Patents by Inventor James David Evans

James David Evans 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: 12120078
    Abstract: Various embodiments relate generally to data science and data analysis, computer software and systems, and control systems to provide a platform to facilitate implementation of an interface as a computerized tool, among other things, and, more specifically, to a computing and data platform that implements logic to facilitate moderation of electronic messages, postings, content, etc., via implementation of a moderator application configured to, for example, perform one or more actions automatically, including disposition of an non-compliant electronic message. In some examples, a method may include activating at least a portion of a moderator application, decomposing an electronic message, accessing data representing disposition metrics, correlating data, and detecting that an electronic message is a non-compliant electronic message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Khoros, LLC
    Inventor: James David Evans
  • Patent number: 12051107
    Abstract: A method for presenting pre-approved and pre-underwritten offers to a customer may include: receiving targeting criteria based on at least one of current accounts with the financial institution, assets, creditworthiness, and credit risk for an offer for a financial product; identifying a target population of customers for the offer by applying the targeting criteria to a population of customers; reviewing each customer in the target population for underwriting for the financial product based on inferred income for each customer and accounts that each customer has with the financial institution, wherein the underwriting is performed before the financial product is offered; determining a channel to present the offer to one of the customers that passed underwriting; communicating the offer to the customer over the selected channel; and providing an accepted offer to a fulfilment engine, wherein the fulfilment engine initiates an account opening for the financial product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK , N.A.
    Inventors: W. David Thomas, Claimonte Nelson, Dennis Bowers, Michael S. Hartman, Steven Noel Roth, Jagan Devisetty, Nagesh Chalasani, Jason J. Kim, Marianna Dulkina, Suzanne Dimant, Vakul Garg, Ajit Nalla, Daniel A. Haas, James Hennessey, Keith Reichenbach, Richard S. Bunke, Seth Goldkrantz, Stephani L. Breault, Steven Aller, Vidyasankar Narayanan, Wade A. Stratton, Margaret F. Evans, Kapil Bansal
  • Publication number: 20240174414
    Abstract: At least one example embodiment relates to a container. The container includes a base, a canister configured to engage a portion of the base, and a lid configured to be removably coupled to the canister such that the lid is moveable between a locked position and an unlocked position. The base includes a bottom wall having a central portion, a peripheral portion, and an angle portion between the central portion and the peripheral portion. The base includes a first sidewall extending from a periphery of the peripheral portion and about a periphery of the bottom wall and a second sidewall extending from an end of the peripheral portion opposite the first sidewall. The first sidewall and the second sidewall extend perpendicular to the peripheral portion such that the peripheral portion, first sidewall, and second sidewall define a first gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Brian M. CASEY, James David EVANS
  • Publication number: 20240109680
    Abstract: A cleaner assembly for an apparatus for making pouch products includes a cleaner roller and a poker roller. The cleaner roller may counter rotate with a rotatable drum of the apparatus, in contact with an upper surface of a first elastic layer on the rotatable drum, and at a greater tangential speed than at least one surface of an outer circumferential surface of the rotatable drum or an upper surface of the first elastic layer. The poker roller includes projections that are each configured to extend into one or more divots of the rotatable drum. The poker roller may counter rotate with the rotatable drum and at a same tangential speed as the at least one surface such that the projections extend into and out of separate, respective divots of the rotatable drum based on the counter rotation of the poker roller and the rotatable drum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Jarrod W. CHALKLEY, Robert POWELL, Christopher R. NEWCOMB, Jeremy STRAIGHT, Isaac J. MCGILL, James David EVANS, Patrick MCELHINNEY
  • Patent number: 11891204
    Abstract: A cleaner assembly for an apparatus for making pouch products includes a cleaner roller and a poker roller. The cleaner roller may counter rotate with a rotatable drum of the apparatus, in contact with an upper surface of a first elastic layer on the rotatable drum, and at a greater tangential speed than at least one surface of an outer circumferential surface of the rotatable drum or an upper surface of the first elastic layer. The poker roller includes projections that are each configured to extend into one or more divots of the rotatable drum. The poker roller may counter rotate with the rotatable drum and at a same tangential speed as the at least one surface such that the projections extend into and out of separate, respective divots of the rotatable drum based on the counter rotation of the poker roller and the rotatable drum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Jarrod W. Chalkley, Robert Powell, Christopher R. Newcomb, Jeremy Straight, Isaac J. McGill, James David Evans, Patrick McElhinney
  • Publication number: 20230382571
    Abstract: An apparatus configured to provide portioned instances of a compressible material includes a channel assembly, a gas source, a cutting assembly, and a discharge assembly. The channel assembly holds a bulk instance of the material extending through upper and lower channels of a continuous channel. The gas source supplies gas to compress the bulk instance. The cutting assembly moves in relation to the channel assembly to isolate the upper and lower channels, severing upper and lower material portions of the bulk instance. The discharge assembly directs gas to impinge on a lower face of the cutting assembly to discharge the lower material portion as a portioned instance. The channel assembly may be moveable, where operation of the gas source, cutting assembly, and/or discharge assembly are based on moving the channel assembly between various positions. The gas supply may be controlled based on a determined property of the portioned instance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Dwight David WILLIAMS, James David EVANS, Patrick Sean MCELHINNEY, Jarrod Wayne CHALKLEY
  • Publication number: 20230314199
    Abstract: A doser assembly includes a hopper assembly configured to receive filler material, a vibration transmission assembly coupled to the hopper assembly, and a paddle in a hopper opening that extends through the hopper assembly. The vibration transmission assembly includes a shaft that is configured to rotate around a central rotation axis, an eccentric that is fixed to the shaft and has a center that is radially offset from the central rotation axis, a connecting rod that is pivotably connected to the center of the eccentric, and a bracket that is pivotably connected to the connecting rod. A first end of the paddle is pivotably coupled to the hopper assembly at a paddle pivot joint. The paddle is fixed to the bracket of the vibration transmission assembly separately from the hopper assembly. The vibration transmission assembly is configured to cause the paddle to reciprocatingly pivot around the paddle pivot joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Jarrod W. CHALKLEY, Robert Powell, Christopher R. Newcomb, Jeremy Straight, Isaac J. McGill, James David Evans, Patrick McElhinney
  • Patent number: 11753190
    Abstract: An apparatus configured to provide portioned instances of a compressible material includes a channel assembly, a gas source, a cutting assembly, and a discharge assembly. The channel assembly holds a bulk instance of the material extending through upper and lower channels of a continuous channel. The gas source supplies gas to compress the bulk instance. The cutting assembly moves in relation to the channel assembly to isolate the upper and lower channels, severing upper and lower material portions of the bulk instance. The discharge assembly directs gas to impinge on a lower face of the cutting assembly to discharge the lower material portion as a portioned instance. The channel assembly may be moveable, where operation of the gas source, cutting assembly, and/or discharge assembly are based on moving the channel assembly between various positions. The gas supply may be controlled based on a determined property of the portioned instance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Dwight David Williams, James David Evans, Patrick Sean McElhinney, Jarrod Wayne Chalkley
  • Publication number: 20230264377
    Abstract: An apparatus includes channel assemblies in a rotatable section, a cutting assembly, a discharge assembly, and a cleanout assembly. The channel assembly holds a bulk instance of compressible material extending through upper and lower channels of a continuous channel. The cutting assembly moves in relation to the channel assembly to isolate the upper and lower channels, severing upper and lower material portions of the bulk instance. The discharge assembly directs gas into the lower channel of a channel assembly to discharge the lower material portion from the lower channel, based on radial alignment of a conduit assembly of the channel assembly with a conduit assembly of the discharge assembly. The cleanout assembly supplies a fluid through the conduit assembly of the channel assembly, based on radially alignment of the conduit assembly of the channel assembly with a conduit assembly of the cleanout assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: Altria Client services LLC
    Inventors: Dwight David WILLIAMS, James David EVANS, Patrick Sean MCELHINNEY, Jarrod Wayne CHALKLEY, Christopher R. NEWCOMB, Robert V. POWELL
  • Publication number: 20230257149
    Abstract: A cleaner assembly for an apparatus for making pouch products includes a cleaner roller and a poker roller. The cleaner roller may counter rotate with a rotatable drum of the apparatus, in contact with an upper surface of a first elastic layer on the rotatable drum, and at a greater tangential speed than at least one surface of an outer circumferential surface of the rotatable drum or an upper surface of the first elastic layer. The poker roller includes projections that are each configured to extend into one or more divots of the rotatable drum. The poker roller may counter rotate with the rotatable drum and at a same tangential speed as the at least one surface such that the projections extend into and out of separate, respective divots of the rotatable drum based on the counter rotation of the poker roller and the rotatable drum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Jarrod W. CHALKLEY, Robert POWELL, Christopher R. NEWCOMB, Jeremy STRAIGHT, Isaac J. MCGILL, James David EVANS, Patrick MCELHINNEY
  • Patent number: 11691309
    Abstract: An apparatus includes channel assemblies in a rotatable section, a cutting assembly, a discharge assembly, and a cleanout assembly. The channel assembly holds a bulk instance of compressible material extending through upper and lower channels of a continuous channel. The cutting assembly moves in relation to the channel assembly to isolate the upper and lower channels, severing upper and lower material portions of the bulk instance. The discharge assembly directs gas into the lower channel of a channel assembly to discharge the lower material portion from the lower channel, based on radial alignment of a conduit assembly of the channel assembly with a conduit assembly of the discharge assembly. The cleanout assembly supplies a fluid through the conduit assembly of the channel assembly, based on radially alignment of the conduit assembly of the channel assembly with a conduit assembly of the cleanout assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Dwight David Williams, James David Evans, Patrick Sean McElhinney, Jarrod Wayne Chalkley, Christopher R. Newcomb, Robert V. Powell
  • Patent number: 11662241
    Abstract: A doser assembly includes a hopper assembly configured to receive filler material, a vibration transmission assembly coupled to the hopper assembly, and a paddle in a hopper opening that extends through the hopper assembly. The vibration transmission assembly includes a shaft that is configured to rotate around a central rotation axis, an eccentric that is fixed to the shaft and has a center that is radially offset from the central rotation axis, a connecting rod that is pivotably connected to the center of the eccentric, and a bracket that is pivotably connected to the connecting rod. A first end of the paddle is pivotably coupled to the hopper assembly at a paddle pivot joint. The paddle is fixed to the bracket of the vibration transmission assembly separately from the hopper assembly. The vibration transmission assembly is configured to cause the paddle to reciprocatingly pivot around the paddle pivot joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Jarrod W. Chalkley, Robert Powell, Christopher R. Newcomb, Jeremy Straight, Isaac J. McGill, James David Evans, Patrick McElhinney
  • Publication number: 20220353226
    Abstract: Various embodiments relate generally to data science and data analysis, computer software and systems, and control systems to provide a platform to facilitate implementation of an interface as a computerized tool, among other things, and, more specifically, to a computing and data platform that implements logic to facilitate moderation of electronic messages, postings, content, etc., via implementation of a moderator application configured to, for example, perform one or more actions automatically, including disposition of an non-compliant electronic message. In some examples, a method may include activating at least a portion of a moderator application, decomposing an electronic message, accessing data representing disposition metrics, correlating data, and detecting that an electronic message is a non-compliant electronic message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicant: Khoros, LLC
    Inventor: James David Evans
  • Publication number: 20220350825
    Abstract: Various embodiments relate generally to data science and data analysis, computer software and systems, and control systems to provide a platform to implement automated responses to data representing electronic messages, among other things, and, more specifically, to a computing and data platform that implements logic to facilitate implementation of an automated predictive response computing system being configured to implement, for example, an automated predictive response engine configured to access internal (e.g., in-conversation) data and external (e.g., extra-conversation) data to predictively generate automated responses, such as assisting an agent or an agent computing device, among other things.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicant: Khoros, LLC
    Inventors: Gijs van de Nieuwegiessen, Ryan Studer, James David Evans, Justin August Fellers, Jeffrey Yentis
  • Patent number: 11432580
    Abstract: A leaf removal assembly including a frame comprising a front plate having a feed opening, a leaf stripping assembly mounted on said front plate in front of said feed opening and an upper sprocket wheel comprising a plurality of upper socket grippers extending radially outward of the upper sprocket wheel and being disposed behind the front plate. The leaf removal assembly further includes a lower sprocket wheel comprising a plurality of lower sprocket grippers extending radially outwardly of the lower sprocket wheel and being disposed behind the front plate. At least one of the upper sprocket wheel and the lower sprocket wheel may be adjustably attached to the frame. A process for separating a leaf from a stalk comprising at least one leaf is also included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: James David Evans, Ashish Jain, Loren Theodore Duvekot, David C. Haller
  • Publication number: 20220088816
    Abstract: An apparatus includes channel assemblies in a rotatable section, a cutting assembly, a discharge assembly, and a cleanout assembly. The channel assembly holds a bulk instance of compressible material extending through upper and lower channels of a continuous channel. The cutting assembly moves in relation to the channel assembly to isolate the upper and lower channels, severing upper and lower material portions of the bulk instance. The discharge assembly directs gas into the lower channel of a channel assembly to discharge the lower material portion from the lower channel, based on radial alignment of a conduit assembly of the channel assembly with a conduit assembly of the discharge assembly. The cleanout assembly supplies a fluid through the conduit assembly of the channel assembly, based on radially alignment of the conduit assembly of the channel assembly with a conduit assembly of the cleanout assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Dwight David WILLIAMS, James David EVANS, Patrick Sean MCELHINNEY, Jarrod Wayne CHALKLEY, Christopher R. NEWCOMB, Robert V. POWELL
  • Publication number: 20220081134
    Abstract: An apparatus configured to provide portioned instances of a compressible material includes a channel assembly, a gas source, a cutting assembly, and a discharge assembly. The channel assembly holds a bulk instance of the material extending through upper and lower channels of a continuous channel. The gas source supplies gas to compress the bulk instance. The cutting assembly moves in relation to the channel assembly to isolate the upper and lower channels, severing upper and lower material portions of the bulk instance. The discharge assembly directs gas to impinge on a lower face of the cutting assembly to discharge the lower material portion as a portioned instance. The channel assembly may be moveable, where operation of the gas source, cutting assembly, and/or discharge assembly are based on moving the channel assembly between various positions. The gas supply may be controlled based on a determined property of the portioned instance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Dwight David WILLIAMS, James David EVANS, Patrick Sean MCELHINNEY, Jarrod Wayne CHALKLEY
  • Patent number: 11213967
    Abstract: An apparatus includes channel assemblies in a rotatable section, a cutting assembly, a discharge assembly, and a cleanout assembly. The channel assembly holds a bulk instance of compressible material extending through upper and lower channels of a continuous channel. The cutting assembly moves in relation to the channel assembly to isolate the upper and lower channels, severing upper and lower material portions of the bulk instance. The discharge assembly directs gas into the lower channel of a channel assembly to discharge the lower material portion from the lower channel, based on radial alignment of a conduit assembly of the channel assembly with a conduit assembly of the discharge assembly. The cleanout assembly supplies a fluid through the conduit assembly of the channel assembly, based on radially alignment of the conduit assembly of the channel assembly with a conduit assembly of the cleanout assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Dwight David Williams, James David Evans, Patrick Sean McElhinney, Jarrod Wayne Chalkley, Christopher R. Newcomb, Robert V. Powell
  • Patent number: 11192668
    Abstract: An apparatus configured to provide portioned instances of a compressible material includes a channel assembly, a gas source, a cutting assembly, and a discharge assembly. The channel assembly holds a bulk instance of the material extending through upper and lower channels of a continuous channel. The gas source supplies gas to compress the bulk instance. The cutting assembly moves in relation to the channel assembly to isolate the upper and lower channels, severing upper and lower material portions of the bulk instance. The discharge assembly directs gas to impinge on a lower face of the cutting assembly to discharge the lower material portion as a portioned instance. The channel assembly may be moveable, where operation of the gas source, cutting assembly, and/or discharge assembly are based on moving the channel assembly between various positions. The gas supply may be controlled based on a determined property of the portioned instance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Dwight David Williams, James David Evans, Patrick Sean McElhinney, Jarrod Wayne Chalkley
  • Patent number: 11053032
    Abstract: A lidding station for containers, including a conveyor structured and arranged for moving unrestrained containers in a conveyance direction; a lid infeed chute above said conveyor; and first, second and third compression rollers positioned above said conveyor and downstream of said lid infeed chute, and methods for affixing lids to containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventor: James David Evans