Patents by Inventor John Sheehan
John Sheehan 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).
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Patent number: 12409961Abstract: An apparatus for packing a plurality of filled produce trays into a transport container, such as a box or a carton, without bruising the produce in the process. The produce packing system includes an infeed belt, produce information sensors and a processing assembly. The processing assembly receives information from the produce information sensors to calculate a container packing position. Using this information, the produce packing system clamps onto a filled produce tray from an infeed belt and moves the filled produce tray downward into a transport container at a predetermined height to place the filled produce tray into the transport container.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2023Date of Patent: September 9, 2025Assignee: Van Doren Sales, Inc.Inventors: Jason Skerlong, Luke Divis, Adam Goff, Scott Wilson, John Sheehan, Joshua Silver, Lance Webb
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Publication number: 20240150049Abstract: An apparatus for packing a plurality of filled produce trays into a transport container, such as a box or a carton, without bruising the produce in the process. The produce packing system includes an infeed belt, produce information sensors and a processing assembly. The processing assembly receives information from the produce information sensors to calculate a container packing position. Using this information, the produce packing system clamps onto a filled produce tray from an infeed belt and moves the filled produce tray downward into a transport container at a predetermined height to place the filled produce tray into the transport container.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2023Publication date: May 9, 2024Inventors: Jason Skerlong, Luke Divis, Adam Goff, Scott Wilson, John Sheehan, Joshua Silver, Lance Webb
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Publication number: 20240070481Abstract: Various embodiments are provided for configuring optimization problems from one or more sources in a computing environment by a processor. A knowledge graph may be generated from a knowledge domain and one or more data sources. One or more graph pattens may be applied to match one or more entities in the knowledge graph with one or more atomic optimization templates. An optimization problem configured from the one or more atomic optimization templates and a plurality of data may be executed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2022Publication date: February 29, 2024Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Michael BARRY, Joern PLOENNIGS, John SHEEHAN, Claudio GAMBELLA
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Patent number: 11693954Abstract: A method for controlling the interoperation of a plurality of software applications and resources includes intercepting communications from a first application to a second application or resource, directing the communication to a context management system, generating a candidate list of contexts for the communication, evaluating the candidate list according to at least one policy defined for these contexts to identify the resultant action and namespace for the communication, and performing the action as defined by the policies within the identified namespace. The method further includes tracking one or more versions of the second application, as well as tracking an evolution of application and/or resource names. The method further includes identifying one or more operations associated with a context on the candidate list, and executing the identified operations prior to a further communication.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2021Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Inventors: Stuart Schaefer, John Sheehan
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Patent number: 11507890Abstract: Embodiments for ensemble policy generation for prediction systems by a processor. Policies are generated and/or derived for a set of ensemble models to predict a plurality of target variables for streaming data such that the plurality of policies enables dynamic adjustment of the prediction system. One or more of the policies are updated according to one or more error states of the set of ensemble models.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2016Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Eric Bouillet, Bei Chen, Randall L. Cogill, Thanh L. Hoang, Marco Laumanns, William K. Lynch, Rahul Nair, Pascal Pompey, John Sheehan
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Patent number: 11294727Abstract: Various embodiments are provided for managing cryptographic bottlenecks for distributed multi-signature blockchain contracts in a computing environment. One or more cryptographic bottlenecks of cryptographic requests at a cryptographic accelerator may be resolved by switching between a blockchain node cryptographic library and an accelerator cryptographic library upon a number of the cryptographic requests at the accelerator exceeding a defined threshold.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2019Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Emanuele Ragnoli, Mustafa Rafique, John Sheehan, Kevin Reilly
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Patent number: 11276011Abstract: Embodiments for self-managed adaptable models for prediction systems by one or more processors. One or more adaptive models may be applied to data streams from a plurality of data sources according to one or more data recipes such that the one or more adaptive models predict a plurality of target variables.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2017Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Eric P. Bouillet, Bei Chen, Randall L. Cogill, Thanh L. Hoang, Marco Laumanns, William K. Lynch, Rahul Nair, Pascal Pompey, John Sheehan
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Publication number: 20220019655Abstract: A method for controlling the interoperation of a plurality of software applications and resources includes intercepting communications from a first application to a second application or resource, directing the communication to a context management system, generating a candidate list of contexts for the communication, evaluating the candidate list according to at least one policy defined for these contexts to identify the resultant action and namespace for the communication, and performing the action as defined by the policies within the identified namespace. The method further includes tracking one or more versions of the second application, as well as tracking an evolution of application and/or resource names. The method further includes identifying one or more operations associated with a context on the candidate list, and executing the identified operations prior to a further communication.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2021Publication date: January 20, 2022Inventors: Stuart SCHAEFER, John SHEEHAN
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Patent number: 11138309Abstract: A method for controlling the interoperation of a plurality of software applications and resources includes intercepting communications from a first application to a second application or resource, directing the communication to a context management system, generating a candidate list of contexts for the communication, evaluating the candidate list according to at least one policy defined for these contexts to identify the resultant action and namespace for the communication, and performing the action as defined by the policies within the identified namespace. The method further includes tracking one or more versions of the second application, as well as tracking an evolution of application and/or resource names. The method further includes identifying one or more operations associated with a context on the candidate list, and executing the identified operations prior to a further communication.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2019Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Stuart Schaefer, John Sheehan
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Publication number: 20210108459Abstract: An entryway system has at least one door having access hardware on both sides. The access hardware on both sides each have a first handing position that operates a latch and a second handing position that prevents latch operation. In response to a sensed condition, such as a trigger from a metal detector or other sensing device, one or both of the access hardware can be selectively re-handed from the first handing position to the second handing position.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2019Publication date: April 15, 2021Applicant: Mooring Point, LLCInventors: Jamie A. M. O'Brien, John Sheehan, Marie Emily Roy, Sajid A. Khan
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Patent number: 10977375Abstract: A system and method for asset leak risk assessment in blockchains are presented. A risk assessment of recursive call attack vulnerabilities may be cognitively determined according to risk vulnerability measurements generated from a computer program source code, a list of external call functions, a risk assessment function, a list of assets, a parser, or a combination thereof.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2018Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Emanuele Ragnoli, John Sheehan, Stefano Braghin, Gokhan Sagirlar
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Publication number: 20200310875Abstract: Various embodiments are provided for managing cryptographic bottlenecks for distributed multi-signature blockchain contracts in a computing environment. One or more cryptographic bottlenecks of cryptographic requests at a cryptographic accelerator may be resolved by switching between a blockchain node cryptographic library and an accelerator cryptographic library upon a number of the cryptographic requests at the accelerator exceeding a defined threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2019Publication date: October 1, 2020Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Emanuele RAGNOLI, Mustafa RAFIQUE, John SHEEHAN, Kevin REILLY
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Patent number: 10769193Abstract: Performing data clustering in a model property vector space. Input data is received comprising a plurality of data instances in a data vector space. A model property vector specification is defined for a model vector. Information is identified from the input data, and a model property vector is created in the model property vector space for each of the plurality of data instances. A target number of clusters is identified and used to perform a data clustering procedure. An output is generated comprising a plurality of data segments and one or more clustering rules. For each data cluster, a predictive model is constructed for each data segment of the plurality of data segments.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2017Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Eric Bouillet, Bei Chen, Randall L. Cogill, Thanh L. Hoang, Marco Laumanns, Karol W. Lynch, Rahul Nair, Pascal Pompey, John Sheehan
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Patent number: 10592660Abstract: Various systems and methods for capability access management are disclosed herein. In one example, a system includes a memory and a processor to send a signed custom capability description (SCCD) received from a first vendor to the memory for storage. The system may send an application received from a second vendor to the memory for storage. The system attempts to match the application to an authorization listing of the SCCD, where the application can be modified to allow access to a previously inaccessible custom capability in response to the application matching the authorization listing of the SCCD.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2016Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Matthew Gonzalez, John Sheehan, Peter Torr, Yifan Wang, Benjamin McGregor, Kumar Rajeev, Dylan D'Silva, Peter Wieland
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Publication number: 20200050768Abstract: A system and method for asset leak risk assessment in blockchains are presented. A risk assessment of recursive call attack vulnerabilities may be cognitively determined according to risk vulnerability measurements generated from a computer program source code, a list of external call functions, a risk assessment function, a list of assets, a parser, or a combination thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2018Publication date: February 13, 2020Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Emanuele RAGNOLI, John SHEEHAN, Stefano BRAGHIN, Gokhan SAGIRLAR
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Publication number: 20190205529Abstract: A method for controlling the interoperation of a plurality of software applications and resources includes intercepting communications from a first application to a second application or resource, directing the communication to a context management system, generating a candidate list of contexts for the communication, evaluating the candidate list according to at least one policy defined for these contexts to identify the resultant action and namespace for the communication, and performing the action as defined by the policies within the identified namespace. The method further includes tracking one or more versions of the second application, as well as tracking an evolution of application and/or resource names. The method further includes identifying one or more operations associated with a context on the candidate list, and executing the identified operations prior to a further communication.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2019Publication date: July 4, 2019Inventors: Stuart Schaefer, John Sheehan
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Publication number: 20190184458Abstract: A system (5) and method (800) for unit cell casting of titanium or titanium-alloys is disclosed herein. The system (5) comprises an external chamber (45), a crucible (10) positioned within the external chamber (45), an induction coil (15) positioned around the crucible, an internal chamber (40) positioned within the external chamber (45), and a mold (30) positioned within the internal chamber (40). The external chamber (45) is evacuated and a pressurized gas is injected into the evacuated external chamber (45) to create a pressurized external chamber (45). An ingot (20) is melted within the crucible utilizing induction heating generated by the induction coil (15). The internal chamber (40) is evacuated to create an evacuated internal chamber (40). The titanium alloy material of the ingot (20) is completely transferred into the mold (30) from the crucible (10) using a pressure differential created between the external chamber (45) and the internal chamber (40).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2017Publication date: June 20, 2019Applicant: Callaway Golf CompanyInventors: Lowell Wickett, Norm Smith, Jan Paraiso, John Sheehan
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Patent number: 10229265Abstract: A method for controlling the interoperation of a plurality of software applications and resources includes intercepting communications from a first application to a second application or resource, directing the communication to a context management system, generating a candidate list of contexts for the communication, evaluating the candidate list according to at least one policy defined for these contexts to identify the resultant action and namespace for the communication, and performing the action as defined by the policies within the identified namespace. The method further includes tracking one or more versions of the second application, as well as tracking an evolution of application and/or resource names. The method further includes identifying one or more operations associated with a context on the candidate list, and executing the identified operations prior to a further communication.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2011Date of Patent: March 12, 2019Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Stuart Schaefer, John Sheehan
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Patent number: 10168172Abstract: Embodiments for network reconstruction from message data by a processor. A digital map may be created using one or more messages of a plurality of vehicles obtained at a plurality of control points of a route network. The digital map may be analyzed to estimate a feasibility of simultaneous trajectories of the plurality of vehicles between selected locations in the route network.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2016Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Eric P. Bouillet, Bei Chen, Randall L. Cogill, Thanh L. Hoang, Marco Laumanns, Rahul Nair, Tim Nonner, Pascal Pompey, John Sheehan, Jacint Szabo
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Publication number: 20180365249Abstract: Performing data clustering in a model property vector space. Input data is received comprising a plurality of data instances in a data vector space. A model property vector specification is defined for a model vector. Information is identified from the input data, and a model property vector is created in the model property vector space for each of the plurality of data instances. A target number of clusters is identified and used to perform a data clustering procedure. An output is generated comprising a plurality of data segments and one or more clustering rules. For each data cluster, a predictive model is constructed for each data segment of the plurality of data segments.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2017Publication date: December 20, 2018Inventors: Eric Bouillet, Bei Chen, Randall L. Cogill, Thanh L. Hoang, Marco Laumanns, Karol W. Lynch, Rahul Nair, Pascal Pompey, John Sheehan