Patents by Inventor Dan Rummel

Dan Rummel 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).

  • Image processing and item transport
    Patent number: 9805250
    Abstract: Embodiments relate generally to new and useful systems and methods for processing digital images of items to facilitate item transport and/or handling. In some embodiments, a method is provided for operating an image processing and item transport system having a computing system that includes a digital image processing component. In some embodiments, the method can involve the digital image processing component acquiring a digital image and processing the digital image to obtain a digital representation of an item represented in the digital image, to estimate a dimensional size and/or weight of the item represented in the digital image, and to convert the digital image to a format suitable for outputting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Shyp, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Gibbon, Dan Rummel
  • IMAGE PROCESSING AND ITEM TRANSPORT
    Publication number: 20170185822
    Abstract: Embodiments relate generally to new and useful systems and methods for processing digital images of items to facilitate item transport and/or handling. In some embodiments, a method is provided for operating an image processing and item transport system having a computing system that includes a digital image processing component. In some embodiments, the method can involve the digital image processing component acquiring a digital image and processing the digital image to obtain a digital representation of an item represented in the digital image, to estimate a dimensional size and/or weight of the item represented in the digital image, and to convert the digital image to a format suitable for outputting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: Kevin Gibbon, Dan Rummel
  • Image processing and item transport
    Patent number: 9626639
    Abstract: Embodiments relate generally to new and useful systems and methods for processing digital images of items to facilitate item transport and/or handling. In some embodiments, a method is provided for operating an image processing and item transport system having a computing system that includes a digital image processing component. In some embodiments, the method can involve the digital image processing component acquiring a digital image and processing the digital image to obtain a digital representation of an item represented in the digital image, to estimate a dimensional size and/or weight of the item represented in the digital image, and to convert the digital image to a format suitable for outputting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Shyp, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Gibbon, Dan Rummel
  • IMAGE PROCESSING AND ITEM TRANSPORT
    Publication number: 20150348282
    Abstract: Embodiments relate generally to new and useful systems and methods for processing digital images of items to facilitate item transport and/or handling. In some embodiments, a method is provided for operating an image processing and item transport system having a computing system that includes a digital image processing component. In some embodiments, the method can involve the digital image processing component acquiring a digital image and processing the digital image to obtain a digital representation of an item represented in the digital image, to estimate a dimensional size and/or weight of the item represented in the digital image, and to convert the digital image to a format suitable for outputting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: Shyp, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Gibbon, Dan Rummel