Patents by Inventor James A. Meyer

James A. Meyer 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: 12263412
    Abstract: A centralized gaming system is provided. The centralized gaming system includes a thin gaming device providing game play in a communal game and a central gaming server configured to: store a ball call for the communal game on behalf of the thin gaming device and at least one legacy gaming device; receive an outcome request message from the thin gaming device; allocate a bingo card to the game instance associated with the outcome request message from a card pool of predetermined bingo cards; evaluate the allocated bingo card based on a current state of the ball call of the communal game; determine a reward value based on the evaluation of the allocated bingo card; and transmit an outcome results message to the thin gaming device in response to the outcome request message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Donovan Meyer, Jeremiah O'Hara, Thomas Rizos, Jennifer Pinder, James Urbaniak
  • Publication number: 20250097494
    Abstract: Various arrangements for authorizing content viewing are detailed herein. Sports wager data corresponding to a sports wager placed by a user may be provided to a provider system. The provider system can perform a lookup action to determine a content event based on the sports wager data. In response to the received sports wager data, a user account may be authorized using a rights scheme for access to content. The provider system may deauthorized the user account for access to the content by removing the rights scheme such that access to the content is later blocked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Inventors: Matthew Polson, Robert Sadler, James Wilde, Timothy Meyer, Christopher Kuhrt, Shaun Ryan, Jesse Montgomery
  • Patent number: 12251627
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system for controlling a robot via a foot-operable controller. The foot-operable controller includes a grid of large pressure-sensitive tiles that are responsive to being stepped on. Signals from the pressure-sensitive tiles are provided to a controller interface that converts the signals to control messages compatible with existing robot control interfaces, such as a universal serial bus. The foot-operable controller may be used to control various robots, including for example a robot equipped with a claw arm or a robot equipped with a ring launcher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Cardinal Gibbons High School
    Inventors: Grant Christian Ozaki, Benjamin James Miranda, Thomas Ryan Michael Greene, Brett Matthew Lopez, Charles Joseph Kilani, William Michael Meyers, Grace Ann Eberle, Ian Setia, Joseph Michael Biersack, Joseph Andrew Milazzo, Brett Richard Gallagher, Cassian Farias Kraus, Nicole Carol Allen, Kevin Nicolas Haller
  • Patent number: 12239251
    Abstract: A lid for a drinking vessel including a lid base, a movable arm, and an actuator. The base defines a drinking opening. The arm is coupled to the base and located in an interior of the base. The actuator is accessible from an exterior of the base. A first and second magnet unit are coupled to one of the arm or actuator. A third magnet unit is coupled to the other of the arm or actuator. The arm is movable between a sealed position, in which the drinking opening is sealed, and an open position, in which the drinking opening is not sealed. The actuator is movable between a first and second position. A magnetic force maintains the arm in the open position while the actuator is in the second position, and a magnetic force maintains the arm in the sealed position while the actuator is in the first position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Runway Blue, LLC
    Inventors: David O. Meyers, John R. Omdahl, II, Paul James Faerber
  • Patent number: 12230114
    Abstract: Systems and methods for configuration for contextual response to motion-based events are disclosed. For example, a predefined event may be detected. The system may determine that a subject associated with the event is of a given type of subjects and may determine whether another person is present in the environment associated with the event to assist in providing aid. The presence of the other person may be detected, a type of the other person may be performed, and a notification may be output on a second device associated with the other person based on the type. The system may track when the other person reach an area associated with the event and may cause the first device to perform an action to assist the other person in providing aid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: James Meyers, Mara Clair Segal
  • Publication number: 20250033844
    Abstract: A lid for a beverage container including a lid body defining a drinking passageway extending between a drinking opening at an upper rim of the lid body and a drinking passageway inlet at an interior of the lid body. The lid includes an actuator accessible from an exterior of the lid body and a sealing apparatus coupled to the actuator and located at least partially in an interior of the lid body. The actuator and the sealing apparatus can slide relative to the lid body between a sealed position and an unsealed position. In the sealed position a sealing member of the sealing apparatus contacts an interior surface of the lid body around the drinking passageway inlet to seal the drinking passageway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: John R. OMDAHL, II, David O. MEYERS, David BYTHEWAY, Jim Allen COLBY, Paul James FAERBER
  • Publication number: 20250033843
    Abstract: A lid for a container including a lid body, a movable arm, a first magnet unit coupled to the movable arm, an actuator, and a second magnet unit coupled to the actuator. The actuator is movable between a first and second position. The movable arm is movable between a sealing position, in which a drinking opening of the lid body is sealed, and an open position, in which the drinking opening is not sealed. When the actuator is in the first position, at least one of a biasing force and an attractive magnetic force between the first and second magnet units hold the movable arm in the sealing position. When the actuator is moved toward the second position, a repulsive magnetic force between the first and second magnet units causes the movable arm to move toward the open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2023
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: David O. MEYERS, Paul James FAERBER, Quincy A. KESTI
  • Patent number: 12208539
    Abstract: Mixing systems and methods that include a mixer housing and one or more disk assemblies for mixing and processing materials is disclosed. The disks rotate to mix an additive into the material and to carry agglomerated solids toward a discharge of the mixing system. The disks may have a plurality of fingers or lobes which extend from a central portion of the disks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Vermeer Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Andy Strobel, Nathan Meyer, Thor Anderson, Conner Converse, James W. Skinner
  • Patent number: 12207086
    Abstract: Authenticating a mobile user device with a mobile network operator in advance of an MNO authentication request from the mobile user device can be done by a satellite network sending an authentication request to the MNO system, obtaining a set of authentication vectors related to the mobile user device, storing them into a proxy home location register, receiving the MNO authentication request from the mobile user device, generating an authentication request response based on the authentication vectors, sending the authentication request response to the mobile user device, receiving an authentication response including a received signed response, comparing the received signed response with the stored signed response, and if the received signed response and stored signed response match, deem that to be a successful authentication, add an MNO location update message to a request queue and forward the MNO location update message to the MNO system over the channel when available.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Lynk Global, Inc.
    Inventors: Tyghe Robert Speidel, Clint Smith, John Meyer, Purnima Surampudi, James Liu
  • Patent number: 12184475
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward systems and methods for identifying contributing factors associated with a metric anomaly. One or more embodiments described herein identify contributing factors based on statistical analysis and machine learning. Additionally, one or more embodiments identify sub-factors associated with each contributing factor. In one or more embodiments, the systems and methods provide an interactive display that enables a user to select a particular anomaly for further analysis. The interactive display also provides additional interfaces through which the user can view informational displays that illustrate the factors that caused the particular anomaly and how those factors correlate with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Adobe Inc.
    Inventors: John Bates, James Meyer, William Brandon George
  • Publication number: 20240342070
    Abstract: Compositions and/or formulations and products thereof for hair and/or skin are disclosed, which have a multi-functional effect that includes at least two or more functions, or three or more functions, or four or more functions, the functions selected from anti-parasitic, prophylactic or preventative, cleansing, and conditioning. The compositions and/or formulations for hair and/or skin may utilize at least one alkyl polyglucoside (APG) as an active component and a primary surfactant, in an unexpected amount. In addition to the APG as a primary surfactant, additional components or ingredients include: water, at least one co-solvent for water, a pH balancing agent, and at least one separate antimicrobial or preservative. The compositions and/or formulations are further prepared with at least two or more of: at least one humectant, at least one chelating agent, at least one solubilizing and clarifying agent, and/or at least one conditioning agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2022
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Applicant: BIOSAFE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventor: Lynn James-Meyer
  • Patent number: 12077301
    Abstract: Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for a galley lift. In one embodiment, the galley lift includes an upper portion and a lower portion. The upper portion can have a lift platform and a lift platform ram extension. The lower portion can have a lift mechanism and a ram. In some embodiments, the lift platform ram extension is attached to the ram.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Delta Air Lines, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Lee Newbauer, Galen James Meyers
  • Patent number: 12065077
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for providing guidance when reversing a vehicle towing a trailer. In one embodiment, a method includes: determining, by the processor, a change in vehicle pitch angle based on stored vehicle pitch angle data and current pitch angle data; when the change in vehicle pitch angle is greater than a threshold, determining, by the processor, new mirror position data based on stored mirror position data, the stored vehicle pitch angle data, and the current pitch angle data; and generating, by the processor, control signals to control a position of the mirror based on the new mirror position data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Milewski, Robert James Meyer
  • Patent number: 11941922
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to a computer-based system and/or method which automatically, e.g. with minimal, or entirely without, human intervention, identifies, distinguishes, disambiguates or otherwise differentiates among multiple configurable bicycles based on the data reported to the system from the bicycle's data-reporting components, such that the data reported by those components may be associated with a particular bicycle for real-time and/or later review, analysis, etc. More particularly, where one or more data reporting components of a bicycle may change, the disclosed embodiments enable a data gathering system/service to identify, distinguish, disambiguate or otherwise differentiate among multiple bicycles which may use, or have used, one or more of the same components so as to associate the reported data, such as from a particular ride, with the correct bicycle configuration for real-time and/or later review and/or analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: SRAM, LLC
    Inventors: James Meyer, Alan Christianson, Alan Fischer, Andrew Fischer, Ben Jasinski, Kevin Duellman
  • Patent number: 11913534
    Abstract: A chainring assembly includes a chainring carrier adapted to be coupled to a crank arm. The chainring carrier is rotatable about a rotation axis, and includes an outer periphery having carrier threads. A chainring structure includes an inner periphery having chainring threads and an outer periphery comprising a plurality of teeth. The inner periphery of the chainring structure is threadably engaged with the outer periphery of the chainring carrier. In one embodiment, a power meter device includes a body having a torque input section and a torque output section, with the torque output section including an outer periphery having threads adapted to be coupled to a chainring structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: SRAM, LLC
    Inventors: Isaiah Miller, Nathan Keck, James Meyer
  • Patent number: 11823549
    Abstract: Systems and methods for configuration for contextual response to motion-based events are disclosed. For example, a predefined event may be detected. The system may determine that a subject associated with the event is of a given type of subjects and may determine whether another person is present in the environment associated with the event to assist in providing aid. The presence of the other person may be detected, a type of the other person may be performed, and a notification may be output on a second device associated with the other person based on the type. The system may track when the other person reach an area associated with the event and may cause the first device to perform an action to assist the other person in providing aid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: James Meyers, Mara Clair Segal
  • Publication number: 20230348007
    Abstract: Example bicycle suspension components and analysis devices are described herein. An example suspension component includes a first tube and a second tube configured in a telescopic arrangement having an interior space, a spring system including a pneumatic chamber containing a mass of a gas forming a pneumatic spring configured to resist compression of the telescopic arrangement, and a suspension component analysis (SCA) device. The SCA device may include a pressure sensor to detect a pressure of the gas in the pneumatic chamber and provide a signal indicative of the detected pressure and circuitry configured to receive the signal. The circuitry and the pressure sensor are at least partially disposed in the interior space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: SRAM, LLC
    Inventors: TREVOR KRUGMAN, JACK GREETIS, JAMES MEYER, KEVIN WESLING
  • Publication number: 20230339396
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for providing guidance when reversing a vehicle towing a trailer. In one embodiment, a method includes: determining, by the processor, a change in vehicle pitch angle based on stored vehicle pitch angle data and current pitch angle data; when the change in vehicle pitch angle is greater than a threshold, determining, by the processor, new mirror position data based on stored mirror position data, the stored vehicle pitch angle data, and the current pitch angle data; and generating, by the processor, control signals to control a position of the mirror based on the new mirror position data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Milewski, Robert James Meyer
  • Patent number: 11738821
    Abstract: Example bicycle suspension components and analysis devices are described herein. An example suspension component includes a first tube and a second tube configured in a telescopic arrangement having an interior space, a spring system including a pneumatic chamber containing a mass of a gas forming a pneumatic spring configured to resist compression of the telescopic arrangement, and a suspension component analysis (SCA) device. The SCA device may include a pressure sensor to detect a pressure of the gas in the pneumatic chamber and provide a signal indicative of the detected pressure and circuitry configured to receive the signal. The circuitry and the pressure sensor are at least partially disposed in the interior space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: SRAM, LLC
    Inventors: Trevor Krugman, Jack Greetis, James Meyer, Kevin Wesling
  • Publication number: 20230146863
    Abstract: A system and method for implementing a scale based order assignment and fulfillment system is provided. The method includes receiving (via a user interface from a user) a request for an item from an entity. A database comprising links between zones is scanned and in response, a unit is assigned to a zone associated with a location of the item. The assignment results in the transmission of digital instructions to an electronic scale apparatus located within the zone and associated with the unit. The digital instructions executed for activating the electronic scale apparatus to enable a user to dynamically fulfil the request for the first item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Cherie BUHLER, Robert S. DAVIS, Evan CLINTON, James MEYER, Randy L. BLANKLEY, JR., Angel LOPEZ VILLEGAS