Patents by Inventor Eric Goodman
Eric Goodman 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: 11965691Abstract: Methods of operating a refrigerator appliance are provided. The refrigerator appliance includes a cabinet defining a food storage chamber with a drawer slidably mounted within the food storage chamber. The refrigerator appliance also includes a sensor operable to detect an atmospheric condition within the food storage chamber of the drawer and a camera assembly positioned and configured for monitoring the drawer. The methods generally include obtaining an image using the camera assembly and analyzing the image to identify a first food item and a second food item in the food storage chamber of the drawer.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2022Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Kyle Robert Eden, Eric Scott Johnson, Michael Goodman Schroeder
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Publication number: 20230010904Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and systems for identifying or verifying trip information. A method for identifying or verifying a trip of a vehicle comprises detecting a presence of the vehicle with a mobile computing device of a user. The mobile computing device may be removable from the vehicle. Next, a trip start may be determined when the vehicle is detected by the mobile computing device as being present. Trip data may be recorded for a trip of the vehicle subsequent to the trip start, the trip data being based at least in part on sensor readings. A trip end that corresponds to an end of the trip of the vehicle may be detected and verified.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2022Publication date: January 12, 2023Inventors: Evan Gabriel Turitz Cox, Muhammad Waliji, Dan Richard Preston, JR., Jose Mercado, Daniel Eric Goodman, Chetan Ramaiah
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Patent number: 10706644Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for determining or providing fuel information of a vehicle, such as predicting fuel intake and usage for the vehicle. A method for predicting a fueling event of a vehicle comprises using a mobile computing device carried in the vehicle to track the vehicle along a route. Multiple stop events may be detected when tracking the vehicle, and for each of the multiple stop events, each of duration and a geographic location may be determined. Next, a given stop event of the multiple stop events may be determined to be a fueling event based at least in part on a duration and geographic location of the given stop event.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2018Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: METROMILE, INC.Inventors: Evan Gabriel Turitz Cox, Muhammad Waliji, Dan Richard Preston, Jr., Jose Mercado, Daniel Eric Goodman
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Publication number: 20190376282Abstract: A modular, lightweight, nonload bearing, space dividing architectural wall system. The architectural wall system configured to be installed in an opening defined by one or more studs of an interior wall and to interlock with one or more at least partially surrounding panels of sheet rock adhered to the one or more studs. The architectural wall system including one or more modular panels, each modular panel including at least a three sided extruded metal perimeter frame having a cross-section including a rectangular tubular portion and a pair of opposed sheet rock accommodating brackets, each defining a channel configured to receive an edge of the one or more at least partially surrounding panels of sheet rock, thereby interlocking the perimeter frame with the at least partially surrounding panels of sheet rock to secure the perimeter frame to the interior wall and to provide a finished appearance to the opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2019Publication date: December 12, 2019Inventors: Timothy J. Michel, Eric Goodman
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Publication number: 20190238360Abstract: A smart device for a household consumable includes at least one load sensor configured to measure a current load of a household consumable being supported by the smart device and a processor configured to compare the current load to a previously measured load to determine whether to increment one of a plurality of consumption event counters. The processor is configured to periodically transmit data located in the plurality of consumption event counters.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2019Publication date: August 1, 2019Inventors: Adam M. Laskowitz, Yeshwanth M. Gowda, Edwardo Martinez, Mingjing Huang, Bashir Ziady, Mark Biasotti, Torence Lu, Niall Macken, Joe Watson, Jacob Sandoval, Lim Hsu, Dan Wilkins, Ross Thayer, Arne Lang-Ree, Daniel deLaveaga, Joe Fitzpatrick, Eric Goodman, Ryan Oddo
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Publication number: 20190080527Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for determining or providing fuel information of a vehicle, such as predicting fuel intake and usage for the vehicle. A method for predicting a fueling event of a vehicle comprises using a mobile computing device carried in the vehicle to track the vehicle along a route. Multiple stop events may be detected when tracking the vehicle, and for each of the multiple stop events, each of duration and a geographic location may be determined. Next, a given stop event of the multiple stop events may be determined to be a fueling event based at least in part on a duration and geographic location of the given stop event.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2018Publication date: March 14, 2019Inventors: Evan Gabriel Turitz Cox, Muhammad Waliji, Dan Richard Preston, JR., Jose Mercado, Daniel Eric Goodman
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Patent number: 10169748Abstract: A system and method process a transaction between a merchant and a consumer at a point of sale (POS). Transaction information for the transaction is received from the consumer at the POS. The transaction information identifies an alternative payment option of an alternative payment provider to use for the transaction. A universal merchant platform (UMP) is requested to approve the transaction with the alternative payment provider of the identified alternative payment option. The request includes the received transaction information and is provided to the UMP according to a unified payment implementation. In response to approval of the transaction, an order identifier is received from the UMP. The order identifier uniquely identifies the transaction. The UMP is requested to authorize and/or capture funds for the transaction using a payment implementation specific to the alternative payment provider of the identified alternative payment option.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2014Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: CardinalCommerce CorporationInventors: Chandra S. Balasubramanian, Michael A. Keresman, III, Eric Goodman, Adam Ratica, Scott Rauhe
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Patent number: 10157375Abstract: A method of processing a transaction between a merchant and a buyer over a communication network is provided. The transaction is processed using one of a plurality of alternative payment options and each of the alternative payment options are provided by one of a plurality of alternative payment providers. Each of the alternative payment providers uses a different alternative payment implementation. The method includes: obtaining transaction information from the merchant; returning a redirection URL and an order identifier to the merchant; obtaining a transaction message from the merchant, where the transaction message specifies the type of operation; performing the operation type specified in the transaction message with the appropriate alternative payment provider; and returning a processing message to the merchant containing the results from performing the operation type specified in the transaction message.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2009Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: CardinalCommerce CorporationInventors: Chandra S. Balasubramanian, Michael A. Keresman, III, Eric Goodman, Adam Ratica, Scott Rauhe
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Patent number: 10140785Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for determining or providing fuel information of a vehicle, such as predicting fuel intake and usage for the vehicle. A method for predicting a fueling event of a vehicle comprises using a mobile computing device carried in the vehicle to track the vehicle along a route. Multiple stop events may be detected when tracking the vehicle, and for each of the multiple stop events, each of duration and a geographic location may be determined. Next, a given stop event of the multiple stop events may be determined to be a fueling event based at least in part on a duration and geographic location of the given stop event.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2015Date of Patent: November 27, 2018Assignee: METROMILE, INC.Inventors: Evan Gabriel Turitz Cox, Muhammad Waliji, Dan Richard Preston, Jr., Jose Mercado, Daniel Eric Goodman
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Patent number: 10036639Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and systems for determined a route or distance traveled of a vehicle. A computer-implemented method for determining a route of a vehicle during a trip comprises obtaining sensor information from a vehicle and obtaining position information from the vehicle using a global positioning system (GPS) component. Next, a route of the vehicle may be determined based at least in part on the position information and route information provided by a user onboard the vehicle during the trip. For portions of the trip in which the GPS component is not available or accurate, at least a portion of a corresponding route segment may be determined using the sensor information without the position information.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2015Date of Patent: July 31, 2018Assignee: METROMILE, INC.Inventors: Evan Gabriel Turitz Cox, Muhammad Waliji, Dan Richard Preston, Jr., Jose Mercado, Prashant Shukla, Daniel Eric Goodman, Allen Tran
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Publication number: 20180204396Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and systems for identifying or verifying trip information. A method for identifying or verifying a trip of a vehicle comprises detecting a presence of the vehicle with a mobile computing device of a user. The mobile computing device may be removable from the vehicle. Next, a trip start may be determined when the vehicle is detected by the mobile computing device as being present. Trip data may be recorded for a trip of the vehicle subsequent to the trip start, the trip data being based at least in part on sensor readings. A trip end that corresponds to an end of the trip of the vehicle may be detected and verified.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2017Publication date: July 19, 2018Inventors: Evan Gabriel Turitz Cox, Muhammad Waliji, Dan Richard Preston, JR., Jose Mercado, Daniel Eric Goodman, Chetan Ramaiah
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Patent number: 9846977Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and systems for identifying or verifying trip information. A method for identifying or verifying a trip of a vehicle comprises detecting a presence of the vehicle with a mobile computing device of a user. The mobile computing device may be removable from the vehicle. Next, a trip start may be determined when the vehicle is detected by the mobile computing device as being present. Trip data may be recorded for a trip of the vehicle subsequent to the trip start, the trip data being based at least in part on sensor readings. A trip end that corresponds to an end of the trip of the vehicle may be detected and verified.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2015Date of Patent: December 19, 2017Assignee: METROMILE, INC.Inventors: Evan Gabriel Turitz Cox, Muhammad Waliji, Dan Richard Preston, Jr., Jose Mercado, Daniel Eric Goodman, Chetan Ramaiah
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Patent number: 9812015Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and systems for providing parking information. A method for providing parking information comprises obtaining vehicle data from a vehicle, and/or a mobile computing device, and determining whether the vehicle is parked from the vehicle data. Next, using the one or more programmed processors, a parking location of the vehicle can be determined from the vehicle data. Information about the parking location can then be determined, and the information about the parking location can be outputted to the user.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2015Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: METROMILE, INC.Inventors: Evan Gabriel Turitz Cox, Joshua Cabrera Primero, Muhammad Waliji, Dan Richard Preston, Jr., Jose Mercado, Daniel Eric Goodman
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Patent number: 9328516Abstract: A trellis system including a front tube, a back tube, and two end tubes joined together, a plurality of roof panels, each panel having a perimeter, wherein the perimeter of the panel is coupled to at least a back tube surface and a front tube surface. An internal drainage system facilitates drainage of precipitation from the trellis. The internal drainage system further comprises an internal channel located within the tube member.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2014Date of Patent: May 3, 2016Assignee: Division 8 Products, Inc.Inventors: Ned Albert, Eric Goodman, Timothy J. Michel
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Publication number: 20150228129Abstract: A vehicle usage data is obtained for a vehicle in use. The driver profile is determined at each of the multiple instances when the vehicle is in use. The driver profile can be based at least in part on the vehicle information. The driver of the vehicle at each of the multiple instances can be identified based at least in part on the usage profile. The driver can be identified from one of multiple possible driver who can use the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2014Publication date: August 13, 2015Applicant: Metromile, Inc.Inventors: Evan Gabriel Turitz Cox, Daniel Eric Goodman, Dan Richard Preston, Stephen Thomas Pretre, Muhammad Waliji
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Publication number: 20150226563Abstract: A system and method is provided for analyzing route information for a vehicle. In particular, a determination is made as to whether a vehicle is on a trip. The determination can include identifying a starting point and a destination. On-board diagnostic data is obtained from the vehicle during the trip. A vehicle metric is determined for the vehicle based at least in part on the on-board diagnostic data.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2014Publication date: August 13, 2015Applicant: Metromile, Inc.Inventors: Evan Gabriel Turitz Cox, Daniel Eric Goodman, Dan Richard Preston, Stephen Thomas Pretre, Muhammad Waliji
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Patent number: 9062462Abstract: A trellis system is disclosed wherein the trellis comprises a front tube, a back tube, and two end tubes joined together, a plurality of roof panels, each panel having a perimeter, wherein the perimeter of the panel is coupled to at least a back tube surface and a front tube surface; a plurality of cross member assemblies wherein the cross member assemblies assist in creating tension between the front tube and the back tube, and a plurality of fasteners coupling the front tube to the end tubes, the back tube to the end tubes, and the roof panels to at least the front tube and the back tube, wherein the fasteners are not visible when the trellis system is installed. The trellis system also includes accent bands. A plurality of turnbuckles allows for easy leveling of the trellis.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2014Date of Patent: June 23, 2015Assignee: Division 8 Products, Inc.Inventors: Timothy J. Michel, Eric Goodman, Ned H. Albert
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Publication number: 20150101260Abstract: A trellis system including a front tube, a back tube, and two end tubes joined together, a plurality of roof panels, each panel having a perimeter, wherein the perimeter of the panel is coupled to at least a back tube surface and a front tube surface. An internal drainage system facilitates drainage of precipitation from the trellis. The internal drainage system further comprises an internal channel located within the tube member.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2014Publication date: April 16, 2015Inventors: Ned Albert, Eric Goodman, Timothy J. Michel
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Publication number: 20140196381Abstract: A trellis system is disclosed wherein the trellis comprises a front tube, a back tube, and two end tubes joined together, a plurality of roof panels, each panel having a perimeter, wherein the perimeter of the panel is coupled to at least a back tube surface and a front tube surface; a plurality of cross member assemblies wherein the cross member assemblies assist in creating tension between the front tube and the back tube, and a plurality of fasteners coupling the front tube to the end tubes, the back tube to the end tubes, and the roof panels to at least the front tube and the back tube, wherein the fasteners are not visible when the trellis system is installed. The trellis system also includes accent bands. A plurality of turnbuckles allows for easy leveling of the trellis.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2014Publication date: July 17, 2014Inventors: Tim Michel, Eric Goodman, Ned Albert
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Patent number: 8739473Abstract: A trellis system is disclosed wherein the trellis comprises a front tube, a back tube, and two end tubes joined together, a plurality of roof panels, each panel having a perimeter, wherein the perimeter of the panel is coupled to at least a back tube surface and a front tube surface; a plurality of cross member assemblies wherein the cross member assemblies assist in creating tension between the front tube and the back tube, and a plurality of fasteners coupling the front tube to the end tubes, the back tube to the end tubes, and the roof panels to at least the front tube and the back tube, wherein the fasteners are not visible when the trellis system is installed. The trellis system also includes accent bands. A plurality of turnbuckles allows for easy leveling of the trellis.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2011Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: Division 8 Products, Inc.Inventors: Tim Michel, Eric Goodman, Ned Albert