Patents by Inventor Dirk Stevens
Dirk Stevens 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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Publication number: 20250014121Abstract: A system and method for recommending matches between persons are provided. Data processing is performed using artificial intelligence technology. A supervised machine learning engine is trained from empirical data about existing relationships which have been evaluated as to quality of the relationships. Quality of candidate relationships is calculated as an output of the supervised machine learning engine when provided input data of attributes of two candidate persons. Likelihood of a successful relationship between two candidate persons is predicted by comparing the calculated quality of the candidate relationship against a threshold. The prediction in this learning task may be made by a neural network. A user is notified of a candidate match that is likely to become a successful relationship.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2024Publication date: January 9, 2025Inventor: Timothy Dirk Stevens
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Patent number: 12131392Abstract: A system and method for recommending matches between persons are provided. Data processing is performed using artificial intelligence technology. A supervised machine learning engine is trained from empirical data about existing relationships which have been evaluated as to quality of the relationships. Quality of candidate relationships is calculated as an output of the supervised machine learning engine when provided input data of attributes of two candidate persons. Likelihood of a successful relationship between two candidate persons is predicted by comparing the calculated quality of the candidate relationship against a threshold. The prediction in this learning task may be made by a neural network. A user is notified of a candidate match that is likely to become a successful relationship.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2022Date of Patent: October 29, 2024Inventor: Timothy Dirk Stevens
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Publication number: 20220284520Abstract: A system and method for recommending matches between persons are provided. Data processing is performed using artificial intelligence technology. A supervised machine learning engine is trained from empirical data about existing relationships which have been evaluated as to quality of the relationships. Quality of candidate relationships is calculated as an output of the supervised machine learning engine when provided input data of attributes of two candidate persons. Likelihood of a successful relationship between two candidate persons is predicted by comparing the calculated quality of the candidate relationship against a threshold. The prediction in this learning task may be made by a neural network. A user is notified of a candidate match that is likely to become a successful relationship.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2022Publication date: September 8, 2022Inventor: Timothy Dirk Stevens
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Patent number: 11276127Abstract: A system and method for recommending matches between persons are provided. Data processing is performed using artificial intelligence technology. A supervised machine learning engine is trained from empirical data about existing relationships which have been evaluated as to quality of the relationships. Quality of candidate relationships is calculated as an output of the supervised machine learning engine when provided input data of attributes of two candidate persons. Likelihood of a successful relationship between two candidate persons is predicted by comparing the calculated quality of the candidate relationship against a threshold. The prediction in this learning task may be made by a neural network. A user is notified of a candidate match that is likely to become a successful relationship.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2021Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Inventor: Timothy Dirk Stevens
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Patent number: 9177282Abstract: An apparatus, method and system for contextually aware monitoring of a supply chain are disclosed. In some implementations, contextually aware monitoring can include monitoring of the supply chain tradelane with tracking devices including sensors for determining location, velocity, heading, vibration, acceleration (e.g., 3D acceleration), or any other sensor that can monitor the environment of the shipping container to provide contextual awareness. The contextual awareness can be enabled by geofencing and recursive algorithms, which allow dynamic modification of the tracking device behavior. Dynamic modification can reduce performance to save power (e.g., save battery usage) and lower costs. Dynamic modification can increase performance where it matters in the supply chain for improved reporting accuracy or frequency or recognition of supply chain events. Dynamic modification can adapt performance such as wireless communications to the region or location of the tracking device.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2010Date of Patent: November 3, 2015Assignee: Deal Magic Inc.Inventors: Timothy Dirk Stevens, Nicholas James Quinn, Nicholas D. Cova
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Patent number: 9142107Abstract: An electronic security seal (e-Seal) is disclosed. The e-Seal monitors security of shipments including intermodal containers, reports tampers in real-time, monitors environmental status of goods and reports exceptions in real-time, and reports the location of the shipment with high frequency. The security monitoring complies with the ISO 17712 standard, adding electronic real-time reporting of tamper time and location and LED tamper indication. The e-Seal can be manufactured and operated at low cost due to diagnostic and logistic features. The e-Seal supports low cost upgrades due to a modular architecture allowing a plug-in update of separate functions. The e-Seal allows flexible usage across supply chain tradelanes, due to highly programmable operation including over-the-air remote programming via wireless communications. The e-Seal provides low power operation to save battery usage and lower costs.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2013Date of Patent: September 22, 2015Assignee: Deal Magic Inc.Inventor: Timothy Dirk Stevens
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Publication number: 20130314233Abstract: An electronic security seal (e-Seal) is disclosed. The e-Seal monitors security of shipments including intermodal containers, reports tampers in real-time, monitors environmental status of goods and reports exceptions in real-time, and reports the location of the shipment with high frequency. The security monitoring complies with the ISO 17712 standard, adding electronic real-time reporting of tamper time and location and LED tamper indication. The e-Seal can be manufactured and operated at low cost due to diagnostic and logistic features. The e-Seal supports low cost upgrades due to a modular architecture allowing a plug-in update of separate functions. The e-Seal allows flexible usage across supply chain tradelanes, due to highly programmable operation including over-the-air remote programming via wireless communications. The e-Seal provides low power operation to save battery usage and lower costs.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2013Publication date: November 28, 2013Applicants: DEAL MAGIC, INC., SAVI TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventor: Timothy Dirk Stevens
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Patent number: 8593280Abstract: A security electronic seal is described. The electronic seal uses a first shaft to lock an asset, and a second inexpensive consumable shaft to lock the first shaft. These shafts provide an electronic means of monitoring the security of the seal. The seal can detect tampering of the asset secured by the device, and in some implementations provides a wireless notification.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2010Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Assignees: Savi Technology, Inc., Deal Magic, Inc., Envotek Network SDN BHD (657306-W)Inventors: Chin Tong Tan, Timothy Dirk Stevens, Gary Nunes
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Patent number: 8456302Abstract: An electronic security seal (e-Seal) is disclosed. The e-Seal monitors security of shipments including intermodal containers, reports tampers in real-time, monitors environmental status of goods and reports exceptions in real-time, and reports the location of the shipment with high frequency. The security monitoring complies with the ISO 17712 standard, adding electronic real-time reporting of tamper time and location and LED tamper indication. The e-Seal can be manufactured and operated at low cost due to diagnostic and logistic features. The e-Seal supports low cost upgrades due to a modular architecture allowing a plug-in update of separate functions. The e-Seal allows flexible usage across supply chain tradelanes, due to highly programmable operation including over-the-air remote programming via wireless communications. The e-Seal provides low power operation to save battery usage and lower costs.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2009Date of Patent: June 4, 2013Assignees: Savi Technology, Inc., Deal Magic, Inc.Inventor: Timothy Dirk Stevens
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Publication number: 20110133888Abstract: An apparatus, method and system for contextually aware monitoring of a supply chain are disclosed. In some implementations, contextually aware monitoring can include monitoring of the supply chain tradelane with tracking devices including sensors for determining location, velocity, heading, vibration, acceleration (e.g., 3D acceleration), or any other sensor that can monitor the environment of the shipping container to provide contextual awareness. The contextual awareness can be enabled by geofencing and recursive algorithms, which allow dynamic modification of the tracking device behavior. Dynamic modification can reduce performance to save power (e.g., save battery usage) and lower costs. Dynamic modification can increase performance where it matters in the supply chain for improved reporting accuracy or frequency or recognition of supply chain events. Dynamic modification can adapt performance such as wireless communications to the region or location of the tracking device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2010Publication date: June 9, 2011Inventors: Timothy Dirk Stevens, Nicholas James Quinn, Nicholas D. Cova
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Publication number: 20110133932Abstract: A security electronic seal is described. The electronic seal uses a first shaft to lock an asset, and a second inexpensive consumable shaft to lock the first shaft. These shafts provide an electronic means of monitoring the security of the seal. The seal can detect tampering of the asset secured by the device, and in some implementations provides a wireless notification.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2010Publication date: June 9, 2011Inventors: Chin Tong Tan, Timothy Dirk Stevens, Gary Nunes
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Publication number: 20110012731Abstract: An electronic security seal (e-Seal) is disclosed. The e-Seal monitors security of shipments including intermodal containers, reports tampers in real-time, monitors environmental status of goods and reports exceptions in real-time, and reports the location of the shipment with high frequency. The security monitoring complies with the ISO 17712 standard, adding electronic real-time reporting of tamper time and location and LED tamper indication. The e-Seal can be manufactured and operated at low cost due to diagnostic and logistic features. The e-Seal supports low cost upgrades due to a modular architecture allowing a plug-in update of separate functions. The e-Seal allows flexible usage across supply chain tradelanes, due to highly programmable operation including over-the-air remote programming via wireless communications. The e-Seal provides low power operation to save battery usage and lower costs.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2009Publication date: January 20, 2011Inventor: Timothy Dirk Stevens
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Patent number: 6038761Abstract: A ring transformer having a core, at least one winding and at least two flanges, and a rotor plate packet having at least one winding is arranged on a rotor shaft before the winding process. A coil body having at least two wind-on connectors is arranged on the transformer core. The wind-on connectors are offset relative to one another and a section of wind-on connectors radially projects outside the circumferential contour of the ring transformer. The winding wire ends of the transformer winding are secured to the wind-on connectors during the winding of the synchro system. The section of the wind-on connectors projecting outside the circumference of the ring transformer is subsequently removed. In this way, the iron parts of the rotor winding and of the ring transformer can be mounted in advance on the rotor shaft and all windings can be continuously wound in one work process.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 1997Date of Patent: March 21, 2000Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventors: Reinhold Meiler, Dirk Stevens
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Patent number: 5960979Abstract: Plastic bucket provided with a lid, the bucket having a single upper edge, a circumferential rib, and a depending edge connecting to the circumferential rib, the circumferential rib and the depending edge having such a profile that in sealed condition gripping the free lower edge of the lid is impossible. After removal of the sealing lip, gripping the free lower edge of the lid at the sealing position is possible in that the shape of the circumferential rib, and the depending edge connecting thereto, at the sealing position deviates from the shape thereof at the other circumferential positions, this deviating shape, however, in each case being such that the circumferential rib, throughout the circumference and hence also at the sealing position, extends adjacent to the upper edge of the bucket, so that the stiffness of the bucket is substantially the same throughout the circumference thereof.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 1998Date of Patent: October 5, 1999Assignee: Van den Brink B.V.Inventors: Anno Gerrit Van Den Brink, Dirk Steven Van Den Brink