Patents by Inventor John Banta

John Banta 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: 20240073261
    Abstract: A method for establishing at least three-way conversation between a primary party, secondary parties, and one or more brand agents within an SDN is provided. The method includes initiating a two-way communication channel between a first communication endpoint associated with the primary party and a second communication endpoint assigned to the one or more brand agents. The method then proceeds with receiving a selection of one or more secondary parties from a database. The method includes synthesizing a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for a secondary party of the one or more secondary parties to join the two-way communication channel and providing the URL to a third communication endpoint associated with the secondary party. The method includes initiating, upon detecting that the secondary party clicked the URL, the at least three-way conversation between the primary party, the secondary party, and the one or more brand agents via the two-way communication channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Douglas Edward Marinaro, Aviraj B. Singh, Patrick John Banta
  • Publication number: 20220414718
    Abstract: A method for establishing at least three-way conversations between customers, service providers, and brand agents within a service delivery network (SDN) is provided. The method commences with receiving a request from a customer for a service by a brand and collecting metadata associated with the customer. The method continues with receiving identification data associated with a service provider. The service provider is selected by the brand based on at least the metadata. The method further includes initiating a two-way communication channel between the customer and one or more brand agents associated with the brand. The method further includes providing a Uniform Resource Locator to the service provider to join the two-way communication channel. The method further includes initiating an at least three-way conversation between the customer, the service provider, and the one or more brand agents via the two-way communication channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Douglas E. Marinaro, Aviraj B. Singh, Patrick John Banta
  • Publication number: 20220180371
    Abstract: Systems and methods for managing communications between customers and service providers within a service delivery network (SDN) are provided. An example method commences with receiving an event from an operator associated with an SDN. The event indicates that a request for a service has been received, by the operator, from a customer and assigned, by the operator, to one or more service providers associated with the SDN. The method includes ascertaining, based on the event, metadata associated with at least one of the customer, the operator, the one or more service providers, the request, and the service. The method continues with establishing, based on the metadata, a channel of communications between the customer and the one or more service providers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Douglas E. Marinaro, Aviraj B. Singh, Patrick John Banta
  • Publication number: 20200209092
    Abstract: A sump pump tracking system includes a pressure sensor including a first port and a second port, a tube extending from the first port, a processor in communication with the pressure sensor, and a remote server in communication with the pressure sensor. The processor is configured to receive an air pressure reading from the first port calculate a water level within the sump pit based on the air pressure reading from the first port. The server is configured to be programmed with an alarm threshold limit. The pressure sensor communicates the water level to the server, and the server is configured to compare the water level with the alarm threshold limit and send an alert if the water level is above the alarm threshold limit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventor: John Banta
  • Patent number: 10585011
    Abstract: A sump pump tracking system includes a pressure sensor including a first port and a second port, a tube extending from the first port, a processor in communication with the pressure sensor, a remote server in communication with the pressure sensor, and a memory in communication with the processor. The memory includes instructions, that when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: receive a water pressure reading from the first port; calculate a corresponding air pressure from the water pressure reading from the first port; and determine the pressure differential between the first port and the second port. The server is configured to be programmed with an alarm threshold limit. The pressure sensor communicates the pressure differentials to the server. The server is configured to compare the pressure differential with the alarm threshold limit and send an alert if the pressure differential is above the alarm threshold limit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Sumptracker, LLC
    Inventor: John Banta
  • Publication number: 20180017459
    Abstract: A sump pump tracking system includes a pressure sensor including a first port and a second port, a tube extending from the first port, a processor in communication with the pressure sensor, a remote server in communication with the pressure sensor, and a memory in communication with the processor. The memory includes instructions, that when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: receive a water pressure reading from the first port; calculate a corresponding air pressure from the water pressure reading from the first port; and determine the pressure differential between the first port and the second port. The server is configured to be programmed with an alarm threshold limit. The pressure sensor communicates the pressure differentials to the server. The server is configured to compare the pressure differential with the alarm threshold limit and send an alert if the pressure differential is above the alarm threshold limit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventor: John Banta