Patents by Inventor Gregory T. Kavounas

Gregory T. Kavounas 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).

  • Patent number: 12113871
    Abstract: An online software platform (OSP) produces, by applying resource digital rules to previous relationship instance data of a primary entity data associated with one or more secondary entities of the domain, a domain resource regarding the domain. The OSP may then determine, by applying an alignment digital rule of the domain to the relationship instance data and the domain resource, whether or not an alignment condition of the domain is met, which indicates whether resources for relationship instances of the primary entity should have been remitted to the domain. If the alignment condition is not met, then the OSP may assemble proposal components, and communicate some of them to the domain on behalf of the primary entity to remit the resources, without initially communicating those proposal components that would reveal the identity of the primary entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: Avalara, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory T. Kavounas, Herve Marzio, Tyler Flora, Winona Dotson, William Rau
  • Patent number: 12107729
    Abstract: In embodiments, a computer system of a primary entity receives from a secondary entity a first communication about a relationship instance between the primary entity and the secondary entity, and transmits to an Online Service Provider (OSP) a second communication with a dataset. The dataset has dataset parameters about the relationship instance. The second communication causes the OSP to select a file template per the dataset, to produce a resource for the dataset, and to prepare a digital exhibit that is arranged to report the resource as answering the identified requirement. The OSP then transmits to the computer system a third communication that includes an access indicator adapted to facilitate viewing the digital exhibit. Upon receiving the third communication, the computer system transmits a fourth communication to the device of the secondary entity, the fourth communication including the access indicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Avalara, Inc.
    Inventors: Jayme Fishman, Andrew Brandon Chan, Gregory T. Kavounas
  • Publication number: 20240278027
    Abstract: A wearable medical monitoring (WMM) system may be worn for a long time. Some embodiments of WMM systems are wearable cardioverter defibrillator (WCD) systems. In such systems, ECG electrodes sense an ECG signal of the patient, and store it over the long-term. The stored ECG signal can be analyzed for helping long-term heart rate monitoring of the patient. The heart rate monitoring can be assisted a) by special filtering techniques that remove short-term variations inherent in patients' short-term heart rate determinations, and b) by indication techniques that indicate when conditions hampered sensing of the ECG signal too much for a reliable heart rate determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2024
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Applicant: WEST AFFUM HOLDINGS DAC
    Inventors: Steven Postlewait, Joseph Sullivan, Gregory T. Kavounas
  • Patent number: 12061879
    Abstract: A software configuration includes to store, in a strings memory, combinations of possible source locations and of possible destination locations that are subject to rules pairwise, and to further store respective code strings in association with the respective combinations. The possible locations may be stored by alphanumeric designators, for convenience in looking up the code strings. These code strings may be in a form that is mostly alphanumeric, may embed numerical parameters, and may even represent numerical operations. In fact, a code string of this type may even be configured in the form of code which, upon being executed, implements the rule that is applicable to the combination of the code string's source location and their destination location. The looked-up code string, or a code module generated from it, may then indeed be executed, to produce a resource that complies with the applicable rule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: Avalara, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Janzen, Gregory T Kavounas
  • Publication number: 20240248937
    Abstract: In embodiments, a method for an Online Software Platform (OSP) computer system includes receiving datasets having dataset values that represent relationship instance data of relationship instances between a client primary entity and other secondary entities, selecting digital rules responsive to these dataset values, producing resources for the datasets by applying the selected digital rules to the dataset values, deriving a total value of the produced resources, generating a report document that mentions at least the derived the total value, and preparing an instantiation that enables viewing a data record that substantiates the derived total value. The method may further include making this instantiation available for viewing to a domain entity that has access to the report document and wants to confirm the derived total value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Applicant: Avalara, Inc.
    Inventors: Bilkay ROSE, Mark JANZEN, Naveen Kumar AGRAWAL, Denis GULSEN, Gregory T. KAVOUNAS, Heidi GENEST, Erik van der HOEVEN, Tracy BARNEY, Yvonne SEIDL, Scott SEELY, Thomas GOLDSCHMIDT
  • Publication number: 20240226587
    Abstract: In embodiments, a Wearable Cardioverter Defibrillator (WCD) system includes a support structure for the patient to wear, and components that the support structure maintains on the patient's body. The components include a defibrillator, associated electrodes, and so on. The defibrillator can operate in a WCD mode while the patient wears the support structure. The defibrillator can further operate in a different, AED mode, during which time the patient need not wear a portion of the support structure, or even the entire support structure. Sometimes the AED mode is a type of a fully automatic AED mode. Other times the AED mode is a type of a semi-automated AED mode, where an attendant is present to administer the shock; at such times, the patient may not even need to have electrodes attached. This way the patient is more comfortable for a longer time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2024
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Applicant: West Affum Holdings DAC
    Inventors: Brian D. Webster, Zoie R. Engman, Phillip D. Foshee, JR., David P. Finch, Joseph L. Sullivan, Gregory T. Kavounas
  • Patent number: 12034648
    Abstract: An online software platform (OSP) classifies challenges to digital rules into buckets according to respective challenged digital rules that were applied to produce respective challenged resources. The OSP computes respective statistics for the buckets. Each bucket may have a corresponding statistic associated with the bucket based on a current total number of challenges that have been classified into that bucket. The OSP ranks the buckets according to the respective statistics of the buckets. The OSP may correct, based on the ranking of the buckets, the respective challenged stored digital rule of the selected bucket without yet correcting the respective challenged digital rule of at least one of the other buckets. This correction is stored and included in digital rules to be used to produce resources going forward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Avalara, Inc.
    Inventors: Marshal Kushniruk, Naveen Kumar Agrawal, Gregory T. Kavounas, Nikki Nash, Stefan Kim
  • Patent number: 12028409
    Abstract: Systems and methods electronically produce a local estimate of less-than-critical resources based on a client side version of digital rules and a coarse values received from an online service provider. Although using the client side version of digital rules and the coarse values may not include all the parameters and values needed to provide a fully accurate estimate of the resource, the ability to locally estimate resources without having to make network calls to the online service provider, such as when there are unfavorable conditions or latency of the network, imminent overloading of the online service provider or other operating conditions or demands on the online service provider preventing it from producing a timely more accurate estimate, provides a faster and more efficient way of obtaining a potentially useful estimate of resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: Avalara, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron Lee Robles, Nikki Nash, Mark Janzen, Rahul Aggarwal, Gregory T. Kavounas, Hemendra Pal
  • Patent number: 12028273
    Abstract: Systems and methods electronically produce a local estimate of less-than-critical resources based on a client-side version of digital rules and coarse values received from an online service provider. Although using the client-side version of digital rules and the coarse values may not include all the parameters and values needed to provide a fully accurate estimate of the resource, the ability to locally estimate resources without having to make network calls to the online service provider, such as when there are unfavorable conditions or latency of the network, imminent overloading of the online service provider or other operating conditions or demands on the online service provider preventing it from producing a timely more accurate estimate, provides a faster and more efficient way of obtaining a potentially useful estimate of resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: Avalara, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron Lee Robles, Nikki Nash, Mark Janzen, Rahul Aggarwal, Gregory T. Kavounas, Hemendra Pal
  • Patent number: 11979466
    Abstract: An online software platform (OSP) produces, by applying resource digital rules to previous relationship instance data of a primary entity data associated with one or more secondary entities of the domain, a domain resource regarding the domain. The OSP may then determine, by applying an alignment digital rule of the domain to the relationship instance data and the domain resource, whether or not an alignment condition of the domain is met, which indicates whether resources for relationship instances of the primary entity should have been remitted to the domain. If the alignment condition is not met, then the OSP may assemble proposal components, and communicate some of them to the domain on behalf of the primary entity to remit the resources, without initially communicating those proposal components that would reveal the identity of the primary entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Avalara, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory T. Kavounas, Herve Marzio, Tyler Flora, Winona Dotson, William Rau
  • Patent number: 11977586
    Abstract: In embodiments, an Online Software Platform (OSP) is configured to receive datasets having dataset values that represent relationship instance data of relationship instances between a client primary entity and other secondary entities, select digital rules responsive to these dataset values, produce resources for the datasets by applying the selected digital rules to the dataset values, derive a total value of the produced resources, generate a report document that mentions at least derived the total value, and prepare an instantiation that enables viewing a data record that substantiates the derived total value. The OSP may further make this instantiation available for viewing to a domain entity that has access to the report document and wants to confirm the derived total value. For instance, the OSP may provide an access instruction for viewing the instantiation, or even augment the report document itself with such an access instruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Avalara, Inc.
    Inventors: Bilkay Rose, Mark Janzen, Naveen Kumar Agrawal, Denis Gulsen, Gregory T. Kavounas, Heidi Genest, Erik van der Hoeven, Tracy Barney, Yvonne Seidl, Scott Seely, Thomas Goldschmidt
  • Publication number: 20240144387
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to generating compliance scores based on first party data on a second party system for viewing by a third party.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2024
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Marshal Kushniruk, Cassandra Searles, William Ingram, Gregory T. Kavounas
  • Patent number: 11969606
    Abstract: A wearable medical monitoring (WMM) system may be worn for a long time. Some embodiments of WMM systems are wearable cardioverter defibrillator (WCD) systems. In such systems, ECG electrodes sense an ECG signal of the patient, and store it over the long-term. The stored ECG signal can be analyzed for helping long-term heart rate monitoring of the patient. The heart rate monitoring can be assisted a) by special filtering techniques that remove short-term variations inherent in patients' short-term heart rate determinations, and b) by indication techniques that indicate when conditions hampered sensing of the ECG signal too much for a reliable heart rate determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: WEST AFFUM HOLDINGS DESIGNATED ACTIVITY COMPANY
    Inventors: Steven Postlewait, Joseph Sullivan, Gregory T. Kavounas
  • Patent number: 11944835
    Abstract: In embodiments, a Wearable Cardioverter Defibrillator (WCD) system includes a support structure for the patient to wear, and components that the support structure maintains on the patient's body. The components include a defibrillator, associated electrodes, and so on. The defibrillator can operate in a WCD mode while the patient wears the support structure. The defibrillator can further operate in a different, AED mode, during which time the patient need not wear a portion of the support structure, or even the entire support structure. Sometimes the AED mode is a type of a fully automatic AED mode. Other times the AED mode is a type of a semi-automated AED mode, where an attendant is present to administer the shock; at such times, the patient may not even need to have electrodes attached. This way the patient is more comfortable for a longer time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: West Affum Holdings DAC
    Inventors: Brian D. Webster, Zoie R. Engman, Phillip D. Foshee, Jr., David P. Finch, Joseph L Sullivan, Gregory T. Kavounas
  • Publication number: 20240050739
    Abstract: A Wearable Cardiac Defibrillator (WCD) system is configured to be worn by a patient who carries a mobile communication device. The mobile communication device has a user interface that is configured to enable the patient to enter wireless inputs. The WCD system includes a communication module that is configured to establish a local comlink with the mobile communication device. The WCD system also includes a tethered action unit that has a user interface configured to enable the patient to enter action inputs. The WCD system can perform some of its functions in response to the action inputs or to the wireless inputs. Since the wireless inputs can be provided from the mobile communication device instead of the action unit, the patient is less likely to attract attention when entering them, and thus exhibit better compliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: West Affum Holdings DAC
    Inventors: David Peter Finch, Phillip Dewey Foshee, JR., Erick Michael Roane, Laura Marie Gustavson, Kenneth F. Cowan, Robert Reuben Buchanan, Daniel James Finney, Jason W. Fouts, Gregory T. Kavounas
  • Patent number: 11900477
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to generating compliance scores based on first party data on a second party system for viewing by a third party.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Avalara, Inc.
    Inventors: Marshal Kushniruk, Cassandra Searles, William Ingram, Gregory T. Kavounas
  • Patent number: 11896832
    Abstract: A wearable cardiac defibrillator (“WCD”) system may include a support structure that a patient can wear, an energy storage module that can store an electrical charge, and a discharge circuit that can discharge the electrical charge through the patient so as to shock him or her, while the patient is wearing the support structure. Embodiments may actively take into account bystanders, both to protect them from an inadvertent shock, and also to enlist their help. In some embodiments, the WCD system includes a speaker system and a memory. Prompts have been saved in advance in the patient's own voice, and stored in the memory. In case of an emergency, the prompts may be played by the speaker system in the patient's own voice, and heard by a bystander.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: West Affum Holdings DAC
    Inventors: Joseph L. Sullivan, David Peter Finch, Phillip Dewey Foshee, Jr., Isabelle Banville, Richard C. Nova, Krystyna Szul, Daniel Finney, Laura Marie Gustavson, Gregory T. Kavounas
  • Patent number: 11900285
    Abstract: A specialized resource computation service engine electronically and automatically provides, in a timely and efficient manner, accurate and reliable tracking of mobile employees across domains and correctly apportions, calculates, and remits selected resources to those domains for employee compensation (including non-cash compensation) earned over a period of time according to the various different rules in various different domains. The system aggregates data indicative of different geographical locations and durations spent in the geographical locations by an employee over a time period, apportions respective amounts of time to each domain based on the aggregated data and computes, for the employee, a respective selected resource for each domain based on the respective amounts of time apportioned to each domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Avalara, Inc.
    Inventors: Henry H. Frantz, Merianne K. White, Nathan Harrenstein, Kevin Robert Halverson, Manuela Dorado Novoa, Kohn Fletcher Ward, Gregory T. Kavounas
  • Patent number: 11896546
    Abstract: A CPR chest compression system includes a retention structure that retains the body of a patient, and a motor and a compressor that can perform CPR compressions to the chest of the patient. The motor is powered by a battery that is located on the retention structure but away from the motor, and is electrically connected to the motor via one or more wires. Accordingly the weight and volume of the battery can be located away from a top portion of the retention structure. This renders the CPR system is less heavy at the top, and therefore less likely to tilt and start compressing the chest at a different point. Moreover, this permits X-Rays of a larger footprint to go through the CPR system and reach the patient, in example configurations where the components are transparent to X-Rays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: JOLIFE AB
    Inventors: Erik von Schenck, Anders Nilsson, Sara Lindroth, Gregory T. Kavounas
  • Patent number: 11874826
    Abstract: In embodiments, a computer system produces a first resource for a first dataset having a time indicator, by applying a first digital rule. A first notification can be caused to be transmitted about an aspect of the first resource to a remote device. A second dataset can be stored, which has values derived from the first dataset, and encodes a parameter of the first resource. A second digital rule may be stored to replace the first digital rule, at an updating time (Tupd). The second digital rule may have an effective time (Teff) prior to the actual updating time Tupd. A second resource may be produced by applying the second digital rule. A second notification can be caused to be transmitted about an aspect of the second resource to a remote device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: AVALARA, INC.
    Inventors: Gregory T. Kavounas, Pascal Patrice Van Dooren, Kevin James Hess, Barnabas Kendall