Patents by Inventor John J. O'Connor

John J. O'Connor 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: 12280191
    Abstract: Systems and methods for renal insufficiency treatment that include identifying and associating a solution container with a container support in the systems and methods are described herein. The systems and methods may associate an identified solution with an identified container support and verify compatibility of that combination with a selected treatment to reduce the likelihood for errors during setup and use of the systems and methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: Gambro Lundia AB
    Inventors: Steve Bernard, Timothy Nadolski, John J. O'Mahony
  • Publication number: 20240354700
    Abstract: A method for tracking an item in a distributed environment is provided. At least one node in a network adds a new block to a first cryptographically verifiable ledger represented by a first sequence of blocks that is stored in one or more non-transitory computer-readable media. The new block added to the first cryptographically verifiable ledger contains a component identifier and a hash of a previous block in the first sequence of blocks. The at least one node in the network adds a new block to a second cryptographically verifiable ledger represented by a second sequence of blocks that is stored in the one or more non-transitory computer-readable media. The new block added to the second cryptographically verifiable ledger contains a destination identifier, the first sequence of blocks, and a hash of a previous block in the second sequence of blocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: John J. O'Brien, Daniel W. Young, Richard Carl McSorley, JR., Christopher R. Heeney, Joseph Jurich, JR., Bruce W. Wilkinson, Todd D. Mattingly, Donald R. High, Robert L. Cantrell, Brian G. McHale
  • Patent number: 12051042
    Abstract: A method for tracking an item in a distributed environment is provided. At least one node in a network adds a new block to a first cryptographically verifiable ledger represented by a first sequence of blocks that is stored in one or more non-transitory computer-readable media. The new block added to the first cryptographically verifiable ledger contains a component identifier and a hash of a previous block in the first sequence of blocks. The at least one node in the network adds a new block to a second cryptographically verifiable ledger represented by a second sequence of blocks that is stored in the one or more non-transitory computer-readable media. The new block added to the second cryptographically verifiable ledger contains a destination identifier, the first sequence of blocks, and a hash of a previous block in the second sequence of blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC
    Inventors: John J. O'Brien, Daniel W. Young, Richard Carl McSorley, Jr., Christopher R. Heeney, Joseph Jurich, Jr., Bruce W. Wilkinson, Todd D. Mattingly, Donald R. High, Robert L. Cantrell, Brian G. McHale
  • Publication number: 20240058563
    Abstract: A ventilator, including: a housing; a reservoir within the housing, wherein the reservoir has an internal chamber, an air inlet port, configured to place in fluid communication the internal chamber with atmospheric air, and an oxygen inlet port, configured to place in fluid communication the internal chamber with a source of oxygen; and a primary blower having an air inlet in fluid communication with the internal chamber, and an air outlet configured to be placed in fluid communication with an inspiration tube external of the ventilator housing, wherein the internal chamber presents a volume for gas mixing extending at least between the air inlet port, the oxygen inlet port and the primary blower air inlet, said volume configured for allowing mixing of air entering in the reservoir via the air inlet port with oxygen entering via the oxygen inlet port before any gas reaches the primary blower air inlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Edward F. RUPPELL, III, John J. O'MAHONY
  • Patent number: 11822343
    Abstract: In some embodiments, methods and systems are provided that provide for monitoring and controlling communication capabilities of unmanned transport vehicles that via one or more intermediate communication devices that provide relay communications between the unmanned transport vehicles and a control station device when the unmanned transport vehicles travel through areas where the network quality does not permit direct communication between the unmanned transport vehicles and the control station device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC
    Inventors: David C. Winkle, John J. O'Brien, Robert L. Cantrell
  • Patent number: 11813950
    Abstract: A system for storing one or more unmanned aerial vehicles is described herein. The system includes one or more shelves attached to a holding structure, the one or more shelves being configured to support one or more unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), the one or more shelves defining one or more shelf areas configured to receive the one or more unmanned aerial vehicles. The system also includes an electrical charging station configured to charge electrical batteries of the one or more unmanned aerial vehicles supported by the one or more shelves; and a data transfer and storage system configured to transfer and store data that is previously stored in a data storage device of the one or more unmanned aerial vehicles in a data storage unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC
    Inventors: John J. O'Brien, Coleman Johnson, Patricia Bird, Robert Cantrell, Brian Mchale, Jeremy Varner, Donald Ray High
  • Publication number: 20230213940
    Abstract: An autonomous vehicle system includes a body and a plurality of sensors coupled to the body and configured to generate a plurality of sensor measurements corresponding to the plurality of sensors. The system also includes a control unit configured to: receive inputs from a plurality of sources wherein the plurality sources comprise the plurality of sensors, the inputs comprise the plurality of sensor measurements; determine a confidence level of each input based on other inputs; prioritize, based on the confidence level associated with each input, the inputs; generate, based on the prioritization of the inputs and the confidence level, a combined input with a combined confidence level; and determine, based on the combined input and the combined confidence level, a mission task to be performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2023
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: John J. O'BRIEN, Donald R. HIGH, Brian MCHALE, David WINKLE
  • Publication number: 20230177445
    Abstract: In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to creating a crowdsourced delivery plan. In some embodiments, a system for creating a crowdsourced delivery plan for a package comprises a certification system configured to receive, from a retailer, an indication of items included in the package, determine, based on the indication of items included in the package, a set of requirements, and transmit, to a plurality of portable devices, information regarding the delivery, each of the plurality of portable devices configured to receive, from the certification system, the information regarding the delivery, transmit, to the certification system, an acceptance of the delivery, wherein only ones of the plurality of portable devices associated with delivery agents meeting the set of requirements is capable of acceptance of the delivery, receive, in response to the transmission of the acceptance, an authorization, and present, at a pickup point, the authorization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2023
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Bruce W. Wilkinson, Todd D. Mattingly, John J. O'Brien
  • Patent number: 11630455
    Abstract: An autonomous vehicle system includes a body and a plurality of sensors coupled to the body and configured to generate a plurality of sensor measurements corresponding to the plurality of sensors. The system also includes a control unit configured to: receive inputs from a plurality of sources wherein the plurality sources comprise the plurality of sensors, the inputs comprise the plurality of sensor measurements; determine a confidence level of each input based on other inputs; prioritize, based on the confidence level associated with each input, the inputs; generate, based on the prioritization of the inputs and the confidence level, a combined input with a combined confidence level; and determine, based on the combined input and the combined confidence level, a mission task to be performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC
    Inventors: John J. O'Brien, Donald R. High, Brian McHale, David Winkle
  • Publication number: 20230106252
    Abstract: Systems and methods for renal insufficiency treatment that include identifying and associating a solution container with a container support in the systems and methods are described herein. The systems and methods may associate an identified solution with an identified container support and verify compatibility of that combination with a selected treatment to reduce the likelihood for errors during setup and use of the systems and methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Steve Bernard, Timothy Nadolski, John J. O'Mahony
  • Publication number: 20230101755
    Abstract: A method for tracking an item in a distributed environment is provided. At least one node in a network adds a new block to a first cryptographically verifiable ledger represented by a first sequence of blocks that is stored in one or more non-transitory computer-readable media. The new block added to the first cryptographically verifiable ledger contains a component identifier and a hash of a previous block in the first sequence of blocks. The at least one node in the network adds a new block to a second cryptographically verifiable ledger represented by a second sequence of blocks that is stored in the one or more non-transitory computer-readable media. The new block added to the second cryptographically verifiable ledger contains a destination identifier, the first sequence of blocks, and a hash of a previous block in the second sequence of blocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: John J. O'Brien, Daniel W. Young, Richard C. McSorley, Christopher R. Heeney, Joseph Jurich, JR., Bruce W. Wilkinson, Todd D. Mattingly, Donald R. High, Robert L. Cantrell, Brian G. McHale
  • Patent number: 11605044
    Abstract: In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to creating a crowdsourced delivery plan. In some embodiments, a system for creating a crowdsourced delivery plan for a package comprises a certification system configured to receive, from a retailer, an indication of items included in the package, determine, based on the indication of items included in the package, a set of requirements, and transmit, to a plurality of portable devices, information regarding the delivery, each of the plurality of portable devices configured to receive, from the certification system, the information regarding the delivery, transmit, to the certification system, an acceptance of the delivery, wherein only ones of the plurality of portable devices associated with delivery agents meeting the set of requirements is capable of acceptance of the delivery, receive, in response to the transmission of the acceptance, an authorization, and present, at a pickup point, the authorization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: WALMART APOLLO, LLC
    Inventors: Bruce W. Wilkinson, Todd D. Mattingly, John J. O'Brien
  • Patent number: 11558178
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for receiving, from an issuer, an electronic prescription for a patient, then fulfilling that prescription using a blockchain/distributed ledger verification system. The system receives multiple public keys, combines them, then performs a hash function (or other encryption) on that combination. The resulting output is then transmitted to a pharmacy for prescription fulfillment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC
    Inventors: John J. O'brien, David M. Nelms
  • Patent number: 11527119
    Abstract: Systems and methods for a storage unit are disclosed. A storage unit includes a container defining an interior storage space and an opening configured to provide access to the interior storage space, a door configured to open and close the opening, a heating/cooling mechanism configured to adjust a temperature in the interior storage space, a temperature sensor configured to monitor the temperature in the interior storage space. A control unit is configured to receive the temperature in the interior storage space, receive a required temperature of an item in the storage unit, receive a signal indicative of a distance of a delivery vehicle, and activate the heating/cooling mechanism based on the temperature, the required temperature, and the distance of the delivery vehicle. The heating/cooling mechanism is activated at a time configured to achieve the required temperature within the interior storage space when the delivery vehicle arrives at the storage unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC
    Inventors: Brian G. McHale, John J. O'Brien, Robert Cantrell, Jennifer Hedges
  • Patent number: 11486428
    Abstract: A fastener comprises a housing, a socket, a pintle and a locking feature. The housing includes a shaft, a central bore that extends axially at least partially through the housing and a ball lock aperture extending from the bore. The socket extends into the housing adjacent to the first end face, and is configured such that rotation of the first socket rotates the fastener. The pintle is positioned within the bore and includes an actuation end and a rod that extends axially from the actuation end. The rod includes a ball transitioning surface and a ball locking surface. The pintle is moveable axially within the bore between a designated lock position where the ball locking surface of the pintle is aligned in register with each ball lock aperture, and a designated unlocked position where the ball lock surface of the pintle is moved axially away from each ball lock aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Omni Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventor: John J. O'Neill
  • Patent number: 11410102
    Abstract: A dynamic resource allocation engine which can assist in automating activities and processes within an organization. More specifically, the concepts disclosed herein can reduce operational costs by eliminating unnecessary devices, processes, and/or personnel, while also providing an efficient mechanism for testing the effects of new resources on the entire system. This is done by first combining data associated with devices, processes, and personnel, in a common (normalized) data format. This combination represents a simulation of the business or enterprise associated with the data, and can be referred to as a “resource allocation engine.” The resource allocation engine provides information about how resources are being used within the organization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC
    Inventors: John J. O'Brien, Brian McHale, Donald R. High, Muhenned Abdulsahib
  • Patent number: 11401034
    Abstract: An aerial vehicle for delivering a package. The aerial vehicle having a package deployment system coupled to the aerial vehicle. The package deployment system having a spool coupled to the aerial vehicle, a lowering line fixedly coupled to the spool at a first end, the lowering line having a second end secured to a grasping device, and a cutting device coupled to one of the spool or the lowering line. The aerial vehicle also having a package coupled to the grasping device and a monitoring system couple to one of the aerial vehicle or the package deployment system. The package deployment system is configured to deliver the package at a delivery location. The cutting device is configured to sever the lowering line to deliver the package. A method for delivering a package with an aerial vehicle having the package deployment system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC
    Inventors: Donald R. High, John J. O'Brien, Robert Cantrell, Brian Mchale, Justin Schuhardt
  • Patent number: 11370529
    Abstract: A propeller-less unmanned aerial vehicle having a body having a plurality of channels, an inlet formed in the body and configured to allow air flow to enter the plurality of channels from an exterior of the body, an anechoic chamber formed in the body and coupled to the plurality of channels, a rotor comprising a plurality of angled fins located in the anechoic chamber, a control system configured to direct air flow within the plurality of channels, and one or more circular tubes coupled to the exterior of the body and in communication with the plurality of channels. The air flows into the body through the inlet, into the plurality of channels and the anechoic chamber, and exits through the one or more circular tubes to provide lift and directional control to the propeller-less unmanned aerial vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC
    Inventors: John J. O'Brien, Samantha M. O'Brien, Trey Bishop, Todd Mattingly
  • Publication number: 20220078196
    Abstract: In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to autonomously determining trustworthiness of a message. In some embodiments, a drone capable of autonomously determining trustworthiness of messages comprises a drone body, a propulsion mechanism, a plurality of sensors, a wireless radio, and a control circuit, wherein the control circuit is configured to receive, from the wireless radio, a message, determine a source transmitting the message, determine content of the message, determine, based on the source transmitting the message, the content of the message, and the observational data, contextual information for the message, determine, based on the contextual information for the message, an expectation for the message, and one of: determine, based on the contextual information and the expectation, that the message is trustworthy, and determine, based on the contextual information and the expectation, that the message is not trustworthy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: David C. Winkle, Donald R. High, John J. O'Brien
  • Publication number: 20220020233
    Abstract: Systems and methods for a storage unit are disclosed. A storage unit includes a container defining an interior storage space and an opening configured to provide access to the interior storage space, a door configured to open and close the opening, a heating/cooling mechanism configured to adjust a temperature in the interior storage space, a temperature sensor configured to monitor the temperature in the interior storage space. A control unit is configured to receive the temperature in the interior storage space, receive a required temperature of an item in the storage unit, receive a signal indicative of a distance of a delivery vehicle, and activate the heating/cooling mechanism based on the temperature, the required temperature, and the distance of the delivery vehicle. The heating/cooling mechanism is activated at a time configured to achieve the required temperature within the interior storage space when the delivery vehicle arrives at the storage unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Brian McHale, John J. O'Brien, Robert Cantrell, Jennifer Hedges