Patents by Inventor David Schumacher
David Schumacher 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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Patent number: 12223531Abstract: The present disclosure is generally directed to an apparatus and method for a personalized user interface. The method may include a method for generating a personalized user interface is described. The method may include receiving user data and classifying the user data to a membership tier. The method may include generating a unique token as a function of the membership tier, associating the unique token with a plurality of service identifiers; and generating a personalized user interface as a function of a modified token. Generating the personalized user interface may include generating a plurality of event handlers and associated display elements, wherein each event handler is associated with a service identifier of the plurality of service identifiers, and the personalized user interface configures a user device to display each display element. Moreover, the method may include receiving an activation of an event and initiating an automated process.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2023Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: Quick Quack Car Wash Holdings, LLCInventors: Joseph Allen Steele, III, Josh David Schumacher, Lukas Duncan Simonis, Tra Van Nhat
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Publication number: 20250035473Abstract: An electrical property sensor is presented that includes a printed circuit board with a first face separated from a second face by a thickness, the first face having a length and a width. The sensor also includes an aperture extending from a first face of the printed circuit board to a second face of the printed circuit board. The aperture includes a receiving electrode and a transmitting electrode. When a fluid flows through the aperture and a voltage is provided at the transmitting electrode, a cunent flow is measured at the receiving electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2022Publication date: January 30, 2025Inventors: Joerg Hahn, Knut Schumacher, Benjamin Muenstermann, Robert J. Bialluch, Waleri Wischnepolski, Christian Weinmann, Michael Bahners, David M. Rudek, John A. Merchant, Alissa P. Wenner, Patrick G. Zimmerman, Vincent Jusuf, Kyle R. Hubbs, Max Kontak, Brijesh Gupta Chagi Ramesh, Robert J. Koch, Andreas M. Geldmacher, Marcus Saurborn, Kalc C. Vang
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Publication number: 20250039656Abstract: A visited network receives communication context from a home distributed ledger node in a home network and stores the communication context in a visited distributed ledger node in the visited network. The home distributed ledger node and the visited distributed ledger node comprise a distributed ledger that is shared by the home network and the visited network. To serve a User Equipment (UE) that is visiting from the home network, the visited network retrieves the communication context for the home network from the visited distributed ledger node and exchanges network signaling with the home network based on the communication context. The visited network delivers a wireless data service to the UE that is visiting from the home network in response to the network signaling.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2024Publication date: January 30, 2025Inventors: Serge M. Manning, Gregory David Schumacher
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Patent number: 12208730Abstract: An apparatus for anti-collision monitoring within a service environment is disclosed. The apparatus includes at least processor and a memory communicatively connected to the processor. The memory instructs the processor to identify a plurality of vehicle data associated with each vehicle of two or more vehicles from a first set of sensors. The memory instructs the processor to calculate a spacing metric for each vehicle as a function of the plurality of vehicle data. The memory instructs the processor to generate a collision score as a function of the spacing metric and the plurality of vehicle data. The memory instructs the processor to generate a movement metric as a function of the collision score and the spacing metric. The apparatus includes a conveyor system configured to move each vehicle of the two or more vehicles using the one or more attachment mechanisms as a function of the movement metric.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2024Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: Quick Quack Car Wash Holdings, LLCInventors: Josh David Schumacher, Joseph Allen Steele, III
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Patent number: 12213011Abstract: In a wireless communication system, a source access node receives a security policy for a User Equipment (UE) from a wireless network core. The wireless network core and the UE establish security context over the source access node. The wireless network core and the UE exchange user data over the source access node based on the security context. The source access node handsover the wireless UE to a target access node and transfers the security policy for the wireless UE to the target access node. The target access node signals the wireless network core to establish new security context for the wireless UE responsive to the security policy. The wireless network core and the wireless UE establish new security context over the target access node. The wireless network core and the UE exchange additional user data over the target access node based on the new security context.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2022Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: T-MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLCInventors: Marouane Balmakhtar, Gregory David Schumacher
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Patent number: 12211325Abstract: A system for managing and controlling a network of distributed service units, comprising service units, each includes sensors, each configured to detect operational parameters, and a secondary control unit configured to generate unstructured inputs containing digital signals related to the detected operational parameters, and a remote primary control unit communicatively connected to the secondary control units of the service units, wherein the remote primary control unit is configured to communicate with the secondary control units to receive the generated unstructured inputs, process the unstructured inputs by aggregating the unstructured inputs. The aggregation involves structuring the unstructured inputs to generate a structured data package. The remote primary control unit is further configured to transmit the structured data package to the secondary control units for a selective implementation of one or more operational adjustments based on the structured data package.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2024Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: Quick Quack Car Wash Holdings, LLCInventors: Christopher Clinton Chappell, Rodney Daniel Sparks, Dean Cameron Cable, Josh David Schumacher, Lukas Duncan Simonis, Joseph Allen Steele, III
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Patent number: 12205382Abstract: An apparatus and method for automatic license plate recognition of a vehicle, the apparatus includes a user device configured to receive a user input containing reference indicators and associate a right to the reference indicators, an image capturing device configured to capture vehicle images of a vehicle containing a license plate region, an image processing module configured to receive the vehicle images from the image capturing device and process the vehicle images, a computer vision module configured to determine an obscurity of the license plate region, and identify indicators as a function of the license plate region, an image inpainting module configured to reconstruct the license plate region based on the obscurity of the license plate using an image inpainting technique, and a validation module configured to validate the indicators as a function of the reference indicators and grant the user the right as a function of the validation.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2023Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Inventors: Joseph Allen Steele, III, Josh David Schumacher, Tyler Ellison Ebding, Franklin Christopher Brooks
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Patent number: 12165112Abstract: A system for providing a seamless vehicle care at a vehicle care site, the system vehicle care devices, edge devices operatively connected to vehicle care devices, and a control module connected to edge devices configured to receive a user input containing a vehicle care command specify a vehicle care device identifier associated with a vehicle care device and a user authentication datum, validate the vehicle care command based on the user authentication datum using a validation module connected to a data store, generate a validation datum according to the validation of the vehicle care command, wherein generating the validation datum includes identifying an edge based on the vehicle care device identifier, and transmit the validation datum to the edge device configured to active the vehicle care device as a function of the validation datum.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2023Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: Quick Quack Car Wash Holdings, LLCInventors: Joseph Allen Steele, III, Josh David Schumacher
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Patent number: 12150206Abstract: A home network serves a wireless service to visiting User Equipment (UEs) affiliated with visited networks and authorizes the wireless service for home UEs that are visiting the visited networks. A gateway transfers home context to a distributed ledger and receives visited context from the distributed ledger. The gateway transfers the visited context to a controller. The controller exchanges authorization data with the visited networks based on the visited context and the home context. The controller authorizes the wireless data service for the home UEs and the visiting UEs responsive to the exchange of the authorization data. The controller transfers session signaling to wireless access nodes responsive to the authorization of the wireless data service for the visiting UEs. The controller transfers authorization signaling to the visited networks responsive to the authorization of the wireless service for the home UEs.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2022Date of Patent: November 19, 2024Assignee: T-MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLCInventors: Serge M. Manning, Gregory David Schumacher
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Publication number: 20240378906Abstract: An apparatus and method for automatic license plate recognition of a vehicle, the apparatus includes a user device configured to receive a user input containing reference indicators and associate a right to the reference indicators, an image capturing device configured to capture vehicle images of a vehicle containing a license plate region, an image processing module configured to receive the vehicle images from the image capturing device and process the vehicle images, a computer vision module configured to determine an obscurity of the license plate region, and identify indicators as a function of the license plate region, an image inpainting module configured to reconstruct the license plate region based on the obscurity of the license plate using an image inpainting technique, and a validation module configured to validate the indicators as a function of the reference indicators and grant the user the right as a function of the validation.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2023Publication date: November 14, 2024Applicant: Quick Quack Car Wash Holdings, LLCInventors: Joseph Allen Steele, III, Josh David Schumacher, Tyler Ellison Ebding, Franklin Christopher Brooks
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Publication number: 20240378876Abstract: An apparatus for vehicle profiling, the apparatus including at least a sensor, wherein the at least a sensor is configured to capture vehicle data of a vehicle; at least a processor; and a memory communicatively connected to the at least processor, the memory contains instructions configuring the at least processor to receive the vehicle data from the at least a sensor; generate a graphic model of the vehicle as a function of the vehicle data; determine a vehicle status as a function of the vehicle data; classify the vehicle status and the vehicle data into one or more vehicle status groups wherein the vehicle status includes at least a vehicle measurement; and generate a vehicle report as a function of the one or more vehicle status groups.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2024Publication date: November 14, 2024Applicant: Quick Quack Car Wash Holdings, LLCInventors: Joseph Matthew Nichols, Christopher Clinton Chappell, McNamara Marlow Pope, III, Rodney Daniel Sparks, Josh David Schumacher
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Publication number: 20240378652Abstract: The present disclosure is generally directed to an apparatus and method for a personalized user interface. The method may include a method for generating a personalized user interface is described. The method may include receiving user data and classifying the user data to a membership tier. The method may include generating a unique token as a function of the membership tier, associating the unique token with a plurality of service identifiers; and generating a personalized user interface as a function of a modified token. Generating the personalized user interface may include generating a plurality of event handlers and associated display elements, wherein each event handler is associated with a service identifier of the plurality of service identifiers, and the personalized user interface configures a user device to display each display element. Moreover, the method may include receiving an activation of an event and initiating an automated process.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2023Publication date: November 14, 2024Applicant: Quick Quack Car Wash Holdings, LLCInventors: Joseph Allen Steele, III, Josh David Schumacher, Lukas Duncan Simonis, Tra Van Nhat
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Publication number: 20240375663Abstract: A system for providing a dynamic user experience in a vehicle care, the system includes a plurality of vehicle care devices, a control module configured to operate the plurality of vehicle care devices, wherein the control module includes a processor and a memory containing instructions configuring the processor to accept a user profile comprising a vehicle profile pertaining to a user from a user device, generate a token as a function of the user profile, create a visual interface as a function of the user profile, determining at least a vehicle care command as a function of the user profile, wherein determining at least a vehicle care command includes validating the token as a function of the user profile, and transmitting the at least a vehicle care command to the plurality of vehicle care devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2023Publication date: November 14, 2024Applicant: Quick Quack Car Wash Holdings, LLCInventors: Joseph Matthew Nichols, Christopher Clinton Chappell, McNamara Marlow Pope, III, Rodney Daniel Sparks, Joseph Allen Steele, III, Josh David Schumacher
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Publication number: 20240378650Abstract: An apparatus and method for profile assessment is disclosed. The apparatus includes at least a processor and a memory communicatively connected to the processor. The memory contains instructions configuring the processor to receive user data. The memory contains instructions configuring the processor to receive system data. The memory contains instructions configuring the processor to receive cluster data. The memory contains instructions configuring the processor to generate at least a trend as a function of the system data and the cluster data. The memory contains instructions configuring the processor to classify the plurality of historical services to a service type. The memory contains instructions configuring the processor to generate a user profile as a function of the service type. The memory contains instructions configuring the processor to determine a price adjustment as a function of the at least a trend and the user profile.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2024Publication date: November 14, 2024Applicant: Quick Quack Car Wash Holdings, LLCInventors: Joseph Allen Steele, III, Josh David Schumacher
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Publication number: 20240378063Abstract: The present disclosure is generally related to apparatus and methods for a point-of-sale (POS) terminal configured to receive user data, classify the user data to a category, and generate a token as a function of the category. The POS terminal may be configured to associate the token with a plurality of service identifiers, generate a customer interface as a function of the token, and receive an activation of an event handler of the plurality of event handlers, and initiate as a function of the activation, an automated process.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2023Publication date: November 14, 2024Applicant: Quick Quack Car Wash Holdings, LLCInventors: Joseph Allen Steele, III, Josh David Schumacher
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Publication number: 20240378925Abstract: An apparatus and method for generating a vehicle maintenance activity, wherein the apparatus includes at least a processor and a memory communicatively connected to the at least a processor, the memory containing instructions configuring the at least a processor to receive image data, identify at least an indicator from the image data, receive vehicle data as a function of the indicator, classify the vehicle data to a plurality of vehicle data categories, and generate a vehicle maintenance activity as a function of the classified vehicle data.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2023Publication date: November 14, 2024Applicant: Quick Quack Car Wash Holdings, LLCInventors: Joseph Matthew Nichols, Christopher Clinton Chappell, Joseph Allen Steele, III, Josh David Schumacher
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Publication number: 20240378570Abstract: A system for providing a seamless vehicle care at a vehicle care site, the system vehicle care devices, edge devices operatively connected to vehicle care devices, and a control module connected to edge devices configured to receive a user input containing a vehicle care command specify a vehicle care device identifier associated with a vehicle care device and a user authentication datum, validate the vehicle care command based on the user authentication datum using a validation module connected to a data store, generate a validation datum according to the validation of the vehicle care command, wherein generating the validation datum includes identifying an edge based on the vehicle care device identifier, and transmit the validation datum to the edge device configured to active the vehicle care device as a function of the validation datum.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2023Publication date: November 14, 2024Applicant: Quick Quack Car Wash Holdings, LLCInventors: Joseph Allen Steele, III, Josh David Schumacher
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Publication number: 20240375618Abstract: An apparatus and method for user car wash preferences is disclosed. The apparatus includes a processor and memory. The processor is configured to receive vehicle and user data for use during a car wash. The processor further receives sensor data and adjusts an operational parameter of a car wash component based on the user data and sensor data. The processor further alters an operational state of the car wash component based on the user data, the sensor data, and the adjustment to the operational parameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2023Publication date: November 14, 2024Applicant: Quick Quack Car Wash Holdings, LLCInventors: Joseph Matthew Nichols, Christopher Clinton Chappell, McNamara Marlow Pope, III, Rodney Daniel Sparks, Joseph Allen Steele, III, Josh David Schumacher
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Patent number: 12125318Abstract: An apparatus for detecting fraudulent signature inputs is disclosed. The apparatus includes at least a processor and a memory. The memory instructs the processor to receive a plurality of image data from a user. The memory instructs the processor to identify a plurality of signature elements as a function of the plurality of signature inputs. The memory instructs the processor to determine a plurality of signature scores as a function of the plurality of signature elements, wherein the plurality of signature scores comprises a first set of signature scores and a second set of signature scores. The memory instructs the processor to generate an accuracy threshold as a function of the first set of signature scores. The memory instructs the processor to determine one or more fraudulent signature inputs from the plurality of signature inputs as a function of a comparison of signature score to an accuracy threshold.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2024Date of Patent: October 22, 2024Assignee: Quick Quack Car Wash Holdings, LLCInventors: Josh David Schumacher, Betsy Danielle Urschel
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Patent number: 12113875Abstract: An apparatus and method for converting data is disclosed. The apparatus includes at least a processor and a memory communicatively connected to the at least a processor, wherein the memory contains instructions configuring the at least a processor to extract, using a data extraction module, user activity data from user device data, classify the user activity data into one or more user activity data groups, convert, using a data converting module, the user activity data to system data as a function of the one or more user activity data groups and generate, using a report generation module, a user activity report as a function of the system data.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2023Date of Patent: October 8, 2024Assignee: Quick Quack Car Wash Holdings, LLCInventors: Joseph Allen Steele, III, Josh David Schumacher, Mark Daniel Adams, Betsy Danielle Urschel