Patents by Inventor Eric Wade
Eric Wade 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: 20240127323Abstract: A system and method of data extraction is disclosed. An image file of a scan of a printed information list is received at a server via a network connection. When not in portable document format, the received image file is processed with an optical character recognition (OCR) engine at the server to identify all text therein and then the processed image file is stored in a memory. When in portable document format, the image file is processed using metadata and positional data at the server to generate sentences; process the sentences to identify prices, descriptions, items, and categories; link each identified item to an associated price, description, and category; and extract and link all modifiers from identified description, and then all identified and extracted information is stored in memory. A user interface is provided to a user via the server for graphically visualizing and editing a stored processed file.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2022Publication date: April 18, 2024Inventors: Mihir Joshi, Kyle Wade, Brian A. Klotzman, Eric Smith
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Publication number: 20240095847Abstract: This document describes techniques, methods, systems, and other mechanisms for improving interactions between insurance agents, insurance providers, and insurance customers while ensuring that such interactions comply with regulatory requirements. This includes providing unique user interfaces that facilitate efficient communication between computing devices operated by insurance agents and computing devices operated by insurance customers to ensure that electronic scope of appointment forms are provided to potential customers and executed in accordance with government regulations prior to face to face or telephonic meetings between an insurance agent and an insurance customer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Harsh Singla, Jake Christensen, Eric Wade
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Publication number: 20240080390Abstract: The document generally describes improved platform interfaces and solutions for agents, including agents having mobile computing devices that interact with platform via a network. Embodiments are configured to provide a number of improved platform interfaces and solutions for agents, including one or more improvements to: selectively receive leads when they are online (e.g., designated as on duty or otherwise working and available to receive leads), communicating with potential and existing customers about insurance plans when the agents are online, facilitating a customer's ability to review and sign insurance plans from their computing device when their agent is offline, automatically recording inbound and outbound calls according to regulatory requirements, providing call scripts to be recited during those calls in compliance with the regulations, and uniquely tag customers to assist the agents in organizing their customer contact records and tasks associated with their customers.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Harsh Singla, Jake Christensen, Eric Wade
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Publication number: 20230312390Abstract: A system and methods are described herein for preheating a preform in a preheater furnace and then transferring the preheated preform to a consolidation furnace for chemical treatment and sintering the preform into a clear glass which can be drawn into optical fiber. In addition, the preheater furnace is described herein which is configured to heat the preform per a predetermined heat-profile until the preform is uniformly heated to a temperature above 1000° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Inventors: Raymond David Groh, Joseph Leroy Morse, Bradley Kent Shepard, Ian Anthony Smith, Eric Wade Thornton
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Patent number: 11713272Abstract: A system and methods are described herein for preheating a preform in a preheater furnace and then transferring the preheated preform to a consolidation furnace for chemical treatment and sintering the preform into a clear glass which can be drawn into optical fiber. In addition, the preheater furnace is described herein which is configured to heat the preform per a predetermined heat-profile until the preform is uniformly heated to a temperature above 1000° C.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2020Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: Corning IncorporatedInventors: Raymond David Groh, Joseph Leroy Morse, Bradley Kent Shepard, Ian Anthony Smith, Eric Wade Thornton
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Publication number: 20230103360Abstract: This document describes techniques, methods, systems, and other mechanisms for improving interactions between insurance agents, insurance providers, and insurance customers while ensuring that such interactions comply with regulatory requirements. This includes providing unique user interfaces that facilitate efficient communication between computing devices operated by insurance agents and computing devices operated by insurance customers to ensure that electronic scope of appointment forms are provided to potential customers and executed in accordance with government regulations prior to face to face or telephonic meetings between an insurance agent and an insurance customer.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2022Publication date: April 6, 2023Inventors: Harsh Singla, Jake Christensen, Eric Wade
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Publication number: 20220315473Abstract: An optical fiber draw furnace system including a muffle, a downfeed handle, and a downfeed handle extension portion. The downfeed handle is moveably disposed within an inner cavity of the muffle. The downfeed handle extension portion is connected to the downfeed handle and moveably disposed within the inner cavity of the muffle. Furthermore, the downfeed handle extension portion forms a first gap between an outer surface of the downfeed handle extension portion and an inner surface of the muffle, the first gap having a length in a range of about 0.001 m to about 0.2 m.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2022Publication date: October 6, 2022Inventors: Erling Richard Anderson, Tammy Michelle Hoffmann, Nikolaos Pantelis Kladias, Kenneth William Roberts, Eric Wade Thornton, Chunfeng Zhou
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Publication number: 20200283329Abstract: A system and methods are described herein for preheating a preform in a preheater furnace and then transferring the preheated preform to a consolidation furnace for chemical treatment and sintering the preform into a clear glass which can be drawn into optical fiber. In addition, the preheater furnace is described herein which is configured to heat the preform per a predetermined heat-profile until the preform is uniformly heated to a temperature above 1000° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2020Publication date: September 10, 2020Inventors: Raymond David Groh, Joseph Leroy Morse, Bradley Kent Shepard, Ian Anthony Smith, Eric Wade Thornton
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Patent number: 10054032Abstract: A controller-implemented method for controlling a fan drive of a machine having a transmission is provided. The controller-implemented method may include generating a default fan speed for controlling the fan drive based on one or more operating conditions associated with the machine, generating an override fan speed based on one or more operating conditions associated with the transmission, and controlling the fan drive according to the override fan speed at least partially during calibration of the transmission.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2015Date of Patent: August 21, 2018Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Matthew James Sirovatka, Matthew Scott Good, Eric Wade Cler
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Publication number: 20170022877Abstract: A controller-implemented method for controlling a fan drive of a machine having a transmission is provided. The controller-implemented method may include generating a default fan speed for controlling the fan drive based on one or more operating conditions associated with the machine, generating an override fan speed based on one or more operating conditions associated with the transmission, and controlling the fan drive according to the override fan speed at least partially during calibration of the transmission.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2015Publication date: January 26, 2017Applicant: CATERPILLAR INC.Inventors: Matthew James Sirovatka, Matthew Scott Good, Eric Wade Cler
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Patent number: 9481516Abstract: A material handling system comprises a main conveyor, a branch conveyor, and a robotic line sorter. The robotic line sorter comprises a robotic arm and an end effector operable to engage an article. The robotic line sorter is operable to perform one or a combination of the functions of orienting, aligning, gapping, and/or moving an article from the main conveyor to the branch conveyor. The material handling system may further comprise a scanner configured to read and communicate information from an article to the robotic line sorter. The robotic line sorter may be configured to deliver an article to the branch conveyor in a predetermined order, until a predetermined condition is met, or based upon a predetermined characteristic.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2014Date of Patent: November 1, 2016Inventors: Timothy W. Kraus, Eric Wade Sweazy
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Publication number: 20160260293Abstract: Methods and systems providing stepwise social lottery games are disclosed. During play of a stepwise social lottery games, players are provided with up-to-date aggregated player action data, and allowed to take action on their wager items having temporary ticket value during a predetermined period of time. The aggregated player action data may include a total number of wager items redeemed by players.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2015Publication date: September 8, 2016Applicant: LOTTERY MANAGEMENT CONSULTING, LLCInventor: Stephen Eric Wade
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Patent number: 8185632Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes discovering a resource using a first discovery module, the first discovery module being for identifying resources having identifying information known to the first discovery module. The method also includes discovering the resource using a second discovery module, the second discovery module being for identifying resources having identifying information not known to the first discovery module. An object associated with the resource is created by the first discovery module if the resource has identifying information known to the first discovery module. In addition, an object associated with the resource is created by the second discovery module if the resource has identifying information not known to the first discovery module.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2009Date of Patent: May 22, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Eric Wade Brown, Nicholas Watkins Brown, Jacob Andrew Kitchener, Heather Nicole Sterling
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Publication number: 20110163760Abstract: A test circuit and system for testing one or more electrical properties of an electronic circuit or other device under test (DUT) by applying and monitoring test signals to the DUT is disclosed. The test circuit can utilize a plurality of universal interface channel circuits in a single automated test system to provide a unique and flexible approach for testing electronic circuits or devices that has many advantages. A single data acquisition circuit can coupled to one or more universal interface channel circuits. Each of the universal interface channel circuits can be independently commanded by the data acquisition circuit to provide one of a variety of test signals to a DUT as desired.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2010Publication date: July 7, 2011Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: ERIC WADE ROUSE, PAUL DOUGLAS KELLEY
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Patent number: 7969171Abstract: A test circuit and system for testing one or more electrical properties of an electronic circuit or other device under test (DUT) by applying and monitoring test signals to the DUT is disclosed. The test circuit can utilize a plurality of universal interface channel circuits in a single automated test system to provide a unique and flexible approach for testing electronic circuits or devices that has many advantages. A single data acquisition circuit can be coupled to one or more universal interface channel circuits. Each of the universal interface channel circuits can be independently commanded by the data acquisition circuit to provide one of a variety of test signals to a DUT as desired.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2010Date of Patent: June 28, 2011Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Eric Wade Rouse, Paul Douglas Kelley
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Patent number: 7962768Abstract: A control system for a machine is disclosed. The control system may have a power source, an operator input device, a work implement, and a controller in communication with the power source and the operator input device. The operator input device may be configured to generate a signal indicative of a desired mode of power source operation. The work implement may be driven by the power source to accomplish a task. The controller may be configured to classify a currently performed task, and adjust power source operation based on the task signal and the classification.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2007Date of Patent: June 14, 2011Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Thomas Lynn Grill, Rick William Berlage, Lucas Adam Knapp, Eric Wade Cler
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Publication number: 20100235510Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes discovering a resource using a first discovery module, the first discovery module being for identifying resources having identifying information known to the first discovery module. The method also includes discovering the resource using a second discovery module, the second discovery module being for identifying resources having identifying information not known to the first discovery module. An object associated with the resource is created by the first discovery module if the resource has identifying information known to the first discovery module. In addition, an object associated with the resource is created by the second discovery module if the resource has identifying information not known to the first discovery module.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2009Publication date: September 16, 2010Inventors: Eric Wade Brown, Nicholas Watkins Brown, Jacob Andrew Kitchener, Heather Nicole Sterling
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Publication number: 20080202468Abstract: A control system for a machine is disclosed. The control system may have a power source, an operator input device, a work implement, and a controller in communication with the power source and the operator input device. The operator input device may be configured to generate a signal indicative of a desired mode of power source operation. The work implement may be driven by the power source to accomplish a task. The controller may be configured to classify a currently performed task, and adjust power source operation based on the task signal and the classification.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2007Publication date: August 28, 2008Inventors: Thomas Lynn Grill, Rick William Berlage, Lucas Adam Knapp, Eric Wade Cler
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Patent number: 7276669Abstract: A work machine may have a payload overload control system. The system may include a payload carrier and a lift mechanism configured to raise and lower the payload carrier. The system may further include a payload monitor configured to determine a payload in the payload carrier. The system may also include a controller configured to compare the determined payload with a predetermined maximum payload and to selectively control lift of the payload carrier by the lift mechanism based on the comparison between the determined payload and the predetermined maximum payload.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2004Date of Patent: October 2, 2007Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Kristofor Lee Dahl, Eric Wade Cler, Wei Li, Randy G. Aneloski
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Publication number: 20050130100Abstract: A prophylactic system 100 for a dental hand piece 101 of a selected shape and having an outlet 112 for providing a fluid to an operating field is disclosed. A cover 102 has a shape substantially similar to the hand piece 101 for enclosing the dental hand piece 101 and includes an aperture 118 for communicating with the operating field. An s-shaped valve 600 includes a path 605 for coupling the fluid from outlet 118 of the hand piece 101 to the aperture 118 of the cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2005Publication date: June 16, 2005Inventor: Eric Wade