Patents by Inventor James A. Kennedy

James A. Kennedy 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: 20240146808
    Abstract: A telemetry and control system for electrical grid sensors and devices includes modular telemetry and control units, each having module slots. Electro-optical modules are installable in the module slots, each having photodetectors and analog-to-digital converters. The electro-optical modules are adapted to receive an optical or electrical signal from a sensor or device installed in the electrical grid, and decode the optical or electrical signal to produce incoming data. The modular telemetry and control units are adapted to receive the incoming data from the electro-optical modules, apply a data model to the incoming data to produce telemetry data, and send the telemetry data to a remote computer system via a network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Oshetski, Atul Pradhan, James Kennedy
  • Publication number: 20240115444
    Abstract: A patient support apparatus comprises a support structure, a user module, and a controller. The user module comprises a display and indicator panel that has a plurality of indicia, each associated with a monitored condition. First light emitters are arranged to project light to illuminate the indicia and second light emitters are arranged to project light off a reflective surface. The controller is coupled to the display and the light emitters, and is configured to, in response to a change in a state of one of the monitored conditions, generate on the display a state indicator corresponding to the change in the state and activate the light emitters such that a color of the light projected by the light emitters matches a color of the state indicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Kurosh Nahavandi, Jeffrey Alan Kennedy, Placide Nibakuze, David James Buick
  • Patent number: 11949816
    Abstract: A system and method for intent-based active callback management using enhanced callback objects, utilizing a cloud callback system comprising at least a profile manager, callback manager, interaction manager, media server, and environment analyzer, allowing users to call businesses, agents in contact centers, or other users who are connected to a cloud callback system, and, failing to connect to the individual they called, allow for an automatic callback object to be created, whereby the two users may be automatically called and bridged together at a time when both users are available.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Virtual Hold Technology Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew DiMaria, Shannon Lekas, Kurt Nelson, Nicholas James Kennedy, Brian R. Galvin, Daniel Bohannon
  • Publication number: 20240098051
    Abstract: Various embodiments include systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for sharing and managing media galleries. Consistent with these embodiments, a method includes receiving a request from a first device to share a media gallery that includes a user avatar; generating metadata associated with the media gallery; generating a message associated with the media gallery, the message at least including the media gallery identifier and the identifier of the user avatar; and transmitting the message to a second device of the recipient user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: David James Kennedy, Diego Muñoz Escalante, Arianne Spool, Yinghua David Xia
  • Publication number: 20240081998
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to the field of medical devices for treating heart disease. In particular, the present disclosure relates to medical devices, systems, and methods for delivering artificial chordae tendineae in a patient. A system for delivering a chordae tendineae into a heart may include a delivery catheter. A clamp catheter may be configured to translate through the delivery catheter. A spreader may be disposed on the clamp catheter. A first clamp may be at least partially contained in the spreader in a closed configuration and may be attached to the chordae tendineae. An anchor catheter may be configured to translate through the delivery catheter and may have an anchor attached to the chordae tendineae. A sheath may be extended over the anchor catheter and anchor and may be configured to restrain an arm of the anchor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Shuey, Joel T. Eggert, James P. Rohl, Aaron Abbott, Christopher J. Koudela, Brian Kennedy, Joseph Walker, Douglas Pennington
  • Patent number: 11929932
    Abstract: Systems and methods balance communication loads across computer networks. In particular, the systems and methods balance the communication loads across computer networks in instances of computer communication tasks that have variable transmission confirmations and network delivery locations. Additionally or alternatively, the systems and methods balance communication loads across computer networks for computer communication tasks based on real-time confirmation of network resource availability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Capital One Services, LLC
    Inventors: Lee Haefele, Sean Hanson, James Kennedy, Jacob Moody
  • Patent number: 11925869
    Abstract: Among other things, embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for modifying avatar components of avatar datasets for multiple users, generating avatars based on the datasets, and displaying multiple avatars on a display screen of a graphical user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Jacob Edward Blackstock, David James Kennedy, Shahan Panth, Dorian Franklin Baldwin
  • Publication number: 20240078892
    Abstract: Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for managing sensors and computing devices associated with a premises are presented. An example method comprises receiving, by a computing device from a mobile device: an image of a sensor that comprises a quick response (QR) code; and a request to add the sensor to an account associated with a premises; identifying the sensor based on the QR code; and based on identifying the sensor based on the QR code, adding the sensor to a list of sensors associated with the account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: James Poder, Galen Trevor Gattis, Chris Kennedy, Karen Serviss
  • Patent number: 11876762
    Abstract: Among other things, embodiments of the present disclosure improve the functionality of electronic messaging and imaging software and systems by generating and displaying media overlays with avatars of different users. For example, media overlays can be generated by the system and displayed in conjunction with media content (e.g., images and/or video) generated by an image-capturing device (e.g., a digital camera).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Richard Allen, Dorian Franklin Baldwin, Jacob Edward Blackstock, David James Kennedy, Shahan Panth, Timothy Jordan Garcia
  • Patent number: 11870745
    Abstract: Various embodiments include systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for sharing and managing media galleries. Consistent with these embodiments, a method includes receiving a request from a first device to share a media gallery that includes a user avatar; generating metadata associated with the media gallery; generating a message associated with the media gallery, the message at least including the media gallery identifier and the identifier of the user avatar; and transmitting the message to a second device of the recipient user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: SNAP INC.
    Inventors: David James Kennedy, Diego Muñoz Escalante, Arianne Spool, Yinghua David Xia
  • Publication number: 20230421517
    Abstract: Various embodiments include systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for sharing and managing media galleries. Consistent with these embodiments, a method includes receiving a request from a first device to share a media gallery that includes a user avatar; generating metadata associated with the media gallery; generating a message associated with the media gallery, the message at least including the media gallery identifier and the identifier of the user avatar; and transmitting the message to a second device of the recipient user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2022
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: David James Kennedy, Diego Muñoz Escalante, Arianne Spool, Yinghua David Xia
  • Patent number: 11843456
    Abstract: Among other things, embodiments of the present disclosure improve the functionality of electronic messaging and imaging software and systems by generating and displaying media overlays with avatars of different users. For example, media overlays can be generated by the system and displayed in conjunction with media content (e.g., images and/or video) generated by an image-capturing device (e.g., a digital camera).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Richard Allen, Dorian Franklin Baldwin, Jacob Edward Blackstock, David James Kennedy, Shahan Panth, Timothy Jordan Garcia
  • Publication number: 20230388418
    Abstract: A system and method for intent-based active callback management, utilizing a cloud callback system comprising at least a profile manager, callback manager, interaction manager, media server, and environment analyzer, allowing users to call businesses, agents in contact centers, or other users who are connected to a cloud callback system, and, failing to connect to the individual they called, allow for an automatic callback object to be created, whereby the two users may be automatically called and bridged together at a time when both users are available.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Matthew Donaldson Moller, Matthew DiMaria, Shannon Lekas, Kurt Nelson, Nicholas James Kennedy, Brian R. Galvin
  • Publication number: 20230370550
    Abstract: A system and method for hybrid callback management with integrated conversation bot technology, utilizing a callback cloud and an on-premise callback system, allowing brands to utilize a hybrid system that protects against any premise outages or cloud service faults and failures by introducing redundancies and co-maintenance of data key to callback execution while allowing for mixed telephony types to be seamlessly integrated into one communication platform. The system and method provide conversational bots as further redundancy to mitigate against outages, wherein the conversational bot is personalized and may be used temporarily until an associated human agent is available for a callback.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Robert Harpley, Nicholas James Kennedy, Daniel Bohannon
  • Patent number: 11792323
    Abstract: A system and method for user, device, and transaction authentication and callback management, utilizing a cloud platform, a digital ledger, an authentication manager, and smart callback contracts, brokering user to user communications and session establishment using an automated workflow built upon extensible root smart contract templates which can be configured to connect various users and brands. Historical user identifier and behavior data may be stored in a blockchain and/or smart callback contract and compared against current user data to authenticate and validate a user, prior to the execution of the smart callback contract, all in a way that is transparent and autonomous to the user. The system may comprise clout platform, that may further comprise a callback manager, a brand interface server, an interaction manager, a media server, one or more blockchain digital ledgers, and various smart contracts which are used to autonomously respond to received user requests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Virtual Hold Technology Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew DiMaria, Shannon Lekas, Kurt Nelson, Nicholas James Kennedy, Robert Harpley
  • Patent number: 11792324
    Abstract: A system and method for hybrid callback management with transparent user authentication, utilizing a callback cloud and an on-premise callback system, allowing users to be verified via his or her biometrics, and also allowing brands to utilize a hybrid system that protects against any premise outages or cloud service faults and failures by introducing redundancies and co-maintenance of data key to callback execution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Virtual Hold Technology Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew DiMaria, Kurt Nelson, Nicholas James Kennedy, Robert Harpley, Shannon Lekas
  • Publication number: 20230309598
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the identification of a group of microorganisms, which are relatively abundant in the microbial communities associated with fruits and vegetables typically consumed raw and therefore transient or permanent members of the human microbiota. The consumption of mixtures of these microbes at relevant doses will produce a beneficial health effect in the host. The present invention relates to methods of using these microbes to increase the presence of beneficial microbes in crops eaten raw.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Alicia Eve Ballok, Josephine James Kennedy, Gerardo V. Toledo, Eric Michael Schott, Tracy Mincer
  • Publication number: 20230308545
    Abstract: A system and method for optimizing callback times to increase the success rate of callbacks while managing overflow of calls to alternate sites when callbacks are unsuccessful. The system and method use a pacing algorithm to determine skill-based match conditions for a subset of contact center agents, if callbacks are likely to be successful from a preferred contact site to an agent of the subset of agents, routing to alternate callback sites when callbacks are unsuccessful, and preferences for re-routing back to the preferred site when a callback is successful and the agent with whom the caller has interacted previously is available.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Matthew DiMaria, Kurt Nelson, Nicholas James Kennedy, Robert Harpley, Daniel Bohannon
  • Publication number: 20230308546
    Abstract: A system and method for hybrid callback management using a callback cloud with call participant authentication, utilizing a callback cloud and an on-premise callback system, allowing users to be verified alternately using biometric information or samples of voice audio, that allows brands to utilize a hybrid system that protects against any premise outages or cloud service faults and failures by introducing redundancies and co-maintenance of data key to callback execution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Matthew DiMaria, Kurt Nelson, Nicholas James Kennedy, Robert Harpley
  • Publication number: 20230300249
    Abstract: A system and method for intent-based active callback management using enhanced callback objects and callback actions, utilizing a cloud callback system comprising at least a profile manager, callback manager, interaction manager, media server, environment analyzer, and intent analyzer, allowing users to call businesses, agents in contact centers, or other users who are connected to a cloud callback system, and, failing to connect to the individual they called, allow for an automatic callback object to be created, whereby the two users may be automatically called and bridged together at a time when both users are available. The intent analyzer is configured to receive an audio file or a transcribed audio file and perform various speech processing tasks such as punctuation determination, domain identification, and intent classification in order to produce one or more callback actions to be applied to the callback object for the management and execution of callbacks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Matthew DiMaria, Kurt Nelson, Nicholas James Kennedy, Brian R. Galvin, Daniel Bohannon