Patents by Inventor Destry J. Withers

Destry J. Withers 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).

  • Patent number: 11900333
    Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for facilitating Do-It-Yourself (DIY) repairs. In the context of a method, an example embodiment includes receiving, by an experience-based repair service (EBRS) host system, vehicle diagnostic information identifying one or more vehicle problems. This example embodiment of the method further includes evaluating the vehicle diagnostic information, generating, based on the evaluation of the vehicle diagnostic information, required part types and required tools for addressing the one or more vehicle problems, and generating, based on the evaluation of the vehicle diagnostic information, recommended part types for addressing the one or more vehicle problems. Finally, this example embodiment of the method further includes causing presentation of an interface facilitating purchase of required parts from each of the generated required part types, the required tools, and recommended parts from each of the generated recommended part types.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: AutoZone Parts, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Paul Shipman, F. Scott Brown, Destry J. Withers, Howard Bryson Morgan
  • Publication number: 20210342792
    Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for facilitating Do-It-Yourself (DIY) repairs. In the context of a method, an example embodiment includes receiving, by an experience-based repair service (EBRS) host system, vehicle diagnostic information identifying one or more vehicle problems. This example embodiment of the method further includes evaluating the vehicle diagnostic information, generating, based on the evaluation of the vehicle diagnostic information, required part types and required tools for addressing the one or more vehicle problems, and generating, based on the evaluation of the vehicle diagnostic information, recommended part types for addressing the one or more vehicle problems. Finally, this example embodiment of the method further includes causing presentation of an interface facilitating purchase of required parts from each of the generated required part types, the required tools, and recommended parts from each of the generated recommended part types.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Michael Paul Shipman, F. Scott Brown, Destry J. Withers, Howard Bryson Morgan
  • Patent number: 11093906
    Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for facilitating Do-It-Yourself (DIY) repairs. In the context of a method, an example embodiment includes receiving, by an experience-based repair service (EBRS) host system, vehicle diagnostic information identifying one or more vehicle problems. This example embodiment of the method further includes evaluating the vehicle diagnostic information, generating, based on the evaluation of the vehicle diagnostic information, required part types and required tools for addressing the one or more vehicle problems, and generating, based on the evaluation of the vehicle diagnostic information, recommended part types for addressing the one or more vehicle problems. Finally, this example embodiment of the method further includes causing presentation of an interface facilitating purchase of required parts from each of the generated required part types, the required tools, and recommended parts from each of the generated recommended part types.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: AutoZone Parts, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Paul Shipman, F. Scott Brown, Destry J. Withers, Howard Bryson Morgan
  • Publication number: 20170262815
    Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for facilitating Do-It-Yourself (DIY) repairs. In the context of a method, an example embodiment includes receiving, by an experience-based repair service (EBRS) host system, vehicle diagnostic information identifying one or more vehicle problems. This example embodiment of the method further includes evaluating the vehicle diagnostic information, generating, based on the evaluation of the vehicle diagnostic information, required part types and required tools for addressing the one or more vehicle problems, and generating, based on the evaluation of the vehicle diagnostic information, recommended part types for addressing the one or more vehicle problems. Finally, this example embodiment of the method further includes causing presentation of an interface facilitating purchase of required parts from each of the generated required part types, the required tools, and recommended parts from each of the generated recommended part types.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Michael Paul Shipman, F. Scott Brown, Destry J. Withers, Howard Bryson Morgan