Patents by Inventor John Mac

John Mac 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: 11208270
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for scanning and dimensioning items in motion. In one embodiment, an example system may include a first camera oriented along a vertical axis towards a gap between a first surface and a second surface, a first light emitting array positioned to emit light towards the gap, and a first light receiving array aligned with the light emitting array and configured to detect the light. The first light emitting array and the first light receiving array may be offset from the vertical axis, and the system may be configured to determine a first dimension of an item passing over the gap using the first light emitting array and the first light receiving array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Gordon Sewart, Steven Bradley Buhr, John Mac Brown, Joseph Bastian Olsen
  • Patent number: 10548565
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a handheld portable ultrasound device comprising a transducer further comprising piezoelectric elements that emit ultrasonic waves and capture echoes from tissues inside of a patient; a processing unit Field Programmable Gate Array comprising a General Control Device module, a Pulse Emission Control module, a Wave Conformation module, and an Image Processing module; Pulse Generation and Front-End Unit having a pulse generator, a plurality of switches transmission/reception, and a Front-End circuit generating digitized signals; an Imaging and Transmission Unit; and a Visualization Device. The General Control Device module coordinates operations of the Pulse Emission Control modules of Beamforming and Image Processing; the Pulse Emission Control module drives the Pulse Generator; the Beamforming module receives digitized signals or samples stream from the Front-End Circuit delivers a coherent summation of digitized signals by applying selective delays to digitized signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignees: UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE, MEGASALUD, MAC KINNON Y ASOCIADOS
    Inventors: John Mac Kinnon Dahlgren, Manuel Armando Duarte-Mermoud, Carlos Eugenio Conca Rosende, Nicolás Humberto Beltrán Maturana, Rodrigo Andrés Maureira Tenorio, Vader Johnson Vera, Javier Eduardo Moya Fuentes
  • Publication number: 20190347287
    Abstract: The present invention discloses novel techniques to enable dynamic screening and manipulation of digital content according to preferences of the user. The user defines parameters that will be used to dynamically analyze and modify the digital content to which they are exposed, while also offering digital media providers an opportunity to insert content that may be desirable given the user's defined preference. The invention also discloses methods for digital media providers to control the display of their content based on analysis of the surrounding digital media in light of their own preferences or in combination with the preferences of users accessing that media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2018
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Adam Thomas Crossno, John Mac Crossno, Ravi Kumar Viswaraju
  • Publication number: 20160317123
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a handheld portable ultrasound device comprising a transducer further comprising piezoelectric elements that emit ultrasonic waves and capture echoes from tissues inside of a patient; a processing unit Field Programmable Gate Array comprising a General Control Device module, a Pulse Emission Control module, a Wave Conformation module, and an Image Processing module; Pulse Generation and Front-End Unit having a pulse generator, a plurality of switches transmission/reception, and a Front-End circuit generating digitized signals; an Imaging and Transmission Unit; and a Visualization Device. The General Control Device module coordinates operations of the Pulse Emission Control modules of Beamforming and Image Processing; the Pulse Emission Control module drives the Pulse Generator; the Beamforming module receives digitized signals or samples stream from the Front-End Circuit delivers a coherent summation of digitized signals by applying selective delays to digitized signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: John Mac Kinnon Dahlgren, Manuel Armando Duarte-Mermoud, Carlos Eugenio Conca Rosende, Nicolás Humberto Beltrán Maturana, Rodrigo Andrés Maureira Tenorio, Vader Johnson Vera, Javier Eduardo Moya Fuentes
  • Patent number: D258953
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1978
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1981
    Assignee: Ross Operating Valve Company
    Inventor: John Mac