Patents by Inventor Eric Chad Neipling

Eric Chad Neipling 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: 20230380696
    Abstract: In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to screening a body temperature of a human. In some embodiments, there is provided a temperature screening system that screens a body temperature of a human including a housing comprising an output interface; one or more first sensors; a temperature sensor; and a control circuit configured to: cause the output interface to provide one or more messages; receive the one or more user inputs indicative of responses to at least one of the one or more messages; receive temperature data corresponding to the body temperature; determine whether the human meets a health criteria; and transmit a control signal indicative of the human meeting the health criteria in response to the human meeting the health criteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Benjamin R. Ellison, Eric Chad Neipling, Addison K. Bostian, Manideep Pabba, Ryan J. Giovacchini, Alisha D. Fleshman, Kipp S. Coco
  • Patent number: 11766181
    Abstract: In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to screening a body temperature of a human. In some embodiments, there is provided a touchless temperature screening system that screens a body temperature of a human including a housing comprising an output interface; one or more first sensors; a temperature sensor; and a control circuit configured to: cause the output interface to provide one or more messages; receive the one or more user inputs indicative of responses to at least one of the one or more messages; receive temperature data corresponding to the body temperature; determine whether the human meets a health criteria; and transmit a control signal indicative of the human meeting the health criteria in response to the human meeting the health criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: WALMART APOLLO, LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin R. Ellison, Eric Chad Neipling, Addison K. Bostian, Manideep Pabba, Ryan J. Giovacchini, Alisha D. Fleshman, Kipp S. Coco
  • Publication number: 20220120618
    Abstract: In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to screening a body temperature of a human. In some embodiments, there is provided a touchless temperature screening system that screens a body temperature of a human including a housing comprising an output interface; one or more first sensors; a temperature sensor; and a control circuit configured to: cause the output interface to provide one or more messages; receive the one or more user inputs indicative of responses to at least one of the one or more messages; receive temperature data corresponding to the body temperature; determine whether the human meets a health criteria; and transmit a control signal indicative of the human meeting the health criteria in response to the human meeting the health criteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Benjamin R. Ellison, Eric Chad Neipling, Addison K. Bostian, Manideep Pabba, Ryan J. Giovacchini, Alisha D. Fleshman, Kipp S. Coco
  • Publication number: 20220117496
    Abstract: In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to screening a body temperature of a human. In some embodiments, there is provided a touchless temperature screening system that screens a body temperature of a human including a housing comprising an output interface; one or more first sensors; a temperature sensor; and a control circuit configured to: cause the output interface to provide one or more messages; receive the one or more user inputs indicative of responses to at least one of the one or more messages; receive temperature data corresponding to the body temperature; determine whether the human meets a health criteria; and transmit a control signal indicative of the human meeting the health criteria in response to the human meeting the health criteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Benjamin R. Ellison, Eric Chad Neipling, Addison K. Bostian, Manideep Pabba, Ryan J. Giovacchini, Alisha D. Fleshman, Kipp S. Coco