Patents by Inventor John Flavell

John Flavell 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: 12265553
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods and systems for identifying a related data values in a plurality of datasets. The method can include extracting data from the plurality of datasets, identifying potential linking categories, and determining a validity of the potential linking categories. One or more linking categories can be selected from the potential linking categories based on the validity, and related data values can be identified between the plurality of datasets based on the selected linking categories. Also provided herein are methods and systems for classifying data values as reconciled or non-reconciled. The method can include identifying a plurality of related data values in a plurality of datasets. For each of the plurality of related data values, a similarity score and confidence score can be determined, and the plurality of related data values can be classified as reconciled or non-reconciled based on the similarity score and/or the confidence score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: PwC Product Sales LLC
    Inventors: Chung-Sheng Li, Winnie Cheng, Mark John Flavell, Nicholas John Hamer, Rhodri Davies, Thomas Vincent Giacomucci, Lacey A. Woolf, Raymund Anthony Florand Beltran, Craig Sharples, Matthew F. Connelly, Kevin Ma Leong, Scott Likens, Joseph David Voyles, Xiaoying Chen, Waqar Sarguroh, Nancy Alayne Lizotte
  • Patent number: 12217318
    Abstract: Systems and methods for automated document processing for use in AI-augmented auditing platforms are provided. A system for determining the composition of document bundles extracts substantive content information and metadata information from a document bundle and generates, based on the extracted information regarding a composition of the document bundle. A system for validating signatures in documents extracts data representing a spatial location for respective signatures and generates a confidence level for respective signatures, and determines, based on location and confidence level, whether signature criteria are met. A system for extracting information from documents applies a set of data conversion processing steps to a plurality received documents to generate structured data, and then applies a set of knowledge-based modeling processing steps to the structured data to generating output data extracted from the plurality of electronic documents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: PwC Product Sales LLC
    Inventors: Chung-Sheng Li, Winnie Cheng, Mark John Flavell, Lori Marie Hallmark, Nancy Alayne Lizotte, Anand Srinivasa Rao, Kevin Ma Leong, Di Zhu, Timothy Delille, Maria Jesus Perez Ramirez, Yuan Wan, Ratna Raj Singh, Vishakha Bansal, Shaz Hoda, Amitoj Singh, Siddhesh Shivaji Zanj
  • Patent number: 5240299
    Abstract: A robot end effector (10) for holding a fabric workpiece (64) against a working surface (74) has a rigid backing member (11), a facing strip material (13) arranged to contact the workpiece (64) around its periphery and a resilient intermediate layer (12) between the backing member (11) and the facing strip material (13), the width (w) of the facing strip material (13) being no greater than the thickness (t) of the intermediate layer (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1993
    Assignee: Courtaulds Textiles (Holdings) Limited
    Inventors: John Flavell, Keith Jeffcoat
  • Patent number: 4730756
    Abstract: A method of unfolding a doubled piece of textile material (20), which comprises a first piece of material (21) and a further piece of material (22) disposed adjacent a surface (25) of the material (21), includes the steps of holding the first piece of material (21) so as to leave the further piece of material (22) free, and creating an air current, for example from a nozzle (4), to move the further piece of material (22) away from the surface (25).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 15, 1988
    Assignee: Courtaulds Clothing Limited
    Inventors: John Flavell, Michael A. Nash
  • Patent number: 4708334
    Abstract: A workpiece is placed on a retractable tray above a desired location and covered with a flexible sheet. As the tray is retracted, the flexible sheet prevents the workpiece from following the tray and allows the workpiece to move down into the desired location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1986
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1987
    Assignee: Courtaulds Clothing Limited
    Inventors: John Flavell, Michael A. Nash, Anthony B. Tubb
  • Patent number: 4501132
    Abstract: A flat knitting machine including a presser foot assembly comprising a support mounted on the machine for movement along the needle array of the machine and at least one presser foot mounted on the support. The assembly includes a supporting arm carried on the support and itself carrying a slider on which a presser foot is mounted, the supporting arm providing a structure for effecting guided displacement of the slider up-and-down in relation to the needles. Resilient means, such as one or more springs, are arranged to urge the slider and presser foot down, away from the support, so that the presser foot can ride up on the supporting arm against the pressure of the resilient means and thus the whole of the presser foot extending from in advance of the rising needles to the rear of the fully raised needle position is resiliently mounted in the machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1981
    Date of Patent: February 26, 1985
    Assignee: Courtaulds PLC
    Inventors: John Flavell, Keith Jeffcoat, Max W. Betts
  • Patent number: 4250722
    Abstract: A yarn take-up mechanism for a knitting machine, especially a flat V-bed knitting machine comprises a yarn take-up arm pivotally mounted at one end on a stanchion and urged by a spring to pivot so that its other end moves away from the stanchion. Said other end of the arm carries a movable yarn guide and the yarn path in the take-up mechanism is from a fixed yarn guide on the stanchion through the movable yarn guide and back to the other fixed guide on the stanchion, the fixed guides being close together and adjacent the location of the movable guide when it is in the position closest to the stanchion. The end of the take-up arm carrying the movable yarn guide is flexible whereas the remainder of the arm is stiff.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1978
    Date of Patent: February 17, 1981
    Assignee: Courtaulds Limited
    Inventors: Max W. Betts, John Flavell