Patents by Inventor Daniel Strother

Daniel Strother 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: 20240289725
    Abstract: A process for verifying an item deposit via a smart drop box. The process includes an item receptacle, a processor in communication with the item receptacle, a scanning device, and a database. The item receptacle is configured to receive an item from a user, scan the item, and generate item information. The processor is configured to compare the item information generated with identified item information from the database. If the information generated matches the information from the database, the item is accepted. In some embodiments, the deposit verification includes a printed receipt and/or an electronic verification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2024
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Inventors: William Albert Tartal, Gabriel Michael Yessin, Dominique Danielle Strothers, Joram Shenhar, Joel Locknauth Dewnandan, Terry Martin Gingell, James Edmund Matthews
  • Patent number: 11983662
    Abstract: A process for verifying an item deposit via a smart drop box. The process includes an item receptacle, a processor in communication with the item receptacle, a scanning device, and a database. The item receptacle is configured to receive an item from a user, scan the item, and generate item information. The processor is configured to compare the item information generated with identified item information from the database. If the information generated matches the information from the database, the item is accepted. In some embodiments, the deposit verification includes a printed receipt and/or an electronic verification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: United States Postal Service
    Inventors: William Albert Tartal, Gabriel Michael Yessin, Dominique Danielle Strothers, Joram Shenhar, Joel Locknauth Dewnandan, Terry Martin Gingell, James Edmund Matthews
  • Publication number: 20210406819
    Abstract: A process for verifying an item deposit via a smart drop box. The process includes an item receptacle, a processor in communication with the item receptacle, a scanning device, and a database. The item receptacle is configured to receive an item from a user, scan the item, and generate item information. The processor is configured to compare the item information generated with identified item information from the database. If the information generated matches the information from the database, the item is accepted. In some embodiments, the deposit verification includes a printed receipt and/or an electronic verification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: William Albert Tartal, Gabriel Michael Yessin, Dominique Danielle Strothers, Joram Shenhar, Joel Locknauth Dewnandan, Terry Martin Gingell, James Edmund Matthews
  • Patent number: 11120390
    Abstract: A smart drop box, system, and method for providing item deposit verification. A smart drop box includes an item receptacle, a processor in communication with the item receptacle, and a user interface in communication with the processor. The item receptacle is configured to receive an item from a user, determine item information related to the item, and transfer the item to a collection container. The processor is configured to determine payment information based at least in part on the item information. The smart drop box is configured to provide deposit verification based at least in part on at least one of the item information and the payment information. In some embodiments, the deposit verification includes a printed receipt and/or an electronic notification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: United States Postal Service
    Inventors: William Albert Tartal, Gabriel Michael Yessin, Dominique Danielle Strothers, Joram Shenhar, Joel Locknauth Dewnandan, Terry Martin Gingell, James Edmund Matthews
  • Patent number: 10787858
    Abstract: A window shutter for securing windows. The window shutter comprises at least one first shutter and at least one second shutter. The first shutter is coupled to the second shutter via hinges. The first shutter is affixed to a wall and adjacent to a window frame. The second shutter is operable to swing about a pivot axis of the hinges. The second shutter is used to secure windows provided in the window frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Inventor: Daniel Strother
  • Patent number: 10255525
    Abstract: Image processing systems can include one or more cameras configured to obtain image data, one or more memory devices configured to store a classification model that classifies image features within the image data as including or not including detected objects, and a field programmable gate array (FPGA) device coupled to the one or more cameras. The FPGA device is configured to implement one or more image processing pipelines for image transformation and object detection. The one or more image processing pipelines can generate a multi-scale image pyramid of multiple image samples having different scaling factors, identify and aggregate features within one or more of the multiple image samples having different scaling factors, access the classification model, provide the features as input to the classification model, and receive an output indicative of objects detected within the image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Uber Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: George Totolos, Jr., Joshua Silberman, Daniel Strother, Carlos Vallespi-Gonzalez, David Bruce Parlour
  • Publication number: 20180046978
    Abstract: A smart drop box, system, and method for providing item deposit verification. A smart drop box includes an item receptacle, a processor in communication with the item receptacle, and a user interface in communication with the processor. The item receptacle is configured to receive an item from a user, determine item information related to the item, and transfer the item to a collection container. The processor is configured to determine payment information based at least in part on the item information. The smart drop box is configured to provide deposit verification based at least in part on at least one of the item information and the payment information. In some embodiments, the deposit verification includes a printed receipt and/or an electronic notification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: William Albert Tartal, Gabriel Michael Yessin, Dominique Danielle Strothers, Joram Shenhar, Joel Locknauth Dewnandan, Terry Martin Gingell, James Edmund Matthews
  • Patent number: 9785150
    Abstract: A sensor interface for an autonomous vehicle. The sensor interface generates a plurality of sensor pulses that are each offset in phase relative to a local clock signal by a respective amount. The sensor interface receives sensor data from a sensor apparatus and formats the sensor data based at least in part on the plurality of sensor pulses to enable the sensor data to be used for navigating the autonomous vehicle. For example, the sensor interface may add a timestamp to the sensor data indicating a timing of the sensor data in relation to the local clock signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Uber Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Sibenac, Daniel Strother, Daniel Tascione, Morgan Jones, Jordan Brindza
  • Publication number: 20170168494
    Abstract: A sensor interface for an autonomous vehicle. The sensor interface generates a plurality of sensor pulses that are each offset in phase relative to a local clock signal by a respective amount. The sensor interface receives sensor data from a sensor apparatus and formats the sensor data based at least in part on the plurality of sensor pulses to enable the sensor data to be used for navigating the autonomous vehicle. For example, the sensor interface may add a timestamp to the sensor data indicating a timing of the sensor data in relation to the local clock signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Mark Sibenac, Daniel Strother, Daniel Tascione, Morgan Jones, Jordan Brindza
  • Patent number: 9596666
    Abstract: A sensor synchronization system for a sensor apparatus. The system synchronizes a local clock signal with an external timing signal. For example, the external timing signal may correspond to a pulse per second (PPS) signal received from a global positioning system (GPS) receiver. The system further generates a plurality of sensor pulses that are each offset in phase relative to the local clock signal by a respective amount. The system then receives sensor data from the sensor apparatus, and determines a timing of the sensor data in relation to the local clock signal based at least in part on the plurality of sensor pulses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: Uber Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Sibenac, Daniel Strother, Daniel Tascione, Morgan Jones, Jordan Brindza
  • Patent number: 9537956
    Abstract: A sensor synchronization system for a sensor apparatus. The system synchronizes a local clock signal with an external timing signal. For example, the external timing signal may correspond to a pulse per second (PPS) signal received from a global positioning system (GPS) receiver. The system further generates a plurality of sensor pulses that are each offset in phase relative to the local clock signal by a respective amount. The system then activates a plurality of sensors of the sensor apparatus based at least in part on the plurality of sensor pulses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Uber Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Sibenac, Daniel Strother, Daniel Tascione, Morgan Jones, Jordan Brindza
  • Publication number: 20050154438
    Abstract: A medical electrode system and method comprises four measuring electrode elements and optional reference electrodes each presenting a skin contactable conducting electrode surface, the four elements adapted to be mounted in use on the skin surface of a selected part of the human or animal body so as to be disposed in a generally orthogonal arrangement with the outputs therefrom being arranged and processed so as to connect the electrode elements either as opposing differential pairs or as potentials with respect to the reference electrode(s) where present
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2002
    Publication date: July 14, 2005
    Inventors: Jonathan Fuller, Daniel Strother
  • Publication number: 20050119583
    Abstract: A heart rate monitor apparatus and method are described. The apparatus consists of multiple recording electrodes each incorporated into a contact surface for application to an external body surface of a human or animal subject and a data acquisition and processing system to process the data by way at least of the steps of producing a frequency and/or signal intensity based data characterisation and inferring and outputting therefrom a result representative of the heart beat rate of the subject. In particular the data processing method involves deriving the result by identifying a peak in the frequency and/or by signal intensity based data characterisation for example by producing a power density spectrum, identifying the peak power frequency and, outputting the result as a result representative of the heart beat rate of the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2002
    Publication date: June 2, 2005
    Inventors: Jonathan Fuller, Daniel Strother, Nigel Simpson