Patents by Inventor Donald A. Wood
Donald A. Wood 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: 12151733Abstract: Physical shopping carts can have product detection systems and associate physical shopping carts with mobile computing devices (e.g., smartphones, tablet computing devices, smart watches, wearable computing devices). For example, physical shopping carts can be equipped with one or more product detection systems (e.g., scanners, sensors, cameras) that can electronically tally products that are placed in physical shopping carts. Mobile computing devices can be associated with and mounted on the physical shopping carts to provide a variety of enhanced shopping cart features not possible with conventional physical shopping carts, such as electronically tracking the contents of a shopping cart, checking-out from the mobile computing device (instead of at conventional check-out areas, such as point of sale terminals), and others.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2023Date of Patent: November 26, 2024Assignee: Target Brands, Inc.Inventors: Todd A. Hagen, Josh Michael Dingman, Daniel Woods, Donnie Tolbert, Andrew Wipf, Tomas Kadlec, Donald John Armstrong
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Patent number: 11989573Abstract: Techniques for providing adaptive virtual function (VF) drivers capable of operating with physical devices having a plurality of different hardware configurations are described. In one embodiment, for example, an apparatus may include logic to implement a virtual machine (VM), the logic to initialize an adaptive virtual function (VF) driver to facilitate communication between the VM and a physical device to be virtualized, establish communication between the adaptive VF driver and a physical function (PF) driver of the hypervisor for the physical device, activate a standard feature set for the adaptive VF driver to execute on a PF of the physical device, and negotiate activation of an advanced feature set for the adaptive VF driver to execute on the PF, the adaptive VF driver to provide the advanced feature set to the PF, the PF activate each feature of the advanced feature set supported by the PF.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2023Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: INTEL CORPORATIONInventors: Anjali Singhai Jain, Mitu Aggarwal, Parthasarathy Sarangam, Donald Wood, Jesse Brandeburg, Mitchell A. Williams
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Patent number: 11920976Abstract: A system for coupling photometers to an incubation ring for use in in vitro diagnostics comprises one or more light sources, and an incubation ring assembly, and two photometers. An incubation ring assembly comprises an internal trough and an external trough. Each trough comprises (a) an internal wall comprising an internal aperture and (b) an external wall comprising an external aperture. A first photometer comprises: a first optics housing directing light from the light sources through the external aperture of the internal trough, and a first detector positioned to receive the light through the internal aperture of the internal trough. A second photometer comprises a second optics housing directing the light from the light sources through the internal aperture of the external trough, and a second detector positioned to receive the light through the external aperture of the external trough.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2020Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.Inventors: John P. Mizzer, Donald Wood
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Publication number: 20240036895Abstract: Techniques for providing adaptive virtual function (VF) drivers capable of operating with physical devices having a plurality of different hardware configurations are described. In one embodiment, for example, an apparatus may include logic to implement a virtual machine (VM), the logic to initialize an adaptive virtual function (VF) driver to facilitate communication between the VM and a physical device to be virtualized, establish communication between the adaptive VF driver and a physical function (PF) driver of the hypervisor for the physical device, activate a standard feature set for the adaptive VF driver to execute on a PF of the physical device, and negotiate activation of an advanced feature set for the adaptive VF driver to execute on the PF, the adaptive VF driver to provide the advanced feature set to the PF, the PF activate each feature of the advanced feature set supported by the PF.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: INTEL CORPORATIONInventors: ANJALI SINGHAI JAIN, MITU AGGARWAL, PARTHASARATHY SARANGAM, DONALD WOOD, JESSE BRANDEBURG, MITCHELL A. WILLIAMS
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Patent number: 11818287Abstract: A computer system configured to authenticate the identity of a user who is attempting to access a website or conduct a transaction is provided. The system is configured to receive a geographical location associated with the user and to receive the geographical location of a mobile phone associated with the user, and to determine whether the two geographical locations are within an acceptable distance. The system is configured to take into account the accuracy of the mobile phone location.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2022Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Spriv LLCInventors: Guy Hefetz, Jacob Heffez, Christopher Donald Wood
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Publication number: 20230334046Abstract: Inferences may be obtained to handle access requests at a non-relational database system. An access request may be received at a non-relational database system. The non-relational database system may determine that the access request uses a machine learning model to complete the access request. The non-relational database system may cause an inference to be generated using data items for the access request as input to the machine learning model. The access request may be completed using the generated inference.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2023Publication date: October 19, 2023Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Akshat Vig, Amit Gupta, Palak Agrawal, Amit Purohit, Benjamin Donald Wood
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Patent number: 11755620Abstract: Non-relational database operations are invoked to provide results consistent with commands specified in a relational query language. A request to access data in a non-relational database is received that includes one or more commands specified in a query language for accessing data according to a relational data scheme. The request may be evaluated to determine one or more Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) to invoke operations at the non-relational database that provide a result consistent with the commands specified in the query language. The determined APIs are executed and a result returned for the request based on the execution of the APIs.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2020Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Vaibhav Jain, Rishabh Jain, Amit Gupta, Palak Agrawal, Sagar Mundra, Benjamin Donald Wood, Lewis Bruck
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Patent number: 11726999Abstract: Inferences may be obtained to handle access requests at a non-relational database system. An access request may be received at a non-relational database system. The non-relational database system may determine that the access request uses a machine learning model to complete the access request. The non-relational database system may cause an inference to be generated using data items for the access request as input to the machine learning model. The access request may be completed using the generated inference.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2021Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Akshat Vig, Amit Gupta, Palak Agrawal, Amit Purohit, Benjamin Donald Wood
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Publication number: 20230222315Abstract: An energy-efficient sequencer comprising inline multipliers and adders causes a read source that contains matching values to output an enable signal to enable a data item prior to using a multiplier to multiply the data item with a weight to obtain a product for use in a matrix-multiplication in hardware. A second enable signal causes the output to be written to the data item.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2023Publication date: July 13, 2023Applicant: Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.Inventors: Mark Alan Lovell, Robert Michael Muchsel, Donald Wood Loomis III, III
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Patent number: 11698804Abstract: Techniques for providing adaptive virtual function (VF) drivers capable of operating with physical devices having a plurality of different hardware configurations are described. In one embodiment, for example, an apparatus may include logic to implement a virtual machine (VM), the logic to initialize an adaptive virtual function (VF) driver to facilitate communication between the VM and a physical device to be virtualized, establish communication between the adaptive VF driver and a physical function (PF) driver of the hypervisor for the physical device, activate a standard feature set for the adaptive VF driver to execute on a PF of the physical device, and negotiate activation of an advanced feature set for the adaptive VF driver to execute on the PF, the adaptive VF driver to provide the advanced feature set to the PF, the PF activate each feature of the advanced feature set supported by the PF.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2021Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: INTEL CORPORATIONInventors: Anjali Singhai Jain, Mitu Aggarwal, Parthasarathy Sarangam, Donald Wood, Jesse Brandeburg, Mitchell A. Williams
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Patent number: 11696981Abstract: A catheter includes: a body comprising a body side wall, a proximal end and a distal end; a septum extending from the proximal end to the distal end; a first lumen and a second lumen separated by the septum, each lumen forming a mouth at the distal end; first and second slots formed in a portion of the body side wall at the distal end and in fluid communication with the first and second lumens respectively. The first and second slots extend linearly along a direction parallel to a longitudinal axis of the body. The distal end of the body and the septum terminate in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The distal end of the body has a substantially round cross section, while the first and second lumens each have a substantially D-shaped cross-section at the distal end. The two slots each have a width that is between 30% and 60% of a longer dimension of the D-shaped cross-section of a corresponding lumen.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2020Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: Medical Components, Inc.Inventors: Adrian Ravenscroft, Donald Woods
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Patent number: 11610095Abstract: An energy-efficient sequencer comprising inline multipliers and adders causes a read source that contains matching values to output an enable signal to enable a data item prior to using a multiplier to multiply the data item with a weight to obtain a product for use in a matrix-multiplication in hardware. A second enable signal causes the output to be written to the data item.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2019Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.Inventors: Mark Alan Lovell, Robert Michael Muchsel, Donald Wood Loomis, III
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Publication number: 20220287593Abstract: A method and assembly for monitoring physiological parameters of a subject is provided. The method includes measuring, with a physiological sensor, data that indicates a change in a value of a physiological parameter of a subject over a time period. The method further includes measuring, with a motion sensor, data that indicates a value of a motion of the subject over the time period. The method further includes determining, with a processor, whether the value of the motion of the subject over the time period is less than a motion threshold. The method includes determining, with the processor, whether the change in the value of the physiological parameter over the time period exceeds a change threshold. The method also includes performing an action based on the determination that the change in the value of the physiological parameter exceeds the change threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2022Publication date: September 15, 2022Inventor: Donald A. WOOD
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Publication number: 20220221333Abstract: A system for coupling photometers to an incubation ring for use in in vitro diagnostics comprises one or more light sources, and an incubation ring assembly, and two photometers. An incubation ring assembly comprises an internal trough and an external trough. Each trough comprises (a) an internal wall comprising an internal aperture and (b) an external wall comprising an external aperture. A first photometer comprises: a first optics housing directing light from the light sources through the external aperture of the internal trough, and a first detector positioned to receive the light through the internal aperture of the internal trough. A second photometer comprises a second optics housing directing the light from the light sources through the internal aperture of the external trough, and a second detector positioned to receive the light through the external aperture of the external trough.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2020Publication date: July 14, 2022Applicant: Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.Inventors: John P. Mizzer, Donald Wood
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Patent number: 11369289Abstract: A method and assembly for monitoring physiological parameters of a subject is provided. The method includes measuring, with a physiological sensor, data that indicates a change in a value of a physiological parameter of a subject over a time period. The method further includes measuring, with a motion sensor, data that indicates a value of a motion of the subject over the time period. The method further includes determining, with a processor, whether the value of the motion of the subject over the time period is less than a motion threshold. The method includes determining, with the processor, whether the change in the value of the physiological parameter over the time period exceeds a change threshold. The method also includes performing an action based on the determination that the change in the value of the physiological parameter exceeds the change threshold.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2018Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: Inspired Performance Institute, Inc.Inventor: Donald A. Wood
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Patent number: 11341472Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention relate to a point-of-sale (POS) system, and more particularly, to systems, devices and methods of making secure payments using a mobile device in addition to a POS terminal that may be an insecure payment device exposed to various tamper attempts under certain circumstances. The mobile device is involved in a trusted transaction between a central financial entity, e.g., a bank, and the payment terminal, such that the insecure payment terminal may be further authenticated based on rolling codes, two-way or three-way authentication, or an off-line mode enabled by incorporation of the mobile device. Although either of the mobile device and the payment terminal provides limited security, a POS system incorporating both of them demonstrates an enhanced level of security.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2017Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.Inventors: Donald Wood Loomis, III, Edward Tangkwai Ma, Robert Michael Muchsel
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Patent number: 11308477Abstract: The invention provides a method for verifying the identity of an internet user, or for detecting the misuse of an identity, during an on-line transaction. The method involves comparing the geographic location of the transaction to the geographic location of the user's cell phone or other mobile device, and taking a geographically close location relationship between the two as a positive indication of identity. A reasonable travel time between the two locations can be taken into account so as to reduce the incidence of false negatives, and to improve the reliability of positive identifications.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2019Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: Spriv LLCInventors: Guy Hefetz, Jaqcob Heffez, Christopher Donald Wood
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Publication number: 20210149697Abstract: Techniques for providing adaptive virtual function (VF) drivers capable of operating with physical devices having a plurality of different hardware configurations are described. In one embodiment, for example, an apparatus may include logic to implement a virtual machine (VM), the logic to initialize an adaptive virtual function (VF) driver to facilitate communication between the VM and a physical device to be virtualized, establish communication between the adaptive VF driver and a physical function (PF) driver of the hypervisor for the physical device, activate a standard feature set for the adaptive VF driver to execute on a PF of the physical device, and negotiate activation of an advanced feature set for the adaptive VF driver to execute on the PF, the adaptive VF driver to provide the advanced feature set to the PF, the PF activate each feature of the advanced feature set supported by the PF.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2021Publication date: May 20, 2021Applicant: INTEL CORPORATIONInventors: ANJALI SINGHAI JAIN, MITU AGGARWAL, PARTHASARATHY SARANGAM, DONALD WOOD, JESSE BRANDEBURG, MITCHELL A. WILLIAMS
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Patent number: D963356Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2019Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: Kimball International, IncInventor: Donald Woods
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Patent number: D1007209Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2021Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: Kimball International, Inc.Inventor: Donald Woods