembly configured to receive a quantity of the infusible fluid from the reservoir. The volume sensor assembly includes an acoustically contiguous region having a volume that varies based upon the quantity of infusible fluid received from the reservoir, and an acoustic energy emitter configured to provide acoustic energy at a plurality of frequencies to excite a gas included within the acoustically contiguous region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: DEKA PRODUCTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
    Inventors: Dean Kamen, John Matthew Kerwin, Colin Holmes Murphy
  • Patent number: 8491570
    Abstract: A wearable infusion pump assembly including a reservoir for receiving an infusible fluid, and a fluid delivery system configured to deliver the infusible fluid from the reservoir to an external infusion set. The fluid delivery system includes a volume sensor assembly configured to receive a quantity of the infusible fluid from the reservoir. The volume sensor assembly includes an acoustically contiguous region having a volume that varies based upon the quantity of infusible fluid received from the reservoir, and an acoustic energy emitter configured to provide acoustic energy at a plurality of frequencies to excite a gas included within the acoustically contiguous region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: DEKA Products Limited Partnership
    Inventors: Dean Kamen, John Matthew Kerwin, Colin Holmes Murphy
  • Publication number: 20090299277
    Abstract: A wearable infusion pump assembly including a reservoir for receiving an infusible fluid, and a fluid delivery system configured to deliver the infusible fluid from the reservoir to an external infusion set. The fluid delivery system includes a volume sensor assembly configured to receive a quantity of the infusible fluid from the reservoir. The volume sensor assembly includes an acoustically contiguous region having a volume that varies based upon the quantity of infusible fluid received from the reservoir, and an acoustic energy emitter configured to provide acoustic energy at a plurality of frequencies to excite a gas included within the acoustically contiguous region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2008
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventors: Dean Kamen, John Matthew Kerwin, Colin Holmes Murphy