Patents by Inventor Holmberg LOPEZ

Holmberg LOPEZ 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: 12574638
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide an adaptive imaging process that includes receiving a measured fill level for a container based on a distance reading measurement, selecting a focus level from a plurality of calibrated focus levels based on the measured fill level, providing, to an imaging device, one or more imaging instructions to trigger a validation image at the focus level, receiving, from the imaging device, an imaging response to the one or more imaging instructions that comprises an image classification for the validation image, generating a verification event based on the image classification, and storing the verification event in association with the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2026
    Assignee: Optum, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron M. Kurneta, Adam De-Nyangos, Frank Martinez Triana, Eric Gordon, Holmberg Lopez, Michael L. Mahar
  • Patent number: 12540031
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide techniques and systems for improving efficiency of fulfillment systems. One technique may include moving a plurality of container carriers to one or more carrier recirculation systems. The technique may include moving a plurality of item containers to a container recirculation system, positioned at least partially parallel to a carrier recirculation system of the one or more carrier recirculation systems. The technique may include moving, using a container partitioning assembly of the container recirculation system, an item container of the plurality of item containers into an induction system. The technique may include moving, using a carrier partitioning assembly of the one or more carrier recirculation systems, a container carrier of the plurality of container carriers to a loading position relative to the induction system. The technique may include loading the item container into an interior portion of the container carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2026
    Assignee: Optum, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron M. Kurneta, Warren Thomas Roberts, Holmberg Lopez, Michael L. Mahar
  • Patent number: 12538022
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide an asynchronous imaging technique. The asynchronous imaging technique may include identifying, from a local object queue buffer including a portion of container data from a remote system, a queued container data object that corresponds to a container located on a conveyance line. In addition, the process may include generating, using an imaging device, an imaging response for the container and a verification event for the container based on the imaging response. The process may listen for a heartbeat and identify a heartbeat anomaly with the remote system. In response to the heartbeat anomaly, the imaging system may generate a connection loss alarm tag, store the verification event in a local image buffer with the connection loss alarm tag, and initiating one or more conveyance line operation instructions based on a position of the queued container data object within the local object queue buffer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2026
    Assignee: Optum, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron M. Kurneta, Adam De-Nyangos, Frank Martinez Triana, Eric Gordon, Holmberg Lopez, Michael L. Mahar
  • Publication number: 20250328411
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide an asynchronous imaging technique. The asynchronous imaging technique may include identifying, from a local object queue buffer including a portion of container data from a remote system, a queued container data object that corresponds to a container located on a conveyance line. In addition, the process may include generating, using an imaging device, an imaging response for the container and a verification event for the container based on the imaging response. The process may listen for a heartbeat and identify a heartbeat anomaly with the remote system. In response to the heartbeat anomaly, the imaging system may generate a connection loss alarm tag, store the verification event in a local image buffer with the connection loss alarm tag, and initiating one or more conveyance line operation instructions based on a position of the queued container data object within the local object queue buffer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2024
    Publication date: October 23, 2025
    Inventors: Aaron M. KURNETA, Adam DE-NYANGOS, Frank MARTINEZ TRIANA, Eric GORDON, Holmberg LOPEZ, Michael L. MAHAR
  • Publication number: 20250330702
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide an adaptive imaging process that includes receiving a measured fill level for a container based on a distance reading measurement, selecting a focus level from a plurality of calibrated focus levels based on the measured fill level, providing, to an imaging device, one or more imaging instructions to trigger a validation image at the focus level, receiving, from the imaging device, an imaging response to the one or more imaging instructions that comprises an image classification for the validation image, generating a verification event based on the image classification, and storing the verification event in association with the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2024
    Publication date: October 23, 2025
    Inventors: Aaron M. KURNETA, Adam DE-NYANGOS, Frank MARTINEZ TRIANA, Eric GORDON, Holmberg LOPEZ, Michael L. MAHAR
  • Publication number: 20250330704
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide an imaging system that includes an imaging device, a height detection sensor, and a programmable logic controller configured to receive sensor data from the height detection sensor, modify a focus level of the imaging device to one of a plurality of calibrated focus levels based on the sensor data; and initiate a validation image at the focus level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2024
    Publication date: October 23, 2025
    Inventors: Aaron M. KURNETA, Adam DE-NYANGOS, Frank MARTINEZ TRIANA, Eric GORDON, Holmberg LOPEZ, Michael L. MAHAR
  • Publication number: 20250206543
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide techniques and systems for intelligently routing linked objects. One technique may include receiving, at a conveyer assembly, a first carrier container pair. The first carrier container pair may be moved, responsive to a first distance-based stimulus, to a first recirculation system within a first transportation portion of the conveyer assembly. The first recirculation system may recirculate the first carrier container pair until a first distance threshold is achieved. Responsive to a second distance-based stimulus, the first carrier container pair may be moved to a second recirculation system within a second transportation portion of the conveyer assembly. The second recirculation system may recirculate the first carrier container pair until a second distance-based stimulus is achieved. The first carrier container pair and a second carrier container pair may then be moved to a packaging portion of the conveyer assembly based on the second distance threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2024
    Publication date: June 26, 2025
    Inventors: Aaron M. KURNETA, Warren Thomas ROBERTS, Holmberg LOPEZ, Michael L. MAHAR, Anthony HOPPER
  • Publication number: 20250171230
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide techniques and systems for improving efficiency of fulfillment systems. One technique may include moving a plurality of container carriers to one or more carrier recirculation systems. The technique may include moving a plurality of item containers to a container recirculation system, positioned at least partially parallel to a carrier recirculation system of the one or more carrier recirculation systems. The technique may include moving, using a container partitioning assembly of the container recirculation system, an item container of the plurality of item containers into an induction system. The technique may include moving, using a carrier partitioning assembly of the one or more carrier recirculation systems, a container carrier of the plurality of container carriers to a loading position relative to the induction system. The technique may include loading the item container into an interior portion of the container carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2023
    Publication date: May 29, 2025
    Inventors: Aaron M. Kurneta, Warren Thomas Roberts, Holmberg Lopez, Michael L. Mahar